Immortal Mortal Chapter 759-768

Chapter 759: At Your Door

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"This person's name is Mo Wuji. Two years ago, he suddenly appeared in Heaven's Beyond Corridor. Because he killed from both the demon and human race, he was unable to find a place to stay. As a result, he went around Heaven's Beyond City Square, asking whether there were any shops for sale. Ostensibly, this person wasn't very clear about the Heaven's Beyond City Square's rules. Strangely, his pill house was actually purchased from an original shop owner called Mao Hu.

After Mao Hu sold his shop to Mo Wuji, the Cosmos Wall opened. Mo Wuji also went to the Cosmos Wall and he survived. He probably obtained many benefits from the Cosmos Wall because he entered secluded cultivation the moment he returned. He only opened his shop when he emerged from his seclusion." The person answering was Mifei Pill-Smith Pavilion’s External Affairs Deacon, Wen Li.

Even though Wen Li didn't manage to obtain the news of Mo Wuji's advancement into the Immortal Reverent Stage, she basically had gathered all the information about Mo Wuji within his two years in Heaven's Beyond City Square.

"That means to say that this person isn't of some great origins?" Min Cheng's killing intent suddenly weakened.

That other woman from Mifei Pill-Smith Pavilion stood up and bowed respectfully to Min Cheng, then she said, "Pavilion Head, I'm afraid this person wouldn't concoct pills for us."

She completely understood the meaning behind Min Cheng's words: he wanted to bring Mo Wuji in to concoct pills for their Mifei Pill-Smith Pavilion.

Min Cheng snorted coldly, "This is not up to him to decide. A mere rogue cultivator dares to take advantage of my Mifei Pill-Smith Pavilion in Heaven's Beyond City Square. He's still too young for that."

Even though this woman that just spoke was merely in the Immortal King Stage, she was actually the brains behind Mifei Pill-Smith Pavilion. Her name was Ran Yushui. When she heard Pavilion HeadMin Cheng's words, she sighed inwardly and continued speaking, "Pavilion Head, a few days ago, the woman by his side, Lou Si, had been hara.s.sed by the bis.e.xual Immortal Reverent. After which, Mo Wuji brought that Lou Si out of Heaven’s Beyond City Square. When he returned, there was no longer any news of the bis.e.xual Immortal Reverent."

"He killed the bis.e.xual Immortal Reverent?" Wen Li didn’t manage to investigate this matter. When she heard Ran Yushui mention it, she immediately uttered in shock.

Ran Yushui nodded, "Even though I didn't see it personally, I know what kind of person the bis.e.xual Immortal Reverent is. He definitely wouldn't simply let go of his target. Since he didn't return, that means that this Mo Wuji must definitely have killed the bis.e.xual Immortal Reverent. I have also investigated on that woman, Lou Si. She only has a cultivation of the Immortal King Stage, so she definitely wouldn't be of any help. Clearly, Mo Wuji had single-handedly killed the bis.e.xual Immortal Reverent."

Min Cheng frowned and looked at Wen Li discontentedly. She was in charge of this investigation but she actually knew less than Ran Yushui.

After some time, he turned to Ran Yushui and said, "Yushui, you will go and talk to him. Kuang Jin will follow you."

At this moment, Kuang Jin, who had been silent this entire time stood up. His cultivation was at the Great Circle of the Immortal Reverent Stage; he was considered the most powerful among the four here.

Ran Yushui hesitated briefly before she responded, "Pavilion Head, I think we should report to the higher-ups…"

Min Cheng waved his hand, interrupting Ran Yushui's words, "Even if that Mo Wuji was able to kill the bis.e.xual Immortal Reverent, it would mean that he’s only at the late Immortal Reverent Stage. Moreover, that bis.e.xual Immortal Reverent’s primordial spirit had been badly damaged; so even an ordinary intermediate stage Immortal Reverent would be able to deal with him. You and Kuang Jin will go and interact with him. If he still doesn’t know his place, then have Kuang Jin teach him a lesson. If an outsider that doesn’t have a backer requires me to get the intervention of an Emperor-level expert, then I, Min Cheng, would have lost all my face."

"Yes." Ran Yushui didn’t dare to say anything else. She knew that others might not dare to use any form of violence in the Heaven’s Corridor City Square, but it was merely a simple act for her Mifei Pill-Smith Pavilion.

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Mo Wuji was aching in elation. Before he started concocting pills, he had already prepared himself to earn some stacks of cash. However, reality had shocked him pleasantly; he was actually earning more than when the Cosmos Wall opened.

Even though there were plenty of good stuff in the Cosmos Wall and he was even able to charge to a very high point, he was unfortunately restricted in his interaction range. It probably wasn't even a hundredth of the entire Cosmos Wall. The Cosmos Wall was so huge and his range was so limited, it was natural that he would have missed out on many treasures.

On the other hand, his Mortal Pill House had only been opened for a few days and he had already earned more than a hundred thousand green crystals. The number of immortal herbs he got was even more than he could count. All this was because he could concoct pills.

What left Mo Wuji especially excited was that he obtained two True Emperor Seeking Heart Flowers. The True Emperor Seeking Heart Flower was an extremely rare Tier 9 immortal herb, and it was only second to the Emperor Dao Fruit.

This flower could not be consumed directly like the Emperor Dao Fruit; it had to be concocted into the Emperor True Pill. The Emperor True Pill was a Tier 9 immortal pill and it was incomparably enticing to Great Circle Immortal Reverents. This was because this pill was able to allow one to resonate with the Emperor Stage, increasing one's success rate in breaking through the Immortal Reverent Stage and becoming an Immortal Emperor.

Mo Wuji had already obtained the secondary ingredients for the Emperor True Pill. Coupled with his a.s.siduous practice with various Tier 7 and Tier 8 pills, he was confident that he could concoct a Tier 9 immortal pill. The moment he successfully concocts a Tier 9 immortal pill, he would use these two True Emperor Seeking Heart Flowers to concoct the True Emperor Pills.

The reason why Tier 9 Pill Emperors were so rare was because concocting Tier 9 immortal pills required the pill refiner to fuse his dao insights into the pill. Typical Pill Emperors have an insufficient understanding towards the Grand Dao of the Heaven and Earth. Thus, many would never be able to step into the Tier 9 Pill Emperor Stage in their entire lives. Even if they managed to sc.r.a.pe their way into the Tier 9 Pill Emperor Stage, they wouldn't be able to concoct a pill like the True Emperor Pill.

Mo Wuji's Dao, on the other hand, was his self-forged Grand Mortal Dao. Ever since he stepped into the Immortal Reverent Stage, his understanding and insights towards the dao aura of the Heaven and Earth had only become clearer. He believed that as long as his Pill Dao was able to reach the required standard, he would be able to concoct the True Emperor Pill.

According to the trajectory of his finances, Mo Wuji believed that he could really sell his shop in three months, just as Lou Si had said. By that time, he would have enough cultivation resources for himself, and he would no longer need to continue opening shop.

"Number 7716, please enter the shop." The array at the entrance of the Mortal Pill House cried out the next number. An extremely old man excitedly walked over.

"You, wait." A cold voice stopped this old man. Thereafter, a man and a woman stepped in front of this man.

"I am Number 7716. I have been waiting all this time, who are the two of you to ask me to wait…" This old man only managed to say half a sentence before he suddenly stopped with his mouth left ajar. His face was filled with fear as he stared at this man and woman in front of him; he recognised the two of them. The woman was Mifei Pill-Smith Pavilion's Ran Yushui and the man was Mifei Pill-Smith Pavilion's Defender Kuang Jin.

There was no need to talk about how he wouldn't be able to fight with the late stage Immortal King, Ran Yushui. That Kuang Jin was a Great Circle Immortal Reverent, an existence that was infinitesimally close to being a Quasi-Emperor. How could he dare to utter any nonsense?

"Greetings Deacon Ran and Defender Kuang…" This aged man bowed hurriedly. Previously, he had been anxiously waiting for his number. However, when his number finally came, these two evil people actually appeared in front of him.

Ran Yushui and Kuang Jin could no longer be bothered about this old man as they directly walked into the pill house.

"Please hand over your number plate." Lou Si has already seen this scene and she hurriedly transmitted a message to Mo Wuji. At the same time, she could only use such a method to stop the two of them. She also recognised these two people; the moment the two of them arrived, she started to feel trepidations in her heart. She guessed that Mifei Pill-Smith Pavilion had come to wreck their business.

"I am Mifei Pill-Smith Pavilion's Ran Yushui. This is our Pill-Smith Pavilion's Defender Kuang Jin. We have urgent business with Pill House Master Mo." Ran Yushui went straight to the point.

Lou Si’s heart was filled with anxiety. However, at this moment, she actually heard Mo Wuji's words, "Let Defender Kuang Jin come up. Everyone else can wait."

Ran Yushui's face turned cold. This was clearly dealing a blow to her initial display of strength. However, she had done her investigation on Mo Wuji and she knew that Mo Wuji wasn't a simple person. Otherwise, she also wouldn't have requested for Min Cheng to report this matter to the higher-ups.

"Defender Kuang, go and invite Pill House Master Mo over to our Mifei Pill-Smith Pavilion. I will wait for you down here." That anger only fleeted across Ran Yushui's mind for a brief moment before it was completed smothered.

"Ok." Kuang Jin was a man of few words. Moreover, he was also very clear of his status; he was merely a hired thug for Mifei Pill-Smith Pavilion. Ran Yushui's previous words were for him to forcefully drag this Pill House Master away. He did not know how to invite or negotiate, nor was there a need for him to negotiate in the first place.

Kuang Jin was half a feet outside Mo Wuji's room. Before he could even say anything, Mo Wuji had already opened the door. A strong pill fragrance pervaded out of the room. Even though Kuang Jin wasn't an expert, he also knew that this smell could only be from the highest quality of pills.

"Come in." Mo Wuji's voice called out from within the room. Kuang Jin subconsciously walked in. At the very next instant, the door closed by itself.

Kuang Jin, who originally intended to directly use force, immediately felt some fear and apprehension. He clasped his fists towards Mo Wuji, "Why does Pill Master Mo want to meet me first?"

"Because you are a Great Circle Immortal Reverent." Mo Wuji put down the herbs in his hands, turned to Kuang Jin and said.

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Chapter 760: Tier 9 Pill Emperor

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Because Mo Wuji held the initiative, Kuang Jin wasn't sure whether he should have used words or force. Now, he was stunned by Mo Wuji's seemingly strange words.

"What's the meaning of that?" Kuang Jin stared at Mo Wuji in slight shock, momentarily forgetting his intentions of using force.

Mo Wuji said indifferently, "Immortal Friend Kuang, you should have been sent here to drag me off to Mifei Pill-Smith Pavilion, right?"

"..." Kuang Jin could only stare at Mo Wuji, thinking: Why would Mo Wuji be so indifferent even though he knew this? Others might not dare to use violence within Heaven's Beyond City Square, but these rules did not pertain to their Mifei Pill-Smith Pavilion.

Mo Wuji knew that Kuang Jin wouldn't reply. He remained unfl.u.s.tered as he said, "A few days ago, the demon race's bis.e.xual Immortal Reverent came to find me…"

"I know, you killed the bis.e.xual Immortal Reverent Ji Qi." Kuang Jin knew that he could not allow Mo Wuji to control the pace of the conversation. Thus, be suddenly interjected Mo Wuji's words. "If that bis.e.xual Immortal Reverent met me, I wouldn't even have needed half an incense's time to kill him."

Mo Wuji laughed faintly, then he said calmly, "Back then, I only used one move to kill him."

Kuang Jin's face sunk. Even if Mo Wuji was a Great Circle Immortal Reverent, he wouldn't be able to kill the bis.e.xual Immortal Reverent in a single move. Kuang Jin knew of Ji Qi; even though this fella was obsessed with his various fetishes, he was still an Immortal Reverent. Moreover, Kuang Jin even heard that Ji Qi had a unique world of his own which he could use to trap and kill people.

Mo Wuji continued calmly, "It’s true. I took a few steps, then I killed him in a single move.

Kuang Jin snorted coldly and his killing intent burst into the air. Clearly, he didn’t believe that Mo Wuji was really able to defeat Immortal Reverent Ji Qi in a single move.

Back then, Mo Wuji naturally didn’t kill the bis.e.xual Immortal Reverent in a single move. However, he took less than ten breaths to eliminate Ji Qi.

Still, Mo Wuji wasn’t exaggerating when he said these words; he might even be understating his own power.

Back when he killed Ji Qi, Mo Wuji was still in the Immortal King Stage. Now that he was already an Immortal Reverent, one move would really be more than enough to get rid of Ji Qi.

"I’m lacking an Immortal Emperor helper. That’s why I called you over, it’s to give you an opportunity. Of course, if you don’t want this opportunity, feel free to lay your hands on me. I believe that you would be able to see Ji Qi very soon… That’s not right, you shouldn’t be able to see Ji Qi. After all, his soul was already completely destroyed." Mo Wuji’s tone was calm, revealing his immense self-confidence.

Even though Mo Wuji didn’t extend his domain, Kuang Jin could still feel a formless pressure. In that instant, he started to suspect that Mo Wuji’s words were true.

"I’m not an Immortal Emperor." Kuang Jin took in a deep breath and retracted his killing intent. Even though his domain was still secretly enveloping the s.p.a.ce around them, there was still some fear and apprehension in his heart. At the same time, he found some admiration towards Mo Wuji’s guts; he had come here to capture Mo Wuji, but this Mo Wuji actually used this opportunity to recruit him. No one else would dare to do such a thing.

