booktalesy Chapter 121 The Mysterious Priest
Chapter 121 The Mysterious Priest
Chapter 121 The Mysterious Priest
Meanwhile, Yunhua watched as the black mist exhaled by the deceased Bull Demon before his death drew closer and closer to him. Just as it was about to touch him, an old man suddenly appeared beside him.
Although the old man had a white beard, he was physically strong, had an imposing presence, and his skin was as smooth as a young man's.
He wore a feathered crown, his clothes were made of animal hide, he carried a black staff, and he had three pairs of golden flame wings on his back, making him look like a priest of some tribe.
The old man watched the surging black energy with a calm expression. He then raised his long staff, from which holy flames, identical to those of the golden divine bird, emerged to contend with the black energy.
This golden holy flame was clearly the nemesis of the black energy. Under the burning of the holy flame, the black energy continued to shrink and eventually turned into a black crystal.
The old man was also surprised to see this, but he immediately raised his left hand and took the crystal into his hand.
Then, carrying Yunhua, they went to the edge of the basin to meet up with Aya and the others.
Aya looked at the old man with wary eyes. She could sense that the old man's strength was unfathomable, and she was afraid that she wouldn't even be able to run away from him.
The old man was unconcerned about Aya's wariness. Xiaoti, oblivious to the tense atmosphere between them, immediately jumped onto Yunhua after he returned, looking at him with her big, watery eyes.
By this time, as Nephthys was nearing dissipation, Yunhua had regained control of his body. He touched Xiaoti's head and said, "I'm back."
Yunhua then asked the old man to put him down. The old man didn't say much, gently placed Yunhua on the ground, then walked to Aya, pointed to a spatial artifact in her hand, and said, "Little girl, could you give me back the egg inside?"
The spatial artifact the old man was referring to belonged to Xu Chao, and the egg inside was naturally the one suspected to be a descendant of Nephthys.
"No!" Aya really wanted to say that, but considering the strength of both sides, Aya finally took the egg out of the spatial artifact and handed it to the old man, but she still held the spatial artifact in her hand.
The old man didn't care about that; he looked at the giant egg with excitement, his body trembling uncontrollably.
Just then, the golden divine bird, having dealt with the undead bull demon, also flew here.
Upon seeing this, the old man respectfully bowed to the golden divine bird, then held up the giant egg and said, "Lady Nephthys, your descendants are safe and sound."
"Nephthys?" This name startled Yunhua and the others. This golden divine bird actually shared the same name as the Phoenix God of Fenglai City.
"Could Nephthys actually be the name of a race?" Yunhua wondered to herself.
Golden Nephthys glanced at the giant egg, and after confirming that the other party was alright, she turned her gaze to Yunhua.
Yunhua then discovered that the blue Nephthys in the spiritual world had appeared in front of everyone outside on its own.
Looking at the blue Nephthys, a trace of pity appeared in the golden divine bird's human-like eyes. Then, the two birds chirped and chattered, communicating in a language that ordinary people could not understand.
However, Yunhua felt that they must have mentioned him, otherwise both the golden divine bird and the old man would have looked at him.
Then the golden bird opened its beak, and the blue Nephthys flew into the golden bird's beak and disappeared. Then the golden bird called out to the old man a few times, as if they were talking about something.
Then the old man took out a vessel and handed it to Yunhua. From the outside of the vessel, one could see a ball of golden blood burning inside.
"What is this?" Yunhua asked.
"This is a gift from Lady Nephthys. If it weren't for you, Lady Azure Phoenix God would probably have vanished before we arrived. I'll also give you this." With that, the old man handed Yunhua the black crystal that the deceased bull demon had spat out earlier.
"But I didn't do anything!" Yunhua felt unworthy of these things.
The old man smiled after hearing this, then pointed to his hat and said, "Thank you for the feather."
Yunhua immediately understood that the other party was referring to the Feather of Crossing Dust. She hadn't expected Lannephthys to tell them. However, it seemed that they didn't intend to steal it, so Yunhua was relieved.
The Feather of Crossing Dust did indeed provide some assistance to Nephthys, so Yunhua accepted the gifts without hesitation.
Seeing that Yunhua and the old man seemed to have a good relationship, Aya mustered up her courage and asked, "May I ask who you are?"
The old man smiled slightly, but did not answer. Instead, he said, "If we meet again in the future, I will let you know then."
After saying this, the old man spread his wings of wind and flew away with the golden divine bird.
Once she was sure they were far away, Aya breathed a sigh of relief, then yelled, "What a wasted trip! We didn't get anything out of it!"
"It's not like there's nothing at all, is it?" Yunhua said, holding the two items the old man had given him. "These things must be quite valuable."
"This was given to you by someone else; I wouldn't stoop to taking my junior brother's things," Aya said, shaking her head.
"But what are all these?" Aya asked curiously. The blood in the vessel looked like it was from the same source as the golden divine bird, even if it wasn't. As for the crystal, Aya could only sense a powerful dark energy, but she couldn't tell exactly what it was.
Yunhua recounted everything that happened after Nephthys entered her spiritual world, but she kept the matter of the Feather of Crossing Dust hidden.
When Aya learned that Nephthys had entered Yunhua's mind and refined her own remains into Yunhua's body, she anxiously asked about Yunhua's physical condition and whether there were any adverse reactions.
Yunhua stated that he felt no discomfort anywhere in his body. On the contrary, the tempering of the Azure Divine Flame had significantly strengthened his physique and even improved his cultivation level. Although this improvement was only in the spatial system, which had reached level three, his poison system, which was likely incompatible with the divine flame, had not been enhanced.
Moreover, Yunhua stretched out her hands, and blue flames emerged from them.
This was Nephthys's final gift to herself. Its power was integrated into Yunhua's Flame King Blood, causing a special change. The most obvious change was that Yunhua possessed Nephthys's divine fire—Azure Flame!
"What level? A Soul Seed? Or—" Aya asked curiously.
Yunhua shook his head and said, "This kind of flame is very special. When used alone, its power is not as great as that of a spirit seed. However, it has a special function: it can transform the flame into a seed and give it to others. After others use it multiple times, the power of the Azure Flame will increase, and then it can be taken back."
"Who would want to give back a flame they've worked so hard to upgrade? This effect is practically useless!"
Yunhua shook her head and told Aya something else: "The recipient of the fire seed doesn't necessarily have to be human; demons can do it too."
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This startled Aya, who asked, "You mean—"