Madam, please ascend.

Chapter 326 Deep Lovesickness

Zhao Wuxiang followed closely behind to the side of the artificial hill and looked into the secret chamber hidden underground. He saw that the couple's figures were almost out of sight.

He was so anxious that he didn't have time to think and rushed down after them.

Little did he know that after he entered the tunnel, Pei Jianjia's figure immediately appeared at the entrance, blocking most of the moonlight and revealing her silhouette.

She is still using Qianji's neither-male-nor-female body, and the thought of seeing her husband soon makes her unusually excited.

"Finally, I can see you again... Wuxia..."

Zhao Wuxiang had no idea that the way he came had been blocked. He moved like the wind, leaving no sound, and climbed onto the stone wall to head deeper into the area.

A light appeared in the distance; it was an oil lamp that illuminated the interior and exterior of the secret room.

Fearing a trap, Zhao Wuxiang deliberately kept a backup plan, hiding himself outside the light and concealed in the darkness, thinking that with his skill in movement, the couple would definitely not notice that someone was following him.

Unfortunately, despite his meticulous planning, he failed to anticipate that Yun Yi didn't need to actually sense his presence at all.

Even though Yun Yi couldn't sense anything, he was already certain that Zhao Wuxiang was following him.

He hurried to the box containing the remains, opened it to examine it, and immediately exclaimed in shock: "The remains are gone!"

Suzaku was also incredibly surprised upon hearing this, "How...how could this be?!"

This shout, when it reached Zhao Wuxiang's ears, immediately threw him into disarray. He absolutely couldn't let the duck that was already in his mouth get away!

At this moment, Zhao Wuxiang had no time to spare. He rushed into the secret room and casually slapped the couple against the wall with one palm each.

"My darling! My darling!" He looked at the wooden box and found that it was filled with white jade-like bones, and the aura was absolutely certain.

The Dao Integration Realm can ascend to immortality after undergoing the Heavenly Tribulation. Although the owner of this skeleton died in the Heavenly Tribulation, his remains were left behind for some reason, and there was still a trace of the aura of the lightning tribulation on them.

If it were transformed into a face mask, its cultivation level would be even higher than that of a late-stage Dao Integration Realm cultivator!
Just as Zhao Wuxiang was overjoyed, a purple bead inexplicably appeared above his head, casting a purple light that enveloped him.

It was Ye Nianyi, who had been hiding in the secret chamber, who made the move. Now that she had completely refined the Nine-Turn Soul-Stabilizing Pearl, she no longer needed to press it onto Zhao Wuxiang's forehead to use her magic weapon.

She knew that with her cultivation level, the chances of successfully ambushing a Dao Integration Realm expert were slim, so she waited until the opponent was overconfident before making her move, hoping to seal Zhao Wuxiang inside the face of Chairman Qian.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Wuxiang knew the principle of learning from mistakes. The moment the bead appeared, he had already pierced his scalp with his finger and forcibly peeled off the bloody skin.

"How could I fall for the same trick twice?" Zhao Wuxiang casually threw Chairman Qian's face at his feet. The bloody and mangled face quickly healed, returning to a clean, white appearance without any features.

He had recovered his cultivation to the Dao Integration Realm and saw through Yun Yi and Zhu Que's flawless technique at a glance. He also found Ye Nianyi hiding in a corner.

"Haha, you used these remains as bait to lure me in, but little did you know I had been on guard against that broken bead all along!"

Zhao Wuxiang held the box in one hand and raised the other, ready to give these ignorant youngsters a quick death.

At this moment, Yun Yi shouted, "Withdraw!"

Then their bodies merged into the stone walls behind them, passing right through them and disappearing without a trace.

Only Yun Yi's voice remained in the secret chamber: "We can't afford to offend someone at the Dao Integration Realm, so we'll take our leave first."

Zhao Wuxiang frowned, realizing that something strange was still going on here.

He suddenly sensed an extremely terrifying aura coming from behind him, and whirled around to shoot out a finger, only to have it easily deflected by the person. As the person stepped into the light, a stunningly beautiful face was finally revealed.

Unfortunately, this appearance was painted on, not natural, so it looked somewhat eerie in the dark.

Zhao Wuxiang did not recognize Pei Jianjia, but felt that her cultivation was extremely high, and he could not fathom its depth.

He instantly broke out in a cold sweat, recalling a similar feeling when he first met Xiao Buyi.

'He's probably at the Ascension Realm, I can't fight him. I have to run away quickly.' Zhao Wuxiang made a quick decision, but the only way out of the secret room was blocked by the mysterious expert. He had to find another way to escape.

He realized that Yun Yi and the others had escaped from this place through the stone wall, and he was certain that there was something fishy going on there. So he used all his strength to attack the wall, but was bounced back by several arrays.

"Damn it!" Although these formations could not trap Zhao Wuxiang for too long, even a short delay would be fatal to him.

At this moment, Pei Jianjia walked slowly over, like a ghost, her red-painted fingernails on her snow-white palms were quite eye-catching.

Zhao Wuxiang took two steps back and said, "You forced me to do this!"

Pei Jianjia simply tilted her head slightly, revealing a creepy smile.

Zhao Wuxiang thought to himself, "Although I am no match for you with my cultivation level, it's hard to say what will happen once I absorb this ascension remnant!"

He reached into the box, and the next moment countless red threads of flesh and blood surged wildly from his fingertips, clinging to the bones, instantly enveloping and digesting them, turning them into a white jade-like face.

As expected of a treasure left behind by someone who is halfway to the Ascension Realm, even the material of the face skin is different from others!
Zhao Wuxiang was overjoyed and immediately put the mask on his face.

Countless red veins sprouted from his face, sticking to his white jade-like skin, as he exerted force to firmly lock it onto his face.

As the person and the face continued to merge, Zhao Wuxiang's appearance changed, transforming him into a handsome man in a white robe with an elegant demeanor.

He wore a white jade hairpin, possessed the air of a master between his brows, and habitually wore a smile at the corners of his mouth, like a carefree, unconventional wanderer.

Looking at the all-too-familiar person before her, Pei Jianjia couldn't help but tremble slightly, murmuring, "My lord..."

Zhao Wuxiang had completely transformed into Yu Wuxia. He said disdainfully, "You thing that's neither human nor ghost, who is your husband!"

He felt more powerful than ever before and decided to kill the strange woman in front of him first, and then go and settle accounts with Yun Yi.

"My husband, do you know how long I've waited for this day?" Pei Jianjia seemed oblivious to the offensive words, staring intently at the face that haunted her dreams, unwilling to look away.

The figure that had been gradually blurring in my mind finally became clear again at this moment.

I haven't forgotten you, how could I possibly forget you?

Zhao Wuxiang trembled as he was stared at by that affectionate gaze, as if he had finally remembered the identity of the woman in front of him, and his mind became confused.

In desperation, he struck Pei Jianjia with his palm, but just as his hand was about to touch her, it suddenly became impossible to move any further.

Pei Jianjia's face remained affectionate, but somehow a jade pendant with interwoven blue and red colors had appeared in her hand.

It was the "Longing for You" that Yunyi had returned to her not long ago.

(End of this chapter)