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Chapter 55 Vermilion Bird Spirit
Suddenly, Shen Shuwen gasped for breath, and Shen Bifan rushed to her side, heartbroken and weeping. Madam Jiang was also stunned, her eyes shimmering with tears, her expression filled with profound pain. She wanted to step forward, but her feet felt as heavy as lead, unable to move.
Two figures entered from outside the hall— Ji Zichen and Lin Chuyu. As they approached the platform, they needed no explanation; the sorrowful atmosphere and the fallen Shen Shuwen made it clear what had transpired.
Madam Jiang's gaze instantly lost its vitality, her expression becoming numb. Slowly lifting her eyes, she glared at Ji Zichen with a heart full of despair and declared fiercely, "You killed him; I will kill you!"
With a leap, Madam Jiang struck out at Ji Zichen's head. The Demon-Slaying Sword emerged, piercing through Madam Jiang's heart. Ji Zichen was taken aback by how easily she had struck Madam Jiang, but that surprise quickly faded into a look of resignation as she said painfully, "You are seeking death."
Madam Jiang coughed up a jet of bright red blood. Her eyes revealed an unusual weariness, yet her expression bore a sense of relief. She smiled as she said, "My heart is already dead; what is there to enjoy in living? Shuwen feared loneliness; I won't let him walk the Underworld Road alone."
With that, Madam Jiang's body slid down the sword and fell beside Shen Shuwen.
The butler cried out in anguish, "Madam!"
Demon Blade and Demon Sword from Desolate Evil Hall stood outside the hall. Their silhouettes cast long shadows in the moonlight streaming into the chamber. Lin Chuyu sensed something amiss behind her and turned to see two masked figures with hawk-like faces blocking the entrance.
"Who are you?" Lin Chuyu asked in surprise.
Demon Blade and Demon Sword remained silent, their expressions lifeless as they faced the crowd.
The butler tightened his expression upon seeing them. "Who dares to intrude upon the divine hall?"
Noticing that even the butler did not recognize these two figures, Ji Zichen felt a sense of caution rise within her. She observed them closely and thought, "These two masked figures resemble that woman."
Ji Zichen took a couple of steps forward and inquired, "Are you from the Desolate Central Plain?"
The gaze of Demon Blade shot out a cunning and sinister glare from the eyes of the Masked Man. Ji Zichen smiled and said, "Goodness, your eyes are sharp. How did you guess our identities?"
Ji Zichen replied, "You resemble that woman."
"That woman?" Demon Blade chuckled. "You must be referring to Princess Yuxuan."
"The princess! She is the princess!" This revelation caught Ji Zichen off guard. Since the other party had already admitted it, Ji Zichen's expression turned serious as he asked, "What did she send you here for?"
Demon Blade answered straightforwardly, "Don't misunderstand; we are not sent by the princess. We are also here on someone else's behalf, doing a loyal person's bidding."
"On someone else's behalf?" The butler felt uneasy. The most valuable thing in the Vermilion Bird Temple was the Vermilion Bird Essence, and these two must be after the Primordial Dan. With Madam Jiang dead, he could not let her hard work go to waste.
The butler transformed into a poised black rat, saying, "No matter who you are working for, you won't get the Vermilion Bird Essence."
Demon Blade mocked, "Oh, you've turned into a rat. Can a rat even harm anyone?"
The butler gritted his teeth in anger and retorted, "What are you!"
Demon Blade stood still like a wooden stake and said, "This time our target is not you. We don't want any unnecessary trouble. We thought the Vermilion Bird was here, but it turns out there's only the Primordial Dan left. No matter what, we cannot leave empty-handed. Be sensible and step aside; don’t seek your own demise."
The butler sneered coldly, "You talk big! You think you can get the Vermilion Bird Essence? Go cool off over there!"
With a swift movement, the butler dashed forward like lightning towards Demon Blade and Demon Sword.
Demon Blade and Demon Sword remained motionless until the butler was just an arm's length away when Ji Zichen and Lin Chuyu's expressions suddenly changed! They exclaimed in unison, "It... it disappeared!"
The figures of Demon Blade and Demon Sword vanished, causing the butler to miss his target. However, the shadows of the two reappeared behind Ji Zichen and Lin Chuyu. Demon Blade reached out an arm and grabbed Lin Chuyu by the neck as she suddenly screamed, "Ahhh!"
Ji Zichen stared in shock. "Lin Chuyu!"
With the Demon-Slaying Sword, Ji Zichen lunged at the Demon Blade, only to see the two demonic figures vanish along with Lin Chuyu, reappearing on the opposite side of the hall.
Ji Zichen felt a chill run down her spine. "What is happening? Do they have an invisible artifact?"
Lin Chuyu struggled in the arms of the Demon Blade. "Let... let me go!"
The Demon Blade's arm was like an iron chain, holding her firmly. No matter how she fought, she could not break free. The Demon Blade chuckled, "Miss, don't waste your energy. Rest assured, we won't harm you; you are fortunate to have the Vermilion Bird Pearl."
At that moment, the Demon Sword rarely spoke up. "Child, you are no match for us. While people can exhibit incredible resistance when facing death, relying on that will not hurt us."
Ji Zichen suddenly revealed a calm and sarcastic smile. "You two can only hide and play tricks, just like your princess."
The Demon Sword glanced at the butler blocking the doorway and said with a light laugh, "There's no time to waste with you. Demon Blade, grab the Primordial Dan; I'll clear a path out."
The Demon Sword spread its arms wide, and ten black swords materialized around it.
"Rofeijian!"
With a low cry from the Demon Sword, the ten flying swords shot toward both the butler and Ji Zichen.
"Don't!" Lin Chuyu shouted as cold sweat broke out.
