The Flower and Fruit Mountain is now called Cangwu Mountain, also known as Qingfeng Peak.

        This place belongs to the Later Liang Dynasty, but it is now under the jurisdiction of Yangzhou Prefecture in the Wu State.

    The founder of Southern Wu was Yang Xingmi, but unfortunately, he died in 905.

    Later, his son Yang Wo ascended the throne and became the King of Hongnong, continuing to use the year names from the Tang Dynasty.

    This was because of his gentle nature and lack of experience in battlefields, as well as his governance for only two months when Qianlei Yan in two provinces began to launch an attack. As a result, the state of Nanyue was established.

    At this point, the south of the Yangtze River was divided into two parts.

    In 908, Xu Wen and Zhang Hoe assassinated Yang Wo and supported Yang Longyan to ascend the throne.

    Currently, Yang Longyan has been on the throne for eight years, but the actual power has been handed down to the Xu Wen faction of the Wu State.

    This day, Xu Zhiga, the adopted son of Xu Wen, was leading his troops to repel pirates near the Flower and Fruit Mountain and was on his way back to Jinling.

    Suddenly, the clear and bright sky turned pitch black and dense, and the myriad stars in the sky seemed to have appeared densely all of a sudden.

    Xu Zhiga is the founder of Later Southern Tang.

    His original name is Li Bian, who is the grandfather of the famous Later Southern Tang Emperor Li Yu.

    Observing this scene, Xu Zhiga was greatly surprised and asked his commander, "Why did the day turn into night?"

    His subordinates also exchanged glances, not knowing how such an unusual phenomenon could occur.

    Luckily, there was a hermit magician in the army, named Xue Wenjie, who would later become the notorious court eunuch in the Min Kingdom.

    He is not yet in power, but he temporarily joined Xu Wen's forces before the coming Battle of Divine Title.

    Xue Wenjie's face became solemn and said, "Day turning into night is definitely caused by someone with great magical power moving the heavenly signs. Our large army should not advance."

    Xu Zhiga turned his head respectfully and asked, "May I ask, Xue Immortal, how does this one who moved the celestial signs compare to you?"

    The other generals, officers, and lieutenant-generals all looked in the direction of the past.

    Xue Wenjie frowned and shook his head, saying, "I am an upper-class mage. I cannot make such a grandiose gesture to achieve such a powerful effect. The one who triggered such a huge celestial phenomenon must be above the supreme master level, and it is possible that he is a true immortal."

    "What?"

    "It could be a true immortal."

    "General Xu, let's lead our troops around and avoid it."

    The other duies (colonel-level officers), xiaos (captain-level officers), and bei (lieutenant-level officers) were in an uproar, their eyes filled with fear.

    Xu Zhiga had not yet had a chance to respond.

    Suddenly, a stream of pure qi burst from the sky, as if a spring gushing continuously scattered.

    Xu Zhiga and the other duies, xiaos, and bei, all being ordinary mortals, were unable to see the specific situation.

    Xue Wenjie, being an upper-class mage, naturally could see it clearly.

    He only saw a giant star sword with a huge storm inside the starry sky, striking a young Taoist practitioner at lightning speed and hard.

    Immediately, the young Taoist practitioner exploded all over, with his body's qi spewing out, clearly indicating that he was about to return to the Underworld.

    As the vast amount of qi fell, most of it landed on a huge boulder at the top of the Flower and Fruit Mountain.

    A miraculous scene naturally occurred.

    The ordinary huge rock, suddenly enveloped by the qi, began to grow nine orifices and eight holes, aligning with the nine palaces and eight trigrams, and started to actively absorb the celestial and earthly qi.

    Xue Wenjie was secretly shocked and said, "What is the identity of this young Taoist practitioner? He is about to fall, yet he is spreading endless qi, and these qi are scattered on the huge rock. How can it be that the huge rock has come to life and is about to give birth to a spirit?"

    Just as Xue Wenjie was greatly shaken,

    Suddenly, the vast stars in the sky disappeared without a trace.

    The world was once again plunged into darkness.

