Chapter Fourteen: The Vermilion Bird Battle Armor

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Jiang Wan stared in shock, her mouth agape as she looked at her own elder brother before her, whose skin was burned in patches. But how could she possibly save him? She was still just a three-year-old child. She rummaged through the system backpack, but none of the items seemed useful. The Extreme Yin Pearl? Just as she was about to secretly take it out and try, a voice overhead startled her into looking up.

“You must be my long-lost little sister, Jiang Wan. Here, take this; it’s the spirit fruit your brother once gathered. Eat it. Brother—well, cough—Brother needs to heal and might hurt you in the process.”

He handed over a small bamboo basket filled with strawberries and grapes. Jiang Wan’s mouth watered. “Thank you, big brother. I’m not afraid. I’ll stay with you. If it hurts, I’ll comfort you so you won’t feel pain.”

She quickly took the fruit basket and moved to his side, holding the Extreme Yin Pearl in her hand. Seeing her approach, Chu Zhou, worried she might get hurt, tried to pull her away. Suddenly, the surrounding Yin energy surged dramatically, and the unbearable pain from the flaming poison on his body vanished instantly. But then, an icy frost enveloped him, freezing him into an ice sculpture.

Jiang Wan was stunned. Was the Extreme Yin Pearl really that powerful? Why was she unaffected? Looking at her brother frozen solid, her mind raced, and she hastily produced the Extreme Yang Pearl.

The two pearls immediately began to swirl and chase one another in the air. Her brother’s body reacted as well—flames burning one moment, frozen ice the next. Finally, the two pearls fused with a sharp snap above his head. The flaming poison on his body was completely absorbed by the merged pearl overhead.

After absorbing the poison, the pearl radiated a light that enveloped her brother. Jiang Wan stared in amazement as the Chaos Pearl, formed from the fusion, flew back into her dantian. Feeling the slight bulge in her small belly, she was somewhat puzzled but grateful for the system.

[Chu Zhou, the Sovereign Lord, possesses a supreme Yang constitution naturally antagonistic to your demonic energy. You disregarded your own safety and risked your life to save him, a deed that moved all realms. Using the Chaos Pearl, you successfully lifted the seal on Chu Zhou and eradicated the flaming poison on his body.

Sizzle, sizzle... Where did the Chaos Pearl come from... Sizzle...

Mission complete.]

[Mission reward: Phoenix Feather Garment → Upgraded → Vermilion Bird War Armor √]

A set of fiery red armor appeared in the system backpack. Jiang Wan’s eyes lit up. Such beautiful Vermilion Bird armor! But when would she ever wear it? At her current three-headed stature, she’d probably just look like a red blob wearing it.

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She’d have to grow into it for it to look good. Chu Zhou opened his eyes, a bright light flickering within. He looked down at his hands, and to his astonishment, the burns were completely healed. With joy, he looked at his little sister.

“What did you do to me just now? Why is the flaming poison gone? No, you must leave now.”

He promptly sent Jiang Wan out. Jiang Yao happened to arrive and overheard everything. Though she didn’t see Chu Zhou’s state, she was certain the poison within him had flared up again.

In the previous life, Chu Zhou accompanied Nangong Shuyin to the Flamefire Mountains and was poisoned by the flaming toxin. The Wanfu Sect, eager to secure Nangong Shuyin’s hand in marriage, negotiated a poison remedy with the Shadow Harmony Sect.

They lost three spirit stone mines in the process—three whole mines.

Seeing Jiang Wan being sent out, a faint smile curled on her lips as she turned and ran to the great hall to tell Immortal Snow Cloud:

“Mother, you must go quickly. I don’t know what Jiang Wan said to big brother, but his injuries have worsened.”

“What?!” Immortal Snow Cloud’s figure flickered and vanished at once.

Master Tonghua from the Nangong family, a middle-aged man, smiled calmly upon hearing this and also rose to check on the situation.

Only Nangong Shuyin, dressed in a pale green gown, sat there unmoving.

Master Tonghua cleared his throat. “He is your future husband. Go see for yourself. Don’t make a scene.”

Nangong Shuyin remained seated.

“Elder Tonghua, should I remind you once more? Ye Mufeng of the Huangji Sect—Mufeng himself and I are already betrothed. I have given him my Yuan Yin. I will never marry into the Wanfu Sect. Three spirit stone mines? Do you know that Wanfu Sect has fewer than ten spirit stone veins? Do you think they would give up three, or rather four including the originally promised one, to save that cripple? If they were willing, they would have done so long ago. There’s no need to waste our breath.”

She stood up. “Go see for yourself and speak frankly.”

When they arrived, they heard Immortal Snow Cloud scolding a little girl.

“What are your intentions? Your brother is poisoned by the flaming toxin. Did you tell him about the Nangong family’s affairs, causing his blood Qi to surge and worsen his injury?”

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Jiang Wan lifted her small face, utterly bewildered. What nonsense was this?

“Mother, I didn’t say anything. Big brother’s injuries haven’t worsened. I believe he is undergoing a breakthrough.”

Immortal Snow Cloud took a deep breath, thinking she knew nothing and was babbling nonsense.

Jiang Yao immediately stood up to confirm.

“I can prove it. When I arrived, I heard big brother say his flaming poison had worsened and that it was serious. He only pushed you out because he was afraid of harming you.

Little junior sister, big brother always thinks of you. How could you reveal such news to him and upset him?”

Jiang Wan had had enough. She rolled up her sleeves and charged forward, slapping Jiang Yao first. She had endured her for too long—a little brat twisting right and wrong as if the thousand-year-old tea tree had come to life.

With the bloodline of the Great Earth Divine Ape within her, Jiang Wan’s strike knocked out a tooth from Jiang Yao, who cried out in anger.

The two children then began rolling on the ground, fighting in a tangle.

Immortal Snow Cloud, worried about her son inside, could only watch silently, speechless at the sight of the two little bundles fighting.

“Enough! Both of you stop this at once.”

Using her overwhelming strength, Jiang Wan pounded Jiang Yao until her face was bruised and battered.

Immortal Snow Cloud lost patience. Purple Cloud rushed over and grabbed Jiang Wan, only managing to hold her arm, leaving her legs free.

Jiang Wan kicked Jiang Yao several times before Purple Cloud pulled her apart.

Jiang Yao burst into tears, sobbing bitterly and pointing at Immortal Snow Cloud in accusation.

“Waaah! You’re not my mother! You must be my stepmother! You believe her and not me! You’re a wicked mother! Boohoo!”

[You have perceived the great Dao amidst the myriad stars. As the supreme Heavenly Demon, you still show compassion for all beings and shed tears of mercy. This proves your heart remains kind, advancing your redemption further.

Additional reward: A bottle of thousand-year spirit milk (10 drops).]

Jiang Wan, being held by Purple Cloud and crying, was nearly out of tears. Without the system brother born for her, the great Dao would be an endless night.

At that moment, a strange fluctuation of spiritual energy surged in the courtyard, a vast amount rushing into the house.

Immortal Snow Cloud was shocked. “Is this... a breakthrough from Foundation Establishment to Golden Core?”

“Everyone leave immediately! I will protect my son!”