The Cannon Fodder Turns His Sister Into A Soaring Phoenix – Chapter 555

Chapter 554: Before the Final Battle

*Ying—*

The fox’s cry gradually faded, and the wind and snow once again became the dominant force, howling between heaven and earth.

*Whoosh, whoosh…*

Ye Anping was rather roughly headbutted by his junior sister, and it took him a while to recover as he looked at the swirling snow. Just as he was about to sit up, a pair of icy-cold small hands unbuttoned his shirt and pants and reached inside.

*?!!*

He jolted in shock, quickly sat up, grabbed his junior sister’s wrist, and pulled her hand out from his clothes, looking at her in confusion.

“Junior Sister, what are you doing?”

Pei Lianxue was startled herself. She ducked her head and replied, “I was checking if Senior Brother was injured…”

“I’m not injured… Let Senior Brother get up first. Yu Die and Agu are still underneath…”

Pei Lianxue tilted her head to look and only then noticed that Gu Mingxin was at the very bottom, facing the ground, while Feng Yu Die was using her chest to cushion her senior brother’s back.

Seeing her look over, Feng Yu Die grinned foolishly.

“Heh heh…”

“Oh.”

Pei Lianxue responded and let her senior brother stand up. However, the moment Feng Yu Die stood up, Pei Lianxue suddenly grabbed her face and pulled it to the sides.

“Ah, ah, ah… Junior Sister Pei…”

“Second fool!! Why didn’t you protect my Senior Brother properly?! That was so dangerous just now!”

Although Feng Yu Die seemed unfazed, Ye Anping sighed and quickly patted his junior sister’s head. “Junior Sister, Yu Die saved me once at the Tian Mo Sect. It was Senior Brother’s misjudgment… I overlooked that Gu Yan still had Fox Jade Orchid’s felt cloak on him. If not for that, I wouldn’t have rushed forward at such a critical moment.”

Pei Lianxue lowered her head to think for a moment. Then, she slowly released Feng Yu Die’s face before gently rubbing it.

*Puyo~~~*

“I’m sorry, Second Fool. And thank you, Second Fool, for saving my Senior Brother.”

“Ah…” Feng Yu Die felt a little embarrassed, rubbing the back of her head with a silly smile. “Heh heh…”

*Crack—*

The sound of bones snapping interrupted them. Gu Mingxin, who had gotten up, held her left arm with her right hand and forcefully flicked it, resetting her dislocated left shoulder. She looked at Pei Lianxue, a hint of resentment flashing in her crimson eyes.

However, upon spotting the Snow Jade Myriad Spirit Sword stuck in the ground at the side, still impaling the heart of her former master and adoptive father, she pouted and crossed her arms, turning her gaze away.

“Hmph~~ Junior Sister Pei, you’ve come at such a timely moment~~ Why couldn’t you have come earlier? What were you doing when Bai Sha Zi and I were fighting the demonic cultivators at the Tian Mo Sect?”

Pei Lianxue pouted and replied, “I was also killing demonic cultivators…”

“Could it be that you were held up by a few Nascent Soul demonic cultivators… Bai Sha Zi and I killed the Grand Elder of the Tian Mo Sect~~ someone at the Deity Transformation late stage…”

“Mmm… I didn’t encounter any Deity Transformation cultivators, but I killed a lot too…”

Ye Anping listened to their bickering, which sounded like that of seven or eight-year-old children, and sighed softly. He didn’t bother with the three of them and walked to the side to pull out the Snow Jade Myriad Spirit Sword.

The heart impaled by the sword had been frozen into ice by the Xuan Yin Art’s icy-cold sword body. He carefully removed Gu Yan’s heart. At this moment, Xiao Yunluo also descended from the sky.

Descending with her was Liang Zhu, who had been chasing Pei Lianxue and Xiao Yunluo.

Liang Zhu was practically loaded with wealth at this moment. He carried six or seven seemingly very good swords on his back, and his left and right hands were holding two bulging sacks, which left Ye Anping stunned.

