In front of the main hall of Renhuang Pavilion, a group of golden-armored immortal soldiers rushed forward. Wu Wang and the other two immediately raised their hands to indicate that they would not resist, and they were treated politely by the immortal soldiers and taken into the hall.

Two people lifted Lin Qi and dragged him into the hall.

Witnessing this scene, Mao Aowu immediately became anxious and looked at the group of immortal soldiers in front of him, asking hurriedly, "Great Elder, what should we do?"

"It's alright," the Great Elder calmly smiled and gave Mao Aowu a reassuring look, saying in a gentle voice, "Our sect leader is standing up for Ji Mo from the Ji family. The Ji family will not sit idly by."

Before the words fell, several female members of the Ji family arrived in the distance, riding on clouds.

Mao Aowu pondered for a moment and said, "Great Elder, I mean, should we take this opportunity to express our loyalty to the sect leader?"

"Oh?"

The Great Elder looked at Mao Aowu, puzzled, and asked, "How did you suddenly become enlightened?"

"How can I not be enlightened? How can I not be?"

Mao Aowu sighed deeply and reached out to grab the Great Elder's sleeve, transmitting his voice to explain a few words.

It was difficult for even a transcendent realm expert to overhear a face-to-face voice transmission between two heavenly immortals.

Mao Aowu said, "Great Elder, the sect leader's identity is extraordinary. I finally understand why the former sect leader passed on the position to the sect leader. Ah, when I brought the sect leader back to the sect, it was indeed to repay a favor. But later on, forcing the sect leader to take on the position of sect leader was somewhat reluctant."

The Great Elder looked at Mao Aowu, with a hint of doubt in his eyes.

How did this guy know about the sect leader being the descendant of the Emperor?

Could it be that when Mao Aowu was summoned by the Emperor, the Emperor directly told him? But wouldn't it be better if fewer people knew about this matter?

It was just that the Great Elder responded a bit slowly and hesitated for a while. Mao Aowu couldn't help but grab the Great Elder's arm and transmitted his voice in his heart, saying, "I now have enough confidence to prove one thing!"

"What is it? Don't keep me in suspense."

"Our sect leader is the Emperor's own grandson!"

Grandson!

The Great Elder looked at Mao Aowu's confident face and felt a slight suspicion in his heart. Then he understood something.

This matter might actually be true.

"Then, shall we shout a few times?"

Mao Aowu immediately nodded. The two elders, who held the real power in the exterminated sect, quickly discussed and shouted loudly ahead, "Sect Leader! We will definitely find a way to save you!"

Wu Wang turned his head and calmly waved his hand.

Although he wanted to say that he would be fine, it was not appropriate given the situation and timing.

If he was caught by Renhuang Pavilion and still claimed to be fine, wouldn't that be a blatant disrespect?

In that instant, Ji Mo and Ling Xiaolan both heard many voice transmissions, most of which reassured them not to worry and that Renhuang Pavilion would not trouble them.

After a while, the four of them were taken to a corner of an empty hall. Immortal light condensed into four pillars of light, forming four temporary prison cells to detain them.

Wu Wang, Ji Mo, and Ling Xiaolan exchanged glances and sat down, trying their best to appear obedient, dignified, calm, and amiable.

After a while, Lin Qi finally woke up.

The white clothes of this young master of the Lin family were dirty like gray robes. With messy long hair and a bloated face, he sat up in a daze, his eyes filled with confusion.

Who was he, where was he? It seemed like he had been hit hard by someone...

Then, Lin Qi's eyes widened, staring at Wu Wang nearby, and cursed, "You!"

His words paused, and Lin Qi snorted coldly, but did not say another word. He just took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and meditated to heal his injuries.

Wu Wang and Ji Mo both opened one eye and glanced at Lin Qi, somewhat surprised to see that he had restrained his anger.

Ji Mo asked, "Lin brother, what do you think of this competition?"

"Losing means losing. Does this poor Daoist need to resort to tricks?"

Lin Qi glanced at Ji Mo and a cold smile appeared on his lips. "Using tricks to win, you are becoming more and more like your old self, Ji Mo."

"It's useful," Ji Mo said calmly. "Your cultivation level is much higher than the three of us, so you naturally have to use unexpected means to win."

