"Grandpa, I didn't even know I was a mosquito." Shuaiguo, perched on Mo Wuji's shoulder, was worried that Grandpa Mo Wuji would dislike him because he was a mosquito and kick him away.

Mo Wuji casually said, "So you're a mosquito. But even if you are a mosquito, you can't just suck blood while you're with me."

Hearing that Mo Wuji didn't dislike him, Shuaiguo immediately said happily, "Grandpa, I promise to listen to you."

...

Inside the main hall of the Shenmeng Mountain, thousands of high-grade immortal crystals were placed in various positions, and ten young boys and girls stood in corresponding spots. In the center was a swirling Yin-Yang fish pattern. In the Haiyi Continent, only Shenmeng Mountain could afford to display thousands of high-grade immortal crystals.

A thin, skeletal man stood directly in the middle of the Yin-Yang fish pattern. A dozen Shenmeng Mountain powerhouses, including Tang Anxuan, stood nervously around the Yin-Yang fish pattern.

The skeletal old man shouted sharply, his vital energy surging. The dozen or so powerhouses around him also followed suit, and a vital energy vortex quickly formed around the Yin-Yang fish, echoing the swirling pattern as if to merge into one.

With a wave of his hand, the old man swept out a blade of light, instantly removing the heads of the ten young boys and girls. Ten jets of blood spurted out and were directly drawn into the vortex by the old man.

The Yin-Yang fish in the vortex began to hum. After an unknown amount of time, a faint shadow appeared above the Yin-Yang fish, followed by a stern voice, "What's happening at Shenmeng Mountain that requires blood sacrifice to communicate with the Immortal Realm?"

Tang Anxuan quickly knelt and said, "Reporting to Ancestral Grand Uncle, Shenmeng Mountain was invaded by someone not long ago. Supreme Elder, the Five Revolutions Loose Immortal, Ling Lian, was killed. Elders Tian Zizong, Han Qi, and Fei Ping were killed. Young Master Tian Zhikou was crippled, the Golden Horn Purple Dragon was stolen, the sect's grand formation was torn apart, and the immortal marrow pool..."

Before Tang Anxuan could finish, the voice instantly became furious, "Who is so bold? Besides, how could an ordinary cultivator possibly invade my Shenmeng Mountain?"

Tang Anxuan raised his hand and conjured a portrait in the air, "It is this person. He is called Mo Wuji, and he should be from the Immortal Realm. His strength is terrifying. Even Elder Ling Lian couldn't force him to use a magical treasure. His main attack method is a type of lightning arc."

"Mo Wuji? That name sounds familiar..." The vague shadow said this and fell silent. After a long while, he suddenly exclaimed excitedly, "Is this person truly Mo Wuji?"

"Yes, his name is indeed Mo Wuji," Tang Anxuan replied, puzzled.

"Hahahaha..." The shadow laughed heartily as if he had encountered something extremely joyful.

Tang Anxuan and several other elders of Shenmeng Mountain exchanged confused glances. Tang Anxuan couldn't help but ask, "Ancestral Grand Uncle, why would you laugh just because he is Mo Wuji?"

The shadow in the blood sacrifice formation had calmed down. He chuckled again and said, "This is what you call courting death. This person used to have some status in the Immortal Realm as an Elder of the Pill Dao Immortal Alliance. However, he offended the Lun Cai Great Emperor in the Immortal Realm. Lun Cai Immortal Emperor was enraged and smashed his pill pavilion, killing several people guarding his shop. Even if he escaped to the cultivation realm, Lun Cai Great Emperor would not let him go. Investigate his whereabouts now and report back in a timely manner. I will open a sound transmission channel between Shenmeng Mountain and the Immortal Realm every month."

Indeed, a Great Emperor would have plenty of ways to come to the cultivation realm if he wanted to.

...

Mo Wuji did not go to Yihai to find the Submerged Dragon Abyss. For him, why take the risk in the Submerged Dragon Abyss when there was an easier way? Finding an ascension pool was the easiest method.

Although the Haiyi Continent had complete laws of heaven and earth and abundant spiritual energy, finding a cultivator about to ascend was not that easy. Moreover, Mo Wuji was not familiar with the Haiyi Continent. In theory, someone would ascend from the Haiyi Continent every few years, but in reality, sometimes decades would pass without one, and sometimes four or five cultivators would ascend in a single year.

Mo Wuji stayed in the Haiyi Continent for several months before he heard about a cultivator who was about to undergo tribulation and ascend. However, this cultivator was from the Jade Maiden Immortal Sect, which made Mo Wuji a little hesitant.

After all, he had been here for some time, and Mo Wuji had a general understanding of the Jade Maiden Immortal Sect. This was a sect without any men. Not only were there no men in the sect, but men were not allowed to enter within a hundred miles of the sect; otherwise, it would be considered a provocation against the sect.

With Mo Wuji's strength, no one would dare to stop him if he wanted to enter the Jade Maiden Immortal Sect openly. In just a few months, Mo Wuji's name had already spread throughout the Haiyi Continent. A powerhouse who could casually kill the Loose Immortal and Earth Immortal elders of Shenmeng Mountain was unlikely to be disrespected by any sect.

However, Mo Wuji was unwilling to use this tyrannical method to enter the Jade Maiden Immortal Sect. While it would be nothing for him to enter the Jade Maiden Immortal Sect, it would cause the sect to be gossiped about.

With Mo Wuji's powerful cultivation, even if the Jade Maiden Immortal Sect's grand formation was strong, it would not pose any obstruction to him.

