Chapter 781: It Smells Good

Feng Jiu’s hand moved with spirit energy, without looking up, she had caught the two wine cups and placed them gently on the table. She looked at that man and said with a smile: “Your life is really worthless.”

The man stiffened up, his chin was lowered down and as the dagger was pressed against his throat. When he looked at the laughing young man dressed in red in front of him, although his expression was not clearly visible, however, his heart shivered a little.

He was very clear about his own skills, but this young man’s skills actually surpassed him. With a swift of his hand, the young man had subdued him and the dagger pressed against his neck was even his own dagger.

The strong fellow men surrounding them had stood up and stared at the two men. Surprise showed on their faces. They had wanted to help out, but when they saw how the young man defeated their boss with no more than two or three strokes, they held back.

They were all Great Spirit Master level. Having seen that young man kill a man with a blink of an eye, and then defeat their boss, they were sure that he was above the Great Spirit Master level.

However, the level above Great Spirit Master is Foundation Cultivator. Could this young man really be a Foundation Cultivator?

Feng Jiu retracted her hand and sat down, then tapped the table with her slender and fair fingers and said: “Pour some wine.”

Bai Xiao who stood at the side recovered from his shock and went over to pick up the jar of wine. He was about to pour the wine when he was stopped by her: “I wasn’t talking to you. Go stand at the side.”

She waved her hand and indicated for him to sit down, her eyes fell onto the man knelt on the floor with one knee.

Bai Xiao was shocked, but he put the jar of wine down and went to sit down at the side like he was told. He stared at Feng Jiu and couldn’t help but notice that the breath of air that came off Feng Jiu was very attractive and people couldn’t help but obey. He had only ever seen that kind of pressure and power from the old ancestors from his tribe.

The man stared at Feng Jiu for a while before he finally stood up and kept his dagger, then walked up and lifted the jar of wine and poured a cup out for the boy.

Upon seeing this, the strong fellow men surrounding them all frowned without saying anything, but just stared at them. They watched as the young man in red robes finished his cup of wine, and their boss stood at the side and refilled the cup of wine.

Then everyone heard a sound and turned towards where the sound came from.

“It’s here, it’s here, wild roasted boar.”

Two strong men carried a whole roast boar balanced on a wooden pole towards them and set it on the table. The two men said to the man: ” Boss, this wild roast boar is very tender, and has been roasted by a special mountain method. The flavour on the hind leg is very fragrant. We know that you prefer lighter tastes, so we have put less seasoning at the front legs so that the taste is milder.”

Upon hearing this, the fellow men’s hearts skipped a beat as they looked at the wild boar and then looked away.

When the man heard this, he looked at Feng Jiu as he drank his cup of wine, his face was slightly red and his eyes were a little dazed, like he had a little too much to drink. He hadn’t seemed to have heard what the two men said, he just kept drinking wine and shouting for his cup to be refilled.

Bai Xiao tugged at Feng Jiu’s sleeves and said: “Don’t drink too much, it’s not good if you get drunk.” He looked at the strong men who stared at them with eyes ferocious like a tiger, and he felt a little worried.

“Well, I won’t drink too much. The roast wild boar arrived just in time. Come on, slice a couple of pieces so that we can try it.”

Feng Jiu put down the wine glass as she shouted, she then leaned forward to smell the food: “Mmmmm, it smells good, smells quite fragrant.”

Chapter 782: He Doesn’t Know Medicine?

“I will slice it.” One of the two men who carried the meat had immediately took out a carving knife and went forward to slice the meat when he heard Feng Jiu’s words. He had carved two pieces of meat from the hind leg, then wrapped them in some leave and placed it in front of Feng Jiu and Bai Xiao.

“The hind leg has been roasted very well, try it. It’s crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.” The strong man gestured for them to taste it.

Bai Xiao looked at the roast meat in front of him and couldn’t help but swallow his saliva and looked at Feng Jiu.

Feng Jiu hadn’t bothered to look at anyone, eyes on the roast meat alone, she smiled and said: “If that’s the case, then we will try it first.” She had picked up the piece of meat wrapped in leaves and was about to take a bite when a hand shot out and grabbed it off her.

Feng Jiu’s eyes flickered and when she looked up, there was uncertainty in her eyes as she said: “What’s wrong, if you want to eat some don’t you know how to slice your own meat?”

The man took away the two pieces of meat for Feng Jiu and Bai Xiao. He moved to the side and then took out his dagger and said: “The best part of the wild roast boar is the neck. The meat is bouncy, fatty and juicy. Since you want to eat some, you should eat this piece.”

He ignored the stares of the fellow men and cut two pieces of meat from the neck and placed it in front of them: “Try it.”

Feng Jiu took a bite and gestured to Bai Xiao to do the same: “Eat it, the taste is a little bland but the texture is quite good.”

“Oh.” Bai Xiao responded and also picked up a piece to eat.

As darkness fell, Feng Jiu had become the person in charge and told everyone to prepare to look for Xiang Hua in the morning. She then brought Bai Xiao to the tree house and they prepared to rest for the night inside.

The tree house was not big, so Feng Jiu slept on the bed and Bai Xiao had to find somewhere to sleep on.

As for everyone else, after they watched Feng Jiu and Bai Xiao enter the tree house, they retreated to outside the formation and asked the man: “Boss, why don’t we kill those two people?”

“That’s right Boss. If you had let them eat the meat from the hind legs, no matter how strong the young man in red is, they would be reduced to our level. Boss, why did you stop us from killing those two people?”

“Boss, don’t tell us you actually listen to that young man.”

When all was said, they went quiet and all eyes were on the man, their glare murderous, as if to say that if he had dared to let that happen, they would not let him off.

The man knew that these people were vicious. They had killed too many innocent people and were expelled by Three Clan and Nebula Academy. They called him boss only because he was able to protect them in here.

If there was danger to their own interests, it was not impossible that they would turn against each other.

Therefore, he replied: “Do you really think it will be that easy to kill the young man in red? Just think, he only brought one person in here with him, that alone should tell you that his strength is way above ours. If we made a move, he would just destroy us. Is that the ending you want?”

“But, we can poison him.”

“Poison, but what if he knows about medicine?” The man asked in a calm voice as his sharp eyes swept across to the man who spoke.

“He doesn’t look like he knows anything about medicine. If Boss hadn’t stopped him, he would have eaten that piece of meat.”

Chapter 783: Iron Fan Scholar

“Okay, we won’t speak about this matter anymore. Besides, he hasn’t done anything to us. We will just ignore him and help him find Xiang Hua tomorrow.” The man finished speaking and instructed everyone to refrain from disturbing him then went to rest.

No one noticed a figure in red in the shadows of the night, like a ghost, silent.

The next morning, Feng Jiu stretched out lazily as she got out of bed. She washed up with water then kicked Bai Xiao at the side of her bed: “Wake up, wake up.”

Bai Xiao had turned over, then realised suddenly where they were, and jumped up immediately. He saw that Feng Jiu had already walked out the door, so followed after her sleepily.

Outside, as everyone saw the two people come out, their eyes were all on them, especially the one dressed in red.

“Up quite early.” She yawned and stretched as she asked: “Are we setting off now?”

“Well, we are quite a distance away from Xiang Hua. Calculating the timing, we should be able to meet if we leave now.” The man said to Feng Jiu: “I still have yet to introduce myself to you. My name is Du Fan, people know me as the Iron Fan Scholar.”

“Iron Fan Scholar.” Feng Jiu appeared shocked and looked him up and down: “I can’t tell that you are a scholar and where is your iron fan?”

When they heard his question, everyone was surprised. The young man hadn’t heard of their Boss the Iron Fan Scholar. In Green Gallop Country, he was actually quite famous. He actually hadn’t heard of him before.

