3: Phoenix inheritance

Yang Yucheng stopped his hand and looked back.

He saw an old man with a youthful complexion and a graceful young woman standing behind him.

The old man was, of course, Great Elder Bai Yuanqi, with his youthful complexion and vigorous spirit, showing no signs of being over seventy.

The young woman was Bai Yuanqi's granddaughter, and one of the Heroines, Bai Yanyan.

She was indeed just as described in the book.

Her beauty was astounding, with fair skin and a lovely face, as captivating as a Heavenly Immortal who had stepped out of a painting.

Her high ponytail added a touch of fresh elegance to her beauty.

It even made Yang Yucheng stare blankly for a moment.

No wonder she could be a Heroine!

With beauty comparable to a model, those fair and tender long legs, and that well-proportioned figure... it was truly drool-worthy!

"Forgive my impropriety," Yang Yucheng said with an awkward smile after his moment of awe, retracting his hand.

"Greetings, Grand Elder."

Yang Yucheng first bowed to the Grand Elder.

Then, he looked at the beautiful Bai Yanyan, who was like a Heavenly Immortal, and cupped his hands again: "This must be Junior Sister Bai, my regards."

"I've heard about what happened. It is my fault for not disciplining my foolish younger brother, who caused trouble and greatly disturbed Miss Bai. Please forgive us!"

Yang Yucheng spoke politely, his words as gentle as a spring breeze, making Bai Yanyan's beautiful eyes sparkle and her gaze waver.

Is this the Sect Master Martial Nephew?

How is he completely different from the rumored image of someone who fiercely protects his own?

After apologizing to Bai Yanyan, Yang Yucheng looked at the Grand Elder again, speaking with a pained expression: "I assume you heard everything at the entrance just now."

"Initially, I did intend to bring them together, but now that this has happened, I certainly will not mention it, and none of you are allowed to mention it either. He is not worthy of her!"

"Miss Bai is such a wonderful woman; I don't want to see her unhappy!"

With that, Yang Yucheng looked forlorn and sighed heavily: "It's all because our parents died early; an Elder brother is like a father, but I failed to educate him properly. Alas..."

Hearing Yang Yucheng say this, and seeing the expression on his face,

the ripples in Bai Yanyan's heart grew even stronger.

After this meeting,

she could clearly see that the Sect Master Martial Nephew was an upright, reasonable, and very understanding person!

Thinking of this, Bai Yanyan couldn't help but secretly steal a couple more glances at Yang Yucheng.

For some reason, her heart was thumping like a deer!

Upon closer inspection now, this Sect Master Martial Nephew seemed quite handsome!

Unlike Bai Yanyan,

Bai Yuanqi had originally come to apologize, but then he saw Yang Yucheng actually scolding Yang Lei.

Besides being surprised, he even felt that Yang Yucheng was being a bit too harsh.

After all, it was Yang Lei whose Dantian was shattered... "My granddaughter was ignorant; this is truly not Yang Lei's fault."

"Martial Nephew, you needn't blame yourself, and you certainly shouldn't punish him for this. Right now, he needs to rest and recover."

The Grand Elder spoke repeatedly.

Although he didn't know why Yang Yucheng was actively scolding his own brother this time, he was naturally willing to seize the opportunity for a peaceful resolution.

As for the matter of bringing them together that Yang Yucheng had mentioned earlier, the Grand Elder didn't bring it up at all, pretending not to have heard it.

After all, let alone Yang Lei being a cripple,

even under normal circumstances, the Grand Elder would not have thought highly of this fellow who relied on his Elder brother to throw his weight around.

He should at least be as reasonable as the Sect Master Martial Nephew!

The Grand Elder subtly glanced at Yang Yucheng, feeling that he might have misjudged him in the past.

"Brother! Brother... I..."

"Pfft..."

Meanwhile, on the sickbed,

Yang Lei, who had just been beaten senseless, heard that he originally had a chance to marry Bai Yanyan by relying on his brother, but now, because of his own mischief, that possibility had been sentenced to death.

He immediately felt a surge of Qi and blood to his heart, spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, his eyes rolled back, his head lolled to the side, and he fainted again!

Seeing this, the Grand Elder hurried forward to check on him.

Yang Yucheng, however, merely snorted coldly from the side, showing no sign of anxiety: "Grand Elder, let him be! I think it's best if he dies; I'll just pretend I don't have this brother!"