Unable to enter the Jade Maiden Immortal Sect openly, Mo Wuji decided to sneak into the Jade Maiden Immortal Sect to find the female cultivator who was about to undergo tribulation and discuss whether she would allow him to follow behind her and enter the Immortal Realm together when she ascended.

Mo Wuji believed that with the pills and magical treasures he possessed, this deal should not be too difficult.

...

The Jade Maiden Immortal Sect was only considered a middle-to-upper-tier sect in the entire Haiyi Continent. The sect had not had a cultivator ascend for at least a hundred years. This time, Xu Dai of the sect was about to ascend to the Immortal Realm, which was a major event for the Jade Maiden Immortal Sect.

Xu Dai had not been in the Jade Maiden Immortal Sect for long, adding up to less than a century. In less than a century, Xu Dai had cultivated to the Perfected Earth Immortal Realm and was about to ascend to the Immortal Realm. This level of aptitude was definitely top-notch.

Logically speaking, the next step for the Jade Maiden Immortal Sect, after producing such a talent, should be to set up a tribulation-crossing peak for Xu Dai, like other sects, and mobilize the sect's powerhouses to protect her until her ascension lightning tribulation arrived.

In fact, the Jade Maiden Immortal Sect did not build a tribulation-crossing peak for Xu Dai. Not only that, but at this moment, at the gate of the Jade Maiden Immortal Sect, the sect master, Huang Ruo, still had a worried expression on her face. For no other reason than Xu Dai was leaving the sect to undergo tribulation.

Others couldn't wait to return to their sect to undergo tribulation and use the sect's protection, but Xu Dai was doing the opposite. It would be strange if Huang Ruo wasn't frowning. Was it easy for the Jade Maiden Immortal Sect to produce an ascending cultivator? Undergoing tribulation outside the sect was much more dangerous than undergoing tribulation in the sect. If she encountered an evil cultivator, she might be ambushed during her tribulation. Moreover, undergoing tribulation in the sect would allow the sect's Earth Immortal cultivators to observe the tribulation, which would be of great benefit to the sect.

"Sect Master, I am undergoing tribulation outside because there are indeed some inconvenient things to say. In any case, I, Xu Dai, am a member of the Jade Maiden Immortal Sect." A tall woman bowed respectfully to the sect master of the Jade Maiden Immortal Sect, Huang Ruo, her tone extremely sincere and reluctant.

Huang Ruo sighed and said, "Be careful. Before undergoing tribulation, be sure to pay attention to whether anyone is coveting you."

"Yes, this disciple understands. This disciple takes her leave. In the future, this disciple will await the sect master and all the senior masters in the Immortal Realm." After Xu Dai finished speaking, she turned around, summoned her flying sword, and quickly flew away.

Mo Wuji, who had been invisibly standing outside the Jade Maiden Immortal Sect, watched Xu Dai leave with confusion. He was also puzzled as to why Xu Dai wanted to leave the sect to undergo tribulation. This was better for him, saving him the trouble of entering the Jade Maiden Immortal Sect.

Mo Wuji did not stop Xu Dai from advancing; he kept following her. In his opinion, Xu Dai would have to find a deserted place to undergo tribulation, which would take at least a few days of flying. To Mo Wuji's surprise, Xu Dai stopped outside a canyon after only two short hours.

This place was definitely not a good place to undergo tribulation. Regardless of whether Xu Dai was undergoing tribulation here, Mo Wuji decided to explain things.

He landed in front of Xu Dai, clasped his fists, and said, "Are you Fellow Daoist Xu Dai?"

Xu Dai was, after all, a Perfected Earth Immortal powerhouse. Excluding Loose Immortals, she was almost at the highest level of strength on this planet. Yet, Mo Wuji suddenly appeared in front of her, and she didn't even notice it. Her expression immediately changed, and she summoned her magical treasure at the first moment.

Mo Wuji quickly said, "Fellow Daoist Xu, please forgive me. I have no malice. I am here to discuss something with you."

"What is it?" Xu Dai continued to stare warily at Mo Wuji. She couldn't even discern Mo Wuji's strength. Could he be a powerful Loose Immortal?

"My name is Mo Wuji, from..."

Mo Wuji only stated his name and had not yet said where he came from when Xu Dai's eyes revealed an excited expression. She then put away her magical treasure and said, "Senior is Mo Wuji from the Immortal Realm? The Senior Mo who invaded Shenmeng Mountain?"

The somewhat repetitive words showed how excited Xu Dai was.

Mo Wuji was equally puzzled. He nodded, "That's right, I am Mo Wuji. You seem to be looking for me?"

Mo Wuji was not surprised that Xu Dai had heard of his name. It was normal for such a big event as his invasion of Shenmeng Mountain to spread throughout the entire Haiyi Continent. What was abnormal was that he didn't know Xu Dai at all. Was there a need for Xu Dai to be so excited?

"This junior was indeed looking for Senior," Xu Dai said respectfully.

"What is it? If I can help and it doesn't violate my cultivation principles, I will definitely take action," Mo Wuji said. He was originally asking Xu Dai for a favor, so if Xu Dai needed his help, that would naturally not be a problem.

Xu Dai took a breath and said, "Senior, did you offend a Great Emperor in the Immortal Realm, named Lun Cai?"

Mo Wuji was even more puzzled. He had heard of Lun Cai Great Emperor, and this guy was very overbearing. When his concubine fell ill, he forcibly brought all the immortal doctors over to help her. Mo Wuji looked down on such people, who were simply bandits.

But he had never even met Lun Cai, so how could he have offended him?

(That's all for today's update, good night, friends!)