But Feng Fei dared not open her eyes. She had made up her mind that she would not open her eyes until she had finished processing the information in her mind!
As Yuan Jue watched Feng Fei's ever-changing expression, a myriad of emotions flashed through his mind, but he quickly suppressed them to the deepest recesses of his heart.
"Your Majesty, Nirvana Valley is just ahead!" A mocking voice suddenly rang out, and Feng Fei's body stiffened, her lips trembled slightly, and she finally sighed, "I know!" Her tone was very serious and solemn, but given her current demeanor and expression, it looked somewhat comical. However, at this moment, Feng Fei secretly breathed a sigh of relief: if she hadn't been startled by Yuan Jue just now, she wouldn't have thought to carefully digest the information in her mind, and she wouldn't have known what Nirvana Valley was.
Nirvana Valley has been the burial ground for the female emperors of the Vermilion Bird Kingdom since ancient times.
The people of the Vermilion Bird Kingdom believe in Nirvana and rebirth. This Nirvana Valley has always been a mystery, and almost no one knows where it is. Only when the emperor senses when he will die can he vaguely sense the location of Nirvana Valley.
Nirvana Valley is not a place for ordinary people to enter; even those with the bloodline of divine beasts cannot enter easily. The method of entering is only found in the inheritance of each emperor. As for where Nirvana Valley is, the only ways to find it are through the senses of an emperor on the verge of death and the divine beast Mingfeng.
To enter Nirvana Valley, one first needs a drop of the Empress's blood essence, and then a special incantation must be added to open the barrier of Nirvana Valley.
Mingfeng slowly slowed down, circling above a place surrounded by crimson rocks. With a cry, Fengfei slowly opened his eyes, sighing inwardly: "As expected, those who transmigrate are all destined for misfortune! What is essence blood? Isn't it just heart's blood?"
Feng Fei's lips twitched slightly, and her right hand trembled as she pulled a delicate dagger from her sleeve. This dagger was prepared by the previous owner of this body. That previous owner was a woman of principle, prepared to live and die with the Vermilion Bird Kingdom, but her ministers kept advising her to reconsider, and the child ended up angering herself to death.
Feng Fei lamented the poor mental fortitude of his predecessor while comforting himself: "It's not like I'll die from a single drop of blood!"
"Thud," the sound of a dagger piercing her chest made Feng Fei's heart tremble violently; she was still afraid! Feng Fei considered asking the people behind her for help, but for some reason, the thought vanished from her mind after a brief moment.
Feng Fei steeled his heart, gripped his right hand holding the dagger with his left, and pushed hard. Feng Fei let out a painful "Ouch!" as the dagger went in.
As the blood in his heart dripped down his cheeks, Feng Fei's already pale lips parted slightly, and he uttered a spell. This spell was not spoken by an ordinary person; it even faintly carried the sound of a phoenix's cry.
The crimson blood droplet fell to the ground and immediately disappeared. The incantation uttered by Feng Fei formed strange golden characters in the air. When the incantation stopped, these characters enveloped Feng Fei Yuanjue and Ming Feng, carrying them swiftly towards the place where the blood droplet disappeared.
With a "thud," Feng Fei, who hadn't expected such a violent collision, fainted again, much to his dismay.
However, before he fainted, he seemed to hear Yuan Jue's mocking voice: "Does Your Majesty not know that the blood that flows out when you bite your tongue is also considered essence blood?"
Feng Fei was so angry he almost vomited blood and died, roaring in his heart: Are you playing me for a fool? Why didn't you do this sooner!
Chapter 3: Empresses Through the Ages
Chapter Three: Female Emperors Through the Ages?
Feng Fei wanted to roar to the heavens: What kind of mess is this?!
It turned out that after Feng Fei was knocked unconscious, Yuan Jue and Feng Fei were taken into the mysterious Nirvana Valley. However, this Nirvana Valley was nothing like the magnificent and gloomy mausoleum of past empresses as it was rumored to be, nor was it the golden world of blazing flames that Feng Fei had imagined. Instead, there was a row of tiny girls in yellow robes, each with an adorable and charming appearance. Feng Fei couldn't help but think of the chibi-style ancient costume characters saved on his computer; these girls were even cuter than those chibi characters!
"You..." Feng Fei felt his throat was a little dry, but after thinking about it, he decided to ask for clarification.
