Chapter 471 Evolution, Repaying Gratitude, and Divorcing Husband

Chapter 471 Evolution, Repaying Gratitude, and Divorcing Husband

Chapter 471 Evolution, Repaying Gratitude, and Divorcing Husband (10.4k)

"This is... a spiritual object of the origin of fire?!"

There was a rare fluctuation in Fu Changsheng's voice.

The dormant [Nine Sun Red Lotus Flame] in the body suddenly began to stir on its own, and the lotus-petal-shaped flame core trembled violently, as if a hungry beast smelled blood!
Fu Yongxuan raised the corners of her lips slightly. "My daughter was lucky enough to get the mysterious fire essence that appears once every thousand years in the Burning Sky Valley in the Eastern Wasteland." She tapped her fingertips lightly, and a wisp of spiritual pattern peeled off from the crystal stone, turning into a mini red lotus floating in the air. "This thing can warm the origin of the strange fire, and even... help it break through the level."

Fu Changsheng took a deep breath, and the golden light in his eyes surged: "Great! What a great Mysterious Fire Spirit!"

A thought.

In an instant, nine red-gold fire lotuses whistled out from his dantian, interweaving in the air into a red lotus image several feet in size. The flame pattern at the heart of the lotus moved like a dragon and snake, burning the surrounding air so that it twisted and evaporated - it was the [Nine Suns Red Lotus Flame] that shocked Huainan!
"go with!"

Fu Changsheng's sword finger lightly slashed, and the mysterious fire spirit essence was actually wrapped in the strange fire and suspended in the lotus heart. The surface of the crystal stone "clicked" and spider web patterns appeared, and the red spirit patterns flowing inside twisted like a living thing.

"boom--"

The mysterious fire essence gradually melted under the calcination of the strange fire, turning into nine red dragon-like spiritual streams, which were injected into the origin of the fire along the lotus petals.

"Roar!"

The red lotus flames suddenly made a loud noise like a dragon's roar, and the originally red-gold flame core actually revealed a colorful glow like glass.

——This is a sign that the strange fire is about to break through!

When the ninth red dragon spirit pattern sank into the lotus heart, the entire red lotus suddenly collapsed into a fist-sized glass fire seed. Two fire patterns condensed at the core of the flame, and every beat caused ripples in the space! Fu Changsheng opened his mouth and swallowed the fire seed back. When he opened his eyes, his pupils had turned into two miniature red lotuses.

at the same time.

The panel in his sea of ​​consciousness vibrated with a buzzing sound, and then lines of text appeared:

[Nine Suns Red Lotus Flame: No. 48 on the Strange Fire Ranking]

One step forward compared to before.

If he remembered correctly, there was a chance for the Nine Yang Red Lotus Flame to evolve in the secret realm of Yunshan County mentioned in the intelligence. If the Nine Yang Red Lotus Flame evolved again, then even if he broke through to the Golden Core stage, this strange fire would be of great use.

Fu Changsheng was very satisfied: "Yongxuan, this gift you gave is very good!"

Fu Yongxuan was eager to try: "Father, why don't you let your daughter try this evolved Nine Suns Red Lotus Flame?"

"No," Fu Changsheng shook his head subconsciously. This fire has entered the top 50 of the strange fire list. What if he accidentally hurts his daughter?

"Did father forget?" Fu Yongxuan chuckled, and the pressure of the golden elixir spread like a tide. She tapped the Xuanyin Heart Mirror with her fingertips, and the mirror surface shone with a clear moonlight. "My daughter is now a golden elixir real person."

Fu Changsheng's eyes lingered on his daughter's determined face for a moment, and suddenly he laughed: "Okay!"

He clenched his right hand, and the glass fire suddenly turned into nine fire lines wrapped around his fingertips. With a flick of his index finger, a red-gold fire line sprang out like a venomous snake! Wherever the seemingly thin fire line passed, the air was burned with dark cracks.

Fu Yongxuan did not dodge or evade. He cast a spell into the Xuanyin Heart Mirror, and an ice crystal shield suddenly expanded in the face of the fire.

"laugh!"

Amid the teeth-grinding burning sound, the black ice shield that was enough to withstand the full force of the early stage of the golden elixir was actually melted by the fire line, leaving a hole as big as a bowl! The remaining fire was unabated, forcing Fu Yongxuan to use the Cold Moon Condensation Frost Sword to block it. The moonlight on the sword body collided with the strange fire, and a red and white light rain burst out all over the sky.

"this!"

Fu Yongxuan's face changed.

She never expected that her father's fire would become so powerful after its evolution. She looked at Fu Changsheng with her starry eyes: "Congratulations, father. This fire alone can threaten the early stage of the golden elixir!"

Fu Changsheng was also a little surprised.

This trip was to attend the celebration.

Not only did he obtain the [Innate Wood Qi] required for "Muque Dan Ning Jue", the strange ancient bamboo slips of Fairy Tan, as well as the [Green Dragon Suppressing Evil Talisman] given by the Divine Envoy, and the [Red Sun Tempering Heart Pill] given by Zheng Wanhu. Especially the latter, it is a secret of the Zhenshi Division that ignores the spiritual root exercises and can help Purple Mansion cultivators hone their magic power and increase the rate of forming a pill by 20%.

