CHAPTER 967: CHAPTER 102: HEAVENLY PHOENIX (PART 2)

Ren Shou Palace spies and hidden guards are scattered across the world.

Such news is not considered secret.

Initially hearing this news made the Holy Empress feel quietly angry.

But now.

She no longer feels anger, only joy.

If Xie Xuanyi and Jiang Huang only have hatred, then this revenge... will be uninteresting.

"That little fellow..."

The Holy Empress asked with a smile: "Does she know you once harmed her to this extent?"

"..."

Xie Xuanyi could not answer.

Jiang Huang’s main soul hates him, but after the Sword Palace lifted the Nine Death Forbidden...

The hatred over the years has become complex and unclear.

If no accident occurs, the two souls will gradually fuse.

In fact, Xie Xuanyi is already prepared for the final "becoming strangers," being comforted that the little fellow can meet Ci Jing, gaining a genuine "big brother." As humans and demons take different paths, if one day Jiang Huang’s soul fully fuses and decides to leave Da Sui Sword Palace, Xie Xuanyi will not stop her.

"You want Jiang Huang to seek revenge on me..."

At this point.

Xie Xuanyi has guessed Yuan Huang’s intention.

"That’s right."

The Holy Empress did not deny anything.

She smiled and said: "I know... she’s not in the Sword Palace."

When attacking Da Sui Sword Palace, Yuan Huang had enveloped the entire mountain gate with her Divine Thought.

If Jiang Huang were still on Golden Turtle Peak.

She would have directly seized her, kept her by her side, and used her as a pawn if necessary.

Unfortunately.

Jiang Huang was taken far away...

But now, with the battle ending in defeat, this does not seem like a bad thing.

"However, none of that matters now..."

The Holy Empress looked at Zhao Chunyang, gently saying: "I don’t need you to fulfill any wishes for me. Those unfinished matters... will be handled by her..."

"You..."

Xie Xuanyi’s expression became unpleasant.

He looked at a nearby Immortal Tree.

The phoenix aura pierced by sword tips had weakened to the extreme, ready to die at any moment.

This should be a good thing.

But Xie Xuanyi felt uneasy, reaching a peak—

He had already guessed what the Holy Empress would do.

Human cultivators often engrave Dao Steles in their sect’s Holy Land to leave written works to continue their legacy.

While the Demon Race...

Is somewhat different from the Human Race.

Demon Race cultivators rely on "bloodlines" to complete their inheritance.

Those naturally gifted top Great Demons can usually awaken their Divine Treasure on their own, initiating the inheritance once they grow to a certain age.

Of course, the essence of these two methods is the same.

Human cultivators rely on Dao Steles for enlightenment.

While the Demon Race relies on Demon Blood.

The so-called Divine Treasure inheritance is imprinted in the bloodlines before a Great Demon is born.

Earlier in the South Border, facing Qiantian Palace Master, the master brother Xuan Ming voluntarily "enlightened" Ya Zi due to his connection with Pan Qiu.

Ya Zi’s Divine Sea already had a secret inheritance, but because of limited aptitude, he couldn’t grasp it.

After this enlightenment, his progress will undoubtedly be swift, advancing a thousand miles in a day!

And now what the Holy Empress intends to do... is quite similar to Xuan Ming’s...

Through "Phoenix Blood Resonance," open the Divine Soul Secret Treasure for Jiang Huang!

Those cultivators who reach a certain level, upon death, their flesh returns to the void, and their cultivation returns to the earth.

Dust to dust, earth to earth.

Primordial energy in this world is inherently lacking, a Yang God Realm expert often needs to gather the fortune of a state.

So-called... when a whale falls, life springs forth.

In an era of limited primordial energy, the so-called mountain peak is but a confined space.

Only when predecessors die.

The newcomers have the chance to ascend here and see the ultimate view from the peak.

"Boom!"

Before Xie Xuanyi could speak further, before Zhao Chunyang could take action.

The phoenix perched at the points of the Immortal Tree voluntarily ended its life, the shattered barren Great Phoenix Cave Heaven welcomed its final blossoming, millions of Phoenix Fires, along with the spirits of the South Border devoured over the years, blazed fiercely in the Lotus Forbidden Land, staging an "apocalyptic" tide of flames.

Countless people danced in the sea of flames.

Zhao Chunyang reached out to hold his disciple’s shoulder, preventing them from leaving his side, then unleashed the Sword Origin River, enveloping both of them within, isolating the apocalyptic sea of flames from outside.

Yuan Huang wanted to depart "gracefully."

Zhao Chunyang did not intervene.

