TL-checked : Zaki, Edited: Animeart

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  Ling Fengxiao held the arrow as if he was trying to pull it out.

  But the pale bone arrow seemed to be fused with his chest and no matter what, it could not be pulled out at all.

  Lin Shu then remembered the words that said when Yi Ri Divine Arrow pierced through the Phoenix Blood, the person’s soul would scatter and forever disappear—–

  He was at a loss, and when his right hand was about to feel Ling Fengxiao’s pulse, Ling Fengxiao let go of the arrow and instead held his wrist.

  His hand was cold, but his movement could not be resisted.

  Lin Shu was stunned, not knowing what he was planning to do.

  He saw a drop of bright red blood flowing down the bone arrow, the blood was red, the arrow was white; the contrast was shocking to the eye. The drop of blood slowly trickled down to the tail of the arrow, and then fell on the pitch-black altar.

  A drop of blood fell to the ground, hardly making a sound.

  Lin Shu clearly heard a “pop” sound, which seemed to be like the sound of something breaking, and it seemed that there was something imperceptible happening between heaven and earth.

  This change must be extraordinary, which made Lin Shu’s heart and soul tremble.

  The first drop, the second drop, Ling Fengxiao’s heart blood flowed out more and more, fell to the ground, into a puddle of crimson traces.

  He looked at Ling Fengxiao.

  Ling Fengxiao looked at him, there seemed to be a little blood at the corner of his mouth, he took a slight breath and then steadied himself by Lin Shu’s arm.

  The next moment, his fingers suddenly changed into palms!

  Lin Shu was hit in the chest by a powerful force. Lin Shu could not resist the cultivation of a person who in the realm of Land Immortal and was pushed back several meters away!

  He suddenly looked at Ling Fengxiao, not knowing what he meant by this action.

  Ling Fengxiao covered his mouth with his sleeve and coughed a few times. His internal organs were injured. He coughed up blood. The vivid red looked bitterly harsh.

  And almost in the next moment when Lin Shu stabilized his body, the whole altar suddenly trembled slightly!

  First, people were speechless by the scene wherein Ling Fengxiao got hit by the arrow, and then they were shocked by the sudden trembling. At that instant, turmoil and panic spread throughout the whole altar.

  Ling Fengxiao’s voice was very low and hoarse, but the sound of his voice was enhanced with a spell and it rang clearly in everyone’s ears.

  “Leave!”

  People had no time to reflect on what the word meant because at the same instant on the altar, as quick as a lightning flash, a blood-red Phoenix totem spread rapidly with Ling Fengxiao in the center!

  But there was a terrifying aura so solid as if it came from the ancient wasteland of thousands of years ago, the aura oppressed everyone so much that they couldn’t even move a single step!

  However, Lin Shu was pushed back several meters by Ling Fengxiao. And the place where he stood at that moment was exactly at the edge of the Phoenix totem. So he was not affected.

  He watched, watching as the blood-red Phoenix totem spread out wantonly, like a moss vine growing wildly in a damp place, and each pattern ignited a flame of the same color. The tongue of fire looked like a swaying red lotus, which engulfed everyone and Ling Fengxiao in the center.

  In a flash, he unsheathed his sword, and ruthless sword intent swept out. The sword style ‘Eternal Cloud’ pointed directly at the treacherous blood-colored flame.

  The flames were stimulated by the sword-intent and dimmed somewhat, but when it reached Ling Fengxiao in the middle of the sea of fire, it strangely dissipated.

  It had no effect on Ling Fengxiao.

  At this juncture, he was amazingly calm and changed his stance to ‘The Deep Clear Water is Silent’ and swept to other places in the sea of fire.

  The sword Qi surged, and the flames bound to Shangling Grandmaster’s body weakened a little. The clear light on his sword blade appeared, sweeping out other flames, and finally broke free and landed next to Lin Shu: “Many thanks.”

  Lin Shu didn’t say a word, and stepped into the sea of fire, using his light footwork skills.

