It was the second watch of the day. The Heavenly Thunder Mountain Villa was silent. Outside the seven-story Ancestral Pagoda, the moonlight was hazy, and there were occasional wind lamps shining.
In the dark distance, the weak voice of the night watchman could be heard." The weather is dry, be careful of the candles." The sound of drinking games drifted from somewhere.
The Ancestral Pagoda was built more than two hundred and thirty years ago, and the altars of the previous masters of the Thunder Mountain Villa were worshipped in it. Every year, on the auspicious day of the zodiac, Rayen would lead the leaders of the villa to pay their respects.
Lei Peng, Lei Wei's younger cousin, was in charge of the Ancestral Pagoda. He was from the same branch as Lei Wei, and he had become the headmaster of the four inner courtyards in the Thunder Mountain Villa. However, he was not satisfied with the Second Manor Master, Lei Yuan, who was not as powerful as him. However, Lei Yuan was his younger brother, and he was only his younger cousin.
Guarding the Ancestral Pagoda was actually just an idle job. In the past two hundred years, few outsiders dared to break into the pagoda and cause trouble. Lei Peng was busy drinking and having fun all day. Besides, he had been cultivating for decades and had made considerable progress. He had become the second most powerful expert in the Thunder Mountain Villa, second only to Lei Wei.
It was because of this that Lei Wei was suspicious of him, so he just let Lei Peng stay in the Ancestral Pagoda.
These few days, Lei Wei had sent out the Thunder Invitation, and the villa became lively again. Many guests who had received the invitation earlier came one after another, and some of them were Lei Peng's acquaintances. Therefore, every night, his Liaoxiang Pavilion was filled with distinguished guests and would not return until they were drunk.
Seeing that it was already the second watch, most of the people had already dispersed, leaving only Lei Peng's cousin, the Liangzhou Wuyi Hall Master, Wu Ni, to accompany him in the hall. After a few hours, the two of them had already drunk so much that their eyes were filled with stars, but they still shouted for the servants to serve wine.
While they were busy, Bi Hu walked in with a jar of wine in his hand and a smile on his face. Behind him were two middle-aged men, who were disguised as Ding Yuan and Sheng Nian.
Both of their immortal swords were wrapped in coarse cloth to prevent anyone from identifying them from the swords.
When Bi Hu entered the room, he saw the table was in a mess. The cups and jugs were upside down. Lei Peng and Wu Hong's faces were red. They had drunk a lot. Bi Hu was relieved. He lifted the wine jar and smiled at the two of them."Brother Lei, Brother Wu, how about I join in the fun?”
Lei Peng looked at Bi Hu with drowsy eyes and chuckled,""You-just in time, come! Join us for a few more drinks-"
Bi Hu sat down next to Blackbird, Sheng Nian and Ding Zhu covered Lei Peng from both sides.
If he was sober, Lei Peng would have more or less become suspicious, but now he didn't care. He waved his hand and called out,"Men, serve the bowls and chopsticks to Brother Bi and his friends!"”
Immediately, the servant girl served the bowls, chopsticks, cups, and plates. Bi Hu opened the seal and poured wine for Lei Peng and Blackbird."Brother Lei, Brother Wu, this old brother here shall offer you a toast.”
Blackbird sniffed the wine and laughed. He pointed at Bi Hu and said,"You old thief, you actually stole Master Lei's treasured Snowy Fire. If he knew, he would skin you alive.”
Although he said that, he raised his hand and downed the entire glass of wine.
If he had known that Bi Hu had stolen the Thunder Drum earlier, he probably wouldn't have been able to drink this Snow Fire.
Bi Hu laughed dryly." Master Lei has a lot of wine in his collection anyway. He doesn't mind losing this jar." It's already so late, why are you two still drinking here?”
Lei Peng drank a cup of snow fire, his head almost touching the table. He waved his hand and said,"Drinking? What-drinking alone! I'm very happy!"
Blackbird seemed to be more clear-headed than Lei Peng. He hurriedly said,"Old Lei drank too much. Let's ignore his nonsense.”
Lei Peng burped,"I'm not drunk, I can drink-"
Bi Hu glanced at the servant girls around him and smiled.""Brother Lei, Brother Wu, it's rare for us to sit down and drink tonight. We can also take this opportunity to have a good heart-to-heart talk. Why don't we let the servants wait outside so that we can have a good talk!”
Lei Peng was really drunk. Without thinking, he waved his hand at the servant girls and said,"All of you, get out. If I don't call you, don't come in!”
Those servant girls carefully served Lei Peng. By the middle of the night, they were exhausted. Hearing this, they quietly retreated as if they were relieved and closed the door.
Bi Hu filled their glasses again and asked,""I see that Brother Lei is unhappy. Is there something on your mind?”
Lei Peng gulped down the wine and said,"Let's not talk about this! You're willing to drink with me, Lei Peng, because you think highly of me as a friend. Come, let's do it again!”
Sheng Nian and Ding Yuan didn't have the leisure to drink with him. They exchanged glances and attacked like lightning.
How could Lei Peng have expected such a sudden turn of events? Moreover, he was already completely drunk, and his astonishing cultivation base had been used for nothing, yet Sheng Nian and Ding Yuan had successfully ambushed him.
Lei Peng's body went limp, his huge head heavily smashed onto the table, and he fainted. On the surface, he looked like he was drunk and sleeping soundly.
On the other side, Bi Hu had also dealt with Blackbird. He chuckled and said,""I'm sorry, both of you.”