“Brother Liang… what are these…”

“Mm.” Liang Zhu maintained a stoic expression. He glanced at Pei Lianxue, who was arguing with Gu Mingxin but was clearly being suppressed, and said, “Your Junior Sister asked for them.”

“Ah?”

“She single-handedly fought her way from the north of the Tian Mo Sect, entering through the Northern Mountain Gate, and killed nearly a thousand demonic cultivators along the way. These are their Storage Bags…”

As soon as Liang Zhu said this, Gu Mingxin, who had been boasting about killing He Buqun, and Ye Anping were both stunned. They looked at Pei Lianxue, whose robes were still spotlessly clean.

To kill over a thousand demonic cultivators single-handedly, if their cultivation levels were not high, most people present could achieve it. However, to remain unsullied by blood after killing a thousand people was a different matter entirely.

Ye Anping imagined the scene and guessed that his Junior Sister must have charged forward alone with her sword, asking every demonic cultivator she encountered, “Have you seen my Senior Brother?”

If the demonic cultivator answered, “What Senior Brother?” or didn’t answer, they would immediately be separated from body and soul.

It was a little terrifying…

Pei Lianxue, seeing her Senior Brother’s gaze, thought she had done something wrong. She lowered her head and whispered, “It’s all because Senior Brother didn’t take me with you… If something happened to Senior Brother, I wouldn’t be able to live either.”

“… …”

Ye Anping shook his head helplessly. Perhaps this was his fault? He had raised his Junior Sister to be such an arrogant heaven-defying individual. If he had let her make more friends when she was younger, she wouldn’t have her entire world revolving around him.

Ultimately, there was still time, and things could be worked out slowly.

*Rumble, rumble—*

The sound of wheelchair wheels came from the side.

The situation had been urgent earlier, and Ye Anping hadn’t paid attention to Mo Chili Ling. After Feng Yu Die, Gu Mingxin, and he rushed down, Mo Chili Ling had been in her wheelchair, free-falling from a thousand-zhang height. It was only when she stabilized herself with Spiritual Energy that she managed to land safely.

Upon hearing the familiar sound of the wheelchair, Pei Lianxue and Xiao Yunluo simultaneously looked towards Mo Chili Ling. Seeing her sitting in the same wheelchair they had used before, their brows suddenly furrowed.

“Senior Brother, how did you get involved with another new girl?” “Anping, how could you…”

?

Ye Anping was taken aback. Sensing the dissatisfaction in their eyes, he felt an awkwardness spread across his face. Mo Chili Ling, however, covered her mouth and chuckled.

“Junior Martial Sister Pei and Young Master Xiao, it’s a pleasure to meet you. I am Mo Chili Ling, merely a friend whom Young Master Ye has met a few times. Please don’t misunderstand. Besides, my current condition… even if I wanted to pledge myself to him, Young Master Ye would likely find me repulsive. Wouldn’t you agree, Young Master Ye? Hee hee~~”

“… …” “… …”

Pei Lianxue and Xiao Yunluo knitted their brows and looked back at Ye Anping, their expressions conveying suspicion.

Ye Anping glared at Mo Chili Ling, but now was not the time to discuss these matters. He waved his hand and said, “I’ll explain when we get back. For now, it’s still…”

He intended to get to the important matter, but before he could finish, he was interrupted again.

This time, it was a clear, youthful voice with a unique Southern Domain accent.

“Whoa~~ Women fighting, huh… Young Master Ye, you’ve really sinned a lot… Ho ho ho hahaha—”

No one had noticed the presence of another person nearby. They were all startled by the sudden shout and turned to look. On the side of the cliff, amidst the falling snow, a semi-transparent youth was tilting his head back, sipping from his Jade Gourd, and gazing at the ice dragon and moon spirit colliding in the sky a thousand li away.

Mo Chili Ling narrowed her eyes slightly. Upon seeing the youth’s profile, her eyes widened.