  He had a sense of proportion and didn’t go deep, right into the middle of the sea of fire. His body was protected with the sword intent. He went in and out several times and brought out Xiao Xuan and Xiao Lingyang who were trembling. Finally, he brought out the Phoenix Villa Headmistress who had a horrified look on her face.

  At this time, Phoenix Mountain Villa had been grievously harmed.

  The rest of the people, even if he wanted to save them, as he had more than enough strength, but because those people themselves did not have enough cultivation, or were simply mortal flesh, even with his help, could not break free.

  &#k2014;&#k2014;Xiao Xuan and Xiao Lingyang, because of their noble statuses, were not allowed to make any careless mistakes, and each wore life protecting artifacts on their bodies.

  Shangling Grandmaster was already in the realm of Tribulation and the Phoenix VIlla Headmistress was only a step away from the peak of the realm of Tribulation. Even they could only get away with the help from Lin Shu. It could be seen that the totem was strange and terrifying.

  The blood-colored flames licked their bodies, and the people trapped in the sea of fire let out heart-piercing screams that almost resounded through the sky. What was even more terrifying was that their burnt limbs were not burned into scorched corpses, but gradually changed shape and became a blood-red viscous substance which trickled down and became part of the blood fire.

  If there was really hell on earth, the scene now would roughly resemble it.

  Everywhere, the shapeless blood-red mass was flowing slowly down, only Ling Fengxiao was still intact, and the red dress seemed to be integrated with the sea of fire.

  The Phoenix Villa Headmistress shouted, “Xiao’er!”

  Lin Shu suddenly turned his head, his Qi locked around the Phoenix Villa Headmistress. He said coldly, “What are you doing?”

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  The Yi Ri Divine Arrow was taken by the Empress. After Ling Fengxiao was injured, such a strange Phoenix totem appeared. Obviously it could only be the handiwork of the Phoenix Mountain Villa.

  ——They must have a plan, but they didn’t care whether Ling Fengxiao lives or dies?

  The Phoenix Villa Headmistress was still looking at Ling Fengxiao, who was in the center of the sea of blood, with unprecedented anxiety: “.…… It shouldn’t be like this! Xiao’er……”

  The next moment she frowned fiercely, looked to the western sky, and muttered: “Sister Jin deceived me?”

  The fire was swift and violent. Soon, everyone lost their voice and body, leaving only the totem, a sea of fire and Ling Fengxiao in the center.

  And also……

  There was also the Phoenix in the sky.

  It hovered above Ling Fengxiao’s head.

  Ling Fengxiao did not look at it, but looked towards the west side of the altar.

  In the west, a feather decorated chariot pulled by four rare birds slowly fell, just like the Phoenix driving the queen.

  Lin Shu, while keeping an eye on Ling Fengxiao’s condition, pressed his hand on the hilt of his Folding Bamboo sword, and was on the alert.

  The Empress slowly got off of the carriage, sedately climbed the steps, her skirt that were like flowing clouds, lightly swept through nine hundred pitch-black stone steps, and came to the front of the totem.

  With her steps, the Western sky glowed more brightly, and many parts of the Phoenix Mountain Villa were illuminated with an unknown and unsettling blood-red luster.

  Lin Shu remembered the ubiquitous Phoenix totem that was found everywhere in the villa, and the strange red liquid Ling Fengxiao found in the totem pattern before the ceremony began. The more he thought about it, the more alarmed he felt.

  With a clear cry, the Phoenix landed on the ground, lowered its head and gently rubbed against the Empress’ hand.

  The Empress smiled and called out to it, “Feng’er.”

  “Sister Jin!” the Phoenix Villa Headmistress frowned and looked at her: “What do you …… mean by this?”

  The Empress, however, did not answer her, but slowly walked into the sea of fire.

  The strange thing was that the flames did not hurt her even a little bit.

  Her manners were still very dignified, and she walked towards Ling Fengxiao step by step. The Phoenix also followed her into the sea of fire, the long tail feathers trailed more than ten feet long.

  Ling Fengxiao lowered his head and his inky hair fell down, so Lin Shu couldn’t see his expression clearly.

