Ninth Peak, Cloud Soaring Hall.
Jiang Chen carried Xiao Hongyi back to the red chamber at the top of the hall and laid her on the bed inside.
This was the chamber of the Peak Master, Xiao Hongyi.
The room was not luxurious. It was decorated mainly with red silk, and aside from a few necessities, there was nothing.
Jiang Chen gently stroked the spirit ring on his finger.
“Screech—”
Accompanied by the cry of a phoenix, a stream of fiery blood emerged from the spirit ring and hovered in the air.
The blood seemed alive, slowly flowing through the air.
Under its influence, the temperature around surged, and the red glow it emitted bathed the room in a crimson light.
Then, a phantom of a female phoenix emerged from the blood.Its cry was like the sound of flutes and drums, its body fiery red with golden feathers mixed into its plumage.
Even as a mere phantom, it exuded an extraordinary presence.
This blood was the Phoenix Essence Blood.
Such above the ninth-grade treasure was rare in the world. Neither the Jiang Family nor Jiang Chen in his previous nine reincarnations had ever possessed it.
Jiang Chen showed no reluctance but had yet to make a move.
He didn’t know how to use it!
Although he knew it could save Xiao Hongyi, the original text didn’t explain how to use it.
“Just wait,” a sudden voice said from beside him.
Startled, Jiang Chen quickly turned his head.
What he saw was a gaunt old man with white eyebrows and a beard, Jiuyan Old Ancestor.
Jiang Chen was speechless and felt like cursing.
Right now, he just wanted to ask this old man if he knew anything about respecting privacy? Did he know that scaring people could scare them to death?
“I just left the sect’s prison. I was planning to visit the Upper Domain to see if I could find a treasure that could reverse Hongyi state. But to my surprise, you actually have Phoenix Essence Blood,” the Jiuyan Old Ancestor explained.
Jiang Chen nodded and said no more.
Although he wanted to be a villain, it depended on the person.
The Jiuyan Old Ancestor had been kind to Xiao Hongyi and had never been harsh to him, so there was no need for harsh words.
“Qingning buried Li Fadu alive, but I saved him,” the Jiuyan Old Ancestor said, looking directly at the phantom of the female phoenix.
Jiang Chen said nothing, expressing that he didn’t care.
As the Jiuyan Old Ancestor thought, Jiang Chen didn’t care about Li Fadu’s life or death.
The Jiuyan Old Ancestor nodded and said no more.
Both men fell silent, quietly waiting.
Suddenly.
The female phoenix phantom turned its head and looked at Xiao Hongyi on the bed.
It seemed to find some kind of resonance with Xiao Hongyi and immediately spread its wings and flew towards her, transforming into essence blood that entered through Xiao Hongyi’s forehead.
Soon, the red light faded, the temperature dropped, and everything returned to normal.
Xiao Hongyi’s eyes, which had been extremely vacant finally closed.
“Master,” Jiang Chen called softly.
“Uh…”
Xiao Hongyi mumbled, turned over, and continued to sleep.
Perhaps feeling that something was missing, she sat up again, her beautiful eyes still closed, but she waved at Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen hurried over, concerned, “Master, are you feeling better? You…”
Before he could finish, Xiao Hongyi suddenly attacked him.
She uses her pale right hand to drag Jiang Chen onto the bed, and they both fall onto it!
Then, under the stunned gaze of the Jiuyan Old Ancestor, Xiao Hongyi hugged Jiang Chen tightly like an octopus, rubbing her head against him.
After a moment, her breathing stabilized again, and she fell asleep once more.
Jiang Chen wanted to move but couldn’t.
Seeing that the Jiuyan Old Ancestor seemed to want to say something, he preempted, “Old Ancestor, you’ve been playing dead for too long. Times have changed. In this day and age, it’s quite reasonable for a disciple to sleep with their master.”
The Jiuyan Old Ancestor’s eyebrows twitched, “Let’s not talk about whether it’s reasonable or not, can you explain what your hand is doing?”
