Chapter 747: Inheritance, Unexpected Disaster!

“What’s happening? Why are they afraid of me?”

The little girl wondered, she who used to be called Little Sparrow by her uncles, aunts, and grandparents was now met with fear and dread.

Was it because she killed a tiger?

But many uncles in the village also hunted in the mountains. Or perhaps… she was too young to have killed a tiger?

Little Sparrow remembered Granny Li saying her strength was too great and she shouldn’t show it off in front of others.

She pursed her pale lips and tried to carry Granny Li back to rest.

But her arm was bleeding from the tiger’s bite, it was very painful and those two punches seemed to have drained all her strength.

Still, she endured the pain, gritted her teeth, carried Granny Li back to their little hut and laid her on the bed.

“Huff, huff, huff.”

Little Sparrow gasped for breath, wiped the sweat from her brow, rested a moment then found a cloth to bandage the wound on her arm.

She had seen elderly people in the village pass away, but Granny Li said they were just sleeping, only… they wouldn’t wake up again.

She hoped Granny Li would wake up and called out to her repeatedly, but when Granny Li didn’t respond, she brought over the leftover food and tried to feed her.

When Granny Li didn’t eat, she remembered visiting Aunt Li when she was seriously ill. Granny Li said that when you’re not feeling well, you should have porridge.

Then the little girl started a fire to cook porridge.

She often helped with cooking and was quite skilled, but now she was anxious and wanted to cook the porridge quickly. She knelt by the stove, constantly puffing to fan the flames, making her face red and smudged with soot.

After a while, the girl saw the porridge was nearly done but in her haste she grabbed the pot directly with her hands. The white, tender skin of her small hands was instantly scalded red.

But fearing she would spill the porridge, she endured the burning heat, gently placed the pot aside then blew on her little hands with reddened eyes, pinching her tiny ears.

A moment later, she found a wet towel, carefully carried the pot to the bedside and shook Granny Li, her voice choked with sobs, “Granny, eat porridge.”

But no matter how she tried to feed her, Granny Li wouldn’t eat, there was no response at all.

Suddenly a great fear struck her, leaving the girl dazed and at a loss for what to do.

“Little Sparrow.”

After an unknown amount of time, a slightly aged voice suddenly called from outside.

The girl snapped back to reality, got up, opened the door and walked out of the dilapidated wooden hut, to see an old man and a middle-aged woman.

“Grandpa Wang, Aunt Wang.”

Little Sparrow wiped her tears, her voice slightly choked as she greeted them.

The two were initially apprehensive, but seeing the girl’s pitiful appearance, a complex mix of emotions welled up inside them.

“Aunt Wang… Granny won’t wake up.”

The girl continued, her voice thick with sobs.

The two exchanged a glance, then entered the hut with Little Sparrow. Seeing Granny Li on the bed, already lifeless, Aunt Wang sighed softly, “Little Sparrow, Granny Li is dead.”

Before coming, they had already guessed Granny Li was likely dead.

After all, she was old and had been flung by the beast’s aura, hitting her head. There was little chance of survival.

Thinking of how Granny Li’s family had died at the hands of a monster in her early years and now she herself had met the same fate, the two couldn’t help but sigh inwardly.

“Dead?”

The girl heard this word, both familiar and incredibly strange, her expression dazed, her little mouth pursed, her eyes red.

“Little Sparrow, you dealt with the monster and the village is grateful, but…”

After a moment, the old man explained the purpose of their visit.

Many villagers had seen or heard about Little Sparrow killing the monster. They thought she was a freak, very dangerous and wanted to report her to the authorities, to the Immortal Masters.

Although some villagers thought Little Sparrow was well-behaved and that keeping her in the village might protect them.

But after much discussion, they decided to expel Little Sparrow from the village to avoid bringing disaster or trouble.

“Leave the village?”

Although Granny Li had told her about the county town, she was still at a loss when she heard she had to leave the village.

Seeing the pity and concern in Grandpa Wang and Aunt Wang’s eyes, mixed with a hint of fear and awe, Little Sparrow nodded blankly.

