873 Mysterious Girl

As the scenery transformed, turning into a scene of bleak autumn, He Zhi Qiu's body swelled rapidly like a balloon, his black hair flowing behind him in a wild manner. His face was filled with chilly killing intent, the colors of autumn surging from him endlessly!

Jun Mo Xie instantly understood: He Zhi Qiu's 'Ten Thousand Li Sorrowful Autumn' not only had a supernatural infectious ability on other people's emotions, it also allowed him to draw out the lifeforce of all the green plants for his own use when the skill was active.

This meant that he could constantly replenish his strength at any time. In that way, he was practically in an invincible position! But his opponent did not have such an advantage. So even if their strengths were comparable at the start, if they fought on like this, the victor would be easily determined as the fight went on. Or perhaps one could say, that the longer the fight went on, the greater his advantage would grow!

Bai Qi Feng's white robes billowed impressively as he raised his voice and shouted: "Good skill! Impressive! What a good Ten Thousand Li Sorrowful Autumn! Now, take a look at my 'Grotesque Peak Thrusting Into The Sky, Ten Thousand Rugged Ravine'!"

His hands moved rapidly, and Bai Qi Feng's body was hidden into a storm. It was as if he'd completely disappeared. Instead, the ground suddenly became uneven, and patches of small mountains grew out of the ground. Each mountain had sharp peaks, with sheer precipices. At the same time, countless huge rocks rained down from the sky!

"Ten thousand li of autumn, endless scenery; how could a mere pile of rocks and mud be enough to cover it? Preposterous!" He Zhi Qiu scoffed coldly. The autumn winds rose up, and only a bleak desolation remained as far as the eyes could see!

Although Bai Qi Feng had also activated his unique ability and also ignited the unique Power of Heaven and Earth that he'd comprehended, creating a huge transformation, he was still obviously disadvantaged in this fight!

After activating Ten thousand Li of Autumn, He Zhi Qiu obviously had the upper hand.

In the instant their bodies clashed together, they both disappeared into the special terrain they created. But against the impressive power of autumn, Bai Qi Feng's grotesque peaks were suppressed heavily, and he could only hold on with great effort.

Bai Qi Feng was not the only person who knew this; the other Saint Emperors at the side could also see it clearly.

With five Saint Emperors of the Misty Illusory Manor here, just any one of them joining the fight would be enough to turn Bai Qi Feng's situation around with ease. It wouldn't be a difficult thing to invert defeat into victory. But a fight between Saint Emperors was something that affected one's reputation and prestige. No matter what, it was inappropriate to interfere. Both sides would definitely be unable to accept a result like that, especially the losing side; they would rather be killed in battle than accept help!

Although Bai Qi Feng had fallen into a clear disadvantage here, he was still a long way away from being defeated. But if he wanted to turn the situation around, the only person who could interfere, would be the other person whom he was fighting alongside with this time, Cao Guo Feng! No one else!

As expected, Cao Guo Feng streaked across the sky with a loud shrilling sound behind him!

Cao Guo Feng who had always been experienced and steady, had not exerted his full strength against his opponent just now. Although the alliance between the three Holy Lands and Misty Illusory Manor had gone south, the two sides' relationship had not dropped to the point of being enemies. So in the fight just now, he'd always been displaying a strength equal to his opponent. Otherwise, with his third level Saint Emperor cultivation, while he might not be able to defeat Hai Wu Ya quickly, he would undoubtedly be able to maintain a position of absolute dominance once he used his full strength!

But in this moment, Bai Qi Feng was already completely suppressed by He Zhi Qiu, and it was difficult for the situation to be reversed by himself. Furthermore, He Zhi Qiu now harbored great hatred towards Bai Qi Feng. As long as there was an opportunity, he would definitely not permit Bai Qi Feng to live! One could say that although Cao Guo Feng and Hai Wu Ya were similarly fighting now. They could only be considered to be sparring with each other. However, Bai Qi Feng and He Zhi Qiu were truly engaged in a battle of life and death!

In such a high intensity situation, death could occur at any moment!

Left with no choice and afraid that anything would happen to Bai Qi Feng, Cao Guo Feng could only use his true abilities! Because only by defeating Hai Wu Ya quickly could he go and rescue Bai Qi Feng!

In the moment that Cao Guo Feng exploded with his full strength, the battle changed shockingly in an instant!

It was no longer a fight for pride anymore. Rather, it'd become a true fight for life or death! The life and death fight between the three Holy Lands and the Misty Illusory Manor!

