Chapter 565: Satisfied

Seeing Song Qingming looking at these low-tier spiritual herbs around, his eyes had already emitted a trace of light.

Long Feng, who had long been accustomed to Song Qingming's petty nature, nodded helplessly, walked to the side, and didn't care about him anymore.

Being in the depths of the Cloud Mist Mountain Range, where spiritual herb resources are very rich, Long Feng naturally looked down on these low-tier spiritual herbs of the first and second tiers, but Song Qingming was different.

In this valley, although he didn't see precious spiritual herbs above the third tier, after Song Qingming collected them, he found dozens of mature second-tier spiritual herbs. Taking them outside, they could sell for at least ten thousand spirit stones, which was also a not-so-small windfall for him.

If it weren't for fear of delaying too much time, and Long Feng urged him a few more times, Song Qingming would have wanted to collect all the first-tier spiritual herbs in the valley.

After all, they were all cultivation resources that could be obtained easily, without spending any effort or time. Although the value of these low-tier spiritual herbs was not high individually, hundreds of them together could also be exchanged for quite a few spirit stones.

After setting off with Long Feng, the two hurried north. Not long after, they arrived outside the palace where Huo Feng was.

"Your Highness!" Just as he walked into the hall and saw Huo Feng's eyes already fixed on himself, Song Qingming immediately smiled and stepped forward to bow respectfully.

"Looking at how happy you are, you must have found quite a few good things these past few days!"

Seeing Huo Feng looking at him with a light smile, Song Qingming hurriedly put away the smile on his face and said modestly, "Hehe! Your Highness is joking. I have been wandering around below with a few fellow sect members these past few days, and I just found a few ordinary spiritual items by luck."

It seems that in the future, in front of Huo Feng, he should hide such good things better.

Long Feng, who was standing on the side, heard the words Huo Feng just said and showed a trace of surprise on his face.

"Oh! Third-tier spiritual fruits are also just ordinary spiritual items to you. It seems your net worth has risen again!" After Huo Feng finished speaking, she glanced at Song Qingming and didn't pay attention to him anymore, turning and walking toward the outside of the hall on the side.

Huo Feng looked at the joyful Song Qingming, and after a trace of hesitation flashed in her eyes, she suddenly said seriously, "You have already obtained quite a few good things after coming in this time, which can be considered not a wasted trip. Now find a place to hide, or go find those human companions of yours. Getting out of here safely shouldn't be a problem for you."

Hearing Huo Feng mention third-tier spiritual fruits, Song Qingming was shocked, and a burst of embarrassment appeared on his face instantly.

"Many thanks to Your Highness for the treasure!"

"Human cultivators, although their spiritual intelligence opens early, their lifespan is far inferior to that of the demon race. Even a Jin Dan cultivator like me, if I cannot take another step forward, my lifespan will be exhausted and I will die in just a few hundred years."

"When did this woman's nose become so sensitive? It's been several days, and she can actually still smell the scent of third-tier spiritual fruits on me!" Thinking of this, Song Qingming couldn't help but show a burst of lingering fear.

"Your Highness misunderstood me! This third-tier spiritual fruit is also the first time I've seen it. I don't know what it can be used for yet. I was afraid you would laugh at me if you saw it, so I didn't dare to say it."

When he turned his gaze to Song Qingming on the side, he found that this human cultivator, who usually looked somewhat slippery, now had a rare look of determination on his face.

Huo Feng looked at the joyful Song Qingming, and after a trace of hesitation flashed in her eyes, she suddenly said seriously, "You have already obtained quite a few good things after coming in this time, which can be considered not a wasted trip. Now find a place to hide, or go find those human companions of yours. Getting out of here safely shouldn't be a problem for you."

Song Qingming took out a third-tier "Dragon Blood Fruit" from his body with some reluctance and hurriedly chased after her, sending it to Huo Feng.

"Your Highness probably also knows that my cultivation talent is not high. If I only seek stability and hide on the mountain to cultivate hard, not daring to come out and take risks to find opportunities to break through my cultivation base, my path of cultivation in this life will inevitably stop here."

Looking at the red spiritual fruit in front of her, Huo Feng raised her hand to take it into her hand and looked at it carefully, then said to Song Qingming calmly, "I know you should have more than one on you, but don't worry, although this item is just useful to me, one is enough."

Seeing this precious item in front of him, which was no less valuable than the third-tier "Dragon Blood Fruit," Song Qingming hurriedly put it away with joy and bowed to Huo Feng in front of him.

"If you go further up, every step will inevitably be extremely dangerous. Even I cannot ensure your safety. Do you want to consider it again, are you sure you want to continue walking with me?"

"Personal opportunities are destined by heaven, and it's not that you will definitely get them if you come out to take risks, let alone wanting to achieve the Nascent Soul Great Dao. Isn't it also quite good to live happily for several hundred years? It's better than losing your life now!"

After Huo Feng said this, the expression on her face also became somewhat complicated.