The young girl at the head of the group stepped forward solemnly and said, "We are all empresses of the Vermilion Bird Kingdom throughout the ages. You were allowed to enter Nirvana Valley, which means you have the blood of an empress. But you look so young, and you don't seem to be on your deathbed. Why have you come to Nirvana Valley?"
Empress? Feng Fei couldn't help but swallow hard. Was it really true that all the previous empresses had been reborn after their deaths?
"The Vermilion Bird Kingdom has been destroyed. I was brought here by Mingfeng." After thinking for a moment, Fengfei decided it was best to tell these young girls the news. He had expected them to show anger or sadness, but instead, they all wore expressions of "I knew it," which Fengfei found hard to accept.
"Aren't you in pain? Don't you want to restore your country?" Feng Fei asked cautiously, but still couldn't help but voice the thought that had been swirling in his mind.
The same person who had led the group spoke again: "How could we not be in pain? The Vermilion Bird Kingdom was built up by the hard work of each of our empresses. But when the first empress passed the throne to me at the beginning of the Vermilion Bird Kingdom, she told me that a great calamity would befall the Vermilion Bird Kingdom ten thousand years later, one that could not be avoided or averted. But how could we accept this? From the time of the first empress, we have been planning how to remedy the situation after the calamity, so as to prevent our people from suffering even more. That is why this Nirvana Valley exists."
The other girls nodded in agreement.
Feng Fei wanted to ask them what they planned to do, but suddenly the surroundings darkened, then the entire area brightened. A dazzling golden yellow filled the eye; the ground was golden, burning with golden flames, and in the distance stood trees of moderate height, their branches not adorned with lush green leaves, but with clusters of crimson sparks. This was what Nirvana Valley should look like! Feng Fei couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
"Your Majesty!" The voice was neither loud nor soft, neither warm nor stern, yet it sent a chill down Feng Fei's spine.
Feng Fei stiffened his neck and looked back, his lips twitching, but he couldn't utter a single word.
When he was talking to those girls, Yuan Jue and Ming Feng weren't around. Feng Fei secretly regretted his carelessness.
Seeing Feng Fei's unnatural appearance, Yuan Jue's doubts grew even stronger.
Upon entering Nirvana Valley, the Emperor was unconscious due to the stab wound he had inflicted on her heart. He had applied medicine and bandaged her wound, and given her a Yuan Yang Pill. Logically, she should have woken up immediately, but the Emperor seemed to have lost her soul. Her eyes were open but not quite, and her lips were moving but she couldn't understand what she was saying.
Suddenly, Yuan Jue seemed to remember something and smiled gently: "Your Majesty, you were just lost in thought!"
That gentle smile seemed to soften the glare of the surrounding light, and Feng Fei felt a warm glow all over her body. Without thinking, she blurted out, "I was thinking about Li..."
"Bang!" Something seemed to explode in Feng Fei's mind, followed by a chorus of chattering girls' voices flooding into his head: "This girl seems to be weak? She almost spilled the truth with just a little confusion spell from this guy!"
"Isn't that right! Feng Shiyi, she's your granddaughter, how can she be so useless?"
The little girl, now called Feng Shiyi, pouted and said, "When I came to Nirvana Valley, this little girl was still nowhere to be found! How could she be above me!"
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Just as Feng Fei was about to be driven to the brink of collapse by the girls' chatter, the girl who had been leading the group waved her hands, silencing the other girls. They all stared at the girl with their large, watery eyes; anyone who saw this would have their heart melt. However, the girl leading the group remained unmoved, saying sternly, "This girl is still young, and it seems that Feng Shiyi's daughter hasn't had time to teach her the Burning Fire Technique yet."
He turned and looked around at the girls, and seeing that none of them wanted to say anything more, he released the restriction and continued, "Don't forget, we are not in Nirvana Valley now, but in the Pan Ring, and we are just a wisp of a divine soul!"
Suddenly, the girl frowned, thought for a moment, and then said, "Most of us have similar abilities, but some are extraordinary. Although we were born to save the world from a great calamity, Nirvana Valley cannot be left unguarded! Feng Er, you will lead Feng Si, Feng Qi, Feng Ba, and Feng Shi to stay and guard Nirvana Valley. Feng San, Feng Wu, Feng Liu, Feng Jiu, and Feng Shiyi, come with me and follow this girl out!"
