Chapter Fifty-Four: Another "Acquaintance"?
These words successfully drew everyone's attention to Ya Feiyou. Some who particularly hated demonic cultivators showed wary expressions, secretly drew their weapons, and slowly retreated.
Ya Feiyou, however, didn't care about any of this. She scoffed, "That's all from my past life. Don't you think it's a bit outdated to bring this up now?"
"His spirit in heaven? His soul has vanished; what spirit is there to speak of?"
The black-robed youth scoffed at her, "Ha, those who have been reborn with the Phoenix Heart speak with a different tone."
Ya Feiyou's gaze sharpened instantly, her previously gentle aura suddenly changing, as if a dragon had its scales touched. When she was expressionless, her cold face was not much different from Ya Feiyu's. "You, shut up!"
"You thief who stole your brother's life, you are truly noble." The boy was sharp-tongued, and as Ya Feiyou's emotions fluctuated, the barrier seemed to ripple and waver. Seeing this, his smile deepened, and he said, "How do you think you came to be?"
"Shut up!"
Ya Feiyou raised her other free hand and swung it forward, unleashing a crimson wave of spiritual energy that slammed into the ground, creating a crater. She seemed truly enraged; her chest heaved violently, and her usually expressionless face contorted with fury, making her appear exceptionally ferocious. "I'll kill you, you ungrateful demon!"
Normally, such a provocation wouldn't work on a phoenix that has lived for thousands of years. However, what this demon youth was talking about was not an ordinary little thing, but the matter of Ya Feiyu offering his own heart so that Ya Feiyou could be reborn.
This matter has always been an unresolved knot in Ya Feiyou's heart.
She should have died long ago, her soul wandering in the underworld, never to see the clear blue sky of the human world again. But Ya Feiyu gave her a chance to be reborn. Apart from their blood relationship, they had almost no contact. Ya Feiyu could never understand why Ya Feiyu would give up even her chance to be reborn again, preferring to sacrifice her phoenix heart to save her.
It is said that the leader of the Tianyu clan possesses the power to know the past and the future, and they are the only people in this world qualified to glimpse time and space.
Ya Feiyu… Could it be that he saw something in the future after his countless rebirths?
Ya Feiyou could only offer this explanation, but it was only half the solution.
Using someone else's Phoenix Heart will always feel a bit awkward.
She chuckled softly, realizing that she was indeed getting older and older.
Clearly, I never cared about these things before, and I lived a much happier and more carefree life than I do now. Now, I owe others so much, and even the things I care about have slowly turned into questions of how to repay those debts and how to make myself feel better.
"It's over, the barrier is about to break!"
The cultivators of the Sea Palace had limited cultivation levels, and their spiritual energy output was almost insufficient to support the sky-covering barrier. As the cracks became more and more obvious, some of them turned pale. Lloyd, who loved his people like his own children, naturally did not want to see this scene. Despite his own exhausted body, he stepped forward and channeled his spiritual energy to support the crumbling barrier.
"God, who will save us!" The panicked sea palace people prayed with their hands clasped together, their eyes filled with despair and helplessness. The mortals, with nowhere else to turn, embraced each other. Most of their relatives had already perished in those swirling demonic energy, and soon, they would not even be able to prolong their lives. They could only rot away in the abyss along with their loved ones.
They were terrified, helpless, and resentful. Negative emotions spread among them, gradually turning into arguments and brawls. Some were exhausted and no longer cared, while others who had initially tried to mediate were drawn into this pointless conflict. Gradually, in the midst of fighting and anger, they seemed to lose their minds and revert to the most savage era.
Ye Chi had no intention of participating in or mediating the fight, and left the crowd with Ya Feiyu in his arms. Their voices grew louder, but the cultivators in the front row remained unmoved. Lloyd looked exhausted, while Vena watched coldly. This was nothing more than the inherent flaws of mortals, and they didn't care much about it.
Ya Feiyou gave a cold, ambiguous laugh. "If demonic energy invades, how many people in the Sea Palace will die?"
Her voice wasn't soft, yet it still carried clearly to the hearts of everyone present. Almost instantly, the gazes of the mortals from the Sea Palace fell upon her. Faced with death, everyone's face was contorted with rage; they looked like wild beasts.
Viner's voice also seemed weary. He looked at the blood-red sky and said, "Probably, the entire army was wiped out."
"Will that cultivator survive?"
"this……"
Wiener did not answer, seemingly troubled, and the mortals, upon hearing this, seemed to have their remaining reason crumble.
"So you cultivators can't die!"
"Hypocritical! Feigning virtue!"
"Give me back my family! Give me back my home! Give me back my money!!!"
"God, I will never forgive you!"
