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Chapter 170 Hua Yaoyue: "Come back to see me." [Requesting monthly votes]

Even if four Foundation Establishment stage cultivators were fighting, let alone four Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, Ji Yuan would not be able to stand by and watch.

For him, being able to shout out from afar was already doing his best.

But his shout... seemed to have a rather noticeable effect.

It was unclear whether the three demonic cultivators saw him emerge unscathed from the encirclement, or whether they were genuinely worried that a Golden Core cultivator had arrived.

In short, as soon as Ji Yuan shouted that, the three of them immediately broke away from the battlefield and stared in astonishment at the figure standing on the flying boat.

After hesitating for a moment, Feng Xiuxiu made a decisive decision.

"Walk!"

As soon as the voice fell, the three demonic cultivators immediately rushed westward at an incredibly fast speed.

Ji Yuan didn't know if Liu Yuan could catch up, but regardless, he didn't chase after him. As he landed back on the city wall, he stumbled and quickly grabbed the wall beside him.

Only then did he regain his footing.

Upon seeing this, Ji Yuan quickly reversed his blood and qi, and in an instant, his face became unusually rosy.

He spat out a mouthful of blood, and his body fell directly off the flying boat, crashing heavily to the ground.

Seeing that he was about to run out of breath, Liu Yuan hurriedly urged the flying boat to his side, helped him up, and fed him two healing pills.

The pill dissolved instantly upon entering his stomach, and Ji Yuan's expression finally improved.

He "forced" out another mouthful of blood, looked at Liu Yuan beside him who seemed genuinely weak, and said with a bitter smile, "Brother Liu, we've truly survived a great calamity today."

Liu Yuan leaned back against the ruins beside him and sighed to the sky, "How can it not be considered as such? Damn it, they really think highly of me, Liu Yuan. Three mid-Foundation Establishment demonic cultivators surrounded and killed me, and even used talisman treasures."

"It's because Brother Liu is inherently strong."

"But Brother Ji, you... killed three at once?!"

Liu Yuan sat up straight again, looking at Ji Yuan in disbelief.

Familiar, yet somewhat unfamiliar.

Ji Yuan waved his hand, "I only killed two. The other one escaped using a talisman."

"Fu Bao... a demonic cultivator who can grow up in our Shangdong is truly extraordinary."

Upon hearing that even those in the early stages of Foundation Establishment could possess talismanic treasures, Liu Yuan couldn't help but sigh with admiration.

"indeed."

Ji Yuan hadn't really felt anything before, but after today's battle, he finally understood.

Demonic cultivators... should not be underestimated!

Especially the demonic cultivators of Shangdong.

The two rested for a while by the ruins, waiting to recover somewhat, before helping each other to their feet. Liu Yuan looked at the lingering mist and asked, "Brother Ji, are you a formation master?"

"I'm only good at that little bit; compared to my senior brother, I'm still far behind."

"The Lord of Tian Shu Island?"

Liu Yuan knew that Ji Yuan was a disciple of the Lord of Forget-Worry Island.

Similarly, Ji Yuan also knew that Liu Yuan was a disciple of Master Yun Yuan.

"right."

"His formation is indeed powerful."

Liu Yuan had heard of that person's reputation.

As the two were talking, Liu Yuan glanced north, where everything remained calm. Then he transmitted his voice and said:

"Brother Ji, I've been communicating with the sect since the start of the battle, and almost three incense sticks' worth of time has passed... Logically, when demonic cultivators attack Linshui City, our sect leader should have asked another senior uncle to come and check it out first, but now?"

Not only was Liu Yuan puzzled, but Ji Yuan was equally curious.

He also sent a message to Master Xuanshui, and also to his master, Hua Yaoyue.

Even if Master Xuanshui doesn't come, Hua Yaoyue will most likely come to take a look.

Linshui City isn't far from Forget-Worry Island, and given Hua Yaoyue's cultivation level, which is suspected to be in the late Golden Core stage, she should have arrived there long ago.

As for Hua Yaoyue deliberately delaying her arrival, Ji Yuan never considered it.

"So, Brother Liu, what's your guess?"

Ji Yuan's divine sense activated two items in his storage bag: a wine cup bestowed by Hua Yaoyue and a talismanic shuttle.

If anything goes wrong, Ji Yuan needs to make sure he can run away immediately.

"I don't know."

Liu Yuan shook his head, but judging from his expression, it didn't seem like he didn't know.

"Let's go back into the city first... The sect leader has arrived!"

Before Liu Yuan could finish speaking, he suddenly raised his voice.

