The closer we got the higher we went into the air. Feng Qing was starting to get a little worried about the situation.
"Young master Leiji, are you sure you can handle this? Do you even have a plan?" Feng Qing said nervously.
"I have a plan. Don't you worry if the worst case happens I can use those ultra powerful artifacts." I smiled.
"Scaw!" The Thunderbird buffed its chest out confidently. It had just been knocking on the king of death's door. It was me who saved it so it was natural that it would have a blind confidence in me.
"Young master has a plan? What is it?" Feng Qing asked curious about what could possibly be. "I live here in your Knowledge Sea. I should know if you have a plan. How did you hide it from me?" Feng Qing pondered. "Oh! Is it because you don't?" She said, shaking her finger.
"It's swimming around my Knowledge Sea right now. How could I have missed it, Senior? Well it's only a part of the plan." I smiled and winked at the Thunderbird. "My plan involves you as well. It will be dangerous. But this master will make you a master's promise. I will not let you die and I will save those that I can and defeat the bandit poachers." I added, petting its head softly.
"Scraw! Srcaw! Scr Aaaaaaaaaaaa Wwwwwwwwwwww!" The Thunderbird cried out with complete confidence, and nodded in approval.
"Good! You have a plan… But what is it?" Feng Qing asked, still confused.
"Heh, you'll see in time. When that time comes you naturally know. Now that we are close enough the little Thunderbird will go first. And we will follow above the clouds in concealment." I said, and the thunderbird launched off my shoulder.
"I hope that cutie doesn't get hurt too much. It hurts my heart that we can't do something else." Feng Qing sighed holding her chest.
"Don't worry now that I've taken in the little guys I naturally won't let them take risks without a reason. Besides…" I stopped.
"Besides what, Master?" Shandain asked, hugging Feng Qing. The two started nuzzling.
"Besides, if anyone wants to hurt my Monster Beasts. They will feel a Dragon's fury!" I said.
With a dragon's roar my body began to change shape and transform. I grew several times larger. My body, scally and a pale lightning blue color. In a flash of light I turned into a dragon and soared above the clouds to keep pace with the Thunderbird.
"So this was your plan? I like it! Young Master has grown quite big." Feng Qing teased.
"Indeed I have. This body isn't something I'm used to so I figured a bunch of idiot bandits might just be the perfect thing to practice on." I said as my whiskers flickered in the wind.
"You should go back to that other place and cultivate this body. You might be able to increase its strength significantly." Feng Qing said. "Though I must say I am jealous. You have two bodies whereas I have none." She added with a playful tone.
"Senior please, you live in my body. And I owe a great deal of my own growth to you. I only hope it will be enough in the future. That enemy is not simple." I frowned slightly, becoming serious. "Oh he's here too? Then it seems there won't be a need for questions." I smiled with vengeful purpose.
"Young master just made a scary face. Is there one down there you have bad blood with?" Feng Qing asked curiously.
"Indeed, though… Bad blood is putting it lightly. That one is nothing but a weak sad excuse for a man who only knows how to bully the weak. Now that he is here there is no question about it. These are no simple bandit poachers." I said with pure disgust.
~~On the ground with the bandits~~
"Ahahaha, we had a great haul this trip!" A bald man with an eye patch laughed heartily.
"Yes, with this my past failure will surely be forgiven. Damn that brat!" A 2nd order Saint realm said.
"How dare you let my little brother die! None of those idiots were in the Saint Realm yet you were soundly beaten by a little brat." An Origin returning realm master said as he slapped the saint realm.
"Ah please forgive me! This one was stupid and weak. Young master, This one swears he will get revenge." The saint realm pleaded.
"Hey look Young master, one of those thunderbirds came back." A Saint King said, pointing to the sky.
"It's tracking us. Capture it or kill it. Either way it doesn't matter, we already have a large haul. Especially with what's in this cage." The young master in the Origin Returning realm said, shaking the cage, that let out the sound of cries.
"Good! You there, go and grab it. If it resists then just kill it directly." The Saint King realm said, pointing to a transcendent realm. This guy was clearly the weakest among them.
"Right away, I won't fail." The transcendent realm said, as he flew off to try and catch the thunderbird.
"Scraw! Sca Scr Saw Craw Scraw!" it resounded before flying up above the clouds.
"You insolent little bird come here I'll teach you to scraw at me!" The Transcendent realm said flying into the clouds after the thunderbird.
A large man stepped out of a carriage. His aura was intense; he was clearly an Origin King master. The rest of the people looked as he got out. Even the Young master bowed.
"I'm afraid that young man is definitely dead." The Origin King lamented & sighed.
"What does Sir mean? It's only a 3rd order Monster beast, nothing a transcendent realm cultivator…" The saint king asked. *Thud! Splat!* *Thud! Splat!* The lifeless body of the transcendent realm he just sent to battle, appeared in multiple places on the ground. "How is this possible!" the Saint King exclaimed in a panic. It wasn't just a few breaths of time. "MY BOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" The Saint King Cried out, "I'll kill you for this, you whoever you are!" he roared to the sky.