(Because today is Feifei's birthday, here's an extra chapter in advance to wish her a happy birthday! I also wish all my readers a happy Qixi Festival! Those who are still single, hurry up and find a date.)

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Zhen Shaoke quickly introduced Mo Wuji, "Wuji, you should know Mu Danshi of the Dan Pagoda of Wentian Academy. This is Zuo Shaoyi from Sword Lake of Wentian Academy."

As he spoke, Zhen Shaoke pointed to the delicate-faced, pretty girl beside Mu Ying.

Mu Ying also smiled and said to the pretty girl named Zuo Shaoyi, "That's right, this is the Mo Danshi I introduced to you. Mo Danshi is not only highly skilled in the Dao of alchemy, but also broad-minded."

Wentian Academy...Jianhu? Zhen Shaoke's pronunciation didn't seem particularly standard, making Mo Wuji hear "Sword Lake" as "Cheap Goods." Mo Wuji was certain that Zhen Shaoke couldn't be saying "Cheap Goods," so he quickly asked again, "Shaoke, you said Wentian Academy's Cheap...what?"

"It's Sword Lake, like the Dan Pagoda. In Wentian Academy, the Dan Pagoda, Sword Lake, Weapon Peak, and so on, all represent the most outstanding..."

Zhen Shaoke seemed to be searching for suitable words to describe it. Mo Wuji already understood that these were equivalent to the various specialties of Wentian Academy.

"Senior Sister Mu, Senior Sister Zuo, please come in..." Although he didn't know what these two were here for, Mo Wuji still made a gesture of invitation.

After making this gesture, Mo Wuji remembered the terrible state of his room.

Just as Mo Wuji was wondering whether to move to Zhen Shaoke's place to entertain the guests, the girl named Zuo Shaoyi said with a slight frown, "Senior Sister Mu, I suddenly feel a little unwell. How about we come back another time?"

Hearing Zuo Shaoyi's words, Mu Ying knew what she was thinking. She could only apologetically say to Mo Wuji, "Mo Danshi, Junior Sister Zuo isn't feeling well. We'll visit again another time."

She didn't quite understand why Mo Wuji had made himself look half-dead.

"It's alright, it's alright." Mo Wuji quickly waved his hand. He had no idea what these two women were here for anyway.

After seeing the two women off, Mo Wuji and Zhen Shaoke entered the room.

When Zhen Shaoke saw Mo Wuji's room, his mouth fell open even wider. What was Mo Wuji doing in here?

Mo Wuji patted Zhen Shaoke's shoulder. "Shaoke, don't mind the state of my room. Tell me, what were Mu Ying and that Zuo Shaoyi from Wentian Academy doing here? Surely they don't lack spots for the Five Elements Desolate Domain, do they?"

Other sects might lack spots to enter the Five Elements Desolate Domain, but Mo Wuji was sure Wentian Academy wouldn't.

Zhen Shaoke chuckled. "That Zuo Shaoyi is a genius from Sword Lake of Wentian Academy, her reputation no less than Mu Ying of the Dan Pagoda. She came here to seek a marriage alliance with you. It seems she didn't take a fancy to you, so she turned around and left."

Mo Wuji stared wide-eyed at Zhen Shaoke. After a good while, he was sure that Zhen Shaoke wasn't lying to him. "Shaoke, even if I won fiftieth place in the Alchemy Competition, I wouldn't be fancied by a genius of Wentian Academy, right? What's going on?"

Mo Wuji wasn't ugly, but he wasn't stunningly handsome either. Besides, the cultivation world was full of handsome men. He really didn't believe that Zuo Shaoyi, a genius of Wentian Academy, would come here to seek a marriage alliance with him. It just wasn't realistic.

Zhen Shaoke chuckled. "I accidentally overheard their conversation outside. It seems it's not Zuo Shaoyi who wants to become your Dao companion, but Zuo Shaoyi has an elder sister, and her elder sister's spiritual roots seem to be ordinary too..."

Without Zhen Shaoke finishing, Mo Wuji completely understood. It seemed his performance had gained some recognition. Zuo Shaoyi thought that even though his spiritual roots were trash, he could at least refine pills, so he was a stock with some potential. So she wanted to introduce him to her sister as her brother-in-law.

"Heh heh, so she wanted to be my sister-in-law." Mo Wuji chuckled, not taking it seriously at all.

Zhen Shaoke touched his nose. "It seems that's the case. I think in her eyes, introducing you to become her brother-in-law would be a stroke of good fortune for you."

Mo Wuji waved his hand. "Enough about her. Did you manage to buy my spiritual herbs?"

Zhen Shaoke handed the bag in his hand to Mo Wuji. "Inside are the ingredients for three furnaces of Soul Protecting Earth Glow Pills. There aren't any more."

"That's enough." Mo Wuji opened the bag and looked inside. The ingredients were well preserved, and there were also a few Spirit Gathering Charms. He didn't stand on ceremony with Zhen Shaoke and directly threw the ingredients into his storage bag.

He wouldn't refine pills right now. Even if he wanted to practice, he would wait until after entering the Five Elements Desolate Domain.

"Here's some information about the Five Elements Desolate Domain, and a few simple maps. Take them." Zhen Shaoke took out two booklets and handed them to Mo Wuji.

Seeing Mo Wuji put them away, Zhen Shaoke said, "The Five Elements Desolate Domain only opens for one day. You should rest up quickly. I won't disturb you any longer."

