Nie Feng stared at Xu Hei, his heart gripped by an overwhelming fear.
Xu Hei? Wasn't this man supposed to be dead? How is he still alive, standing right in front of me?
And what was that situation with the Demon Blood Vine just now?
"Oh? It seems you've already learned about Wei Wudao's actions. So, you've met those two, haven't you? They're just outside the thicket, am I right?" Xu Hei sneered.
In the Land of the Moon, Divine Sense cannot be used for communication.
On the surface, the Divine Puppet Sect and the Ancient Tomb Sect maintain friendly relations. If they encountered me, they wouldn't be so terrified! The current situation only indicates one thing.
—This person has already met Wei Wudao and knows what happened to Xu Hei.
Nie Feng swallowed hard and said, "Fellow Daoist Xu, this is between you and them, it has nothing to do with me! I just..."
"You just wanted to find a new physical body, so you teamed up with those two to ambush me, planning to snatch my body, right?"
Nie Feng's primordial spirit trembled, his eyes filled with utmost terror.
Suddenly, his entire body burst into flames, and his primordial spirit shrank visibly, burning away half of its power in an instant!
In such a powerful outburst, his body contracted into a point of light, his strength surpassing its limits, breaking through the Restriction Formation in an instant, sending the four formation flags flying.
In a flash, Nie Feng broke through the encirclement, soaring into the sky and disappearing into the distance.
Hua Qingyun, looking panicked, hurriedly moved to intercept him.
But just then, as Nie Feng flew halfway, he triggered some Restriction, summoning a ghostly wind that swept over him, causing his primordial spirit to vanish by more than half, sucked into the air with a piercing scream.
Before long, Nie Feng's primordial spirit completely disappeared, turning into nothingness.
All that remained was a pitch-black small flag, falling from the sky.
Xu Hei was not surprised by this.
In the Land of the Moon, there are two extremely dangerous places: the sky and the underground.
This person, in his panic, dared to fly into the sky, practically courting death! But besides that, he had no other escape route.
Once the Restriction disappeared, Xu Hei beckoned, summoning the soul banner over.
This item, called the Ghostly Banner, is a specially crafted soul banner of the Ancient Tomb Sect. It can not only conceal primordial spirits but also serve as a storage artifact after being infused with a large amount of Void Stones.
Xu Hei found quite a few pills and materials inside, all prepared for body snatching, even some spare corpses, though their quality was lacking.
There were as many as sixteen Supreme Spirit Stones, far wealthier than the Sea Star Demon Clan!
"An unexpected windfall!" Xu Hei thought with delight.
Hua Qingyun cupped her fists and said, "I almost let that scoundrel escape due to excessive mana consumption, making a fool of myself in front of you."
Xu Hei replied, "For Fellow Daoist Hua to still be able to use Restriction techniques under such circumstances is quite remarkable."
Usually, setting up a formation requires some time, and for someone whose mana was nearly depleted to still be able to create a formation with a flip of the hand was truly surprising to Xu Hei.
"If you don't mind, could you tell me in detail what happened just now?" Xu Hei asked promptly.
Hua Qingyun sighed, retrieved the surrounding formation flags, and then began to recount the events.
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But who would have thought that the Ancient Tomb Sect had set up an ambush outside the thicket, specifically targeting primordial spirits, forcing her to retreat.
And the person from the Ancient Tomb Sect, using some unknown means, not only attracted a large number of wandering souls and ghost vines but also summoned a Rainbow Demon Yaksha, clearly intending to kill her.
"I have no enmity with the Ancient Tomb Sect, and as an elder of the Yan Dao Sect, I am a great asset in breaking formations and Restrictions. Even if they don't want to recruit me, they wouldn't offend me. I never expected to be plotted against."
"But now, I understand."
After some time to recover, Hua Qingyun's complexion improved significantly. Though her attire was somewhat rustic, her demeanor was transcendent, her eyes bright and filled with wisdom, exuding the elegance of a Daoist immortal.
"Just for body snatching? Not to mention the success rate in such a dangerous place, even if they succeeded, wouldn't they fear exposure and a fallout with the Yan Dao Sect?"
Xu Hei still couldn't comprehend.
Hua Qingyun glanced at Xu Hei, sighed again, and said, "To be honest, during my journey through this place, I used a type of flame against my enemies. It's likely because of this flame that the Ancient Tomb Sect targeted me. Body snatching was just incidental."
She gently raised her palm, revealing a small, faint black flame at her fingertip, exuding a thick Yin Sha Qi, even forming a layer of gray frost on her fingertip.
Xu Hei stared at the flame, exclaiming, "Lunar Mystic Fire?"
Lunar Mystic Fire, the ultimate Yin flame of the mortal realm, opposite to the ultimate Yang Solar Essence Fire, is considered one of the most powerful flames in the mortal realm.
This legendary treasure was right before his eyes!
"Fellow Daoist Xu has sharp eyes. This is indeed the ultimate Yin flame of the mortal realm, the Lunar Mystic Fire!" Hua Qingyun sighed softly. "I came to the Land of the Moon alone, separated from my two senior brothers, to find an opportunity to upgrade this flame. After all, the Lunar Mystic Fire I possess is still just a seed, far from its strongest state."
To upgrade the Lunar Mystic Fire, one would need a treasure of equal value, and Xu Hei happened to have a bowl of Yellow Spring Water.
Xu Hei narrowed his eyes and said, "Exposing such a precious treasure to me, aren't you afraid I'll kill you for it?"
"Hehe, since I mentioned it, I intended to give it to you. However, you must first agree to escort me to the exit of the Land of the Moon. Once we reach the destination, I will hand it over to you."
"If you disagree, I would rather destroy this flame than let anyone take it." Hua Qingyun's expression was calm, but her tone was firm and unyielding.
Xu Hei inwardly scoffed. If the Lunar Mystic Fire could be destroyed so easily, it wouldn't be worthy of being called one of the strongest in the mortal realm.
If it could be easily destroyed, the Ancient Tomb Sect wouldn't have considered killing her for it.
But Xu Hei didn't argue, simply saying calmly, "I can escort you, but we are strangers. How can I trust you? What if you go back on your word after I escort you?"
Hua Qingyun took out a piece of talisman paper, sprayed it with a wisp of her essence blood, and infused it with her primordial spirit's power, merging it into soul blood, writing the words "Break the oath, suffer eternal damnation."
An oath might be useless to a demonic cultivator, but for someone like her, a cultivator, any oath could come true, especially one written with soul blood. This was almost like a spell that would manifest as spoken!
Xu Hei nodded and said, "Alright, it's a deal!"