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The Cannon Fodder Turns His Sister Into A Soaring Phoenix C340

Chapter 340: Old Loli, Domination

On both sides of the grand staircase leading to the Tianhe Hall in front of the Imperial Palace, dozens of imperial guards stood solemnly, holding spears.

Tong Zilan, clad in a golden robe and a crown adorned with a phoenix, stood tall and followed Eunuch Qi as they made their way step by step toward the entrance of the upper hall.

Suddenly, a bolt of lightning flashed across the sky, causing her to stop and turn her head. Above the Heavenly Execution Pavilion, a golden dragon appeared, its eyes blazing with fury, emanating a sense of divine power.

Eunuch Qi halted as well, turning to gaze at the sight with narrowed eyes.

“The Dragon Body of the Holy Emperor! It seems the rumors circulating in the market were true after all,” He murmured. “The queen has indeed found the legacy of the Holy Emperor to aid her. It’s no wonder she dares to commit treason…”

“But does the queen truly believe that with the legacy of the Holy Emperor and the Demon Emperor, she can stand against the king? Such a notion seems rather naive…”

Tong Zilan glared and retorted with a smile, “Eunuch Qi, considering your long-standing tenure of seven hundred years in the Imperial Sect, let me offer you some advice. If you were to bow and apologize to the servants of Changle Palace now, at least you have a chance to keep your body intact.”

“Haha… Queen, perhaps you should wait until you emerge alive from the presence of the king before speaking to this old servant. Please—”

Eunuch Qi interrupted with a chuckle, then approached the entrance of the Tianhe Hall and lightly knocked twice. As the imperial guards inside pushed open the door, he led Tong Zilan into the grand hall.

Two teams of imperial guards stood solemnly on either side of the royal path. After walking twenty steps forward along the carpet, they were separated by a gauze curtain. Through the curtain, dim candlelight revealed a man sitting sideways on a dragon chair, supporting his face with his right hand, with two maids fanning him beside him.

“Greetings, Your Majesty!!!” Eunuch Qi announced in a loud voice, then lifted the veil with a wave of his whisk.

After ten years, Tong Zilan finally stood before the king she had followed her entire life. Yet, the man before her now was vastly different from the one she remembered.

The man who had once been tender and had promised to stay with her forever now stared at her with ice-cold eyes. However, it wasn’t her who asked the question.

“Zitong, I still remember the vows we made on our wedding day, in front of the cultivators from the three realms. What has caused you to change like this?”

“Nangong Cheng, our marital bond was severed fourteen years ago.”

Nangong Cheng listened, closing his eyes slowly. He waved his hand, dismissing the two maids beside him to leave from the back hall, then posed a question in return.

“So, is this why you colluded with the demon clan? Because of your temper, how many cultivators in the Central Domain have died at the hands of the demon clan? How many Immortal city passes has the Emperor Sect lost?”

Tong Zilan was silent for a moment, then asked with a smile,

“Colluding with the demon clan!”

“Isn’t it true? The Demon Emperor’s sudden attack on the Central Domain, heading straight for Tainan City, wasn’t it incited by you?”

“Nangong Cheng, I have my reasons for killing you. The Demon Emperor’s invasion of the Central Domain has its reasons. As an immortal cultivator, how could I possibly side with the demons? It’s just a case of ‘the enemy of my enemy.'”

Nangong Cheng furrowed his brow slightly. He had previously believed that Tong Zilan orchestrated this and secretly provoked the Demon Emperor’s invasion of the Central Domain. But looking at Tong Zilan’s eyes now, he sensed there might be another side to the story.

Someone wanted him dead, and to achieve that, they incited the demon clan, even turning his queen into a pawn.

Who among the four realms could orchestrate such a scheme?

“Is the Demon Emperor’s attack on the Central Domain unrelated to you?”

“It’s entirely unrelated to me. I’m just using his power,” Tong Zilan said with narrowed eyes. “Nangong Cheng, when I entered this palace gate today, I didn’t intend to leave alive. It’s either you die or I perish. As a mother, I will avenge my two daughters, Yuer and Shuier.”

With that, Tong Zilan raised a dagger emitting a golden spiritual light from her storage bag, clenched it tightly with both hands and charged towards Nangong Cheng seated on the dragon chair.

