"He looks so pitiful, can we let him go?"
Di Jun's eyes flickered slightly. The worst-case scenario had occurred. A stiff smile appeared on his lips. "Child, look at this Northern Darkness Sea."
"Kunpeng made this place dark and dreary. Uncle just wants to take him away and restore this place to its former glory."
Shen Hongfei's mouth twitched. He looked at Di Jun in amazement, never expecting the future Lord of the Heavenly Court to have such a humorous side!
"Uncle, does it mean that if Kunpeng leaves, it'll be fine?"
Di Jun: "..."
A glint flashed in Shen Hongfei's eyes. He playfully licked his lips, and his innocent, adorable voice continued, "Then I'll take Kunpeng away. Can you please not hurt him?"
Damn it, what should I do now!
Di Jun was in a difficult position. He had finally captured Kunpeng. If he handed him over so easily, what would the demon race brethren behind him think? But Nuwa's child had already spoken. If he refused, wouldn't this child hate him?
"Uncle doesn't want to?"
Hearing Shen Hongfei's somewhat dejected voice, Di Jun made up his mind instantly. "Uncle is willing. Since you've asked."
"Then Uncle will give him to you!"
"Your Majesty!"
The Ten Great Demon Sages cried out in unison. Taiyi flashed to Di Jun's side. "Eldest Brother, this is not appropriate, is it?"
"For Kunpeng, almost all of our top demon race figures were dispatched. Bai Ze and the others have sustained some injuries."
"Now, just because of this child's few casual words, we're letting him go? How can this satisfy our brothers!"
Di Jun waved his hand. "No need to say more!"
"Your brother has already decided!"
"Hmph!"
Taiyi shot a fierce glance at Nuwa's belly and turned to join the Ten Great Demon Sages. "Let's go!"
"This..."
The Ten Great Demon Sages exchanged glances, sighed, and followed Taiyi, transforming into streaks of light and flying towards the Solar Star.
Nuwa looked a little flustered. She offered Di Jun an apologetic look. "I've made things difficult for you, fellow Daoist."
Di Jun forced a smile on his face. "It's nothing. This child is kind-hearted, which is a good thing."
"However, Kunpeng's mind is unpredictable. Fellow Daoist, you must be careful not to be harmed by him."
"Thank you for your concern, fellow Daoist. I understand."
Di Jun nodded and glanced at Nuwa's belly. "Child, Uncle will take his leave now. You are welcome to visit the Solar Star in the future."
"Okay, thank you, Uncle."
Receiving the reply, Di Jun felt satisfied. At least it wasn't a complete loss. If this child joined the demon race in the future, this loss would be fully recouped.
With that thought, golden flames appeared on Di Jun's body, transforming into a golden light, and he disappeared from the Northern Darkness.
"Sigh, you child..."
Nuwa watched Di Jun's departing figure, feeling a bit guilty. However, it was too late to say anything more. Her heart filled with worry for her brother.
She had come here because of her brother. Would Di Jun make things difficult for him?
"Mother, don't worry, Uncle will be fine!"
Seeing Nuwa's expression, Shen Hongfei immediately guessed her thoughts and quickly comforted her.
"Yes, let's go see Kunpeng."
Saying this, Nuwa landed her cloud and approached Kunpeng. Sanxiao watched him curiously from behind, all of them seeing such a large bird for the first time.
"Thank you, fellow Daoist Nuwa, and this little friend."
Kunpeng said weakly, then glanced at Nuwa's belly, his eyes filled with goodwill.
"Fellow Daoist, please come up and sit. What Kunpeng said earlier still stands."
Nuwa felt a little flustered and quickly waved her hands. "Fellow Daoist, there's no need. I came here by fate, and it was meant for you to escape this calamity."
Shen Hongfei couldn't help but hold his forehead and sigh. Oh my heavens, this is Kunpeng, and she's giving up just like that!
Kunpeng was also a little surprised. His icy gaze softened, and he quickly spoke, "Fellow Daoist Nuwa, please wait. Kunpeng has made up his mind, please do not refuse."
"You won't despise this seat, will you? When this child is born, I, Kunpeng, can serve him."
Nuwa fell silent upon hearing this. She thought about how the baby had spoken to save Kunpeng, and decided to follow his opinion.
"Hongfei, what do you think?"
"Mother, let's take him. If Uncle Di Jun finds out later, he'll come and take him away."
