Old Five is a Goose.
Chapter 558 Dare to Take a Swing First?
To Mo Wuji, it was merely repaying a debt, and nothing more.
The tedious Immortal City advancement ceremony concluded amidst various applause and congratulatory fireworks. Mo Wuji was the first to leave the competition seating area, waving at Lin Gu from afar to signal her to return to the inn.
Some Immortal City lords and Pill Refiners who wanted to befriend Mo Wuji didn't even get a chance to stop him before he had already left the grand plaza.
With only three days remaining before entering the Immortal Herb Valley, Mo Wuji needed to discuss with Lin Gu how to leave the Eternal Ying Immortal Domain within those three days.
It was true that he was an honorary elder of the Pill Dao Immortal Alliance, but once he left the Eternal Ying Immortal City, or even entered the void, nobody would recognize him.
At that point, all that people would see was a trove of top-grade Immortal spiritual herbs and a somewhat useful Pill Refiner.
In the lobby of the Moon Return Immortal Rest Inn, Mo Wuji was stopped by two people before he could go upstairs.
The two men who stopped Mo Wuji consisted of one with perpetually squinting eyes, exuding an indifferent demeanor, appearing unconcerned with everything. The other had cold eyes and an arrogant air.
Based on Mo Wuji's understanding of Pill Dao, he knew at first glance that these two were Pill Refiners. Not only were they Pill Refiners, but they were also quite accomplished in Pill Refining.
The man with squinting eyes cupped his fist at Mo Wuji, "Pill Refiner Mo, truly young and promising. Allow me to introduce myself, I am Geng Ji, a Fifth Grade Pill King of the Pill Dao Immortal Alliance. This is Di Baisheng, also a Fifth Grade Pill King of the Pill Dao Immortal Alliance."
Geng Ji looked at Mo Wuji calmly after speaking. The reason he rushed to find Mo Wuji before other Pill Refiners was that he knew Mo Wuji likely had no background. He and Di Baisheng had already met with Wen Hou, the city lord of Ying Water Immortal City, and knew that Wen Hou had no backing. Meeting Fifth Grade Pill Kings from the Pill Dao Immortal Alliance, he absolutely wouldn't dare to speak nonsense. How could a place like Ying Water Immortal City possibly invite a Pill Refiner with a powerful background?
Mo Wuji obtained third place in this Pill Dao Grand Competition and even acquired two slots to enter the Immortal Herb Valley. Countless people were eyeing these two slots, but those Pill Refiners eyeing them would definitely investigate Mo Wuji's background before making any moves.
By the time those powerful Pill Refiners investigated and found that Mo Wuji had no backing, there would be nothing left for Geng Ji and Di Baisheng to do.
Now that Wen Hou had advanced to become an upper-grade Immortal City and was currently dealing with various matters, they naturally had to take the Immortal Herb Valley entry tokens from Mo Wuji first.
According to Geng Ji's usual experience, after he announced his background, Mo Wuji would immediately step forward, bow respectfully, and address him as Senior Geng and Senior Di.
To their surprise, Mo Wuji merely stared at him and Di Baisheng calmly, and said slowly, "Oh, is there anything else?"
Mo Wuji's unconventional reaction almost choked Geng Ji. He quickly recovered and said with a hint of menace, "Pill Refiner Mo, I won't beat around the bush. The Immortal Herb Valley tokens on you are of some use to us. Name your price, and we'll buy them. Consider it a favor from the Pill Dao Immortal Alliance. If you ever need anything, just look for me, Geng Ji."
"Are you done?" Mo Wuji's face turned cold.
In fact, Geng Ji didn't necessarily need both of Mo Wuji's tokens. As long as Mo Wuji could give up one token, they would have succeeded.
Now, hearing Mo Wuji's response and seeing his changing expression, he knew that things wouldn't be so easy. His tone also turned cold, "Yes, I'm done. Just name your price. There's nothing the Pill Dao Immortal Alliance can't afford..."
"Get lost!" Mo Wuji didn't even wait for Geng Ji to finish speaking before shouting, "Get lost!"
A mere Fifth Grade Pill King from the Pill Dao Immortal Alliance dared to act arrogantly in front of this honorary elder. He was simply courting death.
Di Baisheng, who had been silent all along, also turned cold, "Mo Xinghe, did you just tell us to get lost? Do you know the consequences of telling Pill Kings from the Pill Dao Immortal Alliance to get lost?"
If it weren't for Mo Wuji's current fame, which made it unwise to act against him, Di Baisheng would have already made a move.
This time, Mo Wuji was too lazy to even speak. He grabbed the wide-backed long saber from his ring and directly slashed at Di Baisheng.
Di Baisheng and Geng Ji in front of him were not that strong. Both of them were Great Essence Immortals and probably spent most of their time refining pills. Mo Wuji wasn't afraid of two ordinary Great Essence Immortals in a place like the Eternal Ying Immortal City.
As long as the other party couldn't kill him instantly, he wouldn't fear anyone here.
"Crack!" The saber radiance caused the defensive formation of the inn to crackle. Despite the defensive formation, Mo Wuji's saber radiance still directly struck Di Baisheng's forehead.
How could Di Baisheng have expected Mo Wuji to be so bold as to attack him here? He was caught off guard and failed to dodge. A bloody gash split open on his forehead.
