Goddess Painting

"stop!"

With a sudden wave of his hand, the shadowy figure's bronze mask gleamed with a cold, eerie light in the darkness.

They stood at the edge of the entrance to the third floor, where a cold wind howled, as if countless wronged souls were wailing in their ears.

"Don't go in! The third level... that's the territory of awakening-stage demonic beasts. Going in is suicide!"

The remaining three hurriedly stopped in their tracks, their faces pale, clearly extremely wary of this "forbidden zone of life".

"That kid's gone mad! He actually dared to try and go up to the third level!"

"Mountain Shaker," panting heavily, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said in a muffled voice:

"Boss, that kid's dead meat!"

"That kid is so badly injured, and he's been poisoned by your bone-corroding poison. Now he's plunged headlong into this godforsaken place. What chance does he have?"

"Snake Kiss" chuckled sinisterly, toying with the venomous snake in his hand:

"Let alone encountering a Qi Opening Realm demon beast, even a peak Divine Power Realm expert wouldn't last an hour with just my poisoned blade! He's probably a puddle of pus by now."

Another person chimed in, "Yeah, boss, does this mean we've completed our mission?"

The shadow remained silent.

He stared intently at the bottomless entrance, his brow furrowed.

"Damn it!"

He cursed inwardly.

"I failed to seize that kid's opportunity myself!"

But... there seems to be no other way.

The third level below the Divine Power Realm is like throwing a meat bun to a dog.

"Fine."

Shadow took a deep breath, a hint of resentment flashing in his eyes, but he quickly suppressed it with reason:

"You're right, in that situation, he would have certainly died."

"Let's go back and report."

But he stopped abruptly as soon as he took a step.

"etc."

The shadowy figure turned his head, his cold gaze sweeping over the three, finally settling on the youngest one, who was at the ninth level of the Divine Power Realm:

"I want to see him alive or dead."

"We didn't see him die with our own eyes. What if he managed to escape..."

"Fifth brother! You stay!"

"You stay here at the entrance and guard it! If Qin Feng is lucky enough to come out alive, even if he's just barely clinging to life, you have to kill him without hesitation!!"

The young man called Fifth Brother's face instantly turned bitter, but he dared not disobey Shadow's orders and could only grit his teeth and bow.

"Yes... Boss."

Shadow patted his shoulder, his tone softening slightly:

"Don't worry, let's go to the first and second floors and look for some opportunities."

"You'll receive your due compensation, not a penny less!"

After saying that, he and the other two left quickly without looking back.

……

Soon, a communication talisman pierced the darkness underground and flew out into the outside world.

"Qin Feng has been killed, his body has been destroyed, mission complete."

Youying and the others stopped worrying about Qin Feng's life or death and turned to treasure hunting on the first and second floors.

In a secluded cave on the back mountain of Qingyun Sect.

The black mist slowly chuckled, releasing a satisfied low laugh:

"Hehehe..."

"Good! Well done!"

"It would be better if he were dead!"

The mysterious man in black took out a specially made communication jade talisman and entered a message:

"Pass down the order! Qin Feng has been killed in the Earthfall Secret Realm!"

"I want this good news to spread throughout the entire Qingyun Sect as quickly as possible!!"

……

The news spread like wildfire, instantly igniting an explosion throughout the entire sect!

"What?! Qin Feng is dead?!"

"How is this possible? Didn't he just defeat Chu Kuang? How could he suddenly die in the secret realm?"

"Tch! I knew he was getting cocky! A mere novice in the early stages of cultivation, daring to join in on a gathering full of Divine Power Realm experts? Isn't that just courting death?"

"Alas, what a pity... it was just a fleeting moment."

Inside the Elders' Hall.

Upon hearing this news, Wang Tianyi was first stunned, then suddenly jumped up from his armchair and laughed wildly.

"Ha ha ha ha!!"

"Heaven is helping me! Heaven is truly helping me!!"

"Qin Feng, you little bastard! You've finally met your match! You died in the Earthfall Secret Realm, leaving no trace of your body! How satisfying!!"

He was so excited that his face turned red, and he immediately shared the good news with Lin Zhengnan.

Lin.

"Clatter!"

The teacup in Lin Zhengnan's hand fell to the ground and shattered.

He stared blankly at the communication jade tablet, his face filled with astonishment and complex emotions.

"Dead?"

"He...died in the Earthfall Secret Realm just like that?"

Although he always regarded Qin Feng as a thorn in his side and wished he could suppress him completely.

But his main purpose was to prevent the Qin family from reviving.

This young man is, after all, Wan'er's husband, and in a sense, he is half a member of the Lin family.

more importantly……

"Qin Feng is dead, what will happen to Wan'er?"

Lin Zhengnan frowned and paced back and forth in the room.

"Although Wan'er is mute, she is still a daughter of the Lin family. Now that she is a widow, it will not sound good if word gets out."

Madam Lin, who had been sitting to the side drinking tea, suddenly had a glint in her eye, and a shrewd smile appeared on her lips:

"Sir, what's troubling you?"

"Now that Qin Feng is dead, we have to think about the living."

She put down her teacup, moved closer to Lin Zhengnan, and whispered:

"Although Wan'er can't speak, she does have a beautiful face and a good figure. She's so lovely that I feel sorry for her."

"Now that she's widowed at such a young age, it's bad luck for her to stay in the mansion. Perhaps..."

A calculating glint flashed in Madam Lin's eyes:

"How about we give her to Young Master Zhao Tianyang of Crimson Cloud Peak as a concubine?"

"The Zhao family has maintained close business ties with us in recent years, and Young Master Zhao is a direct disciple of Chixiao Peak; his future is limitless!"

"This move will not only strengthen the ties between the two families, but also get rid of Wan'er, this hot potato, and completely sever Qin Feng's remaining influence!"

"Wouldn't that kill two birds with one stone?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Zhengnan paused, somewhat hesitant:

"Well... Wan'er is, after all, a daughter of the Lin family."

"If we send her to be someone's concubine, wouldn't that be a disgrace to the Lin family?"

"face?"

Madam Lin sneered, her tone sarcastic:

"Sir, what are you thinking about?"

"Wan'er is now a widow who has been married! And she's mute!"

"To be able to become Young Master Zhao's concubine is already a blessing she has accumulated over several lifetimes!"

Lin Zhengnan hesitated for a moment, then finally nodded, the last trace of hesitation in his eyes disappearing:

"What you say, Madam, is not without merit."

"However, Qin Feng has just died, so it's not appropriate to bring this up now."

"This matter... will be discussed later; we need to find a suitable time."

……

Meanwhile, at the entrance to the third level of the Earthfall Secret Realm.

A chilling wind blew in, and the air was biting cold.

Qin Feng huddled in a very secluded crevice in the rocks, his face as pale as paper, with dried blood still clinging to the corner of his mouth.

pain!

Excruciating pain!

Although the wound on my left shoulder had stopped bleeding, the insidious force was still raging inside me, as if countless tiny knives were scraping my bones.

"Huff... huff..."

Qin Feng gritted his teeth, cold sweat pouring down his forehead.

"What a vicious poison!"

He dared not be careless in the slightest, and immediately activated the colorless energy cluster and poisonous spiritual root in his body, and began to frantically refine the bone-corroding toxin that had invaded his body!

Om-!

The purple poisonous spirit root seemed to have found a delicious treat, greedily devouring the deadly venom.

What was originally a fatal poison in other people's bodies was transformed little by little into pure poison-type spiritual energy in Qin Feng's body, nourishing himself!