Chapter 450: Land Flying City

The Dragon Qilin, treading on fiery clouds, headed southwest. Ahead lay Tianfu Gate, where two great mountains stood like a celestial gateway, adorned with various palaces and pavilions.

Yue Qingshan was rushing towards Tianfu Gate when he suddenly sensed something. He looked back to see the Dragon Qilin, carrying Qin Mu, had already arrived behind him.

Startled, Yue Qingshan hastily stopped. "His speed is incredible! If I go back to inform my sect, I fear he'll immediately kill me!"

The Dragon Qilin stopped. Qin Mu greeted him, and Yue Qingshan returned the gesture.

Qin Mu, with a gentle expression, asked, "Brother Yue, why aren't you attending the Huashan Festival? Why are you returning to Tianfu Gate instead?"

Yue Qingshan quickly chuckled, "My appearance is homely; it's hard to please beauties. I might as well not attend the Huashan Festival."

Qin Mu's expression grew even more gentle. "How can Brother Yue be homely? You are a handsome talent, surely capable of winning a lady's heart. You should still go back and attend the Huashan Festival."

Yue Qingshan's hair stood on end. The last time Qin Mu used the phrase "handsome talent," he unleashed the 'Emperor's Blood Ocean' sword strike, publicly killing four master practitioners present!

Now he used that phrase again. If Yue Qingshan didn't know better and insisted on returning to his mountain, he feared a single sword strike would be his end!

"Thank you for your kind words, Cult Master Qin."

Yue Qingshan thanked him, then turned and walked towards Fangxiu City.

Qin Mu watched him disappear into the distance before allowing the Dragon Qilin to continue their journey, bypassing Tianfu Gate.

Yue Qingshan saw Fangxiu City in the distance. He looked back, and seeing no sign of Qin Mu, thought, "Zhentian Palace has a bounty on him. If my Tianfu Gate can capture him, we could improve our relationship with Zhentian Palace, and my status within the sect would surely rise significantly!"

Just as he was about to head back, he suddenly noticed the giant-shaped mountain in the wilderness. He paused, then saw the broken road and the widespread destruction caused by the impact of a bell's chime.

Numerous experts from the Yu family flew in, found the limbs of Old Granny Yu, and burst into wailing.

"Old Granny Yu is dead too?"

Yue Qingshan was stunned, then accepted it. He continued towards Fangxiu City, thinking, "Old Granny Yu attacked, even using a large mountain, but couldn't keep him. It would be difficult for my Tianfu Gate to stop him either. It's better to avoid trouble; rather than fighting to the death, I might as well meet with beauties."

"Jiun City is just ahead."

Two days later, Qin Mu stood on the Dragon Qilin's large head, took out a map of the Western Lands, and examined it carefully, correlating it with the celestial phenomena. He said delightedly, "After Jiun City, Zhentian Palace isn't far. Fatty Dragon, you've been working hard lately; you ran very fast this time."

For these two days, the Dragon Qilin had not been lazy and put in great effort. With the Dragon Qilin's speed, covering twenty thousand li a day, they could reach Zhentian Palace in less than half a day.

Along the way, they had encountered many troubles. Zhentian Palace had issued a warrant, and many divine practitioners in the Western Lands were searching for his whereabouts, leading to several fierce battles.

However, he hadn't experienced a battle as fierce as the one involving the Yu family's Bell-Bearing Mountain Giant. The combat power of the Bell-Bearing Mountain Giant was truly terrifying. Such powerful treasures were usually owned by major aristocratic families, and these weapons required a longer preparation time, needing to awaken mountain spirits or unseal them in advance.

The Dragon Qilin's speed was very high. Unless Qin Mu's movements were known in advance, it would be impossible to prepare and intercept him.

During their journey, Qin Mu witnessed the peculiar aspects of various divine arts and spells in the Western Lands. Besides using mountains and rivers as weapons, divine practitioners in the Western Lands also raised some demonic beasts.

They would enlighten strange beasts, awaken their spirits, and cultivate them from a young age. These beasts grew alongside them and were therefore extremely loyal. Moreover, these strange beasts also served as their spirit weapons, sacrificed and wielded like armaments. Compared to mountain spirits and earth spirits, strange beasts were more agile and versatile.

The divine arts and spells of the Western Lands, with their concept of spirits in all things, were truly eye-opening.

The Dragon Qilin ran swiftly, drawing closer to Jiun City. The terrain here was mostly mountainous, and they occasionally encountered divine practitioners traveling through the air, mostly riding flying strange beasts.

Qin Mu raised an eyebrow, noticing many Western Lands divine practitioners monitoring his movements.

"I'm being watched again. It seems I can't enter Jiun City. There must be arrangements within Jiun City! I'll have to go through the wilderness."

Qin Mu's divine consciousness fluctuated as he used the Sky Feather Tribe's mental communication to inform the Dragon Qilin to prepare. Then he took a long, deep breath, filling his chest only after a considerable time.

*Whoosh*—

He exhaled, and immediately, a dense fog enveloped the surroundings, clouds stretching to the horizon, covering over ten li above and below.

The Dragon Qilin immediately dove down, disappearing into the mountain forest. The Western Lands divine practitioners rushed into the mist, searching all around. By the time the mist dispersed, Qin Mu and the others were long gone.

"Young Master is here!" a divine practitioner suddenly said, his face tense.

A fragrant carriage, pulled by colorful phoenixes, flew over. Inside sat a young man, somewhat plump but not fat, accompanied by several women.

Strangely, despite women holding positions of respect in the Western Lands, even the women of Zhentian Palace could only serve by his side, not act presumptuously, in front of this young man.

Numerous divine practitioners saluted him, "Young Master Yu!"