Her cultivation was only at the mid-stage of core formation, while both Nangong Cheng and Eunuch Qi were much stronger, one being the Emperor of the Central Domain and the other a cultivator in the Transformation of God’s realm.

To deal with Tong Zilan, they didn’t even need to lift a finger, a slight movement would suffice. But at this moment, neither of them made a move.

In the next instant,

Boom—

As Tong Zilan took the first step onto the imperial platform, an invisible force slammed into her chest, sending her flying backward. Eunuch Qi swiftly threw his fly whisk, and caught her mid-air, preventing her from flying out of the Tianhe Hall’s gate.

Though it appeared as a mere collision, Tong Zilan knelt on the ground immediately after landing, clutching her chest and spitting out a mouthful of blood.

The dagger emitting golden light also fell before her knees.

Nangong Cheng glanced at the dagger and calmly remarked,

“Is this the dagger I gave you as a gift?”

Cough—Nangong Cheng, you… cough—”

Watching Tong Zilan’s meridians being damaged, Nangong Cheng shook his head slightly and remarked, “Indeed, I did promise that if I ever betrayed you in the future, you could use this dagger to end my life. However, I never claimed that it could penetrate the barrier of the void realm.”

Tong Zilan’s eyes filled with bloodshot veins as she glared fiercely at Nangong Cheng. She clenched the dagger tightly in her hands again, struggling to stand up. Yet, as soon as she managed to rise, she fell back to her knees.

Nangong Cheng sighed, saying, “Zitong, killing a cultivator in the Void Realm isn’t achievable through mere anger or cunning. Moreover, Tainan City is under my rule. Even if you lure the Demon King here, it would only increase casualties among the cultivators. I’m not afraid of him.”

“…Then… are you afraid of Immortal Danyue?” Tong Zilan questioned.

“Danyue!” Nangong Cheng frowned, finding it unlikely. “Danyue won’t step out of her Xuanxing Sect. Do you think she would assist you in killing me?”

“…”

“Enough, I can see you’re in distress,” Nangong Cheng said, turning to Qi Wuji with a gesture. Qi Wuji nodded in response, retrieving a short dagger from his storage bag and approaching Tong Zilan.

“Queen, I’ve said it before. If you had apologized to the king earlier, he might have overlooked everything. Why make things difficult?” Qi Wuji interjected.

“Qi Wuji…”

“Queen, I am simply following orders. I apologize if I have offended you,” Qi Wuji replied.

A smirk played on Qi Wuji’s lips as he raised the dagger in his hand, aiming for the back of Tong Zilan’s neck.

But just then…

Clang!

The sound of metal striking echoed in Tong Zilan’s ears, causing her head to buzz.

Qi Wuji’s smiling face turned to one of shock as he saw a petite girl appear beside Tong Zilan, holding his dagger steady with a half-finished sugar painting and placing it firmly against Tong Zilan’s neck.

The girl wore a bamboo hat, concealing her face, but her flowing black and white hair was visible behind her as she stood there.

“Who?”

Qi Wuji hesitated for a moment, sensing that the newcomer was out of the ordinary. He immediately turned and swung his whisk, but he saw the girl in the bamboo hat with a sugar painting in her hand swaying slightly.

Boom—

A burst of energy surged forth, causing Qi Wuji to lose control of his body, slamming into a nearby pillar and embedding himself within it.

Tong Zilan looked up at the girl who had saved her, her expression filled with horror. When she saw the girl’s peculiar yin and yang eyes, she couldn’t help but widen her own eyes,

“Young Master Xuanji?”

“Hmm~” Si Xuanji covered her bamboo hat with her hand, squinting at her with a smile. “Xuanji arrived late to escort you. I hope the queen will forgive me.”

Tong Zilan was momentarily at a loss for words, frozen in place. Meanwhile, Si Xuanji walked directly up to her, waving the candy painting aside. With a flick of her left hand, she threw her bamboo hat into the air above her head and said, “Queen, leave the rest to Hero Xuanji.”

The bamboo hat flew upward, causing her black and white hair to flutter. Nangong Cheng, seated on the dragon chair, recognized Si Xuanji’s identity when he saw her unusual eyes. A trace of fear flashed across his face, but he quickly suppressed it.

He spoke softly, greeting,

“Immortal Danyue, it’s been 1,200 years. You seem to have aged backward.”

Listening to Nangong Cheng’s words, Tong Zilan couldn’t help but widen her eyes, looking at Si Xuanji with disbelief. However, Si Xuanji pursed her lips, appearing somewhat dissatisfied.

