Yesterday's first update: Chapter 2331! 1/3!
Yuan Lichang released all her power. As her soul and body turned into light and dissipated, it meant that no trace of her remained in this world.
But she had also left behind a descendant who satisfied her, one who had found a partner worthy of entrusting her life to.
Lichang had passed, Huang'er had undergone nirvana, the Yuan Ancestor had died, and Yuan Zhao had ascended the throne.
In truth, Yuan Huang'er, like Xu Kun, was a legitimate third-generation Phoenix. Though Xu Kun was descended from Qingluan, the sole legitimate daughter, he had grown up among humans. Yuan Huang'er, by comparison, had grown up in the Phoenix Race. And unlike the Phoenix Courtyard, which was largely filled with delicate beauties, she was more suited to being groomed as a successor.
If Yuan Huang'er's identity as the Yuan Ancestor's Dao daughter had been exposed early on, she would not have needed to undergo any trials. She would naturally have become the common ruler of the Yuan-Chu Nine Veins.
But if everything came too easily, how could one cherish it?
A flower bud that had never weathered wind and frost would find it difficult to bloom into a vibrant flower.
Besides, when Yuan Lichang had fallen within the Ember Sandplain and realized she could not be reborn, Yuan Huang'er had only been conceived with the Phoenix Lord's help. Her Yuan-Chu phoenix bloodline had therefore never been complete.
What parent did not want their child to surpass them?
Yet even matching Yuan Lichang in terms of bloodline was no easy task for Yuan Huang'er. To rise to an even greater height, she would need to endure even more tribulations.
She had staggered out of the Ember Sandplain, tasted the hardships of the lowest rungs of