626: Smack!

"your husband!"

Luo Tianying's voice trembled with excitement, her beautiful eyes sparkling with a longing for power and visions of the future!

Casting aside her reserve, she suddenly stood on her tiptoes and gave Yao Delong a loud "mwah" on the cheek,

leaving a bright lipstick mark. Her voice was so sweet it could drip honey:

"I love you to death! Ying'er will definitely not fail your husband's expectations!

Once I refine that Permanent Nothingness, with this banner in hand, Ying'er will have the confidence to contend even with an ordinary Void Refining Early Stage!"

Yao Delong laughed heartily, pulling her waist firmly into his embrace with his large hand.

"Of course! Follow your your husband, and I guarantee you'll live a life of luxury!

Whatever Heaven And Earth Treasures, divine arts, or demonic artifacts you take a fancy to, just say the word!"

His words leaked an overbearing aura, full of heroic pride that looked down upon the world.

On the side, Old Black Mu's eyes were nearly popping out of his head, his mouth slightly agape as drool almost escaped.

A Peak-Grade Demonic Artifact! And one that can advance into a Dao Artifact at that!

Master... just gave it away like that?!

He subconsciously looked inward at the pair of Medium Grade heavenly artifact gauntlets in his Sea of Consciousness that he cherished so dearly and had refined for centuries—

The Sea-Splitting Mountain-Crushing Fists... at this moment, they looked dull and grey no matter how he viewed them, instantly losing their charm!

An indescribable bitterness welled up in his heart. He silently swallowed his saliva, his gaze toward Luo Tianying filled with envy, jealousy, and hate.

"Cough... Master, the teleportation formation is ready!" Old Black Mu suppressed the bitterness in his heart and reported respectfully.

Outside the hall, a formation radiating dark spatial fluctuations had already lit up with profound runes.

"Very good." Yao Delong retracted his smile, his gaze becoming sharp.

"In a moment, Tianying and I will conceal our auras and transform into your attendants.

If that Permanent Nothingness asks, you just say we are two capable subordinates you recently recruited."

"Rest assured, Master! Your subordinate understands!"

Old Black Mu thumped his chest in guarantee, his heart filled with absolute admiration for his master's Thousand Mechanisms Formless Art.

This transformation technique was simply Heaven-Defying! Not only were the appearance and aura seamless,

but even the cultivation fluctuations were simulated perfectly. If he hadn't known beforehand, he wouldn't have been able to see through it at all!

Buzz—!

Spatial power enveloped the three of them. After a momentary feeling of weightlessness and pulling, the scene before them suddenly opened up!

A blast of frigid, resentful Evil Qi, ten times more concentrated than in Black Heaven City and almost manifesting into physical form, rushed toward them!

The air was filled with faint, scalp-numbing shrill wails and cursed whispers, as if countless vengeful spirits were murmuring in their ears!

The sky was a permanent leaden gray, with no sun or moon, only the occasional ghost fire phosphorescence trailing long tails of resentment across the horizon.

A massive black city stood on the dark earth, its buildings twisted and bizarre, as if piled together from countless deformed skeletons.

This was Fengdu City! The place within the Nine Nether Sect where the resentful Evil Qi was most concentrated—a purgatory where the living dared not approach!

The guards responsible for watching the teleportation formation were all Ghost Soldiers clad in pitch-black bone armor, their eyes numb and hollow, their bodies wreathed in resentment.

Sensing the teleportation fluctuations, they instinctively looked up. When their numb gazes swept over the burly figure at the lead,

extreme terror instantly erupted!

"Vice... Vice Hall Master!"

The guard captain's voice was dry and hoarse, carrying an unconcealable tremble as he hurriedly led all the Ghost Soldiers to kneel on one knee, their heads buried deep.

"Greetings, Vice Hall Master! We did not know the Vice Hall Master was arriving at Fengdu and failed to welcome you properly. We beg for your forgiveness!"

They were incredibly shocked! Wasn't Hall Master Mu trapped in the Eastern Region? Why did he suddenly appear here?

Furthermore, that Void Refining level Evil Qi on him seemed even more ferocious than the rumors suggested!

