Chapter 23 Thinking about Bird Life Oh, I'm going to kill your mother
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"Dongfang Qian".
Suddenly, Chen Jinshi called out to her.
When he called her name again this time, his tone suddenly changed.
It was like confirming something, or perhaps praying.
Lightning streaked down to the ground, and the air felt like it was burning against your skin. The white-clad man standing under the tree became a lightning rod for the entire earth.
The thunder and lightning possessed the power of a Xuan-level spiritual bone, and the immortal Langhuan, who came to deliver heavenly punishment, carried power surpassing that of the entire continent.
In an instant, all the people of the Tianyan Kingdom knelt on the ground, not daring to look directly at the might of Heaven. From all four directions of the continent, everyone watched as the destructive power of the Xuan-level Thunder Spirit Wave was unleashed.
The person who was struck paid no attention to it.
Standing on the ruins of ten years ago, Chen Jinshi's arrogant and unrestrained voice began to falter, and the expression on his face began to waver.
His mind was racing, as if he were searching for a way to survive.
This person is Dongfang Qian.
He used her, toyed with her, was ready to kill her at any moment, or even nearly killed her several times—none of that was wrong, was it?
Dust settled, staring intently at the girl before him. Anxiety gnawed at his broken bones like poisonous insects, the emptiness feeling like wind was drilling into it. He controlled the corners of his lips, forcing himself to smile as usual.
Dongfang Qian is Dongfang Qian, and Shu is Shu.
His cold palms rested on the intricately textured tree trunk as he looked at the girl before him, his mind seemingly split in two.
That day, he used the power of the Netherworld Bone to press down on her head and asked her who she was, and received a definite answer.
There wasn't a trace of that thing he left on her back then, otherwise he would have found her at first glance.
So she is just Dongfang Qian.
A sense of lingering fear was surging within those peach blossom eyes, yet the smile on her lips slowly became clearer.
Yes, that's right.
He's looking for the person from his childhood.
The eleventh person he had found for himself... the one who didn't care about his frailty and listened to all his boastful words.
Ten years later, during the final tribulation of destiny, Chen Jinshi vaguely saw a soul trapped in the tree. Perhaps she was slumbering in the tree, or perhaps she had become part of the tribulation of destiny.
She lost her body and became a tree.
Therefore, he still needs to complete the tribulation of love before he can refine a pair of Heavenly Destiny Pearls to reshape her body.
so.
“…Dongfang Qian.” The pristine young man in white tried to smile again, calling her name with certainty, but his fingertips, hanging by his sides, were trembling for some reason.
"Is there something you need?" Miaojue smiled slowly.
The lightning bolts overhead struck his face like a galloping steed, their brilliant and magnificent flashes illuminating his handsome and well-defined features.
Miao Jue looked at the villain in front of him. Ten years had passed on this person, seemingly without leaving any trace, yet everything seemed to have changed.
She never imagined that he could use the marriage tree to trace back to ten years ago!
The tree trunk is connected to the magic technique, so at that moment, she could clearly perceive a powerful, indescribable disturbance.
It was as if a tree of green leaves standing on a solitary peak was suddenly shrouded in shadow, and a soaring Kun (a mythical fish) slowly spread its wings and flew over her.
A powerful force flowed through her, then stopped.
When touched by his ashes that burned the heavens and earth, it was originally cold; the mad power surged back into the tree trunk, howling as a cold wind.
He was offering sacrifices to the tree! He used the tree sacrifice as the key to the formation to pull himself away! What a terrifying line of thinking!
The heavenly lightning sent by the Langhuan Immortal Court wasn't there to witness the tragic love story of the male and female protagonists; they came because of this catastrophe.
Unfortunately, it was too late.
Ten years later, the sinister, world-destroying villain has finally caught up.
Boom!
Clever trick: Chop him down!
But just as the thunderbolt struck the top of Chen Jinshi's head, it vanished in the blink of an eye, leaving only the ends of his hair.
Or rather, it was as if he had endlessly swallowed them up.
Finally, Dust settled down and looked up, his expression somber, at the Thunder God Venerable soaring through the clouds in mid-air.
Langhuan used Cang San's Thunder Dragon power to attack him.
Through the thin clouds of the mortal continent, the Thunder God appeared with a fierce, Vajra-like face, yet his gaze was filled with suspicion and uncertainty. A distant voice in his ear urged him to kill his opponent quickly, or a great calamity would befall Langhuan.
