Only Shen Chongming was left with a face full of confusion.

Going to Seven Sages Mountain was a sudden decision. How did Grandfather know about it and even leave a letter for me in advance?

Suppressing his doubts, he opened the letter in his hand.

[This journey will have many twists and turns; remember this: three zhang of water behind the green mountain can turn misfortune into fortune.]

What does this mean?

The words on the letter were sparse, but he couldn't quite understand them.

However... glancing at the Dragon-Slaying Magical Sword in his hand, Shen Chongming showed a smile.

Though he didn't practice Sword Dao, he was very fond of this Dragon-Slaying Magical Sword. After playing with it for a while, he put the sword into the storage bag and walked towards the manor.

Returning from Black Water Pavilion, Shen Chongming packed some simple things and was preparing to leave when he saw Wei Qiuling coming out from the backyard.

During the time Shen Yuan was in seclusion, she was the one instructing the children of the clan in cultivation.

"Third Aunt."

Shen Chongming cupped his hands.

Wei Qiuling nodded and then said, "Did your grandfather leave you any instructions?"

Shen Chongming shook his head with a bitter smile: "Grandfather is cultivating, but it seems he knew I would be going and left me a letter in advance."

As he spoke, he handed over the letter.

Wei Qiuling took the letter with some suspicion and opened it for a glance.

"Third Aunt, what does the second half of this mean?"

Wei Qiuling smiled and shook her head: "Your grandfather seems to have had some realization on the Path of Great Derivation. This is a hexagram prophecy, which is hard to interpret until you encounter the real situation."

"Just remember it, and when the time comes, you'll understand instantly."

Shen Chongming nodded and then put the letter into his storage bag.

"Third Aunt, I'm leaving then."

...

Outside Yunshui Town, two fast horses galloped quickly along the official road.

On horseback, Shen Chongming was dressed in animal skins, with braids all over his head, a short bow slung on his back, his brown skin and features resembling those of a Western Wilderness Barbarian.

Beside him, Chen Youran was also dressed as a Barbarian woman, wearing a half-hide undergarment revealing her flat belly, with an animal skin skirt below, and her boots covered her calves, giving her a wild appearance.

"Young Clan Leader... Brother."

Chen Youran spoke, realizing their current identities were as a sibling pair from the Western Wilderness Barbarian Tribe, and immediately corrected herself.

"Should we take a detour?"

Shen Chongming looked around and nodded slightly.

Yunshui Town was the Shen Family's territory, and there was a deep hatred between the Shen Family and the Western Wilderness Barbarians, known to many.

Their current Barbarian disguises appearing from the direction of Yunshui Town would certainly raise eyebrows.

"Go north for over a hundred miles, then enter Jinghe County from Anyang City's direction, and there should be no problem."

Chen Youran nodded, and the two immediately adjusted their course, heading towards Anyang City at a fork in the road.

...

Jinghe County, at a tea stall along the forested official road.

Two fast horses approached from afar.

"Ge Sang, let's rest ahead and have some tea before moving on."

Shen Chongming spoke.

Chen Youran's current name was "Ge Sang," while his name was "Ge Chi."

These weren't fabricated identities; they belonged to a pair of Western Wilderness Barbarian Cultivators they had killed on the mountain front line.

Their appearances were also disguised to resemble the Ge Chi siblings.

Chen Youran gently reined the horse to a stop, and the two dismounted and headed towards the tea stall.

The stall had several tables occupied by various guests.

Shen Chongming glanced around and found that almost everyone was a cultivator.

Clearly, these people were also likely heading to the Seven Sages Mountain Secret Realm.

Tethering their horses to a tree nearby, they found an unoccupied table, ordered a pot of cold tea and some snacks, and quietly ate.

As soon as they finished a bowl of tea, the sound of dense hoofbeats came from the road in the distance.

Gradually, a group of about thirty people, stirring up dust, approached from afar.

The tea stall patrons looked towards the sound, and someone whispered: "It's Qiyun Valley and their subordinates, the Liu Family from Fengxian County."

Hearing this, Shen Chongming also glanced over and indeed saw the group led by over a dozen disciples wearing the attire of Qiyun Valley's Immortal Sect.

Following these Qiyun Valley disciples were cultivators with the Liu Family insignia on their chests.

This group of twenty or thirty people arrived, each dismounted from their horses.

Some Liu Family cultivators scanned the tea stall's tables, finding only a few vacant ones, not enough for all of them, and frowned slightly.

Soon, a few loose cultivators at two tables seemed to fear Qiyun Valley and the Liu Family, hurriedly stood up, took out some copper coins from their pockets, tossed them onto the table, and left in a hurry.

Seeing them lead, other cultivators at nearby tables also paid their bills and left one after another.

Shen Chongming finished his cold tea in front of him in one gulp, took out a few copper coins from his pocket, pressed them under the bowl, and said: "Ge Sang, let's go."

Chen Youran nodded, and as they prepared to leave, they noticed two Liu Family members blocking their path.

"Western Wilderness cultivators?"

One Liu Family disciple, at the Qi Cultivation Fourth Layer, looked at them with a hostile expression and asked.

Shen Chongming reached out to protect Chen Youran behind him, smiled slightly, and cupped his hands: "Immortal Masters, the two of us are just loose cultivators from the Western Wilderness."

The Liu Family disciple eyed them suspiciously: "Not from under the jurisdiction of Hundred Beasts Mountain?"

Shen Chongming shook his head repeatedly: "Immortal Masters, I assure you, my sister and I are not under Hundred Beasts Mountain's jurisdiction."

"Liu Kun, let it go."

Just as Shen Chongming finished speaking, a woman from Qiyun Valley frowned and said: "Cultivators under Hundred Beasts Mountain would surely act together with Hundred Beasts Mountain disciples."

"These two came alone, so they probably aren't under Hundred Beasts Mountain's jurisdiction."

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