Chapter 509: Chapter 509

Her appearance was stunningly beautiful, often dressed in colorful attire, with a Seven-Colored Cloud-Swallowing Python by her side.

The woman Zhouyang had dealings with, who met these three conditions, could only be the Golden Core Female Cultivator Jiang Fengxian he befriended in the Nanman Country of the Liuyun Continent Cultivation Realm.

Back then, when Jiang Fengxian achieved Core Formation, he was the one who acted as her guardian, and they became true life-and-death comrades.

At this moment, seeing this life-and-death comrade unexpectedly in the "Kunxu Realm," how could Zhouyang not feel elated?

Immediately, he stopped concealing his aura and revealed his form for Jiang Fengxian to find him, then directly summoned his magical artifact to join the battle and help.

The azure strange bird was a Tier Five Middle-Grade Demon Beast, and even though Zhouyang had successfully formed his core, he still dared not be negligent, and he attacked with all his might.

With a lift of his hand, a little crimson banner appeared in it.

Then, as he infused his magical power into the small banner, it instantly transformed into a massive fire-red banner several meters long.

Locking his divine sense onto the azure strange bird, a thought passed through his mind, and a red Fire Phoenix flew from the fire-red banner, charging directly at the azure strange bird.

The "Fire Phoenix Banner" was a Tier Five High-Grade Magical Artifact, and although Zhouyang’s cultivation strength limited its maximal power, the Fire Phoenix summoned now was as powerful as a full-force strike from a Mid-Stage Golden Core Cultivator. Updates are released by novᴇlfire.net

The azure strange bird apparently recognized the danger, not daring to let the red Fire Phoenix get close, and hastily emitted a cry, spewing a cyan-gray gale towards the red Fire Phoenix.

Whatever divine technique that cyan-gray gale was, it instantly dispelled the momentum of the red Fire Phoenix, forcing it to retreat back into the "Fire Phoenix Banner" with a mournful cry.

However, after spraying the cyan-gray gale, the azure strange bird also appeared noticeably withered, indicating that such an attack exhausted it considerably.

"Brother Zhou, beware! This bird is the near-extinct exotic avian species ’Cyan-faced Owl’ from the Linghuan Realm, possessing the bloodline of the ’Wind Roc,’ its wind escape techniques are bizarre and hard to guard against, you must be careful!"

Jiang Fengxian, having recovered from the surprise of encountering Zhouyang, quickly called out to remind him.

In the cultivation realm, Tier Seven demon beasts are often referred to as "Demon Immortals," but the beasts themselves dis name imposed by cultivators. Among themselves, they call their Tier Seven and above counterparts "True Spirits," "True Saints," or "Saint Ancestors."

The "Wind Roc" is a type of roc demon beast, and a pure-blood "Wind Roc" is destined to eventually become a Tier Seven "True Spirit" if it lives long enough.

The "Cyan-faced Owl" with its "Wind Roc" bloodline, despite the impurity, was significantly stronger than an ordinary Tier Five Middle-Grade Demon Beast and should not be underestimated.

Therefore, after hearing Jiang Fengxian’s warning, Zhouyang quickly summoned the "Profound Turtle Shield" to protect himself.

Then he took a closer look at the azure strange bird and indeed found its bird face faintly resembling a human face.

Soon, Zhouyang witnessed the power of the "Cyan-faced Owl’s" wind escape technique.

In the face of Zhouyang and Jiang Fengxian’s joint attack, the "Cyan-faced Owl" suddenly flashed a blue light and instantly disappeared from their sight and divine sense detection.

By the time Zhouyang detected the "Cyan-faced Owl’s" presence again, it was already behind him, its talons slashing viciously at him.

At the crucial moment, the "Profound Turtle Shield" automatically protected its master, appearing forcefully behind Zhouyang to block the fierce talons that could tear through a Tier Five demon beast’s scale armor.

The "Golden Armor Profound Turtle" also possesses the bloodline of the Black Tortoise, and a pure-blooded Black Tortoise, just like a pure-blooded True Dragon, can grow to become a Tier Eight "True Saint," far surpassing a "Wind Roc’s" Tier Seven "True Spirit" level by more than tenfold.

Therefore, the "Cyan-faced Owl’s" talons only left a few claw marks on the "Profound Turtle Shield" and could not break through.

Taking this opportunity, Zhouyang lifted his right hand and cast a mass of golden "Qianyang True Flame" onto the opponent.

Suddenly, a piercing scream echoed through the sky; the "Cyan-faced Owl" was caught off-guard, and its feathers were ignited by the "Qianyang True Flame," turning it into a firebird in the air.

Jiang Fengxian seized this opportunity and quickly summoned the Cyan Bell Magical Artifact "Chaos Soul Bell" she obtained from Xu Song’s Cave Mansion, releasing a cyan sound wave towards the "Cyan-faced Owl."

The cyan sound wave seemed to have the effect of disrupting the circulation of magical power, and after the "Cyan-faced Owl" was hit, its internal magical power faltered, failing to extinguish the golden flames on its body, causing it instead to fall uncontrollably.

At this moment, Zhouyang’s "Jinghong Sword" and Jiang Fengxian’s cyan-gold flying sword, simultaneously, slashed down on the "Cyan-faced Owl’s" wings, severing most of them on the spot.

For an avian demon beast, having its wings broken was far more catastrophic than a cultivator losing both legs or arms.