"If we're not here then, wouldn't Uncle Kunpeng be in danger?"
Hearing this, Kunpeng quickly nodded. He had the same thought; staying with Nuwa would be safe for now.
Seeing Nuwa dissipate the auspicious clouds and sit on Kunpeng's back with Sanxiao, Shen Hongfei finally nodded with satisfaction.
Although Nuwa had Sanxiao by her side before, they were only three young girls who had recently taken form. They were also quite naive and had low cultivation, only at the peak of Golden Immortal. If any danger arose, Nuwa herself would have to handle it.
His mother was also rather simple and ignorant, unable to see through the schemes of the Primordial Era. He would have to guard against them at all times.
It was different now with Kunpeng. With his Grand Luo Golden Immortal cultivation, and being a survivor of the Lich War, he surely wasn't an ordinary being. If he could be won over, it would save Shen Hongfei a lot of trouble.
Thinking this, Shen Hongfei pondered how to win Kunpeng's loyalty. While he could refine the Monster-Recruiting Banner, that was just a failsafe and wouldn't truly win Kunpeng's heart.
Just like how Dijun later controlled Kunpeng with the Monster-Recruiting Banner, but at the critical moment, Kunpeng betrayed him and even snatched the River Diagram and Luo Book.
This showed that winning Kunpeng's loyalty wasn't that simple!
Shaking his head, Shen Hongfei couldn't think of a solution for the moment and decided to deal with it later. The urgent matter was to sign in.
He had been too busy watching Dijun and the others fight earlier, and only now remembered.
"Sign in!"
[Ding dong, successful sign-in at the Northern Darkness. Congratulations to the host for obtaining the Post-celestial Supreme Treasure, the Demon Master Palace.]
The next second, a magnificent palace appeared in his hand. Shen Hongfei frowned. Why this thing?
It wasn't that he disliked it. On the contrary, it was a decent defensive Post-celestial Supreme Treasure, built by Kunpeng after joining the Demon Clan. It was just that he couldn't use this thing himself.
Shen Hongfei glanced at Kunpeng outside and thought, this thing could serve as a dwelling for him. However, that was something to discuss later.
[Ding dong, successful sign-in in the womb. Congratulations to the host for obtaining ten bottles of the Nine-Aperture Blood-Resolving Immortal Pill.]
The next second, ten exquisite jade bottles appeared in his hand. Shen Hongfei opened them to take a look and found that each bottle contained a hundred black pills, each the size of a glass bead. A faint, fresh scent wafted out.
"Seems like common stuff," he muttered. "Otherwise, why so many in one bottle!"
Shen Hongfei was a bit disappointed. He only got such meager items from signing in at the Northern Darkness, but it was within his expectations. Kunpeng was a pauper before joining the Demon Clan; the only usable thing he had was that palace that was flattened by the Eastern Emperor Bell.
"Fellow Daoist Nuwa, where are you planning to go? This humble Taoist will carry you."
Just then, Kunpeng's voice rang out. Hearing this, Shen Hongfei remembered that they had all been standing foolishly in this dark Northern Darkness Sea. He quickly said, "Mother, this Northern Darkness Sea is dark and not fun. Let Uncle Kunpeng take us somewhere else to play."
Nuwa looked around and also disliked the place. She immediately said, "Fellow Daoist Kunpeng, let's leave the Northern Darkness first."
"Alright, all set!"
Kunpeng grunted dully. His sky-obscuring wings flapped violently, stirring up endless gale winds. With a whoosh, Shen Hongfei's vision blurred, and he found himself amidst clouds thousands of miles away.
Wow, such speed! Kunpeng truly lived up to his reputation as one of the fastest beings in the Primordial Era. Even at just the early stage of Grand Unity, his speed was more than a notch faster than his mother's!
Watching the rapidly passing clouds and the slightly distorted space, Shen Hongfei couldn't help but click his tongue. With such speed, if Dijun hadn't been prepared and caught Kunpeng off guard, it would have been difficult to subdue him, let alone make him his mother's mount. He had really gotten a bargain.
However, it wasn't necessarily so. Dijun and Taiyi, being Golden Crows, possessed the top-tier speed divine ability, the Golden Crow Rainbow Transformation Technique. Their speed was arguably the best in the Primordial Era, likely not inferior to Kunpeng's.
Hmm, Dijun had given him a jade slip earlier, which recorded the Golden Crow Transformation Technique!
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