The Cannon Fodder Turns His Sister Into A Soaring Phoenix – Chapter 102

Chapter 102 – The Li Family Father and Daughter

After walking along the street for a while, Xiao Yunluo and Feng Yu Die soon arrived at the City Lord’s Mansion of Du Chun City. After showing their Identity Tokens and explaining their purpose, the City Lord of Du Chun City immediately sent someone to Chi Long Mansion.

The two waited in the City Lord’s Mansion for a while. Several Mansion Guards of Chi Long Mansion, clad in armor, arrived by Flying Sword and led them up the mountain.

As they flew through the clouds of Chi Long Mountain on their swords, Feng Yu Die’s eyes widened in surprise as she looked at the immortal mansion located at the mountain peak.

Unlike the immortal mansions she had imagined, Chi Long Mansion was as if an entire city had been moved to the mountain. It lacked the ethereal transcendence she expected, exuding an aura of majesty and solemnity instead.

To sum it up in one sentence, it was like the imperial palace and capital city of mortals had been transported to the mountain.

It was surrounded by city walls one hundred Chi high, with dual-eaved roofs of glazed tiles, vermilion doors, and a raised platform. These architectural styles, seemingly unrelated to cultivators, were all present. Within the mansion, there were also marketplaces and pavilions, each several times more opulent than Du Chun City below.

“Chi Long Mansion is built… a bit excessively, isn’t it?” Feng Yu Die blurted out unconsciously. The Mansion Guard leading the way didn’t seem offended. Instead, he explained to her, “There are many mortal villages and towns around Chi Long Mansion. Therefore, when the Ancestor was building it, he invited mortal craftsmen for the initial design, only substituting spiritual materials for the construction. The defensive formation surrounding it was personally set up by Dan Yue Shang Xian.”

Hearing her mother’s name, Xiao Yunluo’s eyes widened slightly. It was the first time she had heard this.

“Oh? Is that so?”

“Yes, Young Master Xiao.” The Mansion Guard nodded, cupped his fists in greeting, and continued, “The Ancestor once followed Dan Yue Shang Xian to battle against seven demonic sects, including Tian Mo Sect and Gu Sect, ultimately driving those demonic cultivators east of the Yun Bai Mountain Range. It was after that event that the term ‘Eastern Domain’ came to be used within Zhou Xing Tian Yu.”

“Afterward, Dan Yue Shang Xian gave the Ancestor a Mountain-Suppressing Profound Stone. The Ancestor pondered for over a year and finally chose this location to establish Chi Long Mansion, suppressing the Extreme Flame Spiritual Energy vein here. It is also for this reason that the spiritual springs and rivers in the Western Regions are spared from the scorching sun during summer.”

“……I see.” Xiao Yunluo never expected that the Immortal Master Li of Chi Long Mansion and her mother had such a good relationship in the past. However, she suddenly realized that she seemed to know almost nothing about her mother. Who were her friends? What significant events had she experienced? Her mother had never told her. The only things she knew were probably that her mother was very powerful, knew many people, and that demonic cultivators were afraid of her.

Feng Yu Die hesitated for a moment and then asked, “So there’s an Extreme Flame Spiritual Energy vein below? Is that why it’s so hot here now? Even we cultivators can hardly tolerate this climate.”

The Mansion Guard paused and replied with a smile, “Actually, summers in previous years weren’t this hot. I don’t know what happened this year, but there has certainly been a significant increase in Yang Ling Qi.”

“Hmm~~” Feng Yu Die asked directly, “Is there a problem with the formation that suppresses the spiritual vein?”

“This…” The Mansion Guard was momentarily at a loss for words, his face filled with awkwardness. Fortunately, Xiao Yunluo quickly pinched his waist. “Second, how could you ask such a thing?”

“Ow! That hurts!” Feng Yu Die almost fell off the Flying Sword and quickly rubbed her waist, blowing on it. “I was just asking… what if there was an oversight?”

“What oversight? Immortal Master Li has been suppressing the spiritual vein here for hundreds of years. How could she possibly be negligent in such a matter?”

“…” Feng Yu Die knew she was in the wrong and quickly shut her mouth.

