The contract Tian Wenxin mentioned is a blood covenant.

Li Feng swapped blood with the three, and the content of the blood covenant was that the three would be loyal to Li Feng for a few years. During this time, they would act at Li Feng's behest, but they would also receive cultivation resources and freedom.

This contract was not merely a slave agreement, but a contract of mutual respect. Li Feng could direct the three as he wished, but if the three felt his orders were unreasonable or too demanding, they could refuse.

However, while the three could refuse Li Feng's orders, they had to protect his life. Once Li Feng died, the three would suffer backlash from the blood covenant.

The price for this backlash was not small. While it might not kill them outright, it would seriously harm them.

Thus, the three were like grasshoppers on the same rope with Li Feng, and if Li Feng died, none of them would fare well.

Shadow shrugged his shoulders, "Since you know if he dies, we will suffer backlash, why are you worried?"

Hmm?

Tian Wenxin paused, and hearing Shadow's words, suddenly snapped back to reality, "Are you okay?"

"Do I look like I'm in trouble?"

Shadow replied.

Tian Wenxin looked at Shadow and turned her head to glance at the nearby bulky Lei Ba. Although Lei Ba seemed a bit disheveled, he didn't look like someone suffering from the backlash of a blood covenant at all.

"Could there be a problem with the contract?"

Tian Wenxin's face darkened.

Shadow slapped his forehead directly, "My God, do you think a blood covenant is child's play like the Gu Family's games? There can be no problem, it's obvious he's fine."

Tian Wenxin's face turned gloomy, as if she was blind. Li Feng had been slashed in half, yet he was considered fine?

Li Feng could only lie in the sea of fire, looking down at his own body. Despite being cut in half, why didn't he feel any pain?

Moreover, under normal circumstances, being chopped apart should have led to his organs spilling everywhere. Yet, why did it look like his organs beneath the wound were in a fire element state?

Li Feng couldn't help but recall what had happened earlier. He released his Vermilion Bird Bloodline to resist the other party's Geng Metal Sword Qi, but didn't expect his Domineering Purple Flame to be shattered by it, resulting in being sliced from shoulder to waist.

He hadn't anticipated the fury in Feng Guang's strike, so potent and fierce.

At this moment, hearing Feng Guang's distant laughter, Li Feng looked at his shattered body and tried to operate the Burning Technique.

Hmm?

As he operated the Burning Technique, Li Feng realized that although his body was split, his meridians and blood vessels were still connected, continuously drawing the power of fire elements from the surrounding sea of flames.

With the body's pull, the two halves of his body were once again drawn together, fitting seamlessly.

He moved his limbs and felt no abnormalities.

Li Feng was puzzled, but he knew he seemed fine. Climbing up from the fire sea, he looked at Feng Guang who was laughing wildly, "Have you laughed enough?"

"Hmm?"

Feng Guang stared at Li Feng who stood up again, astonished, "Weren't you dead? This...!" Feng Guang looked perplexed.

He clearly saw Li Feng's body split, assuredly dead, yet somehow he rose again, seemingly unscathed.

This was not logical.

"Heh, do you think you can kill me?"

Although Li Feng was unsure of what was happening, he didn't ponder too much. With a tip of his toe, a wave of fire surged beneath him, propelling him instantly toward Feng Guang.

Feng Guang's eyes flickered, teeth clenched.

"Not dead? Then I'll kill you again." Feng Guang's body was engulfed once more by Geng Metal Gang Qi, his arms like swords, swinging out.

Li Feng didn't dodge, allowing the Geng Metal Sword Qi to penetrate through him, feeling nothing as he lunged at Feng Guang.

The Hu Ben Battle Technique was released, a punch roaring toward Feng Guang's face.

Feng Guang's mind buzzed, his Geng Metal Gang Qi transformed into countless Sword Qi shot toward Li Feng, but Li Feng's body seemed like molten lava, directly devouring Feng Guang's Geng Metal Sword Qi, unharmed, continuing to swing his fists down.

The two fought madly.

The results were unexpected.

"This?"

Hou Liang and the others were shocked, unable to comprehend the situation, "Old Family Head Qi, what's happening to Li Feng? Why can't the Feng Family Head's Geng Metal Gang Qi harm him at all? What's up with his body?"

Qi Changfeng's brow was tightly furrowed, unable to explain.

"Vermilion Bird Undying Body."

"Unexpectedly, Li Feng has practiced the Vermilion Bird Undying Body. Is this guy really not an illegitimate child of the Sikong Family?"

At another table by the window in the inn across the street from the collapsed tavern, Cao Shuang watched Li Feng and Feng Guang's close combat.

"He seems to have outright denied it, even Sikong Yu went to ask personally. Though the truth of his words is unknown, it seems Li Feng's value has risen again."

"Vermilion Bird Bloodline, Undying Body, even within the Sikong Family, only a very few geniuses have possessed it—it's a Bloodline Talent awakened when the bloodline density reaches its limit."

"Vermilion Bird Undying Body, reborn from flames, in this state, he is nearly immortal. Not to mention a Golden Core Middle Stage, even a Golden Core Late Stage or possibly a peak expert might not be able to eliminate him."

"Unless a Nascent Soul ancestor intervenes, but eliminating this Vermilion Bird Undying Body may alert the Vermilion Bird Holy Beast."

The other person was Cao Shuang's brother-in-law Liu Qing. The Liu Family, though not as strong as the Bai Family, still holds a significant position among the second-tier families.

Earlier, secret deliberations in Fengyun Tower about killing Li Feng hadn't engaged either of them, choosing instead to make alternate plans.

The actions of the eight families couldn't be hidden from them, so when they gathered in Underground Palace City with their Golden Core cultivators, they too appeared there but kept a low profile by reserving a spot in a nearby inn.

Yet they hadn't anticipated that before the eight families began their encirclement, Li Feng would take the initiative and strike first.

"Indeed, Li Feng is full of unexpected surprises. The Sikong Family will certainly treasure him even more now."

"Heh, more people will be watching him too." Cao Shuang grinned playfully.

"Now I'm unsure whether to proceed or not."

Simultaneously, on another floor in this inn sat another group of people, headed by Bai Yi and Zheng Changge, along with Zeng Family's fourth member Zeng Jingtian.

Zheng Changge was originally overjoyed, after all, Li Feng was eliminated, the casualties of the eight families were insignificant.

However, before Zheng Changge could rejoice, Li Feng unexpectedly rose again. His split body was able to restore, something uncanny.

Zeng Jingtian was also astonished, mouth agape.

"It's Vermilion Bird Undying Body, the Vermilion Bird Bloodline's innate boundary talent."

Bai Yi said in a somber tone.

"Innate boundary talent, what's that?" Zeng Jingtian asked, confused.

Zheng Changge also turned to look at Bai Yi, clearly not understanding.