I was an orphan, Granny Li adopted me, raised me, the village was good to me.

Now big brother isn’t here.

Granny is gone too, they don’t want me in the village.

Then I’ll just go.

Little Sparrow thought silently, in this moment she seemed to have grown up a lot.

“Granny Li has passed away, the village will bury her.”

Aunt Wang continued, her voice filled with sorrow.

Granny Li had a good reputation in the village, her husband was a well-known hunter in his early years, he had many friends.

The older child she adopted earlier was also taken by an immortal to cultivate.

Otherwise, many people in the village would consider Little Sparrow a monster and want to report her to the authorities, to the Immortal Masters, to take her away.

Only these two were willing to risk danger to check on the girl and tell her about this.

“Okay.”

Little Sparrow nodded blankly, she knew that when some elderly people in the village slept and didn’t wake up, there would be a funeral.

She just didn’t expect Granny Li’s funeral to come so soon.

“Little Sparrow, there’s some dried food here, you can take it and eat it on the road. If you don’t know where to go, you can go to the county town.”

Seeing Little Sparrow’s bewildered expression, Aunt Wang sighed again and handed her a prepared bundle.

“Thank you, Aunt Wang.”

The girl took the bulging bundle then raised her little head and said softly, “I want to watch Granny’s funeral.”

“This…”

Aunt Wang looked at the old man beside her.

“No problem.”

The old man took a deep breath, nodded then went out to call for people to arrange Granny Li’s funeral.

But because many people feared Little Sparrow, only a few came, the funeral was very simple and brief.

These people saw the lonely, dejected girl, their eyes showed awe, fear and also pity.

Although someone had offered to adopt Little Sparrow, most of the villagers disagreed, so there was nothing to be done.

Finally, after the old woman was buried, the girl bowed deeply at Granny’s grave then shouldered her bundle and walked out of the village.

After a few steps, she turned back to the remaining villagers, knelt down and bowed, “Thank you all for taking care of me.”

“Sigh.”

These people sighed.

After all, apart from not growing up and her terrifying display when facing the monster, she was a likable child.

The girl left the village, her eyes filled with confusion, she lowered her head and reached out to grasp the wooden pendant hanging around her neck.

Granny Li said this was left to her by her parents, it was also the origin of her name.

Now, as she recovered from the shock of Granny Li’s death, she remembered that when she was bitten by the big tiger, it was this pendant that destroyed the tiger.

Just then, the pendant trembled slightly, a red light flew out and entered her forehead.

“Little Sparrow, when you see this message, it means you’ve grown up and realized you’re different.”

“And if your mother hasn’t come back for you yet, it means I’m still in danger. You’ll have to continue on your own. Whether you hate or love, I hope you can be strong, just like your name, a sparrow transforming into a divine phoenix, singing across the nine heavens!”

In the sea of her mind, a tall, luminous figure appeared, her face indistinct, like a noble phoenix speaking to her.

As the voice faded, the woman’s figure dissipated.

Her mind seemed to be filled with a lot of hazy information, cultivation techniques and spell formulas.

“Mother is in danger?”

Little Sparrow was shaken when she saw this message.

Although she was adopted by Granny Li and acted like she didn’t care, she still envied other children who had parents.

Now, seeing this message, she knew she had parents, they didn’t intentionally abandon her, but encountered danger… “So, my parents are immortals, I’m not a monster.”

Little Sparrow pursed her lips, a weight seemed to lift from her heart.

She was different from others, not because there was something wrong with her, but because her parents were immortals! “But where are my parents?”

She pursed her lips, looked around in confusion and finally decided to go to the county town first to inquire about her brother.

Her brother was taken by an immortal years ago to cultivate the Immortal Dao, he never came back. Now that Granny Li was dead, she wanted to find her brother and tell him about it.

Just as Little Sparrow left, the small mountain village gradually returned to peace.

On this day, the small, simple burial mound on the back hill suddenly stirred.

The old woman, who had been wrapped in a straw mat, already dead, her skin wrinkled and covered in age spots, suddenly split open.

A hazy,窈窕 figure flew out, looked at the situation and pondered for a long time, “How long have I been asleep?”

