Deep within Fulóng Ridge, in an unnamed valley, within a sunlit dense forest.
Black Smoke billowed around Chen Mu like rolling waves. The tangled grass, trees, rocks, and stones vanished, and a level clearing was soon carved out.
The thatched cottage that had remained sturdy after following him for years was taken out from Thousand Lantern City, then settled beneath the shade of the trees.
He pulled out a small bamboo chair and sat beside the door and window. Chen Mu let out a long breath.
"After all that trouble, I can finally take a rest."
Only after enjoying the gentle cool breeze for quite a while did he release Hong Yi, who looked like a lump of charcoal, from Thousand Lantern City.
Large cracks had appeared across Hong Yi's pitch-black face. Through the fissures, his snow-white skin could be seen beneath.
"As expected of a Heavenly Capital Transformation expert. His vitality really is formidable." Chen Mu clicked his tongue in amazement.
The armored Giant Spirit God appeared, and the Soul Seizing Yuan Returning Technique activated. Incense Vital Qi was drawn from the Bottomless Pool and poured into Hong Yi's body.
Crack, crack, crack...
The charred skin burned black by the Nine Nether Azure Flame immediately split and fell away. His entire body recovered at a visible rate.
The next instant, Hong Yi suddenly opened his eyes.
When he saw Chen Mu lounging leisurely in the bamboo chair and recalled his desperate ordeal earlier, his gaze almost instantly turned vicious.
"Want to kill me?" Chen Mu asked with a smile.
"You'd better think it through." His face was full of amusement.
Hong Yi's heart jolted. He immediately discovered that although malice still swirled endlessly in his mind, an inexplicable sense of closeness had also arisen.
The man before him seemed