Starting With 100 Million Lives-Chapter 721 I Don’t Want to Cover for You

Jin Hao and the others did not really believe Jiang Cheng could truly rescue them.

However, becoming friends with this formidable figure who could take down Zhong Cuo was surely better than becoming enemies.

Within this place, their relationships with the Immortal and Demon Races were not very harmonious.

With Brother Cheng backing them, at least when facing those from the Immortal Realm, they could be completely at ease.

Unfortunately, Brother Cheng was no longer interested in them.

"Backing you?"

He glanced at Jin Hao, who was full of anticipation, and then at Bai Wuqi and Ning Zhilin, who were showing signs of goodwill.

"Are you joking with me?"

"Who was it just now that said they didn't need me to back them?"

Uh, what?

The senior members of the Xuan Race could clearly tell that his coldness was due to their earlier attitude.

They couldn't help but secretly regret it.

Such an awesome friend who proactively showed goodwill upon first meeting, and they just pushed him away?

What were they thinking?

They looked at each other, and Bai Wuqi had to put on a smile, and apologize.

"Senior, you're really joking, earlier we were blind to the treasure, please forgive us."

"Too kind, too kind."

Brother Cheng waved his hands, laughing: "You haven't done anything wrong, you don't need my forgiveness."

"You big bosses are so powerful, you don't need me to back you, right?"

"Backing you would be an insult to you."

"Please don't mention it again."

After saying that, he took Shu Baiwei's hand again.

It was clear that he only intended to back her and didn't want to get closer to them.

The experts of the Xuan Race were extremely embarrassed.

Ning Zhilin of the Silver Profound Race and Mu Wei of the Black Profound Race could only force a smile.

"It was truly our fault earlier."

"Compared to you, senior, our strength is nothing."

"By the way, didn't you say that you're the Great Sage of our Four Races?"

Jin Hao suddenly remembered this and said with delight: "Then we are truly one of us!"

"Yes, yes, we and you, senior, are family."

"Family should support and help each other here!"

Now they truly wanted to get close to Sage Jiang.

But unfortunately, it's too late.

"No, no, no!"

Brother Cheng waved his hands with a smile: "I, an Otherworldly Evil Demon, how could be one of your family? What if I'm caught as a spy, it would be bad."

"Senior, you're really joking, how could such a strong person like you be a spy?"

"Yes, yes, it was just us being muddleheaded earlier..."

They were filled with regret.

But now, no matter how they apologized, Brother Cheng couldn't be bothered with them.

His mind was entirely on Gu Yue Xinji, everyone else was negligible.

"By the way, do the people from the True Flame World live over there?"

He pointed to the opposite side of the blank area.

It was the central position of this Secret Realm, where a steep four-tiered pyramidal mountain stood prominently.

What was even more peculiar was that this mountain was not made of earth and rock but of flames.

A full four layers, from bottom to top: red, blue, cyan, and purple flames.

These flames were solidified into a fixed form, making people marvel in awe.

And those who could live inside truly needed to be extraordinary.

Before Shu Baiwei could answer, Jin Hao came up to answer first.

"Yes, yes, those seven people live in there."

"You have to be careful with them, those from the True Flame World are a cut above us, very hard to contend with."

Huh?

What does that mean?

After their explanations, Brother Cheng finally understood.

After these people fled in here years ago, they quickly encountered those seven people from the Flame Race of the True Flame World.

Initially, the interaction between the two groups was quite harmonious.

The Flame Race people even invited them inside the flame-formed Four-direction Mountain as guests.

In there, everyone was treated well.

But soon, the other side revealed their true nature.

"They brought out several black beads and asked us to inject Immortal or Profound Power into them," said Emperor Cangxu.

"And then?"

"We were treated warmly, so we couldn't easily refuse, so we tried it."

This trying led to trouble.

When the first person touched the bead, their Immortal Soul was locked, and then a wisp of their Split Soul was forcibly taken.

For any cultivator, this was a deadly situation.

With a wisp of Split Soul in the other's hands, one's life and death would be controlled by them.

Such a turn of events shocked everyone.

Then, clashes broke out, and only two of the seven on the other side easily subdued them all.

Afterward, every individual had a wisp of their Split Soul forcibly taken.

Since then, they were like hostages here.

Hearing this, Brother Cheng immediately looked at Shu Baiwei with concern.

"Did they take a wisp of your Split Soul too?"

Shu Baiwei nodded, looking a bit dejected, "Their power was too strong, I couldn't resist at all."

"Damn it!"

Upon hearing Lan Ti's Split Soul was taken, Brother Cheng couldn't hold his anger.

"Those damn bastards dared to bully my people!"

"They must be tired of living!"

Originally, he had no intention of killing those from the True Flame World, after all, they were strangers.

If there was no conflict, he would just let it slide.

But now, he wouldn't think that way anymore.

"They are dead!"

He looked at the Four-direction Mountain with icy murderous intent, but when he turned to look at Gu Yue Xinji, his gaze was filled with gentle pity.

"I will bring your Split Soul back intact."

He patted the girl's shoulder and said softly, "Don't worry, you will be okay."

Shu Baiwei stared at him blankly, feeling a bit complicated.

This guy spoke about how much he liked Gu Yue Xinji but didn't recognize her at all.

It seemed like he was just making things up, deliberately teasing her?

But his eyes and expression were so sincere, not at all like they were fake.

He seemed genuinely concerned, genuinely angry for her.

This left her at a loss for words.

Ever since arriving in the Profound Realm, she had been alone, seen as an enemy by both Immortals and Demons, as well as the Xuan Race.

Saying she had no support was not an exaggeration.

If not for her exceptional Profound Power cultivation talent, she would have long been dead.

No one had helped her all these years.

When injured or bullied, she never expected anyone to stand up for her.

But now, she unexpectedly felt the warmth of concern that she had long missed.

This feeling was a nostalgic one for her.

Hundreds of millions of years ago, when the Shu Family of the Demon Realm was not destroyed, her parents and brother cared for her just like this.

What a pity...

What a pity he was just teasing me.

If it were true, how great it would be?

In the end, just like before, she discreetly pushed Brother Cheng's hand away.

Her expression returning to normal, she said, "Those seven are too tough to deal with, even for you, there's no chance of victory."

Emperor Cangxu also sighed worriedly.

"Yes, their power level is much higher than ours, a chasm apart."