Chapter 3128 Shen Tianyu 528

Outside, it was warm as spring, but inside the underground palace, it was cool and gloomy.

The view was empty and desolate, like a huge, well-organized snow cave, or perhaps a maze.

The further you go in, the lower the temperature gets, and the chill gradually becomes biting.

Bai Ji explained to Sheng Po, "This underground palace is built with millennia-old ice that has never melted. All the ice was taken from the most precipitous glaciers on the summit of Kunlun. Several hundred years ago, our Bai family ancestor sent people to spend five years to build it."

Sheng Po felt as if he were experiencing a time-travel drama.

It feels like being in a martial arts drama set in the late Ming Dynasty.

However, his multiple identities as a member of a Miao cult, a cult leader, a student studying abroad, and even a martyr have made him unsurprised.

As he walked, Sheng Po lost his sense of direction.

Because the underground palace was entirely composed of alternating squares and circles, and was made of identical, massive blocks of solid ice, there were no reference points. Furthermore, Sheng Po sensed that the underground palace contained an array that was restricting his internal energy.

Bai Ji glanced at him and said with a coquettish smile, "Are you feeling dizzy and disoriented?"

Sheng Po replied, "A little."

“This underground palace looks the same everywhere, but it is actually set up with a formation, the Nine Palaces Eight Trigrams Formation. If an outsider enters without a guide, he will only die. Stay close to me and don’t step on the wrong floor tiles, otherwise you will accidentally enter the formation. If you enter the death gate, even I will not be able to save you.”

Shengpo nodded.

Hearing Bai Ji say again, "That little girl's name is Chu Chu, right?"

Shengpo remained silent.

Bai Ji frowned. "She is very pretty, but she has no cultivation. She is delicate and frail. Apart from being beautiful and from a wealthy family, she has nothing outstanding. It is unbelievable that you and Ren Jun, two such outstanding men, are both so infatuated with her."

Sheng Po still did not answer.

He was not infatuated with Gu Chuchu; he remained clear-headed.

He was able to fall in love with her because she happened to appear when he was at his most vulnerable, lowest, most helpless, and most lost.

As for Ren Jun, everything about him is fake.

His true purpose is probably only known to himself.

More than ten minutes later, the two passed through many heavy doors and finally entered the secret chamber where Bai Feng was cultivating.

Sheng Po looked up and surveyed the scene. All the walls were made of huge, crystal-clear ice, and he couldn't find the entrance to the door.

Bai Ji said, "Don't bother looking anymore. That door will only open when the mechanism is activated. Ask me anything you want to ask, and my mother will answer if she wants to."

Sheng Po clasped his hands in a fist salute to the wall, "Senior, if I were to marry Bai Ji, could you grant me the dragon scales and phoenix feathers?"

A clear yet powerful female voice came from inside, "What do you need those dragon scales and phoenix feathers for?"

He sounded to be around thirty or forty years old, very young, and didn't seem old at all.

Because of the wall made of giant ice, her voice hummed and echoed.

Sheng Po said, "I don't want them to fall into other people's hands."

A burst of unrestrained laughter came from the secret room.

The laughter stopped, and the woman's voice snapped, "Tell the truth!"

Seeing that he couldn't hide it from her, Sheng Po had no choice but to tell the truth, "It's used for setting up formations to pray for a child."

The woman spoke up: "More than twenty days ago, two people came, demanding dragon scales and phoenix feathers, which I refused. Are you in cahoots?"

Sheng Po knew that the two people must be Zong Heng and Dugu Cheng.

He replied, "I guess so."

The woman's voice asked, "Who is the person seeking a child?"

"Shen Tianyu".

Why didn't he come in person?

Sheng Po glanced sideways at Bai Ji.

Bai Ji replied, "That young master Shen has a wife, what use is he to me? Apo is single, handsome and charming, a real beauty who can charm all beings. Mother, if you come out of seclusion and see him, you will surely be satisfied."

