"Neither side can prevail over the other, how about we call it a truce?"

Inside the turtle shell, Ji Wufang felt the world spinning for the time it takes to burn a stick of incense, only to see stars, as Flower Monk and Liu Yaoyao seemed tireless, tossing him around like a ball.

Liu Yaoyao, panting at this moment, fiercely blasted her True Essence out, causing the turtle shell to spin and fly out once more.

At the end was the sweating Flower Monk, who, upon seeing the incoming turtle shell, picked a small flower, whose petals grew against the wind and completely enveloped the turtle shell.

"Kill!"

Under the command, the red petals kept shrinking, making a creaking sound as they tightened around the turtle shell.

"It's useless, this turtle shell is my last means of survival, don't waste your effort."

Inside the turtle shell, Ji Wufang sensed the commotion and spoke in a muffled voice.

The Flower Monk, however, wouldn't be convinced by this evil and continuously output his True Essence, causing several petals to keep extending and winding around, with continuous creaking sounds, but he still couldn't shatter it.

After a moment, the Flower Monk finally withdrew his hand in defeat.

This turtle shell is truly disgusting; not only can it not be shattered or damaged, but it also manages to isolate the penetration of True Essence, making it impossible to destroy from the inside.

Liu Yaoyao gasped while flying over, about to make a move again, but Flower Monk shook his head and advised.

"It's not worth wasting energy anymore, this thing is indeed disgusting."

At this moment, Ji Wushuang inside the turtle shell spoke again.

"Taking your anger out on me is pointless; I don't have the Dragon Bloodstone, and when it came to escaping, had you been in my place, you would've abandoned me too."

Everyone was mixed in the Evil Path, who was talking about morals.

Ji Wufang was sure that if the Dragon Bloodstone were in their hands, they would have abandoned him without hesitation.

Claiming to be the Four Gentlemen of the Evil Path sounds nice, but unpleasantly, they're just a band of outlaws.

The four had always fought individually, and if not for the Dragon Bloodstone, they might not have gathered together.

"Come out! Let's put this matter behind us."

Liu Yaoyao, looking weary, sighed and said.

Only then did movements start inside the turtle shell, as Ji Wufang carefully opened a small crack, slowly poking his head out. With a cautious glance at the two, seeing no reaction, he retracted the turtle shell to vest size and wore it.

"Now the item's gone, Tu Xingsun's done for, and before setting off you said it was a perfect fortune."

Speaking in such a state was humiliating, Liu Yaoyao gritted her teeth and said angrily.

Ji Wufang was also puzzled by this. Clearly, the result at the time was indeed perfect fortune, and Tu Xingsun's theft of the Dragon Bloodstone also proved it.

Could it be there was a problem on Tu Xingsun's side? At that time, Tu Xingsun's Omen Star inexplicably shone extraordinarily bright, and whoever came near him had bad luck.

No, it's not Tu Xingsun's problem. It's that man chasing Tu Xingsun causing the problem.

Because he affected the divination result.

To prove this, Ji Wufang took out six copper coins and tossed them into the air, resulting in Kun above and Qian below, Earth and Heaven Peace, upper fortune.

Yet despite themselves being injured, fleeing, the divination still showed upper fortune?

It was truly baffling.

But it also proved there was indeed a problem.

He gritted his teeth, attempting to use a unique secret technique to push the divination, causing his already sickly face to turn even paler.

At this moment, the divination moved, with the Qian and Kun positions suddenly switching, forming a new divination of Qian above, Kun below.

Heaven and Earth Closed, misfortune!

The more you do, the more mistakes you make, doesn't favor action.

Hiss!

Ji Wufang silently took a deep breath. The divination indeed had been reversed, a situation not unheard of by the Celestial Secret Tower, where it was often described.

Amongst many descriptions, encountering reversed divinations led inevitably to death or injury.

Thus, Celestial Secret Tower disciples adhered to one iron rule.

Encounter reversed divination objects, don't take.

Encounter reversed divination people, don't engage.

Encounter reversed divination places, don't enter.

All these were hard-earned experiences from predecessors, and had he realized the divination was reversed earlier, he wouldn't have dared come to Qingzhou Prefecture.

"What's going on?"

Liu Yaoyao asked from the side.

Ji Wufang collected his copper coins with a calm demeanor and spoke.

"The divination wasn't wrong, the mistake was Tu Xingsun's Omen Star shining and implicating us."

Having just been thoroughly beaten by the two, there was no way he would kindly explain to them. In fact, he even kept the divination matter entirely concealed.

"Do we still have a chance to get the Dragon Bloodstone?"

Liu Yaoyao looked at him with a hint of hope.

Still contemplating the stone?

Ji Wufang looked at them as if they were fools. Despite having been battered and fleeing like stray dogs, they were still not giving up.

Even as they spoke this, a small red dot slightly glimmered above them.

The Omen Star reappeared, proving their idea was extremely dangerous!

"Do you still think you can seize the stone from them?"

Ji Wufang sneered a bit and then made up his mind that collaborating with such fools would only drag him down.

In truth, Liu Yaoyao also understood that her abilities were likely insufficient to retake the stone, so when she and Flower Monk were hiding, they had already discussed bringing in outside help. Since the opponent was too strong, then they planned to bring in several stronger ones.

Now that Tu Xingsun was done for, wasn't there just the right vacancy for someone else?

Liu Yaoyao's idea could hardly be termed clever; it was even somewhat silly.