But the person in front of me—
There are ten members of the Underworld Clan, born and nurtured by Heaven and Earth generation after generation. Starting with the first generation, Bai Xi, followed by Qilin, and then Canglong, the first three generations experienced the long and ancient past and are the most powerful three generations of the Underworld Clan.
This tenth person... is clearly the youngest among them and the one who matured the latest. How could he possibly contend with the power of the Azure Dragon?
To this day, the Langhuan Immortal Court still does not know the true form of the Tenth Underworld Clan.
Within the ten rings, the various immortal theories differ, but according to the Five Elements theory of Heaven and Earth, the final Dharma body can never surpass the four elements of ice, fire, thunder, and flame.
How could he possibly compete with him?
The Thunder God raised the Thunder Wedge to punish again, and the white-robed youth finally got annoyed.
Chen Jinshi frowned, revealing the irritable expression he used to show most often. He glanced at him and said, "I'm busy, get lost."
Endless dust surged forth from beneath their feet, like wind and waves, transforming into countless feathers as they rose into the air, shooting forth like a thousand arrows. The Thunder God immediately prepared to unleash a thunderous clash; if a true battle were to break out, the surrounding area would likely be affected.
Dust settled, and with a furrowed brow, he leaped and landed on the treetop.
However, the next second he was back under the tree.
The clever trick was presented with a friendly expression.
Knowing that she currently possesses a second-tier Earth-level spiritual bone, does that mean she can withstand a certain amount of time rewind? She can currently rewind for forty minutes, while a bolt of heavenly lightning only takes one second.
What if one lightning strike doesn't work? Talking about efficacy without considering dosage is irresponsible. If one strike doesn't work, try two. If two don't work, try ten.
Legend has it that those who ascend to godhood must undergo nine thousand tribulations of lightning, and she will now send him to ascend.
Chen Jinshi looked at her silently, "Wait—"
What are we waiting for?
The girl finally revealed her charming villainous smile.
Her anger, or rather, her pent-up resentment, had been building up for ten years.
Finally, with the appearance of the villain ten years later, it all came to a head.
hack!
Do you know how I've spent the last ten years?
hack!
Can't you people who indulge in sadomasochistic fantasies take care of flowers, plants, and trees?
hack!
When I was little, you said you'd take me to have a good life when I grew up. This is the "good life" you promised!
Smash him!
The villain, standing amidst the lightning, went from anxiety to hesitation, and finally accepted it peacefully.
He stood amidst the rolling thunder, contemplating the meaning of life.
They were so careful that not a single leaf got touched by the lightning.
…
The Underworld race seemed to suddenly sweep across the entire continent in an instant.
At the same moment, on Lonely Goose Peak of the Crimson Cloud Sect, the Silver Fox broke through the black mist on the Sunken Sea Stone, its row of cracked teeth biting the thing wrapped in the fire-resistant cloth, and in the blink of an eye, it turned into a silver stream of light and disappeared from everyone's sight.
Disciples from all sects and factions present were vying for that Langhuan opportunity, but how could mortals contend with the Underworld Clan?
The disciples of Chixia flew up to the summit in a panic to report to their sect leader: "That opportunity of the Underworld, that chance of Langhuan, has been snatched away by the Underworld Clan!"
Wen Changshan, however, remained calm and unhurried.
He sat alone in the room, holding a teacup in his hand, his eyes seemingly filled with satisfaction.
The Underworld Clan snatched the opportunity from the public, and from then on, no one knew the whereabouts of this piece of Underworld bone. This was the best possible outcome.
Wen Changshan turned around with concern and looked towards the door of the sect leader's room. "Why don't you come in?"
There was silence outside the door, and then a light and elegant figure tiptoed in.
Wen Changshan looked at Xianba, a hint of infatuation slowly creeping into his eyes. "I knew you would come back."
Silver Fox has been guarding the Crimson Cloud Sect for so many years under the chains of the Immortal-Binding Lock; this is her home.
Xianba stopped a few steps away and looked at him with a smile.
Just now, Jin Shi reached his true peak – a signal known only to them, causing his beast blood to boil again and his flesh and bones to grow anew.
Wen Changshan observed everything about her with such tenderness in his eyes. He truly believed that he had treated her very well all these years.
He cherished her fur, cared for her claws, withstood endless pressure from inside and outside the sect, and never allowed anyone to disembowel her or remove a single bone from her body.
