This is the true immortal of the Taoist sect.

Wang Jingshu and Cang Que landed in a dense forest.

Towering trees spread out like canopies, blocking out the sun and making even the light dim.

The demonic bats pursued closely, but due to their large size, flying through the forest was inconvenient, and their speed decreased significantly.

The two abandoned flying and used their movement skills to quickly move away from the forest.

After running for an unknown distance, they finally managed to shake off the swarm of demonic bats.

The two stopped and both breathed a sigh of relief.

Cang Que casually found a clean rock to sit on and smiled helplessly:

"These things are really crazy..."

Wang Jingshu looked at him with some confusion and asked:

"What are you doing here?"

Cang Que raised his head, glanced at Wang Jingshu, and then quickly looked away.

"Please don't misunderstand, young lady. I only came to help because I saw you surrounded by the Crimson Demon Bats and was worried you might be in danger..."

Wang Jingshu paused, her eyes widening in confusion, and asked:

"Worried about me? If I remember correctly, we don't seem to know each other..."

Cang Que smiled awkwardly upon hearing this.

"Um...didn't we meet in Great Wilderness City yesterday? My junior brother..."

Wang Jingshu frowned and waved her hand, saying:

"This matter is in the past. If you're going to risk your life to help me because of this, there's no need for that."

Cang Que was at a loss for words for a moment and could only laugh awkwardly.

Wang Jingshu sighed helplessly.

This kid, though he meant well, actually did something bad.

She didn't need Cang Que's help at all.

She has a jade talisman left to her by her master, Li Daoxuan, so even an earth immortal cannot harm her.

In addition, Wang Jingshu has also comprehended one of the Thirty-Six Heavenly Gang Techniques, the Righteous Shadowless Formation. Although she has only grasped the basics, dealing with these mindless demon bats is naturally a piece of cake for her.

Wang Jingshu fought those demonic bats simply to test the power of her sword control technique when pushed to its limit.

He wanted to use this to hone his swordsmanship.

Unexpectedly, Cang Que came to cause trouble.

But since the other party meant well, Wang Jingshu couldn't blame him.

After glancing around and roughly determining the direction, Wang Jingshu said calmly:

"I'm leaving now. You should go back to your Qingyun Sword Sect's ranks..."

After saying that, Wang Jingshu got up to leave.

Cang Que quickly caught up and asked:

"Are you also going to the Celestial City in the Central Divine Continent? I'm going there too."

"My fellow disciples should have already retreated to Great Wilderness City. It will probably take two more days before we can set off again."

Cang Que spoke several times, but Wang Jing Shu remained silent.

Cang Que hesitated for a moment, then asked somewhat nervously:

"Young lady, since we share the same goal, why don't we travel together to Celestial City?"

Wang Jingshu stopped and turned around abruptly. Cang Que, who was following behind her, also stopped and looked at her with a silly grin.

"We are not related, so it might not be convenient."

Cang Que was taken aback, his expression clearly showing some embarrassment.

He had never been rejected so directly in his entire life.

But for some reason, he, who had been regarded as a saint since childhood and was high above others, was not angry when he heard Wang Jingshu's rejection.

As the saying goes, "We are all fellow travelers in the world, why should we need to have known each other before?"

"This desolate mountain range is teeming with strange beasts and fraught with danger. Having another companion would surely make things safer."

"girl..."

Wang Jingshu felt somewhat helpless, thinking to herself, "How can this person be so shameless? He's like a piece of chewing gum."

But she could also tell that Cang Que was indeed a person of good character, so she couldn't speak ill of him.

He could only helplessly say:

"If you want to come, then go ahead, but just so you know, don't hold me back..."

After saying that, Wang Jingshu flashed away, taking a step that took her dozens of feet away.

Cang Que was overjoyed upon hearing this and immediately followed.

Worried that the red demon bat had not yet left, the two did not fly and could only run wildly through the mountains and forests.

But given their cultivation level, they wouldn't be slow even when running through the mountains.

