181: Chapter 181

Xiao Bai glanced at Feng Yun, who was trapped in the Formation and on the verge of death: "What about Yuner? If I really leave, she will certainly die."

Although I am usually a playboy and lecherous, I will never abandon her to save my own skin. Even if it means death, I want to be with her.

Xiao Bai bowed slightly to Tian Kui: "You must save Bai Su. I'm counting on you."

If I don't follow Yan Ding's orders, the two children will also lose their lives. Things must be resolved eventually, so let it end with me.

Xiao Bai's attitude was resolute; his mind could not be changed at this moment. Tian Kui did not continue to persuade him, as she understood Xiao Bai's temper.

In the end, she decided to take the eight fox demons and leave, returning to the Heavenly Demon Fox Clan to save Bai Su as soon as possible.

Hua Hong moved the Pill Furnace to Yan Ding's side: "Revered Master, you should be the one to operate it."

Yan Ding opened the lid of the Pill Furnace and silently chanted a spell, sucking Feng Yun, who was in the Formation, inside.

Afterward, he waved at Xiao Bai: "Please. Only when you go in can the Saintess leave."

Xiao Bai looked back at Tian Kui: "I'm counting on you..."

"I will wait for you at the Heavenly Demon Fox Clan. I refuse to believe you will fall here."

After giving his final instructions, Xiao Bai decisively climbed into the Pill Furnace, and Yan Ding quickly replaced the lid.

"Let's go..."

Yan Ding took his Disciples back to Dreamscape Mountain. By the time Gui Jianchou arrived, they had already vanished.

"Saintess, where is Brother Bai?"

Tian Kui's voice was slightly choked with sobs: "He and the Queen were taken to Dreamscape Mountain. I fear this trip will be fraught with danger, and there is nothing I can do."

"Damn it, I should have come earlier."

"Even if you had come, it would have been useless. With an Emperor Realm Expert like Yan Ding, we have no chance of winning."

Tian Kui asked: "What about the Shadow?"

"I just injured him; he should have fled back to Ghost Emperor City."

"You cannot return to the Ghost Clan anymore. Come with me to the Heavenly Demon Fox Clan. I believe Xiao Bai will find a way to escape."

Gui Jianchou did not refuse Tian Kui's proposal and followed her away from these waters.

After returning to Dreamscape Mountain, Yan Ding dove straight into the Pill Refining Room and forbade any unrelated Disciples from approaching.

He was not interested in the three Secret Manuals Xiao Bai had obtained; he only wanted to thoroughly refine Xiao Bai and Feng Yun, as they had absorbed the Demon Emperors Blood Essence.

A lot of energy had indeed been wasted during this time; otherwise, they would have exploded and died long ago.

The Cultivators of Dreamscape Mountain were naturally skilled in Alchemy. With Yan Ding's Cultivation, it would only take forty-nine days to completely refine Xiao Bai and Feng Yun.

If he could obtain the complete Demon Emperors Blood Essence, such powerful energy would help him directly Breakthrough to the second-level Emperor Realm.

By then, he would no longer be at the bottom among the eight peak Revered Masters of Dreamscape Mountain, and he could leap to a mid-tier level.

As for his promise to the Dragon Emperor, he could just find some unimportant Immortal items as compensation. Letting Ao Wuming go could be considered giving the Dragon Emperor enough face.

Knowing full well he was being used as a pawn, the Dragon Emperor could only curse silently in his heart, not daring to make any moves, only regretting his lack of strength.

"Yuner, what's wrong? Hurry and absorb some Spiritual Qi."

Xiao Bai took out some spirit coins, crushed them, and quickly helped Feng Yun up, channeling quite a bit of mana into her body to help her recover as quickly as possible.

Don't be fooled by the Pill Furnace's exterior, which was only a meter high and smaller than an adult man; the inside was actually quite spacious.

About an hour later, Feng Yun had recovered to about eighty percent.

"Where are we? Where are those Cultivators?"

Xiao Bai spread his hands and smiled bitterly: "We got caught by them. We're about to be turned into barbecue; we are inside their crappy Pill Furnace."

Feng Yun glared at Xiao Bai: "You usually slip away pretty fast; why aren't you running now?"

"Even though the enemy is numerous and we are few, I cannot abandon you to save my own life."

This sentence sounded a bit cheesy, yet it made Feng Yun feel warm inside. She wasn't stupid either; being caught meant the countdown to death had begun.

Suddenly, the entire furnace began to heat up, and Xiao Bai pulled Feng Yun up to float in mid-air.

"Damn it, it's burning my feet. They're trying to refine us into an Immortal Pill."

Yan Ding vigorously waved two command flags, dancing around the Pill Furnace like a shaman; every time he waved them, two balls of flame would spew out.

Beside him, two young Daoists kept fanning the flames. After more than two hours of high-intensity spellcasting, the fire was finally stabilized.

"You two stay here and watch. Do not, under any circumstances, move the lid of the furnace."

"Understood, Revered Master!"

Yan Ding was drenched in sweat and sticky all over. After giving his instructions, he went to take a bath.

