Chapter 111: The Phoenix Returns to Court

  Yanjing Small World

  Forty years of dyeing and forty years as prime minister at Lin's mansion

  As for Lin Mansion, everyone in Yanjing knows about it and is familiar with it.

  This grand Lin Mansion is the residence of the current Grand Councilor Lin Yanqiu. It is said that Lin Yanqiu was once the number one young master in the capital city of Yanjing, a new jinshi (a successful candidate in the highest imperial examination), with exceptional looks and extraordinary talent, which is why he became the youngest Grand Councilor in the history of the Qi Dynasty at such a young age. And his second son, Lin Fan, is even more outstanding than him. Born with a jade spoon in his mouth, extremely intelligent, and exceptionally handsome, surpassing his father who was once the number one young master in Yanjing by several degrees.

  Lin Fan was only 12 years old when he passed the imperial examination and became a new jinshi, but unexpectedly, he did not embark on an official career from then on. Instead, he devoted himself to studying under Yanjing's most famous Taoist master "Fan Chen". From then on, he lived a secluded life, focusing solely on his spiritual pursuits, leading a semi-reclusive life. When news of Lin Fan's devotion to the Tao spread, countless unmarried young women with romantic notions cried themselves blind and sighed in despair.

  When it comes to Lin Fan, everyone praises him endlessly. However, as soon as his twin sister Lin Xue is mentioned, almost everyone will have an awkward expression.

  Lin Xue was born with a head of white hair, her skin wrinkled like an eighty-year-old woman, and her body weak and frail, making people feel eerie no matter how they looked at her. Because Lin Xue was different from ordinary people, just three days after she was born, a Taoist monk came to the door, saying that she was a reincarnated demon, and must be imprisoned for life to suppress her evil energy.

  The head of the Lin family, who had always believed in gods and spirits, Lin Yanqiu's mother, immediately regarded this newly born granddaughter as a scourge, handing her over to the wet nurse, disregarding Lin Yanqiu and his wife Mei Shuang's strong opposition, resolutely imprisoning Lin Xue in a remote empty courtyard in the northwest corner of the Lin family mansion.

  Lin Xue was originally weak and feeble, everyone thought she would quietly die in the empty courtyard, but unexpectedly, she struggled to survive all the way.

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  Lin Mansion

  In the third month of spring, the atmosphere is filled with vitality. Except for a desolate house in the far northwest corner, the Lin's residence inside and out is full of auspicious colors.

  However, this good weather did not last long. In just a short while, the clear sky that had been shining brightly just a moment before suddenly became overcast with thick dark clouds.

  "Rumble...!" A sudden clap of thunder sounded, a bolt of lightning flashed across the sky!

  With the arrival of thunder and lightning, the originally overcast sky became darker and darker, like a black curtain that oppressed people.

  In the brief moment when lightning split the sky, in a desolate detached house located at the northwest corner of Lin's residence, there was a woman wearing white clothes and having beautiful hair sitting cross-legged on a cushion with her eyes closed, deep in thought.

  At this time, lightning flashed outside, and for a moment it was terrifying, but it had no effect on the woman in white.

  This woman in white is none other than Lin Snow, the eldest young lady of the Lin Manor, also known as Fengli Xi who has experienced the world once.

  Another thunderclap boomed, and the white eyebrows that were as thin as a thread trembled slightly in the wind. He finally woke up from his meditation, slowly opening his eyes.

  As if sensing something was amiss outside, Fengli Xi stood up, counted on his fingers, and looked shocked.

  As if he didn't dare believe it, Fengli Xi quickly opened the quiet room and walked out of the house.

  Fengri Xi stood in the midst of thunder and lightning, clad in a simple white robe. With her hands behind her back, she gazed out at the increasingly dense dark clouds, as the wind howled and the air churned with turbulent energy. The thick cloud layers rolled and tumbled, bellowing loudly, until soon a massive whirlpool formed...

  Seeing this scene, Feng Li Xi's clear and bright eyes kept sparkling.

  She had seen such a sky before.

  The heavenly tribulation and heavenly phenomenon before Master Dan's ascension were just like this.

  Gently lowering his eyelids, a wisp of spiritual energy was released into the wind, carefully entering his own dantian. After a careful examination, it was indeed as expected - that half-liquid spiritual energy had signs of coagulating into a dan.

  In her past life, the wish that she had tried every means to achieve but failed to fulfill, was actually fulfilled in this small world with scarce spiritual energy, which made Feng Ri Xi feel emotional and introspective.

  Fengli Xi still vaguely remembered that she had long since died and disappeared, but she didn't expect that when she regained consciousness again, she would have already undergone rebirth and reincarnation, and was reborn into this small world of Yanjing.

