At the mention of Murong Rusu, Taoist Feng Xuan immediately looked away, his tone displeased. “That old woman might be able to solve it, but I had a falling out with her not long ago. Don’t expect me to take anyone to find her.”

“Master…” Mu Yunjin tugged at Taoist Feng Xuan’s sleeve.

“No means no. That old woman has snapped at me so many times. This time, I’m not going!” Just thinking about Elder Murong made Taoist Feng Xuan’s entire body feel irritated.

Seeing Taoist Feng Xuan’s resolute tone, Huaying’s face showed entreaty. “Elder, please, we can’t afford any more mishaps at this critical moment!”

“…” Taoist Feng Xuan was greatly troubled.

“I’ll go,” Chu Li said calmly.

Hearing this, everyone was slightly startled, looking at Chu Li with some surprise.

“Huang Yan is my subordinate, and Elder Murong is my master. It’s best if I handle this matter.” Chu Li’s thin lips parted, his tone cold and deep.

After speaking, he glanced sideways at Mu Yunjin. “You stay with Elder Feng Xuan. Don’t wander off. I’ll be back soon.”

…

…

Mu Yunjin pressed her lips together and nodded.

“Make sure you don’t wander off alone, understand?” Before leaving, Chu Li reminded her again, seemingly extremely concerned about her.

Mu Yunjin nodded firmly. “I understand.”

Having received Mu Yunjin’s affirmative answer, Chu Li then summoned the Ink Qilin and left with Huang Yan.

The Ink Qilin carried Chu Li and quickly disappeared from Mu Yunjin’s sight.

Suddenly, at the foot of the snowy mountain, only Mu Yunjin, Taoist Feng Xuan, Qiqi, and Huaying remained.

Fortunately, Huaying always carried some medicines with her. After swallowing several specially made pills, her wound stopped bleeding, though the blood marks on her neck were still alarming to see.

“Alas, we calculated so much, but we didn’t anticipate this situation with Huang Yan.” Qiqi sighed, feeling somewhat guilty when she remembered that she had encouraged Huaying to talk with Huang Yan earlier.

Huaying pressed her lips tightly together, her eyes vacant. A question she had been struggling with earlier seemed to have been answered in the previous moment.

Inevitably, she looked at Qiqi and spoke softly, “Qiqi, if one day, you could remove your beast spirit form and completely return to human form, would you want to?”

“If Brother Lei Yan is willing, then I’m willing too!” Qiqi responded cheerfully.

On second thought, Qiqi’s small face fell. “But… that’s not even possible, is it?”

“Yes, it is.” Huaying looked at Qiqi calmly.

Qiqi was stunned.

Nearby, Mu Yunjin and Taoist Feng Xuan, hearing this, also turned their attention to Huaying and Qiqi.

“As long as we find a place called Blue Moon Spring in this Tiansheng Continent and drink its spring water, we can remove our beast spirit forms.” Huaying shared this information with Qiqi.

Blue Moon Spring?

Mu Yunjin, hearing these three words, suddenly remembered that at the princedom, Huaying had once asked her if she knew this place.

So, this Blue Moon Spring was so extraordinary.

“Huaying, are you daydreaming?” Qiqi felt Huaying’s forehead, feeling as if she’d heard a fairy tale.

Just drink spring water to remove it? That seemed too easy.

Huaying shook her head. “I’m not dreaming. I accidentally overheard Minister An telling Huang Yan this. Minister An’s words shouldn’t be wrong.”

“Really?” Qiqi’s eyes brightened.

“Really.” Huaying smiled faintly.

Although they hadn’t found this Blue Moon Spring yet, Qiqi felt as if happiness had fallen from the sky. If she could remove her beast spirit form, she could live the life of an ordinary person as she wished.

Mu Yunjin raised her eyebrows when she heard the words “Minister An,” thinking to herself that this fellow knew a lot.

But Tiansheng Continent was so vast—where would they find the Blue Moon Spring?

“Huaying, can your body still handle it?” Taoist Feng Xuan asked.

Huaying nodded.

“Then let’s not delay. Let’s look around nearby. Perhaps with some luck, we’ll find that Blue Moon Spring.” Taoist Feng Xuan stood up, patting the dust off himself.

The three others all agreed.

……

They walked for an unknown length of time, and along the way, apart from some mountains and waterfalls, there was no sign of any springs.

Not even a wild rabbit or even a wild fruit tree was to be seen.

“This is completely boring. Why don’t we go out first? After all, there are still two days until the appointed time.” Qiqi was tired from walking, and her stomach was also somewhat hungry.

Mu Yunjin also found it uninteresting. If they continued walking, all their energy would be depleted.

“Let’s go back.” Taoist Feng Xuan’s old bones were nearly falling apart.

Having reached a consensus, they turned and started walking back.

After a few steps, footsteps suddenly came from all directions, approaching them at a rapid pace.

“Someone’s coming?” Mu Yunjin raised her eyebrows.

Taoist Feng Xuan’s face turned grave.

Soon, from the surrounding bushes and mountains, a large group of people rushed out. In a short moment, Mu Yunjin and the others found themselves surrounded by men and women in strange attire.

Estimating the number, there were about twenty people, all holding weapons and approaching with hostile intent.

“Where did these people come from? Are they from Tiansheng Continent?” Qiqi stood next to Mu Yunjin, examining the attire of those people.