"Brother Hai, forgive me!" Cao Guo Feng's voice rang out, and the winds and clouds instantly grew turbulent. As his body moved, the entire sky was suddenly filled with Cao Guo Feng's afterimages! Waves of powerful oppressive might pressed down, and Hai Wu Ya instantly felt his body grow stiff, and just moving his body became hard!

Hai Wu Ya also shouted loudly, using his strongest Xuan ability to break free. On the other side, He Zhi Qiu who was in the clear advantage, suddenly laughed aloud, and the two rushed towards each other.

Hai Wu Ya scoffed with disdain, and raised his head with extreme anger. "Misty Illusory Manor, so it's true that you're trying to kill the both of us here! Cao Guo Feng, you've finally revealed the true intentions of your Misty Illusory Manor! The two of us will not stay around to entertain you anymore! As for those weapons and random items, you can keep them to play, haha… as high as the mountains and as long as rivers, we will ultimately meet again!"

Two shadows flashed and disappeared amidst the laughter, a loud boom rang out, and the lotus pond at the side of the battlefield which hadn't been used for a long time suddenly exploded, sending the countless amounts of dirt and mud which had been accumulating at the bottom of the pond for several hundred years into the sky. Like a huge curtain of water and mud, it fell down and covered the entire area!

Everyone in the area were immediately faced with the danger of being pelted by the dirt!

Hai Wu Ya and He Zhi Qiu both laughed aloud coldly, and after that, there was no more sound. Quite clearly, these two had set off this blast as an evil move to get one last strike back and use it as a cover for themselves to retreat!

The both of them were old demons who'd already lived for several hundred years. How would they possibly behave so rashly as to continue fighting a battle without any chances of victory? This matter was still only considered as a test to see what the Misty Illusory Manor's attitude towards the Holy Lands was. If Cao Guo Feng and Bai Qi Feng really moved to kill them, that would be the most concrete proof of the Misty Illusory Manor's wild ambition! At that time, the two of them would immediately escape the encirclement at all costs!

In truth, they'd already left this path of retreat the moment they came here! The spiciest ginger was still the old ones!

Comparing schemes and planning, the Misty Illusory Manor which had secluded itself away from the world for so many years was still much weaker!

But while they went all out to escape, the people from the Misty Illusory Manor hadn't actually moved to pursue or kill them! Even Bai Qi Feng only wanted to teach them a harsh lesson, and had never once thought about killing them!

Now that they've left so suddenly, the fight had ended. When the report was sent back, the misunderstanding between the three Holy Lands and Misty Illusory Manor would no longer have any possibility of being resolved!

With the departure of the two Saint Emperors, the relationship between the four factions were completely shattered!

At this time, Young Master Jun who was well within the range of the sludge and dirty waters' downpour was staring with wide eyes and open mouth with shock!

Cao Guo Feng and the rest had all kinds of marvelous techniques which they could use to shield themselves from the dirt. They also had amazing movement techniques which they could use to dodge, so they naturally had nothing to be worried about. But Young Master Jun couldn't! He had been watching the show, waiting for a scene where both parties killed each other or were ridden with injuries, with the intent of going forward to take advantage of the situation.

But before he could react, the entire situation changed, and the rain of sludge and dirt came raining down. If he used the Art of Unlocking Heaven's Fortune to protect himself, no matter how careful he was, the faintest ripple of Qi in the air would alert Cao Guo Feng and the rest to his presence. Then, his plans would be in danger of being foiled. Even his own safety might come into question. Those were seven Saint Emperors ah! Even the current Nine Nether Fourteenth Young Master wouldn't necessarily fare well against them…

So, the only option for him was to endure!

When the stinky sludge splattered against his body, Jun Mo Xie nearly threw up. That was dirt that'd accumulated for hundreds of years! And it was even dirt from a lotus pond… who knew what kind of rotten thing was down there… or what kind of decomposed animal carcass was mixed in this mud…

That stench was clearly imaginable!

Even with Jun Mo Xie's mental composition, and his high level of endurance honed by years of tough training as an assassin, it was still incredibly difficult to endure!

Young Master Jun was still in a state of a beautiful dream where he had control over seemingly everything, when he was rudely awakened… To make things worse, he couldn't move a single muscle for fear of being found and could only forcefully stay there and get covered in the stinky dirt! In that moment. He felt like crying, but had no tears to cry…

My grand plans… Wu… It's all gone…

Dreams were always nice (unless they were nightmares). But when the beautiful dream was over, and the reality was presented before one's eyes, it was usually a very cruel thing!

