Reversing the Milky Way

In the blink of an eye, the lightning bolt arrived in front of Bai Cheng, and Bai Cheng felt a great sense of foreboding.

"Oops!!"

Just then, a blue lightning bolt, faster than the Golden-Winged Thunderbird's attack, blocked Bai Cheng's path. Bai Cheng only saw a blue robe flashing with lightning appear in front of him, and then he saw the Golden-Winged Thunderbird's lightning bolt split into thin streams that swept past Bai Cheng.

At the same time, Bai Cheng felt a spiritual force pulling him into the air, but he couldn't control it. After regaining his footing, Bai Cheng discovered that the person in front of him was Shuo Chen.

Bai Cheng: "Senior Shuo Chen!?"

Shuo Chen: "I didn't expect that you were so tough when you were glowing blue all over. Even a high-level demon beast couldn't hurt you. In my experience, this is the first time I've ever seen anything like it."

As soon as he finished speaking, Shuo Chen raised his palm, and several bolts of lightning shot out from it. They quickly surrounded the Golden-Winged Thunderbird in the air, forming a spherical net of lightning.

As Shuo Chen slowly clenched his fist, the lightning ball instantly shrank, tightly binding the Golden-Winged Thunderbird. Then, something that shocked Bai Cheng happened: the lightning ball in the air instantly transformed into the shape of a wild beast, like a winged python, which tightly coiled around the Golden-Winged Thunderbird before falling into the forest below.

"They actually trapped the Golden-Winged Thunderbird with just one move!"

While Bai Cheng was still in shock, a voice came from behind him.

"Bai Cheng!"

Bai Cheng turned his head and looked. Then he saw that Lei Che was actually standing on a small boat floating in the air.

Bai Cheng: "Huh?! Lei Che, what is this?! I've only ever seen people riding swords, I've never seen anyone riding a ship before."

Lei Che: "This is Master's flying spirit boat."

Bai Cheng: "Flying spirit boats!? So they really exist?!"

Lei Che: "That's right. Flying spirit boats are generally made of spirit wood of grade four or above that has grown for at least five hundred years, so they are usually only found in major sects and sects."

As soon as he finished speaking, Bai Cheng found himself being dragged onto the spirit boat by that unknown spiritual power. Then the spirit boat slowly descended and came to the side of the Golden-Winged Thunderbird below.

At this moment, the Golden-Winged Thunderbird was entangled by a giant python formed from blue lightning, unable to move, while Shuo Chen silently watched all of this from the side.

Bai Cheng stared in amazement at the giant lightning python, which looked as if it were alive.

"Is this what they call a spiritual energy manifested attack?"

Shuo Chen: "Oh, I didn't expect you to know this already? But the prototype of this giant python is my spirit pet, the Thunder Eel Serpent."

'A Thunder Eel Serpent? I haven't seen it in either the spirit beast or demon beast encyclopedia. Could it be a higher-level being?'

Just as Bai Cheng was pondering, Shuo Chen's words brought him back to reality.

"Bai Cheng, what do you think is the best course of action regarding this Golden-Winged Thunderbird?"

As he spoke, Shuo Chen glanced at Bai Cheng, his eyes calm and unreadable. Bai Cheng, upon hearing this, also looked at the Golden-Winged Thunderbird before him.

"This junior dares not make the decision; it is entirely up to Senior Shuochen's will."

As Bai Cheng finished speaking, Shuo Chen noticed that Bai Cheng's body trembled slightly while he was speaking, and his fists were clenched tightly.

Seeing this, Shuo Chen shook his head and continued, "Bai Cheng, do you know? All living beings in this world are inherently without fault; they simply act according to their instincts."

As soon as he finished speaking, Shuo Chen slightly extended his right index finger, and dozens of long spear phantoms flashing with lightning instantly appeared above the Golden-Winged Thunderbird. Immediately afterwards, these spears kept attacking the Golden-Winged Thunderbird below, easily piercing through the entangled bird, and the Golden-Winged Thunderbird struggled even more fiercely after being attacked.

As the spear continued to fall, Shuo Chen continued, "But there is one law that remains unchanged throughout history: the strong prey on the weak. When you are weak, you are destined to be bullied and everything will go wrong for you. But when you are strong, you will find that any dissenting voices around you will disappear. This beast attacked your Yu Family Village today, perhaps for his own eggs, or perhaps because he was in a bad mood. If there were powerful cultivators nearby, he would never have dared to attack Yu Family Village today. Do you understand what I mean?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the dozen or so spears crackling with lightning all fell, and the golden-winged thunderbird before him was lifeless. Then, Shuo Chen waved his hand and stored the entire golden-winged thunderbird into the storage ring he was wearing.

