Immortal Mansion: With mediocre qualifications, I have no choice but to live forever

Zhou Yiqiao frowned slightly. He could feel that the woman's cultivation was not weak, at least she was at the late stage of the Refinement Void Realm.

More importantly, this woman acted in a sneaky manner, as if she didn't want anyone to discover her actions.

Zhou Yiqiao thought to himself.

"This woman's sneaky behavior may have some unknown secrets."

Considering that this place was still within the Tijian Sect's sphere of influence and that the peerless expert from Jianxin Pavilion was in charge, Zhou Yiqiao was not worried that this woman would be a hostile force.

Therefore, driven by curiosity, he decided to follow quietly and take a look.

Zhou Yiqiao put away the Red Flame Gilded Sword and moved through the dense forest like a ghost, without making any sound.

He used the concealment technique from "Record of Ten Thousand Demons" to completely conceal his aura. Naturally, even if the opponent's strength was one level higher than his, it would be difficult for him to detect his existence.

As the distance got closer, Zhou Yiqiao became more and more confused.

He could feel that the special spiritual power fluctuations emanating from this woman were extremely similar to certain spiritual power fluctuations he had seen in his memory, but seemed to be a little different. In short, he couldn't tell the difference for a moment.

Soon, Zhou Yiqiao approached the mysterious woman, only about thirty feet away from her.

The woman seemed unaware of Zhou Yiqiao's presence and was running excitedly towards a secluded place surrounded by lush ancient trees.

The ancient trees near the hot spring are several meters high, and the shade that blocks the view is extremely dense. Zhou Yiqiao has no idea what this mysterious woman is going to do.

When Zhou Yiqiao was puzzled, the woman took off the veil on her face, revealing a stunning appearance.

Her skin was as white as snow, her eyebrows were like the light outline of distant mountains, and her eyes were deep, as if they contained the stars and the sea, emitting an intoxicating glow as they moved.

Her long hair fell like a waterfall, casually draped over her shoulders, adding a touch of charm to her.

She has a graceful figure, and even loose clothes cannot hide her charming curves.

Zhou Yiqiao was shocked. He didn't expect to meet such a beautiful woman here, and even in the private moment of bathing.

He felt embarrassed and was ready to turn around and leave without hesitation to prevent unnecessary misunderstandings between himself and the woman in front of him.

However, fate sometimes likes to play tricks on us.

Just as Zhou Yiqiao was about to retreat quietly, the dead branch under his feet broke without any warning without anyone touching it.

"Crack!"

A crisp sound suddenly came into the woman's ears, alerting her attention. She followed the sound and saw Zhou Yiqiao who was about to turn around.

"Who is there?!"

The woman's voice was cold and a little panicked. She quickly pulled up the clothes beside her to cover her graceful figure. At the same time, she clenched her hands tightly, and spiritual power gathered at her fingertips. It was obvious that she was prepared to deal with any emergency.

Zhou Yiqiao's heart tightened, he knew he had been discovered.

He secretly thought that something was not right, but he could only bite the bullet, slowly turned around, and tried his best to make his expression appear harmless.

"I was practicing in the back mountain while I was on the bridge next week. I noticed something unusual happening here, so I came here to take a look out of curiosity. It was not intentional, so I hope you will forgive me."

The woman frowned and looked at Zhou Yiqiao several times. After a moment, she spoke coldly.

"I see that you have reached the middle stage of the Void Refining Realm. Even if you were a thousand miles away, you would be able to easily sense the presence of cultivators here. But you chose to appear at this time and place. Your explanation is hard to convince me."

Zhou Yiqiao thought that he had really made a mistake this time as he approached the place without confirming the surroundings. However, he did not dare to show any expression on his face. After all, he was in the wrong first, and saying too much would only arouse suspicion.

"You are right, young lady. I was indeed careless and never thought I would disturb you."

"I am willing to guarantee with my personal integrity that I have absolutely no malicious intention to spy on you."

Zhou Yiqiao thought his expression was sincere enough, but for some reason he suddenly angered the woman in front of him.

"Personality?"

"Humph, how many people in this world have personalities that are trustworthy?"

The woman suddenly snorted coldly, turned her wrist, and a streamer magic weapon flew out from her sleeve like a spirit snake and went straight for Zhou Yiqiao.

The ribbon magic weapon drew a graceful arc in the air, emitting a faint light, and moved at an extremely fast speed, arriving in front of Zhou Yiqiao almost instantly.

Zhou Yiqiao's eyes narrowed. He could feel the extraordinaryness of this magic weapon. Not daring to be careless, he immediately summoned out the Dusk Sword and rushed forward in a hurry.

"clang!"

The magic sword collided with the ribbon, making a crisp sound.

Zhou Yiqiao only felt a huge force coming from the sword, making his arm slightly numb.

He was even more surprised in his heart. This woman's strength was even stronger than he expected.

"What do you mean, fellow Daoist? Even if I was wrong first, I have apologized sincerely. Why are you being so aggressive?"

The woman snorted coldly and ignored Zhou Yiqiao's remarks.

