I am Guhuoniao, not an umbrella demon, please do not disturb me.

Have you all forgotten about the Demon King incident from several years ago?

The Demon King who burned down the capital will die, and the mere Divine Phoenix outside will soon be killed by the Tianyang Palace.

The capital city is no ordinary place; it is the center of the world and the residence of the emperor. For a mere demon to dare to come here is tantamount to suicide. Not to mention the Tianyang Palace, the underground dragon veins and the nation's fortune could severely damage it.

So why did this divine phoenix come here to die?

Do you really think the capital is under the control of the Fate Cult? You think you're invincible just because you destroyed one Fate Cult? You truly are a demon.

Inside the pavilion, a high-ranking official was sipping tea, and from his vantage point, he could see Bai Qingyu's entire body.

After finishing a cup of tea, the official casually picked up a pastry from the side and tried it. He frowned and spat it out as soon as he put it in his mouth, speaking in a high-pitched voice as if he were pinching his throat, "Pah, pah, pah, what is this? You dare to try to fool me with this? Bring me another one."

The manager beside him was sweating profusely, nodding and bowing repeatedly in agreement.

The high-ranking official shook his head, took another sip of tea, and rinsed his mouth. Immediately, a girl who looked no more than twelve or thirteen years old came forward, knelt on the ground, opened her mouth, and took the official's mouthwash.

The girl's eyes clearly showed struggle, but she couldn't show any unusual expression on her face.

"This Divine Phoenix is ​​courting death. Her reputation is only known because of her few children. Now she dares to come to the capital all by herself. Hehehe."

On the other side, the lean official shook his head with a smile. Despite being just an ordinary mortal, he was extremely knowledgeable about everything in the cultivation world.

"Lord Li, do you think this Divine Phoenix might have been invited by the Imperial Advisor?" After rinsing his mouth, the slightly plump official wiped his greasy mouth with a fine gold silk handkerchief.

"It doesn't look like it. This Divine Phoenix is ​​clearly here to demand an explanation. Perhaps that person has offended her."

"Hiss, I see. But it's none of our business. We'll just watch."

Before he finished speaking, as if in response to his words, more than a dozen figures appeared around Bai Qingyu. These dozen or so people were all cultivators from the Tianyang Palace and were all quite strong, with the lowest being Golden Core cultivators.

The dozen or so Tianyang Palace cultivators, led by a Nascent Soul cultivator, were already quite powerful, but they were no match for Bai Qingyu.

The Nascent Soul Elder stepped forward, cupped his hands in a polite gesture, and said, "I wonder what brings the Divine Phoenix here. If it has important matters to discuss, please transform into human form. The people in the city below are filled with fear, and if this continues, chaos may ensue."

Bai Qingyu's physical presence was incredibly oppressive, and the people of the capital had been burned by the Demon King a few years ago, leaving them with lingering gloom. The recent decline in the nation's fortunes had also caused widespread anxiety. Therefore, her actions were bound to cause chaos in the city.

Upon hearing this, Bai Qingyu did not reply, but instead raised her head and cried out. Under the impact of her demonic power, the heavy dark clouds that had not seen the sun for more than ten days were dispelled from the capital. The warm and gentle sunlight once again shone on the earth and fell on the people in the city.

It can only be said that one's background does indeed affect one's temperament. When she was churning in the dark clouds, Bai Qingyu looked like a ferocious beast that would destroy the world. But at this moment, she dispelled the dark clouds and basked in the sunlight. In the blink of an eye, her crane-bodied and phoenix-tailed appearance transformed into an auspicious beast that brings blessings to the earth.

As expected, the terrified people below were no longer afraid upon seeing this, but they still didn't dare to come out of the house.

But that wasn't all. Bai Qingyu hovered in the air for a while, and suddenly golden light scattered down from the sky, landing on the people on the street. They suddenly found that they seemed to have a lot more strength in their bodies, and some minor illnesses were cured.

Only then did the people realize something.

The one that has arrived is not some ferocious beast, but a phoenix!

The noise and jubilation outside attracted the attention of the terrified people inside. After peeking around and finding out what was going on, they all came out onto the street.

In an instant, the streets of the capital were packed with people. When they looked at Bai Qingyu again, their faces were no longer filled with fear, but only with respect and joy.

