In an instant, the battle shifted to the Jade Cloud Selection Hall.

Only then did Chen Bei peek out from his sleeping quarters.

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"Chen... Bei..."

The former palace master, Fu Xue, lay dying on the ground, reaching out her hand to him.

"You... must... escape...! Xuan... Ling... Mountain..., Zhuo... Yuan, avenge... me..."

With those words, she closed her eyes.

"I'm sorry, I can't restore your essence. Even though you've fallen and the vow of the Dao heart has dissipated, I will fulfill your last wish!"

Whoosh...

Chen Bei's figure flickered, and with a few leaps, he disappeared into the dense forest.

"Some grudges are indeed impossible to let go of for eternity!

The revenge Fu Xue sought in her dying moments wasn't for taking her life, but for the master who exploited her back then.

Master, are you also relentless towards me? Even though I've already reincarnated."

Chen Bei was all too familiar with the aura of the Jade Immortal Ethereal Art.

Moreover, in these Nine Heavens and Ten Realms, only the disciples of Taixu Immortal Mountain practiced the Jade Immortal Ethereal Art.

As for how they found this place, Chen Bei didn't know, nor did he have time to ponder.

Hearing the commotion from the Yuyun Sect behind him, Chen Bei completely concealed his aura and quickened his pace.

***

"Don't let any of them escape!"

"Kill all these demonesses!"

"Dare to use our senior brother as a furnace! Die!"

"This is it, the Jade Cloud Selection Hall!"

Splatter...

Blood splattered everywhere, and Yuyun Palace had no power to resist.

Two identical, stunningly beautiful fairies released their aura, causing their celestial robes to flutter loudly.

They left the Mistress of Furong Peak before them and began to interrogate her.

"Where have you hidden Chen Bei?"

"Palace Master? I don't know how our palace master offended you two immortals?"

In the face of these two unbeatable fairies, Furong's eyes were filled with despair.

She didn't even know why she was the only one left behind.

"Palace Master? You say Chen Bei is your palace master?"

"Yes! The palace master captured the heart of our former palace master and became the new palace master of Yuyun Palace!"

"Nonsense, capturing the hearts of demonesses like you? Where is he now?"

The two fairies shouted angrily in unison, their eyes almost blazing with fire.

"He resides in the sleeping quarters behind the Jade Cloud Palace!"

Whoosh...

Before Furong could react, the two fairies vanished from her sight.

"I don't believe it!"

"Absolutely impossible!"

"How could our senior brother be the palace master of a cult! How could he fancy these filthy demon hags?"

One of the fairies searched inside and out, but there wasn't a single trace of a person.

"It can't be senior brother; there's no trace of him here at all!"

"It must be a coincidence; there are too many people with the same name in this world!"

The other fairy stepped forward to comfort the somewhat distraught fairy.

"Senior brother has the Chaotic Dao Physique; he will definitely reincarnate. Why isn't anyone else called Chen Bei, only he is?"

"And why does the age match the time of senior brother's reincarnation?"

"Ugh... Senior brother, where are you? Xiao Yan misses you so much!"

And that fairy couldn't help but burst into tears.

"Alright, sister, senior brother is surely blessed by the heavens! We still have important tasks!"

"Tasks? Are tasks more important than senior brother? Mu Yue! Why are you so cold-hearted when we were born from the same womb? Didn't you love senior brother madly back then? Have you forgotten so quickly?"

"Mu Yan! Shut up! I definitely love senior brother more than you! But I know when to do what needs to be done! And call me Sect Master from now on! Stop fooling around!"

Unexpectedly, the two sisters began to argue as they spoke.

But Mu Yue seemed noticeably calmer and more composed.

She was also the Sect Master of Taixu Immortal Sect.

The two sisters had spent fifteen years in the lower realm, establishing the Taixu Immortal Sect.

Now, after several months, they had only recruited one qualified disciple, named Qin Lan.

Not just qualified, but an unexpected find.

In this lower realm, even those with spiritual roots were as rare as phoenix feathers.

This Dual Fire-and-Wood Spirit Body was almost a heaven-defying existence.

Yet, Qin Lan's first action upon entering the sect wasn't joy but a plea for help.

She wanted to exchange her life for the sect to save a cult's furnace.

Coincidentally, that furnace's name was—Chen Bei!

And so, this rescue mission began.

They directly annihilated Yuyun Palace.

***

The so-called Nine Heavens and Ten Realms refer to the nine heavens above the ten realms.

The ten realms include the Outer Realm where Chen Bei currently resides, along with the prosperous Nine Provinces.

Chen Bei didn't know why the Taixu Immortal Sect chose to establish a sect in this most remote Outer Realm, and coincidentally, he happened to be here.

Leaving the Outer Realm, distancing himself from the Taixu Immortal Sect.

This was Chen Bei's only thought now.

Having entered the Postnatal Realm, the high mountains and long roads could no longer prevent him from reaching the prosperous Nine Provinces.

However, in his haste to escape, Chen Bei found himself without a single penny.

With nothing to his name, cultivation resources once again became a headache.

The campfire crackled, and a giant beast six meters long sizzled and dripped with oil as it roasted over the fire.

Chen Bei sat on a massive Bloodflame Dragon-Patterned Leopard's pelt, meditating.

The spiritual energy in the Outer Realm was too scarce.

He could only rely on consuming large amounts of savage beasts' blood essence and picking up some heavenly materials and earthly treasures along the way.

This was Chen Bei's current method of cultivation.

"Damn! It's burnt! It's burnt! What a waste!"

"This Bloodflame Dragon-Patterned Leopard pelt is so beautiful! It's worth a fortune!"

Two figures appeared with the sound of their voices.

A skinny young man jumped to the campfire, hurriedly tending to the giant roasted leopard.

A tall and burly young man walked directly to Chen Bei's side, squatting down to touch the Bloodflame Dragon-Patterned Leopard pelt on the ground.

Chen Bei's lips curled slightly as he kept his eyes closed.

He had long noticed the two approaching.

Although their actions were rough, they waited until he finished his meditation before appearing, which didn't seem like the behavior of bad people.

They posed no threat to him.

"Mm! Soft and warm! If this were in a big city in the Wasteland Province, it could sell for at least two spirit stones."

The fat man sat down on the Bloodflame Dragon-Patterned Leopard pelt, wriggling his butt to savor the feel.

"Jin Sanpang, here! Eat first, don't disturb this brother's meditation!"

The skinny one sliced off a large piece of roasted meat, sprinkled some seasoning on it, and tossed it to the fat man.

"Mm, delicious! I must say, the Bloodflame Dragon-Patterned Leopard isn't easy to deal with! This little brother is impressive!"

The fat man took the roasted meat, tearing into it with gusto, splattering his face with juices.

"Hahaha, watching this brother's eating habits really whets the appetite!"

Chen Bei opened his eyes after finishing his meditation and cupped his hands in greeting to the fat man.

"Here! Brother! I'm just offering flowers in borrowed vases! Have a taste!"

The skinny one, seeing Chen Bei had finished meditating, tossed him a piece of meat as well.

"Thank you, Brother Hao. With your seasoning, this meat tastes so much better!"

Having eaten plain roasted meat for days, Chen Bei also began to devour the meat heartily.

"I... you... poisoned the meat..."

But before he could eat much, Chen Bei shook his head.

With a thud, he collapsed to the ground.

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