Chapter 2157: Venerable of the Spirit Bird Clan

This is a very horrifying hypothesis; we must guard against it!

"Is there anything I can help with?" Han Zichen really wanted to help him, but limited by his own strength, compared to the Star Sovereign's 3300‑level Law Extreme Realm Venerable, he was still far too far behind.

Xiao Feng laughed and said, "Sure, keep me company chatting, wandering and enjoying the scenery, relax my mind. Lately I've been juggling ten-plus tasks, I'm exhausted, I need to do some pre‑battle adjustment."

Han Zichen felt helpless; as the second‑strongest of the Nine Provinces War Zone, he could only do this, feeling quite depressed in his heart.

But this person is him, and it's not unacceptable.

"Okay, then I'll keep you company for three days of leisurely wandering!" she replied.

The scenery of the Myriad Heavens Battlefield has always been nice; previously, with low level, I'd run into fierce wild monsters everywhere, so I couldn't wander to my heart's content.

Now they are both top‑tier experts; the wild monsters of the Myriad Heavens Battlefield dare not offend them, so they now have the qualification to enjoy the scenery and play.

The two were boating and chatting on the lake; Xiao Feng lay on the small boat, appearing very relaxed.

Actually, his mind and spirit never rested; the Controller's Plane and Sage Emperor Mountain, the two great will branches, have been continuously learning skills and comprehending the virtual and the real.

His true self was also tempering his will, unwilling to let himself relax.

He always had a sense of urgency, feeling that if he wasn't invincible under heaven, he would be utterly fragile, unable to be protected by anyone.

Even though he was already near invincible, he still felt as tiny as an ant.

It is precisely this feeling that makes him dare not relax.

With no one else around, Han Zichen put away his gear, changed into casual clothes, also set aside the pride of the female sword immortal, and reverted to the image of a lovely young woman from a humble home in the real world.

She knelt at the stern of the boat, gave Xiao Feng a leg pillow, and then

He massaged his shoulders.

While drifting with the waves, they chatted about unimportant topics.

"I'll be there in a few days."

"Where to?"

"What do you say?"

"This… why don't you come a few days later…"

"What's wrong, are you scared?"

"No, it's just… just…"

"Silly, why are you so nervous? I won't rush you. Right now the game is still more important; you don't need to go offline just for me."

"Hmm, let's focus on the game for now… When you arrive, you can stay at my place; I still go offline quite often, I just spend more time in the game."

"Great, then I'll live in the same courtyard as you and be your personal bodyguard."

"Hmm…"

As they chatted, time flew by.

When it was time to cultivate, neither of them left; they took out some divine glyphs and inner elixirs imbued with divine power, placed them on the boat to increase spiritual concentration, and could likewise cultivate more efficiently.

During that period, many guild leaders of the Blue Star No. 8 War Zone sent Xiao Feng private chat messages, requesting to use the War Lord's skill of the Sword of Civilization to give blessings.

Xiao Feng felt both busy and enjoying leisure, feeling rather contradictory.

Han Zichen was actually much the same—also a Civilization Lord, also needing to cultivate; though he seemed to be relaxing, everyone was actually busy.

The next day, Xiao Feng simply said, "Go ahead and do your work; I'll go wander elsewhere."

Han Zichen thought he was unhappy and asked, "Brother Dao, are you… despising me?"

"What nonsense, I'm also a Civilization Lord now; I can understand your situation. Don't worry, these ten years will pass quickly, and afterward we'll have plenty of time to enjoy life." Xiao Feng rose,

He pinched her cheeks, comforting her.

"Hmm, okay, then… I'll head back first; a few gang leaders keep calling me to fight." Han Zichen said somewhat reluctantly.

"Go ahead." Xiao Feng nodded.

Han Zichen took out a return‑city talisman and directly returned to Xuanyuan City.

Xiao Feng dispersed his divine power, and the small boat vanished directly.

He thought it over, used the Mi Jing teleport, and directly returned to Rongjin City.

Then he teleported to a city near the war zone, and then flew toward the wilderness.