Mo Wuji continued proudly, "I know that you’re not an Immortal Emperor. But as long as you follow me, you would become an Immortal Emperor."

"You’re a Tier 9 Pill Emperor? You can concoct the True Emperor Pill?" Kuang Jin broke off character.

In Heaven’s Beyond Corridor, the True Emperor Seeking Heart Flower was the only immortal herb that could allow an Immortal Reverent to step into the Immortal Emperor Stage. Moreover, the True Emperor Seeking Heart Flower had to first be concocted into a True Emperor Pill.

More effective pills such as the Tier 9 Immortal Dao Pill couldn’t be obtained here. Even though there were plenty of treasures in Heaven’s Beyond Corridor, there weren’t any Emperor Dao Fruits.

"That’s right. I’m a Tier 9 Pill Emperor." Mo Wuji maintained his prideful appearance. By now, he was clear of the character of immortals. If he answered hesitantly, it would give off the impression that he was lying.

"You know that I’m a Great Circle Immortal Reverent. That’s why you want me to help you in exchange for allowing me to step into the Immortal Emperor Stage?" Kuang Jin finally understood why Mo Wuji talked about his cultivation.

Mo Wuji said calmly, "You are completely right. If you weren’t a Great Circle Immortal Reverent, I wouldn’t have wasted my time on you. Do you think that you would be able to capture me just because you are a Great Circle Immortal Reverent? There’s no need to talk about you; even if all the Immortal Reverents of your Mifei Pill-Smith Pavilion came over, I would still be able to escape unscathed. Those years ago, four Immortal Emperors tried to catch me, three of them were even Grand Emperors. However, I was still able to escape. There’s no need to talk about you lot of Immortal Reverents."

"I don’t know how to do business. There’s nothing that I can help you with." Kuang Jin’s tone had eased significantly.

His heart, however, was still pounding furiously. Immortal Emperor, Immortal Emperor…

Why did he join Mifei Pill-Smith Pavilion? Wasn’t it because he wanted to realise his Dao and become an Immortal Emperor? However, he had already been Mifei’s hired thug for hundreds of years. He had earned his fair share of green crystals but he had never even gotten a glimpse of a True Emperor Pill, much less realise his Dao.

The moment Mo Wuji heard Kuang Jin’s words, he knew that he had a chance. Previously, he managed to obtain some news from Lou Si; he learnt that Mifei Pill-Smith Pavilion didn’t originate from Heaven’s Beyond City Square. The Mifei Pill-Smith Pavilion here only had a few Immortal Reverents. The strongest among them was Kuang Jin. Kuang Jin was a man of few words, and the main reason why he joined Mifei was to seek the Dao as an Immortal Emperor.

Mo Wuji was sure that Mifei Pill-Smith Pavilion wouldn’t be able to provide Kuang Jin with the pills to advance to the Immortal Emperor Stage. This was why he called Kuang Jin over and tried to recruit him.

And the reason for this was because Mo Wuji knew that those people asking for his services would only help promote his business. But if an Immortal Emperor expert were to come, only Lou Si and him actually stay behind. Thus, he needed to find an expert. Not only would this expert help him deal with the Immortal Emperors from Mifei Pill-Smith Pavilion, the expert would also help him stabilise his Grade 7 immortal killing array.

With his current attainments in the Array Dao, coupled with a Kuang Jin to help him, it might be possible for him to trap and kill a late stage Immortal Emperor.

If this recruitment wasn’t successful, then he would have to consider leaving Heaven’s Beyond Corridor. It wasn’t that he was afraid of Kuang Jin; he was only afraid that some Immortal Emperors would come knocking on his door.

"I only hope that when I’m refining my pills, those little fish and shrimps wouldn’t come and disturb me. After you become an Immortal Emperor, you can stay and become my defender," Mo Wuji replied.

Kuang Jin was no longer able to remain calm. If Mo Wuji was really able to give him a True Emperor Pill, why would he continue working at Mifei Pill-Smith Pavilion?

"You really a Tier 9 Pill Emperor? And you can really concoct a True Emperor Pill for me?" Kuang Jin could not help but ask once more.

This time, Mo Wuji didn’t bother replying. He only picked up the immortal herb which he had placed down previously.

This act of Mo Wuji’s only left Kuang Jin more certain that Mo Wuji was a Tier 9 Pill Emperor. It was already degrading for a Tier 9 Pill Emperor to try and recruit him. Thus, it was only natural that his repeated questioning would have left Mo Wuji discontented.

"Pill Emperor Mo, I’m merely a defender at Mifei Pill-Smith Pavilion; I wasn’t even a sales attendant. I’m willing to join Mortal Pill House and work for you." In that short time, Kuang Jin had already made his decision.

Kuang Jin paused momentarily, then he continued, "But if I don’t return, an Immortal Emperor would soon come."

The reason why he joined Mifei Pill-Smith Pavilion was the True Emperor Pill. However, the facts have shown that he wasn't a person that Mifei Pill-Smith Pavilion intended to nurture; he was merely a hired thug for them. Thus, as long as he wasn't a fool, he would know how to respond to Mo Wuji's recruitment.

Mo Wuji still didn't say a word as he continued examining his immortal herbs.

Kuang Jin was slightly at a loss as to how to react. Fortunately, he had his share of experiences through the years and he soon understood Mo Wuji's intentions; Pill Emperor Mo wanted him to swear an oath.

At this point, Kuang Jin started to hesitate. When he joined Mifei Pill-Smith Pavilion, he was promised the rights to leave whenever he wanted. As an Immortal Reverent expert that was about to step into the Immortal Emperor Stage, he really didn't wish to casually swear an oath. Moreover, if an Immortal Emperor from Mifei Pill-Smith Pavilion comes, he, Kuang Jin, really wouldn't be strong enough to deal with it.

Mo Wuji suddenly said, "I don't need you to swear an oath; you only need to promise to follow me for 100 years. After the 100 years, you are free to do as you like. You can continue to follow me and join my sect, or you can leave. As for the Immortal Emperors of Mifei Pill-Smith Pavilion, I have my own methods to deal with them."

It's so simple? Kuang Jin was in disbelief; 100 years was merely the time for a single secluded cultivation session for an average Immortal Reverent. Even if the terms were any worse, it still wouldn't be that bad. On the other hand, he actually didn't have any doubts as to whether Mo Wuji could really deal with the Immortal Emperors. Mo Wuji was a Tier 9 Pill Emperor, he would be able to go anywhere he wants. Kuang Jin believed that as long as Mo Wuji wasn't a fool, Mo Wuji wouldn't simply wait for the Immortal Emperors to come knocking on his door.

Since the opportunity was dangling right in front of his face, why would Kuang Jin let it go?

"I, Kuang Jin, promise that as long as Pill Master Mo is able to give me a True Emperor Pill, I will follow by Pill Master Mo's side for 100 years. As long as it doesn't harm my life or my Dao, I will listen to Pill Master Mo's instructions. If I go against this promise, I will be struck to death by lightning."

"Good. Immortal Friend Kuang, you have just made the correct choice. I will not give you one True Emperor Pill; I will give you as many True Emperor Pils as you need to become an Immortal Emperor. Now, go down and tell that woman that you are now a man of my Mortal Pill House. As for the True Emperor Pills, I will hand them to you one month later," Mo Wuji chuckled and said.

The reason why he needed a month was because Mo Wuji still wasn't a Tier 9 Pill Emperor. However, this wouldn't be an influence on his plans. With his Grand Mortal Dao and his pill legacy, coupled with his large amounts of herbs, he would be a noob if he wasn't able to advance and become a Tier 9 Pill Emperor in a month.

His Grand Mortal Dao was about imbuing spirituality and immortality into all mortal objects. It was just like how he was able to cultivate to the Immortal Reverent Stage despite being a mortal.

If his Mortal Dao was able to successfully merge with his Pill Dao, he could theoretically use any roadside gra.s.s to concoct a peak grade immortal pill.

"Yes." Kuang Jin forcefully suppressed the mad glee in his heart as he bowed and left the room. Being able to obtain a True Emperor Pill in one month was simply a dream come true.

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"Defender Kuang, you didn't bring him?" Seeing Kuang Jin appear by himself, Ran Yushui asked in doubt.

Kuang Jin's tone was calm as he said to Ran Yushui, "Deacon Ran, I have decided to stay at Mortal Pill House. Go back and tell Pavilion Head Min that I'm grateful for the help that Mifei Pill-Smith Pavilion has provided me all these years."

"What?" Ran Yushui stared at Kuang Jin in disbelief. She had never expected that their coercion operation would result in the betrayal of Kuang Jin.

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Chapter 761: The Difficulty Of Becoming A Tier 9 Pill Emperor

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It only took a few breaths for Ran Yushui to understand Kuang Jin's decision. If it was her, she would have done the same. The only reason why Kuang Jin joined Mifei Pill-Smith Pavilion was to realise his Dao and step into the Immortal Emperor Stage. When he first joined, he was already a Great Circle Immortal Reverent. Hundreds of years had pa.s.sed and he was still a Great Circle Immortal Reverent.

During those years, Kuang Jin had definitely obtained many cultivation resources. However, she knew that a majority of those resources were obtained by Kuang Jin, himself, in the Cosmos Wall. As for the True Emperor Pill that Kuang Jin desperately wanted, Mifei Pill-Smith Pavilion had never even talked about it.

"I understand. Big Brother Kuang, take care of yourself. Farewell." Ran Yushui was able to quickly sort her emotions; she had even changed the way she addressed Kuang Jin.

Kuang Jin watched as Ran Yushui left the pill house. Thereafter, he turned to Lou Si and said, "Do you know what she meant when she said 'take care of yourself’?"

Lou Si subconsciously shook her head; she was still shocked that Kuang Jin had suddenly become a member of Mortal Pill House.

Kuang Jin's tone was solemn as he said, "Now that I've joined Mortal Pill House, Mifei Pill-Smith Pavilion should be sending their Emperor level experts over soon."

Even though Mo Wuji said that he had his ways to deal with Mifei's Immortal Emperors, Kuang Jin was still worried. It was exactly as Mo Wuji had thought previously: riches and risks came hand in hand. Since Kuang Jin wanted to advance to the Immortal Emperor Stage, he must be willing to risk his life for it.

If he couldn't even handle the risk, Mo Wuji wouldn't even give him the True Emperor Pill.

"Ah…" Fear instantly emerged on Lou Si's face. Even the shock she felt from Kuang Jin's defection had cast aside. At this instant, she desperately wanted to advise Mo Wuji to escape. However, she knew that Mo Wuji wouldn't listen to her. She was the one managing the finances and profits of Mortal Pill House; so how could she not know the difficulty of leaving? If Mo Wuji left now, then he definitely wouldn’t be able to bring away all of his peak grade immortal herbs and treasures.

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"What?" Min Cheng suddenly stood up and stared at Ran Yushui in shock. Kuang Jin was his Mifei Pill-Smith Pavilion's strongest expert in Heaven's Beyond City Square; he had suddenly defected over to Mo Wuji's Mortal Pill House.

Ran Yushui clasped her fists and said, "Pavilion Head, I suspect that Mo Wuji is also a peak grade Immortal Reverent. Our current capabilities wouldn't be able to contest with his. I go back to my suggestion of reporting to the higher ups and request for Emperor level experts to help us."

Min Cheng calmed down and said to Ran Yushui, "Deacon Yu, it was my fault previously. I didn't listen to your advice. I will immediately report this matter to the higher-ups…"

Min Cheng had an ugly scowl on his face; Ran Yushui and Wen Li both knew the reason for that. Truthfully, Heaven’s Beyond City Square’s Mifei Pill-Smith Pavilion was merely a source of cultivation resources for those Emperor level experts. Those Emperor level experts practically spent all their time in secluded cultivation or touring the vast cosmos.

If they were to request for help, it would take at least a month for an Emperor level expert to come. If Mo Wuji escapes within this time, then he, Min Cheng, would have to suffer the brunt of the responsibilities.

"The reason why Kuang Jin joined Mortal Pill House should be due to his loss in faith in Mifei Pill-Smith Pavilion. Deacon Yushui, do you think that Pill Master Mo had promised to give Kuang Jin a True Emperor Pill?" Min Cheng calmed down and started to contemplate the reasons why Kuang Jin would defect.

Ran Yushui was already very sure why Kuang Jin had left Mifei Pill-Smith Pavilion. Prompted by Min Cheng’s question, she immediately responded, "Pavilion Head, with Kuang Jin’s current status and pursuits, only a True Emperor Pill would get him to betray Mifei Pill-Smith Pavilion. If I’m not wrong, Defender Kuang was likely to have left because of a True Emperor Pill."

Ran Yushui didn’t have a bad impression of Kuang Jin; in fact, she felt like they were both fellow sufferers. Kuang Jin had tirelessly toiled for Mifei Pill-Smith Pavilion. However, there was no mention of him obtaining the True Emperor Pill. In fact, he even had to occasionally hand over some of his gains from the Cosmos Wall. All these gains would basically be taken away by the Emperor level experts behind Mifei Pill-Smith Pavilion. She felt herself to be the same; she was merely a tool for the experts to obtain green crystals.

Whatever benefits Mifei Pill-Smith Pavilion earned were largely unrelated to them. There was no need to talk about her, even Pavilion Head Min Cheng could only obtain an extremely small portion of the benefits.