Old Black Mu remained expressionless, not even bothering to lift an eyelid, only letting out a muffled "Hmph" from his nostrils.

He didn't even look at the kneeling Ghost Soldiers. Carrying two "ordinary-aura" black-robed attendants behind him,

he walked with a powerful stride directly toward the most central, terrifying building in Fengdu City that looked like a giant skull—the City Lord's Mansion.

There was no need to announce his arrival. The moment Old Black Mu stepped into the territory of Fengdu City and his aura was captured by the ubiquitous resentful power in the city,

an extremely subtle, powerful Divine Thought carrying an inquisitive and icy aura

silently slithered out like a venomous snake from the highest point of the skull-shaped City Lord's Mansion, noiselessly sweeping over the three of them!

Yao Delong and Luo Tianying immediately retracted their auras to the limit, acting like true Early Stage Spirit Transformation attendants,

respectfully following half a step behind Old Black Mu without the slightest flaw.

On the white bone throne in the deepest part of the City Lord's Mansion.

A black-robed man with a withered face and sunken eyes, looking like a skeleton draped in human skin, slowly opened his eyes.

His pupils were an eerie ghastly green, like two clumps of burning ghost fire. It was precisely Permanent Nothingness!

His skeletal fingers toyed with a string of prayer beads made of nine miniature Cultivator heads that were still wailing in pain, each radiating the resentment of the Soul Transformation Stage!

"Junior Brother Mu... news of your escape only spread yesterday, and today you've run to my Fengdu City..."

Permanent Nothingness's voice was hoarse like a broken gong, carrying a thick chill and a hint of confusion.

"Hmph, just as well. I happen to want to ask you properly how you managed to keep your life... and what secrets were hidden in the events of that day at Myriad Flower Spring Outing Valley..."

A flash of greed and calculation flickered in his ghastly green ghost-fire eyes.

Since his Junior Brother "escaped death" this time, would he be carrying some incredible secret or... treasure?

Deep within the City Lord's Mansion, the white bone phosphorescence flickered, illuminating a hypocritical scene of toasts and feasting.

The air was filled with a thick smell of blood mixed with the bizarre scent of some strange spice.

In the guest seat below, a middle-aged man dressed in dark gold demonic-patterned robes, his majestic face carrying a hint of sinister intent,

and his body faintly flowing with the aura of violent demonic lightning, was holding a cup of spirit wine as crimson as blood—

it was precisely the Mad Extreme Demon Lord, who had changed his appearance and restrained his aura to lie in wait here!

He had just finished discussing a "big business deal" with Permanent Nothingness.

A smile that looked worse than crying squeezed onto Permanent Nothingness's withered face as he rasped:

"The Demon Lord is straightforward! Those core Materials you want for the 'Nine Nether Spirit-Locking Heaven-Severing Grand Array' are rare,

but for my Fengdu City, they aren't considered top-tier treasures.

Since the Demon Lord is willing to exchange one high-grade heavenly artifact and two Medium Grade heavenly artifacts..."

His ghastly green ghost-fire eyes greedily swept over a storage ring on the Mad Extreme Demon Lord's finger, "...I accept this deal!"

The Mad Extreme Demon Lord smiled slightly, his gaze deep:

"Hall Master Duan is efficient. Prepare the Materials as soon as possible, and this seat's promise will never be broken."

He sneered in his heart. Those Materials were certainly precious, but as long as he could set up that absolute killing array,

completely seal space, and cut off the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, he could neutralize most of Yao Delong's bizarre movement techniques and endless recovery.

What did a few heavenly artifacts matter? As long as he could avenge his destroyed Clone and save his daughter, everything was worth it!

Just then, Permanent Nothingness seemed to sense something. His brow furrowed slightly, and the ghost fire in his eyes flickered.

The Mad Extreme Demon Lord keenly captured the change in his expression. His heart stirred, and he took the opportunity to say:

"Brother Duan, I just heard... that Junior Brother Mu of yours, who was captured by Yao Delong, actually escaped? And is now heading toward this City Lord's Mansion?"

Permanent Nothingness gave a cold snort: "Hmph, it's hard to say if it's a blessing or a curse.

That kid has a big life. As soon as the news came out, he ran here to me."