Chapter 841: The Show-off

"If I go back now, I could defeat ten cosmic-level geniuses? No, a hundred!" Chu Feng murmured to himself, his mind buzzing with ideas. With his current abilities, he wondered if the contemporary cultivators on the cosmic rankings would even be a match for him.

He estimated he could fight his way from second place to one hundredth, provided those people were piled up in groups, and he alone would take them on!

Thinking about this gave Chu Feng a sense of accomplishment. It seemed he might finally be unrivaled across the starry skies.

Reflecting on it, even Yaoyao back then was perhaps no more formidable. He was now finally reaching that level. His golden account, "Invincible is So Lonely," would no longer seem so ostentatious; he would make it truly live up to its name!

"Sub-Saint Yin Jiuque, you old geezer, and the Hundred Transformations Saint Yuwencheng Kong, you Starry Sky Knights, who massacred women and children on ancient Earth, not even sparing the children, you are notorious. When I return this time, I should be able to settle accounts with you personally!"

As Chu Feng thought of this, a fire ignited in his chest. He wished he could immediately return and settle scores with certain individuals.

The most hateful were the Xilin clan and those infamous Starry Sky Knights from back then; they all deserved to die, their hands stained with blood.

However, he then considered the issue of Daozi Jinlin, Fozi Shihong, and others. He had sent them back with a pair of feet and a buttock; surely no major problems would arise from that?

Anyway, their memories would be erased, so he wasn't too concerned.

There was just one thing that worried him: he had taken Daozi Jinlin's greatest fortune, the Dao Clan's ultimate treasure—the extraordinary metallic Heaven and Earth Essence!

"Senior, please help me. A wisp of this precious material has merged into my soul light. It has quite a background, and I'm afraid I'll be targeted by envious people when I return to my original universe."

For internal matters, ask the yellow-furred fox; for external uncertainties… still ask the lame fox. Chu Feng was clearly depending on him now, directly asking for advice.

The yellow-furred fox had long seen through his nature: he was utterly shameless!

"Are you sure others will envy you, and not that you played dirty and stole their Heaven and Earth Essence?" the yellow-furred fox asked him, looking as if it had already seen through his lies.

"Well… they were hunting me, trying to kill me, so naturally, I had to eliminate them. And while I was at it, I just melted this material into my soul light."

This explanation made the five fluffy, fiery-red little Vermilion Birds beside him roll their eyes in unison, openly despising him.

Then, the yellow-furred fox gasped, surprised to see the so-called metallic Heaven and Earth Essence on Chu Feng.

"This is truly remarkable. Even powerful beings in the Yang Realm would go to great lengths to find this for their direct disciples. Although it originates from the Yin Realm, it can be used in the Yang Realm after being nurtured by Yang energy for some time. It's incredibly useful!"

An evolutionist of the yellow-furred fox's caliber had seen everything. Its appraisal highlighted the extraordinary nature of this Heaven and Earth Essence!

Yet, Chu Feng was still astonished. This material was already considered the most extraordinary and rarest treasure in the Yin Realm universe, almost impossible to encounter. Even with the Dao Clan's profound resources, they had only managed to find one type!

As for the Buddhist Clan, when Shihong was killed last time, no material of the same caliber was found on him, which showed just how rare and precious it was.

But the yellow-furred fox claimed that powerful beings in the Yang Realm could find it if they diligently searched for it?

As if discerning his confusion, the yellow-furred fox said, "The Yang Realm is vast, boundless, and endless. There are places where even powerful beings cannot reach the end, and some forbidden zones that even the most ancient ultimate experts have never entered. Its resources are truly abundant, so some rare materials can be found there."

Of course, he also emphasized that even in the Yang Realm, it would be difficult for powerful beings to collect several types of this Heaven and Earth Essence, requiring much effort.

Chu Feng was speechless. He really wanted to say, "Damn it, if I ever truly enter the Yang Realm, I'd better find a powerful being to become sworn brothers with, and then I won't have to search for anything anymore."

However, he also knew this was completely unrealistic. The disciples and grand-disciples of powerful beings were likely imperial-level figures in their own right. If he dared to offend them, he would be instantly killed and hunted down across the entire Yang Realm.

For a moment, Chu Feng wavered, longing for the Yang Realm.

The yellow-furred fox examined Chu Feng's Heaven and Earth Essence for a long time. Finally, it imparted a method to Chu Feng. After silently activating it, his soul light would temporarily become calm and stable, preventing the integrated Heaven and Earth Essence from manifesting due to various external stimuli.

"This is enough!" Chu Feng was delighted.

"Senior, please finish what you started. I also have this gourd here. It's clearly an innate divine object. I'm afraid that a bunch of shameless old geezers, like the elders from the Dao and Buddhist clans, will try to snatch it from me when they come to pick people up."

Chu Feng swung the green-skinned gourd in his hand, making the yellow-furred fox instinctively step back. It already knew what was inside: a gourd full of gray matter, so utterly terrifying that even it didn't want to touch it.

The old Vermilion Bird's eyes gleamed as it stared at the green-skinned gourd. It recognized at a glance that this was a treasure born from an innate spiritual root in chaos—so rare and precious that even gods would be tempted!

"Using this to store the bizarre gray matter is a terrible waste of a heavenly treasure," the yellow-furred fox lamented. "If it fell into the hands of a deity, it could certainly be refined into a great weapon. In the hands of a God King, it would be even more extraordinary."

The yellow-furred fox sighed, likening it to using a top-grade mutton-fat jade vessel to hold a bowl full of muddy water—too wasteful, too damaging to the vessel itself.