    This situation did not last long.

    Perhaps it was just a moment.

    The darkness receded and sunlight was cast.

    Heaven and earth were once again bathed in light.

    At this time, Xue Wenjie saw a woman with a height of five feet and three inches, wearing a pink dress and a long skirt, holding a starry long sword at the top of Flower and Fruit Mountain.

    The woman seemed to have an unforgivable grudge against the young Taoist.

    The young Taoist had already died, and his bones were exposed, showing white and exposed marrow.

    However, the woman in pink still raised her star sword to release sword qi, continuously blasting the Taoist's remains.

    Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

    Violent explosions and continuous ascent.

    The Flower and Fruit Mountain was shortened by a foot.

    The huge rock that had absorbed the young Taoist's qi kept sliding down until it could no longer be seen with the naked eye.

    "Hahaha! Hahaha!"

    The woman's mad laughter echoed through the heavens and earth.

    She was laughing loudly, but it felt as if she were crying.

    Xu Zhiga and the other generals felt chilled to the bone.

    Xue Wenjie was even all over tensed up, afraid that this "mentally ill" woman would notice them.

    "Husband! Your great grudge has been avenged!" The woman raved, "I, your slave, will not marry another in this life or the next. With a bamboo lantern and a long sword, I wait for you in your next life!"

    After saying that, the woman disappeared into the starry sky before everyone else's eyes.

    Xu Zhiga and the other generals looked at each other in confusion, with no idea what had just happened.

    Xue Wenjie had no intention of meddling in others' affairs to begin with.

    Who would have thought that suddenly, a divine force appeared and directly entered his consciousness.

    In his consciousness.

    A blue-faced, tusked deity with fierce red hair and wings with wind and thunder on its back emerged in his consciousness.

    As soon as he appeared, he introduced himself, "I am Dengzhou Wind and Thunder Immortal. My dear friend Mr. Chen Pu is about to die at the hands of bandits. I hope you can save him!"

    Xue Wenjie's face turned pale. He was well aware that there was a wild god in Dengzhou who was exceptionally powerful, precisely the Wind and Thunder Immortal.

    He hadn't expected that this god, with his remarkable effectiveness, would actually invade his consciousness from tens of thousands of miles away to ask for help in rescuing Mr. Chen.

    Xue Wenjie did not immediately agree. In his consciousness, he replied respectfully, "Holy Immortal, I know Mr. Chen Pu is a revered figure with great power. I also hold him in high regard in my heart. However, it is not that I refuse to save him. It is that Mr. Chen's enemies are too fearsome, and I fear that saving him might bring me fatal trouble."

    The Wind and Thunder Immortal said, "My friend's enemy believes that Mr. Chen Pu is dead and has already returned to the Xiangxi region. Do not be afraid. If Mr. Xue is willing to save Mr. Chen Pu, I am willing to offer dozens of Qingyuan Fruits to help you break through to the level of a high-grade mage!"

    One Qingyuan Fruit is equivalent to three or four years of hard cultivation.

    Ten dozen Qingyuan Fruits are equivalent to saving one or two hundred years of hard cultivation!

    Xue Wenjie's heart skipped a beat. After careful consideration of the benefits, he bit his lip and said, "I am willing to save Mr. Chen Pu, but as I saw just now, you have already been struck to the underworld. Your soul has returned to the earth, and your physical qi is scattered. With my meager cultivation, how can I revive Mr. Chen Pu?"

    The Wind and Thunder Immortal said, "I have a Nine Death Reviving Herb. Grind it into powder and place it in clear water. Sprinkle it on Mr. Chen Pu's body."

    What... what?

    The herb called the "Nine Death Reviving Herb"?

    Xue Wenjie drew a deep breath, unable to believe that the Wind and Thunder Immortal would use such a sacred herb to save his friend.

    He was truly shocked at the time, and an inkling of greed surged within him, wishing he could possess the sacred herb for himself.

