World's Strongest Martial Warrior

"You're leaving Skywater City?" Luo Qianqiu asked, taken aback by Peter's announcement. With a grave tone, he added, "Peter, you've taken out several of the Lu Clan's prodigies in the Great Luo Secret Realm. I'm concerned they won't let this slide."    

Luo Qianqiu was well aware that the Luo Water Merchant Union was simply too small to contain someone of Peter Parker's caliber—a true dragon among men. He had never intended to keep Peter tied to the Union. However, with Peter's departure, the Lu family would surely seize the chance to retaliate.    

"It's fine," Peter Parker replied with a reassuring smile. "Even if the Lu Family is after me, they're unlikely to dispatch a Golden Immortal expert. I've advanced to the half-step Heaven Immortal realm, so regular Heaven Immortals pose no threat to me."    

Half-step Heaven Immortal! Luo Qianqiu was momentarily speechless, astounded by the revelation. He knew Peter Parker was exceptionally gifted, surpassing even the elite talents of the Great Luo Trials, but Peter's rapid progression still left him in awe.    

When Peter first joined the Luo River Merchant Union, he was merely a Rank Three True Immortal. Now, in under a year, he had achieved the formidable half-step Heaven Immortal realm with astonishing speed—a feat as natural to him as eating and drinking.    

For context, even someone as talented as Luo Wuji took several decades to ascend from the True Immortal Realm to the Heavenly Immortal Realm.    

Respecting Peter's determination to leave, Luo Qianqiu finally said, "If you're set on departing Sky Water Immortal City, I'll honor your choice. Wuji, ever the free spirit, has grown tired of the Luo River Merchant Union and plans to explore the Absolute Cold Immortal Domain. Perhaps you could accompany him, Brother Jiang Chen. It would be good for the two of you to look out for each other."    

With Luo Wuji's eighth-grade Heavenly Immortal cultivation, he was a force to be reckoned with, outmatching even ordinary ninth-grade Heavenly Immortals. Should Peter Parker and Luo Wuji team up, they would be a formidable duo. Unless the Lu Clan sent a Golden Immortal, they would find it challenging to confront them.    

As the overseer of Heavenly Water Immortal City, it was virtually impossible for the Lu Family to dispatch a Golden Immortal expert to contend with the duo.    

"In that case, my thanks to Alliance Master Luo," Peter Parker said, offering a respectful fist salute to Luo Qianqiu, though he did not decline the proposition.    

His time in the Immortal World had been brief, leaving him with limited knowledge of the dynamics within Cangyun Prefecture. Luo Wuji, on the other hand, had spent the year traveling and had witnessed much. His familiarity with the Cangyun and Northern Chill Immortal Domains was extensive, and his company would undoubtedly alleviate many potential difficulties for Peter.    

The following morning, Peter Parker and Luo Wuji bid their farewells to Luo Qianqiu and the others before departing Heavenly Water Immortal City together.    

Simultaneously, as Peter and Luo Wuji vacated the city, the Lu Clan was promptly informed. Lu Tianxing mused to himself, "That Luo Qianqiu is quite the cautious one, allowing Luo Wuji to accompany that young upstart, Peter Parker. This complicates matters for Wan Xinghan's plans to eliminate Peter."    

Luo Qianqiu had been keeping tabs on Wan Xinghan's activities, aware that he had summoned reinforcements from Cangyun Immortal Manor. They had been covertly stationed in Sky Water Immortal City, lying in wait for Peter to venture out before striking.    

However, Lu Tianxing was privy to the fact that Wan Xinghan had not enlisted a Golden Immortal expert. The forces at his command included only a Ninth Grade and a Sixth Grade Heavenly Immortal. Such a contingent would typically suffice to ambush and eliminate Peter Parker, who had not yet ascended to the Heavenly Immortal Realm.    

Yet, Luo Wuji's presence would undoubtedly thwart Wan Xinghan's lethal intentions. With Luo Wuji's prodigious abilities, overpowering a mere Ninth Grade Heavenly Immortal would be effortless once he attained the Eighth Grade in his own cultivation. The ranks summoned by Wan Xinghan stood no chance against Luo Wuji's might.    

