Chapter 517: Phoenix True Form

Xiao Lingwei poked her forehead with a finger and said helplessly, "Don't be so reckless in the future; at least say hello to us first so we can be mentally prepared."

Yuan Yao heard her and nodded in agreement.

Suddenly, Xiao Lingwei remembered something, her expression turning solemn: "The opening time of Tian Jiaocheng has been moved up."

"Moved up?" Yuan Yao exclaimed in surprise, "Second Senior Sister, do you know the reason?"

Xiao Lingwei slowly shook her head.

"I'm not entirely clear on the specific reason. The opening of Tian Jiaocheng will be in ten days."

Saying this, Xiao Lingwei recalled something, took out a golden Heavenly Pride Token from her storage space and handed it to Yuan Yao: "By the way, this is what the master asked me to pass to you."

Yuan Yao took the Heavenly Pride Token, lowered her gaze to look at it, and suddenly remembered she still had two more Heavenly Pride Tokens in her storage space.

After a moment's thought, she asked, "Second Senior Sister, do you know if Fellow Cultivator Ling Hu and Fellow Cultivator Zhai each have a Heavenly Pride Token?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Lingwei also guessed Yuan Yao's thoughts.

She replied, "They have both found Heavenly Pride Tokens."

Yuan Yao took out the other two Heavenly Pride Tokens from her storage space, falling into a slight dilemma.

She had naturally considered giving these two Heavenly Pride Tokens to Senior Sister Yao Linglong and the others, but she feared that with their strength, entering Tian Jiaocheng would put them in danger.

If their lives were at risk, she would probably regret it for the rest of her life.

Meanwhile, Ling Huya and Zhai Qingye are stronger and more suited to enter a place like Tian Jiaocheng.

Now, Ling Huya, Zhai Qingye, and Xiao Zhufeng have all obtained Heavenly Pride Tokens.

Then…

She could no longer give the Heavenly Pride Tokens to them.

Yuan Yao raised her head and asked curiously, "Does Dongjiao have a Heavenly Pride Token?"

Xiao Lingwei nodded.

"What about Yujing?"

Xiao Lingwei: "She has one too."

"What about Fengxuanji?"

"She naturally has one as well." Xiao Lingwei laughed and cried, saying, "Yao Yao, if you really can't give these two Heavenly Pride Tokens away, then take them to auction. That way you can also earn some spirit stones."

After hearing this, Yuan Yao pondered for a moment and also nodded in agreement.

She handed the two Heavenly Pride Tokens to Xiao Lingwei, saying, "Second Senior Sister, have Third Senior Brother help me put them up for auction."

"Sure." Xiao Lingwei took the Heavenly Pride Token and raised an eyebrow.

Yuan Yao yawned, half-asleep, and said, "Second Senior Sister, I still want to lie down a bit."

"Yao Yao, there's still something I need to tell you."

"What is it?"

"The Formless Immortal Venerable insists that you hand over the corpse of Xie Zixu, and he has allied with other exalted beings to pressure the master."

Yuan Yao's heart gave a sudden jolt.

Seeing her expression change instantly, Xiao Lingwei softly comforted her: "Don't worry, the master will guard whatever you want, even if it's a corpse."

Yuan Yao lowered her eyelashes, "Senior Sister, I want to keep his… corpse."

Xiao Lingwei reached out, embraced her, and gently patted her back.

"If you want to cry, Senior Sister can lend you her shoulder."

Yuan Yao's chin rested trustingly in Xiao Lingwei's shoulder crook, she reached back to hug Xiao Lingwei, and said, "Second Senior Sister, I don't want to cry."

She also couldn't cry.

Because she knew Xie Yan wasn't dead.

It was strange; she only felt a faint ache in her heart.

Upon hearing this, the heavy stone weighing on Xiao Lingwei's heart finally loosened a bit.

It seems Yao Yao hasn't fallen deeply into this romance yet.

Xiao Lingwei raised her hand and patted her back, "Rest first. I'll take these two Heavenly Pride Tokens to A Li."

Yuan Yao softly hummed an affirmation.

Yuan Yao lay down.

Xiao Lingwei personally covered her with a blanket and gently stroked her forehead.

After Xiao Lingwei left, Yuan Yao also closed her eyes.

In an instant, Yuan Yao's divine sense arrived at Yaoguang Space.

"Master!" the golden-haired little boy rushed over, spreading his arms and hugging Yuan Yao.

The heterochromic little fox and the little puppet also rushed over.

Meanwhile, Tianxue, steady in temperament, stepped forward and looked at Yuan Yao: "Master."

Yuan Yao looked at Tianxue and Yuanfeng, asking, "How are your injuries recovering?"

Tianxue said, "Much better."

Yuanfeng also nodded vigorously, "Me too."

As he nodded, his dragon horn almost poked Yuan Yao.

Yuan Yao's eyelid twitched, and she coldly pushed him away.

Yuan Yao's gaze unconsciously fell upon the bamboo hut with its door tightly shut.

Tianxue followed her gaze and said, "Master, while you were unconscious, we never went inside."

Yuanfeng weakly asked, "Master, can you accept reality?"

"Yes."

Yuan Feng tentatively asked, "Master, you wouldn't turn him into a dry corpse and keep him forever in Yaoguang Space, would you?"

"Yes." Yuan Yao smiled faintly.

Yuan Feng, with a terrified expression, said, "Master, you're so perverse!"

Yuan Yao raised her hand and slapped the back of his head.

She sneered, "In a moment I'll turn you into a roasted whole dragon!"

Yuan Feng touched the back of his head and instantly became frightened.

"He hasn't died yet," Yuan Yao said seriously to them.

Having said that, she lifted her steps and walked toward the bamboo house.

Yuan Feng, who stayed where he was, exchanged a glance with them, and when he tried to sneakily follow, Tian Xue reached out, grabbed his clothes, and pulled him back.

Yuan Yao pushed open the door, and a dense, pure demonic aura rushed at her, carrying a scorching heat that almost made her suffocate.

That demonic aura was not the usual chaotic spirit energy, but vast and mighty, faintly exuding a supreme pressure that made her heart tremble.

Her brows slightly tightened, and her steps unconsciously quickened as she headed toward the inner chamber's bed.

When she saw clearly the scene on the bed, she felt as if struck by lightning, instantly freezing in place, her face full of disbelief.

On the bed, where was Xie Yan's figure?

Replacing it, was…

An egg.

An egg nearly a meter tall, quite massive in size!

The egg's surface was not a single color but covered with extremely clear, lifelike flowing red‑and‑black patterned totems; those intricate, mysterious lines intertwined into strange designs that glimmered with a faint sheen in the dim light, appearing splendid yet bearing an indescribable sacredness and majesty.

Yuan Yao's mind went blank.

She stared blankly at the egg, taking a long while before regaining her senses.

She inhaled deeply, suppressed the raging turmoil in her heart, slowly stepped toward the bed, then extended her slightly trembling fingertips, tentatively and gently poked the massive egg.

"Sss—" As soon as her fingertip brushed the shell, a heat far hotter than she imagined surged instantly, scorching her so she recoiled sharply, her fingertip even faintly reddening and tingling.

In that instant the scorching sensation arrived, Yuan Yao recalled something.

The Demon Emperor of the Demon Realm's true form is… a phoenix!

Yuan Yao's heart pounded in her chest.

She now understood…

Why Xie Yan, clearly without breath and lifeless, she could still feel that faint yet resilient contract link?

Because he never actually died!