Chapter 834 (1/2)

Their relations.h.i.+p seemed to improve tremendously.

Everyone knew that Phoenix was the apple of the Emperor’s eye but some individuals were still tempted to take her place.

The Venerable on the lotus summoned Phoenix to the Formless Realm.

When the Sakyamuni Buddha went into seclusion, the True Buddha would have to go through the Buddhist Kalpa that happened once every ten thousand years to reclaim his position.

Thus, Phoenix had been responsible for clearing all the wrongdoings during this period of time.

There was no exception this time.

Phoenix held her scythe and stood amidst the floating clouds in the Hall of Great Strength as she listened quietly to the profound changes happening in the Netherworld.

“The Sea of Blood in h.e.l.l has risen again. Phoenix, it’s your turn to go this time, do not lose out to the Celestial Path again.” The Venerable spoke to her while murmuring Amitabha.

The True Buddha could only return when the Sea of Blood had been cleared.

Phoenix understood this clearly. She always felt grateful toward the True Buddha who had led her to Buddhism from h.e.l.l.

As a result of her sense of grat.i.tude, Phoenix always executed every task entrusted to her without any excuses.

However, this time…

Phoenix laid her eyes on her scythe.

If this happened in the past, she would have gone to h.e.l.l instantly without hesitation.

However, she had yet to recover the power of Buddha fully at this moment. The odds were against her if she had to clear the Sea of Blood alone.

Phoenix was well aware of this so she did not go to h.e.l.l right away.

The Sea of Blood was the acc.u.mulation of the blood and resentment released when the most ferocious demons of the world fought one another.

The Sea of Blood could only be cleared by killing or capturing all the demons like what the Emperor did.

However, capturing the demons was easier said than done. If one lacked willpower, the tables might be turned instead.

Phoenix wondered if he could borrow the Emperor’s mythical ax, but instead, she found that he was not in the temple.

The immortal guarding the temple entrance told her that a witch from the magical realm had attained immortality, thus a celebratory banquet was being held by Tian Dao. Those from Buddhism had gone to send their regards as well. “Lord Phoenix, did the Emperor not invite you to the banquet?” the immortal asked.

Phoenix had not heard anything about any banquet. But the Emperor had mentioned that he did not want her to be exposed to the public. He would rather hide her from their sights.

“Since he is not here in the temple, I shall go look for him at the heavenly banquet.”

Her task could not be delayed so Phoenix did not linger in the temple. When she arrived at the heavenly banquet, she saw many G.o.ddesses sitting among the clouds. They started whispering among themselves once they saw Phoenix.

“Phoenix still doesn’t know yet, right?”

“I bet she doesn’t. If she knew, she probably wouldn’t be as calm now.”

“Poor thing. Tsk tsk, who would have guessed that the witch and the emperor were predestined to meet? She said she had known him since they were in the magical realm.”

“Based on the Emperor’s character, he is likely to abandon the old for the new. Even though the witch is not as beautiful as Phoenix, they are both wild spirited. Hence, it would not be a surprise if the Emperor is interested in the witch as well.”

Phoenix looked up casually as she listened to their conversation. Standing beside the emperor was a woman cloaked in red. She was beautiful and she resembled the Golden Lotus slightly, though she was fierier. There was joy in her eyes as she lowered her head and spoke to the man.

A match made in heaven.