Black Moon Chamber of Commerce, seventh floor.
“Master, the ship that just flew away from Phoenix City was indeed the Phoenix Divine Ship. After multiple inquiries, we have confirmed that there are only three people on the Phoenix Divine Ship… Yun Che, Feng Hengkong, and Princess Snow, Feng Xue’er. They are flying in the direction of Blue Wind Country. If they are indeed heading to Blue Wind, then they will be able to reach Blue Wind Imperial City before dusk tomorrow.”
"...Can you find out what happened?" Zi Ji said with a frown.
"Feng Tianwei is beside us, so we dare not get close. But we will know the answer by tomorrow."
Zi Ji pondered for a long time, and said slowly: "It's really full of twists and turns."
The development of this matter was completely different from his expectations at every step. This was undoubtedly a heavy blow to him who had always been able to see the overall situation.
"Master, I have something else to report. Of the eleven of us who sneaked into the Illusory Demon Realm a hundred years ago, the last three soul marks disappeared after the previous eight... just a quarter of an hour ago. It is very likely that their identities were exposed, and then they were searched for souls, and eventually all of them were removed."
"..." Zi Ji remained silent.
"Master, you don't need to worry too much about this. A hundred years ago, we infiltrated the Demon King Realm with only seven sound transmission stones. The message sent a year ago was the seventh, which means that all seven sound transmission stones have been used up. Even if they all survived, they would not be able to send back messages. Although they died, they have completed their mission."
The "sound transmission stone" he mentioned was naturally not an ordinary sound transmission stone, but a special sound transmission stone that could travel a million miles from the Illusory Demon Realm to the Profound Sky Continent. This special sound transmission stone can only be found in the four sacred places with a profound heritage throughout the Profound Sky Continent, and the number is extremely rare.
"...They were safe and sound before, but have been eliminated one after another recently. It seems that something big has happened in the Illusory Demon Realm." Zi Ji said slowly: "However, what I am more concerned about is not their exposure and life and death, but the last news they sent back a year ago."
"A year ago?"
"That news briefly described the current situation of the twelve guardian families of the Demon King City. When mentioning the Yun family, it mentioned that the disabled Yun Qinghong adopted a son named 'Yun Che'..."
Zi Ji paused here. The man in blue beside him frowned and asked in confusion, “Does the master think that he and Yun Che have some connection? This should just be a simple coincidence of names, after all…”
"At the time, I didn't take it to heart at all, but..."
Zi Ji did not continue speaking. His mind emerged with the image of the wings spread out in the darkness of dawn in the Xuanying Stone... and the green storm swirling under the wings.
And... Yun Che who came back alive.
"Master, could it be that..."
Zi Ji shook his head slightly, without making any comment. Instead, his tone changed and he said solemnly, "A hundred years ago, when we attacked the Demon King City, it wasn't just us who took advantage of the chaos to send people in... there was also the Mighty Heavenly Sword Region. I wonder if they have also used up all the sound transmission stones..."
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The Phoenix Divine Boat, the highest-level mysterious boat of the Phoenix Divine Sect, is also the symbol of the entire Divine Phoenix Nation. Wherever it flies, the emperor must be there in person.
As night fell, the Phoenix Divine Boat was approaching the Shenhuang border. Wherever it flew over, the people of Shenhuang all bowed from afar.
There were only three people on the huge Phoenix Divine Boat: Yun Che, Feng Xue'er, and Feng Hengkong, whose expression changed in various ways.
"Father said that with the speed of the Wind God Boat, we should be able to reach the Blue Wind Imperial City by this time tomorrow." Feng Xue'er sat next to Yun Che, very close to him. When she spoke, her face flushed, and she was obviously excited. After all, this was the first time she had left the Divine Phoenix Country since she was born. She had been looking forward to this day since she was very young.
Seeing Feng Xue'er leaning towards Yun Che without any reservations, and even very naturally, with her eyes full of intimacy, Feng Hengkong's face twitched, but he could only sigh silently... In the past few hours in Feng Shenzhou, he didn't know how many times he had sighed silently.
