Chapter Twelve: The Ninth Underworld Phoenix, Moonlight Treasure Box

  The great mountain is dark and boundless, with only the precipitous cliffs standing upright between heaven and earth like a knife cut or an axe chop.

  Three thousand miles west of the East Sea, in a land south of the equator, towering mountains stand tall, with dense forests that are impossible to count. Great demons and beasts roam freely, and there are countless divine caves and palaces. Moreover, there exist great masters who can move mountains and fill oceans, bringing back massive peaks from unknown distances to create the harmony of yin and yang. Endless rays of light descend from the heavens, creating a sacred realm of immortals.

  On this day, a group of eerie and suspicious demons came from the north, lying on the steep cliffs, waiting quietly, unknown what they wanted to do.

  "Your Highness, our Scale Armor Clan has so many beautiful women, why must you look afar? Look at the White Snake Clan, there is a woman named Shu Zhen, she is the daughter of the White Snake Clan's leader, why not propose to her?" A burly man asked with a hint of concern and fear in his eyes.

  "Hmph, what do you know, you turtle snake? Beautiful women are easy to get, but tasteless. Haven't you seen my big brother? He caught a peacock and shows it off every day, strutting around proudly. But honestly, the women of the flying tribe are truly beautiful. This time, I'm going to catch a phoenix tribe woman and bring her back! Hmph! Let them be shocked and envious, and also my father, who's always in his harem, diligently cultivating those crooked melons... and producing something like the nine sons of the dragon, so ugly, completely lacking taste!" The handsome young man said, his eyes gleaming with a fierce light, a hint of a smile playing on his lips.

  "Fenghuang tribe?" The Great Han people exclaimed in unison, they were usually the guards of the five dragon princes and never questioned what the fifth prince did, but now, the fifth prince was so bold as to do such a thing at this time?

  "Hush! Are you looking for death? Do you think I don't know? My father, the Emperor, has long instructed us to restrain our emotions and avoid conflicts. But I've received news that a freak was born in the Phoenix Clan - an all-black creature that resembles a demon god. It's already been expelled from the clan and is sure to pass through here today."

  "So that's how it is! The fifth prince is indeed brilliant!"

  "Of course!"

  The north wind howls and blows, the big monsters come and go frequently, but as if there is a tacit agreement, they give way to each other and do not conflict. As if disaster is approaching, they hide separately.

  At this moment, the man lying on the mountain ridge's eyes shone brightly, staring intently at the southern sky.

  Only a strange creature flew in from the south, like a noble bird dwelling on the ninth heaven, and also like a magical god dwelling under the nine hells. It has the appearance of a phoenix, with a swan's neck in front, a unicorn's back, a snake's neck, a fish's tail, a stork's legs, a dragon's scales, a turtle's shell, a swallow's chin, and a rooster's beak. The swan-like neck is called Xuan, the unicorn-like back is called Feng, the snake-like neck is called Wan, the fish-like tail is called Qi, the stork-like legs are called Zhuo, the dragon-like scales are called Wen, the turtle-like shell is called Long, and the swallow-like chin is called Fang. What a beautiful, dignified, and noble bird!

  However, a black attire evokes fear in people's hearts, and his dark and gloomy eyes seem like those of the nine-underworld demon god, devouring all living beings.

  "It's her! Hoot!" A dragon-like body accompanied by a dragon's roar, flew up to the sky and blocked the black bird's path.

  "Get out of the way!" A voice like a yellow oriole's song, soft and melodious, yet filled with sorrow, helplessness, and despair, came from the black bird.

  A jet of black transparent flame spewed out from his mouth, and several large snakes were stained with a little, instantly burning all over the body.

  "What is this flame, so powerful?" The giant snakes' bodies flowed with different breaths, either water, wind or earth, to extinguish the flames, but their primordial spirit seemed to be scorched, causing them extreme pain.

  "Indeed, a masterful move, worthy of the Phoenix Clan! The Way of Wind and Clouds, binding!" The five-clawed golden dragon appeared and disappeared, large and small, not allowing the flames to touch it. Then, with a flip of its body, a cloud of air like a cage enveloped the black bird.

  "You lecherous dragons and snakes, today I will cut off your *!"

  Whoosh! A phoenix cry, the black bird transformed into a woman, her figure was slender and elegant, beautiful as a flower, her face was icy cold, her eyes were filled with anger, her long hair cascaded down her shoulders. What a stunning beauty, her face had a hint of thin anger, even more charming. Only to see her hands forming a seal, a black transparent flame formed in her hand, transformed into a black bird and flew towards the sky.

  It can be said that black smoke filled the sky, burning so fiercely that even the golden dragon and silver snake dodged left and right.