Song Qingming nodded firmly, "Your Highness is right, some things are indeed not to be forced. But now that heaven has given me a chance and let me walk here, if I don't go up and take a look, I will inevitably have some regrets."

"I am not a person with great ambitions, but I am also not a person who is afraid of death. Rather than regretting this matter often in the future, it is better to give myself a quick end now. Even if I really leave my life here next, I will accept it."

"Since you are not afraid of death and want a quick end, then there is no need to say anything more. Set off with me!"

Huo Feng looked at Song Qingming calmly, nodded slightly, and took him and Long Feng to turn into rays of light and disappear from the original place.

Because she had obtained that notebook about the "Heaven-Reaching Tower" from Song Qingming before, Huo Feng also had a map in her hand, and the records seemed to be even more detailed than the one Zhao Menglian had.

Under the leadership of Huo Feng, Song Qingming and the others soon found a teleportation array to pass through the fourth level. Following a Nascent Soul cultivator, Song Qingming almost didn't spend any effort this time and easily entered the fourth level of the "Heaven-Reaching Tower."

After reaching the fourth level, Song Qingming immediately felt that the number of cultivators entering this level was significantly less than the levels below, and it was also more desolate. The three of them flew on this level for more than an hour without seeing the shadow of a single cultivator.

Just as the few were on their way, a huge black shadow suddenly appeared in the sky in the distance, quickly approaching Song Qingming and the others. This black shadow became larger and larger in their field of vision, and its flight speed was completely no less than the escape speed of an ordinary Jin Dan cultivator.

Seeing this scene that was about to cover the sky and the sun in front, Song Qingming immediately thought of a phenomenon he had seen in that "Heaven-Reaching Tower" classic, stopped immediately, and a trace of nervousness appeared on his face.

Just as Song Qingming was about to speak, Huo Feng in front had already seen the black shadow and stopped, and there was a pure white round jade ring in her hand.

After casting a spell slightly, this round jade ring turned into a white protective barrier, covering her, Long Feng, and Song Qingming, the three of them, in the middle.

Not long after doing all this, the black shadow in the sky in front had already moved to not far in front of them. Suddenly, a wild wind blew, and even the scattered stones on the ground were blown into the sky.

Seeing this scene, Song Qingming's guess had already been confirmed. They had encountered the "Ghost Wind" that would only appear in the secret realm above the fourth level of the "Heaven-Reaching Tower."

"Ghost Wind" is a hurricane with extremely fast speed and powerful restrictions. Once swept into it, even a cultivator who has reached the Jin Dan stage will be directly torn into pieces. If ordinary Jin Dan cultivators encounter it, they can't resist such a powerful disaster by relying on their own strength.

Moreover, such "Ghost Wind" is not just one in here. They don't have a specific position where they will appear, nor will they blow in a fixed direction, and their speed is even faster than Jin Dan cultivators, making it difficult to escape their pursuit.

As long as it is a cultivator who enters this level, it is almost difficult to avoid this test, which is also one of the reasons why the fourth level of the "Heaven-Reaching Tower" is several times more dangerous than the three levels below.

Huo Feng had just used the magic treasure to support the barrier, and before a moment had passed, a pitch-black "Ghost Wind" had already arrived in front of Song Qingming and the others.

Only hearing a harsh sound like a knife cutting ringing outside, brilliant sparks caused by violent friction also began to light up around the white protective barrier.

Seeing the power of this "Ghost Wind," a burst of lingering fear also surged in Song Qingming's heart. If it weren't for following Huo Feng and the others, Song Qingming facing this scene alone would definitely be unable to survive.

This continued for about the time of half an incense stick, and the black "Ghost Wind" slowly dissipated, revealing Song Qingming and the three who were still hiding in the white protective barrier.

"Alright! Continue on our way." After taking a look around and seeing nothing unusual, Huo Feng put away the white protective barrier and took Long Feng and Song Qingming to leave the original place quickly.

On the fourth level, Huo Feng did not stay too long and went directly to the location of a teleportation array to the next level. Just like this, after only two days had passed, Song Qingming and the others had already successfully appeared outside a teleportation array on the sixth level of the "Heaven-Reaching Tower."

During this period, Song Qingming and the others not only encountered several "Ghost Winds" but also saw "Falling Thunder" that was no less inferior to the "Cloud Thunder Formation" he had seen before, as well as "Arrow Rain" with power comparable to ordinary magic treasures.

Encountering any one of these natural disasters casually was difficult for ordinary early-stage Jin Dan cultivators to resist. Even mid-stage Jin Dan cultivators with weaker strength like Jin Ziyuan and Yun Xinxue would also be very strenuous to deal with such a situation, let alone wanting to search for spiritual items in here.

After flying for a distance on the sixth level, just as they were about to approach the vicinity of a teleportation array leading to the seventh level, Huo Feng in mid-air suddenly stopped, then took out a magic treasure to quickly cover the figures of the few.

"Your Highness! There are people at the foot of that mountain."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 566 =====