It also allowed the Nine Yang Red Lotus Flame to evolve!

It can be said to be a full harvest.

The most important thing is that it is really worth the trip to gather the World Suppression Department, the God Control Department and the Luo family together to deal with Master Xue Teng!

Nanyang County Yin Temple
Deep in the misty temple, Nangong Yu sat cross-legged under the headless statue, his whole body filled with evil spirits, as if he was resonating with the statue. Suddenly, the blood-colored rune between his eyebrows flashed slightly, as if he sensed something, and suddenly opened his eyes.

"Fu Changsheng...is back?"

He whispered, a strange look in his eyes.

——A hundred years ago, he fell from the Blood Forbidden Land, but was resurrected by this headless statue with strange means and returned to the Nangong family. After gaining a foothold, he visited the Fu family several times, wanting to thank Fu Changsheng in person for taking care of his grandson, but he never met him.

Now, I finally have the chance!
"Somebody come!"

He shouted in a deep voice, and a Black Scale Guard immediately knelt on one knee outside the palace: "What do you want, my Lord?"

"Prepare gifts and go to Yunshan County!"

At the same time, Nangong Ju sent a voice transmission talisman to his grandson.

……

Nangong Jue was sitting cross-legged in a cave filled with evil spirits, surrounded by black mist, practicing his skills to absorb the evil spirits and temper his body. Suddenly, the jade talisman on his waist vibrated slightly, and he frowned, sending out a ray of his spiritual consciousness to probe into the cave.

"Quickly return to Yinshen Temple and follow me to Yunshan County."

——It was the message from my grandfather Nangong Yu!

Nangong Jue suddenly opened his eyes, his pupils shrank slightly, and his heartbeat suddenly accelerated.

"Yunshan County...Senior Fu?!"

He stood up suddenly, not even bothering to continue his cultivation, and rushed out of the mine like lightning, heading straight for the Yinshen Temple. Along the way, the miners and monks passing by saw his excited expression and looked at him sideways, but no one dared to ask any more questions.

Nangong Yu stood with his hands behind his back. In front of him was a huge stone as black as ink, with runes flowing on its surface. It was the ancient totem stone.

"grandfather!"

Nangong Yu rushed into the hall, his breathing was slightly disordered, but his eyes were flashing with excitement that was difficult to conceal.

Nangong Yu turned around and saw him like this, with a slight smile on his face: "Look at you, when you heard that you were going to meet Patriarch Fu, you were as happy as if it was New Year's Day."

Nangong Yu took a deep breath, suppressed the surging emotions in his heart, and said solemnly: "Grandfather, Senior Fu saved my life!"

His voice trembled slightly as he recalled these years——

His grandfather Nangong Yu died, his father was obsessed with women and squandered the family fortune, and his mother hanged herself after giving birth to him. He was a waste with five spiritual roots, and was bullied in the Nangong family, and couldn't even get the most basic cultivation resources. If Fu Changsheng hadn't secretly sent people to deliver elixirs and spiritual stones several times, he would have died in a corner where no one cared!

"Over the years, I have been thinking about repaying you day and night, but I couldn't even protect myself, and I couldn't even see Senior Fu..." Nangong Yu clenched his fists and said excitedly, "Now that grandfather has returned, I finally have the opportunity to thank him in person!"

Nangong Yu looked at his red eyes and nodded slightly: "It's good to repay a favor."

He raised his hand and put the totem stone into the storage ring. He then took out a black robe embroidered with dark patterns and threw it to Nangong Yu: "Put it on. Since you are going to meet your benefactor, you should dress in a more formal manner."

Nangong Jue quickly took it.

He quickly put on his robe and carefully tied his hair crown, fearing that he would be impolite in the slightest.

Seeing that he had packed everything, Nangong Yu rolled up his sleeves and a beam of light wrapped around the two of them, and soared into the sky.

Escape from the light.

Nangong Yu looked at the mountains and rivers flying by under his feet and couldn't help asking, "Grandfather, has Senior Fu been doing well these years?"

Nangong Yu said calmly, "He just attended his daughter's Golden Core Celebration and is now resting in Yunshan County."

Nangong Yu's eyes lit up: "Golden Core Celebration? Senior Fu is indeed..."

Before he could finish his words, the escaping light suddenly accelerated. He hurriedly steadied his body, but could not hide the smile on his lips.

——Finally, I can say “thank you” in person!

Fu Changsheng was sitting cross-legged in a quiet room, comprehending the "Muque Dan Ning Jue". Once this technique was practiced to perfection, it would increase the success rate of forming a dan by 35%. Although he had already collected all the resources needed for practice, he was unable to practice in seclusion because the matter of True Man Xue Teng was not resolved.

suddenly.

His brows twitched slightly, sensing a familiar yet unfamiliar aura approaching rapidly.

“This evil spirit…Nangong Yu?”

