Azure Gauze Mountain

Song Wen approached Fu Mei, pressed one hand against the top of her head, and began searching her soul.

Through Fu Mei's memories, Song Wen learned that large quantities of spiritual herbs were indeed grown on her Azure Gauze Mountain, including Demon Spirit Grass.

She did not grow these herbs herself. Instead, three Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators she had enslaved tended them with several dozen Qi Refining Stage cultivators.

Song Wen devoured the souls and blood essence of all three, then withdrew the killing intent barrier and walked out of the shop.

"Junior Brother, where are we going now?"

As Zhou Siyi spoke, she glanced at the shop. A raging fire had already broken out, swallowing the entire building in flames.

"Azure Gauze Mountain!" Song Wen said.

The two flew east.

Only after they had vanished from sight did crowds of cultivators emerge onto the streets near the shop. They watched the building, now almost reduced to ashes, and discussed what had happened.

News that Fu Mei, one of the strongest cultivators on Forgotten World Ridge, had been slain spread like wildfire.

Because of the Origin-Returning Sha Qi, outsiders had been unable to see what happened inside the shop. Thus, the story circulating outside was that two Golden Core cultivators had joined forces to kill Fu Mei.

Azure Gauze Mountain stood roughly three hundred zhang high and abounded in spiritual energy. A formation enveloped the entire mountain, along with a flat valley beside it.

A massive rock stood at the summit, bearing the words "Azure Gauze Mountain" in bold, sweeping strokes like soaring dragons and dancing phoenixes.

Two Qi Refining Stage guards stood beside the rock.

Seeing Song Wen and Zhou Siyi fly toward them, the two guards looked somewhat surprised, but remained composed.

"Greetings, seniors. Fairy Fu Mei is