"The voice of the Phoenix Maiden!!"
Qing Yi stared in astonishment, her eyes wide. "She... she wasn't killed in battle?!"
"Uncle Xie, who's speaking?"
" Qing Yi."
"You went to Peak of Heaven? Did you encounter some trouble? Do you need me to come over?"
Ren Yanyu was somewhat worried.
Qing Yi couldn't help but ask, " Phoenix Maiden, you're still alive?!"
Ren Yanyu paused, then fell silent.
Qing Yi asked again.
Ren Yanyu said, " Feng Wen is dead, only Ren Yanyu remains in the world!"
" Yanyu, Qing Yi, one of the three great War God of Peak of Heaven, is in my hands. Do you want to kill him?"
Xie Feng asked in a deep voice.
Ren Yanyu said, " Non-Self on my side, then kill me!"
Upon hearing this, Qing Yi suddenly softened, saying, "Don't kill me! Miss Feng... whatever your stance is, so is mine!"
Ren Yanyu calmly asked, "How can you prove it? Empty words and boasting won't do."
Qing Yi said, "Spare my life, let me go and prove it."
"Sister Yanyu, you have no idea how terrifying that guy was just now. He thought you were killed by Master on the Eternity Battlefield, and he kept wanting to kill Master with his eyes red. He even tried to self-destruct!"
Gu Yu, quick-witted and outspoken, retorted.
Ren Yanyu said, "Uncle Xie, don't let my personal matters affect the overall situation. If you think he's unreliable, then kill him!"
Xie Feng smiled and said, "On the contrary, I think he's very reliable..."
Ren Yanyu paused for a moment, then said softly, "Okay."
After saying that, she turned off the communication talisman.
Gu Yu chuckled, "I always thought Sister Yanyu was a heartless person, but it seems... she can't resist a devoted lover after all... Tsk tsk, there's no solution to being a lovelorn person!"
Xie Feng did not Qing Yi.
He lay on his back in the icy water, the energy in the water seeping into his body, slowly repairing his slashed thigh.
He grabbed another handful of pills from his pocket and put them in his mouth. With the combined effects of the pool water and the pills, his thigh gradually healed.
"Master, I have a question."
"What?"
"We just killed Ruyan and Yu Zheng, but left this person alive. If Feng Yan finds out, won't he become suspicious?"
Gu Yu scratched his head and asked in confusion.
Xie Feng glanced at Qing Yi and said calmly, "Take him with you."
"Young Master Xie, there's no need to be so wary of me. As I just said, Miss Ren's stance is my stance, and I will not betray you."
Qing Yi climbed out of the icy pool, soaking wet. He channeled his mental energy, and a surge of warm energy flowed out, quickly drying his clothes.
Gu Yu curled his lip. "Anyone can talk sweet words. If you really want to surrender, show some sincerity! For example, tell us if there's any treasure here. That would be real sincerity!"
Qing Yi was silent for a moment, then looked up and said firmly, "Young Master Xie, there is indeed a mysterious place here!"
Xie Feng raised an eyebrow.
Gu Yu was just joking, but it turned out to be a lucky coincidence!
He asked, "Where is it?"
Qing Yi said, "Within the Nine-Star Cold Pool, there is another central area where all the energy converges, known as the Secret Pool. Only Feng Yan can enter this place! Of course, that's the public one; the secret one... well, that remains to be seen."
Xie Feng said, "I'd like to trouble General Qing Yi to lead the way."
Qing Yi nodded, turned around, and led Xie Feng and Gu Yu toward the center.
They stopped by a pool.
Qing Yi said that this pool was just a disguise; the real Secret Pool was beneath it!
The three of them sank to the bottom of the icy pool, thinking they would be unable to go any further. But then Qing Yi found a dark cave!
Following the passageway inside the cave, after several twists and turns, the three of them came to a dark river.
Gu Yu was astonished. "There's an underground river?! You can play with that?"
Qing Yi said, "Keep walking along this river until it reaches the end, and you'll find the Secret Pool."
They followed the instructions and reached the end.
The water was surging and swirling around the three of them. They held their breath and gazed at the magnificent scene before them.
It was a purple stone arch bridge!
Across the arched bridge, a purple vortex swirls, seemingly connecting two worlds.
Inside the whirlpool is a pit filled with black soil.
Most strangely, the area around the sinkhole radiates an extraordinary energy.
This is hundreds or thousands of times larger than the Nine-Star Cold Pool outside!
Gu Yu was immediately excited.
"Master, let me scout ahead!" With that, he leaped into the purple vortex behind the stone arch bridge.
brush!
A suction force burst forth from the whirlpool, pulling him into the sea pit.
As soon as the Gu Yu entered, a raging fire instantly erupted above the sea pit.
The flames formed a semi-circular fire shield, enveloping him in the pit.
The temperature is rising higher and higher, and the space itself is deforming!
"Oh no, Master, help! I'm burning to death!" Gu Yu cried out, barely able to bear it.
"Don't worry, Young Master Xie, he'll be fine. These flames are formed because the energy is so pure and powerful. They're tempering him!"
Qing Yi wasn't worried at all.
At this moment, due to the power of the flames, Gu Yu was burned unconscious.
The energy within the pit began to seep into his body.
The aura of Gu Yu is also growing stronger.
"He has begun absorbing energy; this process will take at least an hour."
Qing Yi gazed at the sea pit.
Xie Feng, however, was more concerned about the durability of the Gu Yu.
Hopefully, this guy won't let him down and can successfully break through using the energy of the sea pit...
During the time the Gu Yu was being tempered, Xie Feng and the other person watched him quietly. They spoke very little, and the space was deathly silent.
Just then, a dark shadow flashed by nearby!
Even such a subtle movement could not escape Xie Feng's keen perception.
His gaze turned cold, and he pointed a finger at it.
The Northern Nether Heaven-Subduing Fire formed Dao Fire that roared past!
The flames surged skyward, striking the dark figure directly. The figure visibly grew larger and rapidly lunged towards Xie Feng.
However, struck by the flames, the dark figure let out a scream with a bang, and a thick plume of smoke billowed from its body!
Only then did Xie Feng and the other person get a clear look at their faces.
A giant black snake!
Its eyes were bloodshot, and it stared fiercely at Xie Feng.
At this moment, a bloody hole appeared on its body, scorched by the Northern Nether Heaven-Subduing Fire. The flesh was mangled and smoke was still rising from it, making it extremely terrifying.
It stood still, turned its head towards Qing Yi, and nodded gently at him repeatedly, its eyes showing a subtle change.
"This is Feng Yan's pet black snake! It's guarding this place, treating us like intruders! Its strength should be at the Peak God King, not very strong, after all, it's just a small snake."
Qing Yi stared at the three-meter-long black snake, his expression unchanged.
When he said "young," he meant in terms of age.
Xie Feng asked, "It seems to have something to say to you."
Qing Yi said, "It's calling for my help!"
Xie Feng frowned slightly, a slight upturn at the corners of his mouth, and remained silent.
Now, it all depends on what choice this person will make!
Without the slightest hesitation, Qing Yi strode up to the black snake, drew his sword with a swift motion, and cleaved it in two with a single strike!
The black snake is dead!