With a rumble, the two figures rapidly separated, and then the two mountain peaks behind them were leveled. Bei Qi Chang Si wiped the blood from his lips, looking at Ji Wu Ye opposite him and sneering.
"Not bad, to be able to make this young master spit blood, you are the first."
Ji Wu Ye suppressed the surging blood qi, forcing down the metallic taste in his throat.
"That's because you haven't been out much. You'll soon see that you'll do more than just spit blood!" Ji Wu Ye watched Ji Chen Mu distantly hidden behind the other.
"Truly arrogant!" Bei Qi Chang Si suddenly closed his eyes, his family's ultimate technique.
"Twin Dragons Playing with Pearls!" Two streams of sword energy transformed into a green and a white蛟龍, charging directly at Ji Wu Ye.
"Moonlight Slash!" A stream of moonlight carrying a cold aura rushed towards the two蛟龍.
"Tai Chi Returns to Unity, Qi Swallows Mountains and Rivers!" Ji Chen Mu launched a surprise attack, unleashing his strongest sword strike with his Tai Chi sword. His sister's Tai Chi sword could grow with his cultivation, and sword cultivators would temper their life-bound swords during tribulation. The current Tai Chi sword was already a third-grade immortal artifact.
The two sharp sword energies directly scattered Bei Qi Chang Si's蛟龍. Both had rich combat experience, having walked through seas of blood and corpses. The trait of sword cultivators was to grow stronger against stronger opponents.
"You are despicable! Ganging up on me!" Bei Qi Chang Si, caught off guard, was wounded by this sword! His sword-wielding arm hung limply. He immediately took a hemostatic pill, but he suffered severe internal injuries.
Ji Wu Ye and Ji Chen Mu remained silent. Strike while the iron is hot, strike the opponent when they are down, unleashing continuous killing moves, sparing no expense, all directed at Bei Qi Chang Si. His sister had always said that villains die from talking too much!
Sect Master Zi Hua, ignoring his injuries, joined the battle. Seeing that Bei Qi Chang Si was about to bleed to death, he crushed his protective talisman, which blocked the combined attack of the three. A white light flashed, and Bei Qi Chang Si escaped.
"Damn it, failing to kill him this time will surely lead to retaliation!" Sect Master Zi Hua lamented the missed opportunity.
"You two, thank you for saving my life..." Sect Master Zi Hua turned around, but Ji Wu Ye and Ji Chen Mu were nowhere to be seen. He felt a bit vexed. What kind of people were they? But thinking about how he had narrowly escaped death, he owed it to these two. He immediately flew away. With his injuries, anyone he encountered would likely rob him.
Meanwhile, Ji Chen Mu had already grabbed the injured Ji Wu Ye and used his escape technique, quickly leaving. He was truly afraid of being pestered by that crazy woman.
"Wu Ye, how are you? Are you seriously injured?"
Ji Wu Ye took out the spiritual spring from his spatial artifact and took another Hui Yuan Pill made by A You.
"I'm fine. Let's find an inn in the city to rest." Ji Wu Ye didn't want to see his sister while injured.
"Alright!" Ji Chen Mu understood his concerns.
As soon as they entered the city, the two found an inn and booked a superior room. Ji Chen Mu ordered some food, instructed that they were not to be disturbed, and stayed by the meditating Wu Ye. He also used the formation disk given by Chao Xiang Zi to set up a barrier.
Bing Yue City was indeed as the envoy Zhu had said, the city was complex during this period. Disciples from various immortal sects in different attire were commonly seen on the streets, some arrogant and overbearing, and elegant female immortals were also everywhere.
The region where Bing Yue City was located was to the north, and the weather was cold. It was said that Bing Yue Mountain, a thousand miles away, was covered in ice and snow all year round. Therefore, the clothing of the local mortals and immortal races tended to be warmer, with certain differences from the attire of outsiders.
Among these mortals were descendants of immortals who lacked spiritual roots and eventually became mortals. Therefore, immortal cities were mostly inhabited by both immortals and mortals. Of course, mortals who could establish themselves in the city often had ancestors who were powerful cultivators or came from large immortal sects and major factions, specifically to manage secular affairs for their sects. Some solitary immortals without background dared not easily provoke them. The city lord would also protect the mortals residing in the city and not allow them to be wantonly slaughtered.
