The scene before her eyes suddenly overlapped with the desolate appearance of the Upper God's Tomb.
Yaohua couldn't help but slow down.
Was this also an ancient battlefield?
Recalling the embroidered cloth in detail, Yaohua couldn't help but feel a chill run down her spine.
That's right. Apart from the half - embroidered phoenix, wasn't the scene depicted on the embroidered cloth an ancient battlefield?
The Ancestor had asked her to embroider a phoenix, but why had she been brought here?
As she was lost in thought, a scorching breath rushed towards her.
Yaohua instinctively looked up and saw a huge flaming dragon hovering in the sky, spitting out a mouthful of scorching breath at her.
Behind it, thick black air loomed like a mountain, blotting out the sky.
That was... the aura of the Heavenly Demons!
"Junior, why haven't you left yet?"
The deep voice seemed to come from the ancient times, hitting her heart with each word. For a moment, Yaohua found it hard to speak.
The flaming dragon's fist - sized eyes moved slightly, and its majestic head looked backward.
"It's too late."
His tone was solemn, and then he looked at her again.
"How..." Before Yaohua could finish her question, the flaming dragon spat out a ball of blazing fire, enveloping her completely.
"The Phoenix Clan has retreated to the area around the Mountain - Sea Pass. Junior, you should leave quickly."
Before Yaohua could react, she was sent flying backward.
The Flaming Dragon Clan lived in volcanoes and only emerged in troubled times. The last record of the Flaming Dragons' appearance was tens of thousands of years ago, before the Ancestor suppressed the Heavenly Demon Clan with her spiritual light. At that time, the Flaming Dragon Clan had been severely injured while protecting the Divine Land.
Could it be that the Ancestor had sent her back to the time before the Great Heavenly Demon War?
At this time, the clan leader of the Phoenix Clan was the Ancestor herself. She hadn't fought side by side with her master yet, but was she going to fight against the enemies with the Ancestor first?
Thinking of this, Yaohua's heart trembled with excitement.
The bones of the Divine Race were piled up on the ground. If the situation hadn't been so urgent, the Divine Race would never have allowed their kin to be left unburied.
The excitement in Yaohua's heart just now instantly faded.
In the Great Heavenly Demon War, countless casualties occurred in the Three Realms. It was the most devastating moment in the history of the Divine Land.
Yaohua felt that the air she breathed was filled with the blood of her kin.
Why had the Ancestor brought her back?
Did she want her to change all this?
As her thoughts were flying, the sky gradually cleared. The flames of the flaming dragon gradually dissipated, and the cry of a phoenix brought Yaohua back to reality.
Was that... the voice of her sixth elder brother?
Looking at the colorful phoenix flying from afar, Yaohua was full of doubts.
Had the Phoenix Ancestor also brought her sixth elder brother back on purpose?
Mo Qing circled around her and let out a sigh of relief. "Yaoyao, come back with me quickly. These Heavenly Demons are very cunning. Don't get lost."
Could it be that the Phoenix Ancestor hadn't sent her back to the time of the Great Heavenly Demon War, but instead sent her to the future?
Looking at everything in front of her, Yaohua felt even more heavy - hearted.
Following Mo Qing back to the temporary residence of the Phoenix Clan, Yaohua couldn't help but stop when she saw the clan members wearing mourning clothes gathered around a coffin.
"Who... has fallen?"
She opened her mouth with difficulty, already having a premonition in her heart.
In the Phoenix Clan now, besides her father, who else could make all the clan members wear mourning clothes?
"Yaoyao, I know you still can't accept it." Mo Qing's tone was heavy. "Father had already prepared to fall before going to resist the Heavenly Demon army. It's up to us to protect the Phoenix Clan now."
Only then did she notice that Mo Qing's exhaustion was hard to hide. He didn't seem to have rested for a long time. And what about the other elder brothers...
Something was wrong...
"Sixth elder brother, where are the eldest and the second elder brothers?"
"Yaoyao, have you forgotten? The eldest and the second elder brothers also died at the hands of the Heavenly Demons." Jun Xi came over after offering incense in front of the spiritual tablet and looked at her worriedly. "Are you too tired?"
Yaohua's mind went blank.
Would her father, the eldest elder brother, and the second elder brother... all die?
If everything here was what was going to happen, she would do her best to stop it!
"After we bury father, we still need to go further south. When we reach Penglai, we can rest well."
Mo Qing came over and hugged her.
"Yaoyao, after the third elder brother succeeds as the clan leader of the Phoenix Clan, he will leave here and go to the Heavenly Realm. Don't let him worry."
"What is he going to do in the Heavenly Realm?" Yaohua's gaze swept across the pale and emaciated faces of the clan members around her and finally landed on Mo Qing's face.
"The clan leaders of all the remaining races in the Divine Land are going to the Heavenly Realm to resist the Heavenly Demons. Yaoyao, don't worry. The third elder brother will be fine."
Although Mo Qing said so, his voice was trembling, and his eyes were full of worry and fear.
Had the situation in the Heavenly Realm deteriorated to the point where the clan leaders of all races were needed to help?
How critical was the situation exactly?
"Sixth elder brother, where is my master?"
"Supreme God Chongming has been holding on in the Heavenly Realm with great difficulty and is almost at the end of his strength."
Yaohua bit her lower lip. "The third elder brother can't go to the Heavenly Realm."
Wasn't she able to dispel the demonic aura of the Heavenly Demons?
It would be perfect if she went.
"Let me go."
Mo Qing's voice was a bit choked. "Yaoyao, don't talk nonsense. With your elder brothers around, when will it be your turn to go?"
"My..."
Seemingly realizing what Yaohua was going to say, Mo Qing quickly covered her mouth, his face turning pale.
"Don't talk nonsense. You can't do anything!"
The sixth elder brother clearly knew something but didn't want her to say it.
Yaohua grabbed his wrist and shook her head.
If things really came to this, how could she just sit back and do nothing?
"Yaoyao, listen to your elder brother. Don't be willful." Mo Qing's expression was serious. "No one has to sacrifice everything for others."
But now, it was her father, elder brothers... and master who were going to make such great sacrifices.
No.
She couldn't just watch them make such a huge sacrifice without doing anything.
Yaohua firmly pulled Mo Qing's hand away. "Sixth elder brother, let me go."
Somehow, the other elder brothers had also gathered around.
"Yaoyao, you can't go!"
"Father repeatedly told us to protect you before he fell. We will never let you take risks!"
"Supreme God Chongming has gone to such lengths for you. How can you ignore his efforts?"
What did this sentence mean?
Yaohua opened her eyes wide. "Sixth elder brother, what did master do... for me?"
Mo Qing shook his head. "Don't ask, Yaoyao. Stay here and protect the clan members well. Things will get better."
Ignoring their words, Yaohua's gaze fell on Jun Xi.
The jade pendant symbolizing the clan leader's identity was hanging on the third elder brother's waist.
She unleashed a stream of true phoenix fire.
Since they were all unwilling, then she would just take it by force.
"Yaoyao!"
The elder brothers were completely defenseless against her, and Yaohua easily got what she wanted.
Jun Xi's face changed greatly. "Don't be naughty. Give the jade pendant back to your elder brother quickly!"
Yaohua stroked the jade pendant, sighed, and laughed softly. "Elder brothers, just let me have a taste of being the clan leader."