Urban Invincible Overlord

Chapter 1479 - 1476: Arrival

Shen Wanjing looked at Yang Fei and asked, "Are you sure you absolutely must rescue your brother?"

Yang Fei nodded.

"I can’t let anything happen to him again, or I will never have peace in my heart."

Shen Wanjing gazed into his eyes, confirming he was truly determined to do this, sighed, and shook his head, "Since you insist, I won’t try to dissuade you. Actually, this Xihua Fairy isn’t exactly a Great Demon, she’s more of an Evil Cultivator, and your friend caught her eye. Although he might suffer a bit, for many male cultivators, that’s not necessarily a bad thing. If you’re only worried about your friend’s life being in danger, there’s no need. I only need to write a letter for you to bring to her; even if she doesn’t release him, she won’t harm his life."

Yang Fei was secretly pleased and asked, "Really?"

Shen Wanjing laughed, "What do I gain by lying to you?"

Yang Fei said, "No, I don’t doubt that Senior Brother Shen would lie to me. I just want to confirm if my friend is truly not in danger of losing his life."

Shen Wanjing said, "With the character of that Xihua Fairy, the person she fancies won’t die until she’s lost interest. Judging by the time, your friend hasn’t been in her hands for very long, so he’s safe for now."

Yang Fei felt completely at ease, and he also understood somewhat, carefully choosing his words, "So Xihua Fairy captured Sun Xingyu to use him as a Furnace?"

Shen Wanjing nodded.

Yang Fei’s mouth twitched.

Indeed, that’s exactly the case.

For that guy Sun Xingyu, this really might not be a bad thing.

But he quickly calmed down again.

In the Cultivation World, being used as a Furnace for someone else’s cultivation is definitely not a good thing.

When I practiced Dual Cultivation with Tong Yunshu and Qin Yanyang, it was complementary, mutually beneficial, but as far as I know, in the Cultivation World, most Evil Cultivators use this method as a harvesting technique, harming others for their own gain. Those being harvested might have their cultivation foundation damaged at best, or their entire essence drained at worst, eventually becoming useless, or even perishing.

"You have a good appearance, and quite a personality, especially since your actual age is very young, making your physiological functions robust and highly attractive to that Xihua Fairy. So, I advise you to think carefully and it’s best not to seek her out yourself," Shen Wanjing said.

Yang Fei took a deep breath and asked, "Can Senior Brother Shen send someone to negotiate and bring back my friend first?"

Shen Wanjing shook his head, "Since the Shen Family could find out your friend’s whereabouts, it shows they’ve already negotiated with Xihua Fairy. So, if I send someone else, Xihua Fairy still won’t release him unless I go personally."

Yang Fei’s eyes lit up, looking at him expectantly.

Shen Wanjing sighed helplessly, "If it were somewhere else, I wouldn’t mind doing you this favor, giving you a hand, but I can’t go to Xifeng Valley."

Yang Fei was curious, "Even if she’s practiced some special cultivation techniques, her Realm is far from Senior Brother Shen’s. Why do both Senior Brother Shen and Sect Master Li avoid her with such caution?"

Shen Wanjing looked at him, shook his head, and said, "You will understand the reason in the future."

Yang Fei’s mouth twitched.

What kind of riddle is this?

If you know, can’t you tell me in advance?

But since the other party wouldn’t say, Yang Fei couldn’t continue to ask.

Days later, the Spirit Ship arrived above Shifang City.

Returning to this place for the second time, Yang Fei felt that inexplicable sense of familiarity once again.

Yang Fei felt strange.

Originally, this mysterious feeling only emerged when following Shen Wanjing to the Shen Family’s grand mansion, but now it arose just by flying over Shifang City.

What is going on?

Is it that the Ten Directions Heavenly Furnace’s Life Essence Blood and Qi Mechanism fed back to me were problematic, or is it something else?

"How much do you know about this Shifang City?" Suddenly, Shen Wanjing’s voice reached his ears.

Yang Fei snapped back to reality, and saw Shen Wanjing looking at him with a calm expression.

"When I came here last time, my master explained the origin of this city to me." Yang Fei briefly described the information about Shifang City that he learned from Wan Daorong.

Shen Wanjing nodded and asked, "Do you think Taoist Wuji was right in doing that?"

Yang Fei was silent for a moment, then shook his head, "I don’t know."

"Hahaha."

Shen Wanjing laughed and looked at Yang Fei with a hint of appreciation, "By saying you don’t know, it means you don’t see Taoist Wuji as a true Great Demon deep in your heart. At least, you acknowledge his actions for the sake of saving his wife."

Yang Fei shook his head, "I acknowledge his determination to save his wife, but his actions..."

At the end of his sentence, he paused again, unsure of how to continue.

Because he thought about what he would do if he encountered such a situation.

Thinking of Qin Yanyang, Tong Yunshu, or even Li Xuanyu now.

If sacrificing the lives of Evil Cultivators in a city could save Li Xuanyu, would I do it?

He found he didn’t know the answer.

He was filled with righteousness but wasn’t a pedantic person.

If it could save Li Xuanyu and he had to kill some demonic villains, he definitely wouldn’t hesitate.

But Taoist Wuji slaughtered tens of thousands of Evil Cultivators in a city, and that number was too vast and terrifying.

He finally shook his head, "I haven’t experienced what Taoist Wuji went through, so it’s hard to say if I’d do the same if I faced similar circumstances. Everyone has their own experiences and encounters, and within every hateful person lies something pitiable. There are many bad people in this world who weren’t bad from the start, so I don’t have a bleeding heart."

"Hahaha, well said, you’re not one of those pedantic types, I knew I wasn’t wrong about you," Shen Wanjing laughed, patting Yang Fei on the shoulder, showing clear approval.

He looked at Yang Fei, seemed like he wanted to say more, but eventually held back.

The future is uncertain; if the time comes that it really has to reach that point, then so be it as fate dictates.

The ship passed through the skies over the vast Shifang City and soon arrived above the Shen Family compound.

Wang Changchun, Yang Wen, Blood Wolf, and others who accompanied them had already stood on the deck outside of the Spirit Ship, overlooking the vast and majestic city below.

Zhu Chengyou couldn’t help but say, "Living in a lively place like this is indeed a bit more interesting."

Cui Wancheng smiled wryly, "Living here might cause some slackening in cultivation. If we really had such great talent and potential to go further on the path of cultivation, actually staying at the Shang Qing Sect would be quieter and more beneficial for cultivation."

Everyone silently nodded.

Blood Wolf said, "Life is short, even those who cultivate to the Divinity Transformation Realm don’t have more than three thousand years of life span; they all eventually die. Since everyone will die, then living more exciting and interesting lives during those years becomes more important. Those cultivators who choose to retreat into seclusion in pursuit of longer life, their life is spent in that dull, arduous cultivation, which I don’t find very meaningful either."

Everyone nodded, surprised at Blood Wolf’s insight.

After entering the core area of the Shen Family’s inner residence, Shen Wanjing said to everyone, "You all wait here for now. Yang Fei, you bring your confidante along with me, let’s settle her first."

Yang Fei nodded upon hearing this, picked up Li Xuanyu, and followed behind Shen Wanjing, heading towards the sacred grounds of the Shen Family ancestral hall.