Mo Qi was also filled with emotion.
At this moment, all the suffering he endured in the Myriad Phenomena Valley was finally accounted for!
All his dedication and persistence in his mission had paid off today.
Many questions were also answered at this moment!
No wonder he couldn't find Xiao Cong'er in the Taihe Sect!
It turned out her name was Ling Feiyan!
"You know each other? Are you from your Taihe Sect?" Kan Qinglei asked. He was no stranger to the Qionglu Realm assembling envoy groups from other realms.
However, their conversation left everyone bewildered. The two seemed to know each other, yet they even got each other's names wrong.
Ling Feiyan shook her head.
"Is he the person you were talking about?" Shen Lianyun asked with a look of surprise.
Ling Feiyan nodded, tears glistening on her face, her heart filled with warmth.
Shi Jinchun scrutinized Mo Qi again, confirming he was alone. Feeling tricked, his expression turned uncertain. "Are you really an envoy from the Southern Continent?"
Mo Qi stood tall and proud, meeting Shi Jinchun's gaze directly. "As genuine as can be."
"Do you have any tokens?" Shi Jinchun's face darkened, his voice deepening.
"I have no tokens," Mo Qi stated resolutely.
"Are you here to make a joke?" Shi Jinchun's eyes glinted with killing intent, a chilling aura subtly radiating outwards. "Who knows if you're just a personal acquaintance of one of them? Oh right, Ling Feiyan seems to know you."
Mo Qi glanced at Ling Feiyan, then back at Shi Jinchun. "I do know her, but that does not affect my status as an envoy. Three years ago, our envoy group of thirteen people was ambushed due to a traitor's betrayal. Except for that traitor and myself, everyone else perished."
"I am aware of that matter," Shi Jinchun said coldly. "But I've never heard of any survivors."
His informant within the Divine Crow Sect had only reported to him afterward, for which he had reprimanded the informant.
"Then do you know that Wu Cunxin was killed just a few days ago?" Mo Qi asked.
"I've heard," Shi Jinchun replied indifferently. He had only heard that his enemies had come for him and killed him; he didn't know who these enemies were.
"It was done by the survivor. I did it," Mo Qi declared proudly.
"You?" Shi Jinchun sized him up and couldn't help but laugh. "If you hadn't said that, I might have somewhat believed you were an envoy. But if you claim to have killed Wu Cunxin, then I can only assume you'll fabricate any story and say anything to save your friend."
The elders beside Shi Jinchun also shook their heads. "What kind of person is this? I thought it was a real envoy, but it turns out to be a prank."
"Making us go to such great lengths and wasting so many firecrackers."
The surprise in the eyes of the three people kneeling on the ground gradually faded.
Ling Feiyan was already in tears. "Junior Brother Mo, please leave. You can't save us."
Mo Qi said coldly, "Whether you believe it or not, as an envoy of the Southern Continent, I must complete this mission. Moreover, one of you is my friend, so no matter what, I will take them away today. A few days ago, I took down an entire sect by myself. If you insist on not letting them go today, I don't mind taking down another sect."
His words were forceful and filled with heroic spirit, even inspiring himself, making him feel a surge of passion.
However, to others, it was just a joke. Everyone burst into laughter, unable to contain themselves. Even the disciples guarding the steps lost their composure, laughing and leaning against each other.
"Please leave, Junior Brother Mo, and don't worry about us. I am already very grateful that you came. To see you before I die is enough for me to die without regret. Please don't force it, don't sacrifice yourself to save us. Live well." Ling Feiyan looked at Mo Qi, tears like broken pearls streaming down her fair cheeks.
Kan Qinglei also said, "Brother, go back. Although I know you didn't come primarily to save me, I still thank you. Hurry back. You've done all you can. Leave the rest to those three flying swords."
Mo Qi glanced at Kan Qinglei. "Brother, your courage in facing death is worthy of my respect. However, heaven is my witness, before this, I did not know Ling Feiyan was Xiao Cong'er. When I met her, she was still Xiao Cong'er. Therefore, please do not doubt my envoy status."
Shen Lianyun sighed and said weakly, "So what? I believe you are an envoy, but Old Shi doesn't. What's the use?"
If he were to turn back now, what would be the meaning of his journey? Why had he endured hardship and faced life-and-death trials in the Myriad Phenomena Valley for three years in this unfamiliar land? It was for his wandering soul to no longer feel lonely.
"I will take you home," Mo Qi said, his eyes blazing, staring at them. "You just need to tell me, do you want to go home?"
They longed to go home, thinking of it day and night, dreaming of it.
However, they knew clearly that this could only remain a dream.
It was good enough not to be in trouble today, let alone hope to go home?
Therefore, Mo Qi was met with three pairs of blank stares.
"Do you want to go home?" Mo Qi asked loudly, as if a divine bell was striking each of their heads.
"We want to go home!" the three exclaimed in unison, like dragons breaking free from their shackles, soaring into the heavens.
Their voices seemed to imbue Mo Qi with endless strength. Mo Qi looked up at Shi Jinchun and said sternly, "Sect Leader Shi, do you dare to duel me?"
The disciples of the Divine Dragon Sect shook their heads. He was crazy, truly crazy.
Shi Jinchun laughed heartily. "With so many of my disciples, why would I fight you one-on-one?" Then, his tone shifted. "However, I don't know why, but I suddenly feel like fighting. Some cockroaches want to die, so let me crush them."
"Then perhaps you could have them temporarily move aside," Mo Qi said, pointing at Ling Feiyan and the others. "I'm afraid they might get hurt when we start fighting."
Shi Jinchun waved his hand at the people behind him. "Take these three away first. After I deal with this cockroach, it won't be too late to execute them."