"That Mo Wuji is a Tier 9 Pill Emperor?" Min Cheng stared at Ran Yushui in astonishment. He had his own a.s.sumptions that Mo Wuji was a Pill Emperor, but a Tier 8 one at the very most. Truthfully, in Heaven’s Beyond Corridor, there was no lack of Tier 8 Pill Emperors, the number of Tier 9 Pill Emperors, on the other hand, could be counted with only a single hand. However, most Tier 9 Pill Emperors weren’t willing to concoct pills; they would very much rather spend their time on cultivation.

Don’t simply see the difference between Tier 8 Pill Emperors and Tier 9 Pill Emperors as a single tier. In reality, the difference was as wide as a heavenly chasm. 99% of Tier 8 Pill Emperors would never be able to become Tier 9 Pill Emperors in their entire lives. This was because they were unable to imbue the dao energy of the Heavens and Earths into their immortal pills. Thus, all Tier 9 Pill Emperors were actually Grand Immortal Emperors that had a deep understanding towards the Dao of the Heavens and Earths.

Ran Yushui shook her head, "That’s not possible. That Mo Wuji is incomparably young, his cultivation definitely isn’t in the Immortal Emperor Stage, much less the Grand Emperor Stage. It is already heaven-defying that he is able to become a Tier 8 Pill Emperor. His True Emperor Pill should be obtained through other means. Because of his simple origins and his young age, it is logical for him to use his one True Emperor Pill to recruit a Great Circle Immortal Reverent to help him."

Min Cheng nodded; he also believed that it wasn’t possible. Which Tier 9 Pill Emperor wasn’t a renowned and ill.u.s.trious senior? Why would one be holed up in this city square? Even though this was Heaven’s Beyond City Square, it was still impossible.

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Over the next few days, Mo Wuji had been furiously concocting pills and earning green crystals.

Now, he could casually whip up unique grade Tier 8 immortal pills. It was time for him to start on Tier 9 immortal pills.

Based on Mo Wuji’s previous thoughts, with his Mortal Dao, his Pill Dao, and his copious amounts of peak grade immortal herbs, he would only require a few batches of practice to concoct Tier 9 immortal pills.

But when he had failed for 17 consecutive times, he knew that he was wrong. It seems like concocting Tier 9 immortal pills wasn’t as Tier 8 immortal pills; it wasn’t as simple as more practise and familiarisation.

Even though he had obtained many fortunes, he had gone ‘bankrupt’. The main thing was that he no longer had enough Tier 9 immortal herbs to practise on.

Mo Wuji didn’t continue concocting Tier 9 immortal pills. He suspected that there were some problems with his Pill Dao. This was because his last seven batches had all failed at the same stage - pill condensation. Unfortunately, he didn’t have a master. If he had a Tier 9 Pill Emperor as his master, Mo Wuji believed that his problem would have been quickly resolved.

After deliberating for three whole days, Mo Wuji still wasn’t able to find a solution. In his perspective, there weren’t any problems with his hand techniques and his steps. The only problem was that the pills weren’t able to condense.

After retrieving ten different immortal herbs, including the Heavenly Silence Gra.s.s, Mo Wuji started to clean his pill furnace. He was going to continue and try to concoct the Silent Dust Pill.

The way Mo Wuji looked at it, actual practice was the only way out. Since he wasn’t able to discern the solution through reasoning, he would have to slowly discern it through practice.

The Silent Dust pill was a Tier 9 healing pill. This pill could be considered one of the most valuable pills in Heaven’s Beyond City Square. After all, Heaven’s Beyond Corridor was fraught with wars and battles; the value of a Tier 9 healing pill was simply immeasurable.

The ingredients had been quickly refined by Mo Wuji. Ever since he embarked on the path of the Pill Dao, his methods had already evolved beyond his simple hand techniques and pill techniques. His Pill Dao had developed to the point where every thread of spirituality and energy within the pill furnace was within the control of his spiritual will.

Even though Mo Wuji only needed an hour to collect his pills, he decided to use two hours.

Previously, his failures always occurred after he collected his pills. Learning from his past mistakes, he directly used his spatial imprisonment technique to forcefully merge the pill essences together.

"Crack... Ka…" One pill after another started to shatter.

What was different from the past was that Mo Wuji was finally able to retrieve one Tier 9 immortal pill.

Resting within Mo Wuji’s palm, was a Silent Dust Pill devoid of pill energy; it only exuded a spiritless energy. Very clearly, this was a trash pill.

Mo Wuji’s gaze was glued to that trash pill, completely unaware of the time that continued to proceed.

One day later, Mo Wuji seemed to have figured something out. He suddenly muttered to himself, "I think I know what’s the reason."

A Tier 9 immortal pill was an immortal pill that resonated with the Grand Dao of the Heaven and Earth. With his ordinary methods, even if he could grudgingly concoct a pill, it would lack dao aura. Alternately, it could be said that the pill was without laws. A Tier 9 immortal pill must encompa.s.s a law of Dao the Heaven and Earth. Only by infusing a dao law, then could a Tier 9 immortal pill be concocted.

Mo Wuji uttered a long sigh. If he was not the progenitor of the Grand Mortal Dao, he would definitely have given up on concocting Tier 9 immortal pills. This was because he knew that any further practice would merely be wasting his Tier 9 immortal herbs.

Tier 9 immortal pills could only be concocted by Immortal Emperors that have realised their Daos and resonate with the Laws of the Heaven and Earth. One must gain enlightenment over these laws before he could infuse dao laws into the immortal pill. Moreover, every Tier 9 Pill Emperor would concoct different Tier 9 immortal pills. Different Pill Emperors would concoct pills of different grades and effects.

He, Mo Wuji, wasn’t an Immortal Emperor. That was why he didn’t understand that principle previously. If he hadn’t used his Spatial Imprisonment to forcefully concoct a Tier 9 trash pill, he still wouldn’t have understood that principle.

He was no Immortal Emperor. However, he was the progenitor of a Grand Dao that even Immortal Emperors couldn’t compare to. Right from the start, his Dao was about finding his own path within the Laws of the Heaven and Earth. Since other Tier 9 Pill Emperors could infuse their insights of the dao laws of the Heaven and Earth into their pills, then he could similarly infuse his Grand Mortal Dao into his Tier 9 immortal pill.

After understanding this principle, Mo Wuji did not hesitate to retrieve another batch of Silent Dust Pill ingredients. With his fastest speed, he started to purify the ingredients, fuse the medicinal essence…

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Chapter 762: An Immortal Emperor Arrives

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In less than an hour, a faint fragrance wafted out of the pill furnace. With a wave of his hand, six round pills landed in the jade vase he prepared by the side.

Mo Wuji was so excited that he didn’t even extinguish his fire as he directly poured a Silent Dust Pill onto his hand. A transient dao energy revolved around the pill; even without needing to try a pill, Mo Wuji knew that this was a peak grade Tier 9 immortal pill.

He had finally and officially become a Tier 9 Pill Emperor. As he advanced, Mo Wuji was especially cognizant that he was different from other Tier 9 Pill Emperors.

Under normal circ.u.mstances, the full batches of different tiers of pills were constant: Tier 1 to 3 - 18; Tier 4 to 6 - 12; Tier 7 to 8 - 6; Tier 9 - 3. But now, he actually concocted six pills in his batch of Silent Dark Pills. He had clearly exceeded an ordinary Tier 9 Pill Emperor.

Mo Wuji knew that this wasn’t due to him having a higher talent than others. Instead, it was because his Grand Mortal Dao was far from simple.

At the same time, Mo Wuji also became aware of the difficulty to become a Tier 9 Pill Emperor. Even with his Mortal Dao and Pill Dao legacy, he had to borrow his insights into the Laws of s.p.a.ce to advance. This also caused Mo Wuji to change his previous intentions.

According to his previous thoughts, he wanted to continue concocting immortal pills. He would concoct Tier 9 immortal pills which he would sell at a higher price.

However, now, he knew that he definitely couldn’t reveal the fact that he could concoct Tier 9 immortal pills. If this information was released, then it wouldn’t be long till he loses his freedom.

It was so difficult to become a Tier 9 Pill Emperor. Now that he actually became one, it would be weird if no one tried to kidnap him.

Another ten over days pa.s.sed. By this time, Mo Wuji had concocted various sorts Tier 9 immortal pills. Even though he already understood the principle that he had to infuse his dao insights and his understandings of the Laws of the Heaven and Earth into the pills, Mo Wuji still met with frequent failures in his concoctions.

Mo Wuji did not mind; he knew that he could overcome this with constant practice.

Days continued to pa.s.s. Now, Mo Wuji’s success rate was infinitesimally close to 100%. After successfully concocting a batch of True Emperor Pills, he walked out of his room.

"House Lord." Seeing Mo Wuji emerge, Kuang Jin hurriedly and respectfully greeted.

A Pill Emperor; this was an existence far greater than a mere Great Circle Immortal Reverent like him.

After staying here for half a month, Kuang Jin finally understood why Mo Wuji wasn’t willing to leave. This shop was raking in green crystals at an unprecedented rate.

Not only that, he even saw some extremely rare peak grade immortal herbs and smithing materials.

Moreover, they were getting more and more customers coming here to trade. What left him feeling unsettled was that whenever they received orders for Tier 9 immortal pills, Mo Wuji would concoct Tier 8 immortal pills as a subst.i.tute.

Fortunately, there was a dearth of peak grade immortal pills in Heaven’s Beyond Corridor. Thus, those immortals did not argue or quibble and simply accepted the Tier 8 immortal pills. They also knew that if they weren’t to trade, Mortal Pill House could simply refund their green crystals and their items. However, no one wanted that.

Since no Tier 9 immortal pills were being concocted, Kuang Jin started to have doubts towards Mo Wuji’s claim that he was a Tier 9 Pill Emperor. After all, Tier 9 Pill Emperors were far too rare.

At this moment, Mo Wuji retrieved a jade vase, handed it to Kuang Jin and said, "Immortal Friend Kuang, go and try to gain enlightenment on the Emperor Stage. If you fail, I will give you another chance a month later."

"These are really True Emperor Pills. You are really a Tier 9 Pill Emperor…" Kuang Jin accepted Mo Wuji’s jade vase with shaking hands. Even though he had already cultivated for countless of years, he still couldn’t control his emotions.

The Emperor Stage. This was a stage that he had always dreamed of but never had the chance to step on. But now, Mo Wuji even promised him another opportunity to advance to it if he failed this time.

How many years had he spent with Mifei Pill-Smith Pavilion? He did it all for one True Emperor Pill, however, he never got close to one. The reason why he continued staying there was because he was clear that it was extremely difficult to obtain a True Emperor Pill. He also became clear that Tier 9 Pill Emperors were extremely rare to find.

But now, he had only stayed at Mortal Pill House for 20 over days and he received a True Emperor Pill. Only he knew the sheer amount elation and excitement was br.i.m.m.i.n.g in his heart at that moment.

"Yes. Many thanks, House Lord. I, Kuang Jin, will only take 20 days before I return." Kuang Jin was eventually able to stabilise his emotions and he thanked Mo Wuji calmly.

This amount of time clearly wasn’t enough. Kuang Jin hoped that he could return and stabilise his cultivation after he advanced into the Emperor Stage.

"There’s no need for you to worry. Just find a place to undergo your tribulation. Even if an Immortal Emperor comes, my Mortal Pill House will be able to persist for one to two months," Mo Wuji laughed gently.

Mo Wuji really wasn’t bragging. He believed that even Immortal Emperors wouldn’t dare to go unbridled in Heaven’s Beyond City Square. In this time that Kuang Jin was gone, he would continue to fortify his killing array and his defensive array.

With his current abilities, coupled with his Grade 7 arrays, in addition to the fact that they were in Heaven’s Beyond City Square, Mo Wuji even suspected that he could stay safe for another half a year.

He didn’t offer any other advice or help to Kuang Jin. To gain enlightenment on the Immortal Emperor Stage, Kuang Jin would need to find an extremely remote place. With Kuang Jin’s years in Heaven’s Beyond Corridor, Mo Wuji believed that it should be simple for Kuang Jin to find such a place.

Moreover, he had more important things to do. Even if Kuang Jin chose not to return after advancing to the Immortal Emperor Stage, it wouldn’t really of a huge loss to Mo Wuji; it was just a True Emperor Pill. To others, the True Emperor Pill might be a peerless treasure that they might not obtain in their entire lives. But to Mo Wuji, it really wasn’t anything much. In this period of time, he had easily obtained more than ten True Emperor Seeking Heart Flower.

"Also, I want to remind you. I don’t mind if you choose to go against your promise. But you definitely cannot reveal my ident.i.ty as a Tier 9 Pill Emperor. If it does get revealed, I, Mo Wuji, swear that the first person I will destroy is you." Mo Wuji added.

Kuang Jin replied solemnly and respectfully, "Kuang Jin will remember the House Lord’s words. I definitely will not casually reveal that information."

Compared to Mo Wuji, Kuang Jin was even more aware of the scarcity and rarity of Tier 9 Pill Emperors. If the news that Mortal Pill House had a Tier 9 Pill Emperor was spread, it would really spell disaster for him and Mortal Pill House.

Taking ten thousand steps back, even if he dared to go against the promise, he didn’t dare to reveal that Mo Wuji was a Tier 9 Pill Emperor. How could he not know how powerful a Tier 9 Pill Emperor was? If he offended a Tier 9 Pill Emperor, then he would have to go into hiding for the rest of his life. He would only be courting death if he did such a thing.

As she saw Kuang Jin leave excitedly, Lou Si asked in disbelief, "Big Brother Mo, you really gave him a True Emperor Pill?"

