Ye Yun and his group soon arrived at the gate of Chaofeng Mountain.
From afar, he could see that Chaofeng Mountain was now covered by a large protective formation, preventing anyone from infiltrating.
As Ye Yun approached the formation, two figures rushed out from within.
"Who goes there?!"
Before them stood two female cultivators of Chaofeng Mountain, seemingly patrolling near the formation.
Ye Yun looked at them and smiled, "It's only been two years, and you don't recognize this Venerable anymore?"
After all, he had been quite famous in Chaofeng Mountain back then.
Hearing this, the two women paused.
"Hmm, you look a bit familiar..."
With no other choice, Ye Yun produced the identity token that Feng Qingxian had prepared for him before his trip to the Void Abyss.
"This Venerable is Ye Yun."
As soon as he said this, they finally reacted.
Their demeanor instantly changed, and they said with extreme respect.
"It's Elder Ye! You're back!"
The other woman looked somewhat surprised.
"But the outside is surrounded by the allied forces. How did you get in?"
Hearing this, Ye Yun smiled faintly.
"Naturally, I broke in!"
These casual words left them stunned.
"Has Elder Ye become this strong in just two years?!"
"Mhm, take me inside first."
Ye Yun did not forget the current important matters.
At this moment, one of them quickly reminded him.
"With this token, you can pass through the protective formation."
"It has this function too? You should have said so earlier!"
Ye Yun was delighted and immediately instructed Xiao Xue to pass directly through the protective formation.
Everything went smoothly, and they entered without any obstruction.
Upon entering Chaofeng Mountain, Ye Yun found that the scenery hadn't changed much since he left.
However, the atmosphere was much more somber, with guards everywhere, and almost no idle people could be seen outside.
"It seems Chaofeng Mountain is truly in dire straits this time..."
Ye Yun felt fortunate to have returned in time. Otherwise, once a real war broke out, Chaofeng Mountain's strength would surely be annihilated by the vast allied forces outside.
Before long, he even spotted the Shenhe flying ship docked in the plaza.
Xu Ning exclaimed in awe when she saw it.
"Wow, what a big flying ship!"
Ye Yun smiled and said, "That's mine too. If you're interested, I'll take you for a ride later."
"Really? That's great!"
Xu Ning was extremely excited. In all her years, she had never seen such a magnificent flying ship.
Ye Yun, on the other hand, was a bit surprised that the Shenhe flying ship had been brought back. It seemed Xing Wu was indeed here.
As if to confirm this, just as he was about to go to the Empress Palace to find Feng Qingxian, he heard an extremely familiar voice.
"You scoundrel? You're actually still alive?!"
Even before the voice sounded, he sensed someone approaching.
Turning his head, he saw it was indeed the figure that held his heart.
Clearly, standing before him was Xing Wu, dressed in a white dress!
The moment he saw her, Ye Yun's heart leaped, and he rushed forward instantly.
"My dear wife, it's been so long!"
Overcome with emotion, he embraced her warmly.
The speed of his action caught Xing Wu by surprise, and she was held tightly in his arms.
"Hey, you scoundrel, let go of me!"
Xing Wu, in his arms, struggled desperately.
This left Ye Yun somewhat bewildered. He looked down at the woman in his embrace and asked with confusion.
"My dear wife? Haven't we seen each other for so long? Shouldn't we have a warm embrace?"
Then, she glared at him fiercely.
"You scoundrel, who is your dear wife!"
"Huh?"
Ye Yun was stunned for a moment.
At first, he even thought she was throwing a tantrum.
Then, he noticed that the Xing Wu before him seemed a little strange.
The most obvious change was a tear mole at the corner of her eye, which he didn't recall seeing two years ago.
Ye Yun then realized and exclaimed in surprise.
"Wait, are you the Heart of Heavenly Reason?!"
Hearing this, Heavenly Reason Xing Wu said irritably.
"Can you let go of me before you speak, pervert!"
Clearly, she strongly protested Ye Yun's blatant and disrespectful behavior!
It was her charming voice that made Ye Yun want to say.