  "Golden Dragon Suppresses Phoenix Seal!" A dragon-shaped giant seal suddenly appeared in the air, and then pressed down on the black-clothed woman. A golden light transformed into a heavenly net that trapped the woman, rendering her immobile, causing her to fall to the ground.

  "Ah! You dragon clan are indeed sinister, let me go!" The black-robed woman struggled on the ground, looking at the man who appeared before her.

  "Haha, come back with me! Let's go!" The man was about to pick up the woman.

  "Bang bang bang! What a great show of Golden Dragon and Phoenix, it's amazing to the extreme. You dragon clan can't make some progress? Today you rob people's spiritual treasure, tomorrow you force good people to become prostitutes, but when you meet me, you're in big trouble."

  A white-haired man suddenly flew down from the top of the mountain and landed in front of the man, then looked at the woman on the ground.

  "Jiuyou Ming Huang, it's hard to get, hard to get! Maiden, rise!" The white-haired man waved his hand, a whirlpool flashed by, and the golden net on the woman's body broke with a loud noise. The woman leapt up and came to stand behind the white-haired man.

  Phoenix tribe, male is Feng, female is Huang.

  "Thank you for saving my life, may I ask your noble name?" the woman asked solemnly.

  "Haha, I'll take care of this injustice for you. No need to be polite, young lady. I'm just a free and easy wanderer!" the white-haired man said.

  "Ah! You're the Carefree Demon, don't kill me, please spare my life! I'll give you spiritual treasures, no, take my blood, I'll give it all to you, just leave me with a breath of life!" The man's legs turned soft as soon as he heard this, and he knelt down on the ground, trembling with fear. The big men behind him even wet their pants.

  "Huh? My reputation is so great?" The white-haired man rubbed his nose in incredulity.

  The woman in black suddenly looked over curiously, wondering what the white-haired man had done to make the invincible Golden Dragon so shocked.

  "One million years ago, in our dragon clan, there was a legend about a white-haired carefree demon. At that time, the Eight Hundred Li River of Flowing Sand slaughtered millions of demonic beasts, and blood flowed like rivers. Now, that place is still barren and has become a dead zone."

  "It's just killing some demon beasts, isn't it? There must be a reason for everything, greed will lead to disaster, just like your dragon clan, prosperous but declining, not far from extinction. Hmph, what spiritual treasure is left behind, you can roll away!" The white-haired man said.

  "Yes!" The man and the Great Hans fled in a hurry.

  Huang Xiaoyao picked up two spiritual treasures, and upon closer inspection, they were both mid-grade spiritual treasures. One was a jade seal called Golden Dragon Subduing Phoenix Seal, and the other was a jade sword called Double Carp Subduing Demon Sword, which had actually been transformed from two carp made of jade.

  "Hey, miss, no need to be so afraid of me. It was a matter of circumstance back then. If they hadn't wanted to take me to the Dragon Clan for reward, that thing wouldn't have happened. Alright, this sword is yours." Huang Xiaoyao felt uncomfortable as he looked at the black-clothed woman's fearful gaze.

  "Ah, you're really giving it to me? This is a rare and precious treasure!"

  "Here you go!"

  "Waaah, thank you, you're a good person!" The woman suddenly burst into tears, leaving Huang Xiaoyou at a loss.

  "What's wrong with you? Aren't you happy? Then give it back to me!" Huang Xiaoyao said.

  "No way! I'm just too excited, from childhood to adulthood, they all kept me at a distance, saying I was a monster, saying I was the reincarnation of a devil, even cutting down the black paulownia tree where I was born, and not even my mother wanted me... Waaahhh, only you treated me so well, you're a good person!"

  The woman in black seemed to have found a place to vent, and she rushed into Huang Xiaoyao's arms and started crying. The scene of a girl longing for love standing alone under the black willow tree flashed before Huang Xiaoyao's eyes, making his heart knot.

  "Alright, alright, don't mind them, they're just ignorant. They think they're noble, but in reality, even one of your hairs is worth more than all of them combined. Their eyesight is really poor, they actually don't know that you are the body of the Nine Underworld Phoenix, the Nine Underworld Phoenix, which controls the Nine Underworld Fire, a flame that's on the same level as the Industry Fire. By the way, what's your name?" Huang Xiaoyao comforted.

  "They say I have no name and am unworthy of the surname Huang."

  "Hmph, don't be so arrogant, from now on you'll call me You Huang! Let's go, we're going treasure hunting!"

  "Ah! My name is You Huang, thank you, Xiao Yao brother!"

  "Xiaoyao brother? You're not Zhao Ling'er!"

