novelden Chapter 141 Reaching Cooperation
Chapter 141 Reaching Cooperation
Yang Fan was dumbfounded. He stared blankly at the bird and the four people who had become small black dots in the sky and were getting farther and farther away.
Li Shao unleashed a talisman, forcing the demonic bear back, and said to Wen Fuyue, "Fellow Daoist Wen, hurry and go find your disciple, don't waste time!"
"With me and Fellow Daoist Yang here, nothing will happen."
Yang Fan snapped out of his daze and said, "Yes, Peak Master Wen, go quickly. Fellow Daoist Li and I should be fine working together."
Wen Fuyue was extremely anxious, fearing that she had misread the imperial edict. She originally wanted to seize Li Shao, the accomplice of the imperial edict, but she was also afraid that if she arrived too late, her disciples would really suffer a terrible fate.
He didn't have time to think about anything else and quickly flew off on his sword to chase after the demonic bird.
The demonic bird, which had been holding the four people, released its grip as soon as it was out of Wen Fuyue's sight.
As Yun Yici and the others fell from the sky, they remained calm and decided to fly away on their swords.
Unexpectedly, the demonic bird that was holding them suddenly appeared below them and carried them on its back.
The imperial edict was already comfortably perched on the bird's back.
Ning Tinglan was about to attack when the bird's claws came at her, but Yun Yici held her down.
He saw that his fellow disciples were all safe and sound, but Wen Fuyue was nowhere to be seen. He angrily asked, "What is the meaning of Senior Di Zhao's summoning of the demon bird to deliberately attack us?"
The emperor glanced at him, then at the sword cultivator who was rapidly approaching, and said, "One burden is enough; there's no need for another."
"I wondered what kind of place Kunlun was that allowed you to bring that human cultivator named Yang Fan along. It turns out that it is a place where birds and beasts live. If that's the case, with the demon birds of this place as guides, why bring along other human cultivators?"
Those who knew his true identity were already at the limit of the Emperor's tolerance.
"Li Shao will send them away. Don't worry, he knows what he's doing and won't harm them. Look, isn't your master here?"
Yun Yici turned his head a few times and saw Wen Fuyue chasing after the demon bird on her sword with an angry expression.
The emperor calmly replied, "Fellow Daoist Wen, please calm down. I'm doing this for everyone's benefit."
The two chatted casually on the boat, and since they usually got along well, Wen Fuyue trusted him.
Unexpectedly, the emperor's decree turned around and he performed a surprise attack on the emperor's base.
Wen Fuyue was relieved to see that her disciples were all safe and sound.
But this wasn't the end of it. He angrily said, "I could understand you calling out the Ghost-Faced Owl the first time, but what about the second time you ordered this bird to kidnap my apprentice?"
The Emperor decreed, "I guess you intend to kill that demonic bear and then take that human cultivator back to the cave we just came out of."
“This back and forth will waste a lot of time, and I’ll be more at ease if I send them away.”
The emperor didn't care what others thought; his own comfort was the most important thing.
Worried that the two would have an unnecessary argument, Yun Yici quickly embellished the Emperor's words and relayed them to Wen Fuyue.
Upon hearing that Li Shaohui would settle Yang Fan and the male cultivator, Wen Fuyue's expression softened slightly, and she said to the imperial edict with shame, "This is indeed something I didn't think through."
He used to live alone for many years, doing whatever he wanted, and never hesitating to lend a helping hand to those he could.
This time, he forgot that he wasn't alone; he also had a group of apprentices who needed his protection.
If this demonic bird wasn't sent by imperial decree, then we are truly besieged on all sides.
If anything were to happen to Yun Yici and the others, he would truly have no face to see them.
This incident served as a lesson for Wen Fuyue.
Now that there were no outsiders around, the white rabbit in Yun Yici's sleeve peeked out.
Mu Yunjian said, "Originally, with me and... as a deterrent, ordinary demonic beasts would not dare to invade. At that time, I was hiding in my junior sister's sleeve and guessed that the cultivator must have taken something he shouldn't have."
"It's a pity I can't speak, which is why my master was deceived by that cultivator."
"Master, don't worry, you didn't do anything wrong."
The group sat on the broad back of the demon bird, taking in the snowy scenery below. All they could see was a vast expanse of white, but the mountain ranges, icy landscapes, and snow-covered forests were clearly distinguishable.
Yun Yici's mind stirred, and she asked Di Zhao, "Senior Di Zhao, where are we going? Are we going to find the guardian beast of the mountain?"
"Does this demonic bird know of any secluded places in Kunlun where demon cultivators can easily undergo tribulation?"
The emperor's expression was strange as he asked, "Your rabbit senior brother?"
"It's incredibly difficult to trick a demon into taking human form, so let's not risk our lives."
The tribulation of transformation for demon cultivators involves using their original form to withstand the tribulation, and after shedding their original form, they are reborn as humans.
In the twilight clouds, he was only the size of a human's palm. The emperor suspected that a single bolt of lightning would turn him to ashes.
When the wind blows, not a speck of dust remains.
Having emerged from Yun Yici's sleeve, Mu Yunjian was in a bad mood and immediately went up to challenge the Emperor's edict to a face-to-face contest.
The emperor deliberately beckoned to his index finger, which had been bitten off by Mu Yunjian that day but had since healed, and said, "Come here."
Of course, Yun Yici couldn't just watch Mu Yunjian go to his death, so he directly pressed the fearless rabbit onto his knee.
Yun Yici said, "My senior brother can definitely do it, and he also has a ten-thousand-year tribulation of lightning."
The little fox demon's cultivation was also quite strange. Back then, when he was stranded in the Rakshasa Illusion, he was still a fox. Then, as he cultivated, he transformed into human form without any tribulation lightning.
However, without undergoing the tribulation of lightning, he could not advance in his cultivation level. With his lifespan nearing its end, Qian Sui was anxiously hoping someone would take him out to undergo the tribulation.
Yun Yici added, "I'm wondering if the two of them would experience double the lightning tribulation if they were to undergo the tribulation together."
"I'm afraid we'll need to find two suitable places for them to undergo their tribulations."
Rong Xuan then said, "I did look up some records about demon cultivators transforming into human form. Unlike humans, they have neither protective arrays nor any lightning-avoiding magic treasures. They almost always rely on their physical bodies to withstand the attacks."
Ning Tinglan looked at the unusually well-behaved little rabbit, who was being held down by Yun Yici, and said, "Senior Brother Mu, he..."
In the end, Wen Fuyue made the decision. He said to the emperor, "If the two of them undergo their tribulations first, I'm afraid it will cause quite a stir and alert the enemy."
"Could you please inquire for us where the birds and beasts in this area usually advance in rank? We'll go to the Tribulation Ground after we've explored the place of rare treasures."
This was exactly what the emperor wanted; he had originally intended to travel around and see the rare treasures of Kunlun.
Emperor Zhao raised an eyebrow slightly and said, "I can help you, but this treasure must belong to me."
Wen Fuyue and her group did not enter Kunlun to search for treasure.
Besides the two things they were concerned about, they also promised to bring Shang Wen a Snow Sun Grass if it was convenient.
Therefore, naturally no one objected to the imperial edict's requirements.