Chapter 422: Chapter 381: Moonlight Flowing Cup

Jiang Yuebai kicked over, Yu Xiao hastily raised the Jade Talisman.

Jiang Yuebai’s eyes turned fierce, about to strike, when suddenly Yu Xiao’s eyes widened, blood oozing from his seven orifices, his life extinguished in an instant, and he collapsed softly backward, falling straight to the ground.

Jiang Yuebai looked up and saw Shen Huaixi lowering his right hand, the blood-colored glow gradually dissipating.

He let go of the clone suspended in mid-air, landed on the tree trunk opposite, retracting a pair of blood-colored wings, and transmitted to Jiang Yuebai, "Sorry, almost got you into trouble."

Yu Qing’er and Yu Xiao, as Shen Huaixi’s bargaining chips, were planted with Gu by him upon entering Iron Feather Country. Those without strength can only become others’ pawns, a lesson Shen Huaixi learned from a young age.

He once hated Qing Nangzi for turning him into a pawn, only to become the ’Qing Nangzi’ turning others into pawns himself, being even more ruthless, knowing some seemingly weak individuals need to be eliminated completely.

The two bodies of Jiang Yuebai merged, figuring Shen Huaixi had left a backup on her as well.

The bridge was gone, behind Jiang Yuebai was the Phoenix Nest, while Shen Huaixi only had the way back.

The Divine Tree still hadn’t responded to Shen Huaixi, nor could he see the Phoenix.

"Jiang Yuebai..."

On the verge of speaking, Shen Huaixi realized he didn’t know what to say, they weren’t that familiar after all, once he even considered killing her, yet attempted to reconcile this time, only to...

Finally, Shen Huaixi smiled bitterly, turned, and left, going to deal with Yu Qing’er, facing the grievances from the Tushan Clan.

Once the dust settled, Jiang Yuebai headed towards her own victory.

She climbed up the Phoenix Nest, as high as a floor, using both hands and feet, sitting leaned inside it, Jiang Yuebai’s heart finally settled, taking a deep breath.

She picked up the Phoenix Feather beside her like a sword, filled with blazing heat, resembling the first ray of solar energy when the Golden Crow rises.

Jiang Yuebai hurriedly gathered the dozen or so scattered Phoenix Feathers around, discovering slight differences between them, some slightly orange, others slightly red.

"Such a large Phoenix Egg, I can’t hold it with both arms."

Jiang Yuebai gently touched the Phoenix Egg, feeling the powerful life force within.

"If you were to hatch now, I could take the eggshell, which is said to be a miraculous medicine that revives the dead."

Jiang Yuebai sighed with regret, lowered her head to find several Jade Bamboo Scrolls beneath the Phoenix Egg, all inscribed with Human Clan characters, depicting the questions those chanting monkeys asked in the treetop maze.

Beside them were several more, being classics and historical records of the Human Clan.

"Putting these books here for the chicks still in the egg, quite thorough."

Jiang Yuebai set down the Bamboo Scrolls, surveying her surroundings.

"Phoenix perched on the Phoenix Tree, is this nest made from Ten Thousand Years Phoenix Tree Wood? Let’s see by taking apart a branch."

Jiang Yuebai grasped an edged-up Phoenix Tree Branch, pulling it out with effort, and falling back, she managed to extract one, the wood indeed containing extraordinary spiritual energy.

Every thousand years, the Phoenix undergoes Nirvana on a Phoenix Tree; this nest surely endured countless trials of Phoenix True Fire.

Jiang Yuebai attempted to channel nature’s spiritual energy into the Phoenix Tree Branch, quickly igniting a pure red flame, startling Jiang Yuebai into discarding the branch promptly.

Without spiritual energy, the flames extinguished, Jiang Yuebai was certain that fire was Phoenix True Fire, a Supreme Yang Fire. If she could graft Phoenix Tree Wood onto herself, she’d become an unburnable Cloud Mushroom Grass, with the fire achieving Yin Yang balance with her Earth Evil Fire.

Perfect!

Jiang Yuebai stealthily scanned the surroundings, seeing no trace of the Phoenix, "Let’s take apart one more branch, just one."

