Chapter 281

Your older brother is still the same; the dragon soul may have been affected in the Ghost Path, and now it has lost consciousness.

I've already sent it into the Soul-nurturing Wood. Jiang Tu felt a bit down; over the years it had grown used to waking the dragon soul every few days with squabbles, and now not hearing the other's voice feels strange.

Jiang Yu comforted it while taking out the battle flag and planting it in the room, then touching the spirit beast bag, saying, "Alright, come out and activate the formation plate."

You're being too cautious; the Dragon King Old Shopkeeper won't keep an eye on us. Jiang Tu said that, but he also knew being careful never hurts.

It flashed out the Dragon Pearl, poured spiritual energy into the formation plate, and with two hums the invisibility defense formation activated.

Jiang Yu, I just remembered, the Twelve Heavenly Cities Formation set up under the sea hasn't been withdrawn.

No problem, we'll go get it later. Jiang Yu remained optimistic; she was brought into the Dragon Pearl by Jiang Tu, first looking at her older brother and the Dragon Soul, the two souls sleeping quietly in the Soul-nurturing Wood.

If this were the Spirit Realm, we couldn't go back. Jiang Tu felt deeply regretful; having lived long on the Tianyuan Continent, he understood the importance of cultivation even more.

Not having high hopes for his good friend Ao Ze, who still hadn't transformed, he now relied on the Xu Void Sect for cultivation, not daring to step into the East Sea Dragon Clan to seek revenge.

As for himself, he only managed to live comfortably and be respected in the sect thanks to the favor of Jiang Yu's master-disciple.

What if it's not the Spirit Realm? Besides, even if it is, we came from the Ghost Path, so we might be able to return via the Ghost Path. Jiang Yu's only concern in the Tianyuan Realm was her master alone.

I tried sending messages to my friends the past few days, but the communication talismans completely failed; I suppose this place isn't the Spirit Realm, and might be a new cultivation continent in the Human Realm.

Sighing, Jiang Yu shook her head, dispelling various guesses, then returned to the wooden house and changed from head to toe into mortal attire.

Leaving the wooden house, she saw Jiang Tu fly to the opposite bank of the river to gather spirit herbs for her medicinal bath.

She wanted to go pick them, but she couldn't even use her martial arts, so she gave up the idea and instead stared at the Soul-nurturing for a moment; upon looking, she noticed a problem: "No, why do their souls look fainter than before?"

"Really?" Jiang Tu was pulling spirit herbs in the medicine field; hearing her, he flew over immediately to examine closely, saying, "Huh, the day you woke up, they were still fine."

"Let me go out for a bit; I'll contact the Old Shopkeeper for advice." Jiang Yu and the other party left each other communication marks.

Jiang Tu hurriedly complied, but as Jiang Yu stepped outside and was about to take out her communication jade talisman, a piercing demonic sound suddenly came from afar.

Jiang Yu quickly retreated back into the room; just as she was about to close the door, a single-horned beast resembling a beautiful woman collapsed into the courtyard.

Upon seeing Jiang Yu, it lunged to grab her, but unexpectedly a bolt of lightning flashed, instantly electrocuting the female demon into trembling collapse.

"I'll tie her up." Jiang Tu wanted to go out and slay the demon with the formation, but Jiang Yu wouldn't allow it; the female demon was clearly being pursued by someone, and with a sweep of her divine sense she sensed escaping light approaching from dozens of li away, so she quickly shut the door and entered the formation, saying, "Quickly withdraw the formation into the Dragon Pearl, there are cultivators."

Jiang Tu tapped the formation plate, and in an instant the formation was retracted; after Jiang Yu jumped onto the bed and closed the curtains, he swiftly brought her flashing into the Dragon Pearl.

Their actions were swift, but the pursuing cultivators arrived within a few breaths, and they were two late-stage Golden Core cultivators.

The two of them threw out a net, instantly capturing the demoness; "Senior Brother, we've finally caught this demon woman—let's hurry back to report."

"Wait a moment." The Senior Brother was prudent; he scanned the interior and exterior of the compound—there were only three main rooms and two side wings, all empty, but the main door was bolted from inside.

