Wind and water turn and sustain each other, Zhu Nantian Yin Fire is born (2)

"As fellow members of the immortal clans of the Cangxuan Ancient Realm, it's hardly surprising that we would cooperate for a time.

"It's just that you people of the Ruin Realm think we're friendly on the surface but divided at heart. In Cangxuan's schemes, the greater picture always comes first!"

Ye Jinyu smiled.

"Cooperation benefits us both, so why wouldn't we do it? This Heavenly Gang Bifeng Pool and the Azure Luan Clan are as good as ours."

Xie Qingying nodded and said with a coquettish laugh,

"The Xie Clan wants the inheritance of the Azure Luan Ancestral Blood, as well as the wondrous flame of heaven and earth that Young Master Ye mentioned might have formed at the bottom of the Bifeng Pool."

"Of course, Young Master Ye, don't forget the promise you made me~"

"Deal."

Ye Jinyu nodded.

In a few words, the two settled how to divide the spoils, paying no heed to Luan Mi or the Azure Luan Royal Guards.

Grand Elder Luan Mi was so furious she laughed. "Good! You two juniors before this elder truly don't know how high the heavens are or how deep the earth is!"

"I'd like to see how one of you at Qi Refinement and the other at Foundation Establishment Middle Stage can back up such big talk!"

"Attack! Kill these Cangxuan fiends!"

"We obey the elder's command!"

Luan Mi charged ahead of the rest, her figure swelling as a pair of cyan wings of light spread from her back. She had manifested part of her true Azure Luan form!

Screech-

Except for those needed to protect Qing Lingyue, the Azure Luan Clan swarmed forward. Azure Luan wings covered the sky and earth, an overwhelming sight.

Grand Elder Luan Mi unleashed the full power of Foundation Establishment Late Stage. Winds shrieked through the Heavenly Gang Bifeng Pool, and countless cyan wind blades and wind Gang formed out of thin air, whistling through the air as they shot toward Xie Qingying and Ye Jinyu like a torrential downpour.

Deep, dark Bifeng was mixed among them, hissing like venomous snakes lurking in the shadows. Layer upon layer of turbid wind filled the air.

Xie Qingying laughed softly, her beautiful eyes gleaming.

The blue bird on her shoulder gave a long cry and transformed into a blue shield of light, protecting her and Ye Jinyu.

At the same time, she formed seals with both hands. The crystal-clear blue pearl, radiating the vast power of waters and marshes, flew out and conjured a ferocious flood dragon from thin air.

A mass of black heavy water abruptly appeared before her, hovering there as though alive.

The water did not spread. Instead, it condensed into a black sphere the size of a fist. Fine ripples constantly spread across its surface, each one as heavy as a mountain.

"Mystic Origin Heavy Water, suppress! Wind Surge Devil Flood Dragon, kill!"

The treasure pearl blazed, and the devil flood dragon roared as a towering flood of heavy water surged forth! Every drop was as heavy as a mountain, and when they struck the wind blades filling the sky, the clash rang out like metal striking metal!

The flood dragon roared and charged into battle with Grand Elder Luan Mi.

Ye Jinyu watched at his leisure and teased,

"Mystic Origin Heavy Water, and the Wind Surge Flood Dragon Clan's supreme treasure, the Marsh Dragon Treasure Pearl? The imperial court really does handle things efficiently. It subdued the Wind Surge Flood Dragon Clan so quickly."

"Brother Sima gave such a priceless treasure to you, Fairy. It seems he truly has fallen for Fairy Xie. I can't help but envy him."

"Fairy, your beauty is truly heavenly, enough to captivate the heart... Brother Ruiming is a fortunate man."

Listening to Ye Jinyu's teasing, Xie Qingying gave him an alluring roll of her lovely eyes and said softly,

"Isn't he? I left Ruiming behind to come help you, Young Master Ye. If word of today's events gets out, Sima Ruiming is hardly a broad-minded man."

"I just wonder whether my fiancé might... make some trouble for you, Young Master Ye..."

