Li Qiu searched everywhere for Monk Xinyuan, but found no trace of him, his heart burning with anxiety. He stayed in the vicinity for another three days, scouring a three-thousand-li radius, yet still came up empty-handed. With no other choice, he had to turn back.
He had never expected that after stumbling blindly through the black fog for what seemed like a whole night, he would end up in the Far North. Now that he was in the Far North, if he wanted to return to Qingqing's location at Wulong Ridge, he would have to pass right through the territory of the Qingmu Sect. Although he had successfully achieved Core Formation and had been away for fifteen years, he deeply worried that returning to the sect would bog him down in mundane sect affairs once again. Therefore, he made a detour, heading first back to Dongjun Island, then traveling west past Langma Mountain and Hot Sea, and finally heading south through the Shenxiao Sect, Lingbao Sect, and Qingwei Pavilion, until he finally reached Wulong Ridge.
Traveling this way meant passing through the territories of three sects, but with his vastly improved cultivation and divine sense, he could easily bypass the detection of certain people. He figured he didn't need to worry about being discovered by the members of those three sects.
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