Occasionally, he would use mana to create a cloud, lay back on it with his arm as a pillow, and a blade of dog's tail grass in his mouth, letting himself drift with the wind, musing over things unrelated to cultivation or the path ahead.

Sometimes he would also reminisce about the days spent with Lingtong.

They indulged unabashedly, pursuing primitive indulgence and restraint of etiquette;

At times, the graceful figure of Amina would appear before his eyes, stirring a subtle itch in his heart, though not to an unbearable degree.

After all, Master Wang was not a lecher.

The pressure was always present.

The current pressure he faced mainly came from the dual pursuit of Tianluo and the Dark Sect, as well as that 'peculiar' Heavenly Dao.

Senior Bai Gu might come to fetch him at any time, yet he had no idea of his next destination.

And the memories of cultivating in Wangxian Valley in the Lower Realm were gradually crowded out by those related to Earth in his mind.

He did not enjoy reminiscing about the past;

Rather, he cherished the present, especially this rare leisure.

Two or three years passed like this, and Wang Jixuan's primordial energy was replenished;

The Foreign Soul Puppet barely recovered to the level of an Independent Immortal, unfortunately, due to excessive damage, it became increasingly difficult to regain its strength.

Wang Jixuan originally believed that this calm period would experience some turbulence during the sect rivalry of the six families.

However, he never expected that his peaceful days would be temporarily interrupted by a 'trivial matter.'

...

"Mr. Qin, Mr. Qin ah!"

Fat Immortal Mao Mo supported his belly, steering a cloud, and came from outside the sect.

Wang Jixuan, who was sunbathing under a tree, immediately stood up to greet him, stretching lazily and asked, "Brother, what's wrong? You look anxious."

"Ah, a bit of a matter."

Mao Mo spoke earnestly:

"Do you remember the female fairy from the Ten Thousand Bone Cave we met when we first arrived? She wore war armor, valiant and elegant, tall in stature."

"I remember," Wang Jixuan asked, "What's the matter with her?"

"She's fine, we had a chance acquaintance before."

Mao Mo chuckled:

"She said there's something unusual near her mountain gate and wanted to ask me to take a look.

"I thought about it, if I go alone and gossip spreads, other four families might think we're teaming up, that would not be good.

"Why don't you join me for a visit?"

After speaking, Mao Mo lowered his voice and added sneakily:

"This female fairy's name is Qu Man, she's quite proud by nature, unfortunately she encountered problems during her Crossing Tribulation, saved by her family, becoming a Loose Immortal.

"Her background is substantial, her grandfather is a genuine Heavenly Immortal, an elder of the Ten Thousand Bone Cave in the Immortal Realm, and he pampers her.

"What's more, she should still be a maiden… hmm?"

Mao Mo was animated, while Wang Jixuan couldn't help but continuously smile bitterly.

Wang Jixuan sighed, "Thanks for your kind intention, but I bear a deep-seated vendetta…"

"That makes it all the more necessary to try, let's go!"

Mao Mo affectionately grabbed Wang Jixuan's arm, steering the cloud and heading southwest.

Along the way, Mao Mo said with a smile: "What is most important while navigating the Immortal Realm? Talent, comprehension? Wrong, it's connections."

"Connections?"

"Absolutely," Mao Mo pondered, "Having people above to care for you is more important than talent and comprehension, of course, the more mysterious factor is luck, with good luck everything goes smoothly, with bad luck everything falls apart, hahaha! I'll use a magic formula, let's speed up our journey, off you go!"

Instantly, light and shadow flowed;

The journey of thousands of miles took no time.

Soon, Wang Jixuan saw an Immortal Mountain surrounded by Immortal Light, standing amid a series of undulating and steep peaks.

Upon arriving here, he had a slight bad premonition.

Nothing else, this place was near his main base in the Southern Border, though still a bit distant, just seven or eight thousand miles.

"Hahahaha!"

Mao Mo held his belly on the cloud, laughing continuously:

"Fellow Daoist Qu! I wonder what trouble you've encountered, I've brought Mr. Qin to assist you!"

Below, the Immortal Mountain blossomed with light, formations opened layer upon layer like blooming lotus, and an elegant figure clad in war armor flew forth, below were visible hundreds of curious youngsters and children.