Ji Zichen swept her Demon-Slaying Sword, making several sounds as she deflected five of the black swords.
The remaining five swords pressed toward the butler. He leaped to evade them, but one sword pierced through him, and he fell to the ground, dead.
Demon Sword smiled lightly, "The mouse has been caught by the cat."
Ji Zichen's expression changed drastically upon hearing this!
Shen Bifan appeared as if he had lost his soul, sitting dazedly beside Shen Shuwen, seemingly oblivious to what was happening around him.
Demon Sword glanced at Shen Bifan, noticing that he remained motionless beside a corpse. Since he was not in the way, she paid him no mind.
Demon Sword said, "Demon Blade, what are you waiting for?"
Demon Blade seized Lin Chuyu, his figure flashing as he appeared beside Primordial Dan. Extending his hand, he grasped the Vermilion Bird Essence. "Got it."
However, as soon as Primordial Dan left the stone pillar's support, the sky outside the hall suddenly filled with morning light. As the dawn broke, the light grew stronger, illuminating the distant forest trees, which instantly withered under its rays. The villagers of the livestock village rushed out of their homes.
Each face trembled in disbelief. One villager pointed at the morning light, dumbfounded, "That... that is sunlight...!"
The villagers looked on in rare awe, as if witnessing a miracle. "Indeed, it's sunlight! How long has it been since we last saw sunlight...?"
The area covered by light expanded rapidly, gradually enveloping the village and approaching Vermilion Bird Hall.
At that moment, Vermilion Bird Hall shook slightly, dust and debris falling from above. Demon Blade wondered anxiously, "What is happening?"
Demon Sword discerned the situation and said, "Vermilion Bird Essence is gathering at the Gap. Now that the Gap is returning to various places, Demon Blade, hurry! If the gathering Gap tears apart, we will be turned to fragments!"
Seeing that the two were about to leave, Ji Zichen leaped forward to block their path at the hall's entrance. "If you don't want to die, take me with you!"
Demon Sword scoffed disdainfully, "What a troublesome child."
The Demon Sword reached out into the void, and a Spider Demon Blade materialized in its hand, resembling a spider with eight sharp blades.
With a fierce glint in its eyes, the Demon Sword declared, "I'll tear you apart!"
As the Demon Sword began to vanish, Ji Zichen unusually closed his eyes. "Invisibility may deceive the eyes, but it can't fool the ears. When he moves while invisible, the air currents will become chaotic. If I strike towards where the air flows are disturbed, I can kill him!"
Ji Zichen sensed the signs of disturbed air currents. While others might not discern the anomaly, Ji Zichen was adept at utilizing the five elemental forces. The movement of air would inevitably carry wind, one of the elements Ji Zichen could sense.
He heard a faint movement in the air to his left. Suddenly, Ji Zichen's eyes shot open! "Right here!"
With his Demon-Slaying Sword, he swung down fiercely!
But he struck nothing but air as the Demon Sword swiftly moved behind him. A sharp blade grazed Ji Zichen's back, causing him to scream in agony!
Lin Chuyu felt Ji Zichen's pain as if it were her own. "Brother Ji!"
Ji Zichen had moved three paces when he was hit, just managing to avoid blocking the palace door.
The Demon Sword laughed, "Not bad, kid. You almost got me there. Your performance just now deserves recognition."
Ji Zichen gritted his teeth against the pain, thinking, "Damn it, I used Vortex earlier; I can't use it again now."
At that moment, the Demon Blade grasped the Vermilion Bird Essence in its palm, which gradually shimmered with white mist. The Demon Blade wondered aloud, "What is this Primordial Dan...?"
Suddenly, the Primordial Dan crackled and split open on its own. The Demon Blade gasped in shock as it saw a gap forming in the Primordial Dan. "What’s happening?!"
The Primordial Dan suddenly fell from the Demon Blade's palm to the ground. The Demon Blade clutched its hand, which had been corroded by the Primordial Dan, crying out in excruciating pain!
Lin Chuyu felt the grip of the Demon Blade loosen, and she quickly fled several paces away. The Primordial Dan fell to the ground with a thud, shattering like glass. Ji Zichen cried out in panic, "The Primordial Dan is broken!"
As the Primordial Dan shattered, the Vermilion Bird Spirit emerged.
The Vermilion Bird Spirit resembled a half-formed phoenix, its eyes cold and piercing. A wave of intense deathly aura enveloped everyone in the hall. The Demon Blade, seeing the Vermilion Bird Spirit right before him, felt his legs weaken, as if paralyzed by fear.
Shen Bifan was jolted awake by the sudden murderous power of the Vermilion Bird Spirit.
He stared into the phoenix's eyes, which seemed like those of a reaper enforcing fate!
Everyone was struck silent, and the falling debris became increasingly frantic. The Vermilion Bird Spirit broke free from the Primordial Dan like a runaway horse, and in an instant, it spread its wings! The beauty of the phoenix was breathtaking.
With a deafening cry, the phoenix charged through the body of the Demon Blade, instantly shattering him into pieces. The Vermilion Bird Spirit surged toward Lin Chuyu, and upon seeing this, Ji Zichen's face turned pale as she screamed, "Run!"
Lin Chuyu was so stunned by her first sight of the Vermilion Bird Spirit that she couldn't react in time to escape.
The Vermilion Bird Spirit suddenly lunged into the Vermilion Bird Pearl on Lin Chuyu's chest. She stood there dazed, and before she could gather her thoughts, Ji Zichen rushed to her side and urgently asked, "You..."
Just as Ji Zichen spoke, the Vermilion Bird Pearl began to glow brightly. Lin Chuyu let out a hoarse and desperate scream as scales of the phoenix flickered across her arms and cheeks.
Moments later, as the scales vanished, Lin Chuyu collapsed to the ground.
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