Divine Brilliance

Chapter 922: Seeing But Not Eating

The woman was unable to resist at all, allowing those finger-sized red hummingbirds to peck her body.

She was bound by the vines and unable to move at all. Nonetheless, she was really calm, there was no fluctuation in her mind at all.

Zong Shou was startled when he saw this. Before he went into the meditative state, he only saw the 100-mile wide black mist.

He didn’t sense this woman at all.

If it wasn’t for the bunch of birds awakening him as they flew over, he wouldn’t have noticed her even when he left.

The woman was covered in injuries. Zong Shou frowned and waved his sleeves.

Hundreds of Sword Energies spread out, causing all the hummingbirds to fall to the ground.

In the distance, there were more red hummingbirds that also flew away.

They were all shocked by his sharp Sword Intent, all of them chirping and flying away.

Only then did the women raise her head in shock. Her white hair tied behind her head automatically.

She looked at Zong Shou, a lost expression appeared in her eyes as she smiled, “Thank you little brother. These birds are so annoying, I can’t do anything about them. Thanks to you I can finally have a day of peace.”

Zong Shou was startled. He felt that although this woman was middle-aged, her looks and aura were both top-notch.

He felt really familiar with her like she was similar to someone in his memory. However, he couldn’t recall who it was.

The fight for power in the Lu Family was really intense and they also often conquered various worlds. However, there were very few truly nice people in this Nine Extreme Death Jail.

However, for some reason, Zong Shou felt extremely close to this woman in front of him.

They were connected by blood. Since he noticed her, he felt totally relaxed.

Could it be…

Several sparks rose up in his mind as a thought rang out. However, it instantly disappeared. He thought back to it but couldn’t recall anything.

Zong Shou was distracted for a moment before anxiousness once again set in.

Thinking about it, several Sword Lights flashed and charged everywhere.

In the blink of an eye, in a thousandth of a second, it formed a Sword Formation.

It covered 10 miles, a sharp Sword Energy swept out and killed all of those red hummingbirds.

For some reason, he wanted to do something for her. He also hated those hummingbirds to the bone for some reason!

Since she said that they were annoying, then he would just kill them all.

When the woman saw this, she was filled with gratefulness, “Thank you. However, you shouldn’t waste your energy. Someone is feeding these red hummingbirds. Even if you killed them all, a day or two later there would be more. Not only would you not help me, you might bring trouble to yourself.”

Zong Shou frowned, so what, he was never afraid.

However, thinking about it, he decided to retract the Sword Formation.

Before finding Lu Hanyan, he didn’t want to cause more problems for himself.

However, he felt sorry for this woman as his eyes drifted about.

This giant tree was also not born naturally and must have been connected to the Death Jail Formation.

The things used to restrict the Lu Family criminals were really weird. Zong Shou had seen many and so he wasn’t surprised.

But when he looked at this woman and her white hair whose ends were stabbed into the tree trunk, he couldn’t help but call out.

“You are using this tree to cultivate?”

“Yes!”

The woman laughed, “My Essence Blood is sucked every day and if I don’t get some back to compensate myself, sooner or later I will die in this Death Jail. Moreover, I have wishes that I haven’t fulfilled and if I don’t cultivate to increase my lifespan, I won’t be able to see my husband and child.”

A weird expression flashed across her eyes. For some reason, she wanted to tell that to Zong Shou.

Maybe she was lonely for too long and the teen in front of her felt really close to her.

While he spoke, the white hair instantly turned totally black. Her white face became red once more, she was really beautiful.

The wounds that had been pecked by the hummingbirds were instantly recovered and she was brimming with life.

“Life and Death Withering Technique!”

Zong Shou was shocked and instantly knew what she was using.

The only difference was that she used a method to borrow the tree to reverse the effects of the withering, to hide her lifeforce within the giant tree and suck it back when she needed it.

She used the 3,000 strands of hair to suck Vital Energy and Essence Energy from the formation.

He found it weird. He recalled that this technique was something from the Cloud World and was a secret technique of the Daoling Sect.

How did this woman know how to use it?

“You recognize it?”

The woman exclaimed and then she nodded her head, “Yes! Someone like you is definitely really knowledgeable and it is no surprise that you have been to the Cloud World before.”

He reminded, “I don’t know why Little Brother came here but looking at your situation you want to enter the Ninth Layer. I persuade you to not force your way in. At the Eighth Layer Abyss Gate, there is a Formless God Demon captured by Yanyuan Saint Venerable. It has formed a 10,000-year slave-master contract and will guard this place. It is said that it was just a step from Saint Realm.”

Hearing the words “Formless God Demon”, Zong Shou felt that it was familiar.

Even when she said the words “Saint Realm”, Zong Shou didn’t care.

He took in a deep breath and then his eyes lit up.

His brain did have such memories but it came from the Nine-Tailed Sky Fox Bloodline.

“Nameless God Demon, that Shadow God! No! It is the Shadow Demon Race?”

“Yes! Any Shadow God Race when they reach God Realm will become formless and it will be tough to locate their movement or find traces of them.”

The woman replied doubtfully, however, she saw an insuppressible joy on his face.

Zong Shou was indeed filled with joy and he also felt relaxed.

If it was any other Peak God Realm, he was most probably dead.

But this Shadow Demon Race, he didn’t fear even a true Saint Realm.

The thousands of years of ancestors of the Sky Fox Race used their own blood to refine a God Artifact to defend against those Shadow Demons during the Cloud Desolate Era.

They were the ultimate counter, especially when they had their guards up. Speaking of which, if it was as this woman said, then he had a 90% chance of entering the Ninth Layer.

Even if he couldn’t counter it, he could keep himself alive.

He looked gratefully at the wooden vines, he couldn’t bear to leave her like this.

He hesitated and said, “With my Sword Technique, I should be able to slice apart the restrictions. Do you need me to save you?”

A few days ago, Zong Shou didn’t even bother with that Peak God Realm Expert.

However, for some reason, Zong Shou subconsciously wasn’t willing to see this woman endure more torture.

The woman was a bit surprised and then she shook her head, “Lu Family naturally have their laws for punishment. I need to be locked in the Sixth Layer for 2,000 years. However, if I went to the Eighth Layer the time would be shorted to 40 years. If I go out now, I will gain freedom but all the time I have served in jail will be wasted.”

She said, “Little Brother, you are a good person but there is no need to worry for me. No matter what, I will survive till the end of my sentence. After all, my life goal is to see my child. The restrictions here aren’t anything to me.”

Zong Shou was at a loss, asking in a distracted matter, “Can senior tell me your name?” That woman smiled, “There is no need to call me Senior. I am actually quite young, you can just call me Lu Hanyan.”