Some cheered and jumped for joy, while others stretched their hands to the sky in a gesture of embracing, basking in the sunlight, and some even began to kneel and pray.

Sometimes people are indeed foolish, but today is different. They truly saw Bai Qingyu bestow "divine grace." Originally, the power of faith that Bai Qingyu sent down could only cure minor illnesses like colds and incidentally boost people's energy and make them feel strong.

And then a strange change began to occur in the crowd. Some people said that his long-term eye disease had been cured, some lame people said that his broken leg had been healed, and some people said that he was seriously ill and would not live for more than three days, but now he was completely cured.

In fact, Bai Qingyu's power was not that strong, and he was completely incapable of doing so.

With so many ordinary people in the capital, she couldn't possibly take care of them all. Whoever received the rain of faith would benefit.

Looking at the changes below, the expressions of the dozen or so Tianyang Palace cultivators became strange.

When Bai Qingyu caused panic, they could stop him or even attack him. But now, the people below are chanting in unison, thanking Shenhuang.

He was suddenly in a dilemma; stopping Bai Qingyu was one thing, but not stopping her was another.

Most importantly, they dared not take action. There were civilians below, and how many people would die if they did?

"Your Highness, Divine Phoenix..."

"Shut up." Bai Qingyu used a wing to send the people from Tianyang Palace flying.

Then, with a loud bang, it landed in front of the palace gate tower.

Bai Qingyu narrowed his eyes. Behind him were countless citizens of the capital who shouted for the great grace of the Divine Phoenix. In front of him was the current emperor, surrounded by a group of officials, who looked astonished but pretended to be calm in front of the city gate.

After all, even if the nation's fortune is low, the emperor still possesses extraordinary power and a dragon aura that soars to the heavens.

The golden dragon robe dazzled Bai Qingyu. Besides that, Bai Qingyu also noticed that the man's yang energy was depleted and his essence was weak. It was obvious that he had indulged in too much pleasure and his body had been hollowed out by wine and women.

The human and the demon were gazing at each other from a distance, which was only possible because the city gate tower was tall and large enough; otherwise, it would have been Bai Qingyu looking down at the human emperor.

The emperor was extremely uneasy, as were the officials behind him.

From beginning to end, they still didn't know why Bai Qingyu had come here.

They appeared to be accusing someone, yet they bestowed divine power upon the capital, and now they are directly confronting the imperial palace, showing disrespect to the emperor.

Behind the Human Emperor, a phantom figure flashed by; it was a Mahayana cultivator from the Heavenly Sun Palace.

This powerful figure came here to deal with Bai Qingyu, but when he saw the people of the city chanting the words "Divine Phoenix," his expression changed. Others couldn't see it, but he could see that countless streams of faith were surging towards Bai Qingyu from all over the capital—all of which were voluntarily sent by the people.

Not only that, the weakened national fortune above the capital city seemed to want to curry favor with Bai Qingyu but dared not approach him. It could only secretly absorb the power of faith that the people gave to Bai Qingyu from behind to strengthen itself.

The nation's destiny was shaped like a dragon, and the way he secretly absorbed power while glancing at Bai Qingyu every now and then, as if afraid of being discovered, made this powerful being doubt whether he had seen things wrong.

Why is the fate of a nation that has been steadily declining and cannot be affected by any means suddenly fluctuating so drastically?

The sword in his arms sensed the aura of a demon and was itching to move, but the powerful figure dared not act rashly.

In that instant, he even felt that the fate of the entire Great Ling Kingdom was tied to Bai Qingyu. If he attacked Bai Qingyu, Great Ling would be finished, and he himself would be killed by the backlash.

Not only that.

If he wasn't mistaken, Bai Qingyu had unleashed the power of faith.

The question is, where does the power of faith come from to support her in bringing a rain of faith to the capital?

"Xizhou..."

The great being fell silent.

When I came here, I thought, it's just a monster that has reached the Void Refinement stage, not even a Fusion stage. So what if it's a Divine Phoenix?

You dare to act so presumptuously, I cannot easily kill you. Do you think I cannot even seal you away?

But now, his eyes were filled with deep seriousness.

He suddenly realized that in the past, in Xizhou, such a huge amount of faith power was suppressed by the Fate Cult.

Now that the Fate Cult is gone, the Heavenly Cult's utilization of these powers of faith is far inferior to that of the Fate Cult.

