Chapter 681: Meeting A Past Acquaintance (2/2)

Originally, he wanted to get out of the way quickly, but upon realising that he was just a mortal now, he decided to act as though he didn’t know anything, continuing to observe the situation.

”What is your name?” A familiar voice rang out. This gave him a rather great shock, and he quickly turned his head around.

So it was really a familiar face, Ji Yue.

Ji Yue was extremely beautiful the last time they met, and after all these years, she had become even more alluring.

”Da Huang…” Mo Wuji stuttered. He did not understand why Ji Yue wanted to look for him. It would be near impossible for her to recognise that he was Yan Ye.

”I don’t know why, but I feel like I know you.” Ji Yue smiled at Mo Wuji, ”Anyway, you look like you have some backbone.”

At this point, cold sweat was dripping down Mo Wuji’s back. This woman was simply too scary. His greatest worry was meeting such a person that relied heavily on his/her instincts.

Not only was this woman’s instincts frighteningly sharp, her way of doing things was brutal too. Her cultivation level had increased from advanced Xuan Immortal Stage to the current intermediate Grand Yi Immortal Stage, while she appeared to be rather well nourished. It seemed like she had escaped from becoming a sacrificial bride ofr the Ji Clan.

”Da Huang, who is she?” Yan Yuerong and Xiao Xiaoyu, who was bidding goodbye to Yuerong’s great grandfather, returned and asked when they saw the ravishing Ji Yue.

With a chuckle, Ji Yue replied, ”I’m just a passerby, I’ll be leaving now.”

After speaking, she turned and left without any hesitation.

Mo Wuji shook his head quizzically, ”I don’t know either, she just came to say that I have some backbone, and flashed that beautiful smile of hers at me. It looked like the kind of smile that the ladies in my village used to seduce men, so I’m not sure if she was trying to seduce me…”

”Pfft!” Even Xiao Xiaoyu, who usually did not laugh, was amused by Mo Wuji’s words. Would a beautiful woman at Grand Yi Immortal Stage seduce a fisherman?

Ji Yue almost fell over when she heard this a distance away.

Just at this moment, a voice brought her out of embarrassment, ”Fellow immortal friends, this immortal sect meeting was convened in a rush because things are rather urgent. Many immortal friends here today have greater reputations and cultivation levels than me, but because of the last minute nature of this immortal sect meeting, I, Wind Plains Immortal City’s Castellan, will be hosting the event. Now may I invite all immortal friends to take a seat.”

The man who was speaking had a beard, and was at elementary Immortal Reverent Stage. One could not determine his age just by his appearance, as he appeared to be younger than Yan Yuerong’s great grandfather.

The trio of Yan Yuerong, Xiao Xiaoyu, and Mo Wuji sat down too. As their statuses were rather low, so their seats were quite far back.

”Sister Xiaoyu, is this Wind Plains Immortal City’s Castellan, Dong Shanglie?” Yan Yuerong asked softly.

After quickly setting up a sound isolation restriction, Xiao Xiaoyu replied, ”Little Miss, you can’t speak freely here. No matter how quietly we speak, at our current cultivation levels, it will still be heard by others.”

Nodding her head, Yan Yuerong did not dare to ask any more questions.

However, Mo Wuji already knew that Yan Yuerong’s conversation was definitely heard by Dong Shanglie. It would be weird if an Immortal Reverent could not hear someone report his name at such a close distance.

Thankfully, this guy wasn’t some guy with an eccentric temperament, so he didn’t care about low leveled immortals saying his name.

”I won’t beat around the bush. The main aim of this meeting is to discuss the Water Elemental Bead and 10 Primal Water Crystals from the Lake of Poison…”

Although everyone knew that this was the reason for convening this meeting, there was still a large commotion after Dong Shanglie spoke.

Slightly pausing for a moment, Dong Shanglie continued, ”Based on eyewitness accounts, the cultivator that took away the Primal Water Crystals and Water Elemental Bead is a Grand Zhi Immortal with a scar on his face.”

After speaking, Dong Shanglie waved his hand, and the image of Mo Wuji disappeared, ”This person could not only protect himself from the poisonous waters of the lake, but also had means of teleportation. Hence his appearance had probably been altered.”

”Castellan Dong, this person left once he came out of the lake. How do you know that he obtained 10 Primal Water Crystals and a Water Elemental Bead?” A tall advanced Immortal Reverent expert suddenly questioned.

Bowing respectfully, Dong Shanglie replied, ”Immortal Friend Huang’s question makes sense. After that person left, there were others that entered the Lake of Poison immediately, and found the house that he took the Primal Water Crystals and Water Elemental Bead away from. Although everything was taken from the house, but a jade slip was left behind.

”So where is this cultivator that took the jade slip?” The tall Immortal Reverent asked.

Depressingly, Dong Shanglie said, ”He was severely poisoned, and we’re not sure if he’ll last through the night.”

Upon hearing this, Mo Wuji’s heart sank. He was sure that there was no jade slip in the house beneath the lake. So as for the cultivator that was poisoned after entering the lake, he was extremely sure that that person had been possessed. This meant that the expert from the lake had come out. Luckily he had the Undying World, otherwise, who knew if that guy could sense the aura of the Water Elemental Bead.

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