Chapter 176: To Die or to Live

Trapped in the fire cloud, Song Qingming soon felt that the magic power in his body was about to be exhausted. After taking several elixirs to restore magic power, the Xuanguang Armor on his body was still slowly being squeezed into a thin piece of paper by the fire cloud outside. Seeing that he was about to be unable to hold on, Song Qingming gritted his teeth and placed one of his hands on the remnant map on his chest, wanting to use the power of the remnant map to speed up his absorption of spiritual energy from the outside world.

After the remnant map on his chest was driven by the magic power in his body, it instantly emitted a trace of light. Song Qingming instantly felt that his magic power recovery speed had accelerated several times, and the Xuanguang Armor that was about to disappear slowly stabilized again. However, the remnant map's absorption of spiritual energy could only temporarily maintain the last layer of Xuanguang Armor on his body from disappearing, and it still couldn't help him get out of the current predicament.

"Eh! This little guy is really interesting."

A moment later, a curious remark suddenly came from above the fire cloud. Immediately after, Song Qingming felt the external pressure loosen, and the fire cloud that had been wrapping Song Qingming instantly disappeared without a trace. The cyan bird that had been carrying him in the air also stopped its pursuit.

After getting out of the fire cloud, looking at the cyan bird not far in front of him that had been staring at him, Song Qingming, whose magic power was already running low, did not dare to escape immediately.

"Kid, did you just use the technique you cultivated or a magic treasure?" The red bird blinked and asked curiously.

"Senior is joking. How could I, a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator, use a spirit object like a magic treasure? What I just used was only the technique I usually cultivate."

A magic treasure is a magic tool above Level 3. Every such Jin Dan-level spirit object has the power to move mountains and overturn seas. Ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators cannot use them across levels. Since this cyan bird Demon King asked this, it shows that it does not often deal with human cultivators.

"Hmm! To be able to resist for so long in my Flame Cloud, your technique is indeed a bit strange. Today, for your sake, I will let your partners go!"

When Song Qingming heard this, he was almost angered to the point of vomiting blood by the Demon King in front of him. "Why are you just staring at me? Can't you not look at my face and go find them instead?"

Although he thought so in his heart, Song Qingming did not dare to say it out loud. He was not stupid enough to reason with a Level 3 Demon King. Maybe in a moment, if the other party was unhappy, he would never be able to speak again.

Just when he didn't know what to do, the cyan bird Demon King suddenly flapped a burst of cyan mist. Before Song Qingming could react, he was already rolled into this mist. This time, before he could use the Xuanguang Armor in his body, he felt his brain sink and soon lost consciousness.

Deep in the Fuyun Mountain Range, in a huge cave deep underground.

In the center of the cave, a red-clothed woman who looked seventeen or eighteen years old was lazily lying on a piece of jade about a zhang in size.

"Qingluan, didn't I tell you not to run around for the time being? We came to Uncle Jinyu's place to take refuge. In case other demon emperors with bad intentions find out my identity, it might cause big trouble for Uncle Jinyu."

"Your Highness, this time when I went out, not only did I not cause trouble, but I also caught a human cultivator who is a bit strange. I think he might be able to help you get that thing. Would you like to go and see?" The cyan bird below, facing the red-clothed woman above, was full of respect in its words.

Upon hearing this, the red-clothed woman suddenly sat up and said to the bottom: "A human cultivator? That's a bit interesting."

In a daze, Song Qingming felt a few drops of water drip onto his face, and the consciousness in his brain slowly recovered a bit. Opening his eyes, he felt that his eyes were still a bit blurry, as if his senses had been affected by something.

After sitting up, Song Qingming used the magic power in his body to dispel the strange thing in his body. Only then did he discover that he didn't seem to have died. It should be that he was stunned by the poisonous mist released by the cyan bird Demon King and brought here.

Looking up, Song Qingming finally discovered that he was currently in a dark red cave. This cave was dozens of zhang long and wide, and four or five zhang high. At a glance, it looked like an underground world.

What surprised him even more was that there were red stone pillars of various sizes growing up and down in the cave, forming a red stone forest, surrounding most of the cave densely, like a small maze.

Song Qingming got up and looked around in the cave, and soon found a cave entrance a zhang high in front. Just as he was about to walk out carefully, he found that his body was bounced back again.

After observing carefully, he found that there seemed to be an extra restriction at the entrance of the cave, separating the inside from the outside. If he wanted to go out, he had to find a way to break this restriction first.

Fortunately, this restriction did not seem to be of a very high level, and for Song Qingming, an array master, it was not difficult. As long as he spent some time, he could easily break it.

Half an hour later, with a burst of spiritual power shaking nearby, Song Qingming finally broke the restriction at the entrance of the cave. Just as he was about to lift his leg and walk out, the scene outside the cave made him stay in place.

In front, a very beautiful red-clothed woman was looking at Song Qingming calmly, and standing beside her was the cyan bird Demon King who had stunned him and brought him here earlier.

Seeing that Song Qingming had actually opened the restriction she had set at the entrance of the cave, the cyan bird Demon King was now looking at the dumbfounded Song Qingming with anger, as if it was about to swallow him in one bite at any time, which scared Song Qingming so much that he stood in place and didn't dare to move.

"To have broken the restriction set by Qingluan so quickly, are you an array master among human cultivators?" The red-clothed woman asked Song Qingming curiously.

Seeing that the red-clothed woman actually called him a human cultivator, Song Qingming was shocked. Could this woman also be a demon cultivator?

This woman had already transformed into a human form and looked no different from him, a human. Generally, demon cultivators can only have this transformation ability after reaching Level 4. Could this red-clothed woman really be a Level 4 Demon Emperor who rules one side?

Seeing that the Jin Dan-level cyan bird demon cultivator was actually respectful to this woman, Song Qingming instantly confirmed his judgment.

The two big demon figures in front of him who could crush him to death in an instant were now looking at him at the same time. Song Qingming's brain was scared blank for a while. After a long time, he slowly recovered and nervously replied:

"The junior is indeed an array master, but my array formation level is relatively ordinary. I don't know why the two seniors caught the junior here?"

The red-clothed woman thought for a while, then continued calmly: "Qingluan invited you here this time, and there is no malice. I just want you to go to a place to help me get something."

"Help the senior get something, this... the junior's strength is low, I am afraid I will delay the senior's big event..."

"Do you want to die or live?"

Before Song Qingming could finish his words, a cold voice like a sharp blade fell into his ears, making him swallow the following words back instantly.

"If the senior has any instructions, please speak directly. As long as I can do it, I will definitely serve you with my life."

Hearing this, the red-clothed woman nodded and said with satisfaction: "You can rest here first. I will come to find you in two days. By then, you will know what you need to do."