Chapter 642: Chapter 302: How Can a Dignified Man Like Me Wear a Skirt?

"By the way, my dear, did you feel it just now, that strange aura?"

"Yes, it was very strong."

Qin Gengyun and Qiu Zhihe were discussing the powerful aura that had emanated from the west as they made their way back.

It was ancient and majestic, yet tinged with gloom and darkness, exceedingly eerie.

This aura, which could be sensed by almost every cultivator above the Golden Core stage in the Eastern Cultivation region, could only belong to a powerful Ancient Divine Beast.

However, it was no longer the Ancient Times; ancient divine beasts had long been extinct, leaving only a few descendants, and pure bloodlines were extremely rare.

Like the Phoenix Race, where each generation only has one Celestial Phoenix Maiden who inherits the ancient bloodline.

But to truly awaken the blood of the Divine Phoenix, only the Celestial Phoenix Maiden named Zhu Yinrong had managed it five hundred years ago.

"My dear, I felt that aura was somewhat familiar, much like Huang..."

The power of the Divine Phoenix within Qin Gengyun had a special reaction to that aura.

Qiu Zhihe furrowed her delicate brows: "Could it be that someone on Celestial Phoenix Mountain has successfully transformed into a Divine Phoenix?"

The two quickly returned to the cliff, where Liu Su came up to them: "So, how did it go with those two, were they obedient? Do you need your husband to personally train them? Ouch!"

Liu Su held her head, looking pitifully at Qiu Zhihe.

Qiu Zhihe ignored her and approached the Celestial Phoenix Maiden: "You sensed that aura just now, right?"

By this time, the Celestial Phoenix Maiden had reverted to human form, although she seemed somewhat dazed. Upon hearing Qiu Zhihe’s words, she looked up:

"That was an Ancient Divine Phoenix."

"What?" The others were taken aback, Liu Su exclaimed:

"Wasn’t it said that each generation of the Phoenix Race only has one Celestial Phoenix Maiden? Could it be there’s a hidden talent on Celestial Phoenix Mountain?"

The Celestial Phoenix Maiden shook her head: "Only I have the bloodline of the Divine Phoenix in my generation."

"Then how could there be an Ancient Divine Phoenix appearing?"

Liu Su was puzzled, Mo Xiaolan said: "That aura just now was too eerie, not like an Auspicious Beast."

Qin Gengyun nodded: "I felt it too, that aura seemed more like a Great Demonic Beast."

"No."

The Celestial Phoenix Maiden extended her hand, and golden flames emerged from her palm.

"From just now, the blood of the Divine Phoenix within me has been boiling, as if resonating with that aura."

"Only a true Ancient Divine Phoenix could evoke such a reaction from the blood of the Divine Phoenix."

The group exchanged looks, Liu Su suddenly said: "Could it be your Divine Lady Yinrong?"

The Celestial Phoenix Maiden shook her head again: "Our Phoenix Race has always been resplendent and grand, never gloomy like that."

Qin Gengyun furrowed his brows: "So is it a Divine Phoenix or not?"

The Celestial Phoenix Maiden was puzzled: "I don’t know what’s going on either."

Qiu Zhihe looked towards the direction from which the aura had come, suddenly said: "The west."

Qin Gengyun was startled: "Qinghe City is to the west, could it be... something happened to Senior Sister Suxin and the others?"

...

Xiyue Peak.

The residence of the steward disciples.

Cheng Qingyu stood in her courtyard, looking far towards the west.

She too had felt that majestic yet gloomy aura just now, but unlike others, she had a sense of familiarity with it.

It was much like her mother, Li Qinghe.

Cheng Qingyu sent a message to Li Qinghe using a Sound Transmission Talisman to inquire.

At this moment, the Sound Transmission Talisman vibrated, and Cheng Qingyu quickly picked it up, revealing her mother’s words:

"All is well at home, daughter need not worry, focus on your cultivation."

Cheng Qingyu felt relieved and turned to walk back into her room.

...

Several thousand miles away, in a forest over a thousand miles from Qinghe City.

Li Qinghe put away the Sound Transmission Talisman, her body enveloped in black flames, and walked towards the depths of the forest.

Where she passed, leaves withered, flowers wilted, and the ground beneath her feet seemed to melt, turning into black lava.

Fortunately, Li Qinghe only walked a short distance in, and after confirming there was no one in this part of the forest, she left, sparing most of the trees and plants.

Long after Li Qinghe left, the space above the canopy of a towering tree blurred, revealing Su Xin, Wei Wan, Zhu Lin, and Ming Hu, who had been hiding under a Concealment Array.

At this moment, Wei Wan’s face was pale, clearly exhausted from maintaining the high-grade Concealment Array.

Zhu Lin too was sitting on the huge canopy, almost unable to move.

Beside them, Su Xin knelt on both knees, placing Ming Hu’s head on her lap, her face full of anxiety:

"Senior Brother Ming, Senior Brother Ming, wake up!"

In Qinghe City, Ming Hu had exerted all his strength to break the Black Phoenix’s confinement of the surrounding space, allowing Wei Wan to use the Thousand-Mile Talisman.

But Ming Hu was also severely injured, and the four of them had barely managed to escape after running for their lives, unable to tend to his injuries.

Now that they had temporarily escaped from Li Qinghe, Su Xin discovered that Ming Hu’s aura was already extremely weak.

Her eyes reddened, continuously sending her spiritual power into Ming Hu’s meridians and spirit field.

Wei Wan said weakly: "Sister, your injuries are severe too, you mustn’t recklessly use your spiritual power."

"This has nothing to do with Senior Brother Ming; he was severely injured for our sake, I cannot ignore that."

Su Xin’s voice was weak too, but she continued transferring her spiritual power.

Suddenly, a large hand grasped her fair wrist, removing her hand from his chest.

"Senior Brother Ming, you’re awake?"

Su Xin was delighted, Ming Hu looked at her gentle face and chuckled:

"Junior Sister Su, I hurt you at Wind Bell Village, today I finally repaid... damn it, that black bird was too fierce."

As he spoke, blood flowed again from his body, the black flames of that Black Phoenix were bizarre, like blades, burning countless wounds onto him.

Ming Hu, having been brushed by those black flames, was left with dozens of wounds on his body.

Not only were his external injuries severe, but his meridians and spirit field were also impacted, resulting in his severe condition.

"Senior Brother Ming, don’t speak."

Su Xin hurriedly took several Spirit Pills out from her Storage Bag, supporting Ming Hu’s head with one hand, and feeding the pills into his mouth with the other.

She then looked at the dozens of wounds on Ming Hu, hesitated for a moment, and finally started removing his outer garment to apply the powdered Spirit Pills to his wounds with care.

Some wounds were on his thighs, Su Xin’s cheeks were slightly flushed, but she still applied the medicine diligently.

Throughout the process, both Wei Wan and Zhu Lin turned their heads away knowingly, after a stick of incense, Su Xin finally finished applying the medicine on Ming Hu.

However, Ming Hu’s outer garment was already too torn to wear.

Su Xin asked: "Senior Brother Ming, where’s your Storage Bag?"

Ming Hu replied with a pained expression: "It was burned up by that black bird."

Su Xin contemplated for a moment, then took out a long dress from her own Storage Bag, turned her head and tossed it to Ming Hu:

"Senior Brother Ming, given the urgency, please wear my clothes for now."

"No way! I’m a man, how could I wear a dress?!"

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