Chapter 163: Departing, the Venerable Blocks the Way

"Fellow Daoist! This Karma Fire Red Lotus belongs to no one but you!" Zhenhuang said with resounding certainty.

This Karma Fire Red Lotus was a Dao seed that was hard to find anywhere in the world! Zhenhuang was actually giving it to him so easily!

Yuechan, the Tianhu Shaonü, and the others were all shocked; from the moment Zhenhuang appeared until now, their expressions had been permanently fixed in astonishment, unable to relax for even a moment.

Zhenhuang had already passed on the supreme Ten Fiends true technique to Mengchen, which had already left him immensely grateful, so how could he be greedy? Thus, he kept refusing.

But in the end, he could not withstand the repeated persuasion of Zhenhuang, the little Zhenhuang, and that ancient Supreme, so he finally agreed and accepted the Karma Fire Red Lotus.

Currently, with Mengchen's strength, he naturally could not control such a divine object, so the Karma Fire Red Lotus was kept for safekeeping by the Vajra Pestle.

As of now, the Vajra Pestle was already keeping three of the six great Creation God Lotuses on Mengchen's behalf: the Merit Golden Lotus, the World-Ending Black Lotus, and the Karma Fire Red Lotus.

Each of these divine lotuses, if placed in the outside world, would be an object hard to find anywhere; after all, they were born at the beginning of creation, or one could say, it was precisely because of them that this world could be born.

After Mengchen accepted the red lotus, Zhenhuang looked at everyone and said indifferently, "Good! The things that needed to be done have been done, and it is time for me to depart completely."

Subsequently, Zhenhuang looked at the little Zhenhuang with an expression of reluctance, raised both hands to cup the little Zhenhuang's face, eyes flickering, and said lingeringly, "Child! Mother is leaving; you must cultivate diligently in the future and live well."

"Mm... Mother, don't worry, Daughter will; I will definitely cultivate diligently and live well."

The little Zhenhuang's eyes grew moist; she promised very sensibly, not wanting her mother to worry about her at the very last moment.

"Good... my good child!" Finally, Zhenhuang gave the little Zhenhuang a deep embrace.

Afterward, she looked at that ancient Supreme and said, "Xiaofeng, you must also take care of yourself in the future!"

The old man bowed in salute, silent and wordless, secretly swearing in his heart: Master, please go in peace! In this life, I will use this life of mine to protect the Young Lady well.

His heart was filled with intense sorrow; although he had long known that his master, Zhenhuang, had already fallen during the Immortal Ancient era, seeing her now undoubtedly reopened the wounds in the depths of his heart.

Very quickly, Zhenhuang's figure became blurry and began to dissipate.

At the very last moment, she looked at Mengchen, and in the final instant before dissipating, she smiled as if relieved and said, "Deducing the later ages, I have finally seen hope, seen the future, and it is beautiful."

As the voice fell, Zhenhuang dissipated completely, turning into a streak of blazing light rain.

One of the ancient Ten Fiends, the supreme powerhouse Zhenhuang, had the last wisp of her divine sense left in the world dissipate, no longer existing in the world at all.

"Senior! Go well!" Mengchen said in a low voice in his heart.

He understood that Zhenhuang's fall must have been because of that dark calamity; in this instant, his heart felt very heavy, not knowing when the darkness would descend next time.

If the darkness were to come, where would he go...

The little Zhenhuang and the old man bowed their heads in mourning for a time, their expressions incomparably desolate.

"Mother! Those enemies who killed you and my brothers and sisters back then, Daughter will not let a single one of them go; blood debts must be repaid with blood." After a moment, the little Zhenhuang raised her eyes, gazing into the void, and said with a heavy expression.

"And me! Young Lady, once you grow up, this old man will accompany you to kill our way into Yiyu and wipe out the enemy." The old man said as if invigorated, his eyes burning.

"Feng Lao! It's so good to have you." The little Zhenhuang looked at the old man affectionately.

"Count me in too."

At this time, Heizi felt deeply touched; after thinking of his father, he suddenly spoke, his eyes scattering terrifying baleful energy.

The little Zhenhuang and the old man heard the sound, looked at Heizi simultaneously, and after gazing at him righteously for a moment, nodded heavily.

