The Emperor's Domineering Favor, the Evil Consort's Unparalleled Reign

"Ying Li, cheer up! That was just a shadow. Besides, didn't you say that Jiang Huai was suffering from a full head of white hair due to worry? That person had black hair and was dressed in white. It wasn't Jiang Huai at all! Perhaps we were mistaken! The Death Spirit Grass on Death Spirit Mountain has killed countless people from the Spirit Realm who wanted to ascend to the rank of nobility. It's conceivable that someone set it on fire. It's better that the Death Spirit Grass is gone. You won't have to suffer that bone-corroding pain. We can think of other ways to improve our spiritual power!" Fu Cheng patted Ying Li's shoulder and comforted her with concern.

The person he had just seen possessed formidable spiritual power, even surpassing that of a sixth-level Spirit Saint. However, based on the memories of Ying Li that he had seen in the illusion, it was clearly not Jiang Huai.

Ying Li's eyes were dark. She stared stubbornly and sadly in the direction Jiang Huai had left, emphasizing each word, "That was clearly Jiang Huai. I remember Jiang Huai's back."

The cold wind carried the scent of dead flames. Fu Cheng and Ying Li stood there for a long time, unable to track down the man's whereabouts. He came from the fire and disappeared from the fire.

Yin Lie emerged from the Bone Ring and saw the distraught Ying Li, his heart aching. But he had no time to let Ying Li grieve. Mu Zhen, the lord of the Mu Clan Dynasty in the Spirit Realm, had dispatched various clans to the Ghost Realm to capture Ying Li. With Ying Li's current spiritual power, he could handle them, but once the two Spirit Lords arrived, along with the hidden experts with Bone Rings within the Spirit Realm, Ying Li would be no match for them. He had to become stronger to have a future.

"Besides this Death Grass, what else can help me increase my spiritual power? I must reach the Spirit Saint level in a very short time, then find a Ninth-Level Spirit Saint and use a sacrificial array to help me become a Spirit Lord. Only then can I discard the blood of the Spirit Realm people and survive in both the Spirit and Ghost Realms! Only then can I protect the people I love!" Ying Li said firmly, the sorrow in his eyes was covered by light. In an instant, Fu Cheng felt that there was a deep sea of ​​stars in Ying Li's eyes, which could not be compared to anything other than an extraordinary emperor.

Seeing the appreciative look on Ying Li's face, Yin Lie thought for a moment, then a glint of cunning flashed in his charming eyes. He said, "There is a medicinal spring in Ghost Spirit City. That spring can enhance spiritual power, delay aging, and even bring the dead back to life. Even a person on the verge of death will become radiant within a few hours after soaking in that spring. Ordinary people will see their spiritual power increase many times over after soaking in it! Ghost Spirit City is half a month's journey from here. If we want to hurry, we should set off now."

“In that case, let’s go. We must not delay even for a moment,” Fu Cheng continued. Since his own place, Fu Family Manor, had been occupied, he naturally had to follow Ying Li to the end.

A hint of hesitation crossed Ying Li's face. She said, "My illusionary shadow guard, Bingyin, is still with Xuan Ye in Yunshan. Lianyi's fate is unknown. If I leave like this, how will they know?! It's better to wait until we go to Yunshan and then set off for Ghost Spirit City."

Fu Cheng smiled and pointed behind him, saying, "Why would we need to make a wasted trip? We have a ready-made lackey here!"

Ying Li followed Fu Cheng's finger and saw Qing Yu sneakily hiding in Demon Ridge. That girl, she's really persistent; she's followed Jiang Yanli for so long.

“Come out! If you keep hiding, it won’t be good if you get thrown out!” Fu Cheng said.

Qingyu's face was deathly pale. She had followed all this way, but had accomplished nothing and had finally been discovered. With a resentful glint in her eyes and an unwilling expression, Qingyu emerged from Demon Ridge, looking defiantly at Fucheng. "You want me to deliver a message to that little bitch Ying Li? You might as well just kill me right now! Even if I die, I won't do anything to benefit Ying Li!!!"

Fu Cheng smiled, his words dripping with taunts, each syllable a dagger, leaving Qingyu's face a bruise. "Who cares about your life?! If anyone cares, it's Jiang Yanli's! If you don't do as I say, do you believe Jiang Yanli won't survive tonight?! You know my status in the Ghost Realm, so you'd better weigh the consequences. Will you help me, or atone with your death?!"

Qingyu's lips trembled as she stared at Fucheng with resentment and fear. Her body instinctively resisted, and after struggling for a long time, the veins on her face were bulging with cold sweat. Finally, all her strength dissipated, and she was like a deflated balloon. Qingyu glared at Yingli and said to Fucheng in a hoarse voice, "As you wish."

