Chapter 323

Chapter 323 Burning Lifespan

Changfeng City . Inside an elegant manor . Liu Qiyue was dressed in a loose cyan robe as she practiced her calligraphy in the study . The petals fluttered outside the window amidst the spring wind . It was a colorful and beautiful sight .

Oh? She sensed something and turned her head . A figure had already appeared in the courtyard . It was Meng Chuan .

“Ah Chuan . ” Liu Qiyue revealed a look of surprise . She put down her brush and ran out of the study .

“Qiyue . ” Meng Chuan missed his wife very much . The couple looked at each other .

Ever since his wife was assigned to guard a city, Archean Mountain had strictly forbidden the Godfiends stationed in the various cities to leak information to their families, much less reunite with their families . This was also to prevent the demons from finding out who the defenders of each city were! Therefore, the couple hadn’t seen each other for nearly two years . “Ah Chuan . ” Liu Qiyue gently hugged Meng Chuan and leaned against him .

Meng Chuan hugged his wife and enjoyed this rare reunion . Liu Qiyue whispered, “I missed you so much . ”

“Me too,” said Meng Chuan softly . “We can be together forever in the future . ” “Yes, Archean Mountain has already given the order,” said Liu Qiyue . “Guarding a city will be a permanent job . Therefore, the Godfiends stationed here can arrange to have three family members or friends live with them . It just needs to be kept a secret . ”

Meng Chuan understood .

The couple sat down in the hall . Liu Qiyue brought out fruit snacks and brewed tea .

“I’ve been out of touch with the outside world for nearly a year . ” Meng Chuan ate some snacks and asked, “How’s the world now?”

“The demons aren’t making any big moves . ” Liu Qiyue’s eyes were filled with worry . “However, there are still demon monarchs constantly entering the human world from the various small and medium-sized World Entrances . There are too many of these entrances . We Godfiends can’t defend them at all . If this continues, more and more demon monarchs will enter the human world . According to our intelligence, there are at least 600,000 demon monarchs in the human world . I can’t help but feel uneasy when I think of so many demon monarchs hiding in the human world . ”

“There are about 200 medium-sized World Entrances . There are even more small World Entrances . Furthermore, they are constantly increasing in number . ” Meng Chuan nodded . “There are too few Marquis Godfiends . We will only be sending weak Godfiends to their deaths if we make them defend the World Entrances . There’s no way to put up a defense!”

“Something will happen with a million demon monarchs coming in,” said Liu Qiyue worriedly .

“We’ll deal with whatever comes our way,” said Meng Chuan . “Let’s be prepared . By the way, did anything else happen?”

“Good news . ” Liu Qiyue smiled and said, “Two months ago, our Archean Mountain finally gave birth to a Regis Godfiend . It’s King Sword Nine . ”

“King Sword Nine?” Meng Chuan’s eyes lit up as he sighed . “It’s been 50 years since Archean Mountain produced a Regis Godfiend . Archean Mountain now has 14 Regis Godfiends . ”

It was very difficult to become a Regis Godfiend . Even a peerless genius-who could reach the Dharma Domain realm before the age of 90—found it difficult to guarantee that they would attain a third-level Essence Soul before the age of 90 . Regis Godfiends had a 500-year lifespan . However, Archean Mountain only had 14 Regis Godfiends . This showed how difficult it was for a new Regis Godfiend to rise .

Sometimes, two or three geniuses of the same generation could become Regis Godfiends one after the other . Sometimes, it took 70 to 80 years to produce one Regis Godfiend .

“Sword Nine didn’t put much effort into his cultivation when he was young . He was a playboy, and his reputation wasn’t good either,” said Meng Chuan with a sigh . “Later, his elder brother entered the Godfiend Blood Pool and attempted the Life-and-Death juncture, but failed . It agitated him . He only started to cultivate seriously when he was 17 years old . He became a Godfiend at the age of 28 . He wasn’t too dazzling among his peers . He became a Marquis Godfiend at the age of 66 . He’s 109 this year, and he actually became a Regis Godfiend .

