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"Let me have my fortune told."

Once seated on the boat, the clay bodhisattva realized he had no way out; even if he wanted to run, it was too late.

He could only take a deep breath, count on his fingers, and stare intently at Tan Wenjie.

"puff--"

He spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Grandpa!" The little girl quickly went to pat the clay Buddha's back.

The clay bodhisattva wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with his sleeve and said, "Your Excellency is shrouded in auspicious clouds and radiates golden light, which is beyond the reach of the clay bodhisattva's naked eyes."

Tan Wenjie said speechlessly, "I asked you to tell the divination for this world, who asked you to tell my divination?"

Even fortune-telling for you would lead to my death, so are you more powerful than heaven and earth?
Wiping his mouth with his sleeve, Mud Bodhisattva was about to speak when Tan Wenjie asked, "You tell me, in the workings of this world, who is the main character now?"

"What do you mean by 'protagonist'?" Mud Bodhisattva asked, puzzled.

Tan Wenjie said, "Leading the world's direction is favored by the will of heaven and earth. Although we have experienced hardships, we will eventually achieve our goal."

The Mud Bodhisattva didn't speak, but his gaze was fixed on the backs of Nie Feng and Qin Shuang, who were frozen in place and had their backs to them.

Without a doubt, Feng Yun is the protagonist of this world.

"Does Your Excellency intend to take over?" Mud Bodhisattva had a bold guess.

Tan Wenjie did not answer, but instead asked, "Does the will of heaven and earth you speak of have its own emotions?"

The clay bodhisattva said, "Heaven and earth are heartless."

Tan Wenjie then asked, "If you had 10 taels of silver on you right now, and I took those 10 taels of silver from you, would you be angry?"

The clay Buddha nodded: "Of course it will be angry."

"If I didn't take it from you, but instead forced 10 taels of silver on you, would you be angry?"

Clay Bodhisattva: "?"

He had only ever heard of robberies, never of someone forcibly handing over money.

But she still shook her head and said, "I won't be angry."

"That's good."

The clay bodhisattva never clearly saw what the person in front of him wanted to do, just as he couldn't see through the fog surrounding the other person.

Some people have obscure destinies, and some have bleak futures, but Mud Bodhisattva has never seen such a situation in all his years of fortune telling. He only glanced at the mist on the other person's body and was seriously injured and vomited blood, as if probing the other person's destiny was disrespectful to heaven and earth.

The boat drifted downstream.

Nie Feng and Qin Shuang remained frozen in place, and when water splashed up, they acted as a barrier, using their bodies to help block the splashing water and keep the people behind them dry.

The clay Buddha held his little granddaughter and repeatedly tried to recall and analyze the situation in his mind.

Only Tan Wenjie would occasionally stir the water with his hand.

"arrive."

Tan Wenjie gently paddled the water, and the small boat changed direction, shooting straight towards Lingyun Cave like a sharp arrow.

As the small boat approached the shore, it suddenly lifted up, and water flowed down from the hull, forming a long, curtain-like stream.

With his body freed again, Nie Feng glanced down briefly and seemed to see a long tail with fiery red scales hidden under the boat "whoosh" into the water and disappear without a trace.

Its tail is as long as a python's, but it is more agile than a python, and its scales are extremely thick, wrapped with red-hot iron chains, with red mane at the tip of its tail.

If we say it's a snake, it's a bit too agile; but if we say it's a dragon... does a dragon really exist in this world?

He also understood why the ship could move so fast: there was a huge underwater creature carrying the ship on its back.

This item is probably related to Tan Wenjie.

Tan Wenjie jumped ashore.

Mud Bodhisattva instinctively hugged his granddaughter, while Nie Feng and Qin Shuang immediately shielded the two of them behind them, keeping a wary eye on Lingyun Cave, fearing that the legendary fire qilin might actually jump out from inside.

Even the Fire Qilin, which countless martial arts masters could not defeat, is in extremely poor condition. Moreover, their martial arts skills are not top-notch. If a conflict were to break out, they would probably not escape death. Furthermore, they also need to safely bring the Mud Bodhisattva back to the World Society.

Unlike Qin Shuang, Nie Feng's feelings were somewhat complicated, because Tan Wenjie had clearly explained how his father died. If there were indeed his father's remains in Lingyun Cave, it would very likely prove that Xiong Ba had harmed his family.

Under the watchful eyes of several people, Tan Wenjie strode into Lingyun Cave.

Inside the cave, the temperature gradually rose.

He could sense where the ferocious beast was hiding in that ball of fire. When he looked around, he found some fruits on the wall that emitted a faint red light. These were the legendary Blood Bodhi, which could detoxify, reduce inflammation, stop coughing, and incidentally increase one's power.

Tan Wenjie casually picked two and then threw them on the ground with little interest.

The high-grade immortal fruits he had eaten were too good. He really didn't want to put this kind of fruit, which had very little benefit and tasted terrible, into his mouth. It didn't have any color, aroma, or flavor. He had become a bit picky about food.

There was a pile of dry bones on the ground. Tan Wenjie searched through them and found the Bloodthirsty Mad Blade.