"What a clever way to win," Lin Qi took a deep breath. "I underestimated you and lost to you this time. According to the written agreement, I will avoid you in the future when I see you."

Ji Mo sneered, "We don't need to meet again in the future, let's just avoid each other."

"Hmph!" Lin Qi turned his head and looked at the side, his eyes filled with anger.

Wu Wang:...

It seemed that they were not real enemies, but rather a pair of enemies. Could it be that Lin Qi's Dao name was related to the word "emptiness"?

That's right, if there were blood feuds between the noble families in the Human Realm, there might be trouble at the border.

Forget it, let's not bother with them.Wu Wang turned his head to look at Ling Xiaolan. He was about to exchange some words with Fairy Ling through voice transmission, but suddenly, a burst of immortal light surged around the floating Fairy. The immortal light spun and swept like a whirlwind, and her aura quickly rose.

Outside her tight-fitting clothes, there seemed to be a faint shadow of a little person, dressed in fairy clothes and with cloud-like hair, resembling Ling Xiaolan. Opening its mouth, it absorbed the immortal light back into its body.

Gradually, the little person became more transparent and flew back to Ling Xiaolan's chest.

Ling Xiaolan opened her eyes, frowned, and looked at her palm, murmuring, "How did I break through to the realm of Ascending to Immortality... Strange, why do I always have many insights whenever I'm with Brother Wu Wang?"

Wu Wang and Ji Mo both raised their hands to support their foreheads.

Lin Qi laughed heartily, "Very well, Fairy Ling now has the qualification to fight me head-on!"

However, Ling Xiaolan ignored him, closed her eyes, and continued to comprehend the new realm.

Wu Wang and Ji Mo exchanged glances and communicated with their eyes.

Wu Wang: [Doesn't he have a deep city?]

Ji Mo: [Maybe he was just upset because he was beaten up earlier or he was too stimulated. He was indeed quite gloomy before.]

At that moment, their gazes towards Lin Qi became a bit sympathetic... A promising candidate for the Emperor of Humanity and the holder of the Yan Emperor's token, but now he was halfway ruined.

Just then, there was a commotion outside the hall:

"These four young people still have the energy? Send them to the northern camp! Find a camp far from the border and let them clean the camp and practice battle formations every day! Let them know how difficult it is for the human race! They are all idle, still fighting in public! Flaunting the Yan Emperor's token, do they want to die slowly!"

The noise gradually faded away. If Wu Wang remembered correctly, it should be the Lord of the Ren Emperor Pavilion.

- At this moment, their spiritual consciousness was confined and unable to explore outside.

Then, an old woman said anxiously, "The identities of these four people are not simple. Are they really going to be trained?"

"Train them for half a year and then send them away. The army doesn't keep idle people!"

"Yes, Lord."

Punish them to work in the military camp for half a year?

The Lord of the Ren Emperor Pavilion concealed his emotions well. He was truly calculating with good intentions.

Wu Wang furrowed his brows slightly and couldn't help but ponder.

Ji Mo hurriedly said, "Brother Wu Wang, is there something troubling you? If half a year is too long, I can go and ask someone for leniency."

"It's a small matter. Let them be punished for half a year," Wu Wang smiled, "It's just that I will miss a few performances, which is a bit regrettable."

Ji Mo had several question marks above his head, but seeing Wu Wang's relaxed expression, he also breathed a sigh of relief.

Lin Qi, on the other hand, smiled faintly, and his fists clenched slightly.

Going to the military camp, that was the territory of his Lin family... of course, it was also the territory of the Ji family.

So, half a day later...

...

A dark green shuttle flew across the azure sky, leaving no trace, and descended towards the only mountain in the thousand-mile plain below.

Wu Wang hummed a tune from the Blue Star and looked outside through the window of the shuttle.

This mountain seemed to have sprung up when the earth was not paying attention. Upon closer inspection, one could see that it had been transported here by means of moving mountains and filling seas by a master.

The top of the mountain was umbrella-shaped, with neatly arranged buildings on it, while the periphery was covered with a thick light barrier.

The border of the Human Realm, the stationed mountain.

This place was in the northwest of the Human Realm, not far from the border.

