Lin Feng went back to the fourth floor to pick up Qing Huang Tian.
She blushed when she saw Lin Feng. She had heard Lin Feng and the seventh phoenix's conversation. Lin Feng hadn't refused, so she was happy. She was also touched and moved by what the seventh phoenix had said. She had indeed struggled a lot in life.
She had always been afraid to get intimate with a man because she knew she would be afraid to lose him, such as if he got killed, and she would also be afraid to be abandoned, or to be with a man who wasn't responsible. If she was with such a man, she would kill herself.
But she wasn't disappointed by what Lin Feng had said. She had thought about that on the fourth floor after Lin Feng had left. She was worried Lin Feng would regret, but now she didn't need to be worried about that anymore.
If she followed Lin Feng for a while, anything would be possible. She didn't think she couldn't make Lin Feng like her. She just needed time.
Qing Huang Tian didn't realize that because of one man, she had started planning her future, whereas before, she used to be hold herself aloof from the world.
It would change her entire life!
Lin Feng walked over to Qing Huang Tian and smiled. Now that he knew about Qing Huang Tian's past, he didn't intend to flirt with her anymore. He would react according to the situation.
Of course, the best thing would be if she didn't try and get hooks into him, because Lin Feng wouldn't be able to give her love. He already had so many wives and he didn't have time for them, he didn't show them enough love. They never saw him and at night, they were always alone in bed.
It was a cruel thing to do. Those women wouldn't be young and beautiful forever. Even if cultivators aged slowly compared to ordinary humans, life lost meaning with time.
Therefore, Lin Feng didn't want his women's lives to be meaningless, loveless, or nightmarish. It was the reason why he hadn't accepted Qing Xin Yue or Yao Yu Yan.
"Let's go out. I'll go to the human world," Lin Feng said to Qing Huang Tian, grabbing her hand. Her hand was cold, and it felt even more pleasant to hold Lin Feng's warm hand.
Qing Huang Tian blushed. She didn't push him away because she was sure this man was reliable and sincere.
"Are humans evil? In my clan, everybody says all humans are bad. They say humans keep plotting against others all the time, your own fellow humans. You're ready to do anything to get what you want!" said Qing Huang Tian. She believed everything people said because she was pure and innocent.
Young geniuses from the Phoenix Clan also went out and explored the world sometimes. When they came back, they all criticized humans. Since Qing Huang Tian had grown up in such an environment, her way of thinking was naturally influenced by it. That was why she had acted coldly the first time she had met Lin Feng.
Lin Feng knew he could make her change her way of thinking from one day to another. He had to show her what the world was like.
"There are good and bad people everywhere. I'm sure there are bad people in the Phoenix Clan as well."
"Indeed, there are bad people. I remember that guy who tried to enter my bedroom once. He probably had ulterior motives."
"What did you do?"
"Me? Hehe, I killed him! Then I handed his corpse over to the leader. The leader said I was cruel, but he didn't punish me."
"Do you think I am a good or a bad person?" smiled Lin Feng.
Qing Huang Tian lowered her head and played with her fingers. Then, she smiled pensively, "Bad person. You're a bad person."
"... Let's go…"
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Lin Feng and Qing Huang Tian went down the flight of stairs. There was nobody on the third floor, because Lin Feng had killed the third and fourth phoenixes.
When they arrived on the second floor, Lin Feng saw the old man, the second phoenix, again.
This time, the old man knelt down respectfully in front of Qing Huang Tian.
Qing Huang Tian smiled, but she didn't look at him. She continued on down the flight of stairs. Lin Feng patted the old man's shoulder. The old man looked at him skeptically and then shook his head. He was confused. The most beautiful woman of the Phoenix Clan had fallen in love with a human?!
If the other young geniuses of the Phoenix Clan knew about that, wouldn't they chase Lin Feng, no matter where he went in the World of Battles?
The examiners in the temple weren't the only strong cultivators of the Phoenix Clan, after all. There were thousands of other geniuses in the Phoenix Clan! If those people joined hands to hunt Lin Feng, it wouldn't be fun for him!
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Lin Feng followed Qing Huang Tian. When they arrived on the ground floor, the phoenix with one feather knelt down. He didn't dare raise his head. Even though he couldn't accept his defeat against Lin Feng, he still feared Qing Huang Tian.
There was a particular hierarchy in the Phoenix Clan. The more feathers they had, the higher their status was. One feather was already a big difference, so one can well imagine how the first and second phoenixes felt when they saw Qing Huang Tian. They felt like kids in front of their grandmother.
Lin Feng and Qing Huang Tian finally appeared in Godly Ancestor Tu Jin's field of vision!
Godly Ancestor Tu Jin was startled, and looked at Qing Huang Tian skeptically. Then he glanced at Lin Feng and shook his head. How had this young man boy found love during the tests?
Qian Jin Cai Yue suddenly looked panic-stricken. She couldn't believe what was happening in front of her. It wasn't possible! Asura had reached the seventh test?!
