Fairy, don't try to mess with my filial piety

"The Jade Maiden loves martial arts. Her magic and supernatural powers are open to anyone to cultivate. Learning them is equivalent to becoming her disciple. Even disciples from other sects can become her disciples, but after learning, they must compete with her."

After hearing this, everyone guessed what would happen next. These cheap disciples would definitely be beaten to death.

The magic spells and supernatural powers of each sect are all secrets that are not passed on. Even the demonic sects like the Hehuan Sect have their own core skills that are not allowed to be touched by others at will. The conditions of the Liquid Condensation Ice Pond are so favorable, there must be a price behind it.

Aunt Green Snake smiled in surprise and asked curiously:

"Then didn't the elders of your Immortal Clan teach this combative Jade Maiden a lesson?"

Senior Sister Gu's expression was complicated, and she sighed:

"How can an elder accept someone as his master? Moreover...if a great elder really came to cause trouble, the Jade Maiden wouldn't fight you. She could also forcibly take back the magic and supernatural powers you learned. It would be like accepting someone as your master for nothing."

Judging from her reaction, needless to say, some elders of Kongtong Mountain must have suffered a great loss. If they really want to take forceful action, since that is Kunlun Ruins' home turf, they have to weigh the consequences themselves.

Chu Wuji didn't delve into this sad story, as it would easily damage the relationship. He focused on another detail:

"Can the magical powers I've mastered be taken back?!"

"The Divine Sky Sect and Xiaoyao Valley probably don't know the reason and only speculate that Kunlun Ruins has special methods. But I can tell Brother Chu the real story. Many of Kunlun Ruins' magic and supernatural powers originate from rare and exotic beasts. Without some medium, such as the ivory ornaments of exotic beasts, you can no longer cast those spells."

It seems that the elders of Kongtong Mountain have indeed suffered a great loss. The valuable information they personally obtained has cost them their reputation.

But... I have melted the Qiongqi Demon Pill in my soul cave, so theoretically I can use my magical powers to travel to Kunlun Ruins for free, and it won't affect my use even after I run away.

Chu Wuji pondered deeply, "Many magical powers come from exotic beasts? It sounds familiar. I wonder if I can learn them all..."

Bai Sujin used to be a secluded demon cultivator living in a remote corner, and she had never known that there was such a strange person in the immortal forces.

She frowned and asked, "With the intelligence we have on Kongtong Mountain, don't you know anything about the Goddess and the Saint?"

"The information about the surviving Kunlun Ruins disciples won't be passed on to outsiders, and the information about the dead can't be passed on to outsiders. The information that the outside world can know is mostly guesswork, so why would I bother discussing this kind of information?"

Senior Sister Gu is right.

Just then, True Person Zixiang arrived, and Chu Wuzhi and others stopped chatting.

Master Zixiang has a peculiar hairstyle, which looks like a mushroom at first glance. Now I seem to understand why Senior Jiujiu calls her "Aunt".

She had a fresh and unique appearance, a slim figure, and fair and firm skin on her fingers, but her face was deliberately kept in the state of an old woman, with wrinkled skin, and it looked like she had lost all her teeth, and her lips were pursed.

What fetish?!

Aunt Zixiang learned from Senior Sister Gu what she needed to help with and nodded happily.

When she opened her mouth, it turned out to be a cute girl's voice:

"No problem. I'll give you a talisman. Once you've found a place to set up the formation, quietly activate the talisman. As long as you're still in Tianji Country, I'll be here in a moment!"

The people on Chu Wuzhi's side were stunned into silence. Their good upbringing and manners prevented them from saying anything rude.

If she wasn't a friendly force, Chu Wuji would really want to complain.

Chapter 362: Diverting trouble to the east

Chu Wuji took the talisman, suppressed the many words in his throat, and only asked for the key information for the time being:

"Does it require a special ritual? Is simple activation enough?"

"Yes, it's very simple, and it's also easy to activate. If you find it troublesome to inject spiritual energy, then just tear it apart. This method is more covert and will not be discovered."

As soon as Master Zixiang opened her mouth, Madam Jiang and Bai Sujin couldn't help but tremble their eyebrows slightly, but they didn't show it too obviously. The sound was really awkward.

Chu Wuji nodded and didn't want to ask any more questions. Communicating with this senior was a torment. His whole body was full of counterintuitive things...

Gu Wangshu was more thoughtful. She expected that Chu Wuji was not familiar with Tianji Kingdom. If he really wanted to set an ambush, it would probably take a lot of time to find a place.

She called a kingfisher, and the bird landed on her slender, radiant fingertips. The eldest sister suggested:

"Do you need this kingfisher to lead you to find the way? Brother Chu probably hasn't found a remote and open place suitable for setting up an ambush yet."

Chu Wuji bowed and thanked them. His general idea was to walk around the border, and it shouldn't be difficult to find a similar place, but it would be great if Senior Sister Gu could recommend a location.