Du Fan was also surprised and asked: “The iron fan has been destroyed.” He paused and then couldn’t help but ask: “Have you never heard of the Iron Fan Scholar before?”

“I have only heard of the Iron Fan Princess.” Feng Jiu smiled as her eyes landed on his body: “But looking at you, your name is quite flamboyant.”

Du Fan didn’t know what else to say but: “It’s getting late now, we should set off.” He waved his hand as he led everyone out of the formation.

Seeing this, Feng Jiu looked back at Bai Xiao and asked: “You used to come over here often, have you heard of the Iron Fan Scholar?”

“I have heard of him, but never met him. I heard that he is very ruthless and that he had killed a whole village of Chen members in one night. He didn’t even let the elderly and young children go. Because he used to dress up like a scholar and had an iron fan, that’s why he was known as the Iron Fan Scholar.”

“Revenge killing?” She raised her eyebrows.

“I don’t know.” Bai Xiao shook his head.

Along the way, the people ahead hadn’t spoken much. However, Feng Jiu and Bai Xiao had chatted quite a bit. After about two hours, the people ahead stopped.

“I have asked them to encircle Xiang Hua, do you want to follow them to take a look?” Du Fan walked over and looked at Feng Jiu.

“Yes, I will go and have a look.” Feng Jiu nodded and followed.

At this time, Xiang Hua was wearing an animal skin and filling up water at a nearby stream. He was about to go back when he heard many footsteps behind him. He looked back and saw a group of people had formed a circle and trapped him in the middle.

“Xiang Hua, we have finally trapped you today.”

One of the strong men said with his face full of gloat: “I heard that you have become a Great Spirit Master. Weren’t you a Golden Core cultivator back in the day? What happened to you?”

Chapter 784: Repairing the Golden Core

“I’ve long heard that you are here, just never thought that it was true.” One of the strong men said.

“Xiang Hua, fancy bumping into you my nemesis. Back then when you defeated me, my injuries were so severe that I was laid in bed for nearly a month before I recovered. Tell me, how shall I deal with you today?”

Just as the crowd of men cracked their fists and moved closer to get a punch in, Feng Jiu’s voice drifted in from behind them.

“What revenge, have you forgotten that this man belongs to me?”

Feng Jiu in her red robes had then walked past everyone freely and came to stand in front of Xiang Hua. After she looked him up and down she smiled and said: ” We meet again.”

Xiang Hua looked at the young man dressed in red who had saved his life once and asked: “You are looking for me?”

“That’s right, do you want to leave here with me?” She put her arms across her chest as she smiled at him.

All the men behind them had a look of surprise when they heard this.

Leave, they want to leave too.

“Leave? What for?”

“Of course to do something big.”

Upon hearing this, everyone found it strange. Why was this young man talking like a pirate, where on earth did he come from?

“Not interested.” He walked past the crowd with the intention to leave.

Some people blocked his path and some people looked with anticipation at Feng Jiu: “If he’s not interested, I am.”

Feng Jiu laughed and replied: “But I’m not interested in you.”

When the strong men heard this their expressions turned nasty.

“Tianyuan Palace have been in chaos again recently. They’ve apparently split into two factions and are fighting every few days. There are many forces who are thinking of taking them out.”

She continued speaking casually, as she walked leisurely towards him: “I’ve been tasked with rebuilding Tianyuan Palace, that’s why I have come to find you. You used to be the Protector of Law in Tianyuan Palace and I want you to help me as you would be familiar with everything in Tianyuan Palace.”

“You want to conquer Tianyuan Palace?” Xiang Hua laughed as he took in the young man and thought how clueless he must be.

“Yes, that’s right, I do.” She nodded. She smiled and continued: “If you don’t believe me, let’s place a bet.”

Xiang Hua pursed his lips as he stared at Feng Jiu: “I am just a Great Spirit Master now, I can’t help you with my strength.”

“It’s just that your Golden Core strength has been broken, that’s why you are now a Great Spirit Master level. It doesn’t matter. Within three days, I will be able to help you repair your Golden Core strength.” Feng Jiu said matter of factly. To help people advance is not a difficult task for her. Besides, Xiang Hua had the foundation and his Golden Core strength was only broken. Once she repaired his Golden Core, his strength would recover.

She spoke carelessly and hadn’t noticed everyone’s surprise around her. Was this for real, his Golden Core was broken and she could repair it within three days?

Xiang Hua was originally a Golden Core cultivator. But after he was betrayed, his Golden Core was damaged and became a Great Spirit Master. He was forever stuck at that level as a waste of space. But then today, someone actually said that he could repair his Golden Core strength.

Compared to the shock of everyone around them, Xiang Hua’s heart was lifted up with a glimmer of hope because of Feng Jiu’s words. He looked at the young man with disbelief and his voice trembled as he asked: “You… you said my broken Golden Core can be repaired?!”

Chapter 785: True or False

“Well, you’re Golden Core was probably damaged from a blow to your core by someone. It’s a good thing that it wasn’t completely damaged, that’s why it can be repaired.”

What?

To a cultivator, once the Golden Core was damaged, it was damaged for life. Was this young boy ignorant or did he actually have the capabilities? Did he not understand what a damaged Golden Core meant?

“I have never heard that a damaged Golden Core can be repaired. Why should I believe you?” At this point, Xiang Hua’s feet hadn’t moved. His whole body was tense, his hands were tightly clenched up under his sleeves, restraining his excitement.

On the side, Du Fan stared at the young boy in shock. He could tell that the young boy was not joking, he seemed to be confident he had the ability to repair the damaged Golden Core.

“Huh”

Feng Jiu laughed and glanced at him: “Two days, I don’t believe that you don’t want to try it.” After she said that, she turned around and went into the tree house.

Bai Xiao followed hurriedly as he ran these thoughts through his head. He had never heard of repairing a damaged Golden Core, but could Feng Jiu really do it?

As he looked at the young man walking away, Xiang Hua followed with almost no hesitation. Whether it worked or not, he had wanted to try it anyway. After all, no one wanted to spend his whole life doing nothing in here.

As the group of men watched them walk away, they discussed in low voices: “Can a damaged Golden Core really be repaired? How come I have never heard of such a thing?”

“That’s right, wonder if it’s true or false.”

“Whether it’s true or not, I am just really curious as to whether this young man knows medicine.”

“Nonsense, if he didn’t know medicine why would he be talking about repairing a damaged Golden Core?” As soon as this was said, everyone was quiet, like they had suddenly thought of something, they all froze.

That’s right, he seems to know something about medicine.That meant that he must have known about the roast meat being poisoned last night. So why hadn’t he said anything? Did he know or did he not know?

Du Fan who had followed them realised that the young boy must have known about the poisoned meat last night and was testing him.

He wondered what would have happened if he had not taken away the poisoned meat and let the young boy eat it.

After about two hours, they finally reached the tree house. Feng Jiu turned around and looked at everyone, and finally, her gaze landed on Du Fan: “Du Fan, set up an enchantment around here. Watch your men. Without my order, no one is to enter.”

Du Fan replied: “Yes.” Then turned around and set up the enchantment circle to prevent anyone from entering after he had told everyone to move back.

Inside, Bai Xiao asked: “What about me, what can I do to help?”

“Just stand at the side.” Feng Jiu motioned, then said to Xiang Hua: “Sit down and stretch out your hand.”

Xiang Hua glanced at him before he sat down at the table and placed his wrists on the table. He watched the young man take his pulse then wrote something down on a piece of paper. Finally, he took out multiple medicinal herbs from space and started mixing the medicine at the table.