He could order his disciples to hunt her down, but he would not allow anyone to desecrate her sanctity.
Over the years of spending every day with this silver fox, he had come to cherish it. He was the only person in heaven and earth who, despite holding a high position, cared deeply for the underworld.
The smile in Xianba's fox-like eyes deepened.
"Come here, let me see how bad your injury is..." Wen Changshan gently extended his hand to her.
This middle-aged cultivator, who holds the position of sect leader of the world's second largest sect, still looks young due to his spiritual bones, cultivation level, and power. Only the fine lines at the corners of his eyes mark the passage of time; otherwise, he is quite handsome.
This makes the tenderness in his eyes so deceptive, as if the past century has been a tender, dreamlike illusion.
Xianba took a few steps forward, showing no sign of worry.
Because a true shackle flows in her blood, a lock left in her veins by the Crimson Cloud Sect Master, whose ultimate technique was refining metal and stone.
He knew she couldn't possibly leave the territory of the Crimson Cloud Sect.
For decades, she was chained and displayed as a spectacle at countless banquets filled with distinguished guests, where the very blood she drank was consumed.
Xianba stood gracefully and alluringly before Wen Changshan.
He drew out her blood and simultaneously channeled an unbreakable golden spirit ring needle into her bloodline—that was Wen Changshan's true confinement of her.
Once the Silver Fox becomes untamed and attacks, his blood will explode and surge wildly—of course, he never wastes any of his attacks.
Therefore, he never has to worry about his pets rebelling against him.
But she was a beast.
It is a beast born in Changming and raised in the heavens and earth, unique in each generation.
Xianba approached him respectfully, walking slowly like a fox, and bowed beside Wen Changshan's face.
The shared golden spiritual essence floated in the air, and the aura of the Nether Bone and Nether Blood was intoxicating. Wen Changshan's eyes revealed fervor, but the next second, the fox in front of him smiled and revealed its human teeth, biting through his throat.
Wen Changshan paused slightly, blood still gushing from his head, as he lowered his head with difficulty, his throat hoarse and helpless: "Why are you still so disobedient? You'll die if you keep going like this..."
His pupils suddenly contracted.
He then reacted with lightning speed, conjuring a stream of steam with his palm and striking her spine.
How come her bloodline is unharmed?
But the moment he made his move, the Nether Blood he had ingested seemed to burn, like thousands of insects crawling and devouring his meridians. This was an almost impossible situation for a top-level cultivator like him who was close to the Profound Realm.
The fox blood in his body has changed—
The silver fox nimbly dodged the palm strike, then cleanly bit off half of his throat. Its fox tail transformed, unleashing dozens of silver needles radiating golden energy, each one piercing into Wen Changshan's entire body.
Arrogant people.
She jumped to the side, licked her paws, and tasted the blood of the man who had taken her blood for decades.
It tastes awful.
So it turns out that it was people with such terrible tastes who tormented them for so long.
That day at the foot of the Kunxian Terrace, Jin Shi cut eight chains and told her that she could kill Wen Changshan without any scruples.
Because he injected a drop of blood into the altar of her forehead.
The blood of the tenth member of the Underworld Clan, fused with the five elements, covers everything.
His bones can be swallowed by anyone, and will replenish the spirit of anyone. Similarly, his blood can devour all spiritual energy.
This is the path that Jin Shi found for himself in the years when they were all gone, after repeatedly drawing out bones and cutting blood.
A road destined to be bloody and gruesome.
By using Jinshi's blood as a prison, they can reverse the control over all those who devour their flesh and blood.
He would henceforth bear the entire burden of all the exploitation by the Underworld Clan.
Silver Fox rubbed his temples. "You've made our brother suffer so much, and we still haven't found our sister. You deserve to die..."
Without any mercy, she pressed the silver needle down forcefully, pinning him to the position of sect leader. The beastly pupils watched calmly as the prey's blood dripped dry, seeping into the ground beneath his feet.
It seemed that only at this moment did Wen Changshan truly realize she was a wild beast. His throat constricted like a broken bellows as he cried out for help into the small room: "You, you—why aren't you going to do it—"
Looking through the cave door, Xianba could already smell the familiar wood spirit.
"Immortal Queyang, it's been a long time."
"Why aren't you making a move?" Xianba tiptoed into the small room. "Is there something wrong with your entire set of Netherworld Bones?"
