Chapter 1286 - Ol’ Sparrow
Bang!
The bloodstained talisman exploded with a bang.
A terrifying, stalwart figure appeared out of nowhere.
Heaven and earth trembled, and boundless divine radiance swept out like a hurricane.
Upon closer inspection, he was an old man whose hair and beard were dark as ink. He was tall and stalwart, imposing even when calm, with eyebrows as sharp as swords.
“Who could be so brazen as to harm members of my Blue Luan Spirit Race?”
As soon as that tall, upright figure appeared, his icy voice boomed throughout the nine heavens and the ten earths.
The imposing aura emanating from left even the Cosmic Enlightenment World Kings suffocated.
Feng Tianjia!
A veritable living fossil of the Blue Luan Family. Within the clan, you could count those of his level on your fingers!
“Ancestor, it’s him!” Feng Yunlie gnashed his teeth hatefully and pointed at the distant Su Yi.
Meanwhile, Su Yi held the Southern Mountain Seal in one hand, his sword in the other. He gazed at the old man who’d appeared out of nowhere in mild surprise.
“Huh? Why are you here, Ol’ Sparrow?” Su Yi exclaimed. He recognized the old man.
‘Ol’ Sparrow!?’
When they heard this insulting title, Feng Yunlie and the other two surviving members of the Blue Luan Spirit Race were incomparably furious.
Feng Tiajia, meanwhile, stared intently at Su Yi in visible bewilderment.
“Yunlie, who is this person?” Feng Tianjia’s brow furrowed.
Feng Yunlie took a deep breath. “Ancestor, we suspect he’s from the Nine Heavens Pavilion, and that he’s deliberately obscuring his true cultivation base and origins. His cultivation is actually incomparably terrifying, and...”
He’d only just said this when irrepressible laughter emanated from within the immortal palace.
“What Nine Heavens Pavilion? What ‘obscured cultivation?’ Even now, you still don’t understand?”
Wei Shan appeared outside the immortal palace’s gates.
The crowd was stunned. There was actually someone else inside the palace!?
But when Feng Tianjia saw Wei Shan, his expression shifted. Something seemed to occur to him, and he gasped.
“Ol’ Sparrow, don’t let that unfilial punk muddle your head,” said Wei Shan. “Out of consideration for your years loyally serving as the young master’s mount, I’ll tell you who you’re up against. That’s the young master’s reincarnation!”
The others still didn’t understand, but Feng Tianjia was completely dumbstruck. It was as if he’d been struck by lightning.
Beads of cold sweat formed on his forehead. He stared intently at Su Yi, as if remembering something unbearable. His face alternated white and green.
“Ancestor...” Feng Yunlie opened his mouth to speak, only for Feng Tianjia to slap him across the face.
Whap!
Feng Yunlie felt a stinging pain in his cheek as he staggered back and almost lost his footing.
“Kneel!” Feng Tianjia bellowed, his face ashen. His eyes glinted with seemingly murderous light.
This sudden development didn’t just stun Feng Yunlie, his clansmen. Even Wu Huasheng and Yu Qing’an were dumbstruck. What... What’s going on?
The blow left Feng Yunlie seeing stars. His mind buzzed as he stammered, “Ancestor, I...”
Before he could finish his question, Feng Tianjia backhanded him, forcing him to his knees before launching into a series of curses. “You bastard! If you want to live, kneel for me, dammit!”
He’d completely lost it. The veins bulged on his forehead.
Even if you’d hit him over the head, he would never have guessed that the young leader the entire clan thought highly of, the one they considered the favorite to succeed the clan leader, would be stupid enough to offend the Temple Master!
Was he sick of living? Did he think he’d yet to make enough trouble for the clan? Was he dead set on dragging them into the grave?
A reincarnation?
Don’t tell me... Don’t tell me...
Wu Huasheng finally seemed to realize something. He gulped with great difficulty, then said in a daze, “You’re the Temple Master!?”
The Temple Master!
It was just two words, but they went off like a sudden thunderclap on a clear day. The others’ hearts shook as all of them realized who they were up against.
A year ago, news of the Temple Master reincarnating in the Dark and Gold Star Realm took the stars by storm, causing widespread uproar.
However, in the rumors, the Temple Master’s reincarnation was only in the Imperial Realm. As a result, none of them had even considered the possibility that their opponent might be the Temple Master!
It was simply unbelievable.
After all, only a year had passed. Who’d have thought that the reincarnated Temple Master, whose cultivation was only supposed to be in the Imperial Realm, would already be in the peak of the Heavenly Longevity Realm?
And who could have guessed that someone so young would be that legendary expert whose sword once suppressed the entire Eastern Profound Star Domain?
All that talk of “hiding his cultivation,” “disguising himself as a pig to eat a tiger”, and “an inextricable connection to the Nine Heavens Pavilion” was complete nonsense!
With his status, there was no need for him to do any of that!
“The Temple Master!??” The kneeling Feng Yunlie couldn’t help but gape.
He finally understood why the ancestor had been so angry. A chill coursed through his hands and feet, and he completely panicked. I’m totally screwed. Forget avenging this grudge, I'm lucky if the ancestor doesn't cripple me himself. I may even lose my position as the future clan leader!
Meanwhile, Feng Tianjia straightened his clothes, bowed, and sighed deeply. “The world has changed, and a long time has passed. Our juniors have never witnessed your magnificent bearing. They were truly blind and ignorant, and as a result, they offended your dignity. I humbly request that Your Excellency be magnanimous and spare their lives in light of our former bond.”
The crowd’s hearts churned.
