Rebirth of the Useless Bastard Son

Later, Li Tianyan entered seclusion for several decades to advance to the divine transformation realm. Upon emerging, he received a significant gift: news about a traitor from the Li family.

Li Tianyan relentlessly pursued information about this person, posting tasks within the Chongyun Immortal Sect and issuing bounty notices wherever he traveled. This time, a response came from a remote town in Tianyun Continent.

Even after leaving the sect, Li Tianyan still stopped by Baize Peak first. The Lihuo Beast, seeming to have waited eagerly, became extremely affectionate this time. Previously, it would feign capture and depart after giving out its flames, but this time, it stayed without protest.

“In the future, focus on your cultivation and don’t waste such a strong foundation,” Li Tianyan said, finally surrendering to the Lihuo Beast and patting its head.

However, Cheng Qi observed that the Lihuo Beast’s behavior grew increasingly peculiar.

After Li Tianyan’s hand left, it stopped being entangled, just sending out a piece of inner fire, and walked back to the cave.

At that moment, Li Tianyan was preoccupied with the traitor of the Li family and did not notice anything strange about the Lihuo Beast. He simply watched it enter the cave and depart.

Later on, Li Tianyan discovered the man in a cave. Because he couldn’t receive the Li family’s alchemy inheritance, the man had become an abandoned member of the Xueying Sect, and his life wasn’t easy all these years. After Li Tianyan killed him, he used the soul-searching technique to witness once again the annihilation of his clan members by seeing what happened to the Li family back then.

Following the other party’s memories, Li Tianyan single-handedly entered the Xueying Sect’s headquarters, where not even the evil cultivators at the Divine Transformation Realm could stop him. Cheng Qi looked at Li Tianyan during this time, like a killing god, his bloodshot eyes constantly harvesting the lives of the evil cultivators. The weapons in his hands broke one after another, but they couldn’t stop him.

Li Tianyan killed most of the Xueying Sect disciples by himself. In the end, two masters from the Void Refining Realm came out and seriously injured Li Tianyan, but he still managed to escape.

After this battle, Li Tianyan spent several years in seclusion recovering from his injuries. When he returned to Baize Peak, he found that the entrance of the Lihuo Beast’s cave was filled with a strong aura of thunder, and hundreds of miles around were scorched black, but the Lihuo Beast was nowhere to be seen.

Li Tianyan searched the entire Ridge Cave and Baize Peak, but to no avail. He silently returned to the sect, even forgetting the mission he had undertaken before leaving.

Since then, he turned away anyone who came seeking medicinal pills. Even when Subaru Su came to him, he took a detour and avoided him. However, Li Tianyan still passed by Baize Peak out of habit and would glance at the cave, though there was no sign of the Lihuo Beast there anymore.

It wasn’t until ten years later that Li Tianyan embarked on another mission to the Blood Demon Ruins. As he passed Baize Peak, he was inexplicably struck by a little demon’s tribulation thunder, and he became the current Li Tianyan.

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Back in reality, Cheng Qi and Li Tianyan looked at each other and finally did what they had always wanted to do. Cheng Qi hugged Li Tianyan tightly and said in a comforting voice, “I will always be with Tianyan from now on.”

Li Tianyan didn’t reply, but he tightened his arms around Cheng Qi slightly.

After they embraced for a while, Cheng Qi lifted his head, only to find his hair was snagged. Glancing sideways, he discovered that his hair was tightly entwined with Li Tianyan’s, forming a long-braided twist.

Cheng Qi blinked and looked back at Li Tianyan. The man probably had done this while he was reviewing his memories.

“Hair tying,” Li Tianyan stated, meeting his gaze confidently.

Cheng Qi was momentarily taken aback, then couldn’t help but laugh. He didn’t expect such a cute gesture from Li Tianyan. “That’s not how you tie hair,” he remarked.

With that, Cheng Qi reached out to untangle their hair, cut off two strands, and wrapped them with red rope. He placed them into two red brocade bags, handing one to Li Tianyan with a smile in his eyes. “The ceremony is complete.”

Seeing this, Li Tianyan carefully stowed away the brocade bag, and so did Cheng Qi. As the room quieted, Cheng Qi couldn’t resist asking, “Why doesn’t the young master bind the Lihuo Beast as a weapon spirit?”

For some reason, Cheng Qi felt if Li Tianyan wanted to, the Lihuo Beast would surely agree.

“That’s the Supreme Yin Fire, not an ordinary fire spirit. Besides, it would be a waste to bind it as a weapon spirit. If I were to face a life-or-death tribulation, I wouldn’t want it to perish with me,” Li Tianyan replied, running his hand through Cheng Qi’s black hair, speaking slowly.

“What makes the Supreme Yin Fire so special?” Cheng Qi couldn’t help but sit up straight, looking at him with curiosity. He had never heard Li Tianyan mention the origin of the Lihuo Beast in the fragments of his memories before.

“This Lihuo Beast originally stemmed from the flame left behind by Taiyin Youying. After a long period of time, it gained spiritual wisdom and evolved into the Supreme Yin Fire Spirit. It took countless years to cultivate its true form and enter the cultivation,” Li Tianyan explained to Cheng Qi.

Cheng Qi knew that Taiyin Youying was an ancient sacred beast. Legend had it that during the primordial opening of heaven and earth, the chaotic energy split into two rituals—the solar majesty and the lunar solitude. Both were revered as holy deities and were among the first mythical beasts in the world.

Li Tianyan continued, “This is a genuine spiritual creature born from heaven and earth. Its uniqueness allows it to glimpse the secrets of the heavens and predict calamities. After countless transformations, it has finally achieved its true form. If it cultivates diligently, it may ascend to the immortal realms. The bloodline of Taiyin Youying’s descendants is no less than that of the four divine beasts.”

Note

Taiyin Youying is a legendary sacred beast representing darkness and moonlight. Its image is usually associated with the moon (could be a strange phenomena of the moon); symbolizing tranquility and mystery. The appearance of Taiyin Youying often foretells calmness and wisdom, bringing deep thought and inspiration to people.

The Xueying Sect is another evil sect just like the Shura Sect.