Chapter 519 The Decline of the Phoenix Clan (2)
Although they both served as divine attendants at the Golden Summit, the arrogant phoenixes who served the Golden Mother Goddess would often make fun of Long Jun with these words, which made Long Jun angry over time.
The divine way never declines, but all races perish.
We are all servants of the gods, so who is truly more noble than whom?
So when Long Jun saw a phoenix chick with blue and red feathers that appeared in the territory of the Fire Phoenix Clan, looking miserable and obviously not pure, he immediately had an idea. He wanted to take this bird back to Kunlun and let those arrogant phoenixes who considered themselves to be of the pure bloodline see that they were nothing more than that!
So he pulled the cart and stopped it low in the air, saying, "Little guy, why are you chasing me?"
Qingluan nodded her head and said, "I'm going to be beaten to death, please save me! I will repay you when I recover!"
"Alright." Upon hearing this, Long Jun, adhering to the principle that too much talk leads to mistakes, scooped it up with one claw, held it under his claw, and flew quickly towards the Golden Cauldron Palace.
Hmph, once it reaches the Golden Summit and is branded, this mixed-blood little phoenix won't have time to regret it.
Long Jun took Qingluan to the Golden Peak Garden and had her branded. The dragon steward glanced at the bird, which was half-dead in Long Jun's claws, and cautiously asked, "Senior, what's her name?"
Long Jun glanced at her and smiled, "It doesn't matter what her original name was. From now on, she will be Qingluan, the little attendant of the Fire Phoenix Clan who voluntarily came to serve our Empress."
He then summoned two more firebirds to teach them the rules, and then largely ignored them.
Long Jun would only visit Qingluan once every three to five years, give her some money, and then loudly proclaim her origins, to which Qingluan would readily comply.
With Long Jun's introduction, and because Qingluan was quick-witted and hardworking, she managed to squeeze into the Golden Cauldron Palace when she reached the King Realm, becoming one of the incense-bearing attendants of the Golden Mother Goddess.
One day, after the banquet, the guests were all satisfied and the host was in high spirits.
Attendants inside and outside the Golden Cauldron Palace are cleaning the palace and tidying up the debris;
At this moment, the Golden Mother Goddess returned.
With a stern face, she scanned the hall and immediately spotted the Azure Phoenix, whose cheeks were the most prominent. She thought the little bird was quite energetic and felt a pang of envy. She then beckoned to the Azure Phoenix and said, "You are quite a cute bird. Come with me."
Upon hearing this, Qingluan knew that the opportunity she had been waiting for for many years had finally arrived. She quickly swallowed what was in her beak, and immediately and respectfully transformed into her Dharma body, saying loudly, "Thank you, Your Majesty. Qingluan invites Your Majesty to take a seat."
The Golden Mother smiled and said, "Your name is Qingluan, which is a simple name."
You can't carry me now, so for now, just stay by my side and call out names.
After that, Qingluan stayed at the feet of the Golden Mother Goddess, doing the work of a half-servant and half-slave.
She didn't care what others said; all she knew was that this god, feared by all races, didn't care about his own bloodline, and even praised himself as adorable.
A sweet feeling spread through Qingluan's heart. She loved her life more and more and vowed to be loyal to the Empress forever.
But as time went on, Qingluan noticed that the Golden Mother's body seemed to be gradually disintegrating.
He loves incense, because when a little bit of black ash is sprinkled from the god's brocade robe, it also carries the smell of decay.
He loves feasting because the delicacies from land and sea can slow down the formation of black ash on His body.
Even so, He still exercises His authority, working tirelessly for all peoples and bestowing blessings upon them.
The various tribes only saw the glory of the gods on the outside, but they could not imagine the torment of being permanently bound by their authority.
Therefore, many phoenixes in the Danxue Mountains were not in line with the rule of the Golden Cauldron Palace and always thought about proving their Dao and rebelling.
Many divine races beneath the Kunlun Mountains are also stirring with ambition.
The long-forgotten memory of being beaten resurfaced, and Qingluan came up with a solution that would satisfy both sides.
After yet another banquet, she looked at the empty hall, made up her mind, raised her head, and whispered to the Golden Mother Goddess in the main seat: "Your Majesty, I see that your table is plain. Why not take some dragon liver and phoenix marrow to enjoy? The phoenix gathers the essence of birds. If you take it often, you will surely be surrounded by spiritual energy."
The Golden Mother looked at her, her eyes flickering with uncertainty. After a few breaths, she said, "You were born into the Phoenix Clan. Can you bear to part with that?"
Qingluan was overjoyed. She lowered her head and said respectfully, "I am now Your Highness's Qingluan, and no longer belong to the Phoenix Clan."
"Hahahahahaha".
Upon hearing this, the Golden Mother laughed loudly. She presided over the Seal of All Things and conjured a divine decree, which she threw to the Azure Phoenix, saying, "All beings in the Garden of Rules are at your command."
But I am the master of all things, and I care for all living beings under heaven. You must not exterminate them all; you should think carefully before you act.”
Qingluan accepted the order, prostrated herself on the ground, and said, "Your Majesty, rest assured, Qingluan will speak with them properly, quell the chaos in the alchemy school, and make them come to pay their respects to you."
The young phoenix cares about past grudges and affections, but she will not let her enemies die a quick death.
Qingluan seized her once high and mighty elder sister and, at the cost of the lives of the Fire Phoenix clan, forced her to have children with her cousin from her father's clan, children with blood mixed with the blood of the Azure Bird.
"You bastard, how dare you treat me like this! Mother will never forgive you!"
Qingluan laughed and said, "You self-important bastards, how come you're still dreaming even now?"
Now, it's my turn to not let you get away with this!
"My dear sister, I have pleaded with my Lord to grant you permission to reproduce and survive. Please don't let your sister's efforts go to waste."
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One by one, the testing arrays were torn apart and destroyed by the swords and claws of the celestial maidens. The territory of the Phoenix Clan was constantly being devoured, and pure-blooded phoenixes were captured, with less than one in ten surviving.
In order to protect themselves, they either intermarried with outsiders to dilute their bloodline or entered into the palaces as slaves or maids.
Within a thousand years, no independent phoenix remained in the Danxue Mountains, on the ancestral land of the phoenix.
After finishing this, the elderly Qingluan opened her eyes, looked ahead, and said, "Write one more sentence to tell Lord Ji that I, Qingluan, am not wrong; they are the ones who are wrong!"
Having said that, as the last wisp of spiritual energy dissipated from her body, Qingluan pushed off with both legs, stretched her neck out to its fullest extent, closed her eyes, and passed away peacefully.
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