However, such spirit stones were extremely scarce and difficult to find.
At this moment, Mo Qi’s first thought turned to the Tongtian Secret Realm.
That was the place where he could find the most spirit stones, as far as he could think.
He had intended to visit the Tongtian Secret Realm anyway, and this was a perfect opportunity.
Therefore, the trip to the Tongtian Secret Realm was a must, and it had to happen immediately.
So, after making some arrangements, he brought Murong Yanran with him, leaving the others to continue their cultivation within the barrier.
His reason was that Murong Yanran needed experience, while Murong Yanran believed that Mo Qi couldn't do without her.
The Tongtian Secret Realm was no longer as prosperous as it once was.
After the fall of the four great families, the Tongtian Secret Realm was left unguarded. Rogue cultivators would occasionally venture in to explore, and their explorations were always destructive!
The main gate was broken and in disrepair. Inside, it was even more of a mess.
It was then that Mo Qi remembered that he had been in the Lingdu Sect for several months. In these months, not only had the four great families and five major sects declined, but the Tongtian Secret Realm had also become so desolate?
Mo Qi and Murong Yanran quickly arrived at the same hillside where they had been before. Looking down, the stones were overturned in a chaotic mess. It seemed that rogue cultivators had come to frantically search for spirit stones, and it was uncertain how many spirit stones had survived.
He truly hoped they wouldn't recognize their value.
Or perhaps, the spirit stones were hidden quite secretly, and they couldn't find them.
This was all under the premise that there were indeed spirit stones here!
Only if there were spirit stones, and others couldn't find them, would it be his turn!
Therefore, the hope seemed to become even more remote.
He could only place his slim hope on the little one.
He opened the ancient texts, read out a passage, and told the little one the characteristics of this type of spirit stone. After confirming that the little one understood, he released it.
The little one hopped and entered.
Murong Yanran felt very strange and asked, "What are you letting the little one go down there for?"
Mo Qi replied, "It will find a type of spirit stone, a spirit stone that might help you remove the restriction on your body."
A warmth instantly rose in Murong Yanran's heart, and then she said with a hint of worry, "How could it possibly find it?"
Mo Qi felt it was impossible to explain, so he said, "Let's wait and see."
After the little one went in, it didn't come out for a long time.
Mo Qi was getting impatient. The little one then squeezed out from a crack in the rocks, looking dejected, and rubbed against Mo Qi's feet, as if to tell him that it was too difficult and it couldn't find it.
Mo Qi told it that it wasn't its fault for not finding it, perhaps there were no spirit stones there at all. He asked it to search the entire area, and if it still couldn't find any, then that would be it.
The little one hopped and entered again.
While this was happening, Mo Qi took the opportunity to "wander around." He wanted to look for Lu Xiaoyue, to see if there was any possibility of finding her.
He had only taken a few steps when several cultivators who looked like rogue cultivators walked over, sizing up Mo Qi and Murong Yanran as they walked.
Among them, three men were particularly lewd, and their lewdness had distinct characteristics. At a glance, they didn't seem like good people.
The three stopped not far away, staring at Murong Yanran with their eyes gleaming.
Murong Yanran felt very uncomfortable under their gaze, snorted, and turned away.
The other three men descended the slope, their eyes scanning the rocks, searching for something.
Mo Qi activated his Heavenly Eye and saw that all six of them were under a restriction!
Could it be that these people were also here to find spirit stones and remove their restrictions?
If so, they were too formidable. The method he had painstakingly found in the ancient texts was merely a hypothesis, so how did they know about it?
Driven by curiosity, and also wanting to discuss solutions with them, Mo Qi looked at the three men and asked, "What are you looking for?"
Two of them didn't even look up, continuing their search. The other one, however, raised his head and said with great annoyance, "Is it any of your business?"
Just as Mo Qi was about to reply, the three lewd men who had been staring at Murong Yanran spoke, "Little lady, what's your name?"
Although Murong Yanran had turned away, she could still feel their burning gazes. She was extremely annoyed. At this moment, she turned around and said with great disdain, "Is it any of your business?"
One of them, with narrowed eyes, seemed very angry. He walked directly towards the two, saying as he walked, "We're just asking, what can't be said? Do you need to avoid anyone's taboo to say your name? Do you think you're very beautiful? What's so great about that? This old man has seen girls..."
The man didn't stop even when he reached Murong Yanran, and his posture suggested he was about to kiss her directly!
Murong Yanran was furious. She directly took out the Sky-Overturning Seal and smashed it down like a brick, splattering his brain matter and killing him on the spot.
Thus, the man's words were cut off mid-sentence.
Murong Yanran, fearing that blood might splash onto her, pulled Mo Qi back a couple of steps. She then said to the corpse on the ground, "That's right, I am indeed very beautiful, so what?"
