Full-Time Magister: The Evil Emperor Descends

"Chenying, now that we're all in the same team and have been through thick and thin together, feel free to tell us what you know."

Ye Xinxia could sense Zhao Chenying's nervousness and spoke up to comfort her.

"I...I...what could I possibly know? I just...I just think we should aim higher...it's that simple."

Zhao Chenying is clearly not a very good liar; she lost her composure even before being questioned much.

Her appearance naturally aroused suspicion, especially from Zhao Manyan, who brought her along. After all, they were family, and Zhao Manyan trusted her completely to have his cousin accompany him.

Zhao Manyan looked at Zhao Chenying and felt that his cousin really shouldn't hide anything from the people here, otherwise he would feel guilty. So he spoke to her earnestly.

“Cousin, I told you before we came that they are all people who can be completely trusted. We can all see that your understanding of Zhuoyuan seems to have exceeded that of those of us who were prepared in advance... and you are also specifically guiding us to find something.”

Finally, under everyone's persistent questioning, Zhao Chenying had no choice but to reveal her true feelings, which led to a tragic story.

Mo Fan and the others listened attentively, but Mo Xie was the only one who didn't join in, looking around at the scenery.

He already knew what had happened, so naturally he had no interest in such a sentimental storyline.

The others, however, were completely captivated by Zhao Chenying's story.

Especially after learning about the terror of the Heavenly Tribulation Fire, the fact that the other party's mother had survived the fire was enough to greatly surprise them.

When it was mentioned that the Fire Calamity Fruit was guarded by Yan Ji, Mo Fan's eyes lit up and he said.

"So, if we find the Fire Calamity Fruit, we'll be able to find Flame Princess!"

"Yes."

Zhao Chenying nodded, thinking of the information given to her by her fake mother, and looked at Mo Xie behind her, and spoke.

“You came here for Yan Ji, and I came here entirely for the Fire Calamity Fruit. You have the strength, and I have the information about this place. We can cooperate, and in the end, we can each get what we want. Wouldn’t that be great?”

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement, because Zhao Chenying's words made sense.

No matter what you do, intelligence is always the most important thing. There was no map in the North Corner of Zhuoyuan, so when everyone arrived there, they were completely in the dark and basically wandered around aimlessly.

Even with the cold, ethereal elemental reconnaissance device, it is not a data reconnaissance device after all, so whether it can accurately locate Yan Ji's position is still an unknown.

Therefore, the intelligence that Zhao Chenying possesses is extremely important!

Everyone was already pretty much convinced, and after seeing Ding Yumin and Ye Xinxia nod, they believed it even more.

It should be noted that in front of a mind-based mage, if Zhao Chenying tells even one lie, the two women will sense it.

However, since Mo Xie was ultimately in charge of the group, everyone focused their attention on him, waiting for the leader's decision.

However, to his surprise, he found that the other person did not seem to be listening at all, and was observing the surrounding environment.

After everyone finished talking, Mo Xie stared at Zhao Chenying for a while before slowly speaking.

"Our target is indeed Yan Ji, but there's no rush to go directly with you. We're here to find resources, and it would take some time to travel. What do you think?"

Upon hearing Mo Xie's answer, everyone nodded in agreement. Although they had learned about Yan Ji's situation, they would not give up on other cultivation resources.

"Okay, I have no objection."

Zhao Chenying naturally had no objections, after all, people couldn't have come here just for Yan Ji.

Next, Zhao Chenying led the way, while Mo Xie and the others scavenged for resources along the way, not wanting to miss a single one, and they reaped a great harvest.

Sigh, Zhao Chenying is indeed a filial girl, but...

Mo Xie looked at Zhao Chenying, who was confidently leading the way, and shook her head regretfully. It was a pity she'd been deceived. But it was understandable; after all, who could have known their mother had survived and become a special being resembling Yan Ji?

She came to the northern corner of Zhuoyuan many years ago, but unfortunately encountered a fire. She used her last means of escape on her husband so that he could escape to safety, but she was swallowed up by the fire of the heavenly tribulation.

However, Jiang Feng was both unfortunate and fortunate. She was rescued by an elderly Flame Princess who happened to be passing by, and ate the Fire Calamity Fruit. She abandoned her human body and her soul attached itself to a new life, surviving as a Flame Princess. After the elderly Flame Princess passed away, she waited by the Star Language Tree for the birth of the next Flame Princess.

Having absorbed the power of the heavens and earth, she is theoretically an alternative fire spirit, that is, a fire witch, but she also possesses the power of a magician.

Jiang Feng's natural talent as a mage was terrifying, especially since she had awakened the spatial element at a high level. If Zhao Yulin hadn't delayed her cultivation, she would probably have been a super-level mage long ago.

Now that it has transformed into a fire spirit, it will definitely become a powerful being once it grows up!
Unfortunately, in order to protect Yan Ji's legacy, Jiang Feng traveled thousands of miles to retrieve the Fire Calamity Fruit, but was betrayed by the ghost woman he had saved in the past and ultimately died at the hands of his own daughter. It was a tragic and lamentable end!

Before her death, she infused her life force into the Fire Calamity Fruit, which led to the birth of Little Flame Princess, allowing the last lineage of the Flame Princess clan to continue.

In Mo Xie's heart, Jiang Feng was a gentle and graceful woman who, though transformed into raging fire, never forgot her gentle nature!

After scavenging resources along the way, and following the terrain described by Zhao Chenying's mother in her memory, the group finally arrived at the foot of a flat-topped mountain that rose abruptly from the ground.

Is this really the place?

Xu Zhaoting raised his head, looking up at the towering flat-topped mountain along the vertical cliff, a look of shock appearing on his face.

"This towering flat-topped mountain is so abrupt. We've been walking for so long and all we've seen is flat terrain, without even a trace of mountains. But this mountain suddenly appears on this flat land."

Zhang Xiaohou shielded his eyes from the glaring sunlight and said in surprise.

It actually looks more like a volcano. Unlike most volcanoes that are wider at the bottom and narrower at the top, this one looks more like a volcanic column that pierces straight into the blue sky. If you can't fly, you can't climb it at all.

Mo Fan smiled confidently and said.

"It's alright, I can have Charmander carry us straight up."

Mo Xie pondered for a moment, shook his head, and addressed everyone.

"You guys wait down here. I'll go up and scout ahead by myself. Just wait for my message."

Upon hearing this, everyone was taken aback, then looked at Mo Xie with confusion, not understanding why he wanted to go up alone.

Ding Yumin stepped forward, took Mo Xie's hands in hers, and said with concern.

"Xiao Xie, it's too dangerous for you to go up alone. Let's go up together."

Ye Xinxia also ran to Mo Xie's side, her beautiful, watery eyes filled with worry, and tried to persuade him.

“That’s right, it’s safer if we go up together.”

Seeing the two women's worried expressions, Mo Xie felt a warmth in his heart, squeezed their soft hands, and comforted them.

"I do have important business to attend to this time. You guys can scavenge for resources in the area for now. I'll let you know when I'm almost done. Trust me."

He believed that sending too many people at once would put a lot of pressure on Jiang Feng and make her very wary of them, which would be detrimental to gaining her favor.

Besides, now is not the time for Zhao Chenying to meet her mother, since the key figure has not yet arrived.

Seeing Mo Xie's resolute expression, Ye Xinxia and Ding Yumin had no choice but to give up trying to persuade him; they would only trust their own man.

The others also chose to believe in Mo Xie, feeling a sense of security about this man and certain that he couldn't be wrong.

Zhao Chenying had initially wanted to go along, but seeing that everyone had agreed, she didn't say anything more. (End of Chapter)