He swiftly took off Lei Peng's coat and put it on, then took a bunch of keys from Lei Peng's waist. Then, he chanted something, and his body gradually expanded by more than two times. His face was surrounded by black fog, and his muscles were twisted and transformed in an unbelievable way. In an instant, he had transformed into Lei Peng's appearance. The most amazing thing was that his face was dark red, as if Lei Peng had drunk too much wine.
In just a short while, Sheng Nian raised his head and drank half of the jar of snow fire. He said in a low voice,"Let's go!"
Bi Hu rolled his eyes and said,"You two better support me. This way, you'll look more convincing."”
Ding Yuan grabbed him under his armpit and snorted."You'd better not have any ideas about the things in my arms.”
Bi Hu didn't blush even though his intentions were seen through. He chuckled and said,""How could that be? I know how to be content. One is enough.”
Ding Yuan thought to himself,'If you know how to be content, there won't be greedy people in this world.'
He pretended to help Bi Hu out of the hall. A few maids and guards were still guarding outside. When they saw Bi Hu, Ding Yuan, and Sheng Nian walking out, they could not help but be stunned. They bowed and said,"Headmaster!"
Bi Hu waved his hands and instructed drunkenly,""I'll take my two friends out for a walk. You guys stay here and guard.”His imitation of his voice was so perfect that Ding Yuan and Sheng Nian could hardly tell, and even the guards and maids did not notice anything wrong.
Sheng Nian closed the door behind him and said," The people inside are all drunk. Let them rest for a while. Without Headmaster Lei's orders, no one is allowed to enter and disturb them."”
Although the guards were puzzled, none of them could tell that the Lei Peng in front of them was actually transformed by Bi Hu using the Great Demonic Incarnation Technique, so they nodded in agreement.
The three of them walked out of the Liaoxiang Pavilion and headed towards the Ancestral Pagoda. The four manor guards guarding outside the pagoda saw Bi Hu from afar. One of them, a middle-aged man who looked like a leader, greeted him,"Master Lei, it's so late. Why aren't you resting yet?”
Bi Hu glanced at him drunkenly and pushed him away.""I'm not happy and want to come out for a walk. Is this your business, Deng Tao?”
Sheng Nian and Ding Yuan looked at each other. They couldn't help but admire the meticulous thinking of this old thief. He even managed to find out the name of the villa guards who were on night duty at the Ancestral Pagoda. After he revealed such a move, who would still suspect that the three of them were fake?
As expected, Deng Tao did not dare to get angry after being pushed away. Instead, he smiled and fawned over him,"Master Lei, don't be angry. It's this little one's mouth that's stupid. It's so dark. Should I light the way for Lord Thunder?”
Bi Hu secretly cursed Deng Tao for being nosy, but on the surface, he put on an act and patted the other party's shoulder. He laughed drunkenly and said,"You brat, you really know how to flatter! I took two friends to the top of the tower to see the night view. You-just guard outside!"
Deng Tao revealed an ambiguous smile and said,"I understand. Please, Grandpa Thunder."
Bi Hu did not understand what Deng Tao was laughing at. He snorted and staggered up the stone steps with Ding Yuan's help.
The black door at the bottom level of the Ancestral Pagoda was tightly shut, and a tiger-head copper lock was placed on the outside. Of course, this was not a problem for Bi Hu. Even Ding Yuan and Sheng Nian could easily break it with their Cuiwei True Qi.
However, it was too strange for Lei Peng to open the door like this under the watchful eyes of everyone. Hence, Bi Hu took out a random key and inserted it into the keyhole. However, the Tiger Head Lock did not move at all.
Bi Hu deliberately spat and said,"Damn it, I can't even find the key after drinking too much yellow soup!"”However, Bi Hu already knew what was going on. Based on his experience, he only needed to try any lock. He chuckled and found the key to the door. As expected, it opened with a single insert.
The bottom level of the Ancestral Pagoda was like an ancestral hall, with three golden statues in the center.
One of them was Lei Feng, the first master of the Heavenly Thunder Manor. On his left and right were his two brothers, Lei Tang and Lei Guang. There were fresh fruits, vegetables, cattle, sheep, and three cups of sake on the table in front of the statue.
The tower was spotless, and sixteen red candles as thick as a baby's arm were burning brightly, illuminating the inside as if it was daytime.
The three of them walked into the tower and Sheng Nian closed the door. Bi Hu's drunkenness instantly disappeared and he looked around with his small eyes.
In the end, his gaze fell on the golden whip in Lei Feng's hand and he said via secret voice transmission,""Did the two of you also notice that there was something wrong with the golden whip?”
Sheng Nian looked at it and nodded." That's right. It looks like it's often used. The image of the flying tiger engraved on the whip is a little worn."”
"People have been using it for more than two hundred years. How can it not be worn out?" Bi Hu chuckled.”After saying that, he walked up and grabbed the golden whip. He first carefully turned it left and right, and his small ears trembled slightly. Then, a smug smile appeared on his face. He exerted his strength and pressed it down. Then, he pulled it to the left and retreated.
There was a slight sound of a mechanism under the table. Bi Hu's moustache curled up as he said,"Success!"
Ding Yuan lifted the red cloth covering the altar table, revealing a black hole under the table. A cold wind blew out, bringing with it traces of white smoke.
Sheng Nian patted Bi Hu's shoulder and said," Your Excellency is indeed impressive. The secret mechanisms of the Thunder Mountain Villa are like child's play in your hands."”
Bi Hu gave Sheng Nian such a pat and praise, and his bones instantly floated. His old face was full of a smug smile, and he said without a doubt,"Of course, let alone the small Thunder Manor, even if it was Chu Wangtian's Palace of Oblivion, I would still be able to walk on it as if it was flat ground.”
