For Mo Wuji, reconciliation with the Thunder Sect was out of the question. Since that was the case, killing a Celestial Emperor would weaken the Thunder Sect’s strength first. He had heard that Qi Junyi was the Thunder Sect's most powerful Celestial Emperor, and killing such a person would definitely hurt the Thunder Sect deeply.

Was he supposed to wait for Qi Junyi to heal before killing him? He wouldn’t be that foolish.

Mo Wuji didn't know what that lamp was, but the fact that Qi Junyi was so badly injured and still insisted on coming in person showed that the lamp was no ordinary item.

If Qi Junyi didn’t get his hands on this thing, it would be a wonder if he let it go. Once Qi Junyi recovered his strength, he would definitely try every means to get rid of Mo Wuji.

He now had some strength, but that strength wasn't his own; part of it came from the Great Wilderness, and part from Zhuo Ping'an. In his current state, he couldn’t withstand a Celestial Emperor powerhouse constantly watching him from the sidelines.

...

"Great Elder, is Mo Wuji's strength really that powerful? Even Elder Ming, with his Celestial Reverent strength, was severely injured with just one move?" After leaving Tianqian Celestial City, the woman asked with lingering fear. She was currently controlling the flying treasure.

Qi Junyi's expression was still very ugly. Hearing this, he snorted, "What is that mere Mo Wuji? I didn't expect the Celestial Puppet beside him to be so powerful, probably equivalent to Celestial Emperor strength. Once I recover from my injuries, I'll come back and settle the score with him."

He needed to recover from his injuries as soon as possible, and the only way to do that was to return to the Thunder Pool of the Thunder Sect. This was also why he had to leave Tianqian Celestial City as quickly as possible.

"Great Elder, will Mo Wuji chase after us and attack?" The Grand Luo Immortal cultivator asked with some concern.

Qi Junyi sneered, "He doesn't have the guts, relying on a mere Celestial Puppet."

He wasn't really afraid of Mo Wuji chasing after him. Leaving aside the agility of the Celestial Puppet, even in terms of speed, the Celestial Puppet couldn’t compare to his flying treasure. Once Mo Wuji dared to chase him out, he would try every means to prevent Mo Wuji from returning to Tianqian Celestial City again.

A Celestial Puppet that could compare to a Celestial Emperor was still just a puppet. Something without intelligence dared to intercept him, Qi Junyi. Even if he, Qi Junyi, was badly injured, he was still a Celestial Emperor.

"You're wrong; he does have the guts, and here I am." A gentle voice sounded, and then a figure appeared in front of his airship. The airship was enveloped by a powerful domain aura, and it stopped immediately.

"Who are you?" Qi Junyi suddenly stood up, looking at the pale-faced scholar in front of the airship, his heart filled with shock.

Even if he wasn't controlling the airship, being able to easily force an airship controlled by a Celestial King to stop like this meant that this person was definitely a Celestial Emperor powerhouse. And that aura was even stronger than when he wasn't injured…

This meant that even if he wasn’t injured, he wouldn’t be a match for this person.

Before Zhuo Ping'an could answer, a sudden name appeared in Qi Junyi's mind, and he immediately asked in a deep voice, "Is Fellow Immortal Zhuo Ping'an from Ping'an Corner?"

Zhuo Ping'an easily stepped onto the deck of Qi Junyi's airship. The restrictions were like decorations to him.

"I didn't expect anyone to recognize me outside of Ping'an Corner." Zhuo Ping'an's pace was slow, and his words had a conversational tone, as if there was a hint of loneliness in them.

"Fellow Immortal Zhuo, my Thunder Sect has no grudges with you, right? What do you mean by suddenly blocking my way, Fellow Immortal Zhuo?" Qi Junyi wasn't an idiot; he clearly felt Zhuo Ping'an's killing intent. Zhuo Ping'an's sudden appearance wasn't to chat with him, but to kill him.

"I am also acting under orders. Who told you to offend Mo Wuji? He told me to kill a few of you, and I have no choice but to come. Alas, my life is bitter, reduced to being someone else's lackey." Zhuo Ping'an sighed and slowly raised his hand.

"What?" Qi Junyi stared blankly at Zhuo Ping'an. He really didn't expect Mo Wuji to even recruit Zhuo Ping'an.

If Zhuo Ping'an was involved, even the entire Thunder Sect wouldn't be qualified to seek revenge. Feeling Zhuo Ping'an's killing intent, his heart felt as if it had been doused in ice water. If he could do it again, he would rather never have obtained the wick of the Dakun Buddha Lamp.

...

"Junior Sister Suxi, tell me what happened." Back in the room, after setting up the restrictions, Mo Wuji immediately asked.

The little nun carefully put Yuanyi down and then wiped her tears, saying, "That Qi Junyi of the Thunder Sect was premeditated. He lured my master out and stopped not far outside of Tianqian Celestial City. My master said that she wanted to exchange the lamp wick and took the initiative to take out what Qi Junyi needed. After Qi Junyi checked what my master gave him, he did not break his promise and threw the lamp wick to my master.

As soon as my master caught the lamp wick, Qi Junyi suddenly attacked. My master put away the thing and fought a great battle with him. As a result, he and my master were both seriously injured. When I was preparing to take my master away, he called out the other Thunder Sect disciples to surround us in a despicable manner. My master risked her life to take me to Tianqian Celestial City…”

Suxi didn’t need to say the rest; Mo Wuji understood.

