Chapter 43

Let out a slight groan, the two drops of essence blood were a significant burden for the current Jun Wuming. Since his dragon body was only over ninety feet long, the total essence blood he could condense was only nine drops. Losing two drops rashly would be hard to replenish without several months of recuperation. Fortunately, Jun Wuming had abundant innate power within his body, so replenishing the two drops of essence blood was not too difficult.

"Your Majesty, our transaction can begin now!" He panted slightly, ignoring the middle-aged man in black who was staring at the essence blood with a feverish gaze.

The middle-aged man in black had been waiting here for a long time, sensing Jun Wuming's presence in the void since he arrived. Now that the time for the transaction had arrived, he appeared in the air as per Jun Wuming's agreement.

"May I know how Your Majesty wishes to help me?" The middle-aged man in black had a defiant look, his eyes slightly narrowed as he stared at the black-clothed youth.

"Nothing else, just giving Your Majesty some benefits!" Jun Wuming's face was pale, but his expression was calm. He sat cross-legged and lightly pointed, forming an invisible giant net with countless streams of air, pressing a purple-red essence blood bead emitting strange blood light in front of the middle-aged man in black.

"Two beads?" A strange look flashed in his eyes, the middle-aged man in black stared at the black-clothed youth with a sinister gaze and asked in a strange voice, "May I know what Your Majesty means by this?"

"Your Majesty need not doubt. This essence blood is refined by me using a secret method to condense my own aura, containing profound mysteries and hidden heavenly secrets. This is the main point of our transaction, and I will explain the usage later."

He explained gently, waving his sleeve, and an invisible hand pushed another pure crimson essence blood bead to the middle-aged man in black.

The aura was rich and the dignity was restrained, and a slight sense of it made one feel as if a huge black dragon was emerging from the essence blood, coiling and dancing in the air, exuding an invisible and majestic dragon might, making one feel awe and fear!

"This is my compensation. May I know if Your Majesty is satisfied?"

The middle-aged man in black laughed, a black light flashed, and a black wind carried the essence blood and instantly disappeared into his sleeve.

"Of course, I am satisfied!"

He then said, "I have already instructed the servants in the palace to prepare some wine and meat. May I know if Your Majesty would like to grace us with your presence?"

Jun Wuming looked at the sky, the sky was now clear, and the first rays of morning light were shining, casting a gentle glow on the water, reflecting a faint yellow. He then nodded slightly and went with a pleasant expression.

...

Jin Mudan was now in a state of great annoyance, her face was grim!

After fleeing the cave heaven world in a panic, she was worried about being pursued by the black-clothed youth and fled with all her might. After dozens of days, she arrived at a mountain range.

Here, endless clouds swirled, the light of the clouds extended, the divine peaks were majestic, ancient trees towered, and magnificent palaces stood.

Jin Mudan's light turned sharply, dragging a trail of crimson light, heading towards the central peak that supported the sky.

This was the Xuantai Divine Peak, one of the 365 divine peaks that nurtured a cave heaven blessed land. The heaven's primordial energy here was as vast as the ocean, and the surging energy was stirred by the crimson light, forming waves of primordial energy.

The wind and clouds surged, the sound of the wind was deafening, and Jin Mudan's figure transformed into a crimson divine phoenix, passing through several hidden checkpoints set by the Hundred Flowers Palace, and entered an elegant palace on the mountain waist.

After landing, before she could react, two blue and green lights descended, revealing two graceful figures walking towards her.

Approaching Jin Mudan were two young girls, both in their prime, with clear brows and bright eyes.

"Bian Caiyun, Shi Xiaonan, we greet the Holy Maiden." The two girls bowed slightly to Jin Mudan.

Jin Mudan naturally recognized these two graceful girls. The Hundred Flowers Palace had strict rules, and disciples were divided into several ranks: miscellaneous disciples, outer gate disciples, inner gate disciples, true disciples, and core disciples.

The Xuantai Divine Peak was one of the 365 divine peaks, towering into the clouds, its peak extending into the void, like a pillar supporting the sky. Surrounding the Xuantai Divine Peak were thousands of massive peaks, with 365 main peaks encircling it.