  He whispered, “Empress Mother.”

  The Empress’ voice was very compassionate: “My son.”

  “Empress Mother gave birth to me, so that this son could live in this world and be gracious…… There is no way to repay this kindness. If my Mother wants to take it back today, this son has no complaints.” Ling Fengxiao said, “I just want to know what is the reason that my Mother schemed against me like this, and even involved Shu’er?”

  The Empress reached out and touched his cheek, a warm and loving gesture, but her tone held a hint of reproach: “Today you had a great opportunity, but you ignored it. Mother previously told you about achieving prosperity for the Phoenix Mountain Villa for thousands of generations, how come you did not care about it?”

  “Regarding the matter of the Villa, I have already promised Mother” Ling Fengxiao said, “The Mountain Villa is not under the jurisdiction of the dynasty from now on, so there is no need for the Empress Mother to worry about it.”

  “You know that what your Mother wants is not that kind of prosperity.” The Empress gently scolded.

  “The Phoenix Mountain Villa is so powerful and rich that it is no different from the Imperial family.”

  “The Phoenix’s Blood will arouse the envy of others. If that’s the case, even after a hundred generations won’t they still be oppressed and be at the mercy of others?” The Empress said: “The ancient Phoenix Divine beasts lived in the far West, ate Bamboo, lived in the Wutong forest, and drank Fruit dew. They went through Nirvana once every three hundred years and their lives were endless. All the nations worshipped them. Isn’t that more fascinating?”

  Ling Fengxiao finally slowly raised his head: “Does Empress Mother really think so?”

  The Empress held the tail of the arrow in her right hand and said : “The Phoenix is a God who carries life from the Heavens through all the ages. How could there be anything in the world that could kill it unless the Phoenix hurts itself …… This is an arrow made from the heart bone of the ancient Phoenix. Xiao’er, you originally have the purest Phoenix Blood, and now you are guided by the Phoenix bone. You also have the Mortal Emperor’s great Fortune Luck. If the spirit of the Phoenix enters your body, you will be reborn by Nirvana, the Phoenix Divine beasts will reappear in the world and last forever — Xiao’er, don’t you want to? ”

  Lin Shu listened to the words and finally knew what she had been trying to do.

  She wanted to break free from the shackles of the royal family — far more than that, she wanted to resurrect the ancient Phoenix and to bring back the legendary Phoenix Divine beasts to the world and surpass the world.

  Ling Fengxiao seemed to smile: “Empress Mother has strategized a splendid plan. I…… feel ashamed of my inferiority.”

  The Empress gently said, “It is good that you know that you are wrong.”

  Ling Fengxiao slowly lowered his head, seemingly obedient, and his voice was also light: “After entering the Mountain Villa, I feel that many girls are missing, does Mother know where they are?”

  The Empress said: “They cultivated the Phoenix Heart Technique, they had Yang Qi and Lihou Qi in their bloodline which has been used as a primer in the Phoenix totem underneath you.”

  Ling Fengxiao laughed in a low voice and coughed again.

  His voice was hoarse and there was a hint of blood. Lin Shu looked at him, but he couldn’t get close to him. He couldn’t do anything.

  Lin Shu thought of those lively girls.

  They were either tricky and shrewd, or gentle and lively. They often loved to joke around which was very good. ……

  but they were no more?

  So in the whole of the Vila, the only ones who were left were the girls who were young and had not yet learnt the Heart Technique?

  What about Baoqing, Baochen and the others?

  Did they just disappear quietly from the world like this?

  Did they resist and struggle, or did they…… Cry?

  He suddenly remembered the deep crimson red that flowed from those Phoenix totem patterns in the Mountain Villa.

  He looked again at the sea of fire where Ling Fengxiao was in.

  The bright red flames were born by the blood; Ling Fengxiao’s, and the others who died in the sea of fire.

  And then they heard Ling Fengxiao’s low, blood-laden laughter.

  Blood.

  The blood in the mirror of Karma.

  The blood of the Peach Blossom Springs.

