Huangxiu

Chapter 1046 Obtaining Flowers
"What is this?" Hu Yunni asked, her bright eyes filled with curiosity.

A handsome young man stood to one side, with a face like jade, a tall and straight figure, and an elegant demeanor.

He laughed and said, "This is a secret cave. Junior Brother Lu is skilled in mechanisms and secret passages. He must have found something good here."

"Didn't you go in and take a look?"

"Without your permission, Junior Sister Hu, who would dare to go in without permission?" the handsome young man said with a smile.

"Senior Brother Zhuang, why don't you take the other senior and junior brothers inside and have a look?"

"As ordered."

Zhuang Qiushan smiled and clasped his hands in greeting, which earned him a sidelong glance from Hu Yunni.

She turned to look at Leng Tieya: "Mr. Sun, what do you think?"

Leng Tieya said, "It's best to be careful, there might be danger."

“They’re not stupid, there’s no need to remind them,” Hu Yunni said. “That bronze bell is a rare treasure. With it protecting you, how did you manage to kill that old demon?”

"It was just a fluke."

Cold Iron Cliff Road.

The old man's protective bronze bell was extremely strong, even able to withstand the Swift Light Sword.

But they couldn't stop the Heavenly Illusion Pavilion.

Once the Heavenly Illusion Pavilion appeared, the bronze bell could no longer protect the old man, who, in a drunken stupor, was beheaded with a single sword strike.

Hu Yunni smiled and asked, "Would you like this bronze bell, sir?"

Leng Tieya shook his head.

Hu Yunni said, "Really don't want it? This is a rare treasure that can protect the body on its own."

Leng Tieya said, "Should we put it in the center of the courtyard, or hang it up? I have nowhere to hang it."

"Then sir, buy a large courtyard."

“I live alone, and the yard is too big and too deserted.”

“That’s true.” Hu Yunni nodded. “Why don’t you find a companion, sir?”

Living alone in a large courtyard without a female companion is indeed lonely.

Leng Tieya shook his head: "I haven't met the right one. I've gotten used to living alone over the years, which is quite carefree and without any worries."

Hu Yunni smiled and said, "Our Zhaixing Cliff is lively. Why don't you stay at the Guest Peak for a while?"

Leng Tieya nodded with a smile: "Miss Hu is so kind."

As they were talking, a roar suddenly came from the cave, followed by a clear "ding ding ding ding".

Hu Yunni frowned slightly.

Leng Tieya had already noticed that there were still experts guarding the cave, including two old men.

But I didn't say anything more.

These experts from Star-Picking Cliff have had too smooth a mission this time; they deserve to suffer a bit.

Otherwise, one might think that the Nether Bone Sect is nothing special.

"Ding ding ding ding..."

"Junior Sister Hu!"

The clear chirping was mixed with cries for help.

Hu Yunni's bright eyes narrowed, and with a flick of her wrist, she drifted into the cave and disappeared without a trace.

Leng Tieya stood outside the cave, drawing his sword.

With his left hand forming a sword incantation, his fingertips gently caressed the clear, shimmering blade of the Flying Scale Sword.

He hasn't been idle lately; he's been refining the Flying Scale Sword.

Although the Flying Scale Sword, after being refined, still retains a faint spiritual quality and requires his spiritual imprint to strengthen it, it has become an integral part of him.

It is as nimble as an arm or a finger, light as if it were nothing, and can maximize speed.

"Bang bang bang bang..."

Like a heavy hammer beating a drum inside a cave.

The cave entrance was trembling, and the stone walls of the valley trembled slightly in response.

Leng Tieya struck a strange pose and remained motionless.

The sword slowly lit up, and a layer of misty, shimmering light began to accumulate on its surface.

Like a pool of autumn water flowing under the moon, cool and clear.

……

Inside the cave, a vast expanse of ghostly flowers emitted a soft, shimmering light in the darkness.

Like jellyfish drifting in the deep sea.

Beside the sea of ​​ghostly flowers, two groups were locked in a fierce battle.

Hu Yunni was fighting with an old man in black robes.

Another old man in black robes was surrounded and attacked by Zhuang Qiushan and his group.

It's more accurate to say that the black-robed elder besieged Zhuang Qiushan and his group rather than Zhuang Qiushan besieging the black-robed elder.

The group of eight was overwhelmed and forced to retreat.

The old man who was fighting Hu Yunni was also losing ground and could not hold on.

Hu Yunni is a once-in-a-millennium genius, and the previous battle has made her swordsmanship even more formidable.

After she became familiar with the martial arts of the Yougu Sect, every sword strike she used targeted the old man's weaknesses.

The old man's palm strikes were dense and powerful, yet the sword light repeatedly found weaknesses and exploited openings. After only thirty-odd moves, the black-robed old man let out a deep shout and turned to leave.