  "Who is Zhao Ling'er?"

  Tianlong Mountain Range, Tianlong Temple.

  "Xiaoyao is back! Xiaoyao Demon is back!"

  "What a mess!"

  "Father Emperor, that carefree demon has returned again!"

  "Oh? Where?"

  "On the Zitong Mountain!"

  "Alright! Let the Great General lead a million troops to go this time. If we can't catch him, our dragon clan's reputation will be completely ruined!"

  Five hundred miles north of the Zitong Mountains, there is a mountain called Guanshan. On it lives a strange beast named Xiao Yue Tian Lang. It is one hundred zhang tall, with a white body and a curved moon-shaped horn on its head. It hides during the day and comes out at night, eating one hundred evil spirits daily, turning the immortal realm of Guanshan into a demonic realm.

  "Mount Duan should be here, I heard that Yueyue Tiangong is also a Honghuang alien species, can evoke the glory of the moon and stars, transform into the momentum of heaven and earth, extremely powerful, and he has a spiritual treasure in his hand, we must be careful." Just then, a man and a woman appeared at the foot of Mount Duan.

  These two were Huang Xiaoyou and You Huan, they traveled north, passing through countless high mountains and vast wetlands, and gained a lot along the way. When they arrived near Mount Zhan, they heard those demon beasts talking about the howling moon wolf.

  Listening, Huang Xiaoyou became very interested. He knew that any Desolate Ancient Species contained the blood of a certain Chaos Demon God, which contained some fragments of the Great Dao, exactly what he needed. Moreover, the blood of the Desolate Ancient Species was noble, and it was also what he needed.

  "Aooo!" A wolf howl, a beam of moonlight accompanied by the wolf's cry descended from the sky, containing immense energy. A gigantic white wolf, hundreds of feet tall, stood atop the mountain, looking up at the moon and letting out a mighty roar. With each breath, it absorbed the moonlight into its body, and its body seemed to be washed clean by the flowing light. Its originally blood-soaked body was now filled with sacredness, as if it were a holy beast of heaven and earth.

  However, when the moonlight dissipated, the white wolf suddenly opened its huge mouth and took a powerful suck. A strong suction force came from all directions, causing all the demons and spirits near Mount Xue to lose control of their bodies and fly into the giant white wolf's mouth.

  "Halt! You little demon wolf, how dare you do evil! Today, this dragon will uphold justice for heaven and eliminate you, the demon wolf!" Suddenly, a golden dragon with five claws, thousands of feet long, appeared out of nowhere, spewing out a mouthful of wind and cloud energy that blocked the white wolf's suction power.

  "Hmph, I am the sacred beast Xī Yuè Tiān Láng. You dragon clan, how dare you block my path to food? We don't interfere with each other's business! Behold, my Moon Blade Divine Ability!" A rapidly spinning moon blade shot towards the Golden Dragon, capable of slicing through even air itself.

  "Hmph, a trivial skill! The Way of Wind and Clouds, the Art of Turning Clouds and Rain!"

  Suddenly a dark cloud flew in from the horizon and acid rain started pouring down, corroding several large patches on the white wolf's shiny white fur!

  "Aaaaah! You're doomed, Moonlight Treasure Box, banish the living being in front of me to an unknown world!" Suddenly, a shiny box appeared in the white wolf's mouth, filled with mysterious runes. As soon as the box opened, a beam of moon-colored light shot out.

  "I wipe, I crazily wipe, Moonlight Treasure Box?"

  Huang Xiaoyao was shocked and quickly dodged the moonlight beam, then transformed into a human form. With a flash of his body, he arrived at the white wolf's head and punched down with a loud crash, releasing a powerful force along with his fist.

  "Aaah!" The white wolf stumbled and turned around, rolling on the ground, letting out a miserable howl!

  "Despicable, behold my Moonlight Body, transform into light!" The White Wolf's body suddenly turned from solid to ethereal, transforming into a phantom white wolf made of moonlight.

  "Do you think I won't be able to hit you like this? Devouring Technique!" A black whirlpool floated up from Huang Xiaoyao's palm, and then he slapped it onto Bai Lang's body. Bai Lang's moonlit body shook violently, and suddenly flowed into the whirlpool.

  "Ahh! Let me go, do you know who I am? I am the mount of the great Moon God, Howling Moon Wolf, let me go!"

  "God of the moon? What god of the moon? Haha, this Moonlight Treasure Box is mine now, who cares about the God of the Moon or the Sun God, haha. Let me see if this Moonlight Treasure Box is the legendary one." said Huang Xiaoyao.

  "Spare your fellow Taoist!" A cold and sacred voice came from afar, accompanied by a wave of moonlight!