After a moment's thought, Ji Zhengchun smiled, "Young friend Lin Feng, and this Daoist priest, you both have the Demon Emperor and the Black Fox King backing you, so you can be considered to have powerful figures supporting you."
"Doesn't this bandit-like behavior tarnish the reputation of those two?"
"Furthermore, you claim with your own mouths that you hold the Black Fox King's life and death seal, but why do I not believe the Black Fox King would hand over his innate sacred artifact to you?"
Ji Zhengchun's suspicion was not unfounded.
Since it was an innate sacred artifact, it represented that the Life and Death Seal was inseparable from the Black Fox King.
Even with a good relationship, the Black Fox King could not casually bestow his innate possession upon others.
This seemed too child's play!
Duan Liang saw that Ji Zhengchun doubted the authenticity of the Life and Death Seal, and he laughed heartily, "Old man, there are many things you don't understand!"
"The Black Fox King and this Daoist, along with Lin Feng, share a bond of life and death."
"His possessions are ours. If you don't believe it, this Daoist will demonstrate."
As Duan Liang spoke, he grabbed the Life and Death Seal and quickly aimed it at Ji Boxiao.
He activated the Life and Death Seal with his cultivation. The black fox statue on the Life and Death Seal seemed to come alive, its nine tails swaying slightly.
Swish!
A divine light flashed.
The Life and Death Seal immediately unleashed a world-destroying divine power.
Ji Boxiao was locked onto by the Life and Death Seal and had no time to react. He dropped to the ground as if instantly dying, his body going limp.
The scene happened so suddenly that Ji Zhengchun had no time to stop it. He could only watch as his son Ji Boxiao collapsed limply.
"Boxiao!"
Ji Zhengchun cried out in terror, his composure shattered. He rushed forward and held his fallen son in his arms.
He tremblingly extended a finger to check Ji Boxiao's breathing and found that Ji Boxiao had stopped breathing. Ji Zhengchun was as if he had seen a ghost, shocked and unable to accept the reality.
"Old man, do you believe it now? If you still don't, shall this Daoist let you experience the power of the Life and Death Seal?"
Duan Liang played with the Life and Death Seal to his heart's content.
He thought, this sacred artifact is indeed overbearing. It truly seals whoever it targets, and they die.
"Daoist priest, I believe it!"
"I'll give you whatever you want, just quickly save my son."
Ji Zhengchun dared not argue with Duan Liang any further. He had only two sons, Ji Boxiao and Ji Boda, and he could not afford to let anything happen to either of them.
"Save him? This Daoist doesn't know how!"
Duan Liang shrugged. He wasn't lying; he genuinely didn't know how.
"How could you not know? The Life and Death Seal, one seal governs life, and the other governs death."
"You've now sealed my son to death, so you must be able to seal him back to life."
Ji Zhengchun's eyes were red with anger. In his view, Duan Liang was toying with them.
"Daoist priest, let me try."
Lin Feng smiled, also filled with curiosity about the Life and Death Seal.
He took the Life and Death Seal from Duan Liang and tried using its reverse side, the handle of the nine-tailed black fox statue, to aim at Ji Boxiao.
Then, he activated it with his true qi. The nine-tailed black fox statue immediately shot out a golden light.
Hit by the golden light, the supposedly dead Ji Boxiao began to cough violently and miraculously revived.
Seeing his son return from the dead, Ji Zhengchun finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Good, good, good. You want my Ji family's magical artifacts, don't you? Then follow me."
Ji Zhengchun said "good" three times, but his heart was filled with immense killing intent.
He truly wished Lin Feng and Duan Liang dead right now.
Robbing the Ji family itself, they were too disrespectful of the Ji family.
Did they really think the Ji family was easy to bully?
Following Ji Zhengchun out of the Ji family's reception hall.
Ji Zhengchun led Lin Feng and Duan Liang to a courtyard in the Ji family.
In the courtyard, there was a small lake, and in the middle of the lake, a pavilion.
In the dark night, the pavilion emitted a faint glow, as if something special resided within.
Upon reaching the lakeside, Ji Zhengchun bowed ninety degrees and said to the inside of the pavilion, "Junior Ji Zhengchun, please, Saintess, uphold justice for my Ji family. Lin Feng and this old Daoist, wielding the Black Fox King's Life and Death Seal, have robbed my Ji family. My Ji family is truly at its wit's end."
Ji Zhengchun said pitifully.
Lin Feng and Duan Liang were slightly taken aback. This didn't sound right at all.
Wasn't this old fellow bringing them to get treasures? Why did it sound like he was calling for reinforcements?
Just as Ji Zhengchun finished speaking, several divine lights shot across the sky and landed into the pavilion with swishes.
The pavilion, which had been emitting a faint glow, became dazzling with the appearance of the divine lights.
Creak.
The pavilion located in the center of the lake had its third-floor door pushed open, and several graceful women emerged from the pavilion, standing on the third floor.
These women were all dressed in thin, white gauze dresses, exuding an ethereal and beautiful aura.
They were like fairies, their beauty impeccable.
And the last woman to emerge was the most mysterious.
She was enveloped in moonlight, her appearance and figure indistinguishable. The entire person was in a hazy state.
She gave off an aura of mystery and nobility.
As if a true fairy, meant to be admired from afar, her true face unattainable.
"Holy cow, these are the true noble daughters of the Ji family. It seems the rumors are true."
"The Ji family has completely opened the passage between that world and this world. The Saintess of the hidden family can now travel freely between the two planes."
Duan Liang cursed angrily, finally understanding Ji Zhengchun's true intentions.
"Daoist priest, what do you mean by that? What Saintess?"
Lin Feng was confused but could tell that this mysterious woman's origin was extraordinary.
"Silly boy, you and I have been tricked by this old fellow Ji Zhengchun. He isn't taking us to get treasures, but to summon the Saintess of the hidden family."
"This is no longer fun. The Ji family Saintess carries the bloodline inheritance of the Ji family's Great Emperor. Her cultivation is unfathomable, and she is the one most likely to become the Ji family's Great Emperor in the future."
Duan Liang knew more.
The hidden family behind the Ji family, like the He family, were descendants of Great Emperors.
And within these families, there would be individuals who carried the bloodline inheritance of a Great Emperor. These individuals were called Holy Sons and Holy Maidens, the pride of each family, cultivated with the full power of the clan.
Once these Holy Sons and Holy Maidens successfully ascended to emperorship, they could revive the glory of the Great Emperor lineage.
With this thought, Duan Liang said with a smile, "The Saintess of the Ji family's hidden lineage has suddenly arrived. Do you intend to bully the young and few?"
"Daoist Duan Liang, you are an elder of the Kunlun Sect, and now you are using the Black Fox King's sacred artifact to bully my clansmen. Shouldn't I be the one asking you this question?"
The Ji family Saintess slowly spoke. Her voice was melodious and pleasant, as calm as heavenly music.
Lin Feng was already captivated by her ethereal voice alone, as it possessed such magic and magnetism.
Lin Feng became even more curious about the Ji family Saintess's true appearance.
What kind of woman could emit such a beautiful voice? The Ji family Saintess must be stunning!
Lin Feng's curiosity was piqued. He gazed at the woman enveloped in moonlight, wanting to see her face clearly.
Unfortunately, the Ji family Saintess was too powerful, shrouded in divine light, and not something ordinary people could blaspheme.
It even gave him the feeling of He Changzai, the Great Sage of the He family. Could it be that the Ji family Saintess's strength had also reached the Manifestation level?
Lin Feng was bewildered, completely ignorant of matters concerning that realm.