Chapter 2566 - 2564: The Peacock Arrives from the West
Long Fei shook the Primordial Unity Heluo Diagram in his hand, releasing everyone from Liangshan Island.
Everyone felt dizzy as they lingered inside for a while, not noticing anything unusual, only feeling as if thousands of years had passed in an instant.
Many low cultivation level Little Demons, who went in as young lads, emerged as old men.
This is the power of the Time Law, suppressing cultivation inside the Heluo Diagram, rendering any practice impossible.
No matter the level, once inside, one can only let time erode them.
Seeing Long Fei and returning to the world, everyone shouted in excitement.
Chu Feng and his group exchanged glances, thinking to themselves that a mere glance feels like a millennium.
If one were to stay inside for a day, they’d probably come out as mere ashes.
The five Little Kirins hadn’t yet recovered their senses, when suddenly a voice shouted from the heavens, "Kylin!"
They swiftly raised their heads and saw a group of Female Immortals in the sky, smiling down at them.
One among them, dressed in a blue gauze dress, dignified and noble, exuded a majestic air of maternal leadership, gazing at the Little Kirin with a smile.
The Little Kirin, eyes suddenly warming, led his four siblings to kneel before her, crying out, "Child greets Mother!"
"Not bad, you’ve come to the Immortal Realm and learned some manners!"
Lin Yingying raised her hand to let them rise, teasing them with a smile.
"Indeed!"
"Who would have thought that after all this time, these little brats have grown so big!"
"Come, let Auntie hug you all!"
"..."
The group of ladies laughed dazzlingly, radiantly beautiful, making the on-looking male cultivators’ eyes burn hotly.
No one expected that so many Female Immortals would gather at this Demon Clan convergence on Liangshan Island.
"Elder Brother Chu!"
A group of male cultivators shouted excitedly and went over to embrace Chu Feng and his group.
Chu Feng, Wang Jie, and Murong Chong also laughed heartily, "Good lads, you all made it up here?"
"Bald Dog!"
The Demon Clan also followed suit and jumped down, shouting as they gathered around Bald Dog and his group.
The newcomers were disciples of the first generation of the Yin Yang Sect—past luminaries such as Mao Zheng, Xu Zhuofan, Liu Junqing, and others.
Also present were members of the Demon Clan, such as the Green-eyed Chantoad and the Five Poison Protectors.
This time, Long Fei did not bring many; most were first-generation disciples.
Although currently relatively stable, the Human Realm’s Heavenly Court has not dissolved.
Lin Yingying, many years ago, already handed over its management to the young.
Whether they stay or leave isn’t that crucial.
The new Heavenly Emperor of the Human Realm is Long Fei’s daughter, Zhang Xian’er.
She is the daughter of Zhang Ziling from the once Immortal King Star.
Among her peers, even the first-generation disciples have not broken through to the True Immortal Realm, yet she did so early on.
Her talent is unmatched.
When Long Fei left, he left many good things for the Human Realm Heavenly Court.
As a result, the disciples got fully upgraded equipment, each receiving a True Immortal Level Magical Weapon.
These items are sufficient to handle unexpected situations.
He left the Xuanyuan Sword to Zhang Xian’er, as it was originally the Sword of the Human Emperor, meant to suppress the Human Realm.
There were also the Primordial Unity Solar and Lunar Charms.
He also gave these to Zhang Xian’er.
Originally, these talismans were meant for the Little Kirins for protection, but having obtained the Five Emperors’ Swords, they didn’t need them anymore.
Everyone landed excitedly on Liangshan Island without paying attention to Long Fei, leaving the Golden-Winged Great Roc to him to handle.
Long Fei merely restrained the Golden-Winged Great Roc, not killing him, seemingly waiting for something.
The Golden-Winged Great Roc, weakened and resigned, lay there and sarcastically taunted Long Fei, "If you dare not kill me, release me quickly. I’m Tathagata’s uncle; dare you kill me?"
