Hall of Illusory Fire God: Hong Xiao

Looking at the Nine-leaf Lingzhi in front of him, Zhang Xingfeng was not in a hurry. He said to the Blue Cod Demon Emperor, "I, Broken Heart, have never been willing to gain without effort. Since the value of this Nine-leaf Lingzhi is equivalent to a top-level Devil Artifact, how about I exchange it with you for a top-level Devil Artifact?"

Upon hearing this, the Blue Cod Demon Emperor was overjoyed. His Blue Cod Sect, accumulated over millions of years, had only managed to possess 32 top-tier Devil Artifact. He was acutely aware of their rarity; even in the West Sacred City, he could only acquire a maximum of three, and at exorbitant prices, plus heavy taxes. A single top-tier Devil Artifact, including taxes, would cost approximately 200 Demon Crystal. Most importantly, the Blue Cod Demon Emperor lacked Star Brilliance artifact. Star Brilliance artifacts were even more precious than lower-grade divine artifacts; possessing a lower-grade divine artifact was already a stroke of luck for him, let alone Star Brilliance one.

If the Blue Cod Demon Emperor wanted to go to the Holy City to buy it, he would have to travel through countless star fields. But such a long distance was impossible to reach so easily. Even the Blue Cod Demon Emperor dared not go there casually, because there were many sects that had grudges against him!

All of this is why the Blue Cod Sect has only possessed 32 top-tier Devil Artifact over countless years!

Now that Zhang Xingfeng is about to give him one, how could the Blue Cod Demon Emperor not be overjoyed?

Suddenly, the Blue Cod Demon Emperor's heart stirred. He thought to himself, "I originally intended to secretly send a message to another guy to teach this Carefree Demon Emperor a lesson. However, it seems that this Carefree Demon Emperor is not an unreasonable person. Since he is like this, I should accept... no, I can't accept! Accepting a Devil Artifact won't significantly increase the strength of my Blue Cod Sect. If I don't accept it, this Carefree Demon Emperor will definitely feel guilty towards my Blue Cod Sect. Even if he doesn't feel guilty, he will still have a good impression of my Blue Cod Sect. Having such a friendly expert is more important to my Blue Cod Sect than ten top-tier Devil Artifact!"

The Blue Cod Demon Emperor looked at Zhang Xingfeng, exuding a heroic aura, and said, "Brother Broken Heart, that's not right. Since my Blue Cod Sect said it would be given to you, then it is! If you take that top-tier Devil Artifact, wouldn't you be looked down upon by other sects? Brother Broken Heart, just accept it!" The Blue Cod Demon Emperor's address to Zhang Xingfeng changed repeatedly, from "Senior Broken Heart" when he discovered Zhang Xingfeng's strength to "Brother Broken Heart" now!

Zhang Xingfeng nodded inwardly, "It seems this Blue Cod Demon Emperor is not bad, worth befriending!" On the surface, Zhang Xingfeng laughed and said, "Since that's the case, I won't be pretentious, I'll accept it!" Zhang Xingfeng reached out and took the Nine-leaf Lingzhi, casually putting it into the sky.

The Blue Cod Demon Emperor immediately laughed loudly, "Good, good, good, that's refreshing, truly refreshing!"

Zhang Xingfeng suddenly changed the subject, saying, "Brother Lan Xue, I have something I want to ask you."

Blue Cod Demon Emperor immediately said, "Just tell me, whatever Blue Cod knows, I will tell Broken Heart Brother in detail!"

Zhang Xingfeng spoke of something he had been longing for, "Brother Lan Xue, I am currently looking for a material, the Jianyu Essence. Do you know where this Jianyu Essence can be found?"

Upon hearing this, the Blue Cod Demon Emperor nodded and said, "This Jianyu Essence is truly a treasure. It's a material nearly divine in itself. Many experts in the Demon Realm use Jianyu Essence as a weapon. However, since Brother Broken Heart asked where this Jianyu Essence is found, I'll tell you! There are three places in the Demon Realm that possess it. One is the Asura Gate, one of the three major sects of the Demon Jianyu Essence. They have the Demon Realm's number one crafting expert, who knows how to alter the form of the Jianyu Essence. Currently, many of the Demon Emperor- level experts in the Asura Gate use the Jianyu Essence to forge Asura Blades, which are extremely powerful! The second place is the Southern Chaotic Domain. I don't know exactly where in the Southern Chaotic Domain it is, but it's too chaotic there. Brother Broken Heart, it's best not to go. Even the three major sects of the Demon Realm are unwilling to easily enter that area."

Zhang Xingfeng nodded and said, "Well, it seems there's not much hope for the first and second places. I wonder where the third place is?"