Ji Yuan did not use his divine sense again, because his eyes had already seen a light blue streak flying from the far north, heading straight south.

But then an even faster streak of light came hurtling towards them, like a star falling to earth.

In the blink of an eye, it had moved from the horizon to right before our eyes.

The light circled once above the city, and then a familiar voice rang in Ji Yuan's mind.

"Come back to see me."

After Hua Yaoyue finished speaking, she headed north again and disappeared.

With her strength, she could tell with a mere sweep of her divine sense that Ji Yuan was completely unharmed.

On the contrary, everything is fine!

As far as Hua Yaoyue is concerned, as long as Ji Yuan is alright, that's fine.

The rest is none of her business.

As soon as Hua Yaoyue arrived, the other light blue streak stopped moving. Only after Hua Yaoyue left did the streak of light come from afar and finally land in front of Ji Yuan and the other person, transforming into the appearance of Xuan Shui Zhenren.

"Our sect leader has actually come in person."

Liu Yuan, who had clearly realized that it was True Master Xuan Shui who had come in person, now wore an extremely surprised expression.

It seemed they had no idea that Master Xuan Shui would come.

Can Master Xuan Shui really manage without coming?!

He originally thought that Linshui City had just been cleaned up and was a top-notch safe place, so he deliberately placed Ji Yuan, a disciple of the Forget-Worry True Man, and Liu Yuan, a disciple of the Cloud Abyss True Man, there.

The disciples of these two Golden Core cultivators were placed here.

Not only that, but they also deliberately chose Wu Nanchun, a powerful and ambitious late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, to serve as the city lord, so as to reduce the burden on Ji Yuan and the other two.

I think everything is beautiful.

Master Xuan Shui sometimes recalls how thoughtful his arrangement was.

But who could have imagined that the demonic cultivators would actually come to attack this city?!

Ji Yuan and Liu Yuan both sent him messages asking for help. When Xuan Shui Zhenren received those two messages... to be honest, he panicked a little.

If we really lose both of these disciples...

Admittedly, nothing serious will happen to him.

The position of sect leader remains firmly in place.

However, he would have a hard time explaining himself to Elder Yun Yuan and True Person Wangyou.

So after receiving the message, he rushed to Linshui City.

Fortunately, neither of the disciples was seriously injured.

If that's the case...

"These demonic villains have become so rampant! Rest assured, my two nephews, I, True Person Xuan Shui, will certainly give you, and all the cultivators of Linshui City, an explanation for this matter!"

Master Xuanshui shouted sternly, his voice echoing throughout the entire Linshui City.

In this way, the cultivators in the city who had been living in constant fear immediately calmed down.

For them, if a Golden Core cultivator is willing to make a promise to them, what more could they ask for?

Could it be that they really come knocking on my door, demanding compensation for their losses from this Golden Core cultivator?

Not to mention that the two Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Water Dragon Sect acted in time, and most of the cultivators in the city did not suffer any losses.

Even if there were losses, to a large extent, they were just windfalls made by so-called righteous rogue cultivators taking advantage of the chaos.

After speaking and stabilizing the city, Xuan Shui Zhenren looked at Ji Yuan and Liu Yuan before him and asked, "What exactly happened here? And where is Wu Nanchun? Why haven't I seen her?"

Master Xuan Shui subconsciously assumed that she was gone.

But just then, a flying boat suddenly flew in from the south.

Before Ji Yuan could even look up, Xuan Shui Zhenren in front of him had already set off.

He transformed into a stream of light, and in the time it takes to breathe, he was gone and returned.

When he finally returned, there was already another person beside Ji Yuan.

Her robes were tattered, blood was flowing from her seven orifices, and even the flying boat beneath her feet was badly damaged.

His aura was extremely weak.

But when she finally saw the person in front of her, she still forced herself to stand up and casually brushed her hand, and a corpse appeared on the ground.

Master Xuanshui glanced at the body and recognized it as that of the Qinghan Island Master.

"Reporting to the sect leader, your disciple has successfully completed his mission and killed the traitor within the sect."

After saying that, she closed her eyes and fell straight to the ground.

With Master Xuan Shui here, it would be difficult for her to fall down.

After Xuan Shui Zhenren protected her body with his spiritual energy, he raised his hand and fed her a healing pill before placing it on the flying boat.

As the head of the Water Dragon Sect, Master Xuan Shui could guess what was going on without needing to say more.

He was aware that the Lord of Qinghan Island had joined the Demonic Sect.

Adding to the current situation in Linshui City... it's most likely a ploy by Qinghan Island Master to lure the enemy away from their base.