"Is that lamp very important? Your master shouldn't be unaware of Qi Junyi's intentions, right?" The only thing Mo Wuji didn't expect was that Yuanyi's strength was so strong that she could suppress Qi Junyi. In other words, if Yuanyi hadn’t been slightly agitated when exchanging the item with Qi Junyi and was ambushed, perhaps this transaction would have gone smoothly.

Suxi nodded, "That is the Dakun Buddha Lamp, which is the foundation of my Jingxin Temple. My master told me that Jingxin Temple was also a major Buddhist sect in the Immortal World, but later, because the wick of the Dakun Buddha Lamp went missing, Jingxin Temple gradually declined and eventually became a single lineage."

"Are you saying that after your master’s fall, you are the only one left in Jingxin Temple?" Mo Wuji asked suspiciously.

Suxi nodded, then shook her head again. After her master fell, she didn’t know where to go. But she knew that no matter what, she couldn’t let Jingxin Temple decline.

"It seems like you have something else to say?" Seeing Suxi nodding and shaking her head again, Mo Wuji immediately asked.

Suxi hesitated and said, "Actually, Jingxin Temple has a branch, called Dakun Buddha Sect…”

"That's not right. You said that the foundation of Jingxin Temple is the Dakun Buddha Lamp, so the name Dakun Buddha Sect should be the main sect, right?" Mo Wuji immediately noticed the impropriety in Suxi’s words.

Suxi shook her head and said, "No, the Dakun Buddha Sect was established by some disciples of Jingxin Temple after the Dakun Buddha Lamp went missing. I heard that there was a great battle back then. After the battle, Jingxin Temple disintegrated. The Dakun Buddha Lamp also disappeared during that battle."

"Is the lamp plate of the Dakun Buddha Lamp in your master’s hands?" Mo Wuji asked again.

Suxi was as clean as a blank sheet of paper, completely ignorant of any schemes. When Mo Wuji asked this question, she didn't have any precautions at all and answered directly, "Yes, this plate is very extraordinary. It was because this lamp plate sensed the direction of the lamp wick that my master brought me to Tianqian Celestial City, preparing to merge the lamp plate with the lamp wick."

"Do the people of the Dakun Buddha Sect know that the lamp plate is in Jingxin Temple?" Mo Wuji’s questions came one after another.

"I don't know. My master said that they can't know. Once they know, they will definitely not let Jingxin Temple go."

Hearing Suxi's words, Mo Wuji’s heart sank. It seemed that by saving Suxi, he was not only deepening the hatred with the Thunder Sect, but also adding the Dakun Buddha Sect.

Thinking about these things, Mo Wuji felt a burst of headache. Letting this blank-sheet-of-paper little nun go out would be equivalent to letting her commit suicide. Keeping her would be equivalent to setting up an enemy.

Unless the Dakun Buddha Sect came and Suxi took the initiative to hand over the Dakun Buddha Lamp. But this Dakun Buddha Lamp was exchanged for Yuanyi's life. Would Suxi take the initiative to exchange it?

"If the Dakun Buddha Sect comes to ask you for the Dakun Buddha Lamp, what would you say?" Mo Wuji still asked. These things had to be faced.

Suxi was stunned for a moment, then realized that this Dakun Buddha Lamp was not only something that the Thunder Sect wanted to snatch, but also something that the Dakun Buddha Sect wanted to snatch.

Soon, she said firmly, "This was what my master exchanged for with her life. I will not give it to them, unless I die."

Mo Wuji sighed in his heart, then said, "You lack experience. Remember one thing in the future. No matter who asks you about the Dakun Buddha Lamp, you must say that you don't know."

Suxi looked at Mo Wuji blankly, then nodded after a long while.

"Go to your room and rest for a while. I'll take care of the other things for you. People can't come back to life. What you need is to work hard to improve your cultivation." Mo Wuji comforted her.

When he first saw Suxi, Suxi would even make a joke, innocent and unpolluted. But after experiencing so many things, even Mo Wuji could see a trace of haze in Suxi's eyes.

Sometimes, growth is accompanied by darkness. Suxi would slowly integrate into the Immortal World, this big dyeing vat, and there was nothing he could do to stop it. He only hoped that no matter what, she could still maintain a pure heart in the future.

Suxi bowed to Mo Wuji and walked into a room next door with her master in her arms.

Mo Wuji opened the restriction at the door, and Zhuo Ping'an walked in. He looked at Suxi’s room, sighed, and said, "You've stirred up another big trouble."

Mo Wuji rubbed his hair. How could he not know that he had stirred up a big trouble? A single lineage Jingxin Temple also had a powerhouse like Yuanyi. How could the Dakun Buddha Sect, the main branch of Jingxin Temple, be simple? But could he let Suxi go? He was sure that Suxi would be completely dead after she left Tianqian Celestial City.

He, Mo Wuji, really couldn't do such a thing. Sometimes, he felt that he was now very adapted to the cruelty of the Immortal World, but he was still an ordinary person, with an ordinary heart, unable to ignore life and death. Cultivating to Grand Yi Immortal, becoming a Grade 7 Pill Emperor, he still couldn't transcend this ordinariness, and he didn't want to transcend this ordinariness.