Feng Jun and Elder Qing Ji pursued Elder Tiegu for two days. Qing Ji was quite depleted, but Tiegu was not without his own losses.

On the third day, Feng Jun took Qing Ji away to Big Stone for recovery.

Seeing this, Elder Tiegu ran frantically, but the next moment Feng Jun returned with Yi Jue and the Jade Spore Skyworm in pursuit.

"Are you still not done?" Elder Tiegu roared angrily, and continued to flee, even withdrawing the pink aura—such things couldn’t be wasted carelessly.

In the next instant, the Jade Spore Skyworm blinked to his front, and unsurprisingly, it was about to scatter its mycelium net.

Tiegu could only activate his Void True Intent again, "Wretch, this is simply outrageous!"

Seeing Yi Jue taking the initiative, Feng Jun secretly communicated with Divine Sense, "Trap him within a radius of five thousand miles, can you manage that?"

"Leave it to me," Yi Jue replied calmly, then asked, "Where do you need it?"

"Take a break, about two days," Feng Jun said, then suddenly disappeared.

This time, he didn’t go to Big Stone to restore spiritual energy, but directly chose to go to the footprint of "Luohua Manor."

Although the time here was ten times faster than in the void, he had no choice; he needed to replenish some energy for the Stone Ring, and it was inappropriate to do that at Big Stone with Qing Ji and Shou Xin there.

As soon as he landed, he looked up to see fine raindrops in the sky, feeling a bit dazed for a moment, "Is it... raining again?"

"Rain Prayer Array," someone spoke softly beside him. He turned to see Yang Yuxin and Feng Jing standing there, smiling at him, "We’ve agreed, from now on Luohua will have rain for twenty hours a day... It’s just light rain, it won’t be bothersome."

"There’s no need for that," Feng Jun smiled wryly, thinking that the time he spent in the Earth Realm would become less and less.

But such discouraging words weren’t necessary. He was grateful for their thoughtful intentions, "Will this affect Zhengyang’s grain yield?"

"No, the Rain Prayer Array’s scope is limited, it barely covers the Cultural Town," Yang Yuxin replied with a smile, "We’re just curious, how many years have passed over there?"

How many years have passed? Feng Jun frowned in thought, then shook his head, "Not long... A year or two?"

Saying this, he felt a vague fear in his heart; why am I feeling a bit estranged from the Earth Realm?

Could it be that because the people here have low cultivation levels, I’ve developed a feeling of alienation?

"How could you do this?" a voice rang out, it was Zhong Lijing who walked over from under the sun umbrella, speaking angrily, "We’ve been worried about you, several days without news... Are you being fair to us?"

As she spoke, tears welled up in her eyes.

Before Feng Jun could speak, Big Boss in the Spirit Beast Bag started gloating, "Oh, you have such a paradise here, did you set up a small villa here?"

"Don’t just show up arbitrarily," Feng Jun warned it calmly, "If you stay put, others might pretend not to notice you. If you keep being active, don’t blame me if I can’t protect you when trouble arises!"

Upon hearing this, Big Boss fell silent; originally it wanted to use Divine Sense to explore the surroundings, especially noticing the neighboring area with its clearness overwhelmed by the filthy air, clearly indicating the presence of many mortals. It wanted to understand the operational pattern of this small world, but now it dared not.

Zhong Lijing, seeing he didn’t respond to her, felt increasingly aggrieved, tears overflowed her eyes, then she turned around to wipe them.

"The battle over there continues," Feng Jun spoke in a low voice, offering no further explanation.

He entered the Spirit Gathering Array, activated it, and placed the Spirit Beast Bag containing Liu Yiyi and Big Boss in another defensive formation, advising Big Boss, "I’m replenishing spiritual energy, senior, don’t just show up lightly."

Then he glanced at Yang Yuxin, "Explain to them that I’m replenishing spiritual energy, then I’ll continue fighting, it might last a while. Focus on your own things, don’t bother me if it’s not necessary."

Zhong Lijing, initially crying with her back to him, turned her head upon hearing this. Though tears were still streaming, her mood had significantly improved, she asked with concern, "Is it dangerous?"

"Once you choose cultivation, such situations are inevitable," Feng Jun waved his hand, "Alright, you should cultivate too, the comrades over there are waiting for my support."

Upon hearing this, Zhong Lijing dared not say anything more, nodded, and left, "Be careful!"

Feng Jun stayed in the Spirit Gathering Array for five hours, which accounted for two days over there. Not only did he fully replenish the energy of the Stone Ring, he also nearly restored his spiritual energy which was conserved as essence, before taking Big Boss and returning to the void.

Yi Jue, the True Immortal, and Tiegu were still engaged in skirmishes. Upon seeing him appear, Yi Jue slightly nodded, then spoke without showing any emotion, "Bring Qing Ji too, let’s see if persistence can’t defeat him!"

