The Invisibility Talisman's effect lasted only half an hour—not long in absolute terms, but quite substantial for a cultivator. Especially for Jiang Mo, whose cultivation level was high and speed considerable. Moving at full speed while ignoring formation arrays, this half-hour was enough for her to leave not just the guest quarters, the estate, and Linglong City, but even to escape thousands of miles away!
Yun Qingyue didn't know why Jiang Mo always seed to possess such strange magical treasures, but having benefited from Jiang Mo's generosity more than once, she naturally wouldn't pry. She hadn't even seen Jiang Mo use the Invisibility Talisman before the latter vanished from sight.
Fortunately, Yun Qingyue was quite sensitive to spatial fluctuations and didn't detect anything unusual, so she remained calm.
Jiang Mo waited a mont, but seeing no panic from Senior Sister, she abandoned any thought of teasing her and spoke seriously: "Ah Yue, let's go. While the formations have no effect on , we should leave this place as quickly as possible."
Yun Qingyue looked toward the source of her voice and swept the area with her divine sense, but found nothing—Jiang Mo had seemingly disappeared from this ti and space. Though Yun Qingyue could hear her speaking, she couldn't detect her presence at all. She wasn't sure if this was because her cultivation was insufficient to see through the concealnt or if there was sothing else at work. But considering Jiang Mo's words about arrays having no effect on her, it was probably the latter.
Though several questions and thoughts ran through her mind, she didn't voice them, nor did she waste ti. She acknowledged with a simple "Yes" and then said to Jiang Mo: "You go out first. I'll watch."
Jiang Mo had no objections. After leaving the guest quarters, she called to Yun Qingyue: "Ah Yue, I'm out."
Yun Qingyue still couldn't sense Jiang Mo's movents at all. Only when she heard Jiang Mo's voice coming from outside could she confirm that the other had truly left. And despite the many formation arrays outside the guest quarters, Jiang Mo had passed through without triggering any of them—it seed those arrays truly couldn't stop her.
Her heart lightened, and with no further concerns, she spread her wings and transford into a streak of white lightning, flying out... The Swan Goose's speed was extrely fast, allowing her to traverse the constantly shifting formation arrays at will. Occasionally she passed a few Harmony Sect disciples in the estate, but their cultivation levels were lower than hers, and their eyesight couldn't keep up—they couldn't even capture her image, so she ignored them completely.
The human and bird left the estate with virtually no obstacles. Only after flying far away to a secluded spot did the Swan Goose's streaking form finally stop. Still unable to see where Jiang Mo was, she asked softly: "Are you still here?"
Jiang Mo's voice sounded right by her ear, very close: "I'm here."
Yun Qingyue imdiately tilted her head uncomfortably. Though there was clearly no one beside her ear, and Jiang Mo's voice hadn't even disturbed the air when she spoke, Yun Qingyue inexplicably felt a warmth at her ear, as if she could see the other pressing close to speak.
Though ripples stirred in her heart, Yun Qingyue showed nothing beyond that slight head movent: "Then let's go. We should leave this place as quickly as possible."
As she finished speaking, the Swan Goose spread her wings once more. This ti, she flew toward the city gates without looking back. Not only did she not pause or slow her speed slightly, she didn't even ask if Jiang Mo was keeping up. And after leaving Linglong City, it was the sa—she chose a direction and flew straight ahead, not at all concerned that Jiang Mo might fall behind.
Fortunately, Jiang Mo had indeed kept pace. When the half-hour ti limit expired and she reappeared, she slightly slowed her flight speed and called to Yun Qingyue: "That's enough, Ah Yue. We're already far enough from Linglong City."
Hearing this, Yun Qingyue also stopped. After a brief pause, she said: "Now that we've left the city, you can call
Senior Sister again."
Jiang Mo had called her Senior Sister for many years and was still accustod to it in her heart. But hearing these words, she blinked and replied: "But Ah Yue sounds nice too."
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Jiang Mo and Yun Qingyue had initially arrived at Linglong City by accident. Though they were later detained by Harmony Sect mbers on a pretext, the only action taken was to bring them back to the estate. Apart from the few disciples who ca to test them, even the elders who had initially blocked the two hadn't shown their faces again, making it hard to believe that Harmony Sect had detained them for any important reason.
Believing it was rely trouble brought by her cultivation level and identity, Jiang Mo and her companion underestimated the situation, assuming they were safe after traveling thousands of miles from the city. Thus, the two no longer rushed their journey but instead took out the map they had purchased upon entering the city, studying their next route.
The overpriced map did have so value—at least this copy had markings for small secret realms.
