“Hmph, consider yourself lucky!”
With Kun Ling Honored One’s intervention, Honorable Being Ji Yun knew her desires couldn’t be fulfilled today. Unwilling to linger, she tossed a remark at Li Mu and turned to walk towards her Spiritual Ship.
“Hold on, you chased my friend for no reason. Now you want to leave without a word?” Kun Ling Honored One scoffed, stopping her.
Hearing this, Honorable Being Ji Yun’s Face darkened. She turned and glared, “Kunling Honored One, don’t push your luck. Don’t forget, you have less than a hundred years of Lifespan left. If you fight, you’ll die even sooner. If you want to leave early, I don’t mind sending you off!”
“Don’t worry, don’t worry. On the day I die, I will definitely drag someone down with me. I wonder if you, the venomous woman, are interested?” Kun Ling Honored One, despite having his sore spot poked, remained expressionless and smiled indifferently.
Hearing this, Honorable Being Ji Yun frowned, her expression grave. A Peak Soul Transformation Cultivator fighting to the death could indeed drag her down with him.
Honorable Being Ji Yun still had a thousand years of Lifespan left, so she naturally cherished her life and was unwilling to fight this old devil to the death.
Facing the silent Honorable Being Ji Yun, Kun Ling Honored One felt immensely pleased and escalated his demand, “If you don’t leave something as compensation today, don’t even think about leaving.”
After he finished speaking, Kun Ling Honored One’s long robe billowed without wind, and his powerful Fire True Source was like a scorching sun.
The surrounding temperature soared. In an instant, countless plants in the mountains below dried up completely and withered, spontaneously combusting without fire. Countless mortal beasts sensed the danger and fled for their lives.
The raging flames scorched the ground for several miles, instantly turning it into a charred purgatory. A terrifying Killing Intent enveloped the world, locking onto Honorable Being Ji Yun.
Li Mu, being close, deeply experienced Kun Ling Honored One’s unfathomable strength. As expected of the Eight Great Families, the Cultivation Technique they cultivated must be a high-grade, top-tier Cultivation Technique.
The strength Kun Ling Honored One displayed was far more formidable and overbearing than that of Tianjue Demon Lord and Nine Nether Demon Lord whom he had encountered before!
“Hmph, old monster, you’re pushing your luck. Do you really think I’m afraid of you!” Honorable Being Ji Yun’s Face was grim. Seeing that Kun Ling Honored One was getting serious, she didn’t show weakness. Her body surged with Killing Intent, and purple mist permeated the air.
There was clearly a deep-seated hatred between the two. Kun Ling Honored One instantly attacked, his giant axe returning to his hand. Dark red flames clung to the axe as he swung it horizontally, an endless sea of fire, carrying a sharp axe blade, threatening to engulf Honorable Being Ji Yun.
Kun Ling Honored One’s first move was an absolute killing blow, his Aura like a rainbow.
Honorable Being Ji Yun snorted coldly, throwing out the embroidery needles clenched in her fingers. She exhaled a wisp of Immortal Qi, which instantly transformed into a thick purple mist, seemingly covering the sky and colliding with the raging flames.
Though the embroidery needles were tiny, they were Fifth-grade top-tier Spiritual Artifacts. There were twenty-eight in total, each carrying immense power. Facing the endless sea of fire, the embroidery needles were as small as stars, yet they feared no flames and drilled into the sea of fire.
The endless axe blades contained within the sea of fire were instantly pierced through upon contact with the embroidery needles, penetrating the sea of fire and striking forth.
Kun Ling Honored One smiled faintly, unhurried. He held his giant axe, swinging it up and down with wide, sweeping motions, deflecting all the silver needles, yet unable to break them.
This was not his first encounter with Honorable Being Ji Yun; he was very familiar with her tactics and dealt with them calmly.
Their Cultivation Techniques clearly seemed to be mutually exclusive.
Whether it was the raging flames or the purple mist, after several clashes, neither could truly harm the other.
