I am a mortal who has achieved enlightenment through burning my secrets

Chapter 201 Flying Spirit Clan

Wow! !
Amidst howling winds and flashing lightning, Xiao Wuji suddenly burst out of the sea, a pair of golden wings, each over five meters long, radiating dazzling light behind him.

Golden flames flickered incessantly, and golden lightning bolts crisscrossed within them. This power originated from the Golden Crow and the Lightning Phoenix, which, through Xiao Wuji's efforts, was fused together using a wisp of the Wind Law from the feathers of the Soaring Kunpeng.

"Let's go, Flying Spirit Clan!"

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"Finally, I've seen my family!!"

Looking at the array patterns on the massive mountain range ahead, Xiao Wuji spoke with tears in his eyes and a resolute tone.

This is indeed a continent, not an island, even though it took him half a month to find traces left by the cultivators.

The array patterns here were merely warning patterns; while it would be difficult for Xiao Wuji to avoid them, he could still manage it, given his skill in array formations. However, he simply stomped down and tore the array to shreds.

He didn't know which clan of the Flying Spirit Clan this was, so he decided to lure them out. If he encountered someone related by blood, he would simply blend in. If not, he would capture and convert them, then interrogate them thoroughly.

A short while later, several men with dark purple wings flew over from a distance. Judging from their cultivation level, they were only at the mid-to-late stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

"What clan are you from? This is the territory of my Poisonous Dove clan. Aren't you afraid of the punishment of the 'Ten Commandments'?"

"Poisonous poison?"

Xiao Wuji glanced at the wings on the backs of these people and compared them to his own. They were completely unrelated. Even if bloodline was not mentioned, they should at least be one of the wind, fire, or thunder attributes, right?

"Fine, let's just try to convert them."

With the wrong landing location, Xiao Wuji was somewhat helpless and could only resort to more methods.

Starting with the Five Taboos on Money, followed by the Great Salvation Technique, several members of the Poisonous Poison Clan with the strength of the Nascent Soul stage were easily subdued.

"We have committed grave sins throughout our lives. We hope that you will allow us to follow you and serve you, so that we may atone for our sins!"

Several people, each with a halo of Buddha above their heads, confessed their sins to Xiao Wuji one by one. But Xiao Wuji had no time to listen to their repentance. With a flick of his finger, he extinguished the bright halo above their heads, making them no different from before.

"To avoid being discovered, it's best if you continue living among the Poison Clan!"

"Now, you all need to quickly tell me all the information about the Flying Spirit Clan regarding the bloodlines of the Kunpeng and Phoenix!"

"I will obey your command, fellow Daoist!"

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With the vivid descriptions of the group, Xiao Wuji gained a general understanding of the current situation of the Flying Spirit Clan, and then sadly discovered that his only option seemed to be the Heavenly Roc Clan.

Because there are actually no powerful phoenix bloodlines among the Flying Spirit Clan, and in this Flying Spirit Clan where True Spirit bloodlines are prevalent, they have long since become so weak that they have merged with other races. For example, the Five-Colored Heavenly Phoenix, which was long ago swallowed up by the Lightless Clan.

"Damn it! When will the Phoenix, the dignified leader of the Flying Spirits, finally stand up?!"

Xiao Wuji was somewhat annoyed by their lack of ambition. After learning the location of the Tianpeng Clan, he sent back several members of the Poisonous Vulture Clan, letting them continue their lives, while he flew towards the Tianpeng Clan.

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In the territory of the Tianpeng Clan, Xiao Wuji activated the warning array in the same way, attracting the Tianpeng Clan's guards. Then, pretending to be unaware of the situation, he was respectfully invited in by a group of Tianpeng Clan members with black wings.

The Peng clan has a clear hierarchy, with rank determined by wing color. Gold is the most noble, followed by silver, then blue and white, while black represents a subjugated foreign race and is the least favored.

With his noble bloodline, he naturally received the best treatment. On his very first day, someone actually wanted to "borrow his seed"—it was simply... too wonderful!
However, Xiao Wuji was no casual person; if he wanted the seed, he had no chance!
Three days later, after staying in the hotel for several days, Xiao Wuji finally had the opportunity to meet the elders.

They followed two Tianpeng clan members dressed in white bone armor and holding silver spears out of the hotel and then flew towards Wanpeng Pavilion.

Wanpeng Pavilion!
This place is similar to an ancestral hall in the Tianpeng clan.

There was no grand trial as Xiao Wuji had imagined. Instead, there was a young girl from the Flying Spirit Clan. Although her wings were also golden, her appearance was completely different from his.

"A foreigner?" The girl was somewhat surprised and uncertain after she saw Xiao Wuji's figure clearly.

The golden wings behind this person are quite different in appearance from those of a normal Tianpeng clan member, yet they carry a strong Kunpeng aura. Moreover, these wings do not resemble magical artifacts, as they are connected to the body by meridians.

Upon hearing this person's surprise and doubt, Xiao Wuji instantly channeled his inner actor, revealing a hint of loss and bewilderment on his face, with a thin layer of mist rising in his eyes, but he stubbornly held back, refusing to let it fall.

"So, we're not from the same race? We clearly share the same bloodline..."

Xiao Wuji's appearance, like a wanderer searching for home, evoked pity from everyone. The two Flying Spirit Clan members who were leading the way even wanted to pat him on the shoulder to comfort him, but they stopped because of the difference in their status.

The golden-winged girl seemed to be moved as well, so she said to the guards who were leading the way, "You can go down first, I want to talk to him alone!"

"Yes!"

After the guards left, the golden-winged girl finally spoke, asking, "What's your name? And where did you come from?"

Xiao Wuji opened and closed his eyes, and the mist in his eyes disappeared, but his expression remained dejected.

"My name is Xiao Wuji. I originally lived in a lower realm. During my ascension, an accident occurred, and I was swept into the Tianyuan Realm of the human and demon races by a spatial rift!"

“I have been an orphan since birth. I look different from everyone around me. Except for my adoptive mother, everyone else looks at me with a strange look.”

"This situation only changed after I trained the wings on my back to be able to control them at will."

“But my adoptive mother, she…”

"A few days ago, I was accidentally teleported to this area. I thought, I thought, that I had found my family..."

As he spoke, Xiao Wuji's voice became whimpering again, like that of an abandoned little animal, instantly touching the golden-winged girl's heart with pity.

The girl took two steps to stand in front of Xiao Wuji, tiptoed, placed her palm on his head, and gently comforted him:
"I can sense that you possess the bloodline of the Kunpeng, but it seems that there are other, even stronger bloodlines within you that are interfering with my perception!"

"However, there are other ways. As long as you can activate the spirit of Kunpeng in the Spirit Sealing Tower, you can prove that you are a member of my Tianpeng clan."

"I am willing!"

Xiao Wuji readily agreed, but inwardly he was somewhat reluctant. He knew that even if he invoked the spirit of the Kunpeng, they wouldn't truly trust him unconditionally. Thinking of the Heavenly Peng Oath Han Li had signed, he knew he was probably no exception. He clearly only wanted to pass through…

If only he could convert her directly, then there would be no need for the Heavenly Roc Oath. Unfortunately, his Great Salvation Technique wasn't enough to convert such a powerful being. Now, he could only… wait!
Xiao Wuji suddenly felt a jolt of energy. It seemed that he had another method similar to salvation! However, because it only worked on women and there was the more convenient Great Salvation Zen Light, he had never used it.

However, this wouldn't work. He wasn't confident he could store it in his magic weapon without making a sound. If he were accidentally discovered, he might just harden his heart and wipe out the Tianpeng Clan.

"Senior, before verifying your identity, may I inform my spirit beast first?"

"A spirit beast?" The girl was somewhat puzzled.

Xiao Wuji couldn't help but smile wryly and said, "Before I came here, I had my spirit beasts lying in ambush tens of thousands of miles away. If I hadn't returned by the appointed time, they would have rushed in and caused chaos!"

"The time is almost up!"

The girl was taken aback by what she heard, and after looking at Xiao Wuji for a moment, she felt a pang of sadness for him once again.

"Don't worry, I'm 90% sure you're a member of my Tianpeng clan. From now on, you're no longer alone!"

Xiao Wuji appeared touched, but inwardly he was furiously complaining that this woman was probably already mentally playing out a hundred-episode drama called "The Ugly Duckling Looking for Its Mother."

"Come on, I'll take you there, we'll go quickly and come back quickly..."

"Ok!"

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(End of this chapter)