Lingtai Prefecture was where the Yu Ling Empire's Imperial Palace stood.
Palaces rose in dense clusters here, and the place bustled with noise and activity.
A man and a woman descended a hundred meters from Lingtai Prefecture's northern gate.
The man wore a long azure robe patterned with flowing clouds. His features were handsome, and his long hair drifted freely.
The woman wore a purple gown embroidered with plum blossoms. Her figure was graceful, her face breathtakingly beautiful, and a blissful smile filled her features.
The two strolled into the city and found an inn called Elegant Guest House to stay in.
They were Hu Yang and Nangong Hongyao. Nangong Hongyao did not ask why Hu Yang had come here. His presence filled her eyes now; wherever he went, she would follow.
For several days in a row, the two simply wandered about the city.
Meanwhile, Empress Zi Wan's comprehension of the Phoenix Ancestor's inheritance was nearing its end.
With a cry, the Phoenix Ancestor revealed her true phoenix form. Moments later, she turned illusory, then soon transformed into a streak of red light and shot into Zi Wan's body.
Zi Wan let out a scream. Her beautiful eyes flew wide open, her pupils turning crimson as though she had fallen into madness. Her cultivation then surged violently, directly crossing the Supreme Realm and Emperor Realm before stopping at the middle stage of the Saint Realm.
The entire Inheritance Space shook without end, rumbling thunderously.
After a long while, Zi Wan's crimson eyes slowly closed again, and the surroundings returned to calm.
An illusory phoenix enveloped her entire body, radiating a blinding red glow.
After another long while, the red light vanished, and the illusory phoenix returned to Zi Wan's body.
"Phew..." Zi Wan opened her exquisite eyes, ending her