The clouds in the sky rolled back and forth, and a flying puppet shaped like a demonic bird spread its wings and flew away, galloping above the boundless sea of clouds.
The puppet's back was wide and flat, enough to hold six or seven people. Of course, there were only Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng on it at the moment.
Ye Chen's arms were wrapped around Murong Qingcheng, her sweet body fragrance filling his breath.
The two had already become intimate in the Mysterious Dark City. Apart from the matter between a man and a woman, they had done everything. At this moment, Murong Qingcheng's face was not covered by a black veil, presenting her beautiful face in front of Ye Chen's eyes.
Her eyebrows were like jade feathers, and her skin was like sheep fat. Her nose was high, and her eyes were like stars. Her lips were even redder than normal people, and her silky black hair flowed down from her ears. A few strands floated at the tip of Ye Chen's nose, filling his nose with a fragrance. Seeing Ye Chen staring at her, Murong Qingcheng's cheeks blushed a little.
"Drunk on a beauty's lap, awake with a killing sword!"
Feeling the soft and graceful body in his arms, a phrase naturally appeared in Ye Chen's mind.
Screech!
While the two were being intimate, a four-clawed demonic bird suddenly pounced over. This demonic bird was several times bigger than Ye Chen's flying puppet. Its eyes were like two searchlights, and its whole body was shrouded in a scarlet red and black aura, looking extremely ferocious.
The four-clawed demonic bird was fond of flesh and blood, especially those with powerful bodies. Ye Chen had already cultivated a third step spirit body, so his body's strength was needless to say. On the other hand, Murong Qingcheng's demonic body was even higher than Ye Chen's in terms of life force, which made the four-clawed demonic bird's heart itch.
Seeing that neither Ye Chen nor Murong Qingcheng had reached late Sea of Soul realm, the four-clawed demonic bird screeched again and pounced toward the two, its four claws tearing the sky apart.
Clang!
Holding Murong Qingcheng in his left hand, Ye Chen pulled out his gold sword and slashed.
Puchi!
A huge bird head flew up. The corpse of the four-clawed demon bird was decapitated, falling far behind the flying puppets and falling into the sea of clouds.
"Four-clawed Demonic Birds usually live in the Northern Regions, with the Desolate Fire Domain being the most common. It seems like we're about to reach the Desolate Fire Domain," Murong Qingcheng said.
After leaving Nine Dragon Lake, the two of them did not stop to rest. They headed straight for the northern wasteland's fire region. After all, the time limit for the Shadowless Poison to flare up was getting closer.
Sheathing the gold sword, Ye Chen released his soul force and extended it towards the sea of clouds. He then said, "We have reached the Iron Feather River."
The Desolate Fire Region was right in front of the Iron Feather River.
…
On the banks of the Iron Feather River, a black-robed man and a rainbow-robed old man stood on a reef.
Huala!
The headless bird's corpse fell into the Iron Feather River and splashed water everywhere.
"Killing my four-clawed bird with one sword strike … This is not something an ordinary person can do." The rainbow-robed old man did not have a demonic beast body, but his pupils were vertical, flickering with a strange five-colored radiance.
The black-robed man said gloomily, "This kid is improving extremely fast. If he is given some time, I'm afraid no one under Life and Death realm will be able to keep him in check. If we want to obtain the Undying Body secret art, this is our only chance. If we miss this chance, we can forget about it. Perhaps we can sell the information to someone else."
The black-robed man was Yin Demon Master.
Ye Chen's name had spread throughout the Sky Martial Region, becoming the number one under the top five young tycoons. Yin Demon Master had naturally heard of him. Therefore, on the day of the battle between Bai Wuxue and Xia Houzun, he had gone as well. As he had expected, Ye Chen was indeed there. However, Ye Chen's strength had astonished him. Although Yin Demon Master believed that he was not inferior to Lin Tian and Lan Xieqing, he did not have the confidence to contend against Ye Chen.
Left with no other choice, Yin Demon Master decided not to keep this to himself, so he contacted his old friend, Sky Hunter Master.
Sky Hunter Master's strength was even higher than Yin Demon Master's. He had cultivated a powerful secret art that only demonic beasts could cultivate, causing the Zhen Yuan in his body to have a demonic aura. He was innately close to demonic beasts, and taming them was even easier than Thunder Region's Beast Controlling School.
The four-clawed demonic bird that had just died was only a relatively weak tenth grade demonic beast in his beast token. It was not enough to make him feel bad.
"High in the air, I can't bring out my advantage to the limit. Let him live a little longer." The rainbow-robed old man indifferently said.
…
Desolate Fire Region was in the western part of Northern Region.
There were many mountain ranges in the west, and Barbaric Mountain Range traversed three great regions. It was the largest mountain range in Northern Region. Even on True Spirit Continent, it would be one of the best.
Arriving at the edge of Barbaric Mountain Range, Ye Chen took out the map Hua Yingmei had given him and carefully compared it. Pointing northwest, he said, "It should be there."
Barbaric Mountain Range was too big. Without a map, it would be like looking for a needle in a haystack. It would be hard to find the whereabouts of the Phoenix Plume Tree. Of course, even with a map, they might not be able to find it. It was all a matter of luck.
Murong Qingcheng said, "There are dozens of large and small Barbarian tribes in Barbaric Mountain Range. Small tribes only have tens of thousands of people, while big tribes have millions of people. If it's really not possible, perhaps we can trade with the Barbarian Tribes. They have lived here for countless years, so perhaps they have the Phoenix Plume Tree."
Ye Chen nodded, "If we have no other choice, we can only deal with them. But, the Barbarian Tribes have a bad temper, so it might be a bit rough."