Ding Yuan said with a " hehe "," Don't be smug. Hurry up and save them."”
Bi Hu shook his head." There shouldn't be any problems down there. I'll stay here and keep watch for the two of you. If there's anything, we can contact each other."”
There was only one entrance to the secret passage. If someone found out that there was no way out, Bi Hu did not want to take the risk.
At the very least, it would be easier to break out of the window and escape if anything happened in the tower. At the very least, he could rely on the Ancestral Pagoda to deal with it.
How could Ding Yuan let him get what he wanted? He reached out and grabbed Bi Hu's right wrist.""I'm sorry, I can't trust you. If you seal the secret passage and slip away, we will all become turtles in a jar. Besides, there might be some traps down there that you need to clear.”
"It's not that I don't want to go down, but if someone really comes in from outside, we'll all be dead." Bi Hu said bitterly.”
"Junior Brother Ding, what he said is not completely unreasonable. Sir Bi and I will go down to save them. You stay here and respond with a whistle if there is any danger.”
"Senior Brother, I'll go down." Your cultivation is higher than mine. If someone really barges in, you can block them for a while.”
Sheng Nian shook his head." You don't have to fight with me. Since I'm your senior brother, I'll be the one in charge here."”"Sir Bi, I'll have to trouble you to scout the area first."”
Bi Hu cursed inwardly, but since things had come to this, he had nothing to say and buried his head in the secret passage.
Sheng Nian followed him down. Suddenly, he turned around and said to Ding Yuan via secret sound transmission,"If there are too many people and you can't hold on for long, and we don't get any response, you must not force yourself. You must first think of a way to break out of the encirclement, then bring Miss Qin back to Emerald Cloud Mountain to find Master and ask him for help.”
Ding Yuan immediately understood Sheng Nian's intentions. He knew that Sheng Nian wanted to protect him at the last moment, but he would rather put himself in a desperate situation. Ding Yuan was not a fussy person. He had already made up his mind and nodded." I understand. Take care, Senior Brother!"
Sheng Nian nodded at him and walked down the stairs in the secret passage. Bi Hu was already waiting below. This secret passage was only two feet wide, and one could not even see one's own fingers. There was also a bone-piercing cold wind blowing.
The two of them walked forward cautiously, one in front and one behind. After walking for about 200 feet, a black light came from the cave in front of them. " Brother Sheng," Bi Hu said, his spirits lifted." It looks like the Black Ice and Snow Hell isn't far away."”
"Brother Bi, did you hear a woman moaning?" Sheng Nian asked.”
Bi Hu replied nonchalantly," In a place like this, it's normal for someone to be unable to endure the torture. It's also normal for them to wail a few times. It just means that I'm not in the wrong place."”
As the two of them were talking in a low voice, they had already walked out of the narrow secret passage. Their eyes suddenly opened up, and they saw an ice pool with a radius of more than a thousand feet at the end of the secret passage.
On the top of the cave about ten feet above the ice pool, there were black icicles of different lengths and shapes hanging upside down. The surrounding walls were also frozen by ice and snow, giving off a dark glow.
The black water in the pool flowed, slightly rippling, but one could see the depth at a glance.
Opposite the two of them, there was a narrow entrance, and the water of the pond slowly flowed in from there.
The surface of the pond was sparkling with light. Countless tiny ice shards floated and sank, emitting a milky-white cold air. There were also many black ice layers of different sizes floating slowly.
Strangely enough, a naked woman was lying on a floating ice in the middle of the ice pool. Her long hair fluttered across her face and covered her face.
There were black golden needles on her bare shoulders, abdomen, back of her hand, chest, thighs, and feet. Including the one on her forehead, there were thirteen of them. One look and one could tell that they were poisonous.
The golden needle was only an inch away from her skin, but the tip of the needle was burning with blue flames and emitting wisps of green smoke.
There was a layer of silver-white around each golden needle, and the round dots the size of a wine cup seeped into the woman's dry skin.
The moans that Sheng Nian and Bi Hu heard just now came from this woman. The miserable scene was simply unbearable.
"What the hell is this?" Bi Hu was speechless.”He was so shocked that he even forgot to send a secret sound transmission.
Anger appeared on Sheng Nian's calm face as he said slowly,""This is one of the three great tortures passed down from the Demonic Sect. He didn't expect Rayen to use it on a woman. He deserved to be killed!”
It turned out that this Dark Fire Heart Refining technique was to insert thirteen Dark Nether Soul Setting Needles into a person's body acupoints to restrict the circulation of blood and Qi in the entire body, making it impossible to use the cultivation base of the person, making him a cripple.
What was even crueler was that this needle contained three venomous insects and seven poisons. Under the drive of the Dark Fire at the end of the needle, it slowly seeped into the blood of the person who was being used, making him wish he was dead, as if he was being eaten by thousands of maggots.
However, even though the target knew this, he didn't dare to pull out the needles or extinguish the Dark Fire. The silver ring around the golden needle was the Rebirth Powder, which was collected from the Evil Swamp in the southwest of the Heavenly Land. Now, it was all thanks to the golden needle that it could fight poison with poison and restrain the invasion of the poison. Once the golden needle was removed, the Rebirth Powder would immediately attack the body, causing the skin to rot and fall off in an instant. The bones would also become crispy and break if they moved slightly.
Such a situation was ten thousand times more miserable than the torture in hell.
