Chapter 387: Controlled

If the Nine Heavens Fire Spring used the roaring sound of the fire spring to induce resonance in the internal organs to achieve the effect of body refining, then the first stage of the journey into the Zhurong Tomb was to illuminate the whole body and manifest the meridians through the entry of "fire elements."

Now, the meridian network around Hua Changxi's body had fully manifested under internal vision. The next step was to light up the eighty-one nodes where the meridians intersected.

Hua Changxi had already lit up one node through the Zhurong Stone of Jing Sheng. She knew that to light up other nodes, she had to go deep into the blood-red bone mountain ahead.

And to enter the bone mountain, she had to first deal with the Imperial House disciple under the bone mountain.

Zhu Yan also discovered Hua Changxi at the first moment. He was very surprised to find that under the tight control of the Zhu clan and the Duke of Grace's mansion, someone could still enter this blessed land.

Two fire people, tens of meters apart, looked at each other from afar.

Although both regarded each other as a threat, neither acted rashly.

No other reason, both were enduring unimaginable burning pain at this moment.

On the surface of the body, flames covered it; inside the body, fire elements roasted every cell.

The pain deep into the bone marrow constantly tested the will of the two. Any disturbance would magnify the pain they endured.

"Who are you?"

Zhu Yan was not as composed as Hua Changxi and spoke first.

Hua Changxi: "The owner of this place!"

Hearing her say this, Zhu Yan sneered: "If you were the owner of this place, I wouldn't have been able to get in at all."

Hua Changxi: "Not now, but soon will be."

Zhu Yan seemed to have heard some joke: "Fellow Daoist's tone is a bit too big."

Hua Changxi couldn't be bothered to talk nonsense with him and threw a fire lotus at Zhu Yan directly.

The fire lotus grew larger in the air at a speed visible to the naked eye. Zhu Yan wanted to avoid the fire lotus, but unfortunately, his dodging speed was not fast enough.

The fire lotus covered Zhu Yan, landed, took root, and in the blink of an eye, formed a locked lotus domain space!

Zhu Yan wanted to rush out of the fire lotus, but unfortunately, he couldn't break the lotus domain at all. He wanted to transform into flames to escape, but also failed.

To deal with Zhu Yan, Hua Changxi also flew into the lotus domain and summoned the Floating Light Sword directly, wanting to end the battle quickly.

Unfortunately, after swinging the sword several times, she only injured Zhu Yan and couldn't kill him. At every critical moment, Zhu Yan could narrowly avoid the fatal crisis.

Hua Changxi didn't want to waste too much time on Zhu Yan. Knowing that she couldn't kill this person in a short time, she decided to lock him in the fire lotus and wear him out.

Just as she was about to leave the fire lotus, a layer of black flames suddenly appeared on Zhu Yan's body.

Seeing the black flames, Hua Changxi felt dazed, her pupils were instantly occupied by the black flames, and then, an unquestionable voice rang in her mind: Swing the sword and commit suicide.

Hua Changxi's eyes flickered, and the hand holding the Floating Light Sword trembled violently. At the same time, the black flames imprinted on her pupils were constantly swaying, like flames that could be extinguished at any time in the wind and rain.

Seeing that Hua Changxi did not follow suit, Zhu Yan's expression changed. Knowing that the person opposite had a firm mind and could not be controlled, he hesitated and, somewhat unwillingly, spoke again: Remove the fire lotus.

This time, Hua Changxi did as she was told. With a wave of her hand, the fire lotus turned into petal fire rain and quickly disintegrated and dissipated.

Zhu Yan felt that the control of the Yin flames over Hua Changxi was getting weaker and weaker. Although he really wanted to kill her, he rationally chose to avoid it for now and ran quickly towards the bone mountain.

Just as he ran out a hundred meters, the black flames in Hua Changxi's eyes extinguished, and her mind returned to clarity.

She didn't chase Zhu Yan, but clutched her chest, panting heavily in fear.

Just now, the black flames on the Infant Transformation heart engulfed her entire heart, instantly taking away all her heart and mind, making her an unconscious person.

If it weren't for the sound of the Zhu Que chirping from time to time in her dantian, pulling back her consciousness, she was afraid she would have really become a puppet controlled by others.

Hua Changxi looked at Zhu Yan's figure flying into the bone mountain, her eyes full of killing intent.

That person must die!

Originally, Hua Changxi thought about leaving the Zhurong Tomb after getting a few Zhurong Stones, but now, she changed her mind. No matter how important the situation in Nanxiang County was, it was not more important than her life. If that person didn't die, she wouldn't leave the Zhurong Tomb.

After Hua Changxi calmed down her panicked mood, she went to chase the person.

Unfortunately, after entering the bone mountain, Zhu Yan lost his figure.

Hua Changxi thought of Zhu Yan's ability to transform into fire and could only patiently go deep into the bone mountain to search slowly.

If entering the Zhurong Tomb and stepping on that path of fire burning the body and "fire elements" entering the body was the first stage of the journey, then now, entering the bone mountain was the second stage of the journey.