He slowly opened his eyes, a hint of thought flashing in his eyes.

——Nangong Yu died in the blood forbidden land a hundred years ago, and he buried him under the strange headless statue. But now, he has come back to life and even visited him several times, but he happened to be away.

"interesting……"

Fu Changsheng raised the corner of his mouth slightly, put away the strange fire, stood up and walked out of the quiet room.

Palace Square
In the distant sky, a dark light broke through the air and landed in front of the palace in the blink of an eye. The light dissipated, revealing two figures -

The leader was Nangong Yu, dressed in a black robe and with a stern face, but the most eye-catching thing was his eyes - as black as ink, with black mist swirling in the depths of his pupils, as if it could swallow up all the light.

Fu Changsheng's eyes narrowed slightly, and he thought to himself: "Sure enough...it is related to the headless statue in the Blood Forbidden Land."

What surprised him even more was that Nangong Yu actually exuded a divine aura, which was completely different from the magnificent divine power emanating from the Tianlong Temple in the Five Elements Space. The divinity of the Tianlong Temple was vast and majestic, like the power of heaven; while the divinity of Nangong Yu was cold and strange, like the whisper of the abyss.

"Friend Fu, long time no see."

Nangong Yu bowed and spoke in a low voice, but with a rare solemnity.

Fu Changsheng nodded slightly, his gaze lingering on the young man behind Nangong Yu for a moment - it was Nangong Yu, who was looking at him excitedly at this moment, his eyes full of gratitude.

"I'm sorry for not welcoming you in person, fellow Taoist. Please come in," said Fu Changsheng enthusiastically.

After being seated and served tea.

Nangong Yu said in a deep voice: "A hundred years ago, I was trapped in the Blood Forbidden Land. If it weren't for Fellow Daoist Fu keeping his promise and returning the relics, I'm afraid my grandson would have died long ago."

He paused, a complex expression flashed in his eyes: "Over the years, I have visited you several times, wanting to thank you in person, but I have never been able to meet you. Today, I heard that Daoist Fu is in his fiefdom, so I brought a generous gift to express my gratitude."

After saying that, he waved his sleeves, and a huge black stone with ancient runes engraved on its surface appeared out of thin air and hovered in the air.

"This thing is called 'Totem Stone'. It is said to be used in ancient times to carve statues of gods."

Fu Changsheng's eyes fixed on the boulder, his heart moved slightly.

——This thing is exactly what he needs!

Nangong Yu saw his expression and raised the corner of his mouth slightly: "This stone was obtained by me in the depths of the Yin Temple in Nanyang County. It is from the same source as the headless statue in the Blood Forbidden Land. It may be useful to Fellow Daoist Fu."

Fu Changsheng reached out and gently stroked the stone surface, feeling the ancient aura contained in it, and whispered: "Daoyou Nangong is thoughtful."

Nangong Yu shook his head slightly: "Compared to the kindness that Daoist Fu has shown to my grandson, a mere piece of stone is not worth mentioning."

He moved sideways and gently pushed Nangong Yu forward a step. "My grandson may not be the best in talent, but he has a strong character. Thanks to Daoist Fu's secret care over the years, he has been able to grow up safely. I brought him here today because I wanted him to thank his benefactor in person."

Upon hearing this, Nangong Jue immediately stepped forward, bowed deeply, and said in a firm voice: "Junior Nangong Jue, thank you Senior Fu for saving my life! If it weren't for your help back then, I would have already..."

Fu Changsheng raised his hand to interrupt and said calmly: "It's just a small favor, don't worry about it."

Nangong Jue shook his head and said seriously: "It may be a small matter for the seniors, but for the juniors, it is a grace of rebirth!"

Fu Changsheng glanced at him and saw that his eyes were sincere and not fake, so he nodded slightly and said no more.

Nangong Yu saw this, a trace of satisfaction flashed in his eyes, and then he said in a deep voice: "Friend Fu, I came here today not only to thank you, but also to make a good relationship. Nanyang County is adjacent to Yunshan County. If you need anything in the future, just let me know."

Fu Changsheng's eyes flickered slightly, and he said with a half-smile: "Fellow Daoist Nangong is quite straightforward."

Nangong Yu laughed and then cupped his hands: "In that case, I won't bother you any more."

After saying that, he turned around and left with Nangong Jue.

After the two figures disappeared, Fu Changsheng's eyes fell on the floating totem stone. He stroked the stone surface with his fingertips, feeling the ancient breath contained in it, and whispered to himself:

"The bloody forbidden land... the headless statue... the divinity of Nangong Yu... interesting."

He raised his head and looked in the direction of the Blood Forbidden Land, remembering the intelligence that many changes would happen in the Blood Forbidden Land in the future, and even for some people, it would be a chance to change their fate. Now it seemed that Nangong Yu was the first one.

Fu Changsheng returned to the patriarch's mansion, closed the secret room magic circle, and with a thought, he directly entered the Tianlong Temple located in the underworld in the Five Elements Space.

...

