Above the sixth floor
The Maple Fire Reflecting Frost Pavilion was protected by a spiritual energy shielding array, isolating it from the outside world. No wonder Han Tian couldn't receive the message.
Cang Jingqi withdrew his spiritual power and was led inside by Han Jiang.
The barrier is set up by those on the outside to temporarily prevent those inside from leaving. But by the same token, those on the outside can't get in either.
It seems the Vermilion Bird Pavilion hadn't anticipated the loophole in the Cold Descent technique; the spiritual energy disorder was practically ineffective against her. The guards were lax, believing no one could possibly break through the spiritual energy disorder.
Cang Jingqi suppressed the restless demonic energy within him, closed his eyes tightly, and held Han Jiang's hand. He easily bypassed the guards outside the door and entered the Maple Fire Reflecting Frost Pavilion.
Once inside the building, the spiritual energy disturbance ceased.
After quickly adjusting his breathing, Cang Jingqi used his spiritual power to perceive.
We don't know how the negotiations will go, so we shouldn't alert them. Let's find Han Tian first.
The building was full of disciples of the Vermilion Bird Pavilion; I didn't see a single disciple of the Maple Fire Reflecting Frost Pavilion.
The two proceeded cautiously upstairs.
"Strange, there's no spiritual energy from Han Tian here. Could it be that they're not here?" Cang Jing asked.
"What about what belongs to the original poster?"
Cang Jingqi shook his head: "None."
"Is it possible that it's being blocked? That's why you can't sense it. Whether it was in Anzhou or just now, it's enough to prove that the Vermilion Bird Pavilion is good at using spiritual energy disorder. The spiritual energy of the person at the center of the disorder cannot be sensed by outsiders."
We'll have to search room by room.
When they reached the fourth floor, all the guards had disappeared.
Something's wrong! Han Jiang tried to stop Cang Jingqi, but it was too late!
The chaotic magic circle lit up instantly, and Cang Jingqi knelt on the ground, his body seemingly about to explode.
"You really got it without any effort!" A sly laugh echoed from the top of the stairs. The leader, accompanied by a group of Vermilion Bird Pavilion disciples, stood at the bottom of the stairs watching the spectacle. "We spotted you two a long time ago, just waiting for you to take the bait!"
"Sir, that woman seems to be alright!" someone said.
"Lord Xiao Mo said that she is a spirit energy dissolution body, and disorder has little effect on her. Therefore, she has almost no magic and can be easily defeated."
Han Jiang said, "I'll be standing on the fourth floor; I doubt you'd dare come up!"
"Hahahaha! We don't need to go up! Look at His Highness, he's dying. Once he collapses, I'll shut down the formation, and capturing you will only be a matter of time."
"Cang Jingqi..." Han Jiang couldn't support Cang Jingqi, and the two of them fell to the ground.
“This…” Cang Jingqi handed a black folding fan to Han Jiang, the one he had given her before.
Han Jiang: "Giving it to me is useless! I don't know how to use it!"
"You don't need to know how to use it. Just imagine the trajectory of the fan in your mind, throw it out, and it will obey your every command."
Han Jiang gripped his folding fan tightly, unfolded it, and locked his gaze on the disciples. He imagined the fan flying out and sweeping across their faces, then suddenly flung it out—
The folding fan spun and flew out in the air, catching the opponent off guard, and then flew back into Han Jiang's hand like a boomerang.
The leader was furious, but he couldn't shut down the formation now.
Han Jiang shouldered the Cang Jingqi and went into each room to check. The chaotic formation couldn't have been set up in such a short time, which meant that this floor was originally set up with a formation, and Han Tian and the others were very likely here.
Sure enough, they found Akagi and Asahi in the last room on the fourth floor.
The formation wasn't turned off, and neither of them could be woken up.
Cang Jingqi's condition is very bad; he is about to collapse.
Han Jiang apologized in his heart: I'm sorry, Elders!
She raised her hand and slapped herself three times, but she still showed no signs of waking up.
