After everyone returned to their rooms to rest, the palace recovered its tranquility.

In the latter half of the night, the seven red stars suddenly aligned into a streak of red light, which flashed into Mu Yunjin’s room and entered the peach blossom mark on her forehead.

This scene went unnoticed by anyone.

At this moment, Mu Yunjin and Chu Li were sleeping lightly when the Ink Qilin suddenly appeared in the room.

The instant the Ink Qilin manifested, Mu Yunjin and Chu Li opened their eyes almost simultaneously and looked to the side.

The Ink Qilin let out a low howl, gazing expectantly at Chu Li.

“Something happened at Pingfeng Cliff?” Chu Li frowned, his voice clear and crisp.

The Ink Qilin nodded.

Seeing this, Mu Yunjin’s heart tightened. They were supposed to depart for the Tiansheng Continent at daybreak, but now something had happened at Pingfeng Cliff.

“Should we go check it out now?” Mu Yunjin spoke, tilting her head to look at Chu Li.

“You stay here and continue resting. This prince will go with the Ink Qilin. Tomorrow, you’ll head to Tiansheng Continent with National Master An and Senior Feng Xuan.” Chu Li reached out and held Mu Yunjin’s shoulders.

For some reason, after hearing Chu Li’s words, Mu Yunjin sensed a degree of severity and felt a trace of foreboding in her heart.

“Go back to sleep,” Chu Li said gently to Mu Yunjin.

Mu Yunjin pressed her lips together and, to avoid worrying Chu Li, lay back down. “Then go quickly and return quickly. Be careful with everything.”

Chu Li nodded.

……

After Chu Li and the Ink Qilin disappeared, Mu Yunjin was completely awake. She put on an outer robe, opened the door, and walked out.

When she reached the courtyard, Mu Yunjin instinctively looked up at the night sky and found that the rare phenomenon of the seven-star alignment had completely vanished without leaving the slightest trace.

Mu Yunjin folded her arms and leaned against the wall, her gaze unfocused. She felt uneasy in her heart and uncomfortable throughout her body.

After standing there for quite a while, she heard footsteps coming from inside the palace.

Mu Yunjin turned to look and saw National Master An walking out of a study room, holding two or three small porcelain bottles.

“Hey, why are you outside?” National Master An spotted Mu Yunjin standing outside the palace and asked with surprise.

“Couldn’t sleep,” Mu Yunjin answered.

National Master An walked toward her. “You can’t sleep at this hour? Where’s Chu Li then?”

“He went to Pingfeng Cliff,” Mu Yunjin sighed.

Hearing this, National Master An frowned slightly, his eyes showing a few traces of contemplation. Then, without asking anything more, he shook the bottles in his hand. “Newly concocted medicine. I originally wanted to give it to you to try in the morning, but since you’re free now, go get that scroll.”

“You’re amazing, being able to make medicine even in a place like this,” Mu Yunjin admired National Master An from the bottom of her heart as she turned to walk back to her room.

After retrieving the scroll, Mu Yunjin went out again, returning outside and placing the scroll on a stone table to unfold it.

Seeing that the light was somewhat dim, Mu Yunjin waved her hand and took down one of the lanterns hanging at the door, placing it beside the stone table.

After the scroll was unfolded, National Master An opened the lid of one porcelain bottle and sprinkled all the medicine inside onto the scroll.

After a moment, he sprinkled the medicine from the other two porcelain bottles on it as well.

The entire scroll became soaked at once and seemed on the verge of rotting…

Mu Yunjin’s mouth twitched as she looked at the scroll, then at National Master An. “Will this work?”

“It should… work…” National Master An spoke, his tone lacking confidence.

Mu Yunjin sat down nearby, propping up her head and watching the scroll without blinking.

After waiting until she felt drowsy and yawned several times, Mu Yunjin lost patience. She looked up at National Master An. “I think your experiment seems to have failed…”

National Master An pouted. “Fine, let’s put it away.”

Mu Yunjin nodded and reached out to roll up the scroll. As soon as her fingers touched the scroll, Mu Yunjin felt as if she had been electrocuted. Her fingertips hurt, and she immediately pulled her hand back.

The moment she withdrew her hand, the places on the scroll where the medicine had been sprinkled emitted a soft blue light.

“Wow, there’s a reaction!” Mu Yunjin clenched her fingers, staring at the blue light.

After the blue light flashed, the previously blurred characters on the scroll miraculously began to appear one by one.

Finally, every character was presented on the scroll.

The blue light disappeared along with it.

“That’s amazing, but these are all ancient characters. Can you understand them?” As soon as Mu Yunjin saw these characters, she felt a headache coming on.

National Master An clicked his tongue and shook his head. “Ask your Chu Li.”

Mu Yunjin silently thought how unhelpful that was and put away the scroll.

……

On the second day, everyone who was to depart for the Tiansheng Continent traveled light, all dressed neatly and efficiently.

In the Phoenix Feather Pavilion, Lei Yan and Xiu Mei arrived early, with Song Chun also joining them. Due to Qu Xinyao’s pregnancy, Chu Li had requested that both Xu Heyu and Qu Xinyao not participate in this Tiansheng Continent mission.

Jiang Qingxue also joined Mu Yunjin and the others early. Bei Tang Wenfeng wanted to come along out of concern but had to give up due to his inconvenient status.

Just before departure, three more figures appeared.

Yun Lianqing, Yun Shuangleng, and Feng Che.

“Yun Lianqing, you’re the Crown Prince of Nanting Country. Aren’t you afraid of encountering some mishap by coming here rashly?” Mu Yunjin raised an eyebrow, glancing at Yun Lianqing.

