When Fang Chen saw the red Barrier, the corner of his mouth lifted. It was the same red Barrier he had seen when he first entered the Glazed Hall years ago.
But the Barrier the Nether Flower emitted now was clearly no match for the one back then.
Ye Kong and Fang Chen had been able to break through even that Barrier. For Fang Chen, who now possessed the strength of a Quasi-Emperor, this one was hardly worth mentioning.
As Fang Chen approached the red Barrier, a gap opened in it at once.
"Huh?"
Fang Chen had not expected the Barrier to open on its own.
He paused, then stepped through. The moment he crossed, the Barrier closed again, leaving Little Crane and Myna bird outside.
Myna bird immediately grumbled, "What the hell? It shut us out?"
Little Crane watched Fang Chen walk deeper inside and said, "Maybe it's the aura Master gives off. This is the Glazed Hall, after all. Master cultivated the Glazed Golden Body Secret Method left by the Glazed Saint to the Ultimate Realm, so everything here treats him as one of the Glazed Hall's own!"
Myna bird nodded slightly. He thought that was very likely.
The Nether Flower's leaves trembled. Fang Chen sensed a familiar warmth from it, though he had no idea why it had changed like this.
Fang Chen walked up to the Sacrificial Altar and reached toward the Nether Flower. It did nothing, allowing him to touch its leaves.
The leaves felt delicate and soft, as smooth and cool as Ye Qingci's skin.
"This is fun!"
After playing with a leaf for a moment, Fang Chen told the Nether Flower, "Live well here."
Its leaves quivered, as though it understood him.
Suddenly, they whipped around his hand.
Hiss! Hiss!
A sharp pain