If Wu Nanchun achieves nothing, he will definitely suffer a defeat when he returns.

But now she has successfully killed the Lord of Qinghan Island.

That would change things; she is now a meritorious figure within the sect.

Three more flying boats came from the north and finally landed behind True Person Xuan Shui.

The first thing Ji Yuan saw was a tall, beautiful woman.

Of course, Ji Yuan noticed her not because of her long, bare, snow-white legs.

It was because of the giant sword she carried on her back.

Calling it a sword doesn't quite seem right, because that giant sword was about the size of a door panel.

The already tall female cultivator appeared rather petite in comparison to the giant sword.

As for its aura, Ji Yuan couldn't discern it.

I'd guess he's at least in the late Foundation Establishment stage, or maybe even at the peak of Foundation Establishment.

The other two male cultivators seemed rather ordinary.

Ji Yuan didn't recognize them either.

"Senior Sister Rou."

As soon as the female cultivator arrived, Liu Yuan quickly greeted her.

"Yes, it's alright. Master sent me to check on you."

The female cultivator, referred to as Senior Sister Rou, looked Liu Yuan up and down. Despite being seriously injured, Liu Yuan appeared to be unharmed in her eyes.

Seeing this, Ji Yuan could guess a little bit about it.

This female cultivator is most likely a disciple of the Grand Elder Yun Yuan Zhenren, and is also Liu Yuan's direct senior sister.

"Alright, I'll leave this place to the three of you. Let's stabilize Linshui City first."

Master Xuanshui said in a deep voice, "I will take them back to the sect to heal their injuries first. As for the matter of the demonic path, I will make my own decision."

"Yes."

The three who followed all bowed and agreed.

After Xuan Shui Zhenren finished speaking, he waved his hand and led Ji Yuan and the others, transforming into a beam of light and heading north.

On the way, he naturally asked again what was going on here.

Ji Yuan and Liu Yuan spoke the truth without daring to hide anything.

After listening, Master Xuanshui hummed in agreement and offered no further comment on the matter.

He then said, "You two are quite strong. In just half an incense stick's time, you actually wiped out these demonic cultivators, especially Ji Yuan... No wonder you are Senior Sister Wangyou's disciple."

Ji Yuan and Liu Yuan exchanged a glance.

Finally, Liu Yuan said, "The demonic cultivators have been here for some time. We sent a message to our sect leader three incense sticks' time ago."

"What?!"

Master Xuan Shui immediately stopped.

The group was suspended in mid-air.

"You mean you already sent me a message?"

"Exactly."

Ji Yuan nodded in agreement.

Master Xuan Shui remained silent for a moment, as if pondering something. After a long while, he finally spoke:

"You should all return to your respective islands to heal your wounds in a while. There's no need to go back to Linshui City."

"If you discover any clues about demonic cultivators, remember to notify me immediately."

Finding clues mainly refers to whether Ji Yuan can find anything in the storage bags of those two demonic cultivators.

"Yes."

Linshui City wasn't far away to begin with, so even Golden Core cultivators could come and go quickly.

Not long after.

When Xuan Shui Zhenren passed over Ji Yuan's Worry-Free Island, he had already released it.

After passing through the array set up by Yun Qianzai and returning to his second home, Ji Yuan's previously anxious heart finally settled down.

Admittedly, today's fight was quite unexpected.

After all, no one could have imagined that those demonic cultivators would actually dare to set their sights on Linshui City.

Back in his cave, Ji Yuan first took a few pills for gathering spiritual energy and healing injuries, then cast a few spells to dispel the dust from his body before opening the [Enlightenment Chamber] and entering it to calm himself down and refresh his mind.

Before making any important decisions, remain calm and composed.

Similarly, Ji Yuan also has the habit of reviewing the game after each major battle.

Just like this great battle today...

Ji Yuan's most obvious feeling is that although today's fight seemed dangerous, he still failed to test his limits.

Not to mention that he still has a sword embryo of his own flying sword that he hasn't used yet.

Even just considering the formation itself, there's a hidden Yin Ghost Formation within.

Once this formation is activated, two fearless early-stage Foundation Establishment Yin Ghosts... plus the Yin Ghost Formation that traps people.

Ji Yuan estimated that with just this Yin Ghost Formation, he could probably take down those two early Foundation Establishment stage demonic cultivators at the same time.

Therefore, even with the assistance of the formation, three early Foundation Establishment stages were still not their limit.

Furthermore, he still acted somewhat carelessly. For example, in the fight just now, the best approach would have been to release the formation the moment he discovered the attack by the three demonic cultivators and protect himself first.

