At this moment, Ji Xiaoyao and Yu Yunshang were very close to each other, close enough to feel each other's breath.

Yu Yunshang's heart was racing like a frightened deer.

She felt an unprecedented nervousness and tingling sensation.

This was a feeling she had never experienced before.

Perhaps this was lust at first sight... no, love at first sight.

In Yu Yunshang's mind, she had already begun to imagine a scenario where the domineering young master falls in love with her.

Little did she know, Ji Xiaoyao was simply concerned about the matter of the Ji family's hidden branch.

"Miss Yu?" Ji Xiaoyao asked.

Why is this woman staring blankly?

"Oh, it's like this..." Yu Yunshang came back to her senses, a blush involuntarily rising on her cheeks.

She then told Ji Xiaoyao everything she knew, without holding anything back.

After listening, Ji Xiaoyao fell into deep thought.

Then he revealed a cold smile and said: "I see, it's no longer a conspiracy, but an open challenge?"

This message was undoubtedly targeted at him.

The methods of the Golden Crow Tenth Prince and others could no longer be considered a conspiracy.

They were clearly expressing that they wanted to trap and kill Ji Xiaoyao, just waiting for him to walk into their trap.

Ji Xiaoyao's identity was indeed enough to make many people wary.

But with the Sun God Mountain, Ancient Lan Holy Sect, and Dragon King Palace—three top immortal forces—united together.

They didn't need to be too afraid of the Ji family.

They dared to kill Ji Xiaoyao.

Of course, provided they had the ability to do so.

Hearing this, Yu Yunshang hurriedly waved her hands and said: "Young Master Ji, I'm not with them. I'm simply telling you this information."

Yu Yunshang was afraid Ji Xiaoyao would misunderstand and think she was deliberately revealing this information to lure him there.

"Thank you for informing me, Miss Yu."

Ji Xiaoyao gave Yu Yunshang a gentle smile.

It was as refreshing as a spring breeze.

Yu Yunshang's pretty face flushed like sunset clouds, incomparably beautiful.

This man's smile was devastatingly handsome!

But after the smile, Ji Xiaoyao's expression became emotionless.

His gaze looked into the distance, filled with endless coldness.

He knew that the Golden Crow Tenth Prince and others were initially planning to capture people from the Ji family.

The people from the Ji family's hidden branch were just innocent bystanders caught in the crossfire.

"Although the hidden branch hasn't returned to the main branch yet, it's only a matter of time, and they also bear the Ji surname."

"In the future, I will make this surname Ji become one that no one in the nine heavens and ten earths, across all universes, dares to offend!"

Ji Xiaoyao took a step forward, moving with swift speed toward the location where the Ji family's hidden branch geniuses were reportedly trapped.

He didn't care about any conspiracies or schemes.

For Ji Xiaoyao, problems that could be solved with strength.

He never spent too much time thinking about them.

In the face of absolute power, any conspiracy or scheme was nothing but a clown's trick, only inviting ridicule.

Seeing this, Yu Yunshang hurriedly followed.

Fan Tian was also curious and followed to observe.

As for the other geniuses, there was no need to mention.

How could they miss such excitement?

"Hurry and follow, I heard the Golden Crow Tenth Prince, the Holy Sect's Sheng Tianyi, and the Dragon King Palace's Young Dragon King are all there. This will be quite a show."

A large group of geniuses rose into the air, covering the sky like dark clouds, following closely behind.

This was different from the battle between Ji Xiaoyao and Qin Wudao.

Golden Crow Tenth Prince, Sheng Tianyi, Young Dragon King Xuan Ye.

Any one of them would not be weaker than Qin Wudao.

They were all geniuses who attracted widespread attention on the Ultimate Ancient Path, and core disciples of major immortal forces.

No genius could confidently say they could steadily suppress these three.

But after hearing the news, Ji Xiaoyao was too calm, as if he didn't take these three seriously at all.

Thinking back to how he defeated Qin Wudao in just three moves.

Everyone felt that a battle that would shock the world might be about to unfold.

While Ji Xiaoyao was heading to the location mentioned in the message.

On the side of the trapped Ji family's hidden branch geniuses.

Hundreds and thousands of cultivators had already gathered around.

They looked at the Ji family's hidden branch geniuses trapped in the killing formation, with a hint of pity in their eyes.

The main branch and hidden branch of the Ji family, both bearing the Ji name, yet the gap between them was so large.