Looking at the uneven forest around him, Bai Cheng felt a pang of melancholy. Just then, Shuo Chen came to Bai Cheng's side and patted him on the shoulder.

"Don't forget, eliminating demonic beasts is one of the practices for us cultivators. Moreover, many people lost their lives in Yu Family Village this time."

After saying that, Shuo Chen boarded his flying spirit boat and slowly ascended into the air. Shuo Chen turned to Bai Cheng and said, "Take good care of that egg; it will be of great help to you in the future."

At this moment, Lei Che said to Bai Cheng, "Bai Cheng, we'll meet again!"

Then, the spirit boat turned and flew south. Bai Cheng suddenly remembered something and shouted, "Senior Shuo Chen! What exactly is that dark, unidentifiable thing you gave me?"

As the sound faded, an echo was heard from the distant sky.

"You will know in time."

Upon hearing this, Bai Cheng collapsed to the ground, utterly exhausted. At this moment, he had no strength left in his body, and the events of the night had completely reshaped his worldview.

Before anyone knew it, the rain had receded, and the dark clouds in the sky had slowly dissipated, revealing the bright white moon. After resting for a while, Bai Cheng suddenly remembered the Golden-Winged Thunderbird's egg, and then quickly went to the place where he had put the egg.

The egg shimmered with light, standing perfectly intact in the jungle. Bai Cheng quickly stepped forward and began to examine it carefully.

"This egg is much bigger than a phoenix-tailed chicken egg. It'll probably take quite a few meals to eat. Senior Shuochen said it would be of great help to me in the future, so he definitely didn't mean it was for eating. Could it be that I'm going to raise it as a spirit pet? But what should I do now? If I take it back, I definitely won't be able to keep it. Since Xuan Taiming has already given up on this egg, and I've already put it down as they told me to, attracting the Golden-Winged Thunderbird away, then this egg should be unclaimed now. According to the rule that whoever finds it first gets to keep it, no one will blame me if I take the egg now, right?"

After much deliberation, Bai Cheng carried the egg and headed towards Yu Family Village, having already thought of a good place.

In Yu Family Village, Liu Yuntian and his team were cleaning up the scene when Yu Qing helped Village Chief Yu Tianqing walk slowly towards them. Liu Yuntian was bewildered upon seeing him. He noticed that Yu Tianqing's left hand was missing, a result of his inability to dodge the attack from the Golden-Winged Thunderbird earlier.

After arriving at Liu Yuntian's side, Yu Tianqing slowly said, "In this attack, 1,281 people died, 890 were injured, and 421 houses were destroyed. Nearly half of the western part of the village suffered severe damage, which is much more serious than the monster invasion more than 20 years ago."

As he finished speaking, he weakly looked up in Xuan Taiming's direction. Then he continued, "Such a horrific tragedy has occurred; we desperately hope that Lord Liu can avenge us!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Yuntian lowered his head in shame.

"Village Chief Yu, please rest assured. With such a serious monster invasion incident, I'm sure the higher-ups won't sit idly by."

After saying that, he looked at Xuan Taiming in the distance and continued with a firm expression, "I will report this matter exactly as it was, and I will definitely get justice for you."

Upon hearing this, Yu Tianqing was moved to tears.

"Then thank you very much, Lord Liu."

Just then, Yue Ling walked over from a distance.

"Lord Liu, has Bai Cheng not returned yet?"

Liu Yuntian shook his head.

"There's still no news, but Miss Yueling, you should prepare for the worst. Although we've bought Bai Cheng enough time, no one can guarantee what might happen."

Upon hearing this, Yue Ling's expression visibly tensed up. At that moment, Yu Qing'an also walked over slowly.

“Inspector Liu, this incident was entirely caused by Xuan Taiming alone. Moreover, I believe his character is questionable, so it would be better to detain him directly.”

Upon hearing this, Liu Yuntian also sighed. "Alas, how could I not want to? But Xuan Taiming's father is an assistant elder at Tianhuo Academy. Not to mention me, even the supervisory offices in major cities would show him deference."

Yu Qing'an nodded slightly in response.

"I see, that makes things quite difficult!"

Liu Yuntian was also somewhat surprised by Yu Qingan's attitude.

"Oh? I didn't expect that someone as ordinary as you would know about the people in the Heavenly Fire Academy?"

