"Ahhh..."
"Jiang Yu, I'm going to kill you..."
In the dead, strange space, a scream that threatened to tear through the eardrums rang out.
It was one thing for her cultivation to be higher; but to actually toy with her on top of that? That was simply too much.
"Master, calm down!"
"She hasn't survived the Ascension Tribulation yet."
"Hah... let go."
"Tsk, tsk..." Jiang Yu looked into her sleeve universe and clicked her tongue twice. "Lucky you, you little bastard."
Zhimeng wanted to torment her? Well, she wanted to torment Zhimeng just as much.
She still remembered that business about Zhimeng wanting her to have septuplets in one birth.
If the eternally competitive Zhimeng were covered in human brats, that would surely be a sight to behold.
When the time came, she would absolutely have to help Zhimeng take care of one or two of the little rugrats.
With that thought, Jiang Yu withdrew her gaze.
After passing the tribulation, the Guiding Immortal Light descended to transport her to the Immortal World.
Leaving the lower realm plane, Jiang Yu felt the speed of the Guiding Immortal Light was too slow. She raised her hand, tore apart the space, and stepped in.
When she reappeared, she was already in the Dawn Twilight Secret Realm. Jiang Yu released the two of them.
"Are we in the Immortal World?"
Gu Qing asked, feigning confusion.
Zhimeng swept her divine sense across the surroundings, her gaze filled with bewilderment.
This wasn't the Ascension Immortal Palace at all.
It was common knowledge that every ascended cultivator was guided by the Immortal Light to the Ascension Immortal Palace.
Furthermore, the journey took nine days.
How did Jiang Yu bring them to the Immortal World in a mere moment?
Looking at the immortal Qi drifting between heaven and earth, this was indeed the Immortal World.
"I don't know either."
Jiang Yu patted her forehead in annoyance and explained, "When the Guiding Immortal Light was shuttling through spacetime, I got curious for a moment and wanted to try breaking free from it. Who knew I'd accidentally get teleported here?"
"Hmph, you incompetent waste of space. You can't accomplish anything, but you ruin everything," Zhimeng cursed angrily.
If they didn't appear at the Ascension Immortal Palace, how were they supposed to contact the Starry Cosmos Sect?
One had to know, the Immortal World was vast and boundless. Without powerful experts from the Starry Cosmos Sect to welcome them, they could fly for a lifetime and never reach the sect.
Moreover, there was an Ascension Pool in the Ascension Immortal Palace. It could cleanse one's physique and wash away one's mortal Dao techniques, allowing them to merge with the myriad Dao laws of the Immortal World.
Due to the differing rules of heaven and earth between the lower and upper realms, without the cleansing of the Ascension Pool, their combat power would be less than one-tenth of what it was, and they would be greatly suppressed.
Additionally, the heavenly rules of the Immortal World were far superior to those of the lower realm.
In the Immortal World, a Divine Fire cultivator displaying divine abilities was about the same as a Venerable realm cultivator.
Gu Qing remained silent, scanning the area with his divine sense to perceive the heavenly rules.
He silently circulated the Chaos Indestructible Sutra, absorbing thefree-floating immortal Qi in the world and converting his mana into immortal essence.
"There's a city ahead. Shall we go ask?" Jiang Yu suggested.
"No need. You stay here and watch Gu Qing. I'll go alone."
Zhimeng refused immediately without even thinking, her tone domineering.
In her eyes, Jiang Yu was a silly, sweet good-for-nothing who couldn't do anything right. If she were sent to gather information and they were exposed as lower realm cultivators, it would definitely invite unnecessary trouble.
If she didn't still need Jiang Yu right now, Zhimeng would absolutely not let her off the hook. She would settle new and old scores together.
"Alright!" Jiang Yu looked unwilling.
"Hmph, I'll be back soon. At the latest, in three hours. If anything happens to Gu Qing during these three hours, I won't let you off the hook," Zhimeng huffed coldly.
She rode the immortal light, crossing the void.
After the brief absorption of immortal Qi earlier, Zhimeng had already condensed some immortal essence. She could now perfectly disguise herself as a creature of the Immortal World.
Therefore, Zhimeng held her head high, swaggering as she flew toward the city.
After all, the Divine Fire realm wasn't considered weak in the Immortal World; it held a status equivalent to the Void Dao realm in the lower realm.
"Hehe..."
Seeing Zhimeng riding the immortal light with such high spirits, Jiang Yu covered her mouth and giggled.
"Is it really that funny?"
Gu Qing glared at her.
He was only now realizing that beneath Jiang Yu's gentle appearance, she was actually quite dark-bellied. She had played Zhimeng for a fool.
"Isn't it funny?"
Jiang Yu's eyes were full of mirth. Seeing Zhimeng act so arrogantly just made her want to laugh endlessly.
"Don't go too overboard."
"Feeling sorry for her?"
"..."
How was he supposed to respond to that?
Gu Qing changed the subject: "When are you taking me to find He Ni?"
"Here! She's right here."
Jiang Yu tossed out a jade slip, which contained He Ni's location.
"You're not taking me?"
Gu Qing caught the jade slip, looking astonished.
"Nope!" Jiang Yu shook her head.
Seeing this, Gu Qing didn't say anything more.
With He Ni's location, finding her would be easy, right?
Gu Qing adjusted his mindset and closed his eyes to comprehend the heavenly rules.
The Nine-Colored Soul Lotus in his Purple Mansion erupted with dazzling light, allowing Gu Qing to enter a state of enlightenment more than ten times faster than usual.
An hour later, Zhimeng returned. Although she kept a cold face, her entire body exuded a sense of joy.
"Master, did you encounter some difficulties?" Gu Qing asked, playing the part of the considerate disciple.
"Heh!"
"How is that possible?"
Zhimeng sneered, looking down at Jiang Yu. "I am not some incompetent waste who can't accomplish anything."
"My good disciple, let me tell you the good news. We have appeared inside the top-tier secret realm of the Immortal World."
Although the Dawn Twilight Sea was open year-round, not just anyone could enter.
This was because the entrance to the Dawn Twilight Sea had chaotic time flows. Once swept away by the chaotic time flow, even a Profound Spirit realm expert might perish.
Therefore, one could only take a special large-scale flying ship. The ticket cost ten billion immortal crystals.
Ten billion immortal crystals was enough for a Heavenly God realm expert to cultivate for ten years.
"That's wonderful." Gu Qing, who already knew the outcome, feigned surprise.
Zhimeng nodded slightly, her expression indifferent. "Let's go. I have already rented a cave dwelling in the city. We will cultivate here for a while before going out to hunt for treasures."
"?"
Gu Qing was genuinely shocked this time.
The round trip alone took nearly an hour. How did Zhimeng manage to gather information and rent a cave dwelling in such a short time?
One had to know, Zhimeng didn't have a single immortal crystal on her.
Jiang Yu blinked at Gu Qing. Her pair of affectionate peach-blossom eyes were lively and expressive, as if they could speak.
"I told you, bringing this bad seed along has its perks. Just wait and see, this is only the beginning. The surprises are yet to come," Jiang Yu sent via voice transmission.
"?"
Gu Qing's eyelid twitched.
Was Jiang Yu treating Zhimeng as free labor?
Looking at Zhimeng, whose expression was arrogant and whose fighting spirit was high, occasionally glancing at Jiang Yu with a proud, provocative look...
Forget it. He decided not to say anything.
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