Chapter 1505 - 437: Yaoyao Trusts Her, So I Trust Her

Yu Yan fumbled as she pulled the child tightly into her arms, one hand gently stroking that little face beaded with tears.

"Be good, don’t cry, don’t cry..." She rocked her clumsily, the tip of her nose brushing the baby’s milk-scented newborn hair. "Daddy’s only gone to pick stars for you..."

...

Zhou Qing stood beneath the crooked-neck jujube tree, the bronze mask on his face glinting coldly.

Compared to a few days ago, the cultivators here were now much fewer.

Perhaps the long, fruitless search for the Three-Flower Corpse had worn down everyone’s patience, or perhaps the news of the Shen Family’s extermination and the appearance of Double Rune Inscription Divine Techniques had drawn more eyes away.

Only when the last injured cultivator stepped out from the safe zone beneath the jujube tree did that man sweep a wary gaze over Zhou Qing, cursing under his breath.

Ever since this person showed up, Zhou Qing had kept staring at him, making his heart involuntarily jitter.

Terrified this fellow might take advantage of his weakness to rob him, he left the Desolate Forbidden at the fastest speed he could manage.

After confirming there was no one else around, Zhou Qing shook his sleeve, and the male and female puppets appeared at once.

When the love song finished and one of the black boats revealed where the key was hidden, he rose directly into the air by Sword Control...

Because the Desolate Forbidden could not be traversed by tearing open space, it took Zhou Qing a full day to reach the mine.

The two people who had originally been resting here had long since left; without a sound, Zhou Qing dashed along the familiar tunnels and quickly reached the deepest part.

He glanced around, and his vast Divine Sense silently spread out.

Only after confirming there was no trace of living aura did he finally take out that piece of Blood Phoenix Bone.

Just like in the simulated state, once thirty thousand Spirit Seals sank into it, the entire fragment in his palm shimmered with a strange red light, and space began to twist and ripple.

Zhou Qing took a deep breath and stepped into the ripples without the slightest hesitation.

Watching the Human Emperor’s Shroud still shuttling among those semi-transparent cocoons, a cold glint flashed in Zhou Qing’s eyes, and his hands instantly formed a complex series of Dharma Seals.

"Daluo Demon Sealing Seal—Demon Suppression!"

The golden Dharma Seal crashed down with a roar; the Shroud had no time to react before it was suppressed.

The entire space trembled violently, the cocoons shattering one after another.

...

After two hours of fierce battle, Zhou Qing stood before the stone platform, his breathing ragged.

He snatched up the blood-colored scroll recording the Hundred Tribulations Blood Curtain and stuffed it into his Storage Bag, then suddenly raised his palm, Spiritual Power gathering into a blade in his hand—

"Bang!"

The stone platform exploded on the spot, shards flying.

Amid the smoke and dust, a blood-red bone fragment floated quietly, its surface flowing with an eerie crimson glow.

Zhou Qing couldn’t help the faint smile that tugged at the corner of his mouth.

As his hand closed around the fragment, in an instant a violent force surged along his arm into his body.

He let out a muffled groan as the veins on his arm bulged one by one, oddly flushing blood-red, as if magma were flowing beneath his skin.

Zhou Qing took a deep breath, forcing down the surging blood and qi in his body, then swept his gaze around. "This place is hidden; basically no one will discover it, and they can’t get in. It’s the perfect place for refinement."

With that, he turned his hand and took out several Wood Attribute Spirit Stones, immediately beginning to heal and recover.

Three hours later, the pallor on his face gradually gave way to color, and his chaotic breathing steadied.

Once his condition returned to its peak, Zhou Qing solemnly brought out the Enlightenment Ancient Tea Tree.

Closing his eyes, he felt his Spirit Platform clearer than it had ever been, even his five senses sharpened severalfold.

"Hoo..."

Zhou Qing opened his eyes, a keen light flickering in his pupils.

"With this thing assisting me, even if something goes wrong when I refine the Essence Blood, I’ll be able to respond in time."

Next, he held the Blood Phoenix Bone in both hands, Spiritual Power flowing between his ten fingers as it slowly seeped into the bone—

"Boom!"

Suddenly, the fragment shuddered violently, a terrifying murderous aura erupting!

Blood light shot up to the heavens, condensing midair into a miniature Blood Phoenix phantom.

Though only the size of a palm, the instant its wings spread, the temperature of the entire mine soared, and the rock walls actually began to melt!

"You still want to resist?"

Zhou Qing sneered, his hands flying as he performed Sealing. "Daluo Demon Sealing Seal—Suppress!"