173: Chapter 173 Descendant of the Thunder Emperor, Feng Qianyou's Background

Outside the cave.

Hun Tiandi trained diligently; he would not let even a moment of leisure go to waste.

He believed that top-tier talent combined with diligence to make up for shortcomings would make the path of cultivation smoother.

After he left the cave, Feng Qianyou opened her beautiful eyes and gazed at the moonstone on the stone wall, lost in thought.

Beneath her was a soft blanket; she brushed her fingers lightly over it, a complex look flickering in her eyes. She did not get up, just lay there.

Her mind was a battlefield of conflicting thoughts as she recalled what had happened before.

Lei Xuanji's beautiful eyes slowly opened, a trace of lightning flashing in their depths. Her noble face carried a hint of sentiment.

She had just checked; the injuries in her body had basically recovered.

"Lei Xuanji, you are awake?" Feng Qianyou said indifferently.

"Feng Qianyou, you are awake too?" Lei Xuanji said softly.

Then both fell silent. The quiet cave was devoid of any sound. By nightfall, the two discovered that Hun Tiandi had not entered the cave to rest.

In the middle of the night, he entered the cave, fed them a bowl of fish soup, and then went back out to continue training.

Sensing with her soul power, she licked the ginseng slice in her mouth; a hint of being touched appeared in her eyes, and a rare smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

Just before dawn, Feng Qianyou and Lei Xuanji got up. Looking down at Hun Tiandi's clothes, their cheeks flushed red as they changed back into their own garments.

They folded the green garment neatly, a trace of reluctance in their eyes, and put it away in their storage rings.

They sat cross-legged with eyes closed to regulate their breathing; having lain down for a month, their bodies felt stiff as if they had rusted.

The morning sun rose, and Hun Tiandi awoke from his training. He placed two fish in a bowl, simmered them over a low fire, and prepared to enter the cave.

Feng Qianyou and Lei Xuanji were already standing at the cave entrance, watching him.

"Oh? You two are awake!" A flash of surprise and a wave of joy passed through Hun Tiandi's eyes.

"Mm-hmm!" The two looked at each other, a hint of sentiment flickering in their eyes.

"That's good. Come and have some fish soup!" Hun Tiandi sat upright on a stone, gesturing to the stone beside him for Feng Qianyou and Lei Xuanji to sit.

He grabbed some branches and placed them under the pot. The three of them remained silent.

"Thank you for saving my life. I will repay you in the future!" Lei Xuanji, dressed in a blue robe, bowed slightly.

Hun Tiandi's gaze fell on the flames beneath the pot; he did not respond.

"I have never thanked anyone before, and this brat actually doesn't appreciate it..." Lei Xuanji roared inwardly.

Feng Qianyou toyed with the hem of her skirt. They were enemies; she truly couldn't bring herself to say words of thanks.

"Heh, it's good that you are awake. With such heavy injuries, to wake up in just one month!"

Hun Tiandi smiled and shook his head.

"No, the reason we could wake up so quickly is firstly because of your care, and secondly because of our bloodline inheritance. But why are you unharmed?"

Feng Qianyou looked puzzled, and Lei Xuanji was also full of confusion.

He was able to survive because of the heart of samsara, but as it involved his own secrets, he could not speak of it.

"Earlier, when Poison Dragon Cliff exploded, I hid in a deep pool of water, avoiding the brilliance of the destructive energy. My injuries were light, so I woke up a bit earlier!"

Hun Tiandi said indifferently.

"Bloodline inheritance? Does everyone have a bloodline inheritance in their body? It's just not activated?"

Hun Tiandi asked immediately, because Feng Qianyou had mentioned that bloodlines contained powerful strength.

"No, bloodline inheritance is only possible if one's ancestors were peerless experts who achieved the path of the Dou Di. Only then can their descendants possibly inherit their bloodline!"

Lei Xuanji spoke suddenly, or perhaps like Feng Qianyou, who possessed the Heavenly Demon Phoenix blood, making her speed on the path of cultivation extremely fast.

"Dou Di Bloodline? Magical beast bloodline?" Hun Tiandi sighed inwardly. Since his rebirth, he had worked to erase the mark of the Hun Clan bloodline while still in the womb.

