Chapter 1391: Moving Out Everything

Chapter 1392: How Come the Smell Is Off

The Demon Emperor wouldn't let such a good opportunity slip by. He attacked from behind, and Taotie screamed repeatedly, clearly having suffered considerable losses.

It had to turn back to bite the Demon Emperor, but the Demon Emperor, curious about the things on the mountain, moved uphill while fighting.

Seeing Taotie charging towards them, the few people on the mountaintop were initially startled. However, upon realizing that the Demon Emperor was still entangled with it and wouldn't be able to reach them for a while, they finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Watching Yan Xuehen focused on sealing the spring water into the Thousand-Mile Mountain and Sea Map, Yun Jianyue teased, "Ice Woman, you didn't say anything when we were collecting the spring water. But the moment you heard Xiao Anzi needed it, you immediately came up with a method. You truly forget friendship for beauty!"

Yan Xuehen, both embarrassed and annoyed, retorted, "What nonsense are you spouting? I just thought of it!"

Yun Jianyue chuckled, clearly disbelieving her.

Zu An's face darkened. "Sister Yun, what time is it? How can you still be bickering?"

"What, are you feeling sorry for the Ice Woman just because I mentioned her?" Yun Jianyue had initially spoken casually, but seeing Zu An defend Yan Xuehen, she immediately became exasperated.

Zu An wisely shut his mouth and quickly changed the subject. "Have you noticed that this spring water, though it looks small, shows no sign of its water level dropping, even after we've been drawing from it for so long?"

As expected, Yun Jianyue's attention was drawn. She checked Yu Yanluo's Thousand-Mile Mountain and Sea Map, seeing that the small river inside had become a surging great river. Clearly, a significant amount of spring water had been sealed, yet the spring showed no signs of diminishing.

"Either this spring can continuously generate this miraculous water, or it's connected to a vast body of water elsewhere," Yun Jianyue sighed. "What a treasure, it's a pity we can't take the whole thing with us."

Zu An's heart stirred at her words. He sank into the water again, took a sip, and pursed his lips. "It tastes salty, like the sea."

"The sea?" The women looked bewildered.

Seeing their innocent gazes, Zu An couldn't help but marvel at the purity of women in this world. Even someone like Yun Jianyue, a Demonic Sect Master, would have misunderstood if she were from his previous life. "Ahem, actually, this spring water isn't inexhaustible. The taste now is clearly different from the beginning; it seems water from somewhere else has replenished it. Of course, the effect of this water is certainly not as good as the original mountain spring."

Just then, Yan Xuehen groaned softly, her entire body weakening, and the flow of spring water she was directing into the Thousand-Mile Mountain and Sea Map ceased.

Nevertheless, she gathered her strength and cast several more seals to thoroughly stabilize the water within the Thousand-Mile Mountain and Sea Map. Only then did she breathe a sigh of relief. "I've reached my limit. This is all I can seal in."

"At least half of this mountain spring has been moved," Zu An comforted her. "Master, you've worked hard. Let me massage your shoulders."

Yan Xuehen immediately glared at him, trying her best to move further away.

Yun Jianyue chuckled, speechless. "You little rascal, you're truly audacious, daring to even take advantage of the Ice Woman."

Seeing how open they were, she felt no real concern.

Yu Yanluo, however, was somewhat suspicious, but having just received their help, it was awkward to say anything. "This mountain spring is temporarily stored in my Thousand-Mile Mountain and Sea Map. If either of you sisters ever need it in the future, you can take it anytime."

As for Zu An, since he was one of them, there was no need to explicitly mention him.

Yan Xuehen naturally detected the intimacy in their words, and her heart felt strange. "I worked so hard to help seal this spring water, yet that demoness didn't exert any effort. What right does she have to a share?"

Yun Jianyue's phoenix eyes narrowed. "Ice Woman, are you asking for a beating? Wasn't protecting you an effort on my part? Besides, I saved you before."

Yu Yanluo quickly interjected, "Please don't argue, both of you. We've been through so many hardships together; we're already like sisters. Why be so formal and distinguish between yourselves?"

"Who's her sister!" Yun Jianyue and Yan Xuehen simultaneously turned their heads away.

Yun Jianyue, meanwhile, pondered, *Xiao Anzi was originally my disciple's man, which would make me Yu Yanluo's elder. Now, after spending so much time together, becoming sisters seems like a disadvantage. The crucial thing is, if this makes Hong Lei appear a generation lower in front of her in the future, the sin would be great.*

But she quickly brushed it off. *Hmph, our Sacred Cult isn't so dogmatic. When the time comes, Hong Lei and I will each relate to her in our own way.*

Yan Xuehen, on the other hand, felt a little guilty, because to some extent, she truly had become like a sister to Yu Yanluo. *Did she say that on purpose because she saw something?*

*It's all Zu An's fault for being mischievous even in that situation; I must have been found out...*

Rage value from Yan Xuehen: 555555555...

