As Ji Wuye and Ji Chenmu emerged from the Langhuan Blessed Land, they discovered that the teleportation array had sent them to a place called Ice Moon City.
The celestial envoy in charge of guarding the teleportation array, seeing their extraordinary demeanor, concluded they must be disciples from renowned immortal sects. He harbored a desire to curry favor with them, hoping for a reward of a few immortal stones if he could please them.
"Are you two lords visiting Ice Moon City for the first time? Ice Moon City has been rather turbulent lately. The Snow Beast tribe of Ice Moon Mountain was wiped out by a single person in one day. Many people from various sects have come to the city. You should be careful!"
"Thank you for the information, little brother. I am Ji Chenmu. This small token is a token of my gratitude. Let's speak frankly."
Ji Chenmu was well-versed in such matters and skillfully extracted information. After he had gleaned all he could from the celestial envoy Zhu, he entered the city with Ji Wuye, who had been waiting.
"Wuye, my sister Ji is indeed here. The jade token did not lead us astray. Feng Chu Immortal Venerable is the third young master of the Phoenix Clan. News of his return to the Phoenix Pavilion is all over the city. I believe this Third Young Master Feng is the one we know."
"Mm, let's head to the Phoenix Pavilion first." Ji Wuye was consumed by anxiety. He had a feeling that Hu Hu was in trouble, and the closer he got to his sister, the stronger this intuition became.
The two flew on their swords. They hadn't expected the teleportation array to be outside the city. They were still some distance from the city gates. Ji Chenmu had also purchased the map from the celestial envoy Zhu.
As they traveled through a mountain valley, they encountered two groups of people engaged in a battle. Two female corpses lay on the ground, clearly deceased. Both combatants were at the Great Perfection stage of Golden Immortal cultivation, wearing black martial attire, their affiliations unclear. They were surrounding and attacking a violet-clothed immortal. Another man in green, whose cultivation seemed to be above Immortal Lord, sat on a flying boat, sipping tea.
Ji Chenmu had also bought a guide to the crests and insignia of the major immortal sects from celestial envoy Zhu. As the saying goes, rats have their own paths, and ordinary people have their own ways of survival. Understanding the insignia of the immortal sects helped avoid unintentional offenses. In the immortal realm, killing someone was no different than crushing an ant.
Unable to discern the origins of these two groups immediately, and out of caution, they intended to bypass the area without interfering. However, they were called out by the violet-clothed immortal.
"Fellow Daoists, help me!" The violet-clothed immortal suddenly swooped towards them. The black-clothed pursuers, disregarding everything, raised their swords to strike, forcing Ji Wuye and Ji Chenmu to draw their swords in self-defense.
"What do you two mean? We are strangers, yet you attack us with such murderous intent!" Ji Chenmu scolded angrily.
"And you, fairy, why do you harm us when we have no enmity?" Ji Chenmu was extremely annoyed with the violet-clothed woman.
"Fellow Daoists, please save me! I will surely repay you after today!" The violet-clothed immortal's movements were disheveled, with faint traces of blood at the corner of her mouth. She was seriously injured!
"Are you two interfering in our affairs? This Purple Blossom Immortal Lord is someone my young master desires." one of the black-clothed figures said.
"Impudent! If it weren't for me being ambushed today, you two ants wouldn't be worthy of standing before me." The violet-clothed immortal no longer feigned ignorance after her identity was revealed.
"Hmph, you've offended my young master, and your death is at hand!"
"Bei Qi Changsi, you are truly despicable, chasing me from Immortal Brew City to Ice Moon City. How exactly have I offended you?" Purple Blossom Immortal Lord, having been poisoned by his scheme, had lost a cultivation realm. All her attendants from the Heavenly Palace were killed. She couldn't recall how she had offended this despicable scoundrel.
"As for the reason, I simply don't like you! And don't you remember the Bao Lai Pavilion incident? You caused me to miss out on the auction! You deserve to die!"
Bei Qi Changsi gracefully appeared, hovering in the air. He looked at Purple Blossom Immortal Lord's pathetic state with a strange excitement. He relished toying with his prey until they were half-dead before finishing them off.
If that bitch hadn't driven up the price back then, he wouldn't have missed out on the Mist Spirit Grass, and Xuan Nu wouldn't have been angry with him. Now, she wouldn't even see him.