The voice was very pleasant.

Just from the sound, one could tell it was a beautiful woman in her prime.

Starry Sea.

Unknowingly, Lu Changsheng, Second Palace Master Shen Baishuang and the others had been on Black Reef Islands for over half a year searching for the Kunpeng egg.

With many Core Formation cultivators, Nascent Soul True Lords and shapeshifting demon kings searching, the area around Black Reef Islands had been almost completely overturned.

Seeing that there were still no traces of the Kunpeng egg, the Nascent Soul True Lords from various forces were surprised and puzzled.

After all, according to many calculations, searches and eliminations of various possibilities, the Kunpeng egg was most likely teleported to this area, so how could it not be here?

Immediately, some Nascent Soul True Lords and Divination Grandmasters joined forces to perform divination.

“Huh? What’s going on? This heavenly secret… it’s not the previous heavenly secret resistance of the Kunpeng egg!”

“Where did this heavenly secret resistance come from?!”

“External force, or a naturally formed heavenly secret resistance?!”

These Nascent Soul True Lords and diviners obtained several medium tokens in the Kunpeng Nest secret realm. They knew the Kunpeng egg’s heavenly secret was chaotic and hazy, the resistance was huge, making it difficult to calculate.

But in the calculation just now, they found the Kunpeng egg’s heavenly secret resistance was slightly different from before.

Although this heavenly secret resistance was like smoke and fog, unable to be captured or calculated, they obtained a piece of information from the side.

The Kunpeng egg’s situation had changed! One, the Kunpeng egg had other means to isolate the heavenly secret and hide, making it impossible to find.

Two, someone silently obtained the Kunpeng egg.

But either way, it was very unreasonable.

If the Kunpeng egg had such means, it wouldn’t have waited until now. It should have been used immediately after activating the teleportation array to avoid being caught by their aura.

As for someone silently obtaining the Kunpeng egg… besides Nascent Soul True Lords, who could do this? These Nascent Soul cultivators had been supervising each other all along.

And if a Core Formation cultivator encountered this Kunpeng egg, whether they could keep it was a question, let alone silently taking it away and isolating the heavenly secret!

It wasn’t that they couldn’t accept the Kunpeng egg being obtained by a certain force.

After all, with so many people competing for one Kunpeng egg, there could only be one winner in the end.

It’s just that so many of them, so many forces, had spent so much effort on the Kunpeng egg, how could they be willing to give up so easily?

Even if the Kunpeng egg was born and obtained by a certain Nascent Soul cultivator, a certain top Nascent Soul force, the latter would have to pay a sufficient price to take away this Kunpeng egg, right?

To be taken away so silently, without any benefits, it was really frustrating and unwilling! In an instant, many Nascent Soul True Lords took action, sealing off the area around Black Reef Islands, wanting to investigate the situation.

At this moment, Lu Changsheng, the person involved, was completely unaware.

He was still searching honestly in the deep sea according to the divinations, like most cultivators, and collecting some natural spiritual materials along the way.

Not to mention, in this deep sea, there were no top-grade rare spiritual materials, but there were quite a few ordinary second-rank and third-rank spiritual materials.

On this day, Lu Changsheng’s heart moved slightly, a blue and white jade talisman appeared in his hand, it was the communication talisman of the Divine Maiden Palace.

“Hmm? Is it over?”

Lu Changsheng knew this was Shen Baishuang summoning everyone to gather, his eyes narrowed, guessing that the search for the Kunpeng egg was probably over.

Putting away the jade talisman, he flew in the direction of the aura.

Not long after he emerged from the sea, Lu Changsheng felt一股股 Nascent Soul auras, vast and mighty, like mountains, like an abyss.

But these Nascent Soul auras were not directed at him.

Instead, the Nascent Soul cultivators standing in the sky did not restrain or hide the spiritual pressure aura emanating from their bodies, they were directly revealed.

Fortunately, the cultivators who came to Black Reef Islands were at least Core Formation, otherwise, if they were Qi Refining or Foundation Establishment cultivators facing this terrifying spiritual pressure, their magical energy would be unstable and their bodies might even explode and die.

