Several people handed their belongings to Hu Chunchun, and under her guidance, they quickly arrived at a huge, open square.

Calling it a square, Mo Wuji immediately realized it was actually a dock. The square was surrounded by seawater on three sides, protected by layers of restrictive formations. Clearly, this square was the entrance to the Starry Sea Slope.

The square was crowded with people of various shapes and sizes. Un-transformed demon beasts occupied a good portion of the area, and there were even some native wooden creatures present. Mo Wuji didn't seem to spot a single human cultivator.

Mo Wuji and the others followed behind Hu Chunchun. At the edge of the dock, Hu Chunchun handed over three high-grade immortal spiritual veins and a True Spirit Pill.

"Oh, a True Spirit Pill?" A surprised voice came from the window where the exit fee was collected.

"Who brought a True Spirit Pill?" A thick voice echoed, followed by a burly, disheveled man.

This man exuded a tearing force, not much shorter than Yuan Mo. In addition, the man had several white lines on his forehead and extremely long arms. With such height, his arms would undoubtedly reach past his knees, even touching his heels when hanging down.

"Hu Chunchun greets Domain Lord Bao," Hu Chunchun said, her expression slightly changing as she quickly bowed in respect upon seeing the man.

Not only Hu Chunchun, but Yuan Mo and Jin Tiehe also bowed respectfully. Mo Wuji didn't recognize the person, but hearing Hu Chunchun address him as Domain Lord Bao and sensing his powerful aura, he guessed that this must be Bao Bu, one of the Eight Emperors whom Hu Chunchun and the others feared and dreaded.

Mo Wuji didn't want to offend this person, so he cupped his fists after Hu Chunchun and the others.

"Little fox, you clearly have a closer route from my territory. Why did you travel all the way to Red Eye's place? Are you looking down on me, Bao Bu?" The robust man squinted at Hu Chunchun and snorted.

Hu Chunchun faltered, unable to respond. She couldn't very well say that they were afraid of him, so they dared not pass through his territory.

"Haha! Brother Bao Bu, since you've come to my place, why not say hello? I almost thought you were here to snatch territory," A hearty laugh boomed, followed by a middle-aged man of short stature. The middle-aged man had a bronze complexion, with a hint of red flashing in his eyes.

Despite being much shorter than Bao Bu, his arrival immediately diffused Bao Bu's powerful aura.

Bao Bu was one of the Eight Emperors, but this short man could effortlessly disregard Bao Bu's aura and domain. Mo Wuji immediately guessed that this man must be Red Eye Turtle, another of the Eight Emperors.

"I was chasing someone here and was about to visit Brother Red Eye when I happened upon the person I was chasing," Bao Bu said with a similar laugh.

"Oh, who is Brother Bao chasing?" Red Eye Turtle asked in surprise.

Mo Wuji could already tell that Bao Bu was quite wary of Red Eye Turtle. At least in his address, he dared not act superior in front of Red Eye Turtle.

"Some of my things were stolen, and I followed the aura all the way here until I found some clues," Bao Bu said casually.

Mo Wuji saw Bao Bu glancing in their direction as he spoke, and he felt a sense of foreboding.

"What things?" Red Eye Turtle asked curiously.

Bao Bu's tone became even more nonchalant. "Just some worthless things. There were a few Emperor True Pills inside..."

"Emperor True Pills?" Red Eye Turtle was astonished. He had arrived later and didn't know that an Emperor True Pill had become his property.

On Starry Sea Slope Island, there was no shortage of immortal spiritual herbs of various grades, and top-grade immortal spiritual herbs were piled up like mountains. However, various elixirs were extremely scarce, let alone the ninth-grade immortal elixir, Emperor True Pill.

This kind of elixir was also extremely rare in the human Immortal Realm, which was most skilled in alchemy. Its appearance on this island was a miracle.

Bao Bu pointed to Mo Wuji's group, his tone hinting at a coldness, "The Emperor True Pill was taken out by you four, right? Come with me to Thousand Mountains Gorge and explain yourselves."

Red Eye Turtle wasn't clear on the specifics. He felt that Bao Bu's words were somewhat off, and he didn't want to offend Bao Bu without a good reason.

Mo Wuji saw Hu Chunchun about to speak and knew that things were not good. He and Hu Chunchun were just temporary teammates who happened to meet to explore the Three Treasures Buddha Emperor's place. If Hu Chunchun spoke at this moment, she would definitely try to distance herself and the others, leaving him to bear the burden.

"Let me speak," Mo Wuji said, stepping forward to block Hu Chunchun.

Seeing Mo Wuji take the initiative, Hu Chunchun stopped talking. Mo Wuji immediately sent a voice transmission to Yuan Mo, "Brother Yuan, which Great Emperor does my territory belong to?"

Yuan Mo didn't mind, knowing that Mo Wuji had inadvertently entered Starry Sea Slope Island. Now that Mo Wuji was asking, he immediately replied via voice transmission, "You killed Li Chu, so that pool is your own territory. On Starry Sea Slope Island, every strong person has their own area, not belonging to any Great Emperor. However, the areas of the Eight Emperors are all close to the sea slope, and you must pass through them to go to sea. They possess the richest resources."

