Heaven-Dominating Martial Emperor

At these words, everyone shot him a strange look.

"I never thought the demonic beast you subdued would be such a flirt!"

Luo Rou rolled her eyes and couldn't help but comment.

Ye Chen was also a bit dumbfounded.

He never imagined the Crimson Nether Flame Prison Carving would suddenly say something like that.

'Even a Great Demon like this hits on beautiful women?'

But the young woman ahead didn't seem fazed by the Crimson Nether Flame Prison Carving's words at all.

A faint smile still graced her lips. She simply turned to glance at the Crimson Nether Flame Prison Carving, blinked her large, luminous eyes, and said with a captivating smile, "That depends on whether I'm free tonight."

One look at the Crimson Nether Flame Prison Carving and you could see its very soul had been captivated; it was practically drooling from its beak.

Ye Chen couldn't help but facepalm, utterly speechless.

'How did I end up with a mount like this?'

"Miss, is your true form a Cyan Nether Bird?"

Just then, Mo Tianyun's voice rang out as he looked at the young woman and asked.

The young woman's delicate frame visibly stiffened. She gave Mo Tianyun a surprised look. "You have a sharp eye, sir!"

"A Cyan Nether Bird?"

Upon hearing this, everyone finally understood.

So, the young woman before them was also a demonic beast in human form!

No wonder the Crimson Nether Flame Prison Carving was so interested in her!

"This Cloud Mist Tower Ship is truly no ordinary place. Even a shapeshifted Great Demon can only work as a handmaiden here."

Ye Chen stroked his chin, a thoughtful light glinting in his eyes.

'I just wonder who the owner of this Cloud Mist Tower Ship is.'

In the end, the group settled on the twenty-first floor.

The building hadn't seemed this large from the outside, but its interior had been expanded by a Spatial Array, making it far more spacious than it appeared to the naked eye!

Even Song Yubing was astonished.

Although she had traveled on a Cloud Mist Tower Ship before, she had never stayed in such a high-class residence.

And yet Mo Tianyun, merely a deacon of the Great Hong Demon Exorcism Institute, was able to secure lodging for them here based on his status alone.

In other words, in the eyes of the Cloud Mist Tower Ship's staff, the Great Hong Demon Exorcism Institute held a much higher status than the Cyan Rainbow Hall.

This made Ye Chen start to take this official organization more seriously.

He was also surprised to learn from Mo Tianyun that the headquarters of the Great Hong Demon Exorcism Institute was located in, of all places, the Central Province!

The Central Province!

This was the most prosperous and flourishing place in the entire Great Hong Dynasty!

This was because the royal capital of the Great Hong Dynasty itself was located within this province!

The Central Province was situated at the very heart of the Great Hong Dynasty, encircled by the dynasty's eastern, western, southern, and northern territories.

Lei Province, where Ye Chen and his companions were from, was in the dynasty's eastern region, to the east of the Central Province.

To Cultivators like Ye Chen who lived in Lei Province, the Central Province was a veritable Sacred Land that everyone dreamed of visiting!

It was a place where experts gathered like clouds and prodigies emerged one after another. The Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi was incredibly dense, and all the mightiest figures of the Great Hong Dynasty resided there!

To pursue a higher path and ascend to greater realms, the Central Province was without a doubt the most suitable place to cultivate.

As an official organization, the Great Hong Demon Exorcism Institute was naturally situated in a prosperous place like the Central Province.

This made Ye Chen sigh inwardly.

'No wonder Luo Rou and Jiang Yuzhe broke through to the Divinity Transformation Realm at such a young age,' he thought. 'And they aren't even considered the most talented Cultivators in the Demon Exorcism Institute.'

'One can only imagine how fierce the competition is in the Central Province!'

Right now, whether in Lei Province or the entire eastern region of the dynasty, Ye Chen was undoubtedly a top-tier genius.

'If I want to travel to a wider world and further advance my cultivation in the future, I'll definitely have to make a trip to the Central Province.'

'Besides, a place like the Central Province is probably the only place I'll be able to find news of Fairy Luoxia and Qin Ruotong.'

As it stood, Ye Chen didn't have a single clue.

Ever since Fairy Luoxia took Qin Ruotong away, she had vanished as if into thin air, leaving no trace behind.

The only rumor was that she had appeared at the Dragon Prison Cave.

...

About half a day after Ye Chen's group boarded the Cloud Mist Tower Ship, it finally set off.

According to its itinerary, the ship was only scheduled to stop here for two days. Now that the time was up, it wouldn't wait any longer, regardless of whether anyone else still wished to board.

A great RUMBLE echoed as the tower ship began to ascend, the sound slowly fading as it climbed into the sky.

"A room in a place like this costs at least ten thousand low-grade Spirit Stones for a single night!"

"And now, I get to stay here for free!"

Ye Chen sat cross-legged on the bed in his spacious guest room.

He felt the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi permeating the air around him, his eyes glinting faintly.

The Array in the room wasn't particularly high-grade, but combined with all the other amenities, it was far more luxurious than anything in the outside world.

Furthermore, several beautiful and charming handmaidens were on standby outside every floor, ready to obey any command from a guest—save for sharing their bed.

"Master, why don't we... go out for a stroll? It's pretty boring cultivating in here all day, don't you think?"

The Crimson Nether Flame Prison Carving circled the guest room for a while before finally landing back on Ye Chen's shoulder. It spoke in a somewhat timid tone.

After spending the better part of a day together, it had finally come to fully acknowledge and accept Ye Chen. As such, it no longer rejected its status as a mount and had obediently begun addressing Ye Chen as Master.

Seeing this Great Demon acting so docile and obedient, Ye Chen knew exactly what it was up to. 'It's deliberately putting on a show, trying to get the shapeshifting technique from me as soon as possible.'

But the more it acted this way, the less inclined Ye Chen was to rush things.

The shapeshifting technique wasn't a big deal to Ye Chen, but he needed to observe the creature for a while longer before handing it over.

"What is it?"

"Are you thinking about that Cyan Nether Bird again?"

Ye Chen chuckled and commented casually.

At his words, the Crimson Nether Flame Prison Carving actually grew uncharacteristically bashful. It hesitated for a moment before saying, "How about you get another mount, Master?"

Ye Chen gave it an odd look. "You mean the Cyan Nether Bird?"

"Yes, yes! That's the one!"

The Crimson Nether Flame Prison Carving chuckled, all traces of its initial arrogance gone.

"But I already have a mount," Ye Chen said flatly.

"Always riding the same demonic beast is so boring!"

"After riding one for a while, wouldn't it be nice to switch things up for a change of pace? You must want to give it a try too, right, Master?" the Crimson Nether Flame Prison Carving said hurriedly.

"It's not me who wants to 'ride' her, it's you!" Ye Chen retorted irritably.

Those words actually made the Crimson Nether Flame Prison Carving blush. It lowered its head and fell silent, its brilliant, flame-like wings flapping gently.

"Alright, fine. It's not every day we get to travel on a Cloud Mist Tower Ship, so let's go out for a walk."

Ye Chen slowly rose to his feet.