Yellow Court Daoist

The Demon Concubine's lips were stained with blood, making her appear even more fragile.

Lu Qingfeng looked at her forehead and saw that her fate was tangled, deeply embedded in her Divine Soul. If she were to leave, even with Divine Skills on her side, she would likely not escape death.

He glanced again at the Demon Concubine's eyes and noticed a shining spirit light, full of vitality.

"What a clever Spiritual Fox," Lu Qingfeng praised.

This 'Demon Concubine' had clearly foreseen the disaster, knew that fate entangled her, and in her hopeless situation, she sought out Lu Qingfeng as her Life Gate, hence her desperate plea.

"So be it."

"After all, it's a bond destined to be."

Lu Qingfeng looked at the 'Demon Concubine,' who, upon hearing these words, showed great joy with tears mixing with laughter, looking all the more tempting.

Unmoved, Lu Qingfeng pointed to the east and said, "I have a Disciple who has just entered the Dao and needs a child servant by her side. You shall serve under her, and I will bestow upon you a Magic Gate that can erode grievances and purify the self. Cultivate it diligently, and it will surely protect your life. There may yet be a day when you attain the Dao."

He was, after all, not a stingy man devoid of kindness.

The 'Demon Concubine' was infamous in the Great Da Meng, but she schemed for him nonetheless. Had she not sought out fate and shown up at his doorstep, revealing her sagacity, Lu Qingfeng would not have denied her a helping hand.

"From today on,"

"Your name shall be 'Spiritual Fox Child.' The name 'Demon Concubine' Jiang Huan shall no longer concern you."

With one point of his finger, Lu Qingfeng transformed her.

The 'Demon Concubine' rolled over on the ground, and in a blink, transformed into a pure white Spiritual Fox and disappeared.

When seen again,

She was a little girl with high buns in her hair, a small face showing a pale, tender, and clear blush, adorably radiant.

"It's time to go."

Lu Qingfeng glanced briefly at the sky outside. With a smile tugging at his lips, his sleeves billowed, and he swooped up the Spiritual Fox Child, vanishing with a leap.

...

In the Four Saints Immortal Realm,

Desolate Cold Stream.

Among the one hundred and eight Little Cave Heavens, life and change had become more apparent in recent years.

Following the Immortal Court of Guiyuan Immortal Venerable and the Demon Court of the Fiery Fire Demon Emperor, the newly arrived 'Immortal Lord Lin' rallied support with a call to arms, establishing an immortal alliance, rivaling the former two. Clear rewards and punishments were set within the alliance, and it contained abundant treasures. The Spirit Pills and miraculous medicines for cultivation far surpassed those of the Immortal Court and Demon Court, attracting many cultivators. There were even several top True Immortals.

In just forty years,

They had achieved quite a presence.

On this day,

Within the immortal alliance.

Lin Ye hesitated as she spoke to her mentor, "Our third junior brother, he—"

"Has gone through Reincarnation," Lu Qingfeng sighed.

After settling the affairs of Great Wu,

Wen Guang no longer needed to fight battles everywhere, so Lu Qingfeng sent him into the Little Shu Mountain Realm. As expected, upon entering, all of Wen Guang's cultivation was stripped away, and he no longer had the strength to suppress his injuries.

He perished before even touching the ground.

And so he went into Reincarnation.

However, within the Little Shu Mountain Realm, with Zhang Yang and Lin Feng in charge of guarding the Four Heavenly Gates, and the 'Heavenly Observation Mirror' in hand, finding the Reincarnated body of Wen Guang was not difficult.

If they could lead him onto the path of cultivation and he could become a True Immortal, he might recover his memories from his past life.

"In the end, he has reincarnated."

Lin Ye felt her mood drop.

Over the years, she fought with the Shenxiao Sect and the Barbaric Demons at Seven Treasures Mountain. Originally, her cultivation was the lowest among the four of them, but unexpectedly, she had advanced first, achieving the Earth Immortal Dao Fruit.

On the other hand, the others—

Lin Feng was trapped in the Desolate Cold Stream. Though his cultivation hadn't fallen behind, due to limited resources, his progress stalled, barely at the entry level of Refining Dao. Ten years ago, he entered the 'Little Shu Mountain Realm,' and his progress was scraped clean—only now had he barely restored to the Primordial Spirit Level.

His future uncertain.

