The facts proved that aside from occasionally malfunctioning mentally, Elder Ge was actually extremely reliable in every other regard.

Very quickly, he pulled out an ancient-looking compass from his Storage Ring.

Then he placed a damaged jade pendant on top of it.

Soon afterward, a miniature map projection began appearing above the compass, centered around the Lieyang Sect as it continuously expanded outward in search.

Elder Ge softly said, "Back then, Xincheng was always avoiding me, so in order to find her, I personally forged this divine artifact. Turns out it’s actually pretty useful."

That utterly shameless humblebrag made Ye Yu deeply uncomfortable.

Still, it truly was a good artifact.

So good, in fact, that Ye Yu had already begun considering how to make the compass his own.

It probably would not be difficult.

A short while later—

a red point of light suddenly appeared within the projected map.

"It appeared!"

Elder Ge’s eyes lit up as he immediately brought Ye Yu toward the direction of the red point.

The two of them moved extremely quickly.

Before long, they had already reached the vicinity of the red point.

Just as they began searching for Zhu Xincheng’s location—

they suddenly discovered that the red point had vanished from the map projection.

The situation instantly shocked Elder Ge.

He hurriedly checked the compass, suspecting that something had gone wrong with the divine artifact.

But unexpectedly, in the very next second, the red light suddenly reappeared ten thousand li away.

Was Zhu Xincheng moving?

Both Ye Yu and Elder Ge came to the same conclusion.

So without overthinking it, they once again transformed into streaks of light and continued following the map’s guidance.

Yet what happened next was completely beyond expectation.

It was as though the other side had activated some kind of avoidance cheat.

Every time they narrowed the distance to within a hundred li, the red point would instantly disappear, only to abruptly reappear somewhere else.

Such an abnormal phenomenon had already made Ye Yu suspicious.

There had to be something wrong with Elder Ge’s compass.

Otherwise, how could it repeatedly escape at the exact moment they were about to catch up?

Even coincidence itself would not dare be this coincidental.

Ye Yu was not the only one thinking that.

Elder Ge thought the same.

He began carefully inspecting every component of the compass while explaining, "I haven’t used this thing in a very, very long time. A few malfunctions are perfectly normal.

Don’t worry. I’ll fix it soon."

Hearing this, Ye Yu said nothing more.

He simply stood to the side and waited quietly.

But suddenly, he noticed something extremely strange.

The red point, which had originally been hundreds of thousands of li away, had started moving again.

This time, however, it was not teleporting.

Instead, it was flying forward in a straight line at astonishing speed.

Seeing this, Ye Yu immediately tapped Elder Ge on the shoulder and pointed out the phenomenon.

After hearing him, Elder Ge also found it unbelievable and quickly looked toward the compass.

At that moment, the red point was already extremely close to them.

Yet its forward speed had not decreased in the slightest.

If it continued along this trajectory, it would definitely pass directly through their current location.

Had Zhu Xincheng finally discovered them and stopped running away?

Ye Yu did not dwell too much on the reason.

Because as long as Elder Ge’s divine artifact was functioning properly, it meant they would soon meet Zhu Xincheng.

And once that happened, everything would become clear.

Three breaths later—

according to the compass projection, the red point had already arrived here.

Yet neither Ye Yu nor Elder Ge saw Zhu Xincheng anywhere.

"Old man, is your thing actually broken?"

"Ehh... it seems... maybe... probably... perhaps it is?"

Elder Ge looked rather awkward.

He had started full of confidence, only to end up making such a huge fool of himself.

It was honestly pretty embarrassing.

Just as Ye Yu was about to mock him a little—

he suddenly sensed a strangely familiar fluctuation of divine power.

Raising his head toward the sky, everything still appeared perfectly blue and cloudless.

Yet Ye Yu sharply noticed that something felt off.

The light on the left side seemed unnatural.

As though...

something was blocking it.

Curious, Ye Yu rose into the air to take a closer look.

But unexpectedly, after ascending only a few dozen meters—

the sky suddenly tore open with a massive crack.

Immediately afterward, an overwhelming suction force erupted forth, instantly swallowing Ye Yu whole.

In the next second, space rippled slightly, as though something had vanished completely.

Elder Ge witnessed the entire scene clearly.

Even after living for countless years and seeing all manner of strange things, he was still thoroughly shocked by what had just happened.

What the hell was that thing?

A secret realm?

A secret realm that could run away?

Damn it, since when had such a bizarre monster appeared within the God Realm?

Then, as though suddenly realizing something, Elder Ge abruptly lowered his head.

Sure enough—

the red point on the compass projection had jumped far into the distance once again.

At that moment, Elder Ge finally understood everything.

It was not Zhu Xincheng running away at all.

She was being carried around by the secret realm itself!

Damn it!

Give me back my daughter!

Elder Ge grabbed a gigantic heaven-splitting axe and charged toward the location of the red point at full speed.

Meanwhile—

when clarity finally returned to Ye Yu’s vision, he suddenly realized he had arrived somewhere completely unfamiliar.

His memories felt strangely hazy.

What exactly had just happened?

Why had he appeared here?

Before he could think further, a familiar figure walked toward him.

It was none other than Zhu Xincheng, whom he had not seen in a long time.

"You’re awake? How do you feel? Is there anywhere you feel uncomfortable?"

Ye Yu blankly shook his head.

"I’m fine. What place is this? Why am I here?"

Zhu Xincheng smiled gently before explaining that she had accidentally discovered the unconscious Ye Yu within a divine mountain and had brought him back.

As for this place—

it was a new cultivation ground she had recently established.

Her cultivation had already reached a bottleneck, and she was currently at a critical stage of breakthrough.

That was why she had not returned to the Lieyang Sect all this time.

The explanation sounded fairly reasonable.

So Ye Yu did not dwell on it too much.

Then he suddenly looked around.

"Have you seen Elder Ge? I remember he went out with me earlier. It seems we got separated now. He—"

Before Ye Yu could finish speaking, Zhu Xincheng raised her hand and pressed against his lips, completely cutting off the rest of his sentence.

"I already contacted that old bastard. He’s returned to the Lieyang Sect."

"Ye Yu, now that the two of us have finally met, can you stop bringing up other people first and talk about us instead?"

Zhu Xincheng went straight to the point as she gazed at him with affectionate eyes.

Ye Yu’s heart suddenly trembled.

As though possessed, he pulled Zhu Xincheng into his embrace.

Not only did she show no resistance whatsoever, she even revealed a delighted smile.

"Would you be willing to stay here with me forever?"

"The two of us relying on each other, never separating for all eternity?"

Hearing this, Ye Yu lowered his head slightly and leaned close to Zhu Xincheng’s ear.

Then he softly whispered—

"You fake, what gives you the right to talk to me about forever?"

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