As he watched the boy’s skillful movements, his eyes widened and he had wanted to say something a few times, but he stopped himself.

After two hours, she had finished preparing the medicine and passed the bottle of medicine to him: “Drink it.”

Chapter 786: Golden Needle Acupuncture

Xiang Hua looked at the bottle of black-green medicine, his eyes glimmered, and without saying anything, he drank the whole bottle in one go.

“Go and lie down on the small bed in the tree house.” She had instructed without raising her head and continued to mix some medicinal herbs. She took out a small furnace from space and passed it to Bai Xiao: “Boil this down using two bowls of water down to half a bowl of water.”

“Okay.” Bai Xiao answered and proceeded to boil the medicine.

By the time Xiang Hua got to the tree house, he had started to feel drowsy. He laid down on the bed and soon lost consciousness.

At the table under the tree, Feng Jiu was preparing the medicine. Fortunately, her stock of medicinal herbs in space was plentiful and all the herbs she required were there. However, the remedy for repairing Golden Core was not easy, and this was her first attempt.

Some time had passed, Xiang Hua was still asleep in the tree house and Feng Jiu was still working on the remedy. Bai Xiao had finished boiling the medicine and brought it over.

“The medicine is ready, do I give it to him?”

“Bring it here, I will add something to it.” She motioned for him to bring the medicine over.

Bai Xiao brought the bowl of medicine over and watched as she threw in some medicine powder into it. The medicine had changed, it was black like tar in colour but now seemed to have a green glow floating on it. How peculiar.

“He’s passed out. Feed it to him a little at a time, don’t waste it.” She instructed as she handed the bowl to him.

“Yes, I know.”

Bai Xiao brought the medicine over and fed him little by little with a spoon. It took nearly an hour for him to feed him the bowl of medicine. Afterwards he asked: “Feng Jiu, why didn’t we wake him up to drink the medicine by himself?”

“The medicine I gave him earlier put his whole body in a dormant state. This medicine that he has just taken will go directly into his dantian to repair his Golden Core. This way, the medicine’s effect will not be lost and will be most effective in repairing.”

He nodded knowingly and hadn’t said anything else.

“Sort out this medicine for me, crush it like that.”

“Okay.” Bai Xiao went to her and they worked side by side. As time passed, the people outside the enchantment grew impatient.

“Boss, are we just going to let them do what they want?” One of the men asked

“Boss, will you leave with them?”

“Boss, why don’t we charge inside and kill all three of them?”

Du Fan stared at them coldly and replied: “Stand guard and don’t pull any tricks.” His gaze passed through the crowd with a bloodthirsty glare: “Don’t blame me for being ruthless if anyone tries to do anything.”

Even though everyone was dissatisfied when they heard these words, they kept quiet. Some of them sat down in small groups, some of them said that they were going hunting for food, and some of them sat by the tree and rested.

They all waited as they wanted to know if the young man dressed in red could really repair a damaged Golden Core.

Du Fan stared at them all, and when he saw that they all sat obediently waiting, he sat by the tree with his eyes half closed, his mind spun with many thoughts.

More time passed, night fell, the roar of beasts could be heard through the forest. In the dark night, the forest gave one a sense of dangerous atmosphere.

At this time, in the tree house, after giving Xiang Hua the prepared medicine, Feng Jiu was about to perform acupuncture with a golden needle.

Chapter 787: Little White, Prestigious Beastmaster

In order to repair the damaged Golden Core, other than the use of medicine, acupuncture using a golden needle was also required to repair the spirit energy at the same time. The golden needle acupuncture was her own unique method. No one else, even in the world of the immortal cultivation, knew this method.

In other words, she could repair the damaged Golden Core and no one else could.

Bai Xiao stood at the side and watched as he took even breaths, afraid to disturb her. He noticed that the golden needle was accompanied by a breath of spiritual energy that could be seen by the naked eye. With the rotation of the needle, the spiritual energy entered into his body.

Finally, when Feng Jiu moved away, he saw that the needle was left in the body and trembled. Feng Jiu took more golden needles and used the same method and pierced more acupuncture points in his body. Each needle was accompanied by the breath of spirit energy.

Beads of sweat covered the unconscious Xiang Hua and his face became red from time to time. As more golden needles entered his body, the spirit energy was condensed within his body. The spirit energy seemed to be spurred on by the golden needles.

“Wipe the sweat.” Feng Jiu raised her head slightly, her hand was rotating a golden needle.

Bai Xiao stepped forwards immediately and wiped the sweat off his forehead. So, his task here was to wipe sweat.

It was midnight when Feng Jiu finally removed all the golden needles from Xiang Hua’s body. She fed him some more medicine and let out a deep breath before she found a space to take a rest.

“Feng Jiu, water.” Bai Xiao handed her some water and asked: “How is he doing?”

“Tonight the repairing will be doing its work, by tomorrow morning, the repair should be complete.” She took a sip of water and continued: “Stand guard here tonight, find a place to rest.”

“So the damaged Golden Core can be repaired?” He was stunned. He hadn’t quite believed it could happen from the start, even when he watched as he did the acupuncture, he was still dubious.

Feng Jiu’s eyebrows raised when she heard this: “Do you really think I’m fooling you?” She laughed and continued: “How else do you think Old White can speak?”

“Didn’t you say that Old White had eaten a medicinal pill of yours by mistake.” As his last words were spoken, he was surprised but realised that if he really had no ability, then how could he have refined a pill that would make a beast speak.

“So I’ve said, there’s advantages if you follow me.” She patted his shoulder and smiled: “Little White.”

“It’s Bai Xiao.” He said with dissatisfaction.

“Little White suits you more.” She chuckled and continued: “I’m telling you Little White, there’s so many advantages following me. Just wait till after I’ve rebuilt Tianyuan Palace, I will make you a position and you can be the Beastmaster of Tianyuan. You better practise. In the future, even if you are no match for others, you can use your beasts to fight for you.”

“I am just an animal trainer, not a Beastmaster.”

“I say, you’re so silly. Animals and beasts are from the same family. Once you have tamed your beast, you can order it to do anything, they have to listen to their master. It’s not worse than a Golden Core cultivator. Just think, if you want to fly, just train a beast that can fly and you can ride the beast.”

Chapter 788: Don’t Tell Me You’re Interested In Men

“If you can’t win in a fight, that’s alright. Just train your beast to help you fight. It will definitely be able to beat people up. You will become powerful and prestigious. When you return to your village, everyone will do anything you want.”

Upon hearing Feng Jiu’s words, Bai Xiao was spellbound by the future she had planned for him. It seemed possible and he couldn’t help but feel excited.

“So even if my strength is not powerful enough, once I become a Beastmaster, I can get my beasts to fight for me.” His eyes were bright as he spoke with excitement.

“Of course.”

“Feng Jiu nodded and said: “Being a Beastmaster has a very promising future.”

“Feng Jiu, don’t worry. I will work very hard, I won’t disappoint you.” He spoke with confidence. The uncertainty that he had, the cowardice he felt, was replaced by excitement.

“I’m optimistic about you. Work hard.” She patted his shoulder and said: “I’m going to rest now.” She then covered herself with her cloak and closed her eyes to rest.

The night passed peacefully. Du Fan had carried out Feng Jiu’s orders and guarded the enchantment, he hadn’t let anyone step inside it.

Two men had tried to enter the enchantment in the middle of the night while he was resting and he killed them. Perhaps the bloody scene had shocked everyone else and no one dared to try enter the enchantment again.

The next morning, Feng Jiu was examining Xiang Hua. Her palm had covered his dantian as she explored his damaged Golden Core. When she had discovered that his damaged Golden Core was repaired and he had advanced from a Great Spirit Master to a Golden Core cultivator, she was satisfied and laid him back down on the bed.