After a brief fierce battle, Honorable Being Ji Yun and Kun Ling Honored One both tacitly abandoned large-scale, Spirit Qi-wasting moves, opting instead for weapon combat to decide life and death.
Their great battle nearly caused the surrounding mountains to collapse and the ground to split. A casual strike could directly obliterate a mountain Peak.
The ground, too, was instantly scarred by the battle between the two Soul Transformation Cultivators.
At the scene, Li Mu summoned the Five Elements Spirit Mountain and unleashed the Five Elements Spirit Domain to suppress the aftermath of the two Soul Transformation Cultivators’ battle.
The three Nascent Soul True Lords from the Ji and Kun Families brought out their defensive Magic Treasures, guarding strictly, like small boats in a raging storm, their hearts filled with dread, fearing that a single ripple from the battle would drown them.
Compared to the three Nascent Soul True Lords’ disarray, Li Mu stared at the battlefield, his mind on the treasure-hunting Spirit Pearl on the female Honored One.
“I must find a way to snatch that Buddhist bead from her.” Li Mu knew that he had made an enemy of the other party. The treasure-hunting Spirit Pearl in that madwoman’s hand had recorded his Aura. Even if he disguised himself with another identity, he couldn’t escape her tracking. From now on, he would likely Face endless trouble.
What to do now?
Join forces with Kun Ling Honored One?
Currently, it was unclear whether this person was a friend or foe. Earlier, in the Wangxing Sea, he had brief contact with people from the Kun Family, and Li Mu didn’t have a good impression of the Kun Family.
Forget it, this matter should be considered in the long run!
At worst, he would continue to lie low in Yin Yang Valley until his cultivation advanced to Soul Transformation before coming out!
After weighing the pros and cons, Li Mu decided to secretly leave now. Taking advantage of the two’s great battle, this was the perfect time to depart.
Prompted by his thoughts, Li Mu seized the Opportunity when the other three Nascent Soul True Lords were unprepared. He used the Earth Escape Technique, quickly burrowing into the ground below, and made his escape.
“Don’t even think about escaping!”
Zi Guang Zhenjun noticed his target was escaping and immediately threw out his square Formation Artifact again. In an instant, a thousand-zhang Fourth-grade Formation enveloped Li Mu.
“Seeking death!”
Kun Ling Honored One’s two servants, one wielding a Spiritual Sword and the other a Spiritual Axe, rushed forward to rescue Li Mu.
“You’re not qualified to stop me!”
Zi Guang Zhenjun paid no mind to the two Nascent Soul cultivators from the Kun Family. As a Fourth-grade Formation Master combined with his strength, he feared no two Nascent Soul True Lords.
But just as Zi Guang Zhenjun was about to lay down another Formation to trap the two, the Formation he had set up let out a cracking sound, unable to bear the strain, and then the entire Formation instantly shattered.
“This is impossible!”
Zi Guang Zhenjun immediately realized the Formation was broken. He snapped his head around, only to see that the person had merely struck the Formation with a single palm, easily shattering the Heavenly Suppression Formation he had laid.
Zi Guang Zhenjun’s mind reeled in shock, unable to believe what he was seeing. Before he could react,
The next moment, blades flashed, blood splattered, and Zi Guang Zhenjun was swiftly and cleanly beheaded on the spot by the two Nascent Soul cultivators from the Kun Family.
“Fellow Daoist, please don’t leave. My Lord has given an order, and we hope you’ll give us some Face!”
After dealing with Zi Guang Zhenjun, one of the two Nascent Soul cultivators from the Kun Family, a towering strong man wielding a giant axe, quickly called out to Li Mu.
Li Mu had no intention of stopping. He simply replied with his True Essence, “Thank you for your rescue, I will never forget it. Please tell Senior that we shall meet again if fate allows!”
As his voice faded, Li Mu unleashed his Divine Thought, chose his escape route, and was about to use the Five Elements Escape Technique.
