by Tinalynge
Although most sects avoided battling with the greatest of the sects, sects like the Heavenly Dragon Gate would fight in wars every ten thousand years or so with other sects around their strength.
The reason for their frequent fights was that although the Heavenly Dragon Gate's World was filled with snow, it was rather highly ranked on the heavenly rankings, and other sects were eying this world with greed. To keep it they needed to participate in bloody battles time and time again. They needed to be so strong that no one would wish to engage in war with them, much like the strong sects that have existed for the countless eons without their position ever being shaken.
"Let’s talk some more about the benefits," one of the elders of the Chen family finally said as he cleared his throat and stepped forward. His eyes were sparkling, and his voice was rather forceful. He had decided that for their family becoming a guardian family was without a doubt the best decision they could make.
Voices erupted in the courtyard as everyone was shocked and unsure what was happening. They did not dare to guess what the future held for them, yet the ones who had been spared only cared that they were still alive. This was the most important thing for them, whether they served the Chen family or the Heavenly Dragon Gate was not something they cared about especially not now that they had seen their patriarch was willing to sacrifice them.
"We need to get going back to the Celestial Sword Sect," Hui Yue reminded Yang Juan who nodded his head. He flipped his hand, and a communication orb appeared in his palm.
It was clear that he had contacted someone, and Yang Juan spoke in a low voice, clearly repeating everything that had happened with the Chen family.
After a few moments, he straightened his back and smiled at Hui Yue. "Your Worldpower Stones will arrive shortly," he promised, and Hui Yue nodded in approval. He did not care who paid so long as long as there were enough stones to provide for the late guards' families.
The other guards were moved to tears. They all looked at Hui Yue with gratitude. Although they were not getting any of these stones, they appreciated that their dear brothers who had lost their lives would not have to worry about their families while floating in the Yellow River.
As Yang Juan had promised, it did not take long before someone came by with a storage ring which was handed over to Hui Yue with the utmost respect. Hui Yue could not help but wonder if the delivery boy was aware of what was within this storage ring, or if he was just fearful because of the two massive sects behind him.
"Thank you," Hui Yue said with a smile and a slight bow to Yang Juan and the others. "I will leave this to you guys to sort out yourself. The patriarch is to be replaced, and you are to either pledge that you will never again cause problems for the Heavenly Dragon Gate, or you can become their first guardian sect."
As he told them the only two outcomes that could happen, Hui Yue turned to leave, and behind him, the guards and Pei Bai followed. Although Pei Bai was the leader of their group, he could not bring as many threats as Hui Yue could. Also, his only option would have been to create some formations and simply slaughter them all, and although he felt like doing so, much like Hui Yue, he also understood that it would be going overboard.
The group from the Celestial Sword Sect did not linger any longer in the Heavenly Dragon Gate's World and instantly left. They returned to the vast galaxy where they produced their shuttles and traveled at a speed much swifter than any God could ever fly.
The route back to the Celestial Sword Sect was the same as the one they had taken on the way towards the Heavenly Dragon Gate and their trip was quite peaceful.
Hui Yue spent the time cultivating. He knew that his personal strength was still too little and that although his formations were strong, he still needed to have enough Ancestral Worldpower and daos to back him in one on one fights.
He was far from being a Grandmaster in formations, but he was already considered not bad for a younger generation member. Because of this, he decided that it was time to stop focusing on formations, and instead once more focus on the many daos that surrounded him alongside increasing his Ancestral Worldpower pool.
The trip was smooth, and after a month of constant travel, they returned to the Celestial Sword Sect's World.
When one entered a world, it was impossible to say where one would arrive. Only the Sovereign, or Crowned Sovereign in the cases of heavenly worlds, were capable of teleporting within their worlds, everyone else had to travel the old fashioned way. Therefore after arriving in the Celestial Sword Sect's World, they still traveled for four days before they returned to the sect.
As they reached home, they all felt a mixture of emotions. Although they were happy to be back, they were also unhappy about the fact that not all of them were there to celebrate the return.
