Chapter 258
"Alas, Meng Po, I pay my respects to the immortal." Her figure was graceful and her voice was as ethereal as a thin mist.
His expression was inscrutable, but the last glimmer of hope that had surfaced in his eyes was fading away, and his thin, pale hand never loosened its grip.
His voice trembled:
"Who are you...?"
Li Ziqing refused to let go. He didn't know why his heart felt like it was being pierced by a thousand arrows, the arrowheads viciously stabbing into his vulnerable spot and tearing out bloody flesh.
But he didn't recognize her.
She is not Aning either.
Are all the people of the Immortal Realm so rude?
Yingning flung Li Ziqing's hand away, leaving a burn mark on his palm.
"I am Meng Po, and if you do not have a proper reason, I do not intend to forget your rudeness and unreasonable behavior today." The snake whip and strangulation array suddenly appeared beside Ying Ning, and Bai Xie was also angry.
“You immortals are not even as good as a child.”
Bai Xie had little patience. He opened his dragon mouth, and the power of the storm swept up sand and dust as he attacked Li Ziqing!
The immortal coldly grabbed at the void, and the wind blade shattered into millions of pieces in his palm.
The dragon refused to submit, coiling its body and extending its claws, revealing its sharp edge.
The Unyielding Sword had been suppressing its anger for a long time. It had finally escaped from the Immortal Trapping Cliff, and it didn't know where to vent its anger of hundreds of years. Before Li Ziqing could make a move...
It then emerged from the mud and faced Bai Xie!
A dragon and a sword were locked in fierce combat high in the clouds.
Li Ziqing's mind was in turmoil, and it took him a moment to recover. He stared at an unfamiliar face, feeling the chilling aura emanating from the number one being in the divine realm.
"Where does your karmic fire come from?"
"I don't see the need for me to explain to you." Yingning stroked the snake whip, several plants clinging to the hem of her crimson skirt.
The Unyielding Sword returned to Li Ziqing's hand, ringing out. Upon hearing the reply, an infinite killing intent flashed in Li Ziqing's deep eyes.
He looked at something inanimate, his voice frosty as he raised his head:
No explanation needed.
"Then die."
He had long since abandoned the virtues of a gentleman and acted on impulse.
The Phoenix Clan has vanished, and now the karmic fire can nowhere be found.
If the other party does not clearly explain the origin of the karmic fire, he will cut off her body and search her soul and memories inch by inch, and will never let go of any possible trace of A Ning.
The withered trees stand desolate, and the crimson sunset casts a shadow that obscures the sky and the sun.
Long Tail, clad in a crimson beast king robe, gracefully arrived.
"Master, why have you become so impatient these days?" The nine-tailed fox approached, his black hair shimmering. He seemed oblivious to Li Ziqing's unusual expression, and nodded as he spoke:
"The Lady Meng of the Underworld is a guest of honor of my disciple. I hope Master will not make things difficult for me."
Qi Lianzhi's words silenced Li Ziqing for a moment. He gently put down the Unyielding Sword, his expression as indifferent and cold as it had been for ten thousand years:
"This deity only desires the source of karmic fire."
Qi Lian chuckled softly, her ink-wash beauty displaying an expression of "I see, that's how it is!"
"That karmic fire was nurtured by the Phoenix Spirit of Hidden Mountain in my Demon Realm. It is an ancient karmic fire and a Phoenix Clan karmic fire. Master will surely know once he tries it." Qi Lian reached out, and a cluster of karmic fire from the blood pool landed in his palm.
It exudes an ancient aura and is extremely hot.
It dispelled all resentment; its small body contained world-destroying power.
The nine-tailed fox raised her hand in a gesture of respect and said politely, "Master, please."
Li Ziqing's immortal power landed on the karmic fire, and after a moment his face gradually darkened. He glanced at Ying Ning's appearance, but still didn't say anything.
He flicked his sleeve and left.
Qi Lianzhi placed the karmic fire within the formation once more, adding another layer of protection to it.
He suddenly laughed and asked, "Has Grandma already purified herself of the karmic fire?"
Yingning walked to Qilianzhi's side:
"I have not yet thanked the Venerable One for this matter."
