Ji Mo and his group had arrived at the edge of the cold pond, and it was Xia Wan'er who spoke.
Xia Wan'er truly couldn't stand Feng Kun's smug demeanor. The old man had just audaciously insulted the Immortal Void Master, calling him a thief with a false reputation. This was unacceptable.
She taunted, "Just because you're incapable of breaking it doesn't mean others are."
"I'm incapable?"
Feng Kun's already scorched old face darkened further.
As a Grandmaster of Formations, Feng Kun's attainments in formations were renowned throughout the Immortal Spirit Realm. To be publicly looked down upon like this was infuriating.
He narrowed his eyes, gritted his teeth, and said coldly, "The world is full of hidden talents, and of course, there are peerless formation masters capable of breaking this seal. However, there is absolutely no such expert present, nor even in our entire Purple Thistle Prefecture."
Within the territory of Purple Thistle Prefecture, Feng Kun's formation attainments were top-tier, which gave him the confidence to utter these words.
"Coincidentally, there is indeed a peerless expert here. If you kneel down and call him 'Dad,' he might be in a good mood and teach you how to break the seal."
Xia Wan'er pointed at Ji Mo, intending to help him vent his anger.
Ji Hanhan disdainfully shook his head, "I don't want such an old son, and besides, he looks too unsightly."
His gaze shifted to the bottom of the pond, carefully observing the seal at the entrance of the secret realm, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
Although the formation was ingenious, he could indeed decipher it.
"Are you two humiliating me? If this pretty boy can break the seal, I'll kneel to him. If he can't, this pretty boy dies, and you, you will be my bed-warming maid."
Feng Kun's face was filled with murderous intent. Those who dared to insult him would pay a heavy price.
He had already decided that no matter what, he would not let these two go.
"You old lecher, you actually dare to have such wishful thinking. Fine, then the stakes must include one more condition: if you lose, you castrate yourself."
Xia Wan'er's eyebrows shot up. She had initially intended to merely teach Feng Kun a lesson, but she hadn't expected him to be so malicious and shameless. Thus, she decided to show him no mercy.
She would directly turn this old lecher into a eunuch.
"Heh, I agree..."
Feng Kun sneered. It was a sure win, so there was no reason to refuse. The little girl was so pretty and charming; he couldn't wait to toy with her.
However, before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted.
"Master Feng, be careful of a trap. They are from the Void Sword Sect; perhaps they have a unique method to break the seal."
The voice came from a flying boat in the air, belonging to the Heavenly Evolution Sect.
As soon as these words were spoken, all eyes on the scene immediately fell upon Ji Mo and his group.
Upon hearing this, Feng Kun fell silent, not daring to mention the bet, fearing a mishap.
"Void Sword Sect members, listen up! Open the seal quickly, or don't blame us for being impolite."
"That's right, if you don't want to die, obey obediently, or else..."
Someone in the crowd threatened, intending to force the Void Sword Sect to open the seal.
Subsequently, more people joined in the clamor, staring at the dozen or so members of the Void Sword Sect with unfriendly expressions, sneering repeatedly.
Ji Mo waved his hand.
Er Lengzi immediately understood, sniffed his nose, and struck the Sword Essence Azure Stone with his palm.
Several sword energies appeared out of thin air and flashed by.
The next second, several heads flew off.
The individuals who had been shouting the loudest all had their heads severed, meeting a violent end.
"Or else what?"
Ji Mo scanned his surroundings and asked calmly.
Before coming, he had specifically instructed Er Lengzi to find an opportunity to kill the chickens to warn the monkeys and quell the situation.
Silence descended upon the surroundings. No one had expected the Void Sword Sect to be so aggressive, killing people at the slightest disagreement.
Rumor had it that the Void Sword Sect had always been cowardly and fearful of trouble. How had they become so assertive?
"Void Sword Sect, your actions are insane, indiscriminately killing the innocent and disregarding human lives. Don't think that having a piece of Sword Essence Azure Stone allows you to do as you please. You must give us an explanation."
From mid-air, a demon immortal with a beast's head and human body loudly accused.
Ji Mo did not reply and waved his hand again.
Er Lengzi sniffed his nose once more and unleashed another beam of sword energy.
Indeed, with a sniff, heads fell.
The demon immortal became a corpse and plummeted down.
At this point, no one dared to speak rashly, fearing they would meet the same fate.
The crowd, though furious, dared not speak, their eyes filled with ferocity, glaring menacingly, wishing they could attack the Void Sword Sect members together.
The faces of the dozen Void Sword Sect disciples turned pale with fear, unable to comprehend Ji Mo's audacity.
Having offended everyone now, they were probably doomed to die tonight.
This Ancestral Master must be a fake. Perhaps he was deliberately provoking everyone, leading the Void Sword Sect into an abyss of eternal damnation.
In this tense moment of escalating hostility, Ji Mo spoke, "These fellows are too noisy. They will affect the breaking of the seal and delay everyone's fortune, so their deaths are well-deserved."
As soon as he said this, the anger of the crowd subsided somewhat. As long as the seal could be broken, these unlucky souls deserved their fate.
"I guarantee that no one will disturb you further. Hurry up and break the seal. Time is running out. Once the full moon in the sky disappears, the entrance will vanish with it."
Feng Kun urged, eager to see how this pretty boy would break the seal, anticipating Ji Mo's downfall.
Ji Mo nodded, "Time is indeed pressing. We can only take a risky approach and use a special method. However, this method requires a massive amount of spirit stones. I hope everyone can generously contribute to lend me a hand."
Upon hearing this, Feng Kun sneered repeatedly. He had seen too many such money-grabbing schemes. This pretty boy was clearly using an excuse to extort money.
Breaking certain formations might use spirit stones as materials, but it would never require a massive amount.
However, he did not expose Ji Mo and casually threw out thousands of spirit stones, wanting to see Ji Mo's performance.
Seeing Feng Kun's action, the others were too lazy to argue and each took out a small amount of spirit stones, tossing them over as if fending off beggars.
In a short while, tens of thousands of spirit stones piled up on the ground.
Sima Hongfeng's eyes gleamed, and he instructed his disciples to collect the spirit stones.
The Ancestral Master was indeed a master of making money. With just a few words, he had obtained so many spirit stones, enough to support the sect comfortably for several years.
It was just that his appetite was too small. They should have made these scoundrels bleed heavily.
"Alas, all of you are so stingy."
Ji Mo grumbled, feeling dissatisfied that he hadn't extracted enough profit.
However, he didn't waste any more words and jumped directly into the bottom of the pond, slowly walking towards the ancient cave.
"Heh, so reckless. Trying to break the formation without analyzing it carefully will result in death within fifteen minutes."
Feng Kun had initially thought Ji Mo possessed some skill, but seeing this situation, he concluded that Ji Mo would soon be reduced to a charred husk by lightning.
However, Ji Mo walked to the cave entrance unharmed and said, looking up, "Alright, the seal is broken."
As soon as he said this, all the living beings present were stunned.
What was going on?
What did you do? You just walked over slowly and broke the seal?
No one believed him, convinced that Ji Mo was trying to lure them into a trap.