RPAGF Chapter 165 I Will Keep My Promise
Chapter 165 I Will Keep My Promise
It would probably take about half a month to fly from Luoshui City to the entrance/exit of the Demon Realm, which is half again as far as the journey from the entrance/exit to the Red Sand Land.
Liu Jun did some quick calculations and decided to wake up the little snake that was dozing in the Green Ring.
As expected, the snake, which was forced to power on, started cursing as soon as it appeared.
"Aren't you annoying me? I was sleeping, so tell me what you want me to do now! Do you have no humanity?!"
Liu Jun stared at the irritable little snake without saying a word or showing any expression, as if he wanted to see right through it.
The little snake, feeling its fur standing on it, calmed down a bit and its attitude softened slightly.
"My esteemed master, Chen An, is there anything I can do for you?"
Liu Jun rolled his eyes and said, "Chen what? It's already noon! Let's get to work, let's go to the demon realm!"
"Alright, please come up."
The little snake immediately transformed into a giant snake three meters wide and twenty meters long, spread its wings, and lay down in front of Liu Jun, flattering him, saying, "You really can bend and stretch."
After Liu Jun jumped onto its head and sat firmly, he patted it to indicate that it was ready to take off. The little snake then gathered its strength and suddenly plunged into the sky, instantly shooting hundreds of meters away and kicking up a cloud of dust.
Liu Jun, sitting on its head, remained as steady as ever, ignoring its occasional tantrums.
The speed of the Devouring Dragon was many times faster than her leaf-shaped flying artifact. It could cover a journey that would take half a month in just two or three days, without needing to stop and rest along the way.
Upon returning to the entrance and exit of the demon realm, Liu Jun suddenly remembered that he had been appearing among people in the form of a puppet for the past few days, and he hadn't thought of transforming back into the appearance of those "ordinary people" he used to see.
However, this time when entering the demon realm, there was no need to use illusion magic to change appearance. After all, in the demon realm before, apart from disguising himself as a demon cultivator, he used his true form. So he directly restored his original appearance and did not recall the little snake. He rode it directly towards the entrance and exit.
The demon cultivators standing at the entrance and exit didn't even see clearly what passed by; they only felt a sudden gust of wind that almost overturned them.
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Half a year passed in the blink of an eye, but it was a difficult time for Yan Qifeng.
Now that his dantian has been destroyed, he is no different from an ordinary person. Moreover, the Ligu Palace is built on a mountaintop, where it snows and is exposed to wind all year round. He seems to be even weaker than an ordinary person now, and he is prone to various illnesses.
At the beginning of the restoration of the regime, my father had many things to do and could not take care of him all the time.
The servants in the palace had never taken care of ordinary people and did not know how to care for a sick mortal. This was also true for the entire demon realm.
Yan Qifeng was also very strong-willed. Even when he was sick and in pain, he would always keep quiet and pretend that nothing was wrong, or he would lock himself in his room and rarely go out to see people.
The carefree, playful, and cunning young master of the past would never be like this. Now he is much more composed and doesn't like to go out anymore.
Everyone below knew that Shaojun was waiting for someone to return, waiting for the person who held a sliver of hope to cure him.
But as the days went by, the date that person had mentioned seemed both nearer and further away, and she still hadn't returned.
For someone like that, it's probably something they just casually mentioned and then forgot about. A mere young lord of the demon realm is nothing to her.
He clearly said he could wait, ten years, twenty years, a hundred years, he could wait, but actually waiting was so unbearable, so unbearable...
The wind has been strong lately, and the snow has been almost constant.
The weather wasn't very good today; the fine snow kept falling. Yan Qifeng went to the old spot on the top of the West Hall to get some fresh air.
His body can't take any more strain now, but he still goes there often to get some fresh air.
There are memories of him and his mother there, and also memories of him and her.
This was the first place he could see clearly after losing his sight, and it was here that he and she often looked at the scenery of the city side by side.
More than half a year has passed, and the days have gone by one by one. It's true that he feels a sense of loss, but he has already promised that he will wait and wait patiently for her to come back.
So he went down after enjoying the breeze for a short while. He needed to take good care of himself. But just as he was about to go down, he heard a commotion down the mountain.
His hearing wasn't very good, so he only heard a little bit.
Yan Qifeng didn't take it seriously, but the commotion grew louder and louder as it approached.
Even with his poor hearing, he could hear his father rushing back and shouting as he entered the door, "Qi'er!"