The bones of Shengbazhu Jiu have been used for a hundred years, yet they remain stable.
…
The giant bell of Langhuan chimed repeatedly.
Lightning flashes repeatedly occurred within Tianyan territory.
Miao Jue slowly stopped plucking the top bud with her divine sense and looked at the villain who had endured dozens of lightning tribulations.
That's about it; I feel like I've driven him crazy.
The villain remained tall and elegant, and after dozens of Xuanling-level lightning punishments, he slowly revealed a relieved and gentle smile.
That's great. Dongfang Qian kills him, and he kills her in return. What a healthy relationship.
The villain appeared to be unharmed, except for three bleeding wounds on his body, which looked like unhealed cuts.
He seemed quite satisfied with everything he had suffered.
He can go crazy again without feeling guilty.
Oh no! Miao Jue thought to himself, "The fact that I can't kill him has only made him stronger?"
Chen Jinshi slowly raised his eyes and looked through the gaps in the sunlight at the extended canopy of the marriage tree, only then realizing that the ten-layered altar blocked the sunlight in this way.
He closed his eyes and leaned against her.
It felt like coming home.
Miaojue immediately sensed the temperature on his body—it turned out he wasn't alright, but rather he was cleaved to the point of looking like a dead man.
Even through his thin clothes, his body felt as cold as cooled paper ash.
He was very weak.
The Thunder God above was unaware that he had been struck dozens of times. He only felt that the thunder wedge in his hand was so heavy that he could hardly lift it. But now was the time to seize the opportunity. He simply jumped off the crane cloud, not caring about getting a bit of mortal dust on him, and simultaneously stabbed hundreds of thunder arrows at the person under the tree.
The tree will get pricked like a hedgehog, won't it?
Just as the ingenious technique was about to be used, Chen Jinshi weakly raised his hand.
The first lightning arrow pierced his fingertip, staining it with his blood. Then, all the arrows turned around and pierced the Thunder God's body!
What kind of evil magic is this...?
The villains ten years later are indeed more fantastical.
Lei Gong Venerable revealed an unusually terrifying expression, as if he had seen something that overturned his understanding. A being with a Xuan-level spiritual bone instantly shrank the ground to a foot in the spot and fled and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
The villain didn't continue the pursuit; he simply leaned against the tree, looking up. He muttered to himself, deep in thought, his face pale, his emotions shifting between joy and despair, occasionally stealing a glance at the secret technique.
Miao Jue regretted it; she hadn't chopped enough.
The male and female protagonists then slowly woke up.
They were indeed lucky; they had a good sleep on the bloody battlefield, and when they woke up, their torturous romance continued.
"Dongfang Yaotian, I want to sever all ties with you!" Before Gong Yuqiu could finish speaking, a familiar female voice suddenly came from the Jade Void Communication Jade at his waist.
"—Qiu'er." Miao Jue suddenly paused.
Upon hearing this voice, Chen Jinshi immediately turned his head, his gaze passing over Gong Yuqiu and fixing directly on her.
Strangely, after this sound appeared, Dongfang Qian fell silent.
Her almond-shaped eyes looked toward the location of the communication jade, as if drawn by some kind of bloodline instinct.
Chen Jinshi stared at her intently for a long time, tapping his fingertips as he muttered, "Ah, blood is thicker than water. Her spiritual bones are all for the purpose of paying homage to that person..."
The voice of the Magpie Yang Immortal carried a strange tranquility: "Qiu'er, return to the sect as soon as possible starting today."
"The Celestial Court of Langhuan has publicly issued its declaration: the remnants of the Underworld Race have revived and are wreaking havoc on the world. Those capable on the continent must take it upon themselves to destroy the Underworld—"
"A full-scale encirclement and annihilation."
Dongfang Yaotian and Gong Yuqiu both tensed up at the same time.
Chen Jinshi also sat up straight with great interest.
"As your teacher, I will perform the rituals for you as a couple, witnessing your union and your shared destiny in the afterlife."
Dongfang Yaotian's bloodshot eyes paused for a moment, then he suddenly grabbed Gong Yuqiu's shoulders and shook her violently: "Qiu'er, why didn't you tell me sooner? You originally wanted to hold a ceremony with me, how could you be so stupid, how could you be so stupid?"
Gong Yuqiu blushed.
However, the system notification sounded when the challenge was completed, but Miaojue did not respond.
She slowly raised her head only after the message from the Magpie Sun Immortal had completely ended.