Yang Yucheng's words made the Grand Elder break out in a sweat. While checking his pulse, he advised: "That's not right; you two are still blood brothers. Now that he is seriously injured, it's not too late to educate him after he's healed."

"That's right, Senior Brother, let's treat his injuries first. Healing is the priority."

Not only the Grand Elder, but even Bai Yanyan actively persuaded Yang Yucheng.

For some reason,

Bai Yanyan now found Yang Yucheng more and more pleasing to the eye.

She even felt that the current Yang Yucheng was more charming than the always mysterious Lin Fan!

Suddenly,

Yang Yucheng unexpectedly glanced at Bai Yanyan.

This made the latter feel as if she had been caught peeking, and her pretty face immediately flushed crimson.

To ease the awkwardness, she quickly spoke: "Oh, that's right, I came here specifically to apologize."

"Junior Sister now formally apologizes to Sect Master Senior Brother and Senior Brother Yang Lei, and is willing to accept any punishment!"

If it had been at the beginning, she definitely wouldn't have said these words.

At most, she would have perfunctorily admitted her mistake.

But now, seeing how understanding Yang Yucheng was, Bai Yanyan felt that he probably wouldn't punish her.

Indeed.

Yang Yucheng merely waved his hand in response, "This was Yang Lei's fault to begin with; it's all in the past."

"If Junior Sister Bai truly feels guilty, then go back and Cultivate diligently, and bring glory to the Sect in the future!"

Yang Yucheng looked at Bai Yanyan, speaking with a piercing gaze.

Being stared at by Yang Yucheng like this, Bai Yanyan felt her face grow even hotter!

To avoid further awkwardness, she quickly agreed and then fled from there as if escaping.

At the entrance, Bai Yanyan's graceful figure finally stopped.

Standing at the doorway, she regretfully patted her cheek and murmured, "Bai Yanyan, oh Bai Yanyan, why are you afraid of him? Is it just because he's the Sect Master Senior Brother...?"

On the other side, the Grand Elder was still chatting idly with Yang Yucheng.

"I didn't notice just now, but I just realized, Martial Nephew, I seem to suddenly be unable to discern your cultivation level," the Grand Elder said in surprise.

In his perception, Yang Yucheng's cultivation had indeed improved somewhat.

Yang Yucheng waved his hand upon hearing this: "Haha, I just fortunately achieved Nirvana in the Phoenix Art."

"Oh, so it was the Phoenix Art Nirvana... Huh?!..."

"What did you say?!"

The Grand Elder subconsciously responded casually.

It was halfway through his sentence that he realized something was amiss.

Then, he snapped back to attention.

He immediately spoke with immense shock!

One must know that throughout Fengyun Sect's thousand-year history, only about a hundred people had successfully achieved Nirvana in the Phoenix Art!

Currently, in the entire Sect, only the traveling Sect Head and the Second Elder had achieved this Breakthrough.

Now, the third person to achieve this Breakthrough was actually... a young junior?!

This was why the Grand Elder couldn't help but be shocked.

Although he held the highest rank, his actual strength was a bit lacking.

The Fourth Elder was actually stronger than the Grand Elder, whose strength was slightly inferior to the Fourth Elder's.

Therefore, he was so shocked to hear Yang Yucheng's words.

He even couldn't help but murmur, "Successfully achieving Nirvana in the Phoenix Art means one can try to gain the recognition of the heavenly phoenix inheritance!"

Upon hearing this,

Yang Yucheng merely smiled faintly, "Whatever happens, happens!"

Seemingly, he didn't care.

In reality, familiar with the plot, he knew that the heavenly phoenix inheritance requiring a fated person of sufficient strength for recognition was a smokescreen.

The most important thing was actually to break the Heavenly Phoenix Array!

In the original book, when Lin Fan obtained the heavenly phoenix inheritance, he definitely didn't have his current strength.

He obtained it by breaking the Heavenly Phoenix Array with a cheat.

It seems I need to go to the ancestral shrine in the back mountain and challenge the Heavenly Phoenix Array soon.

Otherwise, it won't be good if Lin Fan gets there first!

Everything Lin Fan wants, including those Heroines with Luck, I must seize them to reduce his protagonist Luck.

Only then will I have a greater chance of winning when I confront him head-on in the future!