Feng Ninghe couldn't help but tilt her head up to meet the man's dark pupils.
The man's gaze was arrogant and overbearing. Beneath his narrow, phoenix-like eyes, the alluring red mole was stunningly beautiful.
Si Jianye also leaned in at this moment, his deep, magnetic voice close to her ear, "Feng Ninghe, I've helped you so much. It seems you can only repay me by offering yourself."
As the slightly playful male voice entered her ears, Feng Ninghe's cheeks involuntarily flushed. She quickly met the man's gaze.
Before she could speak, Si Jianye's handsome face broke into a faint smile, his eyes resolute, not joking, "Feng Ninghe, there are very few people in this world who can receive my protection. You can rest assured and refine the phoenix bone."
Everything he said was true.
As the King of the Underworld in Xiyou Continent, his status was noble. Insignificant people were simply not worthy of his protection.
Feng Ninghe knew he wasn't joking.
But offering herself...
Her thoughts were interrupted by the clamor of soldiers.
The soldiers bravely met the human puppets, desperately fighting.
Feng Ninghe's eyes instantly darkened, and the heart that had been stirred and beating wildly in her chest calmed down at this moment.
She closed her eyes and began to refine the phoenix bone.
The phoenix bone integrated into her body, like a parched dry branch encountering a spring, continuously absorbing the phoenix bone.
The phoenix bone instantly flowed through her internal organs, rejoicing.
A hundred years. She had finally reclaimed what belonged to her...
First Sect.
Roar—
The roar of a fierce beast echoed in her ears.
In the sky, a colossal Qilin was circling.
"Master, that looks like Junior Sister's spirit beast!"
Feng Yi saw the speeding Qilin from afar.
Gongyi Yuan, holding a beautifully crafted wine gourd, looked up at the Qilin.
The Qilin seemed to sense something and rapidly flew towards their direction.
The colossal Qilin instantly transformed into the appearance of a child and stood before them.
Xiao Zhao's palm-sized face was filled with urgency, and he kept exclaiming, "It's bad, it's bad, something terrible has happened!"
Seeing Xiao Zhao's flustered appearance, Feng Yi quickly brought over a cup of tea and offered it, "Have some tea to moisten your throat first. Don't rush, tell us what happened slowly."
Xiao Zhao eagerly took the tea and drank it in one gulp, his clear blue eyes filled with urgency.
"The human puppets have returned to the world, and Lin Country cannot resist the extreme danger. The master is struggling to fight. We implore the First Sect to lead the major sects of Jinling to assist! If the human puppets break through the siege, the entire Xuanzhou Continent will be in peril!"
Xiao Zhao's urgent words made everyone's hearts clench.
Feng Yi's delicate eyebrows furrowed deeply, her voice filled with surprise, "Weren't the human puppets completely annihilated a thousand years ago? Why have they reappeared now?"
This was exactly what Gongyi Yuan wanted to say.
The battle a thousand years ago was still vivid in Gongyi Yuan's memory.
To fight the human puppets, countless cultivators had died, paying a heavy price.
No one even knew where the human puppets came from.
Mentioning this, a hint of anger appeared on Xiao Zhao's face, and he grunted muffledly, "It was Lin Yuran and Ji Binyu. They want to destroy Lin Country and the entire Xuanzhou Continent!"
The change of empress in Lin Country was not a secret and had already spread to everyone's ears.
Everyone in Jinling knew that Feng Ninghe was the former empress of Lin Country.
The empress of Lin Country was exceptionally talented and a rare cultivation prodigy. Everyone instantly understood why Feng Ninghe's cultivation was so high.
Feng Yi's facial features were tightly knitted together, a stream of thoughts swirling in her eyes, "The human puppets appeared without reason a hundred years ago. Where did this thing come from?"
Facing the question, Xiao Zhao did not hesitate, and quickly recounted all he knew, "In the canyon forest of Lin Country, there is a barrier. It is said to be the Dragon Domain barrier. Within the barrier are dense crowds of human puppets..."
Having a simple understanding of the cause and effect, Gongyi Yuan nodded slightly in agreement, "Human puppets are indeed not something that should exist in Xuanzhou Continent. I didn't expect there to be a Dragon Domain in this world."
Xiao Zhao caught the key point in his words and immediately asked, "You know about the Dragon Domain?"
Gongyi Yuan picked up his wine gourd and took a sip of the mellow wine, his expression slightly complex, "My master once mentioned the Dragon Domain. It was a place teeming with experts, not comparable to Xuanzhou Continent. It's just that for some reason, the entrance to the Dragon Domain closed, and no one had the chance to enter it again."
He had only heard this as a story and hadn't taken it seriously.
After all, no one had ever been to the Dragon Domain, so how could they know if such a place truly existed.
He hadn't expected that there truly was a Dragon Domain in this world.
This was the first time Feng Yi had heard of the Dragon Domain, her delicate face filled with doubt, "Master, why have the ancient books never described the Dragon Domain?"
If it existed, why was no one aware of it?
Gongyi Yuan gently stroked his chin, a hint of thought on his face, and explained in a low voice, "Perhaps it has been too long, and the Dragon Domain only exists in the memories of a few people."
Even he had only treated the Dragon Domain as a story and hadn't taken it seriously, let alone others.
Xiao Zhao gritted his teeth, filled with displeasure, "After Ji Binyu and Lin Yuran tore down the Dragon Domain barrier, they fled into the Dragon Domain. The Dragon Domain is full of human puppets. I truly hope they become food for the human puppets!"
Gongyi Yuan's expression became solemn, and he looked up at the sky, "Human puppets are a disaster for Xuanzhou Continent. Feng Yi, gather the disciples of the First Sect, make some preparations, and set off for Lin Country immediately. I will notify the other sects."
Feng Yi understood the urgency of the matter and did not dare to delay, quickly raising her feet to leave...
*
Canyon Forest.
Three days passed in a flash.
The corpses on the ground piled up into a small mountain. Countless human puppets had died, and the soldiers had also suffered heavy casualties.
Although Feng Xing's cultivation was high, he couldn't withstand such consumption.
He sat aside to rest, casually popping a few pills into his mouth. His empty dantian was now filled.
Bai Niannian's gaze was solemn as she quietly looked ahead, "The number of human puppets is simply too great. This battle will likely continue for a long time..."
The Blood Phoenix continuously spewed fire, blocking the human puppets attempting to emerge from the black hole.
For three days, no more human puppets had emerged from the black hole, but the human puppets on the ground were already so numerous that it made one's scalp tingle.
All the troops that Lin Country could mobilize had been deployed. Other countries had also sent reinforcements. Even the disciples of noble families with slightly higher cultivation had all come.
If not for this, Lin Country would likely not have lasted even three days.
Feng Xing subconsciously turned his gaze to Feng Ninghe, a hint of worry in his expression, "Master is simultaneously integrating the phoenix bone and controlling the Blood Phoenix to spew fire to block the falling human puppets. Being so distracted is not a good thing."
The greatest taboo in cultivation was the inability to calm the mind.
Being distracted could easily lead to going astray and suffering a qi deviation.