Chapter 154: Immortal, Please Stay

Upon hearing this, Yan Chixia immediately agreed with a pleasant smile, saying:
"Alright! Mingzi, there is no time to lose. Let us act swiftly and strive to slay it in the shortest time possible!"
"Mm." Bai Xiaoyue nodded with a solemn expression, "Danzi, I will follow your lead!"
With that, she and Yan Chixia strode forward together and charged toward the dozens of zhang high peak...
At the same time, the mountain monster suddenly spotted Yan Chixia and Bai Xiaoyue. Instantly, it let out a heaven-shaking roar and leaped into the air, its massive body lunging fiercely downward at Yan Chixia and Bai Xiaoyue with overwhelming momentum.
Seeing this, Yan Chixia cried out, "Well timed!" He immediately clenched his fist, aimed it at the mountain monster, and threw a punch through the air—
An extremely powerful true qi was condensed within his fist. The punch burst forth with an unstoppable momentum akin to a volcanic eruption. With a single explosive bang, it struck the mountain monster. The monster roared, its massive body instantly sent flying backward to crash into a boulder. With a loud crash, the boulder was shattered into smithereens!
Watching from afar, Bai Xiaoyue thought the mountain monster would surely be dead from this blow. To her surprise, the monster was completely unharmed. After smashing the boulder, it bounced back like a rubber ball, baring its fangs and claws as it lunged at Yan Chixia and Bai Xiaoyue once more.
Before the mountain monster could close in, Yan Chixia swung his fist and violently blasted it back again. As a result, the monster remained completely unharmed; after snapping a large tree in half upon impact, it once again bared its fangs and claws to counterattack...
Seeing this, Yan Chixia could not help but frown, thinking to himself, "Very well, you mountain monster—since my fists cannot blast you to death, I shall bleed you with a sword!" Hence, he shouted loudly:
"Mingzi, draw your sword and pierce its chest together with me!"
"Understood!" Bai Xiaoyue responded, immediately summoning her precious sword from her storage ring. Joining Yan Chixia, they thrust their dual swords forward in unison, piercing straight into the mountain monster's chest—fierce and aggressive though the monster was, it had yet to develop sentience. As Yan Chixia and Bai Xiaoyue lunged forward with their swords, it knew not to dodge. Instantly, both sharp blades plunged deep into its chest simultaneously.
"Screech—" The mountain monster let out a miserable shriek as its massive body crashed heavily to the ground. Two streams of black blood gushed out continuously from its chest... In a fleeting moment, the giant mountain monster melted into a pool of pitch-black blood.
Seeing that the mountain monster was dead, both Yan Chixia and Bai Xiaoyue let out long sighs of relief. At this moment, the torrential rain was still pouring relentlessly...
Yan Chixia looked at Bai Xiaoyue's attire and said:
"Mingzi, your clothes are all soaked by the rain. Hurry, let us return to the wooden cabin together."
Bai Xiaoyue gave a word of assent and hurriedly accompanied Yan Chixia back inside the wooden cabin.

