Chapter 147: Chapter 132: Fire Crow Gourd, Born with Seductive Bones

In terms of strength, she wasn’t necessarily weaker than this major foe from the Flame God Palace. However, she had just shattered a Divine Statue at the foot of the snow mountain and hadn’t had time to recover her Magical Power when she suddenly ran into the pair from the Flame God Palace. To make matters worse, she had been carelessly surrounded by her opponent’s Fire Crows, losing the upper hand.

The Flame God Palace’s Female Cultivator, veiled in black gauze and possessing a curvaceous figure, curled her lips into a smile at the sight.

’It seems I really don’t need to make a move. Senior Brother Qiao alone should be enough to capture this Witch.’

Just as the Fire Crow Array was forming again and about to entrap Feng Ling, a streak of golden light shot across the distant sky.

The golden light moved with incredible speed, arriving in an instant. Before the black-veiled woman could cry out a warning, it had already wrapped around the short, stout Cultivator several times like a bolt of lightning.

The next moment.

The short, stout Cultivator’s Magical Power and Divine Sense were completely sealed by an irresistible, powerful force!

The black-veiled woman looked up and saw a tall, handsome young man in magnificent robes flying in from the horizon.

The man gripped the Golden Rope with one hand and, with a powerful yank, dragged the short, stout Cultivator toward him.

The immobilized, stout Cultivator flew before the man. Before he could even speak, a palm slapped down on his head.

BANG!

The short, stout Cultivator’s head burst open like a watermelon.

The black-veiled woman was horrified. A chill crept up her spine as she stared at the scene in utter disbelief.

’With Senior Brother Qiao’s strength, he was killed just like that, without any ability to resist?!’

’What about his Protective Magical Artifact?!’

’Why didn’t he activate it...?’

With Qiao Kui’s death, the Fire Crow Gourd lost its master’s Magical Power. The flames receded, and the sky full of Fire Crows flew about in disarray, abandoning Feng Ling and swarming back into the gourd.

Feng Ling finally had a moment to survey her surroundings. She saw the tall, handsome man in the distance looting Qiao Kui’s storage bag and Fire Crow Gourd. He then casually released a ray of jet-black Demonic Light, which ignited and refined the corpse.

Meanwhile, the black-veiled woman eyed the distant Golden Rope with apprehension. Fear welled up in her heart, and not daring to linger a moment longer, she hastily fled into the sky.

But the moment she turned, a layer of cyan-black energy surfaced on her fair, pretty face, and her entire body was wracked with unbearable pain.

"Poison!"

The woman’s Dai Mei furrowed. The fiery light around her body flared violently, forcing out wisps of cyan-black poisonous gas that sizzled and hissed in the flames.

Amidst the flames, her aura surged. Her black veil flew up, revealing a charmingly seductive face.

A flash of golden light appeared in the distance, and the Golden Rope arrived in the blink of an eye.

The woman paled in alarm. She hurriedly channeled her Magical Power and formed an incredibly profound hand seal.

Fiery light erupted from her. In an instant, her voluptuous, curvaceous body burst into a sky full of flames, transforming into countless Fire Crows that beat their wings and scattered in every direction.

The Golden Rope slithered through the air like a spirit serpent and ensnared several Fire Crows, squeezing them until they burst into balls of fire.

For a moment, it was impossible to tell which of the Fire Crows was the Female Cultivator’s true body!

In the blink of an eye, the Fire Crows scattered in all directions, vanishing like streaks of light and making them impossible to pursue.

A look of regret on his face, the tall, handsome man waved his sleeve to recall the Immortal Binding Rope. He then turned to Feng Ling and asked, "Fellow Daoist Feng, are you all right?"

At that moment, Feng Ling was wearing a long, black dress with a Profound Gold twill pattern. Her demeanor had returned to its usual elegance and poise. With starry, dark, and gentle eyes, she looked at Fang Cheng.

She shook her head. "If you had arrived a moment later, I would have had to waste a Second-Order Vertical Earth Golden Light Talisman to make a sorry escape."

The tall, handsome man was none other than Fang Cheng, who had been following the trail of the Purple Mist Vortex.

He smiled at her words. Knowing she was Madam Ye’s niece, he wasn’t surprised she possessed a Vertical Earth Golden Light Talisman. He asked curiously:

"Were those two just now Cultivators from the Flame God Palace?"

Feng Ling gave him a complex look before nodding. "Yes. Those two were Qiao Kui and Bai Su Yi, two of the Three Prodigies of the Flame God Palace’s Purple Qi Hall. Neither of them is weaker than I am."

The Flame God Palace’s Purple Qi Hall is roughly equivalent to the Yinluo Sect’s Inner Sect.

The Disciples of the Purple Qi Hall are all top talents preparing to break through to the Life Talisman Realm, and the Three Prodigies of the Purple Qi Hall are the most exceptional among them.

Even though Feng Ling had already greatly overestimated Fang Cheng’s strength, she never expected him to kill Qiao Kui with a single blow in the blink of an eye.

