The Mist Star Cold Woman was still wearing a mask, but everyone could feel her chilling gaze sweeping over them.
She shrieked, " Tianzhen! You've gone too far! Humph, don't think you can do whatever you want just because you have a powerful ancestor! Why did you destroy my home!"
The High Person Tianzhen pleaded, " Cold Woman, please have mercy on me... I wouldn't dare destroy your home. Besides, I don't have the ability to do so. Don't wrong an innocent person."
But he was completely lying; his eyes were full of sly smiles.
The mask of the High Person Mist Star trembled violently as she said fiercely, "Don't think that the High Person Boju can protect you. If you provoke me... I..."
High Person Tianzhen's expression changed, and he shouted, "Don't mention that person! Otherwise, I'll make you cry pitifully!"
The two immediately confronted each other with tense expressions.
Li Qiang laughed loudly, " High Person Mist Star, I'm sorry, I accidentally detonated this planet. Haha, since you've trapped me inside, to escape... whatever means you use, you shouldn't find it strange, right?"
High Person Mist Star suddenly turned to face Li Qiang, and said incredulously, "You... you..."
She had fought with High Person Mist Star Li Qiang couldn't believe that Li Qiang had the ability to detonate the entire planet, something even she herself would find difficult to do.
Whether out of anger or sadness, she let out a sharp laugh, and an extremely cold Blue Light spread from her body, rushing towards Li Qiang.
With a wave of his hand, Li Qiang unleashed the golden light of the Ninefold Evolving Gilt Flowing Sword in front of him.
He said in a deep voice, " High Person Mist Star, besides using your Divine Ability to bully others, do you have no other skills? Hmph, there must be people in this world more powerful than you, right? Are you just as rude and arrogant towards them?"
The laughter of the High Person Mist Star abruptly stopped. Her voice trembled with rage at Li Qiang: "Well said! I bullied you with my Divine Ability? Where did I bully you? This is my own home! You brats, you're the ones who came to my secluded place to cause trouble! Humph, if you hadn't come, how could I have bullied you!"
Li Qiang had to admit that what High Person Mist Star said made sense. They had indeed barged into High Person Mist Star's home, but they didn't know beforehand that Extremely Profound Ice Eye was her home. However, he couldn't be soft-hearted at this time.
He questioned, "If your elder brother and master were trapped in the Extremely Profound Ice Eye... what would you do? They came here only to escape the pursuit of the Bona People. Hmph, I find it strange that someone with your cultivation as an ancient immortal would bully two Loose Immortal without physical bodies. Ha, impressive indeed." He sarcastically remarked to High Person Mist Star.
The High Person Mist Star Venerable shrieked, "I bullied them... So what if I bullied them? You still get bullied by me!" She was finally provoked by Li Qiang and started to act unreasonably.
Li Qiang chuckled inwardly. Despite their profound cultivation, the ancient immortals were utterly terrible at arguing. Their deep-rooted arrogance made them disdain arguing with others and were simply incapable of it.
Li Qiang nodded and said, "Since you admit to bullying us, then there's nothing wrong with us destroying this planet to escape, right?" He subtly shifted the blame to the other party.
Poor High Person Mist Star was about to go mad. No one had ever dared to argue with her like this before, and she found that she couldn't even win against this little guy.
A surge of anger rushed to her head, and she shrieked, "So what if I bully you one more time?" Before she finished speaking, a ball of Blue Light flew towards Li Qiang.
As soon as High Person Mist Star a move, High Person Tianzhen immediately intervened, striking the blue light with a Blue Light beam.
The High Person Mist Star withdrew his hand and retracted the Blue Light, cursing angrily, " Tianzhen! You bastard!"
With Tianzhen innocent look on her face, she said, "Let's talk this out. Why are you resorting to violence? Or... you can continue arguing. I'm starting to understand what you're trying to say."
Li Qiang couldn't help but laugh. The sudden attack from High Person Mist Star had startled him, and he had no desire to fight this woman now. He seized the opportunity and said, " High Person Mist Star, you restricted us, and we broke the restriction, so it's a draw. You haven't lost face. Let's consider this a misunderstanding. I'll apologize to you, senior, how about that?"
The High Person Mist Star wasn't a fool, but she was still unwilling to let Li Qiang go so easily. The Extremely Profound Ice Eye was her only residence after she became an ancient immortal, and apart from a very few close friends, no one knew about it.
