Achoo!
Yang Zhen, who was walking with great comfort, suddenly sneezed and muttered to himself, "Damn it, even cultivators catch colds?"
Feng Lingqiao covered her mouth and chuckled, looking at Yang Zhen with a strange expression, and said, "Fellow Daoist Yang is joking. How could we cultivators catch a cold? Could it be that there's something else in the air around us?"
Yang Zhen was taken aback, rubbed his sore nose, and said, "Oh, I see. Let me take a look!"
As he spoke, Yang Zhen closed his eyes in Feng Lingqiao's astonished gaze. Suddenly, a surge of divine soul power erupted from his body, making him seem to be burning fiercely. Golden Lotus Heavenly Fire burst forth from his body, distorting and scorching the surrounding air.
"Huh?"
After sensing for a moment, Yang Zhen let out a soft exclamation and said, "Just as I thought, there's a fishy, sour smell in the air, coming from the north. There must be something up there. Let's go take a look!"
Perfect timing! That ink dot from earlier was also flying north, so the Shameless Cat must be heading in that direction.
Feng Lingqiao followed Yang Zhen blankly, her eyes full of confusion, clearly not expecting such a move to be possible.
Yang Zhen came up with this idea by chance, and to his surprise, it actually worked. There was indeed a rather pungent smell in the air, but it was extremely difficult to detect. If it weren't for Yang Zhen's amazing perception, even using the Golden Lotus Heavenly Fire, a method that eliminates other smells, he wouldn't have been able to sense it.
There was something else Yang Zhen didn't say: this fishy, sour smell was like the smell of rotting blood, or like the smell of a corpse. But what puzzled Yang Zhen was that this smell didn't seem like that of a dead body. There was an indescribable aura within it, similar to the aura on Yin Slave's body, yet not quite the same.
Even if it's a corpse, it's only recently died, or perhaps... a living corpse!
The ruins of this Mountain and River Court seem to be quite something.
Meanwhile, outside the Mountain and River Ruins, Master Tie solemnly said to Luoluo, "If I haven't emerged in three days, then fully activate the Mountain and River Ruins."
Luoluo shook her head, a look of surprise and uncertainty flashing across her face. "Grandpa, once you activate the restrictions on the Mountain and River Ruins, you'll never be able to come out again. Luoluo will wait for you here for three days. If you haven't come out after three days, I'll go in to find you."
"Nonsense!"
Master Tie's face darkened, and he said, "The people from Heavenly Spring Sacred Land and Heavenly Snow Sacred Domain are all inside now. What can you do even if you go in?"
"I don't care. Even if I can't do anything, I'll activate the restrictions on the Mountain and River Ruins and go in to find you."
"You..." Master Tie was furious, then sighed and said, " Luoluo, the great era is coming. This world will belong to you young people. No matter whether Grandpa can completely break the seal of Mountain and River Court, Mountain and River Court will emerge sooner or later. This... this is Grandpa's destiny. There is no escaping it, and Grandpa does not want to escape it."
Luoluo wiped away her tears, nodded, and said, "Don't worry, Grandpa, I won't do anything reckless."
Master Tie looked at Luoluo with some skepticism, a headache running Luoluo spine. He placed his hands on Luo Luo's shoulders and said, "You don't need to be too pessimistic. With the Mountain and River Court's seal broken, it won't be so easy for the Heavenly Spring Sacred Land and the Heavenly Snow Sacred Domain to take advantage of the situation. Grandpa has no ties; at worst, he can completely detonate the seal, and they won't succeed."
Luoluo's expression changed, and she was about to speak when a sigh suddenly rang out, "Who said you were alone?"
Master Tie was taken aback. He looked up and saw the female demon walking through the air with a gentle smile on her face. She landed on the ground and then spoke to Luoluo, " Luoluo, don't worry, with Aunt Ya here, anyone who dares to stop your grandfather from breaking the seal will be killed by Aunt Ya."
" Aunt Ya!"
Luo Luo 'Luoluo with joy, and she nodded, saying, " Aunt Ya, Luoluo wait for you here for three days. If you don't come out after three days..."
"If we don't get out, you should go find Yang Zhen. Maybe he can rescue us," Aunt Ya said with a smile, interrupting Luoluo.
" Yang Zhen?" Luoluo's eyes widened suddenly. She asked, "What method does he have? No, he must have a method. So far, no restriction has been able to trap him. But will he help me?"
