"Yan, Brother Yan, you..." Shen Muqing stood up, somewhat surprised to see Mo Wuji emerge.

Wasn't Yan Ye in seclusion? Why did he look like a refugee, with disheveled hair, a face covered in dust, and bits of medicinal residue on his clothes?

Dou Hualong quickly said, "Big brother, if not for Fairy Shen's rescue, I would have been crippled."

Mo Wuji nodded, having calmed down. He turned to Shen Muqing, clasped his fists, and said, "Thank you, Fairy Shen, for your assistance. Mo Wuji will remember this favor."

"Mo Wuji?" Shen Muqing looked at Mo Wuji in confusion. Wasn't he Yan Ye?

Since Mo Wuji had accepted Shen Muqing's kindness, he naturally didn't hide his identity, "My name was originally Mo Wuji. The reason I called myself Yan Ye was because Yan Ye asked me to do him a favor before he died. Now that the matter is concluded, I have naturally changed back to my own name."

There was something else Mo Wuji didn't say: with his current status, most people wouldn't dare to touch him, and he no longer needed to hide.

Shen Muqing finally understood why Murong Xiangyu had been flirting with him right in front of her, and Mo Wuji had remained unmoved, even offering a word of advice. It turned out that he had no relationship with Murong Xiangyu at all.

Mo Wuji's behavior just now had further convinced Shen Muqing that Mo Wuji was not old. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been so angry at Dou Hualong's injury. Even she, a cultivator for many years, wouldn't have had such a strong emotional reaction as Mo Wuji.

She didn't know that Mo Wuji was just that kind of person. Not only now, but even after hundreds of years, he would still be the same. He would tolerate things when he lacked power, but when he didn't need to, he wouldn't act like a pushover.

Seeing Shen Muqing staring at him, Mo Wuji had no choice but to say, "I'm a Pill Refiner. I just finished refining pills and didn't tidy myself up because I was in a hurry. My apologies."

After saying that, Mo Wuji didn't dwell on the matter. Instead, he turned to Dou Hualong again and said, "Hualong, tell me the details."

Shen Muqing didn't pay much attention to the fact that Mo Wuji was a Pill Refiner. In fact, most cultivators had studied pill refinement, but it wasn't that easy to learn. Judging from Mo Wuji's appearance, she guessed he was just trying to learn. A grade one Pill Refiner and a Pill Emperor are both called Pill Refiners, but the difference between them is vast.

She felt that Mo Wuji was not simple, but she didn't believe that he was a Pill Dao expert at such a young age. In addition to talent, pill refinement also required a lot of time and resources. Mo Wuji lacked time the most.

Dou Hualong said, somewhat aggrieved, "This morning, I went to the Jiao Jiao Immortal Ruins Immortal Guild to look around, but didn't find anything. Then I went to the Po Kong Treasure Pavilion. I wanted to check out the layout of the Po Kong Treasure Pavilion. Unexpectedly, two people started fighting over a treasure inside, even resorting to violence within the pavilion. Because my cultivation was too weak, I was too slow to retreat and was accidentally injured.

Although I was very upset, those two were both Star Geniuses, and I didn't dare to say anything. I could only retreat. But the guy who accidentally injured me also gave me a kick as I was leaving, and simultaneously shot more than ten concealed weapons at me, leaving me unable to move on the ground. If the Jiao Jiao Immortal Ruins didn't forbid killing, he might have killed me. I asked him why he attacked me, and he actually said that because I was an ant blocking his way, it had affected his actions. Attacking me wasn't enough; he even wanted to cripple my spirit channels and Purple Mansion."

Mo Wuji's expression grew colder. Even if he wasn't an Elder of the Pill Dao Immortal Alliance, he wouldn't let this matter go. With his personality, he would at most scheme against that guy and then leave the Jiao Jiao Immortal Ruins. Not to mention that he was now an Elder of the Pill Dao Immortal Alliance.

"If Senior Sister Shen hadn't happened to go to the Po Kong Treasure Pavilion and recognized me, I might have been crippled," Dou Hualong said, still a little frightened.

Although he was following a Pill King as his boss, his cautious, small-fry mentality had not changed.

"By the way, the news these days…"

Mo Wuji raised his hand to interrupt Dou Hualong, "We can talk about that later. Where is the person who attacked you? We'll go settle the score right now."

Shen Muqing, who had been sitting on the side, suddenly said, "Brother Mo, may I offer a word of advice?"

"Fairy Shen saved Hualong; she is Hualong's benefactor. Of course, you can speak freely," Mo Wuji nodded.

Shen Muqing breathed a sigh of relief, her face softening as she said, "I know about the two people who fought in the Po Kong Treasure Pavilion. One is Ao Tiancheng, a seven-star genius from the Yue Long Golden River in the Ling Tian Immortal Domain, and the other is Cha Kai, a seven-star genius from the Zhuan Hun Dao in the Liu Lun Immortal Domain. My suggestion is that since Junior Brother Hualong is alright, it's best to let this matter drop."

Mo Wuji said calmly, "Beating someone for no reason and then letting it go? Is there any justice? Fairy Shen, if you have time, you can come with us. If you don't have time, we'll go ourselves."

Shen Muqing was stunned. Justice? She really couldn't understand why Mo Wuji would say something that even an idiot wouldn't say.

