"Does Immortal Master Xiao know my ancestor?" Mu Hanling asked doubtfully. Seeing Xiao Wenbing's expression, he couldn't help but make some guesses.
Shaking his head slightly, Xiao Wenbing said, "I don't know your grandfather. But I do know a senior who looks extremely similar to him."
"Oh." Mu Hanling suddenly realized, no wonder Xiao Wenbing had such a ghostly expression.
"Boom boom boom..."
Suddenly, several booming sounds came from the sky. When they looked up, they saw that Mu Yun had already intervened.
The old Taoist priest possessed profound magical powers, far surpassing those present. With a mere flick of his body, he stood firmly in the very center of the arena where the two sides were clashing.
Faced with the two immense forces attacking from both sides, even Xiao Wenbing broke out in a cold sweat.
But the old Taoist priest remained unperturbed. He stood calmly with his head held high, and just as the two forces were about to attack him, he waved his sleeve without changing his expression—it was just a slight wave.
Instantly, all the colorful clouds and lights disappeared, as if they had been dazzling one moment and then suddenly dimmed and lost their light the next.
As expected, the great master of the clone realm made an extraordinary move; his sleeve contained a universe that could sever the world.
Seeing that it was an elder from their sect who had made the move, Zi Liao and the others unanimously withdrew. They knew Mu Yun's cultivation level perfectly well and knew that even if they all rushed at him, they wouldn't come out unscathed. Therefore, they naturally knew to let go when the opportunity arose.
However, at this moment, all their worries were put aside.
The reason they ganged up on Pig Immortal without retreating was because the old Taoist priest was supervising the battle, and they were all afraid of being scolded by the old man if they retreated first. But now that even the old man has shamelessly come up in person, he probably won't blame them anymore.
In contrast to them, Pig Immortal was just getting into the fight and was unwilling to give up easily. However, when he saw that his opponent had suddenly changed to a seemingly frail old Taoist priest, and that the previous move had been performed with such skill that he was far inferior to him, he hesitated for a moment in the face of this unexpected master.
Just as he was at the cusp of his actions, someone on the other side had already made a decision for him.
"Pig Immortal, do not be rude, come down."
A familiar voice came. Pig Immortal immediately stopped thinking, turned around, picked up his rake, and came to Xiao Wenbing's side.
You can ignore what others say, but you can't ignore what Xiao Wenbing says. Just look at the nine-toothed rake in his hand and you'll know why.
In mid-air, Old Daoist Mu Yun breathed a sigh of relief. Although he wasn't afraid of the Pig Immortal with his abilities, that Nine-Toothed Rake was too difficult to deal with. This weapon was too evil; it was best not to provoke it.
He arrived with a group of people and greeted Xiao Wenbing separately.
Although they had just fought, they had become acquainted through the fight and had also assessed each other's strength. No one dared to underestimate the other now.
“Brother Chicken, now that we’ve turned enemies into friends, please release Brother Mu Xuanli from his master-servant contract. What do you think?” Xiao Wenbing said amicably.
"This..." Chicken Fairy looked troubled.
Mu Yun and the others were taken aback. Judging from their attitude just now, they clearly followed Xiao Wenbing's lead, so when he said those words, everyone was overjoyed.
Unexpectedly, the chicken fairy's expression was quite different. Could it be that they had misjudged? Thinking of this, Mu Yun and Mu Hanling's expressions changed slightly. After all, they were blood relatives, and their feelings for each other were inseparable.
Xiao Wenbing's expression was also not very good. This Chicken Fairy dared to show such an expression in front of outsiders. Could it be that he was deliberately trying to embarrass him?
The next moment, the look in his eyes gradually sharpened. Although he did not regard these immortals who had survived the Great Tribulation of Ten Thousand People as his own property, subconsciously he always regarded himself as a superior being who held the power of life and death.
These people had always obeyed his orders without question. So when he saw Chicken Immortal's expression, he even considered killing the rooster to have with his wine.
The rooster shivered and suddenly felt inexplicably cold.
Several strong killing intents emanated from around him, and he immediately recognized them as his companions who had fought alongside him earlier. In particular, the Pig Immortal, who had just displayed great power, was carrying a nine-toothed rake and staring at him with fierce eyes.
He immediately realized that if he dared to say no, he would likely be the next one to be beaten up by the crowd.
The Chicken Immortal was greatly alarmed. He hurriedly said to Xiao Wenbing, "Fellow Immortal Xiao, it's not that I don't want to." He gestured anxiously with his hands above his head.
"What are you doing?" Xiao Wenbing asked, puzzled.
Chicken Fairy rolled her eyes, almost driven mad by the heavy killing intent emanating from her.
"Old Chicken, what kind of strange talisman are you drawing?" Pig Immortal asked curiously, his big eyes following Chicken Immortal's fingers.
"Ah." Xiao Wenbing suddenly realized, immediately understanding the chicken's predicament, and smiled apologetically at him, saying, "I forgot."