“Tsk, this atmosphere… something’s not right.”

Lu Changsheng thought to himself, instantly seeing the air filled with a solemn atmosphere.

But it made sense.

One Six Nine One Book Bar for a flawless first look!

So many Nascent Soul True Lords spent time and effort, spent huge manpower searching the Starry Sea for the Kunpeng egg, looking for a needle in a haystack, only to find nothing. They might have even been outsmarted, no wonder they didn’t look happy.

He didn’t pay much attention, he looked calmly at a团 of bright red clouds not far in the sky and flew over.

“Greetings, Second Palace Master.”

On the bright red clouds stood an incomparably beautiful woman in a red dress.

Her exquisite and gorgeous dress seemed like the evening glow of the sky, the tail feathers of a phoenix, corresponding with the red glow, reflecting her graceful and moving figure, beautiful beyond compare.

But at this moment, the Second Palace Master’s face was not very good, cold as frost, her whole body exuded a daunting and awe-inspiring aura.

After all, she had put in a lot of effort and time in searching for the Kunpeng egg, now that the situation had changed, how could she be happy?

But as a superior, she still nodded slightly, “Yes,” and asked Lu Changsheng, “Has Elder Xuanmu gained anything these days?”

“Replying to the Second Palace Master, I have only gathered some spiritual materials these days and have not sensed the whereabouts of the Kunpeng egg.”

Lu Changsheng cupped his hands, neither humble nor arrogant.

Although it was difficult for Core Formation cultivators to lie under the observation of Nascent Soul True Lords.

Not to mention that Lu Changsheng had a Nascent Soul, even the basic knowledge of face reading in divination could make him flawless under the observation of Nascent Soul True Lords.

If it weren’t for the great risk and lack of absolute certainty, Lu Changsheng would have liked to test whether Shen Jianjia’s Truth-Seeking Pearl could identify the truth of his words.

“Yes.”

Shen Baishuang didn’t suspect or question further, she motioned for him to rest aside.

After all, the idea of silently taking away the Kunpeng egg was really too incredible.

Although Xuanmu Daoist performed exceptionally, far beyond ordinary cultivators, he was far from reaching this incredible level.

Lu Changsheng bowed and went to the back of the red cloud to sit cross-legged.

During this process, Core Formation cultivators from the Divine Maiden Palace and other major forces returned from the deep sea, the scene was vast and spectacular.

“This is almost half of the high-level cultivators in the Starry Sea, right?”

Lu Changsheng arrived midway and hadn’t seen this scene before, he took the opportunity to observe the various forces.

Before long, he saw a middle-aged man with a full forehead, a ruddy complexion,滄桑 eyes and a brown robe.

Shi Hai True Lord!

Lu Changsheng immediately recognized him as one of the Nascent Soul cultivators he was paying attention to.

To avoid alerting him and attracting his attention, Lu Changsheng didn’t linger on him and continued to look at other figures.

But after searching for a long time, he didn’t see the other person who coerced his son Lu Quanzhen, Wu Gu Old Demon.

“Is this person not here?”

Lu Changsheng didn’t pay much attention.

Even if he saw Shi Hai True Lord now, he couldn’t fight him.

Besides, he had learned about this Shi Hai True Lord before. His strength and methods were extraordinary, he was an old-fashioned Nascent Soul. His combat power was estimated to be stronger than True Lord Tiancang, even True Lord Mingsha.

He lowered his gaze, focused on his breath and waited quietly for developments.

“Who’s missing?”

“Ling Xuzi, Fuhai True Lord, Wu Gu Old Demon, Black Jiao King and others are not here, they left early.”

Several Nascent Soul True Lords checked the situation, which Nascent Soul cultivators who had come to Black Reef Islands were absent.

After all, the Kunpeng egg was missing and there was an extra layer of heavenly secret resistance, their first thought was to suspect the Nascent Soul cultivators.

Even shapeshifting demon kings were placed behind Nascent Soul cultivators in their suspicion.

