"You should consider the consequences of deceiving me!"
Li Feiyu's voice was calm, yet it sent shivers down Xue Long's spine, a late-stage shapeshifting old monster who had lived for nearly ten thousand years.
As artifact spirits, their lives are controlled by their refiners. With a single thought, the refiners can make the Magic Treasure self-destruct, and the artifact spirits will naturally perish with it.
Of course, if they are willing to release them, they can also free the artifact spirits, allowing them to become independent beings, either following the path of demon ghosts or undergoing reincarnation.
Whether reincarnation succeeds or not, that remains unknown.
Li Feiyu glanced at Xue Long, then began searching for the cyan-yellow jade bead.
The palace had Divine Sense Restrictions, and the detection ability of Divine Sense was suppressed to its limit. Even Li Feiyu's Divine Sense, comparable to a Nascent Soul, could only extend five meters around him.
Li Feiyu searched inch by inch, not missing a single corner. He was also worried about hidden compartments, so he even tapped every inch of the walls.
The first floor yielded nothing, so he moved to the second floor.
An hour later, Li Feiyu found nothing on the second floor either.
Xue Long stared at Li Feiyu's tightly furrowed brows, not daring to breathe, and unconsciously moved the blood god gourd a little further away.
"Where could it be?"
Li Feiyu stroked his chin, pondering, "Could it be that he kept it with him?"
"If it were me, I would definitely keep such a treasure for myself. Even if I had something better, at most I'd leave it to my closest relatives. As for giving it to an inheritor I might not even meet, hehe."
"Xue Long, is it really in this palace?" Li Feiyu's voice suddenly rang out, startling him.
Xue Long said somewhat guiltily, "Absolutely, it's definitely here!"
Please, please be here~ Xue Long screamed frantically in his heart.
Li Feiyu looked around and suddenly thought of a place he seemed to have missed.
He came to the first floor and stared at the Blood God portrait hanging on the wall, as if it were one with the wall.
"Blood Li Tian!"
He pondered, and after a slight hesitation, he suddenly launched a bolt of lightning at the portrait.
Bang~
The wall exploded, and the portrait was completely incinerated.
Inside, there was a hidden compartment, and within it lay a cyan and yellow jade bead.
Xue Long, seeing Li Feiyu destroy the portrait, initially thought he was angry and was scared out of his wits. But upon seeing the jade bead, he immediately rushed out, exclaiming, "I told you, it's definitely here!"
"I, Xue Long, never lie!"
Just then, a deep, lawless voice echoed through the palace, "Boy, how dare you destroy my portrait? If it were anyone else, you would have been annihilated long ago. But I like people like you, lawless and disregarding the great righteousness of master and Disciple."
"In this world, only one's own strength is the truth!"
"This Void Garden Pearl is a rare treasure. Unfortunately, I naturally dislike planting flowers and plants. Whenever I need something, I just need to snatch and seize it."
"Boy, you got a good deal! If you come to the Spirit Realm and are willing, you can come to the Xue Family to find me. I will formally accept you as my Personal Disciple!"
"Having your own Disciple should be quite interesting, hahaha~"
This was a pre-recorded message that would be triggered upon destroying the portrait.
"I didn't expect Blood God to be such a person. He is indeed quite interesting."
Xue Long curled his lips, "You call him interesting? If you knew what he had done in the past, you probably wouldn't sleep for days and nights. This is a God of Slaughter, a monstrous demon who nourished himself with the blood of countless living beings!"
"You wouldn't be like that too, would you?" Xue Long looked at Li Feiyu, who laughed heartily, "You're thinking too much. I just want to Cultivate properly!"
"If others don't offend me, I won't offend them!"
"That's good, that's more like a normal person." Xue Long then said, "Pick it up, and you can leave."
Li Feiyu did as he was told, and indeed, a blood-red light shone. When he reappeared, he was already in the main hall of the Blood God Palace.
"You finally came out, I thought you were dead!"
Xing Yao'er's voice suddenly sounded from behind Li Feiyu. Li Feiyu turned around, and Xing Yao'er had already approached him.
"How did an extra person appear?"
Xing Yao'er scrutinized the black-robed, faceless Second Primordial Spirit. She tried to use her Divine Sense to probe, but detected nothing.
"This is a Puppet I obtained."
"Is that so." Xing Yao'er said, "By the way, the Restrictions outside have changed. We are now isolated inside."
Li Feiyu said, "I already know."
"It wouldn't be because of you, would it? My Family records didn't mention such a change."
Xing Yao'er asked suspiciously, "You… how many stages did you clear?"
"The fourth stage."
Xing Yao'er's eyes widened, and she said in disbelief, "The fourth stage?!"
"The second stage is already very difficult, and few people can clear the third stage. You actually managed to clear the fourth stage!"
"Let's not be surprised for now; let's find a way to get out."
"Do you have a way?"
Li Feiyu smiled slightly. He had already learned from Xue Long the location of the control hub for the external Restrictions.
The Second Primordial Spirit activated the special Magic Power cultivated from the Blood God Great Art, slamming his palm onto the ground. Blood-colored light shone, and a moment later, a square jade pillar slowly rose from the center of the hall. Atop the jade pillar was a blood-red jade orb.
This blood-red jade orb could only be activated and controlled by a Cultivator who had Cultivated the Blood God Great Art.
"Take my hand; this can teleport us to the main hall of the Void Heaven Palace."
Xing Yao'er, without a word, took Li Feiyu's hand. But when she saw Li Feiyu merely placing his hand on the "Puppet's" shoulder, she knew she had been deceived and became annoyed.
"Don't let go now. If you do, you'll be stuck here forever."
"This jade orb isn't something just anyone can activate!"
Xing Yao'er stamped her foot in anger, but as soon as she did, a dazzling light shone, and they vanished from the Blood God Palace.
Void Heaven Palace Main Hall.
After more than a month, many Cultivators had already returned to the main hall, preparing to leave.
They too had appeared via teleportation, so they were not surprised by the sudden appearance of Li Feiyu and Xing Yao'er, merely giving them a few extra glances.
Xing Yao'er immediately pulled her hand away from Li Feiyu and softly scolded, "Pervert!"
Li Feiyu rubbed his nose. Was that considered a pervert?
"Since we're out, let's part ways here. I have things to do, so I'll be going first."
Li Feiyu shot up into the sky, flying out of the Void Heaven Palace in the blink of an eye, just like many other Cultivators.
Xing Yao'er initially didn't pay much attention, but then suddenly remembered, "Blood Spirit Fruit!"
She hastily chased after him. Fortunately, Li Feiyu wasn't flying fast now, intentionally luring her, which allowed Xing Yao'er to catch up.
She transmitted her voice, "Blood Spirit Fruit, did you get it?"
"What do you think?"
"When I return to Heavenly Star City, you can come find me to discuss it."
Li Feiyu flew further away again. This time, Xing Yao'er didn't pursue him but watched Li Feiyu's figure quietly for a while, a slight smile forming under her face mask.
"He is indeed cautious, but he just loves to act like a pervert!"
"I wonder if he knows that several people are secretly following him?"
"Never mind, what does it have to do with me? He's so powerful, I don't need to worry about him at all. The ones who should be worried are the other group!"
Xing Yao'er turned and returned to the Void Heaven Palace, waiting for Xing Jueyi and the others to come out.