At this moment, when viewed from above, most of the plain below was covered with square-shaped wheat fields. There were villages every ten miles and cities every hundred miles. On some slightly undulating terrains, there were small sects covered by formations.

This reminded Wu Wang of Lin Suqing's hometown, the tragic fate of the Gentle Breeze Gazing Moon Sect. They were almost of the same scale.

Immortals and mortals coexisted, each living in peace; the roads were busy, and the sounds of chickens and dogs could be heard.

A gap opened in the outer defense of the stationed mountain, and the emerald shuttle accurately flew into it.

As soon as they entered the defense, a strong spiritual energy rushed towards them, making Wu Wang feel a bit intoxicated.

This defense even had a camouflage effect. From the outside, it looked like an almost uninhabited camp, but inside, it was very lively.

Hundreds of cultivators wearing purple immortal armor were rehearsing charging battle formations in the air, while male and female cultivators in uniform were meditating and cultivating in various corners on the ground.

The houses were densely packed, and many of them had their own formations activated, indicating that there were people cultivating inside.

Wu Wang noticed an interesting phenomenon—

Apart from the cultivators practicing battle formations in the air, the male and female cultivators on the domes were separated. From above, the camp's circular disk formed a Tai Chi pattern, and the military camps of male and female cultivators were divided according to the yin and yang boundaries, clearly distinguished.

The cultivators here mostly had cultivation levels ranging from Elemental Infant to Leaping Spirit, and most of the leaders were in the Immortal Realm. It should be an elite army.

The immortal soldiers from the Ren Emperor Pavilion that appeared were undoubtedly the elites among the elites. The stationed army at the border couldn't possibly maintain such a level.

Moreover, the area of the circular domes in the air was much larger than what could be seen from the outside. There were artificial mountains and bamboo forests scattered throughout, and in the center, there were several mansions covered by formations.

Ling Xiaolan sighed softly. Although she had just broken through, her expression seemed a bit depressed at the moment.

On the other hand, Ji Mo smiled calmly and winked at Wu Wang, indicating that everything had been arranged.

The general who controlled the emerald shuttle said in a warm voice, "Please go down, the commanders here have received orders from the Ren Emperor Pavilion to receive the four of you."

"Thank you, General."

Ji Mo smiled and responded, and the gray-haired general forced an ugly smile.The shuttle disappeared into thin air, and the four of them floated down separately. There were already eight immortal soldiers, six men and two women, waiting below. They landed and were surrounded by the soldiers.

Ling Xiaolan was naturally escorted by the women.

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One person said, "Please follow us."

The four of them did not resist and obediently followed. They arrived at a sparse forest.

In the shade of the trees, there was a recliner with a man in armor sitting with his back to them, his face covered by a helmet, as if he was napping.

Behind the man, there were dozens of guards standing silently.

An immortal soldier said, "General, someone is here."

"Hmm!"

The general lying on the recliner responded with a strange and casual voice:

"You four are either young masters of prestigious families, holy maidens of major immortal sects, or the masters of demonic sects. You are all outstanding figures in the Human Realm and have committed offenses that brought you here.

It is impossible for me to make you do menial tasks. I dare not treat you like that.

Stand in a row! Chest out, head up! Do you think this is your own backyard?!"

The general suddenly scolded with a rough voice, and Wu Wang, Ling Xiaolan, Ji Mo, and Lin Qi were somewhat intimidated and stood together silently.

Ling Xiaolan deliberately stood to the right of Ji Mo, next to Wu Wang on the right, avoiding being too close to Lin Qi.

The general coldly said, "From left to right, hand over all the storage treasures on your bodies. You will get them back when you leave!"

A female soldier in armor walked over, and Lin Qi looked hesitant but still took out several storage treasures.

Ji Mo gritted his teeth and took out the treasure bag containing immortal treasures. Ling Xiaolan instructed the female soldier not to let her belongings get dusty and handed over her rings and bracelets.

Wu Wang hesitated. He couldn't hand over his storage treasures. It was related to his identity and would cause endless trouble.

How could he easily reveal his wealth when he had a large sum of money with him!

"General, can I not hand them over?"

"Hmm, you can."

The general answered readily, almost breaking the four young people's backs.

The other three immediately tried to snatch back their storage treasures, but the female soldier agilely turned around and returned to the general's side.