“You are…”

“Little Mo…” Yun Tian Mi turned his head to look at her. “When I saw you back then, you were still a little sprout. Now you look like this… tsk, tsk, tsk…”

Mo Chili Ling had met Yun Jian Shang Xian before?

Ye Anping listened to this, feeling a slight confusion. This was indeed a plot point he didn’t know about, but considering the age calculation, it wasn’t impossible.

It seemed he had triggered another hidden conversation, just like when he was about to die in Nancheng City in the Central Domain…

However, thinking about it, he hadn’t included Yun Jian Shang Xian in his initial plans.

But if Yun Jian Shang Xian were to intervene, it would undoubtedly be better.

Ye Anping pondered for a moment, then quickly stepped forward and cupped his hands in a respectful bow.

“Master…”

Yun Tian Mi seemed to have read his mind. Before he could speak, he replied, “I’m just a wisp of remnant soul now, I can’t be of much use, so don’t think about it… I still want to live a little longer.”

“I see…” Ye Anping didn’t press the matter and cupped his hands again. “Then this disciple will not insist.”

“Heh…” Yun Tian Mi turned to look at the group of young women behind him and pouted. “Damn it, if my good-for-nothing son were as promising as you, I wouldn’t have to linger as a remnant soul in a sword, I would have long gone to the next life for some fun.”

“… …”

Ye Anping was speechless and nodded silently.

*Boom—*

Suddenly, a beam of white light a thousand li away pierced the sky, causing everyone present to squint and look away. Then, a blizzard descended immediately, blowing the surrounding withered trees askew.

After the white light dissipated, Ye Anping refocused his gaze on the two figures battling in the sky a thousand li away and asked, “Master, what do you think…”

“Three-seven. Madam Si, three; Madam Sun, seven…” Yun Tian Mi shrugged and said, “Madam Si isn’t good at direct combat. All her techniques and divine abilities are sneaky and insidious. Against a body cultivator like Madam Sun or a sword cultivator like myself, she’s like a son facing his father…”

Ye Anping couldn’t quite appreciate Yun Tian Mi’s analogy. He was clearly a handsome young master with the appearance of a refined scholar, yet his words sounded like those of a rough, uncouth man covered in hair.

Yun Jiujiu must have inherited it through generations…

However, what Yun Tian Mi said was close to what he was thinking.

“Master’s explanation is similar to my own thoughts.”

Yun Tian Mi glanced at him, his usually languid gaze becoming serious.

His appearance now was partly to witness the spectacle of Si Xuanji and Sun Juehu fighting over a man, and partly to confirm his disciple’s plans.

After all, Ye Anping and Pei Lianxue were his direct disciples, and he had to offer some guidance at such a crucial juncture.

However, seeing the calm and unperturbed look in Ye Anping’s eyes, Yun Tian Mi felt he might have been overthinking. His direct disciple was quite capable indeed…

“Heh… but looking at you, do you have a plan?”

“Mm.”

Ye Anping held Gu Yan’s heart in his left hand and called out, “Yu Die.”

“Coming!!” Feng Yu Die quickly ran over, craned her neck to peek at Yun Tian Mi with a look of disdain, and then asked, “Anping, what is it?”

“Transfer the Spring Aspect Spiritual Energy to this heart…”

“Ah? Oh.”

Although Feng Yu Die didn’t understand, she complied. Taking a deep breath, she cupped her hands and placed them over the frozen lump of heart in Ye Anping’s palm.

The Spring Aspect Spiritual Energy, like a spring breeze, lifted Feng Yu Die’s disheveled silver hair behind her and flowed into the heart’s main chamber.

The puncture wound from the Snow Jade Myriad Spirit Sword immediately healed. Although no blood flowed, the heart began to beat again.

*Thump— Thump—*

Yun Tian Mi, standing beside them, was greatly astonished by this sight.

In his era, although the concept of Spring Aspect existed, he had never personally witnessed the power of the Spring Aspect.

