Nationwide Development: Spend Billions in Advance to Bind the Empress

Chapter 383 I'm in the atmosphere, you're still on the ground. Qingxue meets the Ling fami

As expected of a succubus!

These few words not only ignited Consort Ao's anger but also filled her with shame.

"Hmph, utterly unreasonable!" Ao Fei stepped back, creating distance between them.

"I'm going to tell on Sister Xian'er when she gets back!"

"Whatever, you tattletale." Huo Huo shrugged and looked at Qin Shitong beside her.

This startled Qin Shitong, who was just watching the drama unfold, so much that she shrank back and said, "I'm just a worker, it has nothing to do with me."

"I understand. As the saying goes, when there's work to be done, the secretary will handle it; when there's nothing to do... cough cough." With a light cough, Huoxin had already taken control of her body, looking at the two of them apologetically:

"I apologize, both of you. My second personality was a bit reckless with its words."

Consort Ao understood the man's situation and smiled faintly:

"Hehe, it's nothing, goodbye."

To be honest, if there's no way to resolve this situation, something bad is bound to happen.

She couldn't target Huoxin directly, but if she pushed Xian'er too far, Huoxin would definitely suffer.

Not to mention that Brother Shen also has a powerful character named Ling Qingxue!

However, she was too lazy to give such a reminder. She would just wait and see what happened when Huo Huo suffered a loss, and consider it a way to vent her anger today.

"Haha, I'll get back to work then." Qin Shitong chuckled and made an excuse to leave quickly.

What kind of nonsense is this, having a secretary do everything? It's outrageous! It's really embarrassing for her to stay here.

'It's best to avoid contact with her in the future...'

Huo Xin, who was smiling as she watched the two leave, was filled with rage.

"Huhuohuo! Look at the stupid thing you've done!!"

"Tch, what do you know? I'm just bringing in help to prevent my master from being bewitched by outsiders, understand? Otherwise, do you think I'd expect a good-for-nothing like you to stay by my master's side?" Huo Huo said with disdain.

Judging from her perspective, Ao Fei's evasive expression just now must mean that Bai Xian'er said something to her!

That would be best, otherwise, once Bai Xian'er discovers that she and her master have achieved Dao, she will inevitably be met with hostility from the other party.

But with Consort Ao, things are different.

The law does not punish everyone, so Bai Xian'er certainly cannot show favoritism and make things difficult for her alone.

Moreover, with Bai Xian'er gone, there really isn't anyone usable around the master, so don't even think about expecting that good-for-nothing Huo Xin to take the initiative.

Therefore, Consort Ao is the most suitable candidate!

Of course, as the eldest sister, Huo Huo wouldn't have the guts to do that.

After all, she wasn't very strong and her relationship with her master was also low.

However, fighting alone is too dangerous, so it was a good opportunity to bring Ao Fei along.

'How will people view me if I act like this? They definitely won't want to talk to me anymore!' Huoxin was both angry and anxious.

Both of these men are the master's trusted confidants. How can she possibly maintain a good relationship with them in the future?!

If she were to be antagonized by this group, even if she were favored by her master, she would be powerless to help them.

"If you think you can succeed with your mindset, then God must be blind! I'm already in the atmosphere, and you're still moving on the ground. You're hopeless! Go do what you need to do. Don't worry, I'm here." Huo Huo shook her head, having such a disgraceful personality from the succubus race was truly a lot of trouble.

"What good are you!" Huo Xin's face darkened. This pure troublemaker.

"Oh, the road ahead is long and arduous. Go play somewhere else, I'll take you flying."

'I'll fly your head off!'

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The Celestial Realm, Heavenly Fire Mountain.

The oppressive heat caused illusory ripples to appear in the void.

A group of disciples from the Dongfang family, led by an elder, have come here to search for the Tianhuo Mountain's specialty: the Tianhuo Crystal Flower.

This flower only appears during the hottest season of Tianhuo Mountain. Born from the earth's fire, it has the miraculous effect of tempering the primordial spirit of Golden Immortal cultivators and condensing an indestructible golden body.