He had just pulled the knife out of its sheath when he heard a roar coming from inside the cave.

Then a self-heating, blinding flame rushed rapidly from the depths of the cave toward Tan Wenjie. Tan Wenjie remained motionless, but clenched his right fist, pulled it back slightly, and swung his fist forward the instant the huge fireball hit his face.

"boom!"

The entire Lingyun Cave began to rumble and shake, as if the mountain was about to be crushed by this punch.

Tan Wenjie stood still, still in the position of throwing a punch, and then looked at the opposite wall where a new painting of a fire unicorn had been added.

"Aww~"

The limping, heavily injured fire unicorn stumbled free from its restraints and landed on the ground, bowing its head to Tan Wenjie.

"That's it?"

Tan Wenjie was somewhat disappointed.

Even a true Qilin would need connections and talent to become Tan Wenjie's disciple, let alone the fire Qilin before them, which is nothing more than a ferocious beast of fire with impure blood and no immortal aura, so it cannot be considered a top-tier auspicious beast.

Having already met Nie Feng and the Fire Qilin, Tan Wenjie lost interest in the upcoming Xiong Ba and Bu Jingyun.

He took out the "Horror Comics" book and extracted the world power from it. Just as he had told Mud Bodhisattva before, if he directly took action and snatched 10 taels of silver from the other party, the other party would be very angry.

But what if he not only didn't rob it, but instead slipped an extra 10 taels of silver into the other person's hand?

Now he no longer intends to seize the power of the Wind and Cloud World; instead, he wants to forcibly upgrade the world's level.

With the horror comics' ratings rapidly reset to zero, the world of Fengyun seems to be undergoing a tremendous change.

Outside Lingyun Cave, Nie Feng and the others heard a huge rumbling sound coming from inside the cave.

Qin Shuang said, "Junior Brother Feng, since that person has chosen to go in and cause trouble for the Fire Qilin, we might as well take this opportunity to leave with Mud Bodhisattva."

Nie Feng was about to nod, but for some reason, a thought suddenly struck him, and his decision changed. He shook his head and said, "I want to go in and take a look! If what he said is true, I might be able to find my father's belongings inside."

"Junior Brother Feng!"

His outstretched hand failed to grab that dashing and unrestrained figure. Qin Shuang hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and prepared to chase after Nie Feng's figure into Lingyun Cave. However, just as his left foot touched the ground and he was about to exert force, a blazing inferno rushed towards him. The booming heat slammed into his face as if it were an invisible, scorching hammer.

Immediately afterwards, Qin Shuang's body went out of control, she was overturned and fell into the water.

"Cough cough!"

He climbed ashore from the water. Looking back at Lingyun Cave, the flames had gone out. Only apprehension remained in his heart. Mud Bodhisattva, holding his little granddaughter, sighed, "The Fire Qilin has appeared. This martial world is likely to be plunged into bloodshed once again."

Inside Lingyun Cave, Nie Feng had just rushed in when he saw a ferocious beast wreathed in flames, its gaping maw lunging at him. He nimbly dodged, but was thrown away by the flames that exploded from the beast's body, his back slamming heavily against the wall. He coughed up a mouthful of blood, and his body became like a painting embedded in the wall. After a while, he slowly slid down the ground, pulled by gravity.

"Cough cough!"

Nie Feng propped himself up on his elbows and stood up, as the stench of blood swept over him once again.

He raised his arms and crossed them in front of him, but the expected collision did not occur; instead, waves of heat washed over him.

When they looked up again, all they saw was a dark cave where the firelight had died down.

After everything returned to darkness, Nie Feng's gaze fell upon the strange fruits on the stone wall that were glowing red.

"This is the legendary Blood Bodhi. The skin is a bit thick, and the taste isn't very good." The voice sounded familiar, like the self-proclaimed Causeway Bay boss, Chan Ho-nam.

"Blood Bodhi?"

Nie Feng must have heard of the legend of the Blood Bodhi. It is said that this holy medicine for healing can cure all poisons, not only rapidly heal the body, but also increase one's power. It is a treasure in the martial arts world.

It's just that the Blood Bodhi must grow in the Lingyun Cave where the Fire Qilin resides. Even though everyone knows the location of the Bodhi, no one dares to come to the Lingyun Cave to search for the Blood Bodhi.

Seeing such a treasure now is quite an unexpected delight.

He immediately walked to the wall, pried off two blood bodhi seeds, and put them in his mouth. In an instant, a sour and astringent taste filled his mouth, but the taste wasn't too bad. Moreover, the warm current that followed flowed down Nie Feng's throat and into his limbs and bones. The bones in his body that had been broken by the impact showed faint signs of repair, and even his internal energy, which he hadn't been able to improve for a long time, was now absorbing this warmth as quickly as a cotton cloth absorbing water.

The strength underwent a dramatic transformation in an instant.

"Ow—!"

Just then, the Fire Qilin charged out once again.

If it can't beat Tan Wenjie, surely it can't beat a little thief who comes to steal Little Bodhi!

However, facing the fire unicorn charging at him like a rain of fire and meteors, Nie Feng took a deep breath against the wind and circulated his inner energy. While silently reciting the Ice Heart Mantra, he kicked forward with his right foot, unleashing the Wind God Kick.