Barbarian Race was a branch of the human race, but they did not recognize themselves as humans. Therefore, some of them were not very friendly toward humans.
Swish!
The flying puppet flew toward the northwest of Barbaric Mountain Range.
After several days, Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng arrived at the depths of Barbaric Mountain Range. As far as the eye could see, the continuous mountain peaks rose and fell, emitting a faint savage aura.
"Let's go down!"
This was the place where the former Valley Master of the Flowing Spring Valley had found the Phoenix Plume Tree. However, a map was a map after all, and the error could be as high as tens of thousands of miles.
The place where the two landed was a low, desolate, and broken mountain peak. It seemed that some powerful life had once fought here.
Releasing his soul power, Ye Chen could sense everything within a range of five hundred miles.
There was nothing strange.
Changing to another place, Ye Chen continued to search.
And so on.
After five times, Ye Chen made a slight sound of surprise.
"What's wrong?" Murong Qingcheng asked.
Ye Chen said, "There is a valley three hundred miles away. The savage aura inside is very dense, and there is also a thick fog that can weaken soul power. Soul power cannot be used to search thoroughly."
"Let's get closer."
The range of Murong Qingcheng's soul power was not as wide as Ye Chen's. Just like normal Sea of Souls Realm warriors, it was also one hundred miles. However, Murong Qingcheng had her demon eyes. If they were close enough, she could see through all the obstacles and see the situation inside the valley.
After flying for nearly three hundred miles, the two could see the valley hidden in the thick fog with their naked eyes. The outline of the valley was faintly discernible.
"Open!"
Circulating her demon power to her eyes, Murong Qingcheng's pupils opened up, revealing a golden vertical eye. The vertical eye shone with an invisible light as it looked toward the valley.
On the side, Ye Chen thought to himself, 'Demons are indeed a higher race than humans. This demon eye is something that every Sea of Souls Realm demon dwellers have, so it is not that rare. However, it is rare for a human to have it. In order to defeat the Demons, I wonder how many human warriors had died.'
After a long while, Murong Qingcheng closed her demon eye.
"There is a tenth grade Black Wind Leopard inside. It has already discovered us and is rushing over. There are also many other leopard type demonic beasts. Inside the valley, there is an area with an extremely dense spiritual light. Even my demon eye can't see through it. It should be the spiritual Qi emitted by spiritual grasses."
Although the demon eye was powerful, it couldn't see through the dense energy. Soul power didn't have this weakness, but there were many things that could restrict or weaken soul power. Both had their own merits and shortcomings.
"Then let's wait."
Ye Chen said.
Roar!
The dense fog at the entrance of the valley dispersed, and numerous air-piercing sounds resounded, accompanied by deep beast roars.
"Who has come to my Black Wind Valley?"
As the air-piercing sounds dissipated, a group of leopard type demonic beasts appeared before Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng. The one in the lead was precisely the tenth grade overlord Black Wind Leopard. However, this Black Wind Leopard had already transformed halfway. It was walking on two legs and had a malevolent leopard head.
Ye Chen's expression didn't change as he said, "I want to make a deal with you."
"Deal? What deal?" The Black Wind Leopard sized up Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng, especially Murong Qingcheng.
Ye Chen's expression turned cold as he said, "We need a Phoenix Plume Fruit. If you have it, I can pay double the amount of spiritual stones."
"Double the amount of spiritual stones for the Phoenix Plume Fruit?" The Black Wind Leopard chuckled, "That's not low. How much is your so-called double the amount of spiritual stones?"
"One Phoenix Plume Fruit is worth thirty thousand high-grade spiritual stones. I'll pay sixty thousand."
"Sixty thousand is too little." The Black Wind Leopard shook his head.
Murong Qingcheng frowned, "You have it?"
"Of course I do. However, I'm not satisfied with your price. How about this, one hundred thousand high-grade spiritual stones and this woman. I'll give you the Phoenix Plume Fruit in a month."
The Black Wind Leopard's eyes flashed with a mocking light.
Ye Chen sneered, "I'm afraid you don't have it!"
He could tell that the other party was looking for trouble.
"Brat, you're an eyesore. I'll give you a choice. Scram immediately. Otherwise, you won't be able to return." The Black Wind Leopard naturally didn't have the Phoenix Plume Fruit. After it cultivated to a half-human form, its sense of beauty had started to move closer to that of a human. Murong Qingcheng was undoubtedly in line with it.
"I'll also give you a choice. Tell me about the Phoenix Plume Fruit or the Phoenix Plume Tree. Otherwise, die." It was impossible to reason with such a ferocious demonic beast. Thus, he could only be more domineering.
"You're courting death. You actually dare to speak to my leader in such a manner."
The group of ninth and tenth level leopard demonic beasts behind the Black Wind Leopard roared and attacked. Boundless demonic power turned into a gorgeous light beam that blasted towards Ye Chen.
"Break!"
Ye Chen didn't retreat. He pointed with his finger.
Pop!
A stone pillar-like cyan finger pierced through the air. Not only did it destroy the demonic power, it even shot towards the Black Wind Leopard.
The Black Wind Leopard was an overlord of tenth level demonic beasts. It was extremely powerful. Ordinary tenth level demonic beasts weren't even enough to fill the gaps between its teeth. This was also the reason why it dared to look down on Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng. It waved its claw that had yet to transform, and the cyan finger was immediately torn to pieces.
"Soul Extinguishing Wave!"
Murong Qingcheng's attack followed. An invisible soul attack struck the Black Wind Leopard's Soul Sea. It caused him to feel slightly dizzy. However, it was only dizziness. After all, demonic beast will was different from human will. Moreover, Murong Qingcheng's comprehension of the Soul Extinguishing Wave had not reached perfection.
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