  Yanjing Small World is like thousands of small worlds, lacking in spiritual energy. Few people living here have spiritual roots, they won't cultivate immortality but can practice martial arts.

  Unexpectedly got a chance of 'rebirth', Feng Li Xi was initially stunned.

  However, after being misunderstood as a 'monster' and demoted to this remote courtyard, Fengli gradually calmed down.

  Nor did she know what price Lingshuang had paid for her to have this chance of rebirth, so how could she not cherish it?!

  So, Fengli Xi faced her grandmother's 'ignorance' and 'indifference', without getting angry, quietly lying in the nanny's arms to drink milk, after finishing sleep, waiting until she could take care of herself, then plunged into a quiet room, closed the door and started cultivating.

  As she was a tempered body reborn, her original cultivation had not dissipated. Moreover, the thorough fusion of her spiritual and physical bodies over the past twenty years had resolved the 'evil affliction' that had prevented her from forming her Core - the problem of her spiritual and physical bodies being unable to merge.

  It is precisely because "evil diseases" no longer exist that this conclusion of Dan Tian Xiang has appeared!

  Thinking of this, Fengri Xi concentrated her mind and didn't go back to the house. She immediately drew a few boundary symbols with her hand and sat cross-legged, entering a state of meditation.

  In the wind, Xi released her divine consciousness into her body and began to examine it carefully. She saw that in the large and small veins of her physical body, countless spiritual energy clusters emerged. At first, those energy clusters were like headless flies, flying around randomly, but later, under the guidance of Feng Ri Xi's divine consciousness, they slowly calmed down, finally flowing smoothly into the dantian, one by one, clustering together.

  Under the impact of that constantly jumping spiritual energy sphere, Feng Ri Xi clearly felt her veins vaguely showing signs of continuous expansion and filling.

  Just then, as the spiritual energy surged and washed against the walls of his meridians, Feng Li Xi also felt a wave of heart-wrenching pain.

  This method of forcibly flushing the vein is really unbearable and extremely painful!

  Feng Lixi deeply furrowed her brow, exerting great effort to endure the various pains within her body. At this point, she had no way to retreat! She must successfully form the elixir!

  Thinking of this, Fengri Xi gritted her teeth and endured silently.

  When all those small spiritual energies had gathered inside his dantian, Feng Li Xi finally let out a sigh of relief.

  At this time, the spiritual energy has already gathered together. Next, as long as the movement of the body's true yuan is urged, the spiritual energy that has already gathered will be compressed and refined, forming a completely solidified spiritual energy sphere, which is the success of forming an elixir.

  Settle the spirit, in the wind, Xi does not dare to slack off. To the greatest extent possible, he promotes his true yuan, continuously injecting it into the dantian, allowing the true yuan to constantly flush against the coalesced spiritual energy sphere, forcing the spiritual energy sphere to compress and rotate continuously...

  Fengri Xi, due to her congenital yuan yin depletion, had very little pure true yuan in her body. This method of constantly consuming true yuan to flush the lingqi group was a real challenge for her.

  Will you be able to complete the dan smoothly in this one move?

  In the lower abdomen, the spiritual energy ball that had already taken shape was continuously absorbing the true yuan, its rotational speed getting faster and faster, finally seeming to reach an extreme.

  In the nearly collapsing void, Feng Li Xi concentrated and took a look, only to discover that the spiritual energy cluster in his dantian, which was originally half-liquidized, was becoming increasingly solidified. Feng Li Xi's heart felt a surge of joy, not daring to slacken off even for a moment, he immediately focused his mind and once again adjusted his true yuan, ceaselessly polishing and refining the increasingly solidifying spiritual energy cluster...

  It's unknown how much time had passed, until the numbness of pain had set in for Feng Ri Xi, and when he thought he couldn't hold on any longer...

  Only a burst of golden light emerged from her dantian, wrapping the increasingly solidified spiritual energy ball inside...

  The golden light that was about to pierce the target gradually dimmed, and Feng Xiding took a look, a golden elixir that shone brightly surrounded the dantian, suspended in mid-air and spinning continuously...

  Until then, Fengli Xi finally put her mind at ease! A strong pressure belonging to the Golden Elixir cultivator was constantly emanating from her body...

  At this point, her Golden Elixir has been formed!

  Suppressing her temper, Fengli Xi slowly retrieved the true yuan one by one. Only when her breathing had completely calmed down did she slowly open her eyes.

  Feeling refreshed and free from burdens, she gazed at herself lightly in the breeze. Suddenly, she discovered that the wrinkles on her skin, which had accompanied her for twenty years, had vanished, replaced by her former snow-like complexion. Her hair, once dull, now shone with a lustrous blackness.

  A sudden surprise in the wind. Immediately, a rhombus mirror appeared in her hand, and after taking a closer look, she found that her current appearance was 80% similar to Shanjiuming's, but even more stunning than before.

