Chapter 237 There are birds (3)
Youhu Qing was the only one who responded to Xi Tong, but not long after, he could no longer obtain fire crystals. Seeing that her cultivation had stagnated and her heart was burning with intense heat, Xi Tong simply came down to look for them herself.
The matter had been laid bare; Xi Tong was determined to obtain this fire crystal vein.
As memories flooded her mind, she lowered her eyes, leaned down, and chuckled softly, "You must be Ji Rong. I often hear Niu Fen mention your names."
"Besides this bird body, I have nothing else. If you are willing to introduce me to someone, Lord Jue will not mind. I will gladly serve you as your servant."
When Ji Rong entered, she had already quietly transformed the body of the magic tree into the bird's body. She layered golden leaves among the bird's feathers, as if adding a layer of golden feathers.
Brown tree roots grew from her abdomen, arching slightly among her soft belly feathers, making Ji Rong look a size larger, but Xi Tong was unaware of this.
Seeing the beautiful black bird suddenly display a frivolous demeanor, Ji Rong frowned and grinned, asking, "How's your movement technique? Can you fight?"
Lord Jue has no need for servants or divine attendants.
However, the Danxue Mountains still need a few top-notch fighters. Given your kindness, I believe that with Juejun's generous nature, he will surely reward you.”
"What did you say?" Xi Tong exclaimed in astonishment, "Thugs!"
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Ji Rong stretched out his neck, pointed at Xi Tong with one wing, and said righteously, "It's a waste for a cultivator like you to be serving tea and water. You should be showing your prowess in battle. Only in this way can you live up to your cultivation. Don't you agree?"
Upon hearing this, Xi Tong lowered her eyes and asked, "What if I get beaten to death?"
Ji Rong stuck out her wings and shouted, "You, a dignified emperor, if you can't beat me, can't you just run away?"
I heard that a retired royal-level cultivator from the Jade Pool Herb Garden is doing quite well for Juejun.
Now their entire clan has moved and is living a good life, becoming the envy of cultivators in the Danxue Mountains.
“Sounds good!” Xi Tong exclaimed, raising her neck and spreading her wings, her black feathers instantly shimmering with orange light.
Her aura rose higher and higher, with words like warmth, light, vicissitudes, majesty, nobility, and elegance resonating in Ji Rong's heart one after another.
"This bird must have an extraordinary origin," Ji Rong thought to herself.
"What is your name?" Ji Rong asked.
"Xi Tong".
Ji Rong thought to herself, "Just as I thought, this black bird is the celestial maiden who came down to catch birds back then."
It was also the fuse that set off the beginning of the reversal of their own fate.
Xi Tong tilted her head and stared at Ji Rong, saying, "Do you recognize me? Why are you so sure I'll agree?"
Without hesitation, Ji Rong replied, "Didn't Niu Fen tell you? I've always been like this."
“This is not good for you.” Xi Tong looked at Ji Rong and asked in a deep voice, “I often hear Niu Fen talk about you. You are very different. Why did you help Niu Fen get out of trouble, and why did you help the Witch Clan?”
Upon hearing this, Ji Rong grinned and said, "I'm not helping them at all; I'm clearly helping myself first."
The two birds looked at each other, each finding themselves in the other's eyes. They spread their wings and performed the bird-clan greeting.
A sense of trust permeated the cave.
Between like-minded people, there is no need for many words; a single glance is enough to convey their will.
Xi Tong preened her feathers for a while, then tilted her head and asked Ji Rong, "How should I find Lord Jue? And once I get to the Dragon and Phoenix Palace, how can he trust me?"
Furthermore, I currently lack the nourishment of fire crystals, and the fire within my body burns daily, making it difficult to fly for extended periods.
Ji Rong then took some fire crystals from her storage ring and gave them to Xi Tong, saying, "Is this enough?"
The Witchcraft Department will issue you a travel permit. If you want to advance further, then you should work diligently for Jue-jun.
If you ever decide you don't want to continue, just let Juejun know. Juejun is very kind and won't restrict your freedom.
Xi Tong stared longingly at the fire crystals and said, "Ji Rong, give us more, give us more!"
Upon hearing this, Ji Rong gave him one more handful and then stopped.
She frowned and stared at Xi Tong, saying, "I shouldn't have asked, but what kind of fire magic do you practice? Why are you so thirsty for fire crystals, like some kind of evil magic?"
Xi Tong stared at Ji Rong, pondering for a moment. She felt an overwhelming sense of familiarity with Ji Rong, and thought it wouldn't hurt to say more and explain the reasons.
So Xi Tong parted the feathers under his chest, revealing a fleshy mark, and said, "I cultivate the orthodox fire magic of my Golden Crow clan, which requires a massive amount of fire crystals."
It's normal that you can't tell; when I was a child, my family chopped off one of my paws to avoid trouble.
But it was no use; I was still captured. Because I was missing that claw, I was disqualified, but at least I escaped with my life.
Upon hearing this, Ji Rong knew that Xi Tong also had a complicated and dramatic story.
With a sense of sympathy, she asked, "Then how did you escape?"
Xi Tong replied nonchalantly, "If we sell everything, we can survive."
Ji Rong's gaze towards Xi Tong was filled with pity. A subtle golden light seemed to emanate from the colorful feathers of Xi Tong's bird-like body, and from the spiritual lake beneath her spiritual platform, specks of golden energy flowed through her veins into Ji Rong's roots and leaves.
The golden leaves and roots were woven together in an orderly fashion, like tiny holes, all hidden within Ji Rong's body.
Ji Rong asked, "Why do you do this? Why live like this?"
Looking at Ji Rong's increasingly magnificent feathers, Xi Tong could no longer hold back the words she had been suppressing. She murmured in a daze, "I want revenge. He slaughtered his own kind in order to consolidate his power, and he didn't even spare his descendants like me. He is not worthy to be the ruler. Since Heaven wants me to destroy him, I will obey."
Ji Rong's heart skipped a beat, and she immediately nodded and said, "So that's how it is. You should follow Jue Jun closely, and perhaps you can achieve your wish."
Then she slowly gathered the roots, leaving only a few golden leaves, which still covered the Mountain and Water God on her back.
Ji Rong's tree trunk returned to her spiritual platform, and Xi Tong's anger seemed to dissipate. Looking at Ji Rong, whose figure had become much thinner, she didn't think much of it and said shyly, "Excuse me."
Ji Rong waved her hand and went out to find the witch doctor. She explained the matter of Xi Tong and asked the witch doctor to quickly prepare a travel permit for Xi Tong.
The witch immediately accepted the order and left. Before long, she returned with a cultivator, Wu Guang. She said, "Xi Tong, the Demon Emperor, may accompany Wu Guang to obtain the travel permit."
Xi Tong nodded, flew into the air, found Niu Fen, and said to him seriously, "Silly calf, I'm leaving."
Niu Fen looked up at her and asked, "Will you come back?"
Upon hearing this, Xi Tong immediately narrowed his eyes, raised his neck, and said, "If I am still alive, I will naturally come back to see you. If I do not return, then consider me dead."
"Niu Fen, although I initially wanted to kill you, I've been very happy these past few days plowing the fields and planting crops together."
After saying that, Xi Tong turned around and flew towards the other side of the river with Wu Guang on his back. They were going there to get their travel permits.
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