The Final Resting Place of the Feathers

Yu Feiling led Qin Yi away without any physical contact.

Beside Yu Feiling, invisible cloud-like feathers enveloped Qin Yi, instantly propelling him out of the seabed and straight into the sky. Like an intercontinental missile, they precisely targeted and shot into Winged Human Island.

When he landed, he was steady and secure, as if the clouds had turned into wings, helping him to land steadily on the ground.

Fifteen hundred li will be covered in the blink of an eye.

Qin Yi landed on the island, looked up at his mother-in-law who had followed him from the sky, and thought to himself that the distance barrier in the ordinary sense was no longer a problem for them at the peak of the Qian Yuan realm...

What makes them feel distant?

Heaven Abyss apart?

The difference between the positional boundaries?

In fact, Qin Yi didn't have much feeling for Huiyang, but he had always been looking forward to Qianyuan.

If soaring through the clouds is an important transition in the path of Immortal Dao, and reaching the Radiant Sun stage is considered entering the inner sanctum, this represents a significant qualitative change for others. However, Qin Yi felt it less acutely. This was because his cultivation was too unorthodox; during the soaring through the clouds stage, he frequently used abilities that others only possessed at the Radiant Sun stage. But after reaching the Radiant Sun stage, it was difficult for him to make such a dramatic leap by using the power of Qian Yuan; the changes were more noticeable in small, everyday changes.

Therefore, from his perspective, Tengyun and Huiyang do not seem to have undergone significant qualitative changes.

Therefore, he felt extremely envious of Qian Yuan.

It's like someone who's already frequently handled managerial duties when they were a deputy department manager; when they actually become the manager, the change isn't as noticeable. At that point, only the general manager can elicit a response from them...

And the general manager in front of me is from one of the world's top 100 companies, which is incredibly impressive.

Lost in thought about how awesome Qian Yuan was, a fragrant breeze wafted from behind, followed by Yu Shang's familiar body embracing him tightly on the back. "Husband!"

She squeezed hard, her powerful Martial Cultivation skills causing Qin Yi some pain, yet Qin Yi felt an unusual tenderness in his heart. Although his past relationship with this girl was bizarre, she had genuinely been good to him to this day.

Without any hesitation, he turned around, hugged Yu Shang, and kissed her forcefully.

Many winged human heads peeked out from the left and right, their eyes blinking.

I've never seen this before, what are they doing?

We all give birth by drinking water, but it turns out that marrying a husband means drinking... uh... how disgusting.

The winged beings withdrew their heads again. But for some reason, they felt an itch to look again and poked their heads out once more.

"Go away!" Yu Feiling landed and chased all the tribespeople back to their treehouses.

She leaned against a large tree, arms crossed, watching her daughter kiss happily, and smiled slightly.

If she had been somewhat unhappy before about her daughter, whom she had raised for five hundred years, marrying out, those feelings had completely vanished by now. Having heard Qin Yi's words to the Sea Demon King underwater, she now saw Qin Yi as a mother-in-law looking at her son-in-law with utter satisfaction.

In fact, besides pride, there is another reason why the Winged Human Race are unwilling to marry outside the tribe.

The Feathered People are too single-minded. Once they've chosen someone, it's for life, and they regard that person as their heaven. Taking a son-in-law as a wife can be seen as a form of alliance and inheritance; the son-in-law has no status at home, so it won't affect the Feathered People's resolve. But marrying out is a different story. In other words, the Feathered People have a black-and-white mentality: either I kneel before you, or you kneel before me.

Yu Feiling was once very worried that her daughter had entrusted herself to the wrong person, and that after suffering, she would have to kneel for the rest of her life, which would be a tragedy.

The test she set for Qin Yi was not only because the Jianmu tree was not to be touched lightly, but also a subtle way for her to set another test for her son-in-law.

Regardless of whether he obtained the Phoenix Feather or not, Qin Yi had already given the Sea Demon King an absolutely perfect answer.

Even if he doesn't get the Phoenix Feather, it's not a big problem. Yu Feiling will still send him to the Sacred Tree.

In truth, Yu Feiling didn't have high expectations, because she subconsciously felt that if Qin Yi really obtained the Phoenix Feather, the sea monster shouldn't be so easy to talk to. The statement "the outcome is still uncertain" practically implied that the ownership of the Phoenix Feather was undecided...

Perhaps he made a mistake... After all, the phoenix intent within him was too weak, and the phoenix feathers might not recognize him.

