"He looks so pitiful. Can't you let him go?"
Di Jun's eyes flickered slightly. The worst-case scenario he had anticipated had come to pass. A stiff smile appeared at the corners of his mouth. "Child, look at this Northern Dark Sea."
"Kunpeng turned this place pitch-black. Uncle only wants to take him away and restore this place to its original appearance."
Shen Hongfei's mouth twitched as he stared at Di Jun in surprise. He had never expected the future ruler of Heaven to have a humorous side!
"Uncle, will it be fine as long as Uncle Kunpeng leaves this place?"
Di Jun: "..."
A glint flashed through Shen Hongfei's eyes. He mischievously licked his lips, and his innocent, adorable voice continued, "Then I'll take Uncle Kunpeng away. Don't hurt him, okay?"
This is bad. What should I do now?!
Di Jun was in a difficult position. It had taken him great effort to capture Kunpeng. If he simply handed him over, what would the demon clan brothers behind him think? But Nuwa's child had already spoken. If he refused, wouldn't the child come to dislike him?
"Doesn't Uncle want to?"
Hearing the hint of dejection in Shen Hongfei's voice, Di Jun immediately made his decision. "Uncle is willing. Since you've asked..."
"Then Uncle will give him to you!"
"Your Majesty!"
The Ten Demon Sages spoke up in unison. Taiyi flashed to Di Jun's side. "Elder Brother, isn't this inappropriate?"
"For Kunpeng, almost all the higher-ups of our demon clan came out. Bai Ze and the others have all suffered injuries to some extent."
"And now you're going to release him just because of a few casual words from this child? How are our brothers supposed to accept that?"
Di Jun waved his hand. "No need to say more!"
"I've already made my decision!"
"Hmph!"
Taiyi glared fiercely at Nuwa's belly, then turned and came to stand beside the Ten Demon Sages. "Let's go!"
"This..."
The Ten Demon Sages looked at one another and sighed. They followed Taiyi, transforming into streaks of rainbow light as they flew toward the Solar Star.
Nuwa was somewhat at a loss when she saw this. She gave Di Jun an apologetic look. "Sorry for the trouble, fellow Daoist."
Di Jun forced a smile. "It's fine. The child has a kind heart. That's a good thing."
"It's just that Kunpeng's thoughts are difficult to predict. Fellow Daoist, you must be careful and avoid being harmed by him."
"Thank you for your concern, fellow Daoist. I understand."
Di Jun nodded, then glanced at Nuwa's belly. "Child, Uncle will be leaving first. You're welcome to visit the Solar Star in the future."
"Okay, thank you, Uncle."
After receiving that reply, Di Jun felt satisfied. At least he had not gained nothing. If this child joined the demon clan in the future, he could make up for all these losses.
With that thought, golden flames appeared around Di Jun. He transformed into a streak of golden light and vanished from the Northern Dark Sea.
"Ah, you child..."
Seeing Di Jun's departing figure, Nuwa felt somewhat guilty as well. But things had already reached this point, and there was no use saying more. Instead, worry for her elder brother rose in her heart.
She had come here because of her elder 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 what she was thinking and hurriedly comforted her.
"Mm. Let's go take a look at Kunpeng."
As she spoke, Nuwa lowered the clouds and arrived beside Kunpeng. The Three Xiao stood behind her, curiously watching him. It was the first time any of them had seen such a huge bird.
"Thank you, fellow Daoist Nuwa, and this young friend."
Kunpeng spoke weakly. He glanced at Nuwa's belly again, goodwill showing in his eyes.
"Fellow Daoist, please come up and sit for a while. What Kunpeng said earlier still stands."
Nuwa panicked upon hearing this and hurriedly waved her hands. "There's no need, fellow Daoist. I came here because of fate as well. You were meant to survive this calamity."
Shen Hongfei could not help but rub his forehead and sigh. My goodness, this is Kunpeng! And she's actually giving him up just like that!
Kunpeng was also somewhat surprised. His cold gaze softened, and he hurriedly said, "Fellow Daoist Nuwa, please wait. Kunpeng has already made up his mind. Please don't refuse."
"Could it be that you look down on me? Once this child is born, I can also be of use to him."
Nuwa fell silent. Thinking that it was the baby who had spoken up and saved Kunpeng, she decided to listen to his opinion.
"Hongfei, what do you think?"
"Mother, just take him in. If we leave him here and Uncle Di Jun finds out, he'll come back to take him away."
"If we aren't here then, won't Uncle Kunpeng suffer?"