In terms of strength, Mo Wuji was originally not weaker than Di Baisheng, who had poor combat strength. Moreover, Mo Wuji's attack was a sneak attack. It was not abrupt at all that Di Baisheng was injured by Mo Wuji's saber strike.
"You dare..." Before Di Baisheng could utter the word "attack," Mo Wuji took another step forward and slashed again.
Geng Ji also didn't expect Mo Wuji to be so ferocious, attacking without warning. He hastily extended his domain and pulled Di Baisheng to the side.
"Puff!" Di Baisheng's arm was severed by Mo Wuji's long saber like tofu. The severed arm, as it flew through the air, exploded into a cloud of blood mist.
Since Mo Wuji failed to kill Di Baisheng with two strikes, he didn't continue his attack. Continuing the attack would have been too excessive. He thrust his long saber behind him, directly against his back.
"Mo Xinghe, you dare provoke my Pill Dao Immortal Alliance? Even if you are in the top three of the Pill Dao Grand Competition, you must pay the price." Geng Ji shouted angrily while grabbing a flying sword and throwing it out.
As a Pill Refiner, his and Di Baisheng's combat strength was equally terrible, considered the bottom of the barrel among Great Essence Immortals. Since Mo Wuji injured Di Baisheng with two strikes, he didn't dare to make a move.
By now, the lobby on the first floor of the Moon Return Inn was already filled with onlookers. Even the manager of the Moon Return Inn appeared in the lobby cautiously.
This matter involved the Pill Dao Immortal Alliance, and he didn't have the qualifications to speak.
"Big Brother Mo..." Wen Lianxi's voice suddenly rang out, and she squeezed in from the crowd. Behind her were a man and a woman, none other than Tan Liang, the Fourth Grade Pill King of Ying Water Immortal City, and Wen Lianxi's mother, Yan Qianling.
Tan Liang was here to seek guidance from Mo Wuji, Yan Qianling was here to find a son-in-law, and Wen Lianxi was here to thank Mo Wuji.
As for Wen Hou, he was currently overwhelmed with various matters and couldn't leave.
"So your Ying Water Immortal City is indeed powerful, knowing a Pill Refiner who dares to kill a Fifth Grade Pill King of my Pill Dao Immortal Alliance. Impressive, impressive..." Geng Ji glanced at the three of Wen Lianxi out of the corner of his eye, then stared at Mo Wuji coldly. He could see that despite Mo Wuji's young age and unobtrusive spiritual aura, his strength was as formidable as his Pill Dao level.
He didn't dare to attack Mo Wuji, so he could only wait for the experts from the Pill Dao Immortal Alliance to arrive before speaking.
Wen Lianxi was not a fool. Seeing the bloodstains on the ground, Di Baisheng's pale face with a missing arm and the long saber on Mo Wuji's back, how could she not guess what had happened? At the same time, she also clearly understood that Mo Wuji was definitely not an Earth Immortal when she first met him.
By now, more and more people were gathering at the Moon Return Immortal Rest Inn. Most of them were here to visit Mo Wuji. Seeing Mo Wuji in conflict with the people from the Pill Dao Immortal Alliance, they were all waiting on the side for the outcome.
If Wen Lianxi understood, Yan Qianling and Tan Liang naturally understood as well. They opened their mouths, but couldn't say anything.
If it were an ordinary person, Ying Water Immortal City, having just advanced to an upper-grade Immortal City, could completely stand up and speak a word of justice. But the opponents were from the Pill Dao Immortal Alliance, and two Fifth Grade Pill Kings at that. These were not ordinary people. One wrong move, and Ying Water Immortal City would be reduced to ashes under the wrath of the Pill Dao Immortal Alliance.
"Pill King Geng, Pill King Di..." Yan Qianling and Tan Liang called out to the two with difficulty, but didn't know what to do next. Geng Ji and Di Baisheng didn't even look at Yan Qianling and Tan Liang, but instead fixed their icy gazes on Mo Wuji.
"Lianxi, you're here. It's nothing, you can go back first. Oh right, if you need that slot, I can give you one." Mo Wuji didn't care and just smiled and nodded at Wen Lianxi.
Wen Lianxi was gentle on the outside but firm on the inside. After guessing the cause and effect of the matter, she didn't even address the two Pill Kings and bowed to Mo Wuji, "Big Brother Mo, thank you for this time. I still want to apologize to you..."
Mo Wuji looked at Wen Lianxi in confusion. What did she need to apologize for? She had already apologized before.
Seeing Mo Wuji's confusion, Wen Lianxi explained with a gentle gaze, "When I received the message my father sent me, I hesitated, and even thought of taking back the competition jade token that I gave you. Fortunately, I didn't do that. The first time I gave up on you because I didn't understand you, it was my mistake. If this kind of thing happens a second time, it's not just my mistake, but also my foolishness and poor character. Big Brother Mo, you really did it, you made our Ying Water Immortal City an upper-grade Immortal City."
Hearing this, Mo Wuji smiled and waved his hand, "This is a small matter, not worth mentioning."
Wen Lianxi smiled charmingly and then turned her gaze to Geng Ji and Di Baisheng, "I know that the two of you are Pill Kings of the Pill Dao Immortal Alliance, and Big Brother Mo may have offended the two Pill Kings. My words, Wen Lianxi's, may not count for much, but my Ying Water Immortal City is now at least an upper-grade Immortal City. Big Brother Mo's matter is my Ying Water Immortal City's matter. If there is anything, come at my Ying Water Immortal City."
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