Just as she was thinking this, she saw Qin Yi hugging and kissing Yu Shang for a long time before smiling and letting go of her. He then took out the phoenix feather and said, "I have fulfilled my mission."

Yu Feiling suddenly stood up straight, and Yu Shang was also stunned for a moment. Many winged people ran out of the wooden house, and countless birds circled in the sky, instantly covering the sky and the island.

"It really is Phoenix Feather! He... he actually got it!"

Yu Feiling knelt on one knee, and then all the Yu people knelt down, saying in unison, "Welcome the Holy Body."

Qin Yi was incredibly embarrassed holding the feather. The feeling of his mother-in-law and wife kneeling beside him was just... well, besides, it's just a feather, how can it be called Holy Body?

Do you have some misunderstanding about the body?

I've never seen humans consider a single hair of a god as part of their divine body.

Fortunately, this feather should belong to the phoenix, not the pheasant, otherwise it would be even more incongruous.

However, this tribal consciousness of worshipping gods is understandable. Just imagine religious fanaticism. Although they don't have doctrines or anything like that, they did indeed serve the gods in the past and have witnessed unspeakable terrifying supernatural Divine Ability, hence their piety.

Especially a creature like the phoenix, you're saying it's dead?

That's not necessarily true.

Even a single feather retains its energy for tens of thousands of years, let alone the phoenix itself.

One could even say that this feather is the first step in their god's return. Even Qin Yi, seeing this fervor, wondered if the phoenix was about to be revived... The feelings of the feathered people are completely understandable.

The winged people quickly surrounded Qin Yi and offered the phoenix feathers on the central altar of the temple.

Feng Yu seemed quite comfortable here; the light was softer than in the River Styx, giving her a feeling of coming home.

Indeed, even if such divine beings lack consciousness, they possess their own spirituality, and their affinity with others is quite obvious.

Yu Shang whispered to Yu Feiling, "I never imagined that my Husband could actually hold a phoenix feather so perfectly... My Husband is truly the Phoenix Envoy in our ancient proverb."

Yu Feiling stared at Feng Yu with fervor and nodded in agreement.

It's already good enough that Feng Yu doesn't reject Qin Yi, but judging from this, it's not just that it doesn't reject him, but it also actively radiates light and heat in his hand, which means that he can use Feng Yu, and not just hold it.

Even winged people might not be able to use phoenix feathers, but Qin Yi can.

What does this mean?

If he is not God's messenger, then who is?

Qin Yi was completely bewildered. Judging from their words, the misunderstanding seemed to be deepening. My... my Feng Yi, is... well, not an envoy...

Speaking of which, the one you wanted to be right before might actually be your master. Although he doesn't seem to be the most suitable one, he's at least one of the Fifth Great King, right?

"Um..." Qin Yi tapped Yu Shang's arm, gesturing for her to come closer, "What's the concept of the Phoenix Envoy? Is there any prophecy associated with it?"

Yu Shang looked around and whispered, "It's not a prophecy. Anyway, since the Phoenix's messenger has appeared, it means that the Phoenix will appear. This is inevitable, so it can't be considered a vague prophecy."

"Hey, that's not necessarily true, don't get scammed." Qin Yi was speechless. "Do you really think I'm some kind of divine messenger? If I just spout nonsense, I could drag your entire clan down with me."

Yu Shang looked at him for a while, and seeing that he was not joking, she said seriously, "Husband, Will of Heaven comes upon you, you may not know it yourself... Perhaps you think it's just a misunderstanding, just an accident... But in the end, looking back, it was all a preordained destiny, just like my Chu Rong."

Qin Yi shook his head. "You'd better not think like that. That's not the mindset of a rational leader."

Yu Feiling nearby, suddenly smiled and said, "Qin Yi has a point. Anyway, if he doesn't acknowledge it, Chang'er, you don't need to force him. He's your Husband, isn't that enough?"

Yu Shang hugged Qin Yi's arm and laughed, "That's right. The phoenix feather has found its rightful place, and the Swan Feather has found its home."

Yu Feiling suddenly transmitted her voice throughout the island. "Qin Yi is the Phoenix Envoy. All of us Yu people regard him as if he were the king himself."

Qin Yi was taken aback. "Mother-in-law, you..."

Yu Feiling smiled slightly, "It's one thing if you don't acknowledge it yourself, but I must grant you an identity. Even the sea demons allow your entire clan to command them, so how can I, a Yu human, be inferior to them?"

[End of Volume 7]

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