Volume 4: The Game of the Gods Chapter 88: A Blood Contract in Your Name
After Gong Lili's spiritual consciousness followed Yan Chen into the "Spirit Wings" again, the scene that appeared before her surprised her.
Yan Chen's spiritual consciousness had already taken the initiative to strangle the little boy's vital point. At this moment, his eyes were wide open, veins on his forehead were exposed, and he shouted angrily to the boy: "If you don't want your soul to perish, tell me your real name quickly !"
Ping Lili was stunned, confused as to what was going on. She had initially assumed Yan Chen would splatter the boy's blood, but she hadn't expected his motive to be the boy's name. What was so special about a name? Why was Yan Chen so insistent on asking? And hadn't the boy previously said his name was 'Ling Yi'? Could that not be his real name?
Isn't it true that the blood covenant is not sworn in blood, but in name?
Ying Lili seemed to have vaguely heard a legend that if one wanted to subdue a beast that had cultivated to the level of an immortal or demon to become a mount or aid, one must first learn its "true name" and then form a magical contract with it before being able to recruit it. Once a contract was signed, the beast would forever obey its master's orders and must not abandon him for life, lest he die. Therefore, beasts that had cultivated to the level of immortals or demons generally refused to reveal their true names easily.
Could it be that this 'Spirit Wing' is also the same?
But if Ling Yi wasn't his real name, then what was it? Ze Ze? It didn't seem to be it either.
But there was no time to think about all this. Seeing that Yan Chen had strangled the boy's vital point, Gong Lili was extremely anxious, but she didn't dare to act rashly, fearing that Yan Chen's impulse would make things worse for him. Yan Chen also saw Gong Lili who followed her in, and it seemed that he was sure that the little boy was in his hands, and Gong Lili would never dare to act rashly. He ignored Gong Lili at this time, but was even more anxious to force the boy to tell his real name. His hands moved more vigorously, leaving a conspicuous red mark on the boy's white neck.
The little boy was also very stubborn. Facing such brutal and cruel treatment, he kept his lips tightly shut and said nothing! Yan Chen's patience was gradually disappearing, and his face became even more ferocious...
Ping Lili was anxious watching from a distance, but there was nothing she could do. She wanted to launch a sneak attack, but she was not sure she could win with one strike. If she accidentally hurt the boy, it would be more trouble than gain.
She could only try hard to guess the boy's real name in her mind. If she could guess his real name, would she be able to sign a blood contract with "Ling Yi" first?
With this thought in mind, she kept recalling every moment she had spent with Zeze. She was convinced that their encounter was no accident, that it must have a purpose. Perhaps Zeze had once inadvertently revealed his real name! What was it? What was his real name?
The memories of their time together flashed through Gong kaleidoscope. The more she recalled those ordinary yet extremely pleasant times together, the more determined she became to bring the child back!
For some reason, what Gong Lili could recall at this moment, apart from Ze Ze's calmness, restraint and precociousness, was his look of looking up at the sky with a face full of longing. Ze Ze was not a talkative child, and unlike other children of his age, this child was very quiet and would sit there and stare at the sky in a daze when he had nothing to do.
I always feel that the sky is my home.
Sky?!
Lingyi, Lingyi, aren’t they just a pair of wings that fly into the sky?
How wonderful it would be if we could ascend to heaven in this life?
Then he wrote two words in the air with his fingers, but Ping Lili always remembered those two words!
That's right, those two words! They must be the true name of this 'Spirit Wing'! She suddenly bit her finger and formed a seal: Hai, Xu, You, Shen, Wei! Then, with a flick of her brush, she drew another intricate seal, which shot through the air towards the little boy, uttering a resounding voice: "Feitian! With heaven and earth as witnesses and my blood as my guide, I swear to you..."
As soon as he finished speaking, a drop of bright red blood suddenly flew into the cinnabar mole between the boy's eyebrows. The figure of the 'Spirit Wing' boy instantly turned into a wisp of light smoke and floated towards the direction of Ping Lili. In the blink of an eye, a cold jade ruyi fell into Ping Lili's hands. This was the jade ruyi that the boy had been holding in his arms before, but at this time, the jade ruyi was emerald green with a hint of bright red!
Ying Lili understood that only now had the 'Spirit Wing' truly acknowledged her as its master! Seeing the boy free from Yan Chen's shackles, Ying Lili breathed a sigh of relief. Her gaze on Yan Chen was now as sharp as a torch. Her ten fingers rubbed, picked, hooked, and plucked, as if playing a musical instrument. Countless golden beams shot out from her fingertips!
With just a loud bang, Yan Chen's consciousness was finally annihilated!
The real name of 'Ling Yi' was finally revealed by Gong Lili. Perhaps Yan Chen would never be able to close his eyes until his death, and would never understand how Gong Lili could guess the real name of the 'Ling Yi' boy just by guessing.