She had lived in seclusion there for countless years, and it was only then that she had transformed this planet into what it is today. She could bear the destruction of the Mystic Sea, but the destruction of the entire planet was tantamount to the complete destruction of her secluded home. Of course, she would not let it go. However, she could not vent her anger by fighting with Li Qiang now. With High Person Tianzhen protecting him, High Person Mist Star knew that she could not win.
The High Person Tianzhen understood even more clearly that with the Extremely Profound Ice Eye destroyed, the Mist Star Cold Woman's strength had been halved. She was temporarily unable to mobilize the Yinlong Mystic Qi to assist her, and with her own cultivation alone, she was not able to fight against so many experts.
He said with a grin, " Cold Woman, let it go. How can you compete with a few junior kids? Look, the little guy has already apologized. Hey, we've become friends after this fight, Cold Woman. I'll listen to you. If you really can't stand it, I'll fight you. How about it?" He also said "How about it," and he and Li Qiang used one soft and one hard approach to pressure her.
Mist Star Cold Woman was completely bewildered by these two. Since becoming an immortal, she had rarely interacted with people, only keeping in touch with the oldest group of ancient immortals. After obtaining the divine artifact, she went into seclusion. How could she possibly fight against knowledgeable people like High Person Tianzhen and Li Qiang?
She hung in mid-air, fuming, not knowing what to do.
Li Qiang knew that if someone were to smooth things over at this moment, Mist Star Cold Woman would definitely back down gracefully. However, he couldn't find such a person at the moment. It was a Mei'er wasn't here. If Mei'er, that Mei'er little devil, were here, she would definitely be able to appease Mist Star.
He glanced at Dainan Fengyu and thought, "Perhaps Sister Fengyu can."
Dainan Fengyu remained suspended in mid-air, unable to get a word in edgewise, her heart filled with envy for Mist Star Cold Woman's achievements. Female immortals were already rare, and female ancient immortals with such high achievements were even rarer.
She kept thinking that if she could enter the Ancient God Repository, she might find a better cultivation method. Just then, Li Qiang transmitted his voice. "Sister Fengyu, please help! Quickly go up and talk to High Person Mist Star..."
Dainan Fengyu's mind was elsewhere; she hadn't understood a word Li Qiang said. She paused, then asked, "What?"
Li Qiang couldn't help but sigh.
As expected, High Person Mist Star had recovered from the initial chaos. She coldly said, "Hmph, this isn't over! Don't think that just because you outnumber me, I have friends too!"
It seems that High Person Mist Star is truly enraged. Given her status, her request to seek help from friends suggests that her friends must be extraordinary individuals as well. This has even given High Person Tianzhen a headache.
Chiming, always eager for chaos, said with a grin, "Oh dear, this is going to be a wild ride for the immortals! Let's turn the world upside down! Hehe, this is going to be a huge spectacle!"
Everyone was horrified by Chiming's words. This matter could be serious or minor. If High Person Mist Star couldn't swallow this insult and actually brought in reinforcements, the consequences would be unimaginable.
The High Person Tianzhen Master feigned nonchalance and said, " Cold Woman, would you like to go to the Ancient God Repository?"
Mist Star Cold Woman said, "Nonsense! No ancient immortal doesn't want to go to the Ancient God Repository, humph. But I know that the truly good stuff won't be available to us. I don't believe that High Person Yuangu, High Person Yuanmu, and High Person Boju won't make a move this time. If they all come out, what will we get?"
The High Person Tianzhen smiled mysteriously and said, "Don't forget what I said when I first met you?"
Mist Star Cold Woman was taken aback and said, "Could it be... could it be that you intend to...?"
High Person Tianzhen waved his hand to stop her from continuing, then said, "You guessed right, are you going or not?"
This time, Mist Star Cold Woman replied extremely quickly, "Go! I'll go!"
High Person Tianzhen laughed and said, "That's right, let's leave it at that! Come on, say hello to the little guy."
Li Qiang was confused by their actions. He vaguely felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't figure out what it was. However, he was quite happy that he could resolve his grudge with Mist Star Cold Woman.
Making an enemy of an ancient immortal is bad, but making an enemy of a female ancient immortal is not just bad, it's terrifying.
Qian Shanyong and Xuan Long watched all this with composure. They seemed not surprised at all. They just glanced at each other and remained suspended in the air, waiting without saying a word.
