Chapter 23

"This is... a breakthrough?"

"What a fortuitous encounter indeed."

Just then, Baili Dongjun, Lei Mengsha, and the others rushed into the small courtyard.

They happened to witness this scene.

There was no great battle as they'd imagined, nor any sign of the terrifying Lawless and Unrestrained envoys.

Only Xiao Ruo Feng, suspended in midair, his true qi surging all around.

And below him, Jiang Mu Ming, clearly holding him aloft with his own true qi.

"Boss Jiang?!"

Lei Mengsha froze.

He hurried over, words tumbling out: "Boss Jiang, how are you here?"

"Didn't you say you were heading to Tian Qi City?"

Baili Dongjun also looked over, curious.

Right.

Hadn't Mister Jiang said he was going to Tian Qi City to spread the Way across the world?

Why was he in his master's small courtyard?

Both of them were full of questions.

But just then.

Xiao Ruo Feng in the air suddenly let out a fierce roar, powerful energy bursting forth.

Blowing away the fallen petals scattered across the ground.

"The... the Carefree Heaven Realm?!"

Lei Mengsha was even more bewildered. What the hell had happened in this little courtyard?

He'd only stepped out for a moment.

How had things turned out like this?

The Lawless and Unrestrained envoys were gone, Boss Jiang had inexplicably appeared, and Xiao Ruo Feng had suddenly broken through.

It completely shattered Lei Mengsha's worldview!

"Thank you, sir, for helping me break through!"

Xiao Ruo Feng landed after his successful breakthrough and immediately bowed to thank Jiang Mu Ming.

Jiang Mu Ming didn't refuse.

Instead, he looked toward the courtyard entrance, where the White-Haired Immortal Mo Qixuan and the Purple-Robed Marquis had just arrived.

He spoke calmly: "The bodies of Lawless and Unrestrained are here."

"You two, take them back to Beyond Heaven."

In the next instant, a gale swept through, scattering the fallen petals and revealing the corpses of the two Lawless and Unrestrained envoys.

The White-Haired Immortal and the Purple-Robed Marquis both narrowed their eyes.

Their hearts shook with shock.

But they said nothing, only casting a deep glance at Jiang Mu Ming before taking the bodies and drifting away into the distance.

After all, both envoys were dead.

They could stir up no trouble.

Nearby.

Lei Mengsha had already started pestering Xiao Ruo Feng, asking him to recount what had happened in the courtyard.

But Xiao Ruo Feng just smiled.

He chose to bury the events in his heart, revealing nothing of Jiang Mu Ming's strength.

Nor exposing Jiang Mu Ming's identity.

Perhaps, in Xiao Ruo Feng's mind, keeping this secret for life was the best choice.

Rather than making Emperor Tai An wary.

And turning Northern Li into an enemy, it was better for Emperor Tai An to never know at all.

A fifteen-year-old in the Profound Spirit Realm... was far too terrifying!

"This matter is settled."

"It's time for me to take my leave."

Jiang Mu Ming suddenly spoke, bidding farewell to Confucian Immortal Gu Chen.

The reason he made a detour to Gan Dong City was to save Confucian Immortal Gu Chen, an old acquaintance from Western Chu and the man who saved his life as a child.

Now that Lawless and Unrestrained was dead, Confucian Immortal Gu Chen had inherited the Confucian path. Restoring his cultivation was only a matter of time.

There was no need for Jiang Mu Ming to worry. With the Confucian Immortal's strength, he could go anywhere under heaven.

Xiao Ruo Feng's heart stirred. He asked, "Mister Jiang, are you heading to Tian Qi City?"

Jiang Mu Ming just smiled.

He said, "Tian Qi City is a fine place. Everyone wants to go."

"Most of us here are bound for Tian Qi City."

"But that doesn't mean we'll travel together."

Jiang Mu Ming's purpose in going to Tian Qi City was to spread the Way across the world, and also to meet Li Changsheng, the Number One Under Heaven.

Xiao Ruo Feng was taking Baili Dongjun back to take the Academy entrance exam.

Yu Sheng Mo was going to Tian Qi City for her disciple Ye Dingzhi, and to once again challenge her self-proclaimed nemesis Li Changsheng.

Same road.

But not necessarily the same journey.

They all just shared Tian Qi City as their destination.

"Why does that sound so profound and unfathomable?"

Lei Mengsha slapped his forehead.

It dawned on him: "Isn't that how that old man always talks?"