Yuechan, the Tianhu Shaonü, and Xiyao were all shocked, not yet fully recovered.

A moment later, the little Zhenhuang restrained her heaviness, bowed to Mengchen, and said, "Master! Where should we go from here?"

She appeared extremely respectful at this moment, as if she truly recognized Mengchen as her master in her heart.

Seeing this, Mengchen's eyes showed a little surprise as he said, "We should go out." "Good!" The little Zhenhuang replied sincerely.

For a moment, Mengchen looked at the little Zhenhuang and pondered, "For convenience, I will call you Xiaohuang from now on, okay!?"

"Mm!" The little Zhenhuang nodded in response, appearing very well-behaved.

"I wonder how I should address you, Senior?" Afterward, Mengchen looked at the old man and asked.

"My name is Huofeng; you may address me by my name directly, or call me Xiaofeng just as my master did."

Although the old man was a Supreme, he showed considerable reverence toward Mengchen at this moment.

Perhaps it was because of the importance Zhenhuang had placed on Mengchen earlier!

It made the old man know that Mengchen might become a powerhouse like his master in the future, a terrifying existence worth looking up to.

Furthermore, since Mengchen was now the little Zhenhuang's master, in terms of status and seniority, he was not inferior to him at all.

Hearing this, Mengchen gave an awkward smile for a moment; what was wrong with today, that both the ancient Zhenhuang and the ancient Supreme were so respectful to him? It really made him feel flattered.

Afterward, recalling the way the little Zhenhuang addressed the old man earlier, he smiled and said, "Then I will follow Xiaohuang and call you Feng Lao!"

"That works!" The old man smiled faintly, appearing amiable and approachable, not at all like how a supreme powerhouse should behave.

"Then let's go!" Finally, Mengchen said, and the Vajra Pestle hid itself back into his chest.

Following that, Huofeng Zhizun waved his hand, and they had already arrived before the entrance of the original Karma Fire Ancient Palace.

It was still empty here, and Mengchen and the others walked directly toward the outside of the palace.

After walking out of the great palace, Mengchen and the others were surprised to find that the group of Venerables who had been blocked outside by the special restriction had not yet left.

Looking roughly, there were at least a hundred Venerables, and one could also see that a bloody battle had taken place there, with quite a few corpses.

From this, it was not hard to see that they were lingering there, intending to wait for a rabbit to run into a tree.

Mengchen understood clearly, but at this moment, he felt no fear in his heart; with an ancient Supreme present by his side, how could he be afraid of these mere Venerables?

Moreover, he had now stepped into the Array Formation realm and had created an array, so his combat power was no longer what it used to be; even without the ancient Supreme present, he had the confidence to fight them.

Therefore, Mengchen and his group walked directly out of the Ancient Palace.

Just as they stepped out of the Ancient Palace, many pairs of greedy eyes looked over; as soon as they walked out of the range of the restriction, they were jumped by a group of Venerables who blocked their retreat.

In an instant, they were completely surrounded.

"Young man, what good things did you obtain inside the Ancient Palace?" A human Venerable asked.

He was a middle-aged man with a rugged face, a majestic physique, and was wearing black clothes.

"Hand them over obediently, and perhaps we can spare your lives; otherwise... the consequences will be very serious." At this time, another Venerable spoke, also a human Venerable.

She was a beautiful woman, dressed gorgeously, with a proud figure, and her face could be considered beautiful beyond compare! However, compared to the Tianhu Shaonü, Yuechan, Xiyao, and Xiaohuang, she was still quite a bit inferior.

"Then I would like to experience just how serious these consequences really are." Xiaohuang walked out from Mengchen's side, terrifying flames already burning within her eyes.

As she finished speaking, she turned to look at Mengchen, the terrifying flames in her beautiful eyes extinguishing in an instant, becoming gentle: "Master, let me handle these people!"

"This..." Mengchen looked at Huofeng Zhizun beside him with some hesitation.

Although Xiaohuang's strength was terrifying and she was at the Venerable realm, there were many enemies after all, and it was hard to avoid accidents happening.

Next, I will write the second chapter. (End of this chapter)