Starting My Cultivation With Time Management

"Master." Long Long smiled innocently, but inside he was quickly calculating whether to reveal everything to his master.

"What are you looking for in that ancient geography map?" Shi Yao asked again.

"I'm helping Long Hu find a way to solve her bloodline conflict." After careful thought, Long Long replied.

Shi Yao fell silent.

To solve the issue of bloodline conflict, how could she not know? The only place to look would be the Jiaolong Clan in Beiming Fanyang.

Thinking about the recent communications with Beiming Fanyang, all handled by this disciple, Shi Yao immediately guessed the answer and said slowly:

"Borrowing books from here would be too conspicuous; come with me."

Leading Long Long to a nearby secret chamber, Shi Yao confirmed there was no one around before patiently advising:

"Don't act too hastily. The Jiaolong Clan has suffered too much persecution in recent times; the people of Beiming Fanyang are now like startled birds, nervous about everything."

"The Xuan Gui Clan has conducted countless thorough searches of the North Sea in the past, yet still found no trace of Beiming Fanyang, showing how hidden that place is. Even if you read through ancient texts, how can you possibly uncover anything? Otherwise, wouldn't it imply that the intelligence capabilities of the Xuan Gui Clan are inferior to your random flipping through ancient records?"

"You're right, Master," Long Long replied politely. "However, this time, Beiming Fanyang reached out to me."

"Even if Beiming Fanyang contacted you, they may not reveal their location…" Shi Yao was about to warn her disciple not to aim too high when she suddenly froze mid-sentence.

What?

Beiming Fanyang voluntarily contacted you?

"No way." She hesitated, asking uncertainly, "What did they… contact you about? Did they want supplies from you again?"

"Their intention is for me to bring Long Hu to North Corner Cod Bay to assess the situation." Long Long handed over the jade slip given by Beiming Fanyang.

With disbelief written all over her face, Shi Yao took the jade slip and read it over repeatedly before asking:

"Are you certain this was sent by Beiming Fanyang?"

"It came through a teleportation formation," Long Long replied.

"Could you have mixed it up with other jade slips in your storage bag?" Shi Yao frowned slightly and asked.

"I don't think so." Long Long chuckled, "Haha, I didn't even know a place like North Corner Cod Bay exists before this; how could anything like this be written in one of my own jade slips?"

"Perhaps they made a mistake." Still unwilling to believe, Shi Yao pondered aloud, "Could this jade slip not have been sent by Beiming Fanyang? They're so cautious that they wouldn't even send a single unnecessary word…"

Master, that's perfectly normal. It's like how a goddess may not send you a single word but turns around and chats passionately with a rich and handsome guy. After all, people vary in their treatment of others.

Suppressing the urge to retort in his heart, Long Long replied:

"It's also possible. But if that's the case, it proves the teleportation formation is no longer secure."

"We should go to North Corner Cod Bay and investigate what upheaval might have occurred within Beiming Fanyang, allowing someone to bypass them and use this channel to send us a message…"

"Someone bypassing Beiming Fanyang…" Shi Yao felt a headache coming on.

She also realized the idea was utterly implausible and purely a baseless conjecture because she refused to accept the truth.

"North Corner Cod Bay." Shi Yao murmured, "That doesn't sound like a place in North State."

"It could be an ancient place name," Long Long reminded her, "After all, Beiming Fanyang is isolated from the world, and the way they refer to various places differs from contemporary terms. Isn't that perfectly normal?"

"Hmm." Shi Yao nodded, "I need to consult a senior on this."

"Do I need to follow you?" Long Long asked.

"No need." Shi Yao waved her hand dismissively, "You're not in a position to leave the clan territory right now. I'll go alone, and I'll inform you when I return."

Acting decisively, she quickly ascended on a cloud, left Eastern State, detoured to North State, and headed to West State to visit an old acquaintance.

"What brings you here?" Hu Li asked in surprise.

"To the Mortal Realm," Shi Yao replied succinctly.

"The Mortal Realm again?" Hu Li looked visibly frustrated. "I don't have the time to take you to the Mortal Realm right now! Sister Long, there's still an ongoing war between our West State and your Eastern State, don't forget! We're enemies, remember? If a Dragon Clan cultivator like you is seen wandering on our West State territory, people will come to me demanding answers!"

"It's about your niece this time." Shi Yao directly played her trump card.

"Long Hu?" Hu Li immediately grew tense and asked seriously, "How is she? She hasn't been mistreated in the Dragon Clan, has she?"

"How could she be?" Shi Yao shook her head and continued, "She's treated well in the Dragon Clan… The real problem is Long Long. My disciple has somehow connected with Beiming Fanyang and wants to resolve her bloodline conflict once and for all."

"Beiming Fanyang…" Hu Li paused briefly, skeptical. "Are you certain? Don't let anyone be impersonating them; hasn't Beiming Fanyang been isolating themselves for years?"

"It needs to be verified, of course." Shi Yao urged repeatedly, "So, will you take me to the Mortal Realm?"

"Alright, alright!"

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Southern Border, Tianqian Boundary Gate.

The Sun True Obscure Sword stood firmly in the ground, surrounded by blazing Sun True Fire, releasing boundless heat and light, rendering the surrounding hundred-mile radius barren, where even grass wouldn't grow—only the sand had been melted into glass.

From the boundary gate, two figures suddenly emerged.

Any Human Race cultivator witnessing this would surely be stunned.

This hinted that the Demon Race had found a way to traverse Tianqian and enter the Cultivation Realm. Meanwhile, the Human Race could not pass through the Sun True Fire, a reality bound to make them deeply anxious.

"I don't know how many more times this method can be used." Hu Li walked ahead, holding a pendant, and said to the trailing Shi Yao, "The aura on this pendant is already very faint."

"Doesn't your clan have other relics?" Shi Yao asked.

"That figure once obtained the Tai Yin Suming Sword but returned empty-handed, condemned by the entire Eastern Emperor Realm's Demon Race. How could any relic be preserved after that?" Hu Li replied with a sorrowful expression and shook her head. "Even this pendant was cherished like a treasure—the only item left to her by that figure."

"If this pendant fails, the remains of the Sun Sword Master's spirit wouldn't necessarily listen to your appeals based on kinship alone," Shi Yao said.

"If that happens, we could only emulate Emperor Ying Long of the past and attempt to tear through the spatial boundary gate." Hu Li sighed and said, "Ultimately, there will be a way forward."

After cautiously proceeding for a long time, they finally exited the range of the Sun True Fire and flew toward the Yu Long Mountain Eastern Emperor Path base in Southern Border.