Chapter 577: Where is the Ancient Di Jiang? I

According to Lu Yang's plan, having created a record in the Ancient Realm and entered the fourth layer, it stood to reason that many demon clans would be blocking the exit to force him to hand over the rewards he had obtained.

Especially the Nine Infants clan. Since he had targeted Qin Feng of the Nine Infants clan so relentlessly in the Ancient Realm, wouldn't the Nine Infants clan be the main force attacking him in the outside world?

First, Qin Feng would challenge him to a duel, claiming that the strong are respected. Then, after Qin Feng was defeated, the Nine Infants clan elder would intervene, bullying the young with his seniority.

At that moment, the Phoenix clan would step forward to support him, blocking the Nine Infants clan elder's attack.

Considering the Nine Infants clan's ability to stir up trouble, the members of the Demon Alliance would all stand on their side, saying things like, "You lack the virtue for your position; a mere junior like you has no right to obtain precious treasures in the Ancient Realm," "Hand it over quickly to spare your life," "You dare to bully a member of our Demon Alliance? You will die today," and so on.

The Phoenix clan would be unable to withstand the Demon Alliance, and he would find himself in a crisis.

At that moment, Senior Jiang Lianyi would appear to back him up. With a glare from her phoenix eyes, she would release the pressure of a Half-Immortal and say, "Let me see who dares to touch him!" Then, she would slaughter everyone, intimidating the world.

How satisfying that would be.

Why are there only Old Meng and the Third Senior Sister at the exit?

Seeing that the outside world was different from Lu Yang's plan, Jiang Lianyi stopped waiting for Lu Yang's signal and took the initiative to walk out of the Ancient Realm.

She wore a gorgeous red dress, her figure was tall, and her expression was indifferent, making people feel awe.

Meng Jingzhou was stunned. How did an extra person appear?

Why hadn't he seen this person in the secret realm?

Reacting even more strongly than Meng Jingzhou was the Third Senior Sister, her voice trembling: "You, you are the Ancient Ancestor of the Phoenix clan?"

There were portraits of the Ancient Ancestor within the Phoenix clan, and the Third Senior Sister had seen them.

The person the Junior Brother brought out looked exactly like the one who had walked out of an ancient painting!

No, she was even more vivid than the image in the painting.

The Third Senior Sister was passionate about archaeology. A living ancient person had appeared, and it was the legendary, long-renowned Ancient Ancestor of the Phoenix clan—how could she not be excited!

Then, the Third Senior Sister calmed down. No, no matter how good the Junior Brother's luck was, he couldn't possibly find the Ancient Ancestor of the Phoenix clan. This must be an avatar, a clone, or something similar left behind by the Ancient Ancestor.

"I am Jiang Lianyi."

The commoners in the third-layer city spoke modern language, and Jiang Lianyi had learned it with a sweep of her spiritual sense.

Hearing Jiang Lianyi's self-introduction, the Third Senior Sister's heart skipped a beat.

Was she really the legendary Ancient Ancestor of the Phoenix clan?

Meng Jingzhou looked at Jiang Lianyi and Lu Yang as if he had seen a ghost, his face full of disbelief.

You kid, what's going on? How did you go to the Ancient Realm and end up calling out the Phoenix clan's Ancient Ancestor?

The Third Senior Sister asked excitedly: "Legend says you had already fallen as an immortal. Have you been reborn through nirvana and returned?"

Jiang Lianyi: "..."

Had the story of nirvana rebirth spread to this era?

Would answering that I had been playing dead until now damage my image?

She said indifferently: "Do not speak of this matter. Only the three of you know that I have been resurrected."

The three nodded repeatedly.

"By the way, what about the Phoenix clan and the other races?"

Lu Yang thought to himself that since he had already awakened the Ancient Ancestor of the Phoenix clan, and with the connection to the Immortal Fairy, wouldn't it be fine for him to be the Second Ancestor of the Phoenix clan?

The Third Senior Sister recounted in detail what had happened from the time Lu Yang entered the Ancient Realm until he left.

Jiang Lianyi frowned slightly, displeased: "Zhu Tian has some nerve, actually wanting to use the prototype of a Dao Fruit to control my Phoenix clan. Does he think I'm not around?"

