Just then, Du Jiuhei's breathing calmed down, and he immediately sensed something, a hint of joy flashing in his eyes.
The purpose of these rags has been lost.
Hahaha, once he gets out, he'll definitely torture this hateful female cultivator properly, making her unable to live or die.
He concentrated all his demonic power into his nine heads, but the nine enormous heads simultaneously bit the white veil that wrapped around him and ripped it apart. The veil shattered and scattered across the ground.
Du Jiuhei flapped its enormous black wings and flew toward the lake. Its nine heads and eighteen gray-green eyes stared intently at the white-clad woman who was meditating on the lake's surface, her toes touching the water. A hint of hatred flashed in its eyes.
It was this despicable human cultivator who almost caused his death here. Let's see how he tears her to shreds!
The spiritual energy from the bottom of the lake continued to flow into Lu Fuyue's body. She kept her eyes closed, immersed in her own world, trying to seize that sliver of opportunity to break through again.
All musical arts in the world emphasize the interconnectedness of meaning.
The zither is no exception.
...
However, the aura of the nine-headed poisonous bird beast was constantly approaching, as if it would swallow Lu Fuyue whole at any moment.
However, just as he was about to approach Lu Fuyue, clusters of golden-red phoenix lotus divine fire appeared out of thin air, transforming into red lotuses that surrounded and protected her.
Before the nine-headed poisonous bird beast could dodge, a sudden red lotus covered the two eyes on one of its heads. The red lotus dispersed and turned into clusters of golden-red flames, which quickly covered its entire huge body.
"Ahhhh—"
In no time, the screams subsided, and the huge monster's body was burned smaller and smaller until it stopped moving. A gust of wind blew, and black ash scattered from the air onto the lake.
Before entering meditation, Lu Fuyue released the seal on her phoenix bloodline to prevent such a situation from occurring.
With the power of the Phoenix bloodline unlocked, when she faces a life-or-death crisis, the Phoenix Crimson Lotus Divine Flame, as her natal divine flame, will naturally protect her.
Of course, the strength of the Phoenix Crimson Lotus Divine Fire is closely related to Lu Fuyue's cultivation level. The Phoenix Crimson Lotus Divine Fire can easily kill cultivators within a major realm higher than her.
However, if that person's cultivation level is a whole realm higher than hers, then the divine fire can only cause a certain degree of damage to the other party.
...
Shortly after the Nine-Headed Poisonous Bird Beast was burned to ashes, the spiritual energy that had surged into Lu Fuyue's body gradually subsided.
She slowly opened her eyes, and when she saw the Phoenix Crimson Lotus Divine Fire protecting her and the black powder floating on the lake, a look of understanding flashed in Lu Fuyue's eyes.
It really was burned to ashes.
If he hadn't been at the half-step Nascent Soul stage, he probably would have been burned to ashes.
Lu Fuyue felt the surging spiritual energy within her body, and her mood improved somewhat.
This meditation session was somewhat fruitful, but unfortunately the time was too short and the location was not suitable; otherwise, her understanding of the Way of the Qin (a type of zither) could have been further deepened.
Lu Fuyue sighed. It seemed that she could only go into seclusion after leaving the area to properly digest what she had learned today. Perhaps she could take this opportunity to find the key to breaking through to the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm.
With a flick of her sleeve, she retrieved the zither from her hand, then gracefully landed on the ground.
However, Lu Fuyue's expression suddenly changed, and she lost her balance and fell to the ground.
She sat up from the ground, reached up to lift the hem of her skirt, and then touched the iron ring on her ankle.
Just now, these two iron rings suddenly became heavy, causing her to fall to the ground without noticing.
Lu Fuyue pursed her lips. The size of the iron ring had not changed, but its weight had changed drastically.
Just then, Yan Nanfei's voice reached her ears from somewhere.
"Oh, right, I forgot to tell you, the weight of this iron ring on your foot is directly proportional to the weight of the demon beasts you kill. The higher the cultivation level of the demon beasts you kill, the heavier the iron ring will be. So you need to be careful from now on."
Lu Fuyue's expression changed. Had Yan Nanfei gone mad?
She is currently only at the early stage of the Golden Core realm. No matter how strong her ability to fight beyond her level is, she cannot compare with someone at the Nascent Soul stage.
Even with the help of the phoenix's power, she could only barely kill that half-Nascent Soul level demon beast.
What's more, she also has two iron rings on her ankles that restrict her movement.
Hidden in the shadows, Yan Nanfei seemed to have guessed what she was thinking and said, "As long as you can escape from these demonic beasts and find the void gate to get out within three days, that will be fine."
"Little Yue'er, your aunt is going out to rest now."
"Good luck."
Lu Fuyue's eyes narrowed slightly as she searched for Yan Nanfei's hiding place, but she couldn't find him anywhere. Even when she used her Phoenix Divine Eye, she couldn't detect his presence.
But thinking about it, it makes sense. Yan Nanfei is a direct descendant of the Yan family, and legend has it that the Yan family has a trace of the bloodline of the ancient divine beast Kunpeng.
Although it was only a trace, there were no mediocre people among the direct descendants of the Yan family; everyone was exceptionally talented, especially Yan Nanfei, who was a genius among geniuses.
According to Master, when Yan Nanfei was born, it caused the remnant souls of the Yan family ancestors enshrined in the Yan family ancestral temple to appear.
It's conceivable that Yan Nanfei possesses a high concentration of Kunpeng bloodline, and since Kunpeng's talent lies in spatial power, it's normal that Yan Nanfei was able to evade her detection.
Lu Fuyue withdrew her gaze and stopped dwelling on it.
She looked at the cold, black iron ring on her ankle, pondered for a moment, and then immediately began to practice the Phoenix Body Refining Technique. A quarter of an hour later, the weight on her body was indeed much lighter.
Lu Fuyue got up and tried to take a few steps; the weight on her feet was still within her tolerance.
After dealing with her foot injury, she looked around. The surrounding area was mostly trees. According to Yan Nanfei, if she wanted to get out, she had to find the hidden void gate nearby and leave within the specified time to successfully complete the trial.
But where could the Void Gate be hidden?
As she walked forward, lost in thought, she suddenly felt her footing slip and a strange yet powerful force pulled her into the ground.
Lu Fuyue's expression changed drastically; no matter how she tried, she could not break free from this force.
She soon fell to the bottom of a lake.
Her white dress was soaked by the water, and she floated on the water like a blooming white petal.
Lu Fuyue held her breath and immediately took out a top-grade water-repelling pearl from her spatial storage and placed it on her person.
This water-repelling bead was a gift from her mother when she was six years old.
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