Yu Qing'an: "No, it's just hearsay."

Subsequently, in the next half hour, Liu Yuntian returned to Wuling Town and notified the four government offices that since some of the houses in Yujia Village had been completely destroyed, there were many more refugees with nowhere to go. Therefore, they were temporarily settled in Wuling Town. As for the resettlement expenses, there was no need to worry about them, as the Supervisory Office would provide them in full.

Time quickly came, and in the early hours of the morning, many villagers had already set off for Wuling Town. Along the way, many guards from the Wuling Town government were escorting them.

Liu Yuntian and his group dared not be careless. He did not know if the Golden-Winged Thunderbird would attack again, so he immediately reported the matter to the Surveillance Bureau of Baifeng City. At the same time, he sent two people to be stationed at the north entrance of Yujia Village. Not only that, he also sent two people to search along the way in Yunluo Forest, following the direction in which Bai Cheng had lured away the Golden-Winged Thunderbird.

The two men happened to see Bai Cheng walking in the forest with his hands empty, so they immediately took him back.

Inside Yujia Village, Xuan Taiming and Xuan Molin were in the cellar. Looking at the mess in their cellar, with many things destroyed, Xuan Taiming's expression was self-evident.

Suddenly, something occurred to him. He immediately said to Xuan Molin, "Brother, please send a message to Father immediately and tell him what's going on here. I might be in some trouble these next few days. Also..."

Immediately afterwards, Xuan Taiming whispered a string of words in Xuan Molin's ear, which immediately surprised Xuan Molin.

Xuan Molin: "What? You want your father to arrange a marriage for you?!"

Xuan Taiming: "That's right, elder brother. As you know, Father is now at the mid-stage of the Meridian Opening Realm, while you and I have cultivated for more than ten years and are only at the mid-stage of the Qi Condensation Realm at most. This is because Father married a woman who has no cultivation physique at all, which is why our aptitude is so poor. You must know that Bai Chuanhai only cultivated for more than thirty years and reached the same level as our father, while our father cultivated for at least a hundred years before reaching the mid-stage of the Meridian Opening Realm."

Xuan Taiming's expression grew increasingly agitated as he spoke.

"Brother, think about it! If our descendants encounter the same thing, wouldn't it be even worse than today?!"

Xuan Molin pondered for a long time after hearing this. Although he had not married, he knew that a Daoist partner had a great influence on offspring. Although he was already forty-two years old, for a cultivator, he was just a novice.

Thinking of this, Xuan Molin slowly asked, "Alright, then I'll contact Father as soon as I get back and ask him to make preparations. I just don't know which female cultivator you've taken a fancy to, Second Brother?"

Xuan Taiming smiled mysteriously.

"You'll find out when the time comes."

Yu Qing'an and Yue Ling had already returned home. Fortunately, their house had not been damaged by the Golden-Winged Thunderbird. Yue Ling was pacing anxiously in front of Yu Qing'an.

Yueling: "No, I have to go into the forest to find him."

Just as she finished speaking and was about to leave, Yu Qing'an stopped her.

"Ling'er, don't do anything foolish. We don't know the situation outside the village yet. Even Liu Yuntian can't deal with the Golden-Winged Thunderbird. What use would you be if you went? Don't worry, we've already seen Bai Cheng's condition. He can definitely withstand the Golden-Winged Thunderbird's attack."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Yu Qing'an heard his front door suddenly being opened.

Immediately afterwards, the two cautiously entered the courtyard and discovered Bai Cheng, whose clothes were tattered and torn.

Yu Qing'an: "Bai Cheng!! Are you alright?!"

Bai Cheng swayed as he walked to the stone bench in the courtyard, sat down, and said, "Don't worry, Uncle Yu, I'm fine!"

After seeing that Bai Cheng was alright, Yue Ling hugged him tightly, disregarding the mud on his body.

Bai Cheng was also caught off guard by Yue Ling's actions. The girl's fragrance wafted over at that moment, making his blood boil.

However, after Yue Ling hugged Bai Cheng tightly, she realized that the sensation from Bai Cheng's body was different, and she felt a rod-like object pressing against the inside of her thigh.

It turned out that most of Bai Cheng's clothes had been burned away by the lightning of the Golden-Winged Thunderbird. Apart from the tattered clothes that were left on his body, Bai Cheng's body was actually covered in mud. It was only under the moonlight that it looked like tattered clothes.

When Yue Ling noticed this, she blushed instantly and immediately stepped aside.