Mortals: Take Mo Juren at the start

Mo Juren had to admit that he had underestimated the troublesome nature of the 'Water-Fire Poisonous Mayfly' mother insect. It wasn't that the insect itself was particularly powerful, but rather that its spatial talent made it too slippery and difficult to handle.

Even though Zidian possesses top-tier escape techniques like lightning, it still falls short by a hair's breadth, and that hair's breadth is what makes it so different.

The two fought for a long time, and no matter how many times Zidian attacked, he couldn't touch the other at all.

This left it speechless; despite having greater strength, it was unable to defeat its opponent.

No wonder the other party dared to surface directly; it seems they really had confidence. However, it wasn't in a hurry. No matter how sophisticated the other party's escape techniques were, as long as it made one mistake, it was confident enough to deliver a fatal blow.

However, Mo Juren, who was watching the battle from afar, was unwilling to wait any longer. After all, this was the Yin Wind Swamp, and they hadn't even left yet. If the time dragged on too long, who knew what uncontrollable crisis might occur?
In addition, he was also very wary of the white-haired old woman who had left Chi Yun Ancestor behind. Although the two sides had reached a deal and she was willing to let him leave, who could say for sure?

When he parted ways with Ancestor Chiyun before, the other party told him not to delay and to leave as soon as possible, which must have been due to this concern.

Having figured this out, Mo Juren did not hesitate at all and immediately took action.

He naturally didn't need to go forward and make a big fuss. Instead, he seized the opportunity and sent out two beams of spiritual light from a distance. These were the Water and Fire Decrees, which then flashed into the other party's body.

The mother insect was unprepared. Firstly, she probably looked down on Mo Juren, a Nascent Soul stage cultivator, and secondly, she was unfamiliar with the edict and could not sense its power. She thought it was just an ordinary spiritual attack, so she did not dodge at all.

As expected, it froze instantly, unable to mobilize any spiritual energy within its body. The spatial talent, which also required spiritual energy to activate, naturally lost its function as well.

Upon seeing this, Zidian was overjoyed. He had been preparing to strike with all his might, and immediately seized the opportunity to open his mouth. In an instant, endless lightning burst forth, directly engulfing the mother insect.

Not only that, to prevent the mother insect from escaping, it quickly flew close and then opened its huge mouth full of lightning to swallow it whole.

Mo Juren could still faintly hear the mother insect's mournful hiss, indicating that it had indeed suffered a severe injury, but by then it was too late.

After the mother insect was swallowed, in just a few breaths, the endless sea of ​​insects in mid-air suddenly stopped, and then burst open, turning into balls of flame that fell downwards.

Under the scorching heat of endless flames, the entire lake began to boil.

Looking at everything before him, Mo Juren was not too happy. Instead, a hint of relief appeared in his eyes. The reason was simple: although the victory seemed easy, it actually involved too much luck.

Thinking about it carefully, if the mother insect hadn't left the lake surface before, but had instead remained hidden in the deeper waters, secretly controlling countless offspring to attack, it really wouldn't have been so easy to deal with.

He had no other choice but to charge forward and try to get out of the lake as quickly as possible.

He didn't doubt whether it would ultimately succeed, but unsurprisingly, it would come at a considerable cost.

Of course, Zidian could take the initiative to attack, but the situation in the lake is too complicated, and it is the opponent's home ground. Even if Zidian is not weak, it will be restricted everywhere once it goes deep into the lake, and it is hard to say whether it can be resolved in the end.

In short, if the opponent chooses a more underhanded fighting style, the situation will become very troublesome.

Fortunately, the other party seemed to have enough confidence in their own strength, or for some other reason, they actually came out on their own, which was tantamount to walking into a trap.

With his and Zidian's combined efforts, they dealt with him in a single exchange. Regaining his composure, Mo Juren stopped dwelling on the matter; his immediate priority was to leave as quickly as possible.

Just as he was about to call Zidian back, he suddenly looked up into the distance, and his expression changed drastically.

High in the sky, a figure suddenly appeared. Upon closer inspection, it was none other than the white-haired old woman he had seen in the space inside the strange beast's body. She was holding a six-eared red fox in her arms, and just like the last time they met, she was staring at him with shining eyes. However, this time it was not just curiosity, but also an undisguised fervor.

"Why did she come out?" Mo Juren was greatly alarmed, wondering if his guess was true and that the other party really intended to disregard the agreement with Ancestor Chiyun and make a move against him.
That would be troublesome. Faced with such an existence, he was completely like a lamb to the slaughter, powerless to resist, even with the addition of Zidian.

At this moment, Zidian also discovered the presence of the white-haired old woman. He was greatly terrified. Then, with a flash of lightning, he appeared in front of Mo Juren, his dragon eyes revealing a resolute look.

"You little dragon are quite loyal." The space rippled slightly, and the white-haired old woman appeared before them, her deep eyes scrutinizing them with interest as she continued,
"A powerful remnant soul at the Tribulation Transcending stage willingly attaches itself to you, and a dragon at the peak of the mid-stage of the Void Refining realm becomes your spirit beast. Just what kind of identity do you have, kid? That old fellow is unwilling to reveal anything, which makes me very curious."

"I am grateful for the kindness of some elders who have given me some protection, but it is really nothing. Please forgive my ignorance, senior," Mo Juren replied, half-jokingly, with an unusually sincere expression and tone.

At this point, it's natural to use a powerful figure as a shield, which might make the other party somewhat wary. If one admits to being just a rogue cultivator, then one would be foolish.

"Just as I thought!" The white-haired old woman nodded slightly, clearly agreeing that this was normal, since such a configuration would be impossible without a powerful background.

His slightly withered hand gently stroked the smooth back of the six-eared red fox a few times, then he said again,

"You need not be afraid. Since I have already agreed to Fellow Daoist Chi Yun's request, I will not do anything to go back on my word. I have come here on other important business."

"Senior, please feel free to give any instructions. I will do my best to complete them." Hearing that the other party did not have any ill intentions, Mo Juren felt relieved and immediately expressed his attitude respectfully.

At the same time, he directly transmitted his voice to Zidian, telling him to come back quickly. What a joke! After all, facing such an existence, everything the other party did was meaningless.

Zidian clearly understood this as well. It was just an instinctive action in a moment of desperation. Now, it felt a little embarrassed and immediately shrank its body, transforming into a small snake about a foot long and landing on its master's shoulder.

Seeing this, the white-haired old woman nodded in satisfaction. Without hesitation, she immediately asked again:

"I won't pry into your other secrets, but I do want to ask one thing: are you related to the Celestial Fox Clan?"

“Uh…” Mo Juren was slightly taken aback, wondering why the other party would ask such a question. However, when his gaze fell on the six-eared red fox in his arms, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

Could it be related to this little guy?

Thinking of this, he immediately nodded solemnly.
"Senior's guess is correct. I do indeed have a deep relationship with the Celestial Fox Clan."

"It seems your intuition was correct!" Upon hearing this answer, the white-haired old woman smiled and stroked the six-eared red fox in her arms. After a long while, her expression suddenly turned somewhat reluctant as she spoke.

"In that case, you shall follow him from now on!" (End of Chapter)