The Ten Thousand Bone Cave was indeed thriving.

Qu Man frowned and advanced, saluting with clasped hands to Mao Mo: "Thank you, fellow Daoist, for coming to assist."

Then, she assessed Wang Jixuan up and down with a few glances.

"Qin Zheng," Master Wang 'bashfully' introduced himself.

Qu Man nodded slightly: "Your affairs have been communicated by Mr. Mao to us, I don't know how to comfort you, what is gone is gone, cherish your Tao Fruit."

"Ah, thank you Fellow Daoist Qu for your guidance."

Wang Jixuan smiled:

"But if even the blood feud with my sect can be forgotten, setting aside cultivation, even living as a person might be lacking."

"Hmm… true."

Qu Man gently nodded, a bit more kindness in her gaze toward Wang Jixuan.

She said, "Why not sit down for a while?"

"Ah, there's no need," Mao Mo said with a laugh, "They might be watching us, just tell us the trouble you've encountered, we'll discuss how to handle it."

Qu Man said, "It's just some peculiar things, I fear it's intentional trouble caused by other families, Mr. Mao is esteemed and known for integrity, thus I invited you for consultation."

"Oh?"

Mao Mo instantly raised his head and puffed his chest, full of righteous demeanor, the stance of a Righteous Path elder.

Wang Jixuan couldn't help recalling the scenes of this Fat Immortal touching those mortal women…

Sometimes, really, it would be better to be blind.

Mao Mo asked: "What exactly is it?"

"Fellow Daoist, please follow me."

Qu Man's form directly descended toward the southeast, flying roughly over a thousand miles.

Wang Jixuan naturally grew more anxious again.

That direction… definitely closer to his base.

Moments later.

Qu Man exerted great mana, forcibly pulling out a section of land, revealing a rectangular, several hundred feet deep enormous pit.

The power of a Loose Immortal was displayed vividly.

Qu Man pointed to a neat cross-section below, frowning with pursed lips.

Mao Mo squatted down to examine it closely, alternating immortal sense, naked eye, and magic skill, his expression grew increasingly serious.

Wang Jixuan tried to show a puzzled expression, but was internally using the Alien Soul to call Mu Dan, urging Mu Dan to quickly halt all activities of the Immortal Beetles.

What did Qu Man discover?

Nothing aside from traces of Immortal Beetle activities.

Right now, the four cross-sections of the giant pit had interwoven tunnels, these tunnels penetrated soil layers, rock layers, and underground water layers, each tunnel merely a foot in diameter, tunnel walls marked by dense scrape marks.

Spiritual Sense could capture many details, like remnants of mined stone fragments at some corners, and twisted claw marks in the circular hall where paths converged.

Resembled the traces left by some evil demon beast.

"There are demon beasts, many in number, coming and going without a trace."

Qu Man said solemnly:

"Since I started cultivating, I've been mostly within the sect, only moving around within the Immortal Realm, not very familiar with demon beasts.

"Mr. Mao, what do you think this might be?"

Wang Jixuan: What tribe? These are just mining small robots, harmless kind, combat power is a measly 5.

Mao Mo pondered a few times: "Could be the long-lost Soul Devouring Ants in the Immortal Realm."

Master Wang: ...

"What?" Qu Man tightly furrowed her brows, "If it is Soul Devouring Ants, can we handle it?"

"Don't worry, this is the Lower Realm, even if a swarm of Soul Devouring Ants is found, it won't pose a threat."

Mao Mo shook his sleeves, taking out a shuttle from within, releasing it underground.

The shuttle plunged into the myriad, root-like convoluted tunnels, beginning to fly towards the west side.

Wang Jixuan wasn't particularly worried about this.

Mu Dan surely had done precautionary work.

Only, how were these traces detected by Qu Man? Why did Mu Dan let these Immortal Beetles mine all the way to someone else's mountain gate... Wait, the place is yet a thousand miles away from Qu Man's mountain gate.

Goodness, exposed so soon.

Wang Jixuan clasped his hands behind his back, furrowing his brow in contemplation.

In the distance, another two streaks of light were approaching, soon to gather four Loose Immortals here.

Wang Jixuan calculated internally.

With the remaining strength of the Alien Soul, he might try taking on two Loose Immortals, but four, he definitely couldn't.

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