One of the holy places of immortality, Taishang Jiutian Palace.
The sun is high in the sky, the sky is as blue as a wash, and the waterfalls pour down from the mountain peaks like silver dragons. The splashing water is reflected by the sun, which is spectacular.
In the misty clouds, straight peaks are suspended in the sky. Immortal deer gallop in the mountains, cranes dance gracefully, and majestic palaces are located in the continuous mountains, forming a vast city that can't be seen at a glance.
It's spectacular.
Ji Fengyan, the eldest daughter of the Ji family, broke through the tenth level of the mortal realm [Gathering Spirits from One Hundred Apertures] three years ago, entered the spiritual realm, and became a core disciple of Taishang Jiutian Palace, with a bright future.
All core disciples can open a mountain range in Taishang Jiuqing Palace as a training ground.
When Ji Fengyan broke through the third level of the spiritual realm to practice and return to the void, she triggered the phenomenon of "phoenix dancing and red bird singing", which alerted the headmaster of Taishang Jiutian Palace to come and bless her, causing a sensation.
Because she was born close to the avenue of flames, when choosing a dojo, Ji Fengyan specially selected a flame mountain range with the strongest fire spiritual power.
The elder Shen Gong who was responsible for the construction of the Taishang Jiutian Palace used great supernatural powers to reshape the mountains and rivers. While retaining the underground magma fire veins, he transformed it into a monastery suitable for monks to live in.
Ji Fengyan named the dojo - Phoenix Mountain Range.
Along with Chen Changan, hundreds of guards and thousands of servants of Ji Mansion all live in the Phoenix Mountains.
At this moment, outside the main palace of the Phoenix Mountains, the third manager looked at the closed palace door, not daring to show any disrespect.
He bowed his hands, was submissive, and had a flattering look on his face. It was obvious that he had been waiting outside the palace gate for several hours.
The main hall is where the young lady retreats and lives. She is not allowed to enter unless she is summoned. This is an iron rule.
No one in the Ji family dares to disobey, otherwise there is only one word "death"!
"I wonder what the eldest lady is doing inside? It's already dawn and you haven't summoned me yet."
The strong ones in the spiritual realm are legendary immortal figures, and their spiritual consciousness is extremely powerful.
Even through the thick palace door, the eldest lady can explore the surroundings and see everything clearly, so no matter how long she waits, the third manager does not dare to show any dissatisfaction.
"The eldest lady summoned me this time to inquire about the destruction of the Purple Magnolia."
"Fortunately, Chen Changan is dead. If I said he committed suicide out of fear of crime, then he committed suicide out of fear of crime. You can't blame me."
The third manager who has lived in Ji Mansion for many years has naturally known the temper of his eldest lady very well. Although Ji Fengyan usually looks arrogant and cold, as cold as autumn frost, she never bullies others, even when she treats her servants. They will be given a chance to explain.
When managing thousands of servants in the huge Ji Mansion, there must always be rules.
More than a dozen guards were all members of his third manager. If they had no evidence to prove anything, they were not just letting his third manager tell them nonsense.
Besides, how could the fairy-like figure of the eldest lady care about the ant-like guy Chen Changan?
I still want to think about it. Afterwards, I will find a few rare herbs in the medicine field and give them to Master Ji Wuxiang.
So that Master Ji can help me say a few nice words in front of the eldest lady...
In the dark room of the main hall, a huge alchemy furnace was suppressed at the outlet of the underground fire veins. Large tracts of scarlet flames raged in the alchemy furnace, and violent fire spiritual power filled the surroundings.
The terrifying flames can burn everything, and the temperature in the dark room has reached nearly a thousand degrees Celsius. Even a monk with an innocent body in the ninth level of the mortal world will be ignited in an instant and burned to ashes.
A monk who has broken through to the tenth level of the mortal world and gathered spirits from all the apertures can only survive in such high temperatures for a short time.
Only by stepping into the spiritual realm, absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into one's body, and fading away from the mortal body, can one not be afraid of such a terrifying high temperature.
Within one meter of the alchemy furnace, the temperature rose again, approaching 3,000 degrees Celsius, and even the air was burned to the point of distortion.
Such a terrifying high temperature makes even the monks who have stepped into the spiritual realm and faded away from the mortal body fear it like a tiger and dare not approach it.
But at this time, a young girl was facing the alchemy furnace. The violent flames that even the strong men in the spiritual realm feared like tigers, in front of her, were as docile as a courtier meeting an emperor.
The girl's apricot eyes are shining, her brows are like light smoke, and her face is absolutely beautiful.
Just like the snow lotus blooming on the iceberg, it is a bit cold and elegant.
Green hair pours down like flowing clouds, and the temperament is delicate and pure, as pure as the goddess of the Nine Heavens coming to the dust.
The girl is Ji Fengyan, the eldest daughter of the Ji family. She is a spiritual cultivation prodigy who broke through to the spiritual realm three years ago. She is a core disciple of the Taishang Jiutian Palace. She even triggered the "Phoenix Dance and the Crying of the Suzaku" mythical beasts, which alerted the headmaster of the Taishang Jiutian Palace to visit in person. The blessed daughter of heaven.
In the Phoenix Mountains and in Ji Mansion, Ji Fengyan controlled the life and death of hundreds of guards and thousands of slaves.