Two hours later, Xiao Feng arrived above an ancient, desolate wasteland.

The wasteland is vast, everywhere are wild monsters of the Main God Realm.

The nearest city is several million kilometers away—not very close, but not far either.

At the center of the wasteland stands a withered tree hundreds of meters tall.

That tree is already dead, completely withered, as if a gust of wind would snap it.

Yet it emits a special aura—sacred and fervent—keeping the surrounding Main God‑level wild monsters from approaching.

Xiao Feng floated down and approached the withered tree.

Creak~

On the withered tree, a branch suddenly moved, shooting toward him like an arrow.

"Senior, aren't you welcoming me?" Xiao Feng casually brushed aside the branch, making it vanish in smoke, and spoke aloud.

The withered tree appeared empty, but upon inspection with willpower, a fire bird could be seen perched atop it—though some unknown spell concealed its form.

"Is it you?"

A gentle female voice came from the tree.

"It's me; I've come to disturb you, Senior, because I have some questions to ask." Xiao Feng floated down onto the branch.

The space before him slightly twisted, water rippling.

Soon, a fire bird resembling a Vermilion Bird, tens of meters in size, appeared before him.

Sparrow, a firebird tens of meters in size appeared before him.

However, it was only a moment; the firebird vanished, its form shrank, turning into a barefoot beautiful woman in red clothing.

【Celestial Venerable — Vermilion Flame Southern Ming Bird (Enlightenment)】

Faction: Spirit Bird Clan

Level: 2150 (Venerable)

HP: 99 septillion/99 septillion

Qi Luck Points: 105 billion

Prestige: 50800

Note: One of the five Celestial Venerables of the Spirit Bird Clan, the youngest overlord of the Spirit Bird Clan (only 200,000 years old).

She is the Spirit Bird Clan Venerable who, when Xiao Feng previously researched the Heart Sword, actively came to his door and gratuitously gave him thirty percent of her origin.

After not seeing each other for years, this senior's level and HP have not increased at all, remaining exactly as before.

However, judging by her aura, her origin should have recovered a bit; she is not as weak as when her origin was just severed.

"Don't call me senior; you're a powerhouse who even slew the Kirin Venerable and dared to directly challenge the Lord of Stars, so I cannot call you senior."

Vermilion Flame Southern Ming Bird shook its head, then floated to Xiao Feng's front.

Moreover, she deliberately perched on a branch slightly lower than his, looked up at him, and asked: "Xiao Feng warrior, what do you want to ask?"

"This... please don't panic first, senior." Xiao Feng gave her a preventive shot first.

"Panic? Why would I panic?" Vermilion Flame Southern Ming Bird did not understand.

Xiao Feng opened his mouth and uttered two words: "Kun Peng".

"Ah!"

Merely hearing those two words, Vermilion Flame Southern Ming Bird let out a shrill cry and, with a whoosh, transformed into its true form and flew away.

"Huh?"

Xiao Feng hurriedly transformed into the source qi of all things and gave chase.

"Senior, calm down, I'm just asking a question; he's not here!"

Xiao Feng landed on her back, grabbing a feather to stabilize his form.

Vermilion Flame Southern Ming Bird greatly fears Kun Peng; he already knew this from last time.

He never expected that bringing it up again would provoke such a strong reaction.

"Don't mention him, don't mention him!" Vermilion Flame Southern Ming Bird's tone was full of fear.

"Can you calm down a bit? I came to help you get revenge; just give me some information, running around like this is pointless."

"Ah, I, I..."

Only then did Vermilion Flame Southern Ming Bird realize she had acted improperly.

She gradually came to a stop, resumed her human form, and landed on the ground.

A look of fear and helplessness filled her beautiful face as she softly said: "You... you mustn't say you've seen me."

Seeing her like that, Xiao Feng couldn't help but get a headache.

"Let's communicate via Divine Sense; that way we won't fear being overheard." He proposed.

"Good, good, good!" Vermilion Flame Southern Ming Bird was eager for that.

Xiao Feng activated his Divine Sense, built a bridge, their minds touched, and silent communication began.

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