Only Chiming mumbled something, it was unclear what he was saying. He was a shrewd fellow, and he could tell at a glance that the two ancient immortals must have reached some kind of tacit understanding, otherwise the High Person Mist Star wouldn't be so easy to talk to.
Because Li Qiang didn't pay much attention to the Ancient God Repository, he didn't delve into what Tianzhen and Mist Star were up to.
The Star Mist Gauze shimmered with blue stars High Person Mist Star Immortal stared at Li Qiang and said, "Little fellow, you're the first person to make me suffer in the Extremely Profound Ice Eye. Hmph, I was originally a cultivator of the divine realm, but alas... you're lucky this time, having Tianzhen help you." Her implication was, "I won't pursue this matter."
Li Qiang chuckled and bowed, saying, "Hehe, when High Person Mist Star isn't angry, she still has a very ladylike image. Li Qiang greets High Person Mist Star, please forgive my rudeness." He always knew when to stop.
The High Person Mist Star sensed a hint of sarcasm in Li Qiang's words, but since she had let the matter go, she didn't press the matter further. She nodded and said, "After the Extremely Profound Ice Eye shrinks again, it will form a new Profound Ice Planet. This will still be my home, but I don't want you to come here again."
After she returned to normal, her voice became exceptionally sweet, with no trace of her previous arrogance and domineering manner.
Everyone relaxed. After all, fighting against a master like High Person Mist Star was too strenuous, and being able to resolve the situation was the best outcome.
Chiming said without any restraint, "Ah, don't worry about that. If my older brother hadn't come here, I, Old Chi, would never have come. It's freezing cold, and it's not fun at all."
Even the High Person Tianzhen thought that Chiming was indeed asking for a beating; he seemed to speak without thinking.
Seeing this opportunity to vent her anger, High Person Mist Star suddenly kicked out with unparalleled speed. Chiming had no time to dodge and rolled away with a scream, being kicked hundreds of meters away.
That was still considered good. When he flew back, everyone noticed that he was emanating a blue mist and was shivering, exclaiming, "Wow, it's so cold!"
Li Qiang possessed divine eyes, and he clearly saw the High Person Mist Star kick out. When the slender, rounded jade toe struck Chiming's back, a streak of green light immediately followed. Li Qiang knew that it was extremely cold energy. He waved his hand, and a golden light enveloped Chiming, instantly dispelling the cold energy.
Chiming had been careless for a moment and hadn't activated the protective gear on his battle suit. Once he recovered, he retorted Qi Ingestion, "Why did you kick me?"
The High Person Mist Star chuckled, "So what if I kick you?"
Chiming was speechless, realizing that he was weaker than his opponent and that saying anything more would only make him suffer more.
Qian Shanyong said, "We're not far from the Ancient God Repository. Shall we go now?"
High Person Tianzhen seemed to have been prepared all along. He shook his head and said, "No, there's no point in going now. Hmph, let's go behind the Ancient God Repository first, and go in when the time is right."
He looked at Mo Huaiyuan and Qi Junsha and said sharply, "The two of them can't go; we need to find a place for them to rest."
Qi Junsha, who had been watching over Mo Huaiyuan, couldn't help but ask upon hearing this, "Why can't we go?"
High Person Mist Star bluntly stated, "You can't get in. Your cultivation is insufficient; you'll be doomed if you go in."
Qi Junsha's face was contorted with rage. He remained silent, continuing to watch over Mo Huaiyuan, feeling deeply uneasy. After a while, Mo Huaiyuan opened his eyes and smiled, "What a miraculous elixir! I'm alright now."
Qi Junsha secretly whispered to Mo Huaiyuan, and the two seemed to be discussing something.
Li Qiang knew his master's feelings, so he didn't say much and changed the subject, asking, "Where are we going now?"
The High Person Tianzhen said, "I'll take you to a place where a friend of mine lives in seclusion. We'll go and bother him a bit."
With a flick of his sleeve, he and the others transformed into a streak of light and vanished into thin air.
This was a secluded place. High Person Tianzhen passed through several layers of restrictions before finally stopping.
High Person Mist Star asked in surprise, "Are you looking for High Person Tianqu?"
High Person Tianzhen chuckled and said, "Indeed, who else would I look for if not him? Ha, so you saw through his restriction technique."
