Chapter 1218: Top-Grade Blood Jade Silkworm

Ling Feng relied on his Boundless Vision to sweep through the cabin infested with demonic corpses.

Every movement was precise and deliberate. In no time, he emerged onto the deck.

Along the way, there was no sign of Shui Wuhen. Judging from the carnage, he had likely been devoured by the hungry demonic corpses.

"Hey, how did you get through that damned place so easily? Weren't you worried the demonic corpses would notice?"

Stepping out of the pitch-black cabin, Lan Yuhuang finally exhaled in relief. She lifted her eyes to study Ling Feng, the ugly fatty, and her sharp gaze reflected a mixture of awe and suspicion.

She had no idea how he had turned certain death into safety after she lost consciousness.

"I have my methods," Ling Feng said lightly as he lowered her to the deck. "The sword array outside is compact. It would be awkward to carry you in front, so I'll have to put you on my back. Ready?"

"

Hmph!

"

Lan Yuhuang clenched her teeth and let out a faint huff. Though her face wore a mask of reluctance, she obediently climbed onto his back.

If he abandoned her now, she would never leave this place alive.

Any reckless attempt to pass through the array would have torn her into pieces under the sword qi.

"Hold tight and stay still."

Ling Feng secured her firmly while his feet danced across the deck, entering the sword array swiftly.

Lan Yuhuang's heart leapt into her throat. She pressed herself flat against his back, terrified to move or even breathe.

Half a quarter-hour later, they emerged unscathed. Ling Feng appeared relaxed, but Lan Yuhuang's spine still tingled from the lingering chill of fear.

"You..."

She inhaled sharply, her legs trembling slightly. "So all this time, you had a way to move freely through the sword array?"

"I never said it was impossible," Ling Feng replied with a faint smile. He glanced at the massive ship wreck below and summoned Xiao Bai to smash the giant stone blocking the sunken ship in the trench. The ancient warship slid into a bottomless abyss, carrying with it all traces of the "Soul Burial Abyss".

No one would ever find that ship wreck again, and the sealed monsters inside would never see daylight.

With that done, Ling Feng surfaced with Lan Yuhuang and landed on a massive reef.

"All right, Lan Yuhuang. Our deal is done. I saved your life and brought you safely out of that cursed place."

He set her down and grinned. "No need to offer yourself in gratitude. Just hand over a few Blood Jade Silkworms, and we are square."

"You think Blood Jade Silkworms grow on trees?"

Lan Yuhuang glared and spat lightly. "Offer myself? Grandaunt would never marry a worthless fatty like you!"

She formed a hand seal and drew a fuzzy cocoon from her pouch. Inside wriggled a blood-red silkworm, the size of her thumb. She clenched her teeth. "This top-quality Blood Jade Silkworm took me twenty years to cultivate. Take it!"

Ling Feng's eyes narrowed as he studied the silkworm. Each specimen increased in medicinal strength, and a thumb-sized Blood Jade Silkworm was more than enough to push him to king-tier!

"

Heh,

thanks!"

He stored the Blood Jade Silkworm carefully and gave her a fist-and-palm salute, then drew the Eradicator of Realms. "Miss Lan, I have urgent matters to attend to in Tianhuang City. Take care of yourself."

Without waiting for a response, he shot off toward Tianhuang City like lightning.

"You! You!"

Lan Yuhuang stomped furiously.

Did that fatso just leave?

"You worthless fatty! Do you even know what it means to cherish a woman?"

Unfortunately, Ling Feng did not!

...

"As expected, the round trip took about three days."

With the Flying Immortal Sword Control Art, he crossed the distance in half a day. Tianhuang City's majestic walls finally came into view.

Returning to the Wuling Manor, Ling Feng found Yangshu Zi visiting, with Yang Huanzhi absorbed in a game of chess.

"Ling...

Cough...

Big Brother Long!"

Yang Huanzhi jumped from his chair, relief and irritation etched across his face. "You're finally back, Senior Yangshu Zi has been waiting for you all day."

"You're here, Senior!" Ling Feng said.

Yangshu Zi emerged from the pavilion, a smile lighting his face when he saw Ling Feng safe. "Little brother, you made it back. It is no easy feat to survive that damned place!"

"Yes, it wasn't easy," Ling Feng admitted. Without the Void Eye gifted by the devilkin queen, their journey would have been fatal.

Yangshu Zi clenched his fist and drew a deep breath. "What about my junior sister? Did she return? And is there truly a Spring of Eternal Youth beyond the last bronze door?"

"She..."

Ling Feng hesitated, knowing Yangshu Zi still held feelings for Madam Zhuqu. Telling him the truth that she had fallen to the devils would crush him entirely.

"I'm afraid we did not manage to open the door. Some unexpected events disturbed the demonic corpses inside the cabin. Madam Zhuqu... She sacrificed herself to save us. Senior, please accept my condolences..."

Ling Feng thought for a moment and finally decided to tell a white lie. At the very least, it would leave Madam Zhuqu a little beauty in Yangshu Zi's mind.

"I understand..."

Yangshu Zi's expression darkened slightly, and he shook his head with a faint smile. "Perhaps, for her, this ending is actually a kind of relief."

Yangshu Zi drew in a deep breath. He knew Madam Zhuqu's personality well and understood her persistence. Without opening the Bronze Gate, Madam Zhuqu would never have left.

So Ling Feng definitely had deceived him!

Yet he also knew that Ling Feng had acted out of good intentions.

"Young friend, thank you!"

Yangshu Zi's eyes glimmered with a hint of tears. He was silent for a moment, then took out a yellowed map and spoke slowly. "Young friend, I know you are about to venture into the Sea of Miracles. This is a map I drew myself when I entered it long ago. Perhaps it will be of use to you."

With that, Yangshu Zi left the courtyard, leaving the map behind. His figure looked lonely and desolate as he walked away.