Dozens of cultivators glared at Ji Mo and the others, making them afraid to act rashly.

"Take them away and keep them safe."

The general shouted with a rough voice, and the female soldier took the storage treasures and sealed them with restrictions.

Wu Wang:...

Is there a trick?

Then the general said:

"Since you are in the military, you should understand the rules. I will ask, and you will answer. Whoever performs the best will have a drink tonight.

Let me ask you, Master Wuwang, where are we?"

Wu Wang answered, "We are at the border garrison."

"Not bad. Ling Xiaolan, which direction is this place?"

Ling Xiaolan said in a cold voice, "Northwest."

"Not bad either. Ji Mo, how many garrison troops are there here?"

Ji Mo smiled and said, "This is not difficult for me. There should be about five thousand."

"Very good. Now, Lin Qi, who are the people among these five thousand? What are their names and titles?"

Lin Qi's eyes widened, and his fists clenched slightly.

Wu Wang laughed and said, "They are surnamed Zhong, named Yi, and their titles are heroes of the Human Realm."

"Hahaha!"

The general on the recliner burst into laughter, took off his helmet, stood up, turned around, and looked at Wu Wang, laughing and scolding, "You really know how to talk, Brother Wuwang."

Wu Wang's eyes lit up, and he smiled, "Brother Xu, why are you here?"

Ji Mo opened his mouth, wanting to say "teacher," but hesitated whether to say it or not.

Should they each mind their own business?

This Xu Mu was the true immortal expert who accompanied Ji Mo to the North Wilderness and the Kingdom of Women when Ji Mo participated in the Four Seas Pavilion trial.

When Ji Mo gave up the trial, Xu Mu also left the Four Seas Pavilion and became a general at the border.

During their time in the Kingdom of Women, Xu Mu and Wu Wang became quite familiar with each other. They could be considered acquaintances and friends.

Ling Xiaolan breathed a sigh of relief and stood calmly with her hands behind her back, no longer worried about the cultivation environment for the next half year.

Xu Mu quickly approached, Wu Wang greeted him, and the two of them grabbed each other's arms and patted each other hard, then laughed loudly.

After a brief conversation, they learned that Ji Mo had been arranged by the Ji family to serve as the deputy commander of the local garrison.

This time, the Renhuang Pavilion arranged for the military camp to accept Ji Mo and the others, and they chose Xu Mu's place.

Of course, what the Renhuang Pavilion did not expect was that Xu Mu was more concerned about Wu Wang than Ji Mo.

By now, it was already late at night. Xu Mu didn't catch up on old times with Wu Wang, but let them rest and talk tomorrow.

This half-year sentence would probably be spent drinking, chatting, and cultivating in seclusion.

That night, the four of them were settled in four separate wooden houses. They activated their formations and meditated to restore their energy.

Wu Wang's mouth always carried a slight smile as he sat there waiting quietly.

Sure enough, in the middle of the night, a voice transmission came from outside Wu Wang's formation. It was Lin Qi.

With some restraint, Lin Qi whispered, "Brother Wuwang, I have offended you before. I apologize here."

Wu Wang raised an eyebrow, got up, opened the formation, let Lin Qi in, and closed the formation.

A glimmer of light flashed in Lin Qi's eyes. Facing Wu Wang, his previously handsome and honest face now had a hint of gloom.He stared at Wu Wang, suddenly chuckled lightly, and said indifferently, "Brother Wu Wang, do you know what you did wrong today?"

Wu Wang calmly sat back on his original cushion and laughed, "Did I open the door for Brother Lin?"

"Even if you didn't open the door, I could have called a general who is familiar with my family to break the formation here. That Xu Mu is just a deputy leader."

Lin Qi's palm burst out with a bit of sword light, and he said coldly:

"You should never have helped that waste Ji Mo, and even used cunning schemes against me.

There are some people you can't afford to provoke.

Don't worry, I won't hurt your life, I just want to make you, an Elemental Infant Daoist, stand out a bit, and give you a bit of color."

Wu Wang's expression gradually became serious, and he said in a low voice, "Fellow Daoist, do you not understand how you were knocked out before?"

Lin Qi was slightly stunned, and a purple half-moon mark had already lit up on Wu Wang's forehead.