Hearing this, Kunpeng hurriedly nodded. He had been thinking the same thing. Following Nuwa would at least keep him safe for now.
When Shen Hongfei saw Nuwa disperse the clouds and sit on Kunpeng's back with the Three Xiao, he nodded in satisfaction.
Although the Three Xiao had been by his mother's side before, they had only transformed recently. They were merely three innocent young women, and their cultivation was rather low—only at the Golden Immortal Peak. If they encountered any danger, Nuwa would still have to act personally.
His mother was also rather naïve and ignorant, unable to see through the schemes of the primordial world. He had to stay on guard at all times.
But things were different now that they had Kunpeng. He possessed the cultivation of a Grand Luo Golden Immortal, and he had managed to survive the Witch-Demon War, so he was clearly no simple character. If Shen Hongfei could win his loyalty, he would have much less to worry about.
With this thought, Shen Hongfei pondered how to make Kunpeng submit to him. Although he could refine a Monster-Recruiting Banner, that was merely an insurance policy. It could not make Kunpeng truly loyal.
Just as Di Jun used the Monster-Recruiting Banner to control Kunpeng in later generations, Kunpeng still betrayed him at the final moment and even seized the River Diagram and Luo Shu.
Clearly, making Kunpeng submit would not be simple!
Shen Hongfei shook his head. He could not think of a solution for now, so he decided to deal with it later. His immediate priority was to check in.
Earlier, he had been too focused on watching Di Jun and the others fight. He had only just remembered.
"Check in!"
Ding-dong! Check-in at the Northern Dark Sea successful. Congratulations, host, you have obtained the Acquired Supreme Treasure, Demon Master Palace.
In the next moment, an exquisite palace appeared in his hand. Shen Hongfei frowned. Why did I get this thing?
It was not that he thought it was bad. On the contrary, it was a fairly powerful defensive Acquired Supreme Treasure. It had been built after Kunpeng joined the demon clan. It was just that Shen Hongfei had no use for it.
Shen Hongfei glanced at Kunpeng outside and thought, I suppose this thing can serve as a nest for him. But I'll have to discuss that after we return.
Ding-dong! Check-in from the womb successful. Congratulations, host, you have obtained ten bottles of Nine-Aperture Blood-Resolving Immortal Pills.
In the next moment, ten exquisite jade bottles appeared in his hand. Shen Hongfei opened one to take a look and found a hundred black pills in each bottle, each the size of a glass bead. A faint fragrance wafted out.
Looks like common merchandise. Otherwise, how could there be so many in one bottle?
Shen Hongfei felt a little disappointed. He had only received this much from checking in at the Northern Dark Sea, but it was within his expectations. Kunpeng was poor to begin with. Before joining the demon clan, the only thing he possessed that was still usable was the palace that had just been flattened by the Eastern Emperor Bell.
"Fellow Daoist Nuwa, where are you planning to go? I can carry you there."
At that moment, Kunpeng's voice rang out. Only then did Shen Hongfei remember that everyone had been standing foolishly in this pitch-black Northern Dark Sea. He hurriedly said, "Mother, there's nothing fun in this dark Northern Dark Sea. Let Uncle Kunpeng take us somewhere else to play."
Nuwa looked around. She did not like this place either, so she immediately said, "Fellow Daoist Kunpeng, let's leave the Northern Dark Sea first."
"Mm, hold on tight!"
Kunpeng gave a low grunt. His enormous wings that blotted out the sky suddenly shook, whipping up endless astral winds. With a whoosh, Shen Hongfei felt his vision blur, and he appeared among the clouds ten thousand miles away.
Wow, what incredible speed! Kunpeng truly deserves his reputation as one of the fastest beings in the primordial world. Even with only the early Minor Completion stage of the mid-Grand Luo realm, he's already much faster than Mother!
Watching the clouds flash past and the slightly distorted space, Shen Hongfei clicked his tongue in amazement. With such speed, Kunpeng would have been difficult to subdue if Di Jun had not prepared in advance and caught him off guard, let alone made him Nuwa's mount. Shen Hongfei had truly gotten a bargain.
But that might not necessarily be true. Di Jun and Taiyi belonged to the Golden Crow clan and possessed the supreme speed divine ability, the Golden Crow Transformation Rainbow Technique. Their speed was peerless in the primordial world and should not be inferior to Kunpeng's.
Huh? Hadn't Di Jun given him a jade slip earlier? It contained the Golden Crow Transformation Technique!
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