Withering One by One [Monthly Votes Requested]

"North Mountain City?!"

"Isn't Old Master Xu in North Mountain City? And didn't the Iron Hammer Island Lord say just recently that Old Master Xu would be back soon, and we'd all have a meal together? Could it be... Could it be—"

Ji Yuan did not dare finish the thought.

He stepped up to the Qi Refining Stage disciple who had spoken.

The disciple hurriedly cupped his hands. "Greetings, Martial Uncle."

"That Flying Boat you said Demonic Cultivators raided—do you have a list of everyone aboard?" Ji Yuan asked.

"N-not yet, as far as I've heard."

The disciple continued, "But the sect is checking. Once the list is confirmed, it'll be posted on Water Dragon Island."

Before the disciple had finished, Ji Yuan had launched his Flying Boat from Thousand Mechanisms Island and headed straight for Water Dragon Island.

The Bloodwing Venom Bee assignment no longer mattered to him. This was far more important.

Xu Fugui had been a great benefactor on Ji Yuan's path of cultivation. He had offered Ji Yuan guidance on techniques back in Zengtou City, then introduced him to the Iron Hammer Island Lord after he joined the Water Dragon Sect.

Without Xu Fugui, Ji Yuan would never have met the Iron Hammer Island Lord.

And without the Iron Hammer Island Lord, Ji Yuan's physique would surely still be stuck at Body Refining Completion.

Ji Yuan had only one thought: Please, don't let Xu Fugui's name be on that list!

By the time Ji Yuan reached Water Dragon Island at full speed, the list had been posted. Quite a few Qi Refining cultivators stood reading it, while Foundation Establishment Cultivators swept past in their Flying Boats, scanned it with Divine Sense, and left.

Ji Yuan did the same. One sweep of Divine Sense told him the