Troubled times: Start practicing spiritual practice by taking care of your sister-in-law.

Murong Yuan stood proudly in the void, dressed in a black robe. As the successor of the Tianji Pavilion, he was not only exceptionally talented and considered himself invincible among the geniuses of his generation, but also remarkably handsome.

He frowned, staring at Xu Nianzhen ahead, and said coldly, "Originally, it would have been enough for us to decide the winner and loser, and I wouldn't have taken your life. But you fled in fear during the battle, which made me very unhappy. It was also a kind of contempt and insult to me. Therefore, I have decided to defeat you and then cripple your cultivation as punishment."

He held the horoscope in his hand, brimming with absolute confidence.

Xu Nianzhen raised her face, gradually gathering her long hair that had fallen loose during the previous battle, and then looked at Murong Niu with a cold expression, saying, "I don't want to fight you because I have important matters to attend to, and I'm not afraid of fighting. However, I find you extremely annoying. After defeating you, I will kill you."

She gently raised her jade-like hand, and a pure white epiphyllum flower appeared in her palm. Then, she squeezed it tightly, and as the epiphyllum flower bloomed, it suddenly exploded, turning into countless petals that danced in the air.

"So you're finally not running away anymore?" Murong Yuan was excited upon hearing this, his eyes gleaming with excitement. He said seriously, "Only by defeating you in this way will my victory have any meaning."

"Then you have to have that ability."

With a cold expression, Xu Nianzhen extended her slender finger and gently pointed forward. The petals fluttering in the air instantly condensed into a long sword. The moment the sword was formed, it emitted a deafening hum and then shot towards Murong Niu like an arrow released from a bow.

"Well come."

Murong Niu threw a punch that looked unassuming, without any fluctuation of spiritual energy or rune glow, but in fact all his essence and spiritual power were contained within his fist, making it incredibly powerful.

The moment it struck the foil, the foil shattered, turning into petals that passed right past him.

"Ok?"

Just as Murong Niu felt that the sword's power was too weak, the petals that had passed by him quickly condensed into a sword behind him and stabbed towards his back.

"laugh!"

Murong Niu didn't even turn around. He simply reached behind him and used two fingers to pinch the flower sword that was about to stab his back. Starlight appeared between his fingers, and with a gentle force, he broke the flower sword in two with his fingers.

Just as the flower sword was about to explode into thousands of petals again, starlight surged from between his fingers, enveloping the broken flower sword completely.

"Destroy." Murong Niu uttered softly. As the starlight dissipated, so too did the flower sword transformed from the epiphyllum flower.

"Hey!"

Just as Murong Niu annihilated Hua Jian, Xu Nianzhen's frontal attack also arrived. A huge, snow-white epiphyllum flower, over ten feet in size, flew over and crashed into Murong Niu head-on. Its petals were crystal clear, and countless strands of silk hung down, making it incomparably sacred.

Murong Niu remained completely calm, instead calmly turning the star chart in his hand. Instantly, it seemed as if a vast galaxy of stars appeared behind him. In a flash, a strange power enveloped the snow-white epiphyllum. As Murong Niu turned the star chart back, the snow-white epiphyllum suddenly exploded, like a rain of flowers, filling the void, brilliant and crystalline.

"Shh!"

In an instant, a beautiful figure passed through the rain of flowers and headed straight for Murong Niu; it was Xu Nianzhen.

Once she gets serious, her killer moves come one after another without stopping.

A serious expression finally appeared on Murong Niu's face.

Two of the best in the four realms engaged in an extremely fierce battle.

After hundreds of rounds.

Both sides retreated simultaneously.

Murong Niu laughed loudly: "That's great, that's great! You're even stronger than Jian Yi and Dugu Wu, whom I defeated before. I've decided that after I defeat you, as long as you're willing to be my battle servant for a hundred years, I won't cripple your cultivation."

Murong Yuan did not see this as an insult to Xu Nianzhen, but rather as a sign of respect. What an honor it was to be a servant of the successor of the Tianji Pavilion.

But for Xu Nianzhen, it was a great humiliation. As the true disciple of the Hundred Flowers Pavilion Sect Master and the ninth on the previous Heavenly Ranking, to serve as his war servant would be a source of endless ridicule.

"boom!"

A dazzling radiance erupted from Xu Nianzhen, revealing her true trump card, which she had intended to use at a crucial moment, but was provoked by Murong Niu and used it prematurely.

In an instant, three sacred flowers bloomed above her head. These were not ephemeral flowers, but rather flowers of the Great Dao that she cultivated by relying on a trace of the Dao's essence when she comprehended the Great Dao.

She made her move. With a wave of her hand, light filled the sky, and endless fiery clouds filled the heavens. The sky was filled with epiphyllum flowers of various colors, but these epiphyllum flowers could only be admired from afar and could not be touched, because they carried a chilling aura of killing intent. Touching them would risk death, making them extremely terrifying.