  Alas, Feng Li sighed softly in the wind. It seems that she is getting further and further away from the "elegant and refined" standard!

  At this point, Feng Ri Xi had already made up her mind. She was afraid that she would successfully condense the elixir and fully merge her spiritual and physical bodies, allowing her physical body to recover to its peak state due to the internal pressure.

  Thinking of this, Feng Lixi finally let go and was no longer entangled.

  With a calm and peaceful mind, Fengli Xi raised her eyes to gaze at the sky, only to see that the previously overcast sky had cleared up, with all the dark clouds disappearing without a trace. In their place was a magnificent seven-colored rainbow stretching across the horizon.

  Before long, a clear sky reappeared with a series of rare and precious bird-and-flower totems floating in it. The celestial music faintly sounded, spreading across the entire land.

  Just as Xi was gazing up at the celestial phenomenon in the sky, suddenly, a phoenix appeared in the blue sky, spreading its wings and flying high above. The scene was enormous, with an aura that was awe-inspiring, making the entire capital city of Yanjing seem insignificant under the pressure of the phoenix.

  Looking at this unexpected celestial phenomenon, Fengri Xi couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.

  This 'Phoenix Returns to the Nest' celestial sign wasn't the first time Feng Lixue had seen it. As early as when Mo Junya was forming his elixir, she had been lucky enough to see it once. This time, with such a good thing happening to herself, Feng Lixue didn't have even half a hint of joy on her face.

  She can now imagine how much misfortune this unusual phenomenon will bring to her future life.

  Thinking of this, Fengri Xi couldn't help but quietly spit out a mouthful of turbid air.

  The phoenix-like Dan Tian maintained for nearly two hours before gradually disappearing.

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  Everyone in the imperial city was amazed by the sudden appearance of the 'Phoenix Returns to the Nest' celestial phenomenon, and when they were about to pay their respects with three knocks and nine bows, a man dressed in white clothes, with an exceptionally handsome face, looked up towards the direction of Lin's residence, initially stunned, then involuntarily sighed, "The Phoenix Returns to the Nest? It seems that someone has successfully refined their elixir!"

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  The man in white fell silent after finishing speaking.

  Although the phenomenon of "Phoenix Returning to the Nest" is not unusual in the Cultivation Realm, it is extremely rare. Any cultivator who exhibits this phenomenon during their foundation-building will undoubtedly become a leading figure in the Cultivation Realm in the future. However, if such a phenomenon were to occur in the Mortal Realm, it would likely attract unnecessary attention.

  I didn't expect that in this world lacking spiritual energy, someone would actually be able to successfully form a dan, it's truly unexpected!

  The place where the "Phoenix Returns" heavenly sign gathered was precisely Lin Manor. It seemed that he had to go to Lin Manor, to investigate thoroughly!

  At this thought, the man in white's pale lips slightly curled up...

  Here is the translation:

  On this side, Fengri Xi had just formed the elixir and then once again entered the quiet room to meditate in seclusion, consolidating the realm of forming the elixir.

  When she came out of the quiet room again, it had only been three short days since her successful foundation establishment.

  Originally, it would take at least a year to consolidate the boundary of Jie Dan. However, due to concerns that the "Phoenix Returns" celestial phenomenon might bring unnecessary trouble and scrutiny, Feng Li Xi didn't want to disappear for too long either. This time, he only secluded himself for three days, slightly stabilizing his boundary before coming out again.

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  Sure, here is the translation:

  As expected, as soon as Feng Li Xi stepped out of her quiet room, she saw that the usually deserted courtyard was actually crowded with quite a few people. Looking at their slightly tired expressions, it seemed they had been waiting for her for a considerable amount of time.

  Lowering her head, she glanced at her own attire and felt extremely fortunate that she had hidden her originally resplendent appearance when she left the pass, replacing it with that head of magnificent hair and skin as dry as withered wood.

  Otherwise, wouldn't letting everyone see her transform from an 80-year-old woman to a beautiful 18-year-old girl get her dragged out and killed?!

  "Xue Yatou, come here and let grandma take a look!" Just as she was lost in thought, an elderly noblewoman with a phoenix-head cane and somewhat unsteady gait softly called out to her.

  Upon hearing this, Fengli Xi lightly curled up the corners of her lips, revealing a mocking smile.

  Twenty years ago, regardless of right or wrong, it was the woman in front of her who had believed the rumors and banished her to this desolate courtyard.

  Twenty years later, she actually condescended to stand in front of her house, quietly waiting for her for a long time, and affectionately called out to her "Xue Tou"?!

  The stark contrast between the two is truly breathtaking, leaving one speechless and sighing in admiration.