Those beside him immediately stepped forward, grabbed the three, and walked towards the mountain gate. Ling Feiyan kept looking back at Mo Qi as she was led away. "Don't fight him, you can't beat him."
The disciples led Ling Feiyan and the other two to the mountain gate, leaving the combat area to watch from afar.
Mo Qi ignored Ling Feiyan's warning and popped several prepared pills into his mouth. The onlookers found it peculiar, wondering what technique this was. Only when Mo Qi's body turned red, and they could clearly see a subtle flow of energy within, did they marvel.
Mo Qi formed a hand seal, and a ripple appeared before him. "Ten Thousand Blades of Mo Dao," countless Mo Dao blades densely struck towards Shi Jinchun. Shi Jinchun's expression slightly changed, seemingly surprised by Mo Qi's powerful outburst. But he quickly regained his composure. He simply flicked his index finger in the air, causing the air to vibrate. A ripple suddenly surged, striking the Mo Dao formation with overwhelming force. Upon contact, the Mo Dao formation instantly collapsed. Like wind scattering fallen leaves, countless shattered light energies, broken stones, and Mo Qi's body were blown backward. Some onlookers who were too close were sent flying. Mo Qi consumed a stabilizing pill, and his body descended like a meteorite, crashing heavily onto the ground, causing the entire area to sink slightly.
Despite the flying sand and stones and his hair whipping around, Mo Qi remained motionless.
Shi Jinchun was greatly surprised. After a soft "Oh?" his expression turned solemn. "Not bad, not bad. However, I only used twenty percent of my cultivation just now."
With that, he extended two fingers again and flicked them in the air. A ripple surged forth again, but this one seemed thicker, more substantial, and faster than before. In the blink of an eye, it collided. Mo Qi had just enough time to conjure an ice wall before him, but it collapsed instantly, shattering into pieces. Mo Qi's body, amidst those fragments, was sent flying backward. The tangible ripple struck him heavily. Mo Qi was almost flung away, landing heavily on the ground again. However, after a roll, he got back up.
Shi Jinchun was becoming a little unsettled. Others of similar cultivation would have been annihilated after enduring his previous attack. Yet, this fellow was so tenacious. Judging by his condition, he didn't seem injured at all.
Taking advantage of Shi Jinchun's momentary daze, Mo Qi rapidly approached him. Only by getting close could his explosive pills take effect. Otherwise, with Shi Jinchun's cultivation, he could easily dodge them.
However, Shi Jinchun extended three fingers again, pointing at the air. Another ripple surged forth and slammed towards Mo Qi. Mo Qi hastily conjured his Earth Arrow spiritual energy. Countless arrow lights converged, connecting heaven and earth, forming a giant arrow that shot forward. The next moment, the giant arrow still shattered instantly, its fragments scattering in all directions. However, the ripple also showed signs of fragmentation, yet it remained powerful. It instantly struck Mo Qi along with the fragments. Mo Qi's body was again sent flying, his internal organs churning. His Undefeated Golden Body seemed to show signs of loosening. He forcibly suppressed the churning in his chest, took another stabilizing pill, and charged towards Shi Jinchun against the raging current.
Shi Jinchun was greatly alarmed. He instinctively felt that Mo Qi's desperate attempt to get close must involve some more formidable means. He hurriedly extended four fingers, flicking them rapidly in the air, while simultaneously retreating.
The disciples of the Divine Dragon Sect were greatly shocked. They hadn't seen anyone force the Sect Leader to retreat for a long time. Even some cultivators in the Minor Ascension stage among them couldn't make him budge an inch. This Mo Qi was constantly at a disadvantage, yet he refused to fall, remaining tenacious. This psychological advantage alone could shatter an opponent's courage.
At this moment, some people had already begun to believe that this person before them was indeed the one who killed Wu Cunxin.
The ripple unleashed by Shi Jinchun was already emitting a deafening roar, accompanied by brilliant light, like successive suns striking towards Mo Qi. Mo Qi hastily conjured a small box, from which flew a small blood-red figure. The little blood-red figure spat out a blood curtain, which then transformed into a blood sea. The ripple struck into the blood sea. Shi Jinchun pointed his hand, and the ripple began to rotate as if tangible, forming a vortex in the center that sucked the blood sea in streams. The little blood-red figure swayed, seemingly about to be sucked in as well.
Mo Qi quickly formed a hand seal, retrieved the little blood-red figure, and retreated rapidly. The light curtain instantly exploded, and the blood sea in the center gushed out, spraying out like drops of blood rain. In his haste, Mo Qi erected an ice wall. The blood rain, still carrying the energy of the ripple, instantly broke through the ice wall and struck Mo Qi. A sharp pain shot through Mo Qi, and a wisp of green smoke rose around him, indicating signs of corrosion.
Shi Jinchun also felt that the opponent's "tenacity" seemed to be reaching its limit. Determined to press his advantage, he immediately opened his palm again and slapped the air forcefully. With a thunderous roar, a dazzling light surged forth and struck towards Mo Qi. Countless rays of light poured down, as if the sun was falling.
Mo Qi panicked, momentarily unsure how to respond. It seemed he could only rely on his Undefeated Golden Body to resist. However, the golden body already showed signs of damage from the previous confrontations. This blow would likely shatter him into pieces.
At that moment, as if a flash of inspiration struck, or perhaps a surge of life-saving power, he instinctively recited a mental incantation. Two wing-like red lights suddenly extended from his sides. The red lights snaked and stretched, coiling around Mo Qi's body and expanding outwards in a spiral, like a red flower unfurling its petals infinitely, or a red serpent spreading its body outwards from the center, or even more like a phoenix dancing in the flames.
No one had ever seen a phoenix, but at that moment, many shouted, "Look, a phoenix!" Ling Feiyan's tears flowed freely. "So beautiful!"