The Seven Princesses' Journey Across Time

Thinking of this, he suddenly stood up, slammed the table, and said loudly: "Move, move immediately, leave immediately." After that, he was about to start. Ziyou quickly reached out to hold him back, and said coquettishly: "Brother, don't worry, we still have something urgent to solve."

Zhe Yan looked bewildered: "What else?"

Zi You scolded, "And what about your Bifang bird? It's such a good sacred bird, but you gave it to a fox as a mount. I really don't know what you were thinking. You're the ancestor of the bird clan, but people who don't know the truth would think you belong to one of those foxes."

After hearing this, Zheyan's face instantly showed a trace of embarrassment and guilt, but he still argued with a specious argument: "Then... wasn't it willing to do so?"

Zi You was completely speechless at this point. He sighed helplessly and said, "How could such a divine bird willingly abandon its noble status to serve as a humble mount for others? If you think about it, you'll understand the reason. Besides, isn't the fact that Bifang is often running around the place the best proof?"

Zheyan hurriedly defended himself, "However, it has never shown any dissatisfaction or reluctance to me!"

Upon hearing this, Ziyou couldn't help but roll his eyes and sarcastically said, "Humph, your ancestor is practically becoming Qingqiu's full-time babysitter these days. How dare he even complain?"

Zheyan originally wanted to continue arguing, but after careful consideration, he suddenly realized that the facts seemed to be just as Ziyou said, and he became speechless in an instant.

Ziyou held his hand tightly and said softly, "Okay, stop worrying about it. Let's go to Qingqiu and bring Bifang back." So, the two of them embarked on the long journey to Qingqiu together.

When they arrived in Qingqiu, they saw from afar Bai Zhen and Bai Yi taking good care of several foxes beside them. They thought they were their other brothers.

Upon seeing them, the two wore vastly different expressions. Bai Yi's face was filled with surprise and suspicion, clearly someone who knew something; while Bai Zhen seemed somewhat guilty, even daring not to meet Zheyan's gaze. After all, Zheyan had been struck by lightning, something so serious, and they happened to be right next door. How could they possibly have been unaware of it?

Seeing Bai Zhen's expression, Zheyan felt a chill well up in his heart, and he lost interest in further conversation. He simply stared at Bai Zhen silently, and said in a calm but firm tone, "Please cancel the Bifang contract." It was as if these words had exhausted all his strength. After all, this was the child he had raised, and how could he just let go of that affection?

Upon hearing this, Bai Zhen's expression tensed, and he quickly said, "The contract between me and Bifang was completely destroyed by lightning when I suffered the heavenly punishment. Bifang has long been gone now."

Upon hearing this, Ziyou and Zheyan were both startled, like a huge rock dropped into a calm lake, sending ripples surging. They exchanged a glance and, as if by telepathy, turned back. Suddenly, they remembered another phoenix similarly bound by a contract.

According to Bai Zhen, could it be that the laws of nature truly forbid immortals from contracting with divine beasts? If so, then the divine punishment was most likely intended to dissolve such a contract. Then, was Lingbao Tianzun's lightning strike also due to the same reason?

With these questions in mind, the two rushed, like an arrow from a bow, to the Shangqing Realm, a realm above the heavens, to seek out Lingbao Tianzun. Upon arrival, they happened to witness Lingbao Tianzun engaged in a thrilling battle with a phoenix. Seeing the terrifyingly powerful, life-threatening weapon in Lingbao Tianzun's hand about to strike the phoenix, Ziyou, with lightning speed, leaped out and, with all his might, blocked the devastating blow.

Zheyan saw the phoenix that was almost in a state of madness, and knew that the situation was critical. Like an ant on a hot pan, he did not dare to delay for a moment. He quickly stepped forward and used all his strength to try to suppress the surging demonic energy in its body like a storm.

Lingbao Tianzun saw that the surging demonic energy in the phoenix gradually subsided, and he finally felt relieved and slowly withdrew his palm.

With a look of gratitude on his face, he bowed to the two people in front of him, expressing his heartfelt gratitude: "Thank you two gods for your help. If you hadn't intervened in time, I'm afraid the consequences would have been disastrous!"

Seeing this, Zheyan and Ziyou who were standing by hurriedly bowed and responded, "I don't deserve it. This is just my job." However, Ziyou did not say much, but just stood there quietly, as peaceful and elegant as a blooming lotus.

At this point, Zheyan spoke up, "To be honest, this phoenix is ​​the only one left in the bird tribe besides me. Seeing it about to be devoured by the evil spirit and become possessed, or even perish, I simply cannot sit idly by! Therefore, I beg Lingbao Tianzun to allow me to bring it back."

Lingbao Tianzun stared at the dying phoenix before him, emitting a strong demonic aura, and thought to himself: This phoenix had indeed brought him endless troubles. Not only had it caused him to suffer the calamity of heavenly thunder, but it had also caused the entire world to question his character.

Furthermore, even if it hadn't completely fallen into the devil's way at this point, the laws of heaven made it impossible to form a contract with it. Therefore, keeping this phoenix would be useless and could even cause a greater disaster if its demonic energy erupted. It would be better to bring it back to him. It would definitely be better than antagonizing Zheyan over something worthless.

Thinking of this, Lingbao Tianzun nodded without hesitation and replied: "Supreme God Zheyan, please do as you please. However, I need to remind you that the demonic energy in this phoenix is ​​very strong. I hope that the Supreme God can deal with it properly." His words were full of sincerity.

Zheyan hadn't expected things to go so smoothly, and he couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief. "Thank you, Lingbao Tianzun! If that's the case, I'll take it back first." He clasped his fists and bowed to Lingbao Tianzun, expressing his gratitude. Then, he shrank the object and placed it in his sleeve. Lingbao Tianzun nodded slightly, agreeing.

They then exchanged a farewell greeting, then hurried back to the Ten-Mile Peach Forest with the Phoenix. Upon arriving, Ziyou eagerly took out the Fuxi Qin, ready to cast a spell to dispel the inky black demonic aura from the Phoenix. Seeing this, Zheyan quickly released it, fearing it would be completely possessed by the demon if he was too late, and by then, it would be too late to do anything.