"Hmph, so that's how it is. You were in the private room on the fourth floor of Bao Lai Pavilion! What business do you have with me missing out on bidding for the Mist Spirit Grass? You couldn't afford it, yet you blame me? This is truly the act of a scoundrel. Why don't you go kill the person who bought the Mist Spirit Grass? You're going too far!" Purple Blossom Immortal Lord suddenly understood, and her anger flared even more!
"Since this is a personal grievance, please let us leave," Ji Chenmu said immediately. The cultivation of this person, Bei Qi Changsi, was unfathomable, and he and Wuye were not confident.
Does this fairy have a screw loose? Her life is hanging by a thread, and she's still yapping here, provoking him! She truly doesn't know the meaning of death! With that mouth, she's probably offended quite a few people! Serves her right!
"Since you've witnessed the Bei Qi family handling matters, why should you leave?" Bei Qi Changsi looked coldly at Ji Wuye. Although his cultivation appeared to be only at the middle stage of Golden Immortal, Bei Qi Changsi felt a sense of apprehension.
"I am, and I will leave if I wish. What can you do to me?" Ji Wuye showed no fear. Having faced death on the battlefield for so many years, he understood that courage wins in narrow encounters. He had long grasped this principle.
"Then I shall face you!" Bei Qi Changsi suddenly leaped forward, and at some point, a chilling long sword pierced towards Ji Wuye.
The long sword in Ji Wuye's hand hummed, his battle intent irrepressible.
With a clang, their swords met, the piercing metallic sound scraping against their eardrums. So powerful! Ji Wuye exclaimed in admiration. This was a mutual test between sword cultivators. A slight smile played on his lips. Fine, he hadn't sparred since his advancement. It was a good opportunity to try out his new techniques.
Bei Qi Changsi's sword-wielding hand tingled slightly. He was shocked. This person, with only the cultivation of a middle-stage Golden Immortal, could force his sword to the point of nearly dropping it.
On the other side, Ji Chenmu faced a black-clothed attacker. Ji Chenmu had the urge to curse his luck. Just moments ago, he had remembered who this Purple Blossom Immortal Venerable was. It turned out to be the person who had argued with sister Ji at the reception pool. He had seen it from his spatial realm at the time, and only Wuye was in seclusion, so he hadn't witnessed that scene.
Although Ji Chenmu's cultivation was not as high as his opponent's, his evasion techniques were superb, and the opponent couldn't deal with him for the time being. However, it still consumed his immortal power. At this moment, he recalled A You's Immortal Drunkenness. In the lower realm, it could subdue anyone who came. He wondered if it would be effective against this immortal realm person. Regardless, it was called Immortal Drunkenness, so how could it be ineffective?
Fearing it wouldn't work from a distance, and being closely pursued, he swung his sword back, deliberately leaving an opening. The black-clothed attacker indeed fell for it, moving in to block and attempting to stab Ji Chenmu's chest. Ji Chenmu scattered his sleeve, covered his mouth and nose, and rapidly retreated. He increased the dosage, fearing he too would be poisoned.
"Ant, how could this mere trifle poison this immortal..." Before he could finish speaking, he collapsed to the ground.
Success! Ji Chenmu quickly followed up with a sword strike, not forgetting to search the opponent's spirit ring and cosmic bag. He was very familiar with this task!
Purple Blossom Immortal Lord faced the other black-clothed attacker. She breathed a sigh of relief. She had a life-saving artifact and was not afraid of facing someone who was merely at the Golden Immortal cultivation level.
"Second brother!" The black-clothed attacker fighting Purple Blossom Immortal Lord cried out in grief and anger. They were twin brothers, and their bond was deep!
"Ant, I will kill you!" The black-clothed attacker abandoned Purple Blossom Immortal Lord and charged towards Ji Chenmu.
Seeing this, Purple Blossom Immortal Lord's long whip transformed into a halberd, and she struck the black-clothed attacker from behind. She swiftly annihilated his soul, a clean and ruthless act that made Ji Chenmu tremble with fear!
This was her life-saving technique, unseen by anyone. Those who had seen it had all died. Because no one expected a long whip to transform into a halberd, they were caught off guard and met their demise by her hand.
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