Blue Cod Demon Emperor nodded and said, "Brother Broken Heart is truly wise. We shouldn't even consider the Asura Gate, and the Southern Chaotic Domain is even more undesirable; a single Devil Beast there could wipe you out. It's too terrifying. Hmm... this third place is the Tianluan Star in the Black Prison Starfield. The Tianluan Star is the opposite of the Black Prison, possessing immense power. Its leaders are three brothers, their cultivation roughly at the mid-stage of Demon Emperor level, and their weapons are three Qi Mei Staff. The material is the Jianyu Essence, but the Jianyu Essence I'm referring to isn't these three staffs, but rather the stone tablet in front of the Tianluan Star Tianluan Sect's mountain gate. That stone tablet is about ten meters high and three meters wide, the very foundation of the Tianluan Star. Legend has it that if that stone tablet is broken, the Tianluan Star's Spiritual Qi will dissipate. That stone tablet is a massive piece of the Jianyu Essence!"

Zhang Xingfeng was shocked to hear this. A huge stone tablet formed entirely of the Jianyu Essence was actually related to the very foundation of the Tianluan Star. It was truly astonishing.

Blue Cod Demon Emperor immediately said, "However, there is something I must tell Brother Broken Heart. Over the years, the Asura Gate has also coveted that stone tablet, but when a Supreme Elder of the Asura Gate, who was at the Demon Lord level, took action, he failed and returned empty-handed. A year later, he died within the Asura Gate! Brother Broken Heart, you understand that it is impossible for a Demon Lord level expert to be invincible and die. It must be because of this stone tablet."

At this point, Zhang Xingfeng cursed inwardly, "Blue Cod Demon Emperor, you bastard! Didn't you tell me that the third path wouldn't work either? But... humph, humph, I only need the Jianyu Essence to forge two Jie Sha Blades to form Jie Sha Blades Formation. The material from one Qi Mei Staff is enough to forge one Jie Sha Blades. I just need to kill those three brothers, right? Besides, this Tianluan Star is an enemy of my brother Xiao Lin's Black Prison Star. Consider it a gift when I come to visit!"

Blue Cod Demon Emperor realized that by saying that he had cut off all three paths, and couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

Zhang Xingfeng smiled and said, "Forget it, if it's not meant to be, we can't force it! Alright, Brother Lan Xue, I've already lingered here for quite a while, so I'll be leaving now!" With that, he turned to leave.

Blue Cod Demon Emperor immediately said, "Brother Broken Heart, take care. Please come visit my Blue Cod Sect more often in the future!"

"Definitely, definitely!" Zhang Xingfeng's voice came, but he had already disappeared.

Upon arriving in the starry sky, Zhang Xingfeng immediately entered the Star Brilliance and headed to the Black Prison Starfield with *** Yan.

It took Zhang Xingfeng month to travel from the West Sacred City to the Hall of Illusory Fire God, but now, relying on the Star Brilliance Sky, he arrived in twenty days. This wasn't because the Zhang Xingfeng Star Brilliance's speed was faster than Zhang Xingfeng previous Great Teleportation, but because Zhang Xingfeng's frantic escape involved changing direction every time he encountered a star, resulting in a circuitous path. Now, however, Zhang Xingfeng's using a star map to take the shortest route back.

However, Zhang Xingfeng did not enter the West Sacred City, but continued forward, his destination— the Black Prison Starfield!

Ten days later, Zhang Xingfeng and *** Yan finally arrived in the Black Prison Starfield from the West Sacred City.

Black Prison Starfield, First Stop – Tianluan Star!

The Tianluan Star was heavily guarded, but Zhang Xingfeng easily evaded the various guards thanks to his unparalleled Divine Sense.

"Damn it. Why are the guards here so abnormal? Isn't Tianluan Star the headquarters of the Tianluan Sect? Why are they so tense? Even the Blue Cod Sect isn't this tense!" Zhang Xingfeng cursed inwardly inside a restaurant on Tianluan Star.

When the waiter from the restaurant came over, Zhang Xingfeng immediately asked, "Hey, what's going on? Why is Tianluan Star so nervous?"

The waiter glanced furtively at the door before whispering, "Let me tell you something, but don't talk nonsense. Last time, when Tianluan Star and Black Prison Tianluan Star had another great battle, our three leaders used a scheme to seize the wife of Black Prison Star's leader. Many experts from Black Prison Star have already come, but our three leaders have laid a trap, just waiting for the people from Black Prison Star. Even if the people from Black Prison Star know, they will still come, after all, their leader's wife is with us, hehe!"

Zhang Xingfeng was shocked. Wasn't Xiao Lin the leader of Black Prison Star? And wasn't Xiao Lin's wife Hong Xiao? Hong Xiao had actually been taken by the people of Tianluan Star.

Suddenly, a smile appeared on Zhang Xingfeng's face, "It seems that I'm going to give my junior brother a big gift from the start!"

After eating at the restaurant, Zhang Xingfeng finally took action.

Teleportation!

