Chapter 84 Mission

After considering it for a moment, Han Wei did not put Mo Yang's primordial spirit back.

She put the small jade bottle back into her storage bag.

She glanced at Gu Qi again, and seeing that Gu Qi's face was expressionless as he walked towards Mo Yang, she lifted her feet off the ground, floated into the air, and reached out to pinch Mo Yang's chin: "Look closely, he's not bad-looking. Mo Yang isn't a good name. I'll change it for you, okay? You can be called Zi Ye."

Han Wei had searched the soul of the spirit inside the small jade bottle and knew that he was a general of the demon race and Princess Pianran's fiancé. She also knew his name.

Behind her, Gu Qi, dressed in white, stared at Han Wei, his golden eyes reflecting her and Mo Yang's figures.

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Seven days later.

In a grove of trees somewhere on Qingfeng Cliff, five Nascent Soul stage cultivators gathered. Among them were a middle-aged man in green robes, a thin, brown-haired old man, a young man of average build and plain appearance in blue robes, and two beautiful women.

Han Wei recognized the two beautiful women; they were Zhou Yating and Cheng Yan, whom she had met before.

"What kind of mission is this? They didn't give us any advance notice." Zhou Yating said to Cheng Yan in a telepathic message, glancing at the middle-aged man in green, the brown-haired old man, and the young man in blue as she spoke.

Cheng Yan shook her head: "It shouldn't be an ordinary mission."

"I don't know if everyone's here yet. No one else has said they're coming," Zhou Yating said.

As soon as Zhou Yating finished speaking, a long blue rainbow flew towards them from the horizon, and within the rainbow was a young man in black with a cold and stern appearance. As soon as the young man in black arrived, the middle-aged man in blue who was meditating, the brown-haired old man who was drinking, and the plain-looking young man in blue all looked at him, their eyes revealing fear.

Han Wei landed on Qingfeng Cliff, and Zhou Yating forced a smile and said, "Hello, Senior Brother Ding."

Han Wei looked at her expressionlessly. She used to call him "Fellow Daoist Ding," but now she called him "Senior Brother Ding." Cheng Yan also greeted him with a smile and called him "Senior Brother Ding." Even the young man, the middle-aged man, and the young man in blue smiled and called him "Senior Brother." Only the brown-haired old man chuckled and called him "Fellow Daoist Ding."

In the cultivation world, when trying to build relationships or get close to someone, people usually address those with higher cultivation levels as "senior brothers" or "senior sisters." Previously, Ding Qi had utterly defeated Sheng Peng, leading many to believe that Ding Qi was now an even more terrifying figure than Sheng Peng.

That's why Zhou Yating and the others called him "senior brother" to get closer to him.

As for the brown-haired old man, he was at the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm. He did not believe that his abilities were inferior to Ding Qi's, so he would not lower himself.

Han Wei glanced coldly at Zhou Yating and the others, then found a place to sit down and closed her eyes to rest. Given her power, no one dared to say anything.

Only the brown-haired old man snorted coldly in his heart, disliking Ding Qi's arrogance.

Zhou Yating noticed that Han Wei was resting with her eyes closed, so she stole a glance at her.

Zhou Yating used to despise Ding Qi, that spineless coward. He was lecherous, a bully who preyed on the weak, and always tried to take advantage of others; every time she saw him, she felt disgusted. But now, Ding Qi was different. The more Zhou Yating looked at the aloof Ding Qi now, the more extraordinary he seemed.

She thought to herself: He is definitely not the original Ding Qi, and I wonder who is inside this body?

She was very curious.

She had been secretly watching Han Wei for a long time when she came to her senses and saw Cheng Yan staring at her with a half-smile. She couldn't help but blush.

Just then, Han Wei opened her eyes. She didn't open her eyes because she noticed Zhou Yating's subtle actions—she didn't care about Zhou Yating's at all. She opened her eyes because she noticed a Void Refinement stage expert rapidly approaching.