At least, that's how it saw it.

However, Chu Feng didn't agree. To him, this was now a great weapon with significant utility.

"This gourd is so small and green-skinned; it clearly hasn't fully matured," the yellow-furred fox said, running its hand over it. "Plus, it was crushed by the Samsara Millstone, so it's full of cracks and won't last more than a few uses before breaking."

The yellow-furred fox said this as it rubbed the gourd with its hand, using a secret technique to make it appear older. This caused even more cracks to appear on the green-skinned gourd, which began to creak, looking as if it could fall apart at any moment.

Chu Feng's heart pounded. If this thing exploded, this place would surely become a source of disaster, and even the old Vermilion Bird, being a god, would probably suffer greatly.

"Don't worry, this is just making it look old, making it fake. It appears to be on the verge of collapse, but it's fine; there's no real impact," the yellow-furred fox explained. "This is a secret technique called 'Dust of the Fingertips, Vast Changes, Traces of Time.' Even the most miraculous treasures will eventually become like dust slipping through our fingers, returning to ordinariness and commonness."

Then, the old fox told Chu Feng that after using this secret technique, even if he opened the gourd's stopper, the emerging gray mist would appear different, very ordinary.

"Even better! You truly live up to your reputation as an old 'pit' from the Yang Realm; no one scams people quite like you," Chu Feng praised.

Hearing this, the yellow-furred fox's face darkened slightly. It was genuinely making the item look old; how did it become assisting him in committing crimes in this kid's mouth?

With nothing more to delay, Chu Feng and his companions set off, first to find Yaoyao!

The old Vermilion Bird followed, bringing its five young birds. Although it only intended to send one away, it was uneasy leaving the others in the abyss.

At the same time, the old Vermilion Bird brought divine medicine, planning to help the little Vermilion Bird refine and integrate it into its body before leaving, to aid its growth!

Along the way, the little Vermilion Bird was on the verge of tears, its large golden eyes filled with them, wailing incessantly and rubbing its head against its mother's wings.

Chu Feng sighed. He couldn't bear to see the weak and pitiful, and his heart also felt a pang of sadness, unable to endure their separation.

"Senior, I'm not very confident," Chu Feng asked. "I don't know if I can bring its physical body to the Yin Realm universe. Do you have any powerful divine abilities?"

Chu Feng asked, as his only reliance was the Soul Bell, which wasn't a soul-light mental substance but a real artifact that could actually be brought over. He wanted to try and see if he could use the Soul Bell to take the little Vermilion Bird with him.

But he truly had no confidence, no certainty.

The yellow-furred fox stared at him, feeling that this kid was relying on it for everything, expecting it to prepare all sorts of things. Was this merely a casual move, or had it ended up raising an ancestor?

The more it thought about it, the more it felt it wasn't worth the trouble; this time, it had suffered a huge loss.

"Senior, don't look so grim. Aren't we destined to be together? I think helping me is helping yourself!" Chu Feng said with a smile, trying to get close to it.

Then, along the way, he lowered his voice even further and said, "Senior, with such great divine powers and calling yourself a Heavenly Venerable, you must have founded a glorious and powerful clan, right? Do you have any granddaughters or anything? The fox clan has always been as beautiful as celestial beings, captivating people. I'll definitely help you take good care of your descendants!"

"Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable, damn!" The yellow-furred fox couldn't help but finish its Daoist title before cursing, truly choked by his words and greatly angered.

This kid already had a son, and he still wanted to make a move on its descendants? Get lost, as far away as possible; absolutely no chance!

"Senior, aren't I trying to repay your kindness? What kind of look is that? You're acting like I'm a thief, which isn't fair. What's wrong with me helping you take care of your outstanding descendants?" Chu Feng was quite displeased.

"Kid, I'm warning you, if you ever enter the Yang Realm and dare to harm my granddaughter or my descendants, I guarantee I'll find someone to beat you to death! Don't think that just because I was kicked out of the Yang Realm and banished to this fallen land, I don't know a lot of people. I'm warning you, behave yourself!"

"Hmph, do you really think I want to marry a fox spirit? I heard your clan is most likely to shorten a man's lifespan; I wouldn't want that," Chu Feng scoffed.

"Kid, what did you say? Are you disrespecting and looking down on our fox clan? What do you mean by that?!" the yellow-furred fox glared at him.

"Nothing of the sort! Since you put it that way, I'll go meet your granddaughter to prove how serious and respectful I am of your descendants!" Chu Feng asked it.

"Scram! Stop beating around the bush!" The yellow-furred fox didn't want to get tangled in this conversation with him.

Then, it saw Chu Feng start to primp himself, looking very ostentatious.

Because, as the group set off, carried by the old Vermilion Bird's outstretched wings, they quickly arrived at their destination: the mountain range where Chu Feng and Yaoyao had previously cultivated in seclusion.

At the same time, the old Vermilion Bird stared at Chu Feng, also rolling its eyes.

Even the little Vermilion Birds looked at him with strange expressions.

After tidying himself up, Chu Feng took out the Teng Snake divine medicine, held it in his mouth like a rose, told them to wait there, and then walked alone toward the mountains.

"Chirp, chirp…" The little Vermilion Birds chirped amongst themselves, all saying that this human was too flamboyant!

"He's a show-off!" the yellow-furred fox corrected.

Then, it attempted to tell Chu Feng's fortune. "Why can't I predict anything? Still, I really hope this show-off gets beaten half to death!"