    However, at the next moment, the Wind and Thunder Immortal issued a warning, "If you save Chen Pu, the original owner of the Qingyuan Fruit will naturally offer it to you. But if you dare to steal the Nine Death Reviving Herb, I will even kill you no matter how far away you are!"

    With this said, Xue Wenjie broke out in a cold sweat and dared not entertain any evil thoughts about the Nine Death Reviving Herb.

    He hurriedly replied, "I will comply with your divine command."

    As soon as he finished speaking, Xue Wenjie saw two beams of light shooting towards the place where Mr. Chen Pu had fallen.

    He quickly activated his magical powers and reached out, instantly seeing dozens of Qingyuan Fruits floating in the air, along with a Nine Death Reviving Herb.

    Xu Zhiga and the other generals, duies, xiaos, and bei naturally saw this scene as well.

    However, they all thought that Xue Wenjie was touching the corpse, and none of them spoke.

    Xue Wenjie did not explain, after putting away the Qingyuan Fruits, he immediately used his magical power to move the broken body in the mountains and forests.

    In the next moment, Xu Zhiga and the other generals saw an extraordinary, almost lifeless body with its flesh and blood almost gone, but its bones displaying a translucent, jade-like color. The body was brought to the front line by Xue Wenjie's magic power.

    Xu Zhiga was stunned and asked, "Mr. Xue, what are you doing?"

    The other duies, xiaos, and bei all looked puzzled.

    Xue Wenjie did not explain anything and furrowed his brow, "Please wait a moment, I will save someone."

    After speaking, he used his magical power to coagulate a face basin of clear water and shattered the Nine Death Reviving Herb with his power, mixing it with the water.

    Xue Wenjie paid no attention to the eyes of others and sprinkled the water mixed with the Nine Death Reviving Herb, drop by drop, all over the cadaver.

    Absolutely none left, every drop was accounted for.

    A miraculous scene suddenly rose.

    In an instant, Xu Zhiga and the other generals in awe discovered that the cadaver, which had only remained with broken limbs and remains, was growing new flesh at an incredible speed.

    Five organs, six intestines, tendons, muscles, and skin!

    In a blink of an eye, the five internal organs and six bowels were fully visible.

    In another blink of an eye, the broken bones were fully restored to their normal state.

    Flesh muddled, scabs fell off.

    In a few breaths, the cadaver transformed from nearly just a jade skeleton back to a human form.

    "Hiss!"

    "The awe-inspiring power of Mr. Xue Wenjie's magic!"

    "Is it true or not? Can Mr. Xue Wenjie really bring someone back from the dead?"

    "Resurrecting the dead? This is more shocking than bringing the dead back to life! It's more like turning white bones into flesh!"

    Xu Zhiga and the other generals were in a commotion.

    Everyone was dazzled by Xue Wenjie's "great magic."

    Xue Wenjie chuckled to himself in his heart, thinking that these mundane people really didn't know the power of sacred herbs.

    Finally, the cadaver was completely transformed back into a human form.

    Xu Zhiga and the other generals carefully examined.

    They found that he was a tall, vigorous, and handsome young man with the appearance of Pan An.

    However, at this moment, the young man had his eyes tightly closed and no breath, as if he were dead.

    Xu Zhiga was a bit confused and thought that Xue Wenjie hadn't managed to save the person.

    Xue Wenjie was greatly shocked. He hadn't expected that Mr. Chen Pu, who had been revived by the Nine Death Reviving Herb, had already entered a high level of fasting, where he didn't need to breathe.

    As a senior mage, he naturally sensed the strong vitality emanating from Mr. Chen Pu, knowing that he had been brought back to life.

    "Mr. Chen Pu, truly worthy of your fame across the land. Your magical prowess is astonishing."

    Xue Wenjie was amazed by Chen Yun's fasting to the extent that he no longer needed to breathe.

    At the same time, he was also curious. Mr. Chen Pu had been famous in Shu years ago and had killed a demon king in Dengzhou more than a decade ago. His fame had long spread throughout the country. Now, seeing him in person, he indeed seemed to have boundless magical power. How could he have been defeated by that woman?

    (Chapter complete)