Return to Stone Village
The flush on Huo Ling'er's face hadn't completely faded. Her complexion was fair with a rosy glow, making her stand out from the crowd.
She wore a long red dress and Bright Moon Earrings. Her shy demeanor made one want to hold her in their arms and cherish her.
"Haven't you gone back yet?" Huo Ling'er asked.
"Let's enjoy the breeze." Ye Feng continued gazing at the mountains ahead.
Huo Ling'er walked over to Ye Feng and sat down about thirty centimeters away from Ye Feng. Perhaps because she was thinking about what had just happened, she didn't know how to continue talking to Ye Feng for a long time.
Huo Ling'er had no idea how long her state had lasted or how long Ye Feng had been watching her.
"And you?" Ye Feng asked.
"Let me feel the breeze." Huo Ling'er felt shy and needed the cool night breeze to take away her embarrassment and heat.
The two exchanged those words and then fell silent again.
After more than ten minutes, Huo Ling'er said, "While you were refining pills, people from other families came to our Heaven Mending Pavilion. They paid a great price to ransom the people from their families who had been captured by our Heaven Mending Pavilion."
In the Heaven Mending Pavilion Defense War, besides capturing the Primordial Remnant and Pure-Blooded Creature, many humans who had invaded the Heaven Mending Pavilion were also captured, including powerful members of the Rain Clan.
Among the invading humans, the Rain Clan sent the most people. The Rain Clan paid a heavy price to ransom their people.
Killing those people would certainly be gratifying. However, exchanging them for benefits that would benefit the Heaven Mending Pavilion, especially by weakening the related families, would undoubtedly be a wise choice.
In this Late Chaotic Ancient Era period of history, what is most important to a clan? Aside from clan members with exceptional talent and the clan's sacrificial spirit, it is only the cultivation resources needed by all living beings.
The Pavilion Master the Heaven Mending Pavilion wasn't stupid. He ordered the killing of some of the younger geniuses from those families, only allowing them to redeem their older and less talented members.
"After this one battle, no one will dare to mess with the Heaven Mending Pavilion Heaven Mending Pavilion again. Where do you plan to go next?" Huo Ling'er asked.
"Stone Village, I guess," Ye Feng replied.
"Stone Village?"
"Yes. Shi Hao, Er Meng, Pi Hou, Qing Feng, and I have been out for quite some time now. I want to take them to see Stone Village."
"I'll go with you."
"You... together...?" Ye Feng asked in surprise, "Don't you know Fire Nation?"
"My father can't control me. My master thinks very highly of you. He won't object if I stay by your side," Huo Ling'er said.
"What does Vermilion Bird think of me?"
"There's more. Master said you're a genius unparalleled in the Desolate Region. She also said you could become the supreme being of the human race. She also... she also..." Huo Ling'er stammered as she spoke, her head bowed. She couldn't utter a complete sentence.
What else did she say about me?
"She also..."
Huo Ling'er turned her head and met Ye Feng's eyes.
Their eyes met, Huo Ling'er's eyes held a dreamy look.
Huo Ling'er's master, the Vermilion Bird Venerable, also hoped that she could become Ye Feng's partner.
How could Huo Ling'er possibly say such a thing?
Their eyes met, and Ye Feng moved closer to Huo Ling'er.
Huo Ling'er's mind went blank. Her breathing became rapid. She could feel the warmth of Ye Feng's exhaled breath.
Huo Ling'er closed her eyes.
While she was waiting, instead of what was supposed to happen, someone hit her on the forehead.
"Aochi!"
Huo Ling'er cried out in pain. She asked reproachfully, "Why did you hit me?"
"If you want to take a nap, you can go to your room and sleep," Ye Feng said.
Huo Ling'er: "..."
Huo Ling'er was dumbfounded.
Huo Ling'er's face flushed, her eyes gazing into the distance. After a moment, she said, "Ye Feng, I feel that my Vermilion Bird Bloodline is different from my master's... it seems to have something else in it."
"Your feeling is correct. The pills I refined for you contain the true blood of many fire-attribute Ferocious Beast. Your Ferocious Beast bloodline is even higher than that of your master, Vermilion Bird. It can be called the Vicious Beast Supreme Bloodline."
"The Vicious Beast Supreme Bloodline."
"Right."
Ye Feng glanced at Huo Ling'er sitting next to him.
In the original storyline, she was Fire Country Princess in the Lower Realm. She first met Shi Hao in the ruins of Stone Village and developed feelings for him after several adventures. When the Foreign Land attacked, An Lan captured the Sin Province, causing Huo Ling'er and the billions of beings of the Sin Province to turn evil. Ten thousand years later, she became immortal, calling herself the Dark Fire Phoenix. Later, her dark body was rescued by Shi Hao from the Foreign Land. Two million years later Shi Hao found her true Primal Spirit. In the end, she insisted on going to the Above the Heavens with Shi Hao, remaining inseparable.
In the original timeline, Huo Ling'er's talent was slightly inferior to Shi Hao's, and she was captured by Foreign Land. Now, Ye Feng is refining Nirvana Pill for Huo Ling'er, helping her awaken a powerful Vicious Beast Supreme Bloodline, making her talent and bloodline stronger than the Vermilion Bird. With the Great Wilderness, Ye Feng firmly believes that with his help, Huo Ling'er will be able to escape many tragic fates in the future.
"Ding-dong!"
"Congratulations on refining the Nirvana Pill for Huo Ling'er, helping her awaken the Vermilion Huo Ling'er Vermilion Bird Bloodline ahead of schedule, and also awakening the Supreme Bloodline of fire-attribute magical beasts and avian magical beasts. This has greatly influenced the subsequent storyline and changed Huo Ling'er's life. One-time reward: 8888 Attribute Points."
The following day, Ye Feng, Shi Hao, Stone Skin Monkey, Shi Er Meng, Da Hong, Shi Qingfeng and his mount Chi Dragon, along with Huo Ling'er, gathered in the square of the Heaven Mending Pavilion.
They are going to Stone Village on this trip.
"I've wanted to go back to the village for a long time."
Upon hearing that he was going back to Stone Village, Stone Skin Monkey laughed happily, "I've been away for so long, I wonder how my father and mother are doing now. And Old Bei, I sensed from the Life-Death Contract that it has become very strong."
"What is Old Bei?" Huo Ling'er asked curiously.
"The contracted Ferocious Beast of the Pi Hou. It was once the sacrificial spirit of the Bei Village. After being defeated by Brother Ye Feng, it signed Life-Death Contract with the Pi Hou," Shi Hao answered Huo Ling'er's question. His gaze turned in one direction. A woman with an extraordinary figure walked gracefully towards them. Her name was Xia Youyu, the person with the highest cultivation and seniority below the elders of the Heaven Mending Pavilion.
Besides her exceptional cultivation and seniority, Xia Youyu was also remarkably beautiful. Many male disciples of the Heaven Mending Pavilion pursued her.
Shi Hao asked curiously, "Senior sister, are you here to see us off?"
"No, I'm going back to Stone Village with my master," Xia Youyu replied.
"Master? Who is that? Could it be..." Shi Hao seemed to be thinking, his eyes falling on Ye Feng beside him.
To the astonishment of Huo Ling'er, Shi Hao, Stone Skin Monkey, Shi Qingfeng, and Shi Er Meng, Xia Youyu, who was originally their senior sister, knelt down on both knees before Ye Feng. With utmost respect, she performed the formal apprenticeship ceremony for Xia Youyu Ye Feng: "Master, please accept my three bows."