Chapter 621 528: Shang Miaoyan: "Xiaohan Is Definitely Not Dead, I've Found His Whereabouts!

In her mind, a lazy yet ruthless female voice scoffed:

'Enough nonsense. And here my petty little sister finally remembers to call me Elder Sister?

We don't have enough time to break through to the Void Refining realm. If we want to get stronger quickly, this is the only way.

We're sisters, two souls in one body. If I become your Sword Spirit, we'll achieve the Unity of Man and Sword in the Sword Dao. Then we'll have the power to surpass the Divinity Transformation realm. To become strong enough to save Master... this is the only way.'

After Yu Gu Nan finished, Yu Xiaoyan remained frozen in place.

Seeing this, her voice turned cold. 'Master treated us like his own flesh and blood, and now his fate is unknown... Xiaoxiao, what are you still hesitating for?!'

Yu Xiaoyan closed her eyes. When she opened them again, not a trace of hesitation remained.

"That's right... Master's wife didn't hesitate to fall into the Demon Dao, Saintess Lin and Shang Miaoyan are giving their all... How could I not do something crazy, too?"

She raised her hand and ran her fingertip along the edge of her sword, letting her blood drip onto the Array Patterns.

In an instant, Spiritual Fire erupted toward the heavens, engulfing her figure.

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Lin Qianyan steered her Spiritual Ship through the clouds, coming to a stop before a towering Bronze Celestial Instrument.

The behemoth soared into the clouds. Its main body was a sphere that pulsed with a faint blue light, its surface covered in flowing, star-like patterns.

Seven bronze rings, etched with ancient Runes, slowly revolved around the sphere, emitting a low hum with each rotation.

The full name of this celestial instrument was the Celestial Eye Pavilion. Its purpose was to collect intelligence from the entire Cultivation Realm through watchtowers scattered across the land by the Major Sects.

'Shang Miaoyan has been living inside the Celestial Eye Tower ever since it was built, gathering intelligence from the entire Cultivation Realm to pinpoint Brother Pei's location.'

'She's calling for me now... could she have made a discovery?'

Lin Qianyan smoothed her wind-tousled hair, took a deep breath, and stepped into the pavilion.

Inside the dim chamber, countless strands of Spiritual Light wove into a web in the air, projecting scenes from all over the Cultivation Realm.

"Shang Miaoyan?" Lin Qianyan called out softly.

TAP—

A figure slowly emerged from the shadows.

Lin Qianyan stared for a moment before she could be certain that the disheveled, weary woman before her was the once incomparably beautiful Yin Yang Saintess.

Shang Miaoyan's once-cascading black hair now hung in a dry, lusterless mess over her shoulders.

She lifted her pale face. The dark circles under her eyes were clearly visible, and even her perpetually rosy lips had lost their color.

And yet, her eyes were startlingly bright, holding a hint of near-fanatical excitement.

"Lin Qianyan, just yesterday, the border city of Lan City in the Endless Sea sent a distress message about a Demon Tide. It mentioned the presence of two Demon Race Mahayana Powerhouses within the tide."

Shang Miaoyan's voice was slightly hoarse, but it couldn't hide her excitement.

"But very quickly—not even three minutes later—another message came from Lan City, reporting that the Demon Tide had been eliminated."

Lin Qianyan frowned at this and asked, "But what does that have to do with Brother Pei's whereabouts?"

Of course, Lin Qianyan's question didn't mean she was unconcerned for the safety of Lan City's garrison against the Demon Tide. Rather, she understood that Shang Miaoyan wouldn't have called her over so excitedly just because of Lan City.

'The only one who could get this woman so excited... was Brother Pei.'

Shang Miaoyan nodded and said in a low voice,

"What I'm about to say now is the important part."

She produced a Jade Scroll. With a flash of Spiritual Light from her fingertip, several broken Communication Runes materialized from within it. They looked as if they had been forcibly erased by some power, leaving only scattered fragments.

"Within a few breaths of Lan City sending the victory signal, all of its messages were deleted."

"My instincts told me something was wrong, so I investigated Lan City more closely. I discovered that two months ago, the city sent a message to the Dao Sect."

"But that message, too, was deleted for some unknown reason."

She waved her hand forcefully. The broken Runes reassembled, barely piecing together a few intermittent lines of text.

"I tried to restore them. It wasn't a complete success, but... I saw two names!"

