Chapter 464: with translation of chapter title

The old lady was extremely undignified; the lofty image she had just shown collapsed instantly, her expression astonished, her lips trembling.

Heng Xian's heart jolted, and he immediately imagined—

The old lady in the strange cave-dwelling inside the phoenix's belly came from some place as a supreme expert, and "Dog Egg" also came from there, being a……super divine beast!!!

But upon close inspection of "Dog Egg", it had a drooping nose and ugly eyes, its fur a bit dirty, as if it had lice, especially its expression, like a scolded stray dog—clearly a good-for-nothing.

The speculation vanished instantly; he looked at the old lady and said, "It's called Dog Egg, you two……know each other?"

The old lady ignored him, continued sizing up Dog Egg, then let out an inexplicable sigh, returned to normal, and said lightly, "What look?"

Heng Xian withdrew his strange gaze and said, "Well, where were we?"

The old lady suddenly struck like lightning, a finger pressing toward Heng Xian's brow.

Heng Xian made a move to dodge, but could not avoid it; the old lady's cultivation surpassed his comprehension!

That finger was three feet away, yet accurately pressed on his brow.

He shivered, feeling his head icy cold, as if a stream of qi had drilled into his body and circulated once.

After the shiver, the old lady opposite had already withdrawn her hand, as if nothing had happened.

Heng Xian rubbed his brow and said, "So what do you mean?"

A rare smile appeared on the old lady's face: "The Primordial Sword Saint's true form! No wonder you can stir up wind and rain in this imperial capital; she chose you, she didn't misjudge, hehehe……"

Heng Xian did not understand.

The old lady then said, "Extend your hand; I, the old woman, will grant you a character. You can take Ji Yaoyue and leave; outside, no one can stop you, but the old woman has something to say first……"

Heng Xian obediently stretched out his hand: "Granny, feel free to speak plainly!"

The old lady coldly said, "I don't like that form of address!"

Heng Xian tentatively asked, "Big sis?"

The old lady's expression remained normal: "You're a slick-talker; even if you are the Primordial Sword Saint's true form, you're merely a lowly mortal, a vulgar bloodline descendant……"

As she spoke, her tone was flat, as if stating something obvious; her gaze toward him was like an ordinary person looking at an ant.

Heng Xian couldn't help interrupting: "What exactly do you mean? I admit people are born with noble or humble status, but constantly calling others lowly—isn't that impolite? You think I won't curse your mother?"

The old lady coldly said, "If the status gap is too great, even surpassing the boundary between people, then courtesy need not be observed. You cultivate the Sword Wuji technique, right? Thousands of years ago, my sect's children killed that boy with heavenly thunder; your ancestors were still just an egg!"

Heng Xian opened his mouth, stunned and speechless.

The old lady stood up: "All right! The old woman has spoken first—you may cohabit with Ji Yaoyue as lovers, but you must not perform the rites of husband and wife, otherwise your clan and sect will be exterminated!"

The old woman has been here a thousand years, never seeing such trash bloodline—Wu clan woman first, you second; after you leave, I will grant you a method as a meeting gift—go!

Heng Xian only felt his head grow muddled again; the old lady, the wooden hut, and the scenery vanished once more into the mist, and vaguely, it seemed he saw again the girl sitting cross-legged in the main house next door.

Unexpectedly……she really bore some resemblance to Ji Yaoyue.

Who is she?

What is her relation to Ji Yaoyue??

In the midst of his daze, the fog before his eyes suddenly cleared, and he faintly saw many people.

On Mount Zilan and the Zilan Palace.

Because the phoenix shadow overlooking everything existed, the people in the State Elder's Pavilion dared not advance further, and the Heavenly Queen also did not take the initiative to attack.

The onlookers around still watched silently.

Even most people, because Heng Xian had been eaten by the phoenix shadow, were wildly speculating.

Just then, the phoenix shadow vanished abruptly, and a figure landed on the very top of the highest palace.

It was none other than Heng Xian.

Countless gazes instantly turned toward him, each filled with astonishment.

What does it mean to be eaten by the phoenix and then spat out?

And the phoenix shadow?

The Heavenly Queen was especially agitated; upon seeing the phoenix shadow gone, she couldn't help but angrily say, "Heng Xian, what have you done?"

Heng Xian's gaze, however, fell on Ji Yaoyue on the ground; at this moment he felt a bellyful of doubts—just who was that old lady? Who was the girl in the hut? Why was he forbidden to perform the husband-and-wife rites with Ji Yaoyue??

He tried to open the Mysterious Yellow Heavenly Hexagram to ask, but strangely could not summon it.

At this moment, Ji Yaoyue's complexion was worsening, her life nearing its end.

All his doubts vanished instantly; past events flashed through his mind one after another, and he impulsively rushed down.