However, he still had another thought: "Senior Sister Gu, tell me...if I set up the ambush in Kunlun Ruins, will that offend anyone?"

Auntie Qingshe reminded him angrily, "You are confused. Do people from the Witch Tomb dare to approach there?"

"But Kunlun Ruins, this sacred place of the immortals, is quite special. It even rents out its own caves and heavens, allowing others to use them as a place for cultivation. Perhaps it could create the illusion that... people from the Wuqi Nation are hiding here to recuperate."

Senior Sister Gu considered it for a moment and said:

"From the perspective of Kongtong Mountain, we'd be happy to see Kunlun Ruins in trouble, but we're afraid that the people of Wuzhong will be overly cautious and become suspicious, and then Brother Chu's clue will be wasted.

Most importantly, if you try to capture Wuzhong's people alive, Kunlun Ruins won't listen to reason and will most likely seize your 'trophies'."

So strong?

Chu Wuji put this idea aside for the time being. He had just heard that the Jade Girl was good at fighting, so he decided to bring her some opponents. After hearing Gu Wangshu's analysis, Chu Wuji decided not to do anything fancy.

True Person Zixiang spoke again. The moment she opened her mouth, the animal ears on Madam Jiang's head drooped down, covering her ears. Aunt Green Snake also quietly mobilized her dragon scales to block her ears.

"Setting an ambush in the area around Kunlun Ruins is actually quite good. There are high mountains and steep cliffs, and only one or two small villages are separated by a long distance."

"Okay, we'll go check it out later."

Chu Wuzhi maintained a polite smile, feeling quite sorry for Aunt Zixiang.

The other person just looked a little weird, but he had such a strong opinion about it, which was a bit disrespectful, but Chu Wuji couldn't say anything wrong about his companion.

Watching an old woman speaking in a little girl's voice, a sense of weirdness will arise in your heart and it will be hard to control.

......

After Chu Wuji left Kongtong Mountain, Senior Sister Gu looked at the elders of the sect somewhat helplessly.

"Master Zixiang, why do you always have to maintain that expression and voice? Brother Chu and his group were really upset just now."

Although they were very restrained, it was not difficult to notice those strange reactions. Even Senior Sister Gu felt that Master Zixiang's appearance was strange, but she had seen it so many times that she had gotten used to it unconsciously.

Chu Wuji and others were not the first to be disgusted. As long as Master Zixiang did not change his appearance, there would definitely be other guests who would be surprised in the future.

Zixiang Zhenren, with a determined heart, said with reason and evidence:

"Wangshu, cultivation requires transcending the physical body and not being bound by outward appearances. Otherwise, it's too superficial. Look how well I get along with the Jiuwu Taoist from the Shenxiao Sect. Every time we drink, she doesn't act strangely. It's just that her Dao heart isn't calm enough!"

Who doesn't know the temperament of the Drunken Taoist? As long as the wine is good enough, she doesn't care what you look like!

The reason why Master Zixiang insisted on wearing this appearance was that...it was she who had recognized the Jade Girl of Kunlun as her master.

After suffering a great loss that year, Master Zixiang was ridiculed by his unscrupulous fellow Taoists for a while after returning.

The fellow Taoists were certainly not being sarcastic, they were just joking. However, everyone's joys and sorrows were not the same. True Person Zixiang felt very uncomfortable and hid in the cave for nearly ten years without daring to go out.

Since then, Master Zixiang has changed his appearance and gone around disgusting people with this image.

Now, she takes it as an amusement to observe other people's uncomfortable moods, which is somewhat dark.

Just now, Master Zixiang suggested to Chu Wuji that he go to the outer area of ​​Kunlun Ruins to set up the formation. There was indeed a personal grudge between them.

But she was also kind enough. She just made a recommendation and did not encourage Chu Wuzhi to go there. She respected his decision.

Chu Wuji had taken on a bad debt for Kongtong Mountain, so he couldn't use his own knife to kill his benefactor.

True Man Zixiang started to worry about the witch's tomb again:

"Wangshu, the matter of the Witch Tomb is of great importance. Are we really going to let that older kid handle it on his own? If we just stand by and watch, and Chu Xiaobenren comes up empty-handed and lets the people from the Witch Tomb escape, the loss will be enormous!"

Gu Wangshu looked at the scenery in the distance and emptied her mind. She understood what Master Zixiang was thinking. She simply wanted to secretly send more people to ambush and make sure that they could subdue the people from Wuzhong.

"Master Zixiang, let me ask you, if it weren't for Brother Chu's intelligence, would we have been able to accidentally discover the true culprit behind all these strange incidents?"

"...No, at least there won't be any clues in the near future. Maybe we'll have to wait for a chance encounter one day, or stumble upon it, before we can even find out about the existence of the witch tomb."

This is something that Master Zixiang has to admit.

