novelapdf Chapter 186 Surpassing a Vixen
Chapter 186 Surpassing a Vixen
Chapter 187 Surpassing a Vixen
Han Li stood on the edge of the Hanli Terrace, suspended in mid-air by the white rhinoceros pendant.
Watching the ice flames erupt below, they were firmly locked in by a seemingly weak water curtain, churning and colliding, yet unable to cross the threshold.
Lu Jianghe stood suspended in mid-air, supporting himself with one palm.
While his natal flying sword could forcibly restrain the flame, he was about to break through to the Nascent Soul stage and needed to nurture the natal flying sword within his body. How could he allow such an extremely yin and cold object to remain in his Purple Mansion?
Lu Jianghe then floated down and stood steadily in front of Han Li.
"Use your Evil-Repelling Divine Thunder to suppress it. This flame is dangerous even to Nascent Soul cultivators; it can be used as a trump card. As for this Void Heaven Cauldron, I'll take it."
Upon hearing this, Han Li's face showed disbelief.
He had personally witnessed the Azure Ice Flame, and even Xuan Gu was extremely wary of it. How could Brother Lu so easily hand it over to him to deal with?
Han Liqiang suppressed his excitement and dared not be negligent in the slightest.
He took a deep breath, made a hand seal, and instantly his body shone with golden light.
Amidst a deafening crack of thunder, pure and condensed golden arcs of electricity shot out from his fingers, weaving a dense, dazzling net of lightning entirely composed of divine lightning outside the water curtain that enveloped the icy flames.
The lightning net, layer upon layer, resembled a blazing golden net, firmly binding the water curtain and the azure ice flames within it.
Lu Jianghe's mind stirred again, and the "water curtain" silently transformed into countless clear streams of light, like hundreds of rivers flowing into the sea. In an instant, they flowed out from the gaps in the golden lightning net, swirling and dancing around him, and finally gathered inside his sleeves and disappeared.
Han Li looked at the ball of Azure Ice Flame in front of him, which even Nascent Soul cultivators feared, and was currently imprisoned within it by the Evil-Repelling Divine Thunder. For a moment, he forgot to put it into his storage bag.
Upon seeing this, Lu Jianghe said, "Your Blood Jade Spider contributed a great deal to pulling the Void Heaven Cauldron. This cauldron is of great importance. If it were in your possession, it would inevitably attract the attention of those with ulterior motives, causing unnecessary trouble. Consider this Dry Blue Ice Flame as your reward for this."
Han Li snapped out of his daze upon hearing Lu Jianghe's words.
A barely perceptible look of shame flashed across his face.
He wasn't actually debating whether to accept it or not; his momentary daze was clearly a result of racking his brains to make a decision.
How can such a vicious weapon be refined and made for one's own use?
Should it be unleashed directly to kill the enemy, or should it be integrated into a magical artifact to enhance its power?
Even how to use it to set traps and ambush someone at a crucial moment —
These thoughts raced through his mind several times in an instant.
Han Li touched his nose, looking rather embarrassed.
Then, a flash of inspiration struck him, and he carefully stored the lightning ball in the jade box before tossing it into his storage bag.
Lu Jianghe suddenly turned his head and looked back, his gaze fixed on the distant horizon, his eyes slightly narrowed.
Then, he withdrew his gaze and gestured with one hand toward the Void Heaven Cauldron that lay quietly on the Cold Li Platform.
The ancient, massive cauldron, originally three or four zhang tall, rose up in response and transformed into a streak of light, flying towards him. As it flew, the cauldron's body shrank rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.
When it flew close to Lu Jianghe, the giant cauldron had become exquisite and small, and finally hovered steadily on his outstretched palm. It was no bigger than a palm, and its whole body was simple and unadorned, without any precious light on its surface.
He pointed his left hand together and casually sent a beam of spiritual light towards the cauldron.
The cauldron trembled and hummed incessantly. The flowers, plants, insects, and beasts on its surface shimmered with light, as if the lid was about to open, yet it seemed to be firmly locked by an invisible restraint. The two contradicted each other, causing the Void Heaven Cauldron to begin to tremble violently.
Lu Jianghe just used the same method he had previously passed on to Han Li, which allowed him to refine his natal artifact.
After a moment's thought, he flicked his sleeve and put the Void Heaven Cauldron into his storage bag.
In fact, to properly open this cauldron, one must first refine the Azure Ice Flame, and then combine this with the Tongbao Mantra inscribed on the cauldron to truly activate it.
As for someone like Lu Jianghe, it's not impossible, but he didn't force it open.
Just as the Void Heaven Cauldron was put into his storage bag, Han Li suddenly had a thought.
Something seems off?
He scanned the storage bag with his divine sense and saw that the warm and smooth wolf-head jade ruyi was emitting a gentle spiritual light. However, it only lasted for less than half a breath before disappearing quietly, like a candle flame being blown out. The jade ruyi returned to its silent and ancient appearance.
