Chapter 147: Fate is Inexplicable

The so-called Blue Feather faction did not refer to the descendants of Blue Feather Immortal Venerable.

Instead, it specifically referred to the massive, deeply rooted powers that relied on Blue Feather Immortal Venerable.

Blue Feather Immortal Venerable had controlled Yuandao Province for thousands of years, with countless Cultivators under his command.

They occupied various key positions in the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance of Yuandao Province.

Although Blue Feather Immortal Venerable had now fallen, the Blue Feather faction was too big to fail.

They still held absolute dominance, which others could not shake in the slightest.

However, there were no external challengers.

The Blue Feather faction itself fell into chaos first.

The reason was that everyone wanted to be the one in charge.

Previously, when Blue Feather Immortal Venerable was alive, they naturally followed his lead.

But now, the Immortal Venerable had fallen.

The various divisions of Blue Feather refused to submit to one another.

To fight for the position of the leader, they came to blows.

One Soul Transformation Cultivator even perished because of this.

As for the Nascent Soul and Golden Core cultivators who died, they were countless.

The other powers in Yuandao Province watched the internal strife of the Blue Feather faction.

A group without a leader is severely weakened.

Thus, they all began to harbor their own little schemes.

They formed secret alliances and took advantage of the chaos to carve up the Blue Feather faction's territory.

Especially lucrative positions like the supervisor of Ce Zhen Hall and the procurement officer of the Talisman Hall were forcibly seized by them.

After a large chunk of meat was bitten off, the Blue Feather faction finally woke up.

The various divisions were finally willing to sit down and have a proper talk.

After some discussion, they decided that whoever could obtain the "Celestial Capital Feather Transformation Skill" would be honored as the leader by all divisions.

Originally, everyone was at the Soul Transformation Realm.

It wasn't just a matter of who was the best fighter to win everyone over.

Factors like connections and controlled resources also had to be considered.

But under the increasing external pressure, the Blue Feather divisions urgently needed to end their internal troubles and elect a leader.

And Blue Feather Immortal Venerable's last wish became a point everyone agreed upon.

A Dao-Merging True Cultivation Technique was already incredibly precious.

Furthermore, it had now become the Dragon Head Staff of the Blue Feather faction.

The intensity of the struggle could well be imagined.

Seven years had passed, and a final winner had still not been decided.

There were two peerless prodigies whose strengths were neck and neck, making it difficult to determine a victor.

One was named Dugu Xi, and the other was named Dugu Shi.

Both were at the Soul Transformation Stage and were a pair of twin brothers adopted by Blue Feather Immortal Venerable over five hundred years ago.

Gifted with extraordinary talent, both had achieved the Soul Transformation Realm within five hundred years.

In this fierce struggle where countless Cultivators fought for the "Celestial Capital Feather Transformation Skill," these two brothers were the ones who had the last laugh.

However, even biological brothers would not yield when it came to a Dao-Merging True Cultivation Technique.

These two had fought over a dozen times over several years, yet a winner still hadn't emerged.

Battles between Soul Transformation Cultivators were already very rare.

Not to mention top-tier experts like the Dugu brothers.

Thus, every time they competed, it attracted countless Cultivators to watch… After listening to Feng Shu's introduction, Li Fan nodded slowly.

"When I came, I saw two groups fighting for the Blue Feather Legacy Treasures from afar. I wonder what these Blue Feather Legacy Treasures are?"

Feng Mu explained: "Before Blue Feather Immortal Venerable fell, besides setting the Legacy for the Cultivation Technique, he also packed all his personal items into small blue boxes. He scattered them across Yuandao Province, leaving them for those destined to find them."

"These small blue boxes are called the Blue Feather Legacy Treasures. Although they were left by the Immortal Venerable, the items inside are all-encompassing. It could be a powerful Magic Treasure, or it could be an ordinary jade pendant."

"After all, they are just external possessions, not as precious as a Dao-Merging True Cultivation Technique. So, they attract far less attention than the 'Celestial Capital Feather Transformation Skill'."

"But it still caused a great deal of bloodshed."

Feng Mu lamented.

While they were talking, they had already arrived at the place where Dugu Xi and Dugu Shi were fighting.

It was a circular white jade building suspended in the sky, called the Celestial Capital Martial Arena.

It was said to have been personally built by Blue Feather Immortal Venerable for his subordinates to spar.

When the opposing sides entered, the white jade would become transparent and project the scenes inside the arena onto the sky.

This allowed the Cultivators outside to see everything happening inside the arena clearly.

The arena was its own space and was incredibly sturdy.

Soul Transformation Cultivators could perform to their heart's content without being restrained or worrying about causing damage.

After the martial demonstration ended, the white jade would emit a pure white light, quickly healing the injuries of both parties.

All its functions were designed for martial demonstrations.

At this time, countless Cultivators had already gathered around the Celestial Capital Martial Arena to watch.

They looked up, pointing and talking amongst themselves.

On the sky, the images of the two Dugu brothers' battle occupied more than half of the firmament.

"The one in white is Dugu Xi, and the one in black is Dugu Shi," Feng Mu introduced enthusiastically, knowing it was Li Fan's first time here.

Li Fan looked from afar and saw the figures of both sides intertwining; he could only vaguely see two black and white threads entangled with each other.

Every collision formed a strange, distorted vortex.

After a moment, the vortex would slowly subside.

But as the Dugu brothers continued to exchange blows, the vortexes in the Celestial Capital Martial Arena never stopped for a moment.

It was as if it were an extremely dangerous body of water.

Compared to the simple and crude battle scenes between Soul Transformation Cultivators in the Congyun Sea before, the battle between these two Dugu brothers seemed a bit more abstract.

But gradually, Li Fan began to see some of the underlying principles.

Dugu Xi used defense as offense, excelling in both.

While Dugu Shi was full of determination and highly aggressive.

The two were close in strength and likely knew each other very well.

No wonder they had fought so many matches and still found it hard to determine a winner… High in the sky, the fierce battle was in full swing.

The Cultivators below watched with great interest.

While watching the battle, Li Fan noticed that Feng Mu's expression suddenly turned strange.

Just as he was curious, a conversation slowly drifted into his ears.

"Born of the same mother, they should love each other, yet now they are killing each other for a Cultivation Technique. Sigh, even though they are Soul Transformation experts, I look down on them!"

"Brother, you must be joking. That is a Dao-Merging True Cultivation Technique. Its value is not something small Foundation Establishment cultivators like us can fathom."

"So what if it's a Dao-Merging technique? Is there only one in the world? We sworn brothers can yield to each other. How can they, biological brothers, not do the same?"

"Heh…"

"Brother, what's with that expression? Don't worry, if one day we discover a Cultivation Technique together, no matter how precious it is, I will definitely give it to you first and won't fight you for it!"

These words were spoken with such righteousness that they drew sideways glances and inspired respect.

Li Fan also felt a sense of familiarity in their words.

He immediately looked in the direction the voice came from.

Once he saw their appearances clearly, even with Li Fan's composure, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.

It turned out these two were old acquaintances of Li Fan.

It was: Kou Hong!

Dao Xuanzi!

In this life, they met nearly twenty years earlier.

Li Fan couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

"It truly is…"

"Fate is inexplicable."