Madam, please ascend.

Chapter 365 The Wen Family's Appointment
As the saying goes, gatherings and partings must come to an end. Yun Yi bid farewell to everyone and took the lead in leaving the Flying Heaven Secret Realm with his sword.

He took Bai Ze with him when he left, thinking that if the Overturning Heaven Pavilion had made any arrangements in secret, they would probably target him, the one who carried the Heavenly Pillar with him.

Therefore, as long as Zhuque and the others go to Burial Sword Valley later, they will be safe and sound on their way.

After leaving the Flying Heaven Secret Realm, Yun Yi originally planned to go directly to Yixian Lake to find Wen Daoxian. However, he did not go far before he discovered that the battlefield where the four Dao Integration Realm cultivators had joined forces to fight Xiao Buyi was still occupied by a treasure ship.

It's actually the Heavenly Sea Treasure Ship?!
That day, Wen Daoxian and Lan Zhenxin were both frightened away by the lady and their whereabouts were unknown. Unexpectedly, this ship, which was the Wen family's heirloom, was left behind.

Yun Yi, out of curiosity, rushed over and found the ship empty except for the envoy dressed in willow-leaf armor, all alone.

Upon seeing Yun Yi arriving on his sword, he exclaimed excitedly, "I've been waiting for you like the stars and the moon, and finally, our honored guest has arrived!"

Yun Yi landed on the boat, put away Fang Yuan, and laughed, "You haven't actually left all this time, have you?"

"That's right. My master instructed me to wait here, saying that you are a man of your word and will surely come to keep our appointment."

"He trusts me, but what if I accidentally forget about it, or get caught up in other things?"

The envoy respectfully replied, "Then I will wait here with my boat and all."

Yun Yi patted Bai Ze on the shoulder. It seemed that the little guy was really important to the Wen family, otherwise they would never have gone to so much trouble for him.

All this was to "invite" Bai Ze to their home.

Yun Yi said, "Shall we go to the Wen family now?"

The envoy bowed and said, "I will obey your orders."

After saying that, he went to the bow of the ship and activated the mysterious formation. The next moment, the Tianhai Treasure Ship started to move, blending with the white clouds in the sky and moving with the wind.

Yun Yi remembered that Lan Zhenxin was still missing, so he asked, "Has Sect Leader Lan come here?"

The envoy replied, "I have not seen it."

After some thought, Yun Yi realized that given Lan Zhenxin's personality, she would likely still feel resentful after being scared away by his wife.

This person is fickle and completely opposite to Wen Daoxian. Although she was afraid of Song Xinci's ascension, she must have also been secretly pleased that Xinci would never be able to return to the mortal world after her ascension.

Despite having made a promise to her beforehand, she is still someone we must be wary of.

Yun Yi asked the Envoy, "I heard that the Wen family's secluded place is called Yixian Lake, but most people have only heard of it and very few have actually seen it."

The envoy was somewhat surprised: "You didn't know?"

"What do you mean? Should I know that?"

"Yixian Lake is a masterpiece of ink painting by the old sword immortal Wang." When the envoy mentioned Wang Shenlai, his face was full of gratitude, and he even clasped his hands in a salute to the east, showing his great respect.

Yun Yi had never heard of this matter before. It was all because his master came and went in a hurry and left without having a chance to ask about some things. After he had eaten and drunk his fill, he left directly.

Seeing that Yun Yi knew nothing about this, the Envoy carefully explained: "The major immortal cultivation families in the mortal world follow the 'path of seclusion,' so finding a sufficiently hidden place for themselves is of paramount importance."

Yun Yi directly pointed out the truth: "It's nothing more than to facilitate the continuation of the bloodline. As long as the place of seclusion is not exposed, even if many of the arrangements made in the outside world fail, it will not affect the main family."

