What Dongfang Wenxin said was not wrong; she was indeed the one who knew Jun Wuhui best! With the arrogance of the White-Robed God of War, Jun Wuhui, who valued loyalty and righteousness above all, how could he possibly agree to live alone?

So many brothers died for him, and so many years have passed. Now you, Jun Wuhui, are resurrected just like this?

Jun Moxie sighed. Who among them didn't have a beloved wife and young children to care for?

Who didn't have elderly parents yearning for their service? "Moxie, there's no need to discuss this further.

You go ahead and attend to your own matters!" Dongfang Wenxin sat quietly, gazing at Jun Moxie's face with a tender smile blooming on her lips. "When you are out adventuring, you must be extremely careful and take good care of yourself." Jun Moxie nodded, completely understanding the profound, motherly love radiating from his parent.

"When you return this time, your mother will personally preside over your grand wedding!" Dongfang Wenxin’s face shone with moving happiness as she smiled gently. "You absolutely cannot delay any longer.

Mother has been waiting for that day for a very, very long time... waiting with such bitter, deep yearning..." An indescribable, sharp ache surged through Jun Moxie's heart, nearly bringing tears to his eyes.

"There is one other matter: those people on Tianguan Ridge. Last time, I sent people over to escort them back, but they absolutely refused to come.

I have already dispatched couriers to send them all necessary supplies for their livelihood and have warned all the nations on the continent: under no circumstances are they to be disturbed by any movement whatsoever. Mother believes this arrangement should be satisfactory, yes?" Jun Moxie asked cautiously.

"Your uncles have deep affections for your father. They will not leave.

They... they are merely waiting for that day." Dongfang Wenxin offered a faint smile.

"Let them be. What you have done is already very good...

very good." Stepping out of Dongfang Wenxin’s chambers, Jun Moxie suddenly felt an odd sense of rootlessness, as if all the affairs of this mortal world were nothing more than fleeting illusions... That afternoon, Jun Moxie, along with Mei Xueyan, Miao Xiaomiao, and Qiao Ying—four figures traveling light—departed from the Evil Lord’s Residence, heading toward the Phantom Mansion that connected the two realms.

Finding the entrance to the Phantom Mansion would undoubtedly require Miao Xiaomiao's expertise, while Mei Xueyan served as Jun Moxie's greatest support. As for bringing Qiao Ying along, it was to allow her some respite.

After all, among all the women currently in the Evil Lord’s Residence, Qiao Ying was the most pitiable. Qiao Ying had witnessed the full, brutal intensity of the preceding war between the two clans firsthand, and it was inevitable that countless shadows would be cast upon her heart.

As someone who had transmigrated from the modern era, Jun Moxie possessed considerable understanding of psychological matters. He knew that Qiao Ying’s inner pain needed to be resolved as quickly as possible; if it were allowed to fester into a serious ailment, regret would follow too late.

Qiao Ying's innate cultivation needed no mention; she had already reached the initial stage of Saint Venerable. Since arriving at the Evil Lord’s Residence, Jun Moxie had spared no expense, providing an endless supply of potent spiritual elixirs, boosting her realm to the fourth level of Saint Venerable—just one step shy of entering the Saint Monarch tier.

And Miao Xiaomiao’s progress during this period had also been quite rapid. She had started at only the third level of Venerable, but had currently soared all the way to the third level of Saint Emperor!

She had spanned over a dozen tiers; in this short span, the little girl felt as though she were living in a dream—such a pace of advancement was something she never could have imagined, even in her wildest fantasies, before. To think there was such a method of cultivation in this world?

Whoosh... just like that, Saint Emperor?

It was utterly unbelievable... Ah, women—it was safest to find a good husband!

Of course, it would be absolutely perfect if that husband was someone she loved, and who loved her in return! The cultivation levels of these four were terrifying, and their speed on foot was second to none.

If they were riding horses, it would actually be slower than traveling by foot. The four journeyed with incredible haste, their speed truly astonishing.

Occasionally, travelers on the road would glimpse three celestial-like women accompanied by a youth as graceful as the wind approaching from afar. But before they could properly focus their eyes, the quartet would vanish, becoming mere flickers against the horizon behind them, like deities passing by, leaving no trace...

In total, only three or four days passed before they arrived at the desolate mountain forest connecting the pathway between the two realms. This was the very place Cao Guofeng and the other six had led Jun Moxie through previously.

Looking again at that smooth stone wall now, Jun Moxie felt a rush of disorientation, momentarily experiencing a strange sensation of time flowing backward. Miao Xiaomiao, considering herself the expert, strode confidently to the stone wall and gently laid her slender, pale palm upon it.

She carefully channeled her internal power, and slowly, a soft, luminous ball of light began to manifest over her hand. The radiance was exceptionally gentle and clear, seeming to perform some kind of permeation into the stone surface...

As the sphere of light expanded, the very air around it began to ripple, as if a small pebble had been tossed into a calm lake. The ripples grew larger, slowly spreading outwards.

Vaguely, a doorway began to shimmer, appearing yet not fully manifesting. Beads of sweat gradually formed on Miao Xiaomiao's forehead and cheeks, and her eyes were filled with surprise.

In the past, it hadn't seemed this arduous! Why was it so difficult this time?

When she was previously only at the Supreme Venerable level, opening it took mere moments. Now that her power had advanced so significantly, activating the secret passage should have been smoother, so why this result?!