“Feng Jiu, his spirit energy has been restored to Golden Core?” Bai Xiao asked as he knelt by the bedside.

“Yes, it’s been restored with the help of the medicine and he is now a Golden Core cultivator again.” A confident smile appeared on her face as she knew that there was nothing she couldn’t achieve.

Bai Xiao blinked and asked: “Feng Jiu, will you treat my father?”

“Well.” Feng Jiu asked: “Your father’s Golden Core is damaged too?”

“I’ve mentioned to you before that I come from a family of Beastmasters. But the only person who really understands Beasts is our ancestor. The generation from my father onwards can only be called animal trainers as we know nothing about Beasts, we can’t be Beastmasters.”

“My father had the most promise to become a Beastmaster. However, one year, his Golden Core was injured by a beast and couldn’t recover from it. Since you are able to repair damaged Golden Cores, I wondered if you could help my father.” His face was filled with hope as he looked at him.

She smiled at him slyly and said: “It’s not impossible, but, hehe.”

“But what?”

“Tell me first, do you belong to me.” She stared at him sly like a fox.

“What do you mean by belong to you, don’t tell me that you are interested in men.” He stared at him in horror and took a step backwards.

After he spoke, his head was slapped with force: “What do you mean interested in men, I wondered where Old White learnt to be so lecherous, so he’s learnt all this nonsense from you, no wonder he is so lecherous.”

Chapter 789: Restore Tianyuan Palace

“Then what do you mean?” He rubbed his head where he had been hit and frowned.

Feng Jiu sighed: “I really do wonder, you’ve left your family for some time now, how have you survived this long.” Seeing that he was so dense, she had to make herself clear.

“I mean, will you be loyal to me,and you will never betray me. Will you or will you not?”

He thought about what he said: “Well, that’s okay. It means that you are my master and I surrender myself to you and you will protect me and my family. Your strength seems to be quite great, so you should be able to protect my family. It’s a deal.”

Feng Jiu stared at him. She had to take back her words. He was not stupid, he even managed to include his family under her protection.

“You better practise being a Beastmaster or I will be on the losing end.” As they chatted, they heard Xiang Hua rouse from the bed and went to check on him. His hands moved and soon he opened his eyes.

“You’re awake.” Feng Jiu stood by his bedside and watched as he turned and sat up. She looked at Xiang Hua in anticipation and asked: “How are you feeling?”

“The spirit energy in my body is rich and strong, it’s the Golden Core peak level energy.” He stared at Feng Jiu in shock: “You, you really restored my damaged Golden Core and even helped me advance to peak level.”

“What do mean by you, you, you, from today onwards you will have to call him Master.” Bai Xiao said.

“You can call me Master Jiu.” Feng Jiu smiled as her eyes narrowed.

Xiang Hua had immediately knelt on one knee and bowed: “Your subordinate pays his respects and thanks Master for your great kindness.” The restoration of Golden Core was a great kindness, hence he had no qualms about calling her his master.

“You may get up.” She motioned with her hand and then took out the Qingfeng sword: “Xiang Hua, do you recognise this?”

Xiang Hua looked at the seven star magnificent sword. When the sword was lifted, green light shone out, and he stared at the words that appeared on the sword.

“Qingfeng sword.”

“That’s right, it’s the Qingfeng sword. Besides the fact that you were the first generation of protectors of Tianyuan Palace and are familiar with its laws, you also followed my teacher Chu Batian many years ago. That is why I wanted your help.”

“Master’s teacher was Palace Master?” His eyes were wide open with shock as he couldn’t believe that the young man in front of him was the disciple of the Palace Master. He asked immediately: “Where is Palace Master now?”

“Tianyuan Palace has fallen to ruins decades ago and he had already passed away decades ago. I was fated to have met him and he thus became my teacher. I am following his last wishes, I have found the Qingfeng sword and will rebuild Tianyuan Palace.”

At this moment, she wasn’t full of smiles and carefree as per usual, but was cold and straightforward: “That’s why I need your help, I want to rebuild Tianyuan Palace that had fallen to ruins decades ago.”

His eyes were red with emotion when he heard these words: “Back then when I followed the Palace Master and became the Protector of Law, I was only just over twenty years of age and only a Great Spirit Master. I can’t believe that after so many years later I would be able to see the Qingfeng sword again and hear the words, rebuild Tianyuan Palace.”

“Master, I Xiang Hua hereby take and oath to follow Master loyally and help you restore Tianyuan Palace.”

Chapter 790: Never Betray

Upon seeing this, Bai Xiao who stood at the side had quickly said: “Me too.”

“Let’s go. I came here to look for you. Now that I’ve found you, it’s time to leave.” She smiled as she spoke and waltzed out of the tree house. She leapt down and took the two men behind her with her out of the formation.

When everyone outside heard the footsteps, they turned around and saw the three men. As their eyes landed on Xiang Hua, they looked at Feng Jiu in disbelief.

This young boy had really managed to repair the damaged Golden Core? The power on Xiang Hua was not the same as it was yesterday. He was able to restore his powers in just one day?

Du Fan’s eyes glimmered as they passed from Xiang Hua to Feng Jiu. He was right about this person!

The people in front of them couldn’t help but moved out of the way and made a path as they watched the three men walk out. At this time, Du Fan bowed to the crowd and said: ” Brothers, so long.” He followed the three men with haste.

“Boss, are you really leaving with them?” One of the men had blocked his path and asked angrily.

“Of course. I have an opportunity to leave with a Master whose power is unfathomable, so why would I choose to stay here?”

Du Fan smiled as he looked at the violence in their eyes, their bloodthirsty intention spreading, and he said: “Brothers, I advise you not to do anything rash. If you attack, the ones dying will be you. You can’t change anything even if you give your life, so why waste it?”

When they heard this, the men all clenched their teeth, but didn’t move. They watched as he ran up ahead to catch up with the three men and disappeared out of their line of sight.

“Damn it, he really left! To think that we regarded him as our boss all this time. He just left us like that, he has no loyalty!” One of the men stared angrily and then ran towards Du Fan’s shadow as he shouted.

“Forget it, no need to get angry. If you were in his position, would you not have left? It’s the same for everyone else. What brotherhood, it’s all just for show. If it weren’t because we want to survive longer in here, who would have called that guy Boss?”

Upon hearing those words, everyone’s anger started to subside. This was a fact, so there was nothing really worth getting angry over. They were all ruthless and cruel men, they would never have treated anyone with sincerity anyway. In reality, they were just using each other.

Feng Jiu and the three men had continued to walk towards the edge of the enchantment circle. At around noon, when they had almost reached the edge of the enchantment circle, Feng Jiu stopped and looked at the three men.

“I am only saying this once, so remember this well.”

Although her voice was indifferent, there was a hint of warning in it: “What I hate most is betrayal. If I find out one day that either of you has betrayed me, then your fate won’t be as simple as just death alone.”

Upon hearing this, Bai Xiao said immediately: “Master, don’t worry, I will never betray you.”

“Me too.” Xiang Hua said seriously.

Du Fan looked at Feng Jiu and said: “My life belongs to Master. Without Master, I do not exist. In this life, no matter what, I will never betray Master.”

As if he was afraid Feng Jiu would not believe him, he then raised his fingers as he swore an oath: “If I violate this oath, heaven will persecute me!”

Chapter 791: Ren Xiang of Qingfeng Inn

His eyes shone after he had sworn his oath. Seeing this, Feng Jiu nodded and said to the three men: “Let me tell you about who I am! My name is Feng Jiu, a Princess from the Ninth Grade Country Phoenix Empire. Other than this status, I am also known as the Ghost Doctor. At the moment, I am studying alchemy at Nebula College. Since you will be my followers, you need to understand and know things about me. I will tell you more on the way back!”

