Chapter 227

After leaving the Fire Pavilion, Yang Zhu gazed at the big black dog's glossy, shining fur, gently stroking it for a while.

"Little Black, I happen to have a bit of Great Sage's essence blood; I'll take some to help temper your flesh."

"Good!"

Upon hearing this, the big black dog was overjoyed—just a single drop could let his flesh undergo another qualitative leap!

"Damn, that dead dog's gotten ahead again……"

The unscrupulous Daoist envied him until his teeth itched, thinking that the fellow was already thick-skinned and sturdy, and if he were tempered further, it would be even harder to seize his treasures later.

Pouring a drop of essence blood from the wooden box, Yang Zhu spent several days tempering the big black dog's flesh until it became ever purer, indestructible.

"Boom!"

This day, demonic qi surged to the heavens, endless and rolling, after being baptized by a drop of Great Sage's essence blood, Da Heigou not only had its physical body enhanced, its cultivation also in one fell swoop broke through to the Nine Dragon Transformations! "Ao wu~ The Immortal Platform awaits imminently!"

Da Heigou howled like a ghost and wailed like a wolf, running wildly inside the Divine Tree; now, in the same realm, his physical body strength can rival the ancient holy body, few can match.

Several people left the Golden Crow Divine Tree, emerging from the void.

"Where is your Shen Nü furnace?"

After coming out, Yang Zhu asked about the Shen Nü furnace that Yan Yixi and them had.

Two years ago, Da Heigou and his group of four, in a frantic chase by the Golden Crow Prince, in anger unleashed the Shen Nü furnace.

The Shen Nü furnace, once a disciple of the Lust Sect used it to nearly gather all the beauties under heaven, earning infamous notoriety.

After that incident, the Lust Sect suffered a calamity that threatened its very existence; its lineage was wiped out by combined forces, leaving only Li Tian and Yan Yixi as the remaining fellow disciples.

When news of the Shen Nü furnace's appearance spread, the two fellow disciples' reputations were utterly ruined, they were despised by everyone, and everyone called for them to be beaten.

Yan Yixi felt even more wronged; originally he was known for his flirtatiousness, even considered suave and debonair, but now a mere female mosquito seeing him would regard him as a venomous snake or scorpion.

He had previously, over Li Tian's summoning of the Shen Nü furnace, repeatedly expressed displeasure, even coming to blows, but it was Duan De mediating that allowed Yan Yixi to gradually accept the fact.

"How does this furnace feel somewhat strange?"

The Yaochi Holy Maiden's bright eyes flickered; staring at the Shen Nü furnace, she couldn't help but furrow her brows.

The Shen Nü furnace is fist-sized, like a huge divine source, its whole body crystal clear and translucent, emitting a dazzling light.

On it is a carving of a Shen Nü reclining sideways; though the scene should be pure, for some reason it always exudes an indescribable demonic charm.

"... Li Tian, you speak."

Yang Zhu was momentarily at a loss for words, feeling embarrassed to introduce this thing, so he turned his gaze toward Li Tian.

"Ah... ah? Oh, well then, cough cough, this is the Shen Nü furnace, a legendary holy weapon of my... Lust Sect..."

Li Tian is a lascivious man, yet now he is somewhat reserved and at a loss, occasionally coughing with an embarrassed gaze.

He has harmed many beauties, but before the Yaochi Holy Maiden he dares not show the slightest disrespect or frivolity.

Otherwise, if Yang Zhu were to wield the Heavenly Blade and strike him down, even ten lives would not be enough...

"This..."

After hearing the introduction, the Yaochi Holy Maiden's beautiful eyes trembled; her lovely visage, veiled by light gauze, couldn't help but flush a faint crimson.

Absolute holy weapons are usually forged for slaughter and battle; who would have thought this holy weapon would have such an effect...

"This is indeed a holy artifact; its use depends entirely on the wielder."

Yang Zhu gave such an evaluation.

