Nine Nether Heavenly Emperor
Chapter 242: Great Figures Gather Outside Frost City

Chapter 242: Chapter 242: Great Figures Gather Outside Frost City

Six withered corpses, six storage rings, were quickly stripped away by Long Meng, who then walked back to Shi Feng with joy, extending her right hand forward and saying, "Brother Shi Feng, here!" Her little palm opened, and the six storage rings lay quietly in her hands.

Shi Feng shook his head at Long Meng and said, "You keep them; I don’t need these things."

"Oh!" Long Meng nodded, acknowledged with a sound, and then sat on the blood-colored sandy ground, beginning to check the contents of the storage rings.

In the six storage rings, there were as many as two hundred and fifty-three blood pearls from demon beasts, in addition to some pills, fire element materials, primordial stones, and so on, innumerable. After checking them, the young girl’s pretty face slightly changed, even she, the princess of the Yunlai Empire, couldn’t help but exclaim, "These people! They’re so rich!"

The Fire Cloud Sect, being the second-ranked sect in the Heavenly Mist Empire, naturally had disciples with rich inheritances, particularly the man with the surname Qu, who was a genius disciple in the Two-star Martial Sect Realm.

Shi Feng watched Long Meng’s adorably dazed expression and heard her exclamation, then smiled.

Afterward, Long Meng raised her head and said to Shi Feng, "Brother Shi Feng, I want to go into seclusion. These blood pearls not only have scorching energy for me to absorb but also contain fire attribute martial arts intent. If I absorb all these blood pearls, I estimate that I could reach the Nine-star Martial King Realm."

So it was not only the fire attribute energy contained within but also the fire attribute martial arts intent, no wonder these Fire Cloud Sect members were killing demon beasts to collect these pearls in this desert, even Brother Qu from the Two-star Martial Sect Realm was collecting them.

"Good, follow me!" Shi Feng extended his hand to Long Meng, and then, she reached out her small hand and grasped Shi Feng’s hand. Her seated body was pulled up by Shi Feng.

Immediately, Shi Feng’s right hand wrapped around Long Meng’s soft and delicate waist, and with her in his arms, they both broke through the void.

"Brother Shi Feng, where are you taking me?" In the void, Long Meng looked at Shi Feng, who was holding her, with a face full of curiosity and a blush, asking.

"I’m taking you to a safe place. You can peacefully go into seclusion there!" said Shi Feng.

"Oh!" Long Meng obediently nodded and then stopped talking, her eyes scanning the blood-colored landscape below that rapidly receded in her vision.

Soon, Shi Feng brought Long Meng down upon a blood-colored peak, and in front of them, to Long Meng, appeared to be just an ordinary blood-colored rock wall.

Immediately, Shi Feng led Long Meng through, revealing the space inside—the cave crafted by Shi Feng’s sword skill.

At that moment, Hong Yue and Little Moli were sitting in a corner quietly cultivating. Hearing the disturbance, their delicate faces changed slightly, and they both opened their eyes. However, once they saw Shi Feng, their expressions calmed, and seeing the woman with Shi Feng didn’t cause much reaction, as they had seen this little woman with Shi Feng when they had first arrived in the void of the Heavenly Mist Empire.

It was Long Meng who, upon seeing two other women in the cave, exclaimed in surprise, "So there are people here too!" What Long Meng really wanted to say was, "So you’ve been hiding two beautiful women here!"

Long Meng gave Shi Feng a strange look.

Shi Feng seemed completely unconcerned as he addressed the three ladies, "Get along with each other, and cultivate well here!" Then, with a flick of his right hand, Shi Feng drew his Sword Finger across the ground, and a sword mark immediately appeared on the surface.

Shi Feng pointed to the sword mark on the ground and said, "Within this sword mark lies my Martial Arts Sword Intent. Contemplate it well, and once you fully comprehend it, as long as the Primordial Power in your Dantian is sufficient, advancing to the Realm of Martial King will be as natural as the flow of water."

"What!"

Long Meng wasn’t surprised, as she had known during her time in the Yunlai Empire that several people had successfully broken through under Shi Feng’s guidance. Even the State Preceptor, Nalan Yuan, had overcome a bottleneck that had troubled him for decades under Shi Feng’s Martial Arts Sword Intent, and had smoothly ascended to the status of a Martial Sect powerhouse.

However, Hong Yue and Little Moli were astoundingly shocked. They naturally understood what Shi Feng’s words implied. If what Shi Feng had said was true, then this seemingly simple and unremarkable sword mark would be a priceless treasure for them. By fully grasping the Sword Intent within the mark, they could advance to the Martial King Realm without encountering any bottlenecks.

After interacting with Shi Feng, they found him completely unlike someone who would boast idly, nor did he have any reason to deceive them.

Subsequently, Shi Feng’s figure moved and he flew out of the cave.

Inside the cave, the three women looked at each other. Then, with a "cough, cough..." Long Meng lightly cleared her throat, breaking the silence of the cave. She smiled and addressed the two women in red across from her, "Hello, I am Long Meng."

Seeing Long Meng greeting them, Hong Yue also smiled back and said, "My name is Hong Yue."

"I am Little Moli..."

...

Outside Frost City of the Heavenly Mist Empire, near the Blood-colored Void, a considerable number of Martial Artists had gathered. These Martial Artists were mostly middle-aged, but there were also some older ones, and as for the younger Martial Artists, as soon as they arrived here, they were sucked into the Blood-colored Void.

The area outside the city was lively, not only because of the Blood-colored Void in the Void, but also because many of the Empire’s normally elusive dignitaries were now gathered here. These reputable figures, viewed with awe by others, all had grim expressions, as if they were mourning a death in the family.

Indeed, there had been deaths!

The Martial Artists below had also received the grim news; looking at the dignitaries within the Blood-colored Void, they commented to those around them, "Look, that’s the Deputy Sect Master of the Floating Void Sect, Lingg Tianran. I heard that the Soul Stones of both his sons, Lingg Sa and Lingg Hao, have shattered, signifying their demise within the world of the Blood-colored Void! Those were genius Disciples in the Two-star Martial Sect Realm and Three-star Martial Ancestor Realm!"

"That man is the Sect Master of the Fire Cloud Sect, known as the Fire Cloud Evil God. It’s said that recently, seven of their Sect’s Disciples had their Soul Stones shattered, including the genius Disciple Qu Li, a Two-star Martial Sect prodigy."

"That man... that man is the Heavenly Sword Alliance Sect Master, Yue Qingtian. I heard that the Soul Stone of their Sect’s genius Disciple, Guh Jiang, has also shattered!"

"Those two are the Sect Master, Ling Yitian, and the Deputy Sect Master, Yue Hanqing, from the Spirit Dark Sect. I heard the Soul Stone of their Sect’s genius Disciple, Ding Yu, has shattered as well. However, someone witnessed here that Ding Yu and another genius of Spirit Dark Sect, Zhen Chuan, were battling a young man before being sucked into the Blood-colored Void. After the soul stone shattered, it’s unknown whether they were killed by that young man or encountered some peril within the Blood-colored Void."