Under such circumstances, Mo Wuji would not show any mercy. His Tian Ji Pole landed directly on the scissor wielding fella's neck.
With a loud crack, the cultivator's neck and half of his shoulder were smashed into smithereens by Mo Wuji's pole. He did not even make a sound before collapsing to the ground.
Mo Wuji used his fastest speed to dig up the lingzhi and kept it in his storage bag. Yu Zhi followed suit and kept the fella's storage bag.
From the moment Mo Wuji dug up the lingzhi, to the moment he was ambushed by the scissor wielding cultivator, to the moment Mo Wuji and Yu Zhi joined forces to kill the fella, only a few seconds had passed. The two of them seemed to have done this many times before, and their coordination was very good.
"How dare you kill my junior brother, kneel …" A violent aura came crashing over, followed by a punch towards Mo Wuji and Yu Zhi.
Mo Wuji and Yu Zhi's combined forces could not withstand this violent aura, and their legs cracked under the pressure. Just as Mo Wuji gritted his teeth and prepared to give his opponent a Lightning Flash, he felt a similar strong force coming from his side.
Mo Wuji's heart skipped a beat. If this strong elemental energy had landed on him from behind, he would have died.
"Boom!" The two elemental energies collided, and a huge crater was formed on the ground. Mo Wuji also felt the pressure on his body lighten, and he subconsciously gave up on activating the Lightning Flash.
Following which, Mo Wuji heard a calm voice say, "So what if I killed your junior brother?"
"Hou Yucheng, don't tell me you want to interfere?" A muscular man landed not too far away from Mo Wuji. He was the one who attacked Mo Wuji and Yu Zhi.
"Brother Hou, thank you for your help. Senior apprentice sister Qu, I didn't expect to see you again. "Mo Wuji turned and saw Hou Yucheng and Qu Wan 'Er.
If not for Hou Yucheng and Qu Wan'Er, it would have been difficult for him to escape from this burly man's attack even though he could have used Lightning Flash to deflect that attack. This muscular man was at least in the intermediate Transcending Mortality Intermediate Stage, while he was only at Channel Opening Stage Level 9, and Yu Zhi was only at the Great Circle of Spirit Building Stage.
Hou Yucheng smiled at Mo Wuji, "We are teammates that went to the ice summit together."
After finishing his sentence, Hou Yucheng turned back to the burly man and said, "I'm definitely going to interfere in this matter. If there's anything, come at me, Hou Yucheng."
The burly man stared hatefully at Mo Wuji and Yu Zhi. Without another word, he turned and left. Hou Yucheng's strength was higher than his, and he was from a large sect. He couldn't do anything to Hou Yucheng.
"Brother Mo, I knew that you would be fine." Hou Yucheng clasped his fists towards Mo Wuji gracefully.
Qu Wan Er also said, "Senior Brother Hou thought that something had happened to you, and he has been brooding over it. He said that he was the one who called you over. Fortunately, you're safe and sound. "
As for Hou Yucheng, Mo Wuji felt that he couldn't see through him. However, he was still extremely grateful to Hou Yucheng for saving his life.
The surrounding spiritual herbs had already been snatched clean, but the three of them did not leave. They stood there and began to reminisce about the past. From Hou Yucheng's words, Mo Wuji found out that there were indeed spiritual veins on both sides of the canyon. Between these two spiritual veins, there were naturally all sorts of spiritual herbs growing. Because of the long passage of time, the weaker spiritual herbs had long been eliminated. Those that could survive were all peak grade spiritual herbs.
Mo Wuji also gave a simple explanation. The reason why he was able to survive was because he was trapped in an ice cellar. After much hardship, he managed to escape with his life.
As for his gains in the ice cellar, Mo Wuji did not talk about it, and Hou Yucheng did not ask. Of course, Mo Wuji did not ask Hou Yucheng and Qu Wan Er what they found at the bottom of the ice summit.
Yu Zhi saw that Mo Wuji was familiar with Hou Yucheng and Qu Wan Er, and fell silent. Previously, he followed Mo Wuji because he was not afraid that Mo Wuji would swallow his herbs. Now that Mo Wuji knew more people than him, even if Mo Wuji wanted to swallow his herbs, he would not be able to do anything. Fortunately, he still kept a few stalks of herbs.
Just as Yu Zhi was feeling uneasy, Mo Wuji called Yu Zhi over, and said to Hou Yucheng and Qu Wan Er, "This is Yu Zhi. His wife is sick, and he needs my help to concoct pills, so he came over to look for spiritual herbs."
Hearing Mo Wuji's public introduction, Yu Zhi heaved a sigh of relief, and hurried over to greet Mo Wuji. A rogue cultivator like him would feel extremely inferior in front of genius disciples like Hou Yucheng and Qu Wan Er. But Mo Wuji was still a pill refiner.
"Oh, I wonder what spiritual herbs Brother Yu is lacking?" Hou Yucheng was always polite, and did not show any signs of neglect just because Yu Zhi was a rogue cultivator.
Mo Wuji helped, "I'm still lacking the Sky Spider Fruit and the Extreme Orchid. These two spiritual herbs are relatively common, and I believe that there should be some in the depths of this natural canyon …"
As he said this, Mo Wuji still felt a little guilty. His reason for coming here was to help Yu Zhi pick the Sky Spider Fruit and the Extreme Orchid, but the first thing he did was snatch the 10-year Lingzhi. By the time he snatched the Lingzhi, all the spiritual herbs here would be gone.
Qu Wan Er laughed, "Then there's no need to continue searching, I just happen to have these two spiritual herbs here."
As she spoke, Qu Wan Er waved her hand, and a few stalks of spiritual herbs appeared. They were the Sky Spider Fruit and the Extreme Orchid.
