The Eternal Phoenix Queen

Eps. 67: Meeting the Spirit of Heaven

Nature Nothingness churns. All the cores of the soul that will soon be destroyed flying in an uncertain direction. The sky spirit God Chang Yuan as the ruler of the Palace of Nothingness felt an intense spiritual vibration. Overwhelmingly, he smiled on his throne, rubbing his long white beard.

A young man then walked into the main hall of the Palace of Nothingness in a daze. As his eyes found a human figure with light sitting on top of the throne, his forehead frowned. The young man approached him, until he actually reached in front of him. He was more confused when the man sitting on the throne smiled at him.

"The family is old friends" said Lord Chang Yuan. The young man was getting confused.

"Have we met before?" ask the young man. The god Chang Yuan laughed.

"Our meeting is much older than the age of the world. Ah, apparently fate has rewritten your life line in a different way" replied Lord Chang Yuan.

"Have you found something you haven't seen in your whole life?" tanyakanya.

"Something I've never met?" The young man thought. Whatdoes thatmean? If something he had never encountered had been discovered, then there was only one answer: Feng Shang and everything about him.

However, he himself was confused. As he remembered he was sitting next to Feng Shang, looking at that female magic prodigy. When he opened his eyes, he was suddenly here. It is like a realm that never existed, a realm that no human mind ever imagined. Then, he was further confused by the words of the old man on the throne, who spoke as if the two had known each other for a long time.

"What is this place?" shen Yi asked, choosing not to answer Lord Chang Yuan's question.

"Nature of Nothingness" answered the god.

"Is this a part of the god realm that Xiao Shang told me about?"

The sky spirit God Chang Yuan shook his head.

"This nature cannot be entered by any creature that still has the core of a living soul. Other than the fated Celestial Empress, no god is able to enter here" said Lord Chang Yuan.

"Then why did I get in here? Isn't it only Xiao Shang who can? Why am I here?"

"Because of destiny. No creature knows its destiny with certainty. Shen Yi, you have infinite compassion for the world, and it will be a gateway to rediscover your way home."

"Roof home? My house is on earth, where else can I go?"

"Aren't you aware of the bond of destiny that exists between you and Empress Feng? He exists because you exist. He came because part of his soul core had been bound by destiny with the core of your soul on earth. You know what that means?"

"No."

"Indeed like the Great God Yongheng, so exactly the same. You know, your life's path is actually longer than you think."

"Who is the Great God Yongheng? What does that have to do with me? Then, who exactly are you?"

Lord Chang Yuan would not answer Shen Yi's question. The answers to those questions actually already had an answer if Shen Yi could read them from the very beginning. The man should have understood the reason why Feng Shang was by his side, and why he was so attached to that woman. If he could relate his dreams after Feng Shang's arrival, he wouldn't be this stupid.

Unresolved of his curiosity, a thick white mist suddenly enveloped the Palace of Nothingness. Shen Yi's body rolled up in mist, then disappeared in the blink of an eye. Lord Chang Yuan smiled, staring at the disappearance of his old friend with a pleased look. I don't know what kind of fate games will be experienced by him. Hundreds of thousands of years were like one day, carrying memories of the past when his original body was still alive and the Nine Heavens Realm was still under his leadership.

"I hope it's all over soon" muttered God Chang Yuan. After that, he closed his eyes, refocused his mind and meditated. The Realm of Nothingness becomes peaceful as ever.

***

Yongheng woke up in the middle of a quiet night. Inside that quite spacious room, he stared at the ceiling strangely. He was confused over the dream that had just visited his sleep. There was a memory that didn't seem to belong to him, yet he didn't know who it belonged to.

What the hell is this really?

Yonghen then decided to ask the maharani. He went down the stairs, then found Feng Shang who was sitting in the flower garden while closing his eyes. The Empress was meditating and recuperating, after fighting against the fleeing Demon King Xiang Sun. A spiritual aura surrounded him, extremely powerful and filled with blue light.

His presence made Feng Shang open his eyes. He looked at Yongheng for a moment, then stopped his meditation. In the middle of the night, why did the man come to her?

"If you came to ask about Shen Yi, then come back. I won't tell you," said Feng Shang.

"No, it's not that. I'm not gonna ask you about it, because maybe it'll make you angry. I came here because of a strange dream and a memory that is not mine" Yongheng said.

"Say."

"I saw myself in another version entering the Realm of Nothingness."

Feng Shang was somewhat surprised.

"Nature Absence? Why are you there?"

"Eitherway. It seems that I talked about something to Lord Chang Yuan, but I cannot remember it. I feel like the other me is there. Then, there are other memories coming towards me" Yongheng explained. Feng Shang closed his eyes for a moment. Could it be Shen Yi?

"I feel like I'm that person - Shen Yi, before this. There were a few flashes of him running through my memory," Yongheng said.

"Nothing Nature can only be entered by the destined Heavenly Empress, the possessor of pure soul and holy blood. Empress Feng, do you know why I got in there?"

"No. It was just your dream," Feng Shang said. He doesn't want to talk about it any further. To him, such a mystery would have no answer. It will only be completed if its work on earth is completed.

"I think so too. But, if it is true that Shen Yi was me before this, why did you raise me up? Wouldn't you be able to stay with her if you didn't raise me?"

Feng Shang snorted. When will this god understand? He clearly gave the answer. Duty, it's because of duty. The world is too important, there's no way he's just sitting there and enjoying life with someone who fills his life.

"Stupid," said Feng Shang.

"Aah?"

"Don't I tell you why?"

Yongheng. Right, Feng Shang had already given him an answer a while ago. The world is too important. He chose to endure pain for responsibility rather than happiness himself. It's just that Yongheng's heart was not good after hearing this. He was like a criminal who snatched something precious from his victims.

As a great god born from the power of nature, protecting the world is indeed his responsibility. The reason he sacrificed himself and died right then and there for this. However, Yongheng had absolutely no idea that his rise to fight back the Demon King had to be exchanged for one's life, someone so important to a great goddess like the Heavenly Empress.

"Don't ask again. Help me look for traces of Xiang Sun's whereabouts," Feng Shang said. He went back to meditating while searching for Xiang Sun's whereabouts with his strength. The Demon King had disappeared without a trace as a puff of smoke surrounded him and Yongheng in the basement.

Yongheng looked at Feng Shang very deeply. The majestic looking maharani figure, was actually only a woman who could not hide her feelings. He covered her with a cold demeanor and dominated her, acting as if she was firm and her heart was so hard. Yongheng was getting unwell, yet he was also unable to do anything. His resurrection brought great power, and the dangers in this world had not yet been resolved.

Yongheng followed Feng Shang, meditating and recuperating. He was also trying to find the whereabouts of Demon King Xiang Sun.

"Maharani, I will not disappoint your sacrifice," muttered Yongheng.