The bald strong man was about to turn and leave, Fang Tangjing spoke again: "Say that it's not yet certain whether he is alive or dead."

"I understand." The bald man nodded and then transformed into a streak of flowing light and left.

...

Shuzhou.

In the vast and undulating mountains and forests, a group of people sat cross-legged amidst the weeds, like rocks, motionless.

"Roar!"

A faint and indistinct sound suddenly rang out in the quiet forest.

At the front of the crowd, two silver-haired elders abruptly opened their eyes, eyes bursting with brilliance, "The Sect Master is about to come out from seclusion!"

With a loud shout, everyone simultaneously awakened, flying into the air, gazing steadfastly towards the front.

Three thousand meters ahead of the crowd, there was a sheer cliff, a few ancient pines with twisted branches struggled to grow out from the rock crevices, the entire mountain peak was about a thousand meters high, and a silver-white waterfall hung on the mountain wall like a painting.

Crash!

The torrent surged, a hundred-meter-long waterfall cascaded down the cliff, white spray scattered, the torrents roared back, and jade-like droplets sprinkled down.

Below this silver waterfall, an elder with tied-up hair and a hairpin, possessing silver-white long hair, was quietly seated on top of a giant green rock, which was approximately fifty meters wide and a hundred meters high.

The elder seemed to have merged with the green rock completely, if one did not look carefully, it was impossible to notice that an elder was sitting atop the green rock.

Roar!

Roar!

Inside the elder standing on the green rock, it seemed as if there was a rampant dragon roaring, faintly emitting the sound of dragon roars.

Upon opening his eyes, the elder's gaze was as calm as water, incredibly clear, as though containing the vicissitudes of time, giving a person an ancient, timeless feeling.

"Innate Dragon Transformation Realm, trapped me for thirty years, finally broke through."

The elder murmured to himself, slowly standing up.

As he stood up, the silver waterfall behind him suddenly emitted a thunderous sound, surprisingly starting to reverse flow, faintly revealing a flying dragon hidden within the waterfall, emitting dragon roars.

"The Sect Master has broken through."

In the distance, three thousand meters away.

The group of people standing in mid-air saw this scene, all showing expressions of excitement.

Swish, swish, swish!

Dozens of figures immediately sliced through the sky, appearing instantly in front of the wide waterfall, bowing respectfully.

"Welcome back from seclusion, Sect Master!"

Everyone spoke in unison, their voices resonating across four directions.

The Qingxuan Sect Master raised his head, glanced at them, and nodded slightly, "Where is Lin Mo's head?"

A silver-haired elder stepped forward and said: "Reporting, Sect Master, the guardian Liu we sent was killed by Lin Mo. The other two disciples were severely injured but narrowly escaped back."

"Hmm?"

The Qingxuan Sect Master slightly frowned, a surge of suppressive aura inevitably emanated from his body, causing the people standing in mid-air to tremble as if ants facing a giant elephant; only the two elders at the forefront barely resisted that strong pressure.

"Sect Master, according to our information, Lin Mo seems to have traveled to the West, he must have had some fortuitous encounter, his strength is likely to have already broken through to Innate Realm."

One silver-haired elder spoke while struggling against the invisible pressure.

"Oh, Innate Realm, he's developing really quickly, but even so, to kill him is as easy as snapping fingers." Qingxuan Sect Master said lightly, his tone carried an unrivaled confidence and authority.

Having said that, Qingxuan Sect Master extended his hand, and instantly the broad waterfall behind floated up, forming a water dragon about a kilometer long, covered densely with scales, its belly extended with four claws, the dragon head vivid, coiled in mid-air.

At that moment, dark clouds gathered in the sky, lightning snakes flowed among them, whereas other places were sunny, only here overshadowed by dark clouds, this situation appeared rather strange.

"Roar!"

The imposing water dragon coiled and emitted a dragon roar before rushing into the dark clouds, lightning flashing and thundering.

Qingxuan Sect Master flipped his palm, the water dragon exploded, transforming into a torrential downpour, dripping down.

The crowd raised Spiritual Energy Shields outside their bodies to block the falling raindrops.

Turn the hand to cloud, overturn the hand to rain!

"Such a Lin Mo, breaking through to Innate Realm in such a short time, he must have a heavy treasure, I must personally go and meet him." Qingxuan Sect Master snorted coldly, suddenly turning into a streak of green light, flying south.

The others also immediately followed on. Lin Mo killed Qing Xuan and Qingzong a year ago; those two were Qingxuan Sect Master's sons, but Qingxuan Sect Master didn't care about losing two sons. For cultivators, in their long lifespan, they could create countless offspring; familial ties and blood relations are exceedingly weak for them.

.

...

Tianmei Group, a skyscraper composed of tempered glass, refracted gentle light under the spring sun.

Inside the hall.

"Sir, please wait a moment, I'll call Mr. Xia." The receptionist said politely, but looking at the strong build and staring at the bald man with eight tattooed scars on his head, she was slightly afraid.

"Mr. Xia, a gentleman wishes to meet you, he said he's Mr. Lin's friend. Okay, I understand."

"Sir, please follow me!" The receptionist hung up the phone, led the bald man towards the executive elevator, "I'll take you to Mr. Xia's office."

Tianmei Group.

A simply decorated top-floor room with an entire giant floor-to-ceiling glass wall facing east, offering excellent lighting.

Behind the desk, Xia Mengdie, dressed in a white suit, her hair black as ink, was looking at the documents on the desk. With her current thinking ability, almost instantly she could make the correct judgment, conducting complex assessments and choices in her mind. Cultivation is not just about cultivating the body; most importantly, it is about cultivating the soul. The soul is a person's sea of consciousness, Divine Thought. Although Xia Mengdie has not yet stepped into Foundation Establishment Stage, the long-term cultivation and absorption of Spiritual Energy has made her appearance more agile, significantly enhancing her thinking and judgment calculations.

Capably.

"Mr. Xia, Mr. Lin's guest is here."

The office door knocked open, a woman with a badge hanging on her chest stood at the door.

Aside from her, there was also another tall, strong man; the most noticeable was his smooth bald head.

"Alright, you may leave," Xia Mengdie said lightly, then stood from the chair and walked to the reception sofa beside, "May I ask, who are you?"

"You are Mr. Xia, Lin Mo's wife?" The bald man's expression was calm, his voice carrying a heavy sense.

"Well, are you Xiao Mo's friend?"

Xia Mengdie gently nodded, politely gesturing: "Please sit, would you like something to drink?"

"No need for drinks. I'm ordered by the Master to tell you something, Lin Mo entered the Prison Tower four months ago, was sucked into the tower by a strange black whirlpool, hope… Mr. Xia, you can be prepared psychologically," the bald man said slowly.

Xia Mengdie widened her clear eyes, pursed her thin lips, "You mean Xiao Mo…"

"Indeed, Lin Mo has not come out yet, it's temporarily uncertain about his life or death," the bald man added.

Regarding the matter of going to the Prison Tower and Vermilion Bird Martial Arts Hall, Lin Mo had already told Xia Mengdie, hence in the past few months, Xia Mengdie hadn't called Lin Mo, but didn't expect Vermilion Bird Martial Arts Hall to personally send someone to inform him.

"Xiao Mo will definitely be fine." Xia Mengdie's white palms slightly clenched, raised her head and said, "I believe Xiao Mo will surely return; he promised me he would be well, he definitely will be alright."