Yan Qifeng was puzzled when he heard a cheerful voice: "Little fox, long time no see. Why are you up here in the wind again?"
Yan Qifeng froze instantly, staring blankly ahead for a long time before suddenly snapping back to reality. He turned his head with surprise and delight, and there was the person he hadn't seen for half a year.
Even with her face covered, you could tell she was standing beside him, smiling and looking at him, still wearing the same clothes she wore when they first met, as if she had never left.
Yan Qifeng stared at her intently, his mouth opening and closing several times, but he couldn't utter a single word.
"What's wrong, little fox? Are you upset that I came back too late and you won't talk to me?"
Half a year had passed since they last met, and Yan Qifeng had become much thinner. His eyes were always darting around, and he no longer had the lazy confidence he once had. He also showed no trace of shrewdness or calculation.
I wonder how that fox boy in the novel, who didn't have her help, survived that period and became the vicious and ruthless new demon emperor later on.
The novel always portrays him as incredibly ruthless and cunning, while on the surface he appears innocent, hypocritical, and manipulative. Yet, his past is only written to please others and gain their sympathy. It's truly laughable.
"No, no, it was just an accident. Qingjun... came back quickly." Yan Qifeng lowered his head slightly.
"Something came up and I was delayed, otherwise I would have been back even sooner. I've come to keep my promise. Aren't you happy, little fox?"
"happy."
He was genuinely happy; even the way he looked at her was filled with joy.
The wind was strong on the roof, and it was snowing lightly, so Liu Jun stopped teasing him.
"Let's go downstairs first. You can't stay in the wind for too long."
Liu Jun gently grasped his wrist, and the two returned to the main hall, as always.
In the main hall were Yan Zhong and a group of royal elders who had been waiting for a long time. They had all come to see this person after hearing the news.
"Welcome to the esteemed Immortal Qingjun!"
As soon as they landed in the hall, three or four rows of people bowed respectfully in unison.
"No need, you guys are quick with your news."
Liu Jun readily agreed. With her current strength and status, she truly deserved the respect and obeisance of everyone on the Yuanzhou Continent. They had only bowed with their hands clasped, which she could easily accept.
"I have appeared here today only for Xiao Yan. The rest of you may leave after paying your respects."
"Yes, I will obey the immortal's command!"
Even just coming all this way to see her and hear her say a word is enough; that's the weight of a half-step immortal.
Although we live in a world of cultivation, only a very few people have been able to ascend to immortality over the millennia. And those who have already ascended cannot control the affairs of the lower realm. The only people who have a voice and are respected are those who have reached the threshold.
Nowadays, there are very few such people who are still active in the outside world; most of them have secluded themselves for hundreds or thousands of years or passed away silently.
Such a person, even if he just says a word to a junior or gives them a casual helping hand, it would be a qualitative leap. No wonder people flock to these people, just like they admire alchemists.
The higher the level of the alchemist, the more valuable the pills they produce. A single pill can buy an entire sect, not to mention those that are priceless and unavailable.
Liu Jun, on the other hand, excelled in both categories.
Whether it's cultivation level or elixirs, either one would be enough to make everyone present risk their lives.
Even if those people didn't gain anything today, just being able to see her a few more times will be good for them to be more careful in the future, so as not to be blind and offend such a person in the future.
The hall quickly emptied, leaving only Yan Zhong and Yan Qifeng. Liu Jun then took out the jade slip containing the Wuxiang Gong (Formless Skill) and said:
"I have obtained the Formless Technique, and I have also collected all the materials for the complementary elixir. However, I am still missing the most important ingredient: a drop of the essence blood of the Kun Demon Phoenix. This kind of demon beast, which is close to a celestial beast, is extremely difficult to find. I have not yet found any trace of it. Does Your Majesty have any news about it?"
Yan Zhong looked somewhat troubled: "Yes, there is, but... alas, the ancestor of the Silver Snow Fox clan in Beishan, Tai Rentiansi, does have a Kunyao Phoenix pet, which is also the clan's guardian spirit beast, but..."
"Just what?"
"The Silver Snow Fox clan and my Red Fox clan have never been on good terms, and their Tai Ren Heavenly Chief is... a figure like a Mahayana stage ancestor. That Kun Demon Phoenix only listens to that old man..."
Yan Chongmu paused, glanced at Liu Jun secretly, and then quickly changed the subject: "We've been thinking about what that old senior said for a long time but haven't come up with a solution. Alas, I'm just not good enough."
After saying that, he apologized to Liu Jun again.