"Patriarch, should we notify Wan Xinghan?" inquired the Lu Clan disciple who had arrived to deliver the report.    

Lu Tianxing offered a cold smile and replied, "There's no need. The Lu Family will not get involved in this affair. We'll simply observe from the sidelines."    

Luo Qianqiu had arranged for Luo Wuji to accompany Peter Parker, a development that pleased Lu Tianxing. If Peter Parker were to depart from Sky Travel Water Immortal City on his own, and the Lu Clan wished to pit the Luo Water Merchant Union against the Cangyun Immortal Abode, they would have to covertly reveal Wan Xinghan's role in Peter Parker's demise to the Merchant Union.    

Should the situation come to light, the Lu Family would risk exposure of their knowledge about the Cangyun Immortal Estate. However, with Luo Wuji traveling alongside Peter Parker, the Lu Family could afford to sit back and watch the situation unfold.    

Lu Tianxing would prefer to see Peter Parker and Luo Wuji eliminate Wan Xinghan rather than the other way around. After all, the loss of Peter Parker and Luo Wuji would merely deprive the Luo Water Merchant Union of two promising talents. The Lu Family couldn't destabilize the Merchant Union and the Ning family quickly.    

Yet, if Wan Xinghan were to fall at the hands of Peter Parker and Luo Wuji, it would surely incense the Cangyun Immortal Mansion. In such a scenario, Lu Tianxing feared the Luo Water Merchant Union might collapse without any intervention from the Lu Family.    

...    

East of Heavenly Water Immortal City, on the expansive road, Peter Parker and Luo Wuji walked together.    

"Little Brother Jiang Chen, I've spent years traversing the Northern Frost Immortal Domain. While I haven't covered its entirety, I'm quite familiar with Cang Yun Province and the surrounding areas. Where do you intend to head next?" Luo Wuji asked Peter Parker, wearing a friendly smile.    

After a moment of reflection, Peter Parker looked at Luo Wuji and responded, "Brother Wuji, what do you know about the Absolute Sword Immortal Palace?"    

"The Sword Extinguishing Immortal Palace?" Luo Wuji appeared taken aback, then he shook his head and replied with a rueful smile, "I've only heard of this faction. It's reputed to be an Immortal King power on par with the Immortal Palace of Northern Chill."    

The Immortal World was expansive and limitless. The Northern Chill Immortal Domain itself was of incomprehensible vastness.    

True Immortals and Heaven Immortals aside, even the majority of Golden Immortals might never manage to traverse the entirety of the Northern Chill Immortal Domain in their lifetimes.    

Luo Wuji had spent years traveling, yet his journeys had been confined to just a handful of states near the Cangyun Continent. It was unlikely he had any knowledge of the world beyond the Northern Chill Immortal Domain.    

Peter Parker's lack of surprise at Luo Wuji's response was evident.    

After all, Luo Wuji represented a Golden Immortal force from an out-of-the-way place like the Luo Water Merchant Union. The Sword Extinguishing Palace, on the other hand, was a power that lay beyond the Northern Chill Immortal Domain. It was plausible that only a Golden Immortal entity such as the Cangyun Immortal Estate would be familiar with the Sword Extinguishing Palace.    

Peter Parker harbored a significant grudge against Wanxing Han of the Cangyun Immortal Abode. To avoid stirring up trouble, he had no intention of visiting the Cangyun Immortal Abode for information.    

Moreover, within the vast Northern Chill Immortal Domain, the most knowledgeable Immortal King force was undoubtedly the Northern Chill Immortal Palace—the sole Immortal King power in the domain.    

With this in mind, a glint of determination shone in Peter Parker's eyes. He looked up at Luo Wuji and inquired, "Brother Wuji, I'm planning to visit the Northern Frost Immortal Palace. Could you possibly guide me to the Northern Frost Immortal City?"