A tear in space formed in the air above a mountain hundreds of kilometers away from Beast Taming City. Four figures walked out from the tear before stepping onto solid ground.
It was Bai Yunfei, Li Chengfeng, and his two kids Li Ruofeng and Li Ruoling.
âWow!! How did we end up here all of a sudden! I canât even see Beast Taming City! Wow!!â
Li Ruofeng exclaimed the moment he took a look around. For as far as the eyes could see, there was nothing but mountains in sight rather than the city they had just been in.
Even Li Chengfeng looked astonished. âIs this the power of the Core Stone, Yunfei? How powerful, that Regalia. It can teleport us farther than even a Late-stage Soul Emperor canâŚâ
âYeah, no one will disturb us here. Chenfeng, letâs talk inside the Core World, thereâs a few people Iâd for you to meetâŚâ
One pulse of soulforce later and everyone was wrapped in a bubble of soulforce and taken into the Core World, leaving the Core Stone to fall inconspicuously onto the groundâŚÂ
Inside the Core World.
Appearing within his very own courtyard, Bai Yunfei noticed Tang Xinyun wasnât in any of the rooms. He originally thought about calling everyone over to come meet Li Chengfeng, but the man stopped him saying that they had to talk about a few things first before introductions could be had.
And so Li Ruofeng and Li Ruoling were left inside the courtyard to play while the two adults went into one of the rooms to talk.
They sat down at the table first before Bai Yunfei looked at the first friend he had fought alongside within this life. A long period of silence passed before Bai Yunfei sighed.
âChengfeng, how are you after so many years? Howâs Lingâer?â
âSheâs pregnant again, so she canât move around as much and is staying home to cultivateâŚâ Li Chengfeng smiled, âIâve been living well these years. Any free time is spent training, unlike youâhaha, I heard plenty of rumors about you over the years. Youâve done a lot of shocking things, my friendâŚâ
âPregnant? Again?â Bai Yunfei laughed incredulously, âWell done! Congratulations to you, my friend.â
Smiling and scratching his head shyly, Li Chengfeng coughed once before leaning forward with a grim expression.
âPutting that aside, I heard three years ago youâŚâ
âThat I died three years ago?â Bai Yunfei smiled, âIs that what the news is in the world? HahaâŚbut as you can see, Iâm alive and well.â
âWhat happened then?â
âThatâs a story for another time, why donât you answer my question first?â Bai Yunfei was more curious about Li Chengfengâs story than his own, âChengfengâŚyouâre an Early-stage Soul Emperor now?! Youâre absolutely amazing, you know that? Someone that improves as fast as you did can only be seen once in several thousand years, you know!â
âArenât you praising yourself, Yunfei?â Li Chengfeng barked with laughter, âArenât you an Early-stage Soul Emperor too? Youâre the one to talk, thoughâŚIâm still nothing compared to youâŚ
âI learned a lot over the years,â He sighed, âI heard about everything you did. You did all that yourself, didnât you? I donât think you had much help from your own school in any of those matters. Iâm worse than you in that aspect. The entire knowledge of my school was given to me. I was even given a Truth of Reincarnation Pill, something that was stored for two thousand years, to become a Soul Emperor. Iâd never be able to meet my predecessors if I wasnât able to get that strong after all that helpâŚâ
âWhat!! The Truth of Reincarnation?!â Bai Yunfeiâs eyes flew wide open, âYou took one of those too?!â
âToo?â It was Li Chengfengâs turn to look amazed, âDonât tell meâŚyou took a Truth of Reincarnation pill to become a Soul Emperor too, Yunfei?â
âNot in my case, I became a Soul Emperor thanks to the seniors of the soulbeast world. My soulbeast partner and I traveled to the Tomb of the Emperor Beasts and broke through then. ButâŚit was when I got hurt three years ago. I lost all my strength and memories for three years. Thanks to the Yao clan, I was able to take the Truth of Reincarnation and recover myself.â
He waved his hand around the room, âThe city you saw near my courtyard is Yao City, the current resident of the Alchemy School, or the Yao clan as theyâre known now.â
âWhat a story,â Remarked Li Chengfeng, âYou met the legendary Alchemy School? And you brought them with you?!â
âI did.â Bai Yunfei nodded. âThat part of the story Iâll tell later, but you first! Whatâs that âschoolâ of yours! Which school did you join?!â
Li Chengfeng smiled, âYou and my school are pretty tightly-connected, actually. My master isâŚGe Yiyun and my school isâŚthe Fate School!!â
âSenior Ge Yiyun!? The Fate School?!â Bai Yunfeiâs eyes flew wide open, âYou actually joined the Fate School?!â
âIt happened not long after you left, actually. Master found me and took me in as his disciple. He took Lingâer and I back to the Fate School and helped me grow. Itâs because of him that Iâm who I am todayâŚâ
âNot long after I left?â Bai Yunfei thought hard back to the days he and Li Chengfeng were together. Those days were when he was still being âchasedâ. Li Chengfeng appeared to him somewhere during that process and even mentioned something about Li Chengfeng before. He never imagined that Li Chengfeng would actually come into contact with Ge Yiyun and join the Fate SchoolâŚÂ
âThen youâre the disciple of senior Ge Yiyun? That must mean youâre the Fate SchoolâsâŚâ
âThe âjunior headmasterâ, yes.â Li Chengfeng nodded.
âJunior headmaster of the Fate School!â Bai Yunfei leaned back, âHaha! You did great! Youâre amazing, Chengfeng! The Fate School is definitely a school that wouldnât lose to any of the top ten schools!â
He was afraid that not hearing about Li Chengfeng at all meant that Li Chengfeng hadnât done anything noteworthy. But he was wrong. The only reason he didnât hear anything about his old friend was because Li Chengfeng secretly became a Soul Emperor and the junior headmaster of the Fate SchoolâŚÂ
After a moment to ponder about this, Bai Yunfei asked Li Chengfeng another question, âSo then, what brings you here to Beast Taming City?â
âI didnât have any âgoalâ here at firstâŚâ
âWhat do you mean by that?â
Li Chengfeng gave Bai Yunfei a meaningful smile, âIt was âfateâ that brought me here. And so I came. I had no idea what Iâd do here when I came.â
âWhatâs with that cryptic storytelling? Had I not known you were from the Fate School Iâd thought youâre some kind of fortuneteller.â Bai Yunfei sighed in exasperation.
âI really didnât have any idea why Iâd come here,â Li Chengfeng laughed, âbut I know now. I came here because of youâŚIâm here to help you with what you plan to do!â
The smile on his face grew grim, âYunfeiâŚyou came here for the Beast Taming School, right? Youâre here to destroy them, correct?!â
His words stopped Bai Yunfei dead in his tracks. âHowâŚhow did you know that!?â