Chi Huoer said with a smile, "I'm afraid this will have to wait until the Star Lord comes out of seclusion to answer you."

His entire mission on Star Emperor Mountain was for the Star Lord. Mo Wuji had obtained spirit stone fragments from the Half-Moon Immortal Palace, as well as Nine Luo Star Fruit, so naturally he would be in closed-door cultivation. As for matters of love between men and women, he greatly agreed with the Star Lord's approach, because in Chi Huoer's view, these were completely unnecessary.

Su Xuan, however, discerned some meaning in those words and immediately asked, "Manor Lord Yan, could it be that this Mo Tian City has some connection with the Star Lord?"

The current Star Lord of Star Emperor Mountain was Mo Wuji, and now Yan Huimeng had brought up Mo Tian City, and both of them shared the same surname, Mo. If there were no connection, she believed that Yan Huimeng would not mention it casually. Which Manor Lord of Tianchi Mountain Manor was a simple person? If she didn't have high hopes for Mo Wuji, how could she have come to Star Emperor Mountain again and again? Moreover, Su Xuan was certain that Yan Huimeng hadn't just brought up Mo Tian City randomly. Perhaps she had specifically investigated Mo Wuji's origins and then found Mo Tian City, which was related to Mo Wuji.

Yan Huimeng smiled slightly, "I'm not very clear either; this requires meeting the Star Lord and inquiring with him to be certain."

She firmly believed that the reason Mo Wuji hadn't met her wasn't because he was in seclusion, but because he didn't care about this marriage. The reason for not caring was simple: this Star Lord Mo hadn't seen Xi Yue. If Star Lord Mo had seen Xi Yue, he would definitely not make excuses to procrastinate.

Su Xuan turned her gaze to Chi Huoer.

Chi Huoer said without hesitation, "The Star Lord's seclusion is at a critical juncture right now; if we were to interrupt him, it would definitely not be a good thing for the Star Lord."

In Chi Huoer's eyes, the Star Lord's affairs were paramount. Since the Star Lord had given instructions beforehand, he would follow them. Even if this Mo Tian City was the Star Lord's old man, he wouldn't hinder the Star Lord from improving his cultivation.

Disappointment appeared in Yan Huimeng's eyes, and she immediately stood up and said, "In that case, after the Star Lord comes out of seclusion, I'll find time to visit again."

Su Xuan knew that Yan Huimeng was somewhat angry; otherwise, she wouldn't have added the words "find time." The meaning of these words was that she was very likely not to come again. If the Star Lord of your Star Emperor Mountain wanted to know about Mo Tian City, then he should go to Tianchi Mountain Manor.

……

"Xi Yue, have you always resented me in your heart for rarely considering your opinion when looking for a Dao companion?" After leaving Star Emperor Mountain, Yan Huimeng suddenly asked.

Zhuang Xi Yue, dressed in a white dress and with a face of absolute beauty, quickly shook her head and said, "My life was saved by Master; I am willing to do whatever Master wants me to do and will not have the slightest complaint."

She wasn't just saying it; when Master asked her to agree to become a Dao companion with Lei Hongji, she agreed. Now that Master had brought her to Star Emperor Mountain several times to seek a Dao companion with the Star Lord of Star Emperor Mountain, she still hadn't said a single word of objection. All along, she had been a submissive person.

Although in the depths of her heart, there was some rejection, this rejection was only subconscious and would definitely not be voiced to contradict her Master.

Yan Huimeng sighed and said, "The True Star is actually not safe. Do you know why the women of my Tianchi Mountain Manor almost all marry the Sect Leaders of some sects or the strong ones of Star Emperor Mountain? Because we don't have a sense of security. Last time, the True Star was almost invaded by foreign races. As for how the foreign races were driven away later, it is still a mystery."

"Isn't it said that Star Lord Mo of Star Emperor Mountain used a Starry Sky Cannon to kill all the foreign race cultivators and Starry Sky Beasts?" Zhuang Xi Yue asked somewhat puzzled.