Another elderly man in black robes followed them out.

As they approached the cave entrance, they tensed up, wary of potential attackers.

As soon as we emerged from the cave, the view suddenly became bright and clear.

A flash of light streaked past, so fast it was as if a mirror had flipped over, momentarily blinding them.

Immediately, a sharp pain shot through my neck, followed by an endless darkness enveloping me.

Leng Tieya appeared behind them, standing at the entrance of the cave. He gently shook his Flying Scale Sword, but there was no blood on the sword.

The experts of the Nether Bone Sect in the Demon Realm all bleed, but these two old men do not.

He deduced from this that they came from the demon realm.

Hu Yunni and Zhuang Qiushan rushed to his side and saw two headless corpses being pushed aside by Leng Tieya, and the bloodless Flying Scale Sword returning to its sheath.

They did not see Leng Tieya put the item from one of the old men's arms into his silver ring.

It was a storage silver ring from Chu Liezhao.

Zhuang Qiushan clasped his hands in a fist salute: "Mr. Sun, what excellent swordsmanship!"

He had personally witnessed the power of those two old men in black robes.

A group of experts were overwhelmed by one, who was clearly an elder-level expert.

If Hu Yunni hadn't come to their rescue in time, they would all be lying on the ground by now, their fates uncertain.

Hu Yunni snorted: "Perfect timing!"

Sun Changyue's swordsmanship is extremely fast and unpredictable, that goes without saying.

But the timing of his attack was the most important factor in how easily he killed the two elders.

Leng Tieya laughed and said, "It was a clever trick."

Zhuang Qiushan said, "Mr. Sun, this is not a trick, but a subtlety, and it is also part of the swordsmanship."

Hu Yunni glanced at him sideways, feeling that his words were too obsequious.

Leng Tieya said, "Young Master Zhuang, you flatter me. I am unworthy of such praise."

Zhuang Qiushan truly lives up to his reputation as a disciple of Zhaixing Cliff; he possesses exceptional comprehension and has grasped the essence of swordsmanship.

Zhuang Qiushan shook his head.

Leng Tieya asked, "Is there treasure or danger hidden inside?"

"The Ghost Bone Flower!" Hu Yunni snorted. "This is their most important thing, it must be destroyed, Senior Brother Zhuang."

"Understood." Zhuang Qiushan nodded solemnly and turned to leave.

He led the disciples of Zhaixing Cliff in the cave to destroy all the Yougu flowers.

……

A bright moon hangs high.

Leng Tieya stood alone on the mountaintop, looking down at the valley below.

The strength of this East Third Altar was far inferior to that of the previous West Second Altar. After he finished off the sentry and two elders, the rest could not stop Zhuang Qiushan and his group.

Hu Yunni was worried about them, so she followed behind them to kill the experts of the Yougu Sect.

Leng Tieya stood atop the mountain with his hands behind his back.

Meanwhile, inside the Demon-Subduing Palace, Chu Zhiyuan was holding a golden flower.

Shaped like a rose, with layers upon layers of petals, the petals are white, yet they emit a soft golden light.

This looks exactly like the golden nightshade that once appeared on the river.

However, that golden ghost flower was a fabrication by the Heavenly Illusion Pavilion.

This golden flower is indeed real.

He never imagined that he could actually obtain the Golden Ghost Flower.

He learned from the memories of the Great Demon Lu Tiansu that he could conjure the Golden Nether Flower from the Heavenly Illusion Pavilion.

Looking at the golden flower before him, he was filled with overwhelming excitement.

The wonders of the Golden Ghost Flower not only elevate the limits of spiritual power and strengthen the soul, but also possess unique benefits.

This Golden Ghost Flower can increase the possibility of becoming a Great Heavenly Demon.

This alone makes it a rare and extraordinary item, something that everyone in the world would fight tooth and nail for.

However, this item needs to be absorbed using special methods; otherwise, it would be a waste.

He deduced that the reason the two elders guarded the cave was clearly because of this Golden Ghost Flower.

And now, it has fallen into his hands.

He gently placed the golden flower between his eyebrows, and began to breathe in and out at a strange frequency.

A moment later, the sound of exhaling and exhaling, as loud as thunder, resounded throughout the shrine.

His chest and lower abdomen rose and fell in turn, one swelling up while the other slumped down, and vice versa.

As he exhaled and inhaled, strands of golden light spilled from the petals and converged towards his brow.

Strands of golden light entered between his eyebrows.

His brow shone brightly, growing brighter and brighter, radiating golden light, and vaguely resembling a flower.

It looks exactly like the Golden Ghost Flower.

It is only about one-tenth the size of the Golden Ghost Flower, about the size of a little finger.

(End of this chapter)