The Seven Princesses' Journey Across Time

Seeing Yaoguang's expression that looked like he was asking, Ziyou continued, "Although your feelings for Lord Mo Yuan are fake, you can use real feelings for Master Zheyan. Look, Master Zheyan may have liked Bai Qian's mother before, but considering their family's methods, who can tell whether it's true or not? Besides, Master Zheyan is loyal and righteous, gentle and easygoing, skilled in medicine, can make wine, is handsome, and has elegant tastes. His tastes are even more elegant than his tastes. Isn't he a good choice for a partner?"

Zheyan found Ziyou's barrage of criticism towards Yaoguang adorable. "It turns out our little Youyou sees so many positive qualities in me, an old phoenix."

But she was still blinking her big, watery eyes at Yaoguang. Zheyan found her expression amusing. He shook his head and continued to heal.

Yaoguang smiled helplessly, thinking to herself how innocent and adorable this little disciple was. His cultivation had grown, but his mind seemed to remain the same. She patted Ziyou's head and said, "You understand Zheyan very well, but feelings shouldn't be forced. We only had a comradeship, and Zheyan doesn't have any such feelings for me."

Ziyou was a little disappointed after hearing this, but still said unwillingly: "But I think you two are a good match together. Master, you are a female warrior, and Master Zheyan has a gentle personality. The two of you just complement each other."

Yaoguang glanced at Zheyan, sighed, and said, "Alright, the medicine is ready. Hurry and give it to Zheyan to drink."

Ziyou nodded and turned to the kitchen to get a bowl. Yaoguang watched her retreating figure, a wave of emotion welling up in her heart. She knew her feelings for Zheyan were merely comradeship, and her special feelings for Mo Yuan were a plot by the Baizhi family. Therefore, in these hundreds of thousands of years, she had never truly loved anyone. Her previous obsession with Mo Yuan now seemed ridiculous. But what exactly did it feel like to truly love someone? Yaoguang's eyes were filled with confusion.

Ziyou took out the bowl, poured out the medicine, used his magic power to adjust it to the appropriate temperature, and handed it to Zheyan: "Master Zheyan, drink the medicine."

Zheyan took the bowl of medicine without hesitation, raised his head and drank it all in one gulp, as if the bitter taste had no effect on him.

After finishing his drink, he turned his gaze towards the two people in front of him, a hint of concern and worry in his eyes. He asked softly, "Have you been to Kunlun Ruins to visit Mo Yuan? I wonder how he's doing now? You know, he's lost a lot of merit, and he wasn't able to make up for it much last time."

Yaoguang frowned slightly and replied with a somewhat helpless tone: "I didn't go to Kunlun Ruins, but came straight to you. After all, you are the only one left in this Ten-Li Peach Forest. If something really happened to you, I'm afraid no one would even know about it." Zheyan felt a warm current surge in his heart when he heard Yaoguang's words, and his emotion was beyond words.

Zi You, who was standing by, immediately said, "I also haven't been to Kunlun Xu. I came straight to you. I just wanted to come and see you."

However, as soon as she finished speaking, Zheyan and Yaoguang both looked at her suspiciously, knowing from her words that she wasn't just here to see him. Clearly, there was something else urgent or important, otherwise they wouldn't have come to him so soon after he'd been punished by the heavens.

Ziyou looked at Zheyan and said slowly: "Just when I was about to come, my parents happened to return, and I happened to hear them mention that Lingbao Tianzun of Shangqing Realm had also suffered from a lightning strike." Yaoguang nodded slightly when he heard this, indicating that he agreed with the news.

Zhe Yan turned his gaze towards Zi You, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes: "So, you know why he suffered the punishment from heaven?"

Ziyou met Zheyan's gaze and spoke slowly, "When I learned he was struck by lightning, a scene from a past dream suddenly surfaced in my mind—it seemed he had made a pact with a fire phoenix. So, Zheyan, in this vast expanse of space, besides you and Shao Wan, there is another phoenix in the world."

Upon hearing this, Zheyan's body trembled violently, and he instantly stood up in excitement. However, due to his excessive movement, he injured his wounds that had not yet healed, and he couldn't help but groan. However, he ignored the pain and asked anxiously, "Are you serious?"

Seeing this, Zi You hurried forward to support Zhe Yan, saying with concern, "Don't worry, let me tell you slowly..." She came over and helped him sit down. "It's true, but that phoenix must have been a divine and demonic entity like you, but he couldn't suppress his demonic energy. In the dream, he was imprisoned in a cave in Kunlun Xu by Ling Bao Tian Zun. Affected by the demonic energy, he injured Bai Qian, who was in love at the time, and Li Jing, the current Yi Jun. In the end, he was injured by Bai Qian's Yu Qing Kunlun fan, and then Ling Bao Tian Zun came and took him away. Bai Qian also received the Broken Cloud Fan as a gift from Ling Bao Tian Zun. But they seemed to have no way to eliminate or suppress the demonic energy in the phoenix. After injuring people in the Heavenly Palace, he was killed by Ye Hua, the Crown Prince of the Celestial Clan at the time."

Zhe Yan frowned deeply, his face solemn as he spoke, "The Celestial Clan's Crown Prince, Ye Hua, must be the reincarnation of Mo Yuan's brother, whom Donghua mentioned. At that time, Bai Qian was still able to engage in romantic conversation with Li Jingqing. By this calculation, the Sky Wing War hadn't yet begun, meaning the phoenix had long been taken away by Lingbao Tianzun. Judging by this, the phoenix must be in Lingbao Tianzun's Shangqing Realm now. Even if not, Lingbao Tianzun is still there."

He then made a move to stand up, his anxiety evident in his words. "We must go and bring him back immediately. Otherwise, with his demonic energy still lingering and unable to be suppressed, there will be enormous risks for both himself and others!"

Yaoguang, observing this, quickly intervened, "You're seriously injured right now. If you rush forward like this, not to mention the possibility of fainting along the way, even if you manage to reach your destination, how could they easily hand over the Phoenix to you in your current state?"

Upon hearing this, Zheyan couldn't help but look embarrassed. He slowly sat back in his original place with a bit of awkwardness, muttering to himself: "Although this is true..., but don't we still have you two? Xiao Youyou is only one step away from becoming a god now. If all else fails, don't we still have Donghua? Are you still afraid that he won't hand over the phoenix?" From his words, it seemed that he still had a glimmer of hope of successfully retrieving the phoenix.

Ziyou didn’t know much about the cultivation level of the people in the tribe, so he turned his attention to Yaoguang.

Yaoguang said solemnly, "Lingbao Tianzun's own cultivation level is comparable to Donghua's, and his master is Yuanshi Tianzun, who is on par with the Father God and the Mother God."