Cang Que followed behind Wang Jingshu for a while before finally mustering up the courage to speak:

"My name is Cang Que. May I ask your name, young lady...?"

Wang Jingshu continued on her way, replying coldly:

"You can call me Master Jinghong..."

Cang Que's eyes visibly paused upon hearing this.

"Jinghong... Daoist Master..."

He murmured it softly to himself, and Cang Que couldn't help but think to himself:

"Daoist Master... I've heard that this title is the honorific for members of that mysterious Daoist sect."

"The person my father mentioned who was at odds with the Holy Sect also seemed to address me as a Daoist priest..."

Thinking of this, Cang Que quickly asked:

"What is the relationship between Master Jinghong and Master Li?"

Wang Jingshu turned around in surprise upon hearing this. Yesterday, the Earth Immortal from the Qingyun Sword Sect had asked her the same question, and today, the Holy Son of the Qingyun Sword Sect had asked her the same question.

She couldn't help but wonder what connection her master had with the Qingyun Sword Sect.

However, Cang Que seemed different from that sword immortal, who clearly showed a hint of hostility when mentioning his master.

Cang Que, however, remained quite calm and showed little emotion.

Wang Jingshu didn't hide anything and replied directly:

"It is indeed my master."

Cang Que suddenly realized.

"Just as I thought, no wonder my master said those things..."

Wang Jingshu was rather curious.

"Which earth immortal are you referring to as your grandmaster? What did he say?"

Cang Que smiled somewhat awkwardly:

"Because of your master, my grandmaster told me not to get close to you. However, I think your master did nothing wrong. If I had been there, your master wouldn't have needed to take any action; I would have cleansed the sect and purged everyone in the Holy Sect..."

Hearing him say that, Wang Jingshu became even more curious.

"What did my master do to your Qingyun Sword Sect?"

Cang Que said unexpectedly:

"How could you, as a disciple, not know this?"

Wang Jingshu shook her head.

Cang Que hesitated for a moment, but finally told the whole story of what Li Daoxuan had done to the Qingyun Sword Sect. He did not embellish or deliberately conceal anything. Of course, he also heard it from his father, Cang Ming. As for whether his father was biased, he did not know.

Upon hearing Cang Que's explanation, Wang Jing Shu immediately thought of the white-clad youths who appeared in the Jingming Cave many years ago.

She had a conflict with those people at the time, and if her senior brother hadn't been concerned about the neighbors, he would have taught them a lesson long ago.

Unexpectedly, Master had remembered this matter all along. The first thing he did after arriving in the Xuanhuang Great World was to seek revenge on these people.

However, to Wang Jingshu's surprise, despite her master killing several outstanding disciples of the Qingyun Sword Sect, Cang Que, the Holy Son of the Qingyun Sword Sect, showed no hostility whatsoever.

"My master killed so many of your fellow disciples, don't you want revenge?"

Wang Jingshu asked directly.

Cang Que, however, said with a solemn expression:

"If you do something wrong, you will inevitably be punished."

"They violated the sect's rules and massacred mortals in the Jingming Cave Heaven, so they deserved this calamity."

"I was in seclusion at the time. If I had gone to the Jingming Cave Heaven with them, this would never have happened."

"Ah...what a pity..."

Cang Que's regret was only directed at Ye Tingzhou, who was the only disciple of the Qingyun Sword Sect who could be compared to him, and also his senior brother who had grown up with him.

He was implicated by a few纨绔 (playboys) and died in the cave.

This is definitely a significant loss for the Qingyun Sword Sect.

Seeing Cang Que speak these words with such righteous indignation, Wang Jingshu couldn't help but be moved.

She couldn't help but think of her brother, Wang Yangming.

This Cang Que seems to have some of his elder brother's traits, both being upright and honest.

"So many years have passed, I wonder how my brother is doing..."

Wang Jingshu was lost in thought as she thought of her brother in another world.

Just then, Cang Que suddenly shoved Wang Jing Shu aside and shouted:

"careful..."

Wang Jingshu was shocked, her mind tightened instantly, and she immediately sensed something flash by.