Chapter 121

Chapter 121: The Green-Haired Turtle, She Is Not Your Daughter!

Outside Bi Yan Cave.

Several figures stood tall in the vast sky.

Among them was a middle-aged man in armor, standing side by side with Zhu Min, the young master of the Zhu family.

“Ji Hufa, what this young master means is to let the duel proceed as scheduled. You can rest assured that this young master has made meticulous arrangements and will never let that kid leave the combat stage alive.”

Zhu Min’s tone was not as high and mighty as before; there was even a hint of apprehension between his brows.

The way he addressed Ji Guiyi as “Hufa” had its roots in history.

Many years ago, Ji Guiyi had apprenticed under Zhu family’s third old master. Due to his outstanding talents, he was greatly appreciated and gradually grew to become the protector at the side of the third old master. Later, the third old master received orders to go to war and fell in the Nighthowl Sea.

This lineage of the third old master thus fell into a struggle for power and wealth, and Ji Guiyi, being a clever person, did not wish to be embroiled in this conflict. He withdrew early under the guise of maintaining filial piety for his master.

The other two lineages knew that Ji Guiyi was a rare talent and would surely have limitless prospects in the future, so they sought to recruit him. However, Ji Guiyi had already made up his mind; no matter how high the price those two lineages offered, he would not be moved.

Instead, Zhu Min’s father, unable to persuade Ji Guiyi, turned to his wife, Nan Gong Xiu. He directly allocated a territory, Qian Yue Cave, to Nan Gong Xiu, making her the master of the cave.

At that time, Nan Gong Xiu, though less than a hundred years into her ascension, already understood the hardships of the immortal realm, and hence gladly accepted the Zhu family’s gift, taking on the role of cave master.

By the time Ji Guiyi learned of this, no matter how he tried to dissuade her, he could only give up.

Later on, for reasons unknown, Ji Guiyi also responded to the summons of the Immortal King and went to battle in the Nighthowl Sea.

When Zhu Min’s father learned of this news, he began to regret giving away the territory of Qian Yue Cave.

Because the battlefield of the Nighthowl Sea was incredibly terrifying; anyone who went there faced a situation of nine deaths and one survival.

Not only did he fail to recruit talent, but he also gave away a territory, so Zhu Min’s father was naturally not willing to accept this.

However, it was absolutely impossible to reclaim it directly.

Going back on one’s word is a major taboo for those in power!

Thus, Zhu Min’s father, under the pretense of conferring titles, allocated Qian Yue Cave under Zhu Min’s banner, ostensibly stating that it was jointly managed with Nan Gong Xiu, while in reality, he was waiting for news from Ji Guiyi.

If Ji Guiyi returned, he would attempt to bring him back into the fold.

If he perished in battle, he could reclaim it immediately!

Taking on this burden was not easy for Zhu Min. Because the Zhu family has many heirs, the strife and struggle for power were no less than that found in mortal royal families.

Taking on Qian Yue Cave nearly bound his future position in the family.

With a slight mistake, he could become the target of others’ attacks.

Recently, with Ninefold Flower Mountain shrouded by the Alien World, he was distressed; if he lost this territory because of it, he would be finished as well.

It was precisely for this reason that, after the crisis was averted, Zhu Min hurried over to seek accountability.

If he didn’t deflect the blame and find a scapegoat, he would face impeachment!

After waiting for a long time, he saw Ji Guiyi silent, and Zhu Min spoke again, “Ji Hufa, this young master is worried that the Xuan Yang Immortal Mansion will use this opportunity to cause trouble for my Zhu family…”

At that moment, Ji Guiyi spoke: “Trouble for your Zhu family has nothing to do with me! Besides, don’t keep calling me young master, who do you think you are? I don’t recognize you!”

“This…”

Zhu Min was taken aback.

He couldn’t help but curse inwardly; Ji Guiyi was truly arrogant, completely disregarding him. Why wasn’t he dead on the battlefield!

As Zhu Min fumed, the two old men accompanying him, as faithful servants, could not allow their master to be humiliated; immediately, one of the old men unleashed his aura, pointing at Ji Guiyi, bellowing, “You, Ji, speak to my young master more politely! If you dare to disrespect him, don’t blame me…”

“Bang!”

Before the old man could finish his threat, Ji Guiyi’s body shook, and a surge of immortal power erupted, brutally shattering the old man’s arm into pieces.