In this way, they will not fall into the thirty-six thick smoke arrays outside the East Gate.

Ji Yuan had considered it at the time, but he felt that if he did it, he would escape a calamity, but the many cultivators and mortals in the city would probably be slaughtered by these three demonic cultivators.

Ji Yuan felt that he couldn't be that cold-blooded at the moment.

In terms of the fight, after reviewing the situation, the only problem Ji Yuan could think of was that after using the mud figure to avoid the short man's secret technique, when the two sides were locked in a stalemate, he should have used the talisman "Thousand Chains".

This way, three demonic cultivators can definitely be trapped at the same time. Even if it doesn't work, once two are trapped, Ji Yuan can free up his hands to kill the third one.

But when Ji Yuan summoned the formation, he felt he had the upper hand, so he didn't think about using any talismans.

Unexpectedly, Hu Li seized the opportunity and escaped using a talisman.

Otherwise, they could all be caught in one fell swoop.

Of course, not expecting the other party to have this escape-use talisman, the Sky-Shuttle, was also a factor.

But the result is not so bad. Three early Foundation Establishment stage demonic cultivators surrounded and killed him, but in the end, two died and one escaped, while he himself was seriously injured.

They were holding back some of their strength and trump cards.

If he were to actually kill three people, his reputation would be greatly damaged once the news got out.

By then, with your strength exposed to everyone, it will be difficult to keep your abilities hidden... It's too dangerous.

In comparison, Ji Yuan still wanted to stay on the island and honestly farm.

Whenever you have time, go and show respect to your master to strengthen the bond between them.

After reviewing the situation, Ji Yuan was thinking of taking out the storage bags of the two demonic cultivators to see if there were any good treasures when he suddenly heard an urgent shout coming from outside Wuyou Island.

"Junior brother, junior brother, are you back yet?"

Feng Zhitao's worried voice came in.

Ji Yuan observed the formation and discovered that not only Feng Zhitao had arrived, but also Lian Yunqianzai.

Should I get hurt a little more?

The thought flashed through Ji Yuan's mind subconsciously. He had already fooled her once before in Linshui City, but in the end, her physique was too strong and her recovery ability was too fast. Not long after, all her injuries had healed.

Fine, I'll just lie to him then.

Ji Yuan reversed his blood energy again, spitting out a mouthful of blood, turning his face pale, before opening the formation to let Feng Zhitao and Yun Qianzai in.

"Junior brother, you..."

Looking at Ji Yuan's unusually pale face, Feng Zhitao hesitated for a moment, wanting to say something but holding back.

However, Yun Qianzai wasn't so observant and blurted out, "Didn't Master say you weren't injured? How come you're so badly hurt?"

"Uh...you went to see your master first."

Ji Yuan's complexion immediately became rosier.

"Yes, we just came from Master. He said that you encountered a demonic cultivator attacking the city while you were on duty."

"It's nothing, just a minor injury."

Ji Yuan waved his hand, immediately changing the subject, "I'm not seriously injured yet. The one who's really badly injured is Wu Nanchun, and you'd never guess who she killed..."

"Oh? Who?"

Feng Zhitao was immediately drawn to Ji Yuan's startled voice.

Yun Qianzai, arms crossed, glanced indifferently at Ji Yuan. "She's just a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator. Who can she kill? Nobody can."

Feng Zhitao rolled her eyes at him. "Alright, I know you're at the peak of Foundation Establishment. Stop showing off. Junior Brother, hurry up and tell me."

"She killed the defector, Lord Qinghan Island..."

"What?!"

Ji Yuan then recounted the entire incident in detail, and after he finished speaking, Feng Zhitao and the other woman naturally forgot about his apparent injury.

After he finished speaking, Feng Zhitao seemed to remember something and said, "Oh right, Master told us to come and call you over."

"Alright, let's go see Master first."

Ji Yuan had originally planned to clean out his storage bag first, but now it seems he'll have to wait until after meeting Hua Yaoyue.

Moreover, she deliberately invited Feng Zhitao and the others over this time, so she probably has something important to discuss. Well, we'll find out when we meet them.

Finally, after Ji Yuan boarded the Phoenix Peach flying boat and left.

On the Orchid Island beside him, several divine senses converged.

"Isn't that the Fire Phoenix Island Master and that 'Cloud Manifestation Saint' who calls himself the Heavenly Pivot Island Master?"

"I already said it, Ji Yuan is indeed Uncle Wangyou's disciple, and now it's confirmed."

"By the way, speaking of this Yun Xiansheng, I recently heard an interesting story about him..."

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