“Wait, Princess?” Bai Xiao stared at her with eyes wide open: “That means you are a girl?”

“So what if I am a girl?” She raised her eyebrows and stared at him.

Under piercing glare, Bai Xiao replied quickly: “No no, I was just thinking that I understand why Old White didn’t want to leave when he saw you, because you’re a girl.”

“Let’s go!” She took out three jade tokens, one for each of them. She brought them out of the enchantment and headed towards town.

Because Xiang Hua and Du Fan had no belongings having lived within the enchantment, even the clothes on their back belonged to others, Feng Jiu gave them each bag of money when they entered the city and told them to go and buy daily necessities that they needed.

“We shall meet up in the evening at the inn up ahead.” She pointed to the inn in front of her and after she left some instructions, she walked off. She had planned to ask around the locals to find out what the situation was at Tianyuan Palace over the last few days.

After she walked around the city, her eyes fell onto a loft with the words Qingfeng Inn written on it. She remembered when Gray Wolf was thrown against here back then, and couldn’t help but smile at the memory. After a short pause, she walked inside.

“Young Master, it is still early and we are not open for business yet!” The man laid on the couch and said to her lazily without even opening his eyes.

Feng Jiu looked at the man. He was dressed in purple clothes with a jade pendant that hung from his waist. A book was open atop his face and there were two guards on either side of him.

“Ren Xiang?”

When he heard these words, the man moved and the book slid off his face. Feng Jiu glanced at the pictures in the book and her mouth couldn’t help but twitch.

Reading porn early in the day, no wonder he was just an owner of a little male brothel.

Ren Xiang looked at the person who was walking over towards him and jumped up immediately, his eyes bright as he stared at Feng Jiu and asked: “Aren’t you the Ghost Doctor who has my Master completely mesmerised? Why are you here? And how do you know I’ve opened Qingfeng Inn?”

When Feng Jiu heard this, she smiled and replied: “I’ve heard Gray Wolf mention that you’re running this little inn. I happen to be passing by, so have come to take a look.”

As she spoke, her gaze landed on his face, he was more handsome that Gray Wolf and Shadow One: “It is true that it’s better to see in person.”

“Likewise.” He smiled meaningfully and motioned an invitation towards her: “Since you have come, then you must come in for a cup of tea. Come, there is a courtyard at the back.”

“Okay.” She nodded and followed him out to the back.

When they arrived at the courtyard at the back, they sat down at the table. The twin guards then poured them a cup of tea each then retreated a few steps backwards.

Ren Xiang looked at Feng Jiu who was dressed as a man in red clothes and asked: “Since you have come here, there must be something that I can help you with?”

He remembered his Master’s instructions before he had left. The person in front of him would no doubt become his Master’s wife in the future if nothing out of the ordinary were to happen.

Chapter 792: Our Master Is Very Popular

“Yes, there is. I want to know what the situation has been like at Tianyuan Palace.” She asked without hesitation.

“Tianyuan Palace? There has been a lot of chaos because of this recently in Green Gallop Country. They’ve divided into two factions, one of which has been attacking internally and many have turned to follow them. Why, are you interested in the factions?” He took a sip of tea while speaking, all the while staring at her.

“Yes, you can say so.”

Ren Xiang took a sip of his tea then put it down on the table and said: “The factions have been very chaotic. One of the factions are brutal and have caused much dissatisfaction with many influential families. I received news yesterday that one of the rebellion groups have their eyes on Baishou Mountain. Centenarian Mountain is owned by a small family and they have lived there for many generations. It seems like they want to exterminate the whole family. The people from Tianyuan Palace are really vicious.”

Feng Jiu’s expression turned dark when she heard this: “What about the other faction? They will just let them run riot?”

“There are less people in the other faction. Apparently they used to be the Protector of Law, Xiang Hua’s followers. There were fifty to sixty people at first. However, the leader of the other faction is a Nascent Soul cultivator and is always seeking opportunities to kill them off. There are only less than twenty people left now.”

“I reckon even if they want to retaliate, they won’t have the forces to do so.” He paused when he saw her expression and asked: “You are really interested in the faction? Do you need our help?”

“Just give me all the information you have. I can handle the rest.” She said calmly.

He smiled and said: “Okay, but don’t forget to look for me if you need help. Master has instructed us to assist you in anyway you require and Hell’s Lord will want to help you.”

Upon hearing this, her eyes raised as she had a thought, and she asked: “Do you have any news of him?”

Ren Xiang put his hand on his chin and smiled cheekily as he asked: “Who?”

Feng Jiu glanced at him: “Of course I’m asking about your Master.”

“Master!” He sighed and shook his head: “Not so good.”

Upon hearing this, her heart quivered: “What do you mean by not so good? Is the Thousand Year Frost Poison acting up again? Or is it something else?”

“Everything, besides his health, his situation isn’t ideal at the moment either.” Seeing the worry in her eyes, he continued: “When I received the news of your attack a while ago, I passed it on to Master. I reckon he is very worried about your wellbeing.”

Feng Jiu’s eyes raised: “If you know he will be worried then why did you tell him? Nothing happened to me anyway. You will only make him worry if you give him such news, so why would you do it?”

“Those people wanted to capture you to use against Master. Since Master left me here to keep an eye on things, then naturally I would have to report everything back to him.” He smiled and continued: “I heard that you have a ten year contact with Master. Do you really intend not to see him for ten years?”

When she heard this, Feng Jiu coughed out laughing and glanced at him up and down: “Are you sure you are not a woman? You are even more nosy than a woman.”

“I am only curious. Ten years is a long time. It is impossible to predict what will happen in this time, and if something were to happen, I’m afraid that you will be so heartbroken you can’t even cry. I am just telling you the truth! My Master is very popular!”

Chapter 793: Come Look For Me if You Need Anything

Feng Jiu shook her head and smiled: “If he can be enticed by someone else, then I’m not bothered about losing him. You don’t have to worry about us.”

“Okay!” He smiled back at her and asked: “It’s getting late now, would you like me to give you a tour of Qingfeng Inn?”

“If I remember correctly, yours is a male brothel, am I right?” She stared at him strangely.

“That’s right, we have all types of handsome men here. Charming men, strong men, and pretty faces too. We even have twins, see.” He gestured towards the two guards who were stood behind them.

After hearing those words, the two guards had glanced quickly at Feng Jiu before they looked down and shuffled backwards a little bit.

“Next time! I will talk to your Master about you wanting to take me for a tour of Qingfeng Inn. I believe he will be very interested in this matter.”

Ren Xiang smiled and replied: “I was only joking.”

“Yes, I know. I was also joking.” She smiled back.

Ren Xiang’s mouth twitched as he realised at that moment why his Master was so mesmerised by her and why Gray Wolf was banished to Qingfeng Inn after he met her.

Finally, Ren Xiang handed over the information he had on Tianyuan Palace and saw her out himself. Before she left, he asked: “Master Feng, do you need me to send a few people over to help you?”

“No, I have people by my side who can help.” She waved her hand: ” Thank you for the information.”

“Okay, if you have any problems in the future, just send someone to look for me.” He reminded her still at unease.

“Okay.” She smiled then turned and walked away. Seeing that it was still early, instead of returning to the inn, she made her way to Treasure Armoury to see if they had any strong hand weapons for three men.

Once inside, she picked out a sword for Xiang Hua, a dagger for Bai Xiao and also picked up a bag of silver needles. When she couldn’t find a weapon similar to a fan, she asked the shopkeeper.

