Chapter 675 - 457: Venerable Phoenix Body
On this day, Jiangzhou was in an uproar as Wei Fan from Beiding Continent came to Jiangzhou and consecutively killed two Dharma Phase Martial Saints of the Xuan Guang Sect. The reason was that Elder Lu Chenfeng of Xuan Guang Sect had fallen into the Demonic Path and was raising people to cultivate the art of absorption.
Elder Yuan was slain by Wei Fan, and no more Saint-level strong from Xuan Guang Sect arrived. In fact, with the death of two strong Saint-level figures, Xuan Guang Sect was left with only the Sect Leader as its Saint-level power, but there’s a rumor that the Sect Leader is not in Jiangzhou.
Seeing this, Wei Fan and Li Jianchen no longer concerned themselves with Xuan Guang Sect’s affairs. From what could be seen with Elder Yuan, it was only the Lu Family that had issues; Xuan Guang Sect itself should be fine.
However, Li Jianchen still took out his Town Territory Envoy waist token and instructed the Demon Hunter Organization of Jiangzhou to investigate Xuan Guang Sect.
"Thank you, seniors!"
Jiang Yujie brought his sister over and excitedly saluted Wei Fan and Li Jianchen. He really did not expect that the person offering the reward for the follow-up cultivation technique of the Golden Bell Shield would be Wei Fan, and even more so did not expect that Wei Fan would not only save his sister but also level the Lu Family and slay another elder of Xuan Guang Sect.
"Indeed, she’s of the Pure Yin Body. It’d be best for her to venture out less in the future; otherwise, she will still be targeted."
Wei Fan and Li Jianchen both looked at Jiang Yujie’s sister. Although she was kept captive by the Lu Family, she did not suffer major abuse, as the Pure Yin Body would only truly unleash its potential after she reached the age of eighteen.
Moreover, to better utilize this physique, the Lu Family had constantly fed her various spirit medicines over the years, elevating her cultivation to the Eighth Level of Martial King.
However, after being confined for several years, the young girl appeared somewhat timid, always hiding behind Jiang Yujie, afraid to look at Wei Fan and Li Jianchen.
"Truly extraordinary!"
Wei Fan opened his Martial Arts Celestial Eye and observed, only to find Jiang Yujie’s sister blessed with the aura of heaven and earth, her whole being exuding a peculiar aura that made the Taoist Principles around her extremely active, emitting a burst of pure white celestial radiance.
This furnace tripod physique is of no benefit to one’s own cultivation, but it brings many calamities. Not to mention the Demon Dao, even a normal interaction with a man might harbor ill intentions.
"Rest assured, senior, I will take good care of her in the future!" Jiang Yujie cupped his hands.
Wei Fan frowned, "Is there no way to conceal or eliminate this physique?"
It was impossible to have this girl hide away from the world for life. If it was beneficial to cultivation, that would be one thing, but the Pure Yin Body provided no advantage to cultivation; it only attracted prying eyes.
Li Jianchen shook his head, "There’s no way to conceal it, only to sever the origin of the physique, but doing so would severely shorten her lifespan. Even if she cultivated to Martial King, she’d only live one or two hundred years."
If you need it, I can help her sever this Pure Yin Body.
Jiang Yujie’s expression changed several times, finally shaking his head in refusal. He couldn’t let his sister live only one or two hundred years out of fear of potential problems.
"At least you act like a brother. This physique is only useful to those below the Saint Realm. She is now Eighth Level of Martial King; if she chooses not to risk breaking through to Saint Realm and remains at Peak Martial King status, even if people covet her, they can’t do anything to her.
If she had a Supreme Phoenix Body, a top-tier furnace tripod physique like that, it would truly be disastrous."
"Supreme Phoenix Body?" Wei Fan’s interest was piqued.
Li Jianchen looked at Wei Fan in surprise, "You don’t know about the Supreme Phoenix Body?"
Wei Fan shook his head. This was actually his first time hearing about such furnace tripod things. He was utterly clueless about them, not even knowing the benefits of dual cultivation with a Pure Yin Body, let alone the Supreme Phoenix Body mentioned by Li Jianchen.
Li Jianchen revealed a wry smile, "Although the Pure Yin Body and Supreme Phoenix Body are both furnace tripod physiques, compared to the Supreme Phoenix Body, the Pure Yin Body is nothing.
The Pure Yin Body is only useful to those below the Saint Realm, but with the Supreme Phoenix Body, even a Martial Emperor can gain great benefits from dual cultivation with it.
Moreover, aside from its furnace tripod uses, this physique is also an outstanding maternal physique, supposedly giving birth to offspring with talents surpassing the father.
So, if such a physique were to appear in the world, not only Saint-level powerhouses, but even Martial Emperors would be tempted, and perhaps even Martial Emperors wouldn’t be able to remain indifferent.
Because of this physique, even if a woman is just a commoner, she can pass on the bloodline of a Legendary Martial Emperor, fostering even more monstrous offspring.
Wei Fan showed a look of wonder, never expecting that such a wondrous physique existed in the world. Not to mention dual cultivation, for even a Martial Emperor to gain benefits, just the aspect of being an outstanding maternal physique alone would make all powerhouses vie for it.
"Actually, there’s more to it. My family records say that this physique is also an excellent cultivation physique, unlike the Pure Yin Body which is useless for cultivation. A woman with this physique wouldn’t be an ordinary person, and it’s not just Martial Emperors; even if a Martial Emperor were to dual cultivate with the Supreme Phoenix Body, they would gain benefits."
Jiang Yujie took over the conversation, evidently knowing more about the Supreme Phoenix Body than Li Jianchen.
