Chapter 1612: Old Friends Meet Again

Chu Feng had a flash of recognition, as if he had met her before. Suddenly, he realized he had indeed seen this woman and knew exactly who she was!

“You’re that… ‘dark beauty’ of yours?!” he blurted out, almost without thinking.

This clearly enraged the young, beautiful woman opposite him, whose skin was as fair as jade; her delicate eyebrows shot up in fury.

Even other members of the group, like Ouyang Guailong, were speechless. “What kind of talk is that?” they thought. “Is he deliberately trying to get himself beaten up?!”

As expected, the woman who had emerged from the forbidden zone struck out with a palm. With that single blow, immortal energy surged, and intricate patterns of order filled the void. She was clearly a Heaven-rank grandmaster, a top-tier figure in the Primordial realm!

This was extremely rare. Besides Chu Feng, had another such formidable being emerged from the middle and younger generations in the Yang Realm?

However, even a Heaven-rank grandmaster was no match for Chu Feng.

With a thud, Chu Feng easily blocked the attack with a raised hand. Possessing two Dao Fruits and having suppressed all the Dao Children of the Heavens, who among the middle and younger generations could possibly contend with him now?

“You!” The woman was astonished. How little time had passed since they last met? Yet, she was already no match for him.

It was important to remember that on that day, if Chu Feng, Lao Gu, and Dong Da Hu hadn’t escaped in advance, she could have effortlessly killed all three of them with a mere flick of her finger.

“The Great Fiend?!” Dong Da Hu, ever the simple-minded one, was slow on the uptake, only just realizing.

“Brother Hu, who is this girl? She’s got quite a temper,” said Lü Bohu, the reincarnation of the old donkey. “In this day and age, she still dares to attack Demon Chu? Could it be that she’s been isolated from the world and doesn’t know that the era of Invincible Chu has arrived?” He was still the same, naturally given to flattery.

Now, he fanned himself with a folding fan, resembling a handsome young scholar, a stark contrast to his days in the Lesser Yang Realm where he sported large buck teeth and a pair of long, floppy ears.

Without a word, Dong Da Hu slapped him directly on the back of the head, making the old donkey spin around three times on the spot.

“You unreliable old donkey!” Dong Da Hu roared. “We agreed to reincarnate together back then! It’s a shame I was so touched by your deception that I gave up my tiger body to reincarnate as a donkey. But you turned around and became a scholar! I really want to kick you to death!”

Dong Da Hu panted heavily as he spoke. If he, Chu Feng, and Lao Gu hadn't obtained the Bloodline Fruit on a forbidden island overseas, he would still be a donkey right now. It had been an immense struggle for him to transform back into his unique Wild Tiger form.

“Hee-haw, hee-haw!” brayed the old donkey. “It’s not my fault! I was a bit dizzy and confused back then. I didn’t expect you would actually go and reincarnate as the strongest sacred beast!”

“Get lost, you old fossil! ‘Sacred beast,’ my foot!”

Everyone else was speechless. They had come to pacify a forbidden zone, but these two had started bickering among themselves first.

The “Great Fiend” watched them in silent disbelief. What was all this nonsense? For a moment, she couldn’t make heads or tails of the situation.

“Lady, there’s been a misunderstanding,” Chu Feng said, clearing his throat before speaking to the woman.

Back then, Chu Feng, Lao Gu, and Dong Da Hu had gone to the Heaven-Reaching Waterfall to seek opportunities. They had personally witnessed the Great Fiend smuggling herself from another realm aboard a war chariot.

However, the grand daos of the two realms clashed. Moreover, the fiend had forcibly breached the sturdy barrier between the realms, suffering a powerful backlash from the laws, which caused her significant problems.

That day, after successfully breaking through the barrier, the woman fled into the earth's ley lines, only to quickly fall unconscious.

At that time, Chu Feng, Lao Gu, and Dong Da Hu weren't very strong. They couldn't even budge an unconscious fiend.

