Chapter 517 - 516: Crossing the Eastern Region, Beating the Wilderness

Li Jing was always a man of action.

Having decided to accompany Blue Phoenix to the Western Immortal Realm, he directly explained the situation to Yulian and informed Li Lingyin as well.

After finishing, he also found Tong Rou and Sikong Lu, who were currently playing online games.

He asked the former to find someone to take her to Chen Tang City whenever she wanted to seclude herself for cultivation.

On the other hand, he requested Sikong Lu to look after Cangming Entertainment City during his and Blue Phoenix’s absence.

At present, Cangming Entertainment City was rapidly gaining fame in the Cangming Realm, he couldn’t be sure that some petty people would not harbor wicked intentions.

Sikong Lu, being injured, couldn’t go anywhere else. Judging by her addiction to Xian Wang Glory, it didn’t seem like she planned on leaving anytime soon. It wouldn’t cost him a thing to ask for a favor.

Compared to the Shadow Demon, who was powerless against opponents of the same level but went beyond the call of duty against those beneath it, Sikong Lu’s combat power was off the charts.

Only an outrageous existence like Blue Phoenix could surpass her.

After greeting everyone, Li Jing found Blue Phoenix, who had already left the Entertainment Center and was waiting in the square.

Seeing him approach, Blue Phoenix spoke up.

"Have you made all the arrangements?"

"Yes, we can depart at any moment."

Li Jing smiled.

Besides asking Yulian and the others for their "reassurance", and leaving Sikong Lu as a "bodyguard" in charge of Cangming Entertainment city, strictly speaking, he had nothing to arrange.

The operation of Cangming Entertainment City was overseen by Yulian - his presence or absence made no difference.

Only when certain hardware facilities were needed, he needed to open the Little Universe to get things out.

Now, everything necessary for Cangming Entertainment City was already in place and they had plentiful supplies. So what else needed his attention?

On this side.

Blue Phoenix, upon hearing Li Jing’s reply, nodded and pulled him closer.

"Let’s depart."

Without waiting for Li Jing’s response, Blue Phoenix suddenly soared into the sky, dragging him along.

Immediately after.

A resonating phoenix cry echoed through the sky.

By the time Li Jing had come to his senses, he found himself on the back of a colossal blue bird, whose wings spanned over kilometers, casting a magnificent shadow and flaunting splendid plumage.

This situation left him dumbfounded for a moment before he realized that Blue Phoenix had revealed her true beast form.

At this moment, everyone, whether in Cangming Entertainment City or in Phoenix Sun County, was looking up at the sky in awe.

Blue Phoenix’s true form was stunningly beautiful.

Showcasing her true form, the extent of Blue Phoenix’s power was also tremblingly awe-inspiring.

Li Jing admired it, but also voiced his curiosity.

"Elder Blue Phoenix, aren’t we going through the teleportation array to the border of the Eastern Immortal Domain first?"

"The teleportation array can’t reach the border directly, and it requires a continuous transfer through various cities."

Blue Phoenix’s voice rang out, saying,

"Moreover, there’s unavoidable payment of fees, queueing, and identity verification when passing through different regions. You can’t be certain of the amount of time it will take —I might as well fly you over directly."

Hearing what Blue Phoenix said, Li Jing nodded.

Without deliberation.

No matter how fast Blue Phoenix flew, she wouldn’t be able to beat the speed of the teleportation array.

But her point was valid.

Payment of fees and queueing were inevitable procedures to use the teleportation array in every city.

During inter-regional teleportation, identity verification was necessary on both sides, and queueing was a part of that process.

All these aspects combined might not speed things up much.

Seeing that Li Jing didn’t speak up again, Blue Phoenix didn’t delay any longer either. She flapped her blue wings violently, leaving behind a phoenix cry as she turned into a fiery trail of light, disappearing in an instant.

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Although the Cangming Realm was not located on the edge of the Eastern Immortal Domain, it was relatively towards the east side.

So to fly towards the Western Immortal Domain, they had to cross more than half of the Eastern Immortal Domain at the very least.

Blue Phoenix’s flying speed was outrageous.

Given the high level of her cultivation and her avian true form adept at flying, her speed simply couldn’t be slow.

Li Jing, sitting on her back, couldn’t even make out the swiftly passing scenery around him.

Given that even he, having entered the eleventh realm and having refined his body, couldn’t make out the surroundings, one could only imagine how fast the speed must’ve been.

The speed of light?

He feared it was far beyond that.

Despite that, it still took Li Jing and Blue Phoenix three whole days to reach the border of the Eastern Immortal Domain.

There’s no better alternative.

The Eastern Immortal Domain was vast and boundless, simply too wide.

Upon reaching the border of the Eastern Immortal Domain, Blue Phoenix flapped her wings to float, and landed on a cliff by the seashore, looking back.

