After passing the God - Lord's test, Yaohua felt a heavy weight in her heart. With the matter of the secret realm in mind, she of course didn't fully trust the God - Lord. She only pretended to be loyal to him for self - preservation.
As for the matter of recruiting Wu, she had also left a way out.
Thinking of this, she raised her hand to touch her forehead, but then sensed an unusual aura behind her. She couldn't help but raise her guard.
Was someone following her? Were they the God - Lord's men?
It seemed that the God - Lord didn't fully trust her either.
She calmly led Rong Chu and Lu Ran back to the Phoenix Clan. However, she found that everyone was in a hurry. She couldn't help but ask, "What's going on?"
"Clan Chief, you're finally back!" The clansman she grabbed was startled at first, then overjoyed. "The Ibis Clan suddenly went into hiding some time ago and sent out a large army. They've been lurking around our Phoenix Clan. Today, they suddenly launched an attack. We're on our way to support the front line!"
"What?" Yaohua felt a tightness in her heart. "Where are my father and brothers?"
"The Fifth Young Master and the First Young Master are holding the rear. The rest have all gone to the front line!"
Hearing this, Yaohua immediately wrote a letter and ordered someone to send it to the Celestial Realm for help. Then she rushed to the front line with the main force.
When everyone saw her return, they felt as if they had a reassuring anchor. After all, she was the one with the strongest combat power.
The Blazing Sun Valley was the location where the war broke out and also the place where the Ibis Clan's firepower was the most intense.
"Clan Chief Yaohua is here!"
The soldiers were overjoyed when they saw her coming.
"How's the battle situation now?" Due to the urgency of time, Yaohua had no time for small talk and quickly asked.
The soldiers showed a sad expression. "The battle is currently at a stalemate, but Young Master Mo Qing has been captured. The Ibis Clan Chief is challenging us."
Yaohua was shocked. "Sixth Brother has been captured?"
She quickly came to the front of the battle line and was immediately filled with extreme anger.
The soldiers from both sides were charging and fighting, and their roars were like a raging torrent.
Mo Qing was tied to the flagpole, and the Ibis Clan Chief was holding a long whip and mercilessly whipping him.
"How dare you hurt my Sixth Brother! You're looking for death!" Overwhelmed with anger, she immediately transformed into her original form and flew forward.
The True Fire of the Phoenix gathered, and she let out a clear and long cry.
The Ibis Clan Chief didn't expect her to be so powerful. His pupils shrank slightly, but he quickly reacted and drew his sword across Mo Qing's neck.
He shouted harshly, "If you dare to take another step forward, his head will fall to the ground!"
Yaohua stopped reluctantly. The raging flames burned beside her. She was like a Shura in the flames and said hatefully, "If you dare to kill him, I will surely slaughter the entire Ibis Clan. I'll make you and your wife suffer a thousand cuts and die."
The Ibis Clan Chief was scared.
Fortunately, he had listened to Zhao Yue's words and captured Mo Qing early. Otherwise, he might really not be able to defeat Yaohua.
But now...
He let out a long laugh. "I can let your Sixth Brother go, but I have a condition."
Before his words fell, he whipped Mo Qing hard again.
"What condition?" Yaohua was extremely heart - broken.
"I want you to exchange yourself for him!" the Ibis Clan Chief said viciously. "If it weren't for you flattering the God - Lord, not only Feng Jing but also you would have died together to atone for my daughter's life! Now that he's been exiled, you should also pay the price."
"No way!" Mo Qing said angrily. "Old bastard, if you have the guts, come and torture me. Don't even think about touching a single hair on my sister."
But Yaohua replied without hesitation, "I agree!"
At this time, Qingcang also rushed to her side.
He loved Yaohua the most. How could he let her go through humiliation? But before he could say the words to stop her, Yaohua resolutely flew towards the Ibis side.
The Ibis Clan Chief grabbed her and sealed her spiritual power. Her face immediately turned deathly pale at a visible speed.
He mercilessly threw Mo Qing aside and said excitedly, "Daughter, Daddy can finally avenge you!"
After saying that, he actually withdrew his army directly.
Qingcang roared, "Let go of my daughter—"
But the Ibis Clan was known for its speed. Now that they had colluded with the Heavenly Demons and used some kind of evil magic, he couldn't catch up with them.
Yaohua was carried all the way back to the Ibis Clan. Already weak due to the loss of all her spiritual power, and the Ibis Clan Chief didn't care about her life or death at all. She was strangled until her face turned blue and purple, almost suffocating.
"Bang!"
She was heavily thrown into the thorns.
The thorns pierced through her skin, and the Ibis Clan Chief even made her face down on purpose.
She had no time to care about the pain. She could only gasp for fresh air desperately. Big drops of physiological tears fell, mixing with the blood, looking extremely miserable.
A rumbling sound came. She barely opened her eyes blurred by blood and saw a huge tomb in front of her.
This was the tomb of Xilan.
The Ibis Clan Chief coldly admired her blood - covered appearance. Thinking of his daughter's death, demonic energy surged around him, showing his extremely turbulent heart.
He picked up the girl in the thorns and blood and threw her heavily into the tomb. "I want you to guard this tomb here and repent every day!"
The tomb door closed, and painful whispers echoed in the empty stone chamber.
Yaohua crawled on the ground, sweating profusely. Her frail body couldn't withstand the Ibis Clan Chief's anger, and several of her bones were broken.
In the tomb, besides the treasures, there was Xilan's coffin.
She closed her eyes painfully. Compared to the physical pain, what was even more disgusting was the Heavenly Demon Seed stirring in her dantian.
Fortunately, the Ibis Clan Chief's mind was now distorted by the demonic energy and he was in a fit of anger, so he didn't notice the spiritual power seed she had quietly left behind.
The spiritual power circled and revived in her body. When she opened her eyes, a cold look welled up in her eyes. Just as she was about to rush out of the tomb to take revenge, she stopped and looked at the coffin doubtfully.
If she wasn't mistaken, there seemed to be a familiar aura in the coffin?
After much hesitation, she still pushed open the coffin.
Inside the coffin, Xilan's body was lying quietly. The Ibis Clan Chief had protected her body very well. Except for a slightly pale complexion, it was almost impossible to tell that she had been dead for many days.
Yaohua placed her hand on Xilan's forehead to check her body. Suddenly, her face changed drastically.
There was actually a Heavenly Demon Seed in Xilan's body!
No wonder the Ibis Clan had colluded with the Heavenly Demons so quickly!
It was probably on the day when the Phoenix Feather killed Xilan that this Heavenly Demon Seed was planted. Since it was sealed in Xilan's body, it didn't grow vigorously but faintly distorted people's minds.
Because the Ibis Clan Chief had taken care of the body up close, his longing for his daughter and his hatred towards the outside world were gradually magnified and distorted. Originally, he could handle this matter calmly, but he was completely demonized when handling Xilan's funeral!
If the Heavenly Demon Seed wasn't removed as soon as possible, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Yaohua didn't hesitate. She drew her sword and was about to cut out the demon seed.
"Ouch, my dear young mistress," the system's weak voice sounded. "If another Heavenly Demon Seed lodges in your body, we're both done for."