The Girl Disguised as a Boy

"What happened?"

Master Congyang's eyes flashed with anger as she looked at Ning Xuan, who had been seriously wounded.

"Master, Old Immortal Pengchi tried to rob us of the Golden Rainbow Grass halfway here. It was only because the Azure Emperor intervened that Old Immortal Pengchi withdrew," Feng Lingxiu hurriedly explained.

"Old Immortal Pengchi, that damned old man has some nerve!" Master Congyang narrowed her eyes, and a cold, murderous intent swept in every direction.

Even Li Zhōujūn felt a chill all around him.

"Thank you." Master Congyang turned to Li Zhōujūn.

"You're too polite, Master. It was only a small matter—nothing worth mentioning," Li Zhōujūn said with a smile.

"You saved the lives of everyone aboard this ship. How could that be a small matter?" Master Congyang said. "I will remember this favor. The spirit ship will remain here. The Azure Emperor may take it whenever he wishes."

With that, Master Congyang swept out her sleeve and led everyone from Congyang Mountain away, leaving behind a spirit ship with a huge hole punched clean through it—and Li Zhōujūn standing alone on the deck in utter disarray.

"Tsk, this nun really is loaded." Li Zhōujūn smiled, then inspected the spirit ship and put it away.

After storing the spirit ship, Li Zhōujūn did not linger. He transformed directly into a wandering idler and prepared to continue roaming the Dao Realm.

Elsewhere.

After Ning Xuan and the others returned to Congyang Mountain and recuperated for a while, they began cultivating.

However, Ning Xuan, a Ninth-Rank Dao Sect who had already stepped halfway into the Dao Venerable realm, was distracted all day long. She tried to break through to the Dao Venerable realm several times in succession, but failed every time.

In addition, Feng Lingxiu, a Third-Rank Dao Venerable who had never