Feitian is the real and original name of the boy with the "Spirit Wings". It was the name given to him by his previous master Xuan Yue.
It was a long-lost name. Was it hundreds or thousands of years since anyone had called it? In short, it was so long ago that even the Spirit Wing boy himself had forgotten it.
The sound of the rustling sound just now brought back his memories. The gentle voice of that person from that day seemed to still echo in his ears: "'Lingyi' is the name of this Ruyi. You, should be called 'Feitian'!"
"It is indeed called 'Feitian'. It seems that it is indeed a strange thing." Ping Lili murmured to himself while holding the jade ruyi in his arms. After meditating for a while, he murmured a new spell. With the spell, in the blink of an eye, his palm was empty again, and the jade ruyi turned into the original boy again.
However, the boy now had a bright red mark on his forehead. It was the talisman drawn earlier with the blood of Yinglili's fingertips. The look he gave Yinglili now was much gentler, even a hint of piety. Having already made a 'blood pact' with Yinglili, he naturally acknowledged her as his new master. Therefore, he readily answered all of Yinglili's questions.
From him, Ying Lili finally learned the story behind the "Spirit Wings". It turned out that the "Spirit Wings" were a key that could open the door to the three realms of humans, demons, and immortals. The human realm naturally referred to the Xuming Continent, the demon realm was the dark world under the imperial city of the Ruoye tribe in the South China Sea, and the immortal realm was undoubtedly the Penglai fairyland.
Through these 'spiritual wings', one can freely open the gates of the three realms, travel between the three realms, send anyone to any place in the three realms, and summon all living beings in the three realms at will, including birds and beasts, without exception!
Only then did Gong Lili understand why the demons would interfere in the treasure hunt and spend a lot of money, using all means and sparing no effort to snatch the "Spirit Wings". Was it just to open the door to the demon world, leave the sealed place of the South China Sea, and let the demons return to the Void World?
And what about the Penglai Wonderland? Could it be true, as Yan Chen said, that they also had ambitions to take over the Xuming Continent? However, Yinglili had a vague feeling that this was not the case. At least Qingluan didn't give her the impression of being a bad person. In fact, she felt that he was trustworthy.
The demons and the Penglai fairyland were understandable, but what was the purpose of Kamami's "spiritual wings"? Where did he want to go, or what did he want to summon? Yinglili was completely puzzled.
How can Zeze be reborn?
The boy named Feitian with the 'Spirit Wings' no longer played tricks on Gong Lili. For him, being able to truly transform into a human being again was something that could only be encountered once in a lifetime!
It turns out that this "Spirit Wing" is not only Fei Tian's home, but also a place of imprisonment. Fei Tian is formed from the essence of this "Spirit Wing". After tens of thousands of years of cultivation, he has become a unique entity. However, for thousands of years, he has been bound by the power of the "Spirit Wing". Trying to escape is not so easy, just like a bird in a cage, unable to break the cage.
The only way is to use external forces to destroy the 'spiritual wings', so that he can escape and truly transform into a human being, no longer bound by anything!
But these 'Spirit Wings' are a treasure left from ancient times, so how could they be easily destroyed? Moreover, these 'Spirit Wings' possess the power to open the gates to the three realms, making them a treasure coveted by the world. Everyone is scrambling for them, so how could they be easily destroyed?
Many years ago, Zhuo Ao had tried to use magic to transform his spirit into a human form and take it away without destroying the 'Spirit Wings', but it was ultimately short-lived. As long as the 'Spirit Wings' were there, he would always be summoned by the 'Spirit Wings' and would eventually have to return to the 'Spirit Wings'. However, after witnessing the prosperity of the human world, returning to eternal loneliness was an indescribable pain.
It is better not to have that kind of fleeting freedom from the beginning. At least if you have not experienced it, you will not have the desire for it, the kind of desire that you know will never come true.
Therefore, Fei Tiancai concealed his identity from Gong Lili at the beginning because he didn't want to have any more unrealistic fantasies. However, he didn't expect that this woman was so determined and wanted to give him freedom without giving in.
Could he trust her? Could he truly trust her? Could he believe that she was willing to give up her 'spiritual wings' for him and give him true freedom?
Fei Tian soon got the answer, because a few hours later, Ying Lili used her Spirit Wings just once and destroyed them without hesitation! When he transformed into a human form again and stood before her, watching her weep with emotion for him and hugging him tightly, Fei Tian finally understood that true love really existed in this world, and that there were people who truly cared about him.
They had no blood relationship; they had only met by chance. Yet, she was willing to treat him with sincerity, to exchange the treasure that everyone in the world sought after for him. This sincerity must not be false, right? Being with someone like this was a great happiness, right?
Ping Ping.
