This is the true immortal of the Taoist sect.

Walking on a country mountain road on a snowy night is not an easy task.

Even with her cultivation at the fourth level, Nangong Yue was not having an easy time.

The key issue was that it was pitch black all around, and all I could see was the reflection of light from the snow. I had no idea where I was.

It wasn't until dawn that Nangong Yue vaguely felt that her surroundings seemed somewhat familiar.

She suddenly pointed to a rock not far away and said:

"This...this rock looks so much like the one at the Bixia Mountain pass? I often lie on it to sunbathe..."

Li Daoxuan smiled and said calmly:

"This is the Bixia Mountain area..."

Nangong Yue looked bewildered.

"That's the one? Who moved it here?"

Li Daoxuan almost stumbled; this girl's thought process was truly indescribable...

"Who would be so bored as to carry such a huge rock here?"

Nangong Yue stared wide-eyed and said:

"Then how did it get here?"

After a few breaths, she finally came to her senses and looked at Li Daoxuan in surprise, exclaiming:

"This is Bixia Mountain? You...you actually brought me back?"

Li Daoxuan remained silent, seemingly lost in thought as he carried the load to the other end of the mountain path.

Nangong Yue was furious, and her voice even trembled with tears as she said:

"You...you bad person...you lied to me..."

Li Daoxuan withdrew his gaze, sighed, and said:

"I never said I would take you to Celestial City. You came with me willingly, so how can you say I lied to you?"

Nangong Yue's eyes reddened, and she stamped her foot, saying:

"You're lying to me. You tricked me into coming back to Bixia Mountain because you didn't want to take me to Tianxiang City..."

Li Daoxuan looked at her quietly, without getting angry.

Once Nangong Yue had calmed down a bit, he pointed to the mountain and said:

How many people are there in your sect in total?

Nangong Yue pouted, tears welling in her eyes, but still answered honestly:

"Just me and my master..."

Li Daoxuan nodded.

No wonder.

Nangong Yue glanced at Li Daoxuan, then at the mountain path, and turned to run away.

"You'd better go up and take a look; maybe your master left you something..."

Nangong Yue paused, turned around and looked at him.

"What do you mean?"

Li Daoxuan offered no explanation.

"Let's go up and take a look."

Nangong Yue's heart skipped a beat, and she suddenly had a bad feeling.

After hesitating for a moment, she finally headed up the mountain.

Their pace quickened, and eventually they even used their lightness skill to fly up the mountain.

Li Daoxuan followed behind her at a leisurely pace.

Halfway up the mountain, through the gaps in the trees, you can vaguely see buildings with brick and tile roofs.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be just three old, dilapidated houses.

"Master...I'm back..."

Nangong Yue stood in the empty courtyard in front of the old house and called out to it.

I called out several times but still didn't hear a response.

"Where did Master go?"

Nangong Yue asked in confusion.

I pushed open the door and went inside; all three old houses were empty.

After searching around, they finally found only one letter on the table in the main hall.

Nangong Yue opened it and found that it was left for her.

The letter essentially said that her master discovered she had secretly gone down the mountain and chased after her. If Nangong Yue returned, he told her to stay on the mountain and never go down again, especially not to go to Tianxiang City.

After reading the letter, Nangong Yue was shocked and immediately rushed out to run down the mountain.

Li Daoxuan quickly stopped her and asked:

"Aren't you going to wait for your master to return on the mountain? Why did you run off like this? What if your master comes back and doesn't see you? Wouldn't he be even more worried?"

Nangong Yue looked anxious, her eyes reddening, and she said in a tearful voice:

"My master was severely injured in his early years and only has the strength of the third level of the Heavenly Realm. Moreover, he only has one hand. What if he encounters danger..."

Li Daoxuan was taken aback upon hearing this, and his tone became more serious.

"If that's the case, then why did you sneak out in the first place?"

Nangong Yue was almost in tears.

"I left a note when I left, telling him to wait for me on the mountain..."

After saying that, he was about to descend the mountain.

Li Daoxuan shook his head helplessly and flashed to block Nangong Yue's path.

Nangong Yue was both anxious and angry, and gripped the hilt of the sword directly.

"Get out of the way, I need to find my master..."

Li Daoxuan glared at him.

"What? You want to lay a hand on me?"

Nangong Yue was taken aback. Recalling her fight with Li Daoxuan last night, she knew that she was no match for Li Daoxuan at all.

Overwhelmed by anxiety, self-blame, and worry, she burst into tears...

Li Daoxuan was at his wit's end and quickly said:

"No, no, no... Why are you crying? It's not like we can't find it!"

Nangong Yue plopped down on the steps, still crying uncontrollably.

"Alright, stop crying. I can help you find your master..."

Upon hearing Li Daoxuan's words, Nangong Yue immediately stopped crying, raised her head, and looked at Li Daoxuan with teary eyes, asking:

"real?"

Li Daoxuan nodded.

Nangong Yue raised her sleeve and wiped away her tears.

"You're not lying to me this time?"

Li Daoxuan's lips twitched.

"I didn't lie to you last time either!"

Nangong Yue blew her nose, sniffling as she said:

"Then...please help me...help me find a master."

Li Daoxuan returned to the courtyard of the old house and gave the following instructions:

"Go and fetch one of your master's most frequently used personal items."

Also, tell me your master's name, age, and other information.

Nangong Yue didn't understand why, but she still obediently did as she was told.

He turned and ran into his master's bedroom, grabbed a wooden comb, and handed it to Li Daoxuan, saying:

"I don't know my master's name. I only heard her refer to herself as Ping'er once when she was talking in her sleep..."

Li Daoxuan glanced at the wooden comb in his hand and the name Ping'er, and asked:

"Is your master a woman?"

Nangong Yue nodded.

"Hmm, Master must be over fifty years old..."

Li Daoxuan didn't ask any more questions. In fact, this wooden comb was basically enough. The other information was just for the sake of accuracy.

With a flick of his wrist, a talisman appeared at his fingertips—the Thousand-Mile Tracking Talisman.

The talisman was cast, and the talisman spontaneously combusted.

Nangong Yue watched this scene with curiosity in her eyes; she had never even heard of such a method before.

I couldn't help but feel a sense of longing. I realized that the outside world was so wonderful and had such amazing methods.

As the talisman burned out, Li Daoxuan began to frown.

The aura on the other end of the tracking talisman was obscure and almost impossible to sense.

With Li Daoxuan's current cultivation level at the Five Qi Realm, this situation is simply impossible.

Li Daoxuan intensified his efforts and continued the investigation.

Suddenly, a force of heaven and earth descended, seemingly to block his investigation, and it also carried a faint, dark aura.

Li Daoxuan's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately removed the tracking talisman.

Seeing him open his eyes, Nangong Yue immediately asked:

"So? Do you know where my master is?"

Li Daoxuan nodded but didn't speak, his gaze towards Nangong Yue was somewhat complicated.

Nangong Yue pressed on, asking:

"Where is it? Can you take me there?"

Li Daoxuan remained silent for a moment, but then gave an answer that did not address the question:

"Besides your master, do you have any other family members?"

Nangong Yue shook her head blankly.

"My master said I have a father, but I've never met him..."

Li Daoxuan sighed softly and said gently:

"I'll take you to your master, but... you need to be mentally prepared."

Nangong Yue paused, her body stiffening on the spot.

"What...do you mean?"

Li Daoxuan didn't say anything, but put his hand on Nangong Yue's shoulder. Before she could react, the two of them turned into a golden light and disappeared in an instant.