"Sister Wanwan, you're really here!"
A surprised voice called from behind.
A female disciple slowly walked over.
Ning Wanwan didn't speak, only gazing out at the deep night sky.
The female disciple sat down beside her and looked up at the sky with her. "Sister Wanwan, what did the Sect Master say to you in the main hall today?"
Ning Wanwan replied without turning her head, "The Sect Master of Tianshan Sword Sect, Ding Chuixue, came with his son, Ding Haochen."
"This..."
The female disciple asked in confusion, "What does that have to do with anything?"
Ning Wanwan turned her head and looked at the female disciple. "Ding Chuixue proposed marriage to the Sect Master, asking for me to marry Ding Haochen."
"Ah?"
The female disciple was stunned.
Actually, Ning Wanwan hadn't revealed everything.
A few days ago.
The person on the Tianshan bounty list, Bai Zihe, was her junior brother!
This made Ning Wanwan feel extremely helpless.
Since descending the mountain, she had followed her master's instructions, entered the Nanhai Divine Sect, and become the Nanhai Divine Maiden, on the verge of completing her final task.
Unexpectedly, such a turn of events had occurred.
This left her at a loss, unsure of what to do or where to go.
"Ding Haochen..."
The female disciple tilted her head and said, "Rumor has it he's the most talented of this generation in the Tianshan Sword Sect. He's only in his early twenties and has already reached the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm."
"Actually..."
"Ding Haochen isn't that bad?"
The female disciple clearly didn't know the whole story.
Ning Wanwan forced a bitter smile and remained silent.
It was a pity.
After descending Jiulong Mountain, she had lost contact with her master. She couldn't reach him now and didn't know how to handle the current situation.
The Sect Master's intention was to leave it up to her.
Ning Wanwan naturally didn't want to marry Ding Haochen, but she worried about her junior brother being targeted by the Tianshan Sword Sect.
Especially...
She was currently in the Nanhai Divine Sect, and even if the Tianshan Sword Sect made a move, it would be too far away to notify anyone in time.
The night grew deeper.
The female disciple had long since left.
After much thought, Ning Wanwan dialed a number from memory.
On an unnamed island.
Bai Zihe returned from his sword flight, feeling refreshed.
When he got back to the cave, everyone else had already fallen asleep. Only a pile of firewood by the cave entrance was crackling merrily.
Bai Zihe sat down cross-legged.
Ever since he had arrived on Dragon Island.
He had been facing all sorts of battles and surprise attacks, constantly on guard with his mental energy highly concentrated.
Especially later.
The frenzied.
"Young Master!"
"Lord Bai!"
"Brother Bai!"
Seeing Bai Zihe, Zhuge Sheng stepped forward and asked, "Have you managed to contact Da Xia yet?"
"The ship has departed."
Bai Zihe informed everyone. "The journey from Da Xia's port to here is too far. Even at full speed, it will take at least a few days to arrive."
"So..."
"We'll just rest and recuperate during this time."
He didn't mention the rest.
He didn't know what Da Xia had become, and he could only wait for his fifth senior sister's call tonight to ask her then.
"Brother Bai..."
Zhuge Sheng looked at him with a hint of expectation. "How did your sword flight practice go last night?"
"It was alright."
A faint smile appeared on Bai Zihe's face.
He had already mastered sword flight and was very satisfied with its speed.
However...
He hadn't had time to contemplate how to achieve soul departure.
"If that's the case..."
Zhuge Sheng suggested, "Perhaps you could fly back to Da Xia from here. It would be much better than just waiting around."
Bai Zihe's heart stirred.
That made sense.
The speed of sword flight...
He estimated it to be comparable to an airplane, far exceeding that of a ship.
This meant.
What took days by ship, he might be able to reach in a single day.
The only drawback was...
The matter of direction!
If he went in the wrong direction, he wouldn't reach Da Xia and might even end up on another continent, which would only cause more trouble.
"This..."
Bai Zihe was quite tempted, so he looked at the Captain, who was about to go fishing. "Captain, how do you navigate at sea?"
"A compass!"
The Captain's answer was straightforward.
He had also prepared thoroughly when he jumped off the ship.
"There are also some auxiliary tools, which I've stored in the cave."
"Why don't..."
"I go and get them now?"
Bai Zihe's expression changed greatly, and he urged, "Hurry."
Not long after.
The Captain returned with a bag, but his face was somewhat embarrassed. "Lord Bai... perhaps the power of the extreme thermal explosion was too great at the time."
"The compass and other tools have all suffered varying degrees of damage."
This.
Bai Zihe was helpless.
It seemed that an early return was unlikely.
"However..."
The Captain continued, "We should still be able to repair them. It will just take some time."
"Alright."
Bai Zihe then said, "Then don't do anything else today. Your main focus should be on repairing this compass."
Just right.
He could also use this time to learn some other skills from the wordless book.
After all, upon his return to Da Xia, everything might have changed.
The stronger he was, the more confident he would be in his actions.
The next day.
Everyone's life was monotonous.
Zhuge Sheng and the others cultivated while also diving into the water to catch fish, shrimp, and other creatures for food.
Bai Zihe went to the other side of the island.
He planned to learn some combat techniques.
"Whoosh..."
After sitting cross-legged, a wordless book appeared in Bai Zihe's mind.
As before.
The wordless book seemed to have a consciousness. Knowing that Bai Zihe wanted combat techniques, it proactively displayed a set of sword moves.
"Tai Xuan Thirteen Swords?"
Bai Zihe heard the name and thought it sounded quite formidable.
Therefore, he settled down and began to cultivate this set of sword moves.
Tai Xuan Thirteen Swords was a profound sword technique.
The Nascent Soul realm was merely the starting point.
It could be used as a signature ultimate move all the way up to the Tribulation Crossing realm.
Of course.
As a sword technique.
Besides requiring a certain cultivation realm, it also demanded the cultivator to have a certain understanding of the Way of the Sword, otherwise, it would be impossible to learn.
Fortunately.
When Bai Zihe was still on Jiulong Mountain, he had already comprehended sword intent, so it was no problem for him.
"First Sword, Rainbow Piercing the Sun!"
Following the guidance of the wordless book in his mind, Bai Zihe suddenly thrust out a sword.
"Hiss—"
A sharp sword energy instantly spread from the tip of the Zhutian Sword and, with thunderous force, struck the mountain opposite.
"Rumble..."
The next moment, the mountain was blasted open with a hole by Bai Zihe.
But what surprised Bai Zihe was.
A cave appeared there!