Zhu manor courtyard

Due to the chaotic situation in the town center, there's not much of a thing that can be used to decorate within this half hour preparation. There's only 4 table and a tea set for each table. The groom cloth is just a blood stain cloth from before while the bride cloth is also the same one. They don't want to use their limited time to spend on something like finding suitable cloth for them; They just want to spend their time with their family and loved ones.

The preparation is complete, and guest in this marriage ceremony is just their family and a few trusted friend. There's no one from the bride family, so Zhu Yinbing acts as bride family while Zhu Songtian acts as groom family.

The tea in a tea ceremony pot is just an ordinary tea that using in everyday life in Zhu Manor. The bride pours the tea for Zhu Songtian while the groom ours the tea for Zhu Yinbing Both of them pay respect to their respective family and their partner family.

The humble marriage ceremony continues until the end of paying respect to each other. Then both of them kissed and the simple ceremony end.

Zhu Wushang has Xiao Lan to bring him to Zhu couples with two small cups of tea in his hand, but the content is the red translucent and has an alluring aroma.

"Dad, Mom, I can't do anything more to show my filial piety please accept these two cups of Origin God Blood from me."

He places a cup of Origin God Blood each in both Zhu couples hand. The Zhu couples looking at each other before both of them find a place to sit properly then drink the blood and immediately cycle their spirits qi to refine the power within the blood while the tears come out of their eyes. They can't describe the feeling they're experience right now, It's like pride, sadness, happiness, and deep regret mixed into one.

While Zhu couple is refining the power in the Origin God Blood, Zhu Wushang turns to Xiao Lan and bring out a small bottle at the size of a small wine jar from his chest pocket to her.

"Xiao Lan, I don't know who's your real parents but consider a bottle of Origin God Blood my dowry please... keep it."

Xiao Lan don't know how to respond, she just helplessly smile at her husband, she marries him because she loves him not because of this Origin God Blood. She felt very complicated in this matter. This Origin God Blood can surely bring The Great Pheonix empire to greatness, but it's also a source of calamity if someone underserving knows about it.

Zhu Wushang knew what she thinks so he just places it on the table and calls his student Tian Feng to guard it. His sense never wrong before, he knew that he could trust him with his life if he manages to get him as a friend.

"Here take it" Zhu Wushang pull out two books from his chest pocket and place it on the table near the bottle of Origin God Blood, the book cover written in beautiful calligraphy.

The first one is [Myriad potent poison concoction for mortal] and the second one is [Plan for reforming new agriculture and medicine cultivation for mortal].

"You said it yourself you don't want to get drag into a power struggle so what the hell these two books are for?" Tian Feng angrily rebuke.

"Oh? I'll depart from this living world in just about one hour from now, why should I fear that? Plus if they can resurrect me and drag me to their muddy water then be my guest." Zhu Wushang said jokingly before looking at his goddess-like wife.

"Come with me to the cliff I want to stay with you until the end."

"Um.."

Xiao Lan smile then brings him to the cliff outside not far from Zhu manor, And this cliff is the favorite spot of them since their childhood.

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Green Lake cliff - Not far from Zhu Manor

Xiao Lan support Zhu Wushang to sit on a wooden bench within the pavilion at the cliff. Then she sat near him.

"Husband? Why won't you make me yours?" She asks.

"Because it's no need, I'll become yours instead" He gave a vague answer then he kissed her.

Actually, it's not that he doesn't want to, but he can't taint her for his own selfish lust. After all his life is about to end in an hour to come. She needs to live her life and found new love it's best if she can forget him and be happy.

But.. he can still symbolically live with her!

Zhu Wushang then pierce his heart with his hidden weapon to let his Origin God Blood essence flow to his mouth he uses his last bit of strength to hold Xiao Lan and force his Origin God Blood essence into her.

Xiao Lan panic and tried to force herself out but his strength in his last breath don't let go of her, and she didn't dare to use too much force, so she just accepts his last gift in tear.

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The dawn has come, the cold body of Zhu Wushang within Xiao Lan embrace need to rest for eternity. She gently laid her husband body on the bench. She already knew about the deal his parent made with The Black Merchant, so she let him bring her husband body out of the pavilion.

Without saying anything, The Black Merchant flew through the air and vanished in the horizon at the direction of The Great forest of nowhere.

She looks at the dawn sun, and think about the greatest gift she got from her husband, and It's like his life has become part of her, the blood in her vein changed into something greater. She now can use The Ultimate Primal Chaos Energy, and The Primordial God Strength, both of them, are the ultimate rare element never before seen even in the higher realm.

Her special physic has evolved to Eternal Spirits Body which literally has infinite spirits qi as long as this universe still exists, Her cultivation realm is now at the Basic grade of Ascension realm.

She slowly closes her eyes in reminiscence her tears slowly drop from her eye before she opens her eye again. And now the sadness just hide in the corner of the light from her eye that shines with determination.

"Duke Tian Dong! You rob me my happiness, Now.. I'll rob you your life!!" She said in determination before looking at the sky in hatred.

[One day, I'll snatch my sister in law back and trample over you! Illusory Immortal Palace!] She vows to herself indetermination before going back to Zhu Manor.

