The Woman of the Cold-Rescue Immortal Sect

Hearing this, Cang Li clenched her fists and glared at Xu Mu angrily. "What do you mean? I explained so much to you, yet you still want to steal my treasure. If I give it to you, how am I supposed to go back?"

"How could I be so heartless? I'll definitely let you go back before taking the item away."

Xu Mu smiled at Cang Li. "This is already me showing great mercy. In truth, I could just kill you and still take the Boundary Fire."

He felt that his goal for this trip had already been achieved.

Since this was the entrance to the Inner Realm, the Flood Dragon clan must have turned this place upside down long ago.

The treasures of the ruins had most likely been taken by the Flood Dragon clan.

Obtaining a Boundary Fire was already enough.

The big shots in Salvation all wanted these things before, so they would obviously be of great use in the future.

"Big brother, please have mercy. I stole this from my dad, and I'm just one of his many children. If he finds out, I might be executed!"

Cang Li dropped to her knees in front of Xu Mu again, hugging his legs and pleading with snot and tears streaming down her face.

"I say, sister, where is your Flood Dragon clan pride?"

Xu Mu felt a bit helpless. He squatted down and gently patted Cang Li's head. "In that case, just don't go back. You'll definitely be able to keep your life if you stay here."

"You..."

Cang Li felt a surge of viciousness in her heart. She hadn't expected this damn man to be so ruthless even after she knelt and begged for mercy.

The descendants of Yanhuang were indeed insidious and cunning, exactly as the elders in her clan had said.

Xu Mu sneered inwardly. If this person's filial piety value toward him was zero, he could just as well do without this item.

But her filial piety value hadn't changed at all, which clearly meant she still wanted him dead.

Naturally, Xu Mu had no reason to indulge this woman.

"Alright, I don't want to waste any more time with you. I'm only going to ask you once: are you going back or not?"

The black sword appeared in Xu Mu's hand once again. "Hand over the Boundary Fire first."

Cang Li had already cursed Xu Mu hundreds of times in her heart. She then took out a Boundary Fire from her person and handed it to Xu Mu.

She only wanted to survive right now and absolutely did not want to die here.

Xu Mu glanced at Tong Guoguo beside him. Tong Guoguo understood immediately and stepped forward to take the Boundary Fire.

"Let me go home. I don't want to stay here."

Cang Li had already accepted her defeat. Afraid that further delays would bring more trouble, she just wanted to go back quickly.

If she had known, she would have listened to her clansmen and brought a few bodyguards.

"Before you leave, I have one last question for you. Why were you able to detect our presence in the formation below?"

Xu Mu asked curiously.

"This formation is easy to defend and hard to attack. Simply put, if you enter from your entrance, you will be blinded, but if you go down from our exit, the blinding effect doesn't apply."

Cang Li explained, "There were a few times when experts broke in before, and we wiped them all out using this formation. Over time, no one ever came in here again."

"I understand. My name is Ye Chen. The next time you come out, you can look for me. I'll treat you to a meal."

Xu Mu waved his hand at Tong Guoguo.

Tong Guoguo placed the Boundary Fire in her hand onto the barrier.

The barrier in front of them slowly warped.

Xu Mu said to Cang Li, "Go back. Once I'm done with my business here, I'll come find you to hang out."

"Alright, just drop my name when you get there."

Cang Li stood up and turned to walk toward the barrier. As she passed the Boundary Fire, she turned her head to glance at it.

But she knew she couldn't take it.

The other party was very strong. If she grabbed it without permission, she might die instantly.

In the end, she chose to save her life, brushing past the Boundary Fire and stepping into the Inner Realm.

Xu Mu immediately stepped forward, grabbed the Boundary Fire again, and backed away.

"We got some very important information this time."

Tong Guoguo crossed her arms and glanced at Xu Mu.

"Indeed."

Xu Mu looked at the entrance here. According to what Cang Li said, the area of the fragment on the other side was equivalent to several of their countries.

He planned to break in and take a look after his strength improved a few more times.

Tong Guoguo asked, "What do we do next?"

"There are most likely no treasures left here. Let's head back and go straight to the next ruin."

Xu Mu thought for a moment and said.

Tong Guoguo thought the same. From how well that woman understood this place just now, it proved that she had long treated this place as her own backyard.

If there were any treasures, they had definitely been taken by them.

The two of them then returned, jumping from here down into the formation below.

Just as they were about to land, the two of them used Cloud Steps respectively, buffering themselves in mid-air a few times before landing steadily on the ground.

The two looked at each other and could indeed detect each other's presence. It seemed that Cang Li hadn't lied earlier.

Xu Mu looked back into the distance; the battle over there hadn't stopped yet.

He pondered for a moment before saying, "How about we help them out? My sister is currently in the Cold Immortal Sect too, so we can just treat it as making them owe us a favor."

Tong Guoguo nodded in agreement.

The two approached the area simultaneously and found that some disciples had already died.

Bai Qingyuan was also severely injured at this moment, and one of the elders had similar injuries.

There was also an older-looking woman whose clothes were merely a bit dirty. Clearly, she was the strongest person here.

"Shall I go? That old woman over there is at the Realm Breaking stage. With your current strength, going over there is just suicide."

Tong Guoguo said from the side.

"No need. I have a way to make them stop attacking. In a bit, we'll just carry them away one by one."

As Xu Mu spoke, he took out a can of spray from his pocket.

"Is this... an anesthetic from the Immortality Research Institute?"

As a former member of the Immortality Research Institute, Tong Guoguo naturally knew what this was.

"That's right. This toxin can paralyze the nerves, temporarily rendering a person unable to use Qi."

As Xu Mu spoke, he approached the few people over there.

None of them could detect Xu Mu, so he easily arrived in front of them.

First, of course, was the strongest person here, who looked to be in her fifties.

Xu Mu aimed the spray directly at her face.

Pfft!

The toxin from the spray gushed out, covering her face.

Next, he walked toward another middle-aged woman and similarly sprayed it right at her nose.

Then it was Bai Qingyuan. She was currently standing on a patch of cold ice, and the wounds on her body were frozen to prevent bleeding.

Xu Mu aimed at her face just the same, but right as he was about to press the nozzle...

Bai Qingyuan suddenly launched an attack at Xu Mu.

"Holy shit?"

Xu Mu immediately reached out to block, but instead of grabbing her hand, he grabbed a handful of softness.

Bai Qingyuan was different from Cang Li earlier. Cang Li wore leather armor, which greatly affected the tactile sensation.

The Bai Qingyuan in front of him was only wearing a long blue dress.

"Bastard..."

Bai Qingyuan's ethereal face was filled with angry reproach.

Pfft!

Before she could finish speaking, Xu Mu's spray had already squirted into her mouth.

Bai Qingyuan immediately covered her mouth and retreated, but it was already too late.