Chapter 393: One Step Further, Death!

Pain!

The heart‑rending, lung‑splitting pain spread over Jiang Feng's entire body like a tide, hurting him so much that he couldn't help gritting his teeth and pulling a grimace.

He struggled to slowly open his eyes.

What entered his sight was a verdant grassland.

Where… is this?

Jiang Feng was stunned; he remembered that he had forcibly triggered the Fan Tian Seal left by the old man to deal with Luo Tiantu, and then lost consciousness.

"I... I'm still alive?"

Jiang Feng muttered to himself, his face full of shock.

He recalled that the old man had said the Fan Tian Seal was his final trump card.

Although it could slay stronger foes across ranks, the price was enormous.

Given Jiang Feng's current cultivation, forcibly triggering it would inevitably exhaust his source, leaving no chance of survival.

But now, not only did he survive, his body seemed to have no serious injury?

"I can now... I used the Fan Tian Seal once and still managed to survive?"

Jiang Feng couldn't help flashing a grin.

"Didn't the old man say this was a desperate move that could only be used once? Did he deceive me again?"

He shook his still-dazed head, his gaze scanning the surroundings.

"Here... why does it feel somewhat familiar?"

Jiang Feng frowned.

Just as Jiang Feng was full of doubt, a rapid footstep sound arrived.

Jiang Feng looked up and saw a burly figure running toward him excitedly—it was Tie Zhan!

Tie Zhan ran swiftly, his face full of a simple, hearty smile.

Upon seeing Jiang Feng's eyes open, he was instantly overjoyed.

"Brother Jiang Feng! You're awake! That's great! Truly great!"

He shouted while quickly running to Jiang Feng's side, carefully placing the fruit in his arms onto the ground.

Seeing Tie Zhan, Jiang Feng also smiled.

He propped himself up from the ground, smiling as he spoke.

"Tie Zhan, it's you! Am I in Da Qing Shan?"

He remembered that Tie Zhan never left Da Qing Shan lightly, so upon seeing Tie Zhan, he instantly guessed where he was.

Tie Zhan nodded earnestly, his smile growing even brighter.

"Exactly! This is Da Qing Shan; you've been unconscious for three days and three nights, Yao Lao and I were almost dying from worry!"

"Unconscious for three days and three nights?"

Jiang Feng was taken aback, not expecting he'd slept that long.

He looked at Tie Zhan, asking curiously.

"I survived because Yao Lao stepped in to save me, right?"

After all, Yao Lao is the artifact spirit of the Yao Divine Cauldron; with him intervening, it makes sense Jiang Feng could survive.

But Tie Zhan kept shaking his head, gesturing with his hand.

"No, no! Brother Jiang Feng, your survival this time isn't Yao Lao's merit; it's a debt of gratitude to Xi Er!"

"Xi Er?"

Jiang Feng's smile instantly froze.

"How could this be related to Xi Er?"

Tie Zhan scratched the back of his head, trying to organize his words.

"I'm not clear on the details, but Yao Lao said only by activating the Mixed Primordial Formation could you be saved, and only Xi Er can activate it. Later Xi Er actually opened the formation, carried you into a strange place, and after a day and a night brought you back..."

At this point, Tie Zhan's face showed a reverent expression.

"By the way, Brother Jiang Feng, Xi Er has become incredibly powerful now! So powerful it's frightening! The day she emerged from the Mixed Primordial Formation, her aura was even more terrifying than Yao Lao's!"

"What?"

Jiang Feng was completely baffled.

Xi Er became stronger than Yao Lao?

Yao Lao is an artifact spirit of the Wu Zun Realm, and Xi Er is just an ordinary young girl—how could she suddenly become so strong?

What on earth is going on?

At that moment, Jiang Feng felt his head splitting with pain.

It was as if countless needles were piercing his brain, and fragmentary memories suddenly surged in his mind.

He seemed to see a chaotic space and Xi Er's cold visage.

These memory fragments were vague and chaotic, yet that icy feeling was deeply imprinted in his mind.

"Uh..."

Jiang Feng couldn't help pressing his hand to his forehead, his complexion turning a bit pale.

Seeing Jiang Feng appear so painful, Tie Zhan instantly panicked.

"Jiang Feng, what's wrong? Should I go call Yao Lao over?"

Jiang Feng shook his head, took a deep breath, and tried to calm the chaos in his mind.

After a while, the splitting headache eased a little.

He lifted his head and tightly grasped Tie Zhan's arm.

Tie Zhan, Xi Er? Where is Xi Er now?

Tie Zhan must find Xi Er and figure out exactly what happened.

"Xi Er, she seems to have returned to Taoyuan Village."

At this point, Tie Zhan hesitated, scratched his head and said with some Uncertainty.

"By the way, Jiang Feng, I feel Xi Er seems to have undergone some changes. She seems... seems not to love Laughter anymore."

Jiang Feng heard that, and his heart suddenly sank.

It seems, the Memory in his Brain is not an Illusion, it's real!

To save herself, Xi Er really underwent a very special change.

A strong sense of guilt surged in Jiang Feng's heart in an instant.

He sprang up abruptly, ignoring the lingering soreness throughout his body.

"I must Immediately go down Mountain! I will go find Xi Er!"

He can no longer wait a moment; he must Immediately see Xi Er and ask about everything.

After speaking, Jiang Feng no longer hesitated, turned and ran toward the foot of the Mountain.

Tie Zhan watched Jiang Feng's fleeing silhouette, grew anxious and stamped his Foot in place.

"Jiang Feng, you Slow down! Be careful!"

But Jiang Feng at this moment could not care about these; his mind was only on meeting Xi Er quickly, and in the blink of an eye he vanished before Tie Zhan's eyes.

Soon, Jiang Feng arrived at Xi Er's house doorway.

The small courtyard was still the same as before, with no change.

Only the flowers and grass at the door seemed withered, lacking a few bits of former vitality.

Jiang Feng's heartbeat couldn't help but quicken.

He inhaled deeply, tidied his somewhat disheveled clothes, and was just about to lift his hand to push open the door.

But at that moment, a chillingly extreme powerful aura burst out from inside the house without any sign.

It surged toward him fiercely in an instant!

This aura was too terrifying, like Ten Thousand-year-unmelting ice, instantly enveloping Jiang Feng's entire body.

Jiang Feng's body stiffened sharply, and the hair on his whole body stood up instantly.

A strong sense of danger rose from his heart, causing him to subconsciously stop his Foot, and even his Breath became difficult.

This aura... is Xi Er?

"If you take another step, you die!"

The utterly cold voice, through the door, entered Jiang Feng's ears with Clarity.