Chapter 2690 - 2689: Jiufeng Blocks the Way

Chapter 2690: Chapter 2689: Jiufeng Blocks the Way

The Heavenly Empress Mother looked at Long Fei and moved her mouth slightly. After a long silence, she uttered in a muffled voice, "Idle talk misleads nations, and foolish people mislead governance. Today, the Heavenly Court is scattered as if a broken ship on the verge of sinking, unable to withstand great turmoil. Only by mending it can we ensure its temporary safety, and then it’s time for reform. As you said, if the Heavenly Court doesn’t reform soon, this ship will surely sink."

Long Fei looked at the Heavenly Empress Mother seriously and said, "This ship may sink, but a new ship will rise, continuing the journey with the Three Realms. Anyone who holds onto this sinking ship will sink with it."

The Heavenly Empress Mother, angered, retorted, "Such overwhelming divine might, is it something you can let go of so easily? Do you think if I and the Jade Emperor abandon the old ship, a new one will truly set sail?"

"How will you know without trying?"

Long Fei calmly drank his wine, saying, "There is a celestial order, and when the time comes, neither the Heavenly Empress Mother nor the Jade Emperor can refuse to let go!"

Sun Wukong looked at Long Fei, his eyes shining, secretly giving him a thumbs up, thinking to himself that indeed this is my Brother Long, daring to speak such rebellious words.

The Heavenly Empress Mother stood there perplexed for a while, suddenly got up and commanded, "See the guests out!"

She stormed off, leaving Long Fei and Sun Wukong to exchange awkward smiles and get up together to leave.

Sun Wukong praised Long Fei as they walked, "Brother Long, when it comes to Daoist arts, I am not as good as you; when it comes to wooing women, I am not as good as you; when it comes to governing a nation, I am not as good as you either. Give me some face, and tell me in what way you are not as good as me?" 𝘧𝓇ℯℴ𝓂

Long Fei laughed heartily, "In terms of stealing peaches, I’m not as good as Brother Monkey!"

"Oh?"

Monkey looked around and pulled a peach from his sleeve, handing it to Long Fei, "Good brother, you seem to know everything. Just now I used a clone technique, expending great effort, and only picked two peaches. Don’t you find that peach tree strange? Clearly in place, yet seemingly an illusion. When you reach out, it feels like you’re touching empty void. After thinking about it awhile, I used spatial techniques to stabilize the tree, and only then did I manage to pick two peaches."

Long Fei explained, "The Kuafu Clan specializes in spatial laws. In the past, Kuafu chased the sun, contending with the Golden Crow; it was quite evenly matched. The Golden Crow is a spirit of light, embodying the speed of the Heavenly Dao. In the Three Realms, only the Kuafu Clan dares to challenge it."

Sun Wukong scratched his head and said, "Now that you mention it, I understand. Turns out the peach tree has gained sentience and knows some spatial laws!"

Long Fei smirked and walked with him to the South Heavenly Gate, finding a male and female clad in golden armor blocking the entrance.

The man was Xingtian, and the woman was Jiufeng.

Both stared at Sun Wukong and Long Fei with obvious hostility.

Sun Wukong whispered to Long Fei, "Looks like we’ve run into trouble."

"Indeed, will you choose Xingtian or Jiufeng?"

Long Fei asked with a sly smile.

Sun Wukong replied, "I don’t like fighting women; Jiufeng is yours to handle, let me take care of this brainless Xingtian!"

Long Fei nodded, and as they approached, Xingtian raised a huge axe, barring their way.

Sun Wukong shouted at Xingtian, "Good dogs don’t block the path! Why are you, you brainless, standing in my way, Grandpa Sun?"

Xingtian’s belly shook, and he roared, "I’ve grown up this big, and nobody has ever dared to be so arrogant in front of me."

Sun Wukong pulled out his Golden Cudgel from his ear and pointed it at Xingtian, chuckling with a sly grin, "Then today Grandpa Sun will show you something!"

With fighting aura emanating all over him, he swung the cudgel directly at Xingtian.

