When the Ascetic Cliff released the Soul Formation refined corpse, Qin Xi deliberately led it to Miaoying Progenitor and Daoist Guo's vicinity. Miaoying Progenitor and Daoist Guo ran into Venerable Xuxiang on the way and schemed that he would stay in the same place to attract the refined corpse's attention. Venerable Xuxiang was so angry that he ran very fast and happened to run into Demon Lord Night Frost …
Under such a cycle, the Immortal Palace of the great ancient sect, Ice Palace, was in chaos for a while. Almost everyone was caught up in it.
The most miserable ones were the three early stage Nascent Soul cultivators. Although they weren't weak, they relied on luck to enter the Immortal Palace. When they passed through the passage, they suffered serious injuries and were wandering in the Immortal Palace looking for spiritual treasures when they unfortunately ran into the Soul Formation refined corpse that was also wandering around.
Whether it was divine sense, experience, or escape techniques, they were no match for those late stage Nascent Soul cultivators. Caught off guard, they were killed by the refined corpse.
Then, it was the two injured mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivators from the Jiuyan Sect. Their reactions were quite fast, and they discovered it in time. However, in the process of escaping, because they were too heavily injured, one of them was caught up to, while the other died after encountering a powerful movement restriction in the air.
And then …
In less than half a day, the entire Immortal Palace became a slaughterhouse. Cultivators who were slightly weaker were all killed except for those late stage Nascent Soul cultivators and some lucky people.
However, not all of these Elemental Late Stage cultivators managed to escape unscathed. The Moon Shadow Demon Lord was unlucky enough to lose a refined corpse, which was equivalent to losing an arm.
As for the others, even if they weren't injured, their spiritual aura was greatly damaged by the pursuit. In order to resolve the restriction in their flight, they had to use some spiritual treasures and secret techniques.
In the chaotic Immortal Palace, every cultivator who had encountered a Soul Formation Stage refined corpse was cursing in their hearts. They had been in the Immortal Palace for more than a day, and they hadn't seen any Soul Formation Stage refined corpse at all. They really didn't know which bastard had released this refined corpse and caused them so much trouble!
At this time, Mo Tiange and Qin Xi, the main culprits, had already recovered their spiritual aura. They cautiously walked in the direction of the storeroom.
The refined corpse caused such a big commotion, so they naturally noticed it. However, this was exactly what they wanted.
The refined corpses had already been released. It was best to drag everyone into this mess so that they could escape.
Otherwise, if they were the only ones being chased by the refined corpses, wouldn't they be letting others take advantage of them?
Mo Tiange, in particular, was rejoicing in his misfortune.
During this trip to Returning Ruins Sea, before Qin Xi arrived, she had been bullied by these Nascent Soul cultivators. Now that they were in trouble, she wouldn't feel guilty at all.
Another flight light flew past them at an extremely fast speed. Qin Xi cautiously pulled Mo Tiange towards another direction to avoid it.
During this half a day, they had seen this scene many times. There were often cultivators who disregarded the restrictions in the sky and madly ran for their lives in the immortal palace.
It couldn't be helped. No matter how dangerous the restriction was, the chances of encountering it weren't high. If the refined corpse caught up to them, they would definitely be finished.
"Mid-stage Nascent Soul."
Qin Xi looked at that flight light and said, "This person's strength isn't bad, but he seems to be injured. He's in danger."
Mo Tiange watched that flight light fly away, and the refined corpse followed closely behind it. Sure enough, that flight light swayed in the sky and stopped for a moment before the devil aura caught up to it.
The devil aura rose and covered that flight light. They seemed to hear screams coming from inside, and then the devil aura slowly swallowed the flight light.
This scene happened in the sky. Many cultivators in the immortal palace saw it and couldn't help but feel their hearts palpitate.
The Deification realm was an insurmountable gap for them. If it caught up to them, they would also be killed with a wave of their hands. They simply couldn't resist it.
When that flight light completely disappeared, the devil aura stayed in the sky for a moment before chasing it in another direction.
This time, it was a dazzling sword light that streaked across the sky, flying rapidly in their direction.
Qin Xi's expression changed slightly. He didn't have time to hide anymore. He pulled Mo Tiange, summoned his flying cloud, and randomly chose a direction to escape in.
Unexpectedly, the owner of that sword light seemed to have seen them and also turned to chase in their direction.
Upon realizing this, Qin Xi frowned. "This person did it on purpose!"
If they encountered a refined corpse, they would find another unlucky person. This was the tacit practice of the cultivators in the immortal palace for half a day. Some people succeeded, but some people became victims.
The person behind them chased closely, and the refined corpse followed closely behind him. After flying for a while, Qin Xi's expression darkened. He said, "This person's cultivation level is ordinary, but he's very fast. I'm afraid we can't get rid of him for a while."
Mo Tiange turned around and said coldly, "This person is obviously relying on us. Even if we can't catch up, after he's killed by the refined corpse, the refined corpse will find us. This is really harming others without benefiting ourselves!"
"Hmph!"
Qin Xi's eyes flashed fiercely. He said in a low voice, "If that's the case, I don't mind killing this person first before refining the corpse!"
Although this method couldn't solve the problem, anyone would be angry after being schemed against so obviously.
Mo Tiange shut her mouth and remained silent.
If he didn't carry her, Qin Xi's speed should be a bit faster, but …
"This person's spiritual aura is running out!" Mo Tiange said happily as she turned her head again.
"En." While fleeing, Qin Xi always paid attention to his back.
As time passed, the person's speed slowed down. Obviously, he didn't have enough spiritual aura.
Just as he was about to speed up, he suddenly heard a clear sound behind him. The flying sword under the person's feet burst out thousands of sword lights and suddenly sped up.
"Huh?" Qin Xi's footsteps paused for a moment before he suddenly turned his head to face that person.
"Senior Martial Brother!"
Mo Tiange was shocked and didn't understand what he was doing. Since this person didn't have enough spiritual aura, even if he used a secret technique, he would be like an arrow at the end of its flight. As long as he sped up, he could get rid of him. Why did he go to face him?
Qin Xi didn't answer. Soon, he came face to face with the owner of the sword light. He raised his hand and threw a talisman.
The talisman ignited in the wind and suddenly released a powerful spiritual aura. It slowly condensed into a human figure in the air and stopped behind the person.
Once he finished doing this, Qin Xi turned his flying cloud and once again flew away at high speed. That sword light paused for a moment then followed closely behind him.
The refined corpse quickly caught up. Sensing the spiritual aura transformed from the talisman, it seemed a bit confused. After hesitating for a while, it finally waved its hand to grab it.
The refined corpse stopped for a moment to buy some time for the three people, then it quickly fled.
When the refined corpse finished swallowing the spiritual aura transformed from the talisman, it happened to find another group of cultivators nearby, so it turned around and chased after them.
The three people breathed a sigh of relief and fled for a distance before they found a safe place to land.
"It's you!" Mo Tiange was shocked to see this person after they landed in a desolate garden.
This person wore a cyan robe and carried a sword. His face was thin and expressionless. He was Jianxin, the cyan-robed swordsman she met in Starfall City several decades ago.
At that time, they both fell into Castellan Mei's trap and worked together. However, she was later chased by Castellan Mei and didn't know Jianxin's whereabouts.
Mo Tiange had very complicated feelings about Jianxin.
This person was quick-witted and meticulous. He could quickly make decisions in dangerous situations. He was indeed a first-class person. However, he was selfish and attached great importance to benefits. In order to achieve his goals, he didn't care about other people's lives. He wasn't someone she could associate with.
However, it was precisely this person who stopped her when she was about to be killed by Castellan Mei, allowing her to escape.
She couldn't tell whether she hated him or was grateful to him.
But what surprised her more was that when they met, Jianxin's cultivation level was clearly in the middle stage of the Core Formation realm, but now he was in the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm!
In more than fifty years, from the middle stage of the Core Formation realm to the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm — this speed couldn't be considered slow. Moreover, this person was a sword cultivator!
Before she could say anything, Jianxin suddenly smiled at her.
This smile was a bit helpless, a bit emotional, but it also carried an indescribable sense of familiarity. Mo Tiange was stunned.
This person …
When Qin Xi heard her words, he frowned and looked at her with confusion. He then turned around and said to Jianxin, "Why are you here?"
"Why can't I be here?"
Jianxin's tone was also very helpless. He looked at them with a very complicated expression. "How did you recognize me?"
Qin Xi said coldly, "No matter what, we've known each other for more than two hundred years. Others might not recognize your secret technique, but I do."
"…" Jianxin lowered his head. He seemed a bit depressed and didn't answer.
Qin Xi snorted coldly and said, "Harming others without benefiting yourself. Even if you die, you still want to find someone to be your scapegoat. Your character really won't change even if you die!"
Hearing this, Jianxin answered gloomily, "If I knew it was you guys, I wouldn't have chased after you."
"Hmph!" Qin Xi snorted again and didn't say anything.
Their conversation was like riddles, making Mo Tiange feel confused.
She looked at Qin Xi then looked at Jianxin. An absurd idea suddenly emerged in her mind, but the more she looked at Jianxin, the more real this idea became.
"You're Jing Xingzhi!" she blurted out.
Jianxin looked up at her and sighed gloomily. He reached out and wiped his face. Sure enough, it was Jing Xingzhi's face with peach blossoms.
"You only recognized me this time? You're really slow." He smiled.
"…" So he's Jing Xingzhi.
Mo Tiange's heart was in turmoil, but her expression was calm.
When she first met Jianxin, she just felt his temperament was a bit familiar, but she didn't think too much about it.
After all, there were many selfish people like him in the cultivation world. Besides, this was Yunzhong. How could she have expected to meet an old friend in addition to Nie Wushang?
But now that she thought about it, it wasn't surprising.
She had long known Jing Xingzhi's situation. Since he fell out with Venerable Swordsman Fuling's sect, he probably couldn't live in Gujian Sect anymore, so it wasn't strange for him to run to Yunzhong.
Although Yunzhong was very far from the Celestial Pole, she found an undersea passage. Nie Wushang safely crossed the South Sea, so Jing Xingzhi naturally could also find a way.
Seeing Qin Xi's doubtful gaze, Mo Tiange explained simply, "When I was tricked by Mei Feng, he was also among them."
Qin Xi nodded to show he understood.
He asked about her experiences these years, so he only needed to hear one sentence to understand what was going on.
Mo Tiange asked again, "Weren't you in the late stage of the Core Formation realm?
Why were you in the middle stage of the Core Formation realm back then?
And now you're advancing to the Nascent Soul realm … "
Jing Xingzhi shrugged and answered, "Can't my cultivation level regress because of my injuries?
As for advancing to the Nascent Soul realm … I'm a cultivator of the same generation as Qin Shoujing. He's already in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul realm, so why can't I advance to the Nascent Soul realm? "
"…"
After he answered, Mo Tiange didn't know what to say, and Qin Xi didn't say anything. For a while, the three of them fell into a strange silence.