The most melodramatic rebirth in history

Chapter 460 Elder Tong Apologizes & Pleads
The next morning, as dawn broke and the distant horizon began to lighten with a faint, pale white glow.

The leader's mansion, Canglan Elegant Residence is located within.

Feng Ling got up and stretched, glancing back at the empty bed and soft bedding, and for a moment felt a little uncomfortable.

"Squeak!" The window was pushed open.

Taking a few deep breaths of the refreshing morning air, Feng Ling was full of energy. "I suppose after another half an hour of cultivation, Ye Xing and the others should emerge from the Qiankun·Zhuanlun Realm to handle their official business. At that time, I should take the opportunity to carefully take stock of the resources! And if I am fortunate enough to gather a hundred God Stones ahead of time thanks to the Holy City's resources, then I won't need to go to such lengths and pin my hopes on the ranking rewards of the Ten Thousand Sects Grand Competition two years from now!"

Feng Ling was talking to himself.

Suddenly, outside Canglan Residence, the space rippled slightly.

Immediately, an old man in green robes appeared out of thin air, approaching with an eerie pace of ten steps at a time.

"So you're finally willing to show yourself to me?"

Feng Ling smiled slightly and with a "whoosh," she flipped and leaped onto the roof of Canglan Residence.

At the same time, the old man in green robes, wielding a scepter that shimmered with light, descended simultaneously to a corner of the roof.

The old man and Feng Ling stood roughly on either side of the eaves, gazing at each other in silence for a long time.

"It's been half a year, and your cultivation has improved even more!"

Feng Ling broke the silence first, then smiled warmly, clasped his hands in a fist salute, and said humbly, "It seems that I will have to rely on you a lot in the future!"

Upon hearing this, Elder Tong felt a sense of relief, but as he exhaled a breath of turbid air, his expression towards Feng Ling became even more complicated.

"I'm sorry, Feng Ling, there's something I've been keeping from you... I think you should know by now!"

Elder Tong knew that Murong Shenshi's words from half a year ago could not escape Feng Ling's divine sense.

That's exactly the case!
Even though Feng Ling's cultivation had been sealed and he was in a deep sleep at the time, his divine sense was still a true peak demigod's divine sense.

For a demigod's divine sense, as long as the physical body does not die of old age, even if they have been asleep for ten thousand years and awaken, they can still trace back to the origin of their memories and thus know everything that happened in the outside world during their slumber.

This is just like a 3D montage camera that never sleeps and keeps running, capturing and recording all the scenes so that the owner can review them at any time!

Therefore, after 'hiding from Feng Ling for seven or eight days under the pretext of seclusion,' Elder Tong realized that continuing to run away was not a good idea, and might even deepen the estrangement between them and increase their resentment.

Therefore, Master Tong decided to lay his cards on the table!

Old Master Tong's wrinkled face was filled with apology and embarrassment: "To be honest, the moment I saw you, I sensed that you possessed great fortune, great destiny, and great luck. So, through patient guidance, I forged a life-and-death pact with you, thereby sharing and plundering most of your fortune. Otherwise, with your complete talent, potential, and fortune, you would probably have already broken through the divine level by now, instead of being confined to this small Ghostly Holy City, merely possessing the Qinglan Inheritance, which is barely at the demigod level!"

"Hey, Elder Tong, there's no need to apologize for the matter of fate! You've been of great help to Feng Ling along the way, so we're even now, and we owe each other nothing from now on! Besides, everything depends on fate. If you hadn't absorbed and dispersed the excess luck, I'm afraid even if I had seven more seals, I wouldn't have been able to prevent my body from exploding and dying, let alone becoming a god."

Upon hearing Elder Tong bring up this matter, Feng Ling's heart stirred slightly. His smiling face was half sincere and half self-deprecating. One must give to receive! Therefore, even knowing that Elder Tong had stolen his fortune, he didn't consider pursuing the matter.

"Good lad! With such a magnanimous heart, I knew I hadn't misjudged you!"

Upon hearing this, Elder Tong's old eyes gleamed with a sharp light, and he was quite moved. He continued, "In that case, I will certainly abide by our life-and-death pact and maintain this equal partnership between us! Also, my true form is the Wutong Divine Tree. There is a saying in the mortal world, 'When the Wutong leaves fall, autumn begins; one leaf foretells autumn,' hence my name: Ye Zhiqiu (Leaf Knows Autumn)! From now on, we will be of the same generation. If you do not mind, please address me as Brother Zhiqiu."