So, given such a massive amount of faith power, how much of it can the Divine Phoenix utilize...?

"This damned cult of fate."

Thinking of this, even someone as skilled as him couldn't help but curse.

During the years that the Fate Cult has imprisoned the Divine Phoenix, the Divine Phoenix has played with the power of faith quite a bit, and now she can manipulate the power of faith with ease.

Even if these people were worshipped by the entire world, they could not utilize the power of faith. On the contrary, the Divine Phoenix could easily absorb all this power of faith.

On this basis, for some reason, the fate of the Great Spirit Kingdom is so close to the Divine Phoenix. As a result, she has the lifeline of the Great Spirit Kingdom in her hands. If she wants to kill her, the price will be immeasurable.

The only way to break this deadlock is to absolutely overwhelm the Divine Phoenix with superior strength and minimize the losses.

However, this solution was ruined by fate.

It could be said that if he dared to make a move now, the Divine Phoenix would dare to absorb all the faith power that the Western Continent could absorb and then fight to the death.

The powerful figure sighed, already prepared to appear at any moment to persuade Bai Qingyu.

We could kill her, but who would bear the loss?

Fortunately, it is said that Shenhuang has a very good temper. It is estimated that someone has harmed her child.

"trouble."

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Volume 1: Chapter 142 These Children Are My Everything

After the battle with the Fate Sect, Bai Qingyu's fame officially spread throughout the cultivation world. In fact, the powerful figures of various sects did not take her too seriously, since Bai Qingyu's strength was only at the Nascent Soul stage. What they really cared about were the children she had adopted.

They're either Heavenly Swords or Demonic Swords; in short, each one is more talented than the last. If they can grow to this level in such a short time, what about the future?

Moreover, the situations of her children are quite complicated. There is the closed-door senior disciple of the peak master of Jinxu Peak of Tianyang Palace, the host of the Heavenly Sword, and the host of the Demon Sword. Moreover, this person has a very deep relationship with the Heavenly Cult. It is said that he is the husband of the Heavenly Cult leader's biological daughter. There is also the rising star, the Demon King of Nanshan.

Both the righteous demonic sect and the demon race have power, so the biggest reason they don't want to provoke Bai Qingyu is because of her child.

But now, the situation may be about to change.

The powerful figure from Tianyang Palace landed directly behind the Human Emperor, ready to appear at any moment to persuade Bai Qingyu.

If Bai Qingyu is here to demand an explanation, then listen to her first and try your best to meet her demands.

Bai Qingyu stared at the middle-aged emperor, his sword-like beak half-open, and his clear, melodious voice rang out, "Since you've already come, why don't you show yourself?"

She sensed that there must be a powerful figure from the Heavenly Sun Palace nearby. She didn't know who it was, but she was certain that their strength was considerable.

As soon as he finished speaking, a refined figure in a white robe appeared on the city gate tower.

He seemed to be surrounded by a faint white light. His appearance was unremarkable, and upon closer inspection, he had no distinguishing features. However, one would forget his appearance in the blink of an eye. Although he was standing right there, his aura was like a gentle breeze, making him unpredictable.

Holding a fan in his hand, the white-robed man cupped his hands to Bai Qingyu and said, "Please forgive me for concealing my identity, Divine Phoenix. This is a matter of mortals, and my Tianyang Palace cannot interfere."

"Let me introduce myself. I am Hong Fei, the peak master of Lingxu Peak in Tianyang Palace."

Hongfei has a refined and approachable demeanor, and his presence is like a gentle breeze.

His aura was unfathomable, sometimes as gentle as spring rain, sometimes as violent as thunder.

When Hongfei appeared, the officials behind the Emperor hurriedly came forward to pay their respects and greet him. Their previously uneasy hearts were finally able to calm down.

This is a powerful figure at the peak level; taking down such a demon shouldn't be a problem for him.

Seeing the officials constantly exchanging meaningful glances, Hongfei could only manage an awkward smile.

Don't look at me, go and look at that divine phoenix. This is not something I can solve just by saying so. If you really want to resolve it peacefully, we'll have to see what you've done to it.

"Since the people from Tianyang Palace have also arrived, then I will not wait any longer." Bai Qingyu's voice was loud but not harsh.

"Your Majesty, I need an explanation from you."