He also had Hua Hong watch the door to ensure everything went perfectly.

If nothing went wrong, after forty-nine days, the complete Demon Emperors Blood Essence would be refined, and the energy lost previously would also re-condense.

Chapter 240: The Queen Wants Cuddles

The temperature inside the furnace became higher and higher. During this time, Xiao Bai tried various transformation techniques, but he could never escape.

Knowing he possessed this Divine Ability, Yan Ding certainly wouldn't give him a chance. Feng Yun was sweating profusely from the heat, constantly fanning herself with her palms.

"Little Yuner, if you're very hot, just take off your clothes."

Xiao Bai took off his shirt first. Don't let his snow-white skin fool you; he wasn't effeminate at all, and his muscles were quite solid.

He quickly covered his chest: "Wow, Little Yuner! You're so naughty, actually peeking at my body."

"You have to take responsibility for me."

Feng Yun rolled her eyes: "What time do you think it is? You're still in the mood to joke around. The temperature inside is getting higher and higher; we should think of a way to get out."

"Don't waste your energy; it's completely useless. While you were meditating earlier, I had already tried countless times."

While speaking, Xiao Bai had already taken out pots, bowls, and ladles from his qiankun bag, preparing to have a hot pot.

"Here, this is the last bucket of water. Use it sparingly and cherish it."

"What is this?" Feng Yun asked curiously.

"Back in my hometown, this is called hot pot. I never had the chance to eat it before, but I've had the seasoning packets and ingredients prepared for a long time."

Seeing Xiao Bai fussing about, Feng Yun looked bitter: "We're about to die, and you're still in the mood to eat."

"What else can I do? I can't be a hungry ghost."

"Whoa, the temperature is really high. The water boiled instantly. Hurry up and eat the meat."

The inner wall of the furnace was scorching hot. Xiao Bai took out raw meat and grilled it on the wall, sprinkling it with cumin and chili powder.

The grilling effect was actually quite good; it didn't stick at all and cooked quickly.

The aroma was mouth-watering; even the two young Daoists outside could smell it.

"Such a fragrant smell of grilled meat. It seems to be coming from the furnace."

"Qingfeng, what are you doing? Revered Master said we can't touch the lid."

"I'm not touching it, just going over to smell it. It's definitely coming from inside. I wonder what those two snake demons are doing?"

"Do you even need to guess? They must not have been able to withstand the high temperature of the furnace and turned into grilled snake meat."

The two young Daoists' stomachs started growling. Since they couldn't leave, they could only swallow their saliva and continue fanning the flames.

Before meeting Xiao Bai, Feng Yun always ate raw meat and basically wasn't picky.

Looking at the dazzling array of grilled meat in various flavors before her, she couldn't help but swallow her saliva, but she felt embarrassed to start eating.

Her image in front of Xiao Bai had always been that of a noble, cold, and unsmiling Snake-Human Queen.

"Dig in. If you don't eat now, when are you waiting for?"

Gulp!

Feng Yun swallowed her saliva again: "Then this Queen will not be polite."

After just one bite, Feng Yun fell in love with the cumin-flavored lamb skewers, eating until her mouth was covered in grease.

"You usually seem unreliable and lecherous, but I didn't expect your cooking skills to be so good. It tastes really good."

Xiao Bai smiled mischievously: "Actually, my skills in other areas are even better. Haven't you already experienced that, Your Majesty?"

He really wanted to make dirty jokes at every opportunity. Caught off guard, he had run over Feng Yun with his suggestive remarks again.

"You really can't handle a compliment. You're trying to tease this Queen with dirty talk again."

"Hey... don't wrong me. That's not what I meant at all; you're the one who insists on thinking that way."

The two of them chatted and laughed, devouring the food desperately. They didn't know when they would die, so they might as well eat their fill; the most important thing was to be happy.

"Want to have some wine?"

"Sure..." Feng Yun agreed readily, without any hesitation.

They remained floating the entire time, and the inner wall of the Pill Furnace was now glowing red hot.

It was indeed quite excessive. The two young Daoists outside were dying of heat, their hands fanning non-stop; even when they got cramps, they didn't dare to stop.

Xiao Bai and Feng Yun, on the other hand, had not only prepared a sumptuous feast of grilled meat inside the Pill Furnace but were also drinking.

They chatted about many things from the past, from when he peeked at Feng Yun bathing to the present.

"After drinking this little bit of wine, why does it feel even hotter?"

"You're only realizing that now? I told you to take off your clothes a long time ago, but you refused to listen."

Xiao Bai was left with only a pair of underpants, truly shameless and unabashed, treating Feng Yun as if she were air.

Feng Yun still couldn't bring herself to do it, always feeling that the two young Daoists outside would peek.

"Forget it, I'll just stay like this. Otherwise, you'll be unable to resist coming over to mess with this Queen again."

Xiao Bai pointed around: "Your Majesty, I admit I am lecherous, but I know when to behave."

"It's scorching hot everywhere here; I wouldn't dare mess around. It's purely because it's too hot."