Han Li raised an eyebrow almost imperceptibly.
Lu Jianghe shook his sleeves. "I have other important matters to attend to and cannot stay here any longer. If you still wish to search for something here, please proceed with caution."
Upon hearing this, Han Li nodded earnestly and replied, "Understood."
He understood that Brother Lu's entry into the Void Heaven Palace was not solely for the Void Heaven Cauldron.
Even after acquiring the number one treasure of the Chaotic Star Sea, Brother Lu showed no sign of relief or relaxation. His expression remained as calm as a still lake, clearly indicating that there were more important things waiting for him to do than the Void Heaven Cauldron.
Han Li's mind raced with thoughts.
For cultivators, the most important things are undoubtedly magical treasures, opportunities, and elixirs.
The only thing more important than the Void Heaven Cauldron is breaking through one's cultivation level!
His eyes lit up immediately, and with a hint of probing and understanding, he lowered his voice and asked, "Brother Lu, are you preparing to—"
Lu Jianghe did not answer directly, but simply raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a faint smile, and nodded gently, which was taken as acquiescence.
As expected, Han Li's face showed an expression of "I knew it."
Another breakthrough by a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator —
He was momentarily stunned, then blurted out, "Preparing to break through to the Nascent Soul stage?!"
Lu Jianghe's smile remained unchanged. "Yes and no. Alright, no need to say more. You'd better stay here until the month is up, then the Void Heaven Palace will teleport you out."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Jianghe's figure blurred, transforming into a streak of snow-white sword light, and flew down from Hanlitai.
The sword light drifted down from the high platform and landed on the outermost level.
Lu Jianghe manifested his physical form, his divine sense constantly bouncing back and forth on a blue stone wall.
Upon closer inspection, a slight anomaly was indeed detected.
He stepped forward, then raised his hand and slapped the green wall with one palm.
A dull thud confirmed that the interior was hollow.
Lu Jianghe no longer hesitated. He pointed his fingers like swords, and sword energy surged from his fingertips, precisely breaking through the outer layer of the stone wall.
Amidst the falling rubble, a hidden interlayer was revealed.
He reached in, took out a scroll, and slowly unrolled it.
The painting contained outlines drawn with lines, and he recognized them at a glance as the first to fifth floors of the inner palace of the Void Heaven Palace.
In the center of the scroll, a small tripod with two handles and three legs is clearly marked.
Other areas are outlined with black ink lines to depict maze-like paths, while in one of them, a teleportation array-like graphic is marked with a striking vermilion line.
Lu Jianghe memorized the location of the teleportation array and then put the scroll into his storage bag.
After confirming that everything was correct, he moved slightly and instantly transformed into a streak of light, heading straight for a secluded corner of a passageway at the junction of the third and fourth floors.
Upon arriving at the location, Lu Jianghe raised his hand, and a condensed circular sword aura appeared out of thin air from his fingertips, shooting out silently.
The sword energy easily pierced through the thick stone wall, as if cutting through tofu with a knife.
As the large chunks of rock, cleaved by the sword energy, crashed down, the view behind the wall suddenly opened up.
Lu Jianghe flicked his sleeve to clear away the dust and stepped inside.
Behind this stone wall was a long, narrow, and crudely constructed secret chamber, no more than a few feet in length, width, and height, with a thick layer of dust covering the floor. But in the center of the floor was an extremely rudimentary teleportation array.
Lu Jianghe walked into the center of the array, and with a wave of his hand, several spirit stones appeared and were placed at the four corners of the teleportation array.
With a slight humming sound, the magic circle began to emit a faint glow.
Seeing this, Lu Jianghe smiled slightly.
With a slight thought, the teleportation array suddenly emitted a white light, and the figure disappeared.
The next moment, Lu Jianghe appeared in an environment where the spiritual energy was so dense it was almost liquid.
The rich spiritual energy of heaven and earth condensed into mist, even carrying a moist feel.
An indescribable, refreshing fragrance wafted over me.
This must be the fragrant essence of the Spirit Eye Spring, accumulated and gathered over ten thousand years to form the spiritual milk.
Lu Jianghe instantly scanned the space with his divine sense, but for the first time, his expression showed a rare moment of stunned surprise.
In this place where the spiritual energy was as thick as fog and almost liquefied, a naked body was clearly revealed in the center of a spiritual pool that was more than ten feet square.
The woman was scooping up the spiritual liquid from the pool with one hand and slowly pouring it onto her shimmering, silvery-white skin.
She was completely naked, except for her long, flowing black hair, which cascaded down her back and was delicately pink.
Her curves were full and alluring, and her soft, fair skin looked as if you could squeeze water out of it.
The twin peaks stand tall and imposing.
The spiritual energy of heaven and earth transformed into fine mist, adhering to her silk-like hair, eventually condensing into dewdrops that dripped down the ends of her hair and returned to the pool below where millennia-old spiritual milk had gathered.