  It's just that the family's matriarch in front of her must have seen the auspicious sign of the phoenix returning to its nest, thinking that she was no longer a demon spawn, which is why she came looking for her!

  Old lady, is this reality? Is it really so unpredictable?! Does your son know about this?!

  Feng Li Xi couldn't help but silently mock in her heart...

  Although the wind was filled with all sorts of grievances, her face didn't show it. She continued to move forward and bowed respectfully towards Lin family's grandmother, saying "Lin Xue pays respects to Grandmother!"

  "Good! Good! Good!" Upon hearing this, Lin's grandmother eagerly grasped Feng Rixi's hand and was momentarily choked with emotion, unsure of what to do.

  Having no mood to continue accompanying Lin's grandmother, Feng Li Xi quietly withdrew her arm without leaving any trace, standing silently beside her, not saying a word.

  As if she had sensed the distance in Lin's attitude, Grandma Lin's face stiffened involuntarily.

  After a brief silence, Grandma Lin's face finally eased. She stretched out her hand and beckoned to her eldest grandson, Lin Youyuan, signaling him to come over. Turning to Feng Li Xi, she made the introduction, "Xue Tou, this is your elder brother Lin Youyuan!"

  "Lin Xue pays respects to Big Brother!" She nodded slightly and nimbly gave a courtesy to the handsome young man in front of her.

  The ceremony ended, and Feng Li Xi retreated to one side once again, silent.

  "What's going on with Lin Fan?!" The matriarch of the Lin family furrowed her brow and urged the servant.

  "Reporting to the old madam, the young master is still in the Dan room..." Looking at the increasingly gloomy face of Lin's grandmother, the servant did not dare to be slow and immediately stuttered out the truth.

  "What nonsense! Are you going to call him over to see his twin sister?!" Upon hearing this, the Lin family's grandmother was indeed enraged.

  She saw her repeatedly stomping the ground with the phoenix-head cane in her hand, and was about to scold loudly, when a young man wearing a light purple plain silk robe quickly walked over from not far away.

  "Sorry for being late! I hope you won't blame me, Grandmother!" The young man slightly bowed his head and greeted the Lin family's grandmother with a slight smile.

  "Man'er! You're not young anymore, when can you return from the wrong path of cultivation? The Lin family's descendants are thin, you should hurry up and get married!" Seeing her most beloved grandson, the Lin family's grandmother was filled with emotions.

  Lin Fan is already twenty years old, and other princes of his age have long since married their wives, had several concubines, and had children. Unfortunately, he has been devoted to cultivating the Tao, and until now, not only has he not married a wife, but he doesn't even have a single concubine. This truly makes his mother anxious, to the point where she almost directly sent women to his bed!

  At these words, Fengli Xi raised her eyes to look at the newcomer and was taken aback for a moment.

  Only to see that young man was truly extraordinary in appearance, at this moment, he was standing facing the wind with his back to the wind, his pale purple robe fluttering in the wind, his face expressionless, his single hand behind his back standing tall, his raven hair with a hint of purple tied up by a white jade hairpin, fluttering in the wind, he seemed like a recluse hidden in the mortal world, his whole person exuding an extremely extraordinary and otherworldly flavor.

  "Master..." Fengli Xi just opened his mouth, and suddenly fell silent.

  Although the man in front of him did not resemble Xi Yu Wu Yun's appearance, the aura emanating from his body was identical to hers. Feng Li Xi glanced at the emerald jade pendant hanging on his chest and became even more certain of his true identity.

  What she fears is that the man in front of her is not only her brother Lin Fan in this life, but also her master and husband in her previous life - Xi Yue Wu Yu.

  The emerald jade hanging on his body was not an ordinary jade, but the 'Mingling Demon Stone'. Perhaps it was Lingshuang who had tampered with the 'Mingling Demon Stone', hiding the demonic energy on the stone, making it impossible for others to discover its abnormality.

  Although surprised that Xi Yue Wu also entered the world with her, Feng Li Xi still more or less guessed his purpose for this trip.

  Although there is the 'Netherworld Demon Stone', it's not something that can be fully absorbed into Xie Wu Dian's body in a short time. Rather than staying in the cultivation world where crisis lurks everywhere and there's always the possibility of being discovered, it's better to come to this mortal world for once. Moreover, taking the mother's body on a trip can help Xie Wu Dian's fragmented soul sea merge faster.

  It's just that, I'm afraid that before the recognition sea is fully integrated, Lin Fan won't recover even a bit of memory belonging to Xi Yu Wu!

  Although Lin Fan is now just an ordinary person, his subconscious actions still make him wholeheartedly pursue the Tao, which is completely in line with Xue Wudang's style of doing things.

  Thinking of this, Fengri Xi smiled and stepped forward to help Lin Fan out of the situation, "I suppose this is Second Brother, Lin Xue greets you!"