A daily divination, from family tortoise shells to immortal clans.

Seeing the servant's anxiety, Chen Qingmo finished packing up the items in the room and left with him.

Inside the Desert Tower.

Jia Buliao sat upright, to his left was a middle-aged man who looked somewhat gloomy, but younger than Jia Buliao.

"Buliao, is this Chen Bai really as miraculous as you say?"

The middle-aged man looked puzzled, thinking his younger brother was exaggerating.

This man is Jabude, the lord of Black Mountain City.

"Brother, I've gathered a lot of information, including about Li Mang and his team's treasure hunting trips over the past few years."

"It is said that they encountered danger several times, and Chen Bai was always the one who sensed it in advance."

Jia Buliao had sought out the two Qi Refining Level 9 cultivators in Li Mang's group and learned quite a bit about them.

"Moreover, I personally experienced the sandstorm, so Chen Bai must have been blessed with good fortune."

Jabud nodded slightly, knowing that his younger brother wouldn't lie to him.

Chen Qingmo entered a private room in the Desert Tower and saw two people waiting for him.

"Manager Jia, who is this?"

Jia Buliao stood up to greet him, introducing him as, "This is my elder brother, Jia Bude."

Chen Qingmo bowed and said, "Greetings, City Lord."

Jabud gestured for the two to sit down and said with a smile:

"I had heard Buliao mention young friend Chen Bai before. Meeting him today after he came out of seclusion, I can see that he is indeed young and promising. He is probably not far from reaching the Great Perfection of Qi Refining."

For those who cultivate immortality, being in their thirties is still very young; they may even look the same as when they were twenty, showing no signs of aging.

"You flatter me, City Lord. I have only been at the breakthrough level for two years and still need to hone my skills."

Chen Qingmo didn't understand why the Black Mountain City Lord wanted to see him.

"Young friend, there's no need to be nervous. I've only come to see you."

"Buliao is about to go to Hongfengfang again, and I hope you will take good care of him."

Jabud brought up the matter of the Jabuliao guard.

"Rest assured, Lord City Lord, I will do my utmost."

Chen Qingmo is the most skilled member of the guard team this time, equivalent to Li Mang before him.

Jia Buliao had recently broken through to the eighth level of Qi Refining, and now he was over sixty years old. His Qi and blood were gradually declining, making it very difficult for him to improve his cultivation level further.

He was skilled in martial arts but not in killing, so he had to recruit guards on his trade routes. Moreover, he dared not reveal his relationship with the Lord of Black Mountain City, for fear of being robbed by those with ulterior motives.

Although Chen Qingmo was about to leave after following him to Hongfengfang, he was still the first person he thought of in the city.

After a brief conversation, Jabud got up and left.

Jia Buliao arranged a room for Chen Qingmo in the Desert Tower so that they could set off directly the next day.

The next day, early in the morning.

The caravan was largely the same as it was five years ago, except for the addition of a cultivator at the ninth level of Qi Refining, who was slightly weaker than Chen Qingmo.

The first half of the journey was relatively safe, and we did not encounter any more sandstorms. The surging fire scorpions were also driven away.

In the latter half, they encountered a group of rogue cultivators who were secretly following them. After killing two of them, they scattered and fled.

The caravan arrived at Hongfengfang with virtually no losses.

Chen Qingmo received his due reward, bid farewell to Jia Buliao, and prepared to return home.

On his way back, he met an acquaintance, Yue Can.

In five years, Yue Can also broke through to the sixth level of Qi Refining, and he looked much more reserved.

"S-senpai, it's nice to see you again."

Upon seeing Chen Qingmo, Yue Can scratched his head and chuckled.

Why are you in such a hurry?

Seeing his travel-worn appearance, Chen Qingmo asked him.

"Senior, you didn't know?"

Yue Can assumed that Chen Qingmo, like him, had just arrived in this place.

"I've been in Annam for five years and I'm just getting ready to go back."

"Also, don't call me senior anymore. Let's just call each other peers. My surname is Chen."

Chen Qingmo felt a little awkward and told him to change his words.

"No wonder! Brother Chen... Brother Chen, something's happened at Shuangyang Ridge!"