It wasn't clear how long had passed. But when Young Master Jun opened his eyes again, the area was already cleared long ago. Hai Wu Ya and He Zhi Qiu had disappeared without a trace, and Cao Guo Feng and the rest had also vanished!

That was a very reasonable thing actually. Cao Guo Feng and the others were lofty Saint Emperors. Since He Zhi Qiu and Hai Wu Ya had already left, was there any more meaning in remaining here? It was a fortunate thing that they left so quickly as well. Young Master Jun's Yin Yang Escape cover had been accidentally broken by the accident. If they'd remained for a moment longer, Young Master Jun would have been revealed!

In the silence of the night, only Young Master Jun remained among a pile of sludge. He sat under the tree, like a filthy mudskipper…

"Why is it like this?! I'm so unlucky! Not only did I not get the opportunity to beat the dog when it's down, I was instead turned into a mudskipper… How did my perfect plan turn into this?" Young Master Jun raised his head and lamented to the sky. After this round of sowing discord, there most likely wouldn't be anything more to gain…

As he stood up, all the dirt on his body was shaken off with a burst of his Qi. However, that disgusting stench still stuck to him stubbornly. Jun Mo Xie cursed bitterly as he flew away, looking for a river source. No matter what, he must take a thorough bath first!

This was simply too smelly!

Even when this elder brother went through a body and marrow cleansing, the dirt expelled from my body cannot even be compared to this smell!

From the time that Young Master Jun transmigrated to this world, this was the first time he'd ever encountered such a wretched thing!

After running for a full 40, 50 li, was there finally some shimmering light in front. A clear little river flowed merrily, making light splashing sounds. Carrying a huge smile on his face, he dashed towards the river. Although the waters were not deep, it at least reached above the knee. Perhaps a little brook would be a more suitable name for it. Young Master Jun did not hesitate at all as he leapt into it like a fish.

With a loud "boom" sound, a deep hole was smashed into the bottom of the river. In an instant, all the waters flowed backwards, pouring into this newly created hole.

With a few quick moves, Young Master Jun peeled all the clothes off his body and started scrubbing himself furiously. But when he poked his head out of the water again, he could still smell the intolerable stench wafting into his nose.

Without pause, he washed himself three more times. Finally, he felt much better, and the air also seemed much fresher. Jun Mo Xie laid down in his newly created bathtub and sighed a few times as a self mocking smile rose up in his heart.

These clothes definitely cannot be worn. The can't even be kept anymore; that smell is truly…

With a flick of his hand, he took out a set of clothes from the Hongjun Pagoda. Looking at the clothes in his hand, he suddenly remembered. Oh f*ck! How did I become so dumb? There's still those items from the Nine Nether First Young Master, the Warm Jade Core Silk… he still hadn't even taken it out yet!

Ever since he returned, the important matters had simply piled up endlessly. To think that he'd actually forgotten about such an important thing. If he'd given it out earlier, perhaps Green Hunter wouldn't have… Ai! My brains have completely stopped working!

But if he'd given out the limited treasured clothes back then, would he have reserved a share for her? Thinking to this, Jun Mo Xie suddenly felt incomparably guilty in his heart…

Jun Mo Xie blamed himself internally for some time, before stepping out of the river completely butt naked. After drying himself, he slowly pulled on his clothes, while contemplating on his next move.

When he was halfway through his dressing, he soft voice suddenly rang out. "You… are Jun Mo Xie, right?"

That voice seemed to belong to a girl, but because it was oddly indifferent, he could not tell the age of the speaker.

"Who?" Jun Mo Xie called out. He was greatly taken by surprise, but his body did not move, and he did not behave differently as he continued to put on his shirt at the original speed.

This was actually his true reaction. As the King of Assassins, the most important thing for someone of his line of work was to always stay calm no matter the situation! No matter what the matter was, it could not affect him. The more startling the situation was, the more he must not panic. Otherwise… the situation would only turn worse!

A light sight rang out from a large tree near the river.

Jun Mo Xie raised his head and looked up, only seeing the graceful silhouette of a girl standing atop the tree. Her body was long and slender, beautiful and charming. The hilt of a sword could be seen behind her petite shoulders.

Her foot was stepping on the highest leaf on the crown of tree, and her figure bobbed lightly up and down with it like a fairy! She seemed like an otherworld immortal, unwilling to stain her feet with the dust of the mortal world…

Just a thin piece of leaf was actually enough to support her entire weight. And from the looks of it, she seemed to be greatly at ease. Just the extraordinariness of this person's movement technique was enough to cause one to sigh endlessly with admiration!