Chapter 967

And in the following several days, the sky above the valley was shrouded by scorching black flames, while the trees on the surrounding peaks, first frozen by the cold of the Nine‑Head Celestial Snake's demon core, were now being seared by the black flames.

With the alternating cold and heat, widespread withering appeared instantly.

At the same time, after Feng Qinger's several days of scorching, the massive snake corpse ahead was now reduced to almost nothing, leaving only a fist‑sized lump of bright red blood hovering where the corpse had been, exuding a faint pressure.

In the valley below, a small black hill had appeared, formed entirely from the ashes of the Nine‑Head Celestial Snake's charred corpse.

"What a pity, if only this blood were pure essence blood."

Looking at the blood before her, Feng Qinger let out a helpless sigh.

The blood before her was not the Nine‑Head Celestial Snake's essence blood, but merely blood that had been in the corpse's heart.

As for essence blood, she had found not even a trace of it within the snake corpse.

It was probably evaporated away long ago over the ages.

And he, up to now, had only found at the heart a fist‑sized lump of blood that had not yet fully evaporated.

However, although this blood was not essence blood, its energy far exceeded that of ordinary blood.

Feng Qinger pondered and concluded that because this blood resided in the heart, it was extremely close to where essence blood would be.

Therefore, when the essence blood dissipated, they also absorbed some of the vital energy emitted by it, causing a subtle change in the unseen.

"Hey, at least we got some blood; that's better than nothing."

Staring at the blood before her, Feng Qinger was silent for a moment, then let out another helpless sigh.

She then lightly brushed aside her collar, took out several jade bottles, and manipulated the blood to stretch and flow into the bottles in her hands.

However, because the jade bottles had limited capacity, only after the second equally sized bottle was filled did she finish collecting all the blood from the air.

Having done that, Feng Qinger's jade arm flicked again, sending the two jade bottles filled with celestial snake blood soaring toward Qing Lin.

At the same time, she lightly opened her lips and said, "These blood aren't the Nine‑Head Celestial Snake's essence blood, but because of its extraordinary strength in life, and the slight mutations these blood have undergone, they are even stronger than the essence blood of some Half Saint level monsters. I think they should be quite useful."

"Hehe, thanks for your hard work, Sister Feng Qinger. When Young Master sees this blood, he'll be very pleased."

Qing Lin saw the two jade bottles flying toward her, swiftly reached out to catch them, and smiled sweetly.

"You brat, truly hopeless."

Seeing the other's expression, Feng Qinger could only shake her head helplessly, silently lamenting her man's good luck to be treated this way by Qing Lin, the woman who possesses the continent's number one unique eye.

After speaking, Feng Qinger recalled that during this extraction period she had obtained celestial snake bone marrow from the snake's spine, and then reminded, "The marrow we extracted earlier from the celestial snake's bones contains a heavy yin‑cold force; ordinary people can't ingest it. When you later see Cai Lin, give it to her."

"After all, she's the Seven‑Colored Sky‑Swallowing Python; this yin‑cold force, which is deadly poison to ordinary people, is a tonic for her."

"Hmm."

Hearing this, Qing Lin nodded, put away the two jade bottles, and said, "When I get back, I'll give the marrow you extracted earlier, Sister Feng Qinger, to Sister Cai Lin to boost her strength."

"Boom!"

But as soon as the former finished speaking, several piercing sounds suddenly rang out from the distant sky.

Immediately afterward, Feng Qinger felt several formidable figures approaching from afar.

Sensing one especially strong aura among them, she hurriedly warned, "Qing Lin, we must leave quickly; the Nine‑Nether Earth‑Mysterious Python's people are coming, and one of them is a mid‑rank Half Saint!"

"Alright, I'll first summon back the monsters around us."

Hearing the urgency in the former's tone, Qing Lin dared not delay and quickly sent a message to the monsters she controlled nearby.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

The monsters, upon receiving Qing Lin's command, rushed at full speed toward the former's side.

Since the monsters were already close to Qing Lin, in a flash they all arrived to cause trouble beside her.

As for Qing Lin, she wasted no time; the moment the monsters arrived, three tiny specks in her emerald eyes suddenly emitted a faint glow, pulling all the monsters into her demon‑eye space.

Seeing Qing Lin secure the monsters, Feng Qinger quickly grabbed her collar, and with her massive hundred‑meter‑wide cyan‑red wings flapping powerfully, she summoned a raging gale that instantly bent the surrounding mountain‑forest trees at the waist.

At the same time, the two of them turned into a streak of light and burst outward.

In the blink of an eye, they had already skimmed dozens of li away!

The sonic boom generated by Feng Qinger's flight blasted deep, long craters into the surrounding mountains.

As for the small hill below, formed from the Nine‑Head Celestial Snake's ashes, it unsurprisingly was blown entirely up into the valley's sky.

For a moment, black dust rain fell over the entire valley sky.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Just as Feng Qinger and Qing Lin's front legs moved forward, five figures appeared in the sky where they had just been.

"Looks like those two sensed us early and fled."