Ya Feiyou scoffed softly. She had been channeling spiritual energy all along. Although she appeared relaxed, her face gradually paled. She slowly reduced the amount of spiritual energy she was channeling. As the crimson barrier that blotted out the sky grew weaker and weaker, the emotions of the mortals were stirred to the highest point. They knew that their lives were now in the hands of the person in front of them. So they exchanged a glance and tacitly fell silent.
"So noisy." Ya Feiyou said calmly, his face full of disdain. "You need to distinguish between the important and the trivial. Who is the boss now? How can a subordinate yell at the boss... right?"
It remained deathly silent.
Ya Feiyou snorted coldly and turned around. The black-robed youth was watching the scene with amusement. When he saw her looking over, he commented lightly, "A good show. It's a pity we'll never see it again."
Hearing such indifferent words, Ya Feiyou's lips twitched, her eyes were cold, and there was no smile in them: "It's okay, there's another show to watch soon."
He spoke slowly and deliberately, his voice chillingly cold: "Beat the demonic cultivator with a stick."
The black-robed youth scoffed, unconcerned. He raised his hand, gathering a pale purple glow, and slowly lifted it, his back facing down, his robes fluttering even without wind: "I've been keeping you company for too long."
"boom--"
With a loud bang, the barrier that had been struggling to hold up finally shattered, and demonic energy rushed in. Mortals fled in all directions, but they couldn't get very far. They all knew that the Sea Palace was located in the center of the ocean, and even cultivators might not be able to escape the clutches of demonic cultivators, let alone mortals like them.
"Master," Ye Chi lowered his head and called out softly, tossing Ya Feiyu in his hand, "Master."
Ya Feiyu opened his eyes in his arms and moved closer to his neck. He didn't realize where he was for a moment. He looked down and found himself being held in Ye Chi's arms. His heart skipped a beat, but he pretended to know nothing. He looked calm and collected, but his ears turned red. However, there was no light source around, so Ye Chi didn't see it and regretfully missed the scene.
"Master, demonic energy is coming," Ye Chi said in a deep voice. His brows furrowed, making him look like a fierce hunting dog, eyeing its prey's tender flesh. But now, the hunting dog was obediently leaning against him. Ye Chi unconsciously hugged Ya Feiyu tightly, holding him in his arms and carefully protecting him. As he spoke, his arms tightened around Ya Feiyu without him noticing, but Ya Feiyu, the one being held in his arms, sensed it, but chose to remain silent.
He looked up and said casually, "Yeah, it's here."
"Will Master save the people of the Sea Palace?"
"Um."
He readily agreed. Ye Chi smiled helplessly; indeed. He didn't think Ya Feiyu's casual reply was an exaggeration. He narrowed his eyes and smiled, "Master, you've recovered completely?"
For a moment, Ya Feiyu felt guilty, but his nonchalant demeanor almost fooled Ye Chi: "Yes."
Even though he didn't believe it, Ye Chi still put Ya Feiyu down.
However, he seemed to have forgotten one thing.
When Ya Feiyou knocked Ya Feiyu unconscious, she also sealed his spiritual power. Unless Ya Feiyu's physical condition fully recovers and he releases the seal himself, the seal will remain on his body, preventing him from using his spiritual power.
Ye Chi was so concerned that he didn't think of this matter immediately, while Ya Feiyou, who knew about it, was already in dire straits herself.
Ya Feiyu stood up and stretched his limbs. Of course, he was lying to Ye Chi about his physical recovery. His body was far from its peak. Now it was only at a "barely usable" level. His hands were slightly sore, and his whole body was either sore or numb. Only his walking was not noticeable. Any movement of other parts would immediately reveal the problem, but Ya Feiyu did not care.
He arrived at the center of the square, the source of the rampant demonic energy. The black-robed youth was standing there, seemingly having been waiting for a long time.
The crowd had already scattered and fled, and no one cared about their situation.
"Long time no see, Immortal Venerable." The black-robed youth curled his lips, seemingly extremely polite. "How have you been?"
Their familiar attitude made it seem as if they were old acquaintances. Clearly wanting nothing to do with the person before him, Ya Feiyu said coldly, "I think we've never met."
The boy smiled, not reacting much to his words, but said meaningfully, "You don't know me, but I know you very well..."
“I know every inch of you, all your preferences, including your past and the future you should have gone toward.”
He slowly approached, causing the surrounding demonic energy to surge. Ignoring Ya Feiyu's increasingly pale face, he leaned closer and said with a smile, "Immortal Venerable, please don't... fall into demonic possession again."
Ya Feiyu's pupils suddenly contracted, and a trace of demonic energy dissipated.
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