Zhang Xingfeng easily arrived inside the Tianluan Sect. With a sweep of his Divine Sense, he immediately located the three leaders.

"Brother, we've really struck gold this time! That little vixen Hong Xiao is incredibly valuable. We've already captured two Demon Emperor -level experts. I wonder if Xiao Lin is willing to admit defeat. However, killing Xiao Lin won't be easy for us!" This man, sitting below the elder brother, was none other than the second leader of Tianluan Star!

"Second brother, be careful! Xiao Lin's Sky-Opening Divine Axe is said to be the weapon of the great god Pangu. It's incredibly mysterious and can even attack on its own. It's too powerful! Even the Demon Emperor couldn't withstand a single blow from it!" The chieftain was still shaken, after all, the residual power of the great god Pangu was still immense.

"Brother, you're right. Back then, our Tianluan Star was the boss of the Black Prison Star Region. The Black Prison Star was completely under our control. There wasn't a single Demon Emperor-level expert on the Black Prison Star. If it weren't for Xiao Lin, every Demon Emperor-level expert would have been held back. How could the Black Prison Star have resisted our Tianluan Star! Third Brother, why aren't you saying anything?" The second leader asked the third leader, who had been silent all along.

"Second brother, eldest brother, I'm thinking, Xiao Lin came to Black Prison Star with ruthless methods, extremely decisive, with countless experts under his command. I don't believe he doesn't have some great abilities. We must be careful!" The third leader had a bad feeling. He hadn't agreed with the move of capturing Hong Xiao in the first place, but his eldest and second brothers both agreed, so there was no point in saying anything.

Zhang Xingfeng couldn't wait any longer. He swept his Divine Sense across the entire Tianluan Sect. He was quite familiar with Hong Xiao's aura and quickly found Hong Xiao location. After carefully observing Hong Xiao's surroundings, a smug smile appeared on Zhang Xingfeng's face.

"This restriction is indeed powerful, but it's vastly inferior to the protective array of my Tianxin Sect. Moreover, its offensive power can't penetrate the Heavenly Fire Armor's defense!" Zhang Xingfeng flashed, appearing directly outside the restriction. With a surge of Limitless Power, the three Demon King-level experts guarding it were killed without any resistance!

"Okay, I'll set up a restriction too!" Zhang Xingfeng knew that if he broke the restriction, the energy released from the broken restriction would definitely be discovered by the three brothers. So Zhang Xingfeng set up another restriction on the outside to prevent the energy from leaking out.

A flash of light appeared on Zhang Xingfeng's body, instantly transforming him into Fire God, his entire body bathed in flames. The blue flames filled Zhang Xingfeng with immense satisfaction.

"Hiss..."

Zhang Xingfeng advanced with ease, actually burning the restriction directly with the Blazing Heavenly Fire. This shows just how powerful the Blazing Heavenly Fire is.

Zhang Xingfeng broke the restriction, went through three pavilions, and entered Hong Xiao's place of imprisonment.

Zhang Xingfeng flicked his wrists, and two brilliant blue flames instantly killed the two guards who were at the level of the Tianluan Star Demon Emperor.

"The Blazing Heavenly Fire is really useful!" Zhang Xingfeng thought to himself.

After integrating the Heavenly Fire Armor into his body, Zhang Xingfeng returned to his usual appearance and entered the interior.

"Hong Xiao!" Zhang Xingfeng said with a smile.

Hong Xiao was heartbroken because two of her brothers from Black Prison Star had been implicated by her. She truly didn't know what to do. She knew she was a burden to Xiao Lin. Her cultivation had only reached the Avatar stage, making her easy prey for any expert in the Demon Realm. Xiao Lin usually kept her by his side and had her protected by experts. But who would have thought that on that Tianluan Star fought Xiao Lin, the Second and Third Leaders, two Demon Emperor-level experts, came and snatched her away!

Hong Xiao was once the leader of the Imperial Guard of the Primordial Era Human Kingdom and managed countless brothers in the Tianya Mountain Range. Of course, she knew what these three leaders of Tianluan Star wanted, and she also understood that her simplest way to deal with it was to commit suicide!

He committed suicide, and there was nothing Tianluan Star!

But Hong Xiao couldn't bear to die, couldn't bear to leave Xiao Lin! But instead of committing suicide, she watched as her brothers from Black Prison Star were captured one by one while trying to save her. She had been captured for three days, and now two of her brothers had already been taken; she had no idea when it would end!

Just as Hong Xiao was in pain and helplessness, she suddenly heard a familiar voice.

"Hong Xiao!"

Hong Xiao immediately looked up, a surge of overwhelming joy welling up in her heart. "Senior Brother Xingfeng!" Hong Xiao's worries vanished instantly. "With Senior Brother Xingfeng, who can threaten him? What can't Senior Brother Xingfeng accomplish?"

Zhang Xingfeng was also happy, but... Zhang Xingfeng's expression suddenly changed!