Chapter 81

On a green leaf, there were more than twenty people, including Ji Ning, flying through the mist, rapidly heading towards Xifu City.

The others were sitting or lying down, while Ji Ning and Master Mu Xiao stood.

"Master, you said Bo Zi Shan is from Snow Dragon Mountain?" Ji Ning asked, voicing his confusion.

"Yes, Snow Dragon Mountain," Master Mu Xiao glanced at Ji Ning and nodded. "Snow Dragon Mountain is one of the top major forces in the entire Anpan County. The sect has several Immortal Daoists as its core, with deep roots."

Ji Ning was inwardly surprised.

Several Immortal Daoists?

"Because the sect is vast, it has many cultivation methods, including some evil ones, which naturally leads to some cultivators taking the wrong path," Master Mu Xiao said. "Snow Dragon Mountain values strength above all, with various cultivation methods including demon, evil, immortal, and Buddhist paths, where the strong are respected."

Master Mu Xiao sighed, "Due to the mix of good and evil, it attracts many people to join Snow Dragon Mountain, making it even more powerful. Some Zifu cultivators who leave establish territories in various places, still using the Snow Dragon Mountain name. They can be considered branches. These branches often gather young talents and send them to the sect, thus making Snow Dragon Mountain even stronger."

"Of course, compared to my Yinglong Guard, Snow Dragon Mountain is far inferior," Master Mu Xiao smiled. "Any of the scattered immortals in our Anpan County branch could probably destroy the entire Snow Dragon Mountain sect."

Ji Ning nodded.

Don't joke around.

Snow Dragon Mountain is just a sect, while the Yinglong Guard is the strongest military force of the Daxia Dynasty,震慑天下的最强武力, of course not on the same level.

"Look, we're here," Master Mu Xiao pointed to the distance. "That's Xifu City ahead."

"Here already?" Ji Ning was surprised. In the distance, a magnificent city surrounded by forests came into view, the very place where he had grown up, Xifu City. This made Ji Ning incredibly shocked, "The speed at which Master Mu Xiao controls his magical treasure is really fast! It's several thousand miles, and we're here in the blink of an eye."

Ji Ning couldn't help but feel anxious, "I wonder how Mother is doing. She has always been fine, why is she critically ill now?"

...

Inside Xifu City.

Wei Chi Xue was resting in a room, while outside in the courtyard, Ji Yichuan and Ji Jiuhuo were chatting.

"It all started with that disaster," Ji Yichuan shook his head.

Ji Jiuhuo sat there, nodding gently, "That disaster changed the fate of your family. Yichuan, you are a genius that appears once every thousand years in our Ji clan. You were ordinary in your youth, but after your father's death, you soared to great heights... You had already opened your Zifu and embarked on the path to immortality. Unfortunately, it was all destroyed."

"What does it matter that I lost my path to immortality?" Ji Yichuan shook his head and sighed. "During that disaster, my wife's brother was the strongest among the three of us. He lost his life protecting me and Xue. Xue was severely injured and used a secret technique to consume her life force to give birth to Ning. I merely lost my path to immortality, which was the least severe among the three of us."

Ji Jiuhuo shook his head, sighing deeply.

Fate is cruel!

Adventuring in the vast lands outside is indeed much more dangerous than in Yan Mountain, with many powerful beings. There are opportunities, but also dangers. Like Wei Chi Xue and her brother and Ji Yichuan, they met with disaster and ended up in this situation.

"Hmm?" Ji Jiuhuo suddenly looked up.

A green leaf suddenly streaked across the sky and landed in the courtyard. On the leaf were Master Mu Xiao, Ji Ning, Meng Yu, Ji Wuyu, and a group of others.

"This..." Ji Yichuan was surprised, looking at the group of people, and rushed over, "Wuyu, Ji Shan, Meng Yu, you... you all came back? What happened to you? Why are you all injured? Where have you been these past few days? Why did you suddenly disappear?"

"Greetings, Clan Leader," the more than twenty innate beings of the Ji clan quickly recognized their clan leader. As one of them spoke, the others also called out.

Ji Jiuhuo naturally knew about the disappearance of the more than twenty innate beings of the clan. He had been very troubled by this matter. Now, seeing these innate beings appear, he couldn't help but feel both surprised and delighted, "We knew you were missing, and the entire Ji clan was searching for you. Are you all well now?"

