Shi Ling brought Shi Sheng to the Thirty-Third Heaven, where the Immortal Emperor lived.
The Immortal Emperor looked at Shi Sheng with a complicated expression. After a long silence, he asked, "Little one, do you have a name?"
"Chi Li."
The little girl was dressed in a black dress. A girl shouldn't look good in such a color, but she looked very good in it. It made her skin look as white as jade.
She didn't seem small in the grand hall at all. Instead, she attracted everyone's attention. Her reaction was calm and indifferent, as if she didn't care about this at all.
To the Immortal Emperor, this was just a newborn baby. If she had this kind of aura, she would grow up to be a big deal.
"Chi Li …" The Immortal Emperor gathered his thoughts and nodded. "That's a good name. You'll be called Chi Li from now on. South Wu Mountain should have a master now."
South Wu Mountain was once the residence of the Phoenix Clan. Although it was just a mountain, it was actually very big. It was so big that one couldn't imagine it.
"Immortal Emperor, South Wu Mountain …"
"Jiang Ling, I'll leave this matter to you." The Immortal Emperor interrupted Jiang Ling and gave him the task.
Jiang Ling frowned but didn't refuse.
The Immortal Emperor didn't make things difficult for Shi Sheng. Shi Sheng silently followed Jiang Ling and left.
After leaving the grand hall, Jiang Ling asked Shi Sheng gently, "Little Li … Can I call you that?"
"Up to you."
"Little Li, South Wu Mountain hasn't been inhabited for many years. I need to send someone in to take a look. It'll take some time. Why don't you stay in my palace for the time being?"
Shi Sheng glanced at Jiang Ling, as if he could see through his thoughts. Jiang Ling suddenly became nervous. "Little Li …"
Shi Sheng retracted his gaze and said indifferently, "No need. I'll go by myself. Where's South Wu Mountain?"
Jiang Ling didn't dare to speak, probably because of the look in Shi Sheng's eyes. He was a man of his word in the God Realm, but now he was at a loss in front of a child. If word got out, wouldn't he be laughed at?
But when he saw Shi Sheng's face, Jiang Ling couldn't say anything. He sighed, summoned another auspicious cloud, and brought Shi Sheng to South Wu Mountain.
The first impression that South Wu Mountain gave off was that it was lifeless.
South Parasol Mountain was filled with parasol trees, but these parasol trees were all dead. They had no leaves and no signs of life.
In the middle, there was an especially large parasol tree. It could be said that it reached straight into the clouds, and the top could not be seen at all. Its branches were thick and solid, and it could be seen that when it was alive, it covered the sky and covered the sun.
The branches of this parasol tree were dotted with palaces. From afar, they looked like giant fruits hanging from the branches.
Jiang Ling happened to land below the parasol tree. He said slowly, "Ever since the last phoenix died, the entire South Parasol Mountain withered overnight. We tried many methods, but we couldn't revive these parasol trees."
Shi Sheng looked up at the Wutong tree whose top could not be seen. "Phoenixes have the ability to be reborn. Why would they die?"
Jiang Ling imitated her and looked up at the parasol tree. His voice carried a hint of imperceptible sadness. "I don't know. One day, the Phoenixes of the Phoenix Clan lost their ability to be reborn. After they died, they could no longer be reborn. "
He glanced sideways. "At the same time, the Dragon Clan could no longer give birth to descendants."
"He once said that the will of the heavens could not be defied. This is probably … the will of the heavens." The Dragon Clan had the power to defy the heavens, and the Phoenix Clan had the power to be immortal.
The heavens and earth could no longer accommodate them.
Phoenix descendants were hard to come by. A new phoenix might not be born in a thousand years, but they could not die, so their numbers were stable.
Chi Li was the last phoenix egg that had not hatched.
Shi Sheng looked away. This f * cking damned setting was too much.
How could anyone live in this lousy place?
Shi Sheng reached out to touch the tree trunk. When she touched the trunk, the lowest branch suddenly began to sprout. It grew rapidly and spread upward at a speed visible to the naked eye. In the blink of an eye, a patch of green appeared in front of her.
Jiang Ling looked at Shi Sheng in surprise.
Shi Sheng: "…" I didn't do anything.
Shi Sheng retracted her hand. The spreading green stopped as if someone had pressed the rewind button. The sprouts that had grown out shrank back.
Impressive, Wutong. You can even take back the sprouts that have grown out.
"I see." Jiang Ling suddenly seemed to understand something. "Little Li, don't be afraid. Put your hand on it."
Shi Sheng: "…" Which eye of yours saw that I was afraid?
Shi Sheng put her hand on it again. New sprouts sprouted from the branches and the greenery continued to spread in all directions. The withered wutong forest was now full of vitality.
The newly grown wutong trees swayed and made rustling sounds.
It was a joyful sound.
Jiang Ling's voice was a little scattered by the wutong trees. "After the last phoenix of South Wu Mountain died, these wutong trees withered. They will only come back to life when you come back."
Shi Sheng looked at the wutong trees that were covered by the dense leaves and the corners of his mouth twitched. "I don't have to keep holding on to it like this, do I?"
Jiang Ling had never experienced something like this. The Phoenix Clan was the most ancient clan. For as long as he could remember, South Wu Mountain had been covered in wutong trees. They had never withered before.
"Don't move first. I'll go out and take a look." Jiang Ling disappeared in front of Shi Sheng.
Just as he left, the wutong tree above suddenly lowered a branch and gently wrapped around Shi Sheng's waist, pulling her up the wutong tree.
The branch made her feel very comfortable. It had no attack power, so Shi Sheng allowed it to pull her up.
The branch sent Shi Sheng into a palace covered by leaves.
Standing at the entrance of the palace, she could see the wutong forest in the distance. It was lush and verdant, forming a sea of green. It was completely different from the withered forest from before.
Shi Sheng looked around the palace. There was nothing special about it.
The branch was still by her side. The two leaves opened up and gently pushed her forward, as if to let her walk forward.
Shi Sheng was pushed forward. She went around a screen made of an unknown material and saw the throne inside.
It was made of polished jade. The armrests were the wings of a phoenix. The phoenix's head was in the middle of the throne. The posture protected the person sitting on the throne.
The branch pushed her onto the throne. The two leaves tilted honestly, as if it was very satisfied. It retreated to a lower position, rolled up one of the leaves, and covered it with the other. The branch below was bent, and it was in a kneeling position.
Shi Sheng: "…"
It was a sweet experience of being worshipped by a branch.
Shi Sheng got up and reached out to touch the branch. The branch immediately rubbed against her hand excitedly, like a cat that had its chin scratched.
"Can you speak?" Shi Sheng squatted down and looked at the branch at the same level.
The branch opened up its two leaves and spread out its hands helplessly. It also seemed to be confused, not knowing what she was talking about.
Shi Sheng touched it again and asked the branch, "Is this where the Phoenix King used to live?"
The branch probably understood this sentence. It straightened its leaves, bent its front, and nodded.
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