But the next moment, two terrifying pressures descended from the sky, stopping Li Mu’s actions.
Feeling the two immensely powerful and terrifying Auras enveloping the area, Li Mu instantly felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar. Even moving a single finger felt incredibly difficult, let alone using the Five Elements Escape Technique to leave this place.
“Who is it? So powerful?”
Li Mu struggled to lift his head, only to see two figures in the sky, standing ten thousand feet high, looking down at the ground below. Both had a Dharma Wheel behind them.
Refining Void Realm!
Li Mu’s heart tightened. The thing he least wanted to see had happened. The great battle between Honorable Being Ji Yun and Kun Ling Honored One had finally attracted Refining Void Realm powerhouses from Barren Ancient City to investigate.
“Stop yourselves!”
The powerful voice wasn’t loud, yet it felt like it exploded in their ears, shaking their Divine Souls and creating an irresistible urge to obey!
In the distant mountains, Kun Ling Honored One’s figure was disheveled, his black robe now tattered, but his Face still held a hint of madness.
In contrast, Honorable Being Ji Yun was struck down on a mountainside, spitting blood, and struggled to get up. Her silk robe was also severely damaged, her hair disheveled, and her figure was alluringly revealed, “Senior Kumoku, save me.”
Honorable Being Ji Yun no longer had her previous composure. She looked at the Grand Elder of the Ji Family from Barren Ancient City in the sky and quickly begged for help.
“You damned venomous woman, I will kill you today. No one can save you.” Kun Ling Honored One was clearly already consumed by hatred, his reason lost. He gripped his axe with both hands, and endless Fire Spirit Qi swirled into the giant axe like a whirlwind. He then angrily brought the axe down with a heavy chop.
Honorable Being Ji Yun instantly felt her soul flee, wanting to dodge, but she was too severely injured and had nowhere to escape.
The next second, the middle-aged man with a cyan Dharma Wheel behind him, ten thousand feet high in the sky, appeared before Honorable Being Ji Yun as if teleporting. Facing the world-destroying strike, he merely flicked his finger against the giant axe, dispelling the flames.
A powerful force penetrated the Spiritual Axe and transferred to Kun Ling Honored One. With a “wa” sound, the immensely powerful Kun Ling Honored One was struck as if by a heavy blow. His giant axe fell, and he himself flew backward several thousand meters, flying towards Li Mu’s direction.
Seeing this, Li Mu activated his Wings of Thunder, transforming into a streak of light, and caught the flying Kun Ling Honored One. However, the force was truly immense, and he couldn’t stabilize himself for a moment. He landed heavily with Kun Ling Honored One in his arms, using his feet to brace himself, carving a long trench in the ground before finally steadying himself.
“Senior, are you alright?”
Although Li Mu successfully caught Kun Ling Honored One, that strange force also penetrated his body. At that moment, he only felt as if his internal organs had shifted, which was extremely uncomfortable.
Facing Li Mu’s kind inquiry, Kun Ling Honored One slumped to the ground, continuously muttering, “Why? Why can’t I kill that venomous woman, even though I’ve become so strong?”
Li Mu had a headache. Unable to comfort Kun Ling Honored One, he could only accompany him in silence.
However, it seemed that there must be an unspeakable deep hatred between Kun Ling Honored One and Honorable Being Ji Yun, which forced Kun Ling Honored One to fight so desperately.
Honorable Being Ji Yun was also extremely powerful, but encountering someone who didn’t care about their life would surely render her advantages useless.
Just as Kun Ling Honored One was immersed in his failure, unable to extricate himself, at the very same moment, Li Mu felt a gentle breeze by his side. He turned to look and found a young Cultivator, holding a jade flute and looking refined, had appeared beside him at some unknown time.
The newcomer glanced at Kun Ling Honored One and couldn’t help but shake his head and sigh, “Kun Ling, come back to the Family with me. You only have a hundred years of Lifespan left. Don’t act impulsively. Continuing to break through to the Refining Void Realm is the top priority.”
