Chapter 524: Chapter 524

It was six in the morning, time for Wilderness Ascension.

The passionate sun didn’t arrive on schedule; dense clouds hung low, and after a period of lightning and thunder, a torrential rain poured down.

"It’s certainly a summer storm—it’s far more imposing than the spring rain."

Wan Mingchuan, having had breakfast, squinted up at the massive raindrops falling like arrows and mused, "It’s sheer luck that I encountered my master and was taken in to learn his teachings, thus stumbling onto the path of cultivation.

Later, with Brother Long’s awakening came the avenging of deep grievances, and Riverfront Village vanished completely amidst repeated changes. Otherwise..."

He imagined the scenario: If his master hadn’t taken him in, bringing his injuries back to the village that eats people alive without sparing the bones, what would happen?

Even if avoiding death from sickness or hunger, he would have been reduced to a laborer.

Pushing further, if his master hadn’t provided any assistance, Lin Family’s aunt wouldn’t have pinned hopes of salvation on him during hardships.

So most likely, the not-yet-subdued Brother Long would have turned into a man-eating monster, either eating all of Riverfront Village’s residents or continuing their oppression under the three dominant surnames.

Even in this downpour of the early summer season, he would have to struggle and work...

Through the rain curtain, Wan Mingchuan gazed at the farmland on the other side of the wooden bridge, as if seeing his unsaved self laboring in the barren field on the mountain, all changed on the day they met!

"Yes, on the day I met the Venerable Family, I thought it would be an ordinary day, no different from any other." Bai Yunqi stood with hands behind his back, looking skyward, recalling the battle upon his weak awakening with the Venerable Family.

The descending storm was remarkably similar to the waves he stirred that day, and hearing Xiaochuanzi’s sigh, he too was moved by past feelings.

The most gossip-loving Hu Jiu stood nearby, her big eyes blinking, unable to insert herself into the conversation.

So there’s quite a story behind their acquaintance with the young gentleman?

Reflecting on it, I neither had deep grudges nor had my life saved by the young gentleman, so it’s no wonder others formed connections early while I still couldn’t find my place in the tiny courtyard, even having to share my living space with my third sister.

"The teacher is really kind." After Yun Mo’s realm ascension, his all-around improvement even altered the aura of his Ice-winged Eagle form. The most update n0vels are published on novel⦿fire.net

Standing in the rain, he looked at the tree house, squinting in self-mockery, "Xiaochuanzi sought out the master himself; Bai Senpai clashed with the teacher until they formed a bond, but I suffered the most, dragged from Ice Mountain by the teacher and Bai Senpai."

Hu Zhile had heard this tale, curiously asking, "Did your Ice-winged Eagle that supported you at the time of forced teleportation keep silent? Logically, the Teleportation Talisman simultaneously teleporting several subordinates would not have enough spiritual power to transmit them far, right?"

Yun Mo’s expression turned heavy at the query, "Don’t mention it, wasn’t I inexperienced then? The Teleportation Talisman I used was obtained elsewhere, assuming all talismans were the same, completely unaware of the differences between ordinary and specialty talismans.

During that urgent moment, to save my life, I sent away Eagle Fifty-Third and the others with a specialty talisman! The teleportation scope was much larger than expected, with many dangers in the Wilderness,"

He sighed heavily again.

Faithful Eagle Fifty-Third, where are you all now?

"Alas! I wonder how the boss and they are doing." Eagle Fifty-Third squatted inside a gigantic iron cage, tightly bound by special iron chains on his neck and legs, with no room to move.

That night, the ungrateful Eagle Twenty-One awakened special, fire attributes to suppress the boss, who was without his magical treasure for protection, leading to an internal struggle and the boss’ defeat without his subordinates’ support.

Even in the direst circumstance, the boss took out the valuable Teleportation Talisman for his subordinates to use.

However, during teleportation, they stumbled into spatial turbulence; when he awoke, the Wilderness had ascended, and he found himself fallen among the deep mountains and forests in the Human World.

Eagle Fifty-Third secretly felt lucky, planning to wait for the Wilderness to descend to figure out his location and attempt to find Lushan to look into the boss’s whereabouts.

As for Eagle Eighty-Seven and Eagle Ninety-Nine, who drifted apart during the turbulence, they could only rely on their own fortunes.

If they, like himself, survived against all odds, they might meet again someday.

As night fell and the Wilderness World descended once more, Eagle Fifty-Third found himself startled—nearby Demon Cultivators’ energy became more threatening, constantly fighting tooth and nail for territory.

Thanks to the complex and remote terrain, he avoided detection and capture. Without a penny or teleportation talisman-like treasures, Eagle Fifty-Third chose to remain still, finding a hidden spot to cultivate earnestly.

When thirsty and hungry, he cautiously emerged from hiding to find weaker demon beasts like rats in the mountains or wild fruits to eat under the night shadows.

Until the summer arrived and that perilous forest vanished, there descended a vast expanse of water.

The Ice-winged Eagle couldn’t nest in the water, and Eagle Fifty-Third flew aimlessly searching for a resting stop, flying all night but couldn’t find a proper hiding place when the Wilderness ascended again, remaining in the Human World.

Coincidentally, this area housed a small sect in the Human World—Fox Immortal Sect, said to venerate a Fox Immortal ascended to the Upper Realm, possessing some bizarre methods; anyway, with Qi Refining Stage level eight of his demon beast form, Eagle Fifty-Third couldn’t break free from their forceful restraint.

Imprisoned inside the iron cage for several days, his stomach growled with hunger yet still refused to surrender, least of all to admit as master the little busily-eating chubby fellow.

"Dad..." Lu Shaojie held a string of hawthorn candy, his mouth full of sugary residue, immediately glared at upon speaking.

Lu Erxi, beyond exasperation, admonished, "Call me Father! I’m now the Fox Immortal Sect Leader, and you’re the Young Sect Leader; we are grand figures who can cultivate into Immortals, holding the divine skills granted by the Fox Immortal Grandfather, not someone petty-minded!

I’ve said countless times, rules for affluent families: Call me Father, Mother. If you call me ’Dad’ again, I will pull your teeth!"

Lu Shaojie nodded gloomily, biting the sweet and sour hawthorn in submission.

"Root..." Lu Erxi, opening his mouth, realized he’d called his son by the wrong name; upon forming the Fox Immortal Sect and gathering disciples after wealth accumulation, he changed his son’s name to "Shaojie" with a fortune teller, but having called him differently for over a decade, change wasn’t immediate.

He coughed twice to ease the awkwardness, then corrected himself, "Shaojie, what did you want to ask Father earlier?"

"I-I just wanted to ask when we can ride the eagle in our backyard?"

Lu Shaojie, similarly unaccustomed to pseudo-eloquence, muttered while chewing hawthorn, "I heard lately there was such a big eagle making a grand entrance in the Lin Family of Central Province! Fox Immortal Grandfather hasn’t responded yet?

Being an Immortal, can’t He... simply make a gesture and have the big eagle obey us immediately?

For an Immortal, it shouldn’t be difficult, right? A few days from now, there’s supposed to be some conference at the Celestial Sword Sect, and I want to ride the big eagle there!"