Chapter 256 Mountains and Rivers Intertwined (Part 10)
Jiang Gu had put thought into choosing the secret realm. The Vine Demon Secret Realm was the one with the most abundant spiritual energy and resources around Vine Demon City. Wei Feng casually grabbed a few treasures and almost drowned in the abundant spiritual energy.
However, compared to the purest and most pristine spiritual energy in Jiang Gu's sea of consciousness, this spiritual energy was insignificant.
But besides the spiritual energy, there was also a lot of turbid energy in this secret realm. After Wei Feng swallowed his little primordial spirit, his Netherworld Bone was also completely complete. With the Netherworld Bone, he could absorb the surrounding turbid energy with almost no effort. The two energies operated in his body in a way that repelled each other but barely did not interfere with each other, barely forming a strange harmony.
As his Ghost Mark advanced, he was able to absorb more and more turbid energy. Jiang Gu had specifically studied the two types of energy in his body and finally discovered that these two types of energy could not only coexist in his body, but also double his cultivation speed. However, if the turbid energy were forcibly removed, his Ghost Mark and Yuan Dan would be greatly damaged. Therefore, he let him take his natural course.
However, ever since Wei Feng came to Chen Yao, the two energies within his body began to mix uncontrollably, resulting in increasingly dense heavenly lightning. This is the fundamental reason why Wei Feng cannot cultivate—once he cultivates, he will absorb turbid energy and spiritual energy. These two energies will mix upon contact, triggering a lightning tribulation. The Nirvana Technique of the Iris Clan is extremely yang and strong, and when it is used, it will suppress the turbid energy within his body. Similarly, the spiritual power of the divine artifact vine umbrella he refined is vast and pure, forcefully forcing the turbid energy within his body into a corner, allowing the spiritual energy to take the lead.
While these two methods were effective, they also significantly slowed down Wei Feng's cultivation speed. Especially after refining the vine umbrella, Wei Feng almost returned to his initial state. It was very likely that after more than ten years of hard work, he would be struck down back to the second level of cultivation during a tribulation. His reluctance to engage in dual cultivation with Jiang Gu after refining the vine umbrella was also due to this realization. That's why he clung to Jiang Gu, only engaging in spiritual communion and not doing anything else—no one knew better than him how much Jiang Gu valued cultivation. If his master discovered that dual cultivation was useless, he estimated that he would never be able to consummate his relationship with Jiang Gu through spiritual communion in this lifetime.
With both his front and back paths blocked, it seemed as if Heaven was deliberately making things difficult for him.
The surrounding vine forest grew denser and denser, with only the chirping of insects and howling of beasts remaining. Wei Feng stopped and said in a deep voice, "Stop hiding, come out."
Ji Jingchen slowly walked out from behind the drooping vines, staring at him with a gloomy gaze: "You never told me that you and Jiang Gu were not only master and disciple, but also Daoist partners. You actually mingled with your master."
Wei Feng said impatiently, "What's it to you? Mind your own business."
“You are my son!” Ji Jingchen exclaimed shrilly.
“Your son died long ago, and I devoured him completely,” Wei Feng sneered. “You’d better be clear-headed, or our deal will be null and void.”
Ji Jingchen felt as if her throat had been choked. Her eyes were red as she glared at Wei Feng with anger and resentment. She had chased Wei Feng all the way from Fujie City to Tengyao City, providing him with the Fire of the Kites so that he could use the Nirvana Technique to avoid the heavenly lightning. All for today, she absolutely could not let it all go to waste.
“Now that you have the vine umbrella protecting you, you no longer need to use the Nirvana Technique. According to the agreement, you should now give me Qing Changxi’s remnant soul,” Ji Jingchen said.
With a wave of his hand, Wei Feng slowly unfurled the Mirror Flower Scroll in front of the two of them. Countless figures in various poses appeared under the blooming flowers. The surrounding vines spread and intertwined, echoing the vine forest around them. One of the mermaid figures grew larger and appeared in front of Ji Jingchen.
"The Mirror Flower Scroll is a divine artifact that Xiao Dan used to collect the Jade Tribulation Jade and the remnants of Jade Rank souls. As far as I know, Qing Changxi is not a Jade Rank cultivator, yet his remnant soul appeared inside." Wei Feng stared intently at the expression on her face. "Do you know the reason behind this?"
