Chapter 956: Chapter 946: Ice Phoenix’s Mother
"The recognition by the Ancient Jade indicates your connection to the Phoenix Race."
The elder smiled faintly, then waved his hand, and a jet-black rift tore open.
The elder, along with the Ice Phoenix and the Nine-tailed Spirit Fox, entered the rift and arrived at an independent space in an instant.
This place resembled a fairyland, enveloped in mist, with green mountains and clear waters complementing each other.
The air was filled with a very ancient aura, as if it had settled for hundreds of thousands of years.
The Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi was extremely dense, at least dozens of times stronger than the outside world.
As soon as the Ice Phoenix stepped into this space, she was amazed to discover that under the nourishment of this vast, rich Spiritual Qi, her cultivation had actually improved.
While her cultivation improved.
The Ice Phoenix also felt a warm and powerful force enveloping her, with her cultivation continuing to rise.
"The Spiritual Qi here is so dense!" the Ice Phoenix couldn’t help but exclaim, her face full of surprise and delight.
The Ice Phoenix’s beautiful eyes glanced around, attracted by this beautiful and mysterious space.
The elder observed the Ice Phoenix’s reaction, smiled slightly, and said, "This is where the tomb of the Ancient Phoenix Race’s Clan Leader is located."
The Nine-tailed Spirit Fox curiously asked, "Senior, what are the other three Ancient Divine Beast Races?"
The elder slowly smiled and said, "The other three Ancient Divine Beast Races are, respectively, the Ancient Golden Crow Race, the Ancient Celestial Divine Tiger, and the Ancient Qilin Race. These three races were, in the Demon Realm of the past, second in strength only to the Ancient Dragon Race and the Ancient Phoenix Race."
The Nine-tailed Spirit Fox was immensely shocked, having never heard of the five Divine Beast Races, her heart filled with awe for the Demon Realm of Ancient Times.
After continuing forward for a short while, the elder led the Ice Phoenix and the Nine-tailed Spirit Fox to the entrance of a cave dwelling.
Upon arriving outside the cave dwelling, the Ice Phoenix felt a very familiar sensation.
This feeling seemed to come from the depths of her soul, causing her heart to beat faster involuntarily, both nervous and full of anticipation.
The Divine Beast Bloodline within the Ice Phoenix also began to resonate slightly, trembling.
After entering the cave dwelling,
The Phoenix Race’s Ancient Jade emitted a faint blood glow, exuding a powerful aura of the Divine Beast Bloodline.
The elder, seeing this scene, a hint of comfort flashed across his eyes, excitedly smiled and said, "The Ancient Jade has such a strong reaction, the first in hundreds of thousands of years. It seems you do have a close connection with the Ancient Phoenix Race. Quickly, place the Ancient Jade on the tombstone."
The Ice Phoenix nodded slightly, her gaze shifting towards the tombstone within the cave dwelling, then carefully picked up the Ancient Jade, and walked to the tombstone.
The Ice Phoenix’s hands trembled slightly, her nervousness and anticipation growing more intense, continually speculating about her relationship with the Phoenix Race.
The moment the Ice Phoenix placed the Ancient Jade on the tombstone, it trembled violently and then exploded with a dazzling blood light.
An even more terrifying aura swept through the space, as if trying to engulf the entire domain.
The Ice Phoenix and the Nine-tailed Spirit Fox were pushed back a few steps by this powerful force.
"This... this is the Divine Beast Bloodline!" The Ice Phoenix’s eyes widened, filled with shock.
The Ice Phoenix’s heart raced, her beautiful eyes fixed on the tombstone, unsure of what would happen next.
The Nine-tailed Spirit Fox also looked solemnly, intently watching the tombstone.
At this moment,
A joyful voice sounded from within the tombstone: "The child’s aura!"
Subsequently, an illusory figure appeared, also formed by the power of the Primordial Spirit.
It was a woman in resplendent robes, her face dignified and beautiful, her eyes revealing endless majesty and maternal love.
The elder promptly knelt down respectfully and said, "Greetings to the master!"
The woman was the Clan Leader of the Phoenix Race.
The moment the Phoenix Clan Leader saw the Ice Phoenix, she was incomparably excited and happy, weeping for joy.
Tears glistened in the Phoenix Clan Leader’s eyes, and her voice trembled as she said, "Child, it’s really you, you’ve finally come. My child, I’ve finally waited for you, I thought I would never see you in this life."
"It’s the master’s child!" The elder was greatly shocked.
"Mother?" The Ice Phoenix was deeply moved, almost unable to believe that the woman before her was actually her mother.
Tears rolled down the Ice Phoenix’s beautiful eyes, and her lips trembled slightly, full of disbelief, as she stammered, "You... you really are my mother?"
The Ice Phoenix had never imagined that she would actually see her mother again.
The Phoenix Clan Leader looked at her gently, incredibly happy, and said, "Indeed, child, you are my daughter; your aura is something I’ll never forget. You are a descendant of my Ancient Phoenix Race."
The Nine-tailed Spirit Fox equally couldn’t believe it. After all, with a time span of hundreds of thousands of years, it was incredibly bizarre and hard to believe.
She widened her beautiful eyes, staring blankly at the scene.
The Ice Phoenix’s heart was filled with complex emotions: joy, doubt, and also moved.
The Ice Phoenix slowly approached the Phoenix Clan Leader, tears welling up in her eyes.
The Phoenix Clan Leader extended her hand, gently caressing the Ice Phoenix’s cheek, crying and blaming herself, "Child, it’s all mother’s fault; you’ve suffered these years."
The Ice Phoenix, with reddened eyes, shook her head and choked out, "Mother, I haven’t suffered; I’ve finally found you."
The Phoenix Clan Leader then embraced the Ice Phoenix, weeping for joy, "For you to survive, mother is finally relieved. Sending you to the Lower Realm back then was the most correct choice mother made."
The moment the mother and daughter reunited, the entire space was filled with an air of joy.
Witnessing this poignant scene, both the Nine-tailed Spirit Fox and the elder were so moved that their eyes reddened.
The elder, incredibly moved, said, "The master has waited for this day for hundreds of thousands of years, willing to consume her Residual Soul to maintain the Primordial Spirit, even at the cost of annihilation, just to await this day."
"Consuming the Residual Soul to maintain the Primordial Spirit?" The Nine-tailed Spirit Fox was immensely shocked.
The Phoenix Clan Leader was willing to forego even a slim chance of rebirth just to wait for the Ice Phoenix.
How incredibly moving this is!
The Ice Phoenix wiped away tears and asked, "Mother, you sent me to the Cultivation Realm back then? But why didn’t I see you?"
Upon hearing this,
The Phoenix Clan Leader hurriedly held the Ice Phoenix’s hand, anxiously saying, "Child, now is not the time to discuss this; I have little time left. Once the power of the Primordial Spirit is exhausted, it will dissipate."
"Child, before the Primordial Spirit’s power is exhausted, I must pass on the Phoenix Race’s legacy to you, hoping you can inherit our glory and protect the Ancient Phoenix Race."
"Legacy?" The Ice Phoenix was momentarily stunned, then solemnly nodded and said, "I will not disappoint you, mother!"
"Good!" The Phoenix Clan Leader smiled happily, "Mother believes you can do it."
The Phoenix Clan Leader pulled the Ice Phoenix to the front of the tomb.
In the center of the tomb lay a giant crystal coffin, carved with exquisite phoenix patterns, lifelike.
The Phoenix Clan Leader activated the Divine Beast Bloodline, instantly filling the tomb’s surroundings with mysterious runes, exuding an ancient and terrifying aura.
This is the power of the legacy.
