Chapter 1837 - 1835: Brilliant Days
Chapter 1837: Chapter 1835: Brilliant Days
Sima Xiaowen smirked noncommittally.
Someone like Xino, sometimes even he doesn’t know if the words he casually utters are true or not.
So how could she take it to heart?
In almost the blink of an eye, the day of the grand sacrificial ceremony arrived. It was a morning where the sun rose from the east, the dazzling sunlight enveloping this mysterious land.
Here, it’s always like spring, and under the bright sunshine, it seemed like a paradise.
After breakfast, getting herself ready, before the appointed time, all of the Phoenix Clan members arrived at the Divine Land Hall. As always, this was the place for important ceremonies, though it was different from before, because many were missing.
Although there aren’t many members of the Phoenix Clan, there used to be over a thousand. Many perished, scattered across the lands, and now only about one hundred can be contacted, though some couldn’t return in time, or for various reasons couldn’t be reached. Thus, standing within the hall, their emotions were extremely complicated.
But no matter what, they stood here eventually.
Having endured vicissitudes, after countless years, they returned to the place where they were born and had once struggled.
Chu Chengfeng stood at the forefront, and beside him, naturally, was Liu Ling, who was recently basking in the favor of spring breezes.
At this moment, Liu Ling’s expression was solemn, yet the corners of her eyes frequently darted to the two sealed locations.
Truly cunning; no one knew that the place housing sacred artifacts was also sealed with malevolent energy, yet when she opened it back then, the malevolent energy had already dissipated.
Now it seems that by simply unsealing it, she could obtain the sacred artifact, find this object, and open the space-time passage to reach paradise—a place everyone dreams of, unlike this sullied world.
However, Liu Ling merely glanced briefly before quickly redirecting her gaze, for at this critical juncture, she couldn’t afford any mistakes, especially with so many watching her.
Following the original order, behind Chu Chengfeng were several elders, followed by other clan members, adhering to their established rituals, beginning to worship the ancestral spirits of the Phoenix Clan’s Divine Clan.
In the final segment, Chu Chengfeng suddenly halted.
He glanced at Liu Ling beside him and then solemnly said to the elders behind him, "Liu Ling is now the future Clan Leader’s Wife; she must gain recognition from the ancestral spirits so she should stand at the main position. I will activate the Memory Stone to document Liu Ling’s image."
Elder Sima and Elder San Ye exchanged glances, knowing it was necessary.
It was like the ordinary noble families inscribing their wives’ names in the genealogy—it’s a similar reasoning.
Thus, the elders retreated, allowing Liu Ling to take the main position.
Liu Ling, somewhat pleased with herself, her brows unable to conceal excitement; once she passed this step, she’d be recognized as the Clan Leader’s Wife by the Divine Clan. Though she wouldn’t have the clan leader’s authority, what she desired was at her fingertips.
She even looked smugly at Sima Xiaowen standing in the rear.
This woman, forever relegated to the back.
She must never think she can surpass her; even if Liu Ling leaves, she will take Chu Chengfeng with her, definitely not giving Sima Xiaowen any chance.
Yet Liu Ling appeared calm, forcibly suppressing all her thoughts, then stepped onto the main position—an extraordinary place with unique formations of the Divine Clan; without the Divine Clan lineage, it was impossible to stand here.
Chu Chengfeng stepped aside, and everyone in the hall watched him.
At this moment, Chu Chengfeng appeared calm, prompting Elder Sima to admire how Chu Chengfeng increasingly resembles the old clan leader, showcasing his stability in hosting the ceremony, proving his capability to fulfill the role of clan leader.
At this point, the Divine Land Hall was silent, as the established barrier prevented the sound of the birds from the valley outside, making it seem like even a pin drop would be audible.
Now, Chu Chengfeng saw Liu Ling had prepared everything, and Elder Sima and Elder San Ye nodded to him, signaling he could commence as Liu Ling was recognized by the Divine Clan.
After all, Liu Ling is of the Phoenix Clan’s lineage, her blood very pure.
Chu Chengfeng glanced at Liu Ling, who looked back at him.
At that moment, Liu Ling slowly curled her lips, presenting her most beautiful and gentle side to Chu Chengfeng.
For at this moment, Chu Chengfeng was not only Mo Li but also the Phoenix Clan’s clan leader.
Hosting the sacrificial ceremony confirmed her identity, making it easy to unseal.
Chu Chengfeng nodded calmly to Liu Ling, then slightly curled his lips, turned, and summoned his spiritual flame—a blaze of intertwining black and red, resembling the Tai Chi Eight Trigrams Diagram, yet distinct from it.
The flame, though small, carried breathtaking divine power. Everyone was seeing it for the first time; they discovered Chu Chengfeng’s spiritual flame was much purer than the old clan leader’s, leading them to marvel at the apparent advantages his Nirvana had brought.
Yet none spoke; they focused intently on Liu Ling standing in the main position.
Then, the flame darted toward a direction—the divine altar. In its center lay a button, left behind by the ancestors as the Memory Stone, which only the clan leader with high inner strength could activate.
At this moment, Chu Chengfeng was that person.
This Memory Stone lay dormant for years, as no one exhausted their cultivation to activate it unless truly necessary.
But these people didn’t know that the Memory Stone also had another function.
As the black and red flame fell upon the switch, suddenly noises echoed in the hall, and then the air behind the altar fluctuated. Subsequently, a stone on the altar began emitting dazzling light, flowing with black and red flame, appearing exceedingly beautiful.
Apart from Elder Sima and Elder San Ye, others were witnessing it for the first time, especially Xino, eyes wide, afraid of missing a moment.
Quickly, the flame vanished, and the surrounding air flowed once more.
At that instant, Chu Chengfeng acted.
He reached for a switch to the side, a switch only he knew about.
Where Liu Ling stood was originally the formation eye, the main position, the mechanism set by the clan leader to protect herself, triggered in case of unexpected incidents.