These epiphyllum flowers, however, completely overwhelmed Murong Yuan.

Unbeknownst to the two, Chen Mo had come to find Xu Nianzhen.

A cultivator from the outside world inscribed Xu Nianzhen's name on the Hetu Luoshu. After infusing it with spiritual power, the Hetu Luoshu reflected the scene at Xu Nianzhen's location, and the battle between the two was witnessed by everyone.

"Nianzhen was actually hiding her strength before." Ruan Yibai looked at the scene in the Hetu Luoshu and looked at Shui Linglong beside her with surprise, thinking to herself that her senior sister had really hidden her strength.

“Show one skill, hide another, and conceal yet another – isn’t that what Master taught us? I learned it from her.” Shui Linglong said, looking at the scene in the Hetu Luoshu, but she couldn’t be happy at all. Her eyelids twitched, and she felt that Nianzhen was going to lose.

really.

Murong Niu, who was engulfed by the epiphyllum, emerged from the exploding epiphyllum unharmed, his body shrouded in a layer of black and white fluorescence, as if enveloped by a yin-yang symbol.

“Illusory light, two-colored illusory light, his illusory light even has color, and it is two-colored.”

Everyone was shocked, but after experiencing Chen Mo's nine-colored illusory light, they quickly calmed down after the initial shock.

"Colored illusory light is a rare sight, even once in ten thousand years, yet several have appeared in this generation. Could this generation be a golden age?"

"The world is full of talented people, just like a carp crossing a river."

"Is this the successor of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion?"

"Not bad, you actually forced me to use my illusory light." Murong Niu looked at Xu Nianzhen with admiration in his eyes. At least Jian Yi and Dugu Wu before him hadn't made him use his illusory light.

Xu Nianzhen raised an eyebrow, looking at the black and white light emanating from Murong Niu's body. A look of surprise appeared on her face, and her jade-like hand clenched slightly. This was becoming increasingly troublesome.

"How about this, ten years. Be my war servant for ten years, and I will not cripple your cultivation." For Xu Nianzhen's sake, Murong Yuan was willing to lower some of his "requirements".

"In the Hundred Flowers Pavilion, there are only disciples who die in battle, not disciples who grovel and become slaves to others."

"Flowers come."

"One flower, one world."

Instantly, all the unexploded epiphyllum flowers surged into Xu Nianzhen's body, causing her aura to rise steadily. When it reached a critical point, a suppressive force descended from the heavens, the Hetu Luoshu wanting to suppress Xu Nianzhen as she entered the fifth realm.

Even so, Xu Nianzhen's strength has improved considerably.

"A secret technique to enhance strength?" Murong Niu murmured, not stopping him, letting him use it, feeling that defeating him in this way would be more interesting.

"kill!"

Xu Nianzhen, her crane cloak fluttering, radiant and beautiful, her face as lovely as a flower, rushed towards Murong Niu.

Another fierce battle ensued.

Another hundred rounds.

"puff!"

Xu Nianzhen's shoulder bled as she was struck by Murong Niu's star chart, sending her flying backward. At this moment, Murong Niu had truly used his full strength.

"Admit defeat, you are no match for me." Murong Yuan's gaze grew increasingly admiring as he said, "If you truly do not wish to be my war servant for ten years, I have yet to find a Daoist partner. If you agree, I can share the Daoist techniques of my Heavenly Mystery Pavilion with you. Then, the two of us can sit down and discuss the Dao, wouldn't that be wonderful?" Outside.

"Pah, this kid is shameless."

"Toad wants to eat."

"Fairy Nianzhen, don't agree to him."

"Isn't he taking advantage of someone in distress?"

Some cultivators who admired Xu Nianzhen couldn't help but curse when they saw this scene.

However, some old monsters who knew the secrets of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion thought that Xu Nianzhen was very lucky to be able to find such an opportunity.

Although the Hundred Flowers Pavilion is not weak, it is still a newly emerging force with insufficient foundation and a lack of cultivation techniques and supernatural abilities. On the other hand, the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion has a long history and even possesses some lost ancient techniques. If one were to learn from it, one's strength would surely increase greatly.

“Senior sister, this is a wonderful match! I once heard Master say that the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion is an unparalleled sect, no weaker than the current seven major powers.” Ruan Yibai looked at Shui Linglong with a hint of teasing.

Shui Linglong glared at her and said, "If it were a different situation, I wouldn't object to what he said, but in this situation, it's clearly coercive. Besides, just because he says he's from the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion doesn't mean he is."

“That’s true, it’s just one person’s opinion, and it’s hard to verify its truth or falsehood,” Ruan Yibai said.

