Li Xizhi had understood early on that guarding the valley was no easy task. If the Tuoba Family sent some random subordinate, they would be fine. But if they sent a direct descendant, then he would need to prepare an escape route.0

So he had inquired about the relevant rosters, memorized the approximate layout of the checkpoints surrounding Baixiang Valley, and organized a list of the cultivators stationed at each. Now, he followed the shortest possible route in his flight.0

He rode past more than ten strongholds on Heavenly Glow. Most were minor hills and small formations. Some had been razed by devil cultivators, while others were simply too afraid to appear, remaining eerily silent.0

He had passed two major formations. One remained sealed shut and the other was surrounded by devil cultivators. It had been too dangerous to...0