Within Chaos...
Radiant light flashed, casting out a great halo. Mu Jizi, Kunpeng, Xihe, and Yuehua walked within it beneath two small flags!
"Fellow Daoists, these two Five Direction Flags are truly mysterious and extraordinary!" Xihe's eyes gleamed as she stared at the two small flags spinning above the four of them, unable to stop herself from praising them sincerely!
She had truly experienced the dangers of Chaos. She had exhausted her mana and divine abilities, relied on fate, and only then escaped into Purple Cloud Palace in a sorry state! Yet now, as the four of them walked through Chaos, it was as though they were strolling through a courtyard. Wherever they passed, the endlessly powerful currents melted away like boiling water poured over ice and snow! The shock in her heart was beyond imagining!
"These are about the only things I can show off. I've made you laugh, Fairy!" Mu Jizi merely smiled at Xihe's praise!
"How could I dare? How could I dare?" Xihe repeatedly waved her hands! Thinking back to when she had first met Mu Jizi and Kunpeng, when they had rescued the two sisters, she had assumed they coveted the third-rate Innate Spiritual Treasure they had obtained. Shame could not help rising in her heart! With such supreme treasures in their possession, they likely did not even regard her third-rate Innate Spiritual Treasure as worth a glance!
With that thought, the look in Xihe's eyes as she gazed at Mu Jizi changed slightly!
Just as she was about to say something, Mu Jizi and Kunpeng's expressions suddenly changed! A bad premonition immediately rose in Xihe's heart!
Sure enough, in the very next instant, her divine sense detected an intense surge of mana rushing toward them!
That fluctuation was like a tide, terrifying beyond measure! Wherever it passed, whether Chaos qi or the powers of the four elements and Five Elements, all scattered in every direction!
Fairy Xihe was greatly alarmed. In her panic, she glanced at Mu Jizi and Kunpeng, only to find that aside from their earlier slight change in expression, their faces had since remained calm. She could not help letting out a quiet breath of relief!
In truth, Mu Jizi and Kunpeng were not as calm as they appeared. The surge of mana they sensed was extraordinarily powerful. There were likely no fewer than five or six Daluo Golden Immortals among them!
If that were all, it would be one thing. But when their divine senses reached out, they clearly encountered resistance, as though the other side bore them hostility. After a brief thought, the two came to a conclusion!
After pondering for a while, Mu Jizi sent Kunpeng a divine-sense transmission. "Worthy brother, it seems those people are coming for us! Be careful later!"
"Your foolish younger brother understands! Elder brother, you must be careful as well!" Kunpeng nodded, a trace of gravity flashing deep in his eyes!
If it had only been the two of them, they naturally would have feared nothing. But Xihe and Fairy Yuehua were beside them. Though the two women also possessed the cultivation of Daluo Golden Immortals, there would have been nothing to fear in the Primordial Wilderness. Yet by sheer coincidence, they were in Chaos now. If anything went wrong and they were carelessly touched by Chaos qi, even Daluo Golden Immortals would perish!
"Mm!" Mu Jizi replied by transmission. Just as he was about to say something, the mana fluctuation in his divine sense suddenly accelerated, catching up to the four of them like lightning!
In an instant, an earthen-yellow curtain of light appeared before Mu Jizi and the others.
The curtain was transparent, and six people with varying expressions stood within it. Upon seeing them, Mu Jizi and the other three all changed color!
The six standing within that earthen-yellow curtain were none other than Red Cloud, Great Immortal Zhen Yuanzi, King Father of the East, Queen Mother of the West, Jieyin, and Zhun Ti!
"How did these six get tangled up together?" Mu Jizi's heart sank. Had Jieyin and Zhun Ti not been among them, he would not have feared them. But upon seeing the two future Western Sages, a chill ran through his heart. A man's reputation was like a tree's shadow—among countless great divine beings, Jieyin and Zhun Ti had attained Sagehood, so they must possess extraordinary qualities!
"Brother Zhen Yuanzi, your Earth Book Treasure Mirror is truly a fine treasure! Traveling through Chaos with it is like soaring through empty space, completely unaffected!" Within the earthen-yellow curtain, Zhun Ti wore a cheap grin as he spoke casually, as though a cat toying with mice, seemingly not taking Mu Jizi and the others seriously at all!
At those words, the famed virtuous True Immortal Zhen Yuanzi's old face reddened slightly, yet he did not answer!
Zhun Ti did not mind. He exchanged a glance with his senior brother Jieyin, then glanced faintly at Red Cloud and transmitted, "Fellow Daoist, this matter was stirred up by you. You must step forward first, so that we may act accordingly!"
"Naturally!" Red Cloud nodded. He swept his gaze over Kunpeng in the distance, whose face had darkened, then laughed loudly. "Patriarch Kunpeng, the cause of that day has borne the fruit of today. Have you ever considered it?"
Kunpeng let out a cold laugh. "I know nothing of karmic cycles. This patriarch only knows that strength is the hard truth. Everything else is like drifting clouds and flowing water—visible, yet impossible to keep! Stop wasting your breath. If you want to fight, then fight. Why so much nonsense?"
"As it should be!" Red Cloud nodded. He then exchanged glances with the others, spread his steps, and unleashed his great arts!
Kunpeng gave a harsh laugh and stepped forward, meeting them head-on beneath the Northern—Black-Origin Water-Control Flag as he began battling Red Cloud!
For a time, mana shot in every direction within Chaos, currents surged wildly, and the scene was terrifying beyond measure!
At that moment, with the Black-Origin Water-Control Flag above him, Kunpeng did not care about Red Cloud's attacks at all. A casual strike from him left Red Cloud in a sorry state. Seeing this, Zhen Yuanzi immediately took a step forward and joined the battle!
Seeing this, Mu Jizi no longer held back! With a step, he left the Eastern—Green Lotus Treasure-Colored Flag above the two women, while he himself flashed with Creation Light and rushed out of the light curtain to aid Kunpeng!
But just then, a seven-colored divine light suddenly swept toward him. Mu Jizi was startled and leaped aside to evade it, only for a streak of golden light to strike from behind!
The golden light was swift as lightning and carried the nature of a sneak attack. At that instant, Mu Jizi had to use his mana to shield himself from being touched by Chaos qi. Caught off guard, he was sent tumbling by the golden light!
Mu Jizi winced in pain and steadied himself in midair. Then a transmitted voice entered his mind. "Fellow Daoist, your opponents are my senior brother and me! Best not break the rules!"
Upon hearing that transmission, Mu Jizi knew it would be impossible to aid Kunpeng! After a slight pause, his divine sense locked tightly onto Zhun Ti and Jieyin, who blocked his path. His face darkened as he asked:
"Fellow Daoists Zhun Ti and Jieyin, what is the meaning of this?"
"No other meaning!" Zhun Ti smiled faintly. "We merely accepted someone's request to hold you back!"
"Oh? Hold me back?" Mu Jizi gave a soft snort, his expression indifferent. "Could it be that you think the two of you can restrain me?"
Zhun Ti did not grow angry at those words. He merely smiled faintly. "Fellow Daoist, you may try and see!"
"So be it. It seems the three of us must still have a battle!" Mu Jizi said darkly!
"As it should be!"...
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