“Nangong lad, are you trying to undermine me?”

Nangong Cheng hesitated for a moment, then quickly stood up from the dragon chair, bowing respectfully,

“If I’ve offended the immortal, I apologize, but it might not be appropriate for Immortal Danyue to intervene in my family affairs!”

Si Xuanji found the conversation rather dull. Stepping forward barefoot, she walked towards Nangong Cheng, raising her hand slightly. A five-colored sash appeared behind her shoulder.

“Boy Nangong, no matter the magnitude of your wife’s transgressions, the bond between husband and wife is sacred. It would be excessive to resort to violence, wouldn’t you agree?”

Understanding Si Xuanji’s intention to protect Tong Zilan, Nangong Cheng hesitated. He no longer trusted Tong Zilan. He had to figure out Si Xuanji’s motives.

When Tong Zilan asked him about his fear of Si Xuanji and she suddenly appeared, it was almost evident that she had orchestrated the Demon Emperor incident.

Nangong Cheng felt somewhat wary, but he doubted Si Xuanji would act. This was his territory. Even if Si Xuanji wanted to harm him, she would face resistance.

Pausing for a moment, he smiled and nodded, then retrieved a chessboard from his storage bag with a wave of his sleeve.

“Immortal Danyue enjoys playing chess. Would you care for a game?” He proposed.

Si Xuanji glanced at the chessboard. It wasn’t the right moment to act. She needed Ye Anping to secure the Nine Dragons Heavenly Seal first. Otherwise, killing Nangong Cheng would be too costly. So, she nodded and settled on the dragon chair, cross-legged, bringing the chessboard before her with her spiritual power.

Nangong Cheng, seeing his dragon chair occupied, felt a twinge of annoyance but said nothing. He summoned the black and white chess pieces with his spiritual power and placed them on the board.

“Why did Immortal Danyue suddenly come to the Central Domain? Why not inform us in advance? I could have sent someone to greet you,” Nangong Cheng inquired.

Si Xuanji replied with a smirk, “I took my troublesome girl out for a trip and heard about the strange elixir you were concocting, so I came to investigate.”

“Strange elixir!”

“The Reverse Star Pill… isn’t it?” Si Xuanji narrowed her eyes, gazing at him. “Using spiritual roots as ingredients, disrupting the balance of the world, even sacrificing one’s flesh and blood. Don’t you think something’s amiss, Dad?”

Was she here to hold him accountable? Nangong Cheng maintained his smile and responded, “Immortal Danyue, your words are inappropriate. As a cultivator of the Void Realm, having lived for thousands of years, you should understand one thing.”

“What’s that?”

“The strong are respected.”

Nangong Cheng locked eyes with Si Xuanji, his gaze unwavering.

“The Central Domain was originally the possession of the younger generation, so everything within it belongs to the younger generation. If cultivators are making elixirs, it’s simply the younger generation using their resources. It doesn’t affect the immortals.”

“Indeed, whether you fall into darkness or practice alchemy as a human, it’s none of my concern. If I were to interfere, it would just be meddling. After living for so many years, I’ve long passed the age of meddling and proving the fairness of the divine order.”

Nangong Chengluozi’s hand suddenly paused and he asked, “Then why did the Immortal bring up this matter?”

Si Xuanji paused for a moment, deftly flipping the white pieces in her hand, and replied, “Strength commands respect.”

“What?” Nangong Cheng frowned.

“The three realms of the southwest and central regions are all my property. Nangong, this central domain is only temporarily entrusted to you, yet you’re causing chaos here. I am now prepared to reclaim it.”

“…Are all three realms the property of the Immortal? Entrusted to me!”

“What? Have your ears gone deaf from age?”

The suddenly raised voice made Nangong Cheng take a step back. He quickly raised his hand from within the golden sleeve of his robe, adopting a defensive stance with his fingers poised like a sword, watching Si Xuanji closely.

“Do I need to repeat myself? These three realms, every plant, every tree, every mountain, every stone—they are all mine.”

“Danyue, do you realize what you’re saying? In the southwest and central domains, five cultivators in the Void Stage each have their territory. You only control the Western Region. This was established by the Immortal Family’s oath. Now you want to break that oath and claim the three realms for yourself?”

