Chapter 57: Golden Phoenix Chick, Little Ancestor

Phoenix blood stagnated, as if hesitating, Zhao Yue's old complexion lost color!

"I said, come back!" Shen Qingli ordered!

The immortal sound was clear, icy, and secluded, piercing through the void into every Shen clan member's ears.

Accompanying this sound, the first to react was precisely the one who had been ordered—the Golden Phoenix Essence Blood.

"Cry!" The mighty, unmatched Golden Phoenix phantom turned its head, as if possessing substantive gaze that pierced through clouds and space, looking toward Shen Qingli, still far away a thousand li.

It seemed to possess a spirit‑wise shadow, its eyes holding gold‑stone lightning, arrogantly converging!

Shen Qingli, standing in the vast sky, also gazed at it fixedly.

Their four eyes met, and the universe seemed to echo with the unyielding, vigorous phoenix cry.

"Come."

Shen Qingli said.

"Cry!"

The arrogant, unmatched Golden Phoenix flapped its wings and came.

A fine bird chooses the tree to roost in; a phoenix will alight only on the paulownia.

As for Shen Qingli, although she lacks a paulownia, she has the Fusang Divine Tree!

The divine bird is highly intelligent; even after its death, when refined into essence blood, its vision and intellect remain unparalleled.

Previously controlled by the divine altar's divine patterns, it had no choice but to yield to the altar's power, flowing toward that waste‑of‑a‑person, but now it's different.

The direction of the divine altar is Shen Qingli.

The direction of the divine patterns is also Shen Qingli.

Only see the ancient radiant brilliance on the divine altar flourish greatly, followed immediately—

Golden light phoenix blood poured out completely into the air, like a golden waterfall, flowing backward into the heavens, streaming a thousand li, pouring toward Shen Qingli.

Shen Qingli extended her hand; myriad streams of blood‑gold light flowed into her palm, re‑condensing into blood, within which the Golden Phoenix light shadow roamed ceaselessly.

"This, this is……"

Shen Duo muttered to himself, having seen much, yet never witnessed such a sight!

To gather the Golden Phoenix Essence Blood from afar? What ability would it take to accomplish that?

Yet as this golden light was gathered, Shen Qingli's palm instantly emptied, as if the Golden Phoenix Essence Blood had already been absorbed by her.

But within her sea of consciousness, there was only turmoil. Inside the Demon Doctor Space, the Fusang Tree shone with golden light all over; on one mature five‑colored flowing light Fusang fruit, the Golden Phoenix light shadow flickered and blossomed.

"I didn't expect it to actually work?"

Shen Qingli carefully sensed the changes in the space, confirming that after the Golden Phoenix Essence Blood entered the Fusang fruit, it truly gave rise to a hint of vitality; she instantly understood! Her idea of regenerating the Golden Phoenix Divine Bird could succeed.

Truly worthy of being the Fusang Divine Tree!

This time she gained again.

"A Li?"

Shen Kuo called out.

"Hmm?"

Shen Qingli came to her senses and looked at him.

"Have you finished absorbing the Golden Phoenix Essence Blood?"

Shen Kuo sized up the lovely young lady from head to toe; nothing seemed to have changed?

After absorbing such pure phoenix blood, how could it be like a stone sunk in the sea, with not even a ripple?

Yet Shen Qingli didn't deny it, saying, "I guess so."

"No way." Shen Duo couldn't even comprehend it, saying, "You didn't put it away?"

"It counts as absorbed." Was it absorbed by the Fusang fruit? Or perhaps the other way around—it absorbed the Fusang fruit?

Shen Qingli wasn't certain either, but either way it counted as absorbed—no waste, and no advantage given to Su Chacha.

"Then where to next?" Shen Duo asked again.

Logically, as the elder and elder brother, he should just decide directly.

But for some reason, he instinctively sought Shen Qingli's opinion and was willing to defer to her.

"Let's go." Shen Qingli let the little fire phoenix continue flying.