The High Person Mist Star said sweetly, "So he was hiding here. I didn't expect him to be my neighbor."
Chiming looked around and said, "Strange, there's nothing in front of me? Good heavens, this restriction is powerful!" He suddenly realized that there was a huge restriction in front of him.
High Person Tianzhen said, "Of course you can't see it. Tianqu is best at hiding restrictions." As he spoke, he made a hand seal and cast a spell.
The starry sky began to distort, and after a violent fluctuation, a sea-blue planet appeared before everyone's eyes.
Li Qiang praised, "Wow, that's truly amazing." He asked curiously, " Tianzhen... Tianqu? Are you two fellow disciples?"
The High Person Tianzhen categorically denied it. "No!"
High Person Mist Star said, " Tianqu is the elder brother, Tianzhen is the younger brother; they are brothers!"
Qian Shanyong only knew of the High Person Tianzhen, but had never heard of the High Person Tianqu. However, if he was truly the High Person Tianzhen's brother, he must be a reclusive master.
He couldn't help but ask, "Does High Person Tianqu never come out?"
The High Person Tianzhen grinned and said, "That guy... I'll call him boring!"
Without a sound, an extremely beautiful pavilion-like object appeared before everyone's eyes. It seemed to be carved from a single piece of fine jade, emitting a pale purple halo. The top had five pointed corners, one large and four small, covered with beautiful patterns. A wisp of mist floated on each of the five corners, drifting downwards. The top appeared and disappeared in the mist, appearing exceptionally mysterious.
The base of the pavilion is made of a single piece of black jade, which further accentuates the luxurious beauty of the upper part.
High Person Tianzhen muttered, "Still so boring. Let's go upstairs."
He stepped in first, followed closely by Li Qiang. Soon, everyone was standing on that thing.
A flash of purple light, and the pavilion-like structure landed on the azure planet.
Everyone was stunned by the beautiful scenery before them, except for High Person Tianzhen and High Person Mist Star, who seemed indifferent, as they were no longer surprised.
This is a magnificent underwater world, where countless colorful strange fish swim in the water. In the distance, a huge palace-like building is vaguely visible, shimmering with a bluish glow. The seabed is covered with fist-sized, multicolored jade stones, and the flickering light reflects off them, making the figures of the group look very strange.
Li Qiang couldn't help but exclaim, "What a grand undertaking! They've actually built an underwater world; it's truly impressive!"
The High Person Tianzhen said dismissively, "What's the use! Hiding here every day, what a boring life! No matter how beautiful the scenery is, after seeing it too much, it's all the same. Sigh, my brother is really so boring. I'm so pitiful to have such a brother."
Everyone was extremely annoyed by his phrase, "I'm so pitiful." Li Qiang casually replied, "Yeah, you are pitiful, very pitiful."
Chiming chuckled and quickly turned around.
The High Person Tianzhen looked at everyone with a pitiful expression. Li Qiang couldn't help but shiver and said with a forced smile, "I mean... I'm pitiful... I'm so pitiful..."
High Person Tianzhen shook his head repeatedly, "How awful! What are you, such a handsome little guy, saying you're pitiful for? You're sick!"
Li Qiang was speechless. He never expected that Tianzhen could be so infuriating when he started making sarcastic remarks.
The seawater was completely shut out of the pavilion, as if a layer of transparent glass separated it from the water.
As everyone was talking, the magical Law Treasure, shaped like a pavilion, trembled slightly. A white light flew in from a distance, and the sound of rushing water filled their ears. Soon after, a wide passage appeared before them.
High Person Tianzhen looked at Li Qiang and said, "Let's go over there. This is your first time here, so you can take a look at the scenery." He took the lead and walked into the passage.
This was a transparent passage. Li Qiang tried to touch it with his hand, and miraculously, his hand went straight into the seawater without any obstruction. He knew that this was a very mysterious restriction, and that such a delicate balance could not be achieved without certain Divine Ability.
As the group walked along, schools of fish would occasionally circle outside the passage.
Chiming was very curious. He suddenly reached out and grabbed a strange fish that was half the height of a person, pulled it into the passage, and held it up to his eyes to examine it carefully.
Li Qiang said, " Xiao Ming, let it go!"
Chiming tossed the large fish away with a wave of his hand, saying, "It looks beautiful, but it won't look so good once you have it in your hand."