She knew what it meant. She also knew what the Phoenix Clan's mission was, but it was precisely because of that that she was seized with dread and even fury. Godly Ancestor Tu Jin was surprised when he saw her agitation.
Lin Feng and Qing Huang Tian arrived, looking calm and happy.
"Haha! Little boy! Not bad! You found a beautiful woman in the Phoenix Clan, huh?" said Godly Ancestor Tu Jin, sticking up his thumbs and laughing wholeheartedly. He looked at Lin Feng in admiration.
Lin Feng smiled and blushed. Qing Huang Tian looked at Tu Jin coldly. She thought all humans were evil, so when she heard that she thought he was making fun of Lin Feng and released terrifying phoenix Qi.
"How dare you make fun of my husband? I will kill you!" shouted Qing Huang Tian. Then she flashed to the attack. She looked beautiful in her cyan dress, like a celestial being.
Godly Ancestor Tu Jin was stupefied. He didn't have time to react or to think, what should he do? Attack or not?
"Hey! Asura, watch your woman! She better cut the attitude!" exclaimed Godly Ancestor Tu Jin angrily, flashing away to dodge the attack. He didn't want to injure this little girl. She looked so beautiful. Hurting her would be a pity.
Lin Feng hastily flashed over and grabbed Qing Huang Tian's arm. He shouted, "Sister Qing, he's my master, don't be angry! He's a good person."
"Ehhh? Your Master?" Qing Huang Tian was startled. She stopped attacking and looked at Lin Feng skeptically. Lin Feng nodded.
"I'm not his Master, I'm more like your husband's teacher!" corrected Godly Ancestor Tu Jin. Then he flew back to Lin Feng but he still looked at Qing Huang Tian vigilantly. He was afraid she would attack again.
Qing Huang Tian seemed ready to panic. She didn't know they were so close.
"I… I… I didn't mean to, Husband, I…"
"It's alright, Sister Qing, I don't blame you." Lin Feng quickly cheered her up. She was different from other women, after all.
Qian Jin Cai Yue looked at Qing Huang Tian curiously. It was the first time she had seen a woman who seemed so innocent and pure. It looked like she couldn't tell the difference between a joke and something serious.
"Asura, who is she?" Qian Jin Cai Yue asked Lin Feng.
Qian Jin Cai Yue looked at Qian Jin Cai Yue and she also noticed one Rainbow Phoenix feather on her head. Her expression froze.
Rainbow Phoenixes and Phoenixes were of the same species. They were all phoenixes, but the difference was that the meridians and blood of Rainbow Phoenixes were purer, so they were nobler. Rainbow Phoenix plumage and ordinary Phoenix patterns were also different.
In the Phoenix Clan, the highest number of feathers a cultivator had was seven, possessed by the seventh phoenix in the Altar. In the Rainbow Phoenix Clan, the highest number was only five, but it didn't mean they were weaker!
Five feathers in the Rainbow Phoenix Clan was equal in power to three cultivators with seven feathers in the Phoenix Clan. A cultivator with seven feathers in the Phoenix Clan could only compete with a Rainbow Phoenix who had four feathers at most!
The Rainbow Phoenix Clan had easily made the other phoenix clans submit to them, so they had also taken the Rainbow Phoenix Altar, because they were strong enough.
The Phoenix Clan hoped someday they to surpass the Rainbow Phoenix Clan.
When Qing Huang Tian saw Qian Jin Cai Yue, her heart twitched. She felt weak suddenly.
"I am Qing Huang Tian!" she declared, stretching out her beautiful white hand. She didn't want Lin Feng to answer for her. Qian Jin Cai Yue didn't have time to think too much, so she stretched out her own slender white hand in response.
The two women shook hands, but there was something wrong going on. Lin Feng detected some Qi which made him feel uncomfortable. The two women were having a little Qi battle!
"Sister Qing, Qian Jin Cai Yue, let's leave!" snapped Lin Feng, trying to break the deadlock.
Qing Huang Tian suddenly looked much kinder again, and turned to Lin Feng.
Qian Jin Cai Yue groaned icily. She was even angrier because of what Lin Feng had just said. She looked at him, turned around, transformed into a phoenix, and flew away.
She could do whatever she wished; she was Ni Huang's daughter. She was proud and arrogant and she had the right to be.
Qing Huang Tian was furious when she saw how Qian Jin Cai Yue had reacted, disrespecting her and the Phoenix Clan.
"Husband, let's go!" exclaimed Qing Huang Tian. Her body flickered and she turned into a thousand-meter long phoenix. Her feathers were beautiful and of five different colors. Her godly aura was dazzling. Her phoenix form was even more beautiful than Qian Jin Cai Yue's phoenix form!
Lin Feng sighed helplessly. He had no choice but to follow Qing Huang Tian and leave the Altar. Godly Ancestor Tu Jin had already left with Qian Jin Cai Yue.