A cultivator losing both legs and arms has little effect on their ability to wield magical artifacts.

However, if a bird demon beast’s wings are broken, at least half of its strength is lost.

Thus, Zhouyang and Jiang Fengxian, who were once life-and-death comrades, joined hands again to slay a Tier Five Middle-Grade Demon Beast "Cyan-faced Owl" as a reunion gift after their long separation.

After killing the "Cyan-faced Owl," Jiang Fengxian and Zhouyang put away their magical artifacts and spirit beasts, and immediately brought the "Cyan-faced Owl’s" corpse back to the temporary cave mansion Zhouyang had partially established. They then cooperated to open up the cave mansion fully.

Once the cave mansion was completed, they set up an array outside, returned inside to sit facing each other. Jiang Fengxian sighed with emotion as she looked at Zhouyang, saying, "Counting the years, it’s been a hundred and fifty or sixty years since our last parting. Little did I expect that our reunion would occur in this external land of the Kunxu Realm!"

Upon hearing this, Zhouyang also felt a surge of emotion and clapped his hands, laughing, "This is fate! I didn’t expect that just a day after arriving in the Kunxu Realm, I would meet an old friend like Fairy Jiang. Truly, the bitterness has ended, and sweetness begins!"

Then he realized his words might be inappropriate, and seeing Jiang Fengxian’s suddenly blushing face, he was momentarily stunned and quickly apologized, "Fairy, please don’t misunderstand. Meeting you in the Kunxu Realm brings me immense joy. I misspoke, and I hope you’ll forgive me."

Hearing his words, Jiang Fengxian’s blushing face quickly returned to normal. She smiled at him and said jokingly, "Brother Zhou, no need to be so formal. It’s a blessing of fate that we meet again here in the Kunxu Realm, and that you coincidentally came to my aid when I was in danger. I should be the one thanking Brother Zhou for his timely help!"

After her laughter, she cupped her fists and added, "It seems I have yet to congratulate Brother Zhou on forming your Golden Core. The path to the Great Dao is within reach. I haven’t prepared a proper gift, so let me present you the demon pill of the ’Cyan-faced Owl’ as a congratulatory gift.""

"How could I accept that! The ’Cyan-faced Owl’ was your trophy, Fairy. How could I take what pleases another? I couldn’t, I couldn’t!"

Zhouyang waved his hands repeatedly, unwilling to accept such a generous gift.

Seeing this, Jiang Fengxian spoke seriously, "Since Brother Zhou mentioned it’s my trophy, dealing with it should naturally be my affair. Brother Zhou, are you looking down on this gift from me, thinking it’s too light?"

"Of course not! Fairy, you..."

Zhouyang shook his head repeatedly, opened his mouth as if to say something, but seeing the increasingly displeased look on Jiang Fengxian’s face, he smiled bitterly, swallowed his words, and nodded, "If that’s the case, I shall shamelessly accept Fairy’s generous gift!"

Jiang Fengxian couldn’t help but let out a laugh, amused by Zhouyang’s act of feigned modesty after gaining a benefit.

She was inherently beautiful, and this genuine smile of hers was so enchanting that Zhouyang was momentarily entranced.

Noticing Zhouyang staring at her in a daze, Jiang Fengxian’s cheeks flushed a little red again, then she nonchalantly said, "Brother Zhou, as a family man, staring at other women like that is quite impolite."

Zhouyang felt a sting of embarrassment at her words, quickly lowered his head and coughed, "Cough, cough, you’re right, Fairy. I was discourteous. I apologize and ask for your forgiveness, Fairy."

He then lifted his gaze, his eyes clear and devoid of any stray thoughts.

As they say, a gentleman admires a fair lady.

Yet Zhouyang knew that a beautiful and proud female cultivator like Jiang Fengxian, even if willing to consider a Dao companion, would not accept someone like him, who already had a partner.

And he also couldn’t bring himself to do something as heartless as abandoning his current Dao companion for someone else.

Thus, no matter how close they became, they could only be confidants, not Dao companions.

"I meant to discuss this with Brother Zhou. Since we’re life-and-death companions, there’s no need for such formalities in addressing me."

Jiang Fengxian looked seriously at Zhouyang and softly said, "If Brother Zhou doesn’t mind, you can call me Sister Jiang or Fengxian in the future, rather than the distant term of ’Fairy’ all the time."

Zhouyang was initially taken aback by her words, but after a moment’s thought, he smiled and replied, "Calling you ’Sister Jiang’ makes you sound old, so I’ll call you Fengxian by name, if that’s alright!"

Jiang Fengxian had hoped he would call her by her name, and upon hearing his agreement, she immediately beamed with joy.

Afterwards, they chatted more, and once Zhouyang got used to the new form of address, Jiang Fengxian finally pondered for a moment, looking around at the cave mansion’s walls, and said, "We’ll have time to reminisce more thoroughly later. I noticed that you’ve established a cave mansion here. Are you planning to stay for a while? Do you have urgent matters to attend to here?"

Upon hearing her question, Zhouyang’s expression became serious, and he looked at her intently, replying, "Even if you didn’t ask, Fengxian, I would have explained."

"For certain reasons, I haven’t been able to craft my Lifebound Spiritual Artifact yet. Now that I have some free time, I want to refine it here. However, I’m worried about being disturbed during the crafting process, which could lead to failure. Thus, I would like to ask you, Fengxian, to protect me for a while to help me successfully forge my Lifebound Spiritual Artifact!"