Chapter 334: Chapter 334: An Unseen Future.

’Wei Zhenxin’s gaze remained locked onto that dull, unimpressive brick, yet the shock in her eyes only deepened.

“…Impossible.” she muttered softly.

That was not the reaction of someone who had simply witnessed a powerful artifact.

..It was more of the reaction of someone whose entire understanding of the world had just been shattered.

“A divine weapon… willingly protecting its master?” she whispered, almost as if questioning reality itself.

Li Feng raised a brow at her stunned expression, then casually reached out and grabbed the brick, tossing it lightly in his palm like a toy.

“Heh, what? You’ve never seen one before?” he said with a cheeky grin, clearly enjoying her rare loss of composure.

He wasn’t too worried about revealing the Divine Brick right now.

In fact, he had plan and hope it would make the immortal even more cautious of him, so he wouldn’t try anything funny.

…And judging by the shaken expression on Wei Zhenxin’s face, it seemed to be working perfectly.

At his words, Wei Zhenxin didn’t respond immediately as her mind was racing.

In her countless years of cultivation, ’Wei Zhenxin’ had come to understand one simple, undeniable fact:

…Divine weapons were never mere tools as they were calamities.

Each one possessed its own arrogant will… untamable, proud, and utterly unwilling to submit to anyone.

Even immortals could only borrow their power at a heavy price, never truly command them.

To truly command them? That was impossible.

After all, they had the right to be arrogant as a divine weapon was forged from the Dao itself… or more precisely, from a fragment of it.

Yet this…this Divine Weapon in Li Feng’s hand…

’It didn’t resist him and it even protected him…’

That single fact overturned everything she knew.

At the same time, she couldn’t help but wonder which Dao would actually choose to… manifest as a brick of all things.

Before she could delve deeper into her thoughts, Li Feng’s shameless voice interrupted her.

“Hey! Now that I blocked your attack, so you should honor the deal!”

’Wei Zhenxin’ fell silent once more.

Her gaze slowly shifted to Li Feng, studying him carefully.

This time, there was no doubt left in her mind.

’No… this is beyond mere talent or fate.’

If it were only talent or destiny, she wouldn’t be this shaken.

Something about Li Feng felt fundamentally different… as if he didn’t entirely belong to the same rules as everything else in this world.

In the end, she sighed.

“…Very well” she said at last, her composure slowly returning. “You have passed.”

Whoever or whatever Li Feng truly was, it wasn’t her business.

’At least this kid seems like a good and caring fellow.’

She had seen how desperately he protected his fellow sect members.

That alone was a praiseworthy act.

With that thought, she pointed a slender finger at Li Feng as a small speck of white light flew toward him.

“As per our deal… here is a glimpse of the future.”

Li Feng’s eyes grew curious as he watched the speck of light approach.

Sensing no threat, he calmly allowed it to flow toward his forehead.

But suddenly, Wei Zhenxin’s voice echoed again, but this time soft and almost amused.

“I even went the extra mile to see how it ends for her… Now it seems quite a rather interesting sight.”

“Huh? What do you mean—”

Before he could finish, Li Feng’s mind went completely blank.

’Wei Zhenxin’ stood silently, watching over him as he processed the divination.

Slowly…a rather pitiful gaze appeared in her eyes.

Not for Yue Lan… but for Li Feng.

She couldn’t divine Li Feng’s future directly, but by divining the fates of those around him, she could catch fragments of what awaited him.

“What a rough path this boy will take…” she murmured softly.

Yet even as she spoke, a hint of confusion flickered across her face.

After all, the Li Feng she glimpsed in those fragments seemed… a bit different.

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The world dissolved around Li Feng.

He blinked, and suddenly found himself standing amid endless snow.

“Where… is this?” he muttered, but his voice was instantly swallowed by the howling wind.

Li Feng squinted his eyes, yet all he could see was snow stretching in every direction as far as the eye could see.

While a dark, oppressive night sky hung above him, swallowing all light as fierce icy winds howled like a raging storm, yet there was no life in sight… only an endless white void.

“…This vision is a bit too real,” he muttered, his brows furrowing.

Each breath he took came out as white mist, quickly devoured by the storm.

The freezing air clawed at his skin, seeping through his robes as if they weren’t there at all.

Yet strangely… he didn’t feel any real danger.

…Only isolation and an endless, suffocating loneliness.

“…Hello?” he called out.

But there was no response, only the relentless howling of the wind.

Li Feng clicked his tongue.

“Tch… What kind of ’future glimpse’ is this? Just throwing me into a frozen wasteland?”