Miaojue looked down at her palm, her almond-shaped eyes narrowing slightly.
Just now, she was completely out of control; her soul was entirely dominated by that voice.
It seems that in addition to resolving the tragic love story between the male and female protagonists, she also needs to go to the Jade Void Sect to find out... what her birth mother, the Magpie Sun Immortal, put in her body that allows her to control her consciousness with her voice.
Miao Jue tightened his grip, touching the hilt of the bone sword at his waist.
It has to be said that weapons are indeed reassuring things. As her fingertips touched the delicate, cool texture, her heart gradually calmed down.
"Dongfang Qian," Chen Jinshi appeared behind her at some point and asked earnestly, "Do you miss your mother very much?"
Miao Jue looked up, her hand instinctively gripping the hilt of her sword. "What are you doing?"
"It's nothing," Chen Jinshi said, looking down at her gripping the bone sword, a smile playing on his lips. "It just feels so good."
...
What exactly do you want?
Miao Jue watched as the villain, who had been enthusiastically dismantling his altar before setting off, sensed that something was amiss with him.
Ten years later, the villain came chasing after her fiercely against the tide of time. She originally thought he would destroy everyone or find the culprit who caused her to fail and take revenge, but she did not expect that the first thing he did was to dismantle the altar.
After easily dismantling the ten-story-high altar into eight pieces, Chen Jinshi gently approached her, picked up the red string on her wrist, and said, "Alright, we can set off now."
The clever trick: "But what are you going to the Jade Void Sect for?"
Dust gathers: "Oh, I'll go kill your mother."
The secret: "?"
So what you meant by "it was great" was this?
Chen Jinshi lowered his head and leaned close to her neck, his eyes sparkling and his voice seductive, "Your mother—is Queyang Xian, you know that, right? Want to come along?"
The other party sent an invitation to kill the mother.
He picked up all the dust with utmost care.
By killing Queyang Xian, he could finally determine exactly what Dongfang Qian was.
"..." Miao Jue turned around with an incredulous expression, but he followed her into the carriage and sat down next to her.
Ever since regaining his memories of the past ten years, he seems to want to keep her within his sight every single moment.
This made the key to the technique very tense.
She always felt that he might discover she was a time traveler at any moment and then kill her.
Throughout the journey, her growth rings and apical buds remained fixed on the villain's head, as if afraid he might suddenly reveal some warm smile.
The villain leaned quietly beside her, the scent of the branches and leaves on her red ribbon filling his nostrils. After a long silence, he laughed again.
Miao Jue immediately became alert, as if facing a formidable enemy, and soon heard a fierce argument coming from the carriage of the male and female protagonists ahead.
Now that the villain has ten years of memories, wouldn't he be even more knowledgeable about sadomasochism?
The key to the story was that the system reminded them of this agonizing, ruminating moment—on the way to the Jade Void Sect to hold the Daoist Couple Ceremony, the male and female protagonists, because of the unresolved hatred for the murder of their father and mother, once again tore open the untouchable pain in their hearts.
Just as they arrived at a steep mountain road outside the Jade Void Sect, after several heated exchanges, a leap-in light array suddenly gathered again inside the carriage ahead.
What's this? Are we going to break up and cut down trees again?
Miao Jue was stunned by the beautiful couple, and heard Chen Jinshi's laughter beside her grow even lighter and more cheerful.
Are you satisfied now?
I will never forgive you, you damned culprit.
Unexpectedly, he lifted the carriage curtain, smiled, and flicked out a wisp of ashes, which fell under the wheels of the male and female protagonists' carriage.
It lightly lifted their carriage off the cliff.
The secret: "…………?"
The teleportation array is gone, and it's uncertain whether the male and female protagonists are still alive.
With a satisfied look, he picked up the dust.
They actually wanted to cut down the trees; they must have a death wish.
The villain leaned back on the cushions with his eyes closed, but suddenly the image of that tree ten years later appeared before his eyes—
The tree is covered in mottled marks, with layers of knife scars, as if it had been cleaved and broken open.
Then, the reasons for each tree-cutting during those ten years slowly flowed through his mind, along with his clear handwriting.
Miaojue was peering out the window to see if the male and female protagonists could climb back on their own when she noticed the car was quiet, so she turned around curiously.
The villain huddled in the corner of the sedan chair, his peach blossom eyes drooping.
I don't know why, but I started shivering with coldness.
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