He believed that he had always protected Feng Xue'er to the utmost. Even her biological brothers could hardly get within three steps of her. Not to mention outsiders, even the disciples in the sect were lucky enough to see Feng Xue'er once in a while.
How come...
Feng Hengkong stretched out his hands to grab the top of his head, his five fingers tightened as if he wanted to pull all the hair off his head… He would rather Yun Che destroy the Divine Phoenix Sect than let him harm Feng Xue’er.
"Did you kill Feng Chihuo?" Feng Hengkong, scratching his head, suddenly asked.
“Yes.” Yun Che answered without any pause.
“Huh!” Feng Hengkong did not continue to speak, because at this point, it was useless to say anything. He now only hoped that Feng Xue’er’s feelings for Yun Che would not reach the level that he dared not imagine.
“I also want to ask you a question.” Yun Che’s eyes locked onto Feng Hengkong: “What is the real purpose of you ordering the invasion of my Cang Feng…?”
Feng Hengkong froze and said nothing.
“Father, Xue’er also wants to know why.” Feng Xue’er said softly, “Because I know that father is definitely not a cruel and heartless person. Father made the decision three years ago. There must be… there must be some very special reason or reason. Can you… tell me and Brother Yun? Maybe after knowing the reason, Brother Yun’s blame on father… will be a little less.”
Feng Hengkong slowly lowered his hand. He did not have the strength to refuse Feng Xue'er's soft question. Thinking of the fact that Yun Che clearly knew the truth about the death of the Phoenix God… Feng Hengkong slowly sighed and said, “Four years ago, when our sect’s Lingkun Hall was preparing for the appearance of the Ancient Profound Ark, we accidentally discovered that there was a faint reaction from the purple crystal mine in the far east of the Blue Wind Nation. And there has never been a purple crystal reaction from such a long distance in history, so we sent a guardian of the Lingkun Hall to secretly investigate and found that in the east of a small town called Flowing Cloud City, there was a huge purple crystal mine hidden deep underground, and the energy level was amazing… If all of this purple crystal mine was mined and refined, we could get a full hundred kilograms of purple veins…”
"God Crystal!"
“Ah!” Feng Xue’er exclaimed. A hundred kilograms of Purple Veined Heavenly Crystal was a concept that was enough to shock the heavens… let alone Purple Veined Divine Crystal!!
One hundred kilograms of purple-veined divine crystal is an incomparably huge resource even for the four holy places!
You know, it takes at least 500 years for a holy land to accumulate 100 kilograms of purple veined divine crystals! If the Phoenix Divine Sect obtains all of these purple veined divine crystals, it is equivalent to suddenly possessing the resources that a holy land needs to accumulate for more than 500 years!
Such a temptation was enough to make the Phoenix Divine Sect... enough to make any force in the Profound Sky Continent do whatever it takes!
“So… that’s how it is!!” Yun Che raised his head. Feng Hengkong’s words almost instantly resolved all of his previous doubts.
“Brother Yun, do you already know?” Yun Che’s words made Feng Xue’er look at him in confusion.
“That’s about right.” Yun Che stood up, frowned, stared at Feng Hengkong and said, “Let your father speak.”
Feng Hengkong closed his eyes slightly and narrated directly: "Back then, after our ancestor Phoenix God passed away, we who knew about this matter had a strong sense of crisis. Because once this matter was spread, the Phoenix Divine Sect would definitely be suppressed by the four major sacred places... and might even be destroyed. Therefore, while keeping the secret of the Phoenix God's death, we have been searching hard for a way to protect the entire sect in case the secret is leaked... or at least to protect Xue'er."
"The discovery of this huge purple crystal mine has made me and my father ecstatic. If we can really obtain 100 kilograms of purple vein divine crystal, we will be able to produce a large number of top-level strongmen in a short period of time, and thus provide an additional layer of deeper protection."
“That’s… the reason? Just to get the purple crystal mine in Blue Wind Country?” Feng Xue’er shook her head in confusion, “But, what does this have to do with my father ordering the occupation of Blue Wind Country… and in such a cruel way!?”