  The blood on top of the tower, in Northern Xia

  The blood of Phoenix Mountain Villa.

  A person’s fate was soaked in blood.

  Ling Fengxiao coughed a few more times. His chest was bleeding profusely, his face was pale and his voice hoarse and broken: “Yi Ri Divine Arrow…… the soul would be scattered. The Empress Mother…… didn’t want this son to live from the beginning”

  The Empress said, “Live with the Phoenix and be Immortal.”

  “I’m very much frightened out of my wits,” Ling Fengxiao looked at the Phoenix: “Empress Mother likes me very much.”

  The Empress did not say anything.

  Ling Fengxiao smiled a self-deprecating smile: “I used to like the Empress Mother too.”

  He sounded light, his voice was very low, no emotion could be heard: “When I was young, I named myself Xiao Shao , ‘《Xiao Shao》With the sound of the musical jade flute, the Phoenix makes an appearance’, a tune that the Empress Mother used to play.”

  The Empress smiled faintly and took a few steps back to distance herself from him, “Xiao’er, your will is extraordinary, perhaps you can retain one or two divine thoughts, do not be sad anymore.”

  The anger in Ling Fengxiao’s body had been fading away, it seems that something invisible has escaped and gone, Was it the soul?

  The Folding Bamboo sword hummed, and the sword Qi kept hitting the sea of blood, but it was always suppressed and had no effect.

  The Empress said to Ling Fengxiao “don’t be sad anymore”, but she looked at the Phoenix.

  With a low cry, the Phoenix lowered its head and approached the Ling Fengxiao.

  It slowly entered into Ling Fengxiao’s body.

  Ling Fengxiao’s body trembled violently, as if he was suffering from the pain of shedding his mortal body and exchanging his bones, yet there was not a single bit of resistance, as if he had resigned himself to his fate in extreme disappointment.

  Lin Shu’s heart was blank. He wanted to go to the sea of fire, but he was held down by Shangling Grandmaster.

  Just when the tail feather disappeared, the sea of fire gradually dissipated, and a golden red Phoenix shadow hung behind Ling Fengxiao.

  Starting from the western horizon, the entire sky was golden red, brilliant, as if in a dream. Hundreds of birds flying, there was a sound of immortal music coming from the clouds in the distance.

  Even if an immortal ascended, there was no such a grand and magnificent sight, for which everything in heaven and earth celebrates the occasion.

  Phoenix Nirvana, was this kind of Nirvana, this kind of rebirth?

  The Empress approached Ling Fengxiao again, stroked his hair, pinned the messy hair in front of his forehead behind his ear, and gently called, “Feng’er.”

  Ling Fengxiao slowly raised his head.

  Lin Shu saw his eyes.

  They were dark and hollow, without a trace of luster, without any emotion.

  The Empress was fiercely stunned.

  The next moment, Ling Fengxiao curled his lips into a smile.

  At that moment, the entire golden red brilliant dome of the sky turned pitch black!

  As if in the eternal night, only the blood mist floated, and the faint blood light illuminated the area.

  In the sea of blood, thousands of ghosts were howling.

  Ling Fengxiao’s body shape changed faintly in the illusion. The skin of the Big Miss quietly disappeared, and his dazzling red clothes were now dyed ink black.

  Xiao Shao yanked the long arrow from his chest!

  There was no blood, even the wound immediately healed.

  The Empress took a few steps back incredulously: “You …… who are you?”

  Only then did Lin Shu remember that the Empress was Xiao Shao’s mother, but she did not know Xiao Shao’s real face from the beginning.

  “I forgot to tell the Empress Mother.” Xiao Shao’s voice did not have any trace of temperature: “I am no longer a living person.”

  The author has something to say: With the sound of the musical jade flute, the Phoenix makes an appearance (Xiāo sháo jiǔ chéng, fènghuáng lái yí)—— 《Shangshu Yiji》

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  Ela ~~ Carrying pitchforks for Empress hunt! This lady is a poison ……but what a cliffhanger!!

  Zaki~~ burn her!!!!

  Ani ~~ *joins the Empress hunt*