Zu An was startled. *Why did she suddenly get angry?*

A woman's heart truly is an inscrutable mystery.

By this time, roars were growing closer. The Demon Emperor and Taotie were fighting nearer and nearer, now only a few hundred zhang away.

For cultivators, this distance was nothing.

Taotie's body was visibly covered in numerous wounds, clearly indicating it had suffered greatly in the battle.

However, its wounds weren't bleeding; instead, wisps of black qi were emerging, which was clearly the resentful energy that had plagued Zu An and his group for so long.

The Demon Emperor was wary of this resentful energy; otherwise, he would likely have killed Taotie long ago.

"Let's go quickly!" Yun Jianyue had no more time for bickering. However, she immediately noticed that the other side of the mountain was a bottomless cliff, shrouded everywhere in black mist, with various dark figures vaguely flickering within, like crows.

But how could there be ordinary crows in such a place? Clearly, they were from the same source as the black monsters encountered on the way up the mountain.

The rules of this place now restricted flight, so jumping down like this would be an almost certain death.

However, she didn't want to fall into the Demon Emperor's hands and decided to risk it for a slim chance of survival.

As she was about to jump, Zu An grabbed her. "Don't be impulsive, I think I've found another way."

Yun Jianyue looked at him doubtfully, only to see him point to the water.

The women were all extremely intelligent; they had just mentioned the water tasting like the sea, so it was highly probable that below it connected to the ocean.

Zu An was the first to sink into the water, followed closely by the women. Soon, their figures vanished from the mountaintop.

The Demon Emperor, who had been observing them, was greatly alarmed. He quickly cast a puppet spell, intending to stop Zu An.

The Golden Crow's eyes in Zu An's mind opened, but immediately a red-clothed woman appeared and flicked her sleeve. "Shut them!"

Her sleeves then transformed into two pieces of silk, directly covering the massive eyes.

The Demon Emperor was shocked; someone could actually break his puppet spell!

Who was that red-clothed woman?

Although her aura didn't seem as powerful as his at the moment, she gave him a profound, unfathomable feeling.

However, as a Demon Emperor, he quickly realized that the woman had merely used a clever trick to temporarily shield his puppet spell, not truly break it.

It must have been achieved by exploiting the chaotic rules of this world. Once they returned to the normal world, her method wouldn't be able to trap him.

Even so, he felt a twinge of regret. He had underestimated Zu An. The next time he saw him, he wouldn't give him even a sliver of a chance.

At that moment, Taotie transformed into a cloud of black mist and, taking advantage of the Demon Emperor's distraction, fled into the distance.

The Demon Emperor did not pursue. The monster was powerful, and more critically, the overwhelming resentful energy it carried was too troublesome. If he were to truly kill it, he might lose some of his own life force, which was absolutely unacceptable.

"Father Emperor truly possesses world-shaking cultivation, unrivalled under heaven..." The Golden Crow Prince's string of praises poured out, half flattery and half genuine admiration, as such a terrifying monster had been defeated by him.

Wu Liang also heaped on praises, his words truly elaborate and unique, making the Golden Crow Prince's eyes widen in amazement.

"Enough, no more flattery," the Demon Emperor said, having no mind for it. He swept his sleeve, bringing the two of them to the mountaintop as well.

"This spiritual spring!" Wu Liang's mouth watered, feeling the abundant vital energy emanating from the spring even from afar, and the prior feeling of being affected by resentful energy vanished instantly.

The Demon Emperor cast a cold glance at him. Wu Liang immediately said, "Demon Emperor, please enjoy. Your humble servant will guard you outside."

He inwardly cursed, knowing there was no share of this spiritual spring for him.

The Demon Emperor stared at the spring with some fanaticism in his eyes, for he sensed a rich life force within it, something he desperately needed now.

So he impatiently opened his mouth, and a stream of spring water was directly drawn in. The black qi that had lingered on his body from his battle with Taotie began to fade almost instantly, clearly indicating it would soon disappear completely.

He couldn't help but laugh heartily. "It can actually replenish life force and extend my life by at least three years, haha! This trip was certainly not in vain!"

However, his brow suddenly furrowed. "Hmm, why does it smell like urine?"

Some people are dead, but not entirely dead...

He took deep breaths of fresh air, his chest heaving.

Confusion, incomprehension, various emotions welled up in his heart.

Where is this?

Then, Shi Yu subconsciously looked around, becoming even more bewildered.

A single dormitory room?

Even if he had been successfully rescued, he should be in a hospital room now.

And his body... why was there no injury at all?

Filled with doubt, Shi Yu's gaze quickly swept across the room, finally resting on a mirror by the bed.

The mirror reflected his current appearance: around seventeen or eighteen years old, with a handsome face.

His previous self was a handsome, extraordinary young man in his twenties who had been working for some time.