Celestial Refining Divine Scripture

Swoosh!

A shadow flitted through the air like a wraith, moving at incredible speed.

Xu Yang was rapidly closing in behind it.

"Early Stage of Celestial Immortal cultivation?"

Detecting the opponent’s cultivation level, Xu Yang raised an eyebrow slightly. With a flick underfoot, he arrived in an instant.

Pa!

A crisp sound rang out suddenly.

The shadow ahead crushed a talisman seal in its hand.

"Hmph!"

Xu Yang snorted coldly. The Heaven-Locking Divine Chain appeared out of nowhere, enveloping a range of dozens of zhang.

Boom!

The shadow suddenly surged in speed, but the next instant, it was as if trapped in a mire, tumbling down in a sorry state.

In a flash, a small filthy face was revealed.

The shadow’s clothes were ragged, the entire body reeking with stench, like a beggar.

"Xu Ruoruo."

Xu Yang was overjoyed.

Though the face was covered in grime, dirty all over, he recognized at a glance that the features were seventy to eighty percent similar to Xu Ruoruo from the "wanted" poster.

"You search high and low, yet find it by chance without effort."

This girl really was hiding in the slums.

"You, who exactly are you?"

Xu Ruoruo collapsed weakly to the ground, staring at Xu Yang in terror.

"A friend of your master."

Xu Yang waved to dissipate the Heaven-Locking Divine Chain, then smiled faintly, sighing, "I didn’t expect you were truly hiding in the city."

"A friend of my master?"

Xu Ruoruo was stunned, eyes full of suspicion.

This person’s strength was formidable.

Obviously only at the True Immortal level, but...

"Er, right now I don’t have anything to prove my identity, but I came here with your master. He went outside to follow the Celestial Phenomenon Gang cultivators, while I stayed in the city to see if maybe you were still hiding here."

"If I were the enemy, I wouldn’t go kill Celestial Phenomenon Gang cultivators."

Xu Yang explained.

Suddenly.

A layer of bright light flared up on Xu Ruoruo’s body with a "whoosh" and she shot through the air like lightning.

"Sigh."

Xu Yang let out a long sigh, vanishing on the spot.

At the edge of the slum.

A ray of bright light descended like lightning, revealing Xu Ruoruo.

Her little face was pale, breathing ragged, and when she looked back to see no one in pursuit, she immediately sighed in relief.

The moment she turned back, her body stiffened all over.

"You—how is that possible?"

That seal had the speed of a Peak Celestial Immortal.

How could he have caught up?

And even arrived first.

Xu Ruoruo felt her mind go blank.

"It seems it will be hard for you to trust me. Once you see Senior Yuanmie, you’ll understand."

With that, Xu Yang appeared before Xu Ruoruo in an instant.

"Wait, you—"

Boom!

Xu Yang grabbed Xu Ruoruo with one hand, the Heaven-Locking Divine Chain manifested and bound her tightly, then he melted into the darkness.

What happened next was unsurprising—they smoothly exited the city.

Xu Yang brought Xu Ruoruo to the hillside where she had left traces before.

Seeing this, a flash of shock appeared in Xu Ruoruo’s eyes.

Immediately, she struggled violently.

Xu Yang saw this and waved his hand to remove the bindings.

"I believe you, just let me down first," Xu Ruoruo mumbled.

"Not running anymore?"

Xu Yang looked at her with teasing eyes.

"Not running. I couldn’t outrun you anyway."

Xu Ruoruo looked at Xu Yang in fright. "Who are you, really? How do you know my master? And your cultivation... are you hiding your level?"

"It’s a long story. Let’s leave it at that for now."

"As for my cultivation, this really is my level."

"Also, you might want to clean yourself up a bit."

Xu Yang frowned.

The stench was truly uncomfortable.

"Oh."

Xu Ruoruo nodded obediently and walked into the woods behind.

This time, she really didn’t run.

A moment later.

Xu Ruoruo walked out from the woods, looking like a different person.

Dressed in a plain blue robe, hair casually tied, her figure tall and slender, her young face showing a hint of liveliness amidst the innocence.

"I’ve notified Senior Yuanmie; he should arrive soon. Let’s wait here."

When leaving the city, he had touched Yuanmie’s Primordial Spirit Seal.

