Old Five is a Goose.

Chapter 288: Death is Death Either Way

The young woman waved her hand, stopping the middle-aged man from speaking, then looked at Mo Wuji before continuing in a gentle tone to Pang Qi and the others, "Although I don't know how this Dao friend survived in the Lost Swamp, I can assure you that not everyone has such good fortune. If you insist on going through the Lost Swamp, I can only wish you good luck. If you join my Chu family, I can't promise what will happen in the future, but I can guarantee that you won't continue to be hunted down."

Pang Qi bowed to the young woman, "Thank you for your kindness, senior. We would be honored to join the Chu family. However, our enemies are quite powerful. They have close ties to the Jing family of Lieyang City, which has thousands of connections to Star Emperor Mountain..."

Before Pang Qi could finish, the young woman was stunned. Pang Qi and the others were at most in the Yuan Dan realm. In her opinion, if they could offend an enemy and still escape to this place, their enemy couldn't be that powerful. That was why she dared to offer her guarantee.

But she didn't expect that Pang Qi and the others had offended the Jing family. Even at its peak, the Chu family was only about as powerful as the Jing family. Even then, they wouldn't dare to provoke the Jing family. Now that the Chu family had declined, they were even less comparable to the Jing family.

The reason was that Jing Zixin, the head of the Jing family, had a younger sister named Jing Xiaoxiao who was married to the Yan family of Star Emperor Mountain. The Yan family was one of the three major families of Star Emperor Mountain, filled with experts and talented individuals. For the Chu family to clash with the Yan family would be like throwing an egg against a stone.

"I'm sorry, I really didn't know it was the Jing family. My Chu family really can't afford to offend them..." the young woman said, her face flushed and her tone somewhat awkward.

She had originally thought that Pang Qi and the others were not ordinary cultivators to have reached this place, so she wanted to recruit them into the Chu family. But now that she heard they had offended the Jing family, the young woman immediately knew that she couldn't afford to get involved.

Pang Qi remained calm, clearly having expected this outcome.

Mo Wuji, on the other hand, developed some respect for the young woman. She was very honest, saying she couldn't do something if she couldn't, and at least she wouldn't deceive people into becoming cannon fodder.

After Pang Qi thanked the young woman again, he turned to Mo Wuji and cupped his fists, "Friend, if you're going to the True Mortal Continent, it's best to go through the safest route, otherwise, you're likely to encounter Level 7 demonic beasts. Thank you for your warning earlier. I also have a map here. This map avoids some dangerous places and can safely reach Lost Ruins in the shortest amount of time. Once you reach Lost Ruins, you've essentially reached the True Mortal Continent."

With that, Pang Qi took out a map and handed it to Mo Wuji.

Mo Wuji was overjoyed and quickly took it, thanking him, "Thank you, Brother Pang."

Pang Qi waved his hand magnanimously, "I've already memorized the route on the map. Whether we live or die going to the Lost Continent from here is still unknown. This map is really useless to me."

The young woman's face flushed slightly again upon hearing Pang Qi's words. The Chu family was in desperate need of talent, and she had also planned to have Mo Wuji join the Chu family, so she had used a little trick. She didn't expect Mo Wuji to completely ignore her, and Pang Qi just casually took out the map. In comparison, she was so petty.

Mo Wuji put away the map and smiled, "That's not how it is. If Brother Pang insists on going to the Lost Continent, I suggest not going through the Lost Swamp, because it's really a certain death. I do have a map that can lead to the Lost Continent through another route. But it's still dangerous, and you can accidentally encounter Level 7 demonic beasts.

I was chased by a Level 7 demonic beast and then escaped to the Lost Swamp. Of course, I think compared to going through the Lost Swamp, my map still has a sliver of chance for survival. But I still don't recommend Brother Pang do that. I have an idea that might allow Brother Pang to escape the pursuit of that Jing family."

Hearing that Mo Wuji was chased by a Level 7 demonic beast and still safely passed through the Lost Swamp, not only did Pang Qi feel respect, but even the young woman valued Mo Wuji even more. A Level 7 demonic beast, even if she encountered it, she probably couldn't escape. This ordinary young man actually escaped from the mouth of a Level 7 demonic beast.

