Nine Heavens Thunder God Wood, Thunder Fury Emperor Beast, the Fallen Devil Sect's Seven Demon Saints

In the silence, Ling Qingcheng began to feel sorry for her Great Emperor husband.

...Could it be that her Great Emperor husband was young and hot-blooded, and so powerful that he did not need to focus too much on cultivation, leaving him with too much pent-up fire? Did he need to vent it?

Why else would he keep bringing up that sort of thing?

She glanced at Chen Fan's profile. She had made him suffer. Holding back his desires must have been uncomfortable, and he had even used having children as an excuse to bring it up with her.

But she dared neither ask nor say anything. It was simply too embarrassing to voice! How could she bring herself to?

"What are you thinking about?" Chen Fan asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Ah..." Ling Qingcheng startled herself. "N-nothing, husband. I'll do my best."

That was all she could say before holding tightly to Chen Fan.

Chen Fan thought Ling Qingcheng was acting very strangely.

He did not dwell on it.

"Qingcheng, hold on tight." With that, he wrapped an arm around Ling Qingcheng's waist and leaped up.

The devouring force of a mere rift naturally could not restrain him.

As for having children, he had to keep reminding her.

After all, he had always believed in one truth: humans were essentially repeaters. Repeat something enough, and it would naturally become reality.

Nestled in Chen Fan's arms, Ling Qingcheng felt things were moving so quickly. Before they knew it, they had grown accustomed to such intimacy.

She glanced at the abyss tens of thousands of feet beneath them and felt as though even her soul was being drawn into it.

"Husband, what are we here for?" She did not know.

Her own purpose in coming, however, was very clear: to stop him from finding Bai Fengyao another master's wife!

Chen Fan said, "To find an emperor beast!"

Deep within the Emperor-Burying Mountain Range.

Yun Lan was searching for a supreme treasure.

She held a treasure-seeking spiritual artifact.

Suddenly, the artifact in her hand visibly stirred, giving off light.

"The Spirit Transmission Pagoda is reacting." Her beautiful eyes brightened slightly, and she immediately looked in a certain direction.

Supreme treasures of heaven and earth possessed extraordinary power, making them relatively easy to detect, with traces that could be followed.

She then sped off.

Before long, as the fluctuations of power grew increasingly distinct, she slowed her steps and raised her guard.

"The more precious something is, the more likely a powerful demonic beast is guarding it."

Demonic beasts possessed intelligence. They would guard treasures, nurture them, then consume them at a particular time to increase their strength.

Yun Lan dared not be careless. Only after sensing no unusual activity nearby did she choose to approach.

She walked slowly.

Parting the dense foliage, she rounded a bend and saw a piece of wood being bathed in lightning.

Or rather, the wood was releasing lightning. Otherwise, she should have noticed the disturbance in the sky long ago.

"Nine Heavens Thunder God Wood!" Gazing at the divine wood with its deep purple markings in the distance, Yun Lan was utterly moved. Even as a Saint Realm expert, her breathing grew uneven.

Indeed, it was not a tree, but a separate piece of wood resembling a tree trunk.

"To think a piece of divine wood could be nurtured here!"

Leaving aside whether she could obtain it, giving this thing to Chen Fan would certainly hurt.

After all, this was something one could encounter but never seek out. Only after a million years of lightning's baptism might a single piece be born.

And it required a particular environment.

If obtained, it could surely protect a saint-tier force. It was also an exceptional material for crafting spiritual artifacts, harder even than heaven and earth astral metal.

Yun Lan swept her surroundings warily. "There's no thunderstorm right now. This is the perfect chance to take the Nine Heavens Thunder God Wood."

If there were a thunderstorm, even she might have her body and soul annihilated by lightning upon approaching. Once those bolts linked together, they would be like a tribulation of the Heavenly Dao.

"But..." She shook her head. "If this place can nurture Nine Heavens Thunder God Wood, it can surely nurture powerful lightning-attribute demonic beasts too."

She had to be on guard.

Yet after looking around for a long time, she found no sign of any demonic beast.

Perhaps she simply had not discovered it.

"Whatever the case, I'll get the Nine Heavens Thunder God Wood first." Yun Lan's gaze firmed. Sword in hand, she headed straight toward the Nine Heavens Thunder God Wood.

Once she drew close, its terrifying pressure nearly drained the color from her face. She immediately shielded herself with spiritual power.

At the same time, her expression shifted slightly. "There are claw marks on this divine wood!"

"Anything capable of leaving these marks must be an emperor beast!"

"I can't stay here." Yun Lan made her decision at once.

She could not spare any thought for even the countless lightning-attribute crystals and medicinal herbs growing nearby.

Hesitating for even another second would be disrespecting her own life.

Yet an unexpected turn suddenly occurred.

A thunderous shout rang out. "It's actually Nine Heavens Thunder God Wood!"

Soon, a group of figures appeared.

