Ninth In the World

Mu Lianqi sighed and said, “We fell into a trap. Back then, someone indeed chased us to the Half-Patterned Swamp. However, that person did not take any action against us. Instead, they made a huge talisman outside the swamp to activate teleportation…”

Ling Xiaoshuang came to a realization and asked immediately, “Senior Mu, are you implying that we would definitely be teleported to this Lost Dao City the moment the Teleportation Array was set up and we activated the escape talisman?”

Mu Lianqi frowned and nodded before murmuring, “This is not right…”

“Why?” Ling Xiaoshuang asked.

Mu Lianqi looked at the Lost Dao City in the distance and said, “The only person who could set up such a powerful Teleportation Array is the Lost Dao City Lord, Shang Huijue, as such a feat would require his Connate treasure, the Star Covering Umbrella. If that is the case, there is no need for him to waste time using the Star Covering Umbrella to set up a Teleportation Array. He could easily have captured us.”

While looking at the Lost Dao City, Ling Xiaoshuang hesitated for a while before suggesting, “Why don’t we just enter the city?”

Ling Xiaoshuang knew why Mu Lianqi had not suggested escaping. People would certainly know that they had arrived, which meant that they could no longer escape. Even if they did, they would surely be quickly intercepted. If that was the case, they might as well enter the city.

Mu Lianqi said, “That is not quite right either. More than one person has noticed our arrival. We are not escaping because I know it would be meaningless. Logically speaking, these people would immediately capture and bring us to Shang Huijue, so why are they not doing anything?”

Both Mu Lianqi and Ling Xiaoshuang were baffled. During that moment of confusion and indecisiveness, two cultivators came running from afar.

This made Mu Lianqi sigh in relief. Even if these people came over to attack them, it would still be better than being so clueless.

Therefore, Mu Lianqi and Ling Xiaoshuang were stunned by what happened next. The two approaching cultivators immediately looked down when they spotted the two of them, swiftly brushing past them and dashing into the Lost Dao City as though the two of them were invisible.

Were these two people blind? That was not right, for they could still have used their Spiritual Force.

Mu Lianqi immediately told Ling Xiaoshuang, “Upon entering the city, you should announce to everyone that you do not know the way out and you were brought here by the void whirlpool. Therefore, you cannot leave this place either.”

He intended to ask Ling Xiaoshuang to tell all the cultivators of the Lost Dao City that she did not know how to leave the Lost Dao City so that there would be no point in killing them.

Ling Xiaoshuang hastily replied, “Yes, Senior Mu.”

…

The cultivators of the Lost Dao City were secretly gossiping about Mu Lianqi and Ling Xiaoshuang walking into the city rather than leaving.

Di Jiu had wreaked havoc in the Lost Dao City and several hundred Dao Integration cultivators had been killed as a result.

Not long after Di Jiu had left, the City Lord of the Lost Dao City, Shang Huijue, had returned. He had grunted coldly and expressionlessly in the face of Fa and Huang Peng’s attempt to discuss or explain what had happened with Di Jiu. Then, he had entered his seclusion cave abode and never left it ever since.

What was even more absurd was that after Shang Huijue went into seclusion, Mu Lianqi and Ling Xiaoshuang, whom Shang Huijue had been trying to kill, came to the Lost Dao City.

Rather than scurrying to escape, they entered the city. Logically, Shang Huijue should immediately have captured them. However, he seemed to act as though he had seen nothing.

While Shang Huijue was acting in this manner, the rest of the people naturally dared not do anything. Everyone knew that he knew Di Jiu, whose strength should be on par with Shang Huijue’s. The consequences would be dire if one was in the Lost Dao World and provoked Di Jiu’s wrath.

Even if some people wanted to attack Ling Xiaoshuang, they would have to wait for her to leave the Lost Dao City first. They would not do anything while they were still in the Lost Dao City.

