Chapter 638: Chapter 298: Dark Divine Phoenix

"Is this the Immortal Mansion of the Li Family?"

"It’s quite unexpected."

Outside the Li Family Mansion in Qinghe City.

Two figures clad in black, revealing their curves, were perched on the wall, observing the Li Mansion below.

In Su Xin and Wei Wan’s imagination, the Li Family, being one of Qinghe City’s dominators, should have a grandiose mansion with many pavilions and towers.

However, before their eyes was a courtyard with just five or six rooms, exquisite and small, lacking grandeur.

Su Xin said, "I once heard from our master that the Li Family in Qinghe City wholeheartedly serves its citizens and never used its power for misdeeds. It seems my master was right."

Wei Wan reminded, "If that’s truly the case, then why did Li Qinghe have such a malicious daughter like Cheng Qingyu?"

Su Xin remained silent as Wei Wan had already discerned the pattern of the guards in the Li Mansion. She pulled Su Xin down from the high wall, sneaking past several rooms without a sound, only to find nothing.

"Could it be that Li Qinghe isn’t in the Li Mansion?"

As the two were puzzled, Su Xin suddenly nudged Wei Wan lightly. Wei Wan looked up to see a woman in a luxurious gown appear. Her movements were swift, disappearing in the blink of an eye around a corner.

"Who was that?"

"How did she suddenly vanish?"

Su Xin and Wei Wan exchanged glances. The woman’s attire suggested she was of high status, yet her actions were rather eerie, vanishing like a ghost.

The two figures flickered and arrived beneath the wall. Wei Wan’s eyes gleamed as she suddenly smiled:

"Just as I thought."

Su Xin was puzzled, watching as Wei Wan raised her hand to draw a series of complex patterns on the wall, revealing an array. This array seemed like a passageway, and the woman had just entered it.

"A secret passage?"

Su Xin realized. Wei Wan looked at her:

"Sister, shall we go in?"

Su Xin felt an ominous premonition and said to Wei Wan, "I can go in alone."

Wei Wan smiled, "If that’s the case, why would I bother coming down with you?"

With that, she went ahead, "Be careful, sister!" Su Xin quickly followed.

As the two entered the passage, the array vanished, and the high wall restored itself as if nothing had happened.

"Does this lead underground?"

Su Xin and Wei Wan were currently falling rapidly. After some time, they finally saw the ground, landing softly without making a sound, thanks to circulating their spiritual power.

Before them was a long corridor, with flickering lights at the end and faint voices echoing.

Wei Wan, skilled in arrays, raised her hand, casting an isolation array that enveloped herself and Su Xin.

Under the cover of the array, they slowly approached the light at the end of the corridor.

Reaching the end, below was a prison. The woman in the luxurious gown stood in front of a large cage. Inside the cage was a woman with a gentle appearance and graceful temperament.

Su Xin and Wei Wan both sensed a familiar aura from the woman in the cage.

"People from Celestial Phoenix Mountain?"

"Seems like it’s Celestial Phoenix Maiden’s sister, Zhu Lin."

During the South Demon mission, both had encountered Celestial Phoenix Mountain. The Celestial Phoenix Maiden was outstanding in looks and figure. Her accompanying sister was slightly inferior but won with her gentle elegance, leaving a deep impression. Hence, they recognized her at a glance.

But their minds were filled with more questions.

Qinghe City and Celestial Phoenix Mountain were thousands of miles apart, with no prior connections. Why was Zhu Lin imprisoned here?

Moreover, the Zhenyang Sect disciples left Celestial Phoenix Mountain only a few days ago. At that time, Zhu Lin was still there, yet now she’s in the Li Family’s dungeon in Qinghe City.

This means Zhu Lin was recently captured.

The Li Family, settled in Qinghe City, shouldn’t be as strong as Celestial Phoenix Mountain. How was Zhu Lin captured?

While Su Xin and Wei Wan were pondering, the woman in luxurious attire opened the cage and walked up to Zhu Lin, coldly asking:

"Where exactly is the Celestial Phoenix Maiden? Tell me, and I’ll let you go."

Zhu Lin, with her limbs chained and some bruises on her body, looked up and fixed her eyes on the woman:

"Li Qinghe, who exactly are you?"

Su Xin and Wei Wan exchanged a glance—this woman was indeed Li Qinghe.

Yet, why did Zhu Lin ask who Li Qinghe was right off the bat?

What’s the meaning behind these words?

Pa!

Li Qinghe slapped Zhu Lin’s face, causing it to swell up immediately. She looked at Zhu Lin with disdain:

"You don’t even have a trace of the Divine Phoenix’s blood. Such incompetence, the Phoenix Race truly has declined."

"You think you can seduce my master? If it weren’t for the need to find out the whereabouts of this generation’s Celestial Phoenix Maiden from you, I would’ve killed you long ago!"

Hearing the word "master," Zhu Lin trembled, causing the chains binding her limbs to clink. She urgently asked:

"Who exactly is that person? Where is Divine Lady Yinrong?"

Li Qinghe didn’t answer, dismissively saying, "Master has too high expectations of you. Even I couldn’t give birth to a bloodline that satisfied him. Even if the Celestial Phoenix Maiden of this generation is found, her offspring would surely not meet his wishes."

With that, she ignored Zhu Lin and turned to leave the cage.

Su Xin and Wei Wan retreated down the corridor, exiting the array channel, and silently hid using the concealment array.

Soon enough, Li Qinghe came out from within the wall and walked straight into the distance.

Once she left, Su Xin and Wei Wan entered the wall again, returning to the dungeon.

Hearing movement, Zhu Lin looked up, surprised at the two who had dispelled the concealment array.

"You are..."

Su Xin said, "We’re disciples of the Zhenyang Sect, and He Zhiqiu is our junior brother."

Upon hearing He Zhiqiu’s name, Zhu Lin immediately remembered, "I saw you under the Joyful Union Sect Mountain. Are you with Li Qinghe?"

Wei Wan replied, "We’re here to rescue you; let’s talk outside!"

"Isn’t Qinghe City under the Zhenyang Sect’s jurisdiction? Why are you saving me?"

Zhu Lin seemed confused as Su Xin severed the spiritual power chains binding her. They supported her as they left.

Suddenly, a chilling dark aura spread out.

A figure, enveloped in black light, descended from the air. Li Qinghe sneered:

"I found you long ago, daring to snatch someone from me; you sure are bold."

Su Xin and Wei Wan were startled. For Li Qinghe to detect them while they failed to notice her indicated her cultivation surpassed theirs.

Yet, how could a mere patriarch of Qinghe City possess such cultivation?

Su Xin stepped forward, shielding Wei Wan and Zhu Lin:

"Patriarch Li, I’m Su Xin, a disciple of Danxia Peak from the Zhenyang Sect. Let me ask you, where is your husband Cheng Yu now?"

"Who exactly is Cheng Yu?"

"Why are you capturing people from Celestial Phoenix Mountain?"

"What’s with the master you mentioned and these offspring?"

Li Qinghe sneered, "Do you think you’re worthy of asking me?"

Suddenly, the black light on her body intensified. Under the astonished gaze of Su Xin and Wei Wan, Li Qinghe transformed into a giant bird with black feathers, surrounded by black flames.

A terrifying ancient aura erupted from her!

"Is this... an Ancient Divine Phoenix?"

"A Black Divine Phoenix?"

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