Everyone agreed.
Feng Fei couldn't help but wipe away a bead of sweat. Could these people really be the empresses of past dynasties? What's the point of having them all in my mind now?
Seemingly hearing Feng Fei's question, Feng Yi replied calmly after making the arrangements: "What happened just now was merely a fluctuation caused by our initial entry into the ring, which resonated with your divine sense, which is why you could hear it. In the future, even if you want to hear it, it will be difficult for you. Of course, unless I take the initiative to communicate with you like I am now."
Feng Fei suddenly realized. However, she was curious about how they could help if they went out with her, so she asked.
Feng Yi's face showed a hint of anger, thinking to herself that this girl was too ungrateful. She knew perfectly well that she and her group were her ancestors, yet she kept questioning their abilities! However, outwardly she calmly said, "Our existence is not to directly change the world's situation, but to educate you so that you can accomplish it." Without waiting for Feng Fei's reply, she vanished, a thought forming in her mind: when she truly began training Feng Fei, she must be very "serious" and make her learn very "diligently"!
Feng Fei was in a real bind. In her past life, her biggest annoyance was studying, but anyone with eyes could see that her days were probably not going to be easy from now on!
Suddenly, Feng Fei shouted in his mind, "Why must I be the one to face this calamity?!"
At this moment, the entire Nirvana Valley lost its brilliance, and the space suddenly darkened. Before Feng Fei could even suppress his resentment, Yuan Jue dragged him onto Ming Feng's back. With a flap of its wings, Ming Feng soared into the azure sky.
High in the sky, Feng Fei and Yuan Jue looked down at the suddenly changing Nirvana Valley. Yuan Jue's expression kept changing. He had just used a bewitching technique, and just when Feng Fei was about to be bewitched, this happened! Suddenly, he seemed to think of a possibility. He looked up and saw an old woman in purple robes suspended in the air.
"Prime Minister Wen..."
Chapter 4: Prime Minister Wen is a cunning and ruthless man.
Chapter Four: Prime Minister Wen is a Cunning Man
Seeing the sharp-tongued old woman in purple robes suddenly appear before him in the main hall, in a place that could practically be considered a secret realm, Feng Fei immediately felt his heart skip a beat. Why was Prime Minister Wen here?
Feng Fei gripped the person behind him tightly, suddenly having a very bad premonition.
"Your Majesty," Prime Minister Wen, dressed in a magnificent purple robe that fluttered in the wind, a slight smile playing on his lips, said. Although his temples were white and the wrinkles around his eyes were deep, he still gave off a gentle and refined air. However, his presence alone was not so pleasing. "How could you associate with a traitor? And..." Prime Minister Wen's eyes darted around, giving Yuan Jue an inscrutable look before turning to Feng Fei and saying, "Moreover, Your Majesty seems to rely on him quite a bit!"
Feng Fei was immediately terrified and looked back in fear. He saw Yuan Jue with an expressionless face, but his hands were clenched tightly, his knuckles were white, and the veins on his exposed neck were throbbing slightly. Yuan Jue was also looking at Feng Fei, without any emotion.
Just as Prime Minister Wen thought she had successfully aroused Feng Fei's suspicion, he was surprised to see Feng Fei suddenly throw herself into Yuan Jue's arms, and a muffled voice came out: "Ming Feng, get out of here quickly!"
Yuan Jue let out a barely perceptible sigh of relief, raised an eyebrow, and said to Prime Minister Wen, "Prime Minister Wen, I had no idea when I had betrayed the country?"
"Heh, is that so?" It wasn't a question, just a nonchalant response. "I'm just one of many. If the Emperor believes me, then you're a traitor; if he doesn't, then you're not!"
Yuan Jue chuckled and patted Mingfeng's body. Mingfeng suddenly raised its head and cried out. With a flap of its wings, it left Prime Minister Wen far behind.
Watching the two people and the bird disappear into the distance, Prime Minister Wen merely squinted his eyes and observed them closely for a while before suddenly chuckling. With a flick of his sleeves, he vanished from the spot.
After flying for about a quarter of an hour, Feng Fei slowly moved out of Yuan Jue's arms. She didn't look at Yuan Jue, but just lowered her head and remained silent.
This appearance piqued Yuan Jue's interest, and he couldn't help but ask, "Your Majesty, is there nothing you wish to ask me?"
