Chapter 1039: Scary Name

Ji Haishan walked along the stone path. He was ten feet tall, his arms thicker than most people's thighs, making him look like a solid iron tower.

He saw Chu Feng there, boasting incessantly, even more talkative than the royal guest. His mouth never stopped moving, which immediately made Ji Haishan's face darken.

"Shameless! Instead of learning anything good, all you do is brag!"

Ji Haishan, his broad face stern, walked over and immediately swatted Chu Feng. Men from the barbarian tribe were quite rough; his large, fan-like hand was almost half the length of Chu Feng's body. Though it was a light tap, it sent Chu Feng leaning forward, his entire body burying into Lin Nuoyi.

Chu Feng instantly wanted to curse. This was too much. Ever since his reincarnation, he'd been slapped repeatedly. He was supposed to be the mighty Devil Chu, and his mood was utterly ruined.

But... it didn't seem so bad right now?

He immediately realized he was buried in something soft and fragrant. Opening his eyes, he saw something snow-white and delicate, as glistening and warm as suet jade. What was this?

In an instant, Chu Feng understood: Lin Nuoyi was wearing an open-collared fire-silk dress. Had he accidentally offended her?

He grumbled to himself that he'd never had such "treatment" in his past life, only to encounter a face wash after reincarnation. Of course, such a brazen thought could only be kept to himself; if he dared to say it aloud, several people present would probably want to kill him!

"Kid, why are you suddenly so quiet? Get up!" Ji Haishan shouted, grabbing Chu Feng by the scruff of his neck and shaking him.

"Haishan, don't be so heavy-handed! He's just a child; you might have knocked him out," an elder quickly intervened, stopping him.

"I'm dizzy!" Chu Feng mumbled, still lying there.

"Heh, this kid is just asking for a beating!" Ji Haishan rolled up his sleeves, ready to strike again.

Chu Feng, unwillingly, lifted his head and said, "You're my godfather, whatever you say goes. Come on, hit me again, just like before."

Pudgy, Ji Hu, and the other youths who had come upon hearing the commotion were astonished and speechless. What was wrong with this kid today? He was usually so clever, never taking a loss, and refusing to be hit. Now he was asking for a beating?

"You little rascal, you're truly incorrigible." Ji Haishan swung his arm, preparing to swat him again.

At the same time, Lin Nuoyi picked him up, no longer letting him lean against her. If he got hit this time, Chu Feng wouldn't be able to lean forward again.

As a result, before Ji Haishan's slap even landed, Chu Feng cried out with a heart-wrenching scream, "Help! Don't hit me! Two elders, Ninth Grandfather, quickly stop him! I'm going to die from the pain!"

Ji Hu, Pudgy, and the others were dumbfounded. Soon, the quick-witted Ji Hu, who understood Chu Feng particularly well, rolled his eyes on the spot, sighing inwardly that the kid's thick skin could serve as a shield.

Ji Haishan's slap made Chu Feng nearly jump, it stung so badly, landing squarely on his backside.

Lin Nuoyi, without a change in expression, placed him on the ground, pinched his ear, and said, "He certainly is a rascal!"

However, she then turned to Ji Haishan and the two elders, saying, "I believe this child is extraordinary. I would very much like to take him as my disciple."

Hearing this, Chu Feng wished he could shake his head off; he absolutely could not agree.

Ji Haishan looked troubled and said, "He already has a master and a sect. It would likely be difficult for him to switch allegiances."

The two elders were incredibly enthusiastic and eager. They took Chu Feng's hand, stepped forward, and said, "If you can't be master and disciple, calling her 'Aunt' is fine too. Such an encounter is destiny."

"Quick, call her 'Aunt'!"

The two old men were so zealous they practically wanted to grab Chu Feng and shout "Aunt" for him.

Sweat nearly dripped from Chu Feng's forehead; he couldn't call her that, not even if it killed him.

"Calling her 'Aunt' makes her sound old. Call her 'Sister' instead," he quickly suggested.