"We will rest for four hours. You must have heard about the perils in the Endless Sea. I need to recover from the strain of the journey."

Li Jing nodded in response to her words.

Between the Four Realms of Immortals and Zhong Shen Zhou, there were endless oceans obstructing the path.

The people in the Immortal Realm referred to it as the Endless Sea, which is extremely dangerous.

Over the Endless Sea.

Not only were there different high-risk celestial phenomena, but it was also inhabited by countless wild and aggressive sea creatures, savage beasts, and even evil entities. The realm of some of these entities could even reach the Venerable Realm.

The danger level was unspeakable.

Blue Phoenix’s caution made perfect sense.

After all, even a strong individual at the Venerable Realm could fall in the Endless Sea due to a moment of negligence.

Blue Phoenix rushed so much on this journey. It was obvious that she was pushing to her full strength to hasten the journey, a recovery was indeed necessary.

Without much thought, Li Jing jumped down from the back of the Blue Phoenix, then looked down at the beach under the cliff.

No wonder it’s the Endless Sea.

Just now.

Under the beach below the cliff, a powerful sea Alien Species was lying in the sand, hiding.

It wasn’t deep in the sand, just a thick Health Bar lying above the sand.

The Health Bar showed the numerical value.

16685.

Early Twelfth Realm.

This is not even on the Endless Sea.

Just at the boundary of the Eastern Immortal Domain.

Just randomly encountered such a situation, one can imagine how dangerous the depths of the sea area are.

The Alien Species hiding under the beach seems to be extremely good at concealing itself. Even though it is not deep in the sand and the Health Bar can be seen, Li Jing can’t feel its presence at all.

Blue Phoenix on the side obviously didn’t notice either.

Looking again at the Essence Source amount shown behind its Health Bar.

1975236.

Seeing this nearly two million value, Li Jing could hardly restrain himself.

Since he’s already here and he’s run into it.

Isn’t it too much to ask to farm this "jungle", and let it show its worth?

The key is that there is a gap at present.

There are no other Alien Species nearby, so he doesn’t have to worry about calling in strange things.

With a soft cough, Li Jing turned his head.

"Blue Phoenix senior, this is a great opportunity, how about I get you some seafood? Don’t underestimate me, I’m pretty good at cooking. The wind outside is quite strong, so we can enter my Little Universe later."

Blue Phoenix was planning to rest in her own form, but was slightly startled when she heard this.

Seafood.

She’s not very interested.

Over the long years, what delicacies of the land and sea has she not tasted?

But she’s curious about Li Jing’s Little Universe.

It wouldn’t be so extraordinary under normal circumstances.

There’s nothing interesting about an independent world.

Rushing in, she may be under others’ control.

After all, she’s not the one with an independent world, she only has a fake world.

The reason Blue Phoenix is interested in Li Jing’s Little Universe.

The main reason is that after arriving at the Cangming Entertainment City, she saw all sorts of modern products from the Blue Star and guessed that Li Jing’s independent world was obtained before ascending, and that it contained many modern things from the Blue Star.

Turning back to her original form, Blue Phoenix smiled lightly.

"Sure, hanging out here is indeed a bit boring, and I can take this opportunity to look into your Little Universe. We don’t need any seafood, it’s not necessary to waste..."

Before she could finish her words, Li Jing interrupted her.

"We do need the seafood, Blue Phoenix senior. You’ve helped me so much, I at least have to find an opportunity to thank you properly."

???

Blue Phoenix.

You could say their relationship was pretty good from the beginning.

But as for helping Li Jing a lot, she doesn’t remember doing that?

All she did was to save Zhang Jian’s life from Sikong Lu a few days ago?

It is understandable if Li Jing wants to invite her for a meal.

A meal, who wouldn’t like that?

Although they both didn’t need to eat or drink at their levels.

But not needing to eat and wanting to eat are two different things.

The key is that Li Jing’s insistence seems a bit inexplicable to her.

Just as she was pondering if Li Jing was showing unnecessary good intentions, he smiled.

"Wait for me a moment, Blue Phoenix senior. I’ll be right back."

Between his words, he waved his hands, taking out the Flying Sword Blue Edge with one hand and the Unnamed Taoist Tool with the other.

"..."

Blue Phoenix.

All that... for seafood.

Does he really need to be so dramatic?

A Half-step Taoist Artifact is one thing, but he even took out a Taoist Tool.

Is it really necessary?

Come to think of it.

Does Li Jing actually have a Taoist Tool!?

The fact that this nondescript young man has such a deep foundation is reflected in Blue Phoenix’s eyes, causing her to fall deep into thought.

Just as she was pondering, Li Jing leaped from his spot and down the cliff, casually throwing the Unnamed Taoist Tool.

"..."

Blue Phoenix.

What’s happening with Li Jing...?

Why would he throw away a Taoist Tool?

