Fallen

Zhou Hao put on the luxurious and slightly ostentatious outfit.

Sigh~ I have to admit, after putting it on, he did have a bit of a noble young master vibe. But it would be better if he had a pair of underwear.

Next time Murong comes, he'll have her bring one over!

Good heavens, he's treating Murong like a servant. I wonder if Murong would slap him twice more if she knew his thoughts.

Zhou Hao placed the jade slip of the Myriad Transformations Divine Ability on his forehead. Immediately, the jade slip transformed into a beam of light and entered his mind. A complex cultivation method was cached in his brain.

"Ngh, ah..."

Zhou Hao shook his head repeatedly, almost passing out from the pain.

After a while, he recovered, shook his head, and grumbled, "Damn, this thing is like a heavenly book, it almost blew my brains out."

However, even though the martial skill was obscure and difficult to understand, it also indicated the value of this martial skill.

From what he understood, the Myriad Transformations Divine Ability was divided into three stages. The first stage was [Similar Form], which, as the name suggests, was similar in form but not in spirit. Simply put, it could only imitate the superficial aspects.

The second stage, [Similar Spirit], was naturally about imitating the essence of the martial skill being imitated.

The third stage, [Same Origin], meant that the imitation had no difference from the orthodox version, and it could completely be considered as having the same origin.

Of course, this martial skill could only imitate ordinary martial skills. As for what constituted an ordinary martial skill, Zhou Hao did not have a very precise judgment standard for the time being.

But these three stages were already impressive. As long as one cultivated to the third stage, [Same Origin], they could truly travel the world.

"This woman really gives good stuff," Zhou Hao muttered. Suddenly, inspiration struck him; he seemed to have forgotten something.

"Where did I put that Divine Crystal? That's a good item!"

He remembered that when he did his first "business" for Murong, Murong had given him a Divine Crystal, which he had later thrown away. But now he had to find it back, otherwise, it would be too much of a loss.

Zhou Hao recalled, looked up at the ceiling. He had fallen from above. There were no traces of the Divine Crystal here, so it should be up there.

But how to get up there was a problem. Du Tianhong had also left him instructions. It was purely a secret room. As long as a person appeared in the secret room, after a certain period, they would automatically fall down. This was a small game Du Tianhong wanted to play with the owner of the Spirit-Womb Ring.

"So that groove wasn't a switch, it was just a plain groove."

Zhou Hao curled his lips. The problem now was that he didn't know how to get up, and Du Tianhong hadn't said.

He sighed, "Am I really not going to get the Divine Crystal back? Alas, what a pity."

It was definitely a good item. Anything from Murong was a quality product. It was a pity that he was ignorant back then and actually threw it away. Thinking about it now, he regretted it immensely.

Although Zhou Hao was reluctant to take Murong's things, he had to admit that the items Murong gave were too good, making it impossible for him to refuse.

"I've fallen, I've fallen," Zhou Hao lamented helplessly.

He had actually sunk to the point of living off a woman, and although this life was quite comfortable, he still dreamed of the day he could turn the tables and become the master.

Ice and Snow Divine Realm

"Sigh~" Murong also sighed, "The time is still too short."

She shook her head and then softly called out, "Rakshasa."

Although the voice was plain and weak, it precisely reached Rakshasa's ears.

Upon hearing it, Rakshasa immediately rushed over and knelt on one knee before Murong, respectfully saying, "Your Majesty."

"How is the investigation?" Murong asked majestically.

Rakshasa cupped his hands and replied, "Reporting to Your Majesty, your servant has not yet found anything. We have already spread out to search millions of miles away."

Murong nodded slightly, "Increase the manpower, but don't make too much of a commotion."

"Understood." Rakshasa accepted the order.

If the Ice and Snow Divine Realm made a big move, it would make the surrounding forces suspicious, and then things would become uncontrollable.

Murong waved her hand, "You may go."

"Yes."

Rakshasa respectfully retreated.

Murong pondered for a moment, her figure suddenly flashed, and the next moment she appeared above a volcano.

There were ten craters on the volcano, erupting from time to time, spewing out a large amount of lava.

"Heavenly Fire, it's time to pay rent," Murong said softly, her voice echoing throughout the volcano.

At this moment, a ball of golden flame flew out from the central crater and "whooshed" to Murong's front, fawningly saying, "Grandma, you're here, want to come in and sit for a while?"

"You want to melt me?" Murong asked.

Going into the crater to sit down, wasn't that trying to harm her?

Heavenly Fire was terrified and quickly explained, "No, how would I dare? Even with a hundred million chances, I wouldn't dare! Haha..."

Murong nodded slightly and said, "You've been here for five thousand years, haven't you? Isn't it time to pay the rent?"

"Five thousand seven hundred and thirty-one years," Heavenly Fire obsequiously added.

It paused, then cautiously asked, "What would you like? I don't seem to have anything you can use here."

"Let's take two Fire Crystals first, and you can owe me the rest," Murong said, reaching out to ask.

The Heavenly Fire paused for a moment, then immediately replied happily, "Right away, I'll get them for you right away."

It had paused because it hadn't expected Murong to only want two Fire Crystals.

Murong waved its hand.

The Heavenly Fire understood and immediately flew back to the volcano. In a short while, it returned, with two crystal-clear red Fire Crystals following behind it.

It handed the Fire Crystals to Murong and said with a chuckle, "These are the highest quality Fire Crystals I have. I hope you're satisfied."

Murong put the Fire Crystals into its Storage Ring and casually asked, "Is your berserk condition any better?"

Upon hearing "berserk condition," the always chuckling Heavenly Fire suddenly fell silent for a moment, then jumped up and down, indicating yes.

"Fortunately, I have you and the Land of Extreme Cold. Otherwise, I would have been nothing but an empty shell by now."

The Heavenly Fire's words were filled with gratitude.

Back then, its advancement to Heavenly Fire should have been a cause for great celebration, but Heavenly Fire wasn't that easy to control.

Its spiritual consciousness was nearly annihilated by the Heavenly Fire, turning it into a mindless Heavenly Fire that rampaged everywhere.

Luckily, Murong happened to pass by, froze it, and brought it back to the Ice and Snow Divine Realm, saving it from disaster.

Although it still lost control occasionally now, with the help of the Land of Extreme Cold, it was much better.

"Mhm, keep up the good work and strive to exit seclusion as soon as possible," Murong encouraged expressionlessly.

After speaking, she left, not caring about the Heavenly Fire's reaction.

"I definitely can," the Heavenly Fire replied resolutely to the air, then flew back to the volcano to continue its seclusion.

Murong returned to the palace and muttered softly, "What else does he need?"

She was, of course, referring to Zhou Hao.

Murong thought for a moment but couldn't think of anything else Zhou Hao might need. She decided to stop thinking about it and quietly wait for the arrival of three days later!