Having suffered once, the Tranquil Lake Lady was mentally prepared. She quickly dodged the moment she saw Charcoal's stance.
However, Miao Yi was still unwilling to let her go. When Charcoal missed him, he lifted his leg and kicked Charcoal's back, launching himself forward. He raised his spear and pounced forward. Unfortunately, he was at a disadvantage because he couldn't fly. He still let the Tranquil Lake Lady escape far away.
Losing his footing in the air, Miao Yi fell straight down. 'Boom!' He landed heavily on the ground, causing dust to rise from his feet. He slowly straightened his bent knees, and the ground caved in from his fall.
"Hmph!" Floating in the air, the Tranquil Lake Lady sneered. She had the upper hand. Even if Kong had the ability, he couldn't do anything to her.
However, her smile quickly disappeared. Her pupils shrank, and her face revealed fear.
'Swoosh!' Standing up, Miao Yi stabbed his spear into the ground. With a flip of his hand, he fished out the Transcendence Bow. He nocked the Meteor Arrow, and with a flash, a beam of light shot into the sky.
The Tranquil Lake Lady panicked. She hastily turned around and flew away. However, the Meteor Arrow made a turn and continued to chase after her.
"Ah …" A scream rang out in the air, and the figure in the air tumbled down.
Miao Yi pulled out his spear with one hand and leaped into the air. Charcoal's four claws flew as he charged forward. With a slight leap, he caught Miao Yi with his back. After landing, he didn't stop and quickly carried Miao Yi towards the person falling to the ground.
The man and steed worked together with great rapport. They didn't even need to look at each other. Once they entered into a state of battle, it was as if they were telepathic.
The Tranquil Lake Goddess, who was tumbling down, didn't land on the ground. She stabilized herself when she was a few dozen feet above the ground. Seeing Charcoal charging at her, she was really scared out of her wits. She frantically soared into the sky again.
Miao Yi waved his hand, and the flipped Meteor Arrow returned to his storage bangle. Charcoal rushed forward and once again leaped into the air, pouncing towards the flustered Tranquil Lake Lady.
Unable to dodge in time, the Tranquil Lake Lady abruptly turned her head and blew. A white mist of resentment shrouded the charging man and steed like a mist.
Nothing could be seen in the mist, but Miao Yi didn't even bother to look. He grabbed the spear with one arm and struck back. The dragon's roar was stopped with a "Pu" sound. The spear pierced into the abdomen of the Tranquil Lake Goddess who couldn't dodge in time, and she let out another blood-curdling scream.
In terms of direct combat, Miao Yi viewed the Tranquil Lake Goddess as nothing more than a chicken or a dog. Taking his life head-on was as easy as taking something out of his pocket.
Charcoal carried Miao Yi out of the white mist-like resentment, drawing an arc in the air as they landed.
Goddess Tranquil Lake, who had crashed onto the ground, couldn't get up anymore. She kept rolling on the ground. "Ah …" She let out an endless and horrifying scream. Smoke rose from his body.
When the rest of the maids saw this, they didn't dare to step forward anymore. Without saying anything, they turned around and ran.
With a flip of his hand, Miao Yi shot out the Transcendence Bow again. The bowstring exploded with a bang, and a streak of light shot out. He screamed in agony as he fell to the ground.
Charcoal sped past him, but Miao Yi leaped up and kicked the maid, who was about to fly away after being shot by the arrow, back to the ground.
The maid rolled on the ground again, but before she could get up, Miao Yi, who had just landed, stomped down heavily on her chest. His metal battle boots pressed her hard into the ground, making it hard for her to move. The maid subconsciously swung the sword in her hand at Miao Yi's thigh. With a loud clang, the Inversed-Scales Spear deflected the attack, and the sharp tip of the spear instantly pressed against her neck.
"Spare me …" The maid was so frightened that she lay on the ground and begged for mercy. She didn't dare to move anymore, and her eyes were filled with terror.
As for the other fleeing maids, when they saw their comrade shot down by the arrow, they were so frightened that they didn't dare to flee through the air anymore. One after another, they turned around and dove into the river to escape.
After Miao Yi jumped down, Charcoal didn't stop. He quickly chased after him, running to the river bank and suddenly leaped into the air. He also rushed into the river to give chase.