At this moment, Xiao Tian, however, emerged from her Soul Realm. It sat on Feng Yu Die’s shoulder, scanned Chi Long Mansion below, and said, ‘Yu Die, you’re not wrong. There might indeed be a slight problem with the suppression formation here; it’s likely a problem with the Five Elements Spiritual Energy.’

“Mm…” Feng Yu Die gestured with her eyes for it to continue.

‘Perhaps a new formation was set up, but it conflicted with the original formation that suppressed the spiritual vein. The Five Elements Spiritual Energy has become chaotic, thus reducing the effectiveness of the original formation,’ Xiao Tian explained, spreading its hands. ‘Large-scale formations like this for suppressing things are extremely strict about Feng Shui and the Five Elements Spiritual Energy. Once set, they are very troublesome to alter. It’s not a major issue.’

Listening to Xiao Tian’s words, Feng Yu Die nodded in understanding. She had initially intended to repeat Xiao Tian’s words, but after opening her mouth to speak, she closed it again. Anyway, she would be meeting Li Feng soon, so she could just tell him directly then.

After about a quarter of an hour of flying on their swords, the Mansion Guards led the two to a courtyard in the rear of Chi Long Mansion’s inner grounds. The leading Mansion Guard spoke to a Maidservant. The Maidservant then took over from the guards and led them through a moon-shaped gate into the courtyard. Inside was a garden planted with many rare and precious ornamental spiritual plants. In the center was a small pond, where colorful koi carp swam lively. Following the Maidservant along three stone paths, the two arrived at a stone pavilion.

Inside the pavilion sat a white-haired man in a Daoist robe. He seemed to have difficulty walking and was seated in a wooden wheelchair. Beside him stood a transcendent woman, about fifteen or sixteen years old, with her eyes closed.

Feng Yu Die could tell at a glance that the white-haired man was likely Li Feng. However, the transcendent girl beside him was not dressed like a maidservant; she looked more like a young lady from a noble family. She was puzzled as to why the girl’s eyes were closed.

Xiao Yunluo approached the pavilion and immediately cupped her hands in greeting. “Junior Xiao Yunluo greets Senior Li.”

“Ah… Junior Feng Yu Die greets Senior Li.”

Li Feng looked at the two and immediately waved his hand, smiling. “Xiao Girl, don’t be so formal. Your mother and I are old acquaintances. If we were to divide by辈分 (generations), I am still your Senior Brother. You can just call me Senior Brother Li.”

Xiao Yunluo hesitated for a moment before respectfully bowing. “Thank you, Senior Brother Li.”

Feng Yu Die, in her usual absent-minded way, followed suit, “……Thank you, Senior Brother Li.”

Xia Xiao Yunluo turned and glared at her, *Senior Brother is something you can call?*

“Ah…” Feng Yu Die blinked, only now realizing she had been staring at the girl with closed eyes beside Li Feng. She quickly changed her words with a foolish grin. “Hahaha… Thank you, Senior Li. Junior was just a bit curious why the transcendent girl beside you kept her eyes closed, so I got distracted…”

“Transcendent?” Li Feng raised an eyebrow and looked at the woman beside him. “This is my daughter, Li Longling. She was born tainted by the Extreme Flame Spiritual Energy here, and her eyes are blind, hence her appearance.”

“Oh… Junior misspoke,” Feng Yu Die said respectfully, immediately apologizing.

“It’s alright.” Li Feng smiled like a doting father, stroked his beard, and then invited the two to sit in the pavilion.

After they were seated, Li Feng looked at Li Longling beside him. “Longling, go pour some tea for your two Senior Sisters.”

“Yes…” Li Longling nodded slowly. Just as Feng Yu Die and Xiao Yunluo wondered how she would pour tea if she couldn’t see, they watched as she precisely grabbed the teapot from the table and poured tea into the cups in front of them without spilling a single drop.

Li Feng chuckled with a mixture of helplessness and pride. “Although Longling cannot see, her hearing and sense of smell are exceptionally acute. As long as the environment isn’t too cluttered with smells, she is no different from ordinary people.”

“Two Senior Sisters, please enjoy.”