Mo Wuji chuckled, "That’s right. But that isn’t much. After all this ends, I will also give you the remunerations you deserve. Among which, there would be Extreme Reverent Pill and the True Emperor Pill."

Lou Si had helped him significantly. Without Lou Si, he wouldn’t have been able to wholeheartedly concentrate on concocting pills, much less advance to the Tier 9 Pill Emperor Stage in such a short time.

"I will get one too?" Even though the rewards hadn’t arrived in her hands, Lou Si’s heart had already started to race in agitation. These two immortal pills were simply pills she could only dream of. She could only get this opportunity because she became acquainted with a Pill Emperor.

She never suspected that Mo Wuji would lie to her. After working with Mo Wuji for this period of time, she was especially clear of Mo Wuji’s character.

"Of course, what I need to do now is to fortify the arrays outside our pill house," Mo Wuji laughed and said.

…

A medium-built, clean-shaven man stepped into Heaven’s Beyond City Square. He had an ugly scowl on his face.

The moment this man arrived, Mifei Pill-Smith Pavilion’s Min Cheng, Wen Li and Ran Yushui came to greet him, "Min Cheng greets Elder Du."

Min Cheng’s tone was filled with respect. As he was speaking, his waist was bowed till his head was almost at the ground.

This man snorted coldly, "Useless things. You can’t even control a mere pill refiner and you still have the galls to control Mifei Pill-Smith Pavilion."

This clean-shaven man was Mifei Trade Union’s Immortal Emperor Du Song. The reason why he was filled with displeasure was because he was at a critical point in his cultivation; he was about to break through to the intermediate Immortal Emperor Stage. At this moment, every single breath of time was worth as much as gold. However, it was exactly at this moment that he had to come to Heaven’s Beyond City Square to deal with this trivial matter. Why would he not be angry?

Moreover, he had no choice but to come. Who asked him to have the lowest cultivation and status among the Immortal Emperors in Mifei Trade Union?

"Yes, yes…" Min Cheng did not dare to rebut; he could only nod his head incessantly.

"Hurry and bring me to that dogsh*t Mortal Pill House. If this Emperor doesn’t burn that place to the ground, this Emperor’s heart would be filled with displeasure," Du Hong snorted. He was only filled with animosity towards Mortal Pill House’s Mo Wuji. A mere ant had actually wasted his time.

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Chapter 763: Danger To Mortal Pill House

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"Big Brother Mo, take a rest," Lou Si hurriedly said when she saw Mo Wuji emerge from his room.

Ever since Kuang Jin left to validate his Dao and advance to become an Immortal Emperor, this was the first time that Mo Wuji left his room in this half a month.

"Alright. I will rest for a day. Lou Si, you can take a rest too." Mo Wuji’s tone was br.i.m.m.i.n.g with elation.

Over this short period of time, not only did they manage to collect all sorts of peak grade herbs and materials, they also managed to gather two to three million green crystals. He sighed in emotion at the abundance here in Heaven’s Beyond Corridor. If he continued to concoct pills and sell them for an entire year, he would no longer have to worry about cultivation resources ever again.

"I’m not tired. My job has been very simple," Lou Si said hurriedly. Indeed, her job was rather simple; she merely collected the immortal herbs and green crystals and gave out the immortal pills in return.

Mo Wuji nodded, "Then you will continue collecting immortal herbs and green crystals. I will be back after one or two days."

"Big Brother Mo, you are leaving?" Lou Si asked in astonishment.

Mo Wuji retrieved an array flag and handed it to Lou Si, "This is the master array flag. If anyone dares to cause trouble, you can use it to activate the killing array. I will be notified the moment you activate the array."

"Yes." Lou Si didn’t know why Mo Wuji was leaving, but she knew that it was better not to ask.

Mo Wuji didn’t explain the situation to Lou Si. The reason why he was leaving was because his spiritual will detected the men from Mifei Pill-Smith Pavilion welcoming an early stage Immortal Emperor to the city square. And that Immortal Emperor was currently heading towards his direction.

Clearly, this Immortal Emperor was one of the backers behind Mifei Pill-Smith Pavilion, and he had probably come here to tear Mortal Pill House down.

Originally, Mo Wuji thought that Mifei Pill-Smith Pavilion would have sent at least two or three Immortal Emperors over. Even if they only dispatched a single Immortal Emperor, it wouldn’t be one of the early Immortal Emperor Stage. It should be a Grand Emperor, or a late-stage Immortal Emperor at the very least.

But when Mo Wuji saw that the other party had only sent a single early-stage Immortal Emperor over, he was rather speechless. These people were clearly underestimating his Mortal Pill House. His killing array wasn’t meant to be used against a mere early stage Immortal Emperor.

…

"Mo Wuji?" Ran Yushui recognised Mo Wuji the moment he appeared. Even though she had never seen Mo Wuji personally before, she had done thorough investigations on him. Of course, her investigations were only limited to what that Mo Wuji had done since he appeared in Heaven’s Beyond Corridor.

"You are Mo Wuji? That Tier 8 Pill Emperor? The House Lord of Mortal Pill House?" Du Hong said coldly. He stopped in his tracks and started sizing Mo Wuji up.

Thereafter, he turned and stared at Min Cheng coldly. Even though he wasn’t able to discern Mo Wuji’s exact cultivation, he was sure that Mo Wuji wasn’t in the Immortal Emperor Stage. There was no need to care about any other factors; he only needed to look at Mo Wuji’s age to be sure that Mo Wuji definitely wasn’t an Immortal Emperor.

A young cultivator, that could only be an Immortal Reverent at the very most, had actually left Min Cheng helpless and in need of Mifei Trade Union’s help.

Mo Wuji said indifferently, "That’s right. I am Mo Wuji. Make way, a good dog knows not to block the road."

As he was speaking, Mo Wuji forced himself through the middle of the group.

Wen Li’s eyes turned cold as she immediately wanted to attack. However, she was stopped by Du Hong, "So it’s an arrogant kid. Well, there’s nothing wrong with that. After all, a Pill Emperor is an existence that would be revered anywhere he went. Min Cheng, you are a lord in this city square, aren’t you being too cautious? Were you actually scared by this kind of fella? I will let you off this time. I will get rid of this Mo fella for you…"

Min Cheng hurriedly and respectfully said, "Yes, this is my mistake. Many thanks to Elder Du for your magnanimity. I also know that Elder Du has many matters to handle and doesn’t have time to stay for tea. This is a small token of our appreciation, I hope that Elder Du doesn’t reject it."

As he was speaking, Min Cheng offered a storage ring to Du Hong, cupped in both his hands. His heart was bleeding as he cursed Mo Wuji. Of all timings, why did this Mo Wuji choose to come out now?

He had gone through many difficulties to syphon off this bit of green crystals, but he lost it all in one go.

Du Hong accepted the ring and the tension on his face eased, "That’s how it will go then. If there’s time, I will return."

"Yes. Many thanks, Elder Du," Min Cheng bowed once more.

Previously, Elder Du definitely wouldn’t return after he eliminated Mo Wuji. But on account of the items in the storage ring, he said that he would return to help them get rid of Kuang Jin as well.

"Pavilion Head, I feel that something is strange. Why did that Mo Wuji coincidentally leave his pill house at this moment? Something feels amiss." As she saw Du Hong leaving, Ran Yushui uttered in doubt.

Min Cheng sighed, "Just because he’s a Tier 8 Pill Emperor, he feels that he’s the king of the world. I was indeed overly cautious previously. If I knew that he was so arrogant, I would have directly stormed into his Mortal Pill House with this group of us. Why did we go through all this trouble? I, Min Cheng, have been resting on my laurels and I was actually handled by this fella. Let’s go then. We will deal with Mortal Pill House when Elder Du returns."

Ran Yushui and Wen Li both knew the meaning behind Min Cheng’s words. It wasn’t that they were insufficient to deal with Mortal Pill House, it was because they were worried that Du Hong might blame them when he returns.

With a Tier 8 Pill Emperor and the great flow of business, there would definitely be no lack of goodies within Mortal Pill House. Thus, he would have to wait for Elder Du to return before they could act. That way, they wouldn’t be accused of stealing treasures.

Ran Yushui remained silent; she was thinking of Mo Wuji. If Mo Wuji was really as idiotic and arrogant as they said, how was he able to recruit Kuang Jin in a single exchange? She suspected that Kuang Jin might not even be in the pill house, but preparing to ambush Elder Du with Mo Wuji.

However, her cultivation was the lowest; so she had no rights to talk. If not for her intelligence being relatively good, she wouldn’t even be here.

…

Within a round building in the centre of Heaven’s Beyond City Square, a relatively fat man was standing in front of a tall cultivator that had a sallow face.

If asked who was the most powerful person within Heaven’s Beyond City Square, everyone would undoubtedly mention this sallow-faced man’s name. He was Teng Feiyan, the castellan of Heaven’s Beyond City Square. This round building was the castellan mansion of Heaven’s Beyond City Square. As the castellan, he was in charge of everything in the city square.

The organisational structure of Heaven’s Beyond City Square’s City Hall was rather complicated. It was exactly because of these complications that Mifei Trade Union could run amok and unbridled within the city square.

The City Hall was the most powerful organisation in Heaven’s Beyond City Square, and it wasn’t merely a place for administrative and governmental work. Behind the City Hall, there were many various other powers.

Teng Feiyan had advanced to the Immortal Emperor Stage not long ago. Thus, his time as the castellan of Heaven’s Beyond City Square was running out. The role of the castellan had always been taken by an Immortal Reverent. Because of the high salary, most of these Immortal Reverents would advance to the Immortal Emperor Stage. The moment they advanced to the Immortal Emperor Stage, they would leave and a new castellan would take over.

"Deacon Lang Bi, you said that Mo Wuji left the city square just as Mifei Trade Union’s Du hong arrived?" Teng Feiyan ruminated for a long time before he finally asked this question.

The relatively fat man in front of Teng Feiyan was Lang Bi, he was the number one deacon in Heaven’s Beyond City Square’s City Hall. He was also the person second to Teng Feiyan in the City Hall. Once Teng Feiyan leaves the City Hall, the next in line should supposedly be him. However, both Teng Feiyan and Lang Bi knew that the position definitely wouldn’t go to Lang Bi.

With the highest salary in the City Hall, there were far too many people eyeing this position.

Lang Bi said respectfully, "Yes. I suspect that Mo Wuji should have done this on purpose. Perhaps Kuang Jin had secretly left the city square and the two of them intend to ambush Du Hong together. Logically, Du Hong should also have thought of such a possibility. I didn’t expect that Du Hong would still choose to follow Mo Wuji."

Teng Feiyan sneered, "You think that Du Hong is an idiot? He wouldn’t have thought that Mo Wuji and that Kuang Jin intend to ambush him?"

"I believe that Du Hong doesn’t even place the two of them in his eyes," Lang Bi answered. This was the only logical explanation. Otherwise, how could an Immortal Emperor not know that Mo Wuji was intentionally luring him out?

"You’re wrong. It’s true that Du Hong doesn’t place Mo Wuji in his eyes. However, the more important reason is that there should be riches on Mo Wuji that even the two of us can never fathom. Unfortunately, that fella is courting death and Du Hong is the only one that gets to feast on him," Teng Feiyan sighed and said.

If Mo Wuji didn’t leave, Mo Wuji’s ring would have to be handed over, and the things inside would be centrally administered by Min Cheng. If that happened, Du Hong wouldn’t be the one that obtains the majority of the treasures. Unfortunately, that Mo Wuji was intentionally courting death.

As for the riches that Mo Wuji had on him, how could Teng Feiyan, as the castellan, not be clear of it? Every day, countless of immortals head over to Mortal Pill House and engage in trade. Even if they didn’t actually trade anything, just entering the queue would cost them ten green crystals. This, alone, would generate tens of thousands of green crystals for Mortal Pill House.

If every immortal traded 100 green crystals with Mortal Pill House, then that Mo Wuji would have at least a million to two million green crystals by now. Moreover, Teng Feiyan was sure that each person wouldn’t simply spend only 100 green crystals. After all, Mortal Pill House was simply dirt cheap compared to other places.

All this was even excluding the various immortal herbs, smithing materials, etc.

Just when Teng Feiyan was feeling jealous of Du Hong, the communication bead in Lang Bi’s hand shone brightly; a message had been sent over.

Lang Bi hurriedly swept it with his spiritual will and reported, "Castellan, news has just come in: Mortal Pill House has been surrounded. The shop owners in Heaven’s Beyond City Square believe that Mortal Pill House is stealing their customers, causing their businesses to start running on a bank."

Teng Feiyan sneered, bank run? 1   Even if there wasn’t Mortal Pill House, many immortals in Heaven’s Beyond City Square definitely wouldn’t take their savings out and trade them away.

"Come, let’s take a look," Teng Feiyan suddenly stood up and said.

He knew that there was still an attendant in Mortal Pill House. That attendant should have a portion of the green crystals. He was going to leave the city square soon; so he should get some benefits from Mortal Pill House, right? He had to make use of Du Hong’s absence. What better time was there than now?

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Chapter 764: Battling An Immortal Emperor

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The moment Mo Wuji left Heaven's Beyond City Square, he sped up rapidly. The reason why he lured Du Hong out of the city square was because he wanted to ascertain his true power now that he had stepped into the Immortal Reverent Stage.

Even if he wasn't able to match Du Hong, he could easily escape with his Wind Escape Technique.

In less than an hour, Du Hong’s figure suddenly flashed and appeared in front of Mo Wuji.

