Chapter 172 Power
Mu Peiling was overjoyed when she heard this and wanted to ask another question.

However, a blinding white light suddenly flashed in the sky, followed by a crisp thunder. The originally hazy air mass exploded instantly, and violent gale swept in all directions.

Seeing this, Mu Peiling and others who were dozens of feet away suddenly changed their expressions.

"not good!"

Lu Luo shouted in a low voice, and with a flash he stood in front of Mu Peiling.

At the same time, he waved his hands, and a blue shield appeared in front of the two of them, covering them.

In just a moment, the fierce gale had already reached the shield.

There were continuous "creaking" sounds, and the thick wall in front of the shield seemed to be hit by a heavy hammer, and it was dented several inches at once.

Fortunately, these strong winds just brushed past, with most of them bypassing the two sides of the shield, and the concave wall returned to its original state in a moment.

At this moment, a blue light flashed on Lu Luo's face and he retracted the protective shield.

Not far away on the opposite side, Nanlong Hou and his golden-armored warriors raised their golden swords when the strong wind hit. A golden light appeared above their heads, forming a golden light shield that protected them.

However, when the white gale struck, the golden light lasted only a moment before it was shattered and swept away by the remaining gale.

These warriors and female monks covered their heads and screamed, blood flowing from all their orifices, with fear on their faces.

Only the two female cultivators in palace dress sitting on the beast cart were safe and sound because they were protected by the restrictions of the beast cart.

But their faces were pale and full of panic.

Seeing this scene, Mu Peiling couldn't help but take a breath and looked at Yin Mo who reappeared in the sky, her heart full of surprise.

Wherever the golden light passed, the people who had been covering their heads immediately stopped screaming and stood firm again one by one.

Although they still had frightened expressions, at least they were not seriously hurt.

Upon seeing this, Nanlong Hou looked towards Yin Mo, who had a calm expression on the opposite side, with a hint of doubt on his face, as if he didn't quite believe that the other party could really be as good as him with his spiritual sense.

You know, although he released all his spiritual power just now, he also consumed 70% to 80% of his strength.

Seeing the other party take it so easily, he would naturally feel a little disappointed. It is even possible that the other party's consciousness is stronger than his own.

Just when Nanlong Hou was full of contempt and hesitant in his heart, Yin Mo on the opposite side suddenly smiled at him.

"Let's end the competition here, shall we? If it continues, I'm afraid I really can't hold on any longer." Yin Mo said lightly.

"Haha! Fellow Daoist Yin is really too modest."

"Although I won't mention your skills, you are definitely better than me in terms of spiritual awareness. Let's end this competition here."

"Otherwise, we could really hurt the relationship."

Nanlong Hou thought for a moment, and took the opportunity to put aside his uneasiness, and said in the same relaxed tone.

Yin Mo listened, smiled and said nothing more. But he sighed in his heart. In the world of immortal cultivation, even a cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage speaks with strength.

At least, although Nanlong Hou did not take action, he still respected his strength and did not dare to underestimate him.

Moreover, the other party's powerful spiritual awareness just met his needs, and he also had something to ask of the other party.

"Since you are not inferior to me in spiritual awareness, I will naturally tell you the real reason for the competition."

"Just as you guessed, if I didn't have a purpose, I wouldn't force you to compete in spiritual consciousness."

"However, this reason involves important matters, so I cannot explain it here for the time being."

"There is a map in this jade slip. When the trade fair starts on the fourth day, you can mark the location on the map and we can get together."

"I will introduce you to a few other Taoist friends and share a great thing with you."

Nanlong Hou smiled strangely at Yin Mo and whispered something in a secret language that clearly reached Yin Mo's ears.

Then, he reached into the storage bag with one hand, took out a small jade slip, raised his hand and threw it, and the jade slip turned into a white light and flew away, passing over Lu Luo and others below without mercy.

Yin Mo was slightly stunned after hearing this, and immediately stretched out his hand and sucked the jade slip into his hand. Then he blinked his eyes, looked at Nanlong Hou a few times, and put the jade slip into the storage bag without any impatience.

Upon seeing this, Nanlong Hou burst into laughter. Light surged around his body, and in an instant he turned into a huge ball of light, falling straight down.

The golden light in the beast cart shone again, and all the warriors holding spears protected the cart and sped towards the direction of Tiantian City. The sound of drums and music in the carriage also sounded again.

After saying hello to Lu Luo in the distance, Nanlong Hou left.