The seal could control Yuanmie’s life and death, but with a slight touch, Yuanmie’s primordial spirit would feel a minor shock.

This was the agreed signal between the two.

"How is my master? Has he had a breakthrough?" Xu Ruoruo walked to Xu Yang’s side, looked at him curiously, and asked in a small voice.

There was still a trace of vigilance deep in her eyes—clearly she hadn’t fully trusted Xu Yang yet.

Xu Yang saw it clearly but didn’t expose her. Xu Ruoruo was smart, but still too young. How could she fool his eyes?

"Senior Yuanmie is quite unlucky."

Thinking about it now, Xu Yang felt bad for Yuanmie.

"Unlucky?"

Xu Ruoruo’s heart tensed.

"First he was wounded by the Yang Family’s old ancestor, then while fighting for a treasure, he got hurt again."

"Now he’s at the Peak of Early-stage Golden Immortal. Breaking through to the Middle Stage of Golden Immortal will probably take some time."

Xu Ruoruo’s feelings surged, but hearing the last part, she couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Seemed there was no major problem for now.

"He really is unlucky." Xu Ruoruo couldn’t help but chuckle softly.

"Why are they hunting you? The Feng Family and Celestial Phenomenon Gang?" Xu Yang asked curiously.

Xu Ruoruo’s eyes turned cold, and she gritted her teeth. "That rich playboy from the Feng Family wanted to force me to marry him, so I ran the moment I saw things going south."

"The guy chased me all the way, almost caught up midway, but I set him up and left him severely injured. After that, the Feng Family sent more experts, so I kept hiding and came to Tianxiang City."

"Who knew, the Celestial Phenomenon Gang colluded with the Feng Family too. Luckily I didn’t go straight to them, or else I’d be in chains right now."

Xu Yang raised an eyebrow in surprise—even managed to severely injure the other side.

No wonder they chased all the way here.

She’d really pissed off the Feng Family’s young master.

"Who’s there?"

Xu Yang’s expression changed drastically as he turned and swept his gaze toward the forest.

Xu Ruoruo’s face also changed. Instinctively, she hid behind Xu Yang, one hand gripping two talisman seals, extremely wary.

"Xu Ruoruo! You almost ruined my whole life, made me suffer so much—I’ll make you pay back a hundredfold. I’ll make you give me a whole brood of chubby little kids!"

A group emerged from the dense woods. At the front, a young man stared at Xu Ruoruo with clenched teeth.

When he heard "my whole life," Xu Yang’s eye twitched and he unconsciously glanced at the young man’s lower body.

Even a saint would lose it at that statement.

"Feng Wuji."

Xu Ruoruo’s face instantly went pale.

"Kid, you dare meddle in my Feng Family’s business? You’ve got guts." Feng Wuji sneered at Xu Yang, his eyes full of contempt.

Xu Yang calmly swept his gaze over the group. Feng Wuji was no threat himself—Early Stage of Celestial Immortal. Among the seven or eight behind him, there were three Late Stage Celestial Immortals and one at the Peak of Celestial Immortal.

The lineup was quite daunting.

"How did you find us?" That was the one thing he couldn’t figure out.

He was sure he hadn’t left any trace.

"Hahaha!"

Feng Wuji laughed smugly. "Idiot. The little girl was in Tianxiang City—where could she run? I’d already found her long ago. I was just luring you out."

"With Xu Ruoruo missing, that old Yuanmie would definitely come after her."

"A Golden Immortal—if my Feng Family can control him, our strength will grow immensely."

"Plus, the Celestial Phenomenon Gang has already submitted to my Feng Family. Once we capture Yuanmie with my family’s covert help, the Celestial Phenomenon Gang will unite the remaining six Dao He Realm factions and become the overlord."

Feng Wuji puffed out his chest proudly, brimming with arrogance.

Xu Yang’s heart gave a jolt.

Xu Ruoruo had been found long ago, and there was someone secretly watching—it must be a precious treasure concealing or spying on them for him to sense nothing.

Yuanmie...

Xu Yang muttered to himself, "This is bad."

"Brother, what do we do?"

Xu Yang suddenly felt someone tug his sleeve. Xu Ruoruo’s desperate, tearful voice came from behind him.