Yan Huimeng laughed self-deprecatingly, "Xi Yue, do you think there is such a powerful Starry Sky Cannon?"

Seeing that Zhuang Xi Yue no longer spoke, she continued, "But one thing I can be sure of is that the disappearance of the foreign races must be related to that Mo Wuji. He may have used a cannon, but it definitely wasn't a Starry Sky Cannon. Moreover, the matter of the Duan Clan this time is also definitely inseparable from that Mo Wuji. Before the Duan Clan was wiped out, they had issued a wanted order for the Star Lord of Star Emperor Mountain and killed ten City Lords of Star Emperor Mountain, and Star Emperor Mountain had no response. It wasn't until Mo Wuji returned to Star Emperor Mountain that Star Emperor Mountain immediately began to issue a wanted order for the Duan Clan. And today, the Duan Clan has been almost completely wiped out on the True Mellan Continent."

"Star Emperor Mountain has so many strong individuals; previously, it must have been because the Star Lord hadn't returned, and there was no one to give orders, right?" Zhuang Xi Yue was even more puzzled.

Yan Huimeng sneered, "Do you think that Hall Master Su Xuan didn't dare to issue an order to strike against the Duan Clan? I'm telling you, it was just because Star Emperor Mountain knew that the Duan Clan was too powerful and didn't dare to do so. The Duan Clan's power should lie with the Duan Clan's Clan Lord. This Clan Lord has a mysterious origin; as soon as he arrived on the True Mellan Continent, he took control of the entire Assassination Alliance and finally changed this alliance into the Duan Clan."

After saying so much in one breath, Yan Huimeng took a breather, "I even suspect that the Duan Clan's nest was destroyed by this Star Lord Mo. The Duan Clan Clan Lord hasn't reacted to this day, probably because he is seriously injured or is planning something."

"He's that powerful?" Zhuang Xi Yue exclaimed.

She knew that Mo Wuji was the first on the Earthly Ranking and had even been the first on the Human Ranking. But whether it was the Human Ranking or the Earthly Ranking, those were just up-and-coming talents.

The Duan Clan Clan Lord should at least be a Human Immortal expert, right? According to Master, even the Hall Masters of Star Emperor Mountain didn't dare to provoke that Clan Lord, so that Duan Clan Clan Lord might be an Earthly Immortal expert. An up-and-coming talent, at most, could only be said to have amazing potential; could he now contend with Human Immortals and Earthly Immortals? It had only been a few years.

Yan Huimeng nodded, "It's precisely because he is very powerful that I have come to his door several times. Otherwise, which of the women of my Tianchi Mountain Manor isn't a favored daughter of heaven? What virtues and abilities does he, Mo Wuji, have that make my Tianchi Mountain Manor seek him out several times?"

"Master, fate is still determined individually. Let's not come next time," Zhuang Xi Yue said with her head lowered; she felt somewhat wronged.

Yan Huimeng touched Zhuang Xi Yue's long hair and sighed again. After a long while, she said, "Alright, I won't come again next time, alas..."

"Master, if you're not happy, then I'll come alone next time," Hearing Master sigh, Zhuang Xi Yue felt that she shouldn't let Master not come. She didn't think about what she should say after she came alone.

Yan Huimeng shook her head, "Xi Yue, in the past, cultivators on the True Star who cultivated to the peak of the Earthly Immortal Realm could ascend and fly away, supposedly to the Immortal Realm. But for the past thousands of years, ascension has become a legend. It's not just my True Star; the surrounding alien races are the same. That Mo Wuji has been able to reach this height in just a few short years. I think his future achievements may be immeasurable. That's why I brought you here. If you are his Dao companion, perhaps one day he can take you away from the True Star and find the real Immortal Realm."

"Master..." Zhuang Xi Yue was touched and her tone was somewhat choked.