A moment later, a purple rainbow flew across the sky, and then a middle-aged man in a silver robe appeared above Qingfeng Cliff.

The middle-aged man in the silver robe stood with his hands behind his back. He looked to be in his forties, with a few gray hairs at his temples. He had an imposing appearance, and two dark green eyes were set in his narrow eye sockets. His expression was cold and arrogant.

As soon as this person appeared, Zhou Yating, Cheng Yan, the young man in blue, the old man with brown hair, and the middle-aged man in green all stood up and bowed on Qingfeng Cliff. Han Wei also followed suit.

"Greetings, Elder Murong."

This person is named Murong Chong, with a peak early stage of the Void Refinement realm, and is one of the elders of the Tianxiu Palace in Tianxiu City.

"I've gathered you all here to investigate a ruin on Xiaopan Mountain. Alright, I won't waste any more words, follow me!" Murong Chong said, waving his hand. A huge brocade flying carpet appeared in the sky. He landed on the carpet first, then addressed the group on Qingfeng Cliff:

"Everyone, come up here!"

Zhou Yating and the others clasped their fists in greeting to him before flying onto the flying carpet one by one.

After the patterns on the flying carpet emitted a dazzling light, it carried everyone at breakneck speed towards Xiaopan Mountain. The flying carpet was incredibly fast, comparable to the speed of a mid-stage Void Refinement cultivator. Zhou Yating, Cheng Yan, the blue-clad youth, and the others exclaimed inwardly in amazement at how fast this magical artifact was.

Han Wei remained expressionless as she looked at Murong Chong, who was already sitting cross-legged at the front. She thought to herself: This mission is a bit strange. Xiaopan Mountain is a dangerous place. Wouldn't it be more convenient for him to investigate alone? Bringing five Nascent Soul cultivators along would only be a hindrance.

Either don't bring any, or bring more. What's the use of five?

The brown-haired old man had the same question, but he was a Void Refinement stage expert, an elder of Tianxiu City, and notoriously bad-tempered, so no one dared to ask.

Xiaopan Mountain is far away. It took several days of flying after leaving Tianxiu City before we entered the Xiaopan Mountain area.

The towering, precipitous peaks stretch endlessly, shrouded in clouds and mist.

A dazzling light flashed through the clouds and reached hundreds of feet away. Upon closer inspection, it was a huge flying carpet, on which several cultivators were sitting cross-legged in meditation.

Zhou Yating scanned her surroundings with her divine sense and saw many demonic beasts and poisonous insects inhabiting the mountains, which made her feel uneasy. She wasn't the only one who felt uneasy; Cheng Yan, the young man in blue, and the others beside her were also a little uneasy. They had always thought they only needed to investigate the outer areas of Xiaopan Mountain, but now they had already ventured deep into the mountain.

Xiaopan Mountain is home to more than one ferocious dragon in its Nascent Soul stage.

These dragons are so dangerous that even the demon race doesn't want to provoke them. For both humans and demons, the central area of ​​Xiaopan Mountain is a perilous place.

Zhou Yating looked at Cheng Yan, and their eyes met, both seeing worry on each other's faces. They glanced at Murong Chong at the front, but dared not ask.

A flock of demonic beasts flew in from the horizon; they were a group of bronze sparrows, all of whom were at the Nascent Soul stage.

Murong Chong merely unleashed his aura, and all the demonic beasts, sensing the presence of a Void Refinement stage cultivator, fled from the area. Demons are demons, and demonic beasts are demonic beasts. Although their ancestors both originated from the Demon Realm within the Nine Primordial Realms, they are actually quite different.

The most obvious difference is that the intelligence of monsters is not high and they cannot transform into human form, while the intelligence of the demon race is no different from that of the human race, and some can transform into human form at birth.

The flying carpet continued its ascent, making Zhou Yating and the others increasingly uneasy, while Han Wei remained calm. For Han Wei, it was a matter of dealing with whatever came her way; no matter what happened, she had a plan, and naturally, she wasn't afraid.