...

hum!
The moment Fu Changsheng stepped into the Tianlong Temple, the space around him rippled like water waves, and the cold breath of the netherworld rushed towards him. The temple stood tall and majestic, all black, with ancient dragon patterns engraved on the surface. Each pattern seemed to be breathing, swallowing and exhaling vast divine power.

"Owner."

A shadow appeared silently behind Fu Changsheng. It was the ghost servant Qiu Chan. She was wearing a gray robe and her face was as pale as paper. Only her eyes were glowing with a faint green light, which made her look particularly strange.

Fu Changsheng nodded slightly and waved his sleeves. The black totem stone floated out, with runes flowing on its surface, exuding an ancient and mysterious atmosphere.

"Qiu Chan, how is the power reserve of the Heavenly Dragon God?"

Qiu Chan said respectfully: "My Lord, ever since you built the Tianlong Temple in Wangchen Valley, the power of the Tianlong God has been recovering day by day. After several decades, it has accumulated enough power to condense a second statue of the God on earth."

Fu Changsheng's eyes fell on the totem stone and he said calmly, "This is an ancient divine object, specially used for carving statues. It can carry divine power. Today, we will use it to shape the second Tianlong statue."

Qiu Chan's eyes flashed with green light, and she reached out to gently stroke the totem stone. When her fingertips passed over the runes, a subtle dragon roar echoed. She whispered, "This stone... is from the same source as the headless statue in the Blood Forbidden Land?"

Fu Changsheng's eyes narrowed slightly: "Did you sense it?"

Qiu Chan nodded: "There is a trace of Yinsha divine nature contained in the stone. Although it is suppressed, it cannot escape my perception."

This was consistent with what Nangong Yu said, that this totem stone was obtained from the temple of the headless statue in the Blood Forbidden Land. Fu Changsheng did not think much about it.

"let's start."

Qiu Chan bowed and accepted the order, clasped his hands together, and chanted an obscure spell. In an instant, the dragon pattern in the temple lit up, and countless golden light points gathered from all directions, like a galaxy rolling back, pouring into the totem stone.

"boom--"

The totem stone trembled violently, and the runes on its surface squirmed like living things, reorganizing themselves and transforming into the shadow of a black dragon coiled around the stone.

Fu Changsheng raised his hand and a ray of red-gold divine light flew out from between his eyebrows. It was the original divine power of the Dragon God!

The moment the divine power sank into the totem stone—

"Roar!!!"

The roar of a dragon resounded through the underworld, and the surface of the totem stone cracked inch by inch, and the stone chips peeled off, revealing the dazzling golden core inside. The core flowed like liquid gold, gradually condensing into the outline of a three-meter-tall statue.

The face of the statue was blurred, but the shape was exactly the same as the main statue in the Tianlong Temple, except that its aura was slightly weaker, and it was obviously a newborn deity.

Upon seeing this, Qiu Chan immediately bit his fingertips and carved a dragon-patterned spell on the statue's forehead with his ghost blood, and shouted, "Condensate!"

"Om-"

The divine power in the temple poured into the statue like a tide, causing it to solidify quickly. After a moment, a gilded, mighty dragon statue was completely formed, with its eyes slightly closed, as if it was sleeping.

Fu Changsheng nodded with satisfaction: "Yes, once this statue is completed, the Dragon God will have one more faith node in the human world, and the speed of accumulating divine power will be greatly improved."

Qiu Chan said respectfully: "Master, do you want to activate the statue immediately and descend to the human world?"

Fu Changsheng shook his head: "No hurry, let the statue rest in the temple first, and when the power is stable, we can find a suitable place to place it."

He paused, a hint of depth flashed in his eyes: "The totem stone sent by Nangong Yu...reminded me."

"The Blood Forbidden Land. After my cultivation level has improved significantly, I may be able to explore it again."

However, these are all things that happen after the Golden Elixir stage.

After Fu Changsheng returned to reality from the temple, he murmured in a low voice:

"I don't know how things are going with Zheng Wanhu, Yongxuan and the other four?"

The five people discussed at that time. There had been trouble in the Fu family's Baihua Valley. If Fu Changsheng participated in the investigation of this matter, he was afraid that Master Xueteng would find out. Besides, Fu Changsheng only had the cultivation level of Purple Mansion, while Master Xueteng was a veteran in the middle stage of Golden Core. So Zheng Wanhu, Yu Shenshi, Luo Haitang, and Fu Yongxuan formed a team to search for the mother species of Soul-devouring Blood Vine and the whereabouts of Master Xueteng.

Bloody Forbidden Land: Edge

The World Suppression Division and the God Control Division jointly searched for more than half a month, searching almost all the spiritual medicine gardens and spiritual vein nodes of the major families in Jingzhou, and even went deep into the underground rivers, but they still could not locate the trace of the Soul-Devouring Blood Vine mother species and the Blood Vine True Man.

