Chapter 325: Why Aren’t They Coming to Kill Me Yet?

“What’s going on?”

“I’m not sure.”

“Investigate the cause immediately!”

“Holy Lord, something’s wrong. The Magic Formation isn’t broken at all; the problem lies with the Life Jades.”

“The Life Jades?”

“Yes, we tried to connect to the Life Jades within the Rootless Secret Realm, but there’s no response!”

Outside the Secret Realm, the teleportation Magic Formation responsible for receiving signals from the Life Jades began to act strangely.

In the center of the formation, the core light sphere gradually dimmed, no longer able to connect to any Life Jade.

The Elders of the Fuchen Holy Land, the four major Sects, and other Sects were all thrown into a state of chaos.

They tried desperately to connect to the Life Jades, but the formation was completely useless.

Furthermore, they were unable to enter the Rootless Secret Realm.

This was because the next opening of the Rootless Secret Realm was not for another month.

Without the Life Jades, it meant that those training within the Rootless Secret Realm had no safety guarantee.

While a Life Jade could not prevent internal injuries—such as Possession or self-explosion—

it could block fatal external attacks.

Now that the Life Jades were gone,

it meant that

they could truly die at any moment!

And that wasn’t all!

Even when the month passed and the Rootless Secret Realm opened, there would only be one exit.

No one could predict where this exit would appear, and it would only remain open for two hours.

Given how vast the Rootless Secret Realm was, not everyone would be able to reach it in time; thus, the Life Jades served the purpose of teleporting everyone out promptly.

Now that the Life Jades were malfunctioning, even if the exit opened, how many people would actually be able to get out?

“What’s happening?”

“Why did this Life Jade crack?”

“I don’t know! What do we do? Can it still be used?”

“Is the quality really this poor?”

“Speaking of which, how are we supposed to get out later?”

“What should we do now?”

Inside the Rootless Secret Realm, at nearly the same time, everyone discovered that the Life Jade at their waist had shattered.

Just like those on the outside, the Cultivators within the Rootless Secret Realm were momentarily at a loss.

They had no idea what had happened.

Even less did they know how they were supposed to leave.

The opening points of the Rootless Secret Realm were inconsistent; they couldn’t even manage to wait at the exit point!

And if they missed the opening this time, they would likely have to wait hundreds or even thousands of years for the Rootless Secret Realm to open again.

By then, setting aside the fact that their Dao Companions would have run off with others,

it wasn’t even certain if they, as outsiders, would be crushed by the Laws of the Great Dao once the Secret Realm closed.

In contrast, on the other side, Lin Xun was much more composed.

Because even if the Life Jade was gone, Lin Xun could break through his Realm on his own, triggering the Rootless Secret Realm to reject and eventually expel him.

But what about these brothers beside him?

To be honest, Lin Xun had a fairly good impression of them.

Though they hadn’t known each other long, they shared a common language.

For instance, they all liked long legs!

And for another, they all liked bare feet!

Aside from their differences regarding large versus flat chests, their ‘operating Systems’ were remarkably similar.

As long as people shared a similar ‘fetish System,’ they were brothers of different parents.

Sometimes, friendship between men is just that simple.

“Sister Jiuli, we…”

The Junior Sister stepped forward and asked worriedly.

Lin Xun now knew this Junior Sister’s name.

This Junior Sister from the Sword Pavilion was named Yu Youyou, bone age twenty-three, height 165cm, weight unknown. Her ‘manga legs’ weren’t long, but they weren’t short either.

She had a bit of baby fat.

If paired with the Huanxi Sect’s over-the-knee white socks and a short skirt, topped with twin tails, countless people would scream, ‘I’m good!’

Shang Jiuli frowned, looked ahead, and finally spoke slowly:

“I still intend to go to Melting Mountain to find Molten Rock and emperor heart nectar. However, Melting Mountain is extremely dangerous. If you choose to come along, I can only say I will do my best to protect you, but I cannot guarantee you will come out alive.”

“If you stay here, your chances of survival will be greater.”

“It all depends on you.”

“Sister Jiuli, I’m going with you! I don’t need your protection either; just take care of yourself, Sister!” Yu Youyou said like a devoted fangirl.

“Big Boss! We’re going too!”

“That’s right, Big Boss! We Cultivators act against the heavens by nature, and we are Sword Cultivators. How can a Sword Cultivator retreat?”

“Yes! Don’t worry about us, Big Boss! If there’s real danger, you don’t need to look after us. A Cultivator is responsible for their own life and death!”

The three brothers beside Lin Xun spoke up one after another.

Calling a beautiful girl in her early twenties ‘Big Boss’ felt a bit jarring to Lin Xun at first, but he gradually came to accept it.

Because although Shang Jiuli was cold, she was truly kind-hearted and had taken great care of everyone along the way.

In fact, during this journey, Lin Xun hadn’t even had to lift a finger against the various Demonic Beasts they encountered. Even the food was caught by Shang Jiuli; Lin Xun felt a bit embarrassed about freeloading so much.

“What about Fellow Daoist Ri Dangwu?”

Shang Jiuli looked at Lin Xun, waiting for his decision.

“Big Boss, you know me.”

Lin Xun also followed suit and called her that.

“I, Ri Dangwu, have always had a dream: to go and see the rootless tree. And a Cultivator can only enter the Rootless Secret Realm once in their lifetime. If I miss this chance, I, Ri Dangwu, will surely live with regret forever!”

Lin Xun spoke with such sincerity that everyone looked at him with admiration.

Even Yu Youyou blinked her large, watery eyes at Lin Xun.

It was as if she were saying, ‘I didn’t expect this perverted wolf, who’s always staring at Sister Jiuli’s legs, to be so ambitious.’

“Very well,” Shang Jiuli nodded. “In that case, we will proceed as planned. Everyone, be careful.”

“Yes, Big Boss!” The three brothers beside Lin Xun shouted loudly, full of spirit, giving Lin Xun quite a start.

After shouting, they continued forward. Although their gazes were still occasionally drawn to Shang Jiuli’s legs,

their respect and trust for Shang Jiuli were absolute and beyond doubt.

As for those uncontrollable glances…

that was truly just the instinct of their DNA.

Lin Xun was no exception.

But this was definitely not out of lewdness; it was simply the appreciation of a beautiful thing!

Two days later, the group felt the surrounding temperature gradually rise. When they looked up, several volcanoes, thousands of meters tall, stood before them!

At the same time, a young girl who had already discarded her male disguise for a black dress was humming a little tune, walking across the scorching volcano with her tender, white bare feet.

The girl turned around, looked down the mountain, and stretched, her graceful curves fully revealed.

“So slow. Why aren’t they coming to kill me yet?”