188: Chapter 188

At this moment, Feng Yun was just waiting on the sidelines for the final result. Perhaps she had been toyed with too much; her head was still groggy, and she completely lacked the independence of the Snake-Human Queen she had shown before.

"Fine, then that's decided."

"Once the Pill Furnace is opened, you are responsible for setting the fire to cover Yuner and me as we retreat."

Huo Linger made a gesture: "No problem, leave it to me."

The furnace began to shake, which could be felt even inside the lotus platform.

Xiao Bai slowly opened his arms, leaving Feng Yun bewildered and at a loss: "What are you doing again?"

"Come over and hold me tight; I'm going to take you and use the Invisibility Technique."

Feng Yun was full of confusion: "Why do we have to hold each other? Didn't you say you could make me invisible just by blowing a breath before?"

"If you stay pressed close to me, you won't have to worry about getting lost, your invisibility effect will be better, and it will last longer."

"Who knows if there are any traps outside."

Feng Yun felt that Xiao Bai's explanation made some sense, so she had no choice but to comply obediently.

Having been toyed with so many times, she didn't care anymore. She believed Xiao Bai wouldn't mess around in such a dangerous situation; surely he wouldn't continue to 'get busy' while retreating.

Feng Yun walked slowly to Xiao Bai's side, a bit skeptical: "Will this work? Don't drop me later."

"Come on up, hurry up."

Feng Yun walked obediently to Xiao Bai's side.

Chapter 249: Successful Escape

As long as she wasn't in her beast form, it was quite easy to pick up Feng Yun.

Xiao Bai gave Feng Yun's bottom a light squeeze: "Hold on tighter, why are you so shy? I even know how many hairs you have on your body."

Feng Yun blushed, her pretty face turning red. She had no way to deal with a pervert like Xiao Bai and had been tricked for no reason.

She was often toyed with until she was half-dead, yet in the end, she would inexplicably feel like she wanted more.

"Business first. Hurry up and use the Invisibility Technique. Once we safely escape Dreamscape Mountain, you can do whatever you want with me."

"Alright, I've been waiting for those words from Your Majesty."

Biu~ A puff of white smoke emerged, and both Xiao Bai and Feng Yun turned invisible.

Huo Linger had already arrived at the exit of the lotus platform and kept waving at Xiao Bai.

"Hurry up, you're dragging your feet. No wonder Sister Yuner always complains that every time you get busy, it takes several hours."

"Hey... little one! That kind of thing isn't good if it's too fast."

At this moment, only Xiao Bai's voice could be heard; his figure could not be seen.

Huo Linger stretched his body into a long, thin shape and slowly floated out of the small exit.

Xiao Bai held Feng Yun and silently recited a spell; his body visibly shrank.

"Since you can shrink at will, why did you turn me into a puff of smoke before?"

Xiao Bai grinned: "Don't you think that's cool?"

The Invisibility Technique could only pass through ordinary walls; it certainly wouldn't work on something special like the lotus platform.

Huo Linger turned into a small flame to lead the way. After consuming a lot of heat, he could shrink or enlarge his size by dozens of times.

Xiao Bai followed behind while holding Feng Yun, remaining silent the whole time. His hands were also exceptionally well-behaved, not daring to grope Feng Yun.

He was afraid she wouldn't be able to handle it and would let out a soft moan, revealing their invisible state.

As for why he had to hold her, perhaps he just wanted to get some exercise.

After leaving the lotus platform, they returned to the Pill Furnace, which was no longer as scorching hot as before.

Yan Ding took out a jade bottle and waved his right hand lightly; the last remaining tiny flame quickly darted into the bottle.

Yan Ding silently recited a spell, and the talisman paper pressing down on the lid instantly vanished. This had been prepared specifically for Xiao Bai, as he knew he possessed bizarre and unpredictable transformation methods.

As long as the talisman paper was pressing down on the Pill Furnace, Xiao Bai would not be able to escape, no matter how great his Divine Ability was.

"Hua Hong, go and lift the lid."

"Yes, Revered Master!"

Hua Hong leaped up, preparing to lift the lid off the Pill Furnace.

Many Disciples with lower Cultivation had already retreated far away; based on past tendencies, a Pill Furnace that had been burning for over a month would likely explode.

Yan Ding's palms were ready; as soon as the sound of an explosion rang out, he would immediately activate his defensive shield.

Hua Hong took a deep breath, feeling extremely nervous. Such a difficult task had been entrusted to him, and he could not afford any mistakes.

After receiving a confirming look from Yan Ding, Hua Hong held his breath and lifted the lid; the moment of truth had arrived.

Whoosh! There was no explosion as expected, only a few wisps of white smoke emerging from the Pill Furnace.

