Xiao Fei had originally planned to sneak into the Immortal Realm quietly, without alerting anyone, and cultivate in seclusion. Once he had sufficient strength, he would venture out to fight the demon Jiao Yin and duel the master of Xiao Hei.
However, his luck was truly abysmal. The very first place he arrived in the Immortal Realm was this place called Yingyue Dongtian.
By sheer coincidence, he stumbled upon a fairy bathing, and he, an innocent bystander, was now being pursued as a pervert.
What’s worse, his opponent was far more powerful than him, making it impossible to fight back or escape.
Even without her clothes, she could beat him to a pulp.
Water dragons shot out, crisscrossing and blocking all of Xiao Fei’s escape routes, finally pinning him to the ground with several of them.
“Why did you sneak into my Yingyue Dongtian? What are your intentions?”
After subduing Xiao Fei, the woman fiercely pressed a jade foot onto his chest, making his bones creak.
“I really just happened to pass by here.”
Lying on the ground, Xiao Fei had to repeat his repeatedly explained reason once more.
His eyes followed the fairy’s legs upwards, landing on a beautiful face. Clearly disappointed by the lack of an answer from Xiao Fei, she spoke.
“Since you trespassed into my Yingyue Dongtian and dare to be stubborn, I’ll make you suffer first.”
The beautiful woman kicked Xiao Fei aside.
She then seemed to remember she wasn’t dressed, picked up her discarded robes from the ground and put them on, dispelling the mist that had enveloped her body.
The beautiful woman kicked Xiao Fei to turn him over, then placed her feet on his back, and a force lifted both Xiao Fei and herself.
Xiao Fei had just been relieved that this beautiful woman seemed to be benevolent and didn't intend to kill him.
But now, he was overwhelmed by a great sense of humiliation. In his entire life, he had never been ridden like livestock by a woman.
He desperately wanted to shout, "A scholar can be killed, but not disgraced!" However, his entire body was restrained, rendering him unable to move or make a sound.
Having just arrived in the Immortal Realm, and before he could even properly survey this world, he was captured.
As he flew through the air, he finally had the chance to observe the Immortal Realm.
In truth, it wasn't too different from what he had seen in the lower realm.
Mountains were still mountains, water was still water. There were trees on the mountains, birds on the trees, fish in the water, and small grasshoppers in the grass…
The only difference was that he could sense immortal energy, though it wasn't as dense as he had imagined.
But as the beautiful woman flew with him, he felt a wave of heat wash over him.
The heat intensified as they moved forward, leaving Xiao Fei parched and his throat burning.
Ahead, a red mountain peak continuously emitted heat, with flames soaring from its summit.
The beautiful woman brought Xiao Fei to the foot of the mountain, in front of a cave, and unceremoniously threw him onto the ground.
Xiao Fei was tossed onto the ground like a dead dog, with no dignity whatsoever. Looking up, he saw a stone tablet standing at the entrance of the cave.
It bore the six large characters: "Jiuyang Mountain, Jiuyang Cave."
Upon seeing the beautiful woman arrive, a man in a red daoist robe emerged from the Jiuyang Cave.
“Greetings, Senior Sister Shui Yue. Long time no see. Would you like to come in for a bit?”
“No, thank you. It’s too hot here. I’ve brought you a medicine slave!”
Senior Sister Shui Yue kicked Xiao Fei again, sending him to the feet of the daoist robed man.
“This person dared to trespass into the forbidden area of my Yingyue Dongtian’s back mountain. Junior Brother Shou Yang, feel free to deal with him as you please. It’s fine even if he dies.”
“Rest assured, Senior Sister. Once they are here, no one will leave alive!”
The daoist robed man lifted Xiao Fei with one hand, a cruel smile on his face, and carried him into the Jiuyang Cave.
The entire Jiuyang Mountain was spewing flames, and the Jiuyang Cave was even more engulfed in roaring fire, making it feel like walking into a giant oven.
Within moments, Xiao Fei was being roasted, his body sizzling and oozing oil.
Under normal circumstances, he could have circulated some immortal energy to resist the intense heat.
However, when he was captured by the Senior Sister Shui Yue, she had sealed all his immortal power.
As they ventured deeper, a sea of fire lay ahead.
Daoist Shou Yang’s expression remained unchanged as he continued to walk into the flames with Xiao Fei.
Xiao Fei’s hair and eyebrows were instantly incinerated by the flames.
After an unknown distance, Xiao Fei, dazed from the heat, suddenly felt a familiar coolness.
A basin of cold water poured over his head, waking him up.
Xiao Fei shook his head, realizing the restraints on him had been removed. He then looked around.
He was in a stone chamber, packed with over a hundred bald men besides himself.
These men appeared gaunt, their chests bare, and their bodies bore marks of burns from the flames.
Daoist Shou Yang threw Xiao Fei here and then retreated from the stone chamber, leaving without any instructions.
The stone chamber was not large, and with over a hundred people crammed inside, it felt very crowded.
The others regarded Xiao Fei, the newcomer, with a numb, indifferent attitude, too weary to pay him any mind.
Xiao Fei sat on the ground, feeling that even though there were no flames in the stone chamber, it was still unbearably hot.
He could only circulate his Water Law, and a mist immediately rose around his body, bringing him much-needed coolness.
At this moment, an elder sitting next to him, perhaps sensing the coolness emanating from Xiao Fei, moved a little closer.
“This old man is Hong Wen De, a disciple of Yulin Dongtian. May I ask your esteemed surname, fellow daoist?”
The elder, feeling it might be impolite to simply move closer to leech off the coolness, cupped his hands, introduced himself first, and struck up a conversation with Xiao Fei.
“My name is Zhu Yu. Greetings, fellow daoist.”
Xiao Fei, also bewildered and eager to understand the situation, enthusiastically engaged with the elder.
“May I ask, fellow daoist, what is this Jiuyang Cave? And what is your intention in imprisoning us here?”
“Ah, so you don’t know yet. Allow me to explain…”
Hong Wen De, needing an excuse to stay close to Xiao Fei for the coolness, proceeded to explain the entire situation in detail.
Hong Wen De hailed from Yulin Dongtian, which was not too far from Yingyue Dongtian. The two were sworn enemies with a long-standing feud, having engaged in countless conflicts, both overt and covert.
He had been injured during one such conflict, captured by the people of Yingyue Dongtian, and thrown into this Jiuyang Cave, where he had been for twenty to thirty thousand years.
This Jiuyang Cave was an important asset of Yingyue Dongtian. Although the cave was filled with flames, it produced a celestial item called the Skyfire Golden Lotus.
This Skyfire Golden Lotus grew within the flames, and both its petals and seeds were highly valuable immortal medicines.
However, these two immortal medicines had to be harvested the very instant they matured, otherwise, they would fall into the sea of fire and turn to ash.
The task for their group was to venture deep into the sea of fire to tend to the immature Skyfire Golden Lotuses.
And to guard the nearly mature Skyfire Golden Lotuses, ensuring timely harvesting.