Yesterday, it was he who set up the energy backlash method above Chicken Immortal's head. Mu Xuanli's attempt to steal the chicken backfired, but the real culprit was Xiao Wenbing himself.
Although the Chicken Immortal could completely control Mu Xuanli's actions with this formation, and even directly explore his mind, this formation was not set up by the Chicken Immortal. Therefore, even if he wanted to break the contract, he was powerless to do so.
Upon seeing Xiao Wenbing finally understand, Chicken Immortal was deeply moved. "Long live understanding!" he exclaimed, almost bursting into tears.
Turning around, Xiao Wenbing casually patted Mu Xuanli on the head and said, "Brother Xuanli, this is a lesson. Don't be rude to people again."
In the short time it took to pat his scalp a few times, he had silently drawn a small, inconspicuous rune on Mu Xuanli's head.
Mu Xuanli smiled bitterly and agreed. He deserved his bad luck. When he first saw the Chicken Immortal, he thought it was just a chicken demon who had just survived a heavenly punishment. Little did he know that this chicken demon's true identity was actually a demon immortal. If he had known this beforehand, he would never have dared to be so arrogant. He had really walked right into the line of fire; even if he didn't die, he would have been badly injured.
He gave the Chicken Fairy a signal, and the Chicken Fairy understood immediately. He stepped forward and tapped the ground a few times, channeling a stream of immortal energy into it. A wondrous little array immediately appeared on the ground, but before anyone could see it clearly, it vanished with a sudden sound.
Mu Xuanli felt a lightness in her head. The migraine that had been bothering her for the past two days seemed to have improved considerably.
At this point, everyone was relieved.
Mu Yun was overjoyed that his grandchildren had escaped their ordeal, but his eyes were still fixed more on the rake in the Pig Immortal's hand.
Xiao Wenbing saw this and casually made a move; the nine-toothed rake that Pig Immortal was carrying on his shoulder flew into his hand with a "whoosh".
With a reluctant look in Pig Immortal's eyes, he handed it to Mu Yun, saying, "Please enlighten me, Senior."
Mu Yun glanced at the two of them with some surprise, but did not take it. Instead, she asked, "And who is this...?"
"This gentleman..." Xiao Wenbing smiled slightly and said, "This is the Pig Immortal, his full name is... um, his full name is Zhu Bajie, also known as Zhu Wuneng. Please take good care of him, senior."
Mu Yun shook his head repeatedly, and said seriously, "Fellow Immortal, you are too kind. This Fellow Immortal Zhu Bajie possesses extraordinary magical power; even I am afraid he is no match for him."
Xiao Wenbing laughed and shook his head. He tossed the Nine-Toothed Rake into Mu Yun's hand and said, "Senior, don't speak falsely. If this treasure were in your hands, would you still be afraid of him?"
Mu Yun stroked the nine-toothed rake for a while before returning it to Pig Immortal, shaking his head solemnly and saying, "No, personal magical artifacts are also part of an immortal's strength. For this fellow immortal Pigsy to possess such a powerful magical artifact is an incredible stroke of luck."
Xiao Wenbing looked at Zhu Bajie with a half-smile and said, "So this immortal artifact can also be considered part of one's strength? Hey, Bajie, how about we change our weapon?"
Pigsy quickly clutched the nine-toothed rake tightly to his chest, grumbling, "No, no! How dare you, the big boss, still try to take advantage of a peasant like me?"
"Fellow Immortal Pig, if I may ask, where did you obtain this immortal artifact?" Mu Yun suddenly asked.
Pigsy casually pointed at Xiao Wenbing and said, "Of course, it was Fellow Immortal Xiao who created this land himself." He then proudly raised his head and said, "I, Old Pig, was the first to use this land, wasn't that great?"
Mu Yun and the others were shocked, and their gazes toward Xiao Wenbing changed once again. Only now did they understand why Zhu Bajie, with his strength, still treated Xiao Wenbing with such deference, and why the nine-toothed rake on his body obediently flew into Xiao Wenbing's hand with just a wave of his hand.
It turns out that in addition to being an immortal, Xiao Wenbing is also a top-tier weapon refiner.
Volume 18, Chapter 5: The Body of Ten Calamities
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Once people started viewing Xiao Wenbing through a biased lens, their gazes towards him changed dramatically.
Mu Yun sighed deeply and said, "If this Immortal Pigsy can master this immortal treasure, then even I, an old Taoist, will be no match for him."
Zi Liao and the others were slightly taken aback. Mu Yun's high evaluation of this immortal artifact was far beyond their expectations.
You must know that he is a genuine master of the clone realm. In the cultivation of immortals, the difference in realms is far greater than in the cultivation world.
Generally speaking, to bridge the gap of one level, it requires at least a hundred times the number of people.
Challenging those of higher levels is a very difficult thing to do among the immortals in the celestial realm.
