Ning Fa raced along the mountain path of the leftmost main peak, moving like lightning.
Numerous traces of spell battles remained along the way. Murong Zhaoxue and the others had evidently fought their enemies all the way up.
Just as Ning Fa was about to reach the summit, his racing figure abruptly halted. He then flicked a finger of his right hand fiercely toward a spot within the fiery-red dense forest to his right.
Amid a burst of spiritual light, an infant no more than an inch tall emerged from there. Fair and delicate, completely unclothed, it was unmistakably the Nascent Soul of a female cultivator, its face filled with panic.
Ning Fa revealed a surprised expression. "Senior Sister Feng, why is it you?"
This pretty-faced Nascent Soul was precisely the Female Cultivator surnamed Feng from the Punishment Hall. It had also been she who discovered the spiritual relics left behind by Daoist Yan Yuan in the Sky Furnace Fire Marsh.
Who would have thought that only her Nascent Soul remained, hidden here—and judging by her condition, things were extremely dire.
Her entire left arm was gone, while deep wounds covered her body. It looked as though her Nascent Soul was not far from collapsing.
The moment the Nascent Soul saw Ning Fa, the panic in her eyes receded somewhat, though she remained deeply wary. In a shrill voice, she gave a bitter smile. "Junior Brother Ning, I never expected you to come as well. But this time... our Fu Ling Hall is finished."
Ning Fa was startled upon hearing her words.
The Female Cultivator surnamed Feng took a deep breath and said mournfully, "Lei Prison Mountain learned of our affairs long ago!
"Furthermore, Shapeshifted Demon Cultivators such as Jin Feng, Hu Lie, and Yuan Tao—and even six hall elders,