After transmigrating, I made a name for myself through my culinary skills.

Jiang Ning's tone was undeniably firm, but at this critical juncture, Shen Feng was too lazy to argue with him and simply erased the traces from the ring space on his hand and handed it over.

Shen Feng's straightforwardness surprised Jiang Ning. After thanking him, Jiang Ning threw a sword from his spatial storage into the cage and then took the ring space to the vicinity of the lightning tribulation.

He carefully maintained the distance, ensuring that the Heavenly Dao did not perceive him as being within the lightning tribulation, while also allowing him to place the defensive magical artifacts near Ye Lan.

Not only were the items plundered from Shen Feng, but Jiang Ning also threw all of them, including his own defensive magic artifacts, next to Ye Lan to help him resist the five waves of heavenly lightning.

The reason for seeking something from Shen Feng was, of course, because as the only young sect master of the Heavenly Sword Sect, which was the strongest sect for weapon crafting in the Southern Continent, he must possess a considerable number of magical treasures.

In addition, Ye Lan had once told him that Shen Feng was very lucky, and Jiang Ning wanted to borrow some of that luck from Ye Lan through those magical artifacts.

While Jiang Ning was secretly delivering a magical artifact to Ye Lan, the battle outside erupted again. This time, thanks to Baili Fuxuan's intervention, the situation, which had initially been favored by the cultivators, gradually reversed.

Baili Fuxuan is truly too strong. Even though those three bursts of heavenly lightning injured him, there is still no one who can defeat him.

Jiang Yunshu and the others had no choice but to join forces to deal with him. Moreover, with the Heavenly Sword Sect elders helping Baili Fuxuan around, it was difficult for them to gain the upper hand.

After Baili Fuxuan came out, he was able to deal with several Nascent Soul stage cultivators by himself, and Yan Ming was even able to spare the time to deal with the others.

He had to help his subordinates, otherwise, if all those demon disciples died, who would help them carry on the demon race?

Yan Ming's gaze fell on a girl in purple. Not far from her were two older men. These three had been healing the cultivators, which was why they couldn't kill all the cultivators. If they could just get rid of these three, they could save a lot of trouble.

Yan Ming didn't even hesitate for a few seconds before attacking Doctor Shen.

Yunzhi sensed the danger and immediately threw out a protective net to block the attack, pulling Doctor Shen away from the attack.

"Golden Flame Beast, bite him!"

While protecting Doctor Shen, Yun Zhi gave orders to her spirit pet, showing no fear of this demon whose strength was several times greater than hers.

Even if we are defeated, we will die sooner or later, so there is nothing to be afraid of.

With a roar, the Golden Flame Beast charged forward. Yan Ming dodged quickly, but the Golden Flame Beast was known for its speed, and Yun Zhi had basically emptied her savings to feed it over the past two years, so it was no longer what it used to be.

Just as Yan Ming dodged to the side, it appeared behind him in the blink of an eye and swung its claw at his back. However, the claw did not hurt Yan Ming; instead, he slammed his palm into the Golden Flame Beast.

The Golden Flame Beast did not dodge at all and took the blow head-on, because Jiang Nan was commanding the little phoenix to launch a surprise attack from the other side. A fire phoenix struck Yan Ming in an instant, severely injuring him.

Yan Ming's palm strike was quite powerful; the massive body of the Golden Flame Beast crashed to the ground, nearly hitting Lin Baichuan, who was secretly delivering medicine to the injured.

The Golden Flame Beast pretended to be dead on the ground for two seconds.

The pain was unbearable. Once Ye Lan returned safely, it would tell him how severely it had been injured protecting its master, and that it would need to eat a hundred delicious meals to make up for it.

"Stop lying there, kill him!"

Hearing the little phoenix's loud voice, the Golden Flame Beast Gulu stood up and returned to the battle.

This battle was far too brutal. Amidst the deafening roar of thunder, countless cultivators perished. They showed no fear of death, and some even self-destructed before their deaths, hoping to perish together with the demons.

Because Baili Fuxuan left the range of the tribulation, the subsequent heavenly lightning attacks were less severe. In addition, with the Holy Dragon protecting him and Xiaobai, Ye Lan, although seriously injured, was not fatally wounded.

Unwilling to stop there, he swallowed a recovery pill, gripped his longsword, and followed behind the Holy Dragon, facing the baptism of heavenly lightning.

The wind whipped his long hair, and his white robes were soaked in blood, but his face showed no sign of defeat. The lightning had damaged his flesh and veins, but he still stood upright and did not let himself fall.

As the final bolt of lightning struck, a surge of conviction welled up within Ye Lan; he was certain he would successfully overcome this tribulation.

He stood high in the void, surrounded by the massive body of the holy dragon. Thunder rumbled down from the heavens. He felt something shatter within his body, and a surge of immense spiritual energy swept over him, completely repairing his meridians and body.

As the thunderclouds in the sky dispersed, Jiang Ning's face lit up with joy, only to see a demon trying to ambush Ye Lan. Before the two of them could make a move, the demon was bitten in half by the giant dragon.

The Holy Dragon disdainfully tossed the demon from its mouth to the ground. These scruffy creatures dared to harm its son's contracted human; they were utterly audacious.

It glanced at its spirited son, then looked at the location where Baili Fuxuan was. There were several auras there, belonging to the humans who had ambushed it earlier, as well as the demon in the middle who was being besieged and had previously tried to seize its life and power.

