At the top of the floating mountain peak.
Yu Lingzhou and the other women were now surrounding a peculiar tree that was three zhang tall and golden all over. Dozens of exotic fruits were hanging from it, each shining like burning flames, emitting auspicious light and surrounded by purple qi. On the nearby hillside, there were also the bodies of many exotic beasts, indicating that they had just experienced a fierce battle.
Qi Yalan carefully plucked a fruit, checked it for any problems, and handed it to Qing Muling before turning to pick the second one.
Qing Muling took the exotic fruit but didn’t eat it immediately. His gaze drifted towards the distant sky once again.
“Junior Brother, why do you seem a little distracted? What happened?”
Xuebing Xuan keenly noticed Qing Muling’s abnormality and asked.
“That bronze tower ship seems to have been circling this area for a long time.”
Qing Muling said, “I have a feeling that it’s up to no good. There might be some dangerous individuals hidden inside, so we have to be cautious.”
The women turned their heads to look, but they didn’t see anything. Only Yueyi Heavenly Lord, who had the highest cultivation, noticed something. Yu Lingzhou was also struggling a bit due to her old injuries.
“It seems to be… people from the Calamity Fate Palace?”
Yueyi Heavenly Lord pondered, “The disciples of this Supreme Dao Lineage have always been low-key and mysterious. We haven’t had much contact with them in Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace, but they shouldn’t be enemies. After all, our two sects have never had any conflicts in the past million years. Perhaps their target is the disciples of those Dao Lineages?”
There were still several groups of cultivators active in the surrounding airspace, most of whom had significant backgrounds. As for the ordinary first and second-rate Dao Lineage forces, their people were rarely seen.
Compared to them, the small team from Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace was already considered the “weakest” team. Most of the other teams had over a hundred members, and it was not uncommon to see teams with thousands of people.
Xuebing Xuan breathed a sigh of relief, “That’s good, but we still need to be cautious, especially not letting them discover anything unusual about Junior Brother.”
Qing Muling nodded. He instinctively disliked this Dao Lineage, even though he had never met them before. However, their aura made him extremely uncomfortable. Perhaps this was the warning brought by his supreme luck?
Yu Lingzhou pondered, “You’re right. This mysterious Dao Lineage is skilled in manipulating heavenly fortune. There might be some strange and extraordinary methods. We must not let them harm Junior Brother.”
After picking the exotic fruits and taking useful parts from the bodies of the exotic beasts, the women led Qing Muling away.
At this moment, the magnetic storm in the starry sky became more frequent. Even with various defensive formations fully activated, the flying ship was still struggling to resist, shaking violently.
The senior sisters poured their mana into the core formation in the cabin, doing their best to enhance the ship’s defensive capabilities. Fortunately, with Qing Muling’s presence, they were always able to avoid dangerous routes in time and prevent the ship from capsizing.
“Junior Brother, come sit here with your senior sisters.”
Luo Wanqing disregarded the strange gazes of the other women and directly pulled Qing Muling over, sitting him in her lap. Her jade arms burst with terrifying strength, firmly holding him.
Senior sister, please behave yourself. I am not Liu Xiaohui, I can’t remain unaffected…
Qing Muling silently recited, feeling a bit restless due to the astonishing elasticity and softness behind him. If it weren’t for the inappropriate situation, he might have already been unable to resist doing something more.
“Junior Fourth, can you at least maintain some decorum?”
Qi Yalan’s expression was displeased. “You dare to openly take advantage of us senior sisters, and who knows what you’re thinking in private!”
Luo Wanqing showed no shame, “I am protecting Junior Brother’s safety. After all, I am a body cultivator. If there is any danger, Junior Brother is safest by my side, isn’t that right?”
“You…”
Qi Yalan’s face stiffened. At first glance, her words seemed reasonable, but no one would believe that Luo Wanqing didn’t have any ulterior motives.
Cheng Yulan had an expressionless face, “My formation defense may not be inferior to yours. I think Junior Brother would be safer by my side.”
Luo Wanqing said seriously, “Your formation is not very mobile, and your reactions are not agile enough in case of emergencies. So let’s forget it.”
Seeing that the atmosphere was gradually turning sour, Qing Muling timely said, “The next target is approaching. Senior sisters, be prepared.”
The three senior sisters stopped talking, but their expressions remained unfriendly. Yueyi Heavenly Lord and Yu Lingzhou watched the scene calmly, with no intention of interfering.
After a while, a huge shadow gradually approached. It was a floating mountain peak with a radius of thousands of li, shining with a clear radiance. The mountain seemed to be made of some kind of top-grade jade, and the vegetation on it was not particularly dense. However, the abnormal reaction of Qing Muling’s innate Harmony Root in his sea of consciousness made his expression serious.
There might be something unusual on this floating mountain peak. If his speculation was correct, the legendary Heavenly Medicine might be there, or perhaps some other extraordinary opportunity. In any case, it couldn’t be an ordinary resource.
He informed them of his guess, instantly making them all tense. With Junior Brother present, they didn’t need to worry about the natural formations and restrictions within the mountain. What they were afraid of was that other Dao Lineage forces might intervene. They had to be on guard.As they approached the floating mountain peak, Xuebing Xuan retracted her flying boat. The women combined their magical powers to protect Qing Muling in the middle, rapidly descending towards the surface of the mountain.
At the same time, on the other side of the peak, a radiant red lotus platform, twenty yards in diameter and gleaming with golden light, slowly approached. A large group of monks dressed in robes sat on it, including bald monks and nuns, as well as lay disciples with hair. This was the team from the Great Brahma Temple.
Not long after, a jade gourd, over a hundred yards long and enveloped in a thick white light, hurriedly flew over. It was filled with cultivators, men and women, old and young. This was the elite team from the Azure Fall Divine Sect.
When Qing Muling and his group successfully landed at the foot of the mountain, seven or eight other teams also appeared one after another, even the bronze tower ship from the Calamity Fate Palace came over.
Obviously, these Supreme Dao Lineages all had some hidden tricks up their sleeves. They could detect the extraordinary nature of this floating mountain peak early on, and thus they all rushed over to join in the excitement.
However, whether they could gain anything and retreat safely was another matter.
“Let’s get going.”
Qing Muling looked at the clear, glowing gravel path in front of him. It wound upwards, leading all the way to the mountain peak at the end of his sight, disappearing into the depths of the clouds.
This must be the natural array restrictions of the floating mountain peak at work. No matter from which direction a cultivator approached, they would ultimately only appear at the foot of the mountain, relying on their feet to move, climbing upwards step by step. All flying artifacts and divine spells were no longer effective.
The other teams that landed were in the same situation. In front of them was only a winding gravel path leading upwards, and they couldn’t see any other forces’ people.