I Come to Teach You Cultivation-Chapter 257 - 27: Kunlun Ruins, Daughter of the Celestial Emperor (3/3)

Land of the Far West, Source of Ten Thousand Rivers.

This is the river's origin far beyond the Huai River, a place infinitely close to the Celestial Emperor's Capital — Kunlun Ruins.

"Roar!"

Accompanied by a high-pitched dragon's roar.

A Black Dragon suddenly flies out from the clouds and plunges headfirst into the Source of Ten Thousand Rivers.

Swoosh!

Raging waves churn continuously, causing nearby snow-capped mountains to tremble.

Yet, the Black Dragon remains fearless as it continues to go upstream, forcefully stirring the river, breaking the ice layers.

"Enough already!"

"I've already hidden here to avoid you. Why do you insist on pursuing me to death?"

As the Black Dragon's rampage grew increasingly fierce, threatening to shatter the entire snow mountain.

Hidden in the Water Mansion, Huo Ji finally couldn't bear it and roared up.

Though Huo Ji had the ability to foresee calamities, allowing escape before crises arrived.

But it couldn't withstand the Black Dragon's continuous hunt over four or five years, chased from the southern Hundred Lands Mountain Range to this Source of Ten Thousand Rivers in the far west.

Their engagements along the way have attracted the attention of countless Gods, making it impossible for Huo Ji to find a place to hide.

After all, Gods of any place wouldn't want to attract the attention of a ferociously violent Black Dragon because of a single Huo Ji.

"Haha! So, you do know the term 'pursue to death'!"

"Did you ever think about not pursuing to death when you slaughtered the living beings of Guifang Kingdom and the Hundred Lands Mountain Range?"

The Black Dragon... or rather, the voice of Er Tu spread in all directions, even the heavens echoed with thunder.

In the form of the Evil God, Er Tu was bolstered by Earth Evil Qi, completely unafraid of Huo Ji, who was merely a "Half-Step Celestial God".

Back then, Huo Ji, to confront the Celestial Erosion Monarch, forcibly broke through during battle.

Afterward, continually hunted by Er Tu, there was no time or energy to digest the newfound power.

So even labeling Huo Ji as a "Half-Step Celestial God" was slightly praising him.

From Er Tu's perspective, as long as the standoff continued.

Within a year, the opponent would be thoroughly exhausted to death.

Rumble...

Just as Er Tu and Huo Ji were about to engage in battle once again.

A sudden beam of radiance shot from the sky, seemingly manifesting a large gate at the horizon. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

It was a seven-colored door composed as if by a rainbow.

Standing at the confluence of river and snow mountain, offering an exceptionally divine feeling.

Affected by this, before Er Tu could react, Huo Ji's body emitted a corresponding seven-colored radiance.

This scene not only caught Er Tu by surprise but left Huo Ji completely bewildered as well.

"Mother?"

Suddenly, Huo Ji's call of "mother" utterly stunned Er Tu.

Then, as if responding to Huo Ji's call.

A goddess draped in rainbow light, adorned with cloud accessories, slowly emerged from the radiance, looking at Huo Ji with compassion and pity.

"I am not your mother; your mother has long since died."

"But if you wish to see her one last time, I can fulfill that desire for the sake of being both 'Guhuo Bird'."

Upon the goddess's appearance.

Feeling the crisis, Er Tu instinctively went silent, not daring to make a move.

Because Er Tu's intuition told him, this suddenly appearing goddess undoubtedly belonged to the ranks of the strong even among the Celestial Gods.

Fortunately, the goddess was completely indifferent to Er Tu's presence.

She appeared before Huo Ji this time because she sensed the collective demise crisis of the Guhuo Birds.

Because among all the Guhuo Birds, only Huo Ji was a step away from transforming into a Guhuo Bird, yet never felt that lethal crisis.

This meant, Huo Ji might be the only life force among the Guhuo Birds.

"If you're not my mother, then who are you?"

Looking at that face identical to his mother's, Huo Ji was clearly at a loss.

"You can call me Gou Xing."

Upon hearing the name "Gou Xing."

Huo Ji's pupils shook tremendously, as if hearing something unbelievable.

"Gou Xing? The Daughter of the Celestial Emperor?"

"How is this possible, isn't that a legendary figure?"

"With the Celestial Emperor's fall, weren't you supposed to have died long ago!?"

The "Celestial Emperor" Huo Ji spoke of was a Great Celestial God from ten thousand years ago.

It's said he consumed the Immortal Grass, attaining sky-pervading abilities and a life without bounds, thus naming himself "Celestial Emperor".

To legitimize this title.

The Celestial Emperor commanded the gods of ten thousand years ago to create a Cloud City — the Celestial Emperor's Capital — for him in Kunlun.

Until ten thousand years ago, the Celestial Emperor's Capital suddenly fell, and that legendary Celestial Emperor vanished without a trace.

Now, only the "Kunlun Ruins", whose existence is uncertain, remains as an ancient myth that has always been passed down on this land.

"Indeed, the former Daughter of the Celestial Emperor died, so I am now simply Guhuo Bird Gou Xing."

Without denying Huo Ji's astonishment, Gou Xing said this with a tranquil expression.

"What is your relationship with my mother then?"

Gou Xing and the Huai River Dragon Maiden looked identical; Huo Ji could not believe this was just a coincidence.

Unfortunately, Gou Xing clearly didn't intend to answer this question, instead continuing on unconcerned.

"A thousand years ago, I wanted to turn your mother into a Guhuo Bird too."

"She, unfortunately, chose death over compliance, preferring to split herself into good and evil sides to retain her identity as a 'Dragon Maiden'."

Listening to this history concerning Huo Ji's Dragon Maiden.

Both present individuals could feel the overwhelming regret in Gou Xing's tone.

"Luckily, your father, Wuzhiqi, surprisingly loved that Evil Dragon Maiden, willing to cause earthly chaos just to forcibly resurrect her."

Upon hearing this unexpected yet reasonable truth, Huo Ji was genuinely stunned.

After all, Huo Ji had previously learned from Hidden Flight that Wuzhiqi implanted a strand of the Guhuo Bird's divided soul into him.

Now knowing more of the background on Wuzhiqi's initiation of floods and chaos doesn't seem that significant?

Anyway, Wuzhiqi is now dead, and his power has become part of the Map of Mountains and Rivers.

"When you spoke of meeting my mother once more, were you referring to the strand of divided soul inside me?"

In response to Huo Ji's inquiry, Gou Xing nodded calmly.

"Correct, that is your mother's evil thought soul; it's also the key to your impending transformation into a Guhuo Bird."

Clenching his fists tightly, an unspoken anger burned within Huo Ji.

"I am not a Guhuo Bird, I am Huo Ji!"

With an indifferent smile, Gou Xing continued in a calm yet indisputable tone.

"Before becoming a Guhuo Bird, everyone said that."

"But until now, the only one who truly shed the Guhuo Bird identity was your mother."

"And even then, she only shed half; her other half remains a Guhuo Bird."

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