Mortal: Traveling Between Two Realms with Mei Ning to Pick Up Trash

Mei Feng gave a decisive shout and charged toward Xi Xi.

His weapon was a long, black spear that pierced straight into Xixi's face with a sharp, whistling sound.

Although Xixi still had his hands raised, none of those who could survive in the Chaotic Star Sea were truly waiting to be beaten. He suddenly pushed off with his feet, his body sliding back several feet like an eel, barely avoiding Mei Feng's first attack.

"Fellow Daoist, is it really necessary to make a move?" Xi Xi's smile vanished completely as she drew a pair of Water-Splitting Spikes from her waist.

Mei Feng, too lazy to waste words, spun his spear and swung it horizontally. With the infusion of spiritual energy, a visible shockwave was generated as it crashed onto the reef, scattering rubble everywhere.

Xixi dodged to the side, and the Water-Splitting Thorn then stabbed towards Mei Feng's ribs at a tricky angle.

The two instantly engaged in battle. Mei Feng's short halberd was powerful and aggressive, while Xi Xi's water-splitting dagger was treacherous and vicious, targeting vital points. For a moment, spiritual light flashed on the reef, and the sound of magical weapons colliding was crisp and piercing.

Mei Ning didn't remain idle. She took a half step back, her hands forming a hand seal. A beam of azure light flew from her fingertips—not an offensive spell, but a water-binding spell to wrap around Xixi's ankle. The light transformed into a thin line of water, silently binding Xixi's left leg.

As Xixi dodged Mei Feng's sweeping attack, she suddenly felt a tightness in her left leg, and her body abruptly stopped.

Mei Feng's spear came down in the nick of time, and Xi Xi hastily raised her water-splitting spear to block it, but she lost her footing and was knocked back by the shock, her back hitting a rock.

"Despicable!" Xixi cursed, looking down to see a ring of light blue aura wrapped around her ankle, slowly tightening.

Mei Feng's spear came crashing down like a storm, each move faster than the last, leaving Xi Xi only able to parry and unable to retaliate.

Dongdong was still struggling on the ground, but the Binding Immortal Net tightened more and more. His screams turned into low groans, his face turned purple, and his spiritual power was completely suppressed.

Xixi glanced at Dongdong out of the corner of her eye, then at Zhou Yu, who was standing not far away, pale-faced but still clutching the spiritual threads of the Binding Immortal Net. A thought suddenly flashed through her mind.

You should choose the softest persimmons to squeeze.

He suddenly feinted, pretending to stab Mei Feng in the face with his Splitting Water Thorn. In the instant Mei Feng raised his halberd to block, he suddenly ducked down and darted past Mei Feng, heading straight for Zhou Yu.

Mei Ning frowned, and without thinking, she stepped in front of Zhou Yu, her hands quickly forming hand seals, and a water curtain unfolded in front of her.

Xi Xi's water-splitting spikes pierced the water curtain, causing it to tremble violently but not break. Mei Ning gritted her teeth, continuously channeling her spiritual energy into the water curtain, her face turning slightly pale.

Xi Xi's first attack failed.

We have arrived at Meifeng.

The spear slashed down from behind Xixi. Xixi felt the strong wind behind him and instinctively tried to dodge, but Mei Ning's water binding technique wrapped around his ankle. Although it only trapped him for less than half a second, half a second was enough.

The spear struck Xixi in the back.

Xixi was sent flying and crashed heavily to the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood. The water-splitting thorn flew out of her hand and landed on the reef several feet away.

Xi Xi struggled to get up, but he didn't know how many bones in his back were broken, and every movement made him gasp in pain.

"Fellow Daoist... spare my life..." Xi Xi's voice was weak, unlike the smiling robber from before. "I don't want the stuff... Extreme Yin Island won't pursue this... please spare my life..."

Mei Feng stood in front of him, looking down at him.

"Extreme Yin Island won't pursue this?" Mei Feng repeated the question, a smirk playing on his lips. "Are you kidding me?"

Sisi's eyes darted around frantically, and she kept saying, "Really, really, I swear, I swear—"

Mei Feng thrust his spear down decisively, ending the opponent's life.

Xixi's eyes widened, bloody foam gushed from her mouth, and she made a gurgling sound in her throat. Then her body went limp and she stopped moving completely.

The reef fell silent.

Mei Feng drew his spear, wiped the blood off Xi Xi's clothes, and then turned to look at Dong Dong. Dong Dong was still bound by the Immortal Binding Net. Seeing Xi Xi dead, his lips trembled, and he couldn't utter a single word.

"What should we do with this person?" Mei Feng asked Mei Ning.

"Kill him." Mei Ning said without hesitation.

If you're kind to others in the chaotic world, they might not get away with it next time.

Mei Feng thrust his spear down, and Dong Dong was killed.

"Phew." Mei Feng let out a long sigh of relief.

"These people actually tried to rob us, really." Mei Feng scoffed, turning to look at Zhou Yu, who had already put away the Binding Immortal Net. "Zhou Yu, your magic weapon is amazing, where did you get it?"

"I found it." Zhou Yu felt a little guilty, but it wasn't exactly a lie.

"Found it?" Mei Feng's eyes widened. "Where did you find it? I'll go find one too."

"Brother," Mei Ning called out to him.

Mei Feng scratched his head, looked at Zhou Yu and then at Mei Ning, and chuckled twice.

"Alright, alright, I'll pick it up," Mei Feng said, slinging the spear over his shoulder. "But I knew Brother Zhou was no ordinary man. No wonder he was able to cross over to my sister's island with his mortal body."