“Of course, it’s to sneak around without being noticed by the people from the Four Sacred Grounds.” Yun Che said, but there was a hint of mockery in the depths of his eyes: “There are people from the Four Sacred Grounds secretly monitoring the movements of the Divine Phoenix Sect at all times. And the existence of this purple crystal mine can only be known to a few core figures in the sect. If these core figures are naturally the focus of the Four Sacred Grounds’ surveillance, even if the action is secretive, there is a huge risk of being discovered. At that time, the purple crystal mine will also be exposed. Once exposed, it will no longer belong to the Divine Phoenix Sect.”
"So, the purpose of your ordering a war against Blue Wind was to cover up and divert other people's attention! Moreover, in order to maximize the effect of the cover-up, you did not hesitate to massacre the people and burn the city, showing your eagerness to take down Blue Wind in the shortest possible time, as if you were venting your anger because I made you lose face in the Seven Nations Ranking Tournament!"
"Yes." Feng Hengkong nodded expressionlessly.
“Just for a hundred kilograms of Purple Veined Divine Crystal? Haha…” Looking at Feng Hengkong’s expression, Yun Che sneered: “From the look on your face, do you never feel that there is anything wrong with what you did?”
“To the Blue Wind Nation, I do deserve heaven’s punishment. But I am the Emperor of the Divine Phoenix, the Master of the Phoenix Sect!” Feng Hengkong raised his head and looked at Yun Che: “This hundred kilograms of purple veined divine crystal is just a huge resource for others, but for us who no longer have our ancestor Phoenix God, it is a life-saving straw! Today’s consequences do make me regret... but my decision was not wrong!”
“Naive! Do you really think that a hundred kilograms of Purple Veined Divine Crystal can save your Divine Phoenix Sect after the news of the Phoenix God’s death is leaked?” Yun Che said coldly.
“…At least it can give us a little more power to protect Xue’er! As long as we can protect Xue’er for a hundred years, even if my entire sect is completely destroyed, there will still be endless hope!” Feng Hengkong growled.
“Father, please stop talking!” Seeing Yun Che and Feng Hengkong confronting each other again, Feng Xue’er hurriedly stood between them: “Father, no matter what the reason, letting so many innocent people die and putting so many innocent people in danger is a huge mistake. Xue’er’s Phoenix Soul has awakened with the help of Brother Yun and can now protect our Phoenix Divine Sect. Father, you don’t need to worry about Xue’er anymore. Xue’er now only hopes that she can redeem the sins she has committed with father, and can be forgiven by Cangfeng and the spirit of Lord Phoenix in heaven.”
“Xue’er…” Feng Hengkong looked at his daughter, his eyes gradually becoming hazy.
“Come to think of it, when you asked Feng Xichen to personally go to Blue Wind Imperial City to deliver the invitation to the Seven Nations Ranking Tournament, it was just a cover. The real purpose was to use the identity of the Divine Phoenix Prince and the matter of my bloodline to stir up disputes, thereby creating an excuse to start a war, right?” Yun Che said with a squinting look.
"Yes." Feng Hengkong did not deny it.
Yun Che continued, “After the war lasted for more than two years and the Four Sacred Grounds’ attention faded, you began to prepare to seize the purple crystal mine. But when taking the mine, even in the deep underground, it would inevitably cause a huge noise. Therefore, the 200,000 troops transferred to Floating Cloud City bombarded the ground every day, pretending that it was a training ground, which was a cover-up for all this.”
“…You are right.” Feng Hengkong looked at him deeply. He had only mentioned the existence of the purple crystal deposits before, but Yun Che actually understood all the reasons, processes and means so thoroughly… What a terrifying mind he had.
"So how much of your goal have you achieved now?" Yun Che asked coldly. He had never imagined that the area of Liuyun City where he had lived for more than ten years actually hid a purple crystal mine that the Phoenix Divine Sect was willing to spend a huge price to obtain.
The area around Liuyun City was empty and barren, with only the lowest level of mysterious beasts living there. Before this, even if someone told him that there was a huge mine there that could produce 100 kilograms of purple vein divine crystal, he would not believe it.
"100%."
“100%!?” Feng Hengkong’s words made Yun Che’s brows darken suddenly.
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