If they indeed brought in stronger ones, would small fry like them still have anything to eat?

They would probably end up completely devoured.

"My original intention was to have the Sect's senior brother come to support."

Liu Yaoyao spoke casually.

It seemed that these two had already discussed this plan.

Ji Wufang was taken aback at the words, the Hehuan Sect's senior brother Yan Bing?

The name was indeed well-known, unlike their group of newly-minted Divine Gaze cultivators. A decade ago, the other party was already a figure of rising fame on the Evil Path. It's said that he had already reached the Divine Gaze Great Perfection.

If that's the case, there's indeed no fear that he wouldn't come. The Dragon Blood Stone is truly a treasure that people like him would covet fiercely.

Getting it for oneself requires one to guard against thieves while slowly cultivating it, and only after reaching Great Perfection can it be used. But for people like him, as long as they have the Dragon Blood Stone, they can immediately go into seclusion to use it to break through barriers.

But Ji Wufang was determined not to participate. In the Evil Path, a cooperation between strong and weak is no different from asking a tiger for its skin.

One careless mistake and nothing would be left of them.

"I'm not participating. I've injured my origin and don't know when I'll recover."

Ji Wufang shook his head, feigning regret.

Flower Monk and Liu Yaoyao exchanged a glance, feeling a stirring in their hearts, and then spoke.

"Then I'll also ask the sect's senior brother to take action."

This way, it would indeed be more secure.

Thinking of this, the two smiled with joy.

Ji Wufang too was smiling imperceptibly. From his perspective, the death omen star above the two was already turning dark red, and that patch of light was like a black cloud looming overhead, yet the two continued to smile foolishly, oblivious.

——

"Stop grinning foolishly."

Ou Mingdong said with a mix of amusement and exasperation, giving Huangfu Liang a push.

Ever since he got the stone, he had been clutching it and giggling foolishly. It's been half a two-hour now, and he was still smiling blankly.

In the end, he had no choice but to give him a push.

Huangfu Liang still felt like he was in a haze, with an unsettling feeling in his heart.

What is the significance of the Dragon Blood Stone?

It is a path to the Realm of Transcendence.

Simply put, as long as he has this stone, he just needs to cultivate step by step, and reaching the Realm of Transcendence would only be a matter of time.

And what he lacked the least was time.

He wasn't the only one with that idea. The other two harbored similar thoughts, though they were a bit more restrained in showing it.

Han Yu was holding the bowl-sized stone in his hand, with a troubled frown, unsure of where to place it for the moment.

It was too cumbersome, and placing it anywhere was inconvenient.

Carrying it on him was a burden. Everyone said it was precious and shouldn't be placed carelessly.

"Idiot, can't you store it in your Sea of Consciousness?"

Glass spoke in an unfriendly tone, irritated that Han Yu couldn't even notice the significant changes in it.

This made it feel very frustrated.

Han Yu was stunned upon hearing this, and then asked it in confusion.

"How can anything be stored inside?"

"Why can't it? Aren't I and Ping things?"

Glass retorted irritably, then suddenly paused and immediately contradicted itself.

"Bah! I and Ping are things… No, I and Ping are not things… still not right, I am a thing, Ping is not a thing… still not right, Ping is a thing, I am not a thing… Ah! So annoying!"

"Anyway, Ping and I are living well, just find a chance to let Ping secretly collect it for you. Remember, secretly."

With that said, Glass fell silent, hiding in a corner to ponder which of them was not a thing.

"Looks like I need to find a way to return to the sect first."

Ou Mingdong spoke up suddenly at this moment.

Initially being punished to stay in Qingzhou Prefecture might have angered the sect leader, but now he had truly encountered an incredible opportunity, and returning would surely not result in scolding.

This thing was too hot to handle, something could go wrong at any moment while holding it.

It wasn't just him; Huangfu Liang was also eager to return. He was the weakest among them, and naturally the most fearful of something going wrong.

If this thing couldn't be placed in a safe location, at any moment it could turn into a death charm.

You Li came to Qingzhou Prefecture precisely for the Dragon Blood Stone. Now that he had acquired the stone, he naturally intended to return.

"A hundred li east from here is Zhanzhou Prefecture. When dawn breaks, why not go there together first and then part ways?"

You Li contemplated and then spoke.

The area around Qingzhou Prefecture was teeming with complexities, and parting ways would indeed not be safe. Ou Mingdong and Huangfu Liang naturally didn't oppose this.

Moreover, the journey back from Zhanzhou Prefecture wasn't significantly longer.

As for Han Yu, it didn't matter to him, as he could go anywhere.

——

"Go east."

Before leaving, Ji Wufang didn't mind giving them one last push.

"Beyond a hundred li, Zhanzhou Prefecture is the closest. If they need to rest and find a path, Zhanzhou Prefecture would be their first choice."

Ji Wufang shared his conjecture with the two, having done this kind of thing many times, relishing the feeling of pushing people onto a dead-end path. It was both anticipated and exciting.

The two immediately soared into the sky and left.

Watching the direction they departed, Ji Wufang too felt a surge of curiosity.

Why not go and take a look? Just a peek?

Merely entertaining the thought and immediately the Omen Star appeared overhead.

Shit!

Even thinking about it was forbidden; truly sinister. Better not to go.

Ji Wushuang shivered from the chill that ran through him and quickly discarded the idea of joining the excitement.

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