106: Chapter 106 Red Serpent Tribe

Guangnan City, Wutong Garden.

The sunlight filtered through the golden parasol tree leaves, casting a dappled pattern of light and shadow on the ground.

Shen Qingyuan lay lazily on a soft couch, picking up a grape and slowly tossing it into his mouth.

Luo Qingyue sat kneeling nearby, her white clothes as pure as snow, quietly brewing tea.

The fragrance of the tea curled upward, mixing with the fresh scent of the parasol leaves, refreshing the heart and mind.

Everything was very comfortable.

However—

“Little Nine! Little Nine!”

From outside the courtyard gate, Shen Yuanshan's loud voice drifted in, carrying a hint of impatience.

“Quick, look at what we’ve brought you!”

Shen Qingyuan raised an eyebrow and lazily lifted his head.

He saw Shen Yuanshan, Shen Yuanhe, and Seventh Elder Shen Yuanlin entering one after another.

As Shen Qingyuan lay lazily on the soft couch, his gaze fell upon the tightly bound Phoenix, and a flash of surprise crossed his eyes.

A Phoenix.

A true Phoenix.

Not some inferior creature like the Heaven-Swallowing Brocade-Plumed Chicken which only possessed a thin trace of Phoenix Bloodline, but a genuine Divine Beast of heaven and earth with a pure Bloodline.

Although this Phoenix was currently on its last breath, its feathers scorched black, its left wing broken, and its aura fluctuating unstably, the nobility and majesty emanating from its very bones still made one's heart tremble.

Its crimson-gold vertical pupils were filled with rage and resentment as it stared fixedly at the three men, wishing it could swallow Shen Yuanshan and the others alive.

“Third Uncle, where did you get this from?” Shen Qingyuan sat up, his tone carrying a rare hint of curiosity.

Shen Yuanshan grinned, slapped the dust off his clothes, walked over to the parasol tree carelessly, sat down on a stone stool, and poured himself a cup from the teapot on the table.

“Picked it up on the road!”

“Picked it up?” Shen Qingyuan's lips twitched.

Shen Yuanhe also leaned in, his face full of pride: “Little Nine, you have no idea. We had just finished dealing with those people from the Tiangang Sect and were heading back. Suddenly, there was a loud bang in the sky, like thunder, and then a streak of fire fell from the heavens!”

Although Seventh Elder Shen Yuanlin was usually cold and taciturn, he couldn't help but speak up at this moment: “The commotion of that fire hitting the ground could be felt for a hundred miles.

We rushed over to take a look and found this thing had smashed out a thousand-foot deep pit, lying at the bottom half-dead.”

Shen Yuanshan took over the conversation, gulped down some tea, and smacked his lips: “We thought that since this thing is a Phoenix after all, bringing it back to you might be useful. So we tied it up and carried it back.”

Shen Qingyuan fell silent for a moment after hearing this.

A Phoenix.

That was an existence standing at the very Peak of the Yao Race, ranked alongside the True Dragons, one of the few Divine Beasts in heaven and earth.

An existence of this level was rare even in ancient times.

In this current era, they had long since gone extinct, and even the legends had become blurred.

Yet his third uncle and the others went out for one trip and actually picked up a Phoenix on the road?

This Luck was simply too outrageous.

He then remembered the gift from the Cangxuan Will; his Luck had surged, and perhaps it had also changed the Luck of the Shen Family by extension.

If not for that, the three of them could never have obtained a Phoenix.

Shen Qingyuan's gaze fell on the Phoenix as his Spirit Eye Divine Pupil quietly activated.

Crimson-gold flames circulated within the Phoenix's body; that was its Origin power—the Nirvana True Fire.

This flame was known as the Ancestor of All Fires, capable of incinerating all things and also of Rebirth through fire.

The reason a Phoenix could return from the dead relied on this Nirvana True Fire.

