Reversing the Milky Way

Seeing the wild beast running for its life, Bai Cheng felt a tremendous sense of crisis.

"What...what happened?"

The village chief, Yu Tianqing, said with a look of horror, "What is this? Could it be that some large monster has escaped from the Yunluo Mountains?"

As soon as the words were spoken, a pair of golden eyes appeared in the distant sky, and lightning flashed through the clouds, illuminating a gigantic figure. Those who witnessed this scene gasped in astonishment.

Bai Cheng: "What is that?"

Before anyone could react, the enormous figure burst through the clouds, crackling with lightning, and swooped down toward the ground. Yu Qing'an recognized it at a glance.

Yu Qing'an: "This! This is a Golden-Winged Thunderbird! Everyone, get out of the way!"

Bai Cheng: "What? The Golden-Winged Thunderbird?"

Bai Cheng immediately recalled the information he had seen in the monster encyclopedia. The Golden-Winged Thunderbird was a high-level monster that lived deep in the Yunluo Mountains. It was the highest-level monster that Bai Cheng could see in the monster encyclopedia he had copied, and it was also of the thunder attribute.

Zhao Haiming, however, was unimpressed upon hearing the news.

"What kind of bullshit Golden-Winged Thunderbird is this! In my opinion, it's nothing but a beast!"

Then, he roared at the Golden-Winged Thunderbird in the sky from the ground. When the Golden-Winged Thunderbird flew to a height of several hundred meters above the ground, it suddenly opened its huge beak, gathering lightning in its mouth. Immediately afterwards, a bolt of lightning several meters wide shot out, heading straight for Zhao Haiming on the ground, and Zhao Haiming was immediately enveloped by the huge bolt of lightning.

A massive pillar of lightning stretched out in a straight line, engulfing several fleeing village guards. Instantly, the earth cracked open, and thick smoke billowed. In the blink of an eye, the lightning had swept across a kilometer, leaving a trench three meters deep, with patches of scorched red earth still visible within.

After the Golden-Winged Thunderbird's attack, Bai Cheng was immediately stunned.

"Holy crap! This isn't a bird, it's a miniature King Ghidorah!"

When he looked towards where Zhao Haiming had been, all that remained was a charred mass of flesh. Just then, Yue Ling's voice rang out from afar.

"Brother Bai Cheng! Over here!"

Upon seeing this, Bai Cheng immediately joined up with Yue Ling and Yu Qing'an, and then the group hid in a secluded corner.

Yu Qing'an: "Well, the good news is that Zhao Haiming solved it, but the bad news is that someone else has come along who can't solve it."

Yue Ling: "How could this Golden-Winged Thunderbird suddenly fly out of the Cloudfall Mountains? This has never happened before."

As Bai Cheng watched the Golden-Winged Thunderbirds flying into Yu Family Village and causing destruction everywhere, he asked, "So what should we do now?"

Yu Qing'an's face looked grim.

"I'm afraid we can only wait for reinforcements from Wuling Town. Facing high-level demonic beasts, no matter how many of us we send, we're just going to our deaths. If my cultivation were still intact, this wouldn't have happened." After saying this, Yu Qing'an also showed a helpless expression.

At this moment, Bai Cheng suddenly asked, "By the way, Uncle Yu, do you have any spiritual plants at home that can replenish spiritual energy?"

After thinking for a while, Yu Qing'an replied, "There shouldn't be any more Grade 3 spiritual plants left. There might only be Grade 2 and Grade 1 spiritual plants left, but these don't contain much spiritual energy. Don't tell me you're trying to hold off the Golden-Winged Thunderbird; that's impossible."

Bai Cheng: "We have to give it a try. Zhao Haiming's matter was originally caused by me. They are right. Besides, I was once struck by lightning."

Upon hearing this, Yu Qing'an immediately recalled the scene from that time. After much deliberation, he decided to return home first.

This is Hejia Village.

Village chief He Zijun was holding a banquet to celebrate his daughter and Tang Yue being selected to join the sect. All the prominent figures in the village were there, while He Jinchao stood aside without saying a word.

Suddenly, a village guard came to report.

Hejia Village Guard: "Village Chief, there are two village guards outside who came from Yujia Village."

At this moment, He Zijun was in high spirits. Because Yu Family Village and He Family Village had been rivals for many years, they often argued fiercely over the ownership of the mine. So when he heard that people from Yu Family Village had come, He Zijun's enthusiasm immediately diminished by more than half, but he still ordered his men to bring the people from Yu Family Village up.

As soon as the two village guards from Yujia Village entered, they knelt down on the ground.

"Village Chief He, Yu Family Village has been attacked, suffering heavy casualties. The situation is extremely urgent. We have come to ask for your help."