"Do you know why so many of the previous Star Lords of Star Emperor Mountain have disappeared? And why there are no top Earthly Immortal experts on the True Star? Because when they cultivated to a certain level, they all felt that the heavens and earth were restricting the pace of their Great Daos, so they all left the True Star to seek the legendary Immortal Realm."

"Ah..." Zhuang Xi Yue heard her master speak about the Immortal Realm for the first time.

It seemed to be a legend.

……

On Star Lord Peak of Star Emperor Mountain, the rolling spiritual energy around Mo Wuji became increasingly violent.

Mo Wuji once again felt the joy of advancing rapidly. This time it wasn't in the Thunder Wasteland, and he wouldn't use all the spirit stone fragments for cultivation.

After learning the benefits of spirit stone fragments, Mo Wuji only used spirit stone fragments to guide, then frantically swept the spiritual energy of the entire Star Lord Peak.

"Boom!" In just one month, Mo Wuji's meridians trembled under the violent Yuan Power. The tenth level of the True God Realm, which had been silent all along, was directly blasted open at this moment.

The eleventh level of the True God Realm.

After simply stabilizing his cultivation, Mo Wuji unhesitatingly took the Nine Luo Star Fruit.

This was what he had planned. First, advance to the eleventh level of the True God Realm, and then advance to the twelfth level with the help of the Nine Luo Star Fruit. After reaching the twelfth level, use the spirit stone fragments to冲击 (chōng jī - to冲击, assault) the Human Immortal Realm.

As soon as the Nine Luo Star Fruit entered his mouth, it transformed into a fiery, scorching spiritual power. This spiritual power was completely different from the surrounding pure spiritual energy, and it carried an aura of the Dao.

Unlike the first time he took the Nine Luo Star Fruit, this time Mo Wuji was even more experienced. The first time he took the Nine Luo Star Fruit, he only absorbed the spiritual power, and he hardly had any comprehension or absorption of the Dao rhyme aura.

This time, with the help of the spiritual energy of Star Lord Peak and the spirit stone fragments, Mo Wuji felt the power of the Nine Luo Star Fruit even more.

The spiritual energy was almost compressed and then rolled into Mo Wuji's meridians. With the help of the spirit rhyme and Dao rhyme of the spirit stone fragments and the Nine Luo Star Fruit, Mo Wuji's cultivation was improving rapidly every moment.

It was only at this time that Mo Wuji felt a little regretful. He knew that his way of taking the Nine Luo Star Fruit was like a mouse eating wheat, which was wasting food. This time it was better; last time, he wasted even better things.

Spiritual fruits like the Nine Luo Star Fruit were most valuable only when refined into spiritual pills. To refine the Nine Luo Star Fruit into spiritual pills, at least a Ninth-Grade Celestial Pill Refiner was needed. He was currently only barely considered a Sixth-Grade Earth Pill Refiner, and he was still hundreds of thousands of miles away from a Ninth-Grade Celestial Pill Refiner.

Under the wild roll of spiritual energy, time passed quickly.

One month, two months, three months...

After the seventh month passed, Mo Wuji's hands began to continuously conjure various hand seals. When the hand seals he formed almost merged with the surrounding space, he crossed the eleventh level of the True God Realm and advanced to the twelfth level of the True God Realm.

This realm, which originally would have taken tens of years or even hundreds of years to cross, was directly crossed by him in seven months.

Mo Wuji opened his eyes. He wasn't overjoyed. For him, it wasn't even something to be happy about.

In a place like Star Emperor Mountain where the spiritual energy was terribly dense, and with the use of the Nine Luo Star Fruit and the spirit stone fragments, as well as the simultaneous reverse circulation of 106 meridians, advancing to the twelfth level of the True God Realm in seven months was nothing to be happy about.

Fortunately, from the tenth level of the True God Realm to the twelfth level of the True God Realm, he didn't use many spirit stone fragments, only about seven in total.

Mo Wuji took out all the remaining twenty-odd spirit stone fragments. He decided not to save anymore and would definitely strive to enter the Human Immortal Realm in one go.

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