First of all, it shouldn't be a matter of rumors. If the rumors were too outrageous, Su Lanqian's master would definitely not sit idly by. So it must be a problem with Bai Feng.

What did he do? How could he have 'tamed' such a proud genius into this state?

Zuo Qiu felt she had underestimated Bai Feng; his talent was likely even more terrifying than she had imagined.

‘This time, I really made the right choice.’

She felt a wave of relief in her heart, and when she saw Su Lanqian, the proud genius, completely 'tamed' by Bai Feng, the shame she felt from being in a subordinate position diminished significantly.

“By the way, Bai Feng, who is she?” At that moment, Su Lanqian pointed at Zuo Qiu, her curiosity piqued.

“This is a long story.”

As Bai Feng pondered how to respond, Zuo Qiu stepped in to help: “I’m Zuo Qiu. I was previously threatened and controlled by the Demon Path’s Black Lotus. Thanks to Young Master, I was freed from her control. After that, I vowed to follow Young Master as his servant.”

“Yeah, that’s about it,” Bai Feng nodded. “Let’s leave here first. I want to go see Bai Yumo and let her know I’m back.”

He hoped nothing had gone wrong on Bai Yumo’s side.

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**Chapter 122: Bai Feng Growing More Skilled**

“Whoosh… whoosh…”

Bai Yumo stood on the corpse of a recently slain enemy, blood dripping steadily from the tip of her sword.

Around her, a pile of enemy corpses lay scattered.

“I still haven’t found that person…”

She glanced around, took a couple of steps forward, and suddenly stumbled, leaning on her sword as she half-kneeled on the ground.

After intense fighting, her spiritual energy was nearly depleted, and she bore many wounds; her white robe was already stained red with blood.

After catching her breath for a few seconds, she stood up again and moved forward.

“Yumo, you should rest for a bit,” Yu Yao said, looking at the corpses on the ground and recalling Bai Yumo’s near-manic state earlier. There was a hint of fear on her face. “In your current condition, even if you find that person, you won’t be able to defeat her!”

“...Mm.”

Bai Yumo fell silent for a few seconds, nodding. Yu Yao was right; in her current state, even if she found Bai Feng, she would only be a hindrance.

So she took out a pill and swallowed it, disregarding the blood on the ground, and sat cross-legged to begin recovering her spiritual energy.

Seeing that Bai Yumo hadn’t completely lost her mind over Bai Feng’s disappearance, Yu Yao felt a sense of relief.

‘Little junior brother, you must come back safely!’ She stood by Bai Yumo’s side, unable to help but pray in her heart, ‘I still have so many outfits I want to make for you to see…’

At that moment, in mid-air, Chu Ningyan, who was busy beating up Black Lotus, suddenly paused her actions. A hint of a smile appeared on her slightly fatigued face. “Looks like your plan has failed.”

Black Lotus said nothing, her expression no longer the relaxed demeanor from before; instead, her face was cold. “Hmph, what a bunch of useless fools.”

She glanced at the nearly dead demon cultivators and, seeing no further opportunities, turned to leave without saying a word, leaving behind a body that had long since lost its human form, crashing to the ground in a heap of flesh.

Once Black Lotus left, Chu Ningyan finally relaxed her tense body, the fatigue on her face becoming impossible to hide.

“No wonder she’s a Demon Lord who can contend with those from the Sacred Grounds; fighting her is truly a challenge.”

She landed on the ground, leaning against a wall to rest.

Although Black Lotus was using the body of a Transformation Stage cultivator, her methods were not limited to that stage. Chu Ningyan suspected that the other party’s true cultivation level was likely at the late Integration Stage; otherwise, she wouldn’t have found the fight so exhausting.

At that moment, Yu Yao, who had been observing the battlefield, noticed Black Lotus’s departure and hurriedly ran over.

“Master, little junior brother has been…”

Before she could finish, Chu Ningyan smiled and waved her hand. “Don’t worry, Bai Feng has already… oh, he’s here.”

As she spoke, she looked toward the distant street, where Bai Feng was approaching with Su Lanqian.

Yu Yao followed Chu Ningyan’s gaze, her face lighting up with surprise. She stretched out her hand and quickly ran toward Bai Feng. “Little junior brother!”

But someone was faster than her. In the blink of an eye, Bai Yumo sprang up from the ground and rushed to Bai Feng’s side.