"Strange..." The messenger of the God-Controlling Bureau stood on the ruins of an abandoned ancient city, his eyes cold and solemn under the bronze mask, "The magic mirror shows that the breath of the mother species of the demon vine is nearby, but why can't we find it?" Zheng Wanhu frowned, a [Spirit-Seeking Disk] from the God-Controlling Bureau suspended in his palm, the pointer spinning wildly, but it could not point to a certain direction stably.

"Something's wrong." He said in a deep voice, "The breath of the demon vine mother seed seems to be obscured by some force. Even the soul-seeking disk can't accurately locate it."

Luo Haitang stood aside, tapping her brows with her fingertips, and her spiritual awareness spread like a tide, covering dozens of miles. Suddenly, she frowned and turned her gaze to the distance - there was a barren red hill, with no grass growing, and even the spiritual energy was so thin that it was almost exhausted.

"Bloody Forbidden Land?" she whispered.

Everyone was startled when they heard this.

The Blood Forbidden Land is the most bizarre place in Jingzhou. It is said that gods and demons fought here in ancient times, and their blood stained the earth, forming a piece of red soil that never fades. The spiritual energy here is disordered, and the operation of the magic power of the monks will be affected when they step into it, so few people go deep into it.

"Impossible?" Fu Yongxuan frowned. "The spiritual energy in the Blood Forbidden Land is thin. If the Soul Devouring Blood Vine wants to grow, it must rely on spiritual veins. This place is not suitable at all..."

"No." Fu Yongxuan suddenly spoke, with a sharp flash in his eyes, "It is precisely because everyone thinks it is impossible that it is the most likely."

He walked forward slowly, pinched his fingers together, and a ray of cold moonlight flew out from his sleeves, transforming into fine runes that hovered above the blood-colored forbidden land.

"The cold moon shines on the shadow, reveal it!"

The rune suddenly exploded, turning into countless ice crystals that fell down. When it touched the red soil, strange dark red lines appeared, wriggling like blood vessels, outlining the outline of a huge formation!

"Blood sacrifice formation?!" The voice beneath the mask of the God Controlling Messenger suddenly sank.

Luo Haitang's eyes flashed coldly: "No wonder I couldn't find it anywhere, it turned out to be hidden here!"

The voice behind the mask of the Imperial Divine Envoy suddenly sank: "No wonder we can't find it. True Man Xue Teng actually hid the mother seed of the Soul Devouring Blood Vine in the Blood Forbidden Land! The spiritual energy here is disordered, and ordinary detection methods are completely ineffective. In addition, the blood sacrifice formation is covering it up. If it weren't for Little Friend Fu, we would probably never have found it!"

Luo Haitang's eyes flashed coldly: "What a dark place under the lamp!"

Fu Yongxuan sneered: "The Blood Forbidden Land is an ancient battlefield. There are countless corpses buried underground. It is simply the perfect nutrient for the Soul Devouring Blood Vine."

Fu Yongxuan retracted the Hanyue Spiritual Light and said in a deep voice: "Since the mother seed is here, Master Xueteng will not stay away, but if we rashly touch the mother seed, we will definitely alert the enemy."

"We need to find his hiding place first."

The messenger of the God Control Department pondered for a moment, then turned his palm and took out the magic mirror. Green light flowed on the mirror, illuminating all directions.

Two years passed like a flash of sand.

Zheng Wanhu of the World Control Division, the messenger of the God Control Division, Luo Haitang and Fu Yongxuan have traveled almost every inch of Jingzhou. From the prosperous fairy city to the desolate wild mountains, from the forbidden land of the aristocratic families to the mortal villages, they use the magic mirror to monitor the whole area, use the spirit disk to track the evil spirit, and even sneak into the underground river and search through the ancient tombs...

But Master Xue Teng seemed to have disappeared from the face of the earth.

"Another empty search..." Zheng Wanhu stood in front of an abandoned cave, his face terribly gloomy. He pressed his palms against the stone wall, his knuckles turning white from the force. This was the 73rd suspicious location they had tracked, but each time, they only found a few withered tendrils of vines, without even a trace of a living person.

The envoy of the Imperial God Department stood quietly to the side, his eyes under the bronze mask were as cold as frost. The magic mirror was suspended in his palm, and the green light on the mirror surface was dim. In the past two years, the mirror light had swept across the land of Jingzhou countless times, but Master Xueteng was always able to avoid detection, as if he had already anticipated their every move.

"Where is he hiding?" Luo Haitang's fingertips gently stroked the vine marks on the stone wall of the cave, and a trace of fatigue flashed in her eyes. In the past two years, she has almost exhausted all her energy to deduce the secrets of heaven, but every time she draws a hexagram, it's like falling into a fog, as if some force is interfering with her magic.

"How despicable!" Zheng Wanhu punched the stone wall hard, sending rocks flying. "If this continues, the blood sacrifice will be here soon, and we won't even be able to see his shadow!"

The Imperial Divine Envoy was silent for a moment, then suddenly spoke: "Perhaps... we were wrong from the beginning."

"Hmm?" Luo Haitang turned to look at him.

"Master Xueteng may not be hiding somewhere." The messenger tapped the magic mirror with his fingertips, and the light of the mirror flowed, reflecting countless fragmented images - that was every place they had tracked in the past two years. There were remnants of vine tendrils in each place, but no human figure was seen.

