You don't want your secret to be revealed by others, right?-Chapter 461 - 46, Baili Fengzhi’s mother

Jingzhou is the center of the world.

Apart from Di Hong City, which sits at the center, the surrounding Jingzhou region is home to eighteen smaller cities.

Of course, calling them small cities is relative; each spans over a hundred miles, attracting many visitors from the other Eighteen States, including both mortals and cultivators.

After all, the Essence of heaven and earth within Jingzhou is much richer than in other states, which not only promotes longevity but also increases the likelihood of newborns possessing cultivation talents. Many influential mortals and cultivators from other states would think of relocating here.

The environment in Di Hong City is even better, but not just anyone can reside there.

Therefore, many choose to settle in one of the eighteen smaller cities in Jingzhou.

Xilian City is one such smaller city located to the west of Di Hong City.

Within an unremarkable courtyard in the city,

a seemingly ordinary mortal couple was pruning flowers and plants in the yard, the atmosphere harmonious and warm.

Suddenly—

The man's expression subtly changed, and at the same moment, a Divine Thought Transmission echoed within his mind.

With a flicker of his mind, his wife, who was trimming the plants, instantly lost consciousness and collapsed, her body gently lifted by an invisible force and floated back into the house.

The man then turned his head towards the courtyard door and said, "Please come in."

The door opened, and a young man dressed in a white robe entered, followed by two stunningly beautiful women. One woman, clad in a black Martial Artist Robe, exuded a heroic aura, while the other, dressed in palace attire, had a hint of sorrow between her brows.

"Blood Sea Saint Mother?"

The man's face changed, and then he couldn't help but turn his gaze towards the young man who appeared to be the leader.

Even the Blood Sea Saint Mother, the progenitor of the Blood Demon Demon Path, follows obediently like a subordinate. What status could this young master hold?

Clearly a Great Cultivator, yet his status...could it be...

He glanced at the heroic woman who seemed to be a guard and suddenly hesitated, giving her another look.

Then, the man turned to Lin Yue and said, "Could it be the Seventeenth Prince?"

"Are you Fuyi Sword Saint?"

Lin Yue smiled and said, "Who would have thought that a revered Sword Saint would live so unassumingly here, even taking a mortal woman as a wife. I hear this is the Sword Saint's thirtieth-some mortal wife?"

Fuyi Sword Saint was silent for a moment before saying, "Starting from insignificance, one naturally remains insignificant among mortals."

"Red Dust Heart Refining is indeed a good practice; it requires deceiving oneself and genuinely falling in love." Lin Yue shook his head slightly and said, "Does the Sword Saint truly like this mortal woman?"

"Why couldn't I?" Fuyi Sword Saint asked.

"I just find it quite fascinating," Lin Yue said with a smile.

Fuyi Sword Saint calmly said, "The feelings between people are built gradually through daily interaction. They don't necessarily require perilous life-and-death experiences. True feelings can emerge from danger, but they can also be found in tranquility."

Lin Yue raised his eyebrows slightly but said nothing more.

He understood this point, having experienced it himself, so he wouldn't contradict it.

However, the method Fuyi Sword Saint used for Red Dust Heart Refining was quite unique, repeatedly testing his mortal wife in secret amidst an ordinary life. Rather than seeking true love, it seemed more like a test of human nature.

"Your Highness didn't come here just to discuss this, did you?" asked the Fuyi Sword Saint. "If there is something else, please speak directly, I have other matters to attend to."

Lin Yue didn't waste any time and immediately said, "I heard that Fuyi Sword Saint has a Boundaryless Flower?"

"Yes." Fuyi Sword Saint glanced at the Blood Sea Saint Mother and said, "Fifty years ago, at the Small Southern Cloud Gathering, I indeed offered a Boundaryless Flower, but that was fifty years ago."

"What do you mean?" Lin Yue frowned slightly and asked, "Could it be that you've already sold the Boundaryless Flower?"

"Your Highness misunderstands; the Boundaryless Flower is still here," Fuyi Sword Saint shook his head. "But this Boundaryless Flower was never mine to begin with. Back then, I was just selling it on behalf of a friend. Now, the Boundaryless Flower is with that friend of mine."

"A friend?"

Looking at him, Lin Yue said, "Then, I'd ask Fuyi Sword Saint to help contact your friend."

"She's no longer with us," Fuyi Sword Saint shook his head slightly and said. "Over twenty years ago, I heard she had gone to Eternal Night and has been out of contact ever since."

"Gone to Eternal Night?" Lin Yue's eyebrows lifted slightly. Why were so many people going to Eternal Night?

"Yes."

Fuyi Sword Saint sighed, "That Boundaryless Flower was obtained at the Northwest Border when the Demon Clan attacked Great Yong during the early years of the Emperor's Inspection. But since then, she has completely changed, unwilling to return to Jingzhou or see me. The only time we met, she entrusted me to sell the Boundaryless Flower to exchange for a top-tier Flying Escape Spiritual Treasure. I'm afraid she wanted the Spiritual Treasure to go to Eternal Night."

"Hmm?" Upon hearing this, Lin Yue couldn't help but ask, "The friend Fuyi Sword Saint mentioned, is she a woman?"

Fuyi Sword Saint looked at him with some surprise and said, "Yes, how did you know?"

Lin Yue glanced at Baili Fengzhi beside him and transmitted, "My love, doesn't what he describe sound like your mother?"

Baili Fengzhi also felt a stir of emotion, took a deep breath, and then said, "May I ask Fuyi Sword Saint, is that woman the one with a red mole on her brow and a beauty mark near her eye?"

"Do you know her?" Fuyi Sword Saint gauged Baili Fengzhi and asked, "Who are you?"

"The friend you mentioned is likely my mother," Baili Fengzhi said, "My name is Baili Fengzhi. Has the Sword Saint ever heard my mother mention me?"