“Shopkeeper, do you have a weapon shaped like a fan?”

“Fan shaped?” The shopkeeper thought for a while and answered: “Yes we do, Mister please wait. I will go and get it for Mister to take a look.” The shopkeeper had gone up to the second floor, and when he returned, he brought along with him a medium sized box.

“Mister, please take a look.This is a white jade fan. There is a mechanism here, and it can also be used as a flying aircraft. Other than the attacking mechanism, it also has a defense power, therefore, it is a little more expensive. This weapon has been with us for a few years now, what does Mister think about it?”

Feng Jiu took the weapon out and examined it and nodded: “It’s not bad, I will take it.”

The shopkeeper was overjoyed and had immediately put the fan back into the box before he wrapped it up for Feng Jiu. After he had settled the bill, he gave her the bag of silver needles free of charge.

When Feng Jiu arrived at the inn, the three men had already arrived and were waiting for her inside. When they saw her, they stood up immediately.

“Master.”

“Mister.”

Feng Jiu’s eyes glazed past the three men and noticed that Xiang Hua had changed into a black robe and he had also shaved his beard, he seemed full of spirit. Du Fan had changed into a beige coloured robe, he was dressed like a scholar, and although his appearance looked ordinary, he also looked well presented.

“Not bad at all. After a change of clothes, it’s as if you’re a whole new person.” She nodded and then took out the few gifts she had bought for them from space and passed it over: “I bought these for you on my way back. You can use them for now.”

Chapter 794: Centenarian Mountain’s Family Clan

When the three men looked at the items she had passed over to them, their hearts jumped with excitement. Especially Du Fan, when he saw that his gift was a fan.

“Thank you, Master.”

“Thank you, Mister.”

“I have something too?” Bai Xiao looked at the dagger and said: “But this is not really useful to me as I seldom use daggers.” He wouldn’t dare to kill anyone!

“It’s for you to use as protection. Why else would I give it to you?” Feng Jiu looked at him and indicated: “All of you sit down!” She then proceeded to order food from the waiter and filled the whole table up with food and wine.

“Eat well tonight and have a good night’s rest. Tomorrow morning Little Bai will come with me to Centenarian Mountain. Xiang Hua, Du Fan will go with you to get in touch with your previous followers. Once you have gathered everyone, secretly hideout by Centenarian Mountain and wait for my command.” She then poured herself a cup of wine.

“Yes.”

The few men pondered over the matter as they ate and drank. After dinner, Feng Jiu had gone into her room to rest. Xiang Hua and Du Fan left the inn to see if they could contact any of previous followers.

The next morning, after Feng Jiu passed on her instructions, she left for Centenarian Mountain with Bai Xiao. Rather than go searching for the people from Tianyuan Palace, she had decided that it was easier to wait for them at Centenarian Mountain.

After nearly a day of flying, the two of them had finally reached the bottom of Centenarian Mountain by the evening. When she looked around at the mountain, she understood why the people from Tianyuan Palace wanted to take over this place.

This place was really pretty good. They were surrounded by the mountain and there was only one exit. The bottom of the mountain was slightly indented and thus had formed a shape like a valley surrounded by mountains and water. It was the perfect meeting point for forces to gather. There was a thick mist in the air which made it seem like they were in a fairyland.

“How do we get inside? I assume this place is private property? If we just go in without permission we would be apprehended.” Bai Xiao looked around but could not see inside. He asked: ” Do you think this place has traps?”

Feng Jiu’s forehead furrowed and said: “If you had been just as careful in the past, you wouldn’t have been buried alive.”

“But look at this place, it’s so weird. Family clans are usually based in more prosperous lands. That’s the same as mine. But look at this place! It’s not so bad in the day, but I can imagine it must be creepy at night.”

Upon hearing this, Feng Jiu’s eyes wavered as she observed: “What you said does make sense. I was only concerned about gathering information about the people from Tianyuan Palace and I had forgotten to ask for information about the family clans. I heard that they are only a small family and not very popular. It is a little strange that the family have chosen to stay here.”

“Right? I thought it was weird. This is a massive mountain and there is only one small family clan who lives here, it’s very strange indeed.” Bai Xiao noticed that the sky had gone darker and asked: “Mister, do we go in? Or do we find somewhere to rest outside?”

“Of course we will go in! Otherwise what it is the point in coming here?” She looked at the darkening sky and continued: “It is getting dark, so we can go inside and say we are looking for shelter.”

She then strode inside with Bai Xiao following behind her. After they had crossed the road in front of them, Feng Jiu stopped.

Chapter 795: Mysterious Family

Seeing that she had stopped, Bai Xiao looked to his left and then right and asked: “What’s the matter? Why have you stopped walking?”

“There is a formation.” She glanced around and her eyes landed on the road in front of her: “There is a formation from this point onwards. It is not just any maze formation.”

Her eyes were focused straight ahead as a thought came to her: “Is this family clan really a small one?”

Bai Xiao saw that she was deep in thought so he hadn’t interrupted and looked about their surroundings instead. He wasn’t sure if it was an illusion, but he thought he saw someone looking at them from afar. When he looked again, the person had disappeared.

“Am I seeing things?” He murmured as he rubbed his eyes.

“Seeing things?” Feng Jiu asked.

“I thought I saw someone.” He replied.

“A person? Not possible. Besides the two of us, there is not another person’s breath nearby.” She continued: “There is fog here, maybe you didn’t see clearly. Follow me closely and don’t get lost in the formation. The maze formation changes.”

“Okay, I understand.” He replied and followed closely.

Because Feng Jiu was familiar with formations, they didn’t have any problems when she brought Bai Xiao into the formation with her. However, just as they were about to continue walking forwards, a voice sounded out near them.

“This is not a place the both of you should have come into.”

Feng Jiu looked back startled and saw a figure looming on the left. The man was wrapped up in his black robe, his eyes were like stagnant water, and made one shiver looking at them.

“You, are you a human or a ghost?” Bai Xiao was startled and asked in a quivering voice.

The man’s gaze swept past Bai Xiao and landed on Feng Jiu, and he replied: “Go back. This is not a place you should come to.”

His voice was light and floaty, like it was emitting from everywhere. If they hadn’t seen him standing there, they would have wondered where the voice was coming from.

Feng Jiu came out of her reverie and extended her hand to the man: “Senior, we have not come here harbouring ill intentions. We have come to warn you and give you a message.”

The man looked at Feng Jiu quietly and said: “Speak.”

“I wonder if Senior has heard of Tianyuan Palace?” She asked.

“Yes.” The man in black robes nodded but said nothing more.

Upon seeing this, Feng Jiu proceeded to tell him about how the faction of Tianyuan Palace had intended to take over Centenarian Mountain. Finally, she added: “Because they have a Nascent Soul cultivator among their ranks and several Golden Core cultivators, when I learnt of the news, I came to inform you. If your forces are not strong enough to deal with them, you can retreat.”

“Thank you, you can leave now.” After he spoke, the man in black robes hadn’t left, but he stood there and stared at the both of them.

“Farewell.” Feng Jiu bowed and dragged Bai Xiao away with her.

The man in black robes watched as walked into the formation. When their figures disappeared from his view, he finally turned and walked away.

Feng Jiu who had left with Bai Xiao felt uneasy. She hadn’t thought much of it before she came here. But after she met with the man in black robes, she realised that this family clan was not just an ordinary family, nor a small family at all.

Chapter 796: We’ve seen Young Master

“We’re just leaving just like this?” Bai Xiao looked back over his shoulder and saw that the strange man had disappeared. That dangerous aura had also faded away.