Jiang Mo and Yun Qingyue originally had no particular destination for their travels, so after looking at the map, Jiang Mo casually pointed toward an area with more secret realms: "Let's go this way. Though these are all small secret realms that have been explored before, we might still find so overlooked treasures."
Finding overlooked treasures might be considered a stroke of luck for ordinary cultivators, but for divine beasts, it was standard practice. Unless a secret realm was truly depleted of all resources, anything of value within it couldn't escape a divine beast's perception—of course, sensing sothing and actually wanting it were different matters. Apart from Jiang Mo who had once accepted anything and everything to nurture her cub, other divine beasts were quite selective.
The Swan Goose was still growing, with only five tail feathers having grown out, and her normal size was only that of an ordinary crane. Compared to her form when facing the atavistic lightning tribulation, she clearly had much room for growth and still needed many resources to develop.
Jiang Mo had no other thoughts, still single-mindedly intending to help her beloved recover. The route she chose had a clear objective.
Yun Qingyue naturally had no reason to object. She nodded in agreent to the route, silently noting Jiang Mo's dedication in her heart—sincere devotion was always worth cherishing, and she would eventually repay Jiang Mo's kindness to her. But how to repay it, and with what, would have to wait until she could act according to her heart's desire.
The two simply settled on their route, which fortunately didn't conflict with their path away from Linglong City—they only needed to adjust their direction slightly to follow the planned route. So without further delay, they prepared to set off again.
But just as they were about to leave, Yun Qingyue suddenly sensed a spatial fluctuation.
Originally, there had been no one in this place. A sudden spatial fluctuation ant either soone had teleported here or had torn through space to arrive. Either possibility suggested the newcor was no ordinary person.
Yun Qingyue's heart imdiately tensed. Without ti to consider the other's identity, she grabbed Jiang Mo, ready to flee: "Quick, soone's coming!"
Jiang Mo's reaction was no slower than hers. When the Swan Goose reached out her claw to pull her, Jiang Mo simply gathered her directly into her arms. Then, in the next mont, space shifted, and both human and bird were already inside her Innate Space—regardless of who had arrived, or whether they ca with good or ill intent, no place in the world was safer than her Innate Space.
This wasn't the first or second ti Yun Qingyue had been brought into Jiang Mo's Innate Space, so she recognized her surroundings imdiately. She struggled slightly, freeing herself from Jiang Mo's embrace, her smooth feathers all ruffled from that sudden embrace.
Seeing how disheveled she had made the Swan Goose, Jiang Mo showed a touch of apologetic embarrassnt on her face and said sheepishly: "I'm sorry, I was too hasty."
As she spoke, she reached out, intending to help smooth the Swan Goose's feathers. The latter stepped aside, avoiding her touch, and quickly grood herself, soon settling her ruffled feathers: "It's nothing serious. The situation was urgent, so your quick action was appropriate." After a pause, she then asked: "Did you see who arrived?"
Jiang Mo felt a little disappointed at being refused, still sowhat nostalgic for the days when the little Swan Goose had allowed her to hold and touch her at will—though raising a cub might lead to poverty, and running around for a money-devouring beast was exhausting, the joy it brought was sothing only she could understand.
Of course, Jiang Mo wouldn't dare express these small thoughts in front of Senior Sister, especially since she had been the cub who was first raised. Her expression now was extrely serious as she shook her head and said: "We hid in ti, so the person hadn't yet appeared. I don't know who ca. But it doesn't matter—my control over my Innate Space has strengthened, and I can now see the outside situation through the space."
This was actually an additional result of being trained by the predecessor White Tiger in the inheritance space. These days, Jiang Mo had always been with Yun Qingyue and hadn't entered her Innate Space, so she hadn't had a chance to try this out.
Hearing this, Yun Qingyue beca interested. Since they were safely hidden in the space with no danger, she said: "Then let's see who has co."
Jiang Mo nodded in agreent, raised her hand, and casually drew a circle in midair using her finger as a brush. The space rippled, and soon, like casting a water mirror technique, an image ford within the watery space, revealing the outside appearance—it was still that mountain forest, but unlike when they had entered the space and it had been empty, there was now a figure outside.
The person stood sideways, wearing an exquisite and magnificent palace garnt, with a graceful figure. The half of her face that was visible was delicate and beautiful.
Such features were naturally unforgettable, and the two inside the space recognized her at a glance—the newcor was the Harmony Sect elder who had led the group that had blocked them in Linglong City. A deep blue butterfly perched on her fingertip, facing them with deep, mysterious eyes that seed capable of discovering them even across the dinsional barrier, causing an inexplicable tension in their hearts.
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