Fortunately, Lan Hua had inquired about the geography of the Heavenly Domain with the gatekeeper beforehand, and roughly knew the location of the Tantai family, which was in the Xuan Tie Realm in the north of the Heavenly Domain.
The celestial realm is extremely vast, almost boundless, and many times larger than any world in the lower realm.
To distinguish different places, the Celestial Realm was divided into many regions, each of which was almost as large as the Lower Realm.
There are countless realms like the Xuan Tie Realm in the Heavenly Domain.
As soon as Lan Hua and Qin Yu stepped off the high platform of the South Heavenly Gate, a large, fiery red bird with a wingspan of over ten zhang flew overhead.
Upon seeing the two, the large bird flapped its wings and quickly flew away.
"My goodness! Even the big birds I see here have the cultivation of the Celestial Realm. This Heavenly Domain is truly amazing, with Celestial Realm beings everywhere!" Qin Yu exclaimed.
Lan Hua snorted, "Indeed, we fought tooth and nail in the lower realm, and at least we were local overlords."
Now look what's happened! They've come to the Heavenly Realm and become complete pushovers, probably unable to beat anyone!"
"Brother Lan, you're absolutely right!"
We worked so hard to ascend to the Heavenly Realm, wasn't it all for immortality, for the good life? How come we're the last one here?
It feels like we're starting all over again now that we've arrived in the Heavenly Realm, just like when we first began cultivating!
Qin Yu muttered something to himself, then casually kicked a few small stones into the air.
Just then, three figures rushed towards Lan Hua and her companion, looking menacing.
Lan Hua was taken aback and quickly used the Flowing Light Step to dodge.
The attackers were three large birds, one of which Lan Hua and Qin Yu had just met.
A bird flew by, but returned as three. This suggests a premeditated plot, and the bird that appeared earlier was very likely a spy.
These three large birds have fiery red feathers and jet-black beaks, somewhat resembling the Zhurong bird, but without the latter's intense heat.
"What kind of birds are you? Why are you attacking us for no reason?"
One of the large birds, with its enormous beak, cackled, "Enough nonsense! Quickly hand over your valuables, or you'll be sorry!"
Lan Hua hummed in agreement, then asked in surprise, "Are you robbing me?"
"Kid, why are you talking so rudely? This isn't robbery, this is paying protection money!" a large bird nearby snorted.
"That's right. Since you're new to the Heavenly Realm, you'll naturally be bullied by other celestial beings. But as long as you pay the protection fee, we'll guarantee your safety!"
Lan Hua finally understood that these large birds were specifically designed to rob newly ascended celestial beings, using protection money as a pretext.
"Looks like these big birds have been involved in a lot of robberies!"
Lan Hua snorted, "If we don't pay protection money, are you going to attack us?"
The large bird in the middle said, "That's right, if you don't pay protection money, you'll be bullied by us. Don't force us to take action, or we'll empty your coffers!"
Seeing this, Qin Yu immediately smiled and said, "Don't be angry, gentlemen. Hold your fire. You just want protection money, right? We'll give it to you!"
I come from the Flower Origin Realm. I may not have much else, but I have plenty of spiritual herbs!
Lan Hua looked at Qin Yu, who was bowing and scraping, and felt a surge of anger rising within her.
"That's more like it!"
The large bird in the middle said arrogantly, "Once you come to the Heavenly Realm, you have to abide by its rules, or you'll regret it!"
On the South Heavenly Gate, Wang Heng and Wang Ha witnessed everything that happened below the stage.
Wang Heng said, "Brother, look, these fire cloud birds are up to their old tricks again. Every new celestial being they come up here gets robbed."
"The management committee isn't doing anything about it; sooner or later, these spirit races will ruin the reputation of our Heavenly Domain!"
"Why don't we go down and scare those big birds? They're only at the mid-stage of the Celestial Realm, yet they dare to openly demand and extort money at the South Heavenly Gate!"
Wang Ha shook his head, "As gatekeepers, we just need to do our job. We can't interfere with what happens outside the Heavenly Gate!"
Just as Qin Yu was about to hand the elixir to the Fire Cloud Bird, he suddenly waved his right hand, and a pink mist suddenly dispersed, obstructing the vision of the three large birds.