Don't be fooled by the fact that Xiao Wenbing has gathered tens of thousands of people to undergo tribulation at the same time. If he were to encounter those two immortals who poisoned the Tree of Life in the past, just seven or eight of them working together would be enough to make them suffer.
However, the Immortal Realm is unimaginably vast. If Xiao Wenbing encountered these people when he was not fully prepared and his foundation was unstable, then his luck was truly terrible, and he had no one to blame but himself.
However, at this moment, Mu Yundi described the nine-toothed rake as a divine weapon capable of challenging opponents of higher ranks, which was bound to make people's hearts flutter.
Upon hearing Mu Yun's words, Pig Fairy grinned from ear to ear, gripping the rake tightly as if afraid someone would snatch it away.
In fact, he had already communicated with the rake. So even if Xiao Wenbing, the blacksmith, wanted to snatch it from him, it would be a very difficult task.
But he still put on this act, clearly taking Xiao Wenbing's joke seriously.
"That's right." Pigsy suddenly exclaimed, taking something out of his sleeve—it was the whisk in Yu Hui's hand.
This magical artifact had just attempted to withstand the full force of the Nine-Toothed Rake's attack, but it crumbled upon contact and was subsequently collected by Pigsy. However, Pigsy was in a good mood at the moment, so he no longer cared much for a magical artifact of such low quality.
“Fellow Daoist Xiao, look at this…”
Xiao Wenbing caught it casually and tossed it towards the afterglow. Judging from his manner, it seemed that what he tossed was not a magical artifact, but just an insignificant little thing.
Yu Hui blushed slightly. Although he felt embarrassed, the handy immortal artifact was more important, so he shamelessly accepted it.
Zi Liao glared at Zhu Bajie, whose Dixian Sword was an extremely hard object. In its direct clash with the Nine-Toothed Nail, it was reduced to shattered pieces, leaving Zhu Bajie unable to repay the debt even if he wanted to.
Seeing this, Xiao Wenbing suddenly laughed and said, "Senior Ziliao, Brother Bajie was careless and ruined your precious blade. I'm truly sorry."
Zi Liao gave a bitter laugh. It's all destroyed now, what else can be done? Although somewhat unwilling, he could only force a smile and say, "In a battle, losses are inevitable, it's alright."
Xiao Wenbing laughed heartily and praised, "What a hero!" Then he patted his chest and said with great pride, "This junior is not very talented, but I do know a few tricks of weapon forging. If you trust me, senior, how about I forge one for you?"
Zi Liao was overjoyed upon hearing this. In the Immortal Realm, top-tier experts in crafting artifacts were extremely rare. Just by looking at the immense power of the Nine-Toothed Rake, one could tell that Xiao Wenbing's skill level far surpassed his own. Normally, it would be incredibly difficult to ask such an expert to forge an immortal sword for him.
Now that Xiao Wenbing had spoken up, Zi Liao was naturally more than satisfied. He thanked him profusely. Even the immortals beside him were deeply moved and congratulated him. Yu Hui, however, sighed inwardly, feeling a pang of regret. If his weapon had been destroyed, he would surely have obtained a far superior immortal artifact than the whisk.
"However, let me state beforehand that due to the materials used, the quality of this immortal sword is definitely higher than your original one, but compared to the Nine-Toothed Rake, it is slightly inferior."
Hearing Xiao Wenbing's frank words, Zi Liao and the others agreed wholeheartedly.
Although everyone admired the power of the Nine-Toothed Rake, they also knew that forging such a super treasure capable of challenging opponents of higher levels was no easy task. Many masters of artifact crafting might exhaust all their strength and still fail to forge even one.
Therefore, even if Zi Liao was extremely envious, he wouldn't believe that Xiao Wenbing could forge a Celestial Artifact of that level.
After receiving Xiao Wenbing's promise, the relationship between the two parties quickly became harmonious.
Mu Yun and the others were eager to make friends, while Xiao Wenbing was more than happy to oblige. It was like Zhou Yu beating Huang Gai—one was willing to hit, and the other was willing to be hit. In no time at all, their old grudges had vanished, and they were as close as old friends.
Mu Hanling, in her capacity as the current sect leader of Xuanji Sect, bowed deeply to Xiao Wenbing and invited him, "Senior, may I ask what brings you to Huangzhou this time? If you have some free time, would you please stay at our Xuanji Sect for a few days?"
Xiao Wenbing's expression was quite strange. No matter how he calculated it, this wooden purse...
Yin was much older than him, and even his youngest son, Mu Xuanli, should be older than him.
However, the two of them addressed each other as "senior" so naturally and appropriately, without the slightest hint of reluctance, which made me feel a little embarrassed.
"We brothers have no land here. We just ascended to the Immortal Realm and are practically blind. Our arrival in Huangzhou was just an accident. As for our future plans, we are still considering them."
Mu Yun and the others exchanged glances, and after a long while, Mu Hanling finally spoke up: "Immortal Master, are you an ascended immortal?"