But at this moment, the Nirvana True Fire within the Phoenix had weakened to the extreme, with only a thread-like flame flickering deep within its Dantian, liable to go out at any moment.

Its Meridians were broken in many places, countless bones were shattered, and its internal organs had suffered severe trauma.

Even more serious was a deep crack upon its Divine Soul.

It had been forcibly torn open by someone using some extremely malicious method.

“The injuries are quite severe,” Shen Qingyuan murmured to himself, a glint flashing in his eyes.

An existence capable of wounding a Phoenix must be at least in the Saint King Realm, perhaps even at the Saint King Realm Peak.

Furthermore, that crack on the Divine Soul didn't look like it was caused by combat; it looked more like some kind of sacrifice or curse.

“Interesting.”

The corners of Shen Qingyuan's mouth curled slightly as he stood up and walked over to the Phoenix.

The Phoenix's crimson-gold vertical pupils stared fixedly at him, filled with vigilance and hostility.

Although it was bound by the immortal binding rope and could not move, the pride belonging to a Divine Beast was not diminished in the slightest.

“Human, what do you want to do?” the Phoenix spoke, its voice raspy yet carrying an unquestionable majesty.

Even though it was currently dying, its tone still held a condescending arrogance.

Shen Qingyuan looked down at it, the corners of his mouth curling into a slight arc.

“Where did you come from?”

The Phoenix was silent for a moment, a complex look flashing through its crimson-gold vertical pupils.

“Tiannan.”

“Tiannan?” Shen Qingyuan raised an eyebrow slightly.

Tiannan was the territory of the Yao Race, vast and boundless, several times larger than the Southern Region.

The reason the Tiannan Mountains were called the Tiannan Mountains was that they were the dividing line between the Southern Region and Tiannan.

South of the mountain range was the world of the Yao Race.

“What happened in Tiannan?” Shen Qingyuan continued to ask.

The Phoenix fell silent again.

In its vertical pupils, anger, pain, and resentment flashed, along with a hint of fear that was hard to conceal.

“Tiannan... is in chaos.”

The Phoenix's voice was raspy and trembling slightly.

“Internal strife broke out within the Yao Race. Someone... someone wants to sacrifice all of Tiannan to open a passage to the Heaven Domain.”

As soon as these words were spoken, Shen Qingyuan frowned slightly.

The teacup in Shen Yuanshan's hand fell to the ground with a clatter, shattering into several pieces.

Shen Yuanhe's eyes widened, his face full of astonishment.

Although Seventh Elder Shen Yuanlin remained cold, his pupils also contracted slightly.

Sacrifice all of Tiannan?

What kind of crazy action was that?

Shen Qingyuan's expression didn't change, he only raised an eyebrow slightly.

“Who did it?”

The Phoenix took a deep breath and slowly uttered two words: “Red Snake.”

“The Red Snake Tribe?” Shen Qingyuan frowned.

The Red Snake Tribe was one of the most powerful Yao Race forces in Tiannan, with a Great Saint Realm Old Ancestor presiding over it; its power was immense, and its experts were as numerous as clouds.

Old Turtle had mentioned before that ten years ago, a bloody internal conflict broke out within the Red Snake Tribe, three Great Saint Realm Old Ancestors perished, and the Red Snake Tribe's Origin Qi was greatly damaged.

Looking at it now, that internal conflict was probably not that simple either.

“The High Priest of the Red Snake Tribe is colluding with experts from the Heaven Domain.” The Phoenix's voice grew weaker and weaker; clearly, its injuries were too heavy, making even speaking difficult.

“He wants to sacrifice the vitality of all of Tiannan to open the passage to the Heaven Domain and usher in the experts of the Heaven Domain. When that time comes, the experts of the Heaven Domain will descend and lead the Yao Race to glory.”

“What kind of power is this Heaven Domain?” Shen Yuanhe couldn't help but ask.

He thought for a long time but could not recall any power called the Heaven Domain.

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