Mo Qi looked at her sideways, his mouth agape in surprise. He had never expected her to have such a fierce side.
It seemed Murong Yanran also realized she had been a bit out of line. She lowered her head, blushing, and tugged at the hem of her short shirt, "Husband, they forced me."
Mo Qi glanced at the corpse on the ground and said, "It's nothing. This is the deserved end for showing off."
"It's getting rid of a scourge. Otherwise, if he becomes a demon in the future, who knows how many people he'll harm and what trouble he'll cause."
The other two were stunned at this sight.
Meanwhile, two of the three men who were searching for something stopped their search and walked towards them in unison.
The other, slightly older man, continued to search for his items, completely ignoring what was happening here.
When the four men stood together, their demeanor became arrogant again.
These four men all glared at Mo Qi with venomous eyes, as they believed Murong Yanran dared to be so presumptuous because she had him as a shield.
Mo Qi, feigning fear, said, "It has nothing to do with me. She's the one who killed him," gesturing towards Murong Yanran as he spoke.
Murong Yanran looked at Mo Qi with disbelief, feeling like he was a stranger.
The four men smiled triumphantly. They were pleased with Mo Qi's cowardice.
With him being so timid, they had one less enemy, and dealing with a weak woman would be an opportunity.
If he hadn't been timid, they would have challenged him no matter what. Whether they won or lost, it would have been bothersome.
Mo Qi then turned his head to look at Murong Yanran and said softly, "Don't worry, you can handle these four. The one you can't handle is the slightly older one. He hasn't come over. If he comes, I'll deal with him."
Murong Yanran instantly understood. He wasn't shirking responsibility; he disdained to fight these people!
Murong Yanran also smiled!
The four men were stunned!
What did this smile mean?
Although she looked beautiful when she smiled, like flowers in spring, they always felt something chilling mixed within it.
"This has nothing to do with you. If you leave now, I can spare your lives," Murong Yanran said.
Oh?
"Did I hear that right?" one of them asked, chuckling in disbelief. "So, we should thank you for not killing us."
Another person chuckled, "Little lady, you are truly adorable. I really like you."
Another one said, "I like you too. Little lady, you can choose any one of us four, just don't give yourself to that white-haired old man next to you."
Mo Qi was enraged upon hearing this.
My hair is white, but I don't look like an old man at all!
But he couldn't help but take out a bronze mirror to check. Indeed, it was a fair and clean face, not old at all!
He was still a bit uneasy, so he asked Murong Yanran, "I, I'm not old, am I?"
Murong Yanran also chuckled, "Not old at all. My husband is not old at all."
"So, if you're blind, don't speak carelessly, or you might bring about your own death," Mo Qi said to the four men after putting away the bronze mirror.
One of the men who had been staring at Murong Yanran at that moment, seeing her radiant smile, could no longer restrain himself. He lunged at Murong Yanran, "None of you fight me for her. She can only be mine."
Murong Yanran waited for him to approach, then swung the Sky-Overturning Seal at him.
The man had witnessed the power of the Sky-Overturning Seal and was already on guard. He reached out and grabbed Murong Yanran's arm, "Beauty, don't be so violent..."
Although Murong Yanran's arm was caught, her wrist could still move!
She simply twisted her wrist, then relaxed her grip, and the Sky-Overturning Seal flew out, landing on the man's face. Blood splattered, and flesh flew.
The man died without a groan, his words cut short and his life extinguished.
Murong Yanran even kicked his corpse away.
The remaining three were stunned!
If being instantly killed by him was due to underestimation or carelessness, what about two people being instantly killed?
It was probably not a coincidence!
The three looked at each other, unsure of what to do.
Lust is the root of all evil. After a moment of contemplation, the three decided to back down.
Nothing was more precious than life.
After all, their friendships with the two deceased were not deep. If they died, they died. Who told them to rush so fast?
Most importantly, they all realized that what they were doing was courting death. If they died, it would be their own fault, and there was no need for revenge.
Sometimes, when faced with temptation, people don't intend to do evil because they consider the cost of doing evil to be too high.
And some people precisely underestimate the cost of doing evil and lose their lives.
The two men just now were of this type.
The three men who chose to back down at this moment were fortunate. Through the price paid by others, they learned the cost of doing evil and decided to give up on it.
The three men then went back to searching for things obediently.
Just like that, with great nonchalance!
Their actions surprised both Mo Qi and Murong Yanran.
Weren't they companions? If their companions died, wouldn't they seek revenge?
The old man remained oblivious to what was happening, concentrating on his search as if he didn't know these people at all.
At this moment, the little one returned, a spirit stone held in its mouth, looking very cheerful.
Mo Qi was also delighted. He had come to try his luck, and he had actually found it.