"Pah! What is this thing? It's so pungent!" A firebird nearby exclaimed, covering its mouth.
Qin Yu shouted, "Brother Lan, let's go!"
After watching Qin Yu's actions, Lan Hua's impression of him changed drastically. She had thought he was a coward who feared death, but she had misjudged him.
Come to think of it, before ascending to immortality, he was at least a powerful ruler in the lower realms, and he certainly wouldn't want to be someone who bows and scrapes; he had a lot of pride.
Lan Hua used the Flowing Light Step to quickly fly away into the distance.
"Chase them! If we don't strip them naked today, we're not worthy of being called Fire Cloud Birds!"
Lan Hua looked back and saw a ball of red Yuan energy appearing under Qin Yu's feet. It looked like an orchid, and its speed of flight was comparable to his own.
"Hmph, trying to outrun us? Don't you even know who we are?" a firebird roared angrily.
The Fire Cloud Bird's aura surged, and although its wings didn't flap much, its speed was extremely fast. Lan Hua only felt a red light shooting towards her.
"Such fast movement technique, much faster than my Flowing Light Step!"
Lan Hua sensed something was wrong as the Fire Cloud Bird gradually closed the distance between itself and Qin Yu.
If they continue running, they will be caught in less than fifteen minutes.
"Hmph, rather than be caught up, let's fight!"
Lan Hua's eyes turned cold instantly as she summoned the Yueque Bow and four silver talisman arrows.
"As long as you're still in the Celestial Realm, I've never been afraid!"
Lan Hua used the Triple Yang Pass technique, and the armor-piercing arrow energy, enhanced by the Heavenly Yuan Power, condensed on the surface of the talisman arrow. Although she had not become a Celestial Talisman Master, her talisman power was no less than that of a Celestial Talisman Master.
With the blessing of the Gale Talisman, the talisman arrows arrive in an instant, and with the added armor-piercing arrow energy, their power is extraordinary.
All four talisman arrows were aimed at the Fire Cloud Bird in the center. Lan Hua knew that the bird was the leader of the three.
The Fire Cloud Bird was already in high pursuit when the talisman arrow suddenly attacked. Its trajectory, controlled by Lan Hua, was extremely tricky, leaving no time to react.
"Oh no! Behold my fiery clouds that blot out the sun!"
The Fire Cloud Bird hastily used a self-defense move, and a fiery red cloud-like elemental energy appeared in front of it.
However, Lan Hua's silver arrows, aided by the Gale Talisman and possessing indestructible armor-piercing energy, actually pierced through the Fire Cloud Bird's barrier and struck its chest and two wings.
The Fire Cloud Bird let out a miserable cry as its massive body plummeted straight to the ground.
I was careless!
On the other side, Qin Yu used the Immortal Orchid Technique, and hundreds of red blossoms appeared around his body as he rushed towards a large bird.
After the red orchid appeared next to the Fire Cloud Bird, it immediately self-destructed. Although it failed to harm the latter, it caused considerable disruption.
The Fire Cloud Bird wielded its two fans in fury, unleashing a hurricane that shielded Qin Yu's numerous orchids from view.
The other Fire Cloud Bird nearly fainted on the spot when it saw its leader wounded by Lan Hua's arrow.
"Damn it, how come this newly ascended Celestial is so powerful? Even my second brother is no match for him!"
Realizing they had messed up the robbery, they quickly told their companion to leave.
The latter made it hard for Qin Yu to breathe. Although he was unwilling to leave, saving his life was the priority.
"Trying to run? No way!"
Lan Hua once again unleashed four arrows simultaneously, with the talisman arrows shooting at two fire cloud birds.
Just as the Fire Cloud Bird, which had been overpowering Qin Yu, was about to turn around, it was struck by a talisman arrow and fell to the ground.
As for the remaining Fire Cloud Bird, in desperation, it used its ultimate move, turning countless feathers into arrows to intercept Lan Hua's talisman arrows before flying away.
Lan Hua still held the Yueque Bow and said coldly, "Brother Qin, it's our turn to collect protection money!"
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