The High Person Mist Star drifted away, naturally exuding a chilling aura. The seawater on the side of the passage near her began to freeze in chunks. Before it could completely solidify, she had already gone far away, and the ice chunks then drifted away into the sea.
Mo Huaiyuan and Qi Junsha both looked on in disbelief, knowing that this was a sign that High Person Mist Star had reached the pinnacle of his power.
The palace in the distance grew larger and larger.
It was a world supported by semi-circular blue bubbles. All the buildings were made of a transparent material, but each one was a different color: light blue, pinkish green, light purple, dark red. All the colors emitted a faint glow. Every building was magnificent. Strangely, there was no trace of anyone ever living there. It was as if the buildings had been empty ever since they were built.
Li Qiang asked curiously, " Tianzhen, does your brother live alone?"
The High Person Tianzhen said, "How many people do you think there are? Most of us ancient immortals live alone, except for those ancient immortals of Bona. Just look at Cold Woman; once an ancient immortal begins cultivation, they won't come out for a certain period of time. If a bunch of people stayed in their secluded places, wouldn't that be chaos?"
Li Qiang couldn't help but mutter to himself. He remembered that back in his hometown, even the wealthiest people couldn't occupy too much land, while the ancient immortal could occupy an entire planet or even more by himself. It was truly unimaginable.
The ground here is very unique; it's paved with colorful stones from the sea. All the stones Fusion together, making the ground smooth and seamless, as if it were naturally formed.
Everyone noticed the abundant Spiritual Qi here, Dainan Fengyu exclaimed, " The Spiritual Qi here is almost comparable to that of the Immortal Realm!"
Li Qiang would occasionally chat with Qi Junsha and Mo Huaiyuan, talking about what had happened since they parted ways.
Li Qiang said, " Big Brother Mo, Master, please reincarnate into my hometown this time. If all goes well, I will be going back soon, and then we can be together again."
Qi Junsha was somewhat dejected. He said indifferently, "Everything has to start all over again. Who knows how many years it will take to cultivate to the level of an immortal..."
Mo Huaiyuan patted him on the shoulder and said, "Brother, how many people can start over? This opportunity was fought for by us brothers. If we don't cherish it, then we'll have let our brothers down."
Qian Shanyong, who had been watching Li Qiang closely, asked, "Brother, are they the two who are to be reincarnated?"
Li Qiang nodded without saying a word.
Qian Shanyong laughed and said, "It's a pity I was too slow-witted at first, otherwise I would have taken you as my apprentice too, haha."
Dainan Fengyu was amused by Qian Shanyong: "Yes, who would have thought he would become so amazing? Hehe, what a pity."
Li Qiang shuddered slightly and laughed, "Ha, please spare me! What would I need so many masters for? They can't be eaten. One master is enough; more are useless!"
Xuan Long chuckled and interjected, " The Azure Emperor truly has foresight."
Both the High Person Tianzhen and the High Person Mist Star snorted disdainfully.
As they spoke, the group arrived in front of a grand hall.
The main hall here is different from ordinary halls. The top of the hall is the forbidden seawater, and the deep black foundation of the hall is tens of meters high. There are no stairs to climb up the hall; you have to fly up.
The group followed High Person Tianzhen as he flew to the main hall.
In the spacious hall, there were seventy-two huge light blue pillars, each carved with various fish figures. Li Qiang knew at a glance that the hall was an illusion array.
After entering the hall, High Person Tianzhen shouted, " Old Qu, your brother has come to see you! Come out quickly!"
He shouted it from the power of his internal energy, and the entire hall trembled violently from his thunderous voice.
High Person Mist Star said, " High Person Tianqu is probably still cultivating. How could he hear me if I called out like that?"
Li Qiang and the others waited silently; after all, they were the younger generation and it was not appropriate for them to speak too much at this time.
The High Person Tianzhen muttered, "How boring! A fool who only knows how to cultivate!" He shouted again, " Old Qu, brother, if you don't come out soon, I'll turn this Sea Ridge Hall upside down!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Chiming chuckled and whispered to Li Qiang, "Wow, that's really impressive."
A faint voice could be heard coming from inside the main hall. "Why don't you give it a try..."
The High Person Tianzhen's face immediately fell. "Brother, you're so boring. Come out quickly, we have guests."
Chiming shrank back in fright and whispered to Li Qiang, "Huh, this guy's tone has changed."