Zhang Fei - The Abandoned Son

Chapter 1207: Eight Area: Crucible

While Long Wuzhao and the others were facing those evil beasts, Feltia [2] had already arrived at the eighth place, the Endless Night Crucible.

The Endless Night Crucible was once the trial ground of the Silver Moon Clan, where disciples tempered their strength under harsh conditions. It was a vast chamber of black stone, its walls engraved with many sigils that channel both qi and crushing pressure, and a black stone stele stood tall at the back end.

In the past, clan heirs were brought here to endure ordeals of body and soul. The crucible would unleash the intense suppression of moonlight and illusory trials to push cultivators beyond their limits. Those who survived gained stronger control over their qi and awakened their bloodline.

After the clan’s fall, the crucible remained active but corrupted by time. The trials no longer followed any orders and struck with unpredictable intensity. Silver flames seeped from cracks in the floor, forming spectral beasts, while the pressure has increased so much that even experienced cultivators risk being crushed by it. Despite its dangers, many cultivators frequently sought the Crucible because it could strengthen both their bodies and souls.

Feltia [2] saw many cultivators there, including some people from the Divine Samsara Sect, who were in a different group from Jin Nanqing’s.

Feltia [2] also discovered another group from the Jiao Clan, led by Jiao Huanfeng and an old woman named Jiao Danying. He saw three familiar faces in their group, who were none other than Jiao Yunbai, Jiao Meili, and Jiao Moli.

[Master.]

Feltia [2] nodded slightly. ’Back in the Divine Samsara Sect, Jiao Huanfeng ordered Jiao Yunbai to keep an eye on Yunxiao, and he lusted over her, but he couldn’t do anything because Huo Ling fenced the temple area with her fire element. Since I have encountered him here again, I must take action against him for daring to have such thoughts about my wife.”

[Hahaha! What a possessive husband!]

’If you were my wife, I would do the same, Mei.’ The female AI fell silent after Feltia [2] made that statement. ’Hmm? The system can’t detect the strength of those spectral beasts, but I know they’re powerful. Furthermore, they seem to be able to see through my invisibility, so I have to move carefully.’

[Master.]

’What is it, Mei?’

[Nothing.]

’Hmm?’ Feltia [2] raised an eyebrow. ’What are you trying to say?’

[I said nothing, and you should focus on them.] Feltia [2] released a soft sigh, as he often couldn’t understand Mei, even though she had lived with him and helped him for more than two decades. [Master, look at the silver flame at the top of the black stone stele. It is one of the ten heavenly flames, the Moon Flame.]

Feltia [2] immediately looked in that direction. ’I didn’t expect to find the moon flame in this dungeon, and these people seemed to be targeting it too.’

[Master, if you manage to obtain the Moon Flame, you only need to find the remaining two flames to complete your Yin-Yang Fire Art. I don’t have any information about the Chaotic Flame, but the Sun Flame is probably in the domain of the Golden Sun Clan, the Zenith Solar Sanctum.]

Feltia [2] nodded in agreement. ’The Silver Moon Clan is associated with the moon and Yin, and the Golden Sun Clan is associated with the sun and Yang. Since the Moon Flame is in this dungeon, the Sun Flame is probably in there. However, that dungeon won’t open until another thousand years, so I have no way to enter before then.’

[You should meet Tian Taiyang in the abyss again, Master. He is a former member of the Golden Sun Clan, and he surely knows the entrance to the Zenith Solar Sanctum.]

’Yeah.’ Feltia [2] thought of a way to do something to Jiao Yunbai and how to approach the Moon Flame without those spectral beasts noticing.

[Master, I’m sure they won’t be able to take the Moon Flame, so you don’t need to worry about it. Look at them; they’re already overwhelmed by those spectral beasts, and many of them are seriously injured. Therefore, I think you should wait for them to leave this dungeon first, and you can come back here again later. If your real body and five clones team up, I’m sure you can deal with these spectral beasts more easily, and you can get the flame later.]

Feltia [2] agreed with that. ’How many hours until the portal opens, Mei?’

[An hour.]

’An hour, huh?’ Feltia [2] then checked the battles in other areas. He found Huo Lanyin, Huo Yu’er, and Huo Hao’er had succeeded in defeating the Corrupted Dragon-Tiger, the Man-Eating Beast, and the Three-Eyed Demon Ape. They did not kill the three beasts, as their death would alert the four perils, and Feng Yao also ordered them to capture them alive.