"Where is the origin of your Lust Sect, or what is the source of your ancestral master?"

Yang Zhu carefully pondered the patterns on the Shen Nü furnace, which contained an extraordinary imprint, extremely ingenious and profound.

This further confirmed it; the Shen Nü furnace very likely came from the hands of Emperor Hengyu.

"Brother Yang, why are you curious about this?"

Yan Yixi was puzzled; given Yang Zhu's stature, he should disdain such a nefarious object.

"To verify some matters." Before being able to confirm, Yang Zhu did not explicitly state the reason.

"I see, our lineage has been passed down for ages; even we do not know what era it was founded in......"

Yan Yixi nodded, did not ask further, and related everything he knew; Li Tian, meanwhile, occasionally added supplements from the side.

Although the Lust Sect's lineage was destroyed, some ancestral lands still remain in the world; it was there that they at that time summoned forth the Shen Nü furnace.

"That place has long been in decline, just on the verge of collapse."

Da Heigou and Duan De certainly went as well, strolling about inside, hoping to find any lost treasures.

"However, that place is in fact somewhat out of the ordinary......"

In the end they came up empty-handed, even getting a face full of dust; however, they unexpectedly discovered that the place was very special.

The terrain layout was very deliberate, seeming to be the work of a high person; likely the founder who established the lineage.

"Because too much time has passed, the founder's origins have long been unknown."

Yan Yixi put away his treasure fan, fell into recollection, and could only helplessly shake his head.

The Lust Sect's lineage has declined, many things are hard to trace; he has already related everything he knows without concealment in detail.

"No problem, I will deduce it a bit."

Yang Zhu held the Shen Nü furnace; in his pupils a dao diagram evolved, his body emanated crystal clarity, his form gradually turned illusory, ethereal as an immortal, almost merging with the void.

Seeing this, the Yaochi Holy Maiden and others all remained silent, not wishing to disturb him.

"Found it, let's go."

After several hours, Yang Zhu finally came to his senses from that turning platform, gave Da Heigou a rough direction, and immediately set up a domain gate to begin crossing.

Half a month later, in an unknown region of Zi Wei, mountain ranges undulated like giant dragons, great peaks like sand, countless, towering and solemn.

Above the mountains' midsections, most were lost in the clouds, seeming to reach the nine heavens; majestic yet not losing their graceful, ethereal beauty.

The Shen Nü furnace slowly turned in Yang Zhu's hand; a solitary crystal filament, visible only to him, wound forward.

"Here the terrain is layered, many dragon veins intersect; there must be ancient remains and a great tomb!"

In just a moment, Duan De came to such a conclusion, his tone firm, full of confidence.

「This emperor also feels the same way! 」

The big black dog nodded in agreement; these two had greedy glances, exchanged a look, and both broke into evil smiles.

「Huh? 」

Suddenly, Yang Zhu gazed into the void somewhere, a flicker of coldness passing in his eyes, and a chaotic palm strike was unleashed.

「Boom! 」

The void several dozen li away shattered instantly, and a figure clad in divine armor was blasted flying sideways.

The divine armor forged from special materials shone with radiant light, bearing the imprint of the Great Dao, its aura terrifying, capable of withstanding a full-force strike from a king who can sever the Dao of three immortals.

That person's body was completely concealed, leaving only a pair of eyes, filled with shock and disbelief.

Click-click-click……

Facing Yang Zhu's strike, the divine armor was as good as nothing; that person's qi and blood surged, and his innards churned like an overturned river and sea.

Accompanied by a crisp sound, the armor cracked with many fissures.

「Oh no! 」

In the next moment, that person's scalp went numb, a rending heaven-and-earth aura rushed over him, terrifying beyond compare, as a chaos heavenly blade tore through the void and slashed at his head.

「Is it you? 」

But at the critical moment, the heavenly blade suddenly halted, hovering above that person's head; Yang Zhu arrived in an instant, a hint of strange color appearing on his face.

(End of chapter)