"There’s no need to go to your ambush site. Call your companion out, I'm too lazy to continue running along with you," Du Hong uttered in a calm and indifferent tone; he didn't even take out his magic treasure.

Mo Wuji also stopped in his tracks. He wielded his Half Moon Weighted Halberd as he said, "You're so boring. I wanted to bring you further away from Heaven's Beyond City Square; how could I know that you would want to bring your death forward."

Du Hong frowned. He discovered that his guess was off. In what why did this Pill Emperor in front of him look like he was preparing an ambush? This fella clearly wanted to have a head-on battle with him, could this fella be an Immortal Emperor as well?

"You're an Immortal Emperor?" The expression on Du Hong's face hardened. With a wave of his hand, a pitch black whip appeared in his palm.

Not only that, an immortal guard appeared on his chest.

Since Mo Wuji dared to utter such words, he was clearly an Immortal Emperor as well. Du Hong didn't believe that an Immortal Reverent would dare to fight one alone.

"Let's cut the c.r.a.p. Look out for my halberd." Mo Wuji stepped forward into the air, his Half Moon Weighted Halberd cleaved down towards Du Hong like a huge mountain.

"You're only an Immortal Reverent?" Du Hong was dumbfounded. Even though Mo Wuji's halberd strike was strong, the moment it emerged, he knew that Mo Wuji wasn't an Immortal Emperor.

When an Immortal Emperor attacked, his attack would be infused with his personal dao aura and contained the Laws of the Heaven and Earth; and his sacred art would be capable of shaking the Heaven and Earth. Thus, it was possible for an Immortal King to challenge an Immortal Reverent, but it was absolutely impossible for an Immortal Reverent to pit himself against an Immortal Emperor. An Immortal Reverent could only depend on the quality of his immortal elemental energy. An Immortal Emperor, on the other hand, could beckon the power of the Heaven and Earth.

Immediately, Du Hong felt rage rush into his head. A mere Immortal Reverent had really dared to lure him out for a one on one battle. Was there something wrong with this fella's brain? He really thought that Mo Wuji was a tiger disguised as a pig, but this Mo Wuji was really a pig. It was unknown how such an idiot could become a Pill Emperor. Perhaps he had always been surrounded by protectors. Now, he no longer had any protectors around him, but he continued to think that he was the number one person in the entire world.

"Idiot…" Du Hong speechlessly kept his immortal guard. He extended his Immortal Emperor Domain and a Law which contained the power of the Heaven and Earth sealed this part of s.p.a.ce. If he had to use both his attack and defence type magic treasures to deal with a mere Immortal Reverent, wouldn't he, Du Hong, be throwing all his face away?

Mo Wuji sneered; his whirlpool domain also extended outwards at this very instant. The reason why he didn't immediately display his domain was because he wanted Du Hong to underestimate him. Indeed, he wasn't an Immortal Emperor, and it's true that he didn't know how to infuse the Laws of the Heaven and Earth into his attacks. However, he had his own Grand Dao. There was no need to talk about being an Immortal Reverent; the moment he became an immortal, he already had his own Dao infused into his moves.

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Kacha! Crack, crack, crack…"

Mo Wuji's whirlpool domain clashed against Du Hong's domain, immediately shattering the s.p.a.ce between them.

Du Hong's heart started to pound heavily; he actually felt his Immortal Emperor Domain being ground inch by inch by Mo Wuji's whirlpool domain. Before he could even react, a halberd light, that seemed as tangible as an actual halberd, cleaved down towards him.

Cold sweat oozed out of Du Hong's back. If Du Hong still didn't know that Mo Wuji wasn't a simple Immortal Reverent, then he would have really have wasted all his years of cultivation. Despite not being an Immortal Emperor, Mo Wuji was actually able to behave normally against his power of the Laws of the Heaven and Earth, Mo Wuji could even shatter his domain. Within Mo Wuji's domain, he could feel an ordinary, but hard-to-explain Grand Dao. Clearly, his Immortal Emperor dao aura wasn’t able to provide him with an advantage over Mo Wuji.

However, Du Hong also knew that it was too late for him to retrieve his guard. The whip in his hand transformed into a huge dragon. Its mouth opened like a huge black hole, devouring Mo Wuji’s halberd light. At the same time, its tail zoomed towards Mo Wuji.

"Boom…"

Unending waves of immortal elemental energy exploded around them. The sand from the desert wasteland filled the air and the reverberating sounds of explosions echoed in the sand.

A violent burst of immortal elemental energy broke into Mo Wuji’s domain. Mo Wuji felt a huge pain in his chest as he immediately felt the sweet taste of blood in his mouth.

Mo Wuji knew that when battling experts with a vastly higher cultivation, he definitely couldn’t allow his opponent to regain his composure. If that happened, they would form a deadlock which was anything but good for him.

Mo Wuji forcefully endured his impulse to cough blood as he threw his entire body into Du Hong’s domain. At the same time, he threw a punch outwards. Du Hong’s Laws might be able to frighten other Immortal Reverents, but he must be dreaming if he thought that was enough to suppress him, Mo Wuji.

Because Du Hong underestimated Mo Wuji, his domain was gradually being shattered by Mo Wuji’s whirlpool domain. And now, with Mo Wuji’s Domain Crus.h.i.+ng Fist, Du Hong’s domain immediately exploded.

Feeling that his Immortal Emperor aura was useless against Mo Wuji, Du Hong snorted coldly and his guard appeared. The whip in his hand whipped out once more, conjuring a pitch black whip shadow which sped towards Mo Wuji. At the same time, he solidified his spiritual will and tried to forcefully envelop Mo Wuji’s Half Moon Weighted Halberd.

Mo Wuji felt it the moment his Half Moon Weighted Halberd got restrained by Du Hong’s spiritual will; his heart was filled with shock.

He had the Sta.r.s.ea Sacred Technique which was a technique used to temper one’s sea of consciousness. Even though Mo Wuji didn’t wholeheartedly cultivate that technique, he already had a preliminary understanding of it. This technique wasn’t merely used to temper the sea of consciousness. Once the sea of consciousness strengthens to a certain level, it would allow spiritual will to become a means of attack; spiritual will would no longer only have an auxiliary function.

Once spiritual will could be used as an attack, it would countless of times stronger than immortal elemental energy attacks.

Unfortunately, Mo Wuji had always been on the run; while his cultivation had risen, his attack methods remained limited. He also had plenty of treasures on him, but he had never had the tiem to refine them and study them,

Now that his Half Moon Weighted Halberd had been sealed by Du Hong’s spiritual will, Mo Wuji knew that he was going to be at a disadvantage. He did not have a primordial spirit, but he was sure that his sea of consciousness was definitely stronger than an early stage Immortal Emperor like Du Hong. Even so, Du Hong was able to use spiritual will to seal his weapon; it was useless even though his sea of consciousness was stronger.

Unfortunately, he didn’t even have time to contemplate these matters. At this moment, DU Hong’s black whip shadow suddenly exploded within Mo Wuji’s domain. It transformed into countless of tiny black whip shadows. Even though these whip shadows were formed in the shape of whips, they were extremely sharp as they easily penetrated through Mo Wuji’s whirlpool domain.

"Boom!" Mo Wuji’s Domain Crus.h.i.+ng Fist completely shattered Du Hong’s domain, landing strongly on Du Hong’s chest guard. A huge rebound of energy exploded within Du Hong, forcing him to cough out an arrow of blood.

However, Du Hong’s expression remained fierce. He knew that he had merely been injured. Mo Wuji, on the other hand, would be thoroughly ravaged by his whip shadows. Even Mo Wuji’s primordial spirit could only dissipate under his Spirit Splitting Whip.

By this time, even Du Hong could not help but praise Mo Wuji’s relentlessness. If Mo Wuji chose to retract his punch and retreat, he wouldn’t have been surrounded by Du Hong’s Spirit Splitting Whip. Of course, that was only within Du Hong’s calculations. If Mo Wuji kept his fist and retreated, he would transform his Spirit Splitting Whip to become his Spirit Splitting Killing Array. Mo Wuji would merely be delaying his death.

It was just as Du Hong predicted; his Spirit Splitting Whip directly pierced through Mo Wuji’s whirlpool domain, enveloping Mo Wuji’s entire body.

"Pff! Pff! Pff!" As fogs of blood oozed out of Mo Wuji’s body, he s.n.a.t.c.hed his Half Moon Weighted Halberd back from Du Hong’s spiritual will.

Trails of blood continued to shoot out of his body. At this instant, even his face was being ravaged by Du Hong’s Spirit Splitting Whip.

"You’re actually okay?" Du Hong grabbed his Spirit Splitting Whip and stared at Mo Wuji in aghast.

In his mind, Mo Wuji’s body should have been completely ravaged into a huge fog of blood due to his Spirit Splitting Whip. He definitely didn’t think that only many scars of blood would form on Mo Wuji.

Don’t simply look at the fact that Mo Wuji currently looked no different from a blood man. Du Hong was clearer than anyone else that Mo Wuji’s injuries were much lighter than his.

He forcefully accepted Mo Wuji’s fist, all so his attack could utterly destroy Mo Wuji’s fleshly body. However, his Spirit Splitting Whip only managed to form scars on Mo Wuji’s body. For immortals, such superficial wounds were no different from itches.

Mo Wuji’s eyes were as calm as a pool of dead water. He didn’t even respond to Du Hong’s words as his Half Moon Weighted Halberd transformed into a cascading river.

"You have a late stage G.o.d Physique?" Du Hong suddenly understood what was going on. Only a late stage G.o.d Physique could withstand his Spirit Splitting Whip and remain unharmed.

Even though he didn’t fall into an obvious disadvantage, a trace of fear suddenly appeared within Du Hong’s heart. As an Immortal Emperor, he had seen countless of geniuses. However, he had never seen a G.o.d Physique cultivator, much less one in the late stage.

If Mo Wuji continued to meet his force with force, even an early stage Immortal Emperor like him wouldn’t be able to wind.

The Winding River cascaded down from the sky, transforming in the silver coloured light. The light enveloped the entire s.p.a.ce around Du Hong, including Du Hong’s domain.

"Spirit Splitting…" Du Hong maintained a fierce expression on his face as he attacked with his Spirit Splitting Whip once more. His black whip seemed to melt like a cube of ice, instantly filling the entire s.p.a.ce with black energy. Mo Wuji immediately felt his spiritual will turning sluggish and his entire sea of consciousness being invaded by this black energy.

This was a sacred art that could destroy one’s primordial spirit? Mo Wuji immediately came to an understanding. The universe was so vast, there was indeed a myriad of different methods. To think that there was such a move that could destroy one’s primordial spirit during a battle. Unfortunately, this fella met him, Mo Wuji.

He did not have a primordial spirit. Instead, he had a vast and boundless sea of consciousness, and within that sea of consciousness, there was a huge violet lake.

The violet energy within the violet lake churned, instantly sweeping away that black energy within his sea of consciousness. With this violet lake, Du Hong’s Spirit Splitting Whip would be useless even if Mo Wuji had a primordial spirit. What’s more, Mo Wuji didn’t even have a primordial spirit.

At the same instant Mo Wuji expelled Du Hong’s black energy, he punched outwards. However, this punch only moved a short distance before it suddenly stopped. At this moment, Mo Wuji’s face suddenly turned blank.

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Chapter 765: The Strongest Immortal Reverent

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When Du Hong saw Mo Wuji’s slack fist and blank face, he heaved a sigh of relief. If his Spirit Splitting Sacred Art wasn’t able to do anything to Mo Wuji’s primordial spirit, then he would have to retreat. He had even killed an intermediate stage Immortal Emperor with his Spirit Splitting Sacred Art before. Thus, he believed that an Immortal Reverent like Mo Wuji definitely wouldn’t be able to defend against it. Indeed, Mo Wuji was helpless against his move.

"Ant, die for me." With a single step, Du Hong appeared in front of Mo Wuji. He extended his arm and grabbed towards Mo Wuji’s forehead.

At such a young age, Mo Wuji was a Tier 8 Pill Emperor, and incomparably strong Immortal Reverent, and even a G.o.d Physique cultivator. Du Hong was sure that Mo Wuji definitely had a secret. Even though he had to suffer some injuries, it was worth it.

When Du Hong’s hand was only a few centimetres away from Mo Wuji’s forehead, he suddenly felt the s.p.a.ce around him turn still. At this instant, his body suddenly couldn’t move.

"Not good, I fell for his trap." Du Hong immediately came to an understanding; his Spirit Splitting Sacred Art didn’t even affect his opponent. The reason why his opponent’s punch stopped suddenly was because that punch was a spatial sealing sacred art; it didn’t even need to land on him.

Du Hong was right; Mo Wuji’s punch was indeed his Spatial Imprisonment. He knew that even though he had already advanced to the Immortal Reverent Stage, he could only imprison Du Hong for half a breath’s time. Even so, this half a breath was enough. Because, at this very moment, his Winding River cascaded down on Du Hong.

A sense of impending doom surged through his mind. Du Hong’s eyes turned red as he cried out, "Explode for me…"

"Pff!" As the silver Winding River descended, Du Hong’s entire body was smashed into meat juice.

"Boom!" At the same time, Du Hong’s Spirit Splitting Whip suddenly exploded.

A terrifying energy flooded the entire s.p.a.ce as a rush of force charged towards Mo Wuji. Mo Wuji immediately felt as though his entire body had been slammed against by the heaviest steel hammer.

