The Fairy: From the Traveling Merchant

Chapter 1020 Feng Xu
Gong Yun initially had no interest in the Xin family heirloom in Qiong Niang's hands, after all, in her eyes, it was something that cultivators at the True Qi and Refining Aperture realms fought over.

But as the changes in Qiongniang became more and more obvious, Gong Yun realized that she seemed to have underestimated the so-called treasure.

While not exactly coveting, they did pay more attention to it.

Furthermore, possessing the "Eye of Insight" that sees through illusions, Gong Yun did indeed glimpse some of the treasure's true nature:

"It possesses a law of power that leans towards 'reproduction,' and healing injuries is merely a side effect. Its true ability seems to be to promote the birth of 'new life'..."

"Qiong Niang probably didn't even realize it, but within a certain range centered on her, the rate of biological reproduction has increased significantly. Even the rats in the house's sewers have had two more litters this month."

"This looks somewhat similar to some of the supernatural abilities of the 'Flower Goddess Sect,' but it is more sophisticated and subtle. If I didn't have the 'Eye of Insight,' I wouldn't have noticed the existence of this 'influence.'"

After listening to "Little Black Cat's" words, Zhao Chen nodded thoughtfully. He actually sensed a "familiar" aura about Qiong Niang and had some vague guesses.

However, since the actual body was not here and there was no way to verify it, he didn't say much and decided to wait until the matter of "luring Feng Qing into the trap" was over before making a determination.

Zhao Chen smiled and said, "If we had known that thing might be related to the 'Flower Goddess,' we should have used it to lure her directly back then, which would have saved us the trouble of forging it."

Gong Yun rolled her eyes at him and said irritably, "How was I supposed to know that the heirloom of a Qi Refining family would be something of this level?"

"This actually shows that its true power wasn't unleashed before, but it gradually 'reviveed' in the hands of this girl named Qiongniang... and even its current effects aren't its true power." Zhao Chen glanced downstairs and said meaningfully.

Gong Yun had also suspected this, but she didn't want Zhao Chen to pay too much attention to the other girl, so she didn't continue the topic and instead said, "Alright, let's talk about that 'Feng Xu' thing."

Feng Xu, a direct descendant of the Feng family of Helan Snow Mountain, was originally a playboy. However, after using some strange material to refine his acupoints, his temperament gradually became eccentric and irritable, and he had many lives on his hands. However, because he was favored by "Flying Snow Fairy" Feng Qing, he did not receive the punishment he deserved.

Zhao Chen and Gong Yun had guessed that he was a container used by Feng Qing to cultivate some kind of "medicinal herb," ​​so Zhao Chen deliberately transformed into the appearance of "Qiong Niang" and "died" at her hands, allowing her to take away a token and information about the "secret realm" that were placed in his storage bag.

In the original script designed by Zhao Chen and Gong Yun, Feng Xu was under close surveillance, and those things would soon fall into Feng Qing's hands.

But who would have thought that, perhaps because Feng Qing had been "severely injured" during that period, she relaxed her surveillance of Feng Xu, and he actually found an opportunity to run away with the goods...

Although Feng Qing quickly realized what was happening and sent out powerful cultivators from her family to hunt down Feng Xu, they were never able to find him.

However, because she was being watched by the Guo family's "Dongxuan" master, she was unable to take action herself.

Therefore, Gong Yun had no choice but to use the backup plan, spreading the news that there was an undiscovered "secret realm" near Xingqing Prefecture. This not only reached the Guo family, Bai family, and Feng family, but also some powerful families in the vicinity, who all sent people to Xingqing Prefecture.

The reason Zhao Chen was tested when he entered the city was also the result of the tacit approval of the three prominent families.

"Your move has both advantages and disadvantages."

"On the positive side... firstly, by muddying the waters, Feng Qing won't feel that this is a scheme against her, making it easier to gain her trust afterward."

"Especially if she finds the location of that 'secret realm' herself by consulting ancient books, she will be even more convinced of it!"
“Secondly, Feng Xu, who escaped, might take advantage of the chaos to run back… If Feng Qing catches him and finds the ‘token’ on him, she will most likely believe that he was the one who spread the news in the first place, thus taking the blame for you,” Zhao Chen analyzed after thinking for a moment.

Gong Yun smiled and nodded, "That's what I was thinking too... Even if Feng Qing didn't find any information about Feng Xu's message during the soul search, it doesn't matter. After all, the Feng family isn't good at this, so it's normal for them to miss some information." She paused for a moment and then added, "In addition, based on my observation, Feng Xu's escape was not accidental. There may be other forces behind him, and they probably won't let that secret realm go easily."

"Feng Qing probably made the same judgment, which is why she instigated the gang members to keep testing the 'outsider' cultivators who entered the city."

Hearing this, Zhao Chen sighed helplessly: "I always feel that things tend to get complicated when I get involved..."

After his initial reflection, he changed the subject and asked, "Who do you think is behind Feng Xu?"

Gong Yun frowned and replied, "I'm not quite sure... but if Feng Xu Ruo really was 'raised' by Feng Qing, and the 'materials' needed to counteract the side effects of the 'longevity pill' she was taking... then perhaps they are from the 'Ten Thousand Beasts Sect'."

"The Ten Thousand Beasts Sect?" Zhao Chen narrowed his eyes slightly, and after a long while, he finally spoke: "They are indeed from the 'Ten Thousand Beasts Sect,' and they are even an 'acquaintance'..."

"Wait here for a moment, I'll be right back!"

Having said that, in order to prevent today's "Sky-Gazing and Earth-Measuring Divine Mirror" information from expiring, he once again used Mu Zirong's "Empty Book Escape" supernatural power and went straight into the underground waterway of Xingqing Prefecture.

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Inside a natural cave deep within the underground waterway, Feng Xu sat cross-legged with his palms facing upwards, his body radiating blood energy, as if he were practicing some rather extraordinary martial art.

Behind him, a thin figure was pressing his palms against the "Soul Gate" and "Divine Path" acupoints, guiding the true energy to help him practice.

After a while, the two finished their practice. Feng Xu, who had just opened his eyes, immediately bowed his head and thanked them: "Thank you, Mr. Zhang, for giving me this 'Blood Demon Devouring Spirit Technique' and for helping me open my acupoints, which allowed me to control the 'Blood Egg' in my body..."

As he spoke, he gave a bitter laugh and sighed, "If you hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known that the Supreme Elder actually intended to use me as a furnace to hatch the 'Blood Egg' into a 'Blood Toad'..."

Before he could finish speaking, the so-called Mr. Zhang waved his hand to interrupt him: "Don't mention this name anymore; it itself is somewhat polluting."

After a pause, the man looked at Feng Xu expressionlessly and slowly said, "I saved you and told you about these pros and cons, but it wasn't for nothing. You should understand that."

"Yes, I understand!" Feng Xu replied tactfully, then said carefully, "Now that I can control my emotions, and with the magic artifact you gave me, I will definitely be able to find the entrance to the 'secret realm' first."

The man glanced at him again and said indifferently, "I don't need what you say, I only care about what you do."

These words were ordinary, but upon hearing them, Feng Xu immediately broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly said, "I'll go right away!"

After saying that, he immediately got up and ran towards a nearby passage.

The gaunt man surnamed Zhang seemed unfazed by the possibility of the other party never returning. He quickly withdrew his cold gaze and resumed his cultivation.

But at that moment, a sword light that seemed to contain the "birth and death of the world" suddenly descended upon his head.

"The Yao flower vanishes, revealing the crystal!"
(End of this chapter)