Chapter 77

Chapter 77: Immortal Maiden Azure Luan Also Has Nirvana Power

Shen Sang Ruo had no plan to obey. She put away the Luan Feather Fan, swung her palm to strike the ground, and used the recoil to soar up.

After breaking into Late Golden Core, her control of the Power of Wind was smooth and easy. She could even wave her hands and fly to the Azure Jade Palace.

Watching Shen Sang Ruo appear in front of her with both hands raised and spinning wildly, Immortal Maiden Azure Luan felt a few black lines slide down her forehead. [So much for all the careful posture corrections I taught her. Just like that dog Chang Li. Annoying.]

She crossed her arms and turned her head aside as she said, “Didn’t I tell you to leave? Why are you here again?”

Shen Sang Ruo blurted out, “Because I can’t bear to leave Immortal Maiden Azure Luan.”

“Heh, smooth talker,” Immortal Maiden Azure Luan said, not believing a word.

Shen straightened and stopped circling the point as she said, “This Junior has one more favor to ask Immortal Maiden Azure Luan.”

With a face of “just as I thought,” Immortal Maiden Azure Luan said, “Say it. I’ll listen.”

Whether she would help would depend on her mood.

“Do you know where one can find Nirvana Power?” Shen asked.

“Nirvana Power?” Immortal Maiden Azure Luan’s brows stirred.

“This Junior has a friend whose meridians were destroyed,” Shen said seriously. “If I can find Nirvana Power, maybe it can rebuild his meridians.”

Since Nirvana Power had once regrown her own torn meridians, it should also work for Song Wei Yan, whose meridians were ruined.

Immortal Maiden Azure Luan looked puzzled and asked, “Do you know what Chang Li’s true form is? If you want Nirvana Power, why not find him?”

Among all Phoenixes, the Fire Phoenix of Immortal Lord Chang Li held the richest Nirvana Power.

Shen had said the same to Immortal Lord Chang Li before. She explained, “To be honest, my friend is the second Disciple under Immortal Lord Chang Li. Immortal Lord Chang Li has not recovered yet, so he cannot use Nirvana Power right now.”

Back at the Red Peak Fire Sea, most of the Nirvana Power used to rebuild his body had been stored inside the Blazing Heart. With the Sunset Glassfire Art as the medium and the magma’s dense Spiritual Power, Immortal Lord Chang Li could draw on that Nirvana Power to save her.

Hearing the words “has not recovered,” Immortal Maiden Azure Luan froze, clearly not knowing what had happened between Immortal Lord Chang Li and the Ninghua Sect.

The Wind-Moon Spirit Ruins were deadly. Anyone who stepped in would be cut down by Wind Blades. The Azure Jade Palace hovered among the clouds, and Azure Luan rarely went out. She had been cut off from the world and knew nothing of recent events in the Cultivation World.

After thinking it through, Shen told her about the disaster that struck the Ninghua Sect and how things stood now.

Immortal Lord Chang Li would not have sent Shen to find Immortal Maiden Azure Luan unless he trusted her. Shen also felt that the two were not truly at odds. They were more like bickering friends.

When she finished, Immortal Maiden Azure Luan stood dazed for a long time and murmured, “So that’s how it was. I see…”

A complicated feeling rose in her heart. [If I had not shut myself away, if I had gone to help when the Ninghua Sect was in trouble, maybe things would be different.]

Shen added, “But please be at ease. The seal on Immortal Lord Chang Li has been broken, and things are stable now. I am doing what I can to help the Ninghua Sect out of this hardship. I believe one day the sect will return to the world.”

Immortal Maiden Azure Luan schooled her face and said, “Why are you telling me this? What do they have to do with me?” [Right, the one who was just listening with ears pricked up was Immortal Maiden Red Bird, not me.]

Knowing Azure Luan’s prickly pride, Shen did not expose her, and she turned the talk back to Nirvana Power as she said, “That’s why this Junior hopes to learn anything you know about Nirvana Power.”

“Then you need to offer a price that satisfies me,” Immortal Maiden Azure Luan said as her jade-white fingers spread. A cyan globe of light spun at her fingertips.

Shen recognized the aura at once. It was Nirvana Power.

Seeing Shen’s surprise, Immortal Maiden Azure Luan gave a cold hum and said, “What? Only Immortal Lord Chang Li is allowed to have Nirvana Power? Why can’t I?”

Azure Luan was also a kind of Phoenix. The Azure Luan Clan was better at controlling the Power of Wind, so they did not often use Nirvana Power.

Shen had thought she would have to search for a long time. She did not expect to have both wishes granted at once.

“What do you want me to trade for it?” Shen asked. She doubted she had anything Azure Luan would like, so she asked straight.

“Go back to Immortal Lord Chang Li and tell him to trade me Fire-Scale Vine,” Immortal Maiden Azure Luan said in an even tone.

She knew Fire-Scale Vine was the nesting material for the Fire Phoenix that Immortal Lord Chang Li could become. She happened to need a new bed, and Fire-Scale Vine would be perfect.

That vine grew extremely slowly. She planned to open like a lion and ask for a huge share. She figured he would not dare refuse.

Shen’s face lit up. [What a coincidence.] She had already robbed the Fire Phoenix’s home, and a big pile of Fire-Scale Vine was lying in her Cosmos Pouch.

Without another word, she took out the Cosmos Pouch and poured out the Fire-Scale Vine in a clattering heap.

[Fire Phoenix: Amazing. You’re so noble, giving away my nest as a gift.]

“Immortal Maiden Azure Luan, are these Fire-Scale Vines enough?” she asked with hopeful eyes.

Looking at the pile that almost buried Shen, Immortal Maiden Azure Luan’s mouth twitched. [She probably cleaned out the entire nest, didn’t she?] Azure Luan had planned to take a big half, but Shen swept up everything like a bandit boss and left nothing behind.

Keeping her principles, Immortal Maiden Azure Luan lifted a hand and took only most of the Fire-Scale Vine as she said, “The rest is yours.”

[Better leave the Fire Phoenix something to remember.]

Then she flicked the Nirvana Power toward Shen. When it landed in Shen’s hands, it turned into a cyan crystal, much like Immortal Lord Chang Li’s Blazing Heart.

Shen put the Azure Crystal away and said with deep thanks, “Many thanks for your help, Immortal Maiden Azure Luan.”

At the same time, in the Flying Cloud Sect, Shen Dao Chen was just as excited as he said, “Ling Xiao, the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion sent word!”

“They found where the Fire-Scale Vine is. Mu’er can be saved!”

Master Ling Xiao showed little expression, but his voice held a trace of joy as he asked, “Where?”

“In the Wind-Moon Spirit Ruins to the east of the Cultivation World,” Shen Dao Chen said, “and it seems to be in someone’s hands.”