"My sworn brother, Sun Wuji."
"With his talent, why haven't I heard of his name in my past life? Anyway, whatever occurred in the past, now that you're my brother, I won't let anything happen to you again."
"And Ying Lizhua"
"Tch, never would I expect that the leader of Crimson Zephyr Assassin Organization was born here and also became a sworn brother of mine in this lifetime."
"And what's this God's Cripple Son?"
"Hahaha. Is it that bad just to be a commoner? I swear that as a commoner, I can make a better benefit to the world than most of evil cultivators." Recalling his current title, Feng Luotian could not help but be amused by it.
"But why am I crippled?" A confusion rose.
Feng Luotian troubleshot his body by trying to activate his Theríon.
With his past knowledge, he knew exactly what was wrong with his body and how to resolve the problem in a second.
His lips broke into a smile: "Father, you have my thanks yet again. This will definitely be a game-changer in saving the world from its fate."
"Hmm? No recollection of Mother? Why don't I have her info?" Feng Luotian frowned as he tried to think of the reasons behind it, but no answers came to his mind.
"Never mind it for now. I'll ask around when I have the chance."
"Father's imperial decree?"
"The safest city on the planet?"
"Hahaha, no shit!! This is NOT making things easier for me at all. Opposite to that, I'll have to clean this mess you've made. But eventually, it's to help me temper myself much faster, I guess?"
"Alright then!! The opportunity has finally presented itself. I will get stronger and strong enough to protect everyone in this world …"
"From THEM!!"
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The recollection, which was processed for only a minute, had finally come to an end. Feng Luotian opened his eyes and looked at the girl in his embrace with caring eyes.
"Mhm!!" Feng Luotian let out a soft groan.
Although they were out of Wight Wolf's stomach, Feng Luotian still had seven bitten holes on his body. He knelt down and gently laid Mei Yue'er on the ground.
The massive magic array circle looming in the sky finally retracted itself and disappeared.
After a moment, a round grey stone dropped down and fell right next to Feng Luotian.
"Eternal Dao Lotus Seed!!" He exclaimed in astonishment. "Well, looks like it really is dead after being used in the ritual."
He picked up the seed and inspected it.
From the look of its colorless state, one could simply determine that the item had become utterly defective compared to its brilliance from before.
A glint of astonishment arose on his face as he noticed a subtle ripple pulsing from it: "Hmm? Is it still not dead?!"
Feng Luotian was clearly surprised and ecstatic by this development. Such treasure fell into his hands just like that. However, what really happened was a little different from what he had hoped for.
With a soft boom, the ripple that seemed to be the last life force of the seed turned into a wisp of light bursting out of the treasure. Subsequently, the seed no longer had any energy within it, completely inactive.
Unable to sense anything from the treasure, Feng Luotian became disappointed. But before he could voice his complaint, the floating wisp of light unexpectedly moved at lightning speed. It traveled through his chest, then continued on to Mei Yue'er's and Sun Wuji's outside the fog of dust.
Upon finishing its purpose, that wisp of light shot up to the sky and vanished.
A few seconds later, smoke flurried out of the wounds. All of his injuries started to recover at a visible rate. His complexion was getting better.
This extraordinary scenario also happened to Mei Yue'er's.
When the process ended, Feng Luotian delicately used his hand to wipe out bloodstains on her face until it returned to its usual dazzlement.
Seeing that she was now completely fine, although she was still asleep, a bright smile appeared on his face.
He closely examined the grey stone in his hand: "As expected from one of the Supreme Treasures. A tiny wisp of its leftover energy was able to heal someone to this extent. But that wisp of light … I have a feeling that there might be a chance to resurrect this Eternal Dao Lotus Seed. Anyway, it is gone for now. If fate permits it, then I will be able to find it someday."
He put the seed away into his pocket. Not forgetting to retrieve Wight Wolf's monster core, he then carried Mei Yue'er and walked out of the fog to see Sun Wuji.
Upon seeing Feng Luotian carrying Mei Yue'er out of the mist, Sun Wuji talked to himself: "If I'm not dreaming, then I must be crazy."
This sentence was totally understandable.
A few minutes ago, Sun Wuji had lost his sworn brother and sister. The next moment, he woke up in the rain of blood and fog. After that, a light drove through him, then his all-bloodied body of his entirely recovered like it was turned back in time. And when he was about to check what was going on, his lost siblings stepped out of the fog completely uninjured.
Anyone who encountered this circumstance would definitely think that their mind had gone wrong someway.
Feng Luotian casually replied to Sun Wuji's question with a smile: "You are neither dreaming nor crazy, Wuji. The only crazy thing today is this very occurrence."