Another Phoenix Tree Wood taller than herself was extracted, Jiang Yuebai pondered.

"This is rooted in fire after all, what if I can’t successfully graft as a mere grass? Better take one more branch, just in case."

Above, the river of stars shone brightly, the bright moon approaching perfection.

Jiang Yuebai rolled up her sleeves, determinedly dismantling, without realizing time passing, until the double cry of Phoenix echoed across the sky.

Jiang Yuebai raised her head, hastily inserted the half-pulled Phoenix Tree Wood back, and quickly dashed to sit nearby, feigning focused absorption of Moonlight.

Two massive, fire-red Phoenixes dragged their colorful feathered tails back from afar, landing at the edge of the Phoenix Nest.

One had a crown, a three-part long tail, the Male Phoenix.

One lacked a crown, a two-part long tail, the Female Phoenix.

After landing, the two first glanced at Jiang Yuebai, then surveyed their nest, where the two Phoenix Eggs remained unharmed, but their nest seemingly...

Jiang Yuebai coughed twice, "Cough~ Master Phoenix, how are you? I arrived a bit early, so while idling, I tidied up your nest a bit — it was too messy with feathers everywhere. No need to thank me, it’s what I should do."

The two felt something amiss, as if the wood branches across the nest were sparse, though seemingly not too obvious.

Forget it, just a few broken sticks, not important.

The Female Phoenix chirped at Jiang Yuebai, the voice sounding quite familiar to her.

"Are you... Master Que from beside the Divine Tree?"

With the Female Phoenix’s Divine Thought arriving, Jiang Yuebai suddenly realized.

The Red Feathered Xiaoque was indeed the Divine Thought incarnation of the Female Phoenix, who usually accompanied the Divine Tree, assisting with various errands. The Male Phoenix mainly operated outside, watching over the clans to ensure there were no major disturbances within the Demon Clan.

Jiang Yuebai couldn’t help but wonder, the Divine Tree certainly has it easy, only needing to sleep while the Phoenix and Female Phoenix handle its matters.

No way, she must find herself two big stewards, like those two Dragonfly Little Demons, and cultivate them properly.

As 11:00 PM approached, the moon rose directly above the Phoenix Nest, and the Female Phoenix transmitted another Divine Thought into Jiang Yuebai’s Sea of Consciousness, instructing her to return to her true form and prepare to receive the Emperor’s Liquid.

Jiang Yuebai hastily followed the Female Phoenix’s instruction, moving to the Phoenix Nest’s center, transforming into a Cloud Mushroom Grass with three pairs of white leaves, roots entwined around Phoenix Tree Wood below, focusing her Divine Thought on her true form, visualizing the moon within her heart.

Seventy percent of the Moonlight ripples fluctuated above the Cloud Mushroom Grass, resonating with the increasingly perfect bright moon overhead.

Seeing Jiang Yuebai’s seventy percent Moon, the Female Phoenix and Male Phoenix showed surprise, the Male Phoenix a hot-tempered sort, turned and knocked the two eggs over with a wing.

The Female Phoenix, seeing this, seethed in anger, opened her wings and vigorously slapped the Male Phoenix, nearly sweeping it off the edge of the Phoenix Nest.

The night sky deep blue, stars alluring.

The night breeze gradually rested, as all demon clans within the Demon Realm stepped out from their nests at this moment, raising their eyes to the white jade plate-like full moon high in the sky.

The serene glow spilled onto the ground, all demons knelt down.

Together chirped, worshipping the moon.

Amidst dazzling stars, tails of starlight flowed into the full moon, and Moonlight suddenly flourished, dazzling and bright.

As morning dew gathered, Moonlight flowed, myriad golden threads descending densely from the full moon.

Jiang Yuebai’s Cloud Mushroom Grass stretched towards the Moonlight, allowing the golden threads to drape over her entirely.

A drop of Emperor’s Liquid, carried by the golden threads of Moonlight, gradually formed at the center of her true form’s leaves.

Above the Cloud Mushroom Grass, the seventy percent Moon suddenly burst into brilliance, enveloping the entire Phoenix Nest in bright Moonlight.