"Le Chanhe always put her heart and soul into everything she did. Back then, she was the most well-liked in the True Inheritor circle of Complete Heaven Sect, but unfortunately, she ended up being outshined by Fang Zhi. I never liked the look of Fang Zhi, but he was genuinely heartfelt towards Le Chanhe."

Zhou Yuqing spoke calmly, slowly unraveling the memories of Le Chanhe.

"There used to be no lake here; it formed from a deep pit left behind after that battle."

Zhou Yuqing lowered her eyes, staring blankly at the vast lake surface.

"After all, curiosity killed the cat..."

The setting sun's afterglow shone from behind them, casting a dim yellow layer on the lake, the water shimmering and reflecting the bright stars above. The light from behind also made Zhou Yuqing's face appear more blurred.

Liang Yi and Su Youyi didn't speak; they only needed to listen. Even from just seeing his back, they could feel the guilt emanating from Zhou Yuqing's heart.

However, after hearing Zhou Yuqing's remarks, Liang Yi observed the valley they had just scrutinized more and indeed saw many uneven spots. Over time, these hollow areas were now overgrown with trees and weeds.

"Did I hear that Chanhe had a daughter?" Zhou Yuqing broke the silence and suddenly asked.

"Yes, she's the only daughter of Sect Master Fang, named Yu Gejing," Su Youyi nodded and briefly explained Yu Gejing's situation to Zhou Yuqing.

"Is that so? It must be because of Chanhe's severe injury back then, resulting in a deficiency of Innate Qi," Zhou Yuqing sighed softly, feeling a bit guilty.

It wasn't until Zhou Yuqing knew that the issues with Yu Gejing had been cured by Fang Zhi that she finally felt relieved.

"Chanhe's tombstone is not here. When I have the chance, I will visit Complete Heaven Sect again." Zhou Yuqing composed herself, her expression showing no signs of the earlier sentimentality.

She was never one for sorrow and mourning and as she knew who the main culprit was, her intent was clear—revenge.

The reason she joined Purple Cloud Sect was mainly due to the irreconcilable enmity between Liang Yi and the Devouring Spirit Sect, and perhaps due to the backing of Banished Immortal.

Zhou Yuqing raised her head and lightly tapped her left foot on the lawn, causing a circular Array to emerge from the void above the valley.

The Array was vast and still spinning, capable of covering the entire valley. Although Spiritual Power was continually being absorbed by the Array, Liang Yi and Su Youyi didn't feel any flow of Spiritual Power; its concealment was extraordinarily high.

Both Liang Yi and Su Youyi didn't have deep knowledge about Arrays but could tell that this Array was mainly used for hiding and masking. As for what it hid, besides the valley beneath their feet, there was nothing else.

"No wonder, whether in past lives or this, the valley had remained undiscovered."

"Where are Liu Rouxin and that cat? How come they are not with you?" Zhou Yuqing looked around but didn't spot the capricious little girl or the arrogant cat.

"Well..." Liang Yi scratched his cheek awkwardly and briefly recounted what happened after Zhou Yuqing left. "So they should still be playing in Fuchao City, I guess."

"Considering the time, we should head back now," Zhou Yuqing stated. She had come here merely to pay respects to the past, and now that she had seen everything, there was no need to stay further.

As they arrived, the lingering light of the sunset was bright enough to illuminate the entire valley, but now, only vast shadows remained, even the crescent moon and stars had begun to appear.

"Then let's head back."

Once the three of them left, before the stars could shine brightly and the sunset had completely settled in the west, the empty valley was enveloped solely in the shadows of backlight, the eerie lake waters eerily quiet, without a ripple.

What neither Liang Yi, Su Youyi, nor Zhou Yuqing had noticed was that as they approached and left the lake, they each created a slight air current.

The current was very subtle, able to sway the faint smoke hovering over the deep lake's surface slightly, but not enough to leave even a ripple on the lake.

However, as the smoke rose to a certain height, it began to move autonomously without wind, shifting positions.

Had there been a Cultivator proficient in Arrays present, they would have recognized that bringing together the unevenly layered smoke actually formed an Array!

In a concealed cave far away, a black-robed Cultivator sat crossed-legged over an Array, meditating.

It was his turn to watch over this Reconnaissance Array today, one that connected to countless smaller Arrays spread across the four territories of Xuanzhou Immortal Dynasty. The Array beneath him was monitoring the entire Southern Territory.

Each branch of the Devouring Spirit Sect hidden across various strongholds or towns inhabited by many from their sect set these Arrays, primarily to detect any non-Devouring Spirit Sect Cultivators entering.

Their daily task was to guard this Array, identify infiltration locations and the intruders involved, and relay messages to the local Devouring Spirit Sect members.

With this Array, they had dodged numerous persistently interfering Abnormal People countless times, significantly reducing losses.

At that moment, a burst of Spirit Light suddenly leapt from the Array under the black-robed Sect follower.

"Hm? This place is... outside Fuchao City?" The guardian casually plucked the Spirit Light and pressed it into his brow. When he saw the scene that emerged in his mind, he was startled; he remembered this place had been abandoned for a long time, even they of the Devouring Spirit Sect had almost forgotten this hidden sub-Array existed.

"Is this Liang Yi and... the Vermilion Bird Envoy!?" The guardian of the Array stood up suddenly, surprised. The news of the Vermilion Bird Envoy's betrayal had already spread across the entire Devouring Spirit Sect.

However, since the Sect Hierarch had gone with the one from the Abyss to Desert North alongside the meddling, omnipresent but weak Abnormal People, they couldn't spare attention to this.

He had heard that the Saintess and the Black Tortoise Envoy had encountered Liang Yi, Su Youyi, and the Vermilion Bird Envoy but were repelled by the intervention of the Sect Master from Senluo Wanxiang Sect.

Liang Yi had been on their Devouring Spirit Sect's wanted list for who knows how long now. However, this elusive man, either invisible or found within some Super Force, had been causing them a lot of concerns due to their current shortage of manpower.