Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 287 Regaining Freedom

Because Huang Tian and his group had fought their way here, they were still in a state of readiness for battle. As they approached the ultimate ancient road, Huang Tian, ​​like Ning Fei, sensed the auras of the cultivators who had already arrived at this place before the ancient road.

Hearing Ning Fei's words, he gripped the Undying Blade in his hand tighter and said, "Ning Fei, you're really cunning. The moment you challenged me, you already planned to escape from here, didn't you?"

Ning Fei said, "I've said it before, sometimes the people you look down on can surprise you. Huang Tian, ​​no matter how unwilling I am to accept it, I have to admit that you are indeed a peerless genius who surpasses me. But you are too arrogant."

"You've never asked me why I suddenly came to see her, have you? Now you should know."

Huang Qi's aura fluctuated, and he almost attacked directly, but in the end he held back.

He let out a long breath and said, "Ning Fei, since you've made up your mind to leave, let's part ways amicably. I hope we won't become enemies next time we meet."

Ning Fei said, "I will remember you all. I hope we can share a drink together again in the future."

After saying that, he turned and left. This scene made Ning Fei suddenly realize that this was the scene he had seen through the secret of the previous character.

Watching Ning Fei's departing figure, Huang Tian sighed softly.

The God of Calamity said, "My lord, are we just going to let him go like this?"

Huang Tian said, "We've been together for decades, you should know what kind of person Ning Fei is. Since I can no longer control that woman, the bet is off. If I try to keep him here, I'm afraid I'll only turn against him and betray our decades of friendship. Let him go."

After saying that, Huang Tian was about to head towards the ancient starry road, but he stopped in his tracks. After a moment's thought, he decided to see it through.

So he waved his hand, stopping the seven gods in their tracks: "We'll leave our mark on the Ultimate Ancient Road again tonight."

The seven generals were taken aback at first, but then couldn't help but feel respect. Clearly, Huang Tian was being considerate of Ning Fei, deliberately giving him time to re-establish his authority. After all, if they entered together, even though they had parted ways, Ning Fei would still be looked down upon as a follower unqualified to compete.

Huang Tian's actions once again filled the Seven Divine Generals with deep respect. They also had a good relationship with Ning Fei, so they were naturally delighted. Thus, the eight of them found a meteorite in the void to rest temporarily.

Just now, Ning Fei and Huang Tian both sensed the auras emanating from the geniuses gathered before the Ultimate Ancient Road. The Immortal Fire Saint Spirit had already arrived here, and Huang Nu, who had long since separated from Ning Fei, was also present. However, her aura had become even stronger, as if she had been reborn from the ashes.

Of course, the most crucial factor was that the changes in Huang Nu herself made it almost impossible for Huang Tian to subdue her with his bloodline power. Even when Huang Tian tried to influence Huang Nu's bloodline remotely through his aura, another person stopped him—the Immortal Fire Saint Spirit.

Therefore, Huang Tian could no longer use his bloodline power to target Huang Nu, and thus could no longer force Ning Fei to continue their previously agreed-upon bet. Without leverage, he naturally had no choice but to let Ning Fei leave. After all, he didn't want to escalate the conflict further.

Decades ago, Ning Fei encountered the Immortal Fire Saintess. She was a mysterious woman, strikingly beautiful, almost otherworldly, just like Huang Tian. The two did not fight, but simply cooperated to conquer a ruin.

During this incident, Ning Fei learned some details about the Immortal Fire Holy Spirit. Although she was born as a Holy Spirit, she was transformed from the primordial Dao Fire of a True Immortal Phoenix. Furthermore, due to Huang Tian's form and the Phoenix Treasure Technique, she almost truly became a phoenix nurtured by heaven and earth. Therefore, she could be considered a phoenix that was almost a perfect replica of the universe, almost indistinguishable from the real thing.

