Chapter 231: Legend of Rebirth from Fire
It is not possible to say that the Phoenix Blood Stone is fake. After all, the crime scene is right here, and it is a real stone made from Phoenix blood.
Nothing would happen if this matter were exposed. The only bad thing would be that the Phoenix Clan would be embarrassed and it would destroy the world's impression of the Phoenix Clan's arrogance.
Everyone present knew a thing or two about the customs of the Wendao Sect. Although the customs were not right, they were not big talkers and would not make a fuss about it just because they knew something.
Therefore, the truth about the Phoenix Blood Stone is at most circulated within the Wending Sect.
Everyone focused their attention on Jiang Shan again. Jiang Shan had no objection to asking Wendao Sect to become an insider.
"Everyone knows the reputation of the Daoist sect. They are good at exorcising demons and monsters, and they are upright and keep their promises. I believe that you fellow Daoists will not tell anyone about this."
Anyway, it’s not like the Phoenix Clan had lost face in the Dao Sect before. Compared to that time, the Phoenix Clan selling blood is not really a shameful thing.
Lu Yang and the other two nodded, this matter was actually not a big deal.
Li Haoran was curious and pointed at the officials who were making Phoenix Blood Stone not far away: "How does the county magistrate ensure that they will not leak the secret? Is it by processing money?"
There are quite a few officials working here, about a dozen of them. If one of them leaks the secret, the Phoenix Blood Stone will be in jeopardy.
Who knows who might have accidentally let it out.
The county magistrate shook his head: "They will definitely not leak the secret."
"Why?"
"You should know that wearing Phoenix Blood Stone for a long time can enhance one's sexual performance. Ultimately, it is the Phoenix Blood that has done the trick."
"Wearing Phoenix Blood Stone can enhance sexual performance, so guess what the effect will be if you work in an environment filled with blood mist?"
"If one person leaks the information, we won't allow all of them to work here next time."
"All right."
"By the way, I heard that the phoenix can be reborn from the fire. Is this true?" Lu Yang thought of the old phoenix that bathed in real fire not long ago, as if it was about to be resurrected. He couldn't help but think of this ancient legend.
Jiang Shan nodded heavily, his expression full of solemnity and admiration: "Yes, but this matter is almost a legend in our Phoenix Clan."
"Legend has it that in ancient times, our Phoenix Clan had an ancestor who cultivated to a state just one step away from attaining immortality. His every move was majestic, and he could change the world with a single thought. Throughout the history of the Phoenix Clan, he was the strongest. There were few rivals in the entire record of the Demon Clan who could rival him."
"This ancestor had a great battle with the ancestor of the dragon clan, which shook the world. In that battle, even the stars in the sky turned to dust, the sun was extinguished, and the universe was dead silent."
"No one knows the outcome of that battle. We have a great man in the Phoenix Clan who is in the Tribulation Crossing Stage. He was standing far away and was able to glimpse a part of the battle."
"He saw our Phoenix Clan's ancestor lying quietly in the universe, without any breath of life, his soul was silent, and he was completely dead."
"Her body was like a small boat, rising and falling with the waves, but the Dragon Clan ancestor did not think the outcome was decided. On the contrary, she stood guard at the side."
"All of a sudden, fairy fire rose from the old ancestor's body. She bathed in the fairy fire, spread her wings, and roared to the sky. The fairy fire was bright, more dazzling than the sun. She let out bursts of phoenix calls that resounded throughout the universe."
"It's not just us in the Phoenix Clan. Many people in the Tribulation Crossing Stage were watching this epic battle from afar and saw this scene. If you have the opportunity to look through the classics of other demon clans, you will be able to find relevant records."
“Since then, there has been a saying about the phoenix rising from the ashes, but that is something only our ancestors can do. Some people in the clan speculate that perhaps only by cultivating to the level of our ancestors can one ignore life and death and be reborn from the dead. Therefore, the phoenix rising from the ashes is no different from a legend to us ordinary Phoenix people.”