“He cultivates the Thirteen Swordbane Fiend Body,” said Meng Chuan with a smile . “In history, those who cultivate the Thirteen Swordbane Fiend Body are famous for killing . However, he likes array formations . He uses the 13 Swordbanes to set up formations . Come, let’s have a drink . ” Meng Chuan took out an alcohol flask from his Grotto-Heaven Magic Bead and said excitedly, “I have to drink now that I’ve heard the good news of the new Regis Godfiend . ”

Liu Qiyue drank with him . An additional Regis Godfiend meant a gain in combat strength . A Thirteen Swordbane Fiend Body Regis Godfiend was extremely good at fighting .

The couple talked about the past two years and what happened in the World Gap . Even the demons knew about the World Gap, so its existence wasn’t confidential .

“By the way, this is for you . ” Meng Chuan handed the book wrapped in a beast hide to his wife .

“What’s this?” Puzzled, Liu Qiyue received it . She found it very soft . This book was made of a mysterious white beast hide . When she flipped open the book, she saw a painting of flying phoenix etched in it . Liu Qiyue’s heart trembled as she immersed herself in it .

She looked at it for over an hour . The sun set and the sky turned dark .

“Phoenix Flight . ” Liu Qiyue looked up at her husband . “Where did this come from?”

“It’s from the demons . Master said that this is a movement technique . It should be suitable for your cultivation,” said Meng Chuan .

“Yes, just looking at the painting makes my blood boil . ” Liu Qiyue was very excited . “I’ll give it a try . ” The moment she finished speaking, she rushed out of the hall and flew into the sky to test the movement technique .

Whoosh .

An extremely beautiful, fiery divine bird appeared in the sky . This divine bird spread its wings and flew . Its tail feathers were long and beautiful . It flew back and forth above the manor, leaving behind a beautiful trajectory .

Meng Chuan sighed in amazement . This divine bird is a phoenix?

The divine bird was a phenomenon formed by flames . Liu Qiyue was inside the divine bird . When Liu Qiyue used the movement technique, she isolated light from the outside world . However, Meng Chuan could still see her clearly with his electromagnetic domain .

Whoosh .

The fiery divine bird landed on the ground . The flames dissipated in midair, leaving an incredulous Liu Qiyue .

“Ah Chuan, this is the best technique for Phoenix Divine Body cultivators . ” Liu Qiyue looked at Meng Chuan . “I feel like I’ve really become a divine bird-a phoenix . I even have a direction towards reaching the Dharma Domain realm for fire . ”

“You have a direction towards the Dharma Domain realm?” Meng Chuan was happy for his wife .

“Yes, during the battle at the garrison, I cast Phoenix’s Nirvana and shot five fourth Firmament demon monarchs with nine arrows . Only one fourth Firmament demon monarch managed to escape . As I maintained Phoenix’s Nirvana, I reached the peak of the Realm of Dao . However, I didn’t have any idea on how to reach the Dharma Domain realm . ” Liu Qiyue was excited . “I saw the direction today . ”

Meng Chuan gently hugged his wife . “I read from your letter that you expended 12 years of your lifespan . ”

“The stronger one is, the purer one’s phoenix bloodline will be . The more one’s strength increases when undergoing nirvana, the faster one’s lifespan will be drained . ” Liu Qiyue nodded . “I used 12 years of my lifespan by shooting nine arrows . The rate of expenditure is indeed much faster than when I was a Great Solar Godfiend . ”

When she was a Great Solar Godfiend, she had cast Phoenix’s Nirvana once . That single usage expended 18 years of her lifespan .

“The lifespan you have burned all these years has exceeded 30 years . ” Meng Chuan looked at his wife, his heart aching .

“It’s worth it when used to kill demon monarchs . ” Liu Qiyue smiled at Meng Chuan .