"Stop! I surrender!"
Amidst the splattering blood, the enormous dragon-snake, whose body was so immense that even ordinary dragons would look up to it, begged for mercy. In its mind, the demigod's body, which should have been invincible, was torn apart after being tortured time and time again. The extreme pain shattered its will.
"really?"
Having released the surging power within his body, Feng Bingwen, still feeling somewhat unsatisfied, stopped moving. He grabbed the long, winding horn on the top of the dragon-snake's head with one hand, lifted it up to face him, completely ignoring the gleaming white dragon teeth, even though many of them had already been broken off by his fists.
"I dare not deceive the immortals!"
Under the absolute suppression of power, ambitious plans have vanished into nothingness, and not a single superfluous thought remains.
What followed was a natural progression. After witnessing the power displayed by Feng Bingwen, although he was different from the ethereal immortals they had in mind, most of the cultivators of the Dragon Serpent Sect chose to submit.
Feng Bingwen did not hold the Dragon Serpent Cult cultivators too harshly. He simply sent the cultivators who participated in the pursuit and killing of his disciple, as well as the elders and protectors who made the decision, to his blessed land.
As for those unrelated cultivators, Feng Bingwen did not hold a grudge against them. He still had that much magnanimity. After all, although these cultivators seemed to have gone astray, the vast majority of them were still human.
"Present the cultivation method you practice!"
Beneath the remains of the descendant of gods and demons, Feng Bingwen made a request to Li Changtian, whose body had been reattached, and it was quickly granted.
"Where did you get this technique?"
With a sweep of his divine sense, Feng Bingwen understood the technique called "Heavenly Serpent Transformation Dragon Technique" perfectly. After a moment of careful contemplation, he looked at the Dragon and Serpent Sect Leader beside him.
"This is a cultivation technique I created myself!"
Upon hearing such a question, even the somewhat listless Li Changtian straightened his chest and answered with a hint of arrogance.
Although he is in a sorry state now, he is still a founder of a sect and created a cultivation method that has never been seen before. He has achieved this level of accomplishment, which is commendable regardless of his cultivation level.
"A prodigy, but it's been tough on you!"
Feng Bingwen praised him generously, but then a look of regret appeared in his eyes.
With his current perspective, he has fully understood this technique from the inside out. Simply put, it is a cultivation method that is not for humans.
This technique allows practitioners to shed their original racial bloodline and transform into entirely new individuals. As for what form they will take, only the practitioner themselves can know, because it is essentially an incomplete technique.
The way of gods and demons!
Undoubtedly, this technique bears the imprint of divine and demonic martial arts. It goes without saying that it references or borrows from them; rather, it's more accurate to say that this technique not only references the human martial arts system but also incorporates elements of the demon race's cultivation methods, making it a veritable hodgepodge.
However, despite referencing so many sources, over hundreds of years, only one being was created who could be roughly compared to a human immortal. Of course, this was mainly because this hodgepodge system was not without references; Li Changtian himself was the pioneer.
In this respect, this guy deserves some praise, but Feng Bingwen wasn't that interested in this system because its limitations were obvious.
This technique was originally created to steal the power of the fallen god-demon descendant. Li Changtian must have put in a lot of effort to achieve this.
After achieving this, the guy had a new idea: the power remaining in the descendants of gods and demons is limited; merely devouring and absorbing it will only result in becoming a weaker "descendant of gods and demons".
Thus, the idea of the Heavenly Serpent transforming into a dragon came about. Using the power of this descendant of gods and demons as a stepping stone, he could step into a higher level of life. It has to be said that this guy was quite resourceful, and it's no wonder that he was able to create a sect.
However, such a system has no value for promotion or expansion, because its foundation for cultivation requires drawing power from gods and demons, and this threshold is even higher than that of the immortal path.
"..."
Hearing Feng Bingwen's seemingly regretful words, Li Changtian remained expressionless and unmoved.
"You're on the wrong path!"
Feng Bingwen thought so, but the cult leader didn't listen to him at all and just remained silent. Feng Bingwen didn't mind this reaction.
He had already decided on the position of this guy. The carriage that the sect had provided for him was just missing a beast of sufficient strength. The nine cloud spirits on the carriage alone were a bit insufficient. They were fine for scaring some ignorant little cultivators, but they seemed a bit beneath him when it came to important occasions.