The rumor about their return spread quickly, and family members came rushing from the valleys to see their dear ones who had been away for a couple of months.
Many of the family members who had appeared quickly found the one they were looking for in the crowd, but a few took a bit longer to find their targets. Unfortunately, there were also a group of family members who kept searching, but no matter how long they looked, they could not find their husbands or fathers.
These were the ones who had lost their family members without knowing it. Pei Bai, who was in charge of the trip, was the one who needed to tell them the sad news.
Slowly, the others started withdrawing making space for the three late guards' families, and both Hui Yue and Pei Bai stayed behind to speak with them.
When they noticed that they were not there, their eyes turned misty, and the children started crying. Only the women held back their tears forcing themselves to stay strong now that they had lost their support.
Although they could stay in the Celestial Sword Sect now that they had married into the sect, they had still lost the one person that made them come here in the first place, and many of them were filled with grief.
"I am sorry for your loss," Pei Bai started out as he was genuinely sorry. He felt that he should do something to make them feel better, unfortunately, he had no idea what he could do to make them feel better.
"Your husbands and fathers were brave men. I traveled with them for a short period of my life, but even so, they left an everlasting impression on me. I am aware that it is impossible to heal the wounds you are feeling now that you lost someone dear. I know the feeling all too well," Hui Yue stepped forward to speak causing Pei Bai to look at him gratefully.
"The three brilliant guards who lost their lives on this mission did not lose them due to bandit attacks but because they had gathered wealth unlike any others could fathom. They accidentally revealed the wealth they had gathered, and a greedy young master summoned his family to deal with them."
"This young master has been executed, and his soul will never again join the Yellow River; he will never again be reincarnated."
"The wealth that he stole has been retrieved by us and will be split between the three of your families. Although, I know that Worldpower Stones will not replace the loved one in your hearts, nor will it cause you to feel at peace with what has happened, but even still please accept the stones that I am giving you."
Having said this, Hui Yue found three storage stones and passed them over to the wives of the late guards. These wives were hesitant at first, but they all accepted the stones nodding their heads. This wealth might have been something they would have begged for previously, but now they would gladly exchange it all if it meant that they could have their husbands back.
Table of Contents
Blue Phoenix
Synopsis
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Chapter 0 - Prologue
Chapter 1 - Rebirth
Chapter 2 - Soul Contract
Chapter 3 - Unexpected Visitors
Chapter 4 - His First Friend
Chapter 5 - You're A Boy?
Chapter 6 - Younger Brother
Chapter 7 - Three Years Later
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br /> Chapter 8 - Admission Test
Chapter 9 - Courtyard 1009
Chapter 10 - Qi Lightning
Chapter 11 - You Tricked Me?!
Chapter 12 - Infamy
Chapter 13 - Erased
Chapter 14 - Shenyuan
Chapter 15 - Pill Distribution Day
Chapter 16 - Return to Riluo City
Chapter 17 - The Unknown Expert
Chapter 18 - Black Market Auction House
Chapter 19 - The Great Sin
Chapter 20 - Giving Face
Chapter 21 - The Strength of a Saint Ranked Expert
Chapter 22 - Watermill
Chapter 23 - Soul Fusion
Chapter 24 - Transforming Weapons
Chapter 25 - Zhong Fai
Chapter 26 - Father
Chapter 27 - Secrets
Chapter 28 - Confrontation
Chapter 29 - Karma
Chapter 30 - Dancing Qi Pillar
Chapter 31 - The Tournament Begins!
Chapter 32 - The First Fight
Chapter 33 - Apology
Chapter 34 - An Unlikely Opponent
Chapter 35 - Wood Affinity
Chapter 36 - Unwavering Determination
Chapter 37 - Group Two
Chapter 38 - Right Hand Man
Chapter 39 - The Final Eight
Chapter 40 - Shadowbird
Chapter 41 - Despair
Chapter 42 - Four High Ranked Attacks
Chapter 43 - Revenge
Chapter 44 - Disqualified?
