Another two days.

Xu Guang wore the golden silk armor gifted to him by Su Yan underneath, draped in a purple-black long robe, a short purple-red cloak, and wielding the thousand forged long sword crafted by Wu Fengqin's husband, Xiong Kui. He was naturally rugged and sitting atop General Wei, exuding the aura of a fierce soldier.

Besides him, there were several disciples led by Zhu Ping from the Master Hall and a few disciples guarding the Scripture Pavilion.

Behind them was a long procession of dozens, consisting of craftsmen such as bricklayers and porters transporting goods along the road.

General Wei walked at the front, and with its notoriety in Qingshuo County, it attracted countless gazes along the way.

It seemed to enjoy such attention.

The rumbling sound of wooden wheels could be heard constantly from behind.

Xu Guang took out a map from his chest, carefully observing the surrounding environment and places marked by triangles.

Those places were known for bandits and road robbers nearby, most of whom were weak and only dared to intercept small merchant caravans. However, some bandit strongholds were quite daunting, even to the Iron Armor Sect.

"It's been so long since I've left the city."

A disciple beside him lamented.

"Outside the city has been chaotic recently, let's stick close to Master Xu to avoid getting ambushed."

"Ambush? Do you think anyone would dare to make a move on General Wei?"

Xu Guang ignored their discussion, focusing instead on observing the surrounding environment.

He had left the city once during spring when there were still many farmers working in the fields. But now, the vast fields were filled with hoof prints, with only a few farmers working sporadically.

But it was already August, too late to plant crops.

The great battle among three factions extended beyond the city, affecting the surrounding areas.

Thinking of this, Xu Guang sighed.

The only piece of good news was the abundant rainfall in summer, allowing the fields that weren't destroyed to yield plenty of crops.

Gold Mountain Monastery is a temple located in Cyan Ox Mountain, not grand, long abandoned over the years.

Later, due to its excellent geographical position, facilitating hunting in the mountains and mountain paths, it caught the eyes of Iron Armor Sect's predecessors and was continuously built upon by the sect until it resembled a bunker-like structure.

Its name was changed to Jinshan Castle.

The person guarding Jinshan Castle was a middle-aged elder Xu Guang had never met, in his forties, with chaotic fluctuations of Qi and blood.

This was not due to injury, but because he had just broken through, causing his realm to be unstable.

Iron Armor Sect emerged victorious from the great battle, with unfathomable gains; someone whom Tie Kuang trusts deeply would naturally be provided resources to aid their breakthrough.

"Is this Master Xu I see?"

Xu Guang dismounted from General Wei, cupping his hands, "Elder Lu Zhao."

Lu Zhao nodded, simply smiling at Xu Guang before fixing his gaze satisfactorily on General Wei.

He had been under a lot of pressure recently; a band of mountain bandits from nowhere had targeted this bunker, with people scaling the mountain days ago. Fortunately, they were always vigilant in the wild.

Among them was a Seventh-Grade Expert, unclear in depth, causing him concern. Now that General Wei was here, he finally relaxed a bit.

Xu Guang's attitude toward him remained unchanged, only interestedly examining the bunker behind him.

This bunker must hold many secrets of the Iron Armor Sect.

...

Late at night.

Xu Guang sat in his room, eyes peculiarly observing the Celestial Register in his palm.

He hadn't ceased his research on the Celestial Register during this time, which possessed the power of hosted soldiers, bestowing an unusual force on weapons when deployed, capable of annihilating Qi and blood.

Simultaneously, it could eliminate the Yin Qi in the air.

It was considered a quite remarkable ability.

It was almost certain that Yu Rong was a member of the Celestial Destiny Sect.

Would he know about the Celestial Register?

Xu Guang pondered how he could obtain all knowledge of the Celestial Register from Yu Rong's mouth.

Or rather, how he could simultaneously contact Jiufeng Mountain's disciples and capture Yu Rong to use truth-telling methods to extract everything he knows.

...

The bunker wasn't tall; the highest point was only about ten meters high, with a small open-air platform atop.

Standing on it were two people, one was the primary overseer of the bunker—Lu Zhao, and the other was... Tie Kuang!

Tie Kuang gazed distantly at Xu Guang's courtyard, his eyes narrowing as if contemplating something.

"What is your secret?"

Xu Guang seldom made such requests to leave the city, and Tie Kuang wanted to know why Xu Guang would suddenly want to leave the city.

...

Xu Guang was unaware of Tie Kuang's presence in the bunker.

He was merely thinking about the enchanting woman Shen Muyu he saw previously.

Judging by Yu Rong's appearance, he seemed unscathed, though it was unclear how he escaped from an Innate Expert.

Though it doesn't matter; he believed with the clues he left behind, those two would inevitably catch up.

Xu Guang rode on General Wei, an intriguing expression on his face.

"The waters are thoroughly muddied now; even if Yu Rong has an Innate Expert behind him, I needn't worry too much…"

Recalling past events, a playful look crossed Xu Guang's face.

Soon he arrived at the meeting spot Yu Rong had mentioned.

Yu Rong assessed General Wei top to bottom but paid little attention to Xu Guang.

An actual alien beast capable of absorbing Demon Beast dragon blood was indeed rare; unfortunately…

He followed Xu Guang.

A Demon Beast, with stronger individuals, once domesticated, rarely betray; he intended not to spare Xu Guang, but to slay the Great Beast afterwards.

"Master Xu, indeed trustworthy, though you came a bit late."

"General Wei snacking along the way delayed us a bit."

Yu Rong smiled kindly, then gestured, "Master Xu, please! If you don't trust me, surely you can trust the reputation of Jiufeng Mountain?"

The impostor keeps pretending.

Xu Guang said no more, merely instructing General Wei to remain vigilant, then followed Yu Rong to a distant peak.

...

In the forest.

The old man with the flask looked disdainfully at the large dropping on the ground.

There's no denying General Wei ate a lot and defecated in equal abundance.

Shen Muyu seemed unperturbed, merely observing the footprints on the ground, pondering some matters.

They ascended the mountain due to a note left at the inn, indicating Yu Rong would show up in the mountains.

The handwriting matched the previous note.

Shen Muyu found this intriguing.

Just then, the flask-wielding old man suddenly leaped, leaving an afterimage temporarily at the spot.

When he reappeared, he was already on a distant tree.

Tie Kuang's expression stiffened, faced with the old man's sudden appearance, his throat tightening.

"E… Elder…"

The flask-wielding elder remained calm as he drew the flask from his waist and took a sip, "Quite bold of you, daring to tail me?"

"Elder forgive me, junior Tie Kuang from Iron Armor Sect wasn't deliberately tracking but coincidentally encountered, please pardon me."

"Heh."

The flask-wielding elder scoffed, suddenly stepping forward and gripping Tie Kuang's wrist.

Tie Kuang attempted to resist, barely assuming the posture when a golden Qi Force resembling a giant python surged from the elder, suppressing all his resistance.

"Behave, and I'll ensure you remain intact."

As he swiftly tapped Tie Kuang's body several times, Tie Kuang felt his Qi and blood solidify, as heavy as mercury, devoid of the previous effortless command.

Inn…Innate…

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