"What do you intend to do with these remains?"
Seeing that Feng Bingwen had finished dealing with those trivial matters, Yingli Dragon King took the opportunity to ask.
"Is Your Majesty interested in this celestial serpent?"
"Not really, I just want to investigate the reason for this being's demise!"
"Your Majesty, please do as you please!"
"You're really generous! Well then, Yingli and I won't stand on ceremony!"
When Xia Lin heard Feng Bingwen's words, her eyes lit up, and she excitedly dragged her best friend along to explore the secrets of the ancient times.
"Stand still. I agree that His Majesty the Dragon King can move freely, but I didn't agree to let you wander around. If you're not careful and steal a piece of snake bone when I'm not looking, wouldn't I be at a huge loss?"
Feng Bingwen spoke, calling out to the Vermilion Bird with a hint of teasing. Upon hearing his words, the little bird's eyebrows immediately stood up, and a fierce look appeared on its face.
"I'm dishonest? Who do you think you are?"
"This is a celestial serpent! Even the Vermilion Bird might find it appetizing!"
Feng Bingwen said calmly.
"Do you know how many years this snake has been dead? How could I possibly bring myself to eat it?"
Upon hearing Feng Bingwen's words, Xia Lin immediately huffed and puffed out, her eyes full of disgust. This human actually thought he would have an appetite for this snake.
"Who knows? Anyway, your stomach won't get sick from eating it."
"you……"
"Alright, Xia Lin, Fellow Daoist Feng is just joking with you, stop fooling around!"
In the end, Yingli Dragon King stepped forward with a smile to smooth things over, ending Feng Bingwen's teasing of the little Vermilion Bird.
"master!"
Just as the two deities went to investigate the reason for the celestial serpent's fall and ponder the ancient secrets that might be hidden behind it, Wang Shu, who was feeling triumphant with her master, cautiously spoke up.
Only then did she realize that she hadn't stayed obediently in the village and diligently cultivated as her master had instructed, but had instead traveled four or five thousand miles and gotten herself into considerable trouble.
"What? Do you think I was lenient with those guys who were chasing you?"
"No, that's enough!"
Wang Shu shook her head vigorously, as if it were a rattle-drum. She had no objection to her master's punishment of the Dragon-Snake Sect cultivators. Given the terrible state of her master's blessed land, it was worse than being imprisoned.
Of course, the little guy doesn't know yet that in some areas of Feng Bingwen's blessed land, he is either not strong enough or has a bit of bad luck, and even his life is in danger.
"Is there anything else you're not satisfied with? If not, then prepare to be punished!"
"Master~"
Upon hearing Feng Bingwen's words, Wang Shu's heart tightened. She then forced a fawning smile, pitifully drawing out the syllables.
"I was wrong~"
"Oh, where did I go wrong?"
"I shouldn't have disobeyed you and run around everywhere, causing you so much trouble!"
Having lost all his memories, and even relinquished the innate Dao body that he had transformed from a divine being, this divine being showed a very good attitude in admitting his mistakes, without the slightest hint of arrogance.
There was nothing she could do. Having already interacted with other cultivators in the cultivation world, Wang Shu had a general understanding and awareness of her own cultivation aptitude, so she couldn't be arrogant at all, and even felt a little inferior.
Although she didn't know why this seemingly ethereal master had taken her as his disciple back then, she subconsciously felt that she was not worthy of being his disciple given her own abilities.
"Since you know you're wrong, then you should honestly accept the punishment!"
"Master~"
"If you make a mistake, you should be punished. Do you have a problem with that?"
"No!"
Wang Shu shrank back, no longer daring to argue.
"very good!"
Feng Bingwen looked up at the enormous remains of the Heavenly Serpent and nodded slightly. Then, noticing the expressionless, lifeless Dragon Serpent Sect leader standing to the side like a puppet, he suddenly spoke.
"Does your Dragon Serpent Cult have a position of Holy Maiden?"
"……No!"
Hearing such a strange question, Li Changtian was stunned for a moment, then answered expressionlessly.
"Now we have it."
Feng Bingwen nodded, then pointed to Wang Shu, who was also stunned and hadn't come to her senses yet.
"Get ready, from today onwards, you are the Holy Maiden of the Dragon-Snake Cult!"
"I am the saintess?"