Chapter 45 - The Final Match
Chapter 46 - First Blood
Chapter 47 - Keep My Secret
Chapter 48 - They Are Back
Chapter 49 - Black Blood
Chapter 50 - Divine Flowers
Chapter 51 - A True Treasure
Chapter 52 - Towards the Magic Forest
Chapter 53 - Returning Home
Chapter 54 - Morning Hunt
Chapter 55 - Unwanted Guests
Chapter 56 - Crusaders
Chapter 57 - Into the Magical Forest
Chapter 58 - Reinforcement
Chapter 59 - The Price for Survival
Chapter 60 - Stalking
Chapter 61 - The Three Beast Sisters
Chapter 62 - The Outside World
Chapter 63 - Lady or Beast?
Chapter 64 - Bathtub Trouble
Chapter 65 - Cat Fight
Chapter 66 - Displeasure
Chapter 67 - Strange Occurrences
Chapter 68 - Assassins
Chapter 69 - Is it a Test?
Chapter 70 - The Birthday
Chapter 71 - Unknown Future
Chapter 72 - I Trust Him
Chapter 73 - The Green Pearl
Chapter 74 - Food with Iron
Chapter 75 - The Mansion
Chapter 76 - Eeny Meeny Miny Moe
Chapter 77 - Silent Raven
Chapter 78 - To Trade Information
Chapter 79 - Old Beardy Makes His Move
Chapter 80 - Elemental Affinity
Chapter 81 - Delay in the Plans
Chapter 82 - Plea for Help
Chapter 83 - Spiritual Arts
Chapter 84 - Syncing Elemental Affinities
Chapter 85 - Friends
Chapter 86 - Shui Wu
Chapter 87 - Asking for Assistance
Chapter 88 - Fire
Chapter 89 - Frozen Brigade
Chapter 90 - It Begins
Chapter 91 - Battlefield
Chapter 92 - The Strength of a Necromancer
Chapter 93 - The Secret is Out
Chapter 94 - Departure
Chapter 95 - The Trial
Chapter 96 - The Cliff
Chapter 97 - The Maze
Chapter 98 - Entering Another World
Chapter 99 - Children
Chapter 100 - Laws
Chapter 101 - Village
Chapter 102 - The City Lord
Chapter 103 - Being a Guest
Chapter 104 - Dried Strips of Meat
Chapter 105 - Understanding the Basics
Chapter 106 - The Tunnels
Chapter 107 - Wolf
Chapter 108 - Poppies
Chapter 109 - Soul Shadows
Chapter 110 - Stone Chamber
Chapter 111 - Refining Bone Marrow
Chapter 112 - Impatience
Chapter 113 - The Dragon Corps
Chapter 114 - Battle in the Tunnels
Chapter 115 - The Road of a Primal Law
Chapter 116 - The Path I Take
Chapter 117 - King of the Forest
Chapter 118 - One Week Past
Chapter 119 - Farewell Oh King of the Forest!
Chapter 120 - Entrance Fee
Chapter 121 - Mercenary Guild
Chapter 122 - The World Above
Chapter 123 - Becoming Mercenaries
Chapter 124 - Signing Up
Chapter 125 - The Arena
Chapter 126 - Let the Fight Commence
Chapter 127 - Previous Lives
Chapter 128 - Report
Chapter 129 - To Seize the Moment
Chapter 130 - Time to Duel
Chapter 131 - Next Please
Chapter 132 - Alternative Fighting
Chapter 133 - Unexpected Visit
Chapter 134 - Join Us?