The ground of the desert wasteland exploded as Mo Wuji was forced down onto the ground. The sounds of his bones shattering could be heard even by himself.

However, Mo Wuji heaved a sigh of relief. He knew that if he didn’t have a G.o.d Physique, Du Hong’s self-exploding whip would have defeated him. Even if it wasn’t able to kill him, it would have destroyed his fleshly body.

Even though he had a late stage G.o.d Physique, he was still heavily injured. At the end of the day, the root cause of all this was that his cultivation was too far from Du Hong’s.

Mo Wuji retrieved some healing pills and popped them into his mouth. At the same time, he enveloped the entire s.p.a.ce with his spiritual will. He immediately caught signs of a weak primordial spirit, and with a quick swipe of his hand, that primordial spirit was pinched within his palm.

"Give me a chance to leave. I will do anything you say." Du Hong’s primordial spirit was extremely weak. He wanted to escape during the explosion, but unfortunately, Mo Wuji’s Winding River was too strong. Not only did it destroy his fleshly body, it continuously tore away at his primordial spirit.

Indeed, he was caught by Mo Wuji before he could escape. His heart was filled with regrets; he should not have come here. How could anyone that dared to start a pill house in Heaven’s Beyond City Square be simple? At the same time, he knew that he was likely to die today.

Mo Wuji said coldly, "I don’t show mercy to anything that wanted to kill me. Moreover, your ring and your magic treasure have already been exploded, so I can’t even find a reason to spare you."

Du Hong’s heart sank, "Mo Wuji, if I wasn’t anxiously trying to kill you, causing me to fall into your trap, you would never have been able to kill me. With my power, even intermediate stage Immortal Emperors would be killed. I’m much stronger than that Kuang Jin. Now, I swear on my soul that as long as you spare my life…"

Mo Wuji interrupted Du Hong’s words, "If I wasn’t afraid of the rebound, I would have long used my Wheel of Life and Death to get rid of you. Why would I wait for you to explode your whip."

As he was speaking, Mo Wuji tightened his grip. Du Hong’s primordial spirit directly dissipated, turning into nothingness.

Mo Wuji wasn’t lying to Du Hong in his final sentence. He was worried that Du Hong might be too strong, causing his Wheel of Life and Death to rebound back on himself.

After experiencing this battle with an Immortal Emperor, Mo Wuji was clear that what he needed to do urgently wasn’t to continue raising his cultivation. Instead, he had to learn to use his spiritual will during battles.

If his spiritual will could also be used for attacks, he would have killed Du Hong more easily. And there was also his Wheel of Life and Death; it could be slightly altered. If it didn’t necessarily lead to one life and one death, then it could become his greatest killing ace. Sometimes, what’s strong wasn’t a skill that could get rid of his opponent at a single go. If his Wheel of Life and Death was able to heavily injure his opponent during a battle, it would also be a supreme sacred art.

…

Heaven’s Beyond City Square. Outside Mortal Pill House.

At this instant, thousands of shop owners were gathered here. They were all calling for the House Lord of Mortal Pill House to come and give them an account. Otherwise, they would storm into Mortal Pill House.

"Castellan, should we go over now?" Hidden at some corner, Lang Bi whispered to Teng Feiyan.

Teng Feiyan chuckled, "Naturally not. We will wait till the place gets stormed and things get messy. That’s when we go over."

Lou SI was at a loss. Currently, she was the only one in Mortal Pill House. Facing so many shop owners that threatened to charge into Mortal Pill House, it wouldn’t be enough even if she activated the killing array.

"Everyone, listen to me…" Even though Lou Si was nervous, she had to step forward.

Even though these hotheaded shop owners hadn’t charged into Mortal Pill House, Lou Si was clear that it wouldn’t be long until that happened. At this point, a tiny spark could incite everyone to flood into Mortal Pill House together.

Lou Si’s words lined with immortal elemental energy slightly stunned the surging crowds. She hurriedly used this opportunity to speak loudly, "My Mortal Pill Hous provides pills for all immortal friends. Other shop owners are jealous of our prosperity, and they can no longer earn their money unscrupulously, which is why they want to attack my Mortal Pill House. If my Mortal Pill House is attacked, there’s no need to talk about how everyone would no longer be able to purchase cheap pills. Also, those immortal friends that have already paid would not be able to retrieve their green crystals…"

After saying this, Lou Si stopped. These words were given to her by Mo Wuji. If these words weren’t enough, then she would have to activate the killing array.

Mo Wuji knew that Lou Si wasn’t a good speaker; so he didn’t teach her any other words. If it was him, he would still have other words to deter the crowds of shop owners.

Indeed, the moment Lou Si’s words were uttered, the immortals waiting in line outside Mortal Pill House started to get rowdy. They had already paid the green crystals. If Mortal Pill House gets wrecked, then what would happen to their green crystals?

As these thousands of immortals stood forward, other immortals also joined them. These immortals were those that intend to purchase pills from Mortal Pill House in the future.

When they saw this scene, the shop owners were instantly dumbfounded. They never thought that Mortal Pill House would have such a strong rallying power.

None of these people queuing in line was simple; they were all heroes that survived the wars under the Cosmos Wall.

At this moment, some shop owners started to leave secretly. The number of shop owners was originally lesser than the number of people in the queue. Now that some people left, it immediately sparked a chain effect. In a short time, all the gathered shop owners left.

With a few words, a violent robbery actually didn’t take place.

Observing from afar, Teng Feiyan had a solemn expression on his face. By his side, Lang Bi sighed in praise, "This House Lord of Mortal Pill House isn’t simple. So there was a reason why he had all those in the queue pay ten green crystals."

Lang Bi was indeed rather impressed. When he saw Lou Si come forward, he thought that she had come to give the shop owners and explanation. However, he knew that Mortal Pill House would never give these shop owners anything. Not only that, Lou Si even turned to scold those shop owners.

"Lang Bi, if that Mo Wuji returns to the city square, invite him over to the City Hall. I want to meet him." Teng Feiyan didn’t respond to Lang Bi’s words. Instead, he said some unrelated words.

"I know of Du Hong. Even though he is an early stage Immortal Emperor, he is infinitesimally close to the intermediate Immortal Emperor Stage. I even heard that he had killed an intermediate stage Immortal Emperor with his Spirit Splitting Whip. Even if Mo Wuji was any stronger…" Lang Bi didn’t carry on; he knew that Teng Feiyan understood his meaning.

Teng Feiyan laughed coldly, "That Mo Wuji even knew that these shop owners would try and turn violent. Would he not know of Du Hong’s power? Even though he knew of Du Hong’s power, he still dared to lure Du Hong out of Heaven’s Beyond City Square. Why is that? It isn’t that Du Hong is weak; he is the same as me. The two of us wouldn’t even place Mo Wuji in our eyes. If it was me, I would also follow Mo Wuji out of the city square if I know that Mo Wuji isn’t an Immortal Emperor."

As an Immortal Emperor, how could Teng Feiyan not know how wide was the chasm between an Immortal Reverent and an Immortal Emperor? If Mo Wuji was really able to get rid of Du Hong as an Immortal Reverent, then he was probably the strongest Immortal Reverent in the entire universe.

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Chapter 766: Getting Acquainted With The Castellan

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Once Teng Feiyan just finished speaking, Lang Bi received a message. After his spiritual will swept out, his face turned black, "Castellan, Mo Wuji really returned."

"What?" Teng Feiyan suddenly stood up, shocked.

Although he guessed that Mo Wuji didn’t lure Du Hong away out of fear, and could probably even eliminate Du Hong. However, once Mo Wuji really came back, after such a short period of time, he was still stunned.

If Mo Wuji returned after many days, it would be likely that Du Hong got tricked before being ambushed by him. But in such a short period of time, which did not even amount to a single day, there was only one possibility: Mo Wuji had fought Du Hong head on and Du Hong was defeated.

"Invite him over. Tell him that I have something to discuss with him." Teng Feiyan quickly calmed down, and said softly.

"Roger, I’ll ask him to come over now. I’m only worried about whether he will really take up the offer." Lang Bi also became serious. After all, he somewhat feared Mo Wuji in his heart.

From his perspective, no matter how impressive Mo Wuji was, he wouldn’t dare to come to the city hall alone. There was no chance for him to leave this place alive if an ambush was set up here. Moreover, no one would put out their neck for him regarding this issue. Even if he died, he deserved it.

Teng Feiyan casually commented,"If he doesn’t come, it means this person is not worth being acquainted with no matter how impressive he is."

Seeing Lang Bi leave, Teng Feiyan felt that his strategy might not be the best. If it were any other Pill Emperors who earned a large amount of green crystals, that person wouldn’t dare to come to the city hall either. Hence, judging whether Mo Wuji was worth getting to know wasn’t very appropriate. Would it be better for him to make a trip in person instead?

Sc*w it, Teng Feiyan shook his head after hesitating for a moment. Heaven’s Beyond Corridor had many capable men, and he, Teng Feiyan, was still an Immortal Emperor after all. It wouldn’t be fitting if he went to visit a shop owner.

…

"Brother Mo, you’re back." Lou Si enthusiastically greeted Mo Wuji as he walked into the pill house. After which, she began recounting what had happened when many people came to attack Mortal Pill House without prompting.

Even though many immortals that came had made noise then, but all of them were simply a scattered plate of sand in the face of an Immortal Emperor if the Mifei Pill-Smith Pavilion really decided to attack the Pill House. At that point, they probably would have to leave Heaven’s Beyond City Square.

Thankfully, the Immortal Emperor at Mifei Pill-Smith Pavilion was too proud to use such a method and died under Mo Wuji’s hands after trying to oppress the Mortal Pill House.

"House Master Mo, our Castellan has invited you to city hall. Do you have the time to go over?" A male voice echoed out from the pill house’s entrance.

"Lou Si greets Deacon Lang." Lou Si quickly greeted the man that had just arrived.

She then quickly explained to Mo Wuji, "Brother Mo, this is Heaven’s Beyond City Square’s Deacon Lang Bi. All administrative issues are managed by him."

Mo Wuji naturally heard of Heaven’s Beyond City Square’s city hall, and also the Castellan Teng Feiyan. He knew that Teng Feiyan had just advanced to Immortal Emperor not long ago, which meant that the guy would leave Heaven’s Beyond City Square soon.

While he had no dealings with Teng Feiyan, and his shop had been obtained by lawful means, Mo Wuji knew that he could not offend this Castellan if he wanted to continue doing business in Heaven’s Beyond City Square.

"Lou Si, continue collecting immortal herbs and green crystals. I can’t delay my visit to the Castellan since he has invited me. I’ll be back soon." Mo Wuji made up his mind in an instant.

"Roger Brother Mo." Lou Si replied.

"Deacon Lang, please show me the way." Mo Wuji bowed respectfully as he spoke with a chuckle.

"Ah… Good, House Master Mo please follow me." Lang Bi was prepared to hear Mo Wuji’s reject the offer, but never did he expect that Mo Wuji would take it up.

Who didn’t know that this House Master Mo had mountains of treasures on his now? He didn’t even know where Mo Wuji’s confidence came from. Was Mo Wuji so sure that the Castellan wouldn’t attack him?

Although Mo Wuji was only at elementary Immortal Reverent Stage, he didn’t fear Teng Feiyan at all. Teng Feiyan was definitely weaker than the Immortal Emperor from Mifei Pill-Smith Pavilion, so what was there to be afraid of?

Trap arrays? How would a Grade 7 Array Master like himself be afraid of trap arrays?

…

In Mifei Pill-Smith Pavilion, Pavilion Lord Min Cheng’s face had turned rather pale. He just heard that Mortal Pill House’s Mo Wuji had just returned only wearing a different set of clothes, and without any injuries at all.

This wasn’t the main issue. The main issue was that Mifei Pill-Smith Pavilion’s Elder Du Hong did not return.

"What do all of you think is the reason that Elder Du Hong did not return?" Although Min Cheng was questioning both Wen Li and Ran Yushui, his gaze fell on Ran Yushui alone.

SIghing to himself, Ran Yushui guessed that Elder Du Hong was in trouble. However, she definitely could not bring up such a reason. If nothing had happened to Elder Du Hong while she proposed that something did happen, it would put her in an extremely bad position.

"I think that Deacon Yushui’s worries were founded. It’s quite likely that Elder Du Hong was ambushed by Mo Wuji." Wen Li spoke as soon as she thought of this.

When Ran Yushui saw Min Cheng staring at her, she couldn’t help but speak as well, "Mo Wuji came back within a day, and logically speaking, he wouldn’t be this fast even if he did ambush Elder Du Hong. Unless he faced Elder Du Hong head on. But Elder Du Hong is an Immortal Emperor expert. No matter how strong Mo Wuji is in Pill Dao, and even if he joins forces with Kuang Jin, they shouldn’t gain an upper hand over Elder Du Hong…"

Ran Yushui didn’t complete her sentence. She just didn’t know how to carry on.

"Then why didn’t Elder Du Hong return? What should we do now?" Min Cheng probed deeper.

He didn’t know whether they should continue waiting or report this to Mifei Trade Union.

Ran Yushui and Wen Li stopped speaking. They knew that they would take the fall if this incident wasn’t handled properly. If they made a report, and Du Hong was alright, they would have offended Elder Du Hong, on top of being deemed as incompetent. If Du Hong really did meet with some accident and they didn’t report it, it wouldn’t be much better for them either.

"I’ll go pay that Mo Wuji a visit. Both of you follow me." Min Cheng obviously knew the severity of the situation, so he stood up to say his piece. They could find out more about Elder Du Hong’s whereabouts from Mo Wuji.

