Rebirth of the Useless Bastard Son

Several sects were eager to return and check on their disciples, so they didn’t stay in Haoyue Immortal Sect for long. Tianfan Immortal Sect was already the last team to leave Haoyue Immortal Sect.

Li Tianyan and Cheng Qi had just returned from Guanyue City and happened to board the spaceship that was about to depart. Cheng Qi stood at the end of the spacecraft and waved goodbye to Cheng Yu in the distance.

“You are back,” Tian Min finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the two disciples appear.

“How did the discussion go?” Li Tianyan looked at Tian Min and asked.

“Now we’ve reached a consensus on the alliance, but the Shura Sect is extremely cunning. Not much is known about the spies placed in the sect. Even the ones they contacted before were only branches of the Shura Sect. As for where the headquarters is, no one knows,” Tian Min sighed.

“The Shura Sect branch is highly mobile and can evacuate immediately at the slightest sign of trouble. This time, the movements of several major sects were not small, and I’m afraid we’ve already alerted the snake. Now the sects from several regions have decided to explore and collect information about Shura Sect from their respective regions. The news will be discussed later.”

After hearing this, Li Tianyan didn’t say much. Instead, he discussed another matter with Elder Tian Min, “After we go back, Cheng Qi and I will have a wedding ceremony, so I asked Master to preside over it.”

“What’s the problem? Your Master will take care of it for you.” Elder Tian Min was not surprised at all when he heard that the two of them were going to form a contract. Instead, he thought it was reasonable. The gloom suddenly cleared from his face, and he said happily.

The master was finally of some use, and Tian Min was already planning the ceremony in his mind. Now that he was also the supreme elder of the sect, how could he not make a grand ceremony for his disciples’ wedding ceremony?

When Cheng Qi heard the conversation between Li Tianyan and Elder Tian Min, he couldn’t help but chuckle secretly. Li Tianyan naturally noticed Cheng Qi’s reaction and just shook his head and laughed.

After the spaceship left Haoyue Immortal Sect, Li Tianyan and Cheng Qi also returned to their cabins. Thinking that they still had a few days to go back, Cheng Qi took out the jade box given by Li Tianyan and prepared to try to see if he could collect the flames.

Li Tianyan glanced at the jade box and pointed to the most powerful wisp of flame inside, saying, “Save this wisp of inner fire until the end. If you feel it’s impossible halfway through, don’t force it.”

“I understand,” Cheng Qi nodded. He led the first ray of flame into the sea of consciousness in order, then activated the Nether Fire Burning Life Technique to collect it in the Dantian.

The magical thing was that this ray of flame seemed to fit him perfectly. As soon as it was taken into his body, it swam happily into the Dantian like a fish in water. Cheng Qi took advantage of the situation and merged completely with this ray of flame.

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“I’m really lucky. I caught a Lihuo Beast in its infant stage. When I go back and integrate you into the magic weapon, it will definitely increase its power by more than two levels.”

The Lihuo Beast in the Fire Beast Bag heard the words and kept struggling, “I don’t want to! I don’t want to be your magic weapon! Wuwuwu, can anyone save me? I don’t want to be integrated into the magic weapon!”

After an unknown amount of time, a flash of light suddenly appeared on the seal of the fire beast bag, and it opened immediately. The Lihuo Beast stopped crying and poked its head out, only to find itself still on the familiar Baize Peak.

Upon turning around, it saw a strange cultivator standing in front of it. The Lihuo Beast recognized that this man was not the one who had captured it earlier and immediately said happily, “Sir, was it you who saved me?”

The cultivator’s expression turned stunned upon hearing the message from the sea of consciousness. “Are you talking to your benefactor?”

“More or less.”

Cultivator: “…”

“Goodbye, my friend.” The Lihuo Beast regained its freedom, waved its claws, and was about to leave, but was stopped by the cultivator in front of it. The Lihuo Beast looked at him with confusion.

“I saved you, so you should give me something in return,” the cultivator said.

“Ah! I understand, courtesy demands reciprocity. But all I have are flames. Can I give you this flame?” The Lihuo Beast separated a ray of purple flame from its body and offered it.

“It’s not a gift, it’s repayment. There’s a difference,” the cultivator replied, accepting the flame, sealing it into a bag, then turning around and disappearing.

The scene faded away, and Cheng Qi woke up from his trance. As he opened his eyes and saw Li Tianyan adjusting his breathing with his eyes closed, he couldn’t help but feel a bit bewildered.

The cultivator from his dream just now had a striking resemblance to Li Tianyan. And the Lihuo Beast, resembling a unicorn but covered in purple flames, also felt strangely familiar.

‘This couldn’t be just a dream,’ Cheng Qi thought, eyeing the remaining flames in the jade box. His heart raced. Had the Lihuo Beast gifted these to the young master?

Cheng Qi reached out to extract the second ray. Once again, the flame swiftly sank into his dantian, merging seamlessly.

Sure enough, the familiar dream scene replayed, albeit with a difference. “My dear friend, you saved me again.”

“Repayment,” the cultivator stated expressionlessly.

“Then I’ll give you the flame,” the Lihuo Beast skillfully offered another ray of flame.

“Repayment.”

Cheng Qi integrated the third ray of flame.

“Repayment.” This time, the Lihuo Beast didn’t need reminding and automatically sent forth a wisp of flame.

The fourth ray.

“Repayment.”

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The twelfth ray.

“Great, you saved me again. I’ll give you the flame,” the Lihuo Beast said as usual, sending a wisp of flame to the cultivator in front of it.

“This is a repayment,” the cultivator replied impassively.

“Tianyan.”

But at that moment, someone intruded upon the space where the Lihuo Beast and the cultivator were, startling the Lihuo Beast into hiding quickly. Two unfamiliar men appeared before the cultivator.

“It’s really you! I thought I was seeing things,” exclaimed one of the men joyfully upon spotting the cultivator.

“What’s going on?” The cultivator looked at the person but remained unresponsive.

“We’re heading to the River Demon Forest. Care to join Ah Feng and I?” the man asked.

“I have other duties,” the cultivator shook his head.

After exchanging a few words, the two men departed. The Lihuo Beast, who had been observing from a distance, cautiously poked its head out, surveyed the empty area, and turned its strange purple eyes, silently murmuring in its heart: “Tianyan…”

Note

Lihuo Beast is a fire essence just like the Earth Essence but it was much advanced and already taken a form.