Chapter 901: Coming to Die
"Crack!" Qiongqi placed one of the Essence Crystals in his mouth and directly bit it apart, his mouth twisting as if it were a struggle.
Crunching sounds rang out incessantly. Qiongqi bit through the crystal bit by bit, then continuously swallowed the Essence Crystal shards into his mouth, a trace of pain showing on his face. These Essence Crystals were not so easy to swallow.
In the distance, Lin Feng still sat there, his divine sense spreading out. Everything Qiongqi did was imprinted into his mind, leaving him momentarily stunned.
"That works too?" That guy was actually devouring Essence Crystals raw.
Then Lin Feng shook his head with a wry smile, letting Qiongqi devour the Essence Crystals. After all, the other party was once a Great Emperor from days past, and falling to such a state was indeed pitiful. Although Lin Feng knew the other party had hidden the Essence Crystals, he let him be. But that guy, who boasted arrogantly that Essence Crystals were mere broken stones, had stooped to secretly hoarding them—Lin Feng couldn't help but feel a sense of desolation.
Letting out a breath, Lin Feng began studying the Sacred Marks and formations that Qiongqi had set up.
Meanwhile, at the Divine Palace, seeing that Xi Juetian had not returned for a long time, they sent people to investigate. What they heard was an utterly shocking piece of news: all the experts of the Western Divine Sect that Xi Juetian had led seemed to have died in the Snow Moon Kingdom.
In the Snow Domain, the Cangtian Empire was located between the Snow Domain Mysterious City and the Snow Moon Kingdom. At this moment, in a certain great hall within the Cangtian Empire's Imperial Palace, a figure sat casually on the throne. However, this person was not the ruler of the Cangtian Empire. On the contrary, the ruler of the Cangtian Empire sat below him, respectfully, with a deep sense of awe on his face.
At that moment, a figure arrived at the entrance of the great hall. The person on the throne flickered his eyes and said, "Enter."
The figure outside stepped forward, instantly entering the great hall, and bowed deeply to the person on the throne, extremely respectful.
"News from the Snow Moon Kingdom: the Divine Palace's men did not capture Lin Feng."
"Oh?" The man's eyes narrowed, and a powerful aura belonging to an Emperor emanated from him. His gaze flickered. The Divine Palace had even sent Xi Juetian to capture Lin Feng, yet they had failed?
"What exactly happened?"
"It is said that all the Divine Palace personnel who went to the Snow Moon Kingdom have been killed."
"All killed." The strong man's eyes froze again. Killed? Although Xi Juetian was not one of the Divine Palace's top experts, he was still a major figure within the palace, governing the Western Divine Palace of the Four Great Divine Palaces. How could he not even capture a mere First Layer of Heavenly Martial Realm cultivator?
"Did experts from the Heavenly Lake intervene?"
"No word of anyone from the Heavenly Lake appearing in Yangzhou City. It is said that Lin Feng, together with the Heavenly Demons by his side, killed them." The man replied respectfully. He too was very puzzled upon receiving this news. How had Lin Feng managed to leave all the Divine Palace personnel dead in Yangzhou City?
The strong man on the throne was silent for a moment, then waved his long robe and spoke coldly, "With Xi Juetian dead, the Divine Palace's Venerables will naturally get involved. If a Venerable gets Lin Feng, it won't be so easy for us to intervene. Send word: set out for the Snow Moon Kingdom. The treasures of my Jade Heaven Royal Clan's ancestors—how can we allow others to interfere?"
"Yes." The man withdrew respectfully. They had come to the Snow Domain quietly, thinking the Divine Palace was unaware. In reality, everything was under the control of the Jade Heaven Royal Clan. Only they knew what was in that secret realm—the treasure of their ancestor, the Jade Emperor. No force wanted it more than the Jade Heaven Royal Clan.
They had originally planned that once Xi Juetian succeeded, he would pass through here, and they would intercept and kill him, capturing Lin Feng. But now that Xi Juetian had failed, the Divine Palace might send Venerables, and taking Lin Feng from a Venerable's hands would not be so easy.
Not long after, a group of figures flickered and departed from the Cangtian Empire's Imperial Palace. Each of these people exuded an unfathomable aura, extremely powerful.
However, shortly after they left, another group of figures appeared outside the Imperial Palace, their gazes sweeping over the departing group.