Zhu Tian was the name of the ancient Di Jiang. The Di Jiang clan was entirely red and used "Zhu" as their surname.

As fellow possessors of the prototype of the "Survival of the Fittest" Dao Fruit, what it meant for Jiang Lianyi to have a master-servant mark planted by the prototype was absolute control of the strong over the weak; even life and death were in a single thought.

In ancient times, she hadn't even done such a thing. Unexpectedly, in this present age where immortals did not appear, Zhu Tian had grown bold, not only wanting to unify the demon clans but also preparing to control the Phoenix clan.

If the Phoenix clan's foundation had been shallower, they would have been controlled long ago.

"Where is Zhu Tian? I'm going to find him!"

She had a fiery temper to begin with. Zhu Tian was almost riding on the heads of the Phoenix clan—did he really think she was dead?!

Lu Yang was startled and asked secretly in the mental space:

"Fairy, didn't you say that when a person who has been sleeping wakes up, their strength will be greatly reduced and they will need a long time to recover? Can Senior Jiang defeat the ancient Di Jiang just after waking up?"

"Don't be ridiculous. Don't lump my 'playing dead' technique with those miscellaneous methods. When performing the 'playing dead' technique, the life force is completely locked within the body. Lianyi's strength right now is the same as it was in the ancient period; she is in her peak state!"

The Immortal Fairy put her hands on her hips, feeling particularly proud of her "playing dead" technique.

Confirming that Jiang Lianyi's strength had not diminished, Lu Yang became even more respectful and quickly advised: "Senior, please don't get angry over this matter. Senior Zhu Tian's tracks are hard to find, but the Founding Ceremony is about to be held. As the ruler of the nation, Senior Zhu Tian will definitely participate. We can just go there to find Senior Zhu Tian."

"That will do as well."

Lu Yang kindly suggested: "There is one more thing. The outfit you are wearing is too flashy. I'm afraid you will be recognized before you even attend the ceremony. If Senior Zhu Tian knows you have arrived, he might hide. Would you consider hiding yourself a little?"

Not to mention Jiang Lianyi's identity, just her appearance, which ranked in the top three of the ancient beauties, would attract countless gazes the moment she appeared. She would be the focus wherever she went.

Plus, there were portraits of Jiang Lianyi inside the Phoenix clan. It would be strange if there wasn't chaos.

Jiang Lianyi thought about it and realized it made sense. She pulled a black cloak out of her storage ring and draped it over herself, her movements skillful, as if she had done it countless times.

"Hmm? Why did I do that subconsciously?"

Jiang Lianyi was stunned for a moment, feeling puzzled. Given her personality, she never did things in a secretive way; she shouldn't wear a cloak often.

This didn't make sense.

The Immortal Fairy was not surprised at all and sent a voice transmission to Jiang Lianyi to explain: "I used to take you and Xiao Ling to auctions to play the pig to eat the tiger. At that time, all three of us wore cloaks."

The Third Senior Sister took out the animal skin and invited Jiang Lianyi to sit on it, setting off for the Di Jiang clan.

The four set off.

On the animal skin, the Immortal Fairy was bored and suddenly remembered something.

"Isn't the way you and Lianyi address each other a bit wrong?"

"Lianyi calls me sister, Lu Yang, you call her senior, and Lianyi calls you Lu Yang."

"What's the problem with that?" Lu Yang felt there was no problem. Otherwise, what should he call her? Sister Lianyi?

"No, no, the seniority is messed up. Although I didn't take Lianyi as a disciple, there is the reality of master and disciple. Lu Yang, as the second-in-command of the Immortal lineage and my disciple, according to the sect affiliation, your status should be higher than Lianyi's."

"So?"

"So you are Lianyi's Big Senior Brother!"

Jiang Lianyi nodded: "I listen to Immortal Sister. Big Senior Brother, what about you?"

Lu Yang: "..."

Fairy, don't talk nonsense. I'm afraid the Qilin Immortal will suddenly appear behind me.

And Senior Lianyi, don't mess around. My fate is shallow; I can't handle such a title.

(End of chapter)