Having no other choice, she settled Cang Jingqi and the two elders, then used the things in the room to create a small mechanism before going out alone to face the disciples of the Vermilion Bird Pavilion.
The chaos outside Maplefire Reflecting Frost Tower is under control from the outside, so cries for help from inside are useless. Presumably, the Vermilion Bird Pavilion plans to release its people only after dealing with the Four Continents Sects.
This also shows that even if Han Jiang beats everyone here to a pulp, no one from the outside will come in to help.
She deliberately stood at the top of the stairs, betting that the group wouldn't dare come up.
"You can't get out, and you can't call for help, so just wait to get beaten up!" Han Jiang held a rope that connected to a mechanism inside the house. If she pulled it, the things inside would fall to the ground, enough to wake the three of them.
It's impossible to wake them up now, since the chaotic formation hasn't been shut down.
If those people get angry and shut down the formation to capture Han Jiang, Han Jiang will activate the mechanism.
However, this is not what Han Jiang wanted.
No one is foolish enough to let themselves be attacked. So most likely, that group will be unable to deal with the cold calamity, leaving a few people to guard the area while the rest disperse.
The cold weather made it impossible for the guards to keep quiet. They kept using their fans to whirl around and shave several people on the head.
It won't kill you, but it can drive you crazy with annoyance.
Soon, not a single person remained.
There were guards on the fifth floor as usual, but the fourth floor was blocked in the middle, so people on top couldn't come down and people on bottom couldn't go up.
Maple Fire Reflecting Frost Pavilion has six floors in total.
No one can go up to the sixth floor of the Vermilion Bird Pavilion, because only Gui Xu can. This is what Gui Xu told Han Jiang, that something very important is hidden there.
Therefore, the fifth floor is the highest floor that the Vermilion Bird Pavilion can defend.
Han Jiang dragged Cang Jingqi up the stairs, but unexpectedly, there was also a chaotic formation on the stairs. No wonder he hadn't seen any disciples from the fifth floor come down.
That won't do. Han Jiang might be stopped as soon as he dragged Cang Jingqi up to the fifth floor.
We can only hope that the two elders have something useful on them.
Fire talisman? That's good.
If the fifth floor is set on fire, the people upstairs will inevitably come down. This time, the Maple Fire Reflecting Frost Pavilion is truly going to be a huge spectacle.
Hanjiang looked at the folding fan in her hand. Cang Jingqi had said before that he had many fans, but this one was obviously different. She should be careful not to break it.
All three were moved to the stairwell by the cold, and their clothes got wet.
Fire talismans are limited, so they can't be extinguished as soon as they're lit; they need to burn at least half a floor.
Each person, with a fan in hand, rushed up to the fifth floor, quickly drawing the guards closer.
The black fan whirled, disrupting the group's attack and giving Han Jiang many openings. She first gathered several fire talismans together and then scattered the rest.
When finally evacuating from the fifth floor, we lit the fire talisman at the bottom of the stairwell.
Han Jiang jumped from the fifth floor and almost fell. It was a high-difficulty move. Next time, she won't try to show off, and no one will see her.
After landing, she chanted an incantation to ignite the scattered fire talismans, thus diverting attention. Once the footsteps above became chaotic, she ignited the concentrated fire talismans.
When the cold weather arrives, cover your mouth and nose with a damp towel and prepare for escape.
The shouts from the fifth floor grew louder and louder. They wanted to go downstairs, but as soon as they stepped onto the stairs, they fell downwards.
These people have no ability to resist the chaos. After their spiritual energy becomes disordered, their bodies become uncontrollable, causing them excruciating pain as if they are about to explode.
"Quickly shut down the formation, or everyone up there will die!" Han Jiang roared.
After all, they were from the same sect. After the people below shut down the formation, they all went upstairs to put out the fire.
The cold wind awakened the three of them, causing them to descend.
"Hanjiang, what exactly is going on?" Chicheng was pulled up by Hanjiang as soon as he woke up.