These people were draped in dragon robes, majestic and extraordinary. They were all experts from the East Sea Dragon Palace.
With Lin Feng at the center, the Snow Domain seemed to be staging a play of the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. They all thought they were acting quickly enough, but they didn't know they had already been watched.
The Jade Heaven Royal Clan was watching the Divine Palace, while the East Sea Dragon Palace vaguely knew of the connection between the Jade Heaven Royal Clan and the secret realm's Emperor tomb. Thus, they knew the Jade Heaven Royal Clan would not give up and kept an eye on them.
And everyone's ultimate target was only one: Lin Feng, or rather, the heavy treasures Lin Feng might possess.
Of course, in reality, no one knew exactly what Lin Feng had obtained or what he carried. They relied only on their own guesses. Those who truly knew the truth had either disappeared or died.
As for Lin Feng himself, he did not know that so many experts were watching him at this moment. But he understood the principle of "an innocent man with a jewel is a crime." That was why he had the Flame Emperor carve Sacred Marks to protect the vast Imperial Palace.
Beyond that, over the next few days, Lin Feng used both soft and hard tactics to get the Flame Emperor to do many things for him, including improving the Small Nine Palace Gathering Yuan Formation, filling the entire Imperial Palace with terrifyingly dense Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi. Not only that, but the Imperial Palace now had many special cultivation grounds, each containing different will forces. These were set up by Qiongqi using Will Crystals, helping martial artists comprehend the power of will more quickly.
Lin Feng personally experienced the wonders of these cultivation grounds and was deeply moved. Now, with the Imperial Palace possessing extremely dense Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi and so many cultivation grounds, cultivation speed here would surely skyrocket. This was the power brought by resources. However, those who gained power through such means would not have as solid a foundation as those like him, who relied on steady, step-by-step cultivation.
Thus, Lin Feng also warned the people in the Imperial Palace: if they could comprehend and cultivate on their own, they should try not to rely on external forces. Only when absolutely necessary should they use the cultivation grounds. This would be more beneficial for their cultivation.
On this day, in a courtyard with elegant scenery within the Imperial Palace, Lin Feng sat on a chair, with Xue Linglong obediently lying on his shoulder.
In front of him, Xinye was holding a paintbrush, occasionally glancing over at Lin Feng, the brush in her hand continuously sketching.
Soon, a beautiful painting appeared before the crowd. Xiao Ya crouched in front of the painting, looking at the picture Xinye had drawn, her eyes sparkling, lively and pure.
"Sister Xinye, this painting is truly beautiful." Xiao Ya exclaimed from the bottom of her heart. On Lin Feng's shoulder, Xue Linglong leaped down with a whoosh, landing on the ground and also looking at the painting. Her agile, fairy-like eyes showed a hint of daze. So beautiful. In the painting, a young man sat casually, quietly enjoying a rare moment of peace, with the exquisite surroundings as a backdrop. On the shoulder of the handsome young man, the snow-white body of the beautiful little demon seemed like a stroke of genius. Man and demon were depicted so harmoniously, as if they were originally one.
Xue Linglong pounced onto Xinye, using her beautiful little claws to scratch Xinye's lovely face. Xinye smiled sweetly, glanced at Xue Linglong on her shoulder, and said, "Sister Mengqing, you will always be the most beautiful."
Xue Linglong shook her head, continuing to scratch Duan Xinye, very cute.
Lin Feng stood up with a smile, looking at the beautiful painting, a gentle smile appearing on his face.
"Lin Feng, get out here!"
At that moment, a thunderous shout shattered the warm atmosphere. The shout seemed to contain terrifying power, shaking the eardrums of everyone in the Imperial Palace. At that moment, everyone heard it clearly.
Lin Feng's gaze froze. He looked up, a cold gleam sweeping toward the distant direction, a flash of killing intent in his eyes.
"Finally here!" Lin Feng murmured to himself. He had been waiting for a long time. Finally, someone had come to deliver themselves for him to slaughter.
"Xinye, Mengqing, stay here and don't go out." Lin Feng smiled. Xinye and the others nodded. Then Lin Feng stepped forward, flickering toward the direction from which the shout had come.
PS: Hmm, today's flowers are really lacking. There's only one day left. I'll have an update burst tomorrow. Brothers, please take a look. If you have flowers, throw them to Wuhen and give me some motivation!