…

"Ha ha, House Master Mo, I’ve heard great things about you." Teng Feiyan knew that Du Hong had been killed by Mo Wuji the moment he stepped into the city hall with Lang Bi. On top of that, Mo Wuji didn’t fear him either. Otherwise, Mo Wuji wouldn’t even have made this trip.

The instant that Mo Wuji entered the city hall, Teng Feiyan decided that he had to get on Mo Wuji’s good side. Regardless whether Mo Wuji was an Immortal Emperor, it wasn’t easy to have achieved that much at such a young age. Moreover, since he was going to leave the city square soon, it would be beneficial to him if he could make friends with a few more experts. What’s more, Mo Wuji was a Tier 8 Pill Emperor too.

"Mo Wuji greets Castellan Teng." Mo Wuji bowed respectfully.

"Dispense with the formalities and come over here. Please take a seat." Teng Feiyan guided Mo Wuji to his seat, and took out top grade immortal spiritual wine, pouring a gla.s.s for him.

After all this, Teng Feiyan stood up and downed an entire gla.s.s of wine, "I had to attend to an envoy from Heaven’s Beyond Cosmos, otherwise, I would have personally paid a visit to House Master Mo at Mortal Pill House. I’m punis.h.i.+ng myself with this gla.s.s of wine."

"I don’t deserve the honour." Mo Wuji downed his gla.s.s of wine without hesitation after finis.h.i.+ng his sentence.

Teng Feiyan was shocked. He was sure that Mo Wuji didn’t inspect the wine with spiritual will, and did not check if it was poisoned.

How did Mo Wuji dare to drink his wine without checking anything? Was this an act of putting too much trust in him, or just pure overconfidence? Thinking back to Mo Wuji’s act of bringing Du Hong out of the city square, he quickly determined that Mo Wuji wasn’t overconfident, but simply did not fear being poisoned.

This reinforced Teng Feiyan’s determination to befriend House Master Mo. At this moment he regretted not making a trip over to Mortal Pill House instead of inviting Mo Wuji over here.

"If Brother Mo doesn’t mind, please call me Fei Wen. Fei Wen is my Emperor t.i.tle." Teng Feiyan spoke with a happy expression on his face, taking the initiative to elevate the relations.h.i.+p between them.

Replying with a respectful bow, Mo Wuji said, "Roger. I feel very honoured to have received Brother Fei Wen’s invitation."

"Ha ha…" Teng Feiyan chucked, evidently satisfied with Mo Wuji’s response, "Will Brother Mo be heading to Heaven’s Beyond Cosmos soon?"

Mo Wuji knew that many people had probably guessed that he intended to leave after earning a significant amount of money, so it wasn’t unusual for Teng Feiyan to reach this conclusion. Hence he replied immediately, "Yes, I’m getting ready to go to the Cosmos Communal Domain. I heard that business is better there."

Teng Feiyan nodded in agreement, "Brother Mo is right. Cosmos Communal Domain is much more suitable for cultivation and long-term stays.Top grade treasures often appear there too. However, it’s not easy to get a shop in that gathering place of the Heaven’s Beyond Cosmos."

Someone like Teng Feiyan wasn’t the kind of person Mo Wuji wanted to become a close friend with. He knew that their relations.h.i.+p was completely built on how strong he was, which meant this wasn’t a friend that he could rely on in tough times.

After hearing Teng Feiyan’s comments, a thought popped into Mo Wuji’s head. Sometimes, one would have to make a few friends that weren’t the kind that would risk their lives for you, but instead find a few that could allow the both of you to benefit. With Teng Feiyan’s last sentence, Mo Wuji knew very clearly that he wanted to set up a relations.h.i.+p between them.

At this point, Mo Wuji quickly stood up, and bowed respectfully once again, "Brother Fei Wen, please guide me."

With a slight laugh, Teng Feiyan replied, "I don’t dare to guide you, but since we have become such good friends, I’ll have help you in one way or another. The place that I’m staying at in the Heaven’s Beyond Cosmos is called the Heaven’s Beyond Immortal Alliance. Brother Mo can look for me once you’ve reached Heaven’s Beyond Cosmos."

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Chapter 767: Kuang Jin Validates His Dao; Pill House Threatened

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Just as Mo Wuji returned to Mortal Pill House, Lou Si announced the visit of Mifei Pill-Smith Pavilion's Pavilion Head Min Cheng and his deacons Wen Li and Ran Yushui.

Mo Wuji did not hesitate to instruct Lou So to reject them; he had no intentions of seeing these people. He was very clear about what their intentions were; to think that they would go so far in their investigations to directly come to him.

"Pavilion Head Min, two deacons, my House Master is reaching a critical point in his cultivation. He will not be accepting any guests for the next half a month." Lou Si acknowledged Mo Wuji's instructions, and she went to the outside of the Pill House and directly rejected Min Cheng and co.

Min Cheng's face turned green in anger. He really wanted to blow Mo Wuji's pill house apart, but unfortunately, he didn't dare to do so.

There was no need to talk about how Mo Wuji might be related to Elder Du’s disappearance. Just the recent news that Mo Wuji was a guest of the City Square Castellan for half a day was already a huge deterrent for Min Cheng.

"Since that's the case, I will visit again half a month later," Min Cheng snorted coldly towards Lou Si, turned, and left.

"Pavilion Head, I still think we should report to the higher-ups." When she got news that Mo Wuji had formed ties with the Heaven's Beyond City Square's Castellan, Wen Li started to get worried.

Min Cheng went silent briefly, then he said, "Let's wait for one more day. If we don't receive news from Elder Du after a day, then we would immediately make the report."

…

At this time, Mo Wuji was furiously concocting pills. He had already succeeded in becoming a Tier 9 Pill Emperor; his speed in concocting typical pills had soared once more.

Huge batches of green crystals, peak immortal herbs and smithing materials continuously flowed into Mo Wuji’s storage ring.

The number of orders they were receiving was truly astronomical. Even though Mo Wuji’s pill concoction speed had increased multiple times, the number of orders continued to acc.u.mulate.

Although the number of green crystals in his Undying World already exceeded 5 million, Mo Wuji knew that he could not carry on like this. Otherwise, he wouldn’t even be able to leave this place two months later.

Mo Wuji stopped concocting pills and started studying the Star Sea Sacred Technique. The reason behind this was because Mo Wuji wanted to see whether his spiritual will was able to separate into different portions. If his spiritual will could split and operate independently, then he could control two pill furnaces at the same time, or maybe even more.

Mo Wuji’s Immortal Mortal Technique went into reverse circulation through his meridians. As he established this path of the Mortal Dao, he formed his own dao revelation channel...

Now, as he started to use his Star Sea Sacred Technique to concoct his pills, his dao revelation channel instantly kicked into action.

Not only could his Star Sea Sacred Technique temper his sea of consciousness, it could also be used to formulate skills and sacred arts. Because of his dao revelation channel, Mo Wuji fell deep into the immersion of his study. He soon lost track of the pa.s.sage of time.

Half a month pa.s.sed in a flash. During this half a month, Mo Wuji didn’t concoct a single vase of pills.

Because Lou Si didn’t receive any notifications from Mo Wuji, she continued to receive orders. It was only when the number of immortals waiting outside was enough to form a mountain, did she realise that something was amiss. She no longer dared to receive any further orders.

She tried to send Mo Wuji messages, but Mo Wuji didn’t respond to a single one of them.

She could also feel dao energy billowing from Mo Wuji’s room. It was exactly because of this, that she didn’t dare to interrupt Mo Wuji. Interruption was the bane of both cultivation and enlightenment.

If Lou Si continued accepting orders, but told those immortals that the House Master was in seclusion and that they would have to wait for a period of time, then things wouldn’t escalate.

Unfortunately, Lou Si didn’t know much about the human psychology. She directly stopped accepting orders and even switched off the array which generated the queue numbers. Coupled with the fact that not a single pill was produced from Mortal Pill House for half a month, the immortals which had already handed over their green crystals started to get restless.

Mortal Pill House had a conflict with Mifei Pill-Smith Pavilion. All of a sudden, Mortal Pill House no longer produced any pills. Could it be that the House Master of Mortal Pill House had already been eliminated by Mifei Pill-Smith Pavilion?

After Lou Si switched off the switch number generating array, those waiting immortals could no longer endure it any further.

All the immortals that had already paid green crystals started to gather outside Mortal Pill House, hollering for the House Master of Mortal Pill House to give them an explanation.

The defensive arrays were not attacked, but with more than ten thousand people forming a huge wave at the entrance, Mortal Pill House’s arrays started to tremble.

Lou Si was at a loss for words. With so many people here, each of them only needed to attack once to turn Mortal Pill House into dust.

"Fellow immortal friends, please be patient. Our House Master is currently researching on a new pill…"

Bore Lou Si could finish speaking, she was interrupted by an unruly voice, "Deacon Lou, we are all here to request for pills. We don’t have any objections to House Master Mo researching on a new pill. But will the pills that we have ordered be given to us?"

"That’s right. We had already paid our green crystals."

"House Master Mo should at least give us an explanation."

…

"Boom!" At the very start, the crowd was only rambling with their words. However, towards the end, some directly started using their magic treasures to attack Mortal Pill House’s defensive array.

"Wait…" Lou Si cried out anxiously, "our House Master is currently in secluded cultivation, he cannot be interrupted. If you are worried about the green crystals that you’ve paid, I can refund them back to you."

Lou Si was clear that she had to stop people from attacking the shop.

Even as she was speaking, several magic treasure lights slammed against the defensive array. The array began to vibrate violently.

There were two layers of arrays around Mortal Pill House. The first layer was the pre-installed one that came from Heaven’s Beyond City Square. This array was very low grade and could be destroyed with a few simple attacks. The second layer was a Grade 7 defensive array installed by Mo Wuji himself. This array had attacking and trapping functions as well; if it was attacked, it would sweep the attacker into the array.

"We have already waited for so long, who wants your refund? Even if you refund, you need to give us twice the amount. Otherwise, we want our pills."

"Right, who cares about your refund."

"Boom! Boom! Boom!" Lou Si’s words incited more violent attacks from the crowd.

The outer layer of arrays around Mortal Pill House was already of a lower grade. With these tens of attacks landing on it simultaneously, the array emitted a violent cracking sound. The outer layer of arrays around Mortal Pill House started to disintegrate.

In her anxiety, Lou Si thought of waking Mo Wuji up. That was when an overwhelming aura loomed over. At the same time, a cold snort sounded into everyone’s ears, "Who dares to cause a ruckus at my Mortal Pill House?"

It felt as though the sky was collapsing; everyone felt an immense pressure fall over them; at this instant, they weren't even able to extend their spiritual wills.

Immortal Emperor expert? That's right, this was definitely an Immortal Emperor expert. Besides an Immortal Emperor, who else could release such a terrifying pressure?

"Defender Kuang…" Lou Si saw the cultivator that hushed the crowd and cried out in pleasant surprise. Immediately, she came to an understanding that Kuang Jin's validation of his Dao had been successful. Kuang Jin was now a true Immortal Emperor.

"Junior Sister Lou, I don't like the t.i.tle of a defender. Just call me senior brother. Exactly what's going on?" Even though it had only been a little over a month, Kuang Jin's way of speaking had a newfound confidence and dignity.

"Congratulations Senior Brother on verifying your Dao and stepping into the Immortal Emperor Stage." Lou Si hurriedly bowed. Even though Kuang Jin behaved modestly, she, a mere Immortal King, didn't dare to behave disrespectfully in front of an Immortal Emperor.

Kuang Jin nodded. Even though it had already been more than a month since he stepped into the Immortal Emperor Stage, he still found it hard to suppress that sense of accomplishment and satisfaction in his heart.

It was that feeling one would get when one finally saw the peak of the mountain after arduous and hard work.

Lou Si hurriedly explained, "Brother Mo suddenly entered seclusion half a month ago. During this half a month, our Mortal Pill House wasn't able to send out any pills. These people here have already paid t-s.h.i.+rts green crystals."

Kuang Jin instantly understood what was going on. He immediately clasped his fists towards the crowd and said, "Everyone, please wait. I will consult the House Master."

"Wait, Senior Brother Kuang…" Lou Si hurriedly stopped Kuang Jin, "Big Brother Mo is currently in a state of insight. If we interrupt, I'm afraid it might affect Big Brother Mo's enlightenment."

Kuang Jin furrowed his brows slightly. Ever since he became an Immortal Emperor, he had a feeling of dignity and n.o.bility. This was natural when one stepped into the Immortal Emperor Stage. It was exactly because of that, that he did not consider why Mo Wuji had not emerged.

Lou Si's words reminded him that he was still considered Mo Wuji's subordinate. Kuang Jin took in a deep breath. Although it wasn't disgraceful to follow a Tier 9 Pill Emperor, he was still an Immortal Emperor.

Fortunately, it was only for a Hundred years. Also, when he made his promise, it was under the condition that it would not affect his life or his Dao. If Mo Wuji infringed on that, then he could also leave.

When he thought about his promise to an Immortal Reverent, and that he had to follow by the side of an Immortal Reverent, Kuang Jin felt some discomfort in his heart. However, since he had already made the promise, he, Kuang Jin, would follow it. To him, a mere hundred years was equivalent to a single secluded cultivation session.