Feng Jun calculated that Qing Ji should have replenished her spiritual energy adequately, so he went to Big Stone again to bring her back.

Seeing this scene, Elder Tiegu felt a bit desperate. He had less than thirty percent of his spiritual energy left, while the opponent not only had more people but could also replenish their energy, using a revolving door strategy to besiege him.

Even though he had the Void True Intent, the problem was that it was limited. Moreover, when he activated the True Intent, his own attack power sharply decreased.

If it was a one-on-one situation, he could exhaust the opponent with his Void True Intent. Even if the opponent could replenish their spiritual energy, they couldn’t outlast him, and he could escape, so he wouldn’t face such a desperate situation.

Tiegu wasn’t afraid of a hard fight, but the opponent had cheat-like advantages. This wasn’t a matter of fear; besides, he had little combat experience in the Void...

"I’ll go all out," he said as he detonated a storage bag, pulling out a True Artifact longsword. Generally, when a storage bag is blown up, nothing is left behind, but a True Artifact is a treasure that even the Void takes time to corrode, so it remained intact.

"It’s either you die or I perish!" He brandished the True Artifact longsword, battling two people and a worm, no longer attempting to flee.

His spiritual energy wasn’t consumed much, but his Void True Intent began to deplete rapidly, draining Yi Jue and Qing Ji of their energy.

Feng Jun knew he wasn’t qualified to partake in such a battle, so he stood far away, watching them fight.

After a fierce two-day battle, Yi Jue’s spiritual energy dropped below thirty percent again, so she called Feng Jun to send her back to the Big Stone, also taking away the Jade Spore Skyworm—only she could control it, so she had to take it with her.

Upon reaching the Big Stone, she earnestly told Feng Jun, "Hurry back. I feel Tiegu is about to go all out. If anything changes, come quickly to get me... I still have a miraculous medicine to replenish energy."

In fact, Elder Tiegu also had such a miraculous medicine, but it was in the storage bag, unreachable, and to retrieve the True Artifact longsword, he blew up a storage bag, losing many good things in the process.

However, this time he barely held on until Yi Jue returned to replenish her spiritual energy. This was his last chance to escape.

He was keen to fight desperately with Qing Ji, but his instincts told him that his energy was less than twenty percent, while she had at least fifty percent—Yi Jue fought wildly, but Qing Ji was relatively conservative, still holding back.

His Void True Intent Stone still had over sixty percent of its intent, theoretically enough to last a while. But Tiegu decided not to hold on any longer; to continue would mean being exhausted to death. Delaying out of a false hope under such certain death was digging his own grave.

So he must fight desperately, while his Void True Intent still held sixty percent energy.

However, being determined and acting on it were different things. Each time he was about to act, he couldn’t help but think: I have less than twenty percent of my energy left, while the other side has more than half. Isn’t this suicide, not desperation?

In truth, he knew he was being weak, but he couldn’t help it; at that moment, he lacked the courage to act.

He never considered himself a coward, but these ten days in the Void had tormented him enough to change his mindset somewhat.

If he could still act under pressure in such circumstances, in mortal terms, it would be like, "How drunk do you have to be to try this?"

Tiegu, already a Nascent Soul High Stage cultivator, couldn’t possibly get drunk unless he wanted to, except with a very rare spiritual wine.

He still had some of such spiritual wine in his storage bag, but he couldn’t retrieve it.

However, this didn’t stop him; he slapped the Baihui point atop his head, and a rush of energy surged into his brain, "Drunkenness!"

In the next moment, he was heated with excitement, instinctively pulling out another storage bag, extracting a precious herb.

The herb itself had decent defense, so although its energy was rich, it only began to dissipate after a breath’s time, which was enough for him to absorb half of its energy.

Even with half of the energy absorbed, it only barely increased his spiritual energy by ten percent, and it was a slow-release type.

Having such a supplement was fortunate enough; this storage bag was so precious, with seven or eight items not dissolving but shooting off in all directions.

To consume this herb, Tiegu had to bear such significant losses, hinting at its priceless value.

Yet Elder Qing Ji watched him with an unchanging expression. Currently, it was only the two of them, but her face showed not the slightest fear, illustrating the unique quality of an Elder from the Seven Doors.

Tiegu, basking in his self-induced drunkenness, coldly proclaimed, "One last warning: dare to pursue me, and I will kill!"

Elder Qing Ji’s only response to this threat was a two-word retort, "Hehe~"

"Then you shall die," Elder Tiegu shouted furiously. The pink glow enveloping his body suddenly vanished, his body expanded rapidly to over three zhang tall, his hair stood on end, and his gaze grew distant and emotionally detached.

Seeing this, Elder Qing Ji couldn’t resist murmuring softly, "Giant Tree Body... Does it have to reverse so quickly?" 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

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