Fairy, don't let your golden finger chase after me!

Chapter 35: Aqua the Fox: Your life! Is as fragile as a candle flickering in the wind!

After Dong Mo and Gu Ziyue left the bronze space, the scene before them suddenly opened up.

The first thing that caught their eyes was an obsidian altar with an ancient design, engraved with demon totems.

However, compared to the altar, what shocked Dong Mo the most was the enormous object in the very center of the altar.

It was a tortoise shell as huge as a mountain, which stretched from the top of the altar all the way to the highest point of the palace, a rectangular dome tens of feet high.

At the same time, dozens of thick black iron chains, each as thick as a water bucket, extended from around the altar, firmly fixing it to the top of the altar.

Looking at the outermost layer of that huge tortoise shell, it was densely covered with demonic characters that Dong Mo couldn't understand. Each stroke shimmered with a faint blue light, like energy flowing in the blood of the tortoise shell.

The entire tortoise shell exuded a vast and ancient aura. Just standing in front of it, Dong Mo felt the Devouring Heaven True Blood within his body tremble slightly.

Looking ahead, there stood a stone tablet with the calligraphy of Sword Saint Xiao Hongchen on it.

"Later readers, by the time you read this, you must have already passed the trials I set up in the secret realm. Let me congratulate you in advance."

"As you can see now, this secret realm was originally a training ground for the ancient demon race."

"After I discovered it in Heming Mountain, I made some appropriate modifications and turned this abandoned secret realm into my own inheritance secret realm."

"I've moved all the demon treasures that were originally placed here, and I've refined all the ones that could be refined."

"The palace is empty now. But if you'd like to enjoy the view, you can continue walking in."

"Because the scenery ahead is quite nice. If you're lucky enough, you might even find a Phoenix Blood Grass up ahead."

"That's the one I transplanted years ago. Although I don't know how many years it took you to break through my trial, if enough time had passed, that Phoenix Blood Grass might have grown into a precious medicinal herb by now, right?"

"Of course, if you arrive too early and the Phoenix Blood Grass hasn't fully grown yet, then you can only blame your bad luck."

.........

Dong Mo's face darkened after reading it.

Xiao Hongchen has a really twisted sense of humor.

Sigh... You not only looted the secret realm left to future generations by the ancient demon race, but you also specially planted a plant to mock those who come after you...

Gu Ziyue's face was even darker than Dong Mo's. She had originally thought that Xiao Hongchen would at least have some sense of shame and leave a few demon relics in the secret realm as a symbolic gesture.

But this shameless old Deng really ransacked the secret realm, leaving not a single hair for future generations of demons!

Having considered this, Gu Ziyue raised her head and gazed deeply at the enormous tortoise shell in front of her, her gloomy expression suddenly softening.

Fortunately, what I truly wanted on this trip was still here and hadn't been moved. This tortoise shell in front of me was the truly important thing in this secret realm.

As Gu Ziyue's expression gradually calmed down, Dong Mo, who had been preparing to appreciate her furious expression, couldn't help but feel somewhat surprised.

Noticing Dong Mo's strange gaze, Gu Ziyue immediately turned to the side and asked curiously.

"Huh? Why are you looking at me like that? Is there something on my face?"

"Oh, it's nothing..."

Dong Mo looked away and replied casually.

"I'm just curious, aren't you angry that all those demon treasures you were looking for have been taken away?"

"Hmph! What's the use of getting angry?"

Gu Ziyue rolled her eyes at Dong Mo, annoyed.

"I'm angry! Does your damned ancestor think he can just return the inheritance of our demon race?"

"Hehe, that's true..."

Dong Mo shrugged, then changed the subject, asking Gu Ziyue behind him curiously, "So, what about that demon clan heirloom treasure you still owe me?"

Gu Ziyue glared at him fiercely, her eyes filled with disdain for Dong Mo: "Your ancestors took all the treasures here and gave them to your Xiao family, and you're still not satisfied?"

"Hmph... I can only say that your Xiao family's greedy nature is truly inherited from one generation!"

Dong Mo was completely unfazed by Gu Ziyue's sarcasm, since he didn't have the surname Xiao anyway.

After bypassing the stone tablet, Dong Mo and Gu Ziyue continued to walk up the steps of the altar.

As the two stepped onto the top of the altar, a small open space appeared before them.

A crack appeared in the dome above the open space, and a beam of dazzling sunlight shone through it, illuminating a herb that emitted a crimson glow.

The herb was no bigger than the palm of your hand, its leaves shaped like a phoenix spreading its wings, and the soil beneath it was dark red, as if it had been soaked in blood.

Dong Mo stared at the herb, his eyes widening instantly.

Phoenix Blood Grass, a thousand-year-old Phoenix Blood Grass.