He could tell that Mo Wuji urgently needed to rest, so he didn't say anything more.

As for Zuo Shaoyi's matter, he wouldn't mention it again. Don't look at Zuo Shaoyi as a genius of Sword Lake of Wentian Academy, but in Zhen Shaoke's eyes, Mo Wuji's future achievements might not necessarily be lower than that Zuo Shaoyi's. That woman had underestimated Mo Wuji. Then again, even if Zuo Shaoyi hadn't underestimated Mo Wuji, Mo Wuji would never have agreed to marry Zuo Shaoyi's sister.

After Zhen Shaoke left, Mo Wuji immediately checked his meridians. After checking all the opened meridians, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. Despite undergoing inhuman torture, his meridians were still intact, without any signs of damage.

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A day passed quickly. Zhen Shaoju and Zhen Shaoke came to his residence early in the morning. Today was the day to enter the Five Elements Desolate Domain. Once the time was missed, even with a bracelet, one couldn't enter.

Mo Wuji first instructed Yan'er, and then carefully instructed Xiong Xiuzhu and Fei Bingzhu to take good care of Yan'er. Only then did he go to the entrance of the Five Elements Desolate Domain with Zhen Shaoke and Zhen Shaoju.

As for Zhen Shaoke, he had already asked him to take care of Yan'er for a few years, letting Yan'er leave this world peacefully. With his understanding of Zhen Shaoke, Zhen Shaoke would definitely do this.

After all, this was nothing to Zhen Shaoke.

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"Isn't this the Wentian Academy's Five Elements Desolate Domain garrison?" Mo Wuji followed behind Zhen Shaoke and actually arrived at the entrance of Wentian Academy.

Zhen Shaoke smiled. "That's right. The entrance to the Five Elements Desolate Domain is guarded by Wentian Academy. Entering from here leads to the Five Elements Desolate Domain."

Mo Wuji indeed saw many cultivators pouring towards this place and then entering the gate of Wentian Academy.

"Wuji, Shaoju, put on your bracelets and then go in. I'll see you off here. I wish you a great harvest inside. Shaoju, if you meet Wuji in the Five Elements Desolate Domain, you must listen to Wuji and not make your own decisions." After Zhen Shaoke finished speaking, he specially instructed Zhen Shaoju again.

Mo Wuji and Zhen Shaoju had been to this gate of Wentian Academy once before when they attended the Alchemist Exchange Conference. This time, when he stepped through the gate of Wentian Academy again, all he saw was a long passage paved with bluestone.

Many cultivators entering the Five Elements Desolate Domain were wearing bracelets and entering this passage without saying a word.

Mo Wuji and Zhen Shaoju followed behind the crowd and entered the long passage.

They didn't feel anything when they first entered the passage, but after walking for about a few minutes, Mo Wuji felt a chill all around him. After walking for nearly half an hour, Mo Wuji and the others arrived at a not-so-large circular plaza. This plaza seemed to be the end, with no road leading elsewhere.

The plaza was surrounded by thorny forests shrouded in mist. Several thousand people standing on this plaza seemed a bit crowded.

Here, Mo Wuji saw the Dean Feng of Wentian Academy again. He stood with his hands behind his back at the edge of the mist, as if standing in the void.

No one spoke or moved around randomly. All the cultivators who came to this small plaza were standing quietly in the distance, waiting for Dean Feng to speak.

After about an incense stick of time, Dean Feng took a step forward. His gaze swept over the many cultivators before he said in a loud voice, "It is a fortunate opportunity for everyone to enter the Five Elements Desolate Domain. I hope you can make good use of this opportunity and not disappoint the expectations of your respective sects."

After speaking, he looked at the void. "Brother Ji, let's work together to open the passage to the Five Elements Desolate Domain."

As Dean Feng's voice fell, another figure landed in front of the crowd. Separated by the blurry mist, Mo Wuji couldn't see this person's exact appearance clearly.

After this person landed, he didn't answer and directly threw out several array flags. Dean Feng also took a step forward and threw out several array flags in his hand.

Mo Wuji could only hear a series of booming sounds. The mist at the end of the circular plaza seemed to be slowly separating. A hazy passage vaguely appeared in front of this roadless plaza. The depths of this passage were still completely shrouded in mist, making it impossible to see the specific situation.

After a full five or six minutes, the booming sounds gradually stopped. The passage at the end of the plaza became wider, but the degree of blurriness remained the same.

Dean Feng stopped the movements in his hand and said in a loud voice, "The passage to the Five Elements Desolate Domain has been opened. I must remind everyone entering the Five Elements Passage that because the passage has just been opened, it is full of poisonous mist. Everyone must pass through this passage in the shortest possible time and then leave the area where the poisonous mist is located. Otherwise, you may be poisoned to death at the exit of the Five Elements Passage as soon as you enter the Five Elements Desolate Domain.

"The Five Elements Desolate Domain will be open for three months. After three months, this Five Elements Passage will be opened again, and everyone must return by the same route. We will not wait for those who are late. Now, everyone, go in and speed up."

With Dean Feng's order, many cultivators quickly rushed into the passage and disappeared into the distant misty haze.

Zhen Shaoju said to Mo Wuji, "Wuji, after entering, don't stop and wait. Just head straight for a safe place. If we have the chance, we will meet in the Five Elements Desolate Domain."

After saying these words, Zhen Shaoju also strode into the passage. Mo Wuji didn't dare to stay behind, took out two Detoxification Pills and swallowed them, and rushed into the crowd.

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