Chapter 617: 291: Rout and Retreat (Part 2)

"After we leave the Cyan Cloud Sect’s territory, bring the Talisman Masters from the nearby sects over here and tell them that I, Fa Zheng, am willing to give them some pointers."Fa Zheng hid inside the flying ship’s cabin, refusing to see anyone.

"Yes, sir!"

Wu Qiyang looked frustrated, but could only obey.

"You weren’t hurt, right?"

After Fa Zheng and his people fled in haste, Changyun curiously studied Jiang Feng.

"What happened just now?"

Qiu Shan asked in confusion.

"I’m fine. After I slipped away earlier and was heading back, I ran into an old senior. He said that the Cyan Cloud Sect’s Talisman Masters shouldn’t lose face in their own sect, so he injected a water bubble into my hand, telling me to go find Fa Zheng and lend a hand. I didn’t expect that, when I shook hands with Fa Zheng just now, before I even had a chance to clash soul power with him, he let go in a hurry as if he’d seen a ghost, fleeing in panic."

Jiang Feng explained.

He had to explain what happened to the others, or else it would only arouse unnecessary suspicion.

"Water bubble?"

Everyone looked amazed.

"Was that old senior especially, especially fat—like, several times bigger than any of us?"

Qiu Shan asked.

"Yes."

Jiang Feng nodded.

"Whoa!"

The crowd burst into an uproar.

The elder Talisman Masters all gazed at Jiang Feng with envy.

"Kid, you’re lucky. That’s our Cyan Cloud Sect’s living fossil. Two hundred years ago, he dueled with the Blood Domain Divine Sect Leader. Given his character, he really can’t stand any Divine Sect members bullying our sect’s disciples."

Changyun explained, his words meant to cover for Jiang Feng and prevent suspicion that there was something unusual about him.

But he hadn’t expected that the one watching Jiang Feng from behind would actually be the living fossil himself.

"What... this... elder..."

Jiang Feng was stunned, then looked utterly incredulous, then quickly controlled his flying sword and soared toward the mountain summit.

"Don’t chase after him. You won’t see him again."

Changyun shouted.

Jiang Feng didn’t stop, taking the chance to vanish from everyone’s sight, returning to his cave dwelling and successfully avoiding being bombarded with questions.

"Hahaha, Fa Zheng never imagined he’d get tripped up by the living fossil as well."

A Talisman Master sighed emotionally.

"Even the Divine Sect Leader came up short against him two hundred years ago. You can guess what Fa Zheng’s end will be."

"Finally, all that pent-up anger from these past days can be released."

"Fa Zheng left in such a hurry—who knows what kind of injury he suffered? Make sure to have someone investigate, and then send a delegation to pay him a visit, make the Divine Sect sick to their stomachs."

The Talisman Masters of Yagu Peak discussed spiritedly.

Inside the cave dwelling.

Jiang Feng could no longer find the living fossil.

"Thank you, elder."

He bowed deeply to the stool where the living fossil had previously sat, knowing the other must be aware of his every move.

Even details about his Earth Dao Foundation Establishment—he was sure the elder knew them all.

He had thought that using the Qinglong Cauldron and talismans that day would cover everything up, but never guessed there’d be such a terrifying presence in the Cyan Cloud Sect—someone who had fought the Blood Domain Divine Sect Leader two centuries ago. Who knew how strong he had become after these two hundred years?

Jiang Feng then looked down at his panel information.

Name: Jiang Feng

Fortune: 8,811,801

Cultivation Technique: Foundation Establishment Technique - Perfection (4-300), Longevity Skill - Perfection (3-300), Middle Part of the Divine Sect Treasure Manual - Proficient (18-100), Upper Part of the Divine Sect Treasure Manual (Beginner)

Skills: Alchemy (Mastery+), Rune Secret Spell Basics (Great Success+), Qi Condensing Pill (Proficient+)

Cultivation Realm: Twelfth-Layer Foundation Establishment (Earth Dao Foundation Establishment)

Martial Arts Realm: Second-Layer of the Wending Realm

Divine Power: Immortality

His Fortune Points had hardly changed.

Returning to deal with Changyun was actively courting danger—although it was a big win and made them flee in disarray, the amount of Fortune Points earned was only around a hundred thousand.

Jiang Feng decided to keep saving up his Fortune Points.

He needed to find a chance to talk properly with the living fossil.

A month later.

Xiang Pangyun finally returned to the Cyan Cloud Sect from the Central Earth. When he learned that a month ago Fa Zheng suffered a setback at Yagu Peak and was taught a lesson by the living fossil, he couldn’t stop grinning from ear to ear.

Then he told Jiang Feng about some recent events in the Central Earth.

After the Saintess led Mad Blade Martial Arts Hall into Central Earth, they didn’t overthrow the Xiao Family’s rule. Xiao Guofan passed away a few months ago, handing the position over to his third son, Xiao Jinteng.

The Mad Blade Martial Arts Hall was wiped out.

Xiang Pangyun led a team to ransack the Dragon Capital Underground Palace and the Divine Sect Mansion, and encountered Little Cyan Snake and Wu Weiwei. With his Third-Grade Talisman Master status and Golden Core Stage cultivation, Little Cyan Snake bowed to him and promised the Cyan Snake Demon clan would guard the Dragon Capital Underground Palace.

The Xiao Family continued to rule the Central Earth Continent, and everything on Black Iron Mountain and White Tiger Mountain that belonged to Jiang Feng was watched over by the Xiao Family.

Besides these updates, Xiang Pangyun brought back one person and a wolf.

"Roar!"

It was the Three-tailed Wolf King who had been hiding in the Dragon Capital Underground Palace.

And also, at this moment, Wu Weiwei, who was being led around the Cyan Cloud Sect by Bai Yang.

"This guy is the son of our Spirit Beast Peak’s Ironblood Wolf God. Back then, when Ironblood Wolf God followed the Supreme Elder into the Dragon Capital Underground Palace, they both got trapped and died, but at the very last moment managed to give birth to this little fellow. It also bears the Wolf God Bloodline and can summon the Blood Wolf Pack from the Forbidden Forest. I’ve been away for more than a year just to subdue this guy."

Xiang Pangyun explained.

Jiang Feng noticed that a talismanic seal had been etched into the Three-tailed Wolf King’s forehead.

Seeing Jiang Feng’s figure, it let out a low whimper.

Jiang Feng had interacted with the Three-tailed Wolf King for nearly a hundred years. He hadn’t realized it bore the Wolf God Bloodline. Thinking back to his first journey south all those years ago, in Sunset Town when the red moon rose high, he assumed it was the Red Lotus Sect rebels and the Demon Sect controlling the Blood Wolf Pack to invade the Great Tang.

Now it seems the Blood Wolf Pack appeared because they responded to the Three-tailed Wolf King’s call, trying to rescue it—bringing it out from the underground palace.