Feng Fei's voice was still muffled: "No."
But Feng Fei's heart was screaming: Yes! Very much! So many questions I want to ask! However, her body was currently out of her control.
When Prime Minister Wen appeared, Feng Yi actually took control of her body without her permission. Well, this wasn't actually her body; she had only "possessed" it for a short time. Thinking this, Feng Fei allowed Feng Yi to control her, but what happened next still infuriated her! How could a girl just hug a boy like that? However, Feng Yi's words immediately deflated Feng Fei: "The medicine on your left chest wound was applied by this man!" In other words, he had already seen everything!
"What!" Feng Fei was embarrassed. In her previous life, she was almost thirty years old and had never touched a man. Let alone touch him, she had never even held his hand! But now, she had only been in this body for a short time and her "innocence" was already in jeopardy! Feng Fei wanted to grab Yuan Jue by the collar and yell at him, but she could only think about it. At this moment, Feng Fei was still in control of her body.
"My dear grandson, Grandma has prepared something good for you!" Feng Shiyi appeared before Feng Fei with a beaming smile, holding a golden box.
A little girl who looked no more than four or five years old, pink and tender, delicate and timid, actually asked her to call her grandma. Feng Fei really wanted to roar and vent her anger. Since she came into this world, she had been disturbed by all sorts of things, and all her emotions were bottled up. She felt that if she didn't release them, she would either go crazy, become stupid, or accidentally kick the bucket!
Feng Fei sat softly in the ring, which was empty except for flames—exquisite flames, golden yet not dazzling flames.
"What is that?" Feng Fei asked weakly.
"This!" Feng Shiyi held up the object in her hand in a flattering manner. After thinking for a moment, she stuffed it into Feng Fei's hand. Then, she stared at Feng Fei with her bright eyes, urging him to open it and take a look with an expectant expression.
Feng Fei felt a little uneasy under Feng Shiyi's gaze. She had a feeling that the thing in her hand would make her very uncomfortable, but she couldn't bear to refuse Feng Shiyi. Finally, she gritted her teeth and, under Feng Shiyi's expectant and approving gaze, opened the thing in her hand with some doubt.
Feng Shiyi handed over a red rectangular box that appeared to have no seams. As Feng Fei wondered how to open the box, his right hand touched a slightly raised point on the lower left corner of the box. Instinctively, Feng Fei tapped it, and with a "click," the box opened.
The box appeared to be filled with something, and as soon as it was opened, it began to emit specks of golden light, which kept increasing in number.
Feng Fei's eyes were full of admiration. In his previous life, where could he have seen such a dazzling sight? But before Feng Fei could hide his amazement, it immediately turned into horror!
Because these scattered golden lights did not gradually dissipate, but rather slowly filled the area around Feng Fei.
As Feng Fei was enveloped in golden light, the light suddenly coalesced rapidly, turning specks of light into patches of golden light that eventually merged into a single sheet, enveloping Feng Fei completely.
It all happened in an instant. Before Feng Fei could even scream, she was transformed into a glittering golden humanoid sculpture. The box in Feng Fei's hand had already fallen to the ground. As Feng Fei was enveloped in the golden light, the box instantly turned into a red liquid, which then enveloped her as she transformed into a golden eagle, turning her into a red sculpture once more.
Feng Shiyi watched with a grin, "Granddaughter, your grandma went through the same thing back then! But the materials we used were nothing like what you're using now. Enjoy it!"
Yuan Jue looked at Feng Fei, whose behavior was a bit strange, but didn't think much of it. Ever since he brought Feng Fei out, Feng Fei's behavior had been very strange, and he was already used to it!
The two people on Mingfeng were maintaining a strange atmosphere. Mingfeng seemed to sense something, turned her head to look, and felt that the aura of this "Fengfei" was slightly different, but also very close. So she let out a soft cry and turned back to fly carefully.
With a "thud," Mingfeng suddenly bumped into something and had to stop. It looked around in confusion, wondering what had made it dizzy.
Feng Fei stiffened, as if sensing something terrifying and worrying. Then her body went limp, and she nestled silently into Yuan Jue's arms.
Yuan Jue looked down at Feng Fei, nothing seemed amiss, and simply closed his eyes to carefully perceive the differences in his surroundings. He too sensed the unease in his surroundings.