“Refining the karmic fire is not an easy task without a Venerable One,” Ying Ning said.
"Once I return to the Underworld, I will certainly report this matter to the Underworld Palace."
The nine-tailed fox only looked at Ying Ning's face, not listening to a word of her polite words. He reached out and pinched her chin, but without using any force.
His voice was hoarse:
"Thank you, of course, needs no further explanation."
"Grandma Meng's face is truly beautiful."
Qi Lianzhi deliberately threw himself into her arms, the distance between them seemingly only separated by his robes and the sound of his soft breathing.
"Mother-in-law, if you wish to thank me..."
"After that..."
"How about you come to the demon realm more often to keep me company?"
Ying Ning, standing before him, with her alluring blood-red stamens at the corners of her ears, asked, "In the demon realm, does Your Excellency lack someone to speak to?"
“Missing.” The nine-tailed fox chuckled.
"We're missing someone just like you."
Qi Lianzhi gently stroked the golden stamens of the red spider lily with his fingertips, his voice melodious and soothing:
"You must remember that."
"This is the second time you owe me this."
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The main palace of the demon realm, Songrong Palace.
Footsteps sounded outside the hall. Chongli, a member of the Chongming royal family who had been avoiding troubles in the demon realm, said impatiently:
"I told you, if you need anything, go to Qilianzhi."
Don't come looking for me!
The sound from outside the hall startled her.
"The matter of the Hidden Mountain Artifact has been settled," Qi Lianzhi said calmly. "I have fulfilled the promise I made to you."
Chongli, who had been lying on the bed, suddenly rushed out of the hall. She had not yet completely taken off her armor, and her hair, which was tied up, was inevitably disheveled.
"Thank you, thank you." Chong Li gave a rough bow, which didn't seem like something a princess would do.
Qi Lianzhi didn't even bother to glance at the grinning face again.
"This time, consider it repayment for the time you dispelled the demonic energy for me back then." Qi Lianzhi never liked to meddle in the affairs of the demon realm. If it weren't for Chong Li's shameless use of the past to blackmail him, and because of the divine artifact, he wouldn't have bothered with this troublesome matter.
The constant noise from those demon leaders was giving Qi Lianzhi a headache, and he even felt that he was having trouble sleeping.
"Where's the artifact?" Chongli asked, her face full of anticipation.
Qi Lianzhi raised an eyebrow: "You only said you would help me resolve the matter of Hidden Mountain, but you didn't say you would help me seize the divine artifact."
Chong Li was shocked by his thought process. She meant to ask Qi Lianzhi to help her resolve the hidden danger of the divine artifact in Yinshan, but what she really meant was to seize the artifact!
If Chongli were to find out now that Qilian Zhi had merely reaped the benefits, she would surely be so angry that she would tear down the entire Songrong Palace.
"Brother, you can't do this!" Chongli said urgently.
"Back then, you went to the Demon Cave so many times, but I painstakingly helped you dispel the demonic energy so that you could go to see your junior sister thirty-two times."
Chong Li counted on her fingers: "Thirty-two times! Every single time you came out looking like neither a human nor a ghost!!"
"It was me, Chongli, who carried you back from the demon cave with demonic beasts every time, and spent all my family's wealth to dispel the demonic energy you had been tainted with!"
"You dare to embezzle a divine artifact?!"
"Give it to me quickly."
"I've heard it's an incredible artifact, and I'm waiting to use it to cleanse my little Huangyu's marrow." Chong Li looked determined to get her hands on the artifact.
Qi Lian said, "If your father knew that you had fallen in love with a little yellow croaker, he would surely use your blood to sacrifice for the ancestors of Chongming."
"You... don't worry about it." When Chongli heard his words, she suddenly thought of her father's face and her heart skipped a beat.
"Anyway, you can't keep it for yourself."
"The artifact is no longer in my possession; it has already been refined."
"Besides, I think if that artifact were used on your little yellow croaker, she'd probably turn into fish soup." Qi Lianzhi said this and gracefully left.
When Chongli saw that he was gone, she angrily cursed:
"That heartless nine-tailed fox, I should have let him die in the demon's lair!"
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