This was Ji Chen Mu's first true step into the Immortal Realm since ascending from the lower realm. After understanding these things, he breathed a sigh of relief. It was good, the environment was familiar. However, compared to the lower realm, this Immortal Realm was strictly hierarchical, and the killing was more brutal. Looting by killing was even more common.
Therefore, he also felt a sense of urgency. Like today, if the opponent's cultivation had been higher, their brotherly duo would have been in grave danger. To avoid being bullied, one had to become stronger.
"Shopkeeper, do you have any more superior rooms?" a female voice struck Ji Chen Mu's eardrums, and he abruptly opened his eyes. Could it be?
He opened his spiritual sense and indeed, a purple figure was speaking with the shopkeeper downstairs. How unlucky, wasn't this the crazy female immortal? Meeting her always meant trouble.
"How many days does the immortal wish to stay? If it's a long stay, there is an independent courtyard in the back. There are no more single rooms upstairs." The shopkeeper, with his sharp eyes, noticed that the female immortal was severely injured and seemed to want to go into seclusion for healing. Their Fu Yun Lai Inn had an inscribed formation, and any guest who entered was not allowed to engage in combat, otherwise, they would be ejected by the formation.
"How many immortal stones are needed?" The person was Sect Master Zi Hua, but she wore a veil, hiding her appearance, fearing that Bei Qi Chang Si would seek further trouble.
"One hundred middle-grade immortal stones," the shopkeeper stated a price.
"Can't it be less?" Sect Master Zi Hua, although she could afford it, still felt a pang of pain.
"Immortal, you get what you pay for. This courtyard has defenses, even a Grand Unity Golden Immortal cannot breach it." Upon hearing the other party complain about the price, the shopkeeper's enthusiasm waned slightly.
"Fine, I'll take that courtyard. Don't disturb me for half a month." Zi Hua was in a sorry state. Her flying ship had been damaged by Bei Qi Chang Si, and returning to Tian Que City, which was tens of thousands of miles away, with her current injured body was extremely dangerous.
"Alright! Boy, quickly take this immortal to the back courtyard." As soon as the immortal stones were collected, the shopkeeper's face lit up with a smile. He repeatedly gave instructions.
Ji Chen Mu breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, they were only staying for one night and would check out tomorrow, so they wouldn't encounter this female immortal again.
Meanwhile, Bei Qi Chang Si, fleeing alone back to the Bei Qi family, fainted. The clan leader rushed over upon hearing the news. Seeing his grandson so severely injured, he was enraged.
"Investigate! Who dares to injure my grandson? I will make them turn to ashes!" The Bei Qi clan leader's cultivation was at the peak of the Immortal Venerable realm, and he had been stuck there for a long time. His lifespan was also dwindling. Bei Qi Chang Si was the most talented grandson in the clan, with the potential to succeed him as clan leader. Injuring him was like striking his inverse scale!
The city where Bei Qi was located was Bei Qi City, at the foot of Bei Dan Mountain. The entire Bei Dan Mountain was within the sphere of influence of Bei Qi City. Bei Qi City was rather special, as everyone in the city surnamed Bei Qi, and it was a cultivation sect primarily based on clan power. There were also over a dozen related families attached to the Bei Qi family, all maintaining their mutual interests through marriage.
Bei Dan Mountain was a hundred thousand miles away from Bing Yue City, which was considered quite close for immortals who could traverse the heavens and the earth. Adjacent to Bei Dan Mountain was Qiu Ru Mountain, separated by a large river called Hua Shui. In the river was a fierce fish beast, shaped like a horse, and its cry sounded like an infant's. Eating this fish beast could increase immortal power, but Hua Shui River was unfathomably deep and extremely cold, so people of ordinary cultivation levels did not dare to enter the river lightly.
The dark guards of the Bei Qi family were dispatched, alerting Xuan Nu, who was temporarily residing in the adjacent Qiu Ru Mountain. Qiu Ru Mountain was abundant in water, had beautiful scenery, and was rich in spiritual energy, making it the favorite residence of Xuan Ji when she came to the lower realm.