“Oh, sorry, it’s a habit. Please blame Jiang Lianyue for corrupting me too deeply!” Jiang Chen said sheepishly, retracting his wandering hand.
This left the Jiuyan Old Ancestor with another black line on his forehead.
What you don’t want to see, don’t look at.
He averted his gaze and said gloatingly, “Merging with the Phoenix Essence Blood will take at least half a month. During this time, Hongyi will be in a deep sleep. Since you think it’s quite reasonable, then just keep her company.”
“What?!” Jiang Chen was shocked.
Half a month?
Did that mean he had to lie here for half a month?
It wasn’t that he was unwilling to accompany her. It was just too much of a test of his willpower!
After all, with a beauty in his arms, how many men could resist?
If he couldn’t hold back, wouldn’t that be…
Too exciting?!
“Old Ancestor, go ahead, I’m fine!”
Jiang Chen was more serious than ever.
This made the Jiuyan Old Ancestor shake his head again.
He had wanted to scold him. After all, Xiao Hongyi was his junior, and she had a master-disciple relationship with Jiang Chen.
Such actions were against ethics and customs! But after thinking it over, he gave up.
Within nine reincarnations, the relationship between this master and the disciple was already abnormal.
Perhaps Xiao Hongyi herself hadn’t realized that her favoritism and care for Jiang Chen had long surpassed the master-disciple relationship.
Though he didn’t plan to stop them, he still warned, “Hongyi is at a critical moment now. If you startle her, at best the phoenix blood will go berserk, at worst she’ll explode! Think carefully before you act!”
“What?!” Jiang Chen was shocked again.
So, he couldn’t do anything?
Otherwise, his beautiful master would just explode?
This was no longer exciting. It was torture! With this thought, Jiang Chen prepared to struggle to his feet.
But the more he struggled, the tighter Xiao Hongyi held him.
She even unconsciously used her cultivation from the upper four realms!
She had him “locked” so tightly that he couldn’t move at all.
“Old Ancestor, please help me,” Jiang Chen called for help.
“That won’t do,” Jiuyan Old Ancestor shook his head, “I must keep up with the pace of the changing times and cannot stop such a reasonable matter.”
“…”
Now it was Jiang Chen’s turn to be at a loss for words.
This crafty old man was up to no good!
And to think he had some good feelings toward him!
“Hongyi would be very happy if she wakes up and sees you by her side,” Jiuyan Old Ancestor added.
These words hit Jiang Chen’s weak spot.
This time, Xiao Hongyi burned her phoenix blood without regard for the consequences and fell into madness to save him.
Compared to that, this mere torture was nothing.
Jiuyan Old Ancestor sighed deeply, ready to leave.
Just then, Lu Yang, along with the elders and disciples of Ninth Peak, arrived, fuming with anger.
Upon seeing Jiuyan Old Ancestor, they were first stunned, then hurriedly prepared to pay their respects.
But when they saw the situation on the bed, they were all dumbfounded!
“Jiang Chen! What are you doing?!”
After a moment, Great Elder Lu Yang shouted in disbelief.
Before Jiang Chen could reply, Jiuyan Old Ancestor spoke up first: “Stop making a fuss over nothing. In my time, it was quite normal for a disciple to sleep beside their master!”
Which era are you from?! Lu Yang was dumbfounded!
“Tomorrow, I will give a sermon. Everyone from Jiuyan Sect, from the Supreme Elder and Peak Master to the lowliest servant disciple should attend,” Jiuyan Old Ancestor continued.
A sermon?
The eyes of Lu Yang and the others lit up!
Jiuyan Old Ancestor had lived for who knows how long, and his cultivation was unfathomably deep.
If they could receive guidance from the Old Ancestor, their cultivation would surely improve!
“May I ask Old Ancestor, what will you preach about tomorrow?” Lu Yang asked excitedly.
Jiuyan Old Ancestor stroked his beard with a smile, then pointed upwards: “Tomorrow, I shall speak of the Heavenly Dao!”
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