"Various immortal friends, House Master Mo is still within seclusion. Everyone, please rest a.s.sured. I believe that House Master Mo would not allow any of you to leave empty-handed. But if anyone dares to cause a ruckus here, then don't blame me, Kuang Jin, for behaving impolitely." As he was speaking, Kuang Jin released his Immortal Emperor aura. Several cultivators, who had relatively weaker cultivations and were standing too close, directly coughed out blood under this pressure.

Lou Si sighed. She didn’t understand much about Kuang Jin, but she felt that Kuang Jin’s methods were undesirable. After all, these people were here to purchase pills, and they had even paid green crystals. Kuang Jin should not have used his cultivation to place pressure on the crowd. The reason why the Mortal Pill House was about to flourish was due to its public praise and reputation.

"Then what if I want to refund my green crystals?" Someone from within the crowd shouted.

Which one of the cultivators here didn’t crawl out from a sea of corpses? The moment Kuang Jin revealed his aura, most of them knew that Kuang Jin was an Immortal Emperor.

Now that Mortal Pill House had an Immortal Emperor, no one dared to cause any trouble.

"Not possible…"

Just as Kuang Jin said those two words, he heard Lou Si say, "Yes, it’s possible. Immortal friends that want a refund can get an additional two green crystals as a compensation. Everyone, please follow the order of your queue number."

Lou Si finally sighed in relief. Just as she felt that Kuang Jin’s att.i.tude was too overbearing, she received Mo Wuji’s transmission.

Mo Wuji’s expression was calm. He had just come out with a new sacred art. It was a method of spirit splitting technique. This allows one’s spiritual will to split into two. Each spiritual will could independently concoct a batch of pills. Not only that, the split spiritual wills could even simultaneously control two different sacred arts.

However, at this instant, he wasn’t happy. He had seen Kuang Jin’s att.i.tude. Now that Kuang Jin had advanced to the Immortal Emperor stage, he probably felt that he got the short end of the bargain by following Mo Wuji. Mo Wuji originally wanted to depend on Kuang Jin to stay here for another month. But now, Mo Wuji decided to change his plans. After settling these orders, he would immediately leave the city square.

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Chapter 768: Preparing For Battle

Translator: Sparrow Translations  Editor: Sparrow Translations

Now that Mortal Pill House had an Immortal Emperor, no one dared to cause a ruckus. Coupled with Lou Si's decision to allow refunds, with each person being reimbursed with two additional green crystals, naturally, no one expressed any dissent.

In a short time, the crowd queued up in order. They handed over their queue numbers and collected their green crystals.

However, there was still a portion of immortals who were willing to wait, instead of having their queue fees refunded. To them, ten green crystals were nothing compared to the opportunity of having a Tier 8 Pill Emperor concoct pills for them.

"Kuang Jin greets the House Master. Many thanks to the House Master for helping me in my validation of my Dao, allowing me to step into the Immortal Emperor Stage." Kuang Jin walked to the entrance of Mo Wuji's pill room and announced emotionally.

Mo Wuji smiled, "Congratulations Immortal Friend Kuang. I will still need to continue concocting pills for a period of time. During this time, I seek Immortal Friend Kuang's help in taking care of Mortal Pill House."

"House master, rest a.s.sured. As long as Mifei Pill-Smith Pavilion doesn't send an intermediate or late stage Immortal Emperor, I, Kuang Jin, will ensure that not even a single blade of gra.s.s at the entrance of our Mortal Pill House would be damaged," Kuang Jin said loudly; his voice was filled with immense self-confidence. He also believed that Mifei Pill-Smith Pavilion wouldn't send late stage Immortal Emperors.

"Alright, then I will have to trouble Immortal Friend Kuang." With that, Mo Wuji didn't speak any further.

Originally, Mo Wuji intended to offer Kuang Jin some Tier 9 pills to stabilise his cultivation. However, Mo Wuji no longer had such intentions.

Kuang Jin wasn't a person that he could recruit into Ping Fan. Mo Wuji could tell from the way Kuang Jin behaved and spoke. When Kuang Jin returned, he didn't ask Lou Si anything about what Mo Wuji was doing before he directly came to Mo Wuji's pill room.

Even Lou Si, an Immortal King, knew about the importance of the lack of interruption during a secluded cultivation session. How could Kuang Jin not know about it? His actions were not necessarily intentionally; it was because he had just entered into the Immortal Emperor Stage and his feelings were as high as the clouds. Perhaps, in his subconsciousness, Kuang Jin might have started viewing anyone below the Immortal Emperor Stage as ants.

Perhaps it was because Kuang Jin had been suppressed for too long, or because Kuang Jin's self-confidence over-inflated since his advancement into the Immortal Emperor Stage; this man no longer wanted to be subordinate to anyone. Mo Wuji didn't need such a person.

Mo Wuji also knew that it was his fault. Not every Immortal Emperor was like those that escaped from Sword Prison. The Immortal Emperors from Sword Prison, whether it was Wei Zidao, Nie Chongan or Jian Mingcheng, were all people that helplessly danced on the borders of death.

Because of their experience, they knew that an ordinary Immortal Emperor was nothing special

Kuang Jin could tell that Mo Wuji's tone was rather cold. He did not mind, however. To him, a hundred years was merely a blink.

If this was before he advanced into the Immortal Emperor Stage, there was no need to talk about a hundred years, even if it was ten thousand years, he would have accepted it for the True Emperor Pill. But now, he a.s.sessed that his value wasn't the same as Immortal Reverent Kuang Jin; it was now the value of an Immortal Emperor Kuang Jin.

The thousands of immortals that wanted their refunds soon received their immortal crystals and departed from Mortal Pill House.

The cultivators that continued to wait received better news: House Master Mo was restarting the concoction of pills. As a vase of immortal pills got brought out, these immortals felt incomparably elated.

When the immortals that received their refunds saw this scene, they were all filled with regrets. They all tried to pay some green crystals to enter the queue. Unfortunately, they received news which left them wallowing in their regrets: Mortal Pill House was no longer accepting any new orders.

If not for the Immortal Emperor here, those cultivators that received their refunds might even have started a riot.

In a few short days, Mo Wuji completed all the orders. After which, he resolutely stopped concocting pills.

Now, he had countless of high-grade immortal herbs, as well as close to seven million green crystals. With so much cultivation resources, what he needed to do now wasn't to help others concoct pills, but to raise his own capabilities.

"Big Brother Mo, are we going to the Cosmos Communal Domain?" Lou Si asked excitedly when she saw Mo Wuji emerge from his room.

Kuang Jin also looked at Mo Wuji eagerly. He knew that Mo Wuji had loads of green crystals on him. If Mo Wuji gave him just 20% of the green crystals, then he would be able to fully stabilise his cultivation at the early Immortal Emperor Stage.

Mo Wuji was just about to speak when the communication bead on his wrist started to glow.

"Big Brother Mo, is something the matter?" Lou Si was very observant. She noticed that Mo Wuji's face changed when he saw the message.

"Mifei Pill-Smith Pavilion has sent three Immortal Emperors: one late stage, one intermediate stage and one early stage," Mo Wuji's tone was slightly gloomy.

Kuang Jin's heart started racing. After validating his Dao, his self-confidence expanded greatly. However, he was not an idiot. Even if he was any stronger, he wouldn't be a match for a single one of these three Immortal Emperors.

He had just advanced to the Immortal Emperor Stage. There was no need to talk about the late and intermediate stage Immortal Emperors; even the early stage Immortal Emperor was not someone he could deal with. Would Mifei Pill-Smith Pavilion send a simple Immortal Emperor here?

"House Master, what should we do now?" Kuang Jin looked towards Mo Wuji worriedly. He was afraid that Mo Wuji didn't know exactly how strong an Immortal Emperor was, and that Mo Wuji would try to use this killing array to deal with them.

"What do the two of you think?" Mo Wuji didn't directly answer the question. He was also slightly confused; this response by Mifei Pill-Smith Pavilion seemed to be too fast.

Kuang Jin said solemnly, "Mifei Trade Union is very powerful. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been able to set up a foothold in Heaven's Beyond City Square. This time, they sent three Immortal Emperors. I feel that we should leave the city square as soon as possible."

In Kuang Jin's perspective, it would already be pretty amazing for Mifei Trade Union to send two ordinary Immortal Emperors. He truly didn't expect that Mifei Trade Union would send three Immortal Emperors at one go, and there was even a late stage Immortal Emperor among them. This was because he didn't know Mo Wuji had already killed an Immortal Emperor from Mifei Trade Union.

Mo Wuji laughed coldly in his heart. If they left the city square, and if he was truly an ordinary Immortal Reverent, then it would be equivalent to a dead end for Lou Si and him. Kuang Jin was an Immortal Emperor, so he would be able to escape off on his own. Mo Wuji did not believe that Kuang Jin would stay with the two of them and try to protect them.

He believed that Kuang Jin did not know of him killing an Immortal Emperor from Mifei Trade Union; Kuang Jin might not even know that he befriended Teng Feiyan. Otherwise, Kuang Jin wouldn’t behave so arrogantly in front of him.

Lou Si didn’t say a word. She knew that even if she stayed or fled, she was basically an existence equivalent to cannon fodder.

Mo Wuji retrieved a storage ring and handed it to Lou Si, "Lou Si, bring this and find Castellan Teng Feiyan."

"House Master, you’re looking to the Castellan for help?" Kuang Jin asked in shock. He was sure that Mo Wuji’s plan would definitely fail; Teng Feiyan definitely wouldn’t step into such dirty waters.

Lou Si received the ring. She looked at Mo Wuji worriedly and said, "Big Brother Mo, I’m afraid this is not possible. Even if you give these things to him, it’s probably…"

Lou Si didn’t continue any further; both Mo Wuji and Kuang Jin could understand the meaning behind her words. She was implying that even if they gave everything in the ring to the City Hall’s Castellan, it would not be enough to move Teng Feiyan.

"Just bring it over," Mo Wuji said simply. Thereafter, he transmitted a message to Lou Si, "There are two jade letters in the storage ring. One is for you, while the other is for Teng Feiyan. Take a look at your jade letter before heading to the City Hall."

"Yes." When Lou Si heard Mo Wuji’s transmission, she immediately responded and promptly sped out of the pill house. She did not believe that Mo Wuji would try to harm her.

The moment Lou Si left, Mo Wuji immediately retrieved some array flags and threw them out.

"House Master, we’re going to stay here to fight with those three Immortal Emperors?" Seeing Mo Wuji install the array flags, how could Kuang Jin not know what was on Mo Wuji’s mind? He asked that question in shock.

"Right. When they come, I will be in charge of controlling the array. Listen to my instructions. You can rest a.s.sured. Even if we aren’t a match for them, we would be able to escape," Mo Wuji said solemnly.

The instant he heard Mo Wuji’s tone, Kuang Jin knew that Mo Wuji was firm with his decision. He sighed. Fortunately, he had already stepped into the Immortal Emperor Stage. If they weren’t able to deal with their opponents, he would still be able to escape. When he made his promise, he said that he would no longer keep his promise if his life was in danger. Mo Wuji had not stepped into the Emperor Stage, so he wouldn’t know about the strength of an Immortal Emperor, what more a late stage one?

....

With her fastest speed, Lou Si charged out Mortal Pill House, then she sent her spiritual will into the storage ring.

There was a mountain of green crystals within the ring, approximately 100-200 thousand of them. There were also ten jade vases and some jade letters labelled "Sacred Arts and Skills".

Lou Si had depended entirely on herself for cultivation. Ever since she started helping Mo Wuji, she hadn’t even cultivation, nor did she have any cultivation resources. Now, with so much cultivation resources placed in front of her, her heart could not help but pound furiously. What she worked so hard to earn in her entire life was not even a fraction of what was in front of her.

However, she was very clear that these cultivation resources weren’t for her; they should be for Castellan Teng Feiyan. Previously, Mo Wuji had saved her twice. Regardless whether the Castellan helped them or not, she would deliver these items.

Thereafter, Lou Si took out the jade letter that Mo Wuji wrote her. Mo Wuji’s spiritual will imprint on the jade letter wrote: "Lou Si, many thanks for the help you’ve provided me. The cultivation resources in this ring are for you, not for anyone else. According to my original plans, I intend to bring you to Heaven’s Beyond Cosmos after I finish concocting the pills. However, our current opponents are too strong; it would be hard for me to protect myself. If we flee immediately, I might not be able to take care of you.

Thus, I had you first go to the City Hall. I have some ties with Castellan Teng. He would soon be heading to Heaven’s Beyond Cosmos. I believe that he would bring you over."

Mo Wuji was also very helpless. If there were only two Immortal Emperors, perhaps he could have gotten Lou Si to stay. But now there were three Immortal Emperors. He was only an early stage Immortal Reverent, while Kuang Jin wasn’t willing to fight with his life on the line. If they weren’t a match for the three Immortal Emperors, he would flee towards the desert wasteland. That’s why it would be hard for him to protect Lou Si.

Teng Feiyan was a Castellan. Now that they had some ties, Mo Wuji believed that Teng Feiyan would be willing to help with such a favour.

It wasn’t much trouble for the City Square’s Castellan to bring Lou Si to Heaven’s Beyond Cosmos. This casual action would earn a favour from Mo Wuji. Unless Teng Feiyan’s previous invitation was false, Mo Wuji believed that this definitely wasn’t a problem. Moreover, the one that told him the news about the three Immortal Emperors was exactly Teng Feiyan.

Lou Si kept the jade letter with a blank expression on her face. She just realised that the mountain of cultivation resources was hers.

Previously, Big Brother Mo did say that he would leave a portion of cultivation resources for her. However, Lou Si would never have expected such an extravagant amount.

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