Ignoring the begging of the maid at his feet, Miao Yi turned around to look. The Tranquil Lake Goddess was still rolling on the ground, howling in pain. Smoke was constantly rising from her body.
When Charcoal broke out of the water, he jumped onto the shore and ran back. The Tranquil Lake Goddess was already motionless. Her entire body had already disappeared.
Miao Yi examined Charcoal. He didn't think he was injured, and asked, "Did you catch up to her?"
Charcoal sneezed and shook his head. "I can't run as fast as them in the water. I got away."
Only then did Miao Yi look at the maid who was trembling under his feet. He asked, "Who is that Tranquil Lake Goddess?"
The maid replied fearfully, "She's the Territorial Lord of this area of water. She's also one of the thirteen concubines of the Black Tiger Stronghold's Stronghold Lord Wang who occupies this area's Nine Mountains and Four Waters …"
Hearing her say that, Miao Yi finally understood. There were nine tall mountains and four large lakes in the territory of that Lord Wang, and he had given each of them to his thirteen women to guard. Even though it was only the so-called Nine Mountains and Four Waters, it actually occupied quite a large area.
What made Miao Yi sick of it was that the stronghold of this Stronghold Lord was actually named Black Tiger Stronghold. The reason why it was named Black Tiger Stronghold had nothing to do with the Black Tiger Banner under Miao Yi's command. It was because the mountain where the stronghold was located was shaped like a black tiger lying on its stomach.
Miao Yi asked again, "Why does this Tranquil Lake Goddess want to seize my physical body?"
The maid begged, "Milord, if I tell you, will you spare me?"
Miao Yi replied, "As long as you tell me honestly and don't hide anything, I can spare you."
"I'll tell you, I'll tell you!" The maid lying on the ground quickly said, "She probably wants to borrow Milord's physical body to enter the dragon's cave and phoenix's nest."
Miao Yi was baffled, "My physical body can help her enter the dragon's cave and phoenix's nest?"
"I've never been to the dragon's cave and phoenix's nest before, so I don't know if it's true or not. It's just that the rumors say so. Legend has it that the dragon's cave and phoenix's nest are the source of the entire Desolate Era's evil aura … "The maid spilled everything she knew, like beans pouring out of a bamboo tube.
It wasn't hard to understand the gist of it. Even though the Desolate Ancient Dead Lands used to be filled with dense evil aura, with the Dragon and Phoenix Clans guarding the evil aura's source, the Desolate Ancient Dead Lands wouldn't have been filled with so many Evil Spirits. A long time ago, this place used to be a blessed land with verdant hills and limpid waters. Ever since the Dragon and Phoenix Clans left the Desolate Ancient Dead Lands, without their suppression, the evil aura that gushed out from the evil aura's source was no longer restrained. As a result, countless Evil Spirits were born. As the evil aura wreaked havoc, even this blessed land with verdant hills and limpid waters was affected. The plants and living creatures here couldn't withstand the evil aura's corrosion, which resulted in the Desolate Ancient Dead Lands becoming as desolate as it was today.
Furthermore, the cultivation methods of the Evil Spirits here were different from those in the outside world. Because they didn't have any cultivation resources, they had to rely on absorbing evil aura to strengthen themselves. Meanwhile, the strong ones would devour other Evil Spirits to strengthen themselves. Hence, this place was a place where the strong ruled over each other, and there was endless slaughter.
As such, the best place to cultivate was naturally the evil aura's source that the Dragon and Phoenix Clans had once suppressed. If one could occupy the evil aura's source and cultivate there, the results would be obvious. Which Evil Spirit in the entire Desolate Ancient Dead Lands wouldn't want to enter? However, the dragon's cave and phoenix's nest both had something that the Evil Spirits feared. The dragon's cave had the Righteous Yang Fire, while the phoenix's nest had the Righteous Yin Fire. Both were the bane of the Evil Spirits. If the Evil Spirits in the Desolate Ancient Dead Lands couldn't overcome this obstacle, they wouldn't be able to enter the dragon's cave and phoenix's nest to occupy the evil aura's source.