"Legend has it that during the era of the Three Emperors, there was a Supreme Phoenix Body. It’s said that all three Emperors pursued that woman, but eventually, she was won over by Emperor Xuanyuan."
Even figures like the Three Emperors, who were akin to Divine Spirits, were drawn to the Supreme Phoenix Body, highlighting the mysteries of this physique.
Li Jianchen looked at Jiang Yujie, "It seems your Jiang Family has many things, even recording these histories."
Jiang Yujie shook his head, "They’re just some useless historical records; the good stuff was destroyed long ago."
After a while, the group descended onto a mountain area, where Jiang Yujie dug out a book made of Demon Hide from underground, handing it to Wei Fan with some embarrassment.
"This is the Golden Bell Shield kept by my Jiang family, please take care of it, senior."
Initially, he clearly did not trust Wei Fan, so neither was the secret manual of the Golden Bell Shield kept in the Jiang family nor was it carried on him. At this moment, Wei Fan not only saved his sister but also wiped out the Lu family, making his previous actions seem ridiculous.
"I bid farewell, seniors!"
After Wei Fan received the item, Jiang Yujie took his sister and left directly; the girl dared not look at the two of them from start to finish.
Wei Fan stored the item away and flew with Li Jianchen through the sky, heading towards the Transmission Domain Gate in Jiangzhou City, neither intending to stay in Jiangzhou.
"Did you leave something unsaid just now?" Wei Fan suddenly glanced at Li Jianchen.
Li Jianchen nodded, "In fact, this kind of special furnace constitution mostly appears either in the present great families or in a declining family like the Jiang family, which was once glorious.
Because their ancestors, for cultivation purposes, often married women with special furnace constitutions as wives or concubines, so their descendants easily have this constitution.
Rumor has it that among the women in the Xuanyuan family this generation, a Venerable Phoenix Body has appeared.
I wasn’t very sure before, but if Emperor Xuanyuan also married a Venerable Phoenix Body as his wife, then it might be true."
Wei Fan frowned, speaking word by word, "Is this woman Feng Hua?"
Feng Hua was from the Xuanyuan family, indeed a descendant of Emperor Xuanyuan; this he already knew.
The reason he suspected Feng Hua was the Venerable Phoenix Body was simple; if the matter wasn’t related to him, Li Jianchen wouldn’t have been so hesitant to speak.
Moreover, considering the matter of Zhou Cheng Ancestor of the Mountain Sea Zhou family, Feng Hua had also mentioned she had rarely met Zhou Cheng Ancestor. Zhou Cheng Ancestor’s pressure on Feng Hua wasn’t due to her beauty or any emotional affairs but was aimed at some aspect of Feng Hua’s being.
This obviously was due to the furnace constitution of the Venerable Phoenix Body, which even Martial Emperors covet.
According to the records of the Jiang family, the Venerable Phoenix Body can benefit even Martial Emperor level experts; it’s said that the descendants born from its union are destined to be the most terrifying geniuses. Hence, Feng Hua being thus pressured is understandable.
These great powers all hope their family can be passed down for eternity; a Venerable Phoenix Body might allow the family to give birth to a Martial Emperor, even a Great Emperor. For this, they would resort to any dishonorable means.
"It’s said to be her, but the Xuanyuan family has never acknowledged it publicly."
The two quickly landed at the Jiangzhou Transmission Domain Gate, handed over the required Spirit Crystals, and began waiting for the Domain Gate to open.
However, unlike the previous situation here, now martial artists in Jiangzhou all knew that one of the two was Wei Fan, a talent surpassing Xuanyuan Peak, and the other was the White-haired Sword Saint Li Jianchen. Many were secretly observing them.
"I don’t know what kind of relationship you have with Feng Hua, but if it’s truly a romantic relationship, then you must be careful; she is very likely the Venerable Phoenix Body. Zhou Cheng Ancestor was merely the most aggressive one; there are others who desire the Venerable Phoenix Body."
"Once the matter of the Venerable Phoenix Body spreads, it won’t just be forces from the Eastern Domain, but likely powerhouses from all Five Great Domains will take an interest."
The two of them switched their conversation to transmission of sound.
Li Jianchen’s words weren’t alarmist; the Venerable Phoenix Body indeed holds such allure. Even the legendary Three Emperors contended for this constitution, the profundities within are imaginable.
Not only young men, even old monsters who have lived for millennia would be tempted, if not for Feng Hua being from the Xuanyuan family, she might have already been targeted secretly.
"We’re not romantically involved, but she is one of my very good friends."
Wei Fan shook his head, "Regardless of whether she is the Venerable Phoenix Body, if she is unwilling, who dares to force her, I will slaughter them."
Li Jianchen showed a curious expression, "Would you even slaughter her family if they forced her?"
Wei Fan remained silent, if Feng Hua was really compelled by family, she probably wouldn’t let him know.
"Honestly, it’s not that I look down on you, even if you become a Martial Emperor, you might not be able to resolve her issue.
Her situation is beyond merely the Venerable Phoenix Body; more importantly, the Xuanyuan family has encountered severe problems.
The Xuanyuan family, such an ancient Human Emperor clan, values outward dignity immensely; consider if the family hadn’t suffered serious issues, how could they need to exchange family women for external benefits?
Even if there were internal disputes within the family, externally they would always present a united front.
Now it’s known widely, the outside world knows the Xuanyuan family can’t even protect their own family women, being openly coerced to surrender females, how severe must the problem be for them to disregard the dignity of the Human Emperor clan?"
"Then what exactly has happened to the Xuanyuan family?" Wei Fan asked with a frown.
If even Martial Emperors couldn’t solve it, he was indeed intrigued as to what the issue might be.