Flying without the aid of any Magic Artifact, and relying on their own cultivation to navigate such a massive and powerful tornado with ease and precision—it's clear that these are people with strong cultivation.

Li Hongjiu turned to look at Shi Chun, wanting to ask, is this the fog you said would block outsiders from seeing? Can it? How did I foolishly believe your nonsense?

Shi Chun's right eye superpower assessed the visitors' Magic Source and was secretly startled. It seemed that the realm of an Earth Immortal was almost worthless, as most of them were at the Earth Immortal Realm, and the three standing at the front were at the terrifying Heavenly Immortal Realm.

Just this corner of the Jieluo Sea could attract so many experts, this place is incredible. It seems they suffered from being unfamiliar with the territory.

Fortunately, there was no prior conflict. Shi Chun was about to cup his hands and offer pleasantries, hoping to downplay the situation, when the square-faced man among the three Heavenly Immortals raised his hand and pointed at him, "You, disguised yourself. Remove the disguise on your face and let's see."

Shi Chun humbly cupped his hands and said, "We were unaware this land was claimed, and inadvertently caused a disturbance to the local owner. We are truly sorry, and we will leave immediately."

Yet, the man did not buy it and reprimanded, "I told you to remove the disguise from your face; don't you understand?"

Li Hongjiu was slightly surprised, not quite understanding the reasoning behind these people.

Shi Chun slightly frowned, "We have no grudge nor harm against you, merely passing by, self-conscious of our inadequacy. We shall not burden your noble eyes, we will take our leave now."

He turned to call Li Hongjiu to go.

But the man sternly commanded, "Stay! It's better you do it yourself, if we have to do it for you, your face won't look good."

Hearing this, Shi Chun's breath slightly tightened, then conjured a large gourd out of thin air, and offered it with both hands saying, "If there is any offense, I beg for forgiveness. Please accept this humble gift with a smile."

This gourd looked somewhat familiar. Li Hongjiu remembered where he had seen it before and his eyebrows slightly twitched.

The men had no intention of accepting it and sneered, "In that case, we'll have to offend you then."

"Wait!" Shi Chun raised an empty hand to stop them, "I would like to ask a question, we are strangers to each other, why do you insist on removing the disguise from my face?"

The leader said, "Need you even ask? Naturally, we are looking for someone."

Shi Chun: "Who are you looking for?"

The leader, "No need to ask further, just show your face. If you are not the person we are looking for, we will let you go. If you keep stalling, we will take action."

Upon hearing they were looking for someone, Shi Chun immediately realized they might not be local people disturbed by their actions, and immediately pushed his palm out again, "One more question, are you following us?"

The leader refused to answer, his tone heavy, "Will you remove it or not?"

Sometimes not answering is also a kind of answer. Shi Chun instantly understood, they were indeed coming for him, even tracking him, which left him puzzled as well. If they were tracking him, why didn't Wu Jinliang notice?

What he didn't know was that, due to trying to conceal the journey with detours, the pursuers were not following directly but tracking with the Heavenly Mirror. The Heavenly Mirror would guide the pursuers on the direction the target went, allowing the pursuers to abandon winding paths for straight ones.

And Wu Jinliang's ambush was precisely on a detour abandoned by the pursuers, hence he did not notice anyone trailing them.

Sometimes things end this way because they were too clever by half.

Now, realizing it's very hard to escape, he quickly scanned the group's cultivation again, feeling very heavy-hearted.

Regarding Li Hongjiu, who had not spoken, based on Shi Chun's targeted inquiries, even the biggest fool could turn the corner and realize they were coming for Shi Chun.

He also regarded this fellow with some esteem; to be so sneaky to this extent and still be caught by others is beyond comprehension.

He also noticed that the people here were all experts. To deploy so many experts just to catch a small fish like Shi Chun, how big a sin must he have committed to deserve this treatment?

Not long ago, he even asked this scoundrel, always causing trouble, is living like this meaningful? The scoundrel claimed it was just fine, and now, does he dare to maintain such a tough stance?

His silence was because he had decided to stay uninvolved. Getting dragged into something without full knowledge poses risks; who knows whether it's a pit dug by Shi Chun?

Shi Chun wanted to drag him into the water, although knowing Li Hongjiu likely could not match these people, especially since they even had three Heavenly Immortals here. There was basically no chance of fighting back.

He was silently cursing, is it necessary? A High Martial Realm cultivator like me being pursued by three Heavenly Immortals, is it necessary? Necessary?

But relying on himself now would make it extremely difficult to create a chance to escape, so he could only hope for Li Hongjiu to lend a hand. After all, this guy in the High Martial Realm could contend with fifth-grade Magical Treasures. Having absorbed a number of Divine Fires, logically, his cultivation should have improved significantly.

But a glance or two at this bastard's reaction, he understood, always guarded against himself, completely not trusting him.

Knowing that openly dragging him in wouldn't work, he pointed at Li Hongjiu beside him and said, "Since you followed us here and are not aiming for him, then I must be the person you're looking for. This matter has nothing to do with him, let him go, I surrender, willingly captured. If not, I'll die right before you, leaving you with nothing."