The disciples of the Hundred Flowers Palace were divided into several ranks: miscellaneous disciples, who had not passed the mountain gate test but were diligent or children of influential figures who had made significant contributions to the sect; outer gate disciples, who had passed the mountain gate test but had mediocre talent or were descendants of the sect's elders; inner gate disciples, who had passed the mountain gate test and had outstanding talent or had passed the sect's rigorous tests; true disciples, who had passed the mountain gate test and were taken in by the elders of the various halls or the heads of the various lineages, and had learned the orthodox methods of the Hundred Flowers Palace; and core disciples, who were the direct descendants of the Hundred Flowers Palace's leader or the personal disciples of the various supreme flower deities (equivalent to the supreme elders of other sects).

Miscellaneous disciples and outer gate disciples were not allowed to enter the Xuantai Divine Peak without permission. Violating this rule and entering the Xuantai Divine Peak would result in severe punishment by the Flower Hall of the Burial King.

Bian Caiyun and Shi Xiaonan were under the supreme flower deity Yin Ruohua, and were true disciples, while Jin Mudan was a core disciple. Although these two were far more powerful than Jin Mudan in cultivation, their status was far below Jin Mudan's nobility.

"Why are the two of you not cultivating in the palace, but guarding here?" Jin Mudan's eyes showed a hint of suspicion as she stared at the two.

The blue-clothed girl and the green-clothed girl exchanged glances, and the green-clothed girl stepped forward, explaining crisply, "Master instructed us to guard here to prevent others from disrupting the cultivation!"

Hearing this, Jin Mudan was taken aback, "Cultivation? Could it be the cultivation of the mystic techniques in the 'Hundred Flowers Heavenly Mirror'?" She then regained her composure and asked, "Do the two of you know when Master will emerge from seclusion?"

Hearing this, the two girls looked troubled, and the blue-clothed girl Shi Xiaonan said solemnly, "We do not know, but Master has been in seclusion for several months, and it should not be long before she emerges. Does the Holy Maiden have something important to report?"

Jin Mudan's eyebrows furrowed, a hint of urgency flashed in her eyes, and she urged, "I indeed have something important to report to Master. Can the two of you please go and request Master to emerge from seclusion?"

She then wanted to proceed deeper into the palace to open the door and request Master to emerge from seclusion!

The two girls exchanged glances, their faces showing difficulty.

Suddenly!

A gust of wind passed, and a figure appeared.

"Please stop, Holy Maiden!"

Bian Caiyun extended her arm slightly, blocking the way, her eyes flashing with anger, "Holy Maiden, please do not make it difficult for us!"

Seeing Jin Mudan's unfriendly expression, she added, "Please wait, Master should emerge from seclusion soon. If Master emerges, we will inform you. Is that acceptable?"

"If the Holy Maiden insists on directly requesting Master to emerge from seclusion, disturbing Master's cultivation, the status of the Holy Maiden is naturally unharmed, but the two of us..."

Her words were cold, and her face had turned completely grim, staring coldly at Jin Mudan.

It was as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over her, and Jin Mudan instantly came to her senses. Seeing the displeased expressions of Bian Caiyun and the other, she inwardly sighed, realizing she had been clouded by the anger towards the little thief.

"The two of you, this is my fault, making you difficult." She ignored their displeased expressions and turned crimson, flying into the clouds!

Whoosh!

Streams of light flew by, like thousands of meteors falling from the sky.

These were the cultivators of the Hundred Flowers Palace, which boasted tens of thousands of outer gate disciples and 365 true disciples, naturally having a different aura and foundation compared to ordinary sects!

Jin Mudan's face was calm, but her heart was burning with a fierce fire, making her restless!

Her eyes flashed with fierce light, the crimson fire in her eyes seemed to burn fiercely. Clenching her teeth, she thought, "Should I just let that little thief off?"

No! Absolutely not! I will go find Mother! I will make that little thief pay!

Thinking of this, Jin Mudan's beautiful face showed anger, her phoenix eyes blazing with fire! She instantly transformed into a crimson meteor, shooting up into the sky, heading towards the heavens!