The divine son of the Ji family's main branch swept through everything, almost single-handedly breaking through the entire Ultimate Ancient Path, regarded as the most forbidden among the forbidden, no one daring to provoke him.

Yet the Ji family's hidden branch was so miserable, trapped in a killing formation, struggling to survive.

The gap was too large, making people sigh.

"The Ji family's hidden branch values seclusion and keeps a very low profile, but now they still can't escape this fate," a cultivator shook his head and said.

Compared to the Ji family's main branch, the hidden branch seemed to have kept too low a profile.

Pretending to be a pig for too long, they had truly become pigs.

"That's not necessarily true. The top geniuses of the Ji family's hidden branch haven't arrived yet," some held reservations.

Although Ji Yinhuang and Ji Qingyan of the Ji family's hidden branch weren't famous, they were definitely powerful, just more low-key in their actions.

Within the killing formation, of the original dozen or so Ji family hidden branch geniuses, only four or five remained.

And they were all covered in wounds.

Although the Golden Crow Tenth Prince and others hadn't actively attacked them.

The killing formation alone was enough to threaten them.

That they had persisted for so long was already quite impressive.

"Cough..."

Ji Lanxi's blue dress was torn in many places, revealing snow-white skin.

The bright red blood against it looked particularly striking.

"If this continues, we won't last much longer," Ji Lanxi's blue eyes also revealed a hint of despair.

Let alone breaking through this killing formation, even if they could break through, the Golden Crow Tenth Prince and others wouldn't let them leave.

"Hold on, as long as we hold on until Brother Yinhuang arrives, we can survive," Ji Xuanming's face was also pale, wounded.

"You didn't inform them when you left, you sneaked out," Ji Lanxi glared at Ji Xuanming with her beautiful eyes.

Had she known it would end like this, she would have refused outright back then.

But now, regret was useless.

"How was I supposed to know we would be targeted? It's all because of that Ji Xiaoyao from the main branch. We're completely innocent victims!" Ji Xuanming gritted his teeth in resentment.

He felt that if Ji Xiaoyao hadn't made so many enemies.

Their hidden branch wouldn't have been implicated.

Hearing this, Ji Lanxi truly didn't know what to say.

Ji Xuanming didn't hate the Golden Crow Tenth Prince and others who trapped them.

Instead, he hated Ji Xiaoyao who brought glory to the Ji family.

Ji Lanxi didn't want to waste more words.

If they could overcome this crisis, she vowed never to have any interaction with someone like Ji Xuanming again.

"But..." Ji Lanxi felt the depleted and scarce spiritual power within her body and revealed a bitter smile.

This crisis, she estimated, would be difficult to overcome.

Outside the killing formation.

Three figures stood in the air like eternal suns, releasing endless light and pressure.

They were the Golden Crow Tenth Prince, Sheng Tianyi, and Young Dragon King Xuan Ye.

Additionally, the remaining four princes from Sun God Mountain, as well as some geniuses from the Ancient Lan Holy Sect and Dragon King Palace, guarded the perimeter.

"Tenth Prince, it's been so long, and not a single person from the Ji family has come," the Dragon King Palace's Young Dragon King Xuan Ye frowned.

He wore golden dragon armor, held a golden dragon spear, with dragon energy coiling around him, his aura extremely powerful.

"Indeed, I haven't gone to seek other opportunities yet. If we delay here for too long, it would undoubtedly be a waste," Sheng Tianyi also spoke with a heavy tone.

There were many opportunities in the Burial Emperor Star, and delaying here for too long would undoubtedly be a waste.

"I believe if he receives the news, he will definitely come. Besides, if we don't act now, it will be even harder to suppress him later," the Golden Crow Tenth Prince said solemnly.

He felt that even if they wasted more time, as long as they could kill Ji Xiaoyao, it would all be worth it.

"But these baits can't hold on much longer," Xuan Ye looked toward the killing formation.

Splat!

Another genius from the Ji family's hidden branch was shredded into bloody mist by the numerous killing lights!

Seeing this, fear appeared in Ji Xuanming's eyes.

It was fear of death.

As a member of the Ji family's hidden branch, he had always been very proud.

But now, he discovered that the identity of the Ji family's hidden branch couldn't produce a deterrent effect.

Simply put, because the influence of the Ji family's hidden branch was far less than that of the main branch.

If not for still bearing the Ji family name, many people would even forget about them.

At this moment, countless killing lights appeared again in the killing formation.

This time, the target was Ji Lanxi!

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