Ji Jingchen looked anxiously at Qing Changxi's remnant soul: "How should I know! Give him back to me!"
Qing Changxi's figure vanished into thin air in an instant. Ji Jingchen reached out to snatch the Mirror Flower Scroll, but Wei Feng put it away first. Her eyes instantly turned fierce, and spiritual energy surged around her.
"I have already refined the Mirror Flower Scroll. Do you think you will kill me first, or I will devour Qing Changxi's remnant soul first?" Wei Feng said calmly.
Ji Jingchen froze.
"Lord Ji, rest assured, I keep my word and will not harm Qing Changxi's remnant soul, but I still need to trouble you with one more thing." Wei Feng shook the Mirror Flower Scroll in his hand.
"What is it?" Ji Jingchen was practically grinding her teeth. She knew Wei Feng was difficult to deal with, but she still underestimated how shameless he was.
"I'd like to trouble you to make a trip to Anliu City and tell Xiao Dan that I have agreed to his conditions," Wei Feng said. "Also, find out why Qing Changxi's remnant soul appeared in the Mirror Flower Scroll."
Ji Jingchen frowned: "What did you promise Xiao Dan?"
Wei Feng said coldly, "Lord Ji, meddling in other people's business will only lead to your demise."
"If I hadn't rescued you from the swamp, you would have been struck dead by heavenly lightning long ago. I even taught you the Nirvana Technique; it was your mother—"
“It was I who activated the bloodline of the Divine Kite Shark to deliberately lure you here. I stole the Nirvana Technique. If I hadn’t lost Qing Changxi’s remnant soul, you wouldn’t have let me leave.” Wei Feng interrupted her. “At most, I am your enemy who killed your husband and children.”
Ji Jingchen's face turned extremely ugly.
Wei Feng smirked: "If you dare to meddle again, I won't hesitate to kill you."
A burst of flames swept through the vine forest, and Ji Jingchen's figure disappeared from the spot.
Wei Feng tossed the Mirror Flower Scroll in his hand, exhaled a breath of stale air, and then noticed that there were two people inside the spirit pet pouch at his waist.
When Feng Wuyou and Chanlin were released, their eyes were empty and lifeless.
"This is terrifying. Although I am a toad, I am still a great demon over two thousand years old. Locking me up in a spirit pet pouch is an insult to my demonic dignity," Chanlin murmured. "Wei Feng, you look so respectable, yet you betray your own people. Don't you have a conscience?"
“It hasn’t grown.” Wei Feng said without changing his expression.
It took Feng Wuyou a while to recover. He supported Chanlin's shoulder and said, "Brother Wei, let's drop this matter. We won't mention it to Brother Jiang. Just please don't put us back into the spirit pet bag."
Wei Feng was originally prepared for a big fight, but he didn't expect the fat Qilin to be so pragmatic, so he nodded and said, "Okay."
Chan Lin wanted to say something, but Feng Wuyou pressed him down and whispered, "Jiang Gu will only be happy if this ancestor is happy, understand?"
Feeling frustrated, Chan Lin said to Wei Feng, "But you have to give us a few more divine artifacts."
“Okay,” Wei Feng readily agreed.
Then Feng Wuyou and Chanlin saw him transform into his true form, a hideous behemoth that blotted out the sky. Two huge white eyes rolled, and his sharp teeth and fangs overlapped densely. His rugged ram horns twisted and twisted, and wriggling ghost patterns spread. His huge kite wings on his back and the shark tail under his body merged with the ghost patterns in a bizarre and incongruous way. Even though Feng Wuyou was very knowledgeable, he still couldn't help but take half a step back.
Chan Lin stared in shock at the monster with turbid qi rising into the sky. He stiffly turned to look at Feng Wuyou. Although he didn't know what Wei Feng was, the aura emanating from him was powerful and terrifying, making people instinctively want to stay away. Getting too close would even result in the absorption of part of one's primordial spirit.
Then they watched helplessly as Wei Feng indiscriminately slaughtered people in the secret realm. Magical treasures and artifacts poured in endlessly, the spiritual veins underground were torn apart, and the entire Vine Demon Secret Realm shook violently, ultimately facing annihilation.