Senior Sister Gu nodded and said softly:

"That's it. Brother Chu has to decide how to handle the clues he found. We can't interfere. If we alert the enemy in Kongtong Mountain, how can we compensate him for this hard-earned clue?"

"That's right, I was anxious."

......

After Chu Wuji left Kongtong Mountain, he followed Kingfisher to confirm the remote locations of Tianji Kingdom.

A little further away from the sacred place of Kongtong Mountain, they no longer had to worry about the immortals' keen eyes and ears, and several people started to complain about the appearance of Master Zixiang.

The outspoken Aunt Green Snake was finally able to speak out her heart. She was amazed:

"What's wrong with this immortal? Not only does his head not match his body, but he also has a baby voice. How weird!"

Bai Sujin used to remind her sister not to speak ill of others behind their backs, but this time she didn't preach, which was indeed understandable. She exclaimed:

"Luckily, we are in Kongtong Mountain. If we were outside, I would have immediately judged her as a strange and evil cultivator of the demonic sect, with unpredictable tempers and a strange appearance..."

The Sky Fox Lady laughed and said, "Be careful, this kingfisher was given to us by Kongtong Mountain. Aren't you afraid it will tip off the enemy when we get back?"

Chu Wuji glared at the kingfisher, and the kingfisher immediately became obedient, standing up straight and shaking its head repeatedly to show that it would keep its mouth shut.

He nodded in satisfaction, stopped paying attention for the moment, and interrupted:

"Okay, enough of these two complaints. I guess that senior dressed himself up like that, expecting people to gossip about him. But if we talk too much, it's easy for people to really start talking bad about him!"

The White Snake Lady agreed with her son and asked:

"So now, do we visit those locations and prepare to set up an ambush?"

The Fox Goddess said, "What else can we do? We have to wait for Bone Knife to contact us again. There's no point in getting anxious during this period. But I want to go directly to Kunlun Ruins to take a look~"

Chapter 363 Man-eating Pig

"We can go directly to Kunlun Ruins. I also want to know what this sacred place of immortals is like. However, Senior Sister Gu has arranged a kingfisher to lead the way. We should at least visit one or two places and not waste other people's kindness."

After Chu Wuji finished speaking, he turned his gaze towards the palm-sized kingfisher and said:

"From here all the way to Kunlun Ruins, if there are any places on the way, please lead the way!"

The kingfisher responded twice, quickened its pace, and led the way.

Chu Wuji and others followed behind, passing through several towns of considerable size on the way, and discovered the difference of Tianji Country. The Yanjia mechanical technique was actually prevalent here!

The clearest view can be seen on the road at the city gate. In addition to ordinary donkeys and horses, there are also several wooden oxen and flowing horses transporting goods.

"I seem to understand why Tianji Congress is one of the powerful countries. It does have its strengths." Chu Wuzhi suppressed the urge to open it and take a look.

Madam Jiang was familiar with the situation in this neighboring country. One branch of the Yun family had expanded its business here. She said:

"These armor techniques have great limitations and are mainly used for transportation. They are still not enough to be used as a force."

"It can withstand long-distance transportation, but can't be used as force?" Chu Wuji felt that this was a bit weird.

"Maintenance is difficult. After every battle, even if the Tianji Kingdom won, they suffered heavy losses. I heard that the woodland forest in the south has been completely cut down. They also offended the ferocious beasts in the mountains, and it was Kongtong Mountain that helped to quell the conflict. Now there are only new saplings there."

This is really an unexpected consumption point...

Aunt Green Snake suddenly became excited. She pointed to a large lake on the outskirts of the town and said happily:

"Wu Ji, look over there! The Tianji Kingdom can even catch fish with their Yanjia traps. Why don't you just buy one and take it back!"

This is really about not missing any opportunity to humiliate the younger generation.

On the edge of the vast lake, merchant ships come and go, and three fishing rigs are set up on the edge of the dock. When the rigs scoop up the nets, they are filled with catches, and workers stand by to help pull them aside for subsequent processing.

Chu Wuji had to correct:

"Auntie, this is catching fish with a net. It's not the same as fishing. It doesn't require any skills! I can just cook it and make fish soup with just a thought."

When the Fox Goddess heard about the fish soup, she thought of her own pitiful cave:

"Last year, the little green snake and the young master were making trouble in my cave, so I gave the little foxes shelter and cooked a pond of fish soup."

When the old things were mentioned, Bai Sujin glared at her sister immediately, but did not scold her again.

Aunt Green Snake was displeased by her sister and felt indignant. She replied stubbornly to the Sky Fox Lady:

"Did you say thank you?"

Chu Wuzhi didn't pay attention to the bickering among his elders. His eyes were all on the fishing scene below. It must be said that it was quite relaxing. One scoop would give him a full net.

"It feels like I can kill two fish with one cast. Is it really that productive?"