"Round and smooth as pearls and jade" is not even a fraction of its beauty; its skin and bones are as smooth as ice and jade, even more so than the finest silk.
This alluring and perfect body seemed to embody the most exquisite essence of the Creator, with not a single flaw to be found.
The naked young woman in the pool was Yuan Yao.
Sensing the intrusion of another unfamiliar presence, she screamed in surprise and quickly crouched down in the pool.
Her mouth was slightly open, but she couldn't utter a complete syllable due to extreme shock and embarrassment. A distinct blush instantly rose on her fair skin.
She instinctively wrapped her arms tightly around her chest, futilely trying to conceal her impressive curves. However, this hasty attempt to hide only made it more obvious, failing to completely conceal her breathtaking voluptuousness.
Lu Jianghe immediately turned around, simultaneously withdrawing all his divine sense, his voice calm yet questioning.
"Didn't Zhuang Huayi tell you that you don't need to come to the Void Heaven Palace anymore? I'll take the Soul Nourishing Wood back for you. Didn't she tell you that?"
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Upon hearing that familiar voice, Yuan Yao was taken aback.
Is it Mr. Lu?!
How did he end up here?
Seeing the Nascent Soul cultivator turn his back so politely, Yuan Yao's tension immediately dissipated.
"Huh? No—no."
Her voice trembled slightly, tinged with a hint of bewilderment.
"My master never mentioned it to me—Mr. Lu, when did you tell her?"
Upon hearing this answer, Lu Jianghe understood.
Presumably, the Void Heaven Palace opened shortly after I informed Zhuang Huayi, and Yuan Yao had likely already set off by then, thus missing the message.
Only then did Yuan Yao belatedly realize a crucial issue.
How did Mr. Lu know that he was looking for the Soul-Nourishing Wood?
She has never mentioned this to anyone.
She kept this secret deep in her heart, including to her master Zhuang Huayi.
Thinking of this, Yuan Yao couldn't help but feel a strong sense of doubt and unease.
This woman, whose eyes were naturally alluring and whose face was more alluring than any seductive vixen in the world, had completely lost her initial wariness. In its place was the extreme embarrassment that comes from having one's secret affair exposed, a feeling that is purely between a man and a woman.
This intense shame made her almost want to sink herself completely to the bottom of the pool, wishing the water was deep enough.
In fact, as a Core Formation cultivator, she fully understood that even a Foundation Establishment cultivator's divine sense was enough to penetrate this shallow layer of spiritual liquid and "see" her general condition underwater.
Moreover, the other party is a powerful cultivator in the late Nascent Soul stage.
His spiritual sense is so strong that the moment one's figure enters his sight, his naked body will be perceived in every detail, leaving no secrets whatsoever.
Mr. Lu turned his back at this moment, probably not because his divine sense had not swept over it, but more likely because of his own sense of propriety.
With his back to the Spirit Pool, Lu Jianghe finally understood the source of the unique "fragrance" that lingered around his nose and was refreshing to the soul.
It turns out that it wasn't just the spiritual essence of the Ten Thousand Year Spirit Milk Pool itself; most of it was mixed with the unique fragrance of Yuan Yao herself.
Whether it was the Great Wall of Sword Qi or this world, this was undoubtedly the first time in his life he had encountered such a situation.
"Aren't you going to get dressed and get up?"
The slightly admonitory tone instantly snapped Yuan Yao out of her reverie and wild thoughts.
"Ah? Yes! Yes!"
The pool water splashed loudly, and Yuan Yao, as if waking from a dream, hurriedly responded.
She frantically summoned her clothes, leaped into the air, and quickly covered herself completely in mid-air.
Water droplets rolled down her smooth, jade-like calves, bringing a slight coolness, but unable to quell the heat on her cheeks.
Yuan Yao stood on the cool jade stone by the pool, her body wrapped in a thick black robe, the slightly hastily tied ties revealing a somewhat disheveled appearance.
A pair of jade-like feet were exposed, with toes as delicate as pearls and shells, painted with bright red nail polish, as if they were exquisitely carved from flawless warm jade. Against the backdrop of the hazy mist and dark robes, they were very eye-catching.
She didn't dare to look up at the figure with his back to her just a few steps away. Her small feet were slightly curled up, and the insteps of her feet were tinged with a faint pink.
Only then did Lu Jianghe turn around and carefully examine his surroundings.
On the wall behind the pool, there is a dragon head relief made of white jade. Every half quarter of an hour, a drop of milky white spiritual milk falls and lands in a jade bottle below.
This bottle must have been placed there by Yuan Yao later.
Lu Jianghe then looked down at the pool.
The water in the pool has a transparent, silky, milky-white hue. This is no ordinary water, but a creation formed by the evaporation of ten-thousand-year-old spiritual milk and its fusion with the unique spiritual spring in this place.
It can be said that the essence of this pool of spiritual liquid is mostly a manifestation of the extremely rich spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
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