"Xie Zhen!"

Jiang Huang came bouncing over to Xie Xuanyi.

The little one's eyes were brimming with joy and excitement.

The two had been apart for a while. During this time, the True Phoenix bloodline within Jiang Huang had awakened significantly, and Xie Xuanyi could feel that the tiny body in front of him now contained an immense amount of energy. In some sense... this little one could also be considered a "Reincarnated Reformer," except that the Main God Soul from his first life was currently under seal.

The bodily structures of the Demon Race and humans differ significantly.

Inside Jiang Huang, there lay a vast treasure.

Now being mentored by the Vermilion Bird Demon, this precious entity was being fully activated—

"I'm back."

Xie Xuanyi's eyes softened as he reached out to pat the little one's head.

Slap!

His hand was rudely grasped by the Vermilion Bird Demon.

"You kid, you should be aware of the differences between 'Human and Demon,' right?"

The Vermilion Bird Demon's voice carried a quiet transmission.

His impression of this young man before him wasn't favorable.

Jiang Huang is a Phoenix Blood Descendant!

By lineage, she should call him "Big Brother." Over this period, he personally taught her cultivation methods, as well as the knowledge sealed in the Divine Sea about the Demon Country... but Jiang Huang showed no interest in these.

This was what frustrated the Vermilion Bird Demon the most.

In the Demon Country, the stronger the bloodline of pureblood descendants, the more unyielding their nature.

But Jiang Huang was different!

Perhaps it was because her Main God Soul was locked away.

When Jiang Huang opened her eyes in this life, the first person she saw was Xie Zhen.

Therefore, in her heart.

Xie Zhen became her "kin."

Xie Xuanyi raised an eyebrow: "What is it that Senior wishes to say?"

"Purely in terms of bloodline talent, looking across Demon Country, pureblood Vermilion Birds are not weaker than any Great Demon!"

The Vermilion Bird Demon proudly stated, "And this little girl, Jiang Huang... her bloodline talent is even greater than mine. With my guidance, given time, she will undoubtedly break through to the Yang God Realm."

Xie Xuanyi responded, "And so?"

The Vermilion Bird coldly declared, "With me here, you cannot hope to deceive her and keep her confined to the deep mountains of Da Sui Sword Palace."

Xie Xuanyi shook his head gently and said, "Have you forgotten the 'Lian Venerate,' who brought you back here so many years ago, Senior?"

Lian Venerate.

These three words created waves upon waves in the Heart Lake.

The Vermilion Bird Demon became somewhat absent-minded.

Years ago.

It was Lian Venerate who saved his life and brought him to Da Sui Sword Palace, allowing him to have the life he has now.

"When Lian Venerate brought you back to the Sword Palace, you were still weak."

Xie Xuanyi said calmly, "Now you think of nothing else but breaking the Sword Qi seal and escaping the Sword Palace... If Lian Venerate were still alive, would you still think the same?"

"..."

The Vermilion Bird Demon went silent.

It accompanied the Lian Venerate in their cultivation, spending a considerably long time together, even signing a Divine Soul Contract willingly guarding Da Sui Sword Palace's gate.

Lian Venerate offered sincerity.

It did so as well.

But then... the Battle of Poison wholly ignited the strife and exploded the animosity between the Human Race and the Demon Race!

Lian Venerate fell on the Northern Border Battlefield.

Upon hearing the tragic news, the Vermilion Bird Demon no longer wanted to guard the gate.

It yearned to leave Da Sui Sword Palace.

On one hand, as a Great Demon, it did not wish to stay in the land of the human kingdom.

On the other hand, it wanted to return to the Demon Country to avenge "Lian Venerate."

Regrettably, the Vermilion Bird never had this opportunity.

Zhao Tongtian used the "Golden Turtle Peak Sword Qi Formation" to suppress it, making it impossible for the Vermilion Bird to leave the back mountain.

Not to mention the high and mighty Zhao Chunyang.

Trapped under the Golden Turtle Peak back mountain year after year, former hatred and rage gradually shifted, gradually fading... until now, it no longer knew whom to hate.

"Big Brother..."

A silver bell-like voice came from beside him.

The little girl with her hair braided in cute horns, shaking the sleeve of the Vermilion Bird Demon, blinked her big eyes and pleaded softly, "Xie Zhen brother is back, can we skip practice today?"

The Demon was momentarily bewildered.

After a while.

The Demon released the wrist of Xie Xuanyi it was holding tightly and took a step back, its voice hoarse, "Go ahead then."

...

...

The Vermilion Bird Demon sat alone atop the Sword Qi Stone Pillar.

Resting his cheek in his palm, he gazed into the distance.

Amidst swirling Sword Qi, outside the formation, the young man in black led the little girl with cute horn braids further and further away.

Without turning back, the Demon suddenly sneered, "What are you here for?"

"Just checking on you," came a voice.

A figure appeared out of nowhere and stood behind the Vermilion Bird Demon.

The Tongtian Law Enforcement said calmly, "After so many years of fighting and struggling, can't you take a break?"

"I would like to take a break," the Vermilion Bird Demon said with sarcasm. "But someone is scared I'll escape, and this Sword Array above my head hasn't rested for a single day."

Behind Golden Turtle Peak in Da Sui Sword Palace is the most strictly guarded forbidden area.

The path leading to the back mountain, every mile, is monitored by two Law Enforcers.

A heavy fog envelopes the place, sealed by Sword Qi.

Strangers may not know that every so often, the back mountain of Golden Turtle Peak receives a fierce outburst of "demon energy."

Tongtian Law Enforcement almost never leaves Da Sui Sword Palace.

Others speculate that Zhao Tongtian does this because the qi fortune of Da Sui Sword Palace is waning, talents are withering, the Sect Leader is in seclusion, and with no one else above or beneath, they only have him, a Great Practitioner of the Yang God Realm.

But there is also another reason.

He must remain stationed at Golden Turtle Peak, suppressing this Vermilion Bird Demon with his own Sword Qi!

"Afraid?"

Zhao Tongtian shook his head.

He sighed softly and retorted, "If I were truly afraid you'd escape, would I have left you with a complete Yang God Realm body?"

Da Sui Sword Palace has its means.

They could cut off the Vermilion Bird Demon's wings, chop off its limbs!

"... Why not give it a try, let's have a proper fight with fists and feet unleashed."

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