Aunt Ya smiled as Luoluo wiped away Luo Luo's tears, saying, " Luoluo, remember this: anyone will help you when there's enough benefit. The Cultivation World is inherently cruel. What the Heavenly Spring Sacred Land and the Heavenly Snow Sacred Land want, we'll deliberately prevent them from getting. At worst, we'll just give it to Yang Zhen."
Luoluo taken aback, turned to look at Master Tie, and asked hesitantly, "Grandpa, what exactly is it that has attracted the covetous eyes of two major sects Heavenly Spring Sacred Land and Heavenly Snow Sacred Domain?"
Master Tie gave a wry smile and said, enunciating each word clearly, " The Mountains and Rivers Painting!"
" Mountains and Rivers Painting?" Luoluo exclaimed, her eyes flashing with shock. "The legendary Mountains and Rivers Painting that can condense ten thousand miles of mountains and rivers into a single inch?"
Master Tie took a deep breath and said solemnly, "That's right, it's the 'Mountains and Rivers Painting ' that condenses ten thousand miles of mountains and rivers into a single inch. It's getting late. If your Aunt Ya and I fail, you... go find Yang Zhen and tell him about the Mountains and Rivers Painting. He will help you!"
Before Luo Luoluo could speak, Master Tie and Aunt Ya exchanged a glance, then leaped up, transforming into two long rainbows, and rushed towards the Mountain and River Ruins.
Mid-air, amidst howling winds, Aunt Ya, about to face two major sects, maintained a gentle smile. Suddenly, she took Master Tie's hand and said, "You've been stubborn your whole life, but now... you won't refuse me anymore, will you?"
Master Tie shuddered, gave a bitter laugh, and said, "Why are you doing this? You know I barely escaped death this time..."
"So what if I'm on the verge of death? I'm willing to go through life and death with you. What right do you have to stop me?" Aunt Ya glared at him, and a surge of energy erupted from her body, as violent as thunder.
Master Tie was stunned for a moment, then suddenly burst into laughter, saying, "In that case, let us witness just how magnificent and turbulent the Shang Dynasty truly was!"
Boom! Boom!
Two terrifying shockwaves erupted, like two raging dragons, rushing wildly towards the north of the Mountain and River Ruins.
In the Mountain and River Ruins, Yang Zhen exclaimed in surprise, looked up, and pointed to two figures in mid-air, saying, "Look, haven't some other people come in too?"
Feng Qiaoling's expression hardened, and she nodded, saying, "There are countless cultivators and extraordinary individuals in the world. There must be some who are not threatened by the Heavenly Spring Sacred Land and the Heavenly Snow Sacred Domain. Your... brother, haven't you found him yet?"
"Let's not look for it anymore. Who knows where it ran off to? Compared to finding our buddy, watching the show is definitely more fun! Quick, let's follow it. I brought peanuts, melon seeds, a small stool, and chilled watermelon—essential Divine Artifact for watching the excitement."
After Yang Zhen finished speaking, he grabbed Feng Lingqiao and rushed towards the two figures without saying another word. He was dragging someone along at lightning speed, as if watching the excitement was more important than finding his brothers.
Feng Lingqiao stared blankly at Yang Zhen, hesitant to speak, her eyes filled with confusion.
Wasn't that brother supposed to be his most important partner in life?
Why has it suddenly become unimportant at this moment, especially compared to... watching the show?
In reality, Feng Lingqiao had no idea that Yang Zhen wasn't giving up on finding the Shameless Cat. It was just that the Shameless Cat was almost a synonym for trouble, much like him. If trouble arose where the cat disappeared, there was almost no need to search anymore; one could simply rush headlong into the trouble and be sure to find that idiot.
Two figures landed in a large mountain. Yang Zhen and Feng Lingqiao also arrived at the nearby mountaintop. Looking down, their eyes widened in surprise.
There were people, a dense, dark mass of people. Fang Zhongjian and Lu Tianwei were there, as Ji Yourong. All the disciples of Heavenly Spring Sacred Land and Heavenly Snow Sacred Domain were here.
The Dao Body that descended from the sky were none other than Master Tie and that female demon!
Damn, this is going to be interesting! Master Tie and the female demon are going to take on a whole bunch of them one-on-one?