The Heavenly Queen was especially furious, waving her hand: "Seize him with me!"

"Yes!"

A group of Golden Core experts made a move to surround and attack.

Heng Xian frowned, raised his hand, and indeed saw a character on his palm——"Seek"!

The script was not handsome, but it carried an indescribable "momentum".

He immediately lifted it and pointed it at several Golden Core experts.

As soon as he raised it, the six Golden Core experts instantly shot away like springs, screaming, and vanished into a corner of the imperial capital dozens of li away.

"Immortal qi……"

The group from the State Elder's Pavilion stared blankly.

Then,

The Heavenly Queen was the first to respectfully fly to one side, while the Martial Absolute Emperor and his group flew to the other side.

No one dared to approach.

Heng Xian landed on the ground, cradled Ji Yaoyue, probed slightly—her pulse was almost gone, his heart sank; he glanced at the crown prince lying in a blood pool, the unconscious Prince Wu, and a group of Xuan armor soldiers, truly having no time to attend to others, he flashed straight for the outside of the imperial city.

The Heavenly Queen and the people of the State Elder's Pavilion—no one obstructed!

Inside the imperial city and on the streets, likewise no one obstructed.

As it turned out, Cao Wei, Xu Youzhi and others, as well as Sun Qianqian and Jiang Xiaoyu from the Sheji Academy, saw this and made a move to step forward, but seeing the blood dripping from the silver armor, the deathly pale Taiping Princess and the somewhat sorrowful Heng Xian, they all involuntarily stopped in their tracks.

All along the way, they soon left the Imperial Capital.

The cities ahead, stretching a thousand li, remained prosperous, yet they vanished bit by bit before Heng Xian's eyes.

In his eyes, only Ji Yaoyue remained.

However, Ji Yaoyue's pulse gradually faded.

"Don't die! Hold on a moment!"

"Let me think of a way!"

"Ji Yaoyue??"

"Don't worry about my laughter; in two lifetimes, you are the first woman who wants to marry me. Whether you intend it or not, and no matter what your temperament, to me, it is……the most precious experience!"

"No matter what your relationship is with that old lady, and no matter whether you are a princess or a commoner, being alive is better than anything……"

"Do you still remember your plan?"

"Heavenly Hexagram!"

Heng Xian admitted he really panicked, panicked to death!

However, no matter how he called upon the Heavenly Hexagram, it had no effect; the Heavenly Hexagram seemed to have disappeared.

"Heavenly Hexagram, save…"

On the seventeenth call, there was finally a response:

【This girl has burned her soul; her fate ought to be severed, yet there remains a sliver of life. One hundred seventy li to the northwest, there are people from the Da Luo Holy Sect passing by; you can hand her over to them to bring her back to the Da Luo Holy Sect to gather her soul!】

Heng Xian finally let out a breath: "You damn thing, finally responded! What the hell? Why the temporary concealment?"

【The person in the Phoenix Shadow has unknown origins; they seem able to sense the existence of the Heavenly Hexagram, and the concealment is to protect the host!】

Heng Xian temporarily set aside his doubts and rushed straight to the point one hundred seventy li to the northwest.

Upon arriving at the place, it was a prosperous suburban city; not long after waiting, a blurry figure flashed from the clouds, let out a soft "Eh," and stopped.

It turned out to be a Daoist nun with blood at the corner of her mouth and a pallid complexion, who looked at Ji Yaoyue in Heng Xian's arms and said: "Is the girl you're holding a disciple of our Da Luo Holy Sect?"

Heng Xian exhaled, held Ji Yaoyue and stepped forward, urging: "She is the true disciple of Da Luo Holy Sect Elder Lu Tianji, who just burned her soul; please, senior, save her!"

"Lu Tianji's junior brother's disciple?" the Daoist nun nodded, then asked: "Who are you?"

Heng Xian replied: "Tianyuan Sect's Heng Xian!"

"It's you!" the Daoist nun gestured, drawing Ji Yaoyue to her, and said: "Burning one's soul to fight to the death makes rescue extremely difficult; I, a poor Daoist, will first seal her life pulse, take her back to the mountain to hand over to Junior Brother Lu; whether she can be saved or not, I cannot guarantee."

Heng Xian gave a deep bow: "Please, senior, do your utmost! Heng Xian owes you a favor, which I will never forget in this lifetime."

The Daoist nun gave a bitter laugh: "No need for such formalities; I, a poor Daoist, just fought the Five Great Hall Masters of the Flower Pavilion alongside your Tianyuan Sect fellow Daoist Lan Wuyan!"

"I've heard your cultivation is not bad, especially skilled in the sword way; hurry to Nine Palaces Mountain City, for the disciples of various sects are currently being besieged and slaughtered by the Flower Pavilion disciples!"

(End of Chapter)