Kun Ling Honored One looked at the newcomer. Despite his unwillingness, he finally got up and cupped his hands, saying, “Thank you, Grand Elder, for the reminder. You’ve worried about me.”
“Hmm… this person is!”
The Kun Family’s Grand Elder looked at Li Mu before him and asked in confusion.
Li Mu saw that the other party was in the Refining Void Realm and humbly replied, “Junior is a Loose Cultivator, Zhang Qifeng. Greetings, Senior!”
The Kun Family Grand Elder raised an eyebrow, “It’s because of you!”
“Grand Elder, this person is an old acquaintance of mine, the son of my good friend. Knowing that he was being pursued by Ji Yun, I specially came to rescue him!” Kun Ling Honored One lied, interjecting.
Upon hearing this, Li Mu couldn’t help but feel a hint of goodwill towards Kun Ling Honored One.
“Let this matter be. The top priority is for you to continue seeking the Opportunity to break through to the Refining Void Realm. Once you enter the Refining Void Realm, if you wish to avenge your son, I will no longer stop you. For now, do not act impulsively again!” The Kun Family Elder said to Kun Ling Honored One. After speaking, he didn’t forget to glance at the Ji Family Grand Elder a thousand meters away.
The Ji Family Grand Elder, supporting Honorable Being Ji Yun, had a grim expression. He coldly glared at Kun Ling Honored One, then took her and flew away from the area.
The Kun Family Grand Elder handed a bottle of Medicinal Pills to Kun Ling Honored One, gave a few more instructions, and then also flew away from the area.
From their conversation, Li Mu also understood why Kun Ling Honored One harbored such hatred for Honorable Being Ji Yun. It turned out he had a son-killing grudge against her.
Such grief from losing a child could indeed drive one to madness.
“Thank you, Senior, for saving my life. I will never forget it.” Li Mu helped Kun Ling Honored One up and thanked him sincerely.
“Our encounter is fate, but it’s a pity I couldn’t seize this Opportunity to kill that venomous woman today. It’s truly hateful!” Kun Ling Honored One gritted his teeth.
Li Mu also felt deep sympathy. That Soul Transformation female Cultivator had a strange temperament and was ruthless. Kun Ling Honored One’s son must have suffered horrific abuse in her hands.
“Little friend, would you like to have a drink with me?”
Kun Ling Honored One’s mood was extremely suppressed at the moment, and he wanted to drown his sorrows in wine.
Li Mu originally didn’t want to agree, but the other party had saved his life this time, and refusing again would be a bit heartless. Besides, Honorable Being Ji Yun had been severely injured by him, so it was absolutely impossible for her to trouble him again in a short period!
Just having a drink, and then returning to Yin Yang Valley, there would be plenty of time.
However, would it be as simple as just having a drink?
Li Mu pondered for a moment, then nodded and respectfully replied, “If Senior invites, Junior is naturally willing to accompany you!”
“Good!” Kun Ling Honored One looked at Li Mu with appreciation, patted his shoulder, and nodded happily.
Afterward, Kun Ling Honored One released a Spiritual Ship and invited Li Mu to enter.
After the battle just now, the surrounding area for dozens of miles had already become a mess. The ground was cracked, and mountains were broken, presenting a devastated scene!
On the deck of the Spiritual Ship, Kun Ling Honored One and Li Mu sat facing each other at a round sandalwood table.
Kun Ling Honored One took out two jade wine pots from his storage ring and directly handed one Spiritual Wine pot to Li Mu.
Li Mu glanced at the Spiritual Wine pot. Under his Talent Divine Power - Identify Myriad Spirits, he learned the attributes of the Spiritual Wine and confirmed there were no attached items. He then opened the wine pot lid without hesitation!
“Good wine!” Li Mu eagerly took a sip and praised loudly.
Seeing this, Kun Ling Honored One’s eyes lit up, somewhat admiring the courage of this young Nascent Soul cultivator.