He had spared no effort to use the innate energy of the mother, using the heart of samsara to wash away the Hun Clan bloodline, becoming an ordinary bloodline. Although he lost the power of the Hun Clan bloodline...

…it gave Hun Tiandi hope to reach the summit once again. The Hun Clan bloodline was an advantage, but also a flaw; at a certain level of cultivation, it would become a shackle.

An ordinary, common bloodline had infinite possibilities. Therefore, upon hearing that Feng Qianyou possessed the Heavenly Demon Phoenix blood and Lei Xuanji was a descendant of the Thunder Emperor, he felt a trace of envy.

Right now, he certainly didn't have that opportunity, so he should just cultivate steadily!

"Has anyone in the Lei Clan achieved the path of the Dou Di?" Suddenly, Hun Tiandi asked, looking at Lei Xuanji.

"Sigh, for a thousand years, no one in the Lei Clan has achieved the path of the Dou Di, and the bloodline of the Thunder Emperor is also weakening..."

Lei Xuanji said helplessly. Although her cultivation aptitude was not bad, a portion of the Lei Clan's cultivation techniques had been lost in the inheritance.

"Feng Qianyou, aren't you from the Pill Tower? Why do you have the Heavenly Demon Phoenix blood? That is the top-tier bloodline of the magical beast clan; it would not be left outside."

Hun Tiandi looked at Feng Qianyou, his pitch-black eyes full of confusion.

Upon hearing this, Feng Qianyou bit her red lips with her pearly white teeth, her pretty face looking unpleasant, as if she had some unspeakable secret.

"Sigh, I do know a little. Feng Qianyou's mother was from the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan, and her father was an alchemy grandmaster of the Pill Tower. I heard the elders in my clan say that he was the person with the most terrifying alchemy talent in the history of the Pill Tower. At that time, many forces in the Central Plains believed that this person could ascend to become a Pill Emperor through alchemy..."

"Later, I don't know what happened, but that person defected from the Pill Tower and also took away the Pill Tower's heirloom: the alchemy canon."

"Oh right, that person's name was Dan Chenzi."

Lei Xuanji frowned, not noticing that Hun Tiandi had become dumbfounded upon hearing this.

"Dan Chenzi?" Hun Tiandi murmured, his heart churning with stormy waves. The alchemy canon was in his hands.

He looked down at his purple ring; his teacher's aura was violently rioting, fortunately, he appeased it in time.

"Possessing the Heavenly Demon Phoenix blood, cultivation must be like a fish in water," Hun Tiandi said.

Feng Qianyou shook her head and said indifferently: "The Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan does not recognize my bloodline. I learned from Uncle Tian Leizi that my mother was a saintess of the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan who eloped with my father, bringing shame to their clan."

"The Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan is truly foolish. To have a descendant with such talent and not acknowledge her?" Lei Xuanji sighed. As it involved two major forces in the Central Plains, she could not say much more.

"Alright, don't think too much. My fish soup is ready; let's all have a taste!"

"Although you two are experts who can sustain yourselves by absorbing the energy of heaven and earth, my cooking is very good..."

Hun Tiandi lifted the lid of the pot and took out three small bowls.

He ladled two bowls of fish soup and fish meat from the pot, handed them to Feng Qianyou and Lei Xuanji, and took out a pair of chopsticks.

The two looked at each other and began to drink the fish soup.

Hun Tiandi also poured himself a bowl and drank it, very quickly, one bowl after another.

Half an hour later.

Hun Tiandi put away the bowls and chopsticks, stood up, looked at Feng Qianyou and Lei Xuanji, and said indifferently: "You two, your injuries have mostly recovered. I am going to leave!"

"Hmph, where are you going?" Lei Xuanji said urgently.

Although Feng Qianyou did not speak, she pricked up her ears to listen. Escaping the pursuit of enemies made the Central Region too dangerous for him.

His strength was insufficient, so he could only choose to avoid the sharp edge for now. When he became stronger in the future, he would not put the Burning Flame Valley or Starfall Pavilion in his eyes.

"However, you can wait for a while before going out."

"Earlier, the anomaly at Poison Dragon Cliff triggered the eruption of the toxic poison in Fallen God Stream. Experts from various major forces in the Central Plains have descended and sealed off Fallen God Stream."

"There must be people watching outside now, so be careful when you go out."

Hun Tiandi said suddenly.