The pill entered its mouth, and a rich spiritual energy surged through the ginseng seedling. Its body visibly expanded.
"Master, this medicine's potency is too great. I must absorb it quickly!"
With those words, it vanished from the spot, eager to begin.
Feng Ninghe withdrew her gaze and looked at the large door of the room. "The formation is broken, and the pill is obtained. It's time for us to leave."
Understanding her thoughts, Xiao Zhao nodded repeatedly and proactively pulled open the door…
Second level of the Thunder Cloud Tower.
Su Hongxiu sat gracefully on a long bench, calmly waiting.
Beside him sat Feng Linyuan and Feng Xing.
Tens of thousands had embarked for the Thunder Cloud Tower, but only a hundred had appeared on the second level.
"Sixth Master, Young Master Feng, Ah Xing, you've come out quite early!"
Bai Niannian ascended the stairs and immediately spotted two familiar faces.
Seeing Bai Niannian, a smile bloomed on Feng Xing's cheeks. "Niannian, I knew this formation wouldn't stump you."
He often sparred with Bai Niannian.
Because of Feng Ninghe, both of them had developed a keen interest in formations.
However, the smile on Feng Xing's face vanished in an instant, a hint of worry appearing in his eyes. "So much time has passed, why hasn't Master arrived yet?"
Bai Niannian then noticed something and looked around.
Many people had gathered here, yet Feng Ninghe was nowhere to be seen.
"Yes, why is Master nowhere to be seen?"
Bai Niannian's gaze also turned anxious, her eyes constantly scanning the surroundings. "Even I managed to pass. The formation on the first level definitely wouldn't be difficult for Master."
At the same time, two familiar figures ascended the stairs.
Lin Yuran toyed with a bottle of pills in her slender hand, a radiant smile gracing her beautiful face. "I never expected such a fruitful harvest this time. I actually obtained five bottles of pills. With these, what difficulty would there be in breaking through to the Divine Transformation realm?"
Ji Binyu's effeminate face also held a smile. He looked up at the stairs. "Quite a few people have already entered the second level. I'm curious to see what rewards await us on this level."
Lin Yuran's figure suddenly paused, the smile on her face vanishing completely.
Sensing her change, Ji Binyu gently waved his hand in front of her eyes. "Yuran, what's wrong? Why that expression?"
Lin Yuran's face darkened, her gaze fixed straight ahead, and she cursed in a low voice, "What a narrow path for enemies!"
Ji Binyu no longer hesitated and followed her gaze.
Not far away.
Bai Niannian and the others stood quietly, waiting.
Feng Xing clearly sensed something, his gaze locked onto the two figures ascending the stairs, his handsome face devoid of any extra emotion.
"Lin Yuran and Ji Binyu?"
Su Hongxiu also noticed the two figures in the distance, closing his bone fan. He raised his eyebrows slightly in surprise. "To think we'd encounter them here."
Feng Linyuan, unable to contain his anger, strode forward and stood before the two, a long sword already appearing in his hand. "I didn't expect to see you two here."
Feng Xing also stood beside Feng Linyuan, his hand subtly resting on his sword hilt, ready to act at any moment.
Their journey to the Dragon Domain had another crucial purpose: to apprehend these two and provide an explanation to the Lin Kingdom and its suffering citizens.
Lin Yuran recalled the illusion she had just seen.
It seemed that everything she had seen was not an illusion but reality.
Feng Ninghe had also arrived, within this very Thunder Cloud Tower!
She slightly raised her arrogant gaze, her gentle female voice laced with a hint of disdain. "I thought you'd still be struggling with those puppet-like figures at this hour. I didn't expect you to resolve them so quickly and have the leisure to come to the Dragon Domain."
She had once ordered someone to deliver a note to Feng Ninghe, vowing to wait for her in the Dragon Domain.
She hadn't anticipated that Feng Ninghe would arrive in the Dragon Domain so soon, even before her own cultivation had advanced!
A surge of hatred emanated from her heart, nearly causing Lin Yuran to lose control.
Feng Linyuan raised his long sword, pointing it at Lin Yuran, his eyes burning with intense fury. "Since fate has brought us face to face, and I have encountered you, I shall take your life right here."
Looking at the sword before her, Lin Yuran seemed unfazed, showing no concern for her predicament. Instead, she shifted the topic. "Your voice is so familiar…"
Although she hadn't seen the man before her, she was certain she had heard such a voice somewhere.
Ji Binyu's gaze deepened, his sharp eyes scanning Feng Linyuan repeatedly, as if contemplating something.
"It's you!"
"The one who ambushed us with arrows that night! Who even chased us all the way to the canyon forest!"
Ji Binyu recognized the identity of the person before him, his voice involuntarily rising a few decibels.
Feng Linyuan let out a low hum, looking at the two before him dismissively.
"Your eyes are sharp to recognize my identity through my voice. Unfortunately, you are about to be buried in this Thunder Cloud Tower!"
As he spoke, he swung his long sword fiercely.
Feng Xing's movements were equally swift. He drew his long sword abruptly, intending to act alongside Feng Linyuan.
"Stop!"
Suddenly, a clear female voice rang out from not far away.
A small pebble struck Feng Linyuan's swung sword, knocking it away.
Clang!
The long sword fell to the ground with a crisp sound.
Upon seeing the woman's face, Feng Linyuan's sword-like eyebrows furrowed involuntarily. "Little sister, why are you stopping me?"
It was Feng Ninghe who had arrived.
Feng Ninghe's resentment towards these two was no less than Feng Linyuan's. By all rights, she shouldn't have stopped him.
Feng Ninghe turned her gaze directly towards him. "Brother, fighting is forbidden within the Thunder Cloud Tower. Otherwise, you will be disqualified and expelled from the tower."
She had only just received this information.
As she stepped onto the second level, she saw Feng Linyuan about to make a move.
The trial had not yet ended, and the rewards became richer the higher one ascended.
Feng Ninghe still wanted to see the so-called Moon Gazing Mirror.
These simple words caused Feng Xing to sheath his sword.
Feng Linyuan bit his lip, his expression one of slight reluctance.
A golden opportunity lay before him, yet he couldn't act.
Missing this rare chance, he didn't know when another opportunity to strike would arise.
"Oh, it seems you know the Thunder Cloud Tower quite well, even knowing about the prohibition against fighting."
Lin Yuran sneered, her beautiful face filled with coldness. "If you wish to fight, I will stand here and not dodge."
Ji Binyu also chimed in at this moment, his expression exceedingly arrogant. "Those puppet-like figures that appeared out of nowhere must have given you a lot of trouble. Even the soldiers of the Lin Kingdom would likely lose half their lives trying to deal with them."
He was well aware of the Lin Kingdom's military strength.
The countless puppet-like figures descending from the sky were far beyond the capabilities of those soldiers alone.