At the Nine Stars Sect's base, Cao Ye and Dong Shuyeh were waiting together. Last night, they had received news that Luo Ji had engaged in a battle with the Overmountain Tiger. One was at the Second Level Realm, the other at the Third Level Realm, yet the commotion of their fight was comparable to that of a Fifth Level Realm battle...
Shortly after, the news that surprised them even more came in. The highly anticipated Luo Ji had not quickly resolved his opponent but instead was locked in a fierce and indecisive battle.
Indeed, a disciple from a top-notch sect was not so easy to defeat.
If it were a minor issue, the Nine Stars Sect would not have held on, but the revenge for the young master could not be ignored, so they could only continue to wait.
At this moment, Dong Shuyeh's expression suddenly changed.
"Did the result come in?" Cao Ye asked nervously.
"No, it's that wench by Wang Yang's side! She left the Xuanmen base."
"Does she intend to deal with Luo Ji?" Cao Ye was startled.
"Can't say, but we can't rule out that possibility. You need to go."
Cao Ye's face twitched. Although he was also at the Sixth Level Realm, he was truly no match for that wench. Every time he fought her, he ended up getting a severe beating.
There was no way around it; he followed the path of physical cultivation, while she was a spell cultivator, naturally having an advantage. Over the past two years, they had fought many times, and each time he was beaten black and blue.
So he really didn't want to face that maid named Xiaozhu, but since Dong Shuyeh had spoken, he could only grit his teeth and accept the task.
After all, it was just another beating! With this mindset, Cao Ye strode out, his face resolute as if he were ready to face a thousand enemies.
Dong Shuyeh watched him go, unable to help but sigh...
...
Chu Tian was leading a group of junior disciples to rest in a secluded spot when a woman with two buns suddenly approached from not far away.
"Senior Sister Xiaozhu," Chu Tian, who had sharp eyes, quickly greeted her.
Xiaozhu walked up and asked, "How is the situation?" She was not asking about Chu Tian and the others but about Lu Ye.
The Nine Stars Sect could receive news of Lu Ye's battle with Luo Ji, and the Xuanmen could as well. So everyone now knew that these two disciples from top-notch forces had met and were engaged in a fierce battle.
Chu Tian sighed, "They're almost fighting to the death! Senior Sister Xiaozhu, those two are not human!"
"Who has the upper hand?" Xiaozhu asked.
Chu Tian shook his head, "It's a fifty-fifty situation. One moment this one is chasing the other, the next moment it's the other way around."
"Have they been fighting since last night?" Xiaozhu frowned.
"They haven't been fighting continuously. They occasionally stop to recover, but they quickly resume the fight." Chu Tian had clearly gathered a lot of information.
"This recovery ability..." Xiaozhu was secretly surprised. For cultivators at the Second and Third Level Realms, such recovery ability was indeed abnormal. Most people couldn't endure such a prolonged battle.
"Where are they?" Xiaozhu asked.
Chu Tian immediately pointed out the direction, and Xiaozhu set off.
A moment later, Lu Ye and Luo Ji, who were in the midst of a fierce battle, simultaneously turned their heads, looking alertly in one direction.
This battle was extremely intense. They had almost exhausted themselves, then each recovered for a while, not for long, just about an hour or so, before Luo Ji initiated another attack, sparking the second round of the battle.
However, this time they didn't use any spirit talismans to attack, mainly because they had used up all their offensive spirit talismans, leaving only some defensive ones.
Luo Ji also didn't activate the large seal spirit artifact. It consumed too much, and his not fully recovered spirit energy couldn't sustain it for long. If he couldn't quickly resolve Lu Ye, he would only be waiting for death.
To be safe, he didn't use any other spells, only the Ice Spike Spell, which was his most proficient and least energy-consuming spell.
They had no personal grudges, not even having met before, but in the Spirit Stream battlefield, it was all about stance and camp.
Different camps meant a reason to fight!
Under the watchful eyes of both, a delicate figure emerged from that direction. Luo Ji immediately tensed, recognizing that the person was not from the Nine Stars Sect.
However, he soon relaxed. After the woman appeared, another imposing figure also emerged, it was Cao Ye from the Nine Stars Sect.
The sudden appearance of these two Sixth Level Realm cultivators left him puzzled. He looked at Cao Ye for guidance, who shook his head, signaling him not to act rashly, and then stood beside him.
Luo Ji immediately understood. Cao Ye was there to restrain the other side. Seizing this opportunity, he quickly sat down, took out a spirit pill, and began to refine it.
On the other side, although Lu Ye didn't know what was happening, seeing Luo Ji's actions, he also took a spirit pill and a large piece of meat, stuffing it into his mouth and throwing a piece to the big tiger beside him.
Xiaozhu walked to a spot not far from Lu Ye, introducing herself under his wary gaze, "I am Chu Tian's senior sister."
Lu Ye naturally wouldn't easily believe her. He immediately sent a message to Chu Tian for confirmation. After receiving the confirmation, he nodded slightly, his mouth still full, "What's the matter?"
At the same time, he sized her up, his gaze lingering on her ample chest... He couldn't help but wonder why this woman was dressed like a maid.
"Give me two spirit stones," Xiaozhu said.
"What?" Lu Ye suspected he had heard wrong.
"Two spirit stones!" Xiaozhu repeated.
Lu Ye was thoroughly confused. This woman had come to ask him for two spirit stones. What did it mean? Was she robbing him? That didn't make sense...
After a moment's thought, Lu Ye took two spirit stones from his storage bag and threw them to her. Xiaozhu caught them and tossed him a jade slip, "I'm selling it to you!"
Lu Ye frowned, took the jade slip, and after a brief inspection, he immediately understood what she meant.
It was a cultivation technique, and a high-grade one at that!
Two spirit stones could not buy a high-grade cultivation technique. This was clearly a gesture of goodwill from the Xuanmen. After all, he had saved the lives of some Xuanmen disciples over the past few days.
This was a pleasant surprise. He had contacted Chu Tian earlier to buy a low-grade cultivation technique, but now a high-grade one was even better, as it could open up to 180 acupoints, saving him the trouble of finding another technique after reaching the Sixth Level Realm in the Spirit Stream.
"Thank you!" Lu Ye expressed his gratitude.
Xiaozhu didn't mind, turned around, and looked at Cao Ye not far away, a smile on her face.
Cao Ye's scalp tingled, memories of some unpleasant encounters floating through his mind. However, with Luo Ji by his side, he couldn't show any weakness. He took a step forward, "Shall we change the place?"
Xiaozhu's smile widened, "I was just about to suggest that!"
In the next moment, Cao Ye turned and darted away at high speed, and Xiaozhu quickly followed.
Soon, the two disappeared from sight. Lu Ye swallowed the food in his mouth, brandished his long knife, and charged at Luo Ji.
At the same time, in various parts of the Sky Splitting Gorge, even more intense battles erupted, with cultivators from the two major sects fighting to the death, the aura of life continuously fading.