But what kind of people were these three? Driven by their opportunistic nature, they promptly plundered the Great Fiend. While muttering about ill omens, they showed no hesitation whatsoever, stripping her of her battle boots, even her socks. Her earrings and hairpins were not spared, and they even tore off part of her battle skirt.

Of course, the most precious item was the token the Great Fiend had just mentioned: a pendant forged from dark mother gold.

“Misunderstanding what?!” the Great Fiend shrieked, enraged. “You stole my token, stripped my battle armor, commented on my appearance, and even spoke of ill omens!” With a resounding bang, she attacked again.

Yet, despite her mastery of three thousand laws and peerless techniques, Chu Feng held her back and suppressed her with a single hand!

Chu Feng’s palm glowed, descending like a piece of the sky, pressing down above the woman’s head. Dense runes and interwoven patterns of order caused space to shatter and collapse completely.

The Great Fiend supported herself with both hands, her body trembling. Large plumes of white mist rose from her fair skin, a result of immortal light and sweat evaporating together.

She was truly shocked. She was utterly no match for this young man.

It had to be remembered that she was already considered a top-tier expert among her generation; otherwise, how would she have dared to force her way into the Yang Realm alone?

Furthermore, she had already adjusted her state and adapted to the rules of this world. She was not in a weakened period; she was at her peak.

“Chu Feng, you stripped a girl of her battle skirt?!” Young Lady Xi questioned, her large eyes darting, staring intently at Chu Feng.

Upon hearing this, Chu Feng immediately became incredibly serious and declared, “Lao Gu stripped her! He saw her battle armor was of a high grade and refused to leave no matter what, thus creating this karma. I’m just suffering from an undeserved misfortune!”

Upon hearing this, Lao Gu grumbled under his breath. What did it have to do with him? Wasn't he being made a scapegoat?

“It was this unreliable tiger who stripped her!” Lao Gu retorted, deflecting the blame. “He insisted on ransacking her battle attire—how tasteless!”

Dong Da Hu ground his teeth. All this blame on him? Who was truly unreliable here? This was a classic case of the big fish eating the small, and the small eating the shrimp!

Then… he slapped Lü Bohu on the head and declared, “It’s all your fault!”

“I…” The old donkey was so angry he wanted to curse. “You’re too simple and crude! You can’t even be bothered to think of a reason and just push the blame onto me. But I wasn’t even there back then! Who can I appeal to?!”

The old donkey had, in fact, tricked Dong Da Hu into reincarnating as a donkey. Now, seeing him, he felt guilty and was momentarily speechless, too embarrassed to directly refute him.

Then, he spotted the little silver-glowing Qilin, the reincarnation of Huang Niu (Yellow Ox). The old donkey bared his teeth and suggested, “I think, perhaps, we should blame you instead?”

“What are you doing? Bullying people?” the Big Black Ox (Da Heiniu) retorted, stepping forward. In this life, he was still an ox, and a royal one at that. Though still a youth, he was already taller than an adult, sporting large, thick horns, wearing sunglasses, and chewing on a cigar – still holding onto his old habits from the Lesser Yang Realm.

“Suppress him!” Huang Niu (Yellow Ox) declared in a childish voice, directly making his move. He extended a Qilin arm and swiftly suppressed the old donkey.

Watching these familiar faces, Young Lady Xi blinked her large eyes, tears almost sliding down her cheeks. Finally, she softly uttered, “This is wonderful!”

Back then, it had been a true parting of life and death. She had thought those people were gone forever, never to be seen again. To be able to reunite in this life and gather once more, she considered it a divine blessing, the greatest fortune.

They were still the same group of young people from before. It vaguely felt as if they were back in the Lesser Yang Realm, with the same mannerisms, the same bickering and jesting, and full of laughter and joy.

Chu Feng was also filled with emotion. After so many years, to still be able to come together like this was truly surprising, yet also saddening.