Long Fei stood calmly, ignoring him.
At that moment, a green light approached from afar, and a soft voice called out to Long Fei, "Brother Long, spare his life!"
The arrival revealed a figure clad in a rainbow-colored dress of the Peacock Clan, startling the onlookers below, "Sister Kong Qing!"
The Female Immortal nodded happily to the female cultivators below, and her eyes became moist with emotion.
She was Kong Qing, who had departed the Human Realm and been taken to the Immortal Realm by the Peacock Clan early on.
Long Fei was waiting for her.
Everyone beside him had already been blessed by fate, all for the sake of forming a karmic link.
Kong Qing was a piece laid by the Peacock Clan beside Long Fei.
"Did the Peacock Bright King send you?"
Long Fei looked at Kong Qing.
Kong Qing nodded, embarrassed, "The Bright King mentioned, asking Brother Long to spare Roc King. This favor will be repaid in the future."
Finally, the onlookers figured out the identity of the Golden-Winged Great Roc; he was a Venerable of the Demon Clan, serving as a protector beside Tathagata.
When Tathagata attained enlightenment, he was devoured by the Peacock Bright King.
Tathagata emerged by splitting open the Peacock Bright King’s stomach, thus being his son.
The Golden-Winged Great Roc was the Peacock Bright King’s brother, naturally making him Tathagata’s uncle.
The crowd whispered among themselves, realizing why this figure was so arrogant, having such a solid backing.
The Golden-Winged Great Roc laughed arrogantly within Long Fei’s grasp, "Well, aren’t you going to release me quickly? As a ruler of all monsters, my Peacock and Roc Clans account for half. Aren’t you afraid that your position as Demon Emperor is unstable for offending us?"
Long Fei inquired of Kong Qing, "Did the Peacock Bright King send any tokens with you?"
Kong Qing chuckled lightly, "I know you wouldn’t do anything without benefits. The Bright King explained, you can rest easy."
She raised her hand and handed a Peacock Feather to Long Fei, "This is a feather of the Bright King, can it serve as a token?"
"It’s good enough!"
Long Fei accepted the item and forcefully clenched his right hand.
The space around the Golden-Winged Great Roc suddenly tightened, as if grinding him like a millstone, causing him to scream in agony, "What are you doing?"
Kong Qing was also frightened and pleaded, "Brother Long, please don’t!"
Long Fei did not stop, compressing the Golden-Winged Great Roc’s physical form entirely, then pointed with his left hand, extracting a Demon Core from his Dantian and forcing it out through his abdomen.
The Golden-Winged Great Roc’s stomach tumbled, eyes wide, yet he could not utter a word, allowing Long Fei to take the Demon Core.
As soon as it was extracted from his mouth, he began cursing, "Bastard, stealing my Demon Core, I’ll fight you to the death..."
His voice was hoarse, struggling to breathe under the oppressive space.
The Demon Core was condensed from the Demon Clan’s Essence Blood, equivalent to a power store.
Losing a Demon Core equates to losing half the cultivation level of the Golden-Winged Great Roc King.
Long Fei wasn’t done; he raised his hand and plucked an Essence Feather from the Golden-Winged Great Roc, only then releasing the surrounding constraints.
Once freed, the Golden-Winged Great Roc immediately wanted revenge on Long Fei, but thought it over and instead streaked away in golden light, leaving the scene hastily, threatening, "Today’s grudge will be repaid in the future!"
Kong Qing let out a long sigh of relief, thinking Long Fei would kill the Golden-Winged Great Roc.
She bowed to Long Fei repeatedly, "Thank you, Brother Long, I should return to report now."
"Visit the island if you’re free!"
Long Fei instructed.
"Understood!"
Kong Qing, feeling a pang of sorrow, nodded towards Lin Yingying and the others below, promptly following after the Golden-Winged Great Roc.
In the Jianghu, one’s fate isn’t theirs to control.
Since ascending to heaven, her freedom wasn’t as it was before.