Chapter 512 - 519: They’re All Acquaintances!!

A closer internal inspection revealed faint traces of Immortal Qi mixed within her meridians.

Song Wanning raised a hand, sensing the change. Her body’s strength had clearly improved, though the difference wasn’t yet significant. It would need to accumulate further.

Her Divine Soul Power now far surpassed her Cultivation level. If her physical strength could also increase, her Cultivation would no longer be a barrier.

She had found a way to deal with Jiang Cen, but the situation with the Demon Race invader was still unknown. The stronger she became, the more easily she could resolve these issues.

However, just as this thought arose, a powerful tremor suddenly struck.

Song Wanning looked up and saw a pillar of water shooting toward the sky not far away.

In an instant, it punched a huge hole in the sky. For a moment, it even seemed as if more water was falling down from above.

For a time, it was impossible to tell if the water was flowing up or down.

Song Wanning’s expression froze. She suddenly recalled the news she’d heard earlier. ’Could it be? Has the barrier over the Wuyang Sea disappeared?’

She wasn’t the only one with this suspicion. Barely ten seconds had passed before hundreds of people were already rushing toward the Wuyang Sea.

"Let’s go. We should go take a look too."

She whispered to the little guys, and they promptly scurried back into her Sea of Consciousness.

Taking out her Flying Magical Treasure, Song Wanning also sped toward the Wuyang Sea. However, compared to the Immortal Treasures around her, her magical treasure was laughably crude.

Even though those Immortals had come from much farther away, they quickly overtook her, leaving her far behind.

Song Wanning wasn’t anxious. The chances of snatching a treasure from a crowd of Immortals were minuscule.

She was mostly going to broaden her horizons, but if an opportunity to seize a treasure presented itself, she would definitely give it her all!

WHOOSH—

A figure shot past her. It was none other than the Mo Yang Immortal Monarch, whom she had met once before.

A thought sparked in Song Wanning’s mind, and she immediately followed at full speed.

But the Mo Yang Immortal Monarch was on his Flying Sword, and in the blink of an eye, she had lost him...

She pressed her lips together, gave up on trying to keep up, and blended into the surging crowd.

...

「Half an hour later.」 The air above the shores of the Wuyang Sea was already filled with waiting Immortals.

As an Out-of-Body Stage Cultivator, Song Wanning was like a mere toddler among them.

"Tsk, whose little baby is this? Running all the way out here. Don’t her elders keep an eye on her?"

"Hmph, maybe some old monster brought her along."

"That makes sense. Otherwise, she’d never dare to join this spectacle."

Someone in the crowd had spotted Song Wanning and couldn’t help but stare.

It was for no other reason than that Song Wanning stood out glaringly in the crowd of Immortals.

Receiving countless such "concerned" glances, Song Wanning remained calm and composed, but inwardly she was excitedly discussing Daoqing with her little guys.

’It really is Senior Daoqing! He seems to know Senior Mo Yang, and they look quite familiar with each other!’

Song Wanning pretended to glance casually toward the Wuji Sect, surprised by the relationship between Mo Yang and Daoqing.

Not only that, but even Mu Zixu knew Daoqing... and they seemed to be on very bad terms.

’The world is so big, yet it feels so small. To think I’d run into three acquaintances at once, and all from the same Sect.’

Song Wanning’s heart beat a little faster, and she couldn’t help but smile.

Mo Yang sensed a probing gaze and followed it with his own.

When he saw it was Song Wanning, a trace of confusion flickered in his eyes.

He was certain he didn’t know this person, yet her gaze held a strange sense of familiarity.

’How odd.’

"Junior Brother Mo Yang, who are you looking at?"

Daoqing noticed something was off with Mo Yang and followed his gaze.

"Oh? What a pretty young lady. But what is she doing here?"

’This is no place for someone like her.’

"What ’pretty young lady’?"

Mu Zixu was constantly watching Daoqing. Hearing this, a dark glint flashed in his eyes as he, too, spotted Song Wanning in the crowd.

He narrowed his eyes and snorted coldly, deliberately contradicting him. "Average looks, average Cultivation. Daoqing, your taste is as poor as ever!"

Mu Zixu’s eyes were filled with disdain. If Daoqing liked it, he hated it!

’This woman is pretty, which means she’s all looks and no substance. Only Daoqing would care about someone like that.’

The moment he finished speaking, Daoqing became displeased.

"If your eyes are failing you, go wash them in the sea. You have a mouth but don’t know how to speak like a human. I see no reason for you to keep it!"

He had never been one to suffer insults in silence, so he always clashed with Mu Zixu head-on, never backing down an inch.

In all his years since ascending, his verbal sparring skills had only sharpened.

"Daoqing—"

Humiliated by such a blunt insult, Mu Zixu lost his composure and immediately squared off with Daoqing.

If not for the circumstances, he would have charged forward to trade blows.

Seeing this, Wang Yang quickly grabbed him. "Don’t be rash."

"Junior Brother Daoqing was just making a casual comment. Besides, I think that young lady seems quite impressive myself."

"She looks clever."

’A person’s eyes and bearing don’t lie.’

’That girl is clearly intelligent. Her talent is probably not lacking either.’

’But arguing over an outsider is just unseemly.’

"Whose side are you on, anyway?"

Hearing this, Mu Zixu grew even angrier. ’Why is Wang Yang siding with an outsider?’

Wang Yang was speechless.

Song Wanning secretly watched the argument unfold.

She didn’t dare to stare too openly. After all, these were Immortals, and High-level Cultivators generally hated being spied on by low-level cultivators.

’But they all just looked over here. Did they notice me?’

As she was pondering this, several more figures suddenly arrived. The one in the lead wore a red robe, her hair tied back neatly. She radiated a heroic, unrestrained, and flamboyant aura.

Song Wanning’s eyes lit up, and she felt a surge of pleasant surprise.

’It’s Senior Feng Jiuxiao!’

’Senior Feng Jiuxiao looks almost exactly the same as the remnant soul in the Immortal Palace. She’s younger, but she has the same wild, sharp presence and an imposing aura.’

Her arrival was like a blazing sun, illuminating the sky.

"Hey, why is that ancestor here too?"

"I heard that as soon as the anomaly appeared in the Wuyang Sea, people started searching everywhere for an Array Master to break the array. Feng Jiuxiao must have heard the news and just arrived!"

"Tsk tsk, now things are getting really lively..."

The gazes of the Immortals mostly focused on the few famous prodigies, as they were the ones most likely to obtain the exotic treasure.

After a round of murmurs, the crowd, each with their own thoughts, all turned their attention back to the sky-piercing water pillar in the Wuyang Sea.

They waited for a full day and night. The barrier over the Wuyang Sea still hadn’t vanished. The water pillar had only grown thicker, as if it were struggling to break its bonds and shatter the firmament.

Song Wanning’s expression was grave. Once they entered the Wuyang Sea, the dangers they would face were unimaginable.

Once the bow is drawn, the arrow cannot be recalled.