"I see." After understanding this, Mo Wuji immediately cupped his fists and said, "Brother Red Eye, Bao Bu is talking nonsense. He's eyeing my alchemy skills and wants to capture me to help him refine pills. The Emperor True Pill was refined by me, and he's using that as an excuse. It's simply shameless."

"You can refine Emperor True Pills?"

"You are a ninth-grade Pill Emperor?"

Almost simultaneously, Red Eye Turtle and Bao Bu exclaimed in surprise. Even Hu Chunchun and the others with Mo Wuji stared at him in shock.

Who didn't know the value of a ninth-grade immortal Pill Emperor? On Starry Sea Slope Island, if someone was a ninth-grade Pill Emperor, or if someone possessed a ninth-grade Pill Emperor, they would quickly become the number one power in the area.

"Haha!" Bao Bu, who was the first to react, laughed heartily and then said, "No matter how eloquently you speak, you stole my things today, and you must come with me. Brother Red Eye, I, Bao Bu, have to take a thief from your territory. If I have offended you, I, Bao Bu, will certainly apologize later."

From Bao Bu's surprised tone just now, Red Eye Turtle had already heard that Bao Bu was probably lying. However, he was also one of the Eight Emperors. At this moment, Mo Wuji hadn't been confirmed as a ninth-grade Pill Emperor, so he couldn't rashly help. After all, on the surface, Bao Bu still had the stronger argument.

Feeling the violent aura stirred up by Bao Bu, Hu Chunchun and the others retreated one after another. Mo Wuji grabbed his Half-Moon Heavy Halberd, his vortex domain frantically unfurling as he coldly said, "Bao Bu, you killed my friend Li Chu and robbed Li Chu's ring and five Emperor Dao Fruits. Even if you didn't come looking for me, I wouldn't let you go."

Bao Bu was stunned. When had he killed Li Chu? When had he robbed Li Chu's Emperor Dao Fruits? The next moment, he realized that just as he had falsely accused Mo Wuji, the other party was doing the same to him.

At this moment, Mo Wuji's Half-Moon Heavy Halberd had already swept over, Divine Ability - Remnant Trench.

A halberd radiance that tore through space was compressed by Mo Wuji to only ten thousand feet. This ten thousand-foot halberd radiance directly locked down the surrounding space. Stirring up a chilling killing intent, even Hu Chunchun and the others outside the domain felt a bone-chilling cold.

"Boom!" Before the halberd radiance fell, Mo Wuji and Bao Bu's domains collided.

To Bao Bu's shock, under his violent domain, the opponent's domain was only blasted apart a little, and then it recovered again. That vortex aura prevented his domain from suppressing the surrounding space for a time.

Bao Bu didn't have time to study Mo Wuji's domain. The halberd radiance that tore through the heavens and earth had already fallen. It seemed that anything blocking this halberd radiance would be torn apart by it.

He stretched out one of his arms to slam towards Mo Wuji's Half-Moon Heavy Halberd. The space emitted bursts of cracking sounds, and the domains of both Mo Wuji and Bao Bu began to crack.

Mo Wuji was secretly shocked. His Half-Moon Heavy Halberd was a peak ninth-grade immortal artifact. No matter how powerful Bao Bu's body refinement was, no matter how amazing the demon beast inheritance was, he shouldn't be able to use his flesh and blood to fight against his ninth-grade immortal artifact, right?

He had also used his fist to deal with other people's immortal artifacts before, but that was the Fissure Domain Fist, a Divine Ability. Bao Bu's was clearly not a Divine Ability, he was really using his arm to fight against his Half-Moon Heavy Halberd.

"Boom!" A violent collision sound was transmitted, even with the roar of magical treasures. Immortal essence exploded, and the domain collapsed.

The powerful primordial energy from the Half-Moon Heavy Halberd blasted back onto Mo Wuji's body. Mo Wuji flew backward more than ten feet before barely standing still. His sea of consciousness churned, and his meridians and immortal essence were chaotic.

Mo Wuji forcibly swallowed a mouthful of essence blood. He felt a little cold inside. Compared to Bao Bu, he was still far behind. If he couldn't think of a way today, then this would be his burial place.

While Mo Wuji's heart surged, Bao Bu's heart was equally shocked. In his opinion, this punch should have severely injured Mo Wuji. The other party actually only retreated more than ten feet and stopped, without even spitting out a mouthful of blood. It was clear that this guy who claimed to be a ninth-grade Pill Emperor was very powerful.

Others thought it was a casual punch, but Bao Bu was very clear that his arms were his magical treasures. His arms were no less than any ninth-grade immortal artifact, and even stronger.

Compared to magical treasures, his arms were part of his body, making them even more smooth and easy to use, without the slightest hesitation. Moreover, he felt that Mo Wuji didn't seem to have stepped into the Immortal Emperor Realm. If his guess was true, then this guy in front of him was too terrifying. He must kill him before he grew up. Otherwise, when the other party advanced to the Immortal Emperor, he, Bao Bu, could only wait for death.

Thinking of this, Bao Bu's domain raged, his aura almost reaching its peak. He stepped in front of Mo Wuji and was about to attack again.

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