As for their youngest junior brother Zhang Yang, he went through two lifetimes of Reincarnation in the 'Little Shu Mountain Realm.' If not for a 'Three-Life Grass,' he would have been lost in the cycle of Rebirth, one misstep and he'd be gone forever.

Once Lu Qingfeng entered, Zhang Yang's fortune began to turn, garnering great luck and becoming a Four Tribulations True Immortal.

But whether he could achieve Earth Immortal status remained uncertain.

The last, Wen Guang, had the most tragic end.

He was first disassembled by the Five Horses Splitting Corpse method by the Shenxiao Sect, suppressed with excruciating torture for thirteen thousand years, destroying his foundation. After escaping, the healing from battling in the south and the north for decades showed no improvement, ultimately forcing him to enter the cycle of Rebirth and start over in cultivation.

Thinking up to this point,

Tears began to well up in Lin Ye's eyes.

Although she had just achieved Longevity, she had faintly begun to grasp its cruelty.

"Don't think too much."

Seeing her state, Lu Qingfeng changed the topic, "Take care of things here, and in three days, follow me back to Yellow Wind Ridge to meet your two senior uncles."

When all was settled,

It was time to return to the mountain.

"I'm going back too?"

Lin Ye was startled, then rejoiced but hesitated, saying, "But without an Earth Immortal in charge, the Desolate Cold Stream may not withstand the Immortal Court and Demon Court."

Lin Ye was aware that in the Beihan Snow Territory, Taoshan and the other Four Sects had been wiped out, burned to the ground by a powerful being using Poison Fire, no need for the Desolate Cold Stream's cultivators to intervene.

But her mentor's General Mansion thrived with True Immortals and War Generals—who were always a welcome addition.

It would be a pity to abandon them now.

"Let it be for now."

"We can return to it later."

Lu Qingfeng waved his hand dismissively.

He did not know when he would return; leaving Lin Ye alone here, even as an Earth Immortal, could be dangerous.

"We must be cautious."

Lu Qingfeng looked up at the sky outside, a faint divine radiance twinkling in his eyes.

...

Before three days passed,

Outside Nanhua,

A streak of Divine Light flickered.

Manifesting dignity of an Upper God, standing aside.

Despite the Divine Light on his face, one could still sense the anger beneath it.

The figure stood tall in the Void, looking down upon the mortal realm and thundered, "Qingjing Child, how dare you deceive me?!"

With one roar,

The cosmos shook.

The Four Bright Gongbin Yuanjun's phoenix eyes swept across the earthly plane, her heart seething with fury.

Before she left, she had solemnly instructed Zhengqing Daoist not to provoke that Qingjing Child. Then she headed straight for the Heavenly Realm, to the Tongming Palace to find Sahara Heavenly Master.

Little did she expect, upon arrival, to find Sahara Heavenly Master in a sermon.

Four Bright Gongbin Yuanjun did not dare to interrupt and listened to the lecture alongside the others. Fifty days later, before the lecture had ended, she received news—

Daoist Zhengqing had perished in battle!

She was both shocked and furious.

All her scheming and alliance-building had gone down the drain.

What infuriated her even more

was that in front of her, Lu Qingfeng was all compliance and praise, but the moment she turned her back, he struck her down heartlessly.

How could Four Bright Gongbin Yuanjun, with her temperament, not be enraged and outraged?!

She came this time

to seek satisfaction from the Qingjing Child.

If she did not get what she wanted, even if the child had the backing of Yellow Wind Ridge, she would unleash her thunderous might to give a severe lesson, to quell the fury in her heart.

"Qingjing Child!"

"Come out at once!"

Four Bright Gongbin Yuanjun bellowed, her voice stirring the mortal world, with all Earth Immortals hearing the call.

And then—

Clouds roiled and parted.

A young Daoist appeared leisurely from beyond the sky, standing confidently before Four Bright Gongbin Yuanjun and asked with a smile, "I pay my respects to the Primordial Monarch. May I know why you are angered?"

Seeing that the young child pretended ignorance knowingly, Four Bright Gongbin Yuanjun couldn't help but laugh out of sheer anger and said, "You cunning child, dare you deny that you killed Daoist Zhengqing, a Divine General from my Primordial Monarch Palace?"

Ultimately, she was wary of that person at Yellow Wind Ridge.