"What should we do with these two corpses?" Mei Feng asked, looking at the ground.

"Burn them or throw them into the sea," Mei Ning said. "People die every day in the Chaotic Star Sea, so two more won't make a difference."

Mei Feng nodded and searched the two men.

"Let's go," Mei Ning said, brushing the dust off her hands and looking at Zhou Yu. "Can you still hold on?"

Zhou Yu nodded, though his dantian still felt empty.

Mei Ning glanced at Zhou Yu, said nothing, reached out to help him up, and pulled him onto the flying sword.

Mei Feng also jumped onto his flying sword, and the two swords rose into the air one after the other, leaving the reef.

When the flying sword landed on the rocky island of Meifeng, it was already getting dark.

Mei Feng sheathed his flying sword, jumped onto the reef first, and stretched out a big yawn.

"Ah—it's so comfortable at home!" he exclaimed.

Mei Ning and Zhou Yu disembarked from their flying swords, and the three of them entered the cave.

"Brother Zhou, sit still." Mei Feng turned around and rummaged through his pile of bottles and jars. After a while, he found a small jade bottle, poured out a pale blue pill and handed it to him. "A Spirit Recovery Pill, a low-grade one, not worth much, but it can help you recover some spiritual power. Your dantian is so empty right now, you'll have to sit in meditation until tomorrow morning."

Zhou Yu took it, looked at the pill, and then looked at Mei Feng.

"Thanks," he said.

"Don't thank me, don't thank me, eat up." Mei Feng waved his hand and turned to rummage through other things.

Zhou Yu let out a long breath, leaned against the stone wall, and closed his eyes.

"By the way," Mei Feng suddenly stopped, turned around and looked at the two of them, "Do you think they'll come looking for us from Extreme Yin Island?"

Mei Ning paused for a moment while wiping her sword.

"What if they come looking for us?" Mei Feng scratched his head. "Should we go somewhere else?"

"No need." Mei Ning sheathed her sword. "Those two people were probably not important figures on Jiyin Island. They're dead, so they're dead. No one will necessarily come looking for them. Even if someone does come looking, they might not be able to find us. The Chaotic Star Sea is so vast, and we haven't left any trace."

"That's true." Mei Feng nodded. "But it's still better to be careful. For the time being, let's not go out. Let's focus on cultivation. Anyway, we got some spirit stones and cultivation techniques this time, enough to last us for a while."

Mei Ning glanced at him, then at Zhou Yu, and nodded slightly.

Zhou Yu opened his eyes, looking at the stone patterns on the cave ceiling, his mind racing with many thoughts.

Extreme Yin Island—this was the first real external enemy he had encountered since his transmigration.

I need to start cultivating quickly.

……

Because the three of them wanted to lay low for a while, it was a month later when they emerged from seclusion again.

For the past month, the three of them have been holed up on Meifeng, a tiny rocky island, living a life almost completely isolated from the world.

Mei Feng's snoring was still deafening, Mei Ning was still as quiet as a still pond, and Zhou Yu was still woken up by snoring every day, but he had gotten used to it.

"Zhou Yu, you truly deserve to be called a Heavenly Spiritual Root! Your cultivation is incredibly fast. You've already reached the fourth level of Qi Refining in just one month!" Mei Feng exclaimed from the side.

Zhou Yu scratched his head, somewhat embarrassed, and said, "It's all thanks to the suitable cultivation technique and pills that I've been able to progress so quickly."

In the past month, he had used up nearly half of the spirit stones he had obtained from the cave, as well as the pills he had taken from the cave and some resources he had scavenged from Xixi and Dongdong.

Mei Feng and Mei Ning also shared some of their low-grade pills with him, putting three resources on one person. In addition, the "Canglang Technique" was perfectly suited to his water-elemental root, making it difficult for his cultivation speed to be slow.

"The Heavenly Spiritual Root is truly something else." Mei Feng clicked his tongue in amazement, flipping the grilled fish in his hand over. "Back then, it took me a full year and a half to go from the first to the fourth level of Qi Refining. You accomplished in a month what took me a year and a half. It's infuriating to compare yourself to others."

Mei Ning walked in from the cave entrance, carrying a bowl of freshly cooked spirit rice porridge. She glanced at Zhou Yu, said nothing, and handed the porridge to him.

Zhou Yu took the porridge, took a sip, and winced as it was scalding hot. He mumbled, "Thank you, Sister Mei Ning."

Mei Ning didn't answer and turned away.

Mei Feng chuckled twice beside him.

"What do we do next?" Mei Feng steered the conversation back on track. "We can't just stay cooped up here forever, can we? I'm about to suffocate. I haven't caught a single seabird in a month, and I've been eating fish every day. I'm practically turning into a fish myself."

Mei Ning thought for a moment and then said, "Let's go to Tianxing City."

Mei Feng's eyes lit up when he heard "Tianxing City".

"We still have quite a few spirit stones, which can be used to buy some pills and materials," Mei Ning said.

Mei Feng nodded repeatedly, unable to contain his excitement. He was the kind of person who couldn't stay still by nature; keeping him cooped up on a rocky island for a month would be worse than death for him.

Zhou Yu nodded, also wanting to visit the market, not to buy anything, but to understand the world.

He had been in this world for over a month, and apart from Mei Ning, Mei Feng, and those two unlucky souls who were robbed, he hadn't seen any other cultivators. His understanding of the Chaotic Star Sea was mostly based on his memories from the original story, and those memories might not be reliable.

"Then let's set off first thing tomorrow morning," Mei Ning decided.