The Investiture: Unlimited Blade Works Nezha
Chapter 172 - 171: The Request of the Phoenix Clan

Chapter 172: Chapter 171: The Request of the Phoenix Clan

In the end, it was the unbeatable Master Huang Long who stepped in to even out the gap between West Zhou and Yin Shang.

Previously, Huang Long had been injured simply because he was stubbornly holding on. After a grand feast in the Heavenly Court, he quickly absorbed and converted his gains, and his recovery was surprisingly swift.

In the face-off between Huang Long and Xiao Sheng and Cao Bao, the two mistook him for another easy target after seeing the previous two Scattering Treasure Children respectfully call him ’Martial Uncle.’ Without hesitation, they threw out the Treasure Money.

As the Treasure Money flew toward Master Huang Long, even it appeared confused. What Magical Treasure was on this man? Transforming into Golden Light, it circled around Huang Long briefly before returning to Xiao Sheng’s hand.

Xiao Sheng and Cao Bao: "???"

Nezha, watching the scene unfold: "Hilarious."

Following this, Huang Long battled two opponents at once. Although his cultivation was greater, he struggled against their array of Divine Equipment. Fortunately, his abundant mana allowed him to hold his ground and avoid being on the receiving end of the beating.

Nezha continued to watch the show with glee.

Meanwhile, outside the Nuwa Palace in Chaos, the battle seemed boring in the eyes of Nuwa. To her, the so-called Sealing God Battle resembled ants fighting one another—not nearly as captivating as her young apprentice’s antics.

However, she couldn’t rush things; otherwise, wouldn’t Nezha realize she had been watching him all along?

Qingluan appeared to sense Lady Nuwa’s frustration and made a somewhat contemplative expression.

Nuwa glanced at her and casually asked, "Xiaoqing, what’s wrong?"

Qingluan hastily stepped forward, knelt, and said, "Goddess, some relatives from the Phoenix Clan have a matter for which they’d like Little Brother Nezha’s assistance, but they require your approval.

The compensation afterward will surely satisfy Little Brother Nezha."

As a Saint, Nuwa instantly understood what the issue was with a single glance.

Speaking of it, the karmic cause of this matter lay with her foolish brother Fu Xi. Back in those days, the Innate Sacred Fu Xi did not pursue the Eight Diagram Dao but instead followed the Dao of Music.

The treasure tied to his attainment was named Fu Xi’s Zither.

Its strings aside, the body of the zither was crafted from one of the main branches of the Parasol Tree, one of the Ten Great Innate Spiritual Roots.

Mentioning the Parasol Tree naturally leads to the Phoenix Clan, as phoenixes refuse to perch on anything but parasol trees. At the time of the Dragon-Phoenix-Qilin rivalry, Nuwa and Fu Xi’s cultivation wasn’t low, but compared to Yuan Feng, they were not outstanding.

Take it by force?

Nuwa and Fu Xi weren’t nearly that reckless, but without the treasure for Fu Xi to attain Dao, his cultivation being stuck at Daluo Golden Immortal Peak was an unacceptable situation.

In the end, Nuwa and Fu Xi visited Yuan Feng, and after a ’friendly’ negotiation, Yuan Feng offered a piece of Parasol Wood, and the siblings owed her a karmic debt.

Saints are untainted by karma, so this debt naturally transferred to Nezha, the young apprentice continuously protected by the Saint.

Thinking back to Yuan Feng, whose unparalleled beauty in the Primordial sanctified her silence, Nuwa couldn’t help but feel a headache. She also quickly discerned the intentions of the Phoenix Clan at this moment.

She lazily turned over.

"Xiaoqing, let those relatives go and find Nezha themselves!"

Qingluan’s face immediately lit up with joy, and she bowed profusely in gratitude before rushing out.

The Qingluan Bird Clan is a pure phoenix lineage, but the Three Clan War was too tragic, leaving Qingluan’s elders all dead. Her beautiful form and sweet voice earned her favor and allowed her to become Nuwa’s mount, lifting her clan’s fortunes.

Despite this, she still maintains a private connection with the Phoenix Clan while harboring disdain for the Dragon Clan.

Returning to the Primordial World, her first act was to seek out the Nine Heavens Xuan Nu.

