"Well, well! Not forgetting to give some local produce before leaving, truly fitting of the honest and simple Demon Wolf clan!"

Liang Yi pulled out an oddly shaped, emerald-hued fruit from the ring, casually took a bite, swallowed the sweet and delicious juice, and then, smiling, spoke to Uncle Ju.

"Umm... the Demon Clan in the Abyss indeed seems to be more communicative than the Human Race."

Uncle Ju, squatting on Liang Yi's shoulder, held an ice crystal yuyang fruit from the Ling Cave Snow Mountain, a specialty given to them before departing, munching it one bite after another.

This ice crystal yuyang fruit is a rare heavenly material in the Cultivation World; cultivators below the Ninth Realm who consume one could greatly enhance their physical strength, making it a treasure especially valuable to Daoist Practitioners or Sword Cultivators!

Such treasures are usually obtained by Abyss Cultivators who venture deep into the Ling Cave Snow Mountain with great difficulty. Unexpectedly, upon their departure, Wu Nue even gifted them so generously.

"That guy probably sensed something from you; otherwise, he wouldn't have tried to please us like this."

Uncle Ju casually threw away the fruit core, saying with a playful smile.

"The Demon Clan has a naturally sensitive perception, even though I tried to conceal it, being noticed by Wu Nue isn't surprising."

Liang Yi wasn't surprised at all; after all, Wu Nue was a Ninth Realm demon cultivator, and also one of the most danger-sensitive Ling Cave Demon Wolves, noticing a slight change from him wasn't strange.

When they first met Wu Nue after breaking the seal, even though Wu Nue had carefully concealed the shock in his eyes, the observant Liang Yi still noticed it.

"Do you believe that Wu Nue will definitely make a trip to the top of that Snow Mountain?"

Uncle Ju suddenly recalled something, turned his head back, and said to Liang Yi with a smirk.

As Liang Yi, transformed into tunneling light, sped towards the nearest Shadow Sect, he remained noncommittal. It would be strange if Wu Nue had no intentions.

Although it's unclear what exactly Liang Yi discovered at the top of the Snow Mountain, in just two days, his presence escalated from somewhat dangerous to a lethal threat to Wu Nue!

For Wu Nue to claim he wasn't tempted would be outright self-deception. Although he promised Liang Yi solemnly that he wouldn't step on the peak, as soon as he made sure Liang Yi left, Wu Nue directly headed to the summit, even if it meant angering Gu Chengan.

Although the Demon Clan is less affected by the Abyss Demon Qi in the Abyss compared to the Human Race, it doesn't mean they are entirely unaffected.

But when Wu Nue reappeared before his clan members, his body was so battered that the remaining Sword Intent around him prevented anyone from coming close.

"This Gu Chengan is really not human!"

Wu Nue was almost tearfully frustrated; he had just reached the summit and caught a glimpse of a phantom before he could comprehend anything, he was blasted down by the lingering Sword Intent from the Void, ending up in such a state!

Meanwhile, Liang Yi had already left with Uncle Ju, safely returning to the Shadow Realm's Secret Realm using an established base of the Shadow Sect in a city within the Beisheng Domain.

With the acquisition of the Heavenly Dao Origin, their main goal for this trip was accomplished. Now, the priority was to discuss the next steps with Su Youyi and Wan Tinggui.

Inside the Shadow Realm, Liang Yi had a smooth passage thanks to the identity jade given by Wan Tinggui, plus the Shadow Sect typically had little interaction among members, so their departure and return attracted no attention whatsoever.

"You two, it looks like you've been quite free these past few weeks?"

While others might not have noticed Liang Yi's presence, as soon as Liang Yi and Uncle Ju stepped onto the mountain hidden behind the Shadow Sect, the slightly accusing voice of Wan Tinggui quietly drifted to them.

It started with a pair of smooth, slender jade legs, followed by a familiar dark long skirt—Wan Tinggui, with her breathtaking figure, slowly stepped out from the Void in front of Liang Yi.

"I saw you were busy before so I didn't mention it, sorry..."

Liang Yi sheepishly smiled; indeed, his and Uncle Ju's departure was quite urgent, and since Wan Tinggui was busy approaching the Devouring Spirit Sect from various angles at that time, Liang Yi and Uncle Ju simply left a communication jade tube for her.

As for obtaining information about the Ling Cave Snow Mountain from the Shadow Sect, Wan Tinggui gave Liang Yi and the others permission to access these reports.

Wan Tinggui sighed helplessly, at such a critical time these two people did not focus on preparing and still had time to go out. If Ren Wing discovered anything suspicious, Wan Tinggui would be so angry at them that he could die on the spot.

But before Wan Tinggui could continue speaking, his expression suddenly paused, as if he had sensed something, and he looked at Liang Yi with an incredulous expression as if he had seen a ghost.

"Your Realm..."

Wan Tinggui hesitated in his tone, not because he doubted his own judgment, but because the result he discerned was somewhat unbelievable!

"It's a long story, I was thinking of explaining it when everyone is together. Are they still in seclusion?"

Liang Yi slightly released the aura he was concealing, allowing Wan Tinggui to finally confirm his guess.

"So you have really advanced to the Ninth Realm!"

Wan Tinggui was so shocked by this fact that his mind went blank, and he even had to hold his forehead to calm himself down.

Liang Yi and Old Man Ju only went out for a month, and before leaving, Liang Yi had just touched the late stage bottleneck of the Eighth Realm.

But in just one month, he had directly strongly broken through to the Ninth Realm and even approached the middle stage of the Ninth Realm!

And what shocked Wan Tinggui the most was that after Liang Yi released his concealed self, the illusory feeling that hovered around him.

Clearly, Liang Yi was right in front of her, yet she felt as though Liang Yi could leave this world at any time, standing outside the world. And now, just standing there, Liang Yi seemed like a black hole, attracting everything around him.

This situation was actually not unfamiliar to Wan Tinggui, as she had felt a similar Domain Conception when Tian Anyu had just advanced to the peak of the Ninth Realm initially.

But the problem is that the feeling Liang Yi gave her now was much more intense than Tian Anyu back then!

"One Domain One World!"

Wan Tinggui murmured to herself.

"Could it be that he, who has just broken through to the Ninth Realm, has advanced further in the Domain than that guy?"

Wan Tinggui herself had just reached the mid-phase of the Eighth Realm, like Su Youyi and others, currently in the stage of accumulating and enriching essence, striving to expand and perfect their own Domain Law when breaking through to the Ninth Realm!

"One month, calculating the time, they should also be about to leave seclusion, I came back this time to check on their condition."

Although shocked, puzzled, and filled with unparalleled curiosity, Wan Tinggui still answered Liang Yi's question first.

"That's good, then when they leave seclusion, we can discuss the gains from mine and Old Man Ju's trip."

Liang Yi nodded, this was roughly the same as his estimated time.

"By the way, our trip this time was to find a way to escape from the Abyss Will after destroying the Heavenly Vein Spirit Core."

"Did you find it?"

Hearing Liang Yi's words, Wan Tinggui, still a bit dazed, came back to her senses and asked with concern.

"Of course!"

Liang Yi smiled, revealing his white teeth.