Without time to think, the Unnamed Taoist Tool thudded onto the beach, causing the earth to tremble wildly. No only that, countless flying sands were shook into the air, forming an extraordinary sandstorm. The nearby sea surface was also suddenly forced back, creating a wave more than a hundred meters high that pushed out in the opposite direction.

Blue Phoenix was dumbfounded when she saw this.

She usually does not concern herself with things that have nothing to do with her.

Therefore, how powerful Li Jing was and what he had done, she never cared to know.

She wasn’t even aware.

That day, when Yuánhǎi came to the Immortal Music Palace to cause trouble, it was Li Jing who stepped forward and single-handedly drove the other party away.

The fact that a certain someone had cleaned up all the Shadow Demons in the Cangming Realm, or that he had brought back Sikong Lu for fear of revealing his use of her as a tool, were all things he had voluntarily told her.

But Blue Phoenix had sharp eyes.

In Li Jing’s attack this time, the power of the Taoist Tool was barely put to use. Most of the impact came from his brute strength.

Could someone drop a Taoist Tool and cause such an uproar just by himself?

If a person in the Twelfth Realm were to endure this, chances are, they may immediately drop dead on the spot.

The fact that the power of the Taoist Tool was minimally utilized is not an issue.

The key is that Li Jing has great strength, and the Taoist Tool in his hands is a ferocious wielding club. Its strength, even simply as a club, is difficult to estimate.

While she was in shock, Blue Phoenix suddenly felt something and looked down.

Immediately after.

An odd look emerged on her face, her eyes filled with even more astounding colors.

Underneath the sky full of flying sand on the beach, there was a faint breeze that was keeping the dust caused by the shockwave above the beach.

And just below that.

The entirety of the Unnamed Taoist Tool was embedded in the head of a giant crab.

The crab was already cold.

But it was still alive.

At the early stage of the Twelfth Realm.

She was just thinking that Li Jing’s attack might actually be able to kill someone in the Twelfth Realm, and here he has really killed a giant crab in the early stage of the Twelfth Realm.

Through the still-existent sound and the somewhat mixed signals betraying a hint of ferocity, it was not difficult to judge that this was not a Spiritual Beast or a Monster Beast, but a ferocious being that would become extremely difficult to handle once provoked.

This is Li Jing...

You simply must admit that it is somewhat outrageous.

With an independent world and a Taoist Tool, he is indeed quite unique.

However, when considering actual realm, he has only just entered the Eleventh Realm, right?

He encounters someone in the Twelfth Realm and just kills them instantly.

And this is all without having used his independent world, only tossing out a Taoist Tool randomly.

This doesn’t even include.

Before she saw the body of the giant crab, she had absolutely no idea that something was hiding beneath the beach under the cliff.

How did Li Jing discover this thing?

Looking back.

Li Jing is too cunning.

The reason he took out the half-step Taoist flying sword was not to use it to hack at something, but to control the flying sand that had been shaken up, so that it wouldn’t dirty the seafood that would definitely be bruised by the Unnamed Taoist Tool.

Blue Phoenix has lived a long time, and she’s met all kinds of people.

She’s seen plenty of schemers.

But she’s never encountered someone taking into account even such minor details just like Li Jing.

Truth be told.

Someone this calculated is a bit frightening.

For some reason.

Blue Phoenix could mysteriously imagine.

If they hadn’t agreed to enter the Little Universe in advance, Li Jing might have taken out all the pots and pans, firewood, and spices needed for cooking ahead of time.

On the beach below.

Li Jing stood still, his face was exceedingly cheerful at the notification in front of his eyes.

"Essence Source +1975236."

Due to the huge advancement of fifty levels in a row from clearing the Shadow Demons previously, his requirement for leveling up is now significantly high.

The "newbie period" that comes with the status bar upgrade has already passed.

With this contribution, he still needs quite a bit to level up.

But this essence source comes easily!

It’s a chance encounter.

A casual smash.

Gaining two million essence source easily, isn’t this way easier than his previous gains?

If it weren’t for the fact that it’s inappropriate to cause too much noise in the Endless Sea and risk summoning strange creatures, Li Jing would love to go in now and kill as much as he can.

Looking at the ferocious giant crab that had its shell smashed open and was already chilled, Li Jing was amazed.

This crab was really fat.

This was a feast.

Quickly reaching out, Li Jing put the giant crab, along with the Unnamed Taoist Tool, into the Little Universe.

After all, the crab’s shell had been cracked open.

The crab roe and such were all exposed, any further delay might cause it to lose its taste.

Effortlessly putting away the Flying Sword Blue Edge, Li Jing turned around and soared back to the edge of the cliff to reach Blue Phoenix, extending a hand.

"Senior Blue Phoenix, please give me your hand."

Upon hearing this, Blue Phoenix’s eyes fluttered twice before she extended her delicate hand.

