The night seems to have no end, just like this dense forest.

The feathered crane immortal, who was injured in many parts of his body, could no longer maintain a stable flight altitude and speed, and his vision began to blur, he was like a lonely leaf in a storm, stumbling all the way to avoid the pursuit of the white bat.

There were many times when he thought he was going to be caught by the monsters. Their claws had even touched his ankles, and their spears grazed the side of his body, but he narrowly avoided them. His physical strength had long been unable to support it, and his body was getting closer and closer to the ground. At this most critical moment, he stumbled into a tree hole.

Before the white bats could figure out what was happening, he suddenly disappeared from front of them, and although they used their keen sense of smell and radar-like ultrasound to catch his bearings, to no avail. In the end, he had to abandon the area and fly away in other directions.

And in the tree hole, he had lost consciousness as early as the moment he entered here. He had a dream, and the beginning of the dream was so wonderful. He was in a fairyland, surrounded by endless lotus flowers, and the moon above his head was so huge that it seemed to be within reach, but his mood was painful and complicated, and he even had no time to enjoy the beautiful scenery around him.

He looked down at his own reflection in the pond, and found himself in a long dress made of light gauze and feathers, and the two bands on his head were like long black hair with red hair ornaments, and his brows were tightly knit, as if he were waiting for someone to arrive.

"Feathered Crane!"

Someone called his name behind him, and when he turned around, it was Black Crane Meijue.

"Mei Jue, you're here!" He said naturally.

At this time, the Feather Crane Immortal realized that in this dream he was just a bystander, and could not influence the words or actions of the person in the dream.

"yes, why did you ask me to come?" Kurotsuru asked, pretending to be ignorant.

The Feathered Crane Immortal hesitated slightly, but still said, "I overheard the conversation between you and Suzaku-sama yesterday, so I ......"

"You...... What did you hear?! Black Crane's face suddenly changed dramatically, interrupting him.

"Mei Jue, you and I have been blessed by Lord Qiansu, the gods, and have been brought into the realm of the gods, obtained immortality, and enjoyed this immortal-like life, what are you not satisfied with?"

The Feathered Crane Immortal and the Black Crane looked at each other, hoping to find some past friendship in his eyes, after all, the two of them had been such close partners.

But the black crane only sneered back at him, and he asked rhetorically: "Hehe, of course you have nothing to be dissatisfied with, Lord Qiansu is very fond of you." I've heard that he's decided to choose you as the head of all the spirit beasts in the Divine Domain, do you know what that means? ”

"The head of the spirit beast?! How can it be?! Don't listen to other people's words. ”

"The lord who told me about this will never lie to me, and every word he says will never deviate in the slightest!" Black Crane roared, his voice trembling with anger and jealousy.

"Even if Lord Qiansu really chooses me to be the head of the spirit beasts, you know that I will never accept it. I've never liked to compete with others, and I don't want to be above others, I just want to live quietly in this divine realm, and be by that adult's side for a long time. Hazuru's tone was calm, just like his mood.

"Hehe, you have been favored by the Lord of the Divine Domain, the Heavenly God Qiansu, and with him as your backer, of course you will say so, but what about me?!" The tone of the black crane became higher and higher, and he finally tore off the mask of kindness, revealing his true jealousy and hatred for the feather crane.

"Didn't you also become a confidant with Suzaku-sama? That lord is the eldest son of the Celestial God, he has the supreme power and status in the divine realm, and he is gentle and tolerant to you alone, no matter what you want, he will find you to send you, what else can you not be satisfied with? ”

The Feathered Crane Immortal felt that the black crane in front of him was so unfamiliar, and it was like two people in his previous impression. He couldn't understand his thoughts anymore, and his former close friend had drifted away from him since some.

"Yes, only the one will give me everything he has, but I want more than that. I want to help that Lord become the Lord of the Divine Domain, and then stand with him in the subversion of power, looking down on the Three Realms, only in this way can my wish be fulfilled! ”

Kuroksuru laughed again, as if he had seen himself and Suzaku hand in hand, and everyone looked up to him.

"Shut up, Mei Jue! Do you know what you're talking about?! If anyone else hears it, you and that Lord will be thrown into the Black Fire Purgatory! Enraged by the terrible thoughts of the black crane, the Feathered Crane Immortal shouted at him.

"Are you scaring me?! Haha, tell you, I'm not afraid! If I hadn't been prepared for the burning of jade, I wouldn't have made such a determination! ”

"If you still insist on going your own way, then you and I will only be enemies!"

Although he knew that it would be difficult, the Feathered Crane Immortal still wanted to make a final effort to win back the Black Crane's heart.

"You've never thought of me as your friend! On the surface, you pretend to be indisputable, but in reality? But you are secretly waiting for an opportunity, this is how you became the darling of Lord Qiansu! The black crane pointed to the face of the feathered crane immortal and replied dismissively.

"It's not like you think, I ......"

"Don't say anything, if you insist on becoming an enemy with me, go to Lord Qiansu and denounce me, but I can tell you that you can't stop me and Suzaku-sama!"

"Suzaku-sama is the most favored son of Lord Kanjuku, even if he loves you again, he will not betray his father for you?! Don't be too naïve! ”

"Will he betray his father and the Divine Domain? Just wait and see, soon there will be a storm here! I advise you, it's better to stay away! After saying that, the black crane shook his sleeves and left.

Bang bang bang is the sound of water.

A cold sensation fell on the Feathered Crane Immortal's forehead, and then slid down the tip of his nose and chin little by little, bringing him back from the dream to reality. Although consciousness had been restored, everything he had seen and heard in his sleep was still deeply engraved in his mind, and it was indelible.

He recalled that the dream was indeed something he had personally experienced. At that time, Kuroksuru had not yet stolen the runes, but he had already begun to create all kinds of poisons, and his words and deeds had become different from those of the past. At first, he thought that Black Crane was just gambling with him, after all, with the identities of the two of them, let alone stealing the rune, the possibility of even taking a look at it was very small.

But he ignored that the Suzaku Lord in the mouth of the Black Crane was the eldest son of Lord Qiansu and his favorite son, and if it was him, he should be able to easily obtain the rune. He must have stolen the rune and given it to Kuropusu, but why would he do it? Just because Kurozuzu is his confidant, he betrays his father and even the entire divine domain for this? This makes a bit of a sense for Suzaku-sama, who has always given people a solemn image.

The feathered crane immortal opened his eyes and found himself still nestled in the hollow of the tree, the sunlight shining in from the outside, just shining warmly on his face. He let out a long breath, making sure he was still alive, and the cold just now turned out to be the dew dripping from above his head. He felt his throat dry from blood loss, so he opened his mouth and let the cold dew slip into his throat, and then licked the cracked lips with the tip of his tongue, and couldn't help but rejoice that he had escaped.

After resting for a while in the hollow of the tree, he listened and listened carefully, and when he was sure that there were no white bats around, he tried to climb out of it, but it took him a lot of effort. After crawling out of the tree hole, his first thought was to go to Jinghua Village to meet Elder Wan first, and then explain the matter of Xia Qiu to him, and then he had to go to another place.

It was where it all began, and he hoped to find the answers to all his questions there.

Every time he flew for a while, he needed to land down to rest and rest, and in this way, he finally entered the barrier created by Elder Wan in the sky above Jinghua Village. He knew he must have looked bad, but he didn't have time to explain why he was hurt.

Elder Wan stared at him in surprise, unable to figure out why he appeared in Jinghua Village so early in the morning. The first thing he noticed was his cheeks, which were paler than usual, and then he realized that he was badly injured.

"Sit down, I'll take care of your wounds!" Elder Wan said in a commanding tone.

"It doesn't matter, these injuries won't show up after they leave the Soul Separation Realm." The feathered crane immortal waved his hand and refused.

"But if you don't deal with it in time, it will cause permanent damage to your soul. Can I ask......"

Elder Wan wanted to persuade the Yuhe Immortal again, but he interrupted him.

"I'm sorry, Elder Wan, I don't have time to tell you what happened. I have something to ask you for, please agree! ”

Looking at his serious expression, Elder Wan had no choice but to nod and say, "Please speak!" ”

"Maybe just recently, there will be a human girl who will reach the realm of soul separation, if I can't rush back to see her as promised, please protect her in Jinghua Village first. The White Bats have been trying to catch her for some reason, and I won't explain too much now! That girl's name is Xia Qiu, and she is a friend of mine. ”

"Okay, I see!"

"Thank you! I will definitely come back to repay you if I have the chance! All I can tell you is that the human girl is the one who can find out why the White Bat is in this Soulless Realm, and that she will finally defeat the mysterious figure who is behind the control of those monsters! ”

The Feathered Crane Immortal didn't quite know why he said such a thing, as if he had foreseen what would happen in the Soul Separation Realm in the future, he was so sure that what he said would definitely come true.

After meeting Lord Wan, he left the Soul Separation Realm with his scars all over his body, and went to the place where his memories were sealed in the dust, the Divine Domain.

Because he was no longer a spirit beast in the Divine Domain, and the rune that had once served as a link between himself and the Divine Domain had also been given to the Demon King Fox and others, it was not easy to return to the Divine Domain again, and he had to make an extremely bold attempt for this.