Shang Huijue’s Spiritual Force had sensed Ling Xiaoshuang and Mu Lianqi’s arrival, making him pull his hair helplessly. In truth, the first thing he had done upon returning to the Lost Dao City was put his Star Covering Umbrella away. However, even so, that bastard Mu Lianqi had still teleported there, showing just how cautious he was.

If possible, Shang Huijue did not want Ling Xiaoshuang to enter the Lost Dao City. After all, he had witnessed just how frightening Di Jiu was.

He possessed Connate treasures such as the Book of Life and Death, the Heaven-Opening Writing Brush, and the Star Covering Umbrella, yet the number of Connate treasures Di Jiu owned was on par with his. His treasures were much more powerful as well. Leaving the Void Mountain and the Yin-Yang Taijitu out of the equation, he even possessed the Reincarnation Bridge. Shang Huijue simply could not comprehend if Di Jiu was even lacking anything.

He could not do anything now that Ling Xiaoshuang had come to the Lost Dao City. In any case, he was certain that Ling Xiaoshuang did not know how to leave the Lost Dao World, or she would not have escaped into the Half-Patterned Swamp.

Since that was the case, he would only provide Di Jiu with an excuse to wreak havoc in the city once again if he captured Ling Xiaoshuang. He truly did not want to fight with Di Jiu in the Lost Dao City, as it would bring him no benefits.

With a sigh, Shang Huijue went back to reclusive cultivation. His aim was to deduce the Heaven-Opening Mantra’s supernormal ability.

However, he was well aware of the shortcomings of this supernormal ability. Although it was an apex supernormal ability, its life-force was lacking, causing him to fail to sense the essence of it. As a result, he was unable to use it to its fullest potential.

If he succeeded, Shang Huijue was confident that he could overpower Di Jiu, even though the latter owned the Reincarnation Bridge.

…

“Senior Mu, no one is attacking us,” said Ling Xiaoshuang in surprise as she watched cultivators walking past them.

Mu Lianqi nodded. “There is something strange about this. Let me ask someone.”

Upon saying that, Mu Lianqi blocked the path of a cultivator. “Excuse me, Daoist friend.”

The Dao Integration cultivator hastily bowed. “Daoist Mu, long time no see.”

The Lost Dao World was not that big. There were indeed some cultivators who did not live in the Lost Dao City, but over the years, everyone had heard of Mu Lianqi personally or through hearsay.

Mu Lianqi did not recognize him, however, as he had always been living outside. The Lost Dao City was a place frequented by powerful cultivators, and due to his cultivation methods, Mu Lianqi was inferior to the average cultivator.

“I heard that someone issued an arrest warrant for my friend Ling Xiaoshuang. Therefore, I brought her here to find out what is going on.” After saying that, even Mu Lianqi himself felt that his words sounded strange.

The Dao Integration cultivator laughed awkwardly. “I have never heard of such a thing. You must have heard wrong.”

Then, the cultivator turned to Ling Xiaoshuang and cupped his fists. “Greetings. I shall take my leave first.”

He did not wait for Mu Lianqi and Ling Xiaoshuang to reply before hurriedly turning away and leaving.

Mu Lianqi and Ling Xiaoshuang looked at each other. A long moment later, Mu Lianqi said, “The Lost Dao City is probably the only place in the entire Lost Dao World where we still have some chance of survival. Since no one is attacking us, I think it would be best if we temporarily stayed in the Lost Dao City.”

If they stayed in the Lost Dao City to cultivate, Mu Lianqi was certain that his cultivation level could at least reach the third step, or better yet, the late-stage Dao Integration Realm.

“Okay.” Ling Xiaoshuang agreed immediately, understanding that they might get one step closer to their deathbeds if they left the Lost Dao City without making sense of these strange circumstances first.

Mu Lianqi and Ling Xiaoshuang both sought out empty land in the Lost Dao City to build a cave abode. No one objected or interfered with their actions. Everyone else seemed to have come to an agreement to always avoid the two cave abodes.

There was no need for Ling Xiaoshuang to announce that she did not know the way out, as everyone was aware of it. If she knew how to leave, then why would she choose to hide away in the Lost Dao City?