The woman lying on the floating ice was in extreme pain under the torture of the netherworld fire refining her heart. However, she did not dare to move, fearing that the netherworld fire on the golden needle would be extinguished, which would lead to even more miserable torture.
Sheng Nian knew that the Dark Fire Refining Heart was taught by Master Buyi, but when he saw it with his own eyes, he couldn't help but feel indignant and angry.
"How did Lei Wei know the secret method of torture?" Bi Hu asked curiously.”
At this moment, the woman on the floating ice seemed to hear human language. She moaned weakly,"Rayen, you son of a b * tch! Kill me if you dare! Otherwise, I'll skin you alive!”
Although the voice was weak, the hatred in it made one shudder.
When Bi Hu heard the woman's voice, he jumped up and exclaimed,""You, you are Sister Qing?"
Sheng Nian's movements were faster than Bi Hu's. Before he finished speaking, he had already flown onto the floating ice.
He bent down and carefully brushed away the messy hair on the woman's face, revealing a haggard face. She looked like she was in her forties, and her face had long since been ruined by the torture of the netherworld fire. Her eyes were tightly locked, and she kept moaning in pain.
Bi Hu was only half a beat later than Sheng Nian when he also jumped onto the floating ice. He no longer had any doubts when he saw it and shouted excitedly,"Sister Qing, why are you here?”
It turned out that the person suffering on this floating ice was his old acquaintance, Empress Shi Ji, the Palace Lord of the Cloud Power Palace!
If it were anyone else, Bi Hu would not have been so excited. However, Consort Shi Ji was the immortal partner that he had been unable to pursue for decades.
Although Bi Hu's appearance was not outstanding, and his reputation among the Nine Demons of the Heaven Continent was not as resounding as that of Heavenly Venerate Red Beard and the others, there was a relationship between him and Goddess Shi Ji that was unknown to outsiders.
For the past few decades, Bi Hu had been obsessed with Empress Shi Ji and tried every means to please her. However, she just ignored him and made him feel snubbed again and again.
However, the more Consort Shi Ji spoke to him truthfully, the harder Bi Hu tried to pursue her.
Yesterday, he saw that Ding Yuan was actually pregnant with the stone pearl and immediately had the thought of stealing it.
He knew that the six Shiji Pearls were the keepsakes that Lady Shiji had given to Ceng Shan. Unfortunately, the falling flowers had feelings for him, but the flowing water was heartless.
If he could retrieve the Shiji Pearl, he might be able to make Goddess Shiji give up her infatuation with Ceng Shan and fall in love with him instead. Therefore, he was willing to take the risk to help Ding Yuan. No matter how smart Ding Yuan was, he would not be able to guess this inside story.
In a daze, Lady Shi Ji heard someone calling her. She struggled to open her eyes, but the first person she saw was Sheng Nian.
Her haggard face immediately revealed a trace of joy, and she said in a barely audible voice,"Ceng Lang, is that you?"
Sheng Nian was stunned and replied in a deep voice,"Senior, you've mistaken me for someone else. My surname is Sheng."?”
When Bi Hu heard that Empress Shi Ji was talking about Ceng Shan, he couldn't help but feel sour in his heart. However, when he saw the miserable appearance of his sweetheart, he couldn't help but say,"Brother Sheng, since you can recognize the Dark Fire to refine your heart, you must have a way to save her. You have to save her life no matter what! As long as you agree, I'll kowtow to you!”
As he spoke, he actually knelt down.
Sheng Nian lifted Bi Hu up with his zhenqi." Mister Bi, why do you have to do this? How can I sit back and do nothing?"”
"Thank you, Brother Sheng!" Bi Hu said happily.”
Although he and Sheng Nian had only known each other for a short while, he could see that the other party was a person whose words carried weight. Since he was willing to agree, there was no reason for him not to.
Sheng Nian smiled bitterly." Please wait for a moment, Mister Bi. The Dark Fire is extremely vicious in refining the heart. A slight change in one part will affect the whole body. I'm not completely confident that I can undo it. I can only force it out one by one with my Genuine Qi."”
"But now that we are in danger and we need to save Old Master Qin and Ah Niu, time is of the essence. I can only give it my all and wait for fate.”
Bi Hu patted his chest." Brother Sheng, please undo the Dark Fire Refining Heart. Leave the matter of rescuing Old Master Qin and the others to me." Even if someone barges in later, I'll risk my life to protect Brother Sheng and Consort Shi Ji!”
Sheng Nian finally knew that the "Qingmei" mentioned by Bi Hu was actually Consort Shi Ji. However, she had always lived in seclusion and had no enemies. How could she offend Lei Wei and be tortured here?
He was not in a hurry to think about it, so he said,"Even if it goes smoothly, I will need at least two hours to remove the poison from her body. During this period, I will ask Mister Bi to rescue Old Master Qin and Ah Niu. If we are discovered by the Heavenly Thunder Manor, I will have to trouble Mister Bi and Junior Brother Ding to protect me.”
At this moment, how could Bi Hu say "no"? " Alright," he nodded." Let's split up. Brother Sheng, please take care of Sister Qing!"”
Bi Hu, who was deep in the Black Ice Hell, unfortunately ran into a water-type magical beast that had been guarding this place for thousands of years. The timid Bi Hu was so scared that he turned around and fled, no longer caring about saving Ah Niu and the others.
At this moment, Ah Niu, who had been attacked by the ice and fire poison, actually gained some insight into Ethereal Opening. He broke out of his cocoon and began a life-and-death battle with the demonic beast.
At the same time, Ding Yuan, who was guarding the top, also encountered the greatest danger. Rayen led his warriors to surround them and swore to kill them all.