Yet, some people, like the great demons of Kunlun or the old grandmaster of Wudang, had reincarnated after parting ways, and there had been no news of them since. He wondered if he would ever find their traces in this life.

And his parents, there had been no trace of them to this day.

Cherishing the people before him, Chu Feng strengthened his resolve: he must become stronger and not allow tragedies to happen again.

However, when he thought of reincarnation, he naturally had some doubts. Was reincarnation truly real? Were these people before him merely vessels for memories, or had they genuinely returned?

Not dwelling on it, he refused to be pessimistic, wishing only to preserve everything he had now.

Clearly, the Great Fiend was no match for Chu Feng, so she gave up struggling.

Chu Feng returned the dark gold pendant to her, which made her reveal a look of joy and reduced her hostility.

“I am from the Fallen Immortal King Clan,” she revealed her identity.

The so-called Great Fiend came from the grand world where the Fallen Immortal King resided.

Not long ago, on the two-realm battlefield, the Fallen Immortal King Clan had indeed displayed terrifying power. Furthermore, it was this very clan that had opened the world barrier this time, establishing a connection to the Yang Realm.

When a true Fallen Immortal King took action, they could naturally open a passage easily, without their junior clansmen suffering a backlash from the Yang Realm’s grand dao laws.

“Are all the beings in this forbidden zone Great Fiends—no, are they all stowaways from the Fallen Immortal King Clan?!” Chu Feng asked.

“Yes, this is a Daoist sanctum established by the Fallen Immortal King Clan in the Yang Realm,” the Great Fiend replied. Her true name was Liuguang, and she had been in seclusion, only disturbed moments ago.

“Liuguang, our clansmen have arrived and have already submitted to the New Heavenly Emperor,” an old monster from within the forbidden zone spoke, addressing her. “You should not bear any hostility. The young friends outside are allies, not enemies.”

“This is excellent,” Chu Feng said. “Thank you for your understanding, Senior. With all the heavens now unified, it’s best if we stand together against external threats!”

In fact, Chu Feng wouldn't have dared to come to the forbidden zone unprepared; he carried an Immortal King-level trump card and was not afraid of any accidents.

Overall, everything went smoothly. The old monster in this forbidden zone explicitly stated that they would follow orders and establish contact with the Fallen Immortal King Clan.

“Senior, are the people of the Overseas Heavenly Immortal Island also related to the Fallen Immortal King Clan?” Zhou Xi asked.

“Yes, they are also our clansmen,” the old monster from the forbidden zone replied. “In fact, even the ancestors of the Sub-Immortal Clan are related to us.”

The Sub-Immortal Clan was Ying Xiaoxiao’s ethnic group. However, they had long since assimilated, and even their evolutionary path was identical to that of the Yang Realm, having embarked on the Pollen Path.

“Could I trouble you, Senior, to send someone to Heavenly Immortal Island to explain the situation,” Chu Feng requested, “to avoid any unnecessary misunderstandings when we arrive?”

“Certainly,” the old monster replied. “Liuguang, take my letter and make the trip.”

Among the Daoist lineages Chu Feng was responsible for pacifying, besides this forbidden zone, there was also the Overseas Heavenly Immortal Island.

The former Great Fiend, now Fairy Liuguang, set off with Chu Feng and his companions.

“Look, who’s that?”

“Demon Chu!”

“Why call him Demon? Do you have a death wish?!” someone retorted. “That’s my uncle, the Dao Child killer of the Heavens, a true supreme seed!”

Along the way, some people were incredibly surprised upon seeing Chu Feng and his party.

“Uncle Chu, it’s me!” someone cried out. “Your name is inscribed on my soul light! I want to pledge allegiance to you!”

“Uncle Chu, where are you establishing your domain?” another shouted. “We will come to seek refuge with you then. Thousands of fellow cultivators are already preparing to set out.”

Chu Feng felt dizzy. These people had really gathered together? That playful act on the Wheel of Reincarnation back then had actually yielded such a “result.”

