Huo Yanyan chuckled and said, "This sect leader will escort the Divine Lord." He then made a gesture of invitation.

Hu Yi glanced at him, then looked at the cluster of Bloodthirsty Spiders out of the corner of his eye, before turning and leaving.

Huo Yanyan stared at the spot where he had disappeared for a while before summoning a disciple and saying, "Go and call the Third Elder over. I have something for him to do."

The disciple immediately obeyed and ran out.

Huo Yanyan turned around and looked at the Bloodthirsty Spiders. These things were no good, yet someone still had their eye on them.

If they can't handle it, then they should seal it off. This area is a forbidden zone, and with the array sealing it, if anyone still manages to break in and die, then they can't be blamed on the Chongxian Sect.

Huo Yanyan stayed until the designated area was cleared, the Third Elder set up the formation, and the stone tablet for the forbidden area was erected before turning back to the celebration site.

After he left, Hu Yi, who had never truly left, reappeared where he had been standing.

Looking at the formation in front of him, Hu Yi sneered. Breaking such a low-level formation would be a piece of cake for him.

Before he could make a move, someone else came over, and he quickly hid again.

"Husband, can't we really destroy all those Bloodthirsty Spiders?" Shu Jianyue asked as she walked beside Chong Jiu.

Chong Jiu glanced at where Hu Yi was hiding and shook his head. "No."

But he immediately transmitted his voice to Shu Jianyue, saying, "There is a way to completely destroy it; use divine fire to burn it down, roots and all."

Shu Jianyue looked at him in surprise, then immediately understood why he had suddenly switched to telepathy.

"That's too dangerous. If a child wanders in and picks a few flowers, wouldn't that be a problem?" Shu Jianyue said, glancing around out of the corner of her eye.

Seeing her like this, Chong Jiu smiled and said, "It's alright, just set up a formation."

Seeing that there was already a formation, Chong Jiu shook his head after just one glance and reinforced the formation again.

And this reinforcement he made means that no one but him could get in.

After Chong Jiu finished setting up the formation, he left with Shu Jianyue.

As soon as they left, Hu Yi reappeared, looking at the reinforced formation with a face as black as soot.

After walking for a while, Shu Jianyue asked, "Who was there just now?"

"That new god-king." Chong Jiu's expression turned cold as he spoke. He really wanted everything he saw, just as greedy and clueless as ever.

"Tomorrow we'll go to the temple and take Lou Qiongshang to the Jiuze Temple so he can live there from now on."

"Wasn't he living comfortably on Zunlong Peak? Why did you make him move to the Jiuze Temple?" Shu Jianyue looked at him in surprise.

I immediately understood; it was for self-defense against wolves.

Shu Jianyue smiled and said, "Didn't you promise that you would give people a chance once they reached the Celestial Immortal Realm and came to the Divine Continent?"

"By banishing them so far away, how can they possibly have a chance?"

Chong Jiu grabbed her hand, glanced at her, and said, "When did I say I would give him a chance?"

Shu Jianyue smiled and stopped arguing with him. She simply lit a candle for Lou Qiongshang, hoping he would find a way to conquer this mountain as soon as possible.

The two returned to the celebration site and sat there waiting for the celebration to come to an end.

Seeing that it was almost done, Shu Jianyue bid farewell to Na Weixian.

Na Weixian pulled her aside and talked for a while, concluding that she should go to the Spirit Beast Sect to talk and chat whenever she had time.

Shu Jianyue readily agreed, and after a long struggle, she managed to break free.

Once she left the Chongxian Sect, Shu Jianyue finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Yin Yue didn't leave with them; he stayed behind to discuss matters concerning Yicheng, so he asked them to take Duan Yuanyuan back with them.

At this moment, Duan Yuanyuan's lips were pouting, clearly indicating that she hadn't had enough fun yet.

Shu Jianyue looked at her and said irritably, "Once your cultivation level is high, you can go wherever you want. Let's see if Yin Yue will stop you then."

"You're just a newly sprouted flower right now. Letting you out would be like feeding the cows."

"If you stay in the Spirit Beast Sect and cultivate diligently, with your talent, you will be able to come and go freely in less than ten years."

Duan Yuanyuan chuckled. Ten years?

Imagine what it would be like for a girl to stay at home for ten years.

Yan Xi looked at Duan Yuanyuan for a while, and when she returned to the Spirit Beast Sect, she gave her several spirit fruits, saying, "Eat more of these when you have free time; they'll be good for your cultivation."

Duan Yuanyuan stared blankly at the pear and apple in her hand.

No, these are in this place?

It took Duan Yuanyuan a long time to come to her senses. She looked at Yan Xixi, but Yan Xixi had already walked away, leaving only her back view.

But this didn't affect the fact that Duan Yuanyuan's eyes still shone brightly.

This must be someone from her hometown, otherwise how could she possess all the advantages and be a true leading lady!

No, I must hold on tight to the leading lady's coattails.

Shu Jianyue and her group returned to Zunlong Peak, and Chong Jiu instructed Yu Chuan and Yan Xi to go into seclusion and cultivate.

Today's events serve as another wake-up call for them.

Yu Chuan and Yan Xi exchanged a glance, nodded, and obediently went into seclusion to cultivate.

Upon seeing this, Lou Qiongshang also went into seclusion.

Shu Wangtian glanced at Shu Jianyue and Chong Jiu, then pulled Si Huaijin to start cultivating as well.

Right now, their cultivation levels are the lowest, so they can't hold the team back.

After they all left, Chong Jiu looked at Shu Jianyue and said, "Yueyue, absorb another batch of Chen Xinli's energy in a couple of days, just in case."

He can't worry about anything else except her safety right now.

This kind of thing will definitely happen again.

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