422: Chapter 422 The Shy Master

Ji Taichang's Immortal Qi was almost completely exhausted, and he appeared incredibly weak.

Seeing this, Pei Yuening had no choice but to continue holding Ji Taichang, letting him guide the way to the location of the ancient land.

At first, Pei Yuening didn't think much of it.

After all, Ji Taichang was her Disciple, and since he had exhausted his Immortal Qi to help her find an Opportunity, as his Revered Master, she naturally had to take care of him.

Pei Yuening regarded Ji Taichang as a child.

But gradually, the Ji Taichang in her arms began to squirm restlessly, resting his head against her proud "cushion" and even taking a deep breath of her light, fragrant scent.

Pei Yuening could clearly feel Ji Taichang's heartbeat quicken and his blood surging. An indescribable aura washed over her, causing her own heartbeat to accelerate involuntarily, and her cold, aloof face flushed a faint crimson.

Although she kept telling herself that Ji Taichang was still a "child" and her own Disciple.

This was clearly self-deception.

As an unmarried maiden holding a strong, vigorous man in her arms, how could she possibly not react!

Pei Yuening wanted to pull Ji Taichang up, but seeing his weak appearance as he continued to activate his Double-Pupil Immortal Eyes to help her track the location of that ancient land, she couldn't bear to do so.

"Hoo... anyway, it's, it's just this once, so it doesn't matter if I let him take a little advantage."

Pei Yuening took a deep breath, constantly admonishing herself in her heart, trying to calm down.

But her face became even more flushed, and her cold, aloof temperament was largely undermined, making her appear somewhat charming and alluring.

"Hmph... you little rascal!!"

"Having Qin Shishi still isn't enough? Don't tell me you want to commit the ultimate betrayal against your Revered Master!!"

Seeing Ji Taichang's look of enjoyment, Pei Yuening bit her lip slightly, feeling somewhat resentful.

[Ding! Pei Yuening's favorability has increased by 1 point]

[Pei Yuening's favorability: 58 (A surprise awaits when favorability reaches 100)]

Two quarters of an hour passed in the blink of an eye.

Under Ji Taichang's continuous guidance, Pei Yuening carried him through the turbulence of the Void Realm and finally found the location of that ancient land!

It was a fragment of land floating in the endless turbulence of the Void Realm.

Pei Yuening let out a soft cry, lightning flashing around her body, and she suddenly accelerated while holding Ji Taichang!

Ji Taichang had been lying comfortably on the "cushion." With Pei Yuening's sudden acceleration, his head tilted back, pressing down on the enormous cushion before it sprang back up. The sensation was incredibly gratifying, stirring up quite a bit of heat in Ji Taichang.

As expected of a cold and aloof Revered Master, she was top-tier!

"We've arrived. You... you get up quickly!"

Pei Yuening bit her lip lightly. Although she kept her voice calm, her flushed face betrayed that she was not as composed as she seemed.

Ji Taichang felt a bit unsatisfied, reluctantly rising from Pei Yuening's proud bosom.

The two appeared on a vast fragment of land that seemed endless at a glance, like a Small World floating in the dark Void Realm.

Here, the mountains had collapsed and shattered, the rivers had dried up, and not a blade of grass grew. All that met the eyes were endless gravel and broken walls, as if a world-ending catastrophe had occurred.

Looking up from this land, one could see the boundless, pitch-black Void Realm, with only a few faint lights flickering in the cold, deathly silence.

As the two continued to move forward, shocking cracks began to appear on the ground, which kept collapsing. Within the cracks, a terrifying aura of lightning remained, with faint electric sparks flickering, leaving everything scorched black.

This place seemed to have experienced a world-ending Heavenly Tribulation.

The further they went, the more severe the ground collapse became, and the stronger the residual lightning power grew.

Not only that.

Within the lightning, gray mist permeated the air, exuding a hair-raising Evil Qi and Death Qi.

"What is this? It clearly wasn't here when I came last time..."

Pei Yuening revealed an expression of surprise.

This gray-black mist had clearly appeared in the hundreds of years since she left. The Evil Qi and Death Qi emanating from within caused even her heart to palpitate, and she felt a significant threat.

As the two continued to advance, the surrounding gray mist surged, transforming into twisted, blurred shadows that simultaneously opened their scarlet eyes.

Ji Taichang scanned them with his Double-Pupil Immortal Eyes, revealing a look of surprise.

"Revered Master, be careful. These things are very strange. They are not vengeful spirits or souls, yet they possess terrifying power, as if they are twisted products derived from some kind of Law…"

As he spoke, those shadows silently lunged at them.

Pei Yuening raised her hand, and hundreds of lightning bolts erupted, incomparably bright, like the roar of Heavenly Tribulation, striking toward those black shadows.

Logically speaking, lightning power is the most Yang and rigid, and it is the most effective at suppressing these evil entities.

However, those black shadows were not ordinary evil entities. The lightning could not suppress them; it only made the shadows a bit blurrier, unable to even completely annihilate them.

Pei Yuening frowned slightly and had no choice but to increase her intensity, utilizing power beyond the first stage of the Golden Immortal Realm, only then managing to kill all the incoming black shadows.

Boom!!

Just then, a rumbling sound suddenly came from ahead, accompanied by powerful and terrifying Immortal Qi fluctuations.

"How could there be someone here? The Seal I left in the cave was clearly never touched... Could they have accidentally entered this place from the turbulence of the Void Realm elsewhere?"

Pei Yuening was slightly startled and immediately looked ahead.

Deep within the gray mist, rays of fire erupted, bombarding the surrounding black shadows, and shocking Immortal Qi fluctuations spread out like ripples.

It was an old woman with a slightly hunched figure, holding a dragon-headed crutch. With a single strike against the ground, she released blazing flames with astonishing lethality.

Beside the old woman followed a young girl of about fifteen or sixteen, with a slender and tall figure, wearing a light blue martial outfit that outlined her tight curves.

Her face was beautiful, her eyebrows like ink paintings, and her eyes like cold stars, carrying a sense of clarity and liveliness. Her nose was delicate and upturned, and her lips were pale, yet they radiated a youthful luster.

A blue hair ribbon was tied in the girl's hair, and her black hair fluttered in the wind, exuding an aura of youthful vitality.

"Ninth stage of the Golden Immortal Realm... This is a bit troublesome."

Pei Yuening sensed the Immortal Qi fluctuations when the old woman attacked and frowned slightly.

"It's not the ninth stage of the Golden Immortal Realm."

Ji Taichang's expression was grave. His Double-Pupil Immortal Eyes could clearly see the terrifying aura within the old woman that transcended the limits of the Golden Immortal Realm, as well as the horrifying gray Qi lingering in the old woman's Dantian.

"She is at the Immortal Monarch Realm, but she has suffered serious injuries. There is another terrifying force constantly eroding her Dantian, causing her to only be able to exert the power of the Golden Immortal Realm."

"Immortal Lord?!!"

Pei Yuening's heart skipped a beat, and her expression became even more grave!

At the same time, the old woman also sensed someone watching her, and she suddenly turned her head.

Although Ji Taichang retracted the power of his Double-Pupil Immortal Eyes immediately, the old woman still keenly sensed a trace of abnormality. Her old, turbid eyes ignored Pei Yuening completely and stared fixedly at Ji Taichang, seemingly lost in thought.

"Aunt Qiu, what's wrong?"

The young girl beside the old woman asked curiously.

Her cultivation was relatively low, and her gaze could not penetrate the thick gray mist, so she could not see Pei Yuening and Ji Taichang behind them.