Even in her extreme anger, upon seeing Lu Qingfeng, she did not dare to act rashly at the moment.

"Is that so?!"

Feigning shock, Lu Qingfeng calculated with his fingers pretentiously and then exclaimed in dismay, "Oh dear, it was an accidental killing of Fellow Daoist Zhengqing during a battle between two armies, truly a calamity."

In the battle between two armies, each serves their own master, and casualties are fated.

Even the Luotian God would not intervene.

Could Four Bright Gongbin Yuanjun be unaware of the sarcasm in Lu Qingfeng's words?

She scoffed silently

and disregarded it.

Her hand, as white as jade, flashed with golden light, conjuring a four-cornered pagoda.

Seeing this, Lu Qingfeng remained unflustered and instead shook his head, bowing to Four Bright Gongbin Yuanjun and said, "Please forgive me, Primordial Monarch. The two responsible for the inadvertent killing of Daoist Zhengqing before the two armies were my good friend 'Lu Changqing' and his disciple 'Wu Guang'. Both, perhaps aware of the enormity of their sins, recently took their own lives, submitting to reincarnation. Please grant them forgiveness."

You strike at me,

it's nothing but misplaced anger.

"..."

Seeing Lu Qingfeng's brazen demeanor, Four Bright Gongbin Yuanjun momentarily laughed out of exasperation, saying, "Dare you continue your sophistry before me?"

With no further words,

she reached out with her jade-like hand, tossing the Gongbin Pagoda into the air.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

A great pulling force emanated, attempting to capture Lu Qingfeng inside the pagoda to suppress and torment him.

"What a Four Bright God, so utterly unreasonable!"

Lu Qingfeng shouted in surprise and anger.

What sort of person was Four Bright Gongbin Yuanjun?

Having taken lives even of Core Formation Stage mortal cultivators during past battles, how could she hold back because of a few words from Lu Qingfeng?!

The Gongbin Pagoda descended.

Lu Qingfeng was about to be captured—

"Don't rush, Primordial Monarch. Watch the old monster's moves!"

A thunderous cry echoed,

and fluctuations appeared from all around the Void.

Four figures suddenly materialized: one with red hair, one in a purple robe, one emaciated, one with silver hair.

They revealed themselves.

Internally, some exclaimed in surprise:

"The Red-haired Ancestor!"

"The Sahara Sect Leader!"

"Elder Kuzhu!"

"The old monster Lu Yu!"

The four who appeared were not ordinary: the red-haired was the Red-haired Ancestor from Nine Nether Buting Mountain; the one in the purple robe was the Sahara Sect Leader from Buting Mountain; the latter two were the 'Great Wilderness Two Elders' from Great Wilderness Mountain.

Each with a formidable reputation.

With their simultaneous arrival, they immediately surrounded Lu Qingfeng and Four Bright Gongbin Yuanjun.

Another wave of Peach Blossom Miasma supported the Gongbin Pagoda.

"The Red-haired Ancestor?!"

Among the four, Lu Qingfeng only recognized one – it was the red-haired middle-aged man, remarkably the 'Red-haired Ancestor' from Nine Nether who nearly killed him back in the day!

Upon seeing each other again,

the Red-haired Ancestor was angry.

Lu Qingfeng was even angrier, pointing at Four Bright Gongbin Yuanjun and scolding, "How dare you, Four Bright! Despite being a Thunder Department God, you conspire with such demons?!"

"Red-haired old ghost."

Four Bright Gongbin Yuanjun's eyes flickered as she appraised the Red-haired Ancestor and the other three.

It hadn't crossed her mind that outside the Nanhua Realm, there were four figures equally as formidable as her lurking to protect Lu Qingfeng.

"A real troublemaker!"

For a moment, she frowned.

While pondering, the Qingjing Child suddenly cried out, the entire Nanhua Six Domains hearing clearly—

"Impudence!"

With that shout, Four Bright Gongbin Yuanjun's cheeks flushed crimson.

It wasn't out of fear,

but sheer indignation.

She was already prone to anger and pettiness,

and now she was nearly enraged to the point of harm.

However, the Red-haired Ancestor did not care about the grudge between Lu Qingfeng and Four Bright Gongbin Yuanjun—the two of them could be feigning enmity or plotting escape for all he knew.

But he twirled the Peach Blossom Miasma around his fingertips, his face twisted with malice—

...

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