As for Bai Su Yi being scared off without a fight, she gave it less thought.

Fang Cheng wore a strange expression. "Among the Three Prodigies of Purple Qi Hall, is the third one named Yang Zhe?"

Feng Ling replied without hesitation, "That’s him."

Fang Cheng chuckled. "In that case, I suppose the so-called Three Prodigies are down to just one."

"Yang Zhe... has fallen as well?" Shock filled Feng Ling’s beautiful eyes.

Fang Cheng nodded and smiled. "It seems I’m fated to cross paths with the Flame God Palace’s Cultivators. I only just killed that Yang Zhe a few days ago."

Seeing the smugness in his tone, Feng Ling said deliberately, "In that case, why don’t you find some time to kill the last one, Bai Su Yi, too?"

Fang Cheng feigned indecision. "That Bai Su Yi is clearly a top-tier beauty, a natural seductress. An excellent Tripod Furnace, and a genius Disciple of a Xuanmen Orthodox Sect besides. It would be a bit of a waste to kill her..."

Feng Ling shot him a look, her eyes like liquid pools, and said with a rare, coquettish charm, "Then capture her and plunder her essence a few times. I guarantee she’ll become obedient and hang on your every word."

Fang Cheng clicked his tongue and frowned. "If I did that and word got out, what would become of my reputation?"

A half-smile played on Feng Ling’s lips, but she said nothing.

Fang Cheng took out a bottle of Essence Supplement Pills and handed them to her. "Recover your Magical Power. You’re coming with me in a little while."

Feng Ling accepted the pills with a soft hum, but Fang Cheng seized the opportunity to grasp her delicate hand. With a gentle tug, he pulled her into his embrace.

...

「Several hours later.」

The two passed through the Purple Mist Vortex and arrived on the fourth floor of the ruined tower.

According to Feng Ling, the Purple Mist Vortex above the Snow Mountain Peak had only appeared shortly after she destroyed the Divine Temple at the mountain’s base!

It was also possible that this was the first entrance to the fourth-floor space.

After they flew inside, they once again passed through a vast expanse of purple mist. Then, the view suddenly opened up before them, revealing a golden landscape.

As far as the eye could see, a vast, boundless plain was covered in golden thatch-grass that grew about ten feet tall.

The golden stalks stood straight, like countless Long Halberds planted in the earth. In the distance, a magnificent Divine Hall with red walls and jade-green tiles rested upon the plain, a very conspicuous sight.

Above the land, the sky was clear and bright. A "great sun" hung high overhead, radiating light and heat.

Fang Cheng gazed at the great sun and saw countless runes flickering within it—converging, splitting apart, endlessly and harmoniously. It gave off a sense of ancient, unchanging eternity.

’Could that be the central hub of the entire ruined tower’s Grand Array?’

he wondered silently.

Feng Ling was also studying the great sun with curiosity, a thoughtful glint in her beautiful eyes. "The entrance to the fifth floor seems to be inside that massive sphere of light," she said.

"Is that so? Let’s go take a look." Fang Cheng reached out, took Feng Ling’s hand, and the two merged their Escape Lights as they flew toward the "great sun."

As they drew closer to the "great sun," the light grew increasingly intense and dazzling, making it difficult for the two to look at it directly.

When they flew to within a thousand feet of the "great sun," an incomparably tyrannical force surged forth and blocked their path.

It was as if they were facing an expert whose Cultivation was far beyond the Life Talisman Realm!

The glaring white light made their eyes ache. Pushed back by the force, they couldn’t advance and had no choice but to retreat, turning instead toward the Divine Temple below.

Just like on the previous three floors, there was a tall Divine Statue inside the Divine Temple.

After the Divine Statue animated, it attacked Fang Cheng and Feng Ling!

This Divine Statue’s strength was even greater than the one on the third floor, surpassing even that of Yang Zhe and Qiao Kui, whom Fang Cheng had killed.

Unable to use Second-Order Magical Artifacts or Gu Insects, Fang Cheng and Feng Ling joined forces. Only after considerable effort did they finally manage to completely shatter the Divine Statue.

A mysterious stone then materialized.

Fang Cheng refined the Divine Stone. Inside, a drop of extraordinarily fragrant Myriad Manifestations Celestial Dew appeared, surrounded by four distinct golden halos!

Fang Cheng instantly understood that this was the Top-Grade Celestial Dew Madam Ye had spoken of.

If one used this Celestial Dew to refine their Life Talisman, they would have a fifty percent chance of advancing to the Life Soul realm in the future!

Overjoyed, the two did not linger, flying straight into the distance to continue their search.

In less than a couple of hours, the pair discovered another Divine Temple.

They shattered the Divine Statue with practiced ease and, to their surprise, obtained another mysterious stone containing Celestial Dew!

"Could it be that on this fourth floor, all of the Divine Statues contain Top-Grade Celestial Dew?!"