He never imagined that the Spring Aspect, symbolizing “new life” in legends, could actually grant life to a heart.

“Whoa…” Yun Tian Mi exclaimed, hastily asking, “This divine ability is quite remarkable. Feng girl, why don’t you try channeling your spiritual energy towards me? Perhaps I could be revived…”

Ye Anping glanced at him and replied, “Master, your ashes have already entered a tree. If Spring Aspect were used on you, you would directly become a Buddha. You should be considered a vengeful spirit right now…”

Yun Tian Mi glared at Ye Anping from the corner of his eye and raised his hand to smack the back of his head.

*Slap—*

“Damn it, you unfilial disciple! How dare you speak to your Master like that?”

Ye Anping looked at him indifferently. “You also called your disciple’s husband Madam Si…”

“You brat… Fine.”

Yun Tian Mi glared at him, then looked back at the heart suspended in Ye Anping’s palm and chuckled.

“Old Gu, I let you escape back then. You didn’t die by my hand after all… Hmph, you would have been better off not running back then, you would have died more quickly.”

“The ones who died by my Junior Sister and the Demon Emperor’s hands have nothing to do with you.”

“I say… Young Master Ye, did I scold Dan Yue and you’re holding a grudge against me? Who is more important, your Master or Dan Yue?”

“If you were alive, then naturally you would be more important. But you’re already dead…”

“Alright, alright… shut up.”

Yun Tian Mi gave him a glare and tilted his head back, raising his wine gourd to take a large gulp.

Ye Anping stopped bothering with him and focused, refining the heart in his hand into a Soul Artifact.

Gu Yan had set up countless formations within a thousand-li radius. Now that he had fallen, those formations were like masterless objects, becoming like landmines buried within these mountains.

In other words, he only needed to use Gu Yan’s Killing Aura to activate those formations.

In the game, Feng Yu Die had done the same. After Gu Mingxin died, she used Gu Yan’s corpse and exhausted all her spiritual energy, using the formations Gu Yan had set up around the Tian Mo Sect to wipe out all participating demonic cultivators in one fell swoop, thereby also determining the victor for Si Xuanji.

One of the reasons she could do this was the Xuan Yin Art.

The Xuan Yin Art could help Feng Yu Die better control the techniques of Old Nine. It was essentially an internal cultivation method for soul manipulation.

However, after returning from Donghuang and learning about Gu Mingxin’s defection, he hadn’t focused on searching for the remaining fragments of the Xuan Yin Art.

After all, with Gu Mingxin present, there was no longer a need for Feng Yu Die to practice the Xuan Yin Art. Moreover, she had never been keen on practicing it before, always needing him to supervise her…

This was all he could do.

The rest depended on Great Heroine Xuan Ji’s own fists…

“Mingxin, Yunluo, come here. I have something to arrange for you…”

“Ooh~~” “Ah… okay.”

Pei Lianxue, hearing that her name wasn’t called, felt a pang of dissatisfaction and asked, “Senior Brother, what about me?”

“You come with me…”

“Okay!!!”

Liang Zhu, seeing that there was nothing for him, turned to leave without another word. But as he was about to go, Ye Anping immediately called out, “Brother Liang!!”

Liang Zhu turned back with a look of resentment.

“… …”

“Help Elder Mo get to a safe place. Don’t let her touch Elder Mo’s body. She’s covered in potent poison; one touch will kill you.”

Liang Zhu heard this and glanced at Mo Chili Ling. With a helpless expression, he landed again and walked towards Mo Chili Ling.

Mo Chili Ling didn’t know how to address him, but hearing Ye Anping call him “Brother Liang” so familiarly, she nodded and called out, “Thank you, Brother Liang…”

Hearing her call him Big Brother too, Liang Zhu stiffened, clearly surprised. Then, a network of dark lines appeared on his face. He walked to Mo Chili Ling’s side, took hold of her wheelchair, stepped onto his Flying Sword, and carried the wheelchair towards the direction of the Tian Mo Sect, flying back…

… …