Si Xuanji narrowed her eyes slightly and smiled, “The Holy Emperor once unified the Zhouxing Domain into the Immortal and Demon Paths, but was killed by the Immortal Path’s leader. After over a thousand years, the Immortal Paths have become what they are today. The Taibai Sect, the Emperor Sect of the Central Domain, Wu Nian Sect, Han Tian Kingdom in the Northern Domain, and Xuanxing Sect—we, along with Ancestor Taibai and others, have formed an Immortal Alliance. We swore to uphold peace among the sects.”

“If the Immortal Family’s five sects engage in war, it will bring devastation to the heavens,” Nangong Cheng took another step back, “Are you out of your mind?”

“No… After spending thousands of years in the Xuanxing Sect, I’ve come to realize something.”

“What?”

“The gap in cultivation between you, the Taibai Sect ancestor, and that bald donkey from the Wu Nian Sect isn’t that big. If you guys ever turn against me in the future, what can I do? Just stand by and watch? So, it’s simple logic, I’ve decided…”

Si Xuanji lifted the chess piece in her hand and said, “Sending each of you into reincarnation. That way, no one in this world would dare to oppose me anymore. The realms of the Immortal Family, and even the Demonic Path of the Eastern Domain, will all be under my control!”

The childish tone spread as Si Xuanji raised the chess piece in her hand, drawing a vertical glow downwards on the chessboard.

Clatter—

The white piece landed on the star position in the lower right corner of the chessboard, and a purple spiritual power emanated from it, dispersing the surrounding clouds and sweeping across the vast territory around Tainan City.

“I’ve made my move. Nangong, it’s your turn.”

Nangong Cheng, looking at Si Xuanji on the dragon throne, filled with anger yet displaying fear on his face, advised, “Danyue, this is a path to self-destruction. Just you against the Xuanxing Sect, what chance do you have against the four sects of the Immortal Family?”

Si Xuanji narrowed her unusual eyes and asked, “Who said I’m alone? Nangong, I’ve taught you the Star Acting Technique before, so you should know about the Reverse Star.”

“Danyue, you’re not the chosen one of the Reverse Star.”

“I’m not, but the Reverse Star is on my side.”

Upon hearing this, Nangong Cheng finally understood where Si Xuanji’s confidence came from—she wanted to use destiny to achieve her goals.

In other words, Si Xuanji aimed to use the Reverse Star as her pawn to eliminate the other four sects.

Nangong Cheng stared and said, “Danyue, throughout history, those who used the Reverse Star as their pawn never had a good ending. You must understand this.”

“But there’s still the Inverse Star, isn’t there?” Si Xuanji raised her eyebrows and a crystal bell appeared in her right hand. “That young boy is quite handsome, much better looking than you. Want to meet him later?”

“Danyue…”

“Speak, I’m listening.”

“Tianan City is under my jurisdiction. Even if you have great abilities, you still can’t…”

Si Xuanji interrupted, “Nine Dragon Heavenly Seal!”

At that moment, a drake’s voice suddenly sounded from the window.

“Everything is ready!! Everything is ready!!”

Nangong Cheng immediately turned to look at the source of the voice, seeing a parrot, feeling a bit puzzled.

“Golden-feathered parrot!”

When the parrot saw him glaring at her, she raised her chest and head defiantly, cursing, “What are you looking at me for? What are you looking at me for?”

Si Xuanji shrugged and gently shook the bell in her hand.

“Let me translate for you. ‘Everything is ready’ means your Nine Dragons Heavenly Seal has been stolen, and the Demon Emperor has also arrived. So, do you surrender now and let me destroy your ethereal body, or do you struggle? After all, we’re all going to die, so why involve the hundreds of thousands of casual cultivators in Tainan City?”

Hearing this, Nangong Cheng’s eyes widened in anger. He no longer spoke to her politely, instantly radiating golden light all over his body, and in a flash, he appeared in front of Si Xuanji with his spear.

Boom–!!

Under the silver moon, a golden spiritual light shot up into the sky in Tianan City, shaking the thousands of miles of mountains and rivers surrounding it. The night sky suddenly turned to daylight, tinged with a crimson hue, as if the heavens were collapsing and weeping.

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  1. supremefankai says:

    Si Xuanji has final boss energy but Ye Anping isn’t worried about her motives so her plan isn’t as dastardly as the Emperor thinks. What it actually is remains to be seen

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