Seeing that Qu Wan Er did not ask any questions, and just took out the spiritual herbs required for the Body Constructing Pill, Yu Zhi hurried forward to thank her.
Qu Wan Er waved her hand, "These spiritual herbs are nothing, I owe Pill Master Mo more than these spiritual herbs."
If Mo Wuji did not give her a bracelet, even if she could enter, the price she had to pay would be much more than these few spiritual herbs. Hence, she was still very grateful to Mo Wuji.
Mo Wuji did not mind, and after keeping the spiritual herbs, he asked curiously, "Senior apprentice sister Qu, there must be more spiritual herbs in the depths of this canyon right? Why don't we continue searching? "
Hou Yucheng explained, "If we go deeper into this canyon, we would need at least three days to reach the next spiritual herb growing area. That would be six days. If that's the case, we wouldn't be able to get out in time. Moreover, in a few more days, the Five Elements Desolate Domain's poison fog would cover the entire area, and all sorts of demonic beasts would return. At that time, not to mention spiritual herbs, it would not be easy to stay alive. "
Indeed, Mo Wuji saw that other than a few cultivators who were still hesitating, many had already turned and left the canyon.
"Since that's the case, let's go back too." Spiritual herbs were good, but to Mo Wuji, Yan'er's safety was the most important.
"That's what I was thinking too." Hou Yucheng immediately said.
Qu Wan Er had already made a fortune, so she naturally agreed to go back. Yu Zhi's motive for coming here was for the Body Constructing Pill, and now he could only rely on Mo Wuji. Whatever Mo Wuji said, that would be it.
After Mo Wuji's group of four turned and left, the last few people who were still hesitating also turned and returned. Precious spiritual herbs were tempting, but if they lost their lives, everything else would be useless.
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"Brother Mo, what a pity. Three months in the Five Elements Desolate Domain is simply not enough, and Brother Mo was actually trapped under the ice mountain for almost two months." As the four of them returned, Hou Yucheng said with a tinge of regret.
Qu Wan Er laughed, "That's hard to say. Just like me, if not for senior brother Hou's help, I might have already died here. Just like when Pill Master Mo met with danger, it was also senior brother Hou who helped him. "
Mo Wuji understood what Qu Wan Er meant, which was that his cultivation was very low, and if not for the fact that he was trapped under the ice mountain for two months, he might have already been killed.
In reality, Qu Wan Er was not speaking blindly. With Mo Wuji's cultivation level, in that intense battle just now, he could have been killed at any time.
Perhaps out of all the people who entered the Five Elements Desolate Domain, he spent the least time searching for treasures. This was because he spent most of his time cultivating.
"Perhaps even if I did not act, Brother Mo would not be afraid of that fella's sneak attack. In two months, Brother Mo might even be able to find a Flower of the True Gods, "Hou Yucheng said very naturally.
Mo Wuji even suspected that Hou Yucheng knew that he had a backup plan, which was why he said that.
"Brother Hou, have you seen an Immeasurable Soul-forging Crystal before?" Mo Wuji did not want to talk too much about his cultivation level, and he really wanted to know if he obtained an Immeasurable Soul-forging Crystal, so he asked.
Hou Yucheng laughed, "From a certain perspective, an Immeasurable Soul-forging Crystal is even more valuable than a Flower of the True Gods. How could I have seen such an item? I do know that the Immeasurable Soul-forging Crystal is a four-sided crystal, with a hint of yellow within the crystal … "
When Mo Wuji heard this, his heart sank. He finally understood where his mistake was. The item he obtained was not an Immeasurable Soul-forging Crystal. Not only was it not, it looked very different from an Immeasurable Soul-forging Crystal.
The Immeasurable Soul-forging Crystal that Hou Yucheng mentioned was indeed there. This was because not far from where he obtained the two ice flowers, there was a row of four-cornered crystals that Hou Yucheng mentioned. Those crystals were crystal clear with a tinge of yellow. However, that row of items was thrown to the side like rubbish. Mo Wuji's first impression was the strongest, so he naturally thought that the items on the ice mountain were the most valuable. How could he have known that the row of items thrown to the side were Immeasurable Soul-forging Crystals?
No wonder the couple said that they saw the Immeasurable Soul-forging Crystals. What they saw was what he thought was a pile of rubbish.
"There's still one more day before we leave the Five Elements Desolate Domain. Let's speed up." Seeing that the conversation between Mo Wuji and Hou Yucheng had cooled down, Qu Wan'Er interrupted.
Mo Wuji sighed. It was too late. If he could make it in time, he would definitely make another trip back. Even if he might freeze to death, he had to retrieve the Immeasurable Soul-forging Crystal.
The damnable thing was that when he went to the ice mountain with Hou Yucheng, he only asked Hou Yucheng if there were any Immeasurable Soul-forging Crystals there. He did not ask Hou Yucheng what the Immeasurable Soul-forging Crystal looked like. Even though Mo Wuji was sure that he would not make the same mistake again, he could not afford to make the same mistake again.
"I'm not giving it to you. What can you do to me?" A loud voice jolted Mo Wuji out of his regret. Following that, the sound of elemental energy colliding could be heard.
Zhen Shaoru? Mo Wuji saw that Zhen Shaoru was fighting with a skinny bearded man. Without hesitation, he took a step forward and stood by the side to watch the battle. If Zhen Shaoru could not defeat the opponent, even if his cultivation level was not high enough, he would still lend a hand.
(Third update: Requesting for monthly votes. Today's update will end here. Good night, friends! We will be on the road tomorrow, so the update might not be stable. If there are any gaps, it will definitely be filled in the day after tomorrow.)
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