"Mother, do we really have to go there?"
Fei Jun gazed at the majestic Cloud Capital. Everything here looked wonderful: endless plains and fertile fields, farmers working everywhere, and pedestrians on the road all looked healthier and more radiant than the people in the capital. But for some reason, every time he went there, he felt a strong resistance in his heart!
"That's the only place we can go." Inside the carriage, Xiao Mingyue glanced outside, her beautiful phoenix eyes filled with coldness, only softening when she looked at Fei Jun.
Fei Jun's technique changes every three years, requiring a rebirth, and each rebirth is fraught with life-or-death crisis. He only learned this from ancient records. Those who inherit the Vermilion Bird's legacy face calamities during each rebirth; a moment's carelessness can lead to annihilation. And Fei Jun happens to possess pure Golden Crow Flame within his body.
I don't know if my silly boy is too lucky or too unlucky. In the past years, only one in a hundred people in the Xiao Household could inherit the domineering Golden Crow Bloodline, and in the Fei Family, not a single person in thousands of years could inherit the Vermilion Bird Vermilion Bird Technique. The Four Saints Spell are not based on bloodline. The Fei Family just had the fate of having ancestors who were Vermilion Bird Sorcerer.
But unexpectedly, this kid managed to take it all!
This talent and luck are something even I envy, but the hardships that come with such talent are immense.
During his first Nirvana, he was almost burned to ashes; it wasn't for that old fellow from Cloud Capital intervening.
"Mother, there's definitely something wrong with what they left inside me."
"I know," Xiao Mingyue nodded. "Don't be afraid. If they plot against you, we can plot against them too, child. Remember, this world is like this: the strong prey on the weak. If you don't eat others, others will eat you. Your mother will help you. They're using bait to lure you in, trying to hook you. I also want to know what kind of people they are."
"Mother, aren't you afraid?"
"Don't be afraid," Xiao Mingyue laughed. "If you want to eat meat, don't be afraid to lose. In this world, even if you bury your head in grass, you can't escape others coming to you. You can't escape. If you want to live, and live well, you can't be afraid. No matter how terrible something is, you have to have the heart to eat it!"
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"You're not going to use your mother's sword like that."
Azure Dragon Hall, the center of the collapsed space was still in chaos, but the eye of the storm had already calmed down.
Neither of the two who caused this continued to unleash their energy, but this result left many people dumbfounded.
No one expected Chen Ying to resort to martial arts at the last moment, and even more unexpectedly, this sword actually pierced straight through the opponent's chest!
"I know." Chen Ying looked at the other person. "Her Highness the Eldest Princess is exceptionally talented. Even Princess Ao Zhen praised her self-created swordsmanship, marveling at the unparalleled skill of martial artists in the world. With my abilities, even if I practiced for another twenty years, I'm afraid I still wouldn't be able to truly master the Eldest Princess's swordsmanship."
"Is that so?" Fei Family coughed with a laugh upon hearing this, a large wad of blood spilling from the corner of his mouth. "Mother's swordsmanship is truly difficult to learn. I was rigorously supervised back then, but I still couldn't master it. It seems it's not that I'm too stupid, but that Mother's swordsmanship is just too difficult."
Chen Ying: "."
I've let my mother down!
"Your Highness has not disappointed the Princess!" Chen Ying said earnestly, "The entity that wanted to control you was an immense being. To have persisted to this point, you are the most powerful person I have ever seen besides the Lord."
"I never noticed before, but you're quite the flatterer, cough cough." Fei Jun coughed again, the intense pain contorting his face. It felt like something was roaring inside his body, but it just couldn't break free.
"When did you realize it was me?" Fei Jun continued to ask.
"If it really is that so-called Ancient Demon, it wouldn't be so hesitant and keep giving me chances." Chen Ying said seriously, "It shouldn't have given me any chance to react from the very first attack. Your actions seemed playful, but in reality, you were holding back significantly."
