Azure Heaven Saber
Chapter 532 - 532 144 Accidental Encounter with Dong Xiaoyan

Chapter 532: Chapter 144: Accidental Encounter with Dong Xiaoyan [Two in One]_3 Chapter 532: Chapter 144: Accidental Encounter with Dong Xiaoyan [Two in One]_3 Feng Yin chuckled, “You’re already doing great. Persistence is key, but there’s no need to rush.”

Feng Ying: “Mmm-hmm…”

This little creature could only progress quickly by consuming poisonous substances. But it had to be careful in discerning the toxicity degree—never should the poison be too potent for it. If it consumed something more venomous than itself, it would surely die of poisoning.

The Ghostly Soul Snake increasingly felt it was losing its edge.

Even before its Demon Transformation, it already ranked as one of the world’s nine Absolute Poisons. Now that it has successfully transformed, it still fears getting poisoned to death?!

This was just too absurd, too absurd!

Filled with an inexplicable dejection, it laid comfortably in Feng Yin’s hand, its body relaxed like a noodle, implying it had lost all will to strive further: I feel like there’s not much of hope left, no point in striving…

“You were even able to evolve under my tutelage. How could you now feel hopeless?” Feng Yin comforted.

Upon hearing this, the Ghostly Soul Snake perked up and instantly coiled up again. Its tiny eyes that were the size of green beans even rolled a couple of times.

In the blink of an eye, it became more spirited.

It coiled protectively around Feng Yin’ palm, appearing domineering as ever.

Mmm-hmm…

Feng Ying snorted in disdain and turned its head.

Translation: What a pain…

Feng Yin watched this little drama between the cat and snake play out, couldn’t help but burst into laughter—his delight was plain to see.

So, the man, the cat, and the snake all ended up devoting themselves to cultivation in this tree hole for the next four days. When Feng Yin began to sense an impending breakthrough in his cultivation, it was time to pack up Feng Ying and the little snake into his pocket.

Then, under the disguise of Hu Dayang, he emerged and headed off to Heavenseal again.

All things related to Hu Dayang had been returned, but Feng Yin still had the pass token Xiang Liang gave him, making it easy to move through Heavenseal, which had slackened its strict checks.

After a glance, he saw Hu Dayang’s recovery was well on its way—just as Feng Yin had predicted.

Without showing his face, he turned around and left.

His stay wasn’t out of laziness or procrastination, but to provide a credible timeline to make his supposed task for Tian Yuanhou believable. He needed to show he had taken time to test the herbs, as taking too short a time might have given him away.

Everything was part of Feng Yin’s grand plan, even the need to account for this time delay.

Just as Feng Yin had predicted, upon his return, Heavenseal had completely disengaged their stringent checks. Moreover, most of the Overlord Hall elites had left, leaving only the regular guards on duty.

When it was Feng Yin’s turn, the guards didn’t even check his pass token, simply waved him through.

Next stop, Broken Jade City, where nothing unusual happened. Indeed, he went through unnoticed.

Feng Yin proceeded leisurely, taking his time to appreciate the scenery as he trotted toward Mount Siji.

Throughout his journey, Feng Yin increasingly felt the shattering bottleneck of his cultivation was no longer a hindrance. With just one vigorous push, he was ready to make further progress and advance to Earth Level Five.

However, he was no longer in a hurry to make a breakthrough. Instead, he intended to use this rare leisure time to temper his state of mind.

Despite the massacres along his journey solidifying his rapid progress, there hadn’t been much improvement in his mental state. Now, he decided to spend some time tranquilly appreciating the vast and captivating landscape. Alternation between activity and rest was the way forward.

Suddenly, he heard the faint sound of a stagecoach approaching from behind. It sounded like someone was on their way over.

Feng Yin turned around and nearly popped his eyes out in surprise.

A stagecoach was coming from about thirty feet behind him. Two horses were pulling the vehicle which was crammed to the brim with all sorts of stuff, about to overflow.

A graceful figure sat behind the reins, cracking a whip, her face full of impatience.

It was none other than Dong Xiaoyan!

Feng Yin was truly astonished!

This girl was supposed to be soaring above the clouds, how come she was driving a stagecoach now?

The sight did not add up!

“Hey, hey, any takers to make some money?” Dong Xiaoyan cheerfully asked a few wanderers on the road.

Seeing this scene, Feng Yin felt a sense of dissonance. Like he had stepped into a wrong set!

He used to think the only off-putting thing about Dong Xiaoyan was her mouth. Now he realized that she could be surprisingly down-to-earth, totally unexpected!

Dong Xiaoyan, a newly minted King Rank assassin of the Heavenly Judgment, a direct female disciple from a prestigious family—under normal circumstances, she’d never stoop so low. But the current situation forced her into action.

Right now, she deeply regretted being too greedy.

On her path of triumph, she took the lives of many targets and naturally plundered their wealth. Unfortunately, her Space Ring, already filled with items beneficial to Ice Phoenix’s rebirth, could not be tainted by mundane things. Thus, she found herself unable to store the acquired treasures. She had no choice but to stow them away in a secluded corner after killing a few people. Then moved on to kill more, and repeat the process. Now, she had piled up a small mountain of things after killing one or two thousand people.

Although she managed to nab a few Space Rings, their space was limited, and still, a lot of items were left unplaced.