Within the Starry Sky World, Xu Nianzhen remained silent, focusing solely on burning her blood and energy as she charged towards Murong Niu.

Do you really want to die?

Seeing Xu Nianzhen's behavior, Murong Niu frowned. He had already made such a big compromise, yet she still wouldn't agree.

"boom!"

Murong Niu threw a punch, causing Xu Nianzhen to stagger, cough up blood, and retreat, saying, "I'll give you three more breaths to consider."

"kill."

Xu Nianzhen's only response was to kill.

Murong Niu sighed: "Then don't blame me."

He planned to cripple Xu Nianzhen's cultivation, just as he had said before.

Murong Niu threw a punch, aiming for Xu Nianzhen's lower abdomen.

The latter twisted to dodge, but the former was too fast and still struck Xu Nianzhen's side. Blood immediately bloomed, staining her robes red. Her face turned pale, and she quickly retreated.

"boom!"

The spiritual energy rushed in, and Murong Niu once again closed in front of Xu Nianzhen, throwing a punch.

However, just as Murong Jiu's fist was half an inch away from Xu Nianzhen's lower abdomen, a dragon's roar sounded, and suddenly a ghostly figure shot out, directly grabbing Xu Nianzhen. In a few flashes, it instantly created a distance of more than ten feet between itself and Murong Jiu.

"Fortunately, I'm not too late." Chen Mo landed on the ground with Xu Nianzhen and then released her waist. However, as soon as he released her, the injured and weak Xu Nianzhen immediately fell to the ground. Chen Mo quickly reached out to support her and then took out a pill from his storage magic treasure and put it to Xu Nianzhen's mouth.

Xu Nianzhen didn't stand on ceremony and took it without hesitation. During this process, her red lips inevitably came into contact with Chen Mo's fingers.

However, neither of them paid attention to this at the time.

Chen Mo glanced down at the bloodstains on Xu Nianzhen's waist, and before he could utter a single word—"you"—the latter replied, "I'm fine, I'm not going to die."

Chen Mo's words came to an abrupt end.

"who are you?"

Just then, Murong Niu's words reached Chen Mo's ears. Chen Mo looked up and saw Murong Niu frowning at him, seemingly extremely displeased with his arrival.

"And who are you?" Chen Mo asked back.

"Tianji Pavilion, Murong Niu," Murong Niu said proudly.

"Tianji Pavilion?" Chen Mo was taken aback, then shook his head: "Never heard of it."

His gaze lingered on Murong Niu's brow.

2808000.

"He's too strong, you're no match for him. He wants me, you should leave quickly." Xu Nianzhen only realized then that Chen Mo's arrival might not be a good thing for her, and she didn't want to be a burden to him.

"What are you saying? I'm already here, how could I possibly abandon you and leave? Besides, you've saved me several times, so there's even less reason for me to leave," Chen Mo said.

"I appreciate your kindness, but you really can't help me." Although Xu Nianzhen sensed that Chen Mo's realm had broken through, she did not believe that his strength at the early stage of the fourth realm could help her.

"Who knows? We have to give it a try." Chen Mo smiled slightly at her.

"you"

"Alright, stop talking and sit down to rest and recuperate."

Without saying a word, Chen Mo helped Xu Nianzhen sit down.

"The spirits are all at the early stage of the fourth realm."

Murong Niu sensed Chen Mo's cultivation level, raised an eyebrow, and then said, "She's right, you're no match for me. This is between her and me. If you leave now, I can pretend nothing happened."

Murong Niu has her own principles and plans to resolve her issues with Xu Nianzhen.

"Then you're probably going to be disappointed. Her business is my business," Chen Mo said with a light laugh, pointing at Xu Nianzhen.

"Are you her Daoist partner?" Murong Niu frowned even more, even suspecting that Xu Nianzhen refused to agree to be with him because of the man in front of her.

"What are you talking about?" Xu Nianzhen's pale cheeks flushed slightly. She pressed her injured left waist and glared at Chen Mo.

"Was my statement ambiguous?" Chen Mo paused for a moment, then replied, "Friend."

"Are you Chen Mo?"

It was through the Star Token that Murong Yuan discovered Chen Mo's identity.

Chen Mo nodded noncommittally.

"Mind your own business." Murong Niu moved and rushed towards Chen Mo, saying, "I've heard of you. You have some skills, but not much. At least not enough to be a hero and save the damsel in distress in front of me."

"I'm not happy to hear you say that."

Chen Mo threw a punch, and the two fists collided.

Just before the clash, Murong Yuan thought Chen Mo was overestimating himself, daring to confront him head-on. But the moment the clash actually began, he changed his mind.

"Oh!"

With a dull thud, Chen Mo staggered back more than ten steps, while Murong Niu took two steps back. (End of Chapter)