“This Crown Prince dares to come, so I fear nothing. Besides, don’t you have confidence in this journey?” Yun Lianqing countered.

Since Yun Lianqing had said that, Mu Yunjin couldn’t say much more.

As they prepared to set off, Daoist Feng Xuan, seeing that so many people walking together would be too conspicuous, proposed splitting into two teams.

“Naughty girl, you’re already basically familiar with the Tiansheng Continent. You go first with Kong Shi, Qiqi, Lei Yan, the Crown Prince Yun, and your mother.”

“The rest will follow me.”

Everyone agreed with Daoist Feng Xuan’s arrangement.

Splitting into two groups was better than risking everyone being caught in one swoop if something went wrong…

……

Mu Yunjin set off first.

Daoist Feng Xuan would depart for Wind Moon Cliff an hour later.

……

After Mu Yunjin entered Wind Moon Cliff, Yun Lianqing walked to her side and began to chat casually. “Speaking of which, why choose the specific date of the first day of the seventh month, and why make it a challenge battle with such a grand spectacle?”

“The date of the first day of the seventh month was chosen by Senior Murong,” Mu Yunjin replied without even looking at Yun Lianqing, keeping her attention on her surroundings, afraid of accidentally triggering any traps or mechanisms.

Yun Lianqing pursed his lips, not quite understanding the reasoning.

Nearby, National Master An, hearing this topic brought up, smiled. “I know some of the logic behind it.”

At his words, everyone looked toward him.

“Murong Rusu is truly a remarkable person. Not only has she mastered excellent mystical arts, but she’s also proficient in witchcraft, and the medicinal pills she refines are all of the highest quality. Furthermore, she also understands some principles of divination.”

“She calculated that on the first day of the seventh month, there would be some problems on the other side. As long as we seize this opportunity, we can capture all these people in one fell swoop.” National Master An sighed leisurely.

With National Master An’s explanation, although everyone understood only vaguely, they all grasped the general idea.

“This Senior Murong is truly formidable, possessing so many skills yet willing to live in seclusion rather than pursuing fame and fortune. Truly admirable,” Jiang Qingxue marveled.

Hearing Jiang Qingxue’s voice, Mu Yunjin wanted to tell her right then that Senior Murong was her mother…

However, the current timing seemed unsuitable for discussing matters related to family recognition.

“We’re here.” Upon reaching the stone cave with the secret prison, Mu Yunjin stopped, then activated her spiritual power to open the sealed door to the Tiansheng Continent.

While opening the seal, she reminded those beside her, “There are traps everywhere inside, almost on both the sky and the ground. Keep your wits about you.”

The others nodded in agreement.

After the seal was opened, Mu Yunjin was the first to jump in, with the others following one after another.

Upon returning to the territory of the Tiansheng Continent, Mu Yunjin took a deep breath, feeling increasingly nervous deep in her heart.

“So this is the Tiansheng Continent. It’s just mountains and waters, nothing special,” Yun Lianqing looked around and shook his head repeatedly.

As soon as those words fell, Yun Lianqing took two steps forward, and suddenly his body sank. The originally firm grassy ground beneath his feet instantly turned into a swampy mud pit, and his body rapidly sank.

National Master An, quick of eye and hand, flew to grab Yun Lianqing’s shoulders and pulled him forcefully out of the swamp.

When Yun Lianqing stood back on solid ground, his elegant ice-blue brocade robe was covered in muddy water from the waist down.

This made the typically vain Yun Lianqing furrow his brows deeply, filled with disgust.

“I told you to watch out for both the sky and the ground. How can you be so careless?” Mu Yunjin spoke coolly, pouring cold water on Yun Lianqing.

Yun Lianqing hadn’t expected to encounter such an incident as soon as he set foot in the Tiansheng Continent, and his expression immediately became dejected.

“This Crown Prince needs to go back and change clothes. This Crown Prince cannot bear to come out fighting in such disgusting attire.” Yun Lianqing frowned deeply.

“It’s too much trouble to go back and change. There’s water ahead; just wash it casually. The weather is hot, so clothes dry quickly anyway.” After speaking, Mu Yunjin ignored Yun Lianqing and flew toward the snowy mountain.

Now there wasn’t a soul in sight around them, so she needed to first reach the snowy mountain. Standing high would let her see far and observe the surrounding movements.

Behind her, the others followed using their lightness skills.

Upon reaching the foot of the snowy mountain, just as Mu Yunjin was about to ascend, Yun Lianqing spoke again from behind. “Where are you going?”

“The snowy mountain, of course,” Mu Yunjin replied casually.

“Snowy mountain? Where?” Yun Lianqing looked around again, finding it strange how Mu Yunjin was behaving in the Tiansheng Continent.

The weather in this place was so hot; how could there possibly be a snowy mountain?

As soon as Yun Lianqing spoke, the five people beside him all had peculiar expressions. Qiqi couldn’t help but speak up. “Crown Prince Yun, you can’t see such a large snowy mountain?”

Yun Lianqing was bewildered…

Snowy mountain? Where?

Mu Yunjin bit her lip, knowing that this snowy mountain was not visible to everyone. But among the six people here, five could see it. Why was Yun Lianqing the only one who couldn’t?

“Qiqi, take them up the mountain first,” Mu Yunjin said to Qiqi.

Qiqi nodded and led the other three up the mountain.

As the four of them stepped onto the snowy mountain, Yun Lianqing only saw a flash of white light, and then the four people vanished into thin air before his eyes.

“This, this, this…” Yun Lianqing felt he had truly come to the wrong place.