“They should be tribespeople from some of the outer regions of Canghua Continent,” Mu Yunjin said.

Qiqi frowned. “How did these people get in here, too? Are those villains trying to use them to drain our energy?”

Mu Yunjin shrugged, somewhat speechless.

“Hahaha, brothers and sisters, we’ve been hungry for two days, and now food has come right to our doorstep!” A muscular man at the front laughed loudly.

After his words, a cheer erupted from the crowd.

“Jin Muzha, why are you pretending to be cannibals to scare people? Your Grandpa Feng Xuan may be old, but he still remembers you. Aren’t you the leader of the Northern Frontier Tianhua Tribe?” Taoist Feng Xuan snorted lightly, looking disdainfully at the front man.

Seeing himself named by Taoist Feng Xuan, the man’s smile froze on his face, and his expression turned serious. “You old coot, wait till I beat you down and make you kneel and call me grandpa!”

“Brothers, attack!”

With that, Jin Muzha waved his hand, and the twenty-plus men and women charged forward with their weapons.

The battle was about to erupt.

“None of you move!”

Just as Mu Yunjin and the others were about to strike, Huaying shouted, condensing her carried poison into a black mist that flew toward the tribespeople.

Those people were caught off guard by the poison mist and fell to the ground one after another.

On Mu Yunjin’s side, before a single move could be made, more than half of the opposing twenty-plus people had fallen.

Some who were surrounding from behind hadn’t inhaled the black mist, but seeing the first wave of people fall, they dared not approach.

Jin Muzha was dumbfounded. He hadn’t even started fighting, yet half of his tribespeople had been wiped out?

This…

It was too embarrassing.

At this time, on a distant mountain peak, a group of people observed this scene below. Several of them showed contempt and disdain—

“No wonder their Tianhua Tribe hasn’t progressed in so many years. That Jin Muzha is simple-minded with strong limbs, only fit to charge in first as a test subject.”

“That snake woman has skills. Her poison techniques are unparalleled in the world. We must be careful.”

“That old man Feng Xuan has been famous for years. He’s not easy to deal with either.”

“You’re all wrong. The most difficult one to deal with is Mu Yunjin. Not only has she cultivated the Xuanling True Scripture, but she has also learned Feng Xuan’s unique secret techniques. Plus, she has the Phoenix Woman’s identity. Dealing with her is truly difficult.”

“But fortunately, Chu Li isn’t here now. We should take this opportunity to capture that demon woman Mu Yunjin in one go!”

……

“Jin Muzha, call me grandpa, and I’ll let you go!” Taoist Feng Xuan looked at the bodies lying all over the ground and raised his eyebrows at Jin Muzha, who was still standing aside, not daring to strike.

Jin Muzha felt he had truly been deceived. No wonder those people were unwilling to charge in first.

These people were truly terrifying.

“You can either call me grandpa, or go underground to meet your real grandpa. The choice is yours!” Taoist Feng Xuan spoke again.

Jin Muzha’s legs weakened. He didn’t want to die, but if he called him grandpa, there were still several subordinates watching. What face would he have as a leader when he returned?

Oh my…

Should he choose life or dignity…

While hesitating, a black mass of bats suddenly emerged from one of the mountain peaks, flying toward them. From another direction, a pack of wolves was also rapidly approaching.

Not only that, but those dozen or so tribal leaders who had been observing from the mountaintop now also charged down the mountain with their followers.

Looking around, the mountains were filled with people, about two to three hundred in total.

The bat swarm was the first to approach Mu Yunjin and the others. Mu Yunjin, all too familiar with these bats, immediately took out the black jade hairpin she carried and waved it at the bat swarm.

The bat swarm, upon encountering the black jade hairpin, first scattered a bit, then another wave of bats came in, their numbers endless.

Nearby, Qiqi, seeing the large number of people sent by the tribes, was not to be outdone and activated the spirit signal of Phoenix Feather Pavilion.

Then, she looked at Mu Yunjin. “My lady, I’ll go draw away these wolves first.”

With that, she flew into the midst of the wolf pack.

As the wolves opened their mouths, ready to tear Qiqi apart, she leaped into the air again, flying toward an open space nearby.

Seeing their prey fly away, the wolves all changed direction, chasing after Qiqi.

Qiqi easily drew away the wolf pack. Mu Yunjin, seeing blood bats flying toward Huaying and Taoist Feng Xuan, who were in combat, narrowed her eyes and cut her finger.

The sudden scent of blood made the blood bats very sensitive, and they all flapped their wings, flying toward Mu Yunjin.

Mu Yunjin temporarily put away the black jade hairpin and flew in the opposite direction from Qiqi.

The blood bats, attracted by the scent of blood, closely followed behind Mu Yunjin…

……

After arriving at an open space, Mu Yunjin bit the black jade hairpin in her mouth, then refined true energy in her palms. The surrounding area became filled with fierce, eerie winds.

With the gusts, Mu Yunjin’s black hair flew wildly, her eyes emanating a cold light. The peach blossom mark on her forehead was as bright as blood, flashing red and revealing a hint of killing intent.

Mu Yunjin looked at the sky full of blood bats, her lips revealing a cold smile. With blood bats present, their master must certainly be nearby.

Now that she was alone, these people would not miss this good opportunity and would surely appear at this moment…