"He may not be in a fixed place at all."

"You mean..." Fu Yongxuan's eyes narrowed, "He broke into pieces and hid among the vines?"

"That's right." The messenger said in a low voice, "If one cultivates the Blood Vine Sutra to a deep level, the cultivator can transform himself into thousands of vines and spread across the earth. Perhaps what we are chasing is just his 'shadow'."

Luo Haitang's pupils shrank slightly: "If that's the case, unless we can cut off all the tendrils at the same time, otherwise..."

"Otherwise we'll never catch him." Zheng Wanhu gritted his teeth and continued.

The four of them were silent.

The night wind swept across the barren mountain, carrying a hint of blood. In the distance, in the direction of the bloody forbidden land, there was a faint dark red mist rising, wriggling like a living thing.

Fu Yongxuan suddenly clenched the Hanyue Sword:
"It seems that we can only implement the second plan that I discussed with my father before. The bait has been laid for two years. It's time to close the net."

Fu Family Hanyueju

Fu Qingchu sat in front of the bronze mirror, her fingertips gently stroking the fine lines at the corners of her eyes. Thirty years had passed, and her once bright face had long since faded, but her eyes still vaguely showed the pride of Miss Fu back then.

"Madam, the master has gone to Cuiyunxuan again." The maid Xiaohe lowered her head and her voice was as thin as a mosquito.

Fu Qingchu paused, and the bronze mirror reflected a bitter smile on her face. Cuiyunxuan - that was the villa that Lin Han bought for that vixen. I heard that she had a bastard last month.

"Let him be." Her voice was calm, but her nails dug deep into her palms.

Fifty years ago, she was a daughter of the Fu family's side branch. Although she only had five spiritual roots, she was still loved. Lin Han was just a casual cultivator who didn't even have a proper cave. But he was so good at that time. He obeyed her in everything. He would comfort her softly when she failed in cultivation, run around the market to find beauty pills for her, and kneel outside the Fu family's gate for seven days and seven nights when her parents objected...

"Qinglu, when I succeed in building my foundation, I will definitely let you live a good life!"

The oath made back then is still ringing in her ears, but the young man whose eyes were full of her has long since turned into an hideous stranger.

Since obtaining the strange blood-colored seed, Lin Han's cultivation has skyrocketed, breaking through from Qi Refining to the middle stage of Foundation Building, and even being promoted to the manager of the Fu Family's outer courtyard. With the power and influence, he is no longer the humble casual cultivator of the past, but the ambitious "Manager Lin".

He began to dislike Fu Qingchu's low level of cultivation, her aging appearance, and her inability to give birth to a child for him - even though he was the one who said "I don't care" back then.

"Qinglu, with your five spiritual roots, it's a blessing for you to marry me. Don't be ungrateful."

"Look at Liu Yue, she's already a foundation-building cultivator, and what about you? You're almost seventy and still stuck in the Qi Refining stage!"

"I, Lin Han, am now a well-known figure in the Fu family. I can't have no descendants, right?"

Each sentence is more harsh and more heartbreaking than the last.

Fu Qingchu endured it at first, thinking that maybe she was not good enough, and practiced hard. Even though the five spiritual roots were difficult, she practiced hard every day. But Lin Han's humiliation became worse and worse - he kept a mistress outside, took three concubines, and even had a bunch of children, and openly brought them home, letting those women call him "sister".

The worst happened last month.

She accidentally discovered that Lin Han secretly used blood vines to absorb the blood essence of the children of the Fu family's side branches for cultivation! Those children were only in their teens, and he tricked them into "instructing them on the exercises", but when they came back, they looked pale and their cultivation had regressed. She questioned him, but he sneered: "Why? Are you worried about the little bastards of the Fu family? Don't forget, if you marry me, you will be a member of my Lin family!"

At that moment, Fu Qinglu finally collapsed.

"Lin Han! You are completely devoid of conscience! I want to divorce you! I will report you to the Law Enforcement Hall!"

She screamed heartbreakingly, but all she got in return was Lin Han's hideous smile.

"Divorce your husband? Just you?"

The blood-red vines instantly wrapped around her limbs and dragged her into the dark secret room. Lin Han looked down at her, his eyes no longer showing any warmth, only coldness and disgust.

"Fu Qingluo, do you think you are still Miss Fu? You are nothing but a waste now."

"Stay here and wait until my Lin family rises and is canonized by the imperial court. Perhaps... I will grant you the status of a concubine."

The door of the secret room was slammed shut. In the darkness, Fu Qingchu bit his lips tightly, and blood dripped down his chin.

After fifty years of infatuation, this is the outcome.

But what Lin Han didn't know was that she was already pregnant with the other party's child!

The night was as dark as ink. Lin Han and Liu Yue quietly left the Fu family and hid in a spiritual medicine garden that had been abandoned for many years.