With a flick of its tail, the Holy Dragon appeared before Baili Fuxuan, and its arrival brought the situation to a new turn.

Baili Fuxuan dodged the dragon's tail by sidestepping, and then grabbed the whip that was lashing at him with one hand. With a pull, the whip, soaked in venom, fell into his hand.

If an ordinary person held the whip like that, their body would surely be corroded by the venom on it. But Baili Fuxuan was no ordinary person. He just held the whip and lashed it at Gu Ruochu. How dare a mere Nascent Soul cultivator launch a sneak attack on him?

Gu Yu was beside her and instinctively wanted to shield his mother from the whip, but the whip didn't fall on either of them. It was Shen Wensheng who took the blow with her body.

Gu Ruochu exclaimed in surprise, "Ah Sheng!"

The long whip lashed Shen Wensheng so hard he almost lost his balance, leaving a long, bloody welt on his body as the poison rapidly spread.

Baili Fuxuan angrily said, "Shen Wensheng, what are you trying to do?!"

He had just ordered Shen Wensheng to release the contents of the cage, but not only did the other party disobey, he was now even protecting the enemy.

The elders of the Heavenly Sword Sect were also puzzled, and Shen Liang even asked, "Sect Master, do you not intend to go against the old Sect Master's wishes at this time?"

Shen Wensheng wore a mocking smile, but before he could speak, Baili Fuxuan pierced his body with demonic energy.

No one expected that Baili Fuxuan would actually turn against his own ally. This scene stunned everyone in the Heavenly Sword Sect. They didn't even have time to react before Shen Wensheng was dealt with by him.

Baili Fuxuan said in a chilling tone, "Since they are disobedient, there is no need to keep them. Shen Liang, I order you to quickly open the cage and release them."

If it weren't for the fact that in order to maintain a superficial peace with the Heavenly Sword Sect, they had set up those cages that could only be opened by members of the Shen family, he wouldn't have bothered arguing with Shen Wensheng.

The Heavenly Sword Sect elder named Shen Liang immediately obeyed the order and flew swiftly toward the high platform where the cage was located.

Gu Ruochu could no longer care about anything else. She caught Shen Wensheng as he fell and fell with him.

"father!"

Shen Wensheng could no longer maintain the cage that imprisoned Shen Feng. Shen Feng took the sword given to him by Jiang Ning and ran all the way to his father's side.

Shen Wensheng's breath was very weak. Gu Ruochu held him and kept stuffing pills into his mouth, but she still couldn't stop his life from slipping away.

When Shen Feng ran to his father, he almost knelt down. With trembling hands, he took out a jade bottle from his pocket and poured out a black and gold patterned pill, hoping to make his father take it.

However, Shen Wensheng shook his head slightly and refused. He took out a token from his pocket and handed it to Shen Feng, saying weakly, "It's no use... My body... has already been... corrupted by demonic energy..."

This demonic energy entered his body a hundred years ago. If Baili Fuxuan wanted him dead, he wouldn't live past the next day. This is the price of the Heavenly Sword Sect's cooperation with the Demon Clan.

The Sirius beast whimpered softly beside him. As his contracted spirit pet, no one knew better than it what was wrong with its master's body. The demonic energy was rampaging through his body, damaging his meridians and internal organs.

But at this moment, Shen Wensheng couldn't care less about it. He turned to look at Gu Yu, his mouth moved, but no sound came out.

Perhaps the father and son were of one mind, for Gu Yu called out to him in a hoarse voice, "Father!"

Shen Wensheng forced a smile, but Gu Ruochu's tears fell onto his face. He reached out his hand, but he didn't have the strength to wipe away her tears.

Gu Ruochu took his hand before it fell to the ground.

The pills sustained his body, preventing him from dying immediately. Shen Wensheng felt apologetic: "It's my fault... I'm sorry..."

This "you" includes too many people, including Gu Ruochu and her son, as well as Shen Feng and his mother.

He seemed to see Lin Chaoyan's figure, and turned to the sobbing Shen Feng, saying, "Take good care of your mother..."

After saying that, he passed away.

If there is an afterlife, he would never want to let go of Ruoniang's hand again.

"father!!!"

Shen Feng cried out in anguish, but no one responded to his words.

He should hate this man, hate him for betraying his mother, hate him for never loving him since childhood, hate him for actually harming him. But he left forever before this hatred could even accumulate for a day, leaving him without even knowing whether he should hate this man or cherish the few moments of fatherly love he received.

Just as Shen Feng was weeping, a pair of slender hands covered his shoulders. He looked up and saw his mother.

The Lin Chaoyan that Shen Wensheng saw just now was not an illusion. When Shen Liang tried to open the cage, Lin Chaoyan stopped him. Just as he was about to attack her, Ye Lan arrived and dealt with him with a single divine needle.

Jiang Ning and Long Li were currently guarding the high platform, preventing any members of the Shen family from getting close, while Lin Chaoyan was brought to Shen Feng by Ye Lan.

He should be the one protecting his mother.

After delivering the person to her side, Ye Lan hurried towards Jiang Nan's side.

After entering the Nascent Soul stage, Ye Lan's divine bloodline was fully activated. Even if he were to face Yan Ming now, he would be confident that he could escape unscathed, not to mention that he was holding a divine artifact like the Sun Chasing Needle.