Li Jing immediately willed it and brought her into the Little Universe, arriving at Canglong Mountain.

As soon as he arrived.

The wind and clouds of the Little Universe underwent a dramatic change.

????

Blue Phoenix.

Li Jing didn’t look surprised at all.

He invited the Blue Phoenix in with the greedy intention on her body...

Wait.

No, he was rather eager for Blue Phoenix’s arrival, so she could help furnish the Little Universe with the sacred rules related to the Phoenix Beast.

If it were earlier...

Li Jing would not have done so.

While he was never one to turn down additional rules.

However, such a rare benefit like Original Fortune could not be offered to just anyone.

Otherwise, he might end up creating new enemies.

Especially Blue Phoenix, who was incredibly remarkably powerful, only a complete independent universe away from becoming an Emperor.

Blue Phoenix herself admitted it beforehand.

Had she met Li Jing earlier, she might have stood a chance at vying for the position of Emperor.

Even though he did not know what the Blue Phoenix’s pseudo-universe lacked, her words hinted that receiving the Original Fortune could potentially fix her shortcomings.

Once Blue Phoenix obtains a complete independent universe, even if a stamp of the Little Universe is on her, indicating Li Jing could easily pull her into the Little Universe without her consent, he would lose his power to restrain her.

The spur-of-the-moment decision to bring Blue Phoenix in was mainly because Li Jing had previously "evaluated" her.

She came to Chen Tang City without any ulterior motives.

And did not hesitate to lend her assistance when necessary.

Such treatment was unheard of even in her many years residing in the Immortal Music Palace.

There in the palace, Blue Phoenix only came forward for help when they were on the verge of destruction.

Apart from all this.

The world darkened and brooded for a moment, Li Jing swiftly discerned the augmentation and completion of the laws about the Phoenix Beast.

The Little Universe had now expanded its potential to nurture the Phoenix Beast.

At the same moment.

A rumble resonated in the sky above, and a luminary pillar many times brighter than when Zhong Jian arrived fell from the sky, striking Blue Phoenix.

Li Jing didn’t offer any special treatment.

In fact.

Even if Li Jing wanted to, he would not have been able to treat her preferentially.

The current situation was primarily because Blue Phoenix was extremely powerful.

Having witnessed the blessings of Original Fortune so many times, Li Jing generally understood one idea.

The stronger the power, the richer the Original Fortune appeared.

This is the "unwritten rule" inherent in the rule.

On this end.

Bombarded relentlessly, Blue Phoenix quaked all over her body, quickly turned her head and violently stared at Li Jing for a while.

Li Jing gazed at Blue Phoenix with a tinge of greediness.

The Original Fortune of Blue Phoenix was quite exaggerated.

As the luminous column descended, even he was enveloped by it.

However, he seemed exactly like an observer with the luminous column - a symbolization of the Original Fortune - covering him, yet it perfectly dodged his clothes and did not touch him a single bit.

The feeling was such a bummer.

Then Li Jing felt that Xia Ai seemed to be too fond of overdoing things.

Under normal circumstances, the infusion of Original Fortune occurs silently, unseen to the naked eye.

Last time, he only instructed Xia Ai to hold back the Original Fortune that would naturally descend, concurrently making it visible to the naked eye, just to win over and control Zhong Jian.

This time, there was no need, was there?

The point being that he was being shrouded yet narrowly missed, which was pretty annoying.

Seeing Blue Phoenix look with a doubtful look on her face, Li Jing merely smiled, made a hushing gesture, and hinted her not to question more and leave this a secret. Then he moved his foot to leave a voice message.

"Senior Blue Phoenix, it seems like your Original Fortune will continue for a while. I’m going to steam some crabs downhill. Take your time in here and digest this thoroughly, it’s not late to come down after you finish."

Watching Li Jing leave so casually, Blue Phoenix opened her mouth in silent surprise.

It was clear.

Li Jing was fully aware that despite his Little Universe resembling a real one, it was still showering Original Fortune.

He had invited her in on a whim.

Because he thought she was trustworthy and was willing to give her a chance...

No.

This could no longer be called a chance.

It was destiny!

At this moment, as she felt the infusion of Original Fortune, Blue Phoenix’s emotions were incredibly complex.

In her life, she was destined not to make it to the next level.

Because she had suffered severe injuries in her early years that impacted her foundation, her limit seemed to be the Venerable Realm.

Not to mention the next level, she couldn’t even make her independent world into a universe, let alone become an Emperor.

However.

Now, her path becomes clear.

She hadn’t done anything to help Li Jing, instead she had been imposing on him time and time again.

Looking down at the mountain, Blue Phoenix closed her eyes and settled down to receive the baptism of the Original Fortune while sorting out the comatose meridians that had been completely paralyzed due to the damage to her foundation years ago, so they could recover even faster.

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