Such an existence could naturally help the Phoenix Maiden, who had awakened her phoenix bloodline through atavism. Based on their previous cooperation, Ning Fei used his acquired Tribulation-Transcending Heavenly Technique as payment, requesting the Immortal Fire Saint Spirit to help the Phoenix Maiden advance further. Therefore, Ning Fei suddenly switched from the nearly completed Ancient Starry Sky Road to the Phoenix Heaven Road, precisely so that the Phoenix Maiden could seek out the Immortal Fire Saint Spirit and obtain a method for further advancement. Although their interaction was brief, Ning Fei still trusted the Immortal Fire Saint Spirit's character.

It was only on this ancient road that he learned of Huang Tian's existence from the cultivators who had been crushed, the great demon king who swept across the land with seven divine generals, shattering the Dao hearts of countless people.

Because of their extremely high speed, they would soon reach the Phoenix Maiden's challenge at this rate. Therefore, in order to reunite with the Phoenix Maiden before Huang Tian and his group caught up, Ning Fei made no attempt to conceal his aura as he sped along. It was also because of this that news of his arrival spread like wildfire, even reaching the cultivators deep within the Starry Sky Ancient Road.

Of course, it was only after Ning Fei learned of Huang Tian's existence that his "Prequel Secret" suddenly displayed a scene depicting his separation from Huang Tian at that moment. The "Prequel Secret" still relies on known information to deduce the future, so Ning Fei only triggered it after learning Huang Tian's name, thus foreseeing the relevant future.

After Ning Fei defeated the Seven Divine Generals and Huang Nu returned to his side, Ning Fei secretly informed Huang Nu of the existence of the Immortal Fire Holy Spirit, urging her to find her and thus break free from Huang Tian's bloodline suppression. He himself bought time by challenging Huang Tian, ​​allowing Huang Nu to leave safely.

This can be considered as trying to do both things at the same time. After all, at that time he was not entirely confident of defeating Huang Tian, ​​nor could he resolve Huang Tian's suppression of Huang Nu's bloodline, so he could only rely on the power of the Immortal Fire Holy Spirit to break the deadlock.

If he can defeat Huang Tian, ​​then everything will be fine; if not, then this is the minimum requirement.

As Ning Fei had predicted, although he failed to defeat Huang Tian and win the bet, the departing Phoenix Maiden successfully reunited with the Immortal Fire Spirit, disrupting the bet. After all, Huang Tian, ​​no longer able to control the Phoenix Maiden, naturally had no leverage to control Ning Fei.

Upon arriving near the Ultimate Ancient Road, Ning Fei sensed the auras of Phoenix Maiden and the Immortal Fire Saint Spirit, knowing that the plan had been accomplished. He then confronted Huang Tian there, regaining his freedom, which fulfilled the future scene he had foreseen.

At this moment, Ning Fei couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. After all, although the Immortal Fire Saint Spirit had reached a cooperation agreement with him, it was still hard to say how far they would go. Now, the Immortal Fire Saint Spirit and the Phoenix Maiden seemed to have a very good relationship, their auras were close together, and they seemed to be of one mind. In this way, even without him, Huang Tian could no longer control the Phoenix Maiden.

Upon sensing Ning Fei's aura, the cultivators waiting before the Ultimate Ancient Road were on high alert. After all, Ning Fei was now at the peak of the Saint King realm, close to the Great Saint realm, and his aura was so powerful that it could definitely be called top-tier.

Of course, the first to react was a white pegasus. It transformed into a streak of light and rushed straight into the starry sky, heading towards Ning Fei's side.

The Phoenix Maiden, who was meditating with her eyes closed, naturally sensed Ning Fei's presence. She wanted to greet him, but was held back by the Immortal Fire Saint Spirit.

The Immortal Fire Saint Spirit laughed and said, "Your good lover has arrived. It seems that your longing over the years has finally found its place."

The phoenix maiden blushed and said, "Sister, what are you saying? I didn't say that!"

The Immortal Fire Saint Spirit said, "You'd better not go to pick him up; let him come in by himself."

The Phoenix Maiden asked, "Why?"

The Holy Spirit of Immortal Fire smiled and said, "Because I want to see a good show."

(End of this chapter)