I Come to Teach You Cultivation-Chapter 229 - 44: Night Traveling Maiden · Hidden Flight (2/3)

"Father... has he been defeated just like that?"

In a mountain forest far from the Guifang Kingdom.

Huo Ji, who had escaped alive, looked up at the sky with a distant gaze.

Because even here, he could clearly see everything happening inside the Map of Mountains and Rivers.

From the evenly matched battle between Wuzhiqi and the Celestial Erosion Monarch...

To the collapse of the mountains and earth veins inside the Map of Mountains and Rivers, turning into chaos...

Then to Li Boyang revealing himself and shattering Wuzhiqi's physical body with "Unlimited Firepower"...

The entire process seemed lengthy but in reality, it happened within just an hour.

Huo Ji had not even recovered from his own crushed emotions when this half-year-long confrontation abruptly ended.

With no more Wuzhiqi, no more unruly Water Gods...

For Li Boyang, dealing with this once-in-a-millennium great flood was no longer difficult.

[Are those weapons really usable by mortals?]

Watching as the Map of Mountains and Rivers slowly shrank and disappeared, Huo Ji remained in a daze.

At that moment, the machine guns and cannons that had shattered Wuzhiqi's body lingered hauntingly in Huo Ji's mind.

Huo Ji didn't know those weapons.

But he had learned of their existence from the Third Prince.

Li Jingshu had once broken off one of the Flower Mantis's arms with a Talismanic Revolver.

However, Huo Ji hadn't paid much attention to this small matter back then.

Instead, he believed the Third Prince and the Flower Mantis were exaggerating their experiences.

But after witnessing Wuzhiqi being shattered firsthand, an inexplicable fear grew within Huo Ji.

The small Talismanic Revolver naturally did not concern Huo Ji.

Yet those "upgraded Talismanic Revolver" machine guns and cannons truly left a deep psychological scar on him.

Huo Ji could hardly imagine, if those machine guns and cannons were replicated in reality, could these exalted Gods truly still reign supreme over all living beings?

"If I were you, I definitely wouldn't stay in this place any longer right now."

Just as Huo Ji was in a daze, a voice filled with mirth suddenly reached his ear.

Looking toward the sound, what appeared in Huo Ji's sight was a half-human, half-bird creature.

Judging by various features, she was obviously female.

Bird-like wings extended from her body, tightly wrapping around her like a Feather Robe.

Her hands and feet had the claw shape typical of birds, yet had clear finger bones and joints like primates.

When she gently spread her arms, it was as if a magnificent bird was preparing to soar again.

"Guhuo Bird!?"

Huo Ji exclaimed the creature's name in shock, eyes wide with astonishment.

"How annoying, you are also a Guhuo Bird, after all."

Giving Huo Ji a sidelong glance, the newcomer was clearly displeased with Huo Ji's rude behavior.

"My name is Hidden Flight, originally a Night Traveling Maiden..."

"Though I've now transformed into a true Guhuo Bird, I still prefer to be called Hidden Flight."

With just a few simple words, Hidden Flight established her identity with undeniable friendliness.

But the friendlier Hidden Flight seemed, the more fearful Huo Ji became.

After all, no one understood better than Huo Ji what fully transforming into a Guhuo Bird truly meant.

In a sense, it was the ultimate form of all Guhuo Bird divided souls, which Huo Ji had always resisted as a destiny.

"Tsk tsk tsk, look how scared you are."

"I didn't come all this way just to frighten you."

"Your mother doted on you, even at the cost of her own life and soul, she wanted to protect her three children."

"But unfortunately, Wuzhiqi only loved your mother, to the point he forcibly implanted a strand of my divided soul into your spirit..."

Hitting the nail on Huo Ji's fear, Hidden Flight continued speaking indifferently.

"Honestly, your mother's will is truly strong."

"Clearly, she was just one step away from becoming a Guhuo Bird, yet she'd rather perish with me than allow you three to become our avatars."

With a light flutter of her wings, Hidden Flight smilingly approached Huo Ji.

"I can actually understand Wuzhiqi wanting to resurrect your mother using that strand of divided soul."

"After all, if I hadn't feared death back then, I wouldn't have become the 'Immortal Bird' I am now."

"However, who'd have thought he'd end up facing that Celestial Being?"

"I don't believe Wuzhiqi can escape from that Celestial Being's grasp..."

"So his plan to resurrect the Huai River Dragon Maiden was doomed to be a futile attempt."

Wide-eyed and startled, Huo Ji watched Hidden Flight draw nearer.

But he seemed cursed, standing rigidly in place, utterly unable to move.

"What exactly do you want!?"

With a slightly trembling voice, Huo Ji, uncertain whether it was anger or fear, spoke to Hidden Flight.

"Don't worry, I won't hurt you."

"You're different from your mother; you'll ultimately become a Guhuo Bird."

"I await that day like the mountain people here await the autumn harvest."

As she spoke these words, Hidden Flight, now inches from Huo Ji, reached out with her claw and gently tapped his forehead.

"Since consuming the spirit of the Huai River Witch, most Guhuo Birds have gained the ability to foresee fortune and disaster, which just happens to counteract that Celestial Being's Divination Method."

"Though you're the anomaly, you also have the potential."

"Now, I'm helping you activate this ability early, so at least you won't die at that Celestial Being's hand."

Face beaming with a radiant smile, Hidden Flight disregarded Huo Ji's pained expression and continued.

"Of course, as a price, I'll also take the contents of your memory concerning the 'Celestial Human Technique.'"

"That's a cornerstone of the 'Path of Celestial and Human,' and I happen to be lacking such cultivation methods."

With those words, Huo Ji instantly understood the purpose of Hidden Flight's appearance.

The earlier setups were merely preludes.

The insights he had gained about the "Breathing Technique" and "Perception Technique" were the real reason for Hidden Flight's presence.

Even helping him activate the ability to foresee fortune and disaster?

It was merely because Hidden Flight didn't want him to die so quickly by the Celestial Being's hand.

Huo Ji completely imagined that, from now on, Hidden Flight would frequently come to him, only to pressure him into comprehending and perfecting the "Celestial Human Technique" faster.

"I'm not your crop; I can't be harvested by you forever..."

Gritting his teeth and glaring at Hidden Flight, Huo Ji growled in pain.

"I'll kill you sooner or later; you'll regret this!"

Gently patting Huo Ji's head once more, Hidden Flight giggled softly.

"You are a Guhuo Bird, and so am I; we are both Guhuo Birds..."

"If you truly have the ability to kill me, I will only feel joy."

"Because that would mean the Guhuo Bird has become stronger. I look forward to that day!"

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