The blood and Qi power emitted from the bone mountain was quite rich and pure. The deeper she went into the mountain, the purer it became.

Hua Changxi had the experience of using divine sense to draw the blood and Qi power in the Zhurong Stone to light up meridian nodes at Jing Sheng's place. After being in the bone mountain, she immediately understood that the second stage of entering the Zhurong Tomb was to draw the blood and Qi power in the bone mountain into the body to light up the meridian nodes.

Afterwards, Hua Changxi went deep into the bone mountain to find someone while running the "Zhurong Meridian Expansion Technique."

Running the "Zhurong Meridian Expansion Technique" in the bone mountain had quite a good effect. It felt like it didn't take long before she lit up the second meridian node, and afterwards, she lit up the third, fourth...

Every time a meridian node was lit up, Hua Changxi would be glad that she had met Jing Sheng before entering the Zhurong Tomb and learned the "Zhurong Meridian Expansion Technique."

Otherwise, even if she entered the Zhurong Tomb, facing such a bone mountain, she could only watch.

Running the "Zhurong Meridian Expansion Technique" required using divine sense to guide the blood and Qi power into the body, which was very consuming of divine sense. Fortunately, Hua Changxi had Soul River water, which could replenish divine sense in time. If it were someone else, they probably wouldn't be able to persist for long.

Walking in the bone mountain, the passage of time could no longer be perceived.

When half of the eighty-one meridian nodes were lit up, Hua Changxi came to the hinterland of the bone mountain and saw a chaotic space shaped like an egg.

And the person she wanted to kill was in that space, frantically chasing a fire axe burning with flames.

Seeing this, Hua Changxi's expression became somewhat anxious. Could that fire axe be the token of the owner of the Zhurong Tomb?

Anxiety was anxiety, but Hua Changxi did not rashly enter that chaotic space, but sat cross-legged, focusing on running the "Zhurong Meridian Expansion Technique," wanting to quickly light up all eighty-one meridian nodes.

Improving her strength a bit more, when facing that Imperial House disciple, she would have more counter-attack power when he tried to control her again.

In the egg space, seeing that Hua Changxi did not come in, Zhu Yan breathed a sigh of relief, but seeing that she could draw the blood and Qi power in the bone mountain into her body, he became somewhat anxious.

He really didn't expect that person to know the Ancestral Witch secret technique that even the Zhu clan didn't know.

The sense of crisis in Zhu Yan's heart became stronger and stronger, and he could only chase the fire axe more and more urgently.

At the same time, in the outside world, the Imperial House had secretly contacted the Phoenix clan of the demon race, intending to take down the blessed land closest to Lingguang Hall.

Originally, the Imperial House's plan was to divert the attention of the Lingguang Hall Master and all parties from the Ghost Fire Well by exposing the location of this blessed land.

Therefore, from the beginning, they didn't intend to do it quietly.

As soon as the demons of the Phoenix clan appeared, it was spread out by the Imperial House.

Sure enough, it soon attracted the Zhu Que Army, and almost as soon as they met, the Zhu Que Army and the Phoenix clan started fighting.

At the same time, the attention of all parties was also drawn over, but none of them entered the battlefield.

First, all parties felt that guarding Nanxiang City was the duty of the Zhu Que Army and had little to do with them. Joining the battlefield would inevitably lead to casualties, and no one wanted to lose their own strength.

Second, all parties wanted to take the opportunity to test the depth of the Zhu Que Army and the demon race.

Third, the Lingguang Hall Master had arrested and killed many people some time ago, making many people dissatisfied. Standing by this time could also be considered a form of revenge.

The Imperial House's plan was very successful. The only thing that made them dissatisfied was that the Phoenix clan had fought several rounds with the Zhu Que Army, but the Lingguang Hall Master had not appeared.

Because of the appearance of the Phoenix clan, the situation in Nanxiang County became more and more chaotic.

Fortunately, the Zhu Que Army resisted all the storms brought by the Phoenix clan with all their might, demonstrating the fearlessness and heroism of the Zhu Que Army in guarding Nanxiang City with practical actions.

Originally, because of the previous incident where the Zhu Que Army was impersonated, the people of Nanxiang County lost their trust in the Zhu Que Army. After the great battle with the Phoenix clan, the Zhu Que Army revived its military prestige.

The Phoenix clan dispatched demons above the Golden Core realm. The overall strength of the Zhu Que Army was slightly inferior, but the participating Zhu Que soldiers all wore Zhu Que Tokens. Whenever they encountered danger, Zhu Que spiritual shadows would fly out, severely damaging a large area of demons.

After several battles, the Phoenix clan did not get any benefits.

At first, the situation was still developing as the Imperial House had expected, with the Phoenix clan and the Zhu Que Army checking and balancing each other, and the Imperial House plotting in the dark to find an opportunity to enter the blessed land.

Unfortunately, the Imperial House underestimated the covetousness of other forces for the blessed land.

The Imperial House was looking for an opportunity to seize the blessed land, and other forces also used various means. Because the barrier was attacked too frequently, the barrier was directly revealed. ===== CHAPTER 388 =====