“Mm, this place doesn’t feel quite right. We can’t go back in.” After taking him out of the array, they arrived at the foot of the mountain. “We’ll wait for Xiang Hua and others down the mountain. We can’t enter this place.”

“Wasn’t that man so fierce? I got goosebumps when he showed up.”

“It’s not that your hair stood on end when he appeared. Rather, it’s very cold inside. Whenever the sky gets dark, the cold Yin air becomes stronger. So I think there should be something filthy in it.”

“What? Filthy, filthy things? Those that were light as feathers?” He asked in a quivering voice, his face turned white with fear. He had been wandering outside for so long, yet never encountered the filthy things she said. How could he run into this kind of stuff after only several days following her?

“Mm, I’ll have someone check on the place later. I tell you what, you wait for me inside the city. I’ll wait here for Xiang Hua and others, then look for you in the city. By the way, take this and go to a shop in the city that has the same pattern as this token. Then, ask them for the information on the Centenarian Mountain. ” She motioned for him to leave first.

Bai Xiao took it from her and asked with a worried look. “I’m leaving first? So what will you do then? This place is so dangerous. Are you alright alone?”

“Don’t worry! I won’t go in. Hurry up! Go to the city before dark. ” She told him.

“All right then! Anyway, I can’t fight and unable to help you, so I’m not going to hold you back. I’ll wait for you at the first inn in the city. Look for me once you all get there.” As he spoke, he put the token away and headed into town.

After seeing him leave, Feng Jiu looked back at the strange mountain top. She also left and went to the tree beside the mountain path to wait for Xiang Hua.

That night, Xiang Hua and the others didn’t show up, as well as those group of people from the Heavenly Dynasty Place. However, she noticed that there seemed to be some light floating in the Centenarian Mountain. As the night deepened, she also heard a faint strange sound.

The next day, in the daytime, things were as usual. The Centenarian Mountain looked just like an ordinary mountain. She noticed that once in a while some people entered the mountain to chop firewood or gather herbs by accident, then got out safely after circling the mountain.

That night, silence still reigned throughout the place. Something cold and gloomy seemed to fill the air. The night seemed very calm and nothing happened. However, on the third day, the group of people from the Heavenly Dynasty Palace came led by a Nascent Soul. There were nearly 100 people, each of them carrying a ferocious aura. They marched towards the Centenarian Mountain.

Seeing those people went in, her eyes jolted. After about a half column of incense time, she saw Xiang Hua and Du Fan arriving with twenty people in tow. She raised her vital energy and leapt to the mountain road.

“Young Master.”

“Young Master.”

Those two people called out to her and came to her side. Then, Xiang Hua introduced the group to her. “They are all from the Heavenly Dynasty Palace and the brothers that I managed to find. I’ve told them that Young Master is the Palace Master’s disciple and they are willing to follow you.”

“We’ve seen Young Master.” Those group of about twenty people gave a salute. They gazed at the red-robed Feng Jiu with curiosity and scrutinizing look.

Chapter 797: How much his life’s worth

Feng Jiu cast her gaze over them. There were only twenty one people. They all looked middle-aged, but in fact, they were definitely not over 30 or 40 years old.

Fifteen of them were at the Foundation Building level while the other six were Golden Core cultivators. Compared to those people she saw earlier, Although they carried killing intent, they were not ferocious as those people. However, they still had a strong smell of blood. Obviously, their hands were stained with many people’s lives.

She nodded. “Since everyone is here, let’s go!” With these words, she walked into the city.

However, all the people who heard her were stunned. One of them asked, “Young Master, they have entered the Centenarian Mountain. Aren’t we going in?”

“We’re not going in.” She neither stopped walking nor looked back.

The person behind frowned and asked in a not too well tone, “What are we doing here if we don’t go in?” Originally, they intended to follow her after hearing from Protector of the Law Xiang that she had the skills and also that she was the Palace Master’s disciple. Now that they’ve seen her, she’s just so.

Feng Jiu stopped and glanced back at the man. “Are you questioning me?”

Seeing this, Xiang Hua hastened to say, “Young Master, Ah Qiang didn’t mean that.” He had not seen her kill, nor had he seen her ruthlessness. He knew that they shouldn’t offend her dignity.

“I just want to ask, why don’t we go in? Don’t we come here to stop them from killing people and occupying land by force? ” The middle-aged man quietly, ignoring Xiang Hua’s signal.

“Impudent! The Master’s word should be obeyed, why did you ask so many whys!” Du Fan snapped and glared at Ah Qiang, the middle-aged man.

“We heard from Protector of the Law Xiang that Young Master was the Palace Master’s disciple and so we came here. We thought that he should be remarkable. However, unexpectedly, I got disappointed. Did Young Master get scared after seeing them and dare not fight them? In that case, what’s this talk about reorganizing Heavenly Dynasty Palace? What’s this talk about reviving the reputation of Heavenly Dynasty Palace? ”

Feng Jiu didn’t pay attention to him. Instead, she looked at Xiang Hua. “So, this is the man you brought?”

Hearing this, Xiang Hua hung down his head. “I’m sorry, Young Master.” Any explanation was too weak, making the gap even farther apart. Immediately, he stepped forward and kicked the middle-aged man to a kneeling position.

“Apologize to Young Master.”

“Protector of the Law Xiang, let me go!” The middle-aged man struggled. “This boy can’t afford my bow!”

When Xiang Hua came to them, he only told them that Feng Jiu was the disciple of Chu Batian and the man possessing the Qingfeng sword. He didn’t tell them much. Therefore, they also thought that Feng Jiu was a man.

Seeing this scene, Feng Jiu smiled and motioned to him. “Let go of him.”

Xiang Hua took a look at her and released his hand to let the man stand up. Unexpectedly, the man swung his fist at Feng Jiu as soon as he stood up. He spoke angrily, “I’d like to know how much skill you have inherited from the Palace Master!”

“Ah Qiang! You, stay your hand!” Xiang Hua shouted with great alarm. When he was about to step forward, others restrained him.

“Protector of the Law Xiang, take a look! You brought us to follow such a boy. Let us see what skill he has! Such a man really deserves to hold the Qingfeng sword and become our palace master? ”

“It’s alright, I also want to see how much his life’s worth after all.”

Chapter 798: The horrifying footsteps

Looking at his fist swinging at her, her glance turned chilly and her smile hostile. “I’ve always been the one who considers whether anyone was good enough or not. No one ever dared to think I wasn’t adequate. So, you want to touch me? You’re far from qualified.”

As soon as she spoke, a silver needle darted out of her hand and shot into the middle-aged man’s acupoint. Bang! He fell down with just one shot.

Others were startled. When they were just about to come forward, they heard Feng Jiu spoke.

“Don’t you want to get in? I’ll let you enter that place.” She looked at Du Fan at her side, “Throw someone in for me.”

“Yes.” Du Fan responded, then carried the man who fell on the ground earlier and swept up the mountain. The people behind them saw this and stared at Feng Jiu with a frown and a foul expression.

About the time it took an incense stick to burn, Du Fan came out with a weird expression. He came up to Feng Jiu and cupped his fists. “Young Master, I’ve thrown him in.” Then, he stood behind her.

Feng Jiu looked at the rest of the people. “You can also go in.” As soon as she finished speaking, she turned around and left. Du Fan followed her from behind.

When Xiang Hua saw this, he glanced at those people, shook his head, and quickly followed Feng Jiu.

Those twenty people watched with gloomy faces. “Even though he’s just a kid, he’s too violent!”

“Should we follow such a man? I simply have no idea.”

“Let’s go!”

As they spoke, they turned and went up the mountain one by one. They had no intention of following this young man with their lives, and now they felt that he was not worth following.