Moreover, they all suspected that Mo Wuji might have come from the Lost Continent. But Mo Wuji didn't say it explicitly, and they didn't dare to ask.

"I wonder if this friend has any advice?" Pang Qi asked quickly when he heard Mo Wuji say that he had an idea.

Mo Wuji said, "I heard that there is also a Starry Sky Battlefield on the True Mortal Continent. Since someone is chasing you, why not go to the Starry Sky Battlefield?"

Thinking that Mo Wuji had a good idea, the disappointment in Pang Qi's eyes flashed by when he heard Mo Wuji's words, and then he smiled bitterly, "Friend, you don't know, as a rogue cultivator, it's not like you can just go to the Starry Sky Battlefield whenever you want. If a rogue cultivator wants to go to the Starry Sky Battlefield, they have to join the True Mortal cultivator army. Otherwise, you need to be in the True Lake realm or above. The True Lake realm is too far away for us. And joining the cultivator army, hehe, we might as well try our luck going to the Lost Continent."

Pang Qi didn't say one thing: even if he went to the Starry Sky Battlefield, could he escape the Jing family? There were countless Jing family members on the Starry Sky Battlefield.

Mo Wuji was stunned. He came here to go to the Starry Sky Battlefield, but there were so many restrictions to go to the Starry Sky Battlefield? As for the cultivator army, he certainly didn't want to join. The True Lake realm, he could try to break through to it.

"Are those the only two ways?" Mo Wuji asked unwillingly.

Pang Qi explained, "There are other ways, such as being recommended by a large family, or being recommended by a sect, or being a strong person on the Earth Rankings, or going to an auction to buy a spot to go to the Starry Sky Battlefield..."

Pang Qi said several methods in one breath, and Mo Wuji found that he only had two ways to enter the Starry Sky Battlefield: one was to advance to the True Lake realm, and the other was to buy a spot to go to the Starry Sky Battlefield.

"Thank you, Brother Pang. Here is my map. I'll leave it to Brother Pang."

Just as Mo Wuji was about to hand the map to Pang Qi, he heard the young woman say, "If you want to go to the Starry Sky Battlefield, I happen to have a few spots to go to the Starry Sky Battlefield."

As she spoke, the young woman had already taken out four jade tokens that marked the path to the Starry Sky Battlefield.

"How many spirit stones?" Mo Wuji asked subconsciously? If he could buy the jade tokens, he wouldn't need to rush to break through to the True Lake realm.

The young woman smiled slightly, "I was a bit inappropriate in what I said earlier, and I was also too cautious about my map back to the True Mortal Continent. These few Starry Sky Battlefield tokens will be my compensation. Farewell, everyone. We'll meet again someday."

After saying that, the young woman stuffed the jade tokens into Mo Wuji's hands, turned around, greeted the young girl and the middle-aged man, and quickly left from there, soon disappearing into the Lost Sky Ruins.

Mo Wuji held the jade tokens, somewhat puzzled. What did this mean? He didn't even know those people.

Seeing Mo Wuji confused, Pang Qi explained, "These tokens to go to the Starry Sky Battlefield are very precious to us, but they are nothing to those families. That Senior Chu admired you very much, Dao friend, so she left a few tokens to establish a good relationship."

To put it simply, these tokens were insignificant to them. Leaving a few for them was the same as casually forming a good relationship.

Mo Wuji also understood that it was like he controlled the spots to enter the Five Elements Wasteland. Those spots were something he could take out casually. But for rogue cultivators in the Lost Continent, one spot was still extremely precious.

In any case, Mo Wuji accepted this favor.

Mo Wuji handed the remaining three jade tokens and his map to Pang Qi and the other two, "Whether you can use them or not, one token is enough for me. Let's meet again someday."

Pang Qi took the three jade tokens but didn't take the map. Instead, he turned back to look at Rong He and Xiong Xingteng, "Now that we have the qualifications to enter the Starry Sky Battlefield, I have an idea. Since crossing the Lost Sky Ruins is a journey of nine deaths and one life, why not just go to the Starry Sky Battlefield? Either way, it's a death, so let's not live in vain."