Wang Shu, who was still hovering on the threshold of cultivation at the Qi Condensation Realm, looked bewildered and pointed to herself in surprise.
"That's right, you are now the Holy Maiden!"
"But my cultivation level..."
The girl became a little shy, and her face turned somewhat embarrassed.
"You know your cultivation level is inferior?"
Feng Bingwen glared at the guy with annoyance. He had to admit that his disciple was incredibly reckless. Even if he hadn't provoked the Dragon Snake Sect, he was usually quite unruly.
"So, Master, why don't you reconsider and withdraw your order?"
"Hmm, I can consider expelling you from the sect and severing our master-disciple relationship!"
Feng Bingwen looked very serious.
"No, Master, I was wrong. I am now the Holy Maiden of the Dragon-Snake Sect!"
Wang Shu quickly admitted defeat and corrected her attitude. Although she felt somewhat unworthy to be this immortal's disciple, being kicked out was a different matter altogether.
Does the Dragon and Snake Sect hold a sect competition?
Seeing that his disciple had become obedient, Feng Bingwen's gaze then turned to Li Changtian, whose cheeks were twitching violently.
"It didn't exist before, but it does now!"
"good!"
Feng Bingwen nodded with great satisfaction. Although he was an ancient relic who had lived for hundreds of years, he was still quite pragmatic.
"The Qi Condensation stage competition will be held once a year, while the Meridian Opening stage competition will be held once every three years..."
"Whatever you say goes!"
"Master, isn't the timing of this competition, held only once a year, a bit too close together?"
Wang Shu weakly voiced her opinion, attempting to offer her perspective.
"If you feel it's too frequent, then practice diligently!"
Feng Bingwen said with a chuckle, then narrowed his eyes and said casually,
"By the way, you are my disciple, and now also the Holy Maiden of the Dragon-Snake Sect. When you participate in the competition, remember not to embarrass me. You probably don't want to perform too poorly, do you?"
"I will try my best!"
Wang Shu smiled sternly. Her master's intentions were all too clear: to force her to work hard in her cultivation.
We look forward to your performance in the competition!
Feng Bingwen glanced at her, said nothing more, and went to look for his own bear that had been captured.
This was an arrangement he came up with on a whim. It was impossible for him to bring his eldest disciple back to the Supreme Dao sect. Given the ruthlessness that divine being had towards him, his aptitude in this world was far from meeting the entry standards of the Supreme Dao. Not to mention the Supreme Dao, even slightly stronger sects would look down on a disciple with such aptitude.
Of course, he could also reveal a little about this disciple's background to the sect; he would definitely be accepted into the sect, and the Dao Master would certainly agree, but there was no need for that.
The cultivation environment of the Supreme Dao is too comfortable, without any sense of urgency. Of course, the main reason is that the disciples of the Supreme Dao are too talented, and they can easily experience the joy of cultivation and become immersed in it.
"Master, I knew you would come to save me!"
The moment Ba Xiong saw Feng Bingwen, his eyes welled up with tears, clearly showing he had suffered greatly. However, Feng Bingwen had no interest in arguing with a bear. After avenging him and venting his resentment, he directly bestowed upon him the title of a guardian spirit beast of the mountain.
"Master, what's so good about this small sect?"
Xiong Cuiyue, now a guardian spirit beast of the mountain, looked dejected. In his opinion, this status was beneath him. If it weren't for Feng Bingwen's arrangement, he would have rebelled.
"I need to cultivate my disciple's enthusiasm for cultivation!"
Feng Bingwen answered casually.
Those innate deities who are reincarnated will all follow him. If he takes good care of this innate deity's reincarnation, the other deities who haven't been reincarnated yet won't dawdle anymore.
"Um?"
Feng Bingwen, who had already arranged everything and was planning to spend some time training his disciple Anti, suddenly felt a pang of fear, as if something had happened.
He suddenly looked up at the sky, then his consciousness sank back into the Heavenly Book, but he couldn't find the source of his palpitations. The Heavenly Book remained silent, and his good deeds and evil deeds were still in the midst of a fierce battle.
However, soon, the arrival of the Dragon King Yingli and the Little Vermilion Bird to bid him farewell made him realize that it wasn't some calamity about to befall him, but rather that something major had happened in this world, because the two deities both had very serious expressions.
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