He lifted his head and looked at a bird's nest in the tree in the courtyard.

The nest was built very solidly, yet it had been taken over by a red-footed falcon.

The feathered creature was perched in the nest, looking around complacently.

Dugu Shou's eyes flickered slightly: "Send for Du Honglian to come see me."

Du Honglian was precisely Ji Qianqian's reliable subordinate, an experienced Deputy Thousand Households in the Heavenly Jinyi Guards.

He had great confidence in his goddaughter, but precautions were still necessary.

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When Ji Qianqian braced herself and arrived in front of the Divine Cloud Tower, she found that the smoke enveloping the vicinity had completely dissipated, revealing a massive Black Stone Square.

Over a hundred puppets were knocking and repairing the large dilapidated building on top of the Divine Cloud Tower.

They were about two zhang tall, with sturdy bodies covered in thick iron armor of dark gold.

——That should be the Cloud Sea Warriors mentioned by the Divine Turtle Wanderer.

Ji Qianqian was quite surprised.

These puppets made by the Divine Turtle Wanderer actually had the ability to repair buildings.

However, her gaze was immediately drawn to the two people fiercely battling on the Black Stone Square.

It was Chu Xisheng, along with 'Sword and Dream' Lu Chen!

This person no longer hid his identity, revealing his true appearance.

He looked to be around thirty years old, with a tall and slender figure, fair skin, elegant features, slightly furrowed sword-like eyebrows, eagle-like sharp eyes, radiating intense light, with a mature and steady demeanor, yet exuding a compelling aura.

The two seemed to be sparring in martial arts, with two different glints of blades clashing fiercely on the square, occasionally eliciting groans of pain from Chu Xisheng.

Many people were watching nearby.

Aside from their group and people from the Extreme East Ice City, Yan Guilai also led numerous disciples of the Formless Divine Sect and Lu Chen's subordinates into the Immortal Palace.

Even that enormous dragon-headed golden turtle was lying by the side, watching with great interest.

It watched while gnawing on the carcass of a massive serpent, tens of zhang long, crunching like it was chewing on sugarcane.

Ji Qianqian glanced around and knew that Yan Guilai and his people had been let in by Chu Xisheng.

He was the Immortal Palace Guardian, and as long as he obtained consent from Chu Yunyun and Ween Zhiyi, he could acquire this authority.

Ji Qianqian then landed on Little Xuanwu's turtle back, asking the nearby Zhoou Liangchen, "What's going on?"

"The master believes that outside the Cloud Sea Immortal Palace, there are still strong enemies encircling, treacherous and hard to predict. That Chanzhen Sect might not let it rest. The master also needs time to refine the divine artifact and improve his cultivation. Therefore, he took the initiative to bring Elder Yan into the palace, first, because he worried that if they left now, they might not safely return to the Formless Divine Sect, and second, to serve as strong support to help suppress the Immortal Palace. Also, Master Lu, the master thinks it's been a long time since these father and daughter met, it's likely he has something to say to Senior Sister Lu. However—"

Zhoou Liangchen paused in his speech: "After the Manor Master came in, he said it was to guide him in sword skills. The master firmly refused, and it turned into this."

He sighed: "It seems that Manor Master Lu really has some grievances."

Ji Qianqian thought to herself that this Manor Master's grievances were indeed visible to the naked eye; this was practically blood spraying from every blade stroke.

She concentrated and observed, finding that Lu Chen was indeed instructing Chu Xisheng in sword skills, only his strikes were somewhat fierce.

Ji Qianqian's feelings were a bit complicated.

She was both gloating, thinking this guy had it coming today, and also felt a bit sorry.

The blade LU Chen wielded against Chu Xisheng seemed like it was cutting into Ji Qianqian's own heart.

Although Lu Chen held back significantly, and the blade glints didn't cut deep into the flesh, unlike Canghai Stone's life-risking strikes, Ji Qianqian still found it hard to bear.

This fellow, doesn't he still have the Eternal Wall?

Could it be that he's exhausted it?

Ji Qianqian then looked around, pondering if Yan Guilai wasn't going to intervene?

Ween Zhiyi and Chu Yunyun were not present here.

The two probably went to the 'Immortal Puppet Pavilion' to see the status of the Divine Turtle Wanderer.

At this moment, the only one who could help stop this sparring was Yan Guilai.

Yan Guilai sensed Ji Qianqian's gaze but only gave a slight, wry smile.

It wasn't that he didn't want to stop it, but that Chu Xisheng had already used the 'Formless Divine Seal', sending a thought to not intervene.

If one wants to fight and another agrees to take hits, why should he interfere?

At this moment, Yan Guilai's expression shifted, looking towards the high sky in the south.

There, two women were flying over.

The newcomers were Chu Yunyun and Ween Zhiyi.

Yan Guilai fixed his gaze on the distant green-eyed girl; his chest was stirred, filled with emotions, and excitement.

Was this sorcerer girl truly the deceased Dominating Martial King Qin Muge? Truly their Formless Divine Sect's greatest regret in eight hundred years?

Did Jian Cangfeng truly not deceive him?

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