Perhaps other Nascent Soul cultivators would be dissatisfied, but Elder Lu of the Luoyun Sect, who was well aware of the other party's strange temperament, just smiled bitterly.

At this time, Yin Mo landed lightly.

"Sir, are you okay?"

Mu Peiling felt relieved when she saw Yin Mo coming back. She asked with a slightly red face, her eyes always on Yin Mo.

Yin Mo's heroic feat of fighting against Nanlong Hou just now made her heart stir. She felt that staying with Yin Mo might not be a bad thing. She even had a warm and reliable feeling.

"It's okay, it's just that my spiritual awareness has been consumed a little."

Yin Mo answered calmly, feeling somewhat moved by Mu Peiling's sudden concern.

"Junior brother, you are really good at hiding things from us."

Lu Luo stared at Yin Mo for a while and said happily. The last trace of estrangement disappeared without a trace.

"Junior Brother never intentionally hid it from you two senior brothers, it's just that you two never asked."

"We should leave now. The commotion just now might attract the attention of other cultivators." Yin Mo said gently.

"That's right. It will be troublesome if we are discovered by other cultivators. Let's hurry to Tiantian City!" Lu Luo agreed without hesitation.

Yin Mo stood on the hillside, looking at the towering walls of Tiantian City, and whispered, "Is this Tiantian City?"

"What do you think? Junior Brother Yin, are you a little surprised when you see such a big stone city for the first time?"

"The Nine Nations Alliance has grown to such a large scale after several expansions. Although we dare not say that it is the best in Tiannan, it is definitely among the top five."

"The whole city is built with huge stones. It's extraordinary." Lu Luo, who was standing next to Yin Mo, also sighed.

Yin Mo smiled slightly after hearing this.

Speaking of giant cities, is there any city in Tiannan that can compare with Tianxing City in Chaos Star Sea? That is the real behemoth.

Although the Tiantian City in front of us is also a huge city of over a hundred miles, it is not worth mentioning compared to Tianxing City.

Although Yin Mo didn't care, Mu Peiling who was standing next to him looked surprised.

The stone city in front of her obviously shocked her.

"However, once we get near Tiantian City, we have to walk here. It's a bit depressing!" Lu Luo shook his head and said with some dissatisfaction.

Yin Mo bit his lips lightly and replied:
“The Nine Nations Alliance can do nothing about it. Otherwise, if every high-level monk can fly at will, they will not be able to manage this city at all.”

"Fortunately, these restrictions are just superficial for us Nascent Soul cultivators. If we really want to fly, how can these restrictions constrain us?"

"I didn't expect that my junior brother is so open-minded. Well, let's go." "Maybe if we go into the city earlier, we will gain something."

Ever since the spiritual battle with Nanlong Hou not long ago, Senior Brother Lu's attitude towards Yin Mo has become more warm and friendly than before.

So, after Yin Mo nodded in agreement, the three of them came down the hillside and walked towards the city gate in the distance.

Because it is close to the city of Khotan, monks come here on foot from all directions.

Therefore, the city gate seemed very lively.

Yin Mo and Lu Luo didn't want to attract attention, so they had hidden their cultivation and looked like Foundation Establishment cultivators like Mu Peiling.

So, the three of them easily blended in with the other monks and walked in through the city gate which was about ten feet high.

Although there were some law enforcement monks from the Nine Nations Alliance guarding the city gate, they did not notice anything unusual about Yin Mo and the others.

As soon as they entered the city of Khotan, they saw rows of stone houses arranged neatly.

Between these stone houses, there are bluestone streets of varying widths crisscrossing like a spider web, with people coming and going, making it very prosperous.

"Let's find a place to stay first. But we don't have to squeeze into the inn."

"There is a VIP building here that is specially used to entertain Nascent Soul cultivators. Let's go there directly." Lu Luo had been to Tiantian City once and was quite familiar with the place.

Yin Mo naturally had no objection, so he took Mu Peiling and followed Lu Luo.

Soon, they passed through many streets and finally came to a white light curtain.

Behind the light curtain are many quiet and elegant attics with various shapes and exquisite beauty.

The other monks passing by outside the light curtain took a glance at the attic inside the light curtain, and all of them showed awe and envy.

However, they did not dare to stay and left quickly.

"It's here. This restriction can only be removed by cultivators above the Nascent Soul stage." Lu Luo pointed, then gently flicked his palm, and the light curtain was torn open by his spiritual power.

He went in without hesitation.

The light curtain recovered instantly, at an incredible speed.