"So I'd advise you to act quickly, Young Master Ye, and take down this stubborn old thing sooner.

"If you keep pretending to be injured and refusing to help, I'll just stand by and do nothing."

Hearing Xie Qingying's tone grow colder,

Ye Jinyu laughed heartily. The Yin-Yang Spirit Wood Heart at his chest spun rapidly, and his injuries healed in an instant.

"Where is Anlan?"

"Young Master, your plans leave nothing to chance. The Azure Luan Clan and the Xie Clan's fairy are all in the palm of your hand. I am truly filled with admiration!"

"Young Master, you are truly the hidden dragon of our Ye Clan!"

Ye Anlan had appeared there at some unknown point and was now showering him with praise.

Cyan-gray Calamity Wind gathered constantly in his hands as he rubbed them together.

He watched Luan Mi fighting the flood dragon, eager to join in.

A large contingent of Ye Clan elites had appeared alongside him. Ye Jinming had transformed into Azure Nether, and the rushing Azure Nether struck Azure Luan Royal Guards down from the sky.

"All in the palm of your hand? What a fine scheme, Young Master Ye!"

"Could it be that you really do have some interest in me, Young Master Ye? I wouldn't mind... but I do have a marriage agreement. If you're interested, you could always have a contest with Sima Ruiming, couldn't you..."

Hearing Ye Anlan's flattery, Xie Qingying kept up her magical battle with Luan Mi while taking the time to make a few mocking remarks.

Ye Jinyu looked a little embarrassed at her words and glared at Ye Anlan.

He gave the order.

"Clear them out. Leave none alive!"

As soon as he spoke, Ye Anlan chuckled and led his subordinates swiftly into the fray.

Amid the chaotic melee, Qing Lingyue stood out in her white robes, protected by members of the Azure Luan Clan.

Ye Jinyu looked at Qing Lingxi beside him.

"Your Highness, you can do what you came to do now."

Qing Lingxi clenched her fists and looked toward the raised platform, where the sounds of fighting had already begun.

Ye Anlan was leading the Ye Clan disciples in a fierce battle against the Azure Luan Clan's loyal guards. Their stronger Cultivation Methods, more complete cultivation training, and greater resources

gave the disciples of Cangxuan's immortal clans an almost complete advantage over these cultivators of the Ruin Realm.

Qing Lingxi took a deep breath and leaped toward the platform. At that moment, a bloodline power surpassing Wang blood erupted within her.

The powerful bloodline force stunned many members of the Azure Luan Clan, and hesitation flashed in their eyes.

The Demon Race revered bloodlines above all. At this moment, Qing Lingxi seemed more like the clan's true Wang!

"So, all members of the Azure Luan Clan, lay down your arms! Those who surrender will live! I guarantee it with my royal bloodline: the Azure Luan Clan's inheritance will endure!"

"Azure Luan Royal Guards, heed my command and stand aside! I will kill her with my own hands!"

Qing Lingyue was protected at the center of a crowd of clanspeople, her face deathly pale. She had already expended a drop of heart's Essence Blood to unleash her fighting strength and was struggling to protect herself.

Suddenly, she saw her elder sister, Qing Lingxi, rushing over from Ye Jinyu's side, and her eyes filled with terror.

Moreover, the way the clanspeople around her looked at her seemed to have changed.

"Bastards, hurry up and stop them!"

"Are you trying to rebel?!"

After kicking four or five clanspeople aside in succession, Qing Lingyue seemed to realize something. It was as if, in that instant, she understood everything!

She immediately dropped to her knees and cried out,

"Sister... I know I was wrong. Don't kill me!"

"Sister, you promised Mother you'd take good care of me!"

As Qing Lingxi listened to her, a bitter smile touched her lips, and she suddenly felt it was all rather meaningless.

Her spoiled younger sister was like this: she had never understood, and was always willful and spoiled, clinging to life and fearing death.

"You don't know you were wrong," Qing Lingxi said softly. "All of this should have been mine. You're just afraid to die."

