"I didn't spread any rumors," the Imperial Evil Lord chuckled.
"Handsome, don't get too close to this devil, or he'll corrupt you! I was just naive back then! I've long since laid down my weapons..."
Tao Xue's voice grew softer and softer as she spoke; she couldn't even convince herself of her own words!
Xie Feng was speechless.
As night deepened, the three stood atop the peak, with a large, round moon overhead, seemingly so close they could reach out and pluck it.
Tao Xue stretched and said, "It's getting late, I'm thinking of leaving. Oh, by the way, handsome, I'd like to go see Xiao Heng, could you give me directions?"
" Eastern Dawn Valley, Xuanji Sect."
"Understood!" Tao Xue nodded.
" Xiao Shang and Ze Ling recognize you. When you arrive, just give them your name, Sushang," Xie Feng instructed.
"Okay, handsome, goodbye!"
Tao Xue waved to Xie Feng.
"Stop calling me handsome!" Xie Feng rubbed his forehead; that title made him uncomfortable. "Call me Xiao Xie or Brother Xie!"
"Thank you, brother, I'm leaving!"
Tao Xue's loud, gruff voice shook the earth. Xie Feng smiled wryly and told her to hurry up. Tao Xue took two steps back and disappeared.
Now, only two people remain.
Xie Feng.
The Imperial Evil Lord.
Neither of them spoke; they stood silently in the wind.
The Imperial Evil Lord glanced sideways, clearly sizing up Xie Feng.
Suddenly, they spoke at the same time.
The Imperial Evil Lord: "I..."
Xie Feng: "You..."
Xie Feng shrugged and said modestly, "You go first!"
The Imperial Evil Lord chuckled and flattered, "Sect Leader Xie is handsome and dashing. Meeting you today feels like meeting an old friend."
Is this the art of speaking?
It really feels good!
Xie Feng readily accepted the flattery, adding, "Your Excellency is also quite the dashing figure; compared to me, I am only slightly superior!"
The Imperial Evil Lord: "..."
Listen to this, is this really a compliment?
Something's off!
He continued smiling, saying innocently, "I felt an instant connection with you. You must have Chaos Physique, right? What a coincidence, so do I!"
Xie Feng said, "Then we are indeed destined to meet! You are much easier to get along with than someone else!"
At that moment, a man surnamed Lu sneezed.
"However, your cultivation of the Chaos Physique is even more unorthodox and powerful!"
The Imperial Evil Lord spoke his mind frankly.
"Well, I know that!"
Xie Feng said in a deep voice.
"Tsk, so you two are already chatting?"
Suddenly, a person walked over, smiling.
Lu Yinjian!
Xie Feng asked, "It seems you've already conquered Calamity City."
Lu Yinjian nodded. "Brother Xie, you are undoubtedly a great hero in this war!"
The Imperial Evil Lord said, "Defeating the Grand Array Master allowed me to break the array smoothly, and you also held off Gu Xinglan. Sect Leader Xie's contribution is truly unparalleled!"
" Gu Xinglan? She's actually here. If Brother Xie hadn't held her back, today would have been a tough fight."
Lu Yinjian an eyebrow, "Brother Xie, it's not that I don't trust you, but how can you hold her off alone?!"
"Of course it wasn't just one person!"
Xie Feng smiled calmly, "And then there's Tao Xue and Imperial Evil Lord. If it weren't for them, I wouldn't have been able to hold off Gu Xinglan!"
Lu Yinjian asked curiously, " Tao Xue? Who is this big shot?"
Xie Feng said, " In the Cold New Moon Desert, there's an innkeeper!"
The Imperial Evil Lord, after all, knew the experts of the Origin Realm like the back of his hand, and he added, " The Longevity Domain, Ancestor Muyun!"
Lu Yinjian's pupils contracted, and he turned to Xie Feng, his expression slightly changing. "The relationship between the Longevity Domain and the Imperial Evil Realm isn't very good. You know their ancestor; I must say, Brother Xie, you do have some connections!"
Ancestor Muyun?
Upon hearing this new name, Xie Feng was stunned. He had thought Tao Xue was just a reclusive expert, but he never expected her to be a figure at the level of an ancestor of the Longevity Domain!
So, in that case...
This old ancestor is really not a very serious person!
It seems that lust is a common problem, regardless of gender!
The dignified Ancestor Muyun runs a shop in the desert, specializing in swooning over handsome young men... cough cough...
Lu Yinjian waved his hand generously and said, "Brother Xie has made the greatest contribution. You can choose whatever Calamity City and the surrounding million miles!"
"Are there any ways to improve one's cultivation level?"
Xie Feng asked, his cultivation level had been stuck at the Indestructible Saint Tenth Stage for several days.
Lu Yinjian said, "Cultivation usually involves burying oneself in arduous practice, or it may involve seeking external stimulation or seizing opportunities!"
After thinking for a moment, the Imperial Evil Lord shared a secret:
"I just heard a secret: in the Nine Netherworld Phoenix Race, there is a bird called the Karmic Fire Crimson Phoenix. Refining them into Karmic Fire Spiritual Liquid can enhance one's cultivation!"
"However, these birds are few in number and live in volcanoes. The Nine Netherworld Phoenix Race has 500,000 volcanoes, so we have no way of knowing where they inhabit!"
Xie Feng thought for a moment, then his brow relaxed. He suggested, "Didn't you capture Calamity City? Such an important city must have many important personnel directly dispatched from the capital of the Nine Netherworld Phoenix Race. Capture them and question them!"
Lu Yinjian paused for a moment. "This..."
Xie Feng asked, "You didn't kill them all, did you?"
Lu Yinjian shook his head. "No, that's not true. Okay, let's go into the city and take a look."
The three descended the mountain and arrived at the Calamity City. At this moment, the smell of gunpowder had not yet dissipated and permeated the city, and the ground was covered with pools of blood and corpses.
Lu Yinjian gave the order, and Gu Yuan and the others quickly gathered some high-ranking officials together.
The three pushed open the gate of a courtyard, and before them lay a dark mass of people kneeling in the yard.
Upon seeing Lu Yinjian and Imperial Evil Lord, some elders trembled with fear, while others displayed an attitude of preferring death to surrender.
Gu Yuan, Shuangyan, Bai Mo, and Liuyi were all present.
"Brother Xie, ask away, ask anything. If you're not satisfied, just kill him!"
Lu Yinjian at the crowd in front of him and said casually.
Everyone's faces turned pale.
They were Earthborn Devil Creature who had dealt with Devil Race for many years and knew about Devil Race brutality and cold-bloodedness. But when it came to themselves, they were still terrified by such words that treated human life as worthless!
Xie Feng said, "Brother Lu, why are you being so fierce? That's too violent! Don't be afraid, everyone. I, Xie Feng, am a friendly person with a peace-loving heart. As long as you can answer my question, I'll let you go immediately! I mean what I say!"
These words caused quite a stir among many people!
A glimmer of hope seemed to have been ignited!
In this world, apart from a few truly fearless warriors, most people cannot achieve such unwavering determination!
They still have a desire to survive; the vast majority of them want to live!
Seeing that people's hearts had been calmed, Xie Feng smiled and nodded. He randomly picked someone and asked, "Do you know about the Karmic Fire Crimson Phoenix?"
"Karma, the Karmic Fire Crimson Phoenix..."
The man instinctively repeated the sentence, his eyes widened, and his expression changed drastically!
This is the mascot of the Nine Netherworld Phoenix Race!
It's also a kind of faith!
The raging flames and the crimson Crimson Phoenix symbolize a spirit of bravery and fearlessness!
This is a symbol of race!