Upon hearing this, everyone present tensed up.

He Zijun: "Attacked? What exactly happened?"

The village guard then recounted what had happened in Yu Family Village. He Zijun burst into laughter, "Hahaha, your Yu Family Village is truly full of talented people! Someone can even transform into a demon beast, hahahaha!"

At this moment, Xuan Molin, who was sitting to the side, spoke up: "Isn't Xuan Taiming guarding Yu Family Village?"

Upon hearing this, the two village guards replied hesitantly, "Governor Xuan Taiming... he... fled in defeat."

Upon hearing this, Xuan Molin immediately stood up.

"What? My second brother was actually no match for Zhao Haiming after his transformation into a demon?"

He then immediately continued to the village chief, He Zijun, saying, "I need to go check on my second brother. Village Chief He, please keep a close watch on things while I'm gone."

Then, he summoned his flying sword from his storage bag and flew towards Yu Family Village. Village Chief He Zijun could only watch helplessly, drinking his wine in silence while continuing the banquet.

The village guards who went to Wuling Town for help rode at full speed. Even though both of them were riding first-grade spirit horses, there was still a distance between Yu Family Village and Wuling Town, and it would take at least thirty minutes one way.

Meanwhile, in Yujia Village...

The Golden-Winged Thunderbird circled overhead, its golden eyes scanning every inch of the land. It could sense that its offspring were hiding in Yu Family Village. Meanwhile, Xuan Taiming, who had already returned home, was resting with his eyes closed in his house when suddenly, a bolt of lightning illuminated half the sky, followed by a tremendous sound, and then countless screams.

Xuan Taiming: "What's going on? Has Zhao Haiming already stormed into the village? But..."

He then began to ponder. Although he was currently at the early stage of the Qi Condensation Realm, Zhao Haiming, after his demonic transformation, had clearly surpassed the level of a low-level demonic beast, but was still below the strength of a mid-level demonic beast. Moreover, it seemed that he possessed earth-attribute spiritual power, and with his rapidly healing body, he clearly couldn't handle him.

At this moment, Xuan Taiming was unaware that Zhao Haiming had been blasted into a bloody mess by the Golden-Winged Thunderbird. It wasn't until a bolt of lightning swept across his yard, instantly piercing through dozens of houses in front of him, and then thick smoke billowed up in the heavy rain, that Xuan Taiming realized that this was not an attack that Zhao Haiming could have launched!

Immediately afterwards, he quickly flew to the sky above the house on his sword to take a look, and what he saw made him tremble with shock.

The Golden-Winged Thunderbird landed on the ground, facing the numerous houses ahead. Its body crackled with lightning, and bolts of lightning shot from its mouth, slicing through the houses like slicing blades. Immediately afterward, thick smoke billowed, leaving only piles of molten stone behind the swept-away houses.

Fortunately, some villagers had already left their houses, but those who did not leave suffered the same fate as Zhao Haiming. Some ordinary people were even burned to a crisp.

Xuan Taiming was also shocked when he saw this scene.

"This! How is this possible? Could it be?!"

He instantly remembered the Golden-Winged Thunderbird egg in the cellar. If people found out that he was the one who led the Golden-Winged Thunderbird to Yu Family Village, being held accountable would be a minor matter; he might even end up in jail.

The so-called Heavenly Prison is a place specifically for imprisoning cultivators, and every location of the Surveillance Bureau has a Heavenly Prison.

At this moment, Xuan Taiming quickly arrived at the cellar. Faced with the Golden-Winged Thunderbird's eggs, he was torn between two options. One was to move the eggs away, but this method might attract the Golden-Winged Thunderbird again. The other was to place the eggs in an inconspicuous place, letting the Golden-Winged Thunderbird find them and leave with them.

Meanwhile, Bai Cheng had already returned home, and Yu Qing'an brought all the spiritual plants from his home.

Yu Qing'an: "Bai Cheng, are you really capable of handling this?"

Bai Cheng: "Don't worry, Uncle Yu, there shouldn't be any problems."

Bai Cheng immediately shoved the spiritual herb in front of him into his mouth, not caring about its effects. He was extremely nervous at that moment and didn't know if he could withstand it.

"Damn it, I should have prepared more items to restore my spiritual energy."

As Bai Cheng was saying this, his eyes suddenly lit up.

"Oh right! Where's that spirit stone?"

He quickly retrieved the spirit stone he had obtained from the mysterious cave. Although Bai Cheng hadn't yet learned how to cultivate spiritual energy, those with a cultivation physique would unconsciously absorb some when near a source of spiritual energy. Amidst the soaring lightning outside and the screams of countless people, Bai Cheng finished eating the miscellaneous spiritual plants on the table.

