Chapter 1478 - 75: Borrowed Sword (Final)
"Something like this has happened at Lushui Cave Heaven..."
"It’s unbelievable you survived."
Heavenly Phoenix Palace, Red Fish Daoist Palace, a gentle breeze blew through, making the purple bamboos sway.
The immensely thick Bronze Immortal Gold pressed the bamboo forest to incline in all directions, forming a shape like budding flowers. The Great Palace Master stood with both hands behind his back, completely immersed in the Immortal Gold.
This piece of Bronze Immortal Gold seemed to have immense Magic Power.
He never turned around, his gaze fixed fiercely on the Immortal Gold.
"..."
Chi Fu Dragon Lord, whose breath was extremely weak, leaned on a withered bamboo, not knowing what to say.
The Battle of Broken Buddha Cliff.
He eventually lost consciousness.
Upon waking, he found himself in Lushui Cave Heaven. Xie Xuanyi and Lu Yuzhen had already left, the crisis was resolved, Chi Fu Dragon Lord recovered some Primordial Energy, and then returned to Heavenly Phoenix Palace. The first thing he did was see the Great Palace Master.
Unexpectedly.
The Great Palace Master had been in his Taoist Palace the whole time.
It wasn’t out of worry for him, but rather...
The Immortal Gold pillar brought back from the Ruins had taken root within the Taoist Palace’s bamboo forest, and the Great Palace Master had been guarding the Bronze Immortal Gold day and night, seemingly contemplating some profound mystery.
The matter of Lushui Cave Heaven.
The Great Palace Master was already aware.
"I should have died..."
Chi Fu Dragon Lord lowered his eyes.
He could sense a trace of coldness in the Great Palace Master’s words.
Chi Fu’s voice was hoarse: "It was Jiang Huang... that girl forcefully saved my life from Xie Xuanyi’s hands..."
A crimson Phoenix Fire descended from the sky, forming a curtain, isolating him from the outside.
After that... what exactly happened, Chi Fu did not know. Jiang Huang and Xie Xuanyi had a past, but this acquaintance could at most ensure her survival, but could never save himself... The two must have made some transaction.
"Indeed, you should have died."
The Great Palace Master spoke with a slightly mocking tone: "Jiang Huang’s ’Second Divine Soul’ has begun to resurge."
"!!!"
Chi Fu Dragon Lord was stunned for a moment.
"Is it because... of me?"
He looked conflicted, gritted his teeth, and asked with difficulty.
The answer was obvious.
The only leverage on Jiang Huang to move Xie Xuanyi was this "Second Divine Soul"... Without paying a sufficient price, why would Xie allow him to leave?
In this way.
Indeed, he should have died. If he had died under Lu Yuzhen’s Paper Snow, this transaction would not have happened.
"Forget it."
The Great Palace Master slowly moved his head.
He looked at the tattered Chi Fu Dragon Lord and shook his head.
"Those words earlier were just offhand remarks. It’s better you’re alive than dead."
The Great Palace Master sighed softly.
Having led the Heavenly Phoenix Palace for so many years, he had abandoned almost everything for cultivation and to bring the Heavenly Phoenix Palace to the pinnacle.
Foremost among these was the "emotions" that were useless and burdensome.
Many people said the Great Palace Master was cold and unemotional, decisive in killing... One could hardly feel a trace of warmth from him. Regardless of how high one’s status or strength, if one violated the iron laws of the Heavenly Phoenix Palace, the Great Palace Master was never merciful. Over the years, countless Great Demons were killed by his hand for breaking the rules, and it was because of his iron-blood methods that the Heavenly Phoenix Palace earned the name of the number one Holy Land in the Demon Country.
But even the coldest person...
Has those they care about.
Undoubtedly, the person the Great Palace Master cared most about was "Jiang Huang".
But as for Chi Fu Dragon Lord, he was a "friend" who had accompanied the Great Palace Master for many years, a powerful "arm". In the depths of the Great Palace Master’s heart, there was still some sentiment.
"Even a lion fights a rabbit with full strength. Your decisions at Broken Buddha Cliff were truly foolish. If it had only cost you, that would be one thing..."
The Great Palace Master said coldly: "If Jiang Huang had been harmed, how many more years would the Heavenly Phoenix Palace have to wait for another Throne?"
He knew his days were numbered.
The Heavenly Phoenix Palace needed a new leader.
That was the real reason for the Great Palace Master’s anger. He couldn’t tolerate any mishap to Jiang Huang.
"According to the rules, you should have your dojo stripped and be expelled from the Heavenly Phoenix Palace."
"But... Jiang Huang pleaded for you, so this dojo will remain yours. However, from today onwards, all the Pocket Worlds you previously managed will be under the control of ’True Monarch Heavenly Phoenix’. You shall enter seclusion here, both to heal and to reflect."
"Heavenly Phoenix?"
Upon hearing this, Chi Fu Dragon Lord’s expression changed.
True Monarch Heavenly Phoenix was an old fellow not much different in seniority from himself, holding an impressive position in the Heavenly Phoenix Palace.
But the problem was—
True Monarch Heavenly Phoenix had never achieved Yang God over the years, and in terms of strength, was not on the same level as Chi Fu Dragon Lord. Although he also experienced the Battle of Poison, letting such a person take over his Pocket Worlds was truly unacceptable to Chi Fu.
At the very least.
His Territory should be handed over to Wu Jiu or Dead Phoenix.
"What, do you have any objections?"
The Great Palace Master asked.
"The incident at Broken Buddha Cliff was indeed my oversight."
Chi Fu Dragon Lord swallowed this grievance, unable to challenge the authority of the Great Palace Master, he gritted his teeth and asked: "I willingly accept the punishment. Great Palace Master, where is Jiang Huang... now?"
"You won’t see her for some time."
The Great Palace Master continued to gaze at the massive piece of bronze cash, saying leisurely: "I have confined her at the seabed of Phoenix Fire Cave Heaven. Xie Xuanyi’s sinister intention was to exploit the flaw in the girl’s Dao Heart to elicit the ’Second Divine Soul’. However, as the saying goes, where there’s a will, there’s a way; these two Divine Souls will eventually achieve Unity... The Karmic Fire, accumulated for a thousand years at the seabed of Phoenix Fire Cave Heaven, will help her extinguish distractions and accomplish a Pure Divine Sea."