The fog cleared out, and Sun Wuji saw a huge carcass of Wight Wolf's split figure. Furthermore, he noticed that all of their clothes were blood-soaked, so what had happened so far must be real.
"What's just happened?" Sun Wuji asked.
"How could I know? I probably got eaten after you were blasted onto that hill over there. What happened after that?"
Feng Luotian had to act it out like he did not know anything. If he started spouting the truth, he would be the one that would be considered crazy.
Sun Wuji recounted the story from the moment Feng Luotian was swallowed until when Mei Yue'er was eaten. That was all he could remember.
"Look at the situation. I think there is an expert kind enough to offer us his help." Feng Luotian deliberately made a guess, looking at the dead beast.
Sun Wuji nodded in agreement: "I wonder who they are, though. To think that he could obliterate a Talon Monster in a single strike. Such strength can only be exerted by someone at least a peak Talon Warrior."
"Wuji, tell you what? That attack must have been made by a much stronger group of people." Feng Luotian started acting mysteriously.
"Oh yeah? How strong are they?" Of course, Sun Wuji did not believe that Feng Luotian would be able to sense the power level which he himself could not identify. However, he still entertained his brother.
"Have you ever heard of a God Immortal Realm, Wuji?" Feng Luotian became serious and answered with another question.
"God Immortal Realm?! What kind of cultivation level is that? Brother Feng, you're making that up." Sun Wuji's brows raised.
Feng Luotian laughed in response.
With Sun Wuji's current strength, there was no way he would know the names of such cultivation level.
But that did not include Feng Luotian right now. He had seen far more things than the strongest people on this planet.
The array was created by twelve people with the power at the peak of the universe and boosted by a supreme treasure. Even a Saint Monster would have been killed upon being hit by such an array. Alas, even if Feng Luotian was to mention a Saint Monster, his brother would not believe it anyway.
Seeing that Feng Luotian could joke with him like this, Sun Wuji was no longer worried, but Mei Yue'er was still unconscious, so he asked: "How is Sister Mei?"
"She only needs to rest. She should be exhausted by overexerting her bloodline power. That's why she still hasn't woken up yet. Let's carry her back to the city, or rather, directly to Peacock Pavilion. We should report this incident to Uncle Mei as soon as possible." Feng Luotian suggested.
"Got it. We really have a stroke of good luck." Sun Wuji agreed before sighing toward their fortunate ending.
"Yeah, it's the greatest fortune of us that we're still alive." Feng Luotian also sighed and softly murmured. The meaning underlying within his sentence was much more than Sun Wuji could understand. A complication surfaced on his expression, but it was too slight for his brother to notice the change.
Following which, he quickly put away the emotion and prepared to head back to the city, but the moment they were about to leave the place, he suddenly remembered some thing, calling out: "Wuji."
"What?"
"You will not break my will to protect."
"…?"
"It was you who said it, right? It was so resounding that I could hear you even when I was unconscious inside the wolf's gut. That's very cool." Feng Luotian sincerely commented.
"!!" Sun Wuji was a little taken aback by the compliment before he arrogantly laughed: "Hahaha!! Now you know of my unyielding spirit. Maybe you should regard me as your boss from now on!!"
"Thank you." Feng Luotian gave out a smile once more.
"No need for thanks!! Just call me, Boss!! Hahaha!!" Sun Wuji continued with his haughty attitude.
"I truly thank you for putting your life on the line in saving Yue'er." Feng Luotian turned serious before he tenderly caressed her cheek while reminiscing their old days. He got the chance to reunite with his late wife only because of Sun Wuji risking his life to protect her. Otherwise, he would have to go through those tormented times again.
Although Mei Yue'er got eaten in the end, without Sun Wuji, she would have been slapped to death under the might of the wolf's paw. Thus, how could he not feel grateful to this brother of his?
Never seen such an action before, Sun Wuji was somewhat surprised. He teasingly commented: "Brother Feng, don't tell me that after what happened, you have finally developed a feeling for Sister Mei."
"You are joking, Wuji."
After a slight pause, Feng Luotian added: "I have been in love with her for a very long, long time."
"!!" Sun Wuji did not expect his friend to be so honest as to admit it outrightly: "Wow, Brother Feng!! Since when did you become this honest? But you know. She has tons of pursuers following her skirt every day. It will be difficult for you to secure your position as her partner. Anyway, this's going to be very interesting. I'm rooting for you."
Feng Luotian only gave a smile to Sun Wuji's mischievous remark. As long as she was alive and well, all other things were insignificant.