Luo Xiu had planned to set out that day, but because of Sun Li's persistent pestering, he had no choice but to postpone his departure by a day. In retaliation, Luo Xiu pushed his Thunder Path Physique to its absolute limit. While they were passionately entangled, he even channeled electric currents. It was truly hard to imagine what kind of experience that must have been for Sun Li. It was not until the following afternoon that the two reluctantly said their goodbyes.

...

「Thousands of miles high in the sky.」

Luo Xiu sped through the rolling sea of clouds, leaving a long white trail behind him as if splitting the sky dome in two. He arrived at Ghost Valley Mountain in just a few minutes. To find a way to the Upper Realm, the first place he thought of was the Secret Realm of Ghost Valley Mountain. Moreover, since it was also his hometown, he took the opportunity to visit.

However, upon arriving at Ghost Valley Mountain, Luo Xiu was instantly dumbstruck—the mysterious, fog-enshrouded range of green mountains that had stood there year-round had now vanished without a trace, leaving only a vast basin!

How could such a vast mountain range just disappear?

Afterward, Luo Xiu found a nearby village and questioned a local, but the man was extremely secretive about the matter.

"Young man, you must be a reporter, right? Sorry, it's a matter of principle. I can't tell you anything."

Luo Xiu was straightforward and immediately took out a wad of cash. At the sight of it, the villager's eyes turned red with greed.

"This... these are old banknotes from decades ago! They could sell for a lot of money to collectors! Young man, you're just giving them to me like this?"

Luo Xiu gave a gentle, refined smile. "Sir, let's get down to business."

"Ah, yes. Well, that mysterious, uninhabited restricted area disappeared decades ago."

Luo Xiu frowned. "Disappeared? What do you mean?"

"It just vanished. Disappeared overnight, as if it had evaporated. All of us in the village were scared silly back then. Some even said it was some kind of alien spaceship hidden on Earth." The villager added, "And this matter is no small thing, so The Official Residence has been keeping it strictly under wraps. Er, young man, about that old cash..."

Luo Xiu handed the banknotes to the villager and turned to leave.

"Young man, stay for a meal of cured pork trotters!"

"No, thanks."

"Then take this cured pork leg with you!"

"..."

Not long after, Luo Xiu arrived at the former site of Ghost Valley Mountain, but after searching for a long time, he couldn't find the real reason for its disappearance.

"Could Master have taken it away?" he wondered aloud. "But where could he take such a vast mountain range? It's simply a divine miracle."

Hua Muyan's voice echoed in his mind, "But Master, you have a whole world inside your left eye. I think with your Master's capabilities, taking away a mountain range probably wouldn't be difficult."

Luo Xiu fell silent. At that moment, he suddenly remembered what had happened forty years ago at the Tomb of Civilization, during the great calamity known as the Massacre of Earth. Back then, after he had slain the Three-Star Great Emperor and destroyed the Shu Demon's Nest, he had prepared to use a Teleportation Array to return to Ghost Valley Mountain, but the array had failed. He recalled Master Ping saying that one possible reason for an array's failure was that the other side of it had disappeared.

It seems Master Ping was right... Ghost Valley Mountain had already disappeared back then.

"What should we do now?" Hua Muyan asked.

Luo Xiu said, "There are still many Secret Realms on Earth. Let's explore them one by one."

...

Over the next half a month, Luo Xiu traveled the entire world, exploring every Secret Realm, big and small. During that time, he obtained numerous Heaven and Earth Treasures, but he still couldn't find any way to the Upper Realm.

One day, Luo Xiu flew to Earth's South Pole. The Ice and Snow Secret Realm, hidden beneath the Antarctic Sky Wall, was the last Secret Realm he could explore. The ice and snow wall, hundreds of meters tall and seemingly endless, was a spectacular sight, leaving one in awe as if it were a great barrier blocking off the world.

That was the Antarctic Sky Wall.

Luo Xiu flew directly over the wall and unleashed his powerful Divine Sense, quickly discovering the secret hidden at the South Pole. But when he found the mysterious cavern, he discovered someone was already inside.

And it was an old acquaintance. An acquaintance he couldn't possibly be more familiar with.

Lin Shanshan!

Seeing Luo Xiu swagger in wearing a short-sleeved shirt, Lin Shanshan was stunned for a moment. If they had met in the vast sea of people, she might have called it fate. But to meet in a Secret Realm where one might not see another soul for thousands of years, she truly didn't know how to describe it. But since they had met, that was that.

"It's you?"

"It's you?"

The two of them asked in unison.

Lin Shanshan sized up Luo Xiu, her brows furrowed slightly. While surprised, she was also a little wary of him. Being able to cross the Antarctic Sky Wall and find this Ice and Snow Secret Realm proved that this youngster was quite capable.

Luo Xiu smiled. "Miss Lin, there's no need to be nervous. I'm not interested in anything here, and I won't compete with you for it."

Lin Shanshan asked, "You know me?"

Luo Xiu chuckled. "In Hua Country, who doesn't?"

Lin Shanshan's face remained expressionless, making her seem very aloof. "Youngster, what is your purpose here?"

To be called "youngster" by his own daughter... This was just too much...

Luo Xiu replied, "I just wanted to see if there was a way to the Upper Realm from here."

"You want to go to the Upper Realm too?" Lin Shanshan seemed somewhat surprised.

Luo Xiu nodded. "From your tone, I take it you want to go too?"

Lin Shanshan remained silent.

Luo Xiu looked at her with a gentle gaze. "That's perfect. Let's travel together."

Lin Shanshan stared at Luo Xiu. Feeling the warmth in his gaze, her heart suddenly felt warm, and she experienced an indescribable sense of closeness.

"What's your name?"

Luo Xiu thought for a moment and said, "My name is Lin Luo."

Lin Shanshan said no more. She turned around and pointed to a stele up ahead. It was crafted from Mysterious Ice and was inscribed all over with runes.

"It's taken me almost half a month to decipher half of it," Lin Shanshan said. "Lin Luo, have you heard of the ancestor of the Chu Family?"

Luo Xiu nodded slightly. "Such legendary figures are known to basically everyone in the martial artist world."

Lin Shanshan explained, "Back then, the Chu Family's ancestor, Chu Yun, broke through to the Earth Immortal Realm here and then ascended to the Upper Realm from this very place." She added, "Before coming here, I visited the Chu Family. With the help of Elder Chu Aoran, I met Chu Yun's Residual Soul. He's the one who told me."

Luo Xiu asked, "Is there something special about this place?"

Lin Shanshan said, "Earth's South Pole is closer to outer space, and the spatial walls here are relatively weaker."

"So what exactly do we need to do?" Luo Xiu asked.

"I need more time to finish deciphering the runes on the stele," Lin Shanshan replied.

Luo Xiu asked, "Do you need my help?"

"You can help me by guarding the cavern entrance. There's a Snow Kirin outside. But be careful; that Snow Kirin is formidable. I fought it before, and we both ended up seriously injured. It could return at any moment."

"..."

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