Bai Feng said slowly, "He has ulterior motives; you can't keep his heart even if you keep him."

Bai Ji was very assertive. "I can do it! I've seen that little girl, she's nothing special. I'm confident I can make Apo fall in love with me."

After a half-second silence, Bai Feng spoke, "Summon that Young Master Shen to see me."

Bai Ji's heart tightened with anxiety, "Why?"

"The dragon scales and phoenix feathers in my hand are from ancient mythology. They are naturally endowed with extraordinary power and have been nurtured by my race for hundreds of years. They are already boundless in magical power and cannot be compared with those ordinary dragons and phoenixes that have just transformed into dragons. How can such a precious thing be tricked away by someone with ulterior motives? Call that Young Master Shen here. I want to negotiate with him."

Bai Ji frowned and pleaded, "Mother, no. I want Sheng Po. He promised to marry into our Fengxu Palace and become our prince consort. I will only give him the dragon scales and phoenix feathers after our wedding night."

"Silly girl, his heart isn't with you. You'll end up losing your virginity and your manhood. What's the point?"

Bai Ji reached out and grabbed Sheng Po's arm tightly. "Mother, he really can fall in love with me! I have the ability to make him fall in love with me!"

Bai Feng said, "You don't understand men. You can never keep a man you force with tricks. It's better to negotiate some useful terms with that Young Master Shen."

Bai Ji refused, and her face contorted with anger.

Bai Feng ordered, "Go, call that Young Master Shen here, only him."

Bai Ji pouted in anger and stood motionless in place.

Sheng Po clasped his hands in a fist and asked, "Senior, what conditions do you wish to discuss with Shen Tianyu?"

Bai Feng laughed out loud, "This is between him and me, you don't need to ask any more questions."

Sheng Po replied, "I can call him over. Senior, please take good care of yourself these next few days."

Bai Feng remained silent.

A minute later, she finally spoke, "You mean Ji Ren?"

Sheng Po said, "This is your family matter, and I dare not speak presumptuously."

Bai Feng laughed heartily, "Boy, you're quite clever, but it's a pity your heart isn't with Xiao Ji. If you had no other intentions, you could stay in this palace as a prince consort and be quite content."

Sheng Po thought to himself, "Sure enough, this person is several decades older than Bai Ji and much smarter than her."

Even through the thick ice wall, you could tell he had ulterior motives.

They also realized that Ji Ren was going to rebel.

Bai Feng said, "Boy, take Bai Ji away and replace her with that Young Master Shen. Otherwise, you can stand here until the end of time, and it won't make a difference."

Bai Ji was so angry that she clenched her fist and pounded the wall!

Sheng Po secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said to Bai Ji, "Let's go out first."

Bai Ji's face turned pale with anger. "I'm not leaving!"

Bai Feng then asked, "Is there another young man outside?"

Sheng Po replied, "Yes."

"what is it call?"

"Ren Jun".

"Which word?"

“Ren, meaning mission; Jun, meaning outstanding.”

Bai Feng's voice suddenly turned cold, "Throw him out! He's never to set foot in Fengxu Palace again!"

She lashed out at Bai Ji, "I've only been in seclusion for a few days, and look at the mess you've made of this palace! If I die, Fengxu Palace will fall into the hands of others sooner or later! Useless! When I was your age, I already ruled the entire Fengxu Palace, and the ten elders were completely obedient to me, but you, all you do is indulge in romantic love and pointlessly fight over men! Useless good-for-nothing!"

Bai Ji's face flushed red and then turned pale as she was scolded!

Bai Feng shouted "Get out!" again.

Bai Ji pouted, turned around, and ran outside in a huff!

Sheng Po hurriedly followed her.

He gleaned some clues from Bai Feng's few words.

Bai Feng and Ren Jun have a grudge.

This was Ren Jun's first time stepping into the Phoenix Void Palace, and given the vast age difference between him and Bai Feng, they were unlikely to have any interaction.

Could it be that Bai Feng and Zong Ding have a blood feud?