Liu Yue's belly was slightly bulging, and her fingertips unconsciously stroked the blood-colored talisman in her sleeve. She whispered, "Brother Han, Mu Lao disappeared for thirty years, why did he suddenly want to see us?"

Lin Han's eyes flashed with a hint of gloom, and he sneered, "No matter why he came, since he took the initiative to come to us, it's just right to ask for a black jade seed for our child."

Liu Yue heard this, greed flashed in her eyes. She stroked her belly and said softly: "If our child can also get this opportunity, he will definitely surpass those geniuses of the Fu family in the future..."

Lin Han grinned: "More than surpassing! When I break through to the Golden Core stage, I will make the Fu family change their surname to Lin!"

The two stepped into the depths of the medicine garden. The dead spiritual herbs rustled in the night wind, as if countless wronged souls were whispering.

Suddenly, a hoarse voice came from the darkness -

"I haven't seen you for thirty years. You seem to be doing very well..."

Lin Han and Liu Yue trembled all over, and saw a hunched figure slowly walking out. It was Mu Lao!
He was still leaning on the same dry wooden cane, but his face looked more haggard than it had been thirty years ago. Bloody lines could be vaguely seen wriggling under his skin, as if it were parasitic on countless tiny vines.

Liu Yue suppressed her fear and forced a smile, saying, "Master Mu, you must be joking. If you hadn't given us the Xuanyu Seed, how could we be where we are today?"

Mu Lao's cloudy eyes turned and his gaze fell on Liu Yue's abdomen, and he grinned.
Lin Han's pupils suddenly shrank, and he instinctively protected Liu Yue behind him, and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Mu, we came here today to ask for a black jade seed for our unborn child!"

“Xuanyu Seed?” Old Monster Mu laughed, and suddenly pierced his skinny fingers into his chest and dug out a blood-red seed. “Is this what you want?”

The seed is even more bizarre than before. Its surface is covered with blood vessel-like lines, and you can even hear a faint heartbeat!
Liu Yue breathed rapidly, her eyes full of desire: "This is exactly it! I beg Master Mu to help me!"

Mu Lao suddenly put away the seeds and said grimly, "You want it? Sure...but you need to do me a favor."

Lin Han asked cautiously: "What's the matter?"

Mu Lao grinned, revealing a mouthful of black and yellow teeth.

"Fu Family's Hundred Flowers Valley... It is rumored that the 'Nine-Hearted Begonia' is hidden there. You should go to the Hundred Flowers Valley."

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Lin Han: "Master Mu, this matter is too risky. Baihua Valley is now managed by Fu Yongwei herself. She is a Purple Mansion cultivator. If she finds out..."

Liu Yue also agreed, "Yes, and a demon vine appeared in Baihua Valley more than two years ago. This demon vine is ferocious and difficult to tame. Once it gets out of control, the entire Baihua Valley will suffer, and we will be exposed."

Master Xueteng chuckled, and a hint of scarlet flashed in the depths of his cloudy pupils: "You... are rejecting me?"

Lin Han's eyes flashed with ruthlessness. He exchanged glances with Liu Yue and whispered secretly, "This old man is just a spiritual plant master. Does he really think he can control us?"

Liu Yue's fingertips moved slightly, and a talisman was secretly pressed in her sleeve. She said coldly: "Old Mu, we respect you as a senior, but some things cannot be forced."

Master Xue Teng slowly raised his head, his black robe fluttering without wind, and an extremely cold aura suddenly burst out!

"boom--!"

The pressure from the golden elixir poured down like a tide, and Lin Han and Liu Yue instantly felt as if they had fallen into an icy cave. Their knees bent uncontrollably and they almost fell to the ground!
"You...you are Jindan?!" Lin Han's pupils suddenly shrank and his face turned pale.

A hideous smile appeared on the skinny face of Master Xueteng: "Do you think that you can get rid of me after building your foundation?"

He raised his hand and squeezed it, and Lin Han and Liu Yue suddenly felt a sharp pain in their chest, as if something was growing wildly inside their bodies!

"Ah——!" Liu Yue screamed and covered her chest. Blood oozed out from between her fingers and bloody vines could be vaguely seen wriggling under her skin!
Lin Han was even more terrified. He looked down at his arm and saw twisted blood vessels under his skin, as if there were living things moving around!

"Xuan Yu Seed... Is it Xuan Yu Seed?!" His voice trembled, and he finally understood - the seeds in their bodies were actually the means by which Master Xue Teng controlled them!

Master Xueteng slowly stood up, the vines under his black robe squirming, his voice as cold as ice: "Do you think that you have been able to break through by devouring other people's essence and blood over the years, is your own ability?"

He approached step by step, and with every step, the vines in their bodies tightened a little, causing them to almost suffocate from the pain!

"Every time you kill someone, the blood vine will grow stronger, and you... are just my nutrients."

Liu Yue was trembling all over, and fear finally emerged in her eyes. She said in a trembling voice: "Master, please spare us! We...we are willing to obey your orders!"

Master Xueteng looked down at the two men coldly, raised his fingertips slightly, and the vines loosened slightly, but still lurking in their bodies like poisonous snakes.