Compared to Nascent Soul True Lords, although shapeshifting demon kings had strong combat power, they lacked in other areas.

For example, in the art of divination, except for a few with special talents or related bloodline talents, almost no demon kings knew these things.

“Except for Ling Xuzi, the others don’t know the art of heavenly secrets. Although Fuhai Sect has diviners, they can’t create this kind of heavenly secret resistance!”

Several Nascent Soul True Lords communicated through voice transmission, trying to analyze who had obtained the Kunpeng egg.

“A previously unseen fourth-rank Whale King also appeared. This whale appeared mysteriously in Black Reef Islands and likely masters space-related divine abilities. If it has its own pocket dimension, it might be able to isolate the heavenly secret.”

At this time, a Nascent Soul True Lord recalled a previous report that a previously unseen fourth-rank Whale King had appeared in Black Reef Islands, he voiced his suspicion.

Although the probability was very small, they didn’t want to miss any possibility.

“Whales have some bloodline connection with Kunpeng, it might be easier for it to sense the Kunpeng egg, so this possibility cannot be ruled out.”

“But the problem is, this fourth-rank Whale King came mysteriously and is now missing, there’s nowhere to look!”

Although other Nascent Soul True Lords thought it was possible, they also felt that finding this Whale King was like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Moreover, if this Whale King really mastered space-related divine abilities and could isolate the heavenly secret as they guessed, it would be even more difficult to find it.

The Nascent Soul True Lords present all knew they didn’t obtain it, so after a brief exchange, one of them threw out a pearl that shone brilliantly, circling around all the Core Formation cultivators present.

They wanted to see if anyone had been in contact with the Kunpeng egg or had a similar aura to the Kunpeng Nest.

“These Nascent Souls are really persistent about the Kunpeng egg, they’re not willing to give up.”

“The spirit whale’s search for the Kunpeng egg was probably also noticed by these Nascent Soul cultivators. If my Xuanmu Daoist identity suddenly disappears, I’ll probably be noticed immediately and my situation will be deduced by these Nascent Soul True Lords and Divination Grandmasters in the Starry Sea.”

“Although I have the Heavenly Yuan Lotus and the family tree to suppress the heavenly secret, making it impossible to calculate, based on the few clues of my arrival in the Starry Sea, once they investigate Da Mengze and Immortal City of Damengze, it will be a great disaster.”

Lu Changsheng suddenly understood where the great danger he divined earlier came from.

Before long, the pearl also flew to Shen Baishuang’s side. She didn’t stop it, allowing Lu Changsheng and others to be tested by the pearl.

Lu Changsheng was calm and collected.

He had anticipated this and cleaned his aura thoroughly, so the pearl showed no reaction.

But just then, in the distance, on the steps of a white bone palace that seemed to exist between reality and the Great Void, a gaze fell on Lu Changsheng.

“Hmm?”

Lu Changsheng instantly felt a chilling coldness fall on him.

But the next moment, Shen Baishuang looked at the distant white bone palace filled with a sinister and eerie beauty and scolded coldly, “What are you looking at!”

“Shen Baishuang, you dare to provoke me, did you not learn your lesson last time?”

From within the palace that seemed to be made of white bones came a clear, pleasant and cold voice.

Looking closely, through the steps of the white bone palace, the palace gate and the deep palace, one could see a graceful figure lying on a throne.

But she was flowing with dark blood light, as if surrounded by countless ghosts, her appearance could not be seen clearly, only an outline wearing an ornate crown could be seen.

“Si Guihua, do you really think I’m afraid of you!”

Shen Baishuang heard this, red evening clouds flowed around her and a golden ancient sword appeared in her hand, accompanied by a clear phoenix cry.

Although her strength was not as good as the Six Paths Demon Concubine, apart from her sister Shen Jianjia, she was not afraid of anyone.

Besides, she couldn’t lose face, if she had lost to her before and now seemed weak in front of her, she wouldn’t be called Shen Baishuang.

“Hehe, if you’re not afraid, why did you run away in such a sorry state last time?”

The Six Paths Demon Concubine chuckled, her voice ethereal, seductive, and captivating, yet laced with a hint of mockery.