"Curse me more, curse me more..."
"Cough, cough, I'm sorry..."
However, Ye Yun wasn't quite that perverted, so he quickly released her and apologized.
Heavenly Reason Xing Wu then snorted and said.
"If you dare do that again, I'll tell that old woman."
Ye Yun's lips twitched. This woman had learned to tattle after reconstructing her body.
He coughed lightly and immediately changed the subject.
"Let's talk business. Did Xing Wu help you reconstruct your body?"
"That's right."
Heavenly Reason Xing Wu nodded and snorted.
"That old woman reconstructed my body for me over a year ago. My name is now Xing Meng."
"Xing Meng..."
Ye Yun mumbled the name, then looked her up and down again.
Overall, her appearance was indistinguishable from Xing Wu's, with only the tear mole at the corner of her eye serving as a distinguishing feature.
As for her cultivation, Ye Yun didn't know what kind of black technology Xing Wu had used, but Xing Meng now possessed Emperor-tier cultivation.
"Not bad, not bad. It looks like Xing Wu put a lot of effort into you..."
"Not bad, my foot!"
Then, Xing Meng glared at him and said irritably.
"It's you, scoundrel! What's going on? You've been out of contact for two years. Do you know that old woman has been thinking about you every day? And you? You just brought back another woman!"
As she spoke, she glanced at Xu Ning behind Ye Yun and snorted again.
At this moment, Xing Meng's gaze was like a soul-searching interrogation of Ye Yun.
Ye Yun looked helpless.
"You misunderstood. During these two years..."
With no other choice, he simply recounted the events of the past two years.
He mentioned entering Moon Island and then gradually fulfilling three conditions, which allowed him to leave. He didn't reveal the specific conditions.
However, this was enough to make Xing Meng realize.
"There's such a thing?!"
Ye Yun shrugged helplessly and said.
"Yes, otherwise I would have returned long ago."
After his explanation, Xing Meng crossed her arms and huffed.
"Fine, at least you have some conscience."
Seeing her expression, Ye Yun teased.
"I didn't realize you cared about her so much?"
"Of course not!"
Xing Meng crossed her arms and turned her head away.
"I just don't want to see that woman acting coy all day. Who cares if she's sad or not."
"Mhm..."
Ye Yun nodded inwardly.
It seemed she had successfully inherited the tsundere trait.
However, he didn't expose her and asked with a smile.
"Alright, where is Xing Wu now?"
Seeing his wife Xing Wu was his most urgent desire.
Xing Meng glanced at him and then said something that almost made Ye Yun choke.
"Oh, her? She's dual cultivating with Feng Qingxian."
"Cough, cough, cough, what did you say???"
Ye Yun's expression was priceless, as if he had been struck by lightning.
"Don't scare me, them? Dual cultivating? What?"
The scene alone was a bit too stimulating to imagine.
Then, Xing Meng said irritably.
"What are you thinking with your dirty mind? Feng Qingxian is just using the Nirvana Fire to help that old woman break through."
"Oh, so that's how it is..."
Ye Yun breathed a sigh of relief. He had almost thought...
What a sin, what a sin...
Xing Meng nodded and said, "They're both busy, so they've asked me to manage Chaofeng Mountain in their stead."
Hearing this, Ye Yun smiled faintly.
"I see. You've worked hard during this time, doing so much for us."
A faint blush appeared on Xing Meng's face at his thanks.
Perhaps to cover it up, she coughed lightly and said.
"In short, I hope those guys can wait until they come out of seclusion and don't attack now, otherwise, I won't be able to stop them."
After all, there were quite a few Emperor-tier experts on the opposing side, not to mention the Hall Master of the Heavenly Dao Palace. Even if she wanted to stop them, she would be powerless.
As for Ye Yun, after learning that Xing Wu and Feng Qingxian were fine, he smiled and said.
"Don't worry, there's no need to wait."
"Ah?"
Xing Meng was stunned, not understanding his words.
Then, Ye Yun's lips curled into a faint smile.
"Would you dare accompany me on a trip and let me slaughter them all!"