"Remember, your lives depend on my thoughts."

Lin Han and Liu Yue were sweating profusely, and they no longer dared to resist. At this moment, they truly understood that the opportunity that had happened in thirty years was just a chess piece set by Master Xue Teng.

Master Xue Teng's skinny fingers slowly stroked a blood-colored jade slip, with a faint light flickering in his eyes.

"Your mission is simple. Find out whether Baihua Valley really contains the 'Nine-Hearted Begonia' as rumored." His voice was hoarse, like the rubbing of dead leaves.

This thing has a fatal attraction to the Soul-Devouring Blood Vine mother species. If the mother species notices it, it will surely riot. Then... his plan will fail.

Lin Han and Liu Yue stood below, each with a different expression.

Lin Han frowned: "But the Baihua Valley is heavily guarded, how can we sneak in?"

Master Xueteng waved his sleeves, and two treasures floated in front of the two of them——

A "hidden breath vine clothing" that can conceal the breath and avoid the detection of the Jindan cultivator's spiritual sense;

A "ban-breaking talisman" can temporarily tear apart the restrictions of the formation.

"Remember, this trip is only for investigation. If you encounter danger, evacuate immediately." Master Xueteng said in a grim tone, "If your whereabouts are exposed..."

The two of them were startled and quickly bowed their heads to accept the order.

The cold moon hangs in the sky.

Lin Han and Liu Yue sneaked back to the Fu family quietly, and under the cover of night, they avoided the patrolling disciples and rushed towards the Hundred Flowers Valley.

"Fu Yongwei has indeed stepped up his guard." Liu Yue whispered, her eyes sweeping across the flickering forbidden light in the distance.

Lin Han sneered, rubbing a blood-colored jade talisman in his palm. It was the forbidden item given to him by Master Xue Teng.

"Humph, no matter how strict the defense is, it can't stop the real person's methods."

The two of them were like ghosts, and with the help of the "Hidden Vine Clothes" bestowed by True Man Xue Teng, their aura almost merged with the grass and trees, and even the consciousness of the Purple Mansion cultivators could hardly detect it.

Outside the Hundred Flowers Valley, five-colored spiritual lights intertwined into a net. It was the "Five Spirits Locking Demon Formation" set up by Fu Yongwei herself. The formation pattern was flowing, and there was a hint of thunder hidden. Once touched, it would be counterattacked.

Liu Yue lightly tapped her fingertips, and a talisman burned silently, turning into a wisp of green smoke and floating towards the formation.

"laugh--"

As soon as the green smoke touched the formation pattern, it was dispersed by a ray of lightning!
"It really doesn't work." Liu Yue frowned, "This formation is more difficult than we thought."

Lin Han's eyes flashed with impatience, he took out a black seed from his arms, and sneered: "The master had expected this."

He bit his fingertip, dripped blood onto the seed, and then flicked it to the edge of the formation.

"Om-"

The seed took root and instantly turned into a blood-red vine as thin as a hair. It drilled into the gaps in the formation and eroded the foundation of the formation silently.

The vines moved like living things, and wherever they passed, the array patterns dimmed and the spiritual light dissipated.

Liu Yue held her breath and concentrated, holding a "ban-breaking talisman" in her hand, ready to take action at any time.

"Almost..." Lin Han whispered, his eyes flashing with excitement and ferocity.

Sudden--

"Crack!"

A corner of the formation cracked, revealing a tiny gap!

"Now!" Liu Yue shouted softly, and the talisman in her hand was instantly activated, turning into a faint light and shooting straight into the center of the formation!

"Om-!"

The Five Spirits Demon-Locking Formation trembled slightly, the spiritual light became disordered, and a gap that was big enough for people to pass through appeared briefly!
The two of them flashed in, and the scene before them made them hold their breath -

The valley was filled with rich spiritual energy. In the very center, a red demon vine was imprisoned by golden chains. The vine was twisted and struggling, emitting a murderous aura.

Lin Han glanced around and suddenly paused——

Behind the demon vine, on a piece of spiritual soil, there grew a spiritual plant that was completely white and had nine petals!

"Nine-Hearted Begonia!" Liu Yue's breath was choked.

The spiritual plant was surrounded by a layer of light golden light, which was obviously the protection set up by Fu Yongwei.

"Sure enough, it's here..." Lin Han's face lit up with joy, and he was about to go forward to take a closer look.

Liu Yue held him down, shook her head and whispered: "Don't act rashly! This restriction is stronger than the Five Spirits Locking Demon Formation. If we accidentally trigger the restriction, Fu Yongwei will be alerted! Our mission this time is just to investigate. Now that the existence of the Nine-Hearted Begonia has been confirmed, we should evacuate immediately. Otherwise, once we are discovered..."

Before she finished speaking, footsteps suddenly sounded in the distance!

"Someone is coming!" Lin Han's face suddenly changed.

The two looked at each other, and without hesitation activated the "Invisible Vine Talisman". Their figures dissipated like smoke and they quickly exited the Hundred Flowers Valley.

(End of this chapter)