“Ah, you… Celestial Immortal aura!”

The old man’s eyes widened in disbelief.

He had not expected that Ji Guiyi returned from the battlefield and had already stepped into the Celestial Immortal Realm!

“Today, whoever obstructs me from avenging my daughter will be ground to dust!”

Ji Guiyi’s cold words were filled with palpable killing intent, making Zhu Min and others dare not even breathe.

“Alright, alright, it turns out Ji Hufa has already attained Celestial Immortal status. This nephew feels deeply pained about the matter concerning Sister Ziling and has been thinking of ways to avenge her. I’ve just been afraid of lacking in strength; now that you are taking action, I can rest easy.”

Learning that Ji Guiyi was a Celestial Immortal, Zhu Min’s attitude changed rapidly.

After all, no matter what happens, having Ji Guiyi, a Celestial Immortal, backing him made it none of his concern.

At this moment, Yao Qingtian arrived with the immortal elder from the cave, coming to the boundary behind the cave.

“Hahaha, it’s Brother Ji returning from the battlefield, congratulations!” Yao Qingtian clasped his hands in salute.

Ji Guiyi’s expression was as cold as ice as he said, “Hand over Chen Ansheng and Yao Jianyuan for me to execute. In addition, you all will forfeit your cultivation to mourn for my daughter for three years. If not, I will send you down to Jiu You!”

Feeling Ji Guiyi’s overwhelming killing intent, Yao Qingtian secretly thought this situation would not end well today.

“Brother Ji, regarding the incident with your daughter, it was truly an accident, and has nothing to do with us. Why must you vent your anger on us?” Yao Qingtian said faintly.

“Nothing to do with you?”

Ji Guiyi’s eyes narrowed, and he reached out to grab one of the elders from Qian Yue Cave.

“Explain what happened to me!”

The elder trembled and hurriedly said, “Reporting to you, that day we were trapped in the Alien World, our immortal power depleted, but the disciples in the cave possessed a special spirit liquid that could preserve everyone’s lives. Bi Yan Cave joined forces with the other two caves to bully us with greater numbers, occupying the spirit liquid, causing everyone, including the cave master and young miss, to fall into a helpless state. That is the first matter.

“The second matter is that the guy named Chen Ansheng intentionally provoked the young miss, forcing her to agree to a fair duel with him. Unexpectedly, this kid treacherously injured the young miss, further debilitating her ability to act. Even more infuriating is that Chen Ansheng not only betrayed Qian Yue Cave but also colluded with Yao Jianyuan from Bi Yan Cave to beat up the young miss while she was incapacitated…”

The elder recounted with tearful grievances; who could blame him for wanting to slay Chen Ansheng and the others on the spot if they were not witnesses?

“You’re talking nonsense! The events did not unfold this way at all.”

At this moment, Yao Jianyuan and Chen Ansheng emerged from behind.

“Lord Ji, they are Chen Ansheng and Yao Jianyuan, the culprits responsible for the young miss’s death!”

Seeing the two, the elder immediately pointed them out.

Yao Jianyuan’s expression was cold as he said, “Stop spouting nonsense! There were over ten thousand people present, how could you, an old rogue, turn black to white? What actually happened…”

Yao Jianyuan initially wanted to argue, but Ji Guiyi didn’t give him the chance.

Boom!

Ji Guiyi flipped his hand and slammed down.

A torrent of immense immortal power crashed down fiercely upon the barrier of Bi Yan Cave.

“Beasts, I came here today to avenge my daughter, not to listen to your sophistry. All of you shall die!”

Ji Guiyi roared, gathering his strength for another strike.

“Ji Guiyi, it’s not your place to seek revenge; you green-hatted turtle are not her father!”

In his desperation, Yao Jianyuan shouted in anger.

This sentence struck Ji Guiyi’s heart like a sharp sword, almost turning him into a raging beast.

“Die! All of you die!”

He roared, the entire Ninefold Flower Mountain trembling violently.

“Don’t believe it? Nan Gong Xiu has said in person that Ji Ziling’s biological father is someone else. This is something everyone knows, yet you, the pitiful green-hatted turtle, remain oblivious! Hahaha.”

Yao Jianyuan deliberately said this to provoke Ji Guiyi, hoping to buy some time, for he had already used secret methods to send a message to his godfather for rescue.