"Our dantian have all been destroyed, but we are lucky to be alive," Ji Wuyu said in a hoarse voice.

"Dantian destroyed?" Ji Jiuhuo's eyes widened.

Another long-haired young man sitting nearby also shouted, "Clan Leader, we owe our lives to Ji Ning and this Master."

"Master?" Ji Jiuhuo and Ji Yichuan were both startled.

Master...

That's a Wuxiang Master! There isn't a single Wuxiang Master in the entire Yan Mountain region.

They both looked at Master Mu Xiao. When they first saw him, they felt he was extraordinary, able to control magical treasures... They guessed he was at least a Zifu cultivator, but they didn't expect him to be a Wuxiang Master. Seeing Ji Ning standing next to the Wuxiang Master, they were puzzled about how Ji Ning knew a Wuxiang Master.

"Ji Jiuhuo (Ji Yichuan) greets Master," Ji Jiuhuo and Ji Yichuan said respectfully.

"I must thank Ji Ning for this," Master Mu Xiao said with a calm smile.

"Ji Ning?" Ji Jiuhuo and Ji Yichuan both looked at Ji Ning.

Ji Ning's face showed a hint of anxiety, and he said, "I know Mother is critically ill, so I asked Master Mu to come to Xifu City..."

"Xue is inside the room," Ji Yichuan also reacted and said.

Master Mu Xiao nodded and walked towards the room, with Ji Ning and Ji Yichuan following behind. Ji Ning asked in a low voice as they walked, "Father, what happened? Why is Mother suddenly critically ill?"

"It's a lingering illness from the past," Ji Yichuan said, "I'll explain in detail later."

...

Inside the room, the maidservant left, and apart from Wei Chi Xue lying on the bed, there were only Master Mu Xiao, Ji Ning, Ji Yichuan, and Ji Jiuhuo.

Wei Chi Xue opened her eyes and looked at the newcomers, showing a puzzled expression.

"Xue, this is Master Mu, whom Ji Ning has brought," Ji Yichuan said quickly.

Wei Chi Xue sat up with effort, "Wei Chi Xue greets Master."

"Extend your right hand," Master Mu Xiao sat on a stone bench beside the bed.

Wei Chi Xue extended her somewhat pale right hand. She also saw Ji Ning standing next to Master Mu Xiao, and a look of joy appeared on her face.

Master Mu Xiao extended a finger and gently touched Wei Chi Xue's wrist. Immediately, a vibrant green light spread out, quickly enveloping her entire body. Ji Ning and Ji Yichuan watched anxiously. After a long while, Master Mu Xiao frowned and stood up, "Strange, strange."

Ji Ning felt a knot in his heart and asked, "Master, what about my mother?"

Master Mu Xiao frowned, "Although I am not skilled in healing, I can see that your mother is not ill. Her life force is nearly depleted... With the remaining life force in her body, she probably has only three months to live."

"Life force nearly depleted?" Ji Ning's face changed.

"My wife was injured during pregnancy," Ji Yichuan said from the side, "Later, she used a secret technique to consume her life force to save the fetus."

Master Mu Xiao nodded, "Your wife was originally an innate being. From the purity of the remaining true essence in her body, she was likely at the innate perfection level. Unfortunately... The injury was severe, and her dantian was destroyed. Normally, it would have been impossible to save the fetus. Your wife used a secret technique to burn her life force to save the fetus. This technique has a high cost, and it is almost impossible to recover from."

Ji Ning was stunned.

Mother was once an innate perfection level expert? Her dantian was destroyed, and she used a secret technique to burn her life force to save the fetus?

However, from the insights he gained from his mother's teachings on footwork, she was indeed a skilled expert. But what exactly happened when she was pregnant, and the matters before she conceived him, his parents always deliberately kept from him, never telling him.

"Master, please save my mother," Ji Ning pleaded anxiously.

"To save her, the only way is to extend her life," Master Mu Xiao sighed. "There are many medicinal pills for healing, and I have some that can extend the life of cultivators. Unfortunately... Extending the life of an ordinary person is a thousand times, ten thousand times harder than extending the life of a cultivator. Such pills are only rumored to exist in the Yinglong Guard, and even then, I don't know where to find them. Perhaps only immortals can provide them."

Ji Jiuhuo was startled, Yinglong Guard?

"Immortal!" Ji Ning felt his heart turn cold instantly.