Just as she was consumed by doubt, a muffled boom suddenly erupted, and Miao Xiaomiao cried out faintly, her delicate body being hurled backward by an immense, forceful impact. Jun Moxie reacted with lightning speed, darting forward to catch the still-falling Miao Xiaomiao in his arms.

He immediately poured his robust vital energy into her to prevent internal injury. The vaguely shimmering portal in the void flickered once and then vanished completely.

"What happened?" Mei Xueyan and Qiao Ying converged immediately. They were unaware of the intricacies behind the Phantom Mansion portal, assuming that Miao Xiaomiao's power was insufficient, or that her technique for opening the passage was flawed, thus preventing the gate from opening!

Jun Moxie, however, had passed through this gate before; the way Cao Guofeng and the others had entered the Phantom Mansion with him that day utilized this same route, and it hadn't required much effort. Miao Xiaomiao's current strength surpassed that of Cao Guofeng and the others, so this sudden change gave Jun Moxie an ominous premonition, even if he couldn't grasp the specifics of the disturbance.

A trace of crimson blood appeared at the corner of Miao Xiaomiao's mouth, but thanks to the infusion of Jun Moxie’s true energy, although shaken, she was not seriously harmed. However, her expression was intensely grave, and she stated heavily, "The Phantom Mansion portal won't open!" "The Phantom Mansion won't open?" The three of them froze simultaneously!

"In the past, even with only the strength of the Supreme level, I could use this method to sneak out for fun. Knowing the key to opening the gate made it utterly effortless," Miao Xiaomiao said, bewildered.

"But this time, even though my power has clearly reached the Saint Emperor level, I cannot open it despite exerting my full strength! I fear there has been some kind of drastic change within the Phantom Mansion." She pondered for a moment before continuing, "The methods of entry and exit for the Phantom Mansion are all the same.

Based on my inference, if it cannot be opened from the outside, then the passage leading from the inside to the outside is likely blocked as well." A look of worry surfaced on Miao Xiaomiao’s face. "In other words, the Phantom Mansion now cannot be exited nor entered!

It is effectively completely isolated from the Xuanxuan Continent!" The three fell silent together! They simultaneously realized why there had been absolutely no news from the Phantom Mansion for such a long time!

It turned out, for some unknown reason, this ethereal Phantom Mansion had been entirely severed from the Xuanxuan Continent! This meant that even if they wanted to enter the Xuanxuan Continent, it was now impossible!

"What should we do now?" Miao Xiaomiao looked helplessly at Jun Moxie, her eyes revealing genuine panic. It seemed only the Jun Moxie before her could resolve these issues.

Jun Moxie scratched his head. Although the young master was supremely confident in his myriad abilities, he was completely clueless about this particular predicament and had no immediate solution.

"Hmm, how many passages connect the Phantom Mansion to the Xuanxuan Continent in total?" Jun Moxie inquired. "There are six similar passages in total.

This is one of them; there is another on the plains north of Tianxiang City, and the others are all distributed at these six points along the edges of the continent," Miao Xiaomiao explained. "Because our people's appearance can be too sudden and easily cause a massive stir, we chose locations rarely frequented by people." A dark line appeared on Jun Moxie’s forehead: "So, if we want to try entering through the other passages, we'll likely have to circumnavigate this entire continent?" Miao Xiaomiao worriedly smoothed her collar and said weakly, "Roughly, yes, that's the gist of it." Jun Moxie stumbled, nearly falling flat on his face.

"Sister, do you have any idea how vast the continent beneath our feet is?" Mei Xueyan and Qiao Ying also found it somewhat amusing. Setting aside everything else, even with Jun Moxie’s current power level utilizing Yin-Yang Evasion for rapid flight, circling the entire continent would take a minimum of over two months!

And that was flying at full speed without stopping to eat or drink, wasting no time whatsoever, just to possibly complete the circuit... "Well, lass, what's your estimation—was the sudden inability to open this passage caused by human interference or by some accidental force of nature?" Jun Moxie scratched his head, suddenly feeling an incessant itch on his scalp after hearing the news.

"It must have been caused by human interference!" Miao Xiaomiao stated firmly. "The Phantom Mansion has stood for over ten thousand years; has any natural force ever managed to seal it?

Preposterous!" "If it was caused by people, then we still have a chance to try something," Jun Moxie sighed helplessly. "We can only rely on a stroke of luck.

Even the most tightly sealed man-made blockade will leave some minute flaw; for now, we can only try our luck to see which gate isn't sealed as tightly." "However, the hope for this isn't very high," Jun Moxie cautioned. "If it truly was done by someone, that person must be Zhan Kuang!

And only a supreme cosmic treasure like the Nine Illusory Flowing Sands could thoroughly seal the Phantom Mansion passages! Zhan Kuang’s seasoned and cunning style of operation guarantees he would leave no loopholes.

So, don't hold out too much hope." Miao Xiaomiao's pretty face, which had just lit up with hope, instantly dimmed again. "This time, let's head towards Tianxiang first to take a look; it's relatively closer." Jun Moxie proposed, "But this time, we won't rush ourselves desperately.

Let's travel leisurely, enjoying the scenery. If we reach north of Tianxiang and the passage still won't open, then trying the other passages is likely pointless.

We might as well wait there." The three women unanimously agreed. Thus, the four followed the road, heading toward Tianxiang.