Yan Chixia's clothes had also been soaked by the rain. Channeling his true qi to radiate heat, he quickly dried all the moisture from his body. At this moment, noticing that Bai Xiaoyue's garments were not yet thoroughly dry, he smiled and said:
"Mingzi, let me help dry your wet clothes!"
"Alright!" Bai Xiaoyue smiled radiantly, "Danzi, we have had no rest since arriving here... Surely there will be no more trouble arising now, right?"
"Mm, there should not be," Yan Chixia replied while channeling his palms to emit heat for drying Bai Xiaoyue's garments. "Mingzi, it truly has been a grievance for you to follow me out this time!"
"What grievance could there possibly be?" Bai Xiaoyue answered in a sweet voice, "Danzi, being with you brings me only happiness and joy; there will never be any grievances!"
"Hehe, Mingzi, you certainly know how to speak! No wonder Master is always praising you..."
Amidst their cheerful chatter, Yan Chixia dried all of Bai Xiaoyue's damp clothes. Seeing that the rain was still falling unceasingly, he had Bai Xiaoyue sit down to rest while he sat cross-legged on the floor, closed his eyes, and began to cultivate with a calm and serene mind.
Seeing this, Bai Xiaoyue quietly seated herself opposite Yan Chixia and likewise began cultivating with utmost concentration.
Before they knew it, evening had arrived.
Yan Chixia used the Paper-Drawing Talisman Taoist Magic to conjure a table of fine delicacies. After partaking in the evening meal with Bai Xiaoyue, he noticed the sky growing gradually dark, so he once again used the Paper-Drawing Talisman Taoist Magic to materialize a sesame oil lamp and placed it on the desk. After igniting the lamp using the Fire-Control Technique, the two of them sat together and engaged in lively conversation.
When the midnight hour of the zi period arrived, the rain gradually subsided; an hour later, the clouds finally parted, the mists cleared, and the weather turned fine after the rain. A bright moon emerged in the deep night sky.
Upon beholding the bright moon, Yan Chixia's mood suddenly opened up and grew cheerful. He could not help saying to Bai Xiaoyue:
"Mingzi, the rain has cleared and the weather is fine. My heart is as eager as an arrow returning home... Shall the two of us journey through the moonlight back to Relying Mountain Village now?"
Upon hearing this, Bai Xiaoyue immediately expressed her agreement, saying:
"Alright! Danzi, I also wish to reach Relying Mountain Village as quickly as possible..."
Thus, the two stood up and walked out of the wooden cabin together. The precious sword that Yan Chixia had previously condensed using his true qi had vanished two hours earlier due to the passage of time. At this moment, Yan Chixia once again channeled his spiritual energy to condense a brand-new precious sword. Stepping onto it alongside Bai Xiaoyue, they employed sword flight and departed from the place.
By this time, it was already the yin period. All was silent, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse. As Yan Chixia carried Bai Xiaoyue on a sword flight through the night sky, gazing out at the vast and boundless realm of heaven and earth, his heart surged with boundless emotions and a myriad of thoughts.

Suddenly, Yan Chixia thought of his father, Yan Changshun, and his mother, Madam Yanzhao.
Instantly, a wave of warmth washed over his heart, and with eyes brimming with hot tears, he called out passionately in the depths of his soul:
"Father! Mother! Are your spirits in heaven doing well? Your son Yan Chixia has not disappointed you! Thirteen years ago, burning with boundless enthusiasm, I followed Master to Mount Zhongnan to pursue the Dao... Today, having achieved success in my cultivation, I am flying back to my homeland on a sword. Father! Mother! In this lifetime, we lack the affinity to meet again; in the next life, your son shall certainly repay your grace of nurturing!"
Thinking up to this point, Yan Chixia felt a profound sorrow and could not help weeping silently. He quietly raised a hand to wipe away the tears streaming from his eyes. Suddenly, thinking of Madam Zhao and Taohua, his mood abruptly shifted to one of great joy as he called out inwardly to himself:
"Auntie, Taohua, I have returned! Auntie, when I was at home, your health was poor; every time the weather turned cold, your chronic cough would flare up. Auntie, today as I return to my homeland, not only have I brought back an abundance of currency, but I have also deliberately brought back the 'Ruyi Alchemy Cauldron' and various medicinal herbs—Auntie, I shall let you witness with your own eyes as I refine golden pills for you..."
Lost in his distant reveries and daydreams, Yan Chixia did not notice that daybreak had already arrived. Just as he was still immersed in his swirling trains of thought, he suddenly heard Bai Xiaoyue call out with intense excitement:
"Danzi, look quickly at the sunrise! It is truly beautiful..."
"Ah?" Yan Chixia was momentarily startled, snapping back to his senses as he hurriedly turned his gaze toward the east.
There, on the distant eastern horizon, a brilliant red sun was bursting forth in all its glory. Its crimson radiance painted both the azure sky and the vast earth in a kaleidoscope of exceptionally magnificent colors.
"Ah! Truly beautiful..." Yan Chixia blurted out involuntarily. Immediately lowering his gaze, he realized that through their sword flight, he and Bai Xiaoyue had unknowingly arrived above the Yanshan Mountains in the territory of Youzhou. From here, Great Solitary Mountain was merely a hundred or so miles away...
"Ah!" Yan Chixia spirit was instantly invigorated as he exclaimed, "Mingzi, we have already arrived at Mount Yanshan! Hehe, wonderful! Mingzi, very soon we shall see our fellow villagers back home!"
No sooner had his words fallen than an exceptionally excited voice rang out from a peak directly beneath their feet:
"Ah! There are immortals flying in the heavens! Immortals, please pause..."