"Hahaha," Fei Jun burst into laughter, "Mother is right, you are a bright and intelligent girl. Back then, Mother shouldn't have thought so much; she should have just let me marry you directly."
"I am honored to be valued by the Princess and Fei Jun."
Fei Jun took a deep breath. "Let's do it!"
"You're insane!"
Seemingly growing impatient, that terrifying voice emerged from Fei Jun's mouth. "You and I Symbiosis, both possessing the Vermilion Bird's inheritance, making us the noblest beings in this world. Even those sealed ancient beings are not a fraction of you. Are you going to give up this opportunity?"
"But that's not me," Fei Jun said in a low voice. "Even if I'm noble, if I'm at your mercy, I'm just a slightly higher-ranking prisoner. What's the point?"
"I promise you, we'll each control half, and I'll never suppress you, how about it?"
"Nothing much," Fei Jun shook his head. "My body is mine. No matter how noble my qualifications are, they are not as important as myself!"
"Don't you want your mother to come back to life?"
I'll figure something out.
"If you die, then there will be nothing left!"
" Chen Qing made a promise to my mother. Since my mother trusts Chen Qing, then I will trust him too!"
"You lowly piece of trash."
boom!
Without hesitation, Chen Ying's eyes flashed with lightning, and her longsword pierced straight into her heart. The blade even carried the sound of thunder!
That power, within Fei Jun 'Fei Jun body, could completely destroy his internal organs in an instant.
"She wants to kill you, she will kill you!"
The voice roared unwillingly, but Fei Jun remained unmoved, closing his eyes and waiting.
Chen Ying's eyes were sharp, and without the slightest hesitation, she turned her sword, and terrifying lightning followed the sword's momentum. Surprisingly, it did not shred the opponent's internal organs, but instead aimed precisely in a certain direction!
Azure Dragon Hall, the old Celestial Master, who had sensed everything, underwent a dramatic change in expression for the first time, his mood shifting between light and dark. He couldn't help but take a step towards the hall's interior.
But just as he was about to make a move, a hand firmly pressed him down!
The old celestial master looked up and saw that the person holding him down was none other than Ziyue.
What does the High Priest want to do?
"The prince must not be harmed!" The old celestial master looked at Ziyue with a gloomy expression.
The royal family of the Ancient Demon is extremely precious. Over hundreds of millions of years, only five members have survived to this day, and of those, only Ziyue and Zhang Xiaoyun have awakened!
Ziyue is unreliable now, but Zhang Xiaoyun is the only member of the royal family who is certain to be conscious. We absolutely cannot let her perish here.
"High Priest, what are you thinking?" Ziyue looked at him with a chilling gaze. "You're not thinking of sabotaging the Four Saints Trial to save that good-for-nothing, are you?"
"Useless." The old master was stunned. Ziyue's words were so similar to Zhang Xiaoyun's!
"The outcome is not yet decided, do not make a move!" Ziyue commanded directly.
"The prince will die!" For the first time, the old master's tone carried a hint of anxiety.
"So what?" Ziyue said coldly, "Just like Murong Ziyi, once the outcome is decided, I will personally step in to save them!"
"How can that be the same?" Seeing Chen Ying's long sword pointing directly at the Ancient Demon Worm in Fei Jun's heart meridian, he was extremely anxious.
This is different from the time with Murong Ziyi Murong Ziyi. In that case, the outcome was already decided, and the Black Tortoise Spirit had already identified White Plain. At that time, Murong Ziyi was still alive, so she could naturally be saved.
But this time, Chen Ying was clearly targeting the prince specifically; that sword strike was aimed at killing him!
Once the outcome is decided, the prince will be completely finished!
"If His Highness dies before it's too late..."
"Dead. So be it!" Ziyue coldly interrupted the other person.
"You"
"What?" Moon Eye turned icy cold. "Does the High Priest think there's a problem with my decision?"
The old master was about to retort, but as soon as he heard the other person's words, he immediately sensed countless pairs of scarlet eyes staring intently at him from behind!