Moreover, once ingested, it can solidify the foundation of a Golden Immortal cultivator, making it almost certain to reach the Ninth Tribulation Immortal Lord realm!

Because of its remarkable effects, it is extremely rare in the market. In addition, the extreme heat of Tianhuo Mountain can burn even Immortal Lord level cultivators, and few people can obtain it, making this item even more precious.

"The weather is getting hotter and hotter." Leading the group was Dongfang Qingqing, the second elder of the Dongfang family and a fourth-level Immortal Lord.

Feeling the heat emanating from the ground, she whispered to the ten people behind her:

"We will have to leave here in three days at most. Once the subterranean fire erupts, even I will not be able to withstand it."

Most of the disciples who come here are Golden Immortal cultivators who are expected to reach the Ninth Tribulation Immortal Lord level, such as Dongfang Mingyue, so they need to act with caution.

As for Ling Qingxue, she has already reached the peak of the Immortal Lord realm. She is only here to gain some experience along the way. After she finishes, she will head north to the Tongtian Sect alone.

At this point, she asked Ling Qingxue:

"Miss Qingxue, the next step leads to the depths of Tianhuo Mountain. Have you detected the aura of the Tianhuo Crystal Flower?"

She had asked about it when she arrived, but her breath dissipated halfway there.

Ling Qingxue looked around and pointed in a direction:

"There should be a place about 7,000 miles to the northeast where the aura of extreme yin and cold is quite strong, but rather weak, and sometimes there is none."

Extreme cold within fire is a characteristic of the Heavenly Fire Crystal Flower!

These words startled everyone, from Dongfang Mingyue and the others to Elder Dongfang Qingqing.

'The connection to the Nine Heavens Sacred Body Dao Embryo is this strong?!'

Even a cultivator's divine sense would be scorched by the intense heat of the laws here, causing them to lose their sense of direction, yet she could speak directly about it, demonstrating just how powerful her perception was.

"Sometimes and sometimes not? It seems likely that someone is picking them..." Dongfang Qingqing pondered for a moment, then turned her head to indicate:

"Follow me, let's go take a look!"

She didn't want to make a mistake, as one Heavenly Fire Crystal Flower could benefit three Golden Immortals!

If it weren't for the unspoken rules in the Immortal Realm that prohibit those who reach the Immortal King Realm from forcibly acquiring resources unrelated to their own abilities, such treasures would have been monopolized long ago.

Of course, having this rule is beneficial to all people.

Otherwise, if a higher-level Immortal Venerable were to intervene, they wouldn't even get a chance to become an Immortal King.

Therefore, having received accurate information, Dongfang Qingqing did not want to miss this golden opportunity.

The group acted quickly, speeding in the direction Ling Qingxue had indicated.

As they went deeper, the surrounding air became increasingly hot, but fortunately, the disciples' robes were of high quality and could withstand the heat for a while.

If we wait a few days until the hottest period, we'll really have to run around naked in the world.

Halfway there, a powerful energy fluctuation emanating from ahead made Dongfang Qingqing and the others feel a chill:

There really is someone!

When they arrived at a barren mountaintop and looked down, they indeed saw a group of seven people below.

However, these people were not picking Heavenly Fire Crystal Flowers, but attacking and killing a huge Immortal Lord Realm Earth Crocodile.

Legend has it that the Earth Crocodile possesses the bloodline of the ancient Sky-Devouring Crocodile, making it extremely powerful and difficult to defeat when encountering someone of the same level.

However, the two Immortal Lords below managed to beat the crocodile so badly that its skin was torn and its flesh was ripped open, which shows how powerful it was.

The other five were Golden Immortal cultivators, holding array formations and standing ready to prevent the crocodiles from breaking through and escaping.

"I am Ling Xiaoxiao from the Ling family of Jinzhou! If you hand over the Heavenly Fire Crystal Flower within you, you may live!!" a woman shouted coldly.

"If you dare to continue refining it, I will surely kill you!"