He then clutched the spirit stone tightly in his hand and ran wildly outside. Yu Qing'an and Yue Ling followed him. Just as Yu Qing'an was about to follow, he inadvertently noticed the jade pendant that the white wooden bowl on the table had given to Bai Cheng.

"Oh right! I almost forgot!"

He then picked up the jade tablet and poured in the little spiritual power he had left. The jade tablet then began to glow slightly.

At this moment, inside Xue Fu Restaurant in Wuling Town, Bai Muwan was standing in front of Xue Qianfu with Wei Tao and Wei Ran.

Bai Muwan: "Manager Xue is really good at business. Even though I have already paid back the debt, you still let it be used as a bargaining chip."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xue Qianfu realized he was in the wrong. He was sweating profusely with nervousness. He then said, "Um, Miss Bai, please rest assured, we have already prepared the debt you owed. Since Bai Cheng has used his abilities to wipe out the losses he caused, then Miss Bai, we will naturally return the debt you advanced in full. I have already prepared these 1,800 silver coins."

After saying that, Xue Qianfu took out a storage bag.

"There are 1,800 silver coins here, not a single one missing."

Upon seeing this, Bai Muwan also let out a cold laugh.

"Manager Xue, you think you can buy an invitation to Tianfu Academy with a mere 1,800 silver coins? You should know that even the Xue family in Baifeng City only has two invitations per competition. Although I don't know why the first place in Wuling Town this year has become an invitation to Tianhuo Academy, I have heard that the first place in other towns still received the same reward."

Bai Muwan's words immediately made the atmosphere tense.

After thinking for a while, Xue Qianfu continued, "Alright, then I will give Miss Bai an extra two thousand silver coins. I hope Miss Bai will not pursue this matter any further."

Afterwards, Bai Muwan left Xue Qianfu's room with Wei Ran and Wei Tao, carrying two storage bags given to her by Xue Qianfu, which were worth a thousand silver coins.

Bai Muwan: "Sigh, I actually made three thousand silver coins from this trip to Wuling Town. I hope no one will call me a spendthrift girl anymore when I get back?"

Wei Tao: "Should we inform the family head about Bai Chuanhai's matter?"

Wei Ran: "I think it's better not to say anything. Since Bai Chuanhai is hiding his identity in Yujia Village, it means that he doesn't want outsiders to know about him."

Upon hearing this, Bai Muwan rested her chin on her right hand and began to ponder.

Just then, the jade pendant at her waist suddenly began to flash rhythmically. Noticing this, she immediately picked it up.

"This must be Father making contact, right?" After saying that, Bai Muwan poured her spiritual power into the jade tablet, and then Yu Qing'an's voice came from the jade tablet.

(Jade tablet: Mu Wan, can you hear me?)

Bai Muwan: "Uncle! It's you? We were just talking about you."

(Jade tablet: Mu Wan, I won't go into the small talk, Yu Family Village is currently under attack by the Golden-Winged Thunderbirds, suffering heavy casualties. You must immediately notify the Wuling Town Inspectorate to send reinforcements!)

Bai Muwan was also somewhat shocked after hearing this.

"What? It's a Golden-Winged Thunderbird!"

Immediately afterward, the jade pendant flashed a few times and then fell silent.

On Yu Qing'an's side, "Damn it, has my spiritual energy already run out? It seems I really need to hurry up and recover my cultivation." Immediately afterward, he put down the jade token and rushed out the door.

Bai Muwan's side.

"Uncle! Uncle?"

After seeing that the jade tablet was no longer responding, Bai Muwan immediately said, "Wei Tao, Wei Ran, you two hurry back to Yu Family Village to provide support. I'll go to the Supervisory Office to deliver the message."

Upon hearing this, Wei Tao and Wei Ran hesitated.

“Miss, our duty is to ensure your safety. You already went against our principles by asking me to protect Yue Ling in Yu Family Village before, so you can’t insist on doing things your own way this time. You’ve seen it yourself, even in a place like Wuling Town, the elders of those sects can appear here. If we’re not by your side, how can we explain if you encounter danger? So, let’s leave the rescue to the Supervisory Bureau. I’ll go and make the announcement.”

After listening to Wei Ran's words, Bai Muwan sighed. It wasn't Wei Tao and Wei Ran's fault; they were Bai Zhentian's bodyguards assigned to Bai Muwan. If necessary, they would even forcibly tie her up and take her back. Helpless, Bai Muwan could only agree to Wei Ran's suggestion.

(The method of accurately transmitting sound through the jade pendant will be explained later.)