Chapter 318: Successive Events in the Celestial Immortal Drama

"Luya? This name seems somewhat familiar." Being reincarnated as a bird suppressed Li Fan's ability to think quickly, and he vaguely felt that he had heard this name somewhere before.

He thought for a long time but couldn't recall it.

Annoyed, he began to scratch the young boy's hair with his claws continuously. Seeing no response from the boy, Li Fan fiercely pecked him with his long beak.

"Ouch! That hurts!" The young boy's gaze finally shifted away from Luya's departing figure.

However, he mistakenly thought that Li Fan was urging him to find food and quickly reassured him, "Alright, alright, I know you're hungry. Let's go find something to eat."

"Xiao Hong, let's go!" The boy patted the wings of the Red-Crowned Crane beneath him.

The crane obediently flapped its wings, its motion changing from stillness to rapid flight, constantly passing through the clouds.

Amidst the whistling wind, Li Fan faintly heard the boy's regretful murmurs, "Senior Brother Luya is handsome and talented. His strength has become so formidable now; he's truly perfect. If the people in Ningyuan City knew, they would surely be very happy. Unfortunately, I don't know why Senior Brother suddenly harbors such animosity towards Mr. Bai. Not only did he prevent me from going back, but he also prohibited me from sending messages..."

The boy frowned, his face filled with a worry that didn't match his age.

Meanwhile, Li Fan's body suddenly stiffened.

Ningyuan City, Mr. Bai.

These two terms instantly activated the memories deep in his mind.

A slightly yellowed and thin figure suddenly appeared in Li Fan's eyes.

"Is it him?"

"The plot of the Beast-Taming Sect is actually connected to the events in Ningyuan City?"

"The beggar boy from back then can now control such powerful spirit beasts. Judging from the aura just now, the spirit beast with a tiger face and human body is at least at the Nascent Soul stage. How many years have passed?"

"However, the Beast-Taming Sect's techniques have long been extinct. It's possible that controlling spirit beasts might be more powerful than the cultivators themselves."

"Mr. Bai... this mysterious guy again."

"Why is everything I experience in the Celestial Immortal realm related to him?"

"Once could be a coincidence, but multiple times raise suspicions."

Numerous thoughts surged in his mind, and in the midst of these emotions, Li Fan felt that the bit of energy he had just accumulated was rapidly depleting.

His eyelids couldn't resist drooping, and just before entering into slumber, he seemed to see that blurry figure again.

...

Li Fan was awakened by a sweet fruit that was placed in his mouth.

As the fruit entered his stomach, a warm flow circulated through his body, quickly dispelling his drowsiness.

Opening his eyes, he saw the young boy squatting on the ground, surreptitiously hiding behind a taller spiritual plant.

From time to time, he plucked one or two plump and round red fruits from above, handing them to Li Fan.

Li Fan didn't hesitate and swallowed them directly.

His strength seemed to have increased again, and Li Fan continued to use his claws to scratch the boy, indicating for more.

The boy shuttled through the spiritual fields, taking away all the most thriving fruits and handing them to Li Fan.

As Li Fan enjoyed his feast, the boy's appearance became more pleasing.

"Alright, that's enough. If we steal more, it will be too obvious, and someone might find out."

"Hehe, let's go somewhere else."

The boy, having eaten enough, corrected Li Fan's somewhat tilted position on his head.

Instead of summoning the crane, he treaded on the wind, heading directly towards the next piece of land.

After plundering several places, they unexpectedly encountered a group of fellow travelers.

"Xu Ke, why are you here?!"

A voice suddenly came from behind the young boy, startling him.

However, when he turned around and saw the person's appearance, the boy breathed a sigh of relief.

After assessing the other party, the boy named Xu Ke made a gesture for silence and whispered, "Of course, just like you, providing special treatment for our spirit beasts."

Very dissatisfied with having his meal interrupted, Li Fan glared at the person called Song Yang with a hostile look.

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With a slender and weak figure, a sinister gaze, he didn't seem like a kind-hearted person.

Coiled around his neck was a black two-headed snake.

One head tightly closed its eyes, while the other head stared fixedly at Li Fan, constantly hissing.

Subconsciously, Xu Ke gathered his hair, hiding Li Fan from view.

Meanwhile, Song Yang seemed to have heard a tremendous joke. He looked disdainfully at Xu Ke, "Like me? You think you're worthy?"

"My spirit beast is the descendant of the Blackwater Snake God Candle Nine Yin, with unlimited potential. Achieving Nascent Soul in the future is a sure thing. It's only right for me to come and get it a meal when it's not full."

"As for your strange bird, what is it? Clearly, it has no powerful bloodline."

"The saying goes, 'Like father, like son.' The son of a mouse can only dig holes. Xu Ke, do you really think you can turn things around with just a miscellaneous bird?"

After all, Xu Ke was just a child. Hearing his spirit beast being disparaged, he couldn't help but argue, "My bird is not bad at all. Everyone says it's the descendant of a divine bird, and in the future..."

Before he could finish, Song Yang rudely interrupted him.

"Descendant of a divine bird? Which divine bird? Phoenix? Vermilion Bird? Just by looking at your strange bird, it doesn't seem like it at all!"

"Others are just saying comforting words to you. You're not taking it seriously, are you? How foolish!"

Song Yang mocked and sneered, even the two-headed snake hanging on him seemed to join in with a mocking expression.

"You're talking nonsense!" Xu Ke's face turned red, and his voice involuntarily rose.

However, Song Yang seemed to deliberately provoke Xu Ke. Instead of stopping, he intensified his mockery.

Above Xu Ke's head, Li Fan, who had already shown signs of impatience, felt even more irritated when he heard himself being maligned by this skinny guy.

Just as he was about to take action, Xu Ke pressed him down.

"Little guy, don't be impulsive. You can't beat that snake. Besides, according to the rules of the sect, disciples are prohibited from fighting among themselves. Any violations will be severely punished. Initiating a fight will result in even more severe penalties."

"Let's just ignore him."

Xu Ke's voice resonated in Li Fan's mind.

Li Fan, who had experienced countless cycles, could easily see that this guy named Song Yang was intentionally trying to stir up trouble.

It's fortunate that Xu Ke used all his strength to suppress Li Fan, who, possessed by the irritable nature of the strange bird, would have rushed up long ago.

Without paying attention to Song Yang's sarcastic remarks, Xu Ke, with a dismissive attitude, left with determination.

Song Yang watched Xu Ke's departing figure, a cold gleam in his eyes.

To appease Li Fan, Xu Ke took him on a few more rounds of raiding the spiritual fields.

Eating various types of spiritual plants filled his stomach, gradually calming Li Fan down.

In the following days, Li Fan passed his time in such eating and growing.

(End of this chapter)