Han Jiang: "Let's leave here first, I'll explain later!"
Smoke drifted out of the building, hard for outsiders to miss. However, for the sake of the plan, the chaos outside was not quelled.
Han Jiang briefly explained the situation of the Four States Sect and inquired about the whereabouts of Han Tian and Gui Xu.
Chicheng said, "I don't know. We've separated. Your master went to find Master Gui, and we're waiting here to negotiate."
Cang Jing retorted, "Why don't we just ask?" He gestured toward the stairwell, where a group of people came down from upstairs looking disheveled.
It seems that Han Jiang won't need to take action this time. She can rest easy and watch the two elders of the Four Continents Sect and the Demon Clan's Crown Prince gang up on the junior disciple of the Vermilion Bird Pavilion.
After being tortured, it was learned that Gui Xu had gone to Jingzhou. Han Tian went to Jingzhou to find Gui Xu, and the two returned together. They should still be in the building, but it is unclear where they have hidden.
"Elder Han and Lord Gui seem to have reached some kind of agreement," Chao Yu said.
Han Jiang said, “Elders, the Four Continents Sect is in imminent danger. I will send you through the chaos outside first. Your Highness, please stay here for now. I will return soon and we will find our master together.”
The highest level of the Maple Fire Reflecting Frost Tower remained unbreakable. Cang Jingqi had never seen such a formation before; it could even block flames.
The fifth floor was charred black, while the sixth floor was intact.
Furthermore, Cang Jingmo once said that Gui Xu saved him in a secret room.
The location of the secret room has not yet been found. It might be on the top floor, who knows?
When Han Jiang returned, everyone in the building had been tied up by Cang Jingqi, and none of them could escape.
"How about it? Am I amazing?" Cang Jing asked Han Jiang, as if seeking praise.
"sharp."
"Just that one sentence?"
Han Jiang couldn't help but laugh: "The most powerful in the world, alright? Go find my master now."
Cang Jingqi was dissatisfied with Han Jiang's answer: "Between me and your master, who is more powerful?"
"If you find my master, then you're amazing." Han Jiang didn't give a direct answer.
Han Jiang stared at the formation on the sixth floor and said, "Do you remember the formation in the Xuanzhou Tomb?"
"Back then, the chaotic spiritual energy almost killed me and Amo. I really didn't pay attention."
"Very similar, probably from the same person," Han Jiang analyzed. "Gui Xu said she unintentionally obtained a book about resurrection and human-demon fusion, but it didn't mention human-demon transformation. In fact, most of the forbidden books we obtained are about human-demon transformation, not human-demon fusion. I still have doubts about Gui Xu's identity."
"The travelogue that Amo mentioned is only half complete. Most of it is the author's record of traveling all over the continent, and it only briefly mentions the fusion of humans and demons and the transformation of humans and demons."
"If the owner of the Xuanzhou Tomb is the author of the book, then who exactly is Guixu? A woman of about thirty years old who appeared out of nowhere, who built the Maple Fire Reflecting Frost Pavilion all by herself, with no origin whatsoever." Han Jiang touched the array, and soft light wrapped around her hand. A powerful force surged from the center of the array and suddenly pushed her away, but her hand was tightly bound.
The fan blocked the force, and Cang Jingqi steadied Han Jiang: "What's going on?"
Han Jiang withdrew his hand, and light immediately wrapped around him.
“I remember you…” a woman’s voice.
Han Jiang: "Who are you?"
"I am... a powerful person... the most powerful person in the world..."
"..." "Could you please stop bragging now?" Han Jiang asked. "I'm asking for your name. What's your name?"
"My name is Gui..." The voice suddenly disappeared, the array at the staircase faded, and Xiang Hanjiang opened the door to the sixth floor.
The sixth floor had only one room, and there was nothing that Han Jiang had expected to see. There were no magical artifacts or stone platforms, only a mess of things on the ground.
Old books, old clothes, and children's toys were piled up haphazardly, without any order or labeling.
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