“Brother…”

She excitedly reached out her hand but then hesitated, suddenly remembering how dirty she was, covered in blood.

“I’m back,” Bai Feng said with a smile, opening his arms for a hug. “Sorry to have worried you.”

“Wuwu…” Bai Yumo could no longer hold back. She tightly embraced Bai Feng, resting her head on his shoulder as she quietly sobbed, “I’m sorry, I still couldn’t protect you…”

“It’s okay; this enemy was too strong. It’s not your fault,” Bai Feng gently patted her back to comfort her. “If you really feel guilty, turn that feeling into motivation for your training and work hard to become stronger.”

“Mm…”

Bai Yumo nodded gently. Under Bai Feng’s comforting words, the guilt that had filled her heart gradually eased.

‘Good, her emotions are stabilizing.’

A smile crept onto Bai Feng’s lips; he was becoming increasingly skilled at comforting Bai Yumo.

Demon Lord, this time, I won’t let you seize any opportunity.

As Bai Yumo’s emotions settled, her face flushed slightly, and she quickly released Bai Feng. “S-sorry, I got a bit too excited.”

Bai Feng waved his hand with a smile. “It’s fine; it’s only natural for a sister to rely on her brother. But I can only lend you one shoulder.”

“Mm…” Bai Yumo’s mood suddenly turned a bit downcast, but she still smiled and nodded. Then she noticed the bloodstains on Bai Feng’s clothes and shyly said, “Brother, when we get back, can you take off your clothes? I’ll wash them for you.”

“We’ll talk about it when we get back.” Bai Feng glanced at the blood on his clothes, not particularly concerned. Then he turned to Yu Yao, whose clothes were still relatively clean, and a smile broke out on his face. “Sister, look, I barely escaped. Aren’t you going to give your little brother a hug?”

“You…” Yu Yao’s eyes widened in surprise. She stared at Bai Feng’s filthy clothes, her face filled with disdain. “I was so worried about you, and you just want to see me make a fool of myself, huh?”

Though she said that, she still stepped forward and jumped into his arms for a brief hug.

Wrapping her arms around his neck, it was less of a hug and more like hanging on him. She asked, her tone slightly annoyed, “Is that enough?”

“Uh… actually, I was just joking.” Bai Feng chuckled awkwardly, then added, “I can’t wash clothes!”

“Dream on!” Yu Yao hopped off Bai Feng, and her previously clean clothes were now stained with some blood. “You think I’d wash for you?”

With a huff, she turned away, and at that moment, her ears turned slightly red.

“Brother…”

Just then, Bai Feng’s sleeve was suddenly tugged. He turned to see Bai Yumo’s expression was a bit frightening.

She pointed at Zuo Qiu, who was watching from a distance, and coldly asked, “Why is she here?”

“Ahem, this is a bit of a long story.” Bai Feng glanced at Chu Ningyan, who was observing from afar, and suggested, “Let’s go talk to Master. I also have some things to report.”

“...Mm.”

Bai Yumo nodded gently, but one hand tightly clutched Bai Feng’s arm while the other drew her sword, always on guard against this former enemy.

Moments later, Bai Feng and the others reached Chu Ningyan’s side.

“Master.”

“Good to have you back.” Chu Ningyan smiled. “That little one’s identity was just explained to me by Liu Meng. You start by telling me what you encountered in the temporary space.”

“Mm, it’s like this…”

Bai Feng began to recount his experiences, but he omitted the details about his celestial fire. After all, celestial fire, being related to immortals, was highly attractive to other cultivators, and it was better to keep it a secret as much as possible.

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**Chapter 123: You Can’t Be Seriously Craving My Body, Right?**

“So, she was controlled by Black Lotus?” Chu Ningyan pondered, glancing at Bai Feng. “But what surprises me more is that you managed to purge the demonic energy from her body, using flames to burn it away from within. I can’t believe you thought of that.”

The most outrageous part was that Bai Feng actually succeeded.

Bai Feng smiled awkwardly; he knew this was quite absurd. After all, he had never heard of anyone daring to put spiritual fire into their own body to burn away toxins unless they had a fire attribute spiritual body.

“This matter is quite complex and involves Black Lotus. I’m afraid I can’t make a decision. We’ll leave it to the sect leader when we return to the Tianjian Sect.”