247: Chapter 247 The Old Dragon of the Western Regions, The Legend of the Phoenix Fairy

When Chu Sheng stepped into the Fengxian Secret Realm, Feng Wa's remnant soul was already waiting there.

She drifted out from the fengxian ring; her phantom image was a few shades fainter than before, like a layer of mist that could be scattered by the wind at any moment.

But those eyes were still very bright, burning with thousands of years of hatred and unwillingness.

Chu Sheng took her phoenix true body out from the Storage Pouch and placed it gently on the stone platform.

That crimson bird body lay quietly; its feathers had lost their luster, and its skin was withered, but that Dao Palace-level pressure remained, like a lamp about to burn out.

Feng Wa's remnant soul drifted before her own Physical Body, reached out a transparent hand, and lightly touched the withered feathers.

She did not cry, as a remnant soul could not shed tears.

But she remained silent for a long time.

"Thank you." Her voice was very light, like the wind blowing over withered leaves.

Chu Sheng leaned against the stone wall with his arms crossed and said, "You're welcome. As agreed, I took the item, and I return your Physical Body. We are even."

Feng Wa nodded, and her remnant soul slowly merged into the Physical Body.

That phoenix true body, which had slept for thousands of years, vibrated slightly. A faint light flashed across the withered feathers, as if a lamp had been relit.

Chu Sheng was in no rush to leave.

He waited for Feng Wa's Divine Soul to fuse with her Physical Body, waiting for her to open her eyes.

After about an hour, the eyes of that phoenix true body slowly opened.

The pupils were crimson-gold, like two burning charcoal fires.

She struggled to sit up, her movements very slow, like a rusted machine restarting.

She looked down at her wings, looked at those withered feathers, fell silent for a moment, and then raised her head to look at Chu Sheng.

"The Reverse Demon Tower, it really collapsed?" Her voice was still hoarse, carrying a trace of disbelief.

Chu Sheng said, "It collapsed. I blew it up myself."

Feng Wa stared at him for a good while; no expression could be seen on that bird face, but her voice was trembling.

"You... you're lying, right? That was Greed's Reverse Demon Tower, a Divine Ability-level Demon Venerable, and you took it down all by yourself?"

Chu Sheng thought for a moment and said, "It wasn't entirely my credit. There was also Gluttony's residual Devilish Qi, the Phoenix Immortal Fire, and..."

He paused, "And a woman."

The corners of Feng Wa's mouth twitched, as if she wanted to laugh but couldn't.

"Regardless, Greed's obsession has dissipated, and the tower has collapsed. I owe you a life."

Chu Sheng waved his hand, "Don't talk about owing anything. It was just a transaction. You told me Feng Xian's secret, and I helped you retrieve your Physical Body. Now it's your turn to deliver."

Feng Wa was silent for a moment, then slowly stood up.

Her phoenix true body was still very weak; she couldn't stand steadily and was swaying.

But she did not fall.

She raised her head and looked at Chu Sheng; there was something more in her crimson-gold pupils.

"About Feng Xian, I didn't tell the whole story. It's not that I didn't want to, but I didn't dare." Her voice was very low, as if she were afraid of something overhearing.

Chu Sheng's brows twitched.

"You didn't dare? Hasn't Feng Xian already ascended?"

Feng Wa shook her head, then nodded, then shook her head again.

"I can't explain it clearly. Feng Xian... logically speaking, she ascended, but before she ascended, she left some things in the Western Region. Those things were coveted even by Greed."

Chu Sheng's ears pricked up.

"What things?"

Feng Wa looked at him and said word by word, "Feng Xian's Legacy is not a Cultivation Technique, nor is it a Magic Treasure; it is a key. A key that can open the Demon Race Ancestral Grounds in the Western Region."

Chu Sheng was stunned.

"The Western Region Demon Race Ancestral Grounds? What kind of place is that?"

Feng Wa shook her head, "I don't know. I only know that when Feng Xian was in the Western Region, she once entered the Ancestral Grounds and brought out the phoenix ring and the Phoenix Immortal Nirvana Scripture. Before she ascended, she sealed the key within the Fengxian Secret Realm, which is that fengxian ring."

Chu Sheng looked down at the broken phoenix ring on his finger, and the corners of his mouth twitched.

"It's broken."

Feng Wa glanced at it and nodded.

"It doesn't matter if it's broken. The key is not the ring itself, but the aura you sensed using the ring. You have already received Feng Xian's recognition; that wisp of aura is within your body. When you arrive in the Western Region, you will naturally have a sense of it."

