"You're looking for me?" Mo Wuji stopped and asked the approaching woman, a hint of curiosity in his voice.

The woman had delicate and pretty features, dressed in a yellow dress, giving off an aura of demure elegance. Her cultivation was far above his own, seemingly at the late stage of the Mysterious Immortal realm. In Mo Wuji's estimation, this woman was far more powerful than Hong Qi, whom he had killed before. Even though he had advanced to the middle stage of the Golden Immortal realm, Mo Wuji doubted his chances of victory were high if he fought her. Unless he reached the late stage, or even the peak stage of the Golden Immortal realm.

The woman in the yellow dress approached Mo Wuji, giving a graceful bow, and said with a smile, "My name is Shen Muqing, a disciple of the Flowery Immortal Valley in the Luo Ling Immortal Domain. I noticed Brother Yan's extraordinary bearing, and I wished to befriend you. I apologize if my approach was too sudden."

Mo Wuji stared wide-eyed at Shen Muqing, stunned for a moment before saying, "Fairy Shen, are you sure you're not mistaken? Extraordinary bearing? I'm just a Golden Immortal cultivator, with ordinary spiritual roots, just an ordinary person among ordinary people. Where do I get this extraordinary bearing from? Fairy Shen is surely a star-ranked genius who mingles with other geniuses. To say this to a disappointed man who was just publicly dumped on the street, are you making fun of me?"

This time, Mo Wuji was genuinely puzzled. It wasn't that he was being overly sensitive, but that Shen Muqing, with such high cultivation and beauty, must surely be a star-ranked genius. Why would she befriend an ordinary man who had been dumped on the street? And addressing him as "Brother" was simply outrageous. It would make more sense if she knew he was a Rank 4 Grand Master Pill King. But Mo Wuji was certain she didn't know that he was a Rank 4 Grand Master Pill King.

In a word, Shen Muqing was a catch, while he was just a loser. Such scenarios only happened in daydreams.

Shen Muqing continued to smile serenely, "I truly admire Brother Yan. If Brother Yan doesn't mind, would you be willing to have a cup of tea with me at the nearby rest house?"

'Am I being asked out?' Mo Wuji thought to himself. He didn't know what Shen Muqing's purpose was, and he preferred to avoid trouble. Besides, he had more important things to do now: to get Dou Hualong to continue investigating the purple gourd.

"I'm truly sorry, but I was just dumped, and I'm feeling heartbroken and depressed. I want to go back and be alone for a while. If I can receive Fairy Shen's invitation after I recover, it would be my honor," Mo Wuji said, cupping his fists.

A hint of disappointment flashed in Shen Muqing's eyes, but she still said with a smile, "In that case, I won't disturb Brother Yan any further. May I ask where you live?"

Mo Wuji knew that even if he didn't tell her, she could find out easily enough. So he simply said, "I live at the Linhe Immortal Rest House. Fairy Shen, farewell."

With that, Mo Wuji turned and left, Dou Hualong quickly following behind him. If it had been before, Dou Hualong would have been confused as to why his Big Brother didn't accept the invitation, but now he understood perfectly.

His Big Brother was a Rank 4 Grand Master Immortal Pill King, and an elder of the Immortal Pill Dao Alliance. What was a mere star-ranked genius like Shen Muqing?

Watching Mo Wuji's back, Shen Muqing smiled faintly and said distantly, "Actually, I think you're wrong about one thing. Mu Rong Xiangyu is actually very suitable for the cultivation techniques of the Heaven's Path."

Mo Wuji paused slightly. He suddenly understood why Shen Muqing had approached him. Perhaps it was really as she said, with no ulterior motives, just wanting to befriend him.

Mo Wuji's guess was not entirely correct, but it was close to the truth. Others saw Mo Wuji as a pitiful wretch who had been abandoned, and he himself had portrayed himself as pathetic, wanting to return to heal his emotional wounds. Shen Muqing knew very well that the Yan Ye before her was not like that at all. When Mu Rong Xiangyu produced the marriage certificate to dissolve the engagement, Yan Ye showed not even a hint of emotion. How could he be heartbroken?

Yan Ye's face was disfigured, yet he showed no sign of inferiority when facing numerous geniuses, even the top genius Gu Zi Jian, who was pursuing Mu Rong Xiangyu. After being rejected by Mu Rong Xiangyu, Yan Ye was still able to advise her. This was definitely not something a person who was only single-mindedly in love with Mu Rong Xiangyu could display.

Moreover, Yan Ye was extremely ordinary, with no spiritual energy fluctuations. Logically, he should be a mediocre talent. She also had a special ability to sense a person's approximate age. Although she couldn't determine Yan Ye's exact age, she could sense that he was younger than her, even much younger. How could a cultivator who was so much younger than her have cultivated to the Golden Immortal realm? How could he possibly be mediocre?

That was not all. The most important thing was that this cultivator looked extremely ordinary, with no spiritual aura surrounding him. This was the greatest sign of extraordinariness.

Her purpose in coming out was not only for the opening of the third level of the Shattered World, but also to gain experience, broaden her horizons, and befriend heroes from all walks of life. When she came out, her master had told her that traveling ten thousand miles was better than reading ten thousand books. Don't underestimate anyone, and don't be self-deprecating in front of anyone.