If they could seize a cultivator's physical body, then it would be easy. As long as they could occupy the body, they would be able to think of a way to pass through, unlike the Evil Spirits who couldn't even get close to them. However, this place had already been sealed off by the Heavenly Court. It had been many years since a cultivator had entered this place. Occasionally, someone would come in, but it was the Heavenly Court's troops who came here to massacre the Evil Spirits. They commanded the Dragon and Phoenix Clans as their generals and killed some of the more powerful Evil Spirits.
As such, the Evil Spirits in the Desolate Ancient Dead Lands could only look on helplessly at the dragon's cave and phoenix's nest. They couldn't enter at all. When Miao Yi suddenly appeared out of nowhere, Lady Calm Sea was naturally excited and wanted to take over his body. However, she didn't expect Miao Yi to be so difficult to deal with, and she was killed by him instead.
After finding out the truth, Miao Yi cursed silently. No wonder he was sent here to be imprisoned to shut up the Ying Clan's mouths. What was the difference between this and sending him to his death? Once the Evil Spirits in the Desolate Ancient Dead Lands knew of his existence, they would swarm over to seize him. It would be strange if he didn't die then.
As he thought of this, he was horrified. He looked around and thought to himself, 'This is going to be troublesome. Those servant girls who ran away will definitely' report the good news' to that Black Tiger Stronghold's Lord Wang. How could that Lord Wang let go of this opportunity to enter the dragon's cave and phoenix's nest! '
Miao Yi abruptly turned to look at Charcoal. Miao Yi glared at him angrily, gritting his teeth in hatred. 'I told this bastard not to run around, but this animal has caused me so much trouble just to eat two fish.' When he turned back, all the Evil Spirits in the Desolate Ancient Dead Lands would come after hearing the news. Even if the two of them grew wings and could fly, they wouldn't be able to escape.
It was the same last time when he was searching for the stargate. This bastard had impulsively brought him towards the stargate, and by the time he reacted, it was too late to turn back. He was forcefully pulled in by the stargate's powerful suction force. Luckily, behind the stargate was the Purgatory. If he had gone to some unknown Astral Wilderness where he couldn't even get help from the heavens and earth … He would probably have died there by now.
Just thinking about it made him furious. Charcoal had caused him so much trouble, and it wasn't just a small one either. It was trouble that could easily kill him. How could he not be angry?!
Under Miao Yi's glare, Charcoal lowered his head in embarrassment and lightly sneezed a few times. He understood the servant girl's words, and knew that he had caused a lot of trouble.
Even though Miao Yi wanted nothing more than to stab him to death with his spear, he also knew that now wasn't the time to be angry. If he turned back and escaped, he might have to rely on his leg strength. Having mutual support was better than being alone.
Trying his best to suppress the anger in his heart, Miao Yi asked again, "What's the cultivation of that Black Tiger Stronghold's Lord Wang?"
The servant girl replied, "Colored Lotus Second Grade!"
Miao Yi asked curiously, "Only Colored Lotus Second Grade? Don't tell me experts don't advance quickly by devouring other Evil Spirits? "
The servant girl replied, "Most of the experts here are at the Colored Lotus realm. Only a few of those who escaped the Heavenly Court's encirclement have a higher cultivation. However, there are very few of them, and they don't dare to be too ostentatious. They're afraid that they'll become the next target of the Heavenly Court."
'So that's how it is!' With that, Miao Yi heaved a sigh of relief. He then asked about a few other things.
When he didn't have any more questions, the servant girl under his foot weakly asked, "Milord, can you spare this servant now?"
Miao Yi thought for a moment, then loosened his foot. "Of course I'm a man of my word."
Unexpectedly, as soon as the servant girl got up, Charcoal suddenly pounced on her and bit off the servant girl's head with his ferocious mouth. Soon after, he pressed down on the moving body and tore at it, quickly swallowing the servant girl whole.
Miao Yi was stunned, and cried out, "Fat thief, what are you doing?"
Charcoal swallowed the last mouthful, wiped his mouth with his claws, and said proudly, "Don't worry, I didn't ask you to go back on your word. You said you'd spare her, but I didn't say I'd spare her. Don't tell me you want her to go back and report? She's also an Evil Spirit. She's even more nutritious than that white fish. "
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