There's a Mountain Ahead... Don't Crash Into It

At this moment, Jing Pu was chatting with the people around him, mainly trying to find out about the Divine Sword Sect.

Now, it seemed he would have to start all over from the beginning...

Since he had to start over, he naturally had to go to the Divine Sword Sect. Founding a sect of his own was out of the question—simply impossible.

But the more Jing Pu talked with these people, the colder his heart became.

There was one most basic requirement for cultivating immortality... one had to possess spirituality!

Only those with spirituality could cultivate immortality. Otherwise, they would remain mortals for their entire lives.

But the problem was, Jing Pu knew his own situation very well. He was a mortal, and there was absolutely no spirituality in him!

Didn't that mean... he was finished??

He was really finished?!

Just then, a clear, chilly voice sounded from behind him.

"Senior."

Jing Pu frowned slightly and looked over, only to see two beautiful Fairy Maidens standing behind him, bowing in greeting.

Seeing the two of them, Jing Pu was briefly startled before nodding slightly.

"Oh, it's you two."

As soon as Jing Pu said that, Ling An'an and Chen Pingping were both startled, then became somewhat flustered.

"Senior... Senior, did you know we were there all along?"

Ling An'an inwardly marveled. A senior was truly a senior after all!

Jing Pu curled his lip. Wasn't that obvious? The two of them had just been standing in the sky on Flying Swords. He wasn't fucking blind—how could he not have seen them?

He just didn't know what these two immortality cultivators wanted with him.

Jing Pu raised an eyebrow slightly. "What is it? Do you need something?"

Jing Pu's words left Ling An'an blank for a moment. Right... what did they need...

Earlier, she had only been thinking of striking up a conversation with the senior, but... there were so many people here, and the senior was disguising his identity. Naturally, she could not state things outright.

After pausing for a moment, Ling An'an immediately thought of something and hurriedly asked,

"Where is Senior headed?"

Where was he going?

Jing Pu felt that he still needed to visit the Divine Sword Sect. Cultivating immortality was no longer possible... but he wanted to see whether the Divine Sword Sect needed Outer Disciples, or perhaps had a sweeping job he could take for the time being.

After all, Jing Pu needed to eat. And this was a world of immortality cultivation, where demon beasts and Fierce Beasts roamed everywhere. If he did not join a sect, what if he died out in the wilderness?

Jing Pu was not afraid of death. What he feared was dying and then spending another three years in that Void Space. That would be worse than death.

Judging by these two gorgeous women, they seemed to be from the Divine Sword Sect. Perhaps they could give him a lift.

Jing Pu immediately said, "I'm going to the Divine Sword Sect. You two are from the Divine Sword Sect too, right?"

Ling An'an and Chen Pingping were somewhat stunned. The senior was going to the Divine Sword Sect?!

At first, Ling An'an had thought Jing Pu was simply wandering the world for amusement, but now it seemed the senior had some purpose in mind?

However, this senior exuded Dao Intent with every gesture, standing tall and imposing. He did not look like a bad person. From the way he had Defied Heaven to Change Fate for this entire region, could it be... that he was an old acquaintance of one of the Divine Sword Sect's former patriarchs, or perhaps someone's friend?

Before Ling An'an could figure it out, Jing Pu suddenly said again, "Could the two Fairy Maidens take me there? I'd like to take a look at the Divine Sword Sect."

Jing Pu had figured it out. Of these two gorgeous women, the one speaking to him definitely held no low status. Her clothes were embroidered with gold thread. If he could build a good relationship with someone like her, then entering the Divine Sword Sect might be easier through the back door, right?

At once, Jing Pu's voice turned sweet, and a smile appeared on his face, making him look warm and friendly.

Jing Pu's appearance first startled Ling An'an. Then her delicate face reddened slightly. Senior... Senior is smiling at me...

Naturally, Ling An'an immediately agreed to Jing Pu's request. Besides, with so many people here, there were many things they could not say directly. Beating around the bush would only be troublesome.

Ling An'an and Chen Pingping immediately took out their Flying Swords, preparing to leave first.

However... after Ling An'an took out her Flying Sword and leaped onto it, what she did not expect was for Jing Pu to jump up as well, standing behind her.

Ling An'an's body stiffened. Her face slightly flushed as she turned around to look at Jing Pu standing behind her, stammering,

"Se... Senior?"

The people around them suddenly started cheering at the sight. In everyone's eyes, Jing Pu and Ling An'an were a match made in heaven, talented man and beautiful woman. Even the alluring innkeeper who had kept throwing seductive glances at Jing Pu thought so.

Jing Pu was a little embarrassed too, but the problem was... if he did not get on, was he supposed to run underneath? He did not know how to ride a sword through the air...

Jing Pu immediately asked cautiously as well,

"Is that not allowed?"

Seeing Jing Pu's cautious look, Ling An'an suddenly thought of something. Right, the senior's current identity was that of a mortal, so naturally he could not reveal himself. Once she understood, Ling An'an immediately nodded.

"Of course. Senior, stand firm."

Afterward, Ling An'an controlled the Flying Sword and streaked toward the Divine Sword Sect.

But... the Flying Sword had only shot several hundred meters away when Ling An'an let out a startled cry. Jing Pu had placed his hand on her waist.

To be fair... Jing Pu understood some things. A man's head and a woman's waist were not to be touched casually... but... this Flying Sword was fucking fast, like a motorcycle. If he did not grab onto something... he would be flung off.

And... there was nowhere else to hold on. If he did not grab Ling An'an by the waist, he could hardly grab her neck or yank her hair, could he?

Fortunately, once Jing Pu adjusted to the speed, he immediately let go of Ling An'an's slender, jade-like waist.

Ling An'an's face was now bright red. Even if Jing Pu was a senior... even a senior... could not do something like that...

However, Ling An'an's face only reddened slightly, but in the next instant, her expression turned to horror.

She... she was about to break through?!!!

When the senior had touched her body just now, a strand of Principle Profound Mechanism had instantly flowed into her body, and the Spiritual Power and True Qi within her were surging wildly. This was the sign of an imminent breakthrough!!

That meant... the senior... was guiding her...

At that thought, regret appeared on Ling An'an's face. The senior had treated her so well, yet she had just imagined him to be rude and frivolous. She truly deserved to die...

But if that was the case, then the senior was truly an excellent person... a true great power willing to support the younger generation.

Or was it... that the senior had seen her talent...

Right!! That had to be it!!

Why had the senior not gone onto Pingping's Flying Sword just now, but come onto hers instead? It must have been for that reason!

Wait... wait a moment... perhaps... perhaps the senior also...

For a moment, Ling An'an's heart was in turmoil. Her normally unsmiling, lovely face—the icy beauty—now lightly bit her red lip, her entire face flushed with shame.

And Jing Pu behind Ling An'an... was feeling a little panicked as he said,

"Um... um, there's a mountain ahead... Don't... don't crash into it..."