In addition to one's own aptitude, external help was equally important in cultivation. Sometimes, befriending a capable friend was like having an extra path for oneself.

Her intention this time was to befriend geniuses from all walks of life. How could she miss out on someone like Mo Wuji? Moreover, even if she misjudged him, so what? Just the fact that a Golden Immortal cultivator could calmly interact and converse with a group of geniuses was worth befriending.

……

As soon as he returned to his residence, Mo Wuji took out a ring and handed it to Dou Hualong. "Hualong, I'm going into seclusion for a while. This ring and the things inside are for your cultivation. In your free time, please help me inquire about the battle between the Eternal Land Immortal Domain's Heavenly Emperor and the Demon Moon Immortal Gate's Heavenly Emperor. Also, find out what that purple gourd is all about. Oh, and also inquire about the opening of the third level of the Shattered World."

"Yes, Big Brother," Dou Hualong said excitedly as he accepted the ring.

After Mo Wuji entered his room and began his seclusion, his spiritual will had already scanned the ring. The things inside almost made him tremble with excitement. More than a million low-grade immortal crystals, hundreds of thousands of mid-grade immortal crystals, and two thousand high-grade immortal crystals. Besides these, there were also various elixirs. What excited him the most was that he saw the Falling Dust Immortal Pill, a treasure that all Heavenly Immortals dreamed of.

As for the Rank 3 immortal artifact and a Rank 2 flying immortal artifact, he had become numb to them.

As expected, having a Grand Master Pill King Big Brother was awesome. When had he, Dou Hualong, ever lived such a luxurious life? It was like a mouse falling into a rice pit. No, he, Dou Hualong, was going to become a dragon in the future. How could he be compared to a mouse?

He must work hard to complete the tasks assigned by Big Brother.

……

Mo Wuji himself needed a lot of resources for his cultivation, so he didn't mistreat Dou Hualong, who was following him. He gave him a large amount of cultivation resources. Besides, he was a Pill King and an elder of the Immortal Pill Dao Alliance. Even if he was lacking something, it would be heavenly treasures, not low-level elixirs and immortal crystals.

At this moment, Mo Wuji returned to his room and picked up the ring given to him by Nong Yong. This was the reward from the headquarters of the Immortal Pill Dao Alliance, and Mo Wuji believed it wouldn't be too bad.

The ring was a reward, so the restrictions were very simple. After Mo Wuji opened the restrictions, there were only two hundred Rank 5 immortal spiritual herbs in the ring.

Mo Wuji was a little stunned. This was too stingy. If there were only two hundred Rank 5 immortal spiritual herbs, it would be less than the small portion rewarded by the Sharp Corner Immortal Ruins branch. It was indeed a huge fortune for ordinary cultivators. But for Mo Wuji, it was really nothing.

Just as Mo Wuji was about to be disappointed, he saw something again, a shuttle that was less than a foot long. The shuttle was gray and dim, similar in color to the space in the ring. If you didn't pay attention, you wouldn't even notice it.

Mo Wuji raised his hand and grabbed the shuttle. A faint immortal energy flowed, and a sense of wanting to escape surrounded it.

As soon as Mo Wuji's spiritual will penetrated into it, he almost cried out in surprise. It was actually a Rank 7 flying immortal artifact.

A Rank 7 flying immortal artifact was a good thing, not only for him, but even for true Immortal Kings.

The value of flying treasures and defensive treasures was originally higher than that of attack treasures. A Rank 7 flying immortal artifact was even more of a hot commodity that everyone wanted.

If he had a Rank 7 flying immortal artifact, he wouldn't have had to think about improving the Crossing Immortal Ship in the Half Immortal Domain.

Mo Wuji quickly understood that the Immortal Pill Dao Alliance was protecting him. Giving him Rank 5 immortal spiritual herbs meant that he should advance to the Rank 5 Pill King realm as soon as possible. Giving him the shuttle was to allow him to escape in times of danger.

It seemed that joining the Immortal Pill Dao Alliance was indeed the right choice. Just the value of this Rank 7 flying immortal artifact was inestimable.

Mo Wuji took out the ring given by Shang Yu again. There was indeed an elder identity token from the Immortal Pill Dao Alliance's Sharp Corner Immortal Ruins branch in the ring.

Besides that, there was also a pile of Rank 5 immortal spiritual herbs, and more than ten Rank 6 immortal spiritual herbs.

What attracted Mo Wuji the most was an ancient book. Mo Wuji took out the ancient book and looked through it, and he admired Shang Yu even more. This Second President simply knew what he was missing and then sent it.

This was a book introducing pill formulas. Mo Wuji skimmed through it, and there were more than a thousand immortal pill formulas in this book, from Rank 1 to Rank 7. Although there were some pill formulas that were missing, such as the Extreme Wilderness Pill, etc., some commonly used pill formulas were basically introduced in this pill book.

After giving him so many good things, and letting him find three treasures in the warehouse, it seemed that Shang Yu would ask him to help with something in the future, and he really wouldn't be able to refuse. In any case, he owed him a favor.

After sorting out the things and putting them into his ring, the first thing Mo Wuji did was to refine the shuttle. He couldn't be in the mood to refine Rank 5 immortal pills until he refined the shuttle.

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