After being reborn, all I want to do is run away.

Chapter 421 The Brightest Light

"Shen Xu! Shen Xu! Wake up! We've arrived."

In the blur, Shen Xu seemed to hear a soft, sweet voice calling him, somewhat like the voice of the Qiling White Crane.

Struggling to open his eyes, Shen Xu found the face of a strange girl reflected in his pupils, looking at him with some concern.

He closed his eyes again, then opened them again. This time, the girl's brows furrowed slightly, and her gaze became puzzled, but her golden-red pupils seemed strangely familiar to him.

"The White Crane of Prayer?" Shen Xu asked incredulously.

“It is indeed Benhe! And now I have a name, so from now on you have to call me 'Jiaojiao,' which means pure and flawless.” The girl moved away from him and said with a light laugh.

“This…” Shen Xu quickly sat up and looked at the girl.

The girl was dressed in a magnificent feathered robe woven from gold and red feathers, shimmering with crimson light. She looked to be only fourteen or fifteen years old. Gold and red feather patterns were faintly visible on her forehead. She was stunningly beautiful, tall, and had a graceful, undulating figure.

"You..." Shen Xu was speechless.

The shock that Jiaojiao brought to the Qiling White Crane was now greater than the shock he felt when he discovered that she could speak.

"Hehe, I knew you would react this way. The temple seems to allow me to take human form, so I tried it out, and it seems to be quite good."

Jiaojiao looked around at herself with some excitement, unable to hide the smile on her face.

"I really didn't expect you to be a woman." Shen Xu couldn't help but sigh as he looked at Jiao Jiao's figure. Who would have thought that the white crane who had been fighting with him for fruit not long ago would turn into a great beauty after transforming into human form?

"What! You're only finding out now! Doesn't my voice sound like a girl's?" Jiaojiao immediately glared at Shen Xu.

"No, I always thought you were still a child, so I didn't pay much attention. After all, it's hard to tell if a child's voice is male or female," Shen Xu explained, forcing a smile.

He really thought Qi Lingbaihe was a child, but he didn't expect her to be a young girl.

"By the way, where's Xiaoruo? I don't see him." Shen Xu glanced around. It seemed that only he and Jiaojiao were in the ancient hall that exuded the vicissitudes of time.

"I don't know either. After entering the portal, I came to this place, but you all disappeared." Jiaojiao was also a little puzzled.

"She's still waiting for you!"

At this moment, a weathered voice echoed in the hall. Shen Xu looked in the direction of the voice and saw a huge statue of a white crane praying for life standing in front of the hall. It was carved from jade, lifelike and perfectly natural.

The statue stands tall and straight, with its eyes slightly closed and wings spread wide, as if ready to soar into the sky at any moment. Mysterious Daoist runes are wrapped around the statue, which are like nimble threads that intertwine to form complex and beautiful patterns.

They flowed slowly, emanating mysterious energy fluctuations, enveloping the entire hall in a mysterious atmosphere.

"The First Ancestor, he is my accredited one. Now, can he pass on his legacy to us?" Jiaojiao spread her feather robe and gently floated down in front of the statue.

The statue instantly opened its eyes, from which two golden-red divine rays shot out. One ray flew towards Jiao Jiao's forehead, while the other went straight into his eyes.

Shen Xu felt a burning sensation in his eyes and immediately closed them. The burning pain reminded him of when he awakened the Spirit Eye, but that pain came and went quickly. Soon the burning sensation subsided, followed by a cool and comfortable feeling.

He felt a mysterious energy within the golden-red glow constantly flowing into his eyes, nourishing them and cleansing his pupils.

Shen Xu sat cross-legged in the main hall, silent and still. The azure sea of ​​qi in his dantian was revealed behind him, and two golden-red pupils that blotted out the sky appeared in the heavens, terrifying and overwhelming, as if they could see through all things and refine the void.

As the golden-red light spread to every corner of the world, a white crane shrouded in golden-red light emerged from the heavens, like a blazing sun, towering above the heavens with unparalleled power.

"The crane soars over Qinghai!"

Behind Shen Xu seemed to be a real world, with an endless blue sea, a crane spreading its wings and disappearing into the azure sky, as if the entire world could not contain its enormous body.

After a long time, Shen Xu opened his eyes and shot out two golden-red divine rays that disappeared into the void without any hindrance. Accompanied by a sound, a hazy glow composed of mysterious symbols enveloped the area in front of him, surging and turbulent.