Young Master Yu surveyed his surroundings and chuckled, "He still escaped? No wonder. When I led the chase after the Milk Kui, he was the one who interfered, allowing the Milk Kui to get away. That was the Great Ruins, not the Western Lands, so I couldn't act recklessly. But this is the Western Lands, not his Great Ruins. If he thinks he can still escape my grasp this time, he's quite naive."

This was Yu Bochuan, the son of the current Zhentian Palace Master, who had pursued Xiong Xiyu and her daughter. Although young, this man was ruthless and cunning.

Xiong Xiyu was the former Palace Master of Zhentian Palace, overthrown by the Yu family. Yu Bochuan's cultivation level wasn't exceptionally high, yet he was able to lead forces to hunt down Xiong Xiyu, a Cult Master-level existence, nearly killing her and causing her powerful companions to fall one after another. This demonstrated Yu Bochuan's capability.

His cunning was profound and not to be underestimated.

Yu Bochuan nodded slightly. A Zhentian Palace woman beside him flew up and unleashed a divine ability. Suddenly, the white clouds in the sky writhed, forming an arrow shape, pointing downwards.

The fragrant carriage descended towards the mountain forest below. Another woman stamped her foot, and many stones on the mountain rolled together, forming a stone giant. It raised a hand, pointing in the direction Qin Mu had departed, and said, "That person, riding a giant beast, went that way."

The woman dispelled her divine ability, and the stone giant collapsed into a pile of scattered rocks.

The colorful phoenixes pulled the fragrant carriage forward. Yu Bochuan, seated inside, chuckled, "In the Western Lands, no one can escape Zhentian Palace's tracking. Not the previous Milk Kui, and certainly not this Cult Master Qin."

"Young Master," a Zhentian Palace woman said with a charming laugh, "this time, a Great Venerable from Golden Palace came to our Zhentian Palace to report, asking our Elder Bi to issue a warrant for Cult Master Qin."

Another Zhentian Palace woman giggled, "Elder Bi and the Golden Palace Great Venerable had a past relationship, so it's natural for her to issue the warrant for him. This Great Venerable borrowed our Zhentian Palace's power to eliminate a strong enemy, so he already owes us a favor. Why do you need to personally help him, Young Master?"

Yu Bochuan chuckled, "I'm not helping the Great Venerable; I want to meet Cult Master Qin. Last time, I suffered a loss at his hands; he took my Azure Dragon Pearl and I lost a precious treasure. This time, since he dared to intrude into the Western Lands, I naturally must teach him a lesson. Furthermore, I fear his intentions for coming to the Western Lands are not benevolent. I suspect his purpose isn't as simple as just traveling around. He rescued the former Milk Kui and the little princess; his return this time is likely to help the Milk Kui reclaim her princess title. If he has appeared, the Milk Kui cannot be far either!"

His gaze turned cold. He said indifferently, "Although my mother has become the mistress of Zhentian Palace, as long as a little princess isn't born, her position as Palace Master won't be secure. The Milk Kui's return at this time, her intentions are obvious. However, this Cult Master Qin and the former Milk Kui will never imagine how immense my power is!"

He looked up in the direction Qin Mu had left and said coldly, "I'll give them a big surprise!"

The Dragon Qilin dashed through the mountains and rivers, leaping over peaks and ranges. Its speed was not as fast as before, but still swift. Qin Mu looked around, frowning slightly. The mountain terrain here was somewhat different from what was shown on the Western Lands map. The map given to him by Gekuo did not perfectly match the geography of these mountains.

"Divine practitioners in the Western Lands like to use large mountains to fight. After battles, they probably don't put the mountains back in their original places. So, using a geographical map to determine my location isn't entirely accurate. I still need to rely on celestial phenomena."

He looked up, layers of formation patterns rotating in his pupils. Gazing at the sky, the stars and constellations, obscured by the sunlight, gradually became visible. Qin Mu determined his position, let out a sigh of relief, and chuckled, "We've passed Jiun City..."

Just as he finished speaking, rumbling sounds suddenly came from ahead. Qin Mu frowned slightly and looked forward, only to see smoke and dust billowing, forming a mist that enveloped the mountains. He couldn't discern what was causing the earth-shattering commotion.

The Dragon Qilin also hastily stopped, watching ahead with extreme tension. The smoke and dust grew thicker, rolling forward, engulfing swathes of forest and entire mountain peaks.

"Cult Master, what's ahead?" the Dragon Qilin exclaimed.

The ground trembled continuously. Trees around them swayed, and stones bounced on the ground as if from an earthquake, yet it wasn't an earthquake.

Qin Mu opened his Fiery Firmament Eye and looked at the surging smoke and dust, revealing an expression of disbelief. "Within the smoke ahead is a city..."

"A city?"

The Dragon Qilin asked, puzzled, "How can a city cause such a massive commotion?"

"Because that city is running through the mountains!"

Qin Mu's hair nearly stood on end. He shouted urgently, "That city is running towards us! Fatty Dragon, let's go!"

The smoke surged closer, and a magnificent city came into their view.

It was a city that was running.

Beneath city walls more than ten zhang high grew incredibly thick legs. Behind the walls, tall houses and buildings transformed into giants, emanating a murderous aura. Some were beating drums, others carried massive treasures. The city gate was wide open, and the gate, along with the city walls, had grown sharp teeth that constantly opened and closed, biting through even mountaintops in its path!

Anything it couldn't bite through was swallowed by the city gate and then pulverized by the monstrous giants inside the city.

The city was hurtling towards them, and two characters were written on its gate.

"Jiun City!"

The divine practitioners of the Western Lands had actually awakened a city into a spirit!