"Hua Hong, has the Demon Emperors Blood Essence been refined?"

"Hurry and take it out to give to me."

The inside of the Pill Furnace was bright but completely empty. Hua Hong looked bewildered: "Revered Master, there is nothing inside."

Having refined it for a full forty-nine days, the Demon Emperors Blood Essence he had been looking forward to turned out to be a waste of effort. Yan Ding grew anxious.

"Impossible, I will come and check it myself."

Hua Hong made way for Yan Ding, who checked all around but found nothing.

Yan Ding began to sniff, sensing subtle changes in the scent.

"I can still smell a trace of Demonic Qi. Could it be that the snake demon is not dead yet?"

Yan Ding took out two copper coins, wanting to open his Heavenly Eye to determine if Xiao Bai was hiding inside while invisible.

Yan Ding was already well aware of the Divine Ability Xiao Bai had displayed earlier.

Suddenly, a small flame appeared out of thin air inside the Pill Furnace, only as big as a little finger, spinning rapidly in place to build up power.

Yan Ding revealed a smile: "The Demon Emperors Blood Essence must be inside the flame. It's truly cunning to be able to hide."

Just as he was about to take out a Magical Artifact to capture it, the small flame suddenly launched a surprise attack, piercing directly through Yan Ding's palm and blinding one of his eyes.

Yan Ding was still immersed in joy and hadn't activated his defensive shield at all, catching him off guard by Huo Linger.

He endured the sharp pain, gouged out his injured eyeball, and swallowed it. The scene was truly bloody, making the Disciples shudder.

"My body and skin are gifts from my parents; I dare not damage them."

"Disciples, hurry and capture the demonic fire."

"Yes..."

Hua Hong immediately rushed over, his hands trembling violently as he applied medicine to Yan Ding.

"Get away, you useless thing! You can't even handle this small matter. I'll do it myself."

The medicinal powder spilled all over the ground, making Yan Ding very angry.

Hua Hong lowered his head and retreated to the side, then directed his Junior Brothers to surround and intercept Huo Linger. The entire Pill Refining Room was in chaos.

Huo Linger was extremely fast, darting everywhere in the Pill Refining Room. Wherever he stopped, a raging fire would instantly ignite, quickly setting the entire room ablaze.

A large number of Disciples retreated outside the room, and Huo Linger followed them out, setting the backsides of over a dozen Disciples on fire in the blink of an eye.

Yan Ding also left the Pill Refining Room, searching for a suitable Immortal Artifact to capture Huo Linger.

Xiao Bai flew out of the Pill Furnace while holding Feng Yun.

"Put me down; being held like this is not convenient at all."

"Wait, I am checking the safety of this place."

Feng Yun quickly activated her third eye. Since becoming beautiful, she hadn't used it for a long time and had almost forgotten she possessed such a powerful function.

The purple light emitted by the third eye could not only force opponents to reveal their true form but also scan the surroundings for invisible objects.

Sure enough, under the scan of the purple light, there were over a dozen red light beams distributed throughout the Pill Refining Room; even in an invisible state, touching them would trigger an alarm.

They had been specifically designed by Yan Ding for Xiao Bai. The raging fire had no effect on the light beams, which maintained their original formation.

Xiao Bai secretly rejoiced: "It's a good thing Yuner is quick-witted, otherwise we would have been exposed."

After successfully leaving the Pill Refining Room, Feng Yun hurriedly retracted the purple light.

Yan Ding glanced at the Pill Refining Room, which was engulfed in flames, and frowned: "Strange, why did purple light appear?"

"Why would this Samadhi True Fire appear in the Pill Furnace? Could it be that the snake demon brought it in?"

Xiao Bai and Feng Yun flew away from Zhu Ding Peak, heading down the mountain.

Having received the retreat signal, Huo Linger did not linger; after setting over a dozen rooms on fire, he quickly ran away.

"Want to run? It's not that easy. Dreamscape Mountain is not a place you can just come and go from as you please."

Yan Ding threw out a purple-gold gourd and shouted: "Capture..."

The golden light shone down from the gourd, instantly sucking Huo Linger inside.

"The Demon Emperors Blood Essence must have been absorbed by this little thing. I need to find the other Senior Brothers to help refine it."

Before Yan Ding could decide on his next plan, the purple-gold gourd slowly cracked.

With a loud bang, the gourd was blown to pieces, and Huo Linger darted out from inside, quickly retreating from Zhu Ding Peak.

Chapter 250: The Hidden Territory

"Everyone come back, stop chasing!"

"Even I cannot subdue this kind of flame; don't go over there and throw your lives away."

Yan Ding gritted his teeth and clenched his fists. After forty-nine days of hard work, it had all been for nothing.