Yin Mo was stunned for a moment, and then said nothing more. He waved his hand, and a ball of green light flew out, cutting a hole in the white light curtain.

Yin Mo held Mu Peiling in his arms and took her into the light curtain.

Mu Peiling half leaned in Yin Mo's arms, her face slightly flushed, and a strange emotion surged in her heart.

Lu Luo watched Yin Mo easily break the ban and enter, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, but he quickly regained his composure.

"Among these attics, Nascent Soul cultivators can choose one and bring their followers or disciples with them."

"But we can't enter the attic if there are already people in it. Let's find another one. However, not all Nascent Soul cultivators like to live here."

"Some old monsters prefer to live outside the city or in inns." Lu Luo said, pointing to the attics.

Sure enough, there was a forbidden light flashing in a small part of the attic, indicating that someone had moved in.

"Junior brother, let's choose these two adjacent attics so that we can take care of each other."

Lu Luo suggested, pointing to two attics about fifty or sixty feet apart.

"Okay, I'll listen to you, senior brother." Yin Mo looked at him and replied.

Just as Lu Luo was about to say something else, the restriction on an attic shrouded in white and yellow light was suddenly released, and a short figure walked out from it.

He glanced at Yin Mo and the others and said in surprise: "Hey, isn't this Brother Lu? I didn't expect you to arrive so early!"

After hearing this, Yin Mo looked over hurriedly.

This person was fair and tender, and looked like a jade boy. He turned out to be the Fire Dragon Boy he had seen in the Three Sects Holy Land.

After he finished speaking, he turned his gaze to Yin Mo and Mu Peiling, with a look of astonishment on his face.

The Fire Dragon Boy has an amazing memory and can easily recognize Yin Mo and the other.

Although Yin Mo had concealed his cultivation, he, as a cultivator of the same level, quickly saw through it. His expression immediately became thoughtful.

"Haha, it turns out to be Fellow Daoist Lan."

"We didn't come early. You were the first one to arrive."

"This is Elder Yin from our Luoyun Sect. I believe you have seen him before." Lu Luo was stunned at first, then introduced him with a smile on his face. It seemed that he had a good relationship with the Fire Dragon Boy.

"It turns out that Fellow Daoist Yin is really the new elder of your sect. I, Lan, really made a mistake in judging you that day."

After listening to Lu Luo's introduction, the Fire Dragon Boy gave a bitter smile, as if he didn't want to delve into the past.

"I, Yin, have only heard of your sect's Holy Spirit Eye Tree, so I came here to take a look. I hope Fellow Daoist Lan doesn't mind." Despite this, Yin Mo still explained with a smile.

"Since Fellow Daoist Yin is already an elder of Luoyun Sect, there is no need to mention the past."

"However, we are going to Jinglong Pavilion to attend a small exchange meeting. Several acquaintances have made an appointment. Why don't you go together? Maybe you can find something suitable."

The Fire Dragon Boy invited bluntly.

"It's such a coincidence that there's a swap meet so soon."

"Junior Brother Yin, there are not many exchange meetings among Nascent Soul cultivators. We must go and take a look." Lu Luo said happily, looking at Yin Mo seriously.

"Then let's listen to Senior Brother Lan." Yin Mo replied calmly.

So, Yin Mo and the others set up a ban outside the attic, and then followed the Fire Dragon Boy out of Baimu.

Yin Mo gave a few instructions and left Mu Peiling in the attic.

"Jinglong Pavilion was opened by a good friend of mine. He has many friends, both good and evil."

“That’s why we can organize this exchange meeting. But in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, everyone entering must wear a mask.”

In his clear childish voice, the Fire Dragon Boy explained the rules of the exchange meeting in detail.

Hearing this, Lu Luo's heart moved, and he said in surprise: "Could it be Master Tianjing? He rarely participates in such activities."

"Haha, that's right, it's our old friend Tianjing. Although he doesn't like trouble, he seems to be in urgent need of some rare items recently, so he took the initiative to hold an exchange meeting." The Fire Dragon Boy said with a smile.

"I see. That's possible." Lu Luo nodded, seeming to understand.

Yin Mo stood quietly aside, listening to their conversation.

They soon came to a pavilion as white as jade.

This attic has three floors, gradually shrinking from large to small. On the door hangs a silver-edged quaint plaque with three golden characters "Jinglong Pavilion" written on it.

The Fire Dragon Boy greeted the two with a smile, then went straight inside.

(End of this chapter)