Justice might have some use in a true Emperor-level Immortal City, but in a place like Jiao Jiao Immortal Ruins, who would talk about justice with a Star Genius? Was Mo Wuji trying to save face, saying this to show that he also had status? But Mo Wuji didn't seem like the kind of person who would suffer for the sake of appearances.

"Brother Mo, although I would like to help, my status and strength are limited. I am only a seven-star disciple, and my sect doesn't have as much influence as Zhuan Hun Dao and Yue Long Golden River, so I..."

Shen Muqing's tone was somewhat helpless, conveying that she genuinely wanted to help but simply wasn't qualified.

Mo Wuji nodded, "It's alright; Fairy Shen has already helped me a lot. Hualong, where are those two people now? Take me there first."

Seeing that Mo Wuji still wanted to find trouble with those two despite her advice, Shen Muqing had no choice but to stand up, clasp her fists, and take her leave.

Mo Wuji also returned the courtesy. His words just now were actually a test of Shen Muqing. If Shen Muqing dared to go with him and speak on his behalf, then he would make her a friend. In fact, Shen Muqing was very rational. Although she wanted to make friends with people from all walks of life, she didn't want to pay the price. Therefore, Mo Wuji only felt gratitude towards Shen Muqing and couldn't become true friends with her.

In the future, if this woman needed help, he could lend a hand, but he wouldn't risk his life to save her like he would for Lou Chuanhe and others. Shen Muqing was quite upright, neither coming along nor making excuses, but frankly admitting that she wasn't qualified. This way of speaking might not be pleasing, but Mo Wuji admired it.

After Shen Muqing left, Dou Hualong said, "When I left, those two should still be in the Po Kong Treasure Pavilion."

"Let's go. We'll go to the Po Kong Treasure Pavilion now," Mo Wuji said immediately.

Revenge should be taken while the iron is hot; it wouldn't feel good if he waited.

…

Shen Muqing did not immediately leave the Linhe Immortal Resting Pavilion. She stood at a distance, watching the Linhe Immortal Resting Pavilion. If Mo Wuji didn't go to find Ao Tiancheng as he had said, she would give up on trying to befriend him. Despite believing in Mo Wuji's talent, she didn't like a boastful person.

To her surprise, she saw Mo Wuji and Dou Hualong coming out of the Immortal Resting Pavilion not long after she left.

Shen Muqing was astonished. She didn't understand what gave Mo Wuji the confidence to challenge the seven-star geniuses from two top-tier immortal sects. No matter what, she had to follow them and see what happened.

…

The Po Kong Treasure Pavilion wasn't just in the Jiao Jiao Immortal Ruins; even in the Great Freedom Immortal Domain, it was considered a respectable establishment.

The Po Kong Treasure Pavilion in the Jiao Jiao Immortal Ruins was just one of its branches.

Compared to the Pill Dao Immortal Alliance's branch in the Jiao Jiao Immortal Ruins, the Po Kong Treasure Pavilion was much smaller, both in terms of location and area.

Mo Wuji brought Dou Hualong to the entrance of the Po Kong Treasure Pavilion. He didn't see any tense confrontations; many people inside the pavilion were browsing various items for sale, and the order was well maintained.

Before entering the treasure pavilion, Mo Wuji directly took out his thick-backed broadsword and slashed at the stone lion at the entrance.

"Boom!" With Mo Wuji's slash, the stone lion was shattered into pieces, and the protective array at the entrance trembled violently. More than a dozen cultivators who were still looking at treasures inside the pavilion hurriedly ran out, not even daring to look back as they left. Someone daring to smash the stone lion at the entrance of the Po Kong Treasure Pavilion was simply pushing things too far. The Po Kong Treasure Pavilion was not to be trifled with. There would definitely be bloodshed later, and this place had become a hotbed of trouble.

After splitting the stone lion, Mo Wuji didn't put away his thick-backed broadsword. Instead, he hung it on his back and walked into the Po Kong Treasure Pavilion.

Dou Hualong's whole body was throbbing with excitement. Big Brother was indeed Big Brother; this way of announcing his arrival was so imposing. As a follower, he couldn't let Big Brother's prestige be tarnished in the future. Thinking of this, he puffed out his chest and followed Mo Wuji into the Po Kong Treasure Pavilion.

Compared to before, Dou Hualong's state of mind was rapidly improving.

"Is he crazy?" Shen Muqing, who was watching all this from a distance, murmured to herself in a daze.

Even Ao Tiancheng and Cha Kai wouldn't dare to smash the stone lion of the Po Kong Treasure Pavilion. They dared to fight in the Po Kong Treasure Pavilion, but that didn't mean they dared to provoke it.

Mo Wuji's actions were tantamount to offending the Po Kong Treasure Pavilion first, and then going in to seek death.

Suddenly, an uncontrollable thought arose in Shen Muqing's mind: was Mo Wuji inviting her to the Po Kong Treasure Pavilion earlier to see if she was worthy of being his friend? If she had followed Mo Wuji, she would have been a friend worth making. If she didn't follow Mo Wuji, she would only be an ordinary friend.

Thinking of this, Shen Muqing actually felt some regret. Should she have agreed to Mo Wuji's invitation and come with him?

Then, she shook her head. Unless she was also crazy. Who knew if Mo Wuji was seeking death? If Mo Wuji was seeking death and she came here, although she wouldn't die, the consequences would definitely be dire.

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