As the sky grew dark, faint chirps of insects were heard from the thicket. When those twenty men walked along the road at the mountaintop, a gust of night wind blew, making their flesh crawl.

“Why is the mountain peak colder than at the foot?”

“Mm, I felt it, too. There’s something strange with that gust of wind.”

“Ah Qiang was thrown in, right? Why didn’t we see his trace? ”

“Not that, why didn’t we hear any sounds from that group that came in earlier than us? With over a hundred people coming in, should it be this quiet?”

The party walked around. However, while talking, they found that they circled back to the same location.

“Is there an array here? We actually ran in a circle. Where’s Little Lin? He’s knowledgeable about arrays. Let him lead the way. ” Someone shouted, looked back and a man in his thirties was pushed to the middle.

“There’s something strange with the array! I sensed a feeling of suspension as I walked as if the route was changed. ” He spoke with some hesitation. But since he was urged by others, he could only lead the way in front.

However, after they walked a loop, they came to a place where the fog was quite thick. “The fog in front of us is quite thick and the sky is dark. Keep close, don’t stray away.”

He didn’t look back, so he wasn’t aware that the people behind his were reduced one by one. However, the footsteps resounded as if there were still many people…

“Why does it seem to be bottomless? We’ve walked so long, yet we couldn’t exit this array. It seems this is not the common losing track array!”

As he spoke, he didn’t hear the people at his rear answering. Just as he wanted to look back, a gust of cold wind blew in. He saw a faint green light floating behind him. At this moment, listening to the footsteps trailing on his back, his hairs all stood on end.

Chapter 799: The invisible hand

Ghost!

There’s a ghost!

This place is haunted!

Those words reverberating in his mind, making him drenched in cold sweat. Hearing the footsteps behind him and the groaning sound that echoed back to him from time to time, he shuddered inwardly.

He had heard that there were ghosts, evil spirits and a type of demonic cultivation in the world, but he had never encountered them!

At this moment, he finally knew why Feng Jiu didn’t come in. She knew early on that there’s something fishy with this place. No wonder, no wonder those group of over a hundred people made no sound here.

Were they all dragged away by the ghost?

If that’s the case, there’s no need for them to get in. They all disappeared. Did they come here to die?

“Thud…thud…thud…”

The footsteps sounded a bit chaotic as if people were following him closely. The wind blew accompanied by the rustle of leaves. He had no idea whether it was delusional. A burst of bizarre laughter that seemed to come from the shadows was heard…

He was in cold sweat and didn’t dare to turn round. He pretended that he didn’t know what happened behind him. While walking out of the array, he spoke, “Let’s leave! We can’t enter this place. ”

“It doesn’t matter. I know the way. I’ll take you in…”

The eerie voice behind him scared him to scream out and dash away. However, at this time, a pair of cold hands stretched out to pull his feet and dragged him away.

“It doesn’t matter… I know the way. I’ll take you in…”

“Aah…don’t….don’t…aargh…”

His involuntary shriek pierced the night sky and echoed through the night. However, it seemed that the sound was blown away by the night wind and only a faint sound wafted away…

The night was deep and the Centenarian Mountain was still quiet. Only, there seemed to be somebody in the deepest place. There was a lantern flickering faintly…

Du Fan, who followed Feng Jiu to the city, kept silent all the way. He looked at Feng Jiu from time to time. He was wondering how she knew about this.

The secular world didn’t tolerate demons. Similar to devilry cultivation, they could only live in the shadows. The right-path cultivators could walk transparently in the open, but they were devilry cultivators. When they spoke about it, others would beat the path of retreat.

Normally, most people died and turn into spirits. If they didn’t enter the path of reincarnation, they would float between heaven and earth for a period of time and then vanish like a puff of smoke. Those who perished with a strong sense of resentment and unwillingness would have their thoughts fester after death and they would become fierce ghosts and evil spirits.

Devilry cultivation was even less because it needed opportunities, just like ordinary people stepping into the road of immortal cultivation. It was not the path that everyone could enter.

Not all people could see ghosts. Because of this, most people felt that ghosts were more terrible than cultivators since they had no inkling when they would be haunted by evil spirits.

However, when the cultivation reached a certain level, common ghosts couldn’t get close to a cultivator’s body. Even, ghosts couldn’t get close and possess those with powerful or fierce intent.

He was curious, how did Master know that the place was strange? How did she know if they got in, there would be no way out? Had she explored the way first?

However, if she had explored the way, how could she come out perfectly alright?

After a long silence, Xiang Hua looked at the red-robed Feng Jiu and asked, “Young Master, can they come out after entering the place?”

Chapter 800: I thought you were dragged away by the ghosts

Walking leisurely into the city, Feng Jiu’s lips curled up. Her eyes were chilly while her manner of speaking was indifferent. “It depends on their ability.”

Xiang Hua’s heart sunk when he heard this. Depending on their ability? So, everything pointed to disaster? What’s so weird about that place? What prompted her to stay away from that place and say that?

They were silent during the journey until they reached the inn. Bai Xiao, at the gate of the inn, had been waiting for them for three days. He saw them coming and raised his hand, shouting, “Young Master, Young Master. I am here, here!”

He ran up to Feng Jiu and looked her up and down. “Are you alright? You weren’t back after so many days. I thought you were dragged away by the ghosts. ” Before the words registered in the brain, Feng Jiu tapped him immediately.

“Even if they can drag you away, they won’t be able to drag me away. ” She laughed and scolded, and tapped him on his head. “Have you got the information?”

He grinned and rubbed his head. “It was delivered yesterday.”

“Mm, let’s get in and talk.” She smiled and with a nod walked into the room he had reserved.

After hearing Bai Xiao’s words, Xiang Hua, who followed throughout the journey, had his eyes shrunk. He lagged behind a step and held Du Fan back. “Du Fan, you’ve been inside before. Is it true that inside that place…”

“I didn’t see it, but something wasn’t quite right inside and there was a formation. If I wasn’t familiar with the array, I’m afraid I wouldn’t be able to come out.”

He paused for a moment. “After getting along with each other, you should also know something about our Master’s character. Those people brought about their own destruction. They couldn’t blame Master, not even a bit. You’d better not lose your proper manner. Don’t forget how you got out of there.”

Xiang Hua’s eyes revealed a resolute determination. “Don’t worry. I can distinguish my priorities.”

The two didn’t mention this matter again but went upstairs into that side room.

At the side table, Bai Xiao poured Feng Jiu tea while talking. “Since you weren’t back, I read the information on it first. To the outside world, the Centeranian Mountain looked like an ordinary mountain. However, from this data, strangely, it’s really similar to a ghost mountain.”

He sat down beside her. “It says that some ordinary people will come out again after they circled about. But when some cultivators went in, they didn’t reappear.”

“What’s more, this place is very horrifying at night time. There is a faint spirit fire flickering. This information speculated that perhaps this place is a ghost village, or maybe the people in this clan raise ghosts. In short, this is a dangerous place.”

Feng Jiu looked at the above information while listening to Bai Xiao making a fuss over the news. She couldn’t help laughing. “No matter how dangerous that place is, you were able to come out. At that time, no ghosts dragged you away. There’s no need to worry.”

“At that time, the man was staring at you all the time. I think if you were not there, I would have been dragged away.” He could not help but shiver at the thought of the man in black.

After a good while, Feng Jiu closed the material and handed it back to Bai Xiao. “Those Heavenly Dynasty Palaces’s group of over a hundred people got in and couldn’t get out also. By chance, we avoid having to take care of it ourselves.”

She stood up and flicked her robe. “Find your own room to rest, we stay here for two days. If the situation remains the same, we’ll make a move again.” As she spoke, she motioned them to leave.

“Yes.” The three assented and left.