I'm alive?
Fei Jun vaguely felt a warm sensation all over his body. He had heard that the Yin-Yang Road was extremely cold after death. After all, the Ghost Army in the capital city gave him that feeling of coldness. How come he was burning hot when he became a Yin spirit? Could it be because of his bloodline?
The feeling was incredibly comfortable, like the comfortable feeling I had when I was an embryo in my memory. Wait, how could I remember this? What child can remember what they felt like in the womb?
When I opened my eyes, I was completely stunned.
Within those flames, the enormous Vermilion Bird seemed to occupy the starry sky, and he himself was enveloped by it, as if reborn and reconstructed.
Why?
Fei Jun understood immediately: he had been chosen by the Vermilion Bird after all. Hadn't he heard that those who lost were abandoned by the Four Spirits?
When he came to his senses, he was back in reality. He felt incredibly heavy all over, and it was even difficult to lift his eyelids. However, he felt wonderful inside, as if he was absorbing something. The feeling of being nourished by life in the embryo was still there. He immediately realized that he was being reconstructed.
Although his appearance may not change, his body is being reconstructed internally. A very complex technique is being used to reconstruct his body, and he can feel that once he is reconstructed, he will be reborn.
Unfortunately, during the reconstruction, I seemed powerless to resist.
Without even lifting his eyelids, he knew that several powerful auras were coming towards him from afar. Some of these auras were familiar; they were the auras of the Ancient Demon that he loathed. Fei Jun immediately tried to move anxiously. He had already pledged his life to prove his resolve, so naturally he could not be controlled by the Ancient Demon again. However, this time it seemed to be beyond his control. No matter how strongly he reacted, he still could not move.
He knew how powerful that Ancient Demon was; would he suffer the same fate as before?
Aren't these Four Saints spirits supposed to possess sentience? Are we just going to watch them be possessed by the Ancient Demon?
In his anxiety, he suddenly sensed another familiar aura. That aura was incredibly familiar, unlike the chilling feeling of the Ancient Demon. It felt as if it came from the same source, giving him a sense of blood kinship. He struggled to lift his eyelids and looked up, and immediately saw a ball of golden flames enveloping a bright and beautiful woman in military attire in the distance.
Mother?
Fei Jun was immediately taken aback.
That aura, that appearance, and those golden flames.
Who is that?
The chaotic scramble began the moment the Four Saints Ritual ended. Leading the charge into the palace was the twin sister of the Xiao Household emperor, who led the elite of the Ghost Clan. Without hesitation, they headed towards the Vermilion Bird Palace in the south, their objective quite clear, showing no intention of dividing their forces.
The army formed a formidable battle formation, sweeping across almost the entire route.
At the same time, accompanied by a series of roars, countless giant pythons crawled into the palace, converging together like a black river, carrying an incomparably foul stench, heading directly towards the Black Tortoise Palace in the north.
The South Sea faction trembled in fear, terrified of being affected. At this moment, a tall figure appeared before Chen Baifeng and the others, like a pillar of Sea God, calming everyone's minds.
"His Majesty?"
Chen Baifeng and several family elders quickly bowed in greeting.
"My esteemed ministers, you have worked diligently." The emperor stood with his hands behind his back and smiled slightly. "Minister Chen, what is your view on the current situation?"
Chen Baifeng's heart skipped a beat, knowing that the other party wanted him to take sides. As the weaker party, he knew this moment would come sooner or later. If he couldn't be independent, he would either have to depend on one side to survive or be crushed as an obstacle.
"The descent of the Four Spirits represents a precious treasure. Although we do not know how the Ancient Demon Clan accomplished this, as long as we seize these Four Spirits, we will have the opportunity to understand their secrets. Moreover, in my limited view, such a spirit-summoning ritual must have been extremely costly. It is not impossible for them to do it a second time, but it is unlikely in the short term. Therefore, the person chosen by these Four Spirits is likely to be the only remaining ancient spirit bloodline in the next few years."
"Then, my dear minister, who do you think will win in the end?"
"I don't know," Chen Baifeng said honestly with a wry smile. "If I had known this beforehand, I would have surrendered long ago, wouldn't I?"
"Haha, my dear minister, you are indeed honest." The emperor smiled, then looked into the distance, where the woman leading his Ghost Army in the charge was located.
"Your Majesty is truly wise! We have followed Your Majesty for many years, yet we were unaware that the Xiao Household possessed such a trump card!"
Looking at the woman with such a commanding presence, Chen Baifeng was filled with admiration. He knew at a glance that she was no less powerful than the emperor before him, in terms of both strength and status. It was astonishing that such a woman had remained unnoticed under their noses for so many years; no wonder the Ancient Demon Clan's plan had failed in the capital.
Look at them, and then look at ourselves. They've figured out all our cards; how can we possibly turn the tables?
"This is the true Mingyue of my Xiao Household!" The emperor rarely showed such a fervent smile.
"I see." Chen Baifeng took a breath and nodded. "Isn't His Majesty going along?"
The Four Saints Palace are located in different places, so it is impossible to take them all at once. No force would be foolish enough to choose to divide its forces at this time. Therefore, the demons of the Northern Lands headed towards the Black Tortoise Palace in the north from the beginning, because there was White Plain there that could be seized and used directly.
Fei Jun is half of the Xiao Household family. Although Xiao Mingyue rebelled back then, the emperor still held a funeral for Xiao Mingyue with the same honors as imperial relatives. In terms of both etiquette and human relationships, he did not owe Xiao Mingyue's lineage anything. Her son had no reason to side with any force other than the emperor.
If you manage to snatch Fei Jun at this point, and persuade him a little, you'll have a chance to get him to work for you. That would be the most cost-effective option. Even if you manage to snatch the other three, they each have their own powerful backers, so forcibly getting them to work for you would be very troublesome. Of course, you should prioritize snatching the ones you can use.
"Do you think I should go with you?" The emperor looked at Chen Baifeng with a half-smile.
Chen Baifeng was taken aback, then immediately understood what the other person was thinking, and smiled bitterly to himself.
Yes, the emperor doesn't need to go.
The Ancient Demon Clan naturally wanted to bring Four Spirits under their control, but plans can't keep up with changes. Now that the armies of the three forces are approaching, trying to take them all at once would be suicidal. So we see this situation: a small number of elites will try, while the main force of the Four Saints Army is heading towards the White Tiger Palace in the west.
"I trust her; she would never lose Fei Jun. Therefore, I would like to ask Minister Chen whether she is still loyal to the court."
Chen Baifeng: "."
He understood what the other party meant. At this moment, the emperor's army had arrived, led by experts of the same level as him. They would surely be able to seize one of the items. However, seizing one was clearly not enough. The emperor wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to plunder again. He certainly had the capital to be greedy, because one of the four forces was now clearly weakened.
Yes, it is the Jiangnan faction that Chen Qing belongs to!
Chen Baifeng looked at the location of the West Sea Army. Tian Heng had rushed in too hastily and was targeted first, resulting in Chen Qing's life and death being unknown, Tian Heng himself being seriously injured, and the army being controlled by a mysterious person, showing no intention of moving at all.
The spot he left vacant at that moment became the object of contention for all three factions.
The emperor didn't go immediately, but instead came to him, precisely to seize the opportunity to completely bind the South Sea forces to the Xiao Household's chariot. This choice would determine the future.
How should I choose?