The sacred parasol tree?!
Feng Ling was startled. He had never imagined that Elder Tong's true form had such a great background; he had only subconsciously thought it was an ordinary sycamore tree.

If we look at it that way, the life-and-death contract signed with Elder Tong is definitely a huge win!
After all, Feng Ling had concealed the fact that Tong Lao had an "outer avatar," which meant that even if Tong Lao were to die, he would not be bound by the life-and-death contract!

Of course, Elder Tong knew that the Demon Jade was originally a clone created from Feng Ling's inner demons, but he was unaware of the extraordinary nature of Feng Ling's clone technique.

Logically speaking, if the main body perishes, the clone will also perish. Even in special cases, it is only the clone that survives.

Therefore, Elder Tong also underestimated Feng Ling, thinking that the Demon Jade clone was just an ordinary clone, and that if either he or Feng Ling died, the Demon Jade would perish along with them.

"Let's follow Elder Tong's advice and treat each other as equals, but let's stick to our usual way of addressing each other!"

Upon hearing this, Elder Tong considered it carefully for a moment and nodded in agreement.

Feng Ling then smiled and asked, "May I ask, Elder Tong, how has your cultivation recovered? Are you now confident that you can return to the Demon Valley of the South China Sea Illusion Continent?"

Back then, Master Tong mentioned that he was persecuted and hunted down by his enemies, which is why he fled to the Eastern Divine Continent.

Therefore, Feng Ling asked this question.

"Ah, thanks to you! I've barely returned to the early stage of level seventeen, and it will probably take another three to five years before I'm back to my peak. During this time, your cultivation will likely far surpass mine, and my enemies are also much stronger than they were a thousand years ago. Therefore, I'm afraid I'll have to beg you to help me eliminate them!"

After saying this, Elder Tong shook his head and smiled bitterly, then bowed deeply to Feng Ling.

"Elder Tong, you must not do this! Since I, Feng Ling, have taken the initiative to inquire, it must be because I intend to help. Please tell me first about the background of your enemy and what kind of magic or supernatural powers he possesses. In this way, we can discuss countermeasures and take precautions as soon as possible!"

As soon as Feng Ling finished speaking, Elder Tong's eyes suddenly filled with killing intent. He said resentfully, "Old Ghost Songshan, your true form is 'Heavenly Cold Moonlit Pine,' and your innate divine ability is: Moon Blade - which allows you to use the power of moonlight to increase your strength by at least 50%! Back then, as the master of Demon Valley, I saw that he had good talent, so I recruited him. I never expected that because he cultivated the Dao of Ice, his true form was often damaged and cracked. Therefore, he coveted my Wutong Divine Body and deliberately hid his cultivation to lurk by my side, waiting for an opportunity to strike! As a result, as you can guess, I was caught off guard and severely injured by that shameless scoundrel, who stole my position as Valley Master. Fortunately, in a head-on confrontation, he hesitated because his divine body was not as resilient as mine, and worried that he would collapse first. That's why I took the opportunity to detonate the Wutong Divine Body, and luckily escaped with this true spirit..."

"Afterwards, it dispatched the demons of the Demon Valley who had defected, feigning to search and hunt me down. In reality, it wanted to hold me back by encircling and intercepting me, until it came to devour and refine my true spirit, thus achieving the Wutong Divine Body! Unfortunately, I would not let it have its way. When it arrived triumphantly, I deliberately tore open a spatial passage, enduring the pain of being surrounded by demons, dragging hundreds of demons into the spatial turbulence vortex, resulting in their deaths. I, however, was swept away by the spatial turbulence and, by some twist of fate, ended up in the Eastern Sacred Continent! Although the Eastern Sacred Continent also had demon pursuers who had survived the spatial turbulence, this was human territory! I was fast enough to escape, not only could they not catch me, but the humans could not catch me either, although the humans could catch them. Therefore, I had no choice but to provoke human experts along the way. Over time, the number of demon pursuers decreased, and I, unable to bear the burden any longer, randomly stumbled into the teleportation array of a small city and escaped!"

Every time a creature hatches, it's a new beginning...

The world is full of chaos and troubles; may the sages and saints offer you a pure land for your souls.

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