Feltia [2] saw Long Xukong had defeated the War Devil Beast, Chi You. The void dragon didn’t kill the beast; instead, he confined him using a void prison and sent him to the void.

Seeing that, the other clone immediately asked Bing Xingying to use her real body to retrieve Chi You from the void, as he needed him for another purpose.

In another area, Feltia [2] found Li Tianyu, Lan Yueru, Jia Lingzhu, and Jia Shengyun had defeated the Blood-Horned Xiezhi, Xie Zhi. Since he had asked them not to kill the beast, they did not kill him and sealed his cultivation before taking him away toward the labyrinth.

Tianshi Bailong and Beiming Youhuang also managed to defeat the Two-Headed Ghost Dragon, Long Gui. The beast attempted to explode his cultivation core, but the female fairy thwarted his intentions, and she sealed his cultivation as per Feltia [2]’s request.

Feltia [2] could only sigh when she saw the sword maniac kill the Nine-Headed Evil Bird, Jiu Niao. He could do nothing to stop Jian Kuang because the beast slaughtered the people of his hometown, forcing him to accept it.

To Feltia [2]’s surprise, Long Wuzhao failed to defeat the Evil Black Dragon, Xie Heilong, as the evil beast used something to escape from him. ’What kind of technique is that, Mei?’

[Master, Xie Heilong sacrificed his beast essence to escape from Long Wuzhao, but his action only caused him to suffer heavy injuries. Moreover, he couldn’t possibly escape from this dungeon, and he should be hiding in other areas, so I’ll track his whereabouts now.]

’Alright, inform me once you find him, and I’ll go meet him directly.’ As May had expected, Feltia [2] saw the people inside the crucible starting to flee in a state full of injuries. He couldn’t care less about the other cultivators because he never had problems with them, but he was eager to attack Jiao Huanfeng and Jiao Yunbai.

Feltia [2] didn’t immediately move from his hiding spot and followed the movements of the Jiao Clan’s people through his map, and he also searched for the whereabouts of the fairy race members under Jia Fenglie, who had previously fled from Fei Lian.

After he discovered their location, Feltia [2] contacted Fei Lian and informed her of the Fairy Race’s location, but he forbade her from killing Jia Fenglie because he needed an insider to monitor the movements of the Fairy King, Jia Zizhen.

Feltia [2] then searched for the whereabouts of Feng Bingying, Feng Shizhu, and the other ice phoenixes. He found them gathered in one place at the end of the dungeon, and Mei told him that their location was the coldest compared to the other areas.

Long Wuzhao suddenly appeared beside Feltia [2] and sighed heavily. ”Damn it! I didn’t expect that Xie Heilong would sacrifice his beast essence to escape from me, and I’ve lost track of him now.”

”Haha.” Feltia [2] laughed at that. ”Xie Heilong may have managed to escape from you, but he won’t be able to escape from this dungeon. My other clones are trying to track his whereabouts now, and they will probably find him soon.”

”What’s your plan for him?” Feltia [2] immediately told Long Wuzhao about his plan regarding Xie Heilong and the other evil mythical beasts, shocking him. ”Do you really want to do that?”

Feltia [2] nodded at him. ”Finding many defenseless mythical beasts at once is very difficult, so I won’t waste this opportunity. Most of my wives are ordinary humans, so I’ll turn some of them into those mythical beasts, like I got the Calamity Demon Dragon.”

”That’s true.” Long Wuzhao put on a serious expression and asked him again. ”What about your Cursed Demon Heart? Is it affecting you more and more?”

Feltia [2] smiled when he heard that, and he shared his memories of the time he almost fell under the control of the Cursed Demon Heart with Long Wuzhao.

Long Wuzhao watched them for a while before sighing in relief and patting his shoulder. ”To tell you the truth, I planned to kill you if the Cursed Demon Heart managed to control you, as you would be a great threat to this universe. However, the result was beyond my expectations, and you managed to take control of it.”

”Haha.” Feltia [2] laughed in response. ”If someone else said he wanted to kill me, I would kill that person straight away. However, I understand your reasons for wanting to kill me, and you are too strong for me, so I will consider it a passing thing.”

Long Wuzhao just smiled. ”What are your next plans?”

- To Be Continued -