The icy wind swept through, freezing everything in its path, including walls and the ground!

Not only that, even the Mud Bodhisattva and others outside Lingyun Cave sensed a strong cold current rushing out.

Nie Feng reacted quickly, grabbing the clay Buddha and leading the grandfather and grandson to retreat rapidly until they reached the boat. He then used his internal force to push against the ground, using the reaction force to make the small boat slide back into the water.

His reaction was incredibly fast; looking again, the cold air emanating from Lingyun Cave had already condensed into thousands of ice cones at the cave entrance.

Not only that, the cold wave kept rushing outwards, freezing everything around it and even spreading into the water, only stopping when it was about to climb up to the small boat where the three of them were.

The water surface was frozen, and the surging water was also frozen in the air.

Fortunately, the power of the cold wind had dissipated by this time. As the water surged, the frozen surface was instantly swallowed up, and everything seemed as if it had never happened. However, the large patch of frost at the entrance of Lingyun Cave confirmed that something unexpected had just happened inside, and that this situation was definitely unrelated to the Fire Qilin.

"Junior Brother Feng..." Qin Shuang looked at the cave with concern.

The clay Buddha standing to the side: "..."

He thought Qin Shuang's worries were completely unnecessary. The situation didn't look like Nie Feng was at a disadvantage; it looked more like the Fire Qilin was getting a brutal beating.

What exactly happened inside was a mystery not only to Qin Shuang, but also to Mud Bodhisattva. It couldn't possibly be that the mediocre Nie Feng was beating up the Fire Qilin inside.

Even boasting and fantasizing must follow basic principles.

Inside the cave, the fire qilin shook its heavy head, its eyes glazed over.

Something seems a little off.

Why was Nie Feng, who had been blown away by the shockwave he created while running and was completely powerless to fight back, suddenly able to kick him away?

The only explanation is that Nie Feng ate the Blood Bodhi.

But that thing is something that grew from a few drops of blood that just dripped from my body. It's just a byproduct of my Qilin blood. How could it be more powerful than me?
In other words, the person in front of him greatly increased his power after eating the Bodhi seed he had excreted, and even kicked him away.

It wasn't just the Fire Qilin who noticed the improvement in strength; Nie Feng himself did too. The Fire Qilin, whose aura he couldn't even stop just now, was now kicked away by him.

"The Blood Bodhi has such a good effect!" Nie Feng was shocked.

A standoff has formed between the human and the beast.

The fire qilin crouched down and let out a low howl.

Nie Feng touched the ground with his left foot and slightly raised the toes of his right foot, ready to kick forward at any moment.

"Ha!" Nie Feng suddenly took half a step forward, his right foot slightly off the ground.

The fire qilin seemed startled and quickly retreated.

After realizing that the other person was just feinting, he reluctantly crawled forward again, trying to close the distance between them.

"Hey!" Nie Feng lifted his foot again.

This time, the Fire Qilin wasn't frightened. But it was still kicked away by a foot.

Tan Wenjie emerged from the depths of the cave, carrying the Bloodthirsty Blade.

"Young Master Chen!" Nie Feng hurriedly stepped forward to greet him, "The Fire Qilin is extremely ferocious, you must be careful..."

Before he could finish speaking, his gaze fell on the knife that Tan Wenjie was carrying.

Although Nie Feng could no longer remember what his father, Nie Renwang, looked like, nor could he remember that his mother had once been a star slave for Xiong Ba, it did not prevent Nie Feng from knowing that the Blood Drinking Saber was his family's heirloom.

"You want it?" Tan Wenjie asked.

Nie Feng nodded and said, "The Bloodthirsty Saber is the work of my Nie family's ancestor, Nie..."

A hand was raised, stopping Nie Feng from continuing.

Tan Wenjie: "If I ask you if you want it, just say you want it. If you don't say you want it, how am I supposed to know you want it? Why do I have to start telling the story from a long, long time ago?"

Nie Feng nodded: "I want it."

Tan Wenjie: "No."

Nie Feng: "..."

I should have known better than to ask. It's utterly humiliating. If I weren't outmatched... no, I couldn't possibly be outmatched. Having consumed the Blood Bodhi, my power has increased far beyond what it was before.

Even if the opponent's strength is comparable to that of his master, Xiong Ba, he still has the ability to fight back.

"I picked this up from the ground." Tan Wenjie tucked the knife under his arm and then turned to look at the Fire Qilin. "This beast guards the dragon vein here, but it only has the intention to harm people. It's not some auspicious or divine beast. If you want to eat Fire Qilin meat, you can kill it yourself. The blood that drips from its body can increase your strength if you drink it. It can also increase your strength if you drip it on your arm. You can also increase your strength if you dig out a scale and put it on your knife."

A whole, living fire unicorn is useless, but after being split up, its effects are multiplied.

Interestingly, if you only use the Fire Qilin, a few drops of blood and scales on a person gathered together can easily kill the Fire Qilin.

This is the ratio of parts to whole parts for mythical beasts. (End of Chapter)