He gave a look, and the Junior Brother understood, then added: "This family also enjoys deep blessings."

As they spoke, he and the Senior Brother each swung open several room doors, thoroughly checked them once more, exchanged a glance, and then flew away.

Sigh, same old trick—they'll surely come back to check again.

Fortunately, our Dragon Stele can only scan a five-li radius, but it can't be detected when scouting." Jiang Tu said, speaking from experience.

While Jiang Yu nodded, her focus differed: "They're speaking the Tianyuan language, and there are demons—this is probably truly the Spirit Realm."

But here, we can't stay any longer; we'll leave in a few days.

I was only thinking of hiding from people, forgot the gate bolt was latched—hehe." She gave a self-deprecating laugh; facing unfamiliar cultivators without spiritual power, she suddenly panicked.

Just now, the Thunderfire Sword flew out on its own and could knock down the female demon, entirely because the opponent was already at the end of its strength and carelessly assumed she was a mortal.

Alright." Jiang Tu had no interest in watching the two cultivators return; he wanted to run off to gather herbs, so he could follow the Old Shopkeeper's prescription and prepare Jiang Yu's medicinal bath.

Meanwhile, Jiang Yu watched him wholeheartedly devoted to her, slowly walking toward the riverside to tell him that the Old Shopkeeper's prescription wasn't suitable for her.

As for the two cultivators coming and going twice within half an hour, she had long since tossed that thought to the back of her mind.

Even when someone repeatedly knocked on the gate, loudly asking whether an immortal had visited, Jiang Yu paid no attention.

But those two cultivators kept finding this strange; the Junior Brother shook the female demon in the net and said, "Senior Brother, I've examined it—this demon was likely injured by lightning."

However, in the present cultivation world, cultivators with Thunder Spiritual Roots rarely venture out.

"Could it be descendants of the Thunder Sect, who, after the various factions once rallied the Thunder Sect to exterminate demons with all their might, now harbor grudges and thus refuse to meet us?"

The Senior Brother asked indifferently, "How did you come up with Thunder Sect descendants? Couldn't it just be a Thunder System talisman?"

"Uh... if it were merely Thunder Bamboo, the Senior Brother would have returned once and been done; why return a second time?" The Junior Brother had found the blind spot.

The Senior Brother didn't answer, but instead gazed toward the distant county city; in that battle, the Thunder Sect had arrayed all its disciples, drawn down supreme heavenly thunder to annihilate demons—are any descendants still alive?

A sect capable of enabling non-Thunder-Spiritual-Root cultivators to refine top-tier Thunder Controlling Techniques has, for years, been feared by all sides; any descendants scattered abroad are likely also secretly eliminated.

The two flew farther and farther, but for safety's sake Jiang Yu waited until nightfall before she and Jiang Tu slipped out invisibly.

After several attempts to find any trace of cultivators came up empty, Jiang Yu let Jiang Tu enter the space, then she went to the street and found an inn to stay in.

Furthermore, she asked the shopkeeper to make connections and rented a vehicle to go to the prefecture city.

During that time, as we passed by restaurants and eateries, we even heard mortals talking about having seen an immortal today.

Some even said they had personally witnessed an immortal subduing demons and monsters.

Jiang Yu hadn't inquired either, so as soon as we checked into the guest room, Jiang Tu impatiently asked, "Do you think this place might be a mixed residence of immortals and mortals?"

She thought for a moment and analyzed, "It's hard to say, but mortals aren't unfamiliar with cultivators; they even have a sense of worship."

Qian Shiqi and Dragon Soul both spoke of a Demon Race invasion; judging from today's encounter with that female demon, it is likely the Demon Race has already been expelled from the realm, leaving only a few demons behind.

Jiang Tu, who always trusts Jiang Yu's judgment, said, "Then quickly contact the old shopkeeper and ask if he can track the whereabouts of the two Core Formations."

Unfortunately, Jiang Yu sent several messages over here but hasn't received any reply from the old shopkeeper, and she couldn't help but worry.