Watching the gray ash drifting slowly down from the sky, a burly figure furrowed his brow, his voice as grim as frost.

Based on the earlier aura, among those two, one's strength had reached the Half Saint Realm, but what exactly are they doing on our territory? They've made this place so filthy, the sky is filled with black ash.

However, while the two were puzzled, the leading gaunt elder reached out, caught some of the ash, and brought it to his nose to sniff.

But soon his expression changed dramatically, and he swiftly ordered those around him, "Chase them quickly; this dust is the remains of a beast whose power in life was at least Ninth‑Tier, and those two may be carrying its demon core!"

As soon as he spoke, the man didn't pause, his foot striking the void as he accelerated to full speed, chasing forward recklessly.

"Ninth‑Tier beast?! Demon core?!"

Hearing those four words, the others froze on the spot, then each opened their mouths uncontrollably, exclaiming in shock.

They could never have imagined that the black ash they had tried to avoid was actually the remains of a Dou Saint‑level beast.

Most importantly, those two who fled might actually possess a Ninth‑Tier demon core!

Thinking of this, the few exchanged a burning glance.

Then, their forms lightened, and they fully propelled their internal battle Qi to fly, crazily chasing forward!

After all, a Ninth‑Tier demon core is extremely rare, its value not less than a Ninth‑grade treasure pill.

It might even be superior.

Indeed, Ninth‑Tier beasts are already scarce on the Battle‑Qi Continent, let alone these Ninth‑Tier beasts, which mostly descend from the major ancient beast families.

Even a Dou Saint‑level strongman does not dare to hunt them lightly.

However, these people's desire to seize the Ninth‑Tier Beast Core is destined to fail.

After all, the present Feng'er is not only a Half‑Saint‑level strongman, but also the Tianhuang famed for its speed.

These people, even though they have been flying at the cost of their lives, still cannot even see a person's shadow.

After finally chasing to the edge of the Central Region of Zhongzhou Continent, they could only reluctantly cease the pursuit and return to the Nine‑Nether Dark Python Tribe.

And just as Feng'er's two daughters were chased across Zhongzhou Continent by the Dark Python Tribe's strongmen, on the other side Lin Feng had already used a human puppet to successfully resist the Danlei.

Moreover, after that, he left the void and went to the sky above the city that several of his wives had personally overseen the construction of.

As for the reason, he sensed that Cai Lin had crushed the spatial jade tablet he had given.

"The city isn't bad at all, situated in the Central Region of Zhongzhou Continent, prime location, perched atop a mountain peak, surrounded by slightly lower peaks, with a long river flowing below, the scenery is beautiful."

Lin Feng stood high in the sky, surveyed the surrounding peaks and the great river below, and said with a smile.

At this moment, because he sensed the aura of Xiao Yan and his disciple in the city below.

Therefore, he guessed that Cai Lin had summoned him, and that Xiao Yan and his disciple were coming to trade, with no danger involved.

So for a while, he leisurely looked over his city, not in a hurry to meet Yao Chen and the others.

And while speaking, his gaze again fell upon the city below.

This newly built city supervised by Cai Lin and others sits atop a mountain peak, or rather, on a flattened mountain peak.

However, even though this peak has been cut down, its height still exceeds the surrounding peaks.

Around the city, each side has a gate for entry and exit, and each also has a stone stair leading down the mountain.

As for the city's size, it is roughly sixty square kilometers.

That size, if placed on Lanxing, would almost be comparable to a county's area.

But on Zhongzhou Continent, it is merely an extremely ordinary, even exceedingly small city.

After surveying the city below, Lin Feng lightly touched the void with his toe, his body instantly vanished from where he stood, and he darted toward the location of Cai Lin and Xiao Yan's aura.

"Whoosh!"

The next second, Lin Feng abruptly appeared in the small city at the center of the metropolis, inside a hall filled with people.

When the former appeared, Yao Chen was very indifferent, showing no sign of surprise.

After all, when Lin Feng appeared above the city, he had already sensed his presence; now that the other has manifested, he naturally has no surprise.

As for Cai Lin, seeing Lin Feng arrive, the cold, glamorous face she had worn suddenly showed a faint smile.

Then her beautiful eyes flickered, and in a voice that was cool yet slightly coquettish she said, "Husband, they say they came to trade with you."

Hearing this, Lin Feng lightly nodded and said, "Hmm, I'll handle this."

Having said that, his gaze turned to Xiao Yan and his disciple, and he asked, "Did you bring the goods?"

When Xiao Yan saw Lin Feng, a flash of icy, bone‑piercing murderous intent crossed his eyes.

However, recalling that his master had told him upon entering here that some formations had been set up by the other side.

If he acted himself, Lin Feng and Medusa would immediately employ formations to block him and his companions, then seize the chance to flee.

He then let out a cold snort from his nose, too lazy to waste words with the former.

A flash of his ring, he drew out a fire‑red, rustic scroll and said gravely, "This is a low‑level Tian‑Jie fire‑type cultivation method; give me your bone‑spirit cold fire, and we'll exchange money for goods one‑for‑one."