"First, Lan City had asked the Xuanyuan Dao Sect if they had a disciple named Qing Yueqiu!"

"The second name was... Nangong Jin!"

What?!

Lin Qianyan's pupils contracted. Her chest felt as if it had taken a heavy blow, and even her breathing grew ragged.

Yueqiu and Nangong Jin...

Qing Yueqiu was Brother Pei's first disciple. She had even gone with Lin Qianyan to the Northern Desert once.

After what happened to Brother Pei, Lin Qianyan had been trying to find any trace of Yueqiu, but she was completely unreachable.

'I never thought... she would turn up in the Endless Sea.'

And Nangong Jin... she was Brother Pei's junior sister... She was the one who was abducted along with Brother Pei by that unidentified, powerful Demon!

'How could she be with Yueqiu?'

"Two people connected to Brother Pei have both appeared in the Endless Sea... Then... then that means Brother Pei!"

Shang Miaoyan suddenly grabbed Lin Qianyan's wrist, her eyes burning with an almost crazed obsession. Her voice was hoarse yet firm.

"Xiaohan... He must still be alive, and he's in the Endless Sea right now!"

But the next second, she released her grip and staggered back two steps.

"But... we can't go looking for him yet!"

"To be able to delete multiple messages about Xiaohan..." Shang Miaoyan took a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down.

She tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear, and her voice turned vicious.

"This means someone inside the Dao Sect is deliberately suppressing the news."

"This matter must first be reported to the Sect Leaders of the major sects. We have to conduct a thorough investigation for the mole in our ranks."

Shang Miaoyan let out a cold laugh, the corners of her lips curling into a chilling arc. "I'd like to see just who is working in the shadows, trying to keep me from Xiaohan!"

After experiencing yet another separation from Pei Yuhang, Shang Miaoyan had, through her suffering, become more mature and reserved. She hadn't let the news of Pei Yuhang's whereabouts overwhelm her with excitement; instead, her mind raced with possibilities.

"And another thing... that woman who once swept through the Dao Sect's experts must still be with Xiaohan. Otherwise, those two Mahayana Demon Venerables wouldn't have been suppressed and killed in under three minutes."

"As for that woman... we still don't have any way to counter her. We can't make any rash moves for now."

Shang Miaoyan recalled the day Xiaohan was taken by Ji Shenyun. The image of that unstoppable Demon God sweeping everything aside still haunted her nightmares, causing her to jolt awake at night.

Listening to Shang Miaoyan's fear of the mysterious woman, Lin Qianyan remained silent for a moment before speaking.

"Actually, there is."

"I heard from my Sect Leader that the woman who could clash head-on with the Dao Sect's ultimate treasure, the Ancestral God Pavilion, has likely broken through the limits of the current Cultivation Realm and stepped into the legendary Saint Realm."

"Even if she hasn't fully stepped into it, she must be infinitely close."

"However, within the Abyssal Sea Palace of the Ancient Divine Court, there's a Grand Array laid down by the ancient powerhouses of the Ten Thousand Races. Inside that Array, even an Innate Divine Spirit would have their Cultivation suppressed."

"According to ancient texts, no matter how high a Cultivator's Cultivation is in the outside world, the moment they step into the Abyssal Sea Palace, it will be suppressed to a set level."

"That will be our only chance to deal with the mysterious woman who abducted Brother Pei."

"The Abyssal Sea Palace..."

Shang Miaoyan pondered for a moment, then her beautiful eyes suddenly widened.

"I remember now! When that woman abducted Xiaohan, she mentioned the Abyssal Sea Palace. She might take him there!"

"Lin Qianyan, when does the Abyssal Sea Palace open?"

Shang Miaoyan's voice was filled with excitement, because this meant she had a chance to get Pei Yuhang back.

"It should be soon."

"According to a letter from our Human Race spy within the Chosen Organization, they plan to gather the Dragon Corpses and tear open the Abyss Rift when the Abyssal Sea Palace opens and the seal over the entire Endless Sea is at its weakest."

"At that time, the various Sacred Lands will head to the Endless Sea for a decisive battle. It will likely happen sometime in the next seven to fifteen days."

Thinking of the impending carnage that would decide the fate of the Human Race, Lin Qianyan's heart grew heavy.

Her one hope was to find Brother Pei before the end of the world.

As long as she could be with the one she loved, even if the Human Race was defeated and the apocalypse arrived... Lin Qianyan would have no regrets.