Just then, the distant imperial palace shimmered with light. A large-scale teleportation formation was activating, capable of transporting people from the infinitely distant and splendid divine kingdom in the Primordial Lands. Someone was appearing.

It was a middle-aged woman with a halo behind her head, making her appear incredibly sacred, as if she could suppress the entire border wilderness. For an instant, heaven and earth fell silent, and all the wild beasts in the mountains trembled, on the verge of prostrating themselves.

Fortunately, she retracted the trace of oppressive aura in an instant.

However, all living beings remained frozen in place for a few moments.

Lin Nuoyi swiftly vanished from the tribe and reappeared at the imperial palace.

Chu Feng gasped. This middle-aged woman... she looked a bit like a Celestial Venerable?!

Even if not, she must be a quasi-Celestial Venerable!

Clearly, Lin Nuoyi and the woman had a very close relationship. The beautiful middle-aged woman held her hand, smiling, and kept looking her over.

In the tribe, the white-robed man who had been standing beside Lin Nuoyi gently put down the child he was holding. He politely greeted the Ji clan members and also headed towards the imperial palace, followed by everyone else.

"Senior Brother White Robe, I haven't yet asked for your name," Chu Feng called from behind.

The elegant and handsome white-robed man, slightly surprised by the question, smiled faintly and said, "My name is Yi Zhiping."

When Chu Feng heard his name, he stumbled, nearly falling headfirst to the ground.

Someone had just forced him to call her "Aunt," and now an Yin Zhiping appeared?

With a flash of white light, Yi Zhiping and the others vanished from that spot, appearing within the imperial palace in the forest.

"Little one, why are you so agitated? Why are you trembling all over?" An elder was startled, quickly squatting down and grabbing Chu Feng's small arm.

"What are you looking for?"

"I need a kitchen knife to chop that guy up!"

Everyone was speechless. What was wrong with this kid? Why was he trembling and looking for a kitchen knife to chop someone?

"Don't be silly. Young Master Yi has no grudge with you. Why are you so worked up?" An elder held him down.

"What's his surname? Yi? Not Yin Zhiping? Then... it can still be salvaged." Chu Feng calmed down.

"You little rascal, you're always causing trouble, aren't you begging for a beating?!" Ji Haishan glared with wide eyes, quite rough, and wanted to swat his backside again.

Chu Feng scampered to the small hill, standing in front of the divine temple, and saw Holly grinning at him with her wide, blood-red mouth. Chu Feng knew she was mocking him.

"Sister Holly, you're really unkind."

"You're truly a little devil in a small body, wanting to compete for attention at such a young age," Holly rumbled.

"Nothing of the sort! I was just startled by that name. Besides, how could he compete with me? In another two... ten years..." At this point, Chu Feng became conflicted, filled with indignation. He truly didn't have much time.

"Two decades? In just two years, his children will be running all over the mountains!" Holly said, grinning broadly.

Chu Feng wore a look of sorrow and indignation, looking up at the sky and declaring, "That cuts deep! Sister Holly, I'm breaking up with you!"

In the distance, the light continued to flash, and then everyone vanished without lingering for a moment.

"They all went to the Dragon's Den? Why so urgently!" Chu Feng exclaimed, surprised.

Holly said, "It involves the Celestial Venerable level. Those who should arrive are mostly here already. The patriarchs of some orthodoxies have already rushed over, so naturally, there's no time to delay."

Chu Feng was awestruck, finding it somewhat unbelievable. How could it be that figures of the Celestial Venerable level were appearing?

"That's a large dragon's nest, and a Heavenly Dragon might be slumbering at its very bottom." Holly's expression was serious, and she also told Chu Feng that she would be departing in the next two days.

"No, Sister Holly, don't go! If you leave, this tribe will be unbearable. Who will protect me?" Chu Feng said, feeling a little guilty.

He had unexpectedly become associated with the Divine Temple Fairy's lineage, learning that they were incredibly powerful. In his most vulnerable early years, they were naturally the best protectors.

"I'll only be gone for a few months at most, it's not like I'm never coming back," Holly said, surprised.