Nine Heavens Xuan Nu, originally a Xuan Niao and leader of the Xuan Niao Clan, with a cultivation comparable to the Mystic Sect’s One Corpse Quasi-Saint, had assisted the Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan in defeating Chiyou. Later, she orchestrated the divine descent of the Xuan Niao to give birth to Great Shang, leveraging Human Clan Qi Fortune to offset the Phoenix Clan karma and advancing her cultivation to One Corpse Cutting.

However, as a surviving member of the Phoenix Clan, her cultivation has been entirely locked. With Great Shang’s demise impending, it is likely to decrease further.

This is the plight of the Phoenix Clan. In contrast, the Ancestor Dragon Hall, where the Dragon Clan spends its days in slumber, enjoys far greater ease.

As for the Qilin Clan, they can’t even muster a Quasi-Saint-level expert anymore.

Xuan Nu, adept at military strategy, serves as the Phoenix Clan’s current brain.

This time, her plan was aimed at helping Yuan Feng.

Yuan Feng, the ancestor of the Phoenix Clan, was no match for the Ancestor Dragon. However, through sheer cunning, she implicated the uninvolved Qilin Clan, turning a two-sided duel into a three-clan war.

In the end, the strongest, Ancestor Dragon, sealed the Sea Eye. He could still move if he wanted to but chose to stay there for the sake of his clan.

Slightly weaker than Ancestor Dragon, Yuan Feng’s condition was far worse. Phoenixes are naturally gifted with Nirvana, a self-rebirth Divine Skill that enhances their potential, root bone, and cultivation with each cycle. In theory, Yuan Feng’s ninth Nirvana would achieve Chaos Origin.

But during the Three Clan War, she completed eight Nirvanas, falling short of the ninth. Exhausting all her accumulated potential, she can no longer undergo Nirvana. She is now eternally trapped at Tian Nan Volcano, tortured by earth fire, unable to amass the foundation for her ninth Nirvana, and stuck in a half-dead state.

The Ancestor Qilin’s plight is worse. Being the weakest of the three, his life is sustained purely by the energy provided to the earth veins he is tasked to stabilize. Without this support, he would have perished countless Yuan Hui ago.

Xuan Niao’s plan was to help Yuan Feng preserve her life. In the slim chance that the Primordial collapses and Yuan Feng escapes into Chaos for her ninth Nirvana, the Phoenix Clan could regain glory.

Although the likelihood of this is close to impossible.

Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin being the most authentic Chaos Divine Beasts, the chaotic energies considered lethal to immortals are merely sustenance to them—a delicacy, even.

Xuan Niao, watching Yin Shang’s journey down the path of self-destruction, thought it best to exploit them further and shift some of the Phoenix Clan’s karma onto them.

She and Qingluan discussed for a while, and as a gesture of sincerity, they contacted Yuan Feng’s only son still active in the Primordial, Kong Xuan.

Dragons give birth to nine sons, and phoenixes raise nine chicks.

The Dragon’s Nine Sons were tasked with stabilizing Dragon Clan Qi Fortune by partnering with the Human Clan to suppress Yu King’s Nine Tripods. They will only awaken when the tripods resurface.

Yuan Feng’s first-borns—Golden Phoenix, Cai Feng, Fire Phoenix, Snow Phoenix, and Blue Phoenix—all perished or vanished during the war.

Kong Xuan, the sixth, currently cultivates in the Primordial. The seventh, Roc, is missing and unreachable. The eighth, Thunder Bird—the ancestor of the Thunder Bird under Nezha’s roof—is also untraceable. The ninth, Da Feng, watches over the Undying Volcano with his mother.

The disparity between dragons and phoenixes is clear: all nine of the Ancestor Dragon’s sons survived, whereas many of Yuan Feng’s chicks are gone.

As for the Qilin Clan—best left unsaid.

With Nuwa’s streaming insight, Qingluan knew Nezha’s whereabouts early and informed Nine Heavens Xuan Nu. After contacting Kong Xuan, the three set out directly for Lingtong Pass.

Nezha, watching as Armor Warriors gang up on a True Dragon, mutants beat up ’Cheng Yaojin,’ and Jiang Ziya clashes with Wen Zhong in formation battles, enjoyed the spectacle with popcorn in one hand and soda in the other. It was way more thrilling than the blockbusters of his previous life.

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