Chapter 135 - Zhou Long
Chapter 136 - A Three Way Battle
Chapter 137 - Elemental Flame
Chapter 138 - He is Sacred
Chapter 139 - Parallel Mountain Range
Chapter 140 - Horned Snake
Chapter 141 - Chaos
Chapter 142 - From the Mouth of the Beast
Chapter 143 - Mission
Chapter 144 - An Escort Mission
Chapter 145 - Departure
Chapter 146 - Unending Forest
Chapter 147 - Taking Flight
Chapter 148 - Needles
Chapter 149 - The Blushing Sleepyhead
Chapter 150 - A Warm Bath
Chapter 151 - Commoner’s Marketplace
Chapter 152 - Stone
Chapter 153 - Alcohol
Chapter 154 - Demon Dancing Family
Chapter 155 - Battle in the Arena
Chapter 156 - Merged Souls
Chapter 157 - The Giant
Chapter 158 - Wasteful Brat
Chapter 159 - Meridians and Benefits
Chapter 160 - Message for the Frozen General
Chapter 161 - Dragon Corps’ Lord
Chapter 162 - Yang Bai
Chapter 163 - The First Night
Chapter 164 - Scarface
Chapter 165 - New Route
Chapter 166 - Attack in the Tunnels
Chapter 167 - Golden Lion’s Cave
Chapter 168 - The Red Weasel
Chapter 169 - Thousand River’s Cave
Chapter 170 - Training House
Chapter 171 - Comrades
Chapter 172 - The Spy
Chapter 173 - Explain
Chapter 174 - Criminals
Chapter 175 - Sailing on the Thousand Rivers
Chapter 176 - Taken Prisoner
Chapter 177 - Important Cargo
Chapter 178 - Escape Plans
Chapter 179 - Wolf
Chapter 180 - Rendezvous
Chapter 181 - Spar with Me
Chapter 182 - Personal Insight
Chapter 183 - Traveling through Dragon Avenue
Chapter 184 - Esteemed Guests
Chapter 185 - The Intruder
Chapter 186 - Azure Dragon
Chapter 187 - Setting up a Soul Contract
Chapter 188 - Behind the Door
Chapter 189 - Present
Chapter 190 - Is he not one of you?
Chapter 191 - S Ranked Experts
Chapter 192 - The House of Silence
Chapter 193 - The Strange Visitor
Chapter 194 - A Storm Brewing
Chapter 195 - I am
from Riluo City!
Chapter 196 - Experts Awaiting
Chapter 197 - Underground Battle
Chapter 198 - The Blue Sky
Chapter 199 - A Whole New World
Chapter 200 - Lords of the Forest
Chapter 201 - Back to Basics
Chapter 202 - To Become Strong
Chapter 203 - Lynx
Chapter 204 - Through the Wilderness
Chapter 205 - Golden Streaks of Light
Chapter 206 - The Time for Talking has Long Since Passed
Chapter 207 - Wan Qiao
Chapter 208 - Training From Hell
Chapter 209 - A Secret Within
Chapter 210 - Previous Lives
Chapter 211 - Life in Shenyuan
Chapter 212 - Prowess of a Wolf
Chapter 213 - The Delegation
Chapter 214 - According to Plan
Chapter 215 - Battle Royale
Chapter 216 - Bullying
Chapter 217 - Victory and Defeat
Chapter 218 - Human amongst Beasts
Chapter 219 - Starry Sky
Chapter 220 - You are Me
Chapter 221 - Li Meilin
Chapter 222 - Let’s Escape
Chapter 223 - Drums of War
Chapter 224 - Are You Serious?
Chapter 225 - The Art of War
Chapter 226 - The Lords Arrive
Chapter 227 - Lord Pan
Chapter 228 - A Bridge Between Two Worlds
Chapter 229 - Battle of the Guards
Chapter 230 - The Victor
Chapter 231 - Li Meilin and the Maid
Chapter 232 - Hatred through the Years
Chapter 233 - The Messenger
Chapter 234 - The Lords have Arrived
Chapter 235 - Private Chamber Talk
Chapter 236 - Conclave of the Lords
Chapter 237 - To Wage War or Not
Chapter 238 - Letting Her Go
Chapter 239 - The Danger of Leaving
Chapter 240 - Returning Home
Chapter 241 - Balance of Energies
Chapter 242 - List of the Lords
Chapter 243 - Building an Army
Chapter 244 - The Select Few
Chapter 245 - The Imperial Palace
Chapter 246 - The Army Commanders