Chapter 57

Night gradually poured in, and the depths of the ruins without sun or moon were extremely gloomy.

At this time, three bonfires were burning among the broken walls, and from time to time, crackling sounds came from the flames, exploding wisps of sparks.

Beside the middle bonfire were Yuan Yuanchen and his hired bandit brother-in-law, on the left were Zhuo Zhuo Wanqiu and the four Spirit Sword Mountain disciples.

They were also here to find people, and seeing that the two seemed to have a direction, they followed.

And on the right were the seven or eight people Ji You had saved along the way, guarding the bonfire and not daring to sleep, their faces full of lingering fear.

In Yuan Yuanchen's view, brother-in-law, this person, seemed to have some obsessive-compulsive disorder.

He kept muttering about hiding when seeing people and never looking for treasure, to avoid the disaster of killing caused by the innocent being guilty of possessing a treasure, but he saved them every time, and then fiercely collected some silver from them.

According to him, these low-realm disciples were clearly not here voluntarily and shouldn't die here because of other people's immortal fate, and collecting silver was his bandit way.

What a strange person...

Yuan Yuanchen pondered, summoned the sensing jade plate from the gourd, looked at the faint light already on it, and his heart calmed down a lot.

He could already explore his sister's existence, which meant he would find her soon.

This made Yuan Yuanchen's tightly stretched nerves relax a bit, closed his eyes slightly, and it was dawn overnight.

The next day, everyone continued to go deep, heading toward the high mountain where the immortal light surged.

The closer they got to the mountain, the heavier the baleful Qi around became, and the suppression on spiritual energy almost reached the extreme.

Some people encountered attacks from other sect disciples yesterday and exhausted their spiritual energy. If this were outside the ruins, it would be restored in just over an hour.

But after a night, the restored spiritual energy had not yet reached half.

This made the mood of Zhuo Zhuo Wanqiu and others increasingly heavy, and they had already developed the idea of retreating.

And contrary to this was the Heavenly Tian Shuyuan disciple who held a sword and saved them; his spiritual energy was always exceptionally abundant, as if he had one more spiritual element than everyone else, which was very puzzling.

"Someone is coming."

"?"

Just as several people walked to a mountain col, Ji You suddenly spoke, and the three long swords behind his back had already been summoned, hanging in the air with spiritual energy overflowing.

Hearing this, everyone showed a vigilant expression and quickly took out the weapons in their hands.

In these few days, the seven great Immortal Sects sent more disciples in, and disputes and conflicts intensified.

Especially the further they went, the more bloodstains they could see, and corpses were everywhere, which meant that a crisis could appear at any time.

Just when everyone's nerves were tense, five people walked out of the mountain forest.

When they saw their appearance and attire clearly, Zhuo Zhuo Wanqiu was slightly stunned, and immediately relaxed, putting the long sword in her hand into the scabbard.

There were five people who came, three of whom were Spirit Sword Mountain disciples, and two were Dao Seeking Sect disciples.

Walking in the front was a female sword cultivator of Spirit Sword Mountain, with a red cinnabar dot on her eyebrows, holding the sword backhanded, with a cold and arrogant face, ordering the other two to be vigilant at any time.

"It is Ding Shijie Ding Yao of my Spirit Sword Mountain; Young Master, please put away your sword."

Ji You turned his head to look at Zhuo Zhuo Wanqiu: "A Profound Understanding initial realm, how can she command two Profound Understanding middle realms?"

Zhuo Zhuo Wanqiu pursed her lips: "Young Master doesn't know, Ding Shijie Ding Yao is the maid of our little mirror master, and her status in the sect is quite high."

"What about those two men? Are they also her maids?" Ji You's eyes were cold.

"Young Master misunderstood, both of them are Dao Seeking Sect disciples, and I even recognize the one walking in front; he is Senior Brother Min Cheng of the Dao Seeking Sect's inner sect."

"Trustworthy?"

Zhuo Zhuo Wanqiu nodded: "Senior Brother Min Cheng has admired Ding Shijie Ding Yao for many years and should be trustworthy."

Ji You put the sword away, his eyes cold: "The Dao Seeking Sect's personal disciple likes your little mirror master, and now there are Dao Seeking Sect disciples chasing her personal maid?"

"My Spirit Sword Mountain and the Dao Seeking Sect have always been on good terms, so this matter is not fresh."

"Why doesn't Spirit Sword Mountain get along with the Heavenly Tian Shuyuan?"

Zhuo Zhuo Wanqiu was stunned for a moment, thinking that one is in the southernmost part and the other is in the northern hinterland, which is really too far, so how can they get along.

At the same time, Ding Yao and Min Cheng also discovered Ji You and his party in the woods and quickly drew their swords.

Zhuo Zhuo Wanqiu was panicked upon seeing this, fearing that a misunderstanding would cause conflict, so she immediately stepped forward to salute.

"Ding Shijie Ding, I am Zhuo Zhuo Wanqiu, a mountain walker of Spirit Sword Mountain."

Ding Yao revealed an inquiring expression: "How can a mountain walker be here?"

Zhuo Zhuo Wanqiu straightened her body: "We are looking for disciples who went missing in Qingzhou and finally traced them here."