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It was the second watch of the day. The Heavenly Thunder Mountain Villa was silent. Outside the seven-story Ancestral Pagoda, the moonlight was hazy, and there were occasional wind lamps shining.
In the dark distance, the weak voice of the night watchman could be heard." The weather is dry, be careful of the candles." The sound of drinking games drifted from somewhere.
The Ancestral Pagoda was built more than two hundred and thirty years ago, and the altars of the previous masters of the Thunder Mountain Villa were worshipped in it. Every year, on the auspicious day of the zodiac, Rayen would lead the leaders of the villa to pay their respects.
Lei Peng, Lei Wei's younger cousin, was in charge of the Ancestral Pagoda. He was from the same branch as Lei Wei, and he had become the headmaster of the four inner courtyards in the Thunder Mountain Villa. However, he was not satisfied with the Second Manor Master, Lei Yuan, who was not as powerful as him. However, Lei Yuan was his younger brother, and he was only his younger cousin.
Guarding the Ancestral Pagoda was actually just an idle job. In the past two hundred years, few outsiders dared to break into the pagoda and cause trouble. Lei Peng was busy drinking and having fun all day. Besides, he had been cultivating for decades and had made considerable progress. He had become the second most powerful expert in the Thunder Mountain Villa, second only to Lei Wei.
It was because of this that Lei Wei was suspicious of him, so he just let Lei Peng stay in the Ancestral Pagoda.
These few days, Lei Wei had sent out the Thunder Invitation, and the villa became lively again. Many guests who had received the invitation earlier came one after another, and some of them were Lei Peng's acquaintances. Therefore, every night, his Liaoxiang Pavilion was filled with distinguished guests and would not return until they were drunk.
Seeing that it was already the second watch, most of the people had already dispersed, leaving only Lei Peng's cousin, the Liangzhou Wuyi Hall Master, Wu Ni, to accompany him in the hall. After a few hours, the two of them had already drunk so much that their eyes were filled with stars, but they still shouted for the servants to serve wine.
While they were busy, Bi Hu walked in with a jar of wine in his hand and a smile on his face. Behind him were two middle-aged men, who were disguised as Ding Yuan and Sheng Nian.
Both of their immortal swords were wrapped in coarse cloth to prevent anyone from identifying them from the swords.
When Bi Hu entered the room, he saw the table was in a mess. The cups and jugs were upside down. Lei Peng and Wu Hong's faces were red. They had drunk a lot. Bi Hu was relieved. He lifted the wine jar and smiled at the two of them."Brother Lei, Brother Wu, how about I join in the fun?”
Lei Peng looked at Bi Hu with drowsy eyes and chuckled,""You-just in time, come! Join us for a few more drinks-"
Bi Hu sat down next to Blackbird, Sheng Nian and Ding Zhu covered Lei Peng from both sides.
If he was sober, Lei Peng would have more or less become suspicious, but now he didn't care. He waved his hand and called out,"Men, serve the bowls and chopsticks to Brother Bi and his friends!"”
Immediately, the servant girl served the bowls, chopsticks, cups, and plates. Bi Hu opened the seal and poured wine for Lei Peng and Blackbird."Brother Lei, Brother Wu, this old brother here shall offer you a toast.”
Blackbird sniffed the wine and laughed. He pointed at Bi Hu and said,"You old thief, you actually stole Master Lei's treasured Snowy Fire. If he knew, he would skin you alive.”
Although he said that, he raised his hand and downed the entire glass of wine.
If he had known that Bi Hu had stolen the Thunder Drum earlier, he probably wouldn't have been able to drink this Snow Fire.
Bi Hu laughed dryly." Master Lei has a lot of wine in his collection anyway. He doesn't mind losing this jar." It's already so late, why are you two still drinking here?”
Lei Peng drank a cup of snow fire, his head almost touching the table. He waved his hand and said,"Drinking? What-drinking alone! I'm very happy!"
Blackbird seemed to be more clear-headed than Lei Peng. He hurriedly said,"Old Lei drank too much. Let's ignore his nonsense.”
Lei Peng burped,"I'm not drunk, I can drink-"
Bi Hu glanced at the servant girls around him and smiled.""Brother Lei, Brother Wu, it's rare for us to sit down and drink tonight. We can also take this opportunity to have a good heart-to-heart talk. Why don't we let the servants wait outside so that we can have a good talk!”
Lei Peng was really drunk. Without thinking, he waved his hand at the servant girls and said,"All of you, get out. If I don't call you, don't come in!”
Those servant girls carefully served Lei Peng. By the middle of the night, they were exhausted. Hearing this, they quietly retreated as if they were relieved and closed the door.
Bi Hu filled their glasses again and asked,""I see that Brother Lei is unhappy. Is there something on your mind?”
Lei Peng gulped down the wine and said,"Let's not talk about this! You're willing to drink with me, Lei Peng, because you think highly of me as a friend. Come, let's do it again!”
Sheng Nian and Ding Yuan didn't have the leisure to drink with him. They exchanged glances and attacked like lightning.
How could Lei Peng have expected such a sudden turn of events? Moreover, he was already completely drunk, and his astonishing cultivation base had been used for nothing, yet Sheng Nian and Ding Yuan had successfully ambushed him.
Lei Peng's body went limp, his huge head heavily smashed onto the table, and he fainted. On the surface, he looked like he was drunk and sleeping soundly.
On the other side, Bi Hu had also dealt with Blackbird. He chuckled and said,""I'm sorry, both of you.”