The ten-thousand-eight-thousand-pound cudgel swished through the air like a neutron star, causing the void to tremble and the wind to swirl around the South Heavenly Gate.

"Good one!"

Xingtian raised the giant axe and confronted the Golden Cudgel with a mighty clash.

The two divine weapons collided with such force that the void trembled, scaring the watching Witch Tribe into covering their ears.

The two ventured outside the South Heavenly Gate and found a secluded place to fight freely.

Long Fei smiled faintly at Jiufeng and said, "We have no grievance against your Witch Tribe; why stop us?"

Jiufeng replied in frustration, "We are stationed at the South Heavenly Gate, and your brother came and started fighting, is that fair?"

Long Fei chuckled dryly, "Then Brother Monkey wrongly accused you."

Jiufeng rolled her eyes at him and said, "After our parting in the Human Realm, I didn’t expect you to mix well and even find a position in the Heavenly Court."

Long Fei teased, "And you’re doing quite well, becoming the commander of the Heavenly Soldiers and Heavenly Generals here."

Jiufeng reminded him sternly, "Just so you know, our Witch Tribe now guards the Heavenly Court, and you’d best not cause trouble. Otherwise, don’t blame me for not reminiscing on past ties!"

Long Fei approached her directly, leaning in toward her beautiful face and asked, "Does Miss Jiufeng think we had any ties? Please clarify!"

"Get lost!"

Jiufeng raised her hand to push him, but he dodged and pulled her hand tightly into his embrace.

Jiufeng tried to retreat, but her fingers were tightly held by Long Fei, unable to break free.

The surrounding Witch Tribe warriors shouted and drew their weapons, "Let go of our mistress!"

In a moment, they surrounded Long Fei and Jiufeng.

Jiufeng was already embarrassed, and being surrounded made her face even redder. She stormed at Long Fei, "Let go now!"

"Caught by skill, why let go?"

Long Fei grinned, holding Jiufeng’s hand as they left the South Heavenly Gate, one arm around her slender waist, spiraling through the air to land in a secluded spot.

"You’re asking for it!"

Jiufeng was both shy and angry, so agitated that she began to emit Phoenix True Flame.

The flame burned the void, causing it to crackle.

Long Fei, enveloped in flames, remained holding her hand tightly, teasing, "Good sister, do you really have the heart to burn me to death?"

Jiufeng retorted wordlessly, "Who do you think you are, why wouldn’t I?"

She struggled with her right hand, exclaiming, "You have a family now, can’t you behave?"

Long Fei chuckled lightly, "You set me on fire, I feel sad. Give me a kiss to apologize, and I’ll let you go."

"How shameless!"

Jiufeng was exasperated but amused. Seeing the flame had no effect on Long Fei, she summoned the Nine-Headed Phoenix Dharma Laksana.

With a Sky-Rending Claw, she suddenly clawed at Long Fei’s back.

"Still lacking strength."

Long Fei smirked, the flow of the Laws behind him surged, simultaneously freezing time and space, briefly imprisoning Jiufeng’s Dharma Laksana.

Jiufeng raised her eyebrows, realizing she couldn’t manipulate the power of the Dharma Laksana, almost as if her spirit was imprisoned by Long Fei.

Long Fei reached out, brushing against her charming face before finally touching her brow, saying, "I’ve fought with Kunpeng Ancestor before and comprehended his Formless Golden Light Rending Claw. To master this Dharma Laksana, it must become formless to possess the power of rending heaven."

He directly infused strands of the Laws into Jiufeng’s Divine Sea.

Being held, embraced, and touched by this big man reddened Jiufeng’s face all the way to her neck.

She coyly scolded Long Fei, "Aren’t you afraid I’ll learn it and kill you?"

Long Fei laughed indifferently, "To die under a peony is delightful as a ghost, it’s all worth it!"

"You’re just a tough rascal, shameless!"

Jiufeng was utterly speechless, never had she seen a man with such thick skin.

Yet, the Laws revolved within her Divine Sea, causing her brow to twinkle, hinting at a breakthrough.