“Screech!!!”

The ancient sword in Shen Baishuang’s hand erupted with interwoven golden patterns. A divine golden phoenix emerged circling her, tearing through the endless乱流 of the void as it attacked the White Bone Palace.

“Boom!”

Above the White Bone Palace a colossal ghostly hand materialized, instantly merging with the surrounding void’s turbulence. Then, with terrifying force, it swatted at the divine golden phoenix.

Their simple exchange caused the Great Void to tremble. All around, rifts appeared in the void, stirring up terrifying dark currents.

“Demon Concubine, Second Palace Master Shen, whatever your grievances are can wait. We have matters to attend to, can you both take a step back for now?”

Several Nascent Soul cultivators who were present saw the two exchange blows without a word, they quickly intervened to dissipate the residual magical energy and mediate.

If it were any other Nascent Soul cultivators, they would have suspected them of deliberately causing trouble.

But neither the Six Paths Demon Concubine nor Shen Baishuang were known for their good tempers or mild personalities.

Especially Shen Baishuang, ‘this Second Palace Master really has a fiery temper.’

Although Lu Changsheng had heard of Second Palace Master Shen Baishuang’s temperament, he was still stunned to see her attack the Six Paths Demon Concubine after just a few words.

After all, according to rumors, the Six Paths Demon Concubine’s strength clearly surpassed Shen Baishuang’s.

In this situation, wouldn’t provoking her for no reason be asking for trouble?

“Hehe, fine. Later, this Concubine will see just how tough she is.”

The ethereal and seductive voice of the Six Paths Demon Concubine continued to drift from the White Bone Palace. Shen Baishuang merely snorted coldly and refrained from further action.

Seeing this, the Nascent Soul cultivators continued to use the treasure pearl to inspect the other cultivators.

“Elder Xuanmu, have you met this vixen?”

Shen Baishuang turned to Lu Changsheng and asked.

“.”

Lu Changsheng’s face twitched. He felt that if the Six Paths Demon Concubine really came looking for trouble later, Shen Baishuang might escape, but he and the others would be in for it.

But he cupped his hands slightly and said, “Reporting to the Second Palace Master, this lowly one has never met this Six Paths Demon Concubine.”

“Then why was she paying so much attention to you?”

As a Nascent Soul cultivator, Shen Baishuang naturally noticed that the Six Paths Demon Concubine’s gaze was not on her but on Lu Changsheng.

“This lowly one has no idea.”

Lu Changsheng paused for a moment, thought briefly, then shook his head.

This wasn’t a lie. He truly didn’t know why the Six Paths Demon Concubine was looking at him.

Shen Baishuang frowned, then said with a teasing smile, “Could it be that she’s taken a liking to you? It’s true, cultivators like you who practice health preservation techniques make excellent furnaces.”

“If that’s the case, Elder Xuanmu, you’d better be careful from now on.”

After speaking, Shen Baishuang even shot a provocative glance towards the Six Paths Demon Concubine.

After all, her words were not transmitted through Nascent Soul divine sense. If the Six Paths Demon Concubine wanted to listen, she could clearly hear what she said.

“.”

Lu Changsheng was speechless.

You two women, if you have a spat, don’t drag me into it.

Earlier, when Lu Changsheng performed divination the results were uncertain, there would be a minor or even a major calamity later.

He had thought the ill omen stemmed from the chain reaction of the Kunpeng egg.

Now, it seemed more likely that the ill omen was brought about by Shen Baishuang angering the Six Paths Demon Concubine.

“Second Palace Master, please don’t tease this lowly one.”

Lu Changsheng could only force a bitter smile and cup his hands. He then looked at his nose, and his nose at his heart, not daring to look at the Second Palace Master again lest she use him to tease the Six Paths Demon Concubine.

But at this moment, he couldn’t help but wonder, why was this Six Paths Demon Concubine paying attention to him?

Could it be because of the events in Penglai Immortal City and the Sandsea Croc God?

But this Six Paths Demon Concubine has been stationed here at the Black Reef Islands. News of his affairs shouldn’t have reached here yet, right?