Jiang Shan was being modest. He was a pure-blooded phoenix, a rare existence in the Phoenix Clan. He had noble blood and a prominent status. Without this identity, how could he have received guidance from Third Senior Sister Gan Tian and how could he have come to Luofeng County to supervise the production of Phoenix Blood Stone.
"It turns out that rebirth from the ashes is true. I thought it was just a baseless legend." Su Yiren said she was really surprised. She seldom interacted with others, let alone talked with the Phoenix people.
The others also nodded, expressing that they had learned something new: "I guess that Phoenix Clan's ancestor must have reached the realm of merit and creation, which is absolutely incomparable to ordinary people in the Tribulation Crossing Stage."
"May I ask where the ancestor of the Phoenix clan is now?" Lu Yang was more concerned about this question. Maybe he could know the whereabouts of the Qilin Immortal through the ancestor of the Phoenix clan.
Jiang Shan shook his head: "The ancestor disappeared for a long time, even the oldest elder in the clan doesn't know where she is."
"Fairy, do you know about the phoenix's rebirth from the fire?" Lu Yang just remembered that he still had the golden finger of the Immortal Fairy in his spiritual space.
The Immortal Fairy was sleeping and was woken up by Lu Yang.
The Immortal Fairy rubbed her eyes and yawned continuously. She couldn't even open her eyes and stared blankly: "What did you ask just now?"
"Fairy, do you know about the phoenix's rebirth from the fire?" Lu Yang asked again.
The Immortal Fairy had just woken up, and her memory was a little confused. She tilted her head back, staring at me, and thought for a long time before she said, "That's right."
Please...collect 6...9...books...!
As expected of the leader of the five ancient immortals, he has seen a lot.
The saying "An old man in the family is like an old man in the family" means this.
The Immortal Fairy yawned again before saying, "I remember when the Dragon Clan's and Phoenix Clan's prodigies started fighting over a man, I happened to be watching from the side. Tsk tsk tsk, they were so ruthless, lighting fires to burn paper, pulling hair, drawing circles to curse, etc. They used a lot of tricks."
"Wait a minute, what does it mean to light fire, burn paper, pull hair, draw circles and curse?" Lu Yang thought that this didn't sound like a fight between two Tribulation Crossing Stage masters.
"Oh, it's just that the two of them attacked each other with their own race's true flames, burned semi-immortal-level talismans, used each other's hair as a medium, and set up a formation to cast a curse on each other." The Immortal Fairy explained casually.
"... Go on."
"Anyway, the two of them fought fiercely. Later, they became more and more excited and their attacks became more and more fierce. I think the Dragon Tribe's genius was better."
"This isn't the first time the two have fought. The Dragon Tribe's Tianjiao has a 60% chance of winning, so it's normal for the Dragon Tribe's Tianjiao to win this time."
“Just when I thought the winner was about to be decided, the Phoenix Clan’s genius demonstrated the unique skill he learned from me—the art of playing dead. He just lay on the ground pretending to be dead, and his vitality dissipated. No one could tell that he was alive.”
"This is the first time that the Dragon Tribe's genius has encountered such a situation. She is in a dilemma. If she says she won, she won't feel any sense of accomplishment. If she says she lost, that would be nonsense. But she can't beat a dead person. If it gets out, it will have a bad impact."
"At that time, she had an idea and thought of a way - to burn the Phoenix Clan's genius with fire."
"The Phoenix Clan's genius was burned so hard that he cried out in pain and stood up all of a sudden. His cry was so loud that the whole universe could hear it."
"I don't know what happened later, but it was spread as if a phoenix had risen from the ashes. I don't know who spread the rumor. It's really unethical."
The Immortal Fairy shook her head, somewhat dissatisfied with the Phoenix Clan's genius: "She hasn't learned the art of pretending to be dead yet. If it were me, I would definitely continue to pretend to be dead."
"Luckily no one knows that I was the one who taught her how to play dead. She learned it so poorly that I am embarrassed to say that I taught her. It's so embarrassing."
Lu Yang: “…”
It's you who is embarrassed, isn't it, fairy?
(End of this chapter)