After saying that, his figure flashed and disappeared into the Demon Ridge.

"Who are you?! Why is she so terrified?!" Ying Li asked. She always felt that Fu Cheng, like the illusion he controlled, possessed a sense of mystery that made him impossible to figure out.

Fu Cheng smiled and said, "You'll find out someday. Now?! It's not the right time yet."

“Xuan Ye is a Great Sage of the Spirit Realm. He is much more powerful than the Palace Master of the Red Jade Palace. Your Illusionary Shadow Guards will only benefit from staying there. He is a man who distinguishes between public and private matters. All he wants is a disciple to inherit his mantle. He won’t do anything to your Illusionary Shadow Guards. Now, you should think about how you want to get to the Medicine Spring.”

Ying Li nodded, no longer pursuing Fu Cheng's identity. He recalled Yin Lie back into the Bone Ring and set off with Fu Cheng on the road to the Ghost Spirit Kingdom.

After traveling for more than half a month, we finally arrived at Ghost Spirit City. Like Yin Spirit City, Ghost Spirit City only had a somewhat gloomy name, but the local customs and people were still ordinary and warm. If it weren't for the shadow of the people from the Spirit Realm forcibly coming to the Ghost Realm to steal the Spirit Guide and forcibly killing the people from the Ghost Realm to create the Bone Ring, I believe the Ghost Realm would be an extremely beautiful paradise.

However, things don't always go as planned. There are always people with ulterior motives everywhere, who harm others for personal gain or power, and it is always the honest and law-abiding ordinary people who suffer the consequences.

The medicinal spring is located on Ghost Spirit Mountain within the city of Ghost Spirit Kingdom. Ghost Spirit Mountain is extremely dangerous and home to many ferocious spirit guides, such as leopard cats, hunting wolves, and hungry tigers. These fierce spirit guides have carved out their own territory on Ghost Spirit Mountain. The medicinal spring is a treasure, and the spirit guides know this. Therefore, each spirit guide clan on Ghost Spirit Mountain occupies a secluded medicinal spring, and anyone who trespasses into the medicinal spring will surely die!

Ying Li, relying on his spiritual power, conquered a medicinal spring on Ghost Spirit Mountain in one fell swoop. Under Fu Cheng's protection, Ying Li jumped into the spring and indeed felt incredibly refreshed and invigorated. His spiritual power surged, as did his Heavenly Spirit, which in turn boosted the Earthly Spirit within him, causing his spiritual power to soar! It truly was a wonderful thing! There was no pain whatsoever. As his spiritual power continued to increase, under the cleansing influence of the medicinal spring, Ying Li felt an incomparably powerful force within him being digested and transformed into his own. Part of it flowed into the Bone Ring as a reserve of power, and part flowed into the Spirit Devouring Stone, which became even purer and brighter!

If this continues, Ying Li's power will break through to the Spirit Saint level in less than a month. If she has some further opportunities and can become a ninth-level Spirit Saint, then she will be one step closer to becoming a powerful figure!

"Truly a powerful medicinal spring!" Even Fu Cheng couldn't help but exclaim in admiration. Ying Li had wanted Fu Cheng to bathe in it as well, but he had consistently refused. Although the spring's power was formidable, Fu Cheng's illusion magic seemed to have a hidden secret; for days, he hadn't been seen stepping into the spring. But Ying Li had no time to be puzzled. Her most important task now was to improve herself. Only when she could stand shoulder to shoulder with Mu Zhen, the patriarch of the Mu Dynasty, would she be able to unravel the mystery and reveal the truth!

Soon, a month later, Ying Li finally leaped from the ninth level of Spirit Gathering Master to the peak of the ninth level of Spirit Gathering Master. As long as she goes up one level and the power of the medicinal spring becomes stronger, she may become a Spirit Saint!

However, Ying Li had searched almost all the visible medicinal springs on Ghost Spirit Mountain, and no new ones had appeared. According to the legends of the medicinal springs, this shouldn't be the case. Just as Ying Li was puzzled, Fu Cheng pointed to the radiant, sun-like disc atop Ghost Spirit Mountain, his voice trembling slightly, "Ying Li, look, look at that! I have a feeling that that's... that's where it should be..."

Ying Li followed Fu Cheng's gaze, her expression changing slightly, her lips parting slightly in shock. So that's how it was…

"That should be the source of the medicinal spring..." Abundant spiritual energy was right above him, and the power of the medicinal spring was beckoning him. Ying Li clenched his right hand and said, "Heaven has not forsaken me! It has finally not forsaken me!"