Chapter 1276: Silencing

“Senior Demon Lord, thank you for your efforts!”

Jiang Fan thought for a moment, then took out two items.

One was a top-grade crystal. He pressed it into the array’s core, activating the state-level teleportation formation.

The other was a Star Origin sealed in a jade box.

It was pure white, with countless ice shards frozen around it.

The Icefire Demon Lord sensed it and immediately looked over, his eyes gleaming. “An Ice Origin Star?”

“Where did you get it?”

Jiang Fan smiled. “There was an Ice Giant King in the Heavenly Mountain Battlefield. I acquired his Star Origin. I have no use for this item, so it’s a gift for you. Consider it a reward for capturing the Soul Refining Exalted.”

The Icefire Demon Lord snatched it, overflowing with joy. Compared to the Cold Mountain Giant King’s origin he had before, this Ice Origin was far more beneficial to him.

“With this origin, after a period of seclusion, I hope to recover my cultivation to the Heavenly-Human Two Decay realm!”

Jiang Fan also showed a delighted expression. If he could achieve this before the Ancient Giants descended, that would be even better!

“I look forward to your great progress in cultivation, Senior!”

The Icefire Demon Lord, instead, felt a bit embarrassed. “I keep receiving such good things from you, kid. It’ll be hard for me to just pack up and leave your Heavenly Secret Pavilion now. Let’s go, back to Taicang State! We’ll interrogate this Soul Refining Exalted together!”

A powerful spatial light erupted, completely engulfing them.

The Mirror of Compassion Exalted, standing nearby, was both furious and enraged. Holding the ice block, she shrieked:

“Jiang Fan! I’m not done with you!”

But who knew? As she was shrieking, a hair-thin crack in the void suddenly appeared before her. A fishing line with a hook emerged from it. Then, it brazenly hooked the ice block in her hand and dragged it away.

The Mirror of Compassion Exalted was stunned for a moment. She immediately realized that Jiang Fan was trying to retrieve the Luck Transfer Lock! This scoundrel used the Luck Transfer Lock to severely injure her, and now he wants it back? He’s going too far, simply outrageous! She teleported over and grabbed the ice block, trying to snatch it back.

However, an irresistible force from the other end of the fishing line pulled her along into the void.

Inside the formation. The moment the formation activated, Jiang Fan cast out his Void Fishing Rod, intending to retrieve the Luck Transfer Lock. This item was simply too useful. He couldn’t bear to lose it. Feeling a weight, he immediately reeled in the rod, pulling the ice block back. But who knew, he also pulled back the Mirror of Compassion Exalted, who was still clutching the ice block!

She crossed the void and appeared within the formation. Staring at Jiang Fan, who held the fishing rod, her face immediately turned ashen. She said chillingly, “You want to run away with the Luck Transfer Lock too?”

Jiang Fan’s heart sank. Oh no! How did he fish this woman back too! Fortunately, the formation had already activated by then. Before the Mirror of Compassion Exalted could make a move, immense spatial power swept them all into the void.

Just like when they traveled from Taicang State to Dahong State, Jiang Fan found himself in a long spatial tunnel. He was pulled by powerful spatial forces, rapidly moving towards the end of the tunnel. Outside the tunnel was endless darkness, dead silence, and no light whatsoever. Only the spatial tunnel they were in emitted a faint white light, hanging silently in the desolate darkness. A sense of panic, as if about to be swallowed by the darkness, welled up in his heart.

What was different from the last time they used a state-level teleportation formation was that this time there were four people in the spatial vortex. And one of them was glaring intensely at him!

Jiang Fan rubbed his nose and edged closer to the Icefire Demon Lord. The Icefire Demon Lord calmly said, “Don’t worry, she wouldn’t dare to act here. This is a privately constructed spatial teleportation formation; the tunnel isn’t stable. If she were to attack, she could easily shatter the spatial tunnel.”

Jiang Fan had indeed heard Bai Xin explain the difference between official and privately constructed teleportation formations. She had indeed said that privately built teleportation formations were unstable. Looking at the surrounding darkness, Jiang Fan asked, “What happens if it shatters?”

The Icefire Demon Lord calmly replied, “It depends on luck. If you’re lucky, you’ll be randomly teleported to the state closest to the tunnel. If you’re unlucky, you’ll be banished into the void.” He didn’t explain what would happen if one fell into the void, because the answer was obvious.

Hearing this, Jiang Fan straightened up, no longer fearing the Mirror of Compassion Exalted. Seeing her still tightly gripping the Luck Transfer Lock, he pursed his lips, put away his Void Fishing Rod, and said, “Why are you still holding onto that? If I get injured again, it’ll still transfer to you.”

The Mirror of Compassion Exalted snarled, “Once we arrive at the destination, you can just wait to die!” She grabbed a handful of healing pills, shoved them into her mouth, and chewed them forcefully. While chewing, she glared at Jiang Fan. The crunching sounds of her chewing were exceptionally clear in the dead silence of the void. It was as if she wasn’t eating spirit pills, but Jiang Fan’s flesh.

Jiang Fan’s scalp tingled slightly. This isn’t good at all! This woman is clinging to him! When the teleportation ends, he needs to find a way to shake her off and hide in the Imperial Astronomy Bureau. In Taicang State, only the Grand Wine Sacrifice could handle this woman.

At this moment, Jiang Fan suddenly caught a faint smell of something burnt. He couldn’t help but frown slightly. “Where is that smell coming from? Old woman, did you eat some low-quality spirit pills?”

The Mirror of Compassion Exalted glared fiercely at him and mumbled, “Are you trying to pick a fight?” But, as soon as she finished speaking, her brows furrowed. She also began to sniff lightly. Clearly, she too was beginning to smell the burnt odor.

The Icefire Demon Lord also smelled it. He immediately looked at the Soul Refining Exalted and said, “It’s coming from him!” Everyone looked over. They saw faint wisps of black mist, barely discernible to the naked eye, emanating from the unconscious Soul Refining Exalted. The burnt smell was indeed coming from his chest.

The Icefire Demon Lord tore open his clothes to look, and his pupils involuntarily contracted. On his chest was a black Asura clan head tattoo. It flickered faintly, emitting an unstable dark glow. The source of the burnt smell was this very tattoo.

Jiang Fan’s expression turned serious. “Senior Demon Lord, did he have a burnt smell on him before?”

The Icefire Demon Lord shook his head. “It’s only now.”

The Mirror of Compassion Exalted also looked over, staring at the tattoo, her expression growing tense as well. They were in the middle of spatial teleportation; there was no room for any accidents. With a thought, a mirror appeared before her. She shone it at the tattoo, and the mirror actually reflected a piece of information. Her crystal eyes swept over it, and her face changed slightly. “This tattoo is for tracking. It only activates when something approaches the tattoo.”

As if to confirm her words, the tattoo’s flickering frequency became increasingly rapid, indicating that something was rapidly approaching. Jiang Fan and the Icefire Demon Lord exchanged a glance. They found their pupils had constricted to pinpricks. They were currently inside a state-level teleportation formation! What could rapidly approach them even now?

Both of them realized what it was: the Asura Saint Son behind the Soul Refining Exalted! A transcendent being who appeared to be a great sage of the Central Plains, but was, in reality, an Asura Emperor! He must have detected that the Soul Refining Exalted’s life force was weak, and not only that, but he was also undergoing long-distance teleportation. Therefore, he must have concluded that the Exalted had been captured. So he came to silence him! And silence them all, along with him!