Chapter 89: Robbing the Fire Jiao

Chapter 89: Robbing the Fire Jiao

Mu Feng approached the small magma pool, which was only two meters in diameter. It seemed that Jiao Kun had created this pool to nourish the Fire Lotus.

On the Fire Lotus pod, there were over ten Fire Lotus Seeds, along with a few empty pits—some seeds had already been consumed by Jiao Kun, leaving most of them intact.

Mu Feng took out a medicine box and was about to pick the Fire Lotus Seeds.

"Whoosh!"

Suddenly, a streak of red energy shot toward him. Mu Feng tilted his body to dodge it, and the energy hit the rock wall, leaving a deep hole.

Several figures emerged from a stone chamber, their cold gazes fixed on Mu Feng.

Mu Feng was surprised when he looked at them.

These were not humans—they were members of the demon race.

Moreover, they were all women.

There were four of them in total. Each of the demon women had a delicate appearance, but their eyes gleamed with a dark golden hue, and red scales adorned their arms.

"Intruder, kill him!"

One of the women commanded coldly. The four of them, swords in hand, charged at Mu Feng.

These demon women weren't highly cultivated, only at the Purple Mansion Realm. They were merely Jiao Kun's slaves and playthings.

Holding his battle blade, Mu Feng stared at the four charging women. His eyes turned icy as he stepped forward with the blade. Gathering his energy, he swung down fiercely.

"Tiger Fury Blade Technique!"

As the blade cleaved through the air, the sound of a tiger's roar accompanied the golden blade energy.

"Squelch!"

One demon woman's sword shattered, and her body was mercilessly sliced in half. Blood splattered everywhere.

After her body split, a red demonic aura dissipated, revealing her true form—a severed python corpse.

Mu Feng had killed one of them with a single strike, terrifying the remaining demon women into freezing mid-charge.

"Don't force me to kill more women," Mu Feng said coldly.

The other three demon women retreated cautiously. Their bodies shimmered with red demonic energy as they transformed into three massive pythons over ten meters long, their wary eyes fixed on Mu Feng.

With a disdainful snort, Mu Feng turned back to the Fire Lotus. He carefully plucked all the remaining seeds from the pod, placing them into his medicine box.

As for the Fire Lotus itself, Mu Feng left it alone. It was too large to fit in his spatial ring, which was already cramped after storing his alchemy furnace. Besides, the most valuable part was the Fire Lotus Seeds, and that's all Liu Yixue needed.

After collecting the seeds, Mu Feng glanced toward the other stone chambers.

Since this was the lair of a Fire Jiao, it likely contained other treasures.

Mu Feng entered one of the chambers and opened the stone door. A dazzling golden light filled his vision.

"Holy crap!"

Mu Feng was stunned. The chamber was filled with gold coins, piled high like a small mountain. There were at least hundreds of thousands of coins, along with numerous gold ingots.

But these were of little use to him.

"Hmm, what's this? Spirit Stones!"

Amid the gold, something caught Mu Feng's attention—colorful crystals arranged neatly within the chamber.

These fist-sized crystals radiated dense spiritual energy.

Spirit Stones were rare resources containing a massive amount of spiritual energy. They could be used for cultivation, formations, and artifact refinement. A single Spirit Stone was worth at least thousands of gold coins, and higher-quality ones could fetch tens of thousands.

Elated, Mu Feng quickly picked up a Spirit Stone to examine it. It was indeed the real deal.

These were priceless treasures. The only Spirit Stone mine in the Southern Spirit Kingdom was controlled by the royal family.

Here, however, there were over ten Spirit Stones, valued at over a hundred thousand gold coins.

Mu Feng eagerly stored all the Spirit Stones in his spatial ring. As for the rest of the gold, he left it untouched.

After obtaining the Spirit Stones, he moved to another chamber. Inside were numerous bookshelves filled with manuals. When Mu Feng opened one, he realized they were techniques and skills.

"Profound-grade low-tier technique: Flame Blade."

"Yellow-grade high-tier technique: Fire Fist."

Mu Feng flipped through several manuals. The highest grade was a profound-grade mid-tier technique, while the lowest was a yellow-grade low-tier technique. These were items Jiao Kun had collected from his victims.

Without further thought, Mu Feng stored all the manuals into his alchemy furnace, which he then placed into his spatial ring.

His storage space was small and nearly full.

Meanwhile, the three demon pythons could only watch helplessly as Mu Feng looted the place.

The difference between demons and beasts lay in demonic energy. Beasts that developed demonic energy could transform into demons. However, this transformation was innate—some beasts, even after reaching high cultivation levels, couldn't become demons. Others, with low cultivation, managed to transform due to their demonic energy.

Having taken everything of value, Mu Feng wasted no time and quickly left the stone cave. He climbed out of the volcano as fast as he could, knowing that if the Fire Jiao returned, it would be disastrous.

With his blade, Mu Feng scaled the interior of the volcano swiftly. After about ten minutes, he emerged at the crater.

From a distance, he could still see the battle raging on the mountain peaks. The mountain below them had already collapsed from the fight.

Jiao Kun had reverted to his true form, engaging in combat with Liu Yixue.

"Roar!"

The Fire Jiao spewed flames, forming a massive dragon-shaped fireball that hurtled toward Liu Yixue.

With a shout, Liu Yixue unleashed a massive sword beam, splitting the fireball in half.

But the Fire Jiao's tail swung fiercely, smashing into Liu Yixue. The impact, capable of shattering mountains, sent her crashing into a massive rock, which crumbled under the force.

"Hahaha, Liu Yixue, I told you—you're no match for me! Surrender and be my bride!" The Fire Jiao laughed, speaking in human tongue.

Bleeding from her lips, Liu Yixue rose again, her sword in hand. Despite multiple fractured bones and severe internal injuries, her gaze remained icy.

Suddenly, all the remaining energy within her body surged into her sword.

"Azure Sea Sword Technique!"

With a cold cry, Liu Yixue unleashed a torrent of blue energy. A massive sword beam, like an ocean wave, surged forward, crashing toward the Fire Jiao.

The move was awe-inspiring—her most powerful attack, a perfected profound-grade high-tier technique.

The Fire Jiao's eyes narrowed. He spat out dragon flames, forming a wall of fire.

"Boom!"

The blue sword beam cut through the fire wall and struck the Fire Jiao, leaving a massive, bloody gash. The energy seeped into the wound, worsening his injuries.

"Roar!"

The Fire Jiao roared in agony, falling from the sky and crashing onto the ground below. Dust rose, and the earth trembled.

Exhausted and severely injured from using all her energy in that attack, Liu Yixue coughed up blood and fell from the sky, landing in the yellow pine forest below.