The strange phenomena behind him gradually faded, and the golden-red cranes in the sky slowly disappeared into the phenomena, leaving only two golden-red suns hanging above the blue sea of ​​qi.

Shen Xu slowly stood up, his golden-red pupils sweeping across the hall. The rosy glow was like a colorful veil, floating lightly, dreamlike and mysterious. The glow seemed to be the blessing of the ancient sages, sprinkling down on every corner.

At this moment, his mind and body were at peace, his heart as still as a deep well, his eyes as deep as a starry sea, radiating a mysterious power, the light in his eyes seemingly about to overflow.

Only he himself knew what he had gained from that radiant light; the two blazing suns in his azure sea of ​​qi were constantly evaporating the impurities within it.

If he wanted, his eyes could merge with the two blazing suns, emitting an unparalleled divine light.

"Jiaojiao will need a long time. You can go to another place now." The ancient voice echoed in the hall again, and then a golden divine bridge appeared out of thin air beneath his feet. The end of the divine bridge was glittering with golden light, leading to an unknown and mysterious place.

Shen Xu looked at Jiao Jiao, who was echoing the statue from afar. Countless Dao runes fell from the statue and then swirled around Jiao Jiao, making her look like an ancient deity. The golden and red feather pattern between her eyebrows shone brightly, pure and flawless, and carried an aura of holiness.

He knew roughly what the other place the voice was referring to. After bowing respectfully to the white crane statue directly in front of him, he stepped onto the golden divine bridge. The golden light of the bridge began to flow on its own, like a flowing golden river of light that carried him to the end of the bridge.

As the golden light faded, a brand new grand hall appeared before Shen Xu's eyes.

Looking up, the hall was vast and boundless, with tall and thick stone pillars standing all around. Ancient and mysterious runes were wrapped around the pillars. These runes seemed to contain endless power, shimmering with strange light, and the light flowed from time to time, like a pulsating heartbeat.

Xiao Ru was standing next to a young man in white. The young man was tall and straight, with fair skin that was a pale pearl white, exuding an otherworldly aura. His feathered robe swayed gently in the wind, and the hem was embroidered with intricate gold-edged patterns.

The golden feather crown on his head, each feather seemingly a finely crafted work of art, intertwined and reflecting the splendor of the hall.

His eyes were deep, with twinkling stars around his golden pupils, as if they could see into people's hearts, or as if they hid endless secrets. But when Shen Xu looked closely, he could not see the young man's face completely.

The radiance of the hall seemed to resonate with him; his presence was an integral part of the hall, solemn and dignified. The golden feathers on his robes swayed gently, bringing with them an invisible aura of majesty.

"Brother Xu, over here!" Upon seeing Shen Xu, Xiao Ruo immediately waved excitedly at him.

"Junior Shen Xu greets senior!" Shen Xu walked to the young man's side and bowed respectfully.

Seeing Shen Xu's golden-red pupils, a flash of golden light crossed the young man's eyes. "You have entered the True Blood Heavenly Palace." His voice was calm yet authoritative.

"I did go in for some reason, but not with Xiao Ruo," Shen Xu explained, forcing a smile. He didn't know what the young man would think of his two-timing behavior.

Although the figure in front of him seemed to be just an ordinary young man with an extraordinary temperament, he knew that this person was a powerful demon saint.

"Since you've managed to get here, I assume you must have received the tacit approval of the Spirit Master. I never imagined that a Spirit Devourer would one day openly enter the Spirit Realm." The young man's tone couldn't help but show some emotion.

"You deserve immense credit for the True Blood Heavenly Palace's return to the Demon Race. The entire Demon Race owes you a debt of gratitude."

"Senior, you flatter me. I only did some insignificant things." It seems that the higher-ups of the demon race already know what happened in the Blood Central Realm, and even know that he is a Soul Devourer.

"Your merits are not determined by me. The demon race is not an ungrateful race. If you have the opportunity to come to the Heavenly Demon Holy City in the future, you will see the sincerity of the Demon Alliance."

"Heavenly Demon Holy City?"

It's obviously the territory of the demon race. He's someone from the Four Directions Sword Alliance who's never even left, what a joke it is to ask him to cross the void to go to the demon race's territory!

Moreover, only a madman would go to a demon's territory as a human!