Yue Can's expression was solemn, as if he was still somewhat frightened.

"When I was exploring the mountains with others, I found people from the barbarian and witch tribes together."

"But we were too weak to stay any longer. Later we heard that a top-notch Qi Refining cultivator had killed them, and news of the Barbarian Witch Alliance also spread from Dongze County."

"This matter has caused quite a stir in Dongze County and Linyuan County, but the higher-ups have not yet made a move. We ordinary cultivators have no choice but to come to Annan Prefecture to avoid the storm."

Chen Qingmo's expression tightened, and a sense of worry immediately arose in his heart: "The allied forces have attacked Dongze County?"

Yue Can shook his head: "No, but someone once went to the end of Shuangyang Ridge and saw that there were many more camps ten miles outside the ridge."

"Brother Chen, you'd better not go back. Dongze County is so dangerous right now. It's safer to stay in Annan Prefecture."

Chen Qingmo did not respond, but his brows were furrowed.

A moment later, he took out a bottle of Qi-refining powder and handed it to Yue Can: "Thank you for informing me of this."

Yue Can hesitated for a moment: "This..."

"Take it, this information will be very useful to me."

"Then I shall accept it without hesitation."

"Until we meet again!"

Seeing that Yue Can had accepted the offer, Chen Qingmo did not linger.

He originally intended to travel back to Leizhou on foot, but after hearing what Yue Can said, he took out the flying shuttle.

With his Qi Refining Level 9 cultivation and the speed of his flying shuttle, the Blood Heaven Gang members couldn't catch up with him at all.

With this in mind, Chen Qingmo stepped onto the flying shuttle and transformed into a streak of light, speeding away.

……

Fifty miles from Dongze County, the Blood Sky Gang members were getting a little bored.

"Many cultivators from Dongze County have come to An'nan Prefecture, and they're all below the mid-stage of Qi Refining. What bad luck!"

The leader was cursing and swearing.

No one has committed any crimes recently, so they have no opportunity to profit from it.

"Boss, there are cultivators in the sky!"

One of them looked around and happened to see Chen Qingmo arriving.

"I'm so bored I'm about to explode. Finally, I've found someone stubborn enough to take me down."

After saying that, he flew into the air and fired a fireball.

Unfortunately, the fireball passed behind the shuttle and missed.

"As expected, someone was lying in wait."

Chen Qingmo glanced back and then channeled more spiritual energy to accelerate.

"Hey! Kid, you're fast. Chase him!"

The leading cultivator led his men in a frantic run across the ground. They had no flying artifacts and could only rely on their physical bodies to pursue the enemy.

Chen Qingmo dared not slack off. As soon as they entered Dongze County, these Blood Heaven Gang cultivators would stop.

The two chased each other, and after a while, the distance between them widened.

"Boss, we can't catch up!"

"I'll chase him for another incense stick's time, and I refuse to believe he has that much spiritual power!"

The leading monk, unwilling to let go of the duck that was already in his mouth, ordered his men to continue.

After an incense stick has burned.

"Stop! Stop chasing, go back."

They could only see a black dot now; a little further ahead they would enter Leizhou.

"We didn't even get a clear look at what he looked like, so we couldn't offer a reward for him. We really failed this time."

The leading cultivator looked grim; this was the first time they had suffered a setback.

He cursed a few more times before leading his men back.

Chen Qingmo was stopped as soon as he entered Leizhou.

War is about to break out in Dongze County, and the Foundation Establishment families within the county have ordered that all people entering and leaving the Leizhou border be subject to routine checks.

"Fellow Daoist, please explain your background more clearly in the future."

At a newly built checkpoint, the guard spoke calmly.

"I am a member of the Chen family of Taixuan Mountain in Linyuan County. This token serves as proof."

Chen Qingmo took out his own token to prove his identity.

The major families in Linyuan County and Dongze County have recently distributed their clan token designs to the checkpoints.

"Fellow Daoist, please do not use magical artifacts when you enter the city. Once you are away from the town, we will not interfere."

After a thorough inspection, the guards allowed Chen Qingmo to enter the city.