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The Aftermath

Imperial Continent - The Great Pheonix Empire - Emperor study room

In the present era of The Great Pheonix Empire of The Emperor Tian Xiang. After the news of The Grand General Zhu Yinbing severe injury has been spread. A lot of vassals outside of the border has tried to free themselves from the clutch of the empire with the instigation of Duke Tian Dong. But that's not the worst, the worst part is that Duke Tian Dong has a northern army completely within his hand and this make emperor cannot do anything to duke Tian Dong even if he's wanted to.

In front of the Emperor, There are three people standing in front of him. One of them is the source of all these troubles that he has been faced in the past 14 years until now.

She's Zhu Yinbing the former Grand General of The Great Pheonix Empire. Now all of her power has come back to her and now, she is even stronger than before. Her cold eye hides a deep hatred. The Emperor even feel the room temperature gradually decreasing.

"Now I see you are fully recovered and even stronger than before. Zhu Yinbing, Do you want to be reinstated as Grand General?" The Emperor asks.

"Yes! your majesty" Zhu Yinbing accept without hesitation she wants to destroy all of Duke Tian Dong force in the northern region and The Grand general position is the best position that can grant her wish.

Emperor looks deep into Zhu Yinbing eye and sees the deep hatred hidden within it. He then looks at Zhu Songtian and sees that he is shaking his head in helplessness.

"Then Grand General Zhu. restrain yourself of killing too much I don't want the old bloodlust Gu Yinbing to be back in this empire. Do you understand?" The emperor spoke in a commanding tone.

"I'll try Your majesty, Then excuse us we have a lot of work to do" She response then nod at her husband to follow her.

[Take care of her and try not to let her do anything crazy again Capiche?]

The emperor sends telepathy to Zhu Songtian that make him feel even more helpless. His wife right now is at Advance Stage Spirits Ascension realm, while he's only at Peak state Spirits Emperor. How the hell is he going to stop her!! It is looking for a beating instead!!

He glares at the emperor with blaming and annoying eye while the emperor looks back at him with like he said: "Deal with it!".

[Damn is he really my sworn brother?]

Zhu Songtian thought to himself. And thinking back When he's just a battalion commander and don't know that he's pursuing the same woman as the emperor that's still an underdog seven prince back then. Yes, that same woman was Zhu Yinbing while she's just a vice general of the royal army.

Many things happen. Zhu Songtian gets the heart of Zhu Yinbing while both of them help the underdog seven princes to be the crown prince and get the throne. They are love rival but at the same time are the brother in arms. They trust each other so much to the point of becoming a sworn brother.

That's why the Emperor never fear the rising power of Zhu Couples to dethrone him. And that's why their family are very close to each other.

Thinking back then, the reason why the emperor never includes Wang Zhao to become his sworn brother might be that the emperor sees through the facade of Wang Zhao.

"Haaah" He sighs in regret and helplessness before following his wife out of the emperor study room.

After Zhu couples exit from the emperor study room. The Emperor turned to look at his son Tian Feng.

"Feng'er give me the report." The emperor asks.

"Yes! Royal father" Tian Feng response before telling the Emperor everything that happens in the hometown of Zhu Wushang in the Desolate continent.

Other than the betrayal of Wang Zhao and the Tian Dong incident. The young master Li death cause the stir to the emperor the most. He doesn't want to go to war with any sect in the upper realm. He just hopes that the young master Li is not someone significant in the upper realm.

Now from the report, It seems like Zhu Yinbing has attained the Advance grade Spirits Ascension realm and the special physic of her race become the Primordial ice demon and it stronger than her old race physic like heaven to earth. And Zhu Songtian cultivation right now is at the peak of Spirits Emperor. And his Ancient Golden Lion bloodline had evolved to become The Primordial crimson Behemoth instead.

The Primordial Crimson Behemoth might go extinct in the lower realm, but this beast is renown in their near indestructible physic and their great life force that surpasses even divine beast like the Divine turtle when it comes to taking a beat from someone.

[Does this mean that my sworn brother had gotten the perfect body to become Zhu Yinbing punching bag?] The emperor thinks in his heart then chuckling playfully before looking back at his son.

"So, Where's your sister huh? Tian Feng?" He asks in a relaxing manner.

"Right, err she's in closed-door cultivation right now. And she told me to tell you that if you want Origin God Blood bottle from her. You need to wait after she comes out from her closed-door cultivation, Which should take about six months because she said she feels that her bottleneck to attain the Advance stage of the Spirits Ascension realm is loosen."

When emperor Tian Xiang heard that. He can't help but sigh in admiration for two people and in piety for one people. First, his deceased son-in-law that brought him so much power for The Great Pheonix Empire than he ever imagines in his whole life. Second, Is his daughter that is going to attain the Advance stage of Spirits Ascension just after getting so much power boost.

And Third, The one that he piety is the Duke Tian Dong fate after this. He admits Duke Tian Dong plan seems flawless but.. It got screwed up by just a mortal stage of his deceased son-in-law anyway. So, His fate should be very miserable from now on, and he's also happy to oblige to provide him that fate.