"Who knows what could happen deep in the border wilderness? Besides, you'll be gone for months. What if some powerful, dim-witted fierce beast comes along and obliterates this tribe with a single claw, leading to the untimely demise of a genius like me, who was destined to become the strongest man in history?"

Chu Feng was indeed somewhat uneasy. The destruction of barbarian tribes was not an isolated incident. Many terrifying fierce beasts resided deep in the mountains, and if they went berserk, anything could happen. Tragedies had occurred frequently in recent years.

He added, "Moreover, I've noticed that several nearby tribes don't get along, and some are very restless. What if someone picks a fight and comes to chop me up?"

Holly glared at him and said, "What terrible things have you done to make others hate you so much that they'd want to chop you up?"

"I haven't done anything," Chu Feng chuckled dryly. "Isn't this just preparing for a rainy day? Besides, some good-for-notihngs from the Thunder Clan did provoke me, so I 'rewarded' them with a gentle patter of rain, like spring rain as precious as oil."

Holly wanted to pick him up and give him a good beating, but she restrained herself. She then threw him a dark jade token with a small fish symbol carved on it; it was much heavier than the earlier one.

"This belongs to the young mistress. Don't lose it," Holly instructed.

"Alright!" Chu Feng immediately found a beast tendon, tied it around his neck, hung the token on his chest, and hid it.

"Also, Sister Holly, could you find me some more domain books? I want to study them. I've already fully understood the few in the tribe; they feel very simple, and I want to learn more."

Chu Feng said, making this request.

Holly was truly surprised. Domain studies were incredibly difficult, even harder than the path of evolution—some said ten times harder. Could this kid actually have talent in domains?

"No wonder the young mistress suspected that you might be a failed traveler on the Samsara Path, having lost your past life's memories but retaining some talents."

A failed traveler, my foot! Chu Feng grumbled inwardly. No reincarnated person was more troublesome than him; he had completely forced his way in illegally.

The Divine Temple Fairy had investigated Chu Feng's soul light, but he had successfully hidden his main consciousness within the grey mist millstone, avoiding detection and obscuring the "truth of heavenly secrets."

"But ultimately, you failed, for whatever reason. So, you can only be a protector, a guardian of the mountain," Holly muttered to herself.

Chu Feng ignored that comment. He certainly didn't want to be a "full-time bodyguard." He wanted to rise to power himself and had no interest in serving a young master.

Then Holly said, "I can find you domain books. What else do you need?"

"Of course, all kinds of magnetic stones! I want to research domains, so bring me a whole mountain of magnetic stones; I'll definitely need them."

Immediately, he was picked up and given a good beating.

"A mountain of magnetic stones? Why don't you just ask me to bring you an entire ocean of them?!" Holly gnashed her teeth, her sharp fangs looking stark white, like small daggers.

"I was just exaggerating a little. Just find me a pile, the more the better. Domain studies are the most extravagant discipline; it requires vast amounts of magnetic stones to master."

In the end, Holly largely granted his wishes. Piles and swathes of profound magnetic stones, along with a few divine magnetic stones, appeared there, causing magnetic field chaos and making the entire mountain unstable.

There were also dozens of beast-skin books, all ancient texts on domains.

Holly informed him, "I've also left you plenty of the rare minerals for your concoctions, enough for several months."

Chu Feng nodded. This time, he was determined to separate these minerals and figure out the formula for the Lesser Heavenly Pill.

"Sister Holly, one more thing. Not far from here, there's a lightning-struck mountain with a prehistoric stone coffin. Can we go open it and get rich?" He felt a little guilty asking.

Two black beams of light shot from Holly's eyes, landing on him. "Do you know its origin? It's from the prehistoric era; how dare you mess with it?!"

Chu Feng said nonchalantly, "What's there to be afraid of? It's sealed in the stone coffin anyway. If it dares to cause trouble or show signs of wreaking havoc in the border wilderness, I'll just throw it into a sinkhole and bury it in the shadowy nether soil."

Hearing this, Holly gasped.