"How can someone who clings to life and fears death become the Wang of our Azure Luan Clan?!"

The Dao Seed of Fate spun rapidly within her, and the might of the Azure Luan Imperial Blood erupted!

It was as if a call from her bloodline, a memory preserved from ancient times, resonated with this land of inheritance.

A vast, wondrous, majestic phantom of an Azure Luan raised its head and cried out to the heavens!

At that moment, Qing Lingxi's Foundation Establishment Early Stage cultivation, bolstered by her bloodline, erupted with fighting strength no weaker than Foundation Establishment Late Stage!

Everyone-the Azure Luan Clan members, overawed by the bloodline power, prostrated themselves on the ground, while the Ye Clan members stopped fighting as one.

Luan Mi's face was full of disbelief, and she muttered something unintelligible. Seeing this, Xie Qingying smiled faintly and stopped, watching Ye Jinyu as he stood there, confident and composed.

Interesting...

Qing Lingxi struck with her palm at Qing Lingyue, who was kneeling on the ground and trembling.

"No!!!"

Qing Lingyue's scream cut off abruptly.

A cyan plume had pierced her chest.

Blood soaked her white robes.

Without waiting for Qing Lingyue to react, Qing Lingxi reached straight into the wound and pulled out a demon core.

Then she crushed it.

Cyan wind Gang exploded in wave after wave, and the entire Heavenly Gang Bifeng Pool began to tremble.

Qing Lingyue's eyes widened, full of bitterness, and her body slowly fell.

A deathly silence filled the scene.

Every member of the Azure Luan Clan stared blankly at what had happened.

Qing Lingyue... was dead.

"And you."

Qing Lingxi turned.

She looked at every member of the Azure Luan Clan.

A smile graced her face, uncanny, crazed, and unwholesome.

"Will you submit, or die?!"

"We are willing to obey Your Highness Qing Lingxi's commands."

"Your Highness should be the Azure Luan Wang!"

Azure Luan Imperial Blood-she had nearly the makings of a heavenly demon!

The Azure Luan Clan bowed its head. With the tide running this way, what else could they do?

Grand Elder Luan Mi also gave up resisting and bowed in submission.

Ye Jinyu merely watched in silence.

Azure Luan Royal Blood had stained Qing Lingxi's feather robes red, and dyed her eyes, like cyan glazed glass, red as well.

But now, she was already an uncrowned queen.

Xie Qingying, meanwhile, moved with graceful steps to Ye Jinyu's side and slowly drew closer. Her breath carried the fragrance of orchids as she whispered in his ear,

"Young Master Ye, your heart is even more ruthless than Sima Ruiming's.

"Your methods are more skillful, too. From now on, this little Azure Luan really will be your blade... and she's extraordinarily gifted..."

"Oh? What makes you say that, Fairy Xie? I have a kind heart. I just couldn't bear to see her bullied, so I helped her a little..."

Ye Jinyu turned his head. Xie Qingying's face was almost right next to his. Her dark hair fell like a waterfall, and her features were exquisite. A dot of vermilion marked her brow, and her ethereal beauty carried an effortless allure.

Feeling Xie Qingying's softness and warmth beside him, Ye Jinyu's expression did not change, though the roots of his ears turned slightly red.

"All right." Xie Qingying naturally noticed. Her eyes brightened slightly, and she broke into a smile before moving a few steps away.

"Since you already know, Young Master Ye, I won't say anything more."

"Everyone in this world is trapped behind a fence, and everything is just a matter of schemes... isn't that right, Fairy Xie?"

Ye Jinyu looked at Qing Lingxi's back and nodded, his gaze deep.

It was unclear whether he was speaking of Xie Qingying or Qing Lingxi.

Ye Anlan, who always regarded himself as the young master's foremost general, had long been paying attention to everything around his young master.

He watched Xie Qingying and Ye Jinyu, who seemed rather intimate.

Could this Xie Qingying, this Xie Clan woman, like the young master?

