The seal cut an elegant parabola as it fell. Its destination was neither Mo Mo nor Xu Xiaoshou, but the middle of the two.
Xu Xiaoshou understood at once.
“This little girl is quite clever. She wants to swap places with me to become the fisherman who will benefit from others’ misfortune!”
Once he and Mo Mo started to fight, this girl would be in his current position.
But…
There was an odd look on Xu Xiaoshou’s face. He wondered if she had the ability to benefit from a fight between two powerful swordsmen.
Swoosh!
Xu Xiaoshou and Mo Mo moved almost at the same time, yet Mo Mo was surprised to find that Xu Xiaoshou’s speed was many times faster than it’d been in the last battle.
“What…”
She immediately changed targets and slapped Xu Xiaoshou’s back with her palm of highly concentrated sealing force. If he insisted on taking the seal, then he should expect to receive such a blow.
“Xu Xiaoshou, don’t interfere!” she advised.
“Hey, the treasure is always reserved for the one who’s destined to obtain it.”
Xu Xiaoshou saw the impending strike behind him, but didn’t care much. He grabbed the seal first.
As anticipated, the item didn’t have the pure spiritual attribute yet.
Yet, because of previous lessons he’d learned, Xu Xiaoshou wasn’t foolish enough to put this seal into his ring, as it would be too late for him to regret it if it came out.
By the time Mo Mo approached, he’d curled up his body and enveloped himself in a large bathtub.
“Dang!”
A prolonged shout echoed throughout the secret forest like an ancient bell being struck, and Xu Xiaoshou’s brain buzzed, and he almost passed out.
Yet, he managed to strike, slapping his palm through the tub’s wall.
Clang!
Dang!
Weird sounds mingled. From Mu Zixi’s point of view, she saw Xu Xiaoshou’s palm clash with the thrusting palm of Mo Mo’s on the surface of the bathtub, and Mo Mo was knocked flying backward.
Mo Mo’s eyes widened, and she wondered what…
“Isn’t this the large bathtub in the Spirit Library Division? No, the Magic Pill Tripod?” she thought. “Wait a second. This is a smaller one!”
“It turns out that the magic pill tripod can be used for fighting and it had incredible power!”
She felt tremendous regret. If she’d known, she would’ve taken it herself when cultivating medicinal liquids in the Spirit Library Division.
As expected, the situation was the same. After missing her chance to strike Xu Xiaoshou, Mo Mo had apparently lost total control over the grey mist crystal.
The next moment, Mu Zixi threw the seed in her hand up and then hugged it. Soon after, the seed broke open and turned into a huge ancient tree that was difficult to be held.
Mu Zixi held the pillar-like tree and violently swept it. With a loud boom, the grey mist space shattered.
Woosh!
She instantly jumped out of the circle, and her connection with the outside world was restored.
“I’m out again!” The little girl sounded very joyful.
“Xu Xiaoshou, give me back the Life Spiritual Seal and I’ll help you block Senior Sister Mo!” Mu Zixi shouted.
Xu Xiaoshou had just retrieved the Magic Pill Tripod. Seeing the impressive strike, he thought she was indeed a violent girl.
The moment he flew up, a white light shot out from his body and he said, “Okay, your Senior Brother was just testing your strength. Now it’s up to you.”
Mo Mo, who was still, saw the white light fly toward Mu Zixi, and immediately flew out.
“You’re giving it back to me!” Mu Zixi shouted happily, and grabbed the white light. However, for some reason, Xu Xiaoshou turned around and ran away right after giving her the item.
But there was no time to wonder about his odd behavior.
That was because Mo Mo was already catching up to her!
Mu Zixi grabbed the item and was about to run away when she discovered that the item didn’t feel right. She lowered her head.
A spiritual crystal!
Mu Zixi: ???
She watched, petrified, as Xu Xiaoshou flew further and further away.
Cursed, Passive Points +1, +1, +1, +1.
Missed, Passive Points +1, +1, +1, +1.
Seeing the spiritual crystal in Mu Zixi’s hand, Mo Mo stopped and swayed once in the air.
She turned her head around and looked at the youth flying in the distance, a doubtful and suspicious look on her face.
Cursed, Passive Points +1.