Returning to the present world, Xu Guang's breaths were extremely rapid.

Attracting puzzled gazes from Huan Songzi and the others.

Xu Guang did not explain, he simply turned and left.

His mind was unsettled, despite having learned many hidden matters this time, the last moment when the pair of crimson blood-red eyes on the black lotus stole a glance, made his thoughts uneasy.

The other party...

Seemed to have seen him.

A gaze from over ten thousand years ago!

What an astonishing thought, could it be that the other's strength has reached a level that traverses the river of time?

Even an Emperor above the Reverse Dao cannot control time, and Emperor Shitian, at the time of being quenched, was only at the ninth Secret Realm of Reverse Dao.

That final glimpse in the end, was it accidental or did it truly see something?

In an instant, a thousand thoughts crossed his mind.

He connected it to too many things, contemplating if his safe return from Da Xue Mountain was arranged by Emperor Shitian, and whether the Death Buddha Country he experienced at Wangdang Mountain and the Bronze Fragment written by Immortal Venerable Han Cuo were also related to Emperor Shitian or Han Cuo?

Those at such a realm wield unimaginable power, even a battle between Saints is something Hongze could not withstand.

Not to mention the strength and realm of those few, unknown by how much they surpass the Saint.

The more he thought of these things in a sinister way, the more Xu Guang felt fear, such baseless imagination, to a large extent, was him scaring himself.

He did not wish to think too much, to consider everything as a conspiracy, the Reverse Dao is not omniscient and omnipotent, he chose to believe that the final glance by Emperor Shitian was merely due to some incident at the location where he was.

Yet, that final glance by Emperor Shitian ultimately left a thorn in his heart.

He suppressed these thoughts and began to recall what he had seen.

Han Cuo's art of refining a hundred paths with a hundred words, could it be a method of the Refining Pattern Master?

The turning point to becoming a Refining Pattern Master, what exactly was it? 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

...

Beidi Academy.

During the trip to Celestial Cyan Mine, Zhuge Wuliang had stayed at Beidi Mansion for several days, nowhere else went.

He received a message.

A plea for help from the Purple Dipper Inheritor.

The Purple Dipper Holy Land once had the kindness towards all in Li Taizhou, whether Zhuge Wuliang or Xu Guang needed to acknowledge this gratitude, both had even owed the Purple Dipper Inheritor Xin Nanyan a debt of gratitude face to face in the Ancient God Gorge.

In the room, a Warrior unseen by anyone stood before him.

"Someone is investigating the whereabouts of the Purple Dipper Inheritor, Helian City sent a plea for help, hoping you can lend a hand."

Zhuge Wuliang frowned, "Do you know who it is?"

This Warrior, he had not seen before, but being able to come and go freely at Beidi Academy, his status was clearly high, Zhuge Wuliang even suspected that the other's true identity was not a Warrior, but a disciple he knew.

However, he did not expose it.

The Warrior shook his head.

Zhuge Wuliang nodded, "I will find a way to investigate, but... you should know my and my junior's status, here we have no background, the investigation may not be satisfactory."

The Warrior nodded slightly, softly saying, "We will do our utmost with the investigation, Helian City and Helian Huangyue have already gone far, asking you to come is to hope you can use the identity of a Saint's Disciple to impact a critical moment, so they can escape."

Zhuge Wuliang stood in place, his figure within the shadows, he sighed.

The Purple Dipper Inheritor has already fled to Jizhou, yet there are still pursuers who do not let up, he felt, perhaps the pursuers are not the original enemies of Purple Dipper, but due to certain things, the name Purple Dipper re-entered the sight of some, leading to dire consequences.

Perhaps, it was the Bronze Blood Gate he and Xu Guang discovered with others.

Thinking of this, Zhuge Wuliang felt a headache, truly not even having eaten meat but having gotten into trouble.

If he had known the Bronze Blood Gate related to such hidden matters, he would not have participated.

...

At a certain tavern in Beiji City.

Cao was devouring a feast, his eating brash, upon him was a carefree aura.

Completely disregarding the others at the table.

"Cao, it's been years, your grace remains undiminished."

A middle-aged man smiled, addressing Cao.

Cao reached to wipe his mouth, smiling, "I was in Mengze Mountain for years, where have I eaten this well, coming to Beiji City was a rare chance to savor the earthly splendor."

People around him gave awkward smiles, but none spoke.

Astute observers could see, Cao came to Beiji City, undoubtedly had matters for coming to them.

Owing favors is owing favors, but they still awaited Cao to speak his purpose.

Cao also noticed their thoughts, choosing not to continue guessing with them, instead directly speaking.

"Today, I went to Beidi Academy to see my son Cao Ku, but discovered he was not in the academy, you all are local powers in Beiji City, might you help me find my son's whereabouts?"

The group exchanged glances, a bit surprised.

Cao's son Cao Ku, this year's evaluation competition at Beidi Academy, astonished many people with the formidable Divine Technique of rearing tigers to pose a threat, many felt he would inevitably become a double Nirvana Venerable in the future.

So he came to find his son.

"Cao, is your meaning that your son has gone missing?"

Cao slightly shook his head, "Someone told me my son has died, yet in the clan, the soul lamp has not extinguished, so I came to investigate."

The group was shocked upon hearing this.

"What person dares to be so audacious, to send you false news?"

"Rest assured, Cao, we possess some influence in Beiji City too, should we learn of your son's news, you will certainly be informed."

"Then I leave it to you all."

...

Perhaps because of many bizarre occurrences in his life, Xu Guang felt his mindset had greatly improved.