Logically speaking, since Mu Hua knew he couldn't compete with them, if he hid in the Southern Border, nine times out of ten he was there to preach and expand his influence. So, after the wooden carving fell out, the common people should have reacted.
However, the villagers remained indifferent, which made the couple wonder. Had they been deceived by the Azure Sparrow?
A week later, the situation took a turn.
On this day, Yaohua was about to go out with a wooden basin to do the laundry when she noticed that the stockade was decorated with lanterns and streamers. It was extremely lively.
She couldn't help but ask, "What's going on?"
"The Great Immortal Mu Hua is getting married!" The Southern Border native she grabbed was extremely excited.
"The Great Immortal Mu Hua?" Yaohua murmured to herself.
After learning from various sources, the couple found that the time when the Great Immortal Mu Hua appeared coincided with the time when Mu Hua disappeared.
On the fifteenth day of every month, the Great Immortal Mu Hua would get married. Each tribe would offer a young girl and receive extremely generous rewards.
"I wondered where he was hiding. So he's here in this remote tribe, swindling people!" Thinking of the fate of those young girls, Yaohua felt a chill run down her spine.
She picked up the teacup and was about to take a sip when Chongming grabbed her wrist.
He glanced at the tea and shook his head imperceptibly.
Yaohua immediately realized what was going on and carefully smelled the tea. There was a large amount of sleeping pills in it!
At this moment, she heard footsteps outside. It seemed that someone was peeping at her through the crack in the door.
The couple pretended to take a sip of the tea and then both fainted.
The door was pushed open directly. A group of people excitedly carried Yaohua and put her into a sedan chair, while Chongming was unceremoniously thrown to the ground.
The Southern Border natives carried the sedan chair up the mountain and whispered to each other, "We're sending a foreigner this time. Will the god be angry?"
"It doesn't matter. The god will surely have his way to deal with it."
...
Half an hour later, everyone arrived at the halfway up the mountain out of breath and began to chant strange incantations.
After the incantations, a gate emitting spiritual fluctuations appeared in the air.
After everyone sent the sedan chair into the gate, they didn't dare to look anymore and left immediately. They didn't notice that the sedan chair gave a slight shake when they left.
Inside the sedan chair, Yaohua opened her eyes. By now, the villagers had dressed her in the most gorgeous wedding dress of the tribe. The flower - woven headdress made her look even more radiant and beautiful.
Chongming didn't know where he had been, but he also came into the sedan chair wearing the wedding dress of a tribal man. He had never bothered with such trivial things before.
She was about to exclaim in surprise when he gently put his index finger on her lips and made a shushing gesture.
There was laughter outside.
It was Mu Hua's voice! Both of them perked up.
Outside the sedan chair, Mu Hua leered and called out, "My bride—"
Although he had a very high cultivation level now, he hadn't changed his real appearance. He still had a short stature, a pigtail sticking up, and a garlic - shaped nose.
Coupled with his leering expression, he was really disgusting to look at.
Presumably, since he was born, because of his appearance, he had never experienced true love, so he was indulging in the gentle embrace of this tribe and couldn't extricate himself.
The moment they lifted the sedan curtain, the couple acted simultaneously as if they had a spiritual connection. The True Fire of the Phoenix intertwined with spiritual power and exploded, forming a powerful fireball.
Mu Hua's leering smile turned into a panicked shout. Then, he recognized the two people in the sedan chair and angrily shouted, "It's you guys? I haven't even settled the score with you, but you've come looking for me!"
Supreme divine power erupted from his hands and collided with the True Fire of the Phoenix. The area within a ten - mile radius was flattened, and the sedan chair was directly shattered into pieces.
The couple was shaken back again and again. Chongming noticed that this divine power was extremely mixed, as if it was the result of absorbing the power of many people. His pupils constricted slightly, and he asked in disbelief, "Your power is overly powerful. Have you killed the gods?"
The Heavenly Dao has its own laws, which make gods and demons contend with each other. Therefore, according to common sense, when the Heavenly Demon was released, the gods couldn't completely fall. This was also the reason why the couple dared to fight Mu Hua.
On the surface, two against one seemed to have a great chance of victory. But if Mu Hua had already absorbed the power of all the ancient gods, the two of them would be nothing but small fry in front of him!
Seeing Chongming's shock, Mu Hua's vanity was satisfied, and he showed an extremely arrogant smile. "That's right. I now possess the power of all the ancient gods. I'm the most powerful being in this world. You two should just obediently die!"
Then, a strong colorful light erupted from his hands. In that colorful light, the couple both felt extremely familiar auras, including that of the Purple Pole Great Emperor and the Thousand - Handed God Venerable...
Chongming was suppressed by this power. The counter - attacking power he sent out was instantly crushed, while Yaohua was also completely unable to move under the mysterious suppression!
Watching the colorful light getting closer and closer, both of them showed shock and despair in their eyes. They couldn't help but regret their recklessness on this trip.
They only thought that Mu Hua was seriously injured after fighting the ancient gods and didn't dare to compete with them, so he hid in this back - of - beyond place. Who would have thought that this scoundrel was actually hiding in this remote place to enjoy himself?
Just when the two thought they were about to die, something unexpected happened.
Suddenly, a chaotic power erupted from the colorful light, and it couldn't move forward any further. Several colorful cracks also appeared on Mu Hua's face!
Obviously, he had absorbed too much power from the ancient gods in a short period of time and couldn't completely integrate these powers. As a result, these powers were in conflict and couldn't be fully controlled by him.
This gave the couple a chance to fight back.
Yaohua broke free from the restraint and joined Chongming in attacking the colorful light group.
The light group immediately became even more unstable. Mu Hua was impatient and angry. "You guys—"
He let out a roar and was actually willing to ignore his own situation just to kill the two of them!
Fortunately, Chongming took out a teleportation talisman in time and pasted it on both of them. Before Mu Hua's attack arrived, the two had disappeared from the spot.
Mu Hua shouted angrily, "You damned couple! I'll make sure you die a horrible death!"
But at this time, the colorful light group erupted with even more intense fighting energy. He could only concentrate on controlling it and had no time to take revenge.
The couple appeared on Mount Danxue.
As soon as Yaohua landed, she spat out a mouthful of blood and her body couldn't stop trembling. "This... This Mu Hua actually has so much power. He's really terrifying."
Chongming was in a slightly better condition than her. He rummaged through his space and took out a few bottles of pills.
The pills melted as soon as they entered the mouth. Yaohua's injury was alleviated a bit. She asked despairingly, "What should we do now? Are we just going to watch him harm the girls in the tribe and grow stronger?"
With Mu Hua's character, he would probably harm the world even more after his power grew.