"..." Li Hongjiu's face was full of shock, looking at him incredulously. Really? Is this guy really so loyal?

No matter how surprised he was, the result was not bad. It was uncertain whether Shi Chun's threats worked, as the leader on the opposite side tilted his head slightly and signaled, "You, scram!"

Shi Chun also glanced sideways and said, "Brother Jiu, we've been brothers for a long time. This is all I can do. If we survive to meet again, I'll drink three hundred cups with you. Before you go, I have a favor to ask."

No matter what he said, Li Hongjiu wasn't buying his loyalty speech. Protecting himself was the priority. He replied, "Go ahead."

Shi Chun: "Please have Brother Jiu stop by the library and inform them that I won't be returning, tell them not to wait for me."

He truly wanted to take out the Mother-child Talisman and contact the Red-clothed Woman because he already guessed the identity of the opposite group, likely from a certain faction since there were no demon cultivators present. Hence, the Red-clothed Woman might be the only one who could save him here, considering that they were on Demon Realm territory. However, he also knew that the opposing side wouldn't give him the chance to contact externally.

Therefore, by saying this, either he was pulling Li Hongjiu into the water, or prompting him to send a message.

The first thought Li Hongjiu had upon hearing this was to inform that sister-in-law, who had considerable background and should be able to find a way to rescue. In a moment, he shuddered with fear, almost swearing out loud. Trying to make him send a message would be reminding these people that he would report after leaving. Would these people really let him go?

His teeth nearly bared completely; three hundred cups of wine? He wanted to stab Shi Chun three hundred times instead.

Indeed, after hearing the words, the people on the opposite side had many flashing gazes, and some of their eyes already carried a hint of malice when they looked at him.

But his background was also clear.

The leader hesitated for a moment, but eventually didn't make any extraneous moves. There were many Yanbao Sect disciples serving in the same dynasty alongside him. He would often ask Yanbao Sect for help during times of trouble, and Li Hongjiu was the Yanbao Sect Master's Closed-door Disciple. Moreover, the higher-ups hadn't instructed them to deal with him. Moving against him would only create trouble for themselves. Did they really think these colleagues would keep strict confidentiality for them?

If the person was someone like Shi Chun without any background, then nothing needed to be said. For security's sake, taking him down wouldn't raise any waves, but Yanbao Sect is not to be trifled with.

Therefore, they allowed it and did not have any intention to obstruct.

Li Hongjiu was somewhat stunned upon realizing he might have been judging others' motivations too cynically. Shi Chun was probably aware of his own situation and wouldn't implicate others. He had even threatened those people with his life, so thinking any further seemed excessive.

Thus, he nodded, "Alright, got it."

With a sweeping gesture, the storm dissipated, and the immense tornado quickly relaxed.

Seeing this, Shi Chun secretly complained and cursed.

First, he cursed Li Hongjiu for having no conscience. He had risked his life to help him escape, but that bastard showed no loyalty and left without even a kind word. Is he truly leaving so heartlessly?

Second, he cursed the opposite group for being insane. They were going to report a message, and these people were not stopping them?

This was the epitome of a bitter situation with nothing to say, not only was he unable to hold Li Hongjiu back, but he also had to force a gratified farewell expression.

Of course, he also comforted himself in his heart that it was good that the other party left. After all, he might not die this time, and he could still use Brother Jiu's Thunder Sword in the future. After all, he showed loyalty this time, it should be easier to request the Thunder Sword later.

Meanwhile, in front of the inn's mirror image, Wei Mo was mumbling, "No response for so long inside the tornado, what are they doing in there? Having a chat instead?"

From the mirror image, it was impossible to see the situation within the storm's vapor, making him worried about changes.

Just as he finished speaking, the people present began to show expressions of surprise.

Suddenly, the mirror image outside the tornado revealed two people, hurriedly zooming in to show two cloaked figures, followed by more than a dozen individuals flying in, stationed in front of the tornado, with some quickly flying around to check the tornado.

Wei Mo tilted his head and asked, "Who are they?"

The attendant beside him said, "We didn't send so many people. Those who went all entered the wind column, these are not ours."

Unsure whether they were enemies or allies, everyone instantly became alert and intensely focused.

Wei Mo sternly said, "They might be allies of the target, send a message to warn them to be careful."

"Yes." The attendant immediately took out the Mother-child Talisman to send a message.

After reading the message from the Mother-child Talisman, the people inside the wind column looked up again, now seeing the swirling fog rapidly disperse, with those outside floating in mid-air, clearly visible.

Shi Chun noticed their unusual reactions, took advantage of the situation to glance sideways, and discovered another group had arrived. Upon closer inspection, he was startled to find that most were demon cultivators.

Li Hongjiu, however, mistakenly thought they belonged to the same group and didn't take it seriously. He cupped his hands at those letting him pass, said "take care" to Shi Chun, then immediately turned and flew away, firmly avoiding involvement in Shi Chun's trouble.

Yet, upon flying out, he sensed something off. The people floating outside all promptly turned in unison upon seeing him fly out, their heads turned, locking their sharp gazes on him like arrows.

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