The overwhelming ghostly figures were impressive in appearance alone.

Shang Yanting drew his sword and slashed at the ghostly figure.

An attack imbued with the first layer of sword intent cleaved through the dark clouds, allowing the rosy light of dawn to stream down from the gaps. In the ensuing clash, Mudo's attack was instantly broken.

He was startled.

Then he looked at Jia Xitong standing on the deck of the Shuiyun Boat, and Wan Zhi next to her.

Miao Duo roared and looked directly at Jia Xitong.

The moment Wanzhi saw Mudo's gaze shift from the ship, he knew what Mudo was about to do.

Choose the softest persimmons and squeeze them.

—The traditional virtues of demonic cultivators.

Sure enough, he let out a roar.

Two magical hands materialized in the air and reached out to grab Jia Xitong on the ship.

Wan Zhi cheered in his heart.

Just leave that young slave boy; hurry up and get rid of this spoiled and willful bear princess.

It came at just the right time.

Jia Xitong twirled the Wuxiang Brush in her hand, creating a sword flourish, and then swept it forward with all her might. The two forces, one large and one small, collided in mid-air, but miraculously, the larger force was defeated by the smaller one.

Even Shang Yanting, who was standing to the side, was stunned.

He knew Xitong's strength.

A peak Martial Grandmaster facing an early-stage Demon Emperor is two major realms apart in strength.

They actually withstood Mudo's attack so easily!

Shang Yanting glanced at her, then raised his longsword again.

The Martial Emperor's strength carried a second layer of sword intent.

Although Shang Yanting was only at the early stage of the Martial Emperor realm, this sword strike carried the power of a peak Martial Emperor. As he swung his sword, the sea surged with waves tens of meters high, rushing towards Mudo with overwhelming force.

Myodo was forced to retreat uncontrollably. He gripped his staff tightly and channeled all his magic to form a shield.

However, it was instantly destroyed by Shang Yanting's attack and fell into the water with a bang.

Falling into the water

There was no sound the next second.

Shang Yanting and Jia Xitong both kept their eyes fixed on the water, ready to strike as soon as Miao Duo popped his head out.

However, Mudo... never appeared again.

Where is he?

Jia Xitong wanted to descend to a place closer to the water's surface to take a look.

Shang Yanting grabbed her, raised his longsword, and slashed at the sea again.

Still no response.

"The person has escaped."

Shang Yanting withdrew his longsword.

"They ran away?"

Jia Xitong stared in shock.

Looking into the distance at the boundless blue ocean, Wanzhi expressed his complete understanding of Mudo's actions.

Recognize reality and cut your losses in time.

—Another traditional virtue of demonic cultivators.

Seeing that the demonic cultivator had disappeared, Shang Yanting took Jia Xitong back to the Water Cloud Boat.

"Shang Yanting, aren't we going to go after him?"

"Um."

Shang Yanting nodded slightly. "The waters are vast; there's no need to waste time on a mere demonic cultivator. By the way, has your cultivation level increased?"

That cultivator was quite capable.

"No."

Jia Xitong took out her weapon, "My Formless Brush seems to be effective against demonic cultivators."

Upon hearing this, Shang Yanting took the Wuxiang Brush and examined it carefully. The brush was entirely black, with intricate runes carved on the handle, and the tip was made of unknown hairs. "When did you obtain this brush?"

Jia Xitong paused for a moment upon hearing this.

She vaguely remembered that this item was a gift from Senior Bai Yu when they first met. Although it was a return gift from her to Senior Bai Yu for the Thousand-Mile Transmission Talisman, the Black Dragon Slave was petty and narrow-minded.

Especially since Senior Bai Yu has two forms, an old man and a silver-haired boy, he couldn't stand Senior Bai Yu no matter who he looked at.

She is petty and extremely jealous.

Even the noble raccoon princess was pondering how to phrase her sentences so that he wouldn't misunderstand the situation as an exchange of tokens or a secret engagement.

"What's wrong?"

Seeing that she didn't answer for a long time, Shang Yanting asked her.

"This is...when did I get it? You've already forgotten?"

Princess Raccoon put her hands on her hips, raised her chin, and looked at Shang Yanting with a questioning look, "I care about you so much, yet you don't even remember when I got the Wuxiang Brush?"

snort!

I'm not talking to you today!

After saying that, Jia Xitong stormed into the cabin, but then turned back and carried Wan Zhi, who had been outside, inside as well.

A moment later

The sound of Wan Zhi singing could be heard coming from inside the cabin.

It sounds awful.

As the water-cloud boat rose higher and higher, they went further and further away until they disappeared from sight.

Below

The still-unsettled sea began to churn.

Myodo, who had escaped, surfaced from the water, looking at the figures that had completely disappeared with a mixture of resentment and frustration. He had just been attacked in turn by the two men, especially the man's second sword strike, which had left him breathless.

He climbed ashore, sat down on the bank and began to meditate, until a day later, several large ships slowly approached.

"Elder."

"Elder!"

The demonic cultivators who followed disembarked and headed towards Mudo.

"Those two people ran away."

Mudo took two deep breaths and then calmly stated the matter. Someone else had gotten there first, and the contents inside were likely already gone.

"Should we still go in?"

His subordinates looked at him, unsure of what to do.

Mudo paused for a moment, then nodded slightly. "Let's go!"

Having traveled a long way, we cannot make it all in one day.

Miao Duo led his subordinates toward Zhaoyao Mountain and began their journey.

Life is unpredictable, and it's normal for plans to go wrong.

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