This is bad. Yun Lan inwardly sensed trouble. Anyone who could approach like this had to be a Saint Realm expert, and there was more than one.

She immediately sped toward the Nine Heavens Thunder God Wood.

"Leave it alone!" Seeing this, the newcomers roared menacingly.

No one would give up something as valuable as Nine Heavens Thunder God Wood.

Soon, Yun Lan was surrounded.

Yun Lan looked at the black-robed figures, but could not make out their faces. Their presences were strange.

"Who are you?" she asked warily.

"Kekeke~"

The man in the lead laughed. "Leave the Nine Heavens Thunder God Wood, or we of the Fallen Devil Sect won't mind ruthlessly crushing a flower!"

She was merely one Saint Realm cultivator, while they had a full seven Saint Realm experts!

One-on-one combat would not do. Ganging up was the best approach.

"The Fallen Devil Sect!" Yun Lan's beautiful face changed.

"Could you be those Seven Demon Saints?"

The Fallen Devil Sect was not a force from White Emperor Province, but this devil dao sect was renowned throughout the continent.

Because they never went out alone or fought one-on-one. They only ganged up on people!

With their strength combined, they were nearly invincible beneath Great Emperors. And how could a Great Emperor be encountered so casually?

Thus, the Fallen Devil Sect ran rampant like fish in water.

"You know your stuff. Since you've heard of us, hand over the divine wood already!" The man in the lead was Da Mo.

Following that order, six others came after him.

Hum.

Yun Lan's sword slid straight out of its sheath. "It belongs to whoever can claim it!"

Since she had encountered it, how could she give up so easily?

She had not reached her current cultivation realm by being scared off!

It seemed a battle was inevitable.

"Mo Da, this woman doesn't know what's good for her. Why waste words?" Second Devil said angrily.

Da Mo's eyes flickered. They did not want to gang up on a Saint Realm expert, because they might still suffer losses if she took one of them down with her.

Having roamed the continent for so many years, they understood that much.

They preferred fighting weaklings below the Sage level, the kind they could beat until they had no fight left whatsoever.

But now that they had encountered Nine Heavens Thunder God Wood, they had no reason to give it up.

"Attack together!" He immediately gave the order.

Hearing him, the six Demon Saints swarmed forward.

Yun Lan rose into the air.

"Luo Cloud Art!"

"Luo Cloud Nine Swords!"

Her dazzling moves slashed straight toward them.

Soon, battle broke out.

Yun Lan was at the eighth level of the Saint Realm.

Their leader, the Great Demon Saint, was only at the seventh level of the Saint Realm, but two fists could not contend with four hands.

"Devils Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, and Seven, play it safe. Wear her down to death." Hearing Da Mo's words, the Demon Saints immediately withdrew while keeping her engaged.

They had to know how to play it safe, or they would never have lived this long.

After several exchanges, Yun Lan inwardly sensed trouble.

Every time she locked onto one of them, she would expose an opening and be forced to defend.

They were all Saint Realm experts, after all. She could not afford the slightest carelessness.

"At this rate, my strength will be completely exhausted."

Give up the Nine Heavens Thunder God Wood? She could not accept it!

Rumble.

Just then, heaven and earth changed color.

Yun Lan looked up. Immediately afterward, a terrifying presence rushed toward her...

"What's happening?" Every Demon Saint's first reaction was to preserve his life.

They formed a circle, back to back.

"It's a demonic beast!" Sensing this pressure, Mo Da's expression changed drastically as well.

Crackle.

At the same time, tens of thousands of lightning bolts bathed the land, leaving everything in their path scorched black.

Soon, a colossal creature appeared, blotting out the sky and sun.

Yun Lan's voice went hoarse. "Thunder Fury."

"It's the Thunder Fury Emperor Beast!" The Seven Demon Saints were scared pissless and immediately began to flee.

But beneath the lightning's baptism, the terrifying might of the emperor beast completely restricted everyone's movements.

Their speed dropped considerably.

The emperor beast spoke in human language. "Foolish humans..."

At that moment.

Somewhere nearby, Chen Fan looked up at the changing sky. "This presence... an emperor beast has appeared."

His gaze grew slightly heated.

"Qingcheng, sit tight."

Locking onto his target, he flew straight toward it.

Before Ling Qingcheng could react, she felt herself shifting through space.

The next moment, they appeared near their destination.

They had arrived as fast as could be.

Chen Fan looked at the colossal creature in the distance. "A Thunder Fury Emperor Beast. Not bad."

He suddenly noticed there were other people there too. But they were not his target, so he had no need to pay them any attention.

At the same time, looking at those figures, Ling Qingcheng instantly grew considerably colder.

"The Seven Demon Saints..."

They had touched a nerve in her memories.

Chen Fan was just about to act when he noticed something was wrong with Ling Qingcheng.

"Qingcheng, what's wrong?"

"Husband, those are the Seven Demon Saints. Back when my lineage was wiped out, my master saved me from their hands..."