The little guy flapped its wings, firelight flowing, blazing wildly toward the Shen Clan of Changshui.

"Take it easy, no need to rush." Shen Qingli worried it would tire out; after all, it had swallowed such a large phoenix elixir, growing just a bit from its juvenile form, and she felt heartbroken at the thought of it wearing itself out.

"Chi~" The chick‑like little fire phoenix pecked its head like a chick eating grain, even turning to nuzzle Shen Qingli's trouser leg, all majesty gone.

Yet Shen Qingli found it adorable, having already sat cross‑legged, she rubbed its head—then… a look of disgust: "Why has your fur become so stiff?"

"Chi!" The little fire phoenix felt wronged; it didn't know either.

"It's just become stronger." Shen Kuo explained for the little fire phoenix.

Shen Qingli felt deeply regretful, but once Xi Xi shrinks back, it should still be as soft and fluffy to pet as before.

Thinking that, she no longer objected: "All right, fly."

Only then did the little fire phoenix flap its wings, happily continuing forward.

"It's affectionate toward you." Shen Duo sighed, "I thought this world no longer had phoenix divine birds; for our clan to possess even a vial of Golden Phoenix Essence Blood is already supreme. I never expected you to also have such a pure fire phoenix."

"Cry!" The little fire phoenix stared sharply at Shen Duo.

Shen Duo hurriedly explained, "I don't mean to draw your essence blood; I'm just praising how beautiful you are!"

The little fire phoenix understood, and became happy~

Shen Duo watched it, excitedly seeking Shen Qingli's affirmation, and was momentarily speechless.

His niece not only possesses astonishing talent, her beast‑mastery is top‑notch; even divine birds are this obedient to her.

Here it's harmonious and joyful, but over at the Changshui Shen clan it's far from wonderful—especially for Su Chacha, it's tantamount to the sky falling.

'Great Uncle…' Before she could finish, Su Chacha's face turned ashen as paper, tears already falling, her eyes full of despair.

Zhao Yue went mad, 'What's going on? That voice just now—it's her! Shen Qingli!'

'What?' the Shen clan juniors beside her puzzled, 'Which voice?'

Zhao Yue stared blankly at the sky, her old face weathered, her white hair dry and withered—no different from a sixty-year-old crone.

The hope they had longed for so long had already appeared before them, within easy reach!

Just in the blink of an eye, it was gone.

This blow was heavier than before, leaving her mind a bit unclear.

'Shen Qingli, I shouldn't have kept you; I should have strangled you at birth.'

Zhao Yue, eyes full of malice, had only hatred and killing intent; her life had been repeatedly ruined by Shen Qingli's hands—how could she not hate?

'Mother… Mother, I'm useless.' Su Chacha, who had flung herself into her arms, burst into tears, 'Sorry, sorry. Sister, you're using my phoenix bone to absorb all that golden phoenix essence blood—sorry…'

'What's going on?' the Shen clan juniors were still clueless; even after hearing Su Chacha's words, they still didn't understand.

Even someone as knowledgeable as Shen Duo had never seen such a long-distance blood‑drawing 'secret technique,' let alone them.

On the contrary, Shen Yuan, instead of continuing to coax Su Chacha, looked thoughtfully toward the sky, toward Shen Qingli's direction.

'Great Uncle, please decide for me!' Su Chacha threw herself at Shen Yuan's leg again, hoping he could retrieve the golden phoenix blood that had originally flowed into her body!

That was her property!

On what grounds does Shen Qingli get to just take it back!

'Head of the Shen family.'

Zhao Yue spoke; she finally became clear‑minded and bright‑eyed.

Because she had realized from Su Chacha's words that it wasn't yet hopeless; there was still a chance.

'There's something I need to make clear to you—may we speak privately?' The composed Zhao Yue, though aged, still bore some of the grace of the Xuanti Continent's first white moon‑light, neither humble nor arrogant.

Shen Yuan, however, had no time for her: 'Hurry! Get yourselves ready, leave the clan, and welcome the little ancestor back!'