Chu Sheng was silent for a moment.

Western Region, Demon Race Ancestral Grounds, Feng Xian's key.

He thought about it and then shook his head.

"No rush for now. With my current cultivation, I'm not enough to make a splash in the Western Region."

"It is said that there is an Old Dragon over there who has lived longer than Greed, a nominal Demon Venerable. If I go, I'm just delivering myself as a snack."

Feng Wa did not refute this.

She said, "Your current cultivation is indeed insufficient. But your potential is limitless; all you lack is time."

Chu Sheng nodded.

He thought to himself: Time, he was indeed lacking time.

But then he thought again, the simulator was time.

He could repeatedly try and fail, repeatedly Cultivate, and repeatedly grow stronger in the simulator.

No rush.

He took the three bamboo scrolls out from his Storage Pouch and waved them in front of Feng Wa.

"Do you recognize these three Divine Abilities?"

Feng Wa glanced at them, her pupils slightly shrinking.

"Snake Swallows All Phenomena, Greed's Divine Ability. Fuyao Ninety Thousand Miles, the innate Divine Ability of the Yao Race powerhouse Kunpeng. Five Elements Three Lives... I haven't seen this one, but judging by the name, it should be related to the Laws of heaven and earth."

Chu Sheng put the bamboo scrolls away and said, "I plan to practice these Divine Abilities first. Greed makes one choke, so I'll practice Fuyao Ninety Thousand Miles first; at least I'll be able to run fast."

Feng Wa looked at him and suddenly asked, "You're not asking about Feng Xian anymore? You don't want to go to the Western Region?"

Chu Sheng said, "I do, but not now. I need to finish the matters at hand first."

He paused and said, "Besides, you haven't told the whole story about Feng Xian, have you?"

Feng Wa fell silent.

Chu Sheng did not press the matter and turned to leave.

Just at this moment, the Old Grandfather's voice drifted out from the ring.

"Feng Wa didn't tell the whole story, so I will."

The Old Grandfather's phantom drifted out from the ring and became a bit more solid; his gray hair shimmered with silver light in the light of the Secret Realm.

He glanced at Feng Wa, and Feng Wa lowered her head without speaking.

The Old Grandfather turned to Chu Sheng and spoke.

"When I was young, I had already heard the name Feng Xian. That was no secret; it was a legend spreading throughout the entire cultivation world."

"If the era of the Heavenly Demon Ancestor was ten thousand years ago, then Feng Xian's era was twenty thousand years ago. Ten thousand years earlier than the Heavenly Demon Ancestor."

Chu Sheng's eyes widened slightly.

"Feng Xian was an extremely powerful existence. To what extent? When she was alive, the Western Region Yao Race bowed in submission, the Central Region Righteous Path lowered their heads, and the Northern Region took detours. She alone suppressed the entire world, making it dare not breathe."

"Later, she ascended. Some said she went to the Upper Realm, some said she fell, and others said she didn't ascend at all, but sealed herself somewhere in the Western Region, waiting for a suitable opportunity to awaken."

"The 'key' Feng Wa mentioned might be the key to opening that Seal."

After hearing this, Chu Sheng remained silent for a long time.

He looked at Feng Wa; Feng Wa kept her head lowered, not speaking.

He looked at the Old Grandfather, who was stroking his beard with an expression that said, "That's all I know."

Chu Sheng took a deep breath, took the three bamboo scrolls out from the Storage Pouch again, and examined them over and over.

"Feng Xian from twenty thousand years ago, the Heavenly Demon Ancestor from ten thousand years ago, Greed from thousands of years ago, Arrogance from hundreds of years ago... each one is older and stronger than the last."

"With my meager cultivation, in front of them, I'm not even fit to carry their shoes."

He gave a wry smile and then put the bamboo scrolls away.

"Practice Divine Abilities first. Everything else can wait."

He turned and walked towards the outside of the Secret Realm.

After walking a few steps, he stopped and said without looking back.

"Feng Wa, your Physical Body has just fused and needs time to recover. Stay here and recuperate. When I have time in the future to return from the Western Region, I will come to take you."

Feng Wa raised her head and looked at his back. Her lips moved as if she wanted to say something, but nothing came out.

Chu Sheng walked out of the Secret Realm.

Behind him, the door of the Secret Realm slowly closed, emitting a dull sound.