Although Zhou Yiqiao was unwilling to fight with this mysterious woman, he had to do his best due to the current situation.

His eyes gradually became firm, and the Dusk Sword in his hand trembled slightly, as if responding to his master's will to fight.

When the woman saw Zhou Yiqiao's attitude change, a hint of vigilance flashed in her eyes, but more of it was disdain.

She shook her wrist, and the ribbon magic weapon seemed to come to life, drawing complex trajectories in the air, blocking all of Zhou Yiqiao's escape routes.

Zhou Yiqiao took a deep breath, and the "Record of Ten Thousand Demons" technique in his body began to circulate rapidly, and his spiritual power surged towards the Dusk Sword like a tide.

On the sword body, violent sword energy began to surge, forming small whirlwinds. The surrounding leaves were pulled by this force and spun around the sword body, making a rustling sound.

"Since the young lady is unwilling to give up, I can only accompany her to the end."

There was a hint of determination in Zhou Yiqiao's voice.

The Dusk Sword in his hand suddenly burst out with dazzling light, and at the tip of the sword, lines of sword intent began to condense.

These sword intentions are not fixed, but constantly changing their forms like flowing water. It is precisely after he advanced to the next level and comprehended the essence of sword intentions, he reached a higher level of ever-changing sword intentions.

When the woman saw this, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes. She obviously did not expect Zhou Yiqiao to be so powerful.

She did not dare to be careless. She waved her jade hand, and the spiritual power fluctuations on the ribbon magic weapon suddenly increased, and the surrounding air began to vibrate.

Then, the woman gave a light shout, and the magic ribbon weapon rose into the air like a dragon. After circling in the air for a circle, it rushed straight towards Zhou Yiqiao with a sound of breaking through the air.

Zhou Yiqiao's eyes narrowed. He could feel that this move was one of the woman's unique skills and its power should not be underestimated.

He no longer hesitated, and swung the Dusk Sword in his hand violently. The ever-changing sword intent completely erupted at this moment, and collided fiercely with the woman's ribbon magic weapon.

"boom!"

With a loud bang, two powerful forces collided in the air, causing violent shock.

The impact of spiritual power was like a flood or a beast, crushing everything around it into powder.

The originally lush forests were instantly turned into ashes by the clash of these two forces, leaving deep grooves on the ground, as if they had been severely scratched by the sharp claws of a giant beast.

The hot spring around the two people boiled violently under such terrifying fluctuations of spiritual power, and then quickly evaporated under the scorching heat, leaving only a dry quagmire.

The aftermath of the battle continued to spread in all directions, even the clouds in the sky were blown away, revealing the clear blue sky.

The sunlight shone directly down, but it did not bring a trace of warmth. Instead, it added a bit of solemnity to the two of them.

"stop!"

Such a big commotion finally attracted the attention of the monks from the Tijian Sect.

A sword light flew over rapidly, and a young cultivator from the Sword Sect hurried over. He looked at the scene of destruction below, his face changed slightly, and he repeated loudly again.

"Senior Zhou, Senior Luo, please stop for now!"

The younger one seemed to be worried that his weight was not enough to stop Zhou Yiqiao and the others, so he hurriedly added.

"Senior Zhou, Senior Luo, Jianzi has already sensed the fluctuations in spiritual energy here and is on his way here. Please give me some face and stop for now."

Zhou Yiqiao was naturally eager to stop, so he immediately put away the Dusk Sword and nodded in agreement.

"Since that's what Brother Li wants, I'll naturally give him this face."

The woman snorted coldly, obviously dissatisfied with the interruption of the battle.

She had no intention of staying to wait for Li Mubai. Her body flashed, and the ribbon magic weapon drew a stream of light in the air, rolled up her body, and flew away.

"Senior Luo!"

The younger generation of the Sword Sect shouted hurriedly, but the woman's figure had already disappeared into the sky.

Not long after, Li Mubai's figure appeared above the battlefield. He looked at the mess below, frowned slightly, then turned to Zhou Yiqiao and asked.

"Brother Zhou, what's going on?"

Zhou Yiqiao smiled bitterly and briefly recounted what had happened, including how he had accidentally disturbed the woman, and the subsequent misunderstanding and fight.

After listening to this, Li Mubai burst into laughter.

"Brother Zhou, you are so lucky. That girl is a very important person."

Zhou Yiqiao asked curiously.

"Oh? Who is that woman?"

Hearing Zhou Yiqiao's question, Li Mubai signaled the younger generation who came to mediate to leave first.

After the young man from the Tijian Sect bowed respectfully and left, Li Mubai slowly opened his mouth and secretly told Zhou Yiqiao.

"That is the second princess of Daxuantian, Luo Lishang. She came here to ask for swordsmanship from her great-grandmaster."

Zhou Yiqiao said in surprise.

"This Luo Lishang is actually also a sword cultivator?"

It was no wonder that Zhou Yiqiao was so surprised. It was because when he had fought with Luo Lishang just now, he had not sensed any aura of a swordsman from this woman.

More importantly, Luo Lishang had already fought him to a standstill without using his magic sword!