"That's right. It seems that the Jiang family once lived in seclusion in the legendary Buzhou Mountain, but unfortunately they were attacked and their strength was greatly damaged. My Wen family also changed their seclusion places several times, but we could never find a truly suitable place until later when my ancestor met the Old Sword Immortal Wang."

Yun Yi asked curiously, "May I inquire how long ago that was?"

"I don't know the exact time, but it's at least a thousand years old."

Wow, that's quite a long time ago. No wonder Wang Shenlai was eating and drinking for free at Liuxian Inn, and the little Pixiu had no choice but to suffer in silence, yet dared not kick him out.

The old sword immortal's art of painting is incredibly wondrous; he can create a small world out of thin air within the Three Realms. Such immortal skill is comparable only to the Flying Heaven Secret Realm.

However, Yun Yi was quite curious as to why he helped the Wen family patriarch. He had only seen the young Wang Shenlai in the world of the painting, but he didn't know what his master had done in the mortal world thousands of years afterward.

A carefree person like him is unlikely to have an uninteresting life.

The Heavenly Sea Treasure Ship appeared to be moving slowly, but in reality, it took less than half a day to reach a remote place in the south of the human world.

To conceal the true location of Yixian Lake, the two disembarked early. Se Shi transformed the Tianhai Treasure Boat back into the shape of a leaf, and each piloted their magical artifacts to continue their journey.

After walking for about an hour, Yun Yi stopped and noticed that the scenery in front of him was quite strange.

There were no formations here, and the scenery was all real, but Yun Yi inexplicably felt that the things in front of him contained hidden secrets.

It's like one sheet of rice paper being laid on top of another, obscuring the scenery in the painting.

"As expected of the disciple of the old sword immortal Wang, you saw through the illusion here at a glance."

Although Yun Yi had never learned the art of painting from his master, he didn't find it difficult to discover, so he asked, "Is it difficult?"

The envoy was taken aback and didn't know what to say for a moment. After a long pause, he finally said, "After being moved here, it has not been discovered by anyone for hundreds of years."

You mean...we're moving it here?

"The Wen family kept the painting inside the scroll. Whenever there was danger, the ancestors would move the scroll to a safe place."

Yun Yi nodded, thinking that the Wen family's move was even better than "a cunning rabbit has three burrows".

However, upon hearing the words "Ancestor of the Wen Family" again, he became even more curious about this person.

This person is an old friend of Wang Shenlai, so he must be quite old and his cultivation level must be quite high.

Wen Daoxian, as the current head of the family, is at the Dao Integration Realm, so it is reasonable that the ancestor is stronger than him.

Judging from this, the Wen family is so powerful that it can almost rival sects like the Fuyou Sect, making them a force to be reckoned with.

In its previous life, the Overturning Heaven Pavilion stirred up a storm, and it's unlikely they would have "let go" of such a behemoth.

According to Zhao Wuxiang, the disaster that befell the Jiang family at Buzhou Mountain was the work of the Futian Pavilion. If the Wen family's location is exposed, they may follow in its footsteps.

As Yun Yi was pondering this, he saw the Color Envoy grope around in the air for a while, and it seemed to have finally found the edge of the scroll, gently tearing a hole in it.

A large amount of spiritual energy overflowed from it, indicating that a treasure land was hidden behind it.

The envoy said, "Please."

Yun Yi wasn't worried that the place was a den of dragons and tigers, and went straight in. The Envoy of Color followed closely behind, making sure to cover the entrance and restore it to its original state.

Little did they know that after the two went inside, two other figures appeared nearby.

One was a faceless monster, and the other was dressed in rags like a beggar.

It was Zhao Wuxiang and the Divine Calculator.

They were ordered to keep an eye on the whereabouts of the Heavenly Pillar and had long been keeping an eye on the Heavenly Sea Treasure Ship. However, the Pavilion Master had given them instructions beforehand not to make any rash moves that might alert the enemy, so they had been keeping their figures hidden.

(End of this chapter)