She is the only law!
It is an undisputed natural principle!
At this moment, after Ji Fengyan thought for a while, she waved her hand with her spiritual power, holding dozens of precious medicinal materials and continuously throwing them into the alchemy furnace.
In the alchemy furnace, the violent flames seemed to be spiritual, refining more than a dozen medicinal materials and spiritual herbs into pools of spiritual liquid.
Under the pull of spiritual power, more than a dozen pools of medicinal liquid began to merge. As the spiritual power trembled, the energy became violent again...
boom! !
After an explosion, the balance of energy in the alchemy furnace was broken, and the liquid medicine was instantly vaporized by the hot flames.
"Failed again!"
"The medicinal properties of Shuiyun White Lotus and Earth Core Fire Lotus Seed are incompatible, but the Purple Magnolia that plays a neutralizing role is not old enough and lacks medicinal power."
Ji Feng's face was as cold as frost, and her eyebrows were slightly furrowed. She felt the violent flames in the alchemy furnace and huddled in a corner. The temperature in the dark room dropped sharply:
"This Little Nirvana Pill is related to my breaking through the bottleneck of my practice. There is absolutely no room for failure!"
After snorting softly, Ji Fengyan, like a mysterious girl from the Nine Heavens, flew through the void and flew out of the dark room.
…
In the main hall, Ji Fengyan is sitting on the throne, her white clothes are as white as snow and as cold as autumn frost.
The Grand Steward and the Second Steward stood on the left side of the throne, while the maids and servants stood on the right side of the throne. Nine white jade steps extended downward along the throne. The Third Steward stood tremblingly under the throne alone, accepting everyone's scrutiny.
"Bye...meet the eldest lady!"
After entering the main hall, the third manager did not dare to raise his head and look directly at Ji Fengyan on the throne.
Facing Ji Fengyan, who had the power of life and death, the third manager felt unprecedented pressure. He was submissive and could not even say a complete sentence:
"My eldest lady, Wan... Wanfu Jin'an!"
Ji Fengyan, who was sitting on the throne, waved her hand with one hand, and terrifying spiritual power swept through the entire main hall, striking everyone's heart like the vast power of heaven.
"Third Manager, the purple magnolia sent here is not old enough and lacks medicinal properties."
Ji Fengyan's eyes were clear, her red lips parted slightly, and her tone was indifferent:
"I need an explanation."
"An explanation...that determines your life or death!!"
Boom!
As soon as these words came out, the third manager fell to his knees with a plop, kowtowed and begged for mercy.
"Miss, please forgive me! Miss, please forgive me!"
"Purple Magnolia has always been... Chen Chang'an was responsible for maintaining the data. Unexpectedly, this kid was obsessed with ghosts and secretly learned martial arts in the back mountains all day long. As a result... the medicine field was destroyed, and Purple Magnolia was destroyed." All lost.”
After swallowing Chen Changan's silver, in order to conceal the truth, the third manager temporarily picked immature purple magnolia and gave it to Ji Fengyan to start making elixirs.
Anyway, they are all purple magnolias. It's just that the years are different, but when it comes to refining the elixir, it's pretty much the same.
If this matter is not discovered by the eldest lady, that is naturally good. Even if it is discovered, it can be passed on to Chen Changan as the scapegoat.
After all, everyone is dead, so the crime is not just on your own.
Not convinced?
If you don't accept it, Chen Changan lifts the coffin board and confronts me!
Having said that, this poor boy couldn't even afford a coffin board, let alone the body that was thrown off the cliff to feed the wolves, with no real bones left.
"Although the Purple Magnolia is taken care of by Chen Changan, the eldest lady has given the important task of planting medicinal fields and cultivating spiritual herbs to the old slave."
The third manager looked sincere and solemn, cupped his hands and said:
"This old slave is not strict with me, please punish me!"
If the emperor is not strict, he will be fined one month's salary according to the law, which is only half a tael of silver.
But if you kill Chen Changan, you can get a full ten taels of silver.
"Where is Chen Changan?!"
But Ji Fengyan obviously had no intention of settling the matter. After all, a purple magnolia that was not old enough destroyed more than a dozen of her rare treasures.
"Chen...Chen Changan knows that he has sinned deeply. I feel sorry for the Ji family and the eldest lady..."
The third manager wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. Although he was a little flustered, the situation was still under his control:
"I have already committed suicide out of fear of crime!"
Death without evidence?
Ji Fengyan frowned slightly. She didn't know whether what the third manager said was true or not, but she really didn't like this feeling of having no proof.
To her, killing the third manager was like squeezing an ant to death.
He can govern thousands of people in the Ji family, and everything must be done according to laws.
Chen Changan has been practicing secretly in the back mountain for ten years. Ji Fengyan has already heard about this.
It is possible that the medicinal fields were destroyed due to addiction to cultivation.
Now that Chen Changan is dead, there is really no evidence of his death and no trace...
Ji Fengyan was in urgent need of refining the Little Nirvana Pill, so naturally she would not waste time and energy on proving the innocence of a dead person.
"That's it, then..."
Before Ji Fengyan finished speaking, the maid outside the door suddenly walked to the front of the palace, cupped her hands and said:
"Miss, Chen Changan wants to see you!"