The herb Phoenix Blood Grass is extremely precious even in ordinary years in the original game. Legend has it that this herb can only grow where a phoenix is ​​injured and bleeding.

As for those that are a thousand years old, they are extremely rare and hard to come by. Countless high-level pills in the cultivation world use it as their main ingredient. Among them, the most famous is the Nirvana Pill, which is made from it. A single Nirvana Pill can greatly improve the quality of a cultivator's Golden Core and can even forge a Nine-Turn Golden Core, thus achieving a perfect Dao Foundation.

Therefore, this Phoenix Blood Grass was a godsend for Dong Mo.

Dong Mo has now obtained the sacred-grade Heaven-Mending Pill, which can repair his own essence. If he were to consume a Nirvana Pill refined from the Phoenix Blood Grass when he forms his Golden Core, he could directly improve the quality of his Golden Core, making his cultivation path much smoother.

Gu Ziyue glanced at the Phoenix Blood Grass, then at Dong Mo's eyes, which were practically glued to the herb, and waved her hand generously.

"Since we had a prior agreement, you can have this thousand-year-old Phoenix Blood Grass!"

"Anyway, these herbs were planted by your ancestors, so it's only right that you get them."

Dong Mo snapped out of his daze and looked at her with some surprise.

"Hmm? You gave me the herbs, so what about you? You came all the way to this secret realm, you can't go back empty-handed, can you?"

Gu Ziyue's eyes darted around guiltily, and she coughed lightly at Dong Mo.

"My main purpose in coming here this time is not to search for treasure, but to pay respects to my ancestors."

"Since the treasures here were taken away by your ancestors a thousand years ago, it can be considered a kind of fate. Perhaps I am destined to be unrelated to these treasures."

"Since there are no treasures to be found here, I'd better focus on paying respects to my ancestors."

"Oh?" Dong Mo looked at her with a skeptical expression.

"Anyway, hurry up and pull up the Phoenix Blood Grass and leave!"

Gu Ziyue waved her hand impatiently to shoo them away, saying, "Our demon race's ancestral worship ceremony is not convenient for outsiders to see."

"Oh... okay then~"

Dong Mo took out a small jade shovel and carefully cut out the Phoenix Blood Grass intact. He then carefully placed it in a warm jade box and put it into his storage bag.

He then turned and walked towards the outside of the main hall, glancing back at the doorway.

At this moment, Gu Ziyue was standing with her back to him in front of the huge tortoise shell, her hands silently behind her back, her posture unusually solemn, as if she were performing some kind of special ritual, and she really looked like she was worshipping her ancestors.

Dong Mo withdrew his gaze and strode out of the main hall.

Gu Ziyue pricked up her ears, and once she was sure that the footsteps behind her, which came from Dong Mo, had completely faded away, the dignified expression on her face instantly collapsed, replaced by a sly, mischievous smile like a fox who had stolen a chick.

"Sigh...you two, grandfather and grandson, really have no eyes to recognize a gem!"

"They emptied out all that junk, but forgot the most precious treasure in this secret realm!"

Gu Ziyue walked to the tortoise shell, bit her fingertip, and dripped her blood onto the runes on the surface of the tortoise shell.

The moment the blood seeped into the runes, the tortoise shell suddenly lit up with a dazzling, eerie blue light, and the ancient demonic characters engraved on it seemed to come alive, constantly flowing across the surface of the shell.

"Hehehe... Small! Small! Small..."

Gu Ziyue chuckled inwardly. The massive tortoise shell, as huge as a mountain, actually began to shrink rapidly, instantly transforming from a colossal object that blotted out the sky into the size of a palm, landing lightly in her hand.

"The Kunpeng Technique, I've finally got my hands on it..."

The Kunpeng Treasure Technique is a supernatural secret technique created by the ancient demon clan's Great Sage Kunpeng. It is also the greatest reward left by this secret realm to the descendants of the demon clan.

Although Xiao Hongchen was strong, he was ultimately just a human. Without the noble bloodline of the demon royal family, he naturally could not resonate with the tortoise shell and obtain the inheritance on it.

Therefore, he naturally regarded the tortoise shell as just an ordinary decoration.

Thinking of this, Gu Ziyue immediately grinned with an unusually smug smile.

To avoid any unforeseen complications, she quickly calmed herself down and poured her spiritual energy into the tortoise shell, silently studying the Kunpeng Treasure Technique recorded on it.

"Hehehe... Xiao Mo, you little brat, just stay there and wait for me! Once I've mastered the complete Kunpeng Technique, I'll teach you a lesson! I'll show you who's the boss!"

"Hehehe... Your life is as fleeting as a candle in the wind!"

After saying that, Gu Ziyue, who was originally studying the Kunpeng Treasure Technique, seemed to recall the scene of her madly beating Dong Mo after she learned the Kunpeng Treasure Technique. The smile on her face became more and more arrogant, like that of a card player.