Feng Tianjia was an expert so ancient that he was practically a living fossil. Out amongst the stars, even experts of the same cultivation respectfully addressed him as “senior.”
Yet now, he was bowing and apologizing. He even called the reincarnated Temple Master “Your Excellency!”
“You called me ‘Your Excellency.’ How could I not give you face after that, Ol’ Sparrow?” Su Yi said softly.
A long, long time ago, Feng Tianjia lost a bet with the Temple Master, and served as his mount for a thousand years.
The Ol’ Sparrow was extremely unwilling, but he kept his word, never reneging on his promise or otherwise betraying him.
Feng Tianjia visibly sighed in relief. “Thank you, Your Excellency!”
But it was then that a figure disappeared in a flash and shot into the distance. It was Wu Huasheng.
He was from the Church of the River of Stars. He knew that given his status, there was no way Su Yi would leave him a path to life, so he fled directly.
“You’re seeking death!” Feng Tianjia snorted coldly, then flashed through the air, blocking Wu Huasheng’s path. He used his fingers as a saber and slashed.
Wu Huasheng was forced back.
But before he could steady himself, a streak of sword qi slew him on the spot.
When Feng Tianjia saw this, he was inwardly startled. And here he’d planned to capture Wu Huasheng alive as a favor to the reincarnated Temple Master.
Who’d have thought he’d be able to slay a late-stage Cosmic Enlightenment World King like Wu Huasheng in a single slash!?
After reincarnating, he’s so terrifying even as just a Heavenly Longevity Realm cultivator. Does that mean that when he returns to the peak of Cosmic Enlightenment, he’ll be able to kill even experts of the Path of Transcendence?
Feng Yunjia was inwardly shaken.
Meanwhile, Yu Qing’an was frantic. Without any further hesitation, he bowed in greeting. “Your Excellency the Temple Master, my clan’s Ancestor Xingyang was once fortunate enough to make your acquaintance. Please, in light of this bond, spare us just this once!”
The other remaining Yu Family World King hurriedly followed suit.
“Yu Xingyang?” Su Yi struggled to recall. “That old-timer hasn’t dropped dead yet?”
Yu Qing’an was instantly at a loss for words, unsure of how to respond.
“Very well. You can leave.” Su Yi waved them away.
The Temple Master and Yu Xingyang had indeed known each other, but it had been a superficial interaction.
Back then, Yu Xingyang was already a peak expert of the Yu Family, yet he stubbornly insisted on following the Temple Master around and doing his bidding.
But how could the Temple Master possibly agree to that? When he ran out of patience, he pummeled the old-timer and sent him packing.
“Many thanks, Your Excellency!”
Yu Qing’an and his companion cried out in gratitude. They knew they’d only just narrowly escaped disaster.
Before long, the two of them scurried off.
“You can go too.” Su Yi glanced at Feng Tianjia.
Feng Tianjia felt a massive weight lift from his shoulders, but he dared not hesitate. He immediately led Feng Yunlie and the others away.
Wei Shan emerged from the immortal palace and deftly gathered up the spoils of war.
“Young Master, you won’t fault me for talking too much, will you?” he asked.
Su Yi put away the Southern Mountain Seal. “When Ol’ Sparrow served as my mount, he helped me out a lot. I would have spared them anyway on his account.”
Here, Su Yi took out a jug of wine and watched Wei Shan gather the spoils. “You’re already a mid-stage Cosmic Enlightenment Realm World King, so why haven’t you changed a bit?”
“Old habits die hard.” Wei Shan couldn’t help but laugh. “How could I change them so easily?”
He’d spent years accompanying the Temple Master as he explored the stars. The Temple Master was responsible for killing enemies, while he was responsible for gathering the spoils: the picture of tacit understanding.
Su Yi laughed, too, and said no more on the matter.
Since returning to the stars, certain events and people brought the Temple Master’s memories to the forefront of his mind.
They didn’t feel at all foreign, as all of these experiences were his, albeit in a past incarnation.
Still, Su Yi knew full well that his past life was his past life. In this lifetime, there was no way he’d become the second Temple Master.
After putting away the spoils, Wei Shan smiled, approached, and handed over a storage treasure. “They’re all incomparably rare and precious treasures. I’m afraid even the Divine Capital Star Realm’s Four Seas Tower wouldn’t be able to purchase them all.”
The Divine Capital Star Realm.
The greatest of the Hundred Great Star Realms, and the center of the Eastern Profound Star Domain!
Four Seas Tower was their greatest trading company. Its foundations ran deep, and it conducted business across the various star realms. They said that there was no treasure too valuable for them to trade for.
From this, it was easy to see how wealthy they were.
When Wei Shan brought up the Divine Capital Star Realm, Su Yi couldn’t help but recall Qing Tang.
She was originally from the Jiang Family, one of the Ancient Guardian Clans of the Dao.
And the Jiang Family’s ancestral home was in the Divine Capital Star Realm.
“I wonder whether that girl has made it back to the Divine Capital Star Realm yet...”
Su Yi looked a bit dazed.
During the battle outside the Grotto of Abstruse Force, he learned that Qing Tang had mysterious origins. It was only after fusing with the Temple Master’s memories that he knew for certain that Qing Tang was the only disciple the Temple Master had ever accepted.
And it was only then that he understood why the Temple Master said her life was full of misfortune.
Su Yi had agreed to help her find leads to her clan’s killers after returning to the stars.
He naturally hadn’t forgotten.
Here, he took a deep breath, cast aside his scattered thoughts, and ordered, “Little Wei, you carry Heavenly Prayer. We’re going to the Nine Heavens Pavilion!”
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