“Ahead is the Human King Mo Family!” Ouyang Guailong gritted his teeth. Back then, he and Chu Feng had been relentlessly pursued by this clan.

To be precise, it was Ouyang Guailong himself who had been relentlessly pursued, having been Chu Feng’s scapegoat for a long time.

*Boom!*

Chu Feng struck out with a palm, directly destroying the magnificent mansion gate and leveling the mountain entrance.

The reason they chose to fly instead of using spatial domains to cross distances was precisely to pass through here and vent their frustrations.

*Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!*

Many figures shot out from the Human King Mo Family mansion. Their expressions instantly changed when they saw it was Chu Feng.

“It’s King Chu!” an elder exclaimed, quickly breaking into a smile. “We obey the Heavenly Emperor’s decree and are always ready to fight for humanity!”

“King Chu, there were some misunderstandings in the past, for which we are truly sorry,” another esteemed member of the Mo Family spoke. “We are willing to offer our sincere apologies; we hope you will not hold it against us and show us mercy.”

Chu Feng was speechless. He had originally intended to find an excuse to deal with the Mo Family, but he hadn’t expected them to adopt such a low posture.

Now that they needed to unite against external threats, it seemed somewhat inappropriate for him to seek revenge and trouble the Mo Family again.

“Behave yourselves,” Chu Feng warned, “and make sure I don’t find you colluding with anything strange or having any connection to the ominous!” Having said this, he led everyone away.

Ouyang Guailong was very displeased. He had been on the run for a long time back then and truly wanted to settle scores here today.

The azure sea stretched boundlessly, with waves crashing against the sky. They had arrived at the Overseas Heavenly Immortal Island.

Things went very smoothly. Even though they were located overseas, the Heavenly Immortal Clan had already learned what had happened on the two-realm battlefield at the first opportunity.

Furthermore, their fellow clan member, Fairy Liuguang, had arrived from the forbidden zone, bringing them more precise news. Therefore, the people of the Overseas Heavenly Immortal Island expressed their submission to the Heavenly Emperor and their willingness to unite against external threats.

Receiving Chu Feng and his companions was Sheng Yuxian, a woman of peerless purity, who had pleasant conversations with both Chu Feng and Zhou Xi.

In addition, Chu Feng’s old acquaintances, Jiang Luoshen and Xia Qianyu, had unexpectedly ended up on the Overseas Heavenly Immortal Island.

These were old acquaintances from the Lesser Yang Realm, and Chu Feng had a complex history with them.

In the past, his very first blind date had been with Xia Qianyu, and Jiang Luoshen, accompanying her friend at the time, had sparked a series of hilarious and absurd incidents.

Even now, recalling it felt as if it happened yesterday.

To be able to see these two old acquaintances from the Lesser Yang Realm in the Yang Realm, Chu Feng was filled with endless emotions.

Actually, this wasn’t his first time seeing Jiang Luoshen. Last time, while refining his golden body in the Forbidden Land of the Supreme Eight Trigrams Furnace, Chu Feng had already seen her. At that time, Jiang Luoshen was standing with Sheng Yuxian.

At this moment, both Jiang Luoshen and Xia Qianyu had complex expressions. Thinking of everything from the past and their current experiences, their emotions were unsettled.

Furthermore, both of them were incredibly surprised. They had already learned about Chu Feng’s experiences in the Yang Realm and were immensely shaken.

They found it somewhat unimaginable that this old acquaintance from the Lesser Yang Realm could stir up boundless storms in the Yang Realm, sweeping aside and suppressing even the Dao Children of the Heavens.

At the same time, thinking about how they originally lived in modern cities but unexpectedly encountered world-altering changes and embarked on the path of evolution, they marveled even more at the unpredictability of fate.

“Chu Feng!” Xia Qianyu, being more emotional, rushed over, grabbed one of Chu Feng’s arms, and cried, “I want to go home, can you send me back?!”