No one... can stop a Yang God Tenth Layer Heaven’s "self-sacrifice."

Three Realms Unite, thus utterly decimated.

The Great Phoenix Cave Heaven swiftly dissipated.

The Moon Hidden Realm still exists, but the Immortal Tree was drawn away from the Dragon Vein, rapidly withering, lacking the nourishment of Phoenix Blood, this Cave Heaven will soon also face "Silent Annihilation."

Illusions receded like tides.

The Lotus Forbidden Land returned "to its original state."

Xie Xuanyi’s expression was complex as he watched the scene before him.

Lotus Peak’s generations of cultivators, who painstakingly cared for the Taoist Holy Land for a thousand years, were completely destroyed in this battle... the picture seen in the Enlightenment Fruit, unexpectedly surfaced in reality in such an absurd and ironic manner, the mountain walls fragmented, the forbidden land looked like ruins.

However.

The master was still here.

"Where there are people, everything remains."

Zhao Chunyang seemed to guess his disciple’s thought, gently patted Xie Xuanyi’s shoulder, softly comforting: "You’re here, I’m here. These Daoist Collections... they don’t matter..."

Do Daoist Collections not matter?

Of course, they matter.

This is Lotus Peak’s legacy, and also the essence and spirit of Da Sui Sword Palace.

But Xie Xuanyi understood his master’s intent, he nodded silently, saying nothing further.

Master and disciple stood in the forbidden land.

The sea of flames dispersed.

A line of heavenly light fell.

The phoenix’s feathers scattered, still burning in the crevices of the stone walls.

"She..."

Xie Xuanyi remained silent for a long time and said: "Did she just die like that?"

"She did."

Zhao Chunyang replied calmly: "The Divine Soul is utterly destroyed, just like Chong Kan."

Xie Xuanyi was shocked.

He looked at his master.

By rights, his master has always been secluded on Lotus Peak, should not know what happened outside.

So...

The battle that occurred in North Sea, the master has comprehended it all.

"After Chong Kan’s death, primordial energy returned to Tianyuan Mountain."

Zhao Chunyang clearly knew more, he slowly said: "At this level of cultivator, if they give up Soldier Disintegration reincarnation and no longer cling to existence, they can retain some dignity. After all, the Lifebound Cave Heaven has already fused with the great world, wherever their accumulated cultivation disperses, it makes little difference to this world."

The vast majority of cultivators choose "fallen leaves return to their roots."

Chong Kan returned the primordial energy to Tianyuan Mountain, a case in point.

"After Yuan Huang’s death... she did not return her ’life’s cultivation’ to Great Chu."

Zhao Chunyang gazed towards the direction of the Immortal Tree’s shadow, his eyes flickering: "If I’m not mistaken, she should have sent all her accumulation northward."

"North?"

Xie Xuanyi’s expression became serious.

"... Heavenly Phoenix Palace."

Zhao Chunyang paused: "When I pursued human traitors years ago, delving into Demon Country territory, I briefly encountered the ’old ones’ over there."

The gap above the Lotus Forbidden Land had been shattered and widened in this battle.

Originally only a single ray, now broadened tens of times, a magnificent radiance fell, shrouding the master and disciple duo.

An elder in a Lotus Robe softly spoke: "Sixty years ago, to Heavenly Phoenix Palace, Yuan Huang was... a traitor, an enemy. But now, it’s different."

Xie Xuanyi’s eyes showed coldness.

Yuan Huang... was a complete usurper.

Looking back on Great Chu’s history, this was a period of shameful, unforgivable past.

Great Demons wreaking havoc on the nation, court collapsing.

North yielding the Great Wall, South aligning with demon evildoers.

To Yuan Huang, she cared not what foul, repulsive form Great Chu Dynasty became. Because as long as today Da Sui Sword Palace won this battle, she would unhesitatingly replicate Great Yue Kingdom’s "Emperor Qi," sending all living beings in Great Chu onto the "Ascension Platform," thereby proving the Dao True Immortal Realm.

After the defeat.

She had no attachment to Great Chu either...

The gifting from a Yang God Tenth Layer Heaven is a massive wealth, but what worries people more than this is... Yuan Huang sent more than just these cultivation.

"Heavenly Phoenix Palace covers a large area, is powerful, and ambitious."

Zhao Chunyang said gravely: "Back then, that southern war led by Mo Zhen Venerable, they were one of the forces secretly adding fuel to the fire."

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(PS: The new season at the summit of the clouds is too enjoyable, I booked an esports hotel yesterday and played most of the night, so the update today is quite late. The next update will be at noon tomorrow.)