——
It was a month later when Wei Feng left the secret realm.
Sensing that the barrier was loosening, Jiang Gu, who was cultivating, immediately returned to his original state. He had just stood up when someone rushed into his arms, forcing him to take half a step back to steady himself.
That bastard has absolutely no sense of the force he's using.
"Master, I missed you so much." Wei Feng hugged him tightly, his eyes reddening as he looked up. "How could you bear to leave me in a place like that for a whole month?"
Outside the door, Feng Wuyou and Chanlin, who had witnessed him slaughter the secret realm to the point of leaving it barren, fell silent.
How could he possibly have the nerve to say that?
"Has your cultivation improved?" Jiang Gu reached out to check his pulse.
Wei Feng grabbed Jiang Gu's waist first, his primordial spirit rushing into Jiang Gu's sea of consciousness. Taking advantage of Jiang Gu's momentary daze, he grabbed Jiang Gu's wrist, pressed him down on the couch next to him, and silenced Jiang Gu's mouth before he could question him. The whole action was smooth and swift, giving Jiang Gu no time to react.
“Of course I have made progress. I have broken through to the mid-stage of the Great Luo Realm and have also refined many divine artifacts…” Wei Feng pulled Jiang Gu’s primordial spirit into his sea of consciousness. The ghost patterns and mist instantly annihilated Jiang Gu’s golden primordial spirit. “Master, my ghost patterns are now completely transparent and cannot be seen at all. If you don’t believe me, touch them.”
The scent of Wei Feng was everywhere, and Jiang Gu felt dizzy for a moment, but he forced himself to wake up and pulled the person out of his sea of consciousness.
On the couch, Wei Feng knelt between his legs, his arms supporting his head and pressing down on his wrists, almost imprisoning and oppressing him. The invisible ghost patterns had already covered his entire body, making him unable to move. Yet Wei Feng still had to put on a pitiful expression, as if he had suffered a great injustice, as if he would burst into tears if Jiang Gu scolded him.
"Get up." Jiang Gu was not used to being looked down upon, and frowned.
Wei Feng lowered his head, obediently nuzzled his cheek, and snuggled up to him, softening his voice as he said, "Master, can you let me hold you for a while? I've been missing you so much."
Jiang Gu felt uncomfortable as his chin was brushed by Wei Feng's hair, and subconsciously turned his head away. Wei Feng's eyes suddenly darkened, and his canine teeth suddenly itched intensely.
The warm, moist touch mixed with the cold, slippery ghost patterns wrapped around his neck. Jiang Gu's pupils trembled, and he suddenly exerted force to push the person away, but Wei Feng got up first, knelt on the couch, and looked at him pitifully: "Master, I'm injured, it hurts so much."
His coquettishness was so skillful that Jiang Gu's anger subsided halfway. "Where are you injured?"
"Here." Wei Feng grabbed his hand and placed it on his waist and abdomen, then on his inner thigh. "And here."
Jiang Gu looked at him expressionlessly.
Wei Feng blinked, his eyes tinged with an ambiguous red. When Jiang Gu realized something was wrong, he went limp and completely fainted.
Jiang Gu's expression changed slightly. He unbuttoned his clothes and found deep, bone-revealing wounds crisscrossing his entire body, a shocking sight. Especially on his waist and abdomen, the wound that cut him in half almost severed his entire body.
He's injured like this, and this bastard comes back and immediately tries to have a spiritual conversation with him. He's utterly foolish!
Outside the door, Feng Wuyou and Chanlin stared at each other, having come to see what was going on.
"Why don't you two come in?" Jiang Xiangyun had already heard Jiang Gu mention them, so he warmly introduced himself to them and invited them to join him in watching the excitement.
"I'm afraid that's not a good idea," Feng Wuyou said. "Absence makes the heart grow fonder."
"Don't worry, my seventh brother is upright and self-disciplined; he wouldn't indulge in debauchery in broad daylight." Jiang Xiangyun knocked on the door. "Seventh brother, are you there?"
"Come in," Jiang Gu's voice came from inside.
Jiang Xiangyun pushed open the door and entered. After seeing the situation inside the room, he immediately turned around and came out, closing the door tightly. Looking at Feng Wuyou and Chanlin, his expression was indescribable: "But there are always exceptions, hiss."
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