Ji Yuan had naturally departed without any troubles from Great Saint Jing Taizhong even though the different teams were supposed to fight each other for the trial points.
However Great Saint Jing Taizhong did not have the courage to fight against Ji Yuan and his team.
In fact, when Ji Yuan had left, Great Saint Jing Taizhong looked a little relieved; even though he had no idea how strong this Ji Yuan was but there was an intense aura around him that terrified him. And he trusted his gut instinct not to offend this Ji Yuan.
For this Ji Yuan to appear so casually in front of all his team with just 2 other cultivators, he was either too bold of his strength or he was a foolish cultivator.
Great Saint Jing Taizhong did not think that Ji Yuan was a foolish cultivator.
That was also the reason why he had used words instead of attacking him immediately.
When Ji Yuan was alone with Ling Feiyue, the Lovely Empress, Zhi Jiugong, Hua Yunzi and Xie Hongyu, he did not care that he was in the presence of Hua Yunzi, Xie Hongyu or the others and he had lifted Ling Feiyue up by hugging her tightly.
"Feiyue! Haha! Do you know how happy I am when I know that you are alive?" Ji Yuan laughed jovially and without any shame.
He did not care if he was in the trial or not, or if he was being watched through the battle imagery by hundreds of thousands.
Nothing could describe Ji Yuan's joyous heart now; if the others were not here, he would have kissed Ling Feiyue passionately and even banged her on the spot!
Ling Feiyue had been in his company for so long that he was totally heart broken that she was 'no longer' around anymore.
The other maidens were all smiling weakly as they watched them; it seemed that Ji Yuan was only interested to look at Ling Feiyue for now and his golden eyes had never left her since they had departed.
He had been waiting for so long to release his emotions.
Ling Feiyue had a bewildered look on her before she laughed softly, "What? Don't tell me that you've thought that I have… died in the trial?"
Ji Yuan frowned, "This trial is too crazy and it is the hardest trial that I've ever experienced. I don't expect for you or Xiao Muhan to be alive."
Ling Feiyue giggled softly, "This trial, is hard?"
Ji Yuan: …
He bitterly said, "Of course it is hard. I've almost died several times in this trial. Also, the last trial has fake Dao Fruits on the third level of the Dream Dungeon of Tenebris. How the heck did you manage to overcome the temptation of plucking the Dao Fruits anyway?"
This trial alone on the third level was enough to kill even the most powerful cultivators should they ever touch even the Dao Fruit!
Ling Feiyue answered weakly, "I was unlucky with casting my lot in my team. So I didn't become a victim. I was actually quite sad that I didn't obtain the Dao Fruit."
Then she was smiling again, "Lucky me! Hehe… after that, I didn't dare to pluck any of the Dao Fruits anymore when the cultivator that plucked the Dao Fruit has lost his hands."
Ji Yuan: …
"Lucky you indeed. Or I would have lost you."
But he was suddenly sighing again, "Unfortunately, I think that my Brother Xiao Muhan and my Senior Sister Chu Lixue are both one with the heavens now…"
When he had said that, there was an inexplicit sorrow in his golden eyes.
There were also bitterness and sorrowful look from the Lovely Empress and Zhi Jiugong as they softly said together, "Senior Sister Lixue will be alright…"
The Lovely Empress said bitterly and her golden eyes were glistening, "My senior sister is always accompanied by the luck of the heavens… so she will be alright…"
Ji Yuan turned to look at her before saying bitterly interrupted her with a heart-rending tremble, "Her luck is too awesome when she was casting for her lucky lot for the Dao Fruit and this costs her life instead…"
Ling Feiyue kicked Ji Yuan hard as she interrupted him before saying firmly, "Maiden Chu Lixue will be alright. And so will your Brother Xiao Muhan. Alright?"
Ji Yuan simply shook his head at this low possibility
But he turned slowly to look at Ling Feiyue, the Lovely Empress, Zhi Jiugong, Hua Yunzi and Xie Hongyu one by one before he said firmly. "This trial is too perverted hard. Therefore, I don't want to kill any cultivators in my team unless we have no other choices. There have been too many deaths lately. We are mostly celestials here and we have no feuds with one another. It doesn't matter if we lose in the trial but at the very least, we are able to maintain our dignity. Do you all agree with me?"
Ling Feiyue, the Lovely Empress, Zhi Jiugong, Hua Yunzi and Xie Hongyu; all 5 of the maidens were all nodding firmly together in affirmative as they resounded with Ji Yuan's suggestion.
Ji Yuan nodded before he said loudly, "Then, so shall it be. We are a new team now."
The Lovely Empress asked him, "So, what is our new plan now?"
Ji Yuan rubbed his chin to ponder before he said, "We should go and look for Maiden Shui Xisi first."
As he said that, he was secretly looking at Hua Yunzi…
Hua Yunzi saw his glance and she quickly looked away awkwardly, not daring to look at him.
Ji Yuan sighed deeply: Maiden Yunzi had given her life to save mine back in the Demonic Divine Realm and I had made a pledge to her to be my consort at the time because I believed that she had passed away…
At that time, Hua Yunzi was all mangled and it was improbable that she would survive as the extent of her injuries were extremely severe.
Imagine his shock when he saw that she would twist her body to the original state.
This was all due to a special profound skill that Hua Yunzi had practiced.
Ji Yuan took a curious look at Xie Hongyu before asking curiously, "Maiden Hongyu, I wonder why you have decided to join our team?"
Xie Hongyu was startled that Ji Yuan had suddenly asked her this question.
She flushed shyly before saying, "We… we have taken the last trial together. Also, I have also known Maiden Hua Yunzi here. And I also have trust in your leadership. So this is the reason why I have decided to join your team."
"I see."
Ji Yuan nodded before he absently mindedly walked away to lead the team forward.
When he walked away, Xie Hongyu continued to look at his back…
To Xie Hongyu, this Ji Yuan was a mystery to her and also a giant. And this aroused her interest in him.
This was not lost on Ling Feiyue, the Lovely Empress, Zhi Jiugong and Hua Yunzi; they could all see that this Maiden Xie Hongyu was a little infatuated with Ji Yuan.
The only person that could not see it was Ji Yuan himself as he had no mood to notice it.
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In the Divine City of the Snowy Pavilion City, the divine consorts had noticed that Destiny had been closing her eyes since yesterday and they were wondering why; it was because they had noticed that Destiny had been looking at the battle imagery where Ji Yuan was since the beginning of the trials in the Spiritas Tower but not now anymore.
The truth was that Destiny was injured and she had to enter a short slumber; she had retaliated against Ji Yuan unwittingly due to her innate reflexes when she was being attacked by his Ultimate Grand Cross.
Although his profound attack could not injure her, her own retaliation against her own 'master' had caused her to experience 7 times the backlash.
This was actually due to the spirit collar that was anchored forcefully on her neck and it would only disappear if she reveals fully to Ji Yuan about her background.
Luckily for her, Ji Yuan's injuries were not heavy and she had also merely retaliated unwittingly. Therefore she did not experience any severe backlash for this unwittingly act.
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Author Note:
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