That must be it. They cooperate so well and understand each other so perfectly. The young master and the Xie Clan woman had never met before, so could she have fallen for him at first sight?

But she has a marriage agreement! And with the Sima Clan, no less. I wonder if Sima Ruiming will die of anger when he finds out. Hehehehe.

Never mind. The Sima Clan and our Ye Clan were never on good terms anyway... hehehehe.

"It is a scheme, but don't forget what you promised, Young Master Ye... Otherwise, I will turn against you."

Xie Qingying spoke with a smile.

"In that case, let's attend to the matter at hand first. When it comes to cooperation, I have always kept my word."

Qing Lingxi's feather robes were stained with blood, and she clutched a brilliant cyan plume tightly in her hand.

Then she turned and flew swiftly toward Ye Jinyu.

A moment later, a gust of wind passed.

Qing Lingxi was already kneeling on one knee before Ye Jinyu, offering him the cyan plume stained with Wang blood.

She bowed her head, her face full of reverence.

"Master." Her voice was hoarse. "I have fulfilled my mission."

"From this day forward, the Azure Luan Clan... is willing to bow before the Ye Clan and offer its loyalty to you, Young Master!"

Ye Jinyu stepped forward and helped her up, looking into her eyes, like cyan glazed glass.

"I will never let you down, nor the Azure Luan Clan. The Azure Luan Clan shall share in the glory of my Ye Clan!"

Having said that, he nodded to Xie Qingying.

He sensed the subtle changes in heaven and earth around the Heavenly Gang Bifeng Pool.

"The time has come!"

With that, he immediately spread the Azure Nether Jade Glass Fan in his hand to its full extent. The painting of mountains, rivers, clouds, and mist on its surface suddenly came to life!

He gave a gentle wave of the fan toward the Heavenly Gang Bifeng Pool.

"Wind, rise."

The cyan currents of air that had been slowly revolving in the pool responded to the wave of his fan and abruptly accelerated.

Their rotation reversed, changing from clockwise to counterclockwise!

The Bifeng Qi at the center of the pool began to erupt.

Seeing this, Xie Qingying immediately brought forth the Mystic Origin Heavy Water and hurled it toward the pool's center!

Cyan-gray wind and pitch-black water converged above the center of the pool.

"Hummm-!!!"

There was no earth-shattering explosion.

Instead, an uncanny stillness reigned.

The Mystic Origin Heavy Water was as thick and still as ink, as heavy as a thousand jun, yet it floated above the center.

At the center of the Heavenly Gang Bifeng Pool, Bifeng arose from the depths, its sinister cold eating into the bones.

The wind in the pool brushed over the heavy water, turning blue-gray, without a ripple or a crease, only etching the chill deeper.

All at once, the azure wind Qi turned to liquid, and the surface of the Mystic Origin Heavy Water rippled faintly.

The Bifeng spiraled up along its path, and the dark azure vortex slowly meshed with the ink-black mirror of water, like a giant millstone grinding through the void.

Where the utmost Yin converged, a point of faint light quietly appeared.

It was as dark as the deepest night and as solid as cold jade, yet unmistakably shaped like fire.

At Yin's extreme, light was born; in utter stillness, radiance coalesced.

When the Yin Fire ignited, the entire Blackwater Abyss trembled gently, and the Bifeng bowed low.

There was no scorching heat, only pure darkness boiling in the silence, like a shadow forgotten when heaven and earth first opened, finally taking form at this moment.

The wind and water had completed their cycle, and the fire of utmost darkness was born at the very end.

This was the Zhu Nantian Yin Fire.

Ye Jinyu looked at this wondrous treasure of heaven and earth; it was truly a jewel of creation.

"The Bifeng is spent, the heavy water emerges, and the Yin Fire appears."

"Wind and water cycle and sustain each other, and the Zhu Nantian Yin Fire is born!"

Within Ye Jinyu's Divine Sense, the Heavenly Cauldron of Fate trembled, and line after line of golden characters shone with light.

A Cultivation Method was presented through the system!

[Zhu Yin Heavenly Fire Manual]