Min Cheng remembered the rumors of the little mirror master asking about the mountains a few days ago and immediately widened his eyes: "When Yan Shimei Yan went to the Chen family immortal clan to ask about the mountains, were you the ones who followed?"

"It was us."

"Then where is she? My Senior Brother Xi Yao has been missing her every day."

The Way Seeking Sect's personal disciple is named Senior Shang Xi Yao, and he has admired the little mirror master of Spirit Sword Mountain for a long time; this is something everyone in the Qingyun world knows.

Zhuo Zhuo Wanqiu pursed her lips after hearing this: "The mirror master didn't come here, but went to investigate another matter."

Ding Yao looked at Min Cheng after hearing this, smiling like a flower: "After Senior Brother Min goes back, first persuade Senior Brother Shang not to be anxious. I am like a sister to the mirror master. If the mirror master returns to the mountain, she will naturally send a letter."

Min Cheng nodded after hearing this: "Then I will trouble Yan Shimei Ding."

"It is we who should thank Senior Brother Min and Senior Brother Shang. Although the Spirit Mirror has returned to my Xuanjian Peak, the Heavenly Sword Peak lineage has always been eyeing it covetously. Not politely speaking, the Way Seeking Sect will be the mirror master's greatest reliance."

Ding Yao looked at Zhuo Zhuo Wanqiu after finishing speaking: "Can you find anything?"

Zhuo Zhuo Wanqiu took out a fruit from her bosom: "Found this..."

"Vermilion fruit?!"

"Yes, accidentally discovered on the side of the road."

Ding Yao quickly took the fruit into her hand, her eyes a bit hot: "Are there any more?"

Zhuo Zhuo Wanqiu shook her head, thinking that just this one fruit almost cost them their lives, so how could they dare to have a second one.

Min Cheng took a look at the fruit and turned to point at Ji You and others who were still standing in the woods: "Junior sister, do you say there are any more on them?"

Ding Yao pondered for a moment and said to the two Profound Understanding Upper Realms: "Go, search."

"Senior sister, no, those are fellow Daoists who are traveling with us!"

"Rest assured, it won't hurt their lives, and the highest realm among these few people is only at the perfection of the Lower Three Realms; what's wrong with searching?"

Zhuo Zhuo Wanqiu looked at the two Profound Understanding Realm disciples walking toward Ji You, and her brain was stunned for a moment.

That is not an ordinary perfection of the Lower Three Realms; let alone Profound Understanding, in this place, with his spiritual energy operation rate, it is said that he can even exhaust the Realm of Merging with the Dao!

And that Heavenly Tian Shuyuan disciple saved her life, but she is a Spirit Sword Mountain disciple; if they really fight, who should she help?

At this moment, Zhuo Zhuo Wanqiu was full of tension, as if she saw the sword Qi like overlapping waves roaring out.

Although the target had not been set, her hand had already fallen on the hilt of the sword.

"What are you nervous about?"

"That... that person's sword is very powerful."

Ding Yao sneered after hearing this, thinking that the Spirit Sword Mountain's sword Dao is the best in the world, and she had never heard of any sword Dao experts among the Heavenly Tian Shuyuan disciples.

Moreover, no matter how strong the perfection of the Lower Three Realms is, what can he do in the face of two Merging with the Dao?

Sure enough, Ji You and Yuan Yuanchen did not resist, and like several other cultivators who were left behind, they let them search their bodies.

Seeing this scene, Zhuo Zhuo Wanqiu's eyes were stunned.

Because in her view, although that white-clothed Heavenly Tian Shuyuan disciple looked harmless, his sword intent was exceptionally sharp.

Sword intent is sword heart, and sword heart is human heart.

She knew that the Heavenly Tian Shuyuan disciple would definitely not be a person who would swallow his anger.

But at this moment, he was searched without changing his expression, which made Zhuo Zhuo Wanqiu very puzzled.

After a while, the two Spirit Sword Mountain Profound Understanding Realm disciples returned and shook their heads, saying that they didn't have anything on them.

Ding Yao looked at Zhuo Zhuo Wanqiu at this time: "You come with us; the Spirit Sword Mountain disciples are all waiting in the mountain col now, and we are going to the deepest part to find that greatest immortal fate for Spirit Sword Mountain."

Zhuo Zhuo Wanqiu was stunned for a moment: "But we still have to find people."

"What does it matter if a few disciples are lost? But if this immortal fate is obtained by other Immortal Sects, how can we stand proudly in this Qingyun world!"

Ding Yao ignored Zhuo Zhuo Wanqiu's opposition and took people away.

At this time, Yuan Yuanchen was organizing his clothes that had been searched into a mess, turned his head to look at Ji You, his eyes quite puzzled.

"Brother-in-law, they touched our bosoms, and you just let them humiliate us like this?"

"Otherwise what?"

"They can't beat you here!"

"After all, they are Spirit Sword Mountain disciples; let's forget it this time. When I meet their little mirror master, I will search it back on her."

Yuan Yuanchen grinned after hearing this, thinking that my brother-in-law can really brag.

That is the fastest Responding to Heaven Realm in the Qingyun world; let alone searching her bosom, it is said that you would be slashed to death if you looked at her one more time.

Ji You didn't explain, looked at Ding Yao who was going away, picked up his sword, and went toward the deeper part of the mountain forest.

(End of chapter)