The energy inside Gu Xian'er continued to grow, and the aura she gave off grew more and more intense.
Even Xuan Wudao's expression changed drastically. Something wasn't right!
Xuan Wudao had just turned to leave when the barrier Da Huang had set up stopped him.
"Shit, we're in trouble!"
"Da Huang!"
Chen Changan called out to Da Huang. Then he flashed away, leaving Huan Hua Tower in an instant.
Seeing Chen Changan leave, Xuan Wudao froze for a moment, then hurried after him.
"Damn, you were quick to catch on." Once outside, Xuan Wudao couldn't help cursing.
"That's called being in sync."
Meanwhile, after resetting the barrier, Da Huang also ran out of Huan Hua Tower.
"What about the people inside?" Xuan Wudao asked Chen Changan.
"Even though it was only for a moment, when the barrier came down, a powerful aura still burst out."
"They can't be stupid enough to stay inside and keep enjoying themselves, can they?"
"Hard to say."
Before long, people began to sense that something was wrong and rushed out. The young women who had been serving Xuan Wudao and Da Huang were among the first to flee.
In no time, Gu Xian'er was the only one left inside Huan Hua Tower.
"What on earth just happened? It was terrifying. I felt like I was going to suffocate."
"I felt it too. Isn't Huan Hua Tower just an ordinary brothel? Could some powerful expert be hiding here?"
"Who knows? But we're not drinking flower wine today. I have a bad feeling about this."
"Exactly. Let's call it a day and meet again another time."
"Come on, let's go."
Quite a few people chose to leave. The owner of Huan Hua Tower could only look on with a bitter face.
She wanted to curse them out, but didn't dare. If she offended someone she shouldn't, not only would she lose today's business—she might not even live to see tomorrow.
It was like a mute eating bitter herbs: she had no way to express her suffering.
"Old Chen, what do you think is going on?"
"If all that energy was gathered inside the barrier, could Gu Xian'er's body withstand it?" Xuan Wudao asked with a frown.
"This..."
Chen Changan wasn't sure. This was the first time he'd encountered anything like it, too.
"I don't know whether her body can withstand it."
"But my barrier probably won't hold much longer."
Da Huang, who had been silent until now, wore an expression of utter shock.
Da Huang's barrier was about to give way?
Da Huang was a ninth-tier beast king of the Forbidden Forest, with formidable strength. If not for some rule that seemed to exist in the Great Profound Realm, Da Huang might well have been no weaker than Mu Yunyao.
And yet, the barrier it had set up was on the verge of collapse?
"Brother Da Huang, don't joke about something like that."
"I can't break through your barrier, and now you're telling me the energy inside Gu Xian'er is about to burst through it?"
Xuan Wudao stared in shock, unable to believe what he was hearing.
He was a once-in-a-generation genius who had cultivated for thousands of years, yet he was still no match for some young girl?
Besides, could this Ninth-grade Phoenix Immortal Grass really contain that much energy?
It was indeed an exceedingly rare treasure, practically a priceless treasure of the mortal world, but surely it couldn't have this kind of effect?
"I'm not joking. This energy is powerful, and it's about to break through the barrier."
"But this is only a barrier I put up casually. I didn't expect the energy inside Gu Xian'er to be this strong."
He'd put it up casually? Then it might actually be possible for the energy to break through.
As Xuan Wudao and Da Huang were talking, the barrier Da Huang had set up suddenly shattered.
A tremendous surge of energy shot into the sky.
In an instant, it spread across hundreds of miles.
A phoenix cried, its call resounding through the heavens! The phoenix danced through the ninth firmament, wheeling across the nine heavens!
A gigantic phantom phoenix burst from Huan Hua Tower and soared into the sky.
Everyone in Langya froze at the sight.
Every face tilted toward the phantom phoenix in the sky. For a moment, they were all stunned.
What was going on?
There were no powerful demonic beasts in Langya, let alone a phoenix—a Divine Beast that had vanished long ago.
What on earth had happened?
"Holy shit, Chen Changan, you've struck it rich!"
"This maid of yours is no ordinary person."
"Although Ninth-grade Phoenix Immortal Grass is rare and can change a person's constitution, it absolutely can't produce an effect like this."
"Gu Xian'er herself must have some deep connection to the phoenix. Otherwise, this would never happen."
"You... What kind of outrageous luck do you have?"
Xuan Wudao was green with envy. He'd heard that Gu Xian'er had become Chen Changan's disciple, but hadn't paid it much mind. He hadn't thought Chen Changan would take her on as a disciple.
If it had been him, he probably wouldn't even have agreed to take her on as a maid. He couldn't be bothered with the hassle of having a woman around.
Who could have guessed that seemingly unremarkable Gu Xian'er had such tremendous potential?
"You don't know the first thing about it. Good people get good things in return."
"I'm a good person," Chen Changan said with a faint smile.
A good person?
Xuan Wudao shot Chen Changan a scornful look. At best, the kid wasn't a bad person. But a good person? Was he?
Bah!
What a load of crap!
"This disturbance will have alerted everyone in Langya."
"If the Lin family finds out that Gu Xian'er really has risen from the branch and become a phoenix, I wonder what they'll make of it," Xuan Wudao asked with a laugh.
"They'd better not even think about it. Otherwise, even Lin Xiangliu won't be able to save them," Chen Changan said coolly.
"Hahaha, I've noticed that your temper's changed a bit in the three thousand years since we last met."
"You used to believe in harmony above all else," Xuan Wudao said curiously.
Back then, he believed in harmony above all else because he hadn't been able to fight back.
If he hadn't kept the peace, wouldn't he have been beaten every day?
Sure, he couldn't die, but it would've been humiliating.
After the phantom phoenix soared through the sky for a while, it descended once more into Gu Xian'er's room.
Right after that, the astonishing energy vanished, and everything returned to stillness.
"Is it over?"
"Could Gu Xian'er have awakened the legendary Phoenix Immortal Body?" Xuan Wudao asked curiously.
"Phoenix Immortal Body? Do you know anything about this constitution?" Chen Changan asked.
"I've heard a little. They say the last person to awaken the Phoenix Immortal Body lived more than fifty thousand years ago."
"That person was extraordinary, but the era was so distant that very few records remain. By now, hardly anyone even remembers their name."
"If she really has the Phoenix Immortal Body, your maid will surely reach the Great Emperor Realm one day."
"A maid who reaches the Great Emperor Realm, Chen Changan—you've hit the jackpot!"
The more Xuan Wudao said, the more envious he became. By the end, his teeth were clenched, and he looked ready to beat Chen Changan to a pulp.
How had this bastard gotten so unbelievably lucky?
"Gu Xian'er is coming out. Ask her, and we'll know whether she has the Phoenix Immortal Body!"
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