He swiftly took off Lei Peng's coat and put it on, then took a bunch of keys from Lei Peng's waist. Then, he chanted something, and his body gradually expanded by more than two times. His face was surrounded by black fog, and his muscles were twisted and transformed in an unbelievable way. In an instant, he had transformed into Lei Peng's appearance. The most amazing thing was that his face was dark red, as if Lei Peng had drunk too much wine.
In just a short while, Sheng Nian raised his head and drank half of the jar of snow fire. He said in a low voice,"Let's go!"
Bi Hu rolled his eyes and said,"You two better support me. This way, you'll look more convincing."”
Ding Yuan grabbed him under his armpit and snorted."You'd better not have any ideas about the things in my arms.”
Bi Hu didn't blush even though his intentions were seen through. He chuckled and said,""How could that be? I know how to be content. One is enough.”
Ding Yuan thought to himself,'If you know how to be content, there won't be greedy people in this world.'
He pretended to help Bi Hu out of the hall. A few maids and guards were still guarding outside. When they saw Bi Hu, Ding Yuan, and Sheng Nian walking out, they could not help but be stunned. They bowed and said,"Headmaster!"
Bi Hu waved his hands and instructed drunkenly,""I'll take my two friends out for a walk. You guys stay here and guard.”His imitation of his voice was so perfect that Ding Yuan and Sheng Nian could hardly tell, and even the guards and maids did not notice anything wrong.
Sheng Nian closed the door behind him and said," The people inside are all drunk. Let them rest for a while. Without Headmaster Lei's orders, no one is allowed to enter and disturb them."”
Although the guards were puzzled, none of them could tell that the Lei Peng in front of them was actually transformed by Bi Hu using the Great Demonic Incarnation Technique, so they nodded in agreement.
The three of them walked out of the Liaoxiang Pavilion and headed towards the Ancestral Pagoda. The four manor guards guarding outside the pagoda saw Bi Hu from afar. One of them, a middle-aged man who looked like a leader, greeted him,"Master Lei, it's so late. Why aren't you resting yet?”
Bi Hu glanced at him drunkenly and pushed him away.""I'm not happy and want to come out for a walk. Is this your business, Deng Tao?”
Sheng Nian and Ding Yuan looked at each other. They couldn't help but admire the meticulous thinking of this old thief. He even managed to find out the name of the villa guards who were on night duty at the Ancestral Pagoda. After he revealed such a move, who would still suspect that the three of them were fake?
As expected, Deng Tao did not dare to get angry after being pushed away. Instead, he smiled and fawned over him,"Master Lei, don't be angry. It's this little one's mouth that's stupid. It's so dark. Should I light the way for Lord Thunder?”
Bi Hu secretly cursed Deng Tao for being nosy, but on the surface, he put on an act and patted the other party's shoulder. He laughed drunkenly and said,"You brat, you really know how to flatter! I took two friends to the top of the tower to see the night view. You-just guard outside!"
Deng Tao revealed an ambiguous smile and said,"I understand. Please, Grandpa Thunder."
Bi Hu did not understand what Deng Tao was laughing at. He snorted and staggered up the stone steps with Ding Yuan's help.
The black door at the bottom level of the Ancestral Pagoda was tightly shut, and a tiger-head copper lock was placed on the outside. Of course, this was not a problem for Bi Hu. Even Ding Yuan and Sheng Nian could easily break it with their Cuiwei True Qi.
However, it was too strange for Lei Peng to open the door like this under the watchful eyes of everyone. Hence, Bi Hu took out a random key and inserted it into the keyhole. However, the Tiger Head Lock did not move at all.
Bi Hu deliberately spat and said,"Damn it, I can't even find the key after drinking too much yellow soup!"”However, Bi Hu already knew what was going on. Based on his experience, he only needed to try any lock. He chuckled and found the key to the door. As expected, it opened with a single insert.
The bottom level of the Ancestral Pagoda was like an ancestral hall, with three golden statues in the center.
One of them was Lei Feng, the first master of the Heavenly Thunder Manor. On his left and right were his two brothers, Lei Tang and Lei Guang. There were fresh fruits, vegetables, cattle, sheep, and three cups of sake on the table in front of the statue.
The tower was spotless, and sixteen red candles as thick as a baby's arm were burning brightly, illuminating the inside as if it was daytime.
The three of them walked into the tower and Sheng Nian closed the door. Bi Hu's drunkenness instantly disappeared and he looked around with his small eyes.
In the end, his gaze fell on the golden whip in Lei Feng's hand and he said via secret voice transmission,""Did the two of you also notice that there was something wrong with the golden whip?”
Sheng Nian looked at it and nodded." That's right. It looks like it's often used. The image of the flying tiger engraved on the whip is a little worn."”
"People have been using it for more than two hundred years. How can it not be worn out?" Bi Hu chuckled.”After saying that, he walked up and grabbed the golden whip. He first carefully turned it left and right, and his small ears trembled slightly. Then, a smug smile appeared on his face. He exerted his strength and pressed it down. Then, he pulled it to the left and retreated.
There was a slight sound of a mechanism under the table. Bi Hu's moustache curled up as he said,"Success!"
Ding Yuan lifted the red cloth covering the altar table, revealing a black hole under the table. A cold wind blew out, bringing with it traces of white smoke.
Sheng Nian patted Bi Hu's shoulder and said," Your Excellency is indeed impressive. The secret mechanisms of the Thunder Mountain Villa are like child's play in your hands."”
Bi Hu gave Sheng Nian such a pat and praise, and his bones instantly floated. His old face was full of a smug smile, and he said without a doubt,"Of course, let alone the small Thunder Manor, even if it was Chu Wangtian's Palace of Oblivion, I would still be able to walk on it as if it was flat ground.”
Ding Yuan said with a " hehe "," Don't be smug. Hurry up and save them."”
Bi Hu shook his head." There shouldn't be any problems down there. I'll stay here and keep watch for the two of you. If there's anything, we can contact each other."”
There was only one entrance to the secret passage. If someone found out that there was no way out, Bi Hu did not want to take the risk.
At the very least, it would be easier to break out of the window and escape if anything happened in the tower. At the very least, he could rely on the Ancestral Pagoda to deal with it.
How could Ding Yuan let him get what he wanted? He reached out and grabbed Bi Hu's right wrist.""I'm sorry, I can't trust you. If you seal the secret passage and slip away, we will all become turtles in a jar. Besides, there might be some traps down there that you need to clear.”
"It's not that I don't want to go down, but if someone really comes in from outside, we'll all be dead." Bi Hu said bitterly.”
"Junior Brother Ding, what he said is not completely unreasonable. Sir Bi and I will go down to save them. You stay here and respond with a whistle if there is any danger.”
"Senior Brother, I'll go down." Your cultivation is higher than mine. If someone really barges in, you can block them for a while.”
Sheng Nian shook his head." You don't have to fight with me. Since I'm your senior brother, I'll be the one in charge here."”"Sir Bi, I'll have to trouble you to scout the area first."”
Bi Hu cursed inwardly, but since things had come to this, he had nothing to say and buried his head in the secret passage.
Sheng Nian followed him down. Suddenly, he turned around and said to Ding Yuan via secret sound transmission,"If there are too many people and you can't hold on for long, and we don't get any response, you must not force yourself. You must first think of a way to break out of the encirclement, then bring Miss Qin back to Emerald Cloud Mountain to find Master and ask him for help.”
Ding Yuan immediately understood Sheng Nian's intentions. He knew that Sheng Nian wanted to protect him at the last moment, but he would rather put himself in a desperate situation. Ding Yuan was not a fussy person. He had already made up his mind and nodded." I understand. Take care, Senior Brother!"
Sheng Nian nodded at him and walked down the stairs in the secret passage. Bi Hu was already waiting below. This secret passage was only two feet wide, and one could not even see one's own fingers. There was also a bone-piercing cold wind blowing.
The two of them walked forward cautiously, one in front and one behind. After walking for about 200 feet, a black light came from the cave in front of them. " Brother Sheng," Bi Hu said, his spirits lifted." It looks like the Black Ice and Snow Hell isn't far away."”
"Brother Bi, did you hear a woman moaning?" Sheng Nian asked.”
Bi Hu replied nonchalantly," In a place like this, it's normal for someone to be unable to endure the torture. It's also normal for them to wail a few times. It just means that I'm not in the wrong place."”
As the two of them were talking in a low voice, they had already walked out of the narrow secret passage. Their eyes suddenly opened up, and they saw an ice pool with a radius of more than a thousand feet at the end of the secret passage.
On the top of the cave about ten feet above the ice pool, there were black icicles of different lengths and shapes hanging upside down. The surrounding walls were also frozen by ice and snow, giving off a dark glow.
The black water in the pool flowed, slightly rippling, but one could see the depth at a glance.
Opposite the two of them, there was a narrow entrance, and the water of the pond slowly flowed in from there.
The surface of the pond was sparkling with light. Countless tiny ice shards floated and sank, emitting a milky-white cold air. There were also many black ice layers of different sizes floating slowly.
Strangely enough, a naked woman was lying on a floating ice in the middle of the ice pool. Her long hair fluttered across her face and covered her face.
There were black golden needles on her bare shoulders, abdomen, back of her hand, chest, thighs, and feet. Including the one on her forehead, there were thirteen of them. One look and one could tell that they were poisonous.
The golden needle was only an inch away from her skin, but the tip of the needle was burning with blue flames and emitting wisps of green smoke.
There was a layer of silver-white around each golden needle, and the round dots the size of a wine cup seeped into the woman's dry skin.
The moans that Sheng Nian and Bi Hu heard just now came from this woman. The miserable scene was simply unbearable.
"What the hell is this?" Bi Hu was speechless.”He was so shocked that he even forgot to send a secret sound transmission.
Anger appeared on Sheng Nian's calm face as he said slowly,""This is one of the three great tortures passed down from the Demonic Sect. He didn't expect Rayen to use it on a woman. He deserved to be killed!”
It turned out that this Dark Fire Heart Refining technique was to insert thirteen Dark Nether Soul Setting Needles into a person's body acupoints to restrict the circulation of blood and Qi in the entire body, making it impossible to use the cultivation base of the person, making him a cripple.
What was even crueler was that this needle contained three venomous insects and seven poisons. Under the drive of the Dark Fire at the end of the needle, it slowly seeped into the blood of the person who was being used, making him wish he was dead, as if he was being eaten by thousands of maggots.
However, even though the target knew this, he didn't dare to pull out the needles or extinguish the Dark Fire. The silver ring around the golden needle was the Rebirth Powder, which was collected from the Evil Swamp in the southwest of the Heavenly Land. Now, it was all thanks to the golden needle that it could fight poison with poison and restrain the invasion of the poison. Once the golden needle was removed, the Rebirth Powder would immediately attack the body, causing the skin to rot and fall off in an instant. The bones would also become crispy and break if they moved slightly.
Such a situation was ten thousand times more miserable than the torture in hell.
The woman lying on the floating ice was in extreme pain under the torture of the netherworld fire refining her heart. However, she did not dare to move, fearing that the netherworld fire on the golden needle would be extinguished, which would lead to even more miserable torture.
Sheng Nian knew that the Dark Fire Refining Heart was taught by Master Buyi, but when he saw it with his own eyes, he couldn't help but feel indignant and angry.
"How did Lei Wei know the secret method of torture?" Bi Hu asked curiously.”
At this moment, the woman on the floating ice seemed to hear human language. She moaned weakly,"Rayen, you son of a b * tch! Kill me if you dare! Otherwise, I'll skin you alive!”
Although the voice was weak, the hatred in it made one shudder.
When Bi Hu heard the woman's voice, he jumped up and exclaimed,""You, you are Sister Qing?"
Sheng Nian's movements were faster than Bi Hu's. Before he finished speaking, he had already flown onto the floating ice.
He bent down and carefully brushed away the messy hair on the woman's face, revealing a haggard face. She looked like she was in her forties, and her face had long since been ruined by the torture of the netherworld fire. Her eyes were tightly locked, and she kept moaning in pain.
Bi Hu was only half a beat later than Sheng Nian when he also jumped onto the floating ice. He no longer had any doubts when he saw it and shouted excitedly,"Sister Qing, why are you here?”
It turned out that the person suffering on this floating ice was his old acquaintance, Empress Shi Ji, the Palace Lord of the Cloud Power Palace!
If it were anyone else, Bi Hu would not have been so excited. However, Consort Shi Ji was the immortal partner that he had been unable to pursue for decades.
Although Bi Hu's appearance was not outstanding, and his reputation among the Nine Demons of the Heaven Continent was not as resounding as that of Heavenly Venerate Red Beard and the others, there was a relationship between him and Goddess Shi Ji that was unknown to outsiders.
For the past few decades, Bi Hu had been obsessed with Empress Shi Ji and tried every means to please her. However, she just ignored him and made him feel snubbed again and again.
However, the more Consort Shi Ji spoke to him truthfully, the harder Bi Hu tried to pursue her.
Yesterday, he saw that Ding Yuan was actually pregnant with the stone pearl and immediately had the thought of stealing it.
He knew that the six Shiji Pearls were the keepsakes that Lady Shiji had given to Ceng Shan. Unfortunately, the falling flowers had feelings for him, but the flowing water was heartless.
If he could retrieve the Shiji Pearl, he might be able to make Goddess Shiji give up her infatuation with Ceng Shan and fall in love with him instead. Therefore, he was willing to take the risk to help Ding Yuan. No matter how smart Ding Yuan was, he would not be able to guess this inside story.
In a daze, Lady Shi Ji heard someone calling her. She struggled to open her eyes, but the first person she saw was Sheng Nian.
Her haggard face immediately revealed a trace of joy, and she said in a barely audible voice,"Ceng Lang, is that you?"
Sheng Nian was stunned and replied in a deep voice,"Senior, you've mistaken me for someone else. My surname is Sheng."?”
When Bi Hu heard that Empress Shi Ji was talking about Ceng Shan, he couldn't help but feel sour in his heart. However, when he saw the miserable appearance of his sweetheart, he couldn't help but say,"Brother Sheng, since you can recognize the Dark Fire to refine your heart, you must have a way to save her. You have to save her life no matter what! As long as you agree, I'll kowtow to you!”
As he spoke, he actually knelt down.
Sheng Nian lifted Bi Hu up with his zhenqi." Mister Bi, why do you have to do this? How can I sit back and do nothing?"”
"Thank you, Brother Sheng!" Bi Hu said happily.”
Although he and Sheng Nian had only known each other for a short while, he could see that the other party was a person whose words carried weight. Since he was willing to agree, there was no reason for him not to.
Sheng Nian smiled bitterly." Please wait for a moment, Mister Bi. The Dark Fire is extremely vicious in refining the heart. A slight change in one part will affect the whole body. I'm not completely confident that I can undo it. I can only force it out one by one with my Genuine Qi."”
"But now that we are in danger and we need to save Old Master Qin and Ah Niu, time is of the essence. I can only give it my all and wait for fate.”
Bi Hu patted his chest." Brother Sheng, please undo the Dark Fire Refining Heart. Leave the matter of rescuing Old Master Qin and the others to me." Even if someone barges in later, I'll risk my life to protect Brother Sheng and Consort Shi Ji!”
Sheng Nian finally knew that the "Qingmei" mentioned by Bi Hu was actually Consort Shi Ji. However, she had always lived in seclusion and had no enemies. How could she offend Lei Wei and be tortured here?
He was not in a hurry to think about it, so he said,"Even if it goes smoothly, I will need at least two hours to remove the poison from her body. During this period, I will ask Mister Bi to rescue Old Master Qin and Ah Niu. If we are discovered by the Heavenly Thunder Manor, I will have to trouble Mister Bi and Junior Brother Ding to protect me.”
At this moment, how could Bi Hu say "no"? " Alright," he nodded." Let's split up. Brother Sheng, please take care of Sister Qing!"”
Bi Hu, who was deep in the Black Ice Hell, unfortunately ran into a water-type magical beast that had been guarding this place for thousands of years. The timid Bi Hu was so scared that he turned around and fled, no longer caring about saving Ah Niu and the others.
At this moment, Ah Niu, who had been attacked by the ice and fire poison, actually gained some insight into Ethereal Opening. He broke out of his cocoon and began a life-and-death battle with the demonic beast.
At the same time, Ding Yuan, who was guarding the top, also encountered the greatest danger. Rayen led his warriors to surround them and swore to kill them all.
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