The movement method Ji Wuchang had just used was also the Eight Trigrams Wandering Dragon Steps.
Although this movement method was somewhat low in rank, it was already powerful enough for someone in the Qi Refining Realm.
When Ji Wuchang heard the old woman's voice, his expression did not change in the slightest. Instead, he looked up into the distance!
There, in the distant sky, stood an old woman, exuding a powerful pressure.
"Soul Splitting Realm!"
Ji Wuchang looked calmly at the old woman and instantly determined her cultivation realm. But he could not immediately tell which layer of the Soul Splitting Realm she was at.
Xiao Xueqing's face was flushed with shame and anger, but there was not a trace of fear on it! She merely stared at Ji Wuchang with fire blazing in her eyes!
Just then, the old woman's figure flickered, and she instantly appeared several dozen feet away.
"Release our young lady, or you won't leave this place alive today!"
The old woman spoke coldly, but she did not dare attack!
Hearing her words, Ji Wuchang sneered, tightening his right hand slightly around Xiao Xueqing's throat.
Xiao Xueqing struggled to breathe, her face instantly turning red!
"How dare you! Aren't you afraid of having the Ji Family exterminated?"
Murderous intent flashed in the old woman's eyes, but a hint of worry also appeared in them.
"You old hag, who are you calling audacious? Say that again if you have the guts!"
A cold gleam flashed in Ji Wuchang's eyes. A wisp of azure Sword Qi flickered at his left index finger, aimed at the point between Xiao Xueqing's brows!
This was the Azure Cloud Sword Art Ji Wuchang cultivated. Although it was not particularly powerful, it was enough for this situation!
The old woman's face turned ashen. He had never imagined that a dignified Soul Splitting Realm expert like himself would be scolded by someone at the Qi Refining Sixth Layer.
At that moment, murderous intent surged through her heart, but she truly did not dare attack!
If anything happened to the young lady, she would certainly die!
"Ji Wuchang, what will it take for you to release our young lady?"
The old woman's voice softened despite herself. Although her tone remained icy, she no longer had her earlier overbearing manner.
Ji Wuchang snorted coldly and formed a seal with his left hand. A peculiar mark appeared.
Before Xiao Xueqing could react, Ji Wuchang pressed the mark directly between her brows.
The instant the mark landed between Xiao Xueqing's brows, a thread of red light shot out from that spot and connected to the point between Ji Wuchang's brows!
The old woman's expression changed drastically, and she was about to attack.
"Move a muscle, and she dies!"
Ji Wuchang shouted, his expression cold, frightening the old woman into stopping instantly, not daring to move at all.
Fury blazed in the old woman's eyes!
If looks could kill, he would have killed Ji Wuchang hundreds of times already!
Xiao Xueqing stared fixedly at Ji Wuchang, anger showing in her eyes.
After only a moment, the red light between their brows vanished. With a casual toss, Ji Wuchang flung Xiao Xueqing away.
"Cough, cough..."
Xiao Xueqing touched her neck and coughed several times, an exceedingly complicated look in her eyes!
"Ji Wuchang, impressive. To think you've even mastered a secret method like the Shared Life Curse. Brother Xiao Fan's defeat was no injustice!"
Xiao Xueqing looked at Ji Wuchang with an icy expression and spoke softly.
Although the old woman had already suspected it, hearing her young lady say it sent a chill straight through her heart!
The Shared Life Curse was a secret method that linked two people's lives through a secret technique. If either one died, the other's soul would instantly scatter into oblivion!
Ji Wuchang had obtained this secret method by chance in his previous life and had never used it. He had not expected it to prove useful in this life.
Ji Wuchang had actually been left with no other choice. The old woman was too strong, and he did not yet have the means to contend with her.
Although he had two Teleportation Talismans that could carry him a thousand miles in an instant, they could not completely resolve the immediate crisis.
After thinking it over for quite some time, Ji Wuchang had come up with the Shared Life Curse.
Ji Wuchang knew very well that nothing would happen to Xiao Xueqing. She would become one of this continent's powerhouses in the future, so he did not need to worry about her dying.
Since that was the case, what did he have to fear? Only this could resolve the crisis before him.
Because his cultivation was too low, the Shared Life Curse he cast could only bind their lives together for three years.
But three years was enough. He could change many things!
"Miss Xiao, the feeling is mutual! If I didn't have a few tricks, wouldn't I have met my end at your hands today?"
The corners of Ji Wuchang's mouth lifted slightly as he retorted without the slightest courtesy.
Hearing Ji Wuchang's words, Xiao Xueqing instead grew calm and merely snorted coldly.
"Young lady, shall I capture him and take him back?"
The old woman looked at Xiao Xueqing and asked in a low voice.
"Old hag, touch a single hair on my head, and I'll kill myself immediately. Try me if you don't believe it!"
The old woman's words gave Ji Wuchang a fright. He hurriedly spoke, and a sixth-grade Teleportation Talisman appeared in his hand!
At the slightest sign that something was wrong, he would make a clean getaway!
Hearing Ji Wuchang's words, Xiao Xueqing gave him a deeply complicated look before saying coldly, "Ji Wuchang, you're shameless!"
"Just you wait. Sooner or later, I'll settle this score with you!"
With that, Xiao Xueqing turned and left, utterly baffled.
Hearing her young lady say this, the old woman snorted coldly and flicked a finger, sending a gust of force straight at Ji Wuchang.
With a bang, Ji Wuchang was sent flying backward and slammed into a large tree, thin trickles of blood seeping from the corners of his mouth.
The old woman turned and left, following behind Xiao Xueqing. In the blink of an eye, both had vanished without a trace.
Ji Wuchang slowly stood up and wiped the traces of blood from the corners of his mouth.
"You damned old hag. I, Ji Wuchang, will remember this debt. I'll make you pay it back one day!"
After saying this, a faint smile appeared at the corners of Ji Wuchang's mouth. He knew his gamble had paid off!
[Ding! Congratulations, Master, on defeating Xiao Xueqing, a person of great fortune. Reward: 100 Fortune Points!]
Just then, the system's voice rang out in Ji Wuchang's mind.
Ji Wuchang froze briefly, then was overjoyed. He had not expected to receive a reward for this.
"System, do I get Fortune Points for defeating anyone?"
As this question occurred to Ji Wuchang, he hurriedly asked.
[No, Master! Fortune Points are only awarded for defeating people of great fortune or children of fortune. There are no rewards for anyone else!] [Generally speaking, anyone with more than 300 Fortune Points counts as a person of great fortune!]
Hearing this, Ji Wuchang felt a little disappointed, but he quickly composed himself.
It seemed he was destined to walk the villain's path. Otherwise, how would he obtain more Fortune Points?
Once Ji Wuchang sorted this out, his eyes instantly lit up.
He had spent his previous life being a good man, yet it had brought him no good recompense.
A villain it is, then. With the system here, who am I afraid of? I'll just knock down everyone who stands in my way!
Ji Wuchang checked his surroundings. After finding no one following him, he lingered no longer and sprinted into the distance!
Ji Wuchang decided to return to the Longevity Sect as quickly as possible, lest a long night bring more dreams!