CHAPTER 363: THE XUANYUAN TRIPLETS 3

Hearing this, the triplets exchanged a glance and had a wordless conversation.

They didn’t know what to make of everything that was going on.

After all, they had suffered for many years and had learned not to trust people. Most importantly, the cultivation world was fundamentally a cruel place.

How could they easily trust a person who came bearing gifts and wanting to help them?

Even if that person was related to their mother, the triplets couldn’t help but feel a little reluctant.

"Xiaoxu and I are much stronger than you are. We don’t need tricks to kill you." Zhen Yuan stated, and Shen Xu chuckled, looking at his lover with a doting expression.

"Ayuan is right. We would simply kill you if that was our intention." He said.

The triplets felt humiliated when they heard this.

However, what Shen Xu and Zhen Yuan said was true.

The fact that the two infiltrated the sect without attracting anyone’s notice demonstrated that they were not ordinary cultivators, and their cultivation was not something that the triplets could handle.

After figuring it out, the three took the space rings and checked inside.

However, barely sixty breaths later, a unified gasp was heard and three sets of eyes stared at Shen Xu and Zhen Yuan with unconcealable shock.

"Senior Shen, Senior Zhen, this..." Xuanyuan Yue started and subconsciously swallowed.

Her space ring had one billion high-grade spirit stones, one thousand litres of high-grade spiritual water, one thousand litres of high-grade soul water, two peak-stage tribulation transcending realm attack jades, two Mahayana realm attack jades, two fusion realm attack jades, a level nine protective robe, a level nine pair of flying boots, a level nine face mask, a level nine protective bracelet, a mysterious pendant necklace, and countless pills, talismans, formation disks, weapons, spirit grasses, spiritual fruits, spiritual wine, and spiritual food.

Xuanyuan Yue had seen many valuable treasures.

However, even when she was the sect’s young lady, she had never seen so much wealth on a single person.

"These things..." She muttered.

"All yours." Shen Xu said and quickly continued.

"Don’t worry. Ayuan and I will take Feng Xue’s place and give you the resources you need to recover."

The triplets trembled when they heard this.

"Can my younger siblings really recover?" Xuanyuan Yang asked in a hopeful voice.

"You will also recover." Shen Xu assured.

"Senior Shen, it’s almost impossible to mend a broken dantian." Xuanyuan Yang reminded.

He had already accepted his fate and had long come to terms with his impending death.

However, he couldn’t accept his siblings’ suffering.

"You are right." Shen Xu said and continued.

"It’s almost impossible to mend a broken dantian, but you are lucky! Feng Xue’s legacy ensures that you have at least one chance to transform yourself." He said.

Shen Xu and Zhen Yuan originally hoped to find a pill or treasure that could mend a broken dantian.

However, while researching in the space library, they discovered a different solution.

The triplets were half phoenix.

As long as they awakened the phoenix bloodline, they would be able to reforge the body, including the meridians and dantian.

After discovering this solution, they began to worry about the seal that Feng Xue’s mother had placed on her, which was later inherited by the triplets.

However, they soon realised that the seal didn’t actually seal the bloodline. Instead, it hid it, preventing others from discovering Feng Xue’s and, consequently, the triplet’s heritage.

"Senior Shen, what do you mean?" Xuanyuan Xing asked in an eager voice.

"This has to do with your mother’s family. You will understand once you see the memories sealed in your sea of consciousness." Shen Xu said and stood.

"Do you want my help to trigger the memories?" He asked.

Hearing this, the triplets looked at each other and nodded.

"Thank you, senior." They said, and Shen Xu nodded.

Outsiders wouldn’t be able to trigger the memories.

However, Shen Xu had an equal contract with Feng Xue and could trigger the memories without harming the triplets.

Soon after, the double injected a strand of soul power into each of the triplets’ sea of consciousness, and they immediately fell into a deep sleep.

"They will be out for a while." He said.

"Xuanyuan Yang doesn’t have long." Zhen Yuan said, and Shen Xu nodded.

"At most, two months. We would have been too late if we had waited a little longer to find them." The double said and subconsciously frowned.

"They have a good fate. Otherwise, we wouldn’t have found them on time." Zhen Yuan said.

"They are divine monsters after all."

After saying this, Shen Xu held his chin with a thoughtful expression.

"What’s on your mind?" Zhen Yuan questioned.

"The phoenix blood pills I originally refined are with Feng Xue." The double said.

"It doesn’t matter. They can awaken even without the phoenix blood pills." Zhen Yuan said and quickly continued.

"Have you forgotten the blood awakening medicinal pool?"

"I had actually forgotten." Shen Xu said with a sheepish expression.

However, he soon regained his composure and looked at the triplets with a thoughtful expression.

"Arranging the blood awakening medicinal pool is easy, but we don’t have the required blood." He said.

"The phoenix is the king and ancestor of all birds. All we need to do is collect blood from ten thousand birds, and we will be ready to go."

"Issue a reward task?" Shen Xu asked, and Zhen Yuan nodded.

This was the only way.

After all, he and Shen Xu were only two people.

If they relied on themselves to collect the blood, they would probably waste hundreds of years before achieving their goal.

"It will probably take a while to collect all the blood. The triplets can use that time to refine the vitality wine." Shen Xu said.

"How long will it take to refine the wine?"

"Not long. One year should be enough."

"Xiaoxu, we still have to deal with the matter of Xuanyuan Xing’s wedding." Zhen Yuan said, and the double frowned.

"Let’s ask after they finish watching the memories." He said.

The triplets stayed in the memories for three days.

When they finally came to, they found Shen Xu and Zhen Yuan still sitting across them, leisurely drinking wine.

"Is everything we saw true? Is mother really a..." Xuanyuan Xing started but found that he couldn’t say the word ’phoenix’.

With a confused expression, he tried again, but the result was the same.

"Don’t force it." Shen Xu said and began explaining.

"Your grandmother placed a seal on your mother, and it was later transferred to you. You will find that there will be many things you won’t be able to say out loud or parts of your inherited memories that you won’t be able to access."

"Inherited memories..., will we also have them?" Xuanyuan Yue asked.

"You will." Shen Xu nodded and continued.

"Ayuan and I thought about it, and the easiest way for the two of you to recover is to awaken your bloodline. Are you willing?" Shen Xu asked, looking at Xuanyuan Yang and Xuanyuan Yue.

"What about Xing’er?" Xuanyuan Yang asked.

"His situation is different because he can heal without awakening. That said, it’s his decision whether to remain as he is or awaken his bloodline." Shen Xu said and turned to Xuanyuan Xing.

"What do you want to do?" He asked.

Xuanyuan Xing didn’t answer right away.

Eventually, he looked at his siblings and then at Shen Xu and Zhen Yuan.

"What do you think? Should I awaken?" He asked.

"The phoenix is a divine creature with supreme talent and heaven’s favