"Fellow Daoist Qingwei!" Jing Xingzhi's voice brought Mo Tiange back to reality.
She took a deep breath and tried her best to calm down.
Things had already happened. It was useless to be sad and dazed. She should think of a way to solve it.
She lowered her head and looked at his ignorant appearance. She made up her mind.
Every time, it was you who protected me. This time, let me protect you.
"Let's go." Jing Xingzhi felt comforted when he saw the light in her eyes.
Mo Qingwei knew what was important. If she only cared about being sad at this time, he would feel sorry for Qin Shoujing for marrying such a stupid woman.
Mo Tiange looked up and suddenly asked, "Fellow Daoist Jing, can you protect us from the passage to the Immortal Palace by yourself?"
Jing Xingzhi was stunned and said nothing.
The temporarily opened passage to the Immortal Palace was extremely dangerous. Not to mention protecting a living dead and a Core Formation cultivator, he was already in danger when he came in.
With the experience of coming in, it would be a bit easier for him to go out, but that was it.
"We can't go," Mo Tiange said slowly.
"There's not much time left. Presumably, the surviving cultivators in the Immortal Palace have already left.
I'm only in the Core Formation realm, and senior martial brother is half-dead. They know we got treasures from the Immortal Palace. As soon as we show up, I'm afraid we won't be able to escape the fate of being killed and robbed. "At that time, even the kindest Revered Wu Ming couldn't stand up to protect them.
She looked up at Jing Xingzhi and said, "Fellow Daoist Jing, it's already good enough that you can leave here safely by yourself. There are so many late stage cultivators outside. How can you protect the two of us?
Besides, if you stay with us, you'll also be implicated … Although you're very annoying, you're always trustworthy at critical moments. I don't want to drag you down anymore. "
"Heh!" Jing Xingzhi showed a bitter smile. He really didn't know whether he should be happy or depressed.
Although he was extremely unlucky and wasn't liked by his master, he had always been successful among women. In the end, she said he had a "very annoying" personality.
Even so, in the cultivation world, where there were few sincere people, she was willing to trust him.
Looking down at the woman in front of him, he suddenly heaved a long sigh.
The death of his master and the unfair treatment he received in the Ancient Sword Sect caused him to harbor hostility towards everyone in the world.
For so many years, he had always put on a playful attitude. His tongue was like honey, and his attitude was frivolous.
However, in reality, he was just a bystander, not willing to get close to everyone.
Qin Shoujing was an exception, because when they first met, she was still a proud son of heaven. It was also because from the beginning to the end, whether she was a proud son of heaven or an abandoned disciple of Gujian Sect, his attitude was always the same.
He actually held a certain amount of gratitude towards Qin Shoujing.
Because Qin Shoujing was the only person he could be sure of who treated him with sincerity.
And now, there was one more … a person who expressed his sincerity to him regardless of whether he liked or hated him.
"We still have to leave the underground palace. It's very dangerous here."
Jing Xingzhi said, "As for after we leave, if you're willing to part with your treasures, we can trade with others in exchange for their protection."
Mo Tiange shook her head lightly. "Who should I trade with?
Everyone knows that Senior Brother and I will definitely obtain the treasure. Everyone is envious.
Originally, trading with the Jiuyan Sect was extremely good. They have two late Nascent Soul cultivators, and their strength is the strongest. But now … "
Jing Xingzhi also fell silent.
She was right. In the face of profit, the person whom he chose to trade with had to be strong enough. Otherwise, even if others were to covet him, he wouldn't be able to protect himself …
"As for the underground palace, it's even more impossible to leave.
That Soul Formation refined corpse outside is too dangerous. "
Even if it was as Perfected Yuanmu had guessed, that the Ghost Square Demon Lord had obtained the Essence Demon Stone Stele and absorbed the Essence Demon Qi here, he was still a human. If they met, they could still negotiate. However, the refined corpse outside was a dead object. There was no reason to negotiate.
Besides, as long as he was conscious, the Phantom Square Demon Lord would not stay here forever.
Jing Xingzhi's eyes flashed, and he finally asked, "Then do you want to stay here?
Once the passageway to the Immortal Palace is closed, it cannot be opened again. You said it yourself.
At that time, he would be trapped in the Immortal Palace. So what if he advanced to the Nascent Soul Stage?
What if Qin Shoujing wakes up?
You're still so young. Are you going to waste your remaining lifespan here?
If you can't leave, what's the difference between dying and not being able to leave? "
"I don't know." Mo Tiange rubbed the space between her eyebrows tiredly. She lowered her head to look at Qin Xi's ignorant face. "If I go out, I'll die. I can only choose to live now."
If there was a way out, why would she choose this way?
Because of Qin Xi's arrival, she no longer needed to rely on Jiuyan Sect to trade with them. On the other hand, if it wasn't for Qin Xi and Jiuyan Sect wanted to take the Vermilion Bird Bow, she certainly wouldn't have gotten involved, and she wouldn't have fallen out with Jiuyan Sect.
Fu Yaozi had already planned for her. She would give up some benefits in exchange for the protection of these Late Nascent Soul cultivators. She would get what she wanted as long as they could tolerate it.
Unfortunately, her plans didn't change quickly. She had already taken another path. Even if she behaved humbly now, those Late Nascent Soul cultivators wouldn't tolerate it.
Time passed bit by bit, but Jing Xingzhi still didn't say anything. He just stood there, neither saying he would leave nor saying he would stay.
"Fellow Daoist Jing."
After a moment of hesitation, Mo Tiange took out the Qiankun Ring from inside her robe and tossed it to him. "You haven't obtained any benefits from our cooperation this time, but you've been dragged into trouble.
This is our harvest this time. Since I won't leave, I'll give it to you. "
Jing Xingzhi took the ring and was stunned.
This Qiankun Ring was naturally the one he got from Master Daoist Yuanmu just now. He knew very well how valuable it was.
Although Qiankun Rings were extremely precious and could only be possessed by high level cultivators in the Middle Ages, they were only storage-type magic weapons in the end. The most valuable thing was the crystal jades inside. If one appeared in a high level cultivator's trade fair, it would cause a commotion, let alone there were so many of them here.
This Qiankun Ring was much richer than his entire net worth.
He knew Qin Shoujing, as the Grand Supreme Elder of Xuanqing School, would only have more wealth than him, but it also wouldn't surpass this Qiankun Ring.
What he didn't know was that the two of them previously obtained a Deification cultivator's Qiankun Ring, which contained a lot more things than this one.
Besides, Qin Xi was unconscious now and they didn't know whether he could hold on or not, so how could Mo Tiange be in the mood to divide the loot?
"Do you know how much wealth is in this?" Jing Xingzhi asked, "Are you really going to give it all to me?"
Mo Tiange chuckled softly. "I'm already giving you things, yet you're still talking so much nonsense."
She paused for a moment then took out a blank Jade Slip from her Qiankun Bag. She recorded something then threw it to him. "This is the way out. Take it and leave quickly. If you delay any longer, you might not be able to leave."
"…" The devil aura outside almost disappeared. Jing Xingzhi looked down at the Qiankun Ring in his palm and finally clenched it. "Alright, take care."
"En." Mo Tiange nodded then said faintly, "See you later."
"See you … later."
He spat out the last two words with some difficulty. He took a deep look at them for the last time then finally turned around and left without looking back.
When Jing Xingzhi's figure disappeared, Mo Tiange held Qin Xi in her arms and stared blankly at the empty hall. After a long time, she once again heaved a long sigh.
She didn't know whether this was the right choice or not, but she knew she absolutely couldn't leave the underground palace now.
The reason was exactly what Jing Xingzhi said just now. She and Qin Xi had treasures on them, so without martial strength, they would inevitably become targets for others to kill.
Moreover, they couldn't pass through the passage to the Immortal Palace. There was a Deification refined corpse above, so the Immortal Palace wasn't as safe as this underground palace.
As for the future … she could only take it one step at a time.
"Girl, why are you doing this?" Fu Yaozi's sigh rang in her mind.
Mo Tiange was slightly startled, but she soon smiled and said, "Master, you're awake?" As time passed, Fu Yaozi's divine sense became weaker and weaker, and he had to rest longer and longer.
Fu Yaozi said, "If you give up on your senior martial brother, you can definitely go out with that sword cultivator boy.
Since he has the ability to pass through the passage to the Immortal Palace alone, plus the life-saving technique Master taught you, you won't be a problem. "
Mo Tiange shook her head. "I never thought about giving up on senior martial brother."
Looking at Qin Xi's calm face, she said, "Senior martial brother never gave up on me, and I also won't give up on him."
He had saved her too many times.
When she was in the Aura Refining realm, she was ignorant and caused trouble. She was chased by people from Yunwu Sect, but it was him who arrived in time.
When she was building her foundation, she mistakenly entered Zhong Muling's Illusory Sky Formation. It was also him who rushed over regardless of the dangers.
When she was forming her Gold Core, on Demonic Mountain, he would rather face danger alone to protect her.
This time, she went to Yunzhong and couldn't go back. It was him who didn't hesitate to cross the South Sea to find her.
Maybe at first, it was only because of responsibility, but with so much affection, she couldn't let him down. She never wanted to let him down.
If she gave up on him, so what if she left the Immortal Palace?
Although her goal was the Great Dao, she would never go against her heart.
"…" After a long silence, Fu Yaozi said, "Sure enough, I didn't choose the wrong person. If you give up, you won't be worthy of me passing on my mantle to you."
Mo Tiange just smiled and didn't say anything after being praised.
She didn't know the extent of the injury to Qin Xi's dantian, but it didn't mean she couldn't do anything.
She took out a Nine Revolutions Yang Restoration Pill from her Qiankun Bag and fed it to him. Then, she helped him up and transferred her Yin spiritual aura to him.
As long as his dantian was preserved, he could keep his cultivation level and have a chance to wake up.
Now, she transferred her spiritual aura to him first, letting the Yin spiritual aura combine with the Yang spiritual aura in his body. That way, they could form a cycle and slowly repair his dantian. As for the extent of the repair, that would depend on Heaven's will.
Time passed slowly, but the underground palace was still quiet. Even the original devil disappeared without a trace. Guifang Devil Monarch and his disciple were nowhere to be seen.
After a long time, Mo Tiange finally stopped healing. She tiredly wiped the sweat on her forehead.
Just now, she blocked the rebound of the Vermilion Bird's divine power for Qin Xi. Then, she was affected by the spiritual aura pressure of the four Nascent Soul cultivators fighting, causing her spiritual aura to be in disorder. Her current state wasn't very good, so this was all she could do.
She checked Qin Xi's condition. Seeing that his complexion wasn't as unsightly as before and that the spiritual aura inside his body seemed to have increased, she heaved a sigh of relief. She planned to rest for a while then enter the Virtual Sky World to recuperate.
Even if she was trapped here, it didn't mean she had given up her pursuit of the Great Dao. She had to heal her injuries and cultivate.
After the spiritual aura inside her body calmed down, she held Qin Xi and was about to enter the Virtual Sky World when her divine sense sensed someone approaching.