Ji Fenghe on the offensive

After speeding through the air for several days, Ye Xuan stopped.

It was not that he did not want to keep going, but that he had been blocked.

"What's this?"

Ye Xuan gently pressed against the transparent barrier before him, a wave of belated fear washing through him.

Had he not kept his spiritual sense extended the whole time, the Azure Cloud Boat would have crashed headlong into the barrier just now.

He extended his spiritual sense, following the barrier into the distance.

But even at the limit of Ye Xuan's spiritual sense, he could not find its end.

The sky and the underground were both enclosed.

Stepping onto the Azure Cloud Boat, Ye Xuan began circling the barrier.

Several days later, Ye Xuan finally confirmed the size of the enclosed land: a hundred thousand li across.

High in the sky, Ye Xuan reached the astral wind layer. The fierce astral winds battered the Azure Cloud Boat, leaving him trembling with fear, and he hastily stopped ascending.

"It looks like this entire place is enclosed above and below, with no entrance. Perhaps it isn't time for it to open yet?"

Standing before the barrier, Ye Xuan tried every method he could think of, but none let him enter the enclosed land.

After arriving here, Ye Xuan became increasingly certain that this was the land of fortuitous opportunity, but he did not know how to get inside.

Even using Rift the Void at full strength, he could not leave the slightest mark on the barrier.

Ye Xuan simply settled down outside the barrier and laid out a Spirit Gathering Formation, planning to break through to Nascent Soul first.

On a boundless grassland, Ji Fenghe trudged forward in utter boredom.

Behind him, Liang Kuang staggered along, his face pale and utterly bloodless.

Over the past few days, Ji Fenghe's methods had terrified him. Dozens of poisons that made life worse than death had all been tried on him. Several times, Liang Kuang thought he was finally going to die, only for Ji Fenghe to save him again.

Liang Kuang cursed Ji Fenghe in his heart. He had already lost all hope of living; now, he only looked forward to the day Ji Fenghe would poison him to death, so he would no longer have to suffer.

Ji Fenghe cast Liang Kuang a glance. He felt that traveling like this was too slow, but he could not bear to part with Liang Kuang, his poison tester.

Liang Kuang suddenly shuddered. He kept his head lowered, not daring to meet Ji Fenghe's eyes. The torment had truly frightened him; every time Ji Fenghe looked over, he thought Ji Fenghe wanted him to test another poison.

"Hm?"

Ji Fenghe suddenly stopped. He had noticed a faint stirring from inside his Qiankun Bag.

"It's Mo Qi and the others."

Looking at the glowing spirit-linking jade pendant in his hand, Ji Fenghe felt a little pleased.

The spirit-linking jade pendant lighting up meant that Mo Qi was within a thousand li of him. Mo Qi had given it to him before entering the Spirit Medicine Realm.

Raising the spirit-linking jade pendant and checking the direction it pointed, Ji Fenghe took out a rope, bound Liang Kuang, and swiftly flew forward.

"Senior brother, go on ahead. Leave me!"

Blood seeped from the corner of Xiao Yu's mouth as she lay on Mo Qi's back and spoke with difficulty.

The two had found each other early in the Spirit Medicine Realm and gathered herbs together. They had not encountered anyone else before, but unexpectedly, a Blood Demon Sect cultivator had suddenly attacked yesterday and severely wounded Xiao Yu.

Mo Qi fought back with all his strength, but he was no match for that Blood Demon Sect cultivator either. Fortunately, their master had given them plenty of life-saving measures before they entered the Spirit Medicine Realm, allowing them to barely escape the Blood Demon Sect disciple.

However, that Blood Demon Sect disciple refused to give up and continued trailing behind them, coming up to harass them from time to time, forcing out their trump cards before withdrawing again.

After this happened over and over, their lamps had run dry. Their protective jade pendants and Spirit Artifacts were nearly exhausted, and in half a day at most, they would be lambs to the slaughter.

"What are you saying? How could your senior brother possibly abandon you?"

Mo Qi's eyes were slightly red as he gritted his teeth and kept fleeing forward. He hated himself for being too weak to protect Xiao Yu.

"If I can die together with you, senior brother, I'll have no regrets. It's just that there's still so much I haven't told you."

Xiao Yu lowered her head, resting it against the side of Mo Qi's face as she spoke softly.

The two had feelings for each other, but neither had taken the first step. Mo Qi also lacked emotional intelligence and thought Xiao Yu liked Ji Fenghe, growing jealous and vying with Ji Fenghe for her affection.

"Junior sister, what do you want to say?"

Feeling the warm softness against his cheek, Mo Qi felt his heartbeat quicken. For a moment, he even forgot about the Blood Demon Sect disciple behind them.

"Senior brother, I actually..."

"Haha, Mo Qi, I finally found you!"

Seeing Mo Qi fleeing in disarray not far away, Ji Fenghe laughed loudly, then flung Liang Kuang forward and sped toward Mo Qi.

"Senior Brother Ji!"

"Ji Fenghe!"

Mo Qi shouted, though there was a trace of grief and indignation in his voice.

"Are you two all right?"

Ji Fenghe looked Mo Qi and Xiao Yu up and down, making both of them blush.

"Xiaoyu's injured. Someone from the Blood Demon Sect is behind us. Fenghe, be careful."

Mo Qi pulled Xiaoyu down to sit cross-legged and recover from their injuries, warning Ji Fenghe.

He knew Ji Fenghe was stronger than him and was bound to have plenty of life-saving items on hand.

So he planned to have Ji Fenghe hold the enemy off for a while as he recovered his Spiritual Qi. Then the two of them could attack the Blood Demon Sect disciple together and avenge Xiao Yu.

Someone from the Blood Demon Sect.

By then, Liang Kuang had also approached from a distance. Seeing Mo Qi cast a wary look at him, he hastily stopped. He held a flicker of anticipation toward the approaching man, hoping someone could rescue him from this sea of suffering.

"Don't worry, Mo Qi. Just protect Xiao Yu. Leave the rest to me."

Ji Fenghe patted his chest, then flicked his sleeves. An invisible powder drifted on the wind, bypassing Mo Qi and Xiao Yu and settling within a hundred-zhang radius.

At that moment, the Blood Demon Sect disciple arrived as well. After seeing Ji Fenghe, he did not attack immediately.

"Senior Brother Luo Qi!"

Seeing who had come, Liang Kuang rejoiced. Luo Qi was a powerhouse who had ranked in the top hundred of the selection, countless levels above Liang Kuang. Hope instantly rose in Liang Kuang's heart.

"Senior Brother Luo, watch out for poison! That Azure Feather Dao Sect disciple is skilled with poisons!"

Liang Kuang shouted as he ran backward. His entire cultivation was sealed now, so he could only run out first and wait for Luo Qi to deal with Ji Fenghe before rescuing him.

"Poison!"

Luo Qi focused his gaze on Liang Kuang. He felt the man looked somewhat familiar and seemed to be a Blood Demon Sect disciple.

Luo Qi's expression changed. He immediately held his breath and focused, took out an antidote pill, and swallowed it. Still feeling uneasy, he took out a few precious spirit pills and placed them in his mouth, then quickly checked his condition.

Good, I haven't been poisoned.

Luo Qi inwardly breathed a slight sigh of relief. For the moment, there was nothing abnormal about his body.

"Hmph!"

Ji Fenghe snorted coldly, deeply displeased with Liang Kuang's warning. He resolved to make Liang Kuang test a few more poisons afterward.

The two faced off several dozen zhang apart. Ji Fenghe was in no hurry at all. Once Mo Qi recovered his Spiritual Qi and Xiao Yu could protect herself, it would be three against one. There was absolutely no need to panic.

Ten breaths later, Luo Qi moved. Earlier, Mo Qi's life-saving measures had emerged one after another, clearly marking him as a big fish. Luo Qi could not accept leaving empty-handed just like that.

"Just in time!"

Ji Fenghe tossed ten protective jade pendants to Mo Qi, closed his folding fan, and advanced to meet him.