Still, he continued walking despite complaining as step by step, he heading forward.

He wasn’t sure where he was going, but his instincts told him to keep moving ahead.

Soon, as the wind howled endlessly, yet something began to change.

Faint at first, then clearer… the snow beneath his feet was no longer untouched.

It was disturbed and broken, scattered with deep cracks and uneven patches, as if something massive had clashed here.

Li Feng’s eyes narrowed slightly.

“…Finally, there is something.”

He quickened his pace.

The further he walked, the more obvious it became.

This was no natural landscape.

…It was a battlefield.

A wrecked one at that as the ground was torn apart, as if the very heavens had collapsed upon it.

Massive craters stretched across the frozen land, some so deep they vanished into darkness.

Remnants of shattered weapons lay half-buried in the ice — blades, spears, fragments… all still exuding faint, lingering auras that had yet to dissipate.

Even the air itself felt different here as it was heavy and oppressive.

“…What the hell happened here?” Li Feng muttered under his breath.

Just as he was looking around and wondering.

Then suddenly…he felt it.

An ancient and overwhelming presence.

Li Feng’s gaze snapped forward.

And the next moment, his pupils shrank.

There, lying at the center of the ruined battlefield, was a colossal corpse.

…A creature so massive it resembled a fallen mountain.

And even in death, it radiated a terrifying pressure.

“…Is that.” He murmured as he trying to get a better look through the snow.

Then he saw that the creature body was covered in crystalline ice feathers, each one shimmering faintly despite the dim, oppressive sky.

Its wings were spread wide, frozen mid-motion, as if it had tried to take flight even in its final moments.

And once Li Feng had got the better look, he knew what it was.

“…A Divine Ice Phoenix” he whispered, his voice unconsciously lowering and filled with disbelief after recognizing the Divine creature.

Even lifeless, it exuded an indescribable majesty.

Its presence alone made the surrounding storm seem insignificant.

The snow refused to settle upon its body, as if even nature itself dared not defile it.

Yet… right at the center of its chest was a massive, gaping wound…clean and precise.

As if something sharp and hot had pierced straight through its heart without the slightest resistance.

Li Feng felt a chill run down his spine.

“…Something killed this?”

Then he also noticed that there a small figure not far from the massive corpse and it was a woman, kneeling.

Half-buried in the snow, right beside the divine ice phoenix’s body.

Li Feng’s eyes narrowed as he focused and noticed that she seem to be… badly injured.

Her robes, once pure and elegant, were now stained with blood and frost.

Long strands of pale hair clung to her face, partially hiding her features.

Yet even in such a state, there was an undeniable beauty to her… fragile, yet untouchable.

More importantly…

Li Feng recognized her.

“Yue… Lan?” he murmured hesitantly.

That beautiful, flawless face and those golden eyes… he recognized them immediately.

Even though her hair had changed and her presence felt different, he still knew it was her.

And now he couldn’t help but wonder what in the world was going on.

Before he could process it further —

As if sensing his gaze, the woman slowly lifted her head.

Her movements were weak… but her eyes remained cold and sharp as they locked directly onto him.

For a brief moment, neither spoke as the storm howled between them.

Then her lips parted, and her gaze grew even colder.

“…So,” she said, her voice hoarse yet steady, “you’ve finally come… to kill me.”

“…Huh?”

Li Feng blinked at her words.

’Is she talking to me…?’

But that was impossible… this was only a vision that the old immortal had shown him.

Just as he was about to try to reply, he frozed as heard… a soft sound echoed behind him.

Crunch.

And then a sudden chill crawled up his spine.

Not from the storm.

Not from the woman.

…But from the presence behind him.

Li Feng’s expression changed instantly and without any hesitation, he turned around.

And then, his pupils shrank.

Standing just a distance behind him… was someone familiar.

…Too familiar.

“…What the hell” Li Feng whispered as confusion filled his gaze.

Under the night sky and the howl of the snowstorm, the figure slowly begin walking toward him.

Crunch.

Crunch.

Crunch.

Each step into the snow was soft… yet it echoed across the battlefield like a silent decree.

The wind around the area also seem to suddenly weakened as it didn’t dare approach that approaching figure.

And the raging blizzard that had swallowed everything moments ago now curved around his path, as if avoiding him entirely.

Soon, the figure slowly emerged from the storm.

His majestic black robes were unblemished as not a single snowflake dared land upon them.

His long black hair, the color of the night itself, swayed behind him gently.

And then… his face became clear.

Now that this person was standing infront of him, Li Feng’s breath hitched as he recognized that face.

…It was him… Li Feng.

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