All of this was his mind, or rather, his subconscious, setting up obstacles for him, making him believe what he believed.
Therefore, as long as Ning Beichen broke through the obstacles set by his subconscious, he would be able to leave here.
As for how to break them, it was actually very simple once he knew: belief.
Ning Beichen looked at the endless alley and the indestructible bluestones on either side, then smiled faintly. The alley and the bluestones then scattered like mist.
The bluestones, which he couldn't even break with his bronze ancient sword, were no exception.
At this moment, there were no obstacles before him. He then saw a barren field, and in the field, Ning Beichen saw a woman who was suspected to be Jin Yuehe, being pursued by many people.
He said "suspected to be" because this Jin Yuehe being chased was wearing ancient attire, and judging by her age, she was younger than the Jin Yuehe who had come with him.
The most obvious difference between them was their hair; Jin Yuehe's hair was not that long, just like most women in the city.
The woman resembling Jin Yuehe before him had long, black, flowing hair that reached her waist.
She was being attacked by several people and was in a precarious situation. Ning Beichen didn't hesitate and immediately used a move called "Immortal Points the Way." His bronze ancient sword flew out, deflecting the attack aimed at the suspected Jin Yuehe.
Following that, Ning Beichen had already swept to the side of the suspected Jin Yuehe. With a single punch of "Limitless Collapse," he directly sent the three enemies attacking Jin Yuehe flying.
"Who are you? How dare you interfere in the affairs of our Moon Worship Cult."
The enemies surrounding Jin Yuehe shouted sternly at Ning Beichen.
"I am your father."
Ning Beichen was not polite at all. His first moves were fatal attacks, and within a few exchanges, he dealt with these people.
He couldn't defeat the Celestial Lord, but could he not even handle a few minor pests?
"Thank you for saving my life, Young Master."
At this moment, the woman who was suspected to be Jin Yuehe clasped her hands in gratitude towards Ning Beichen.
However, he saw blood seeping from the corner of her mouth, indicating she was not lightly injured.
"You... don't recognize me?"
Ning Beichen asked her hesitantly.
"I have never met you. May I ask your honorable name? I am Li Yuejing."
The woman suspected to be Jin Yuehe said to Ning Beichen.
"Li Yuejing, Jing'er... Could she be the Jing'er that Senior Shen Ling spoke of?"
Ning Beichen muttered to himself.
"But what about Jin Yuehe? Where has the real Jin Yuehe gone?"
Ning Beichen suddenly felt a headache.
He didn't know whether Jin Yuehe or the Li Yuejing before him was who.
One was the past Li Yuejing, and the other was the present Jin Yuehe. In terms of identity, they were unrelated, but from a certain perspective, they were the same person.
"My name is Ning Beichen. By the way, may I ask if you know a man named Chang Qing?"
Ning Beichen said to her.
"You know Brother Chang Qing?"
Li Yuejing looked at Ning Beichen with surprise and asked.
"Sort of."
For a moment, Ning Beichen didn't know how to answer.
Because the Chang Qing he knew was somewhat different from what she perceived.
"Um, Miss Li Yuejing, who are they? Why are they chasing you?"
As a matter of routine, Ning Beichen still asked her.
"They are all from the Moon Worship Cult. They are chasing me because I took something from them,"
Li Yuejing replied.
Ning Beichen was tactful and didn't ask what she had taken, as it wasn't his purpose for being there.
What troubled him now was whether he should look for the real Jin Yuehe or start with this Li Jing'er.
If this continued, Ning Beichen felt he would have a mental breakdown, and even suspected that Shen Ling had teleported him to the wrong time period.
"By the way, Young Master Ning, you know Brother Chang Qing, so do you know where he is now?"
Li Yuejing asked him somewhat anxiously.
"He is..."
Ning Beichen had only spoken two words when he got stuck, as he truly didn't know how to answer.
Should he honestly tell her that her Brother Chang Qing had become a Shen Ling in the future, and that the she who Brother Chang Qing loved most also no longer recognized him in the future?
These words were undoubtedly too cruel, and the Li Yuejing before him would likely not believe him, and might even think he was crazy or an idiot.
"I don't know where he is either."
Ning Beichen had no choice but to lie, and felt that he needed to find the real Jin Yuehe to resolve the problem.
However, Jin Yuehe was right in front of him, yet she wasn't that Jin Yuehe, but rather, an unknown generation of Jin Yuehe. This left Ning Beichen clueless.
"You don't know where Brother Chang Qing is either?"
Li Yuejing didn't seem to suspect anything, as Ning Beichen had just saved her life. She said with some disappointment.
"No, I wish I could find him too."
Ning Beichen shook his head.
However, he wasn't looking for the Chang Qing of this space-time or this particular time period, but the Chang Qing who had already become a Shen Ling.
"I have to go now, goodbye."
Ning Beichen still decided to look for the real Jin Yuehe, as he felt the problem lay with Jin Yuehe, and only by finding Jin Yuehe could he unravel this tangled mess.
"Goodbye."
Li Yuejing could only say, feeling that the man before her was somewhat peculiar.
He wasn't like the people here; everyone here had long hair and wore ancient attire, but Ning Beichen had short hair and wore strange clothes she had never seen anyone wear before.
Ning Beichen didn't linger. He directly rode his sword away from Li Jing'er, although he had no idea where to find Jin Yuehe. He could only wander aimlessly, going wherever fate took him.
However, not long after, he encountered people from the Moon Worship Cult again.
And there were quite a few of them. One of them had escaped when they were previously surrounding Li Yuejing, and Ning Beichen hadn't pursued him. Now, that person had returned with reinforcements for revenge.
Ning Beichen, already frustrated, saw these Moon Worship Cult members, and his anger flared up. He unleashed this unwarranted rage upon them.
This time, Ning Beichen didn't let a single one of them escape. He slaughtered all the members of the Moon Worship Cult directly.
After killing them, not long after, Ning Beichen arrived at a town, intending to settle down there for a while.
Fortunately, when he killed the Moon Worship Cult members earlier, he hadn't forgotten to loot them, and he had quite a bit of money on him.
Ning Beichen found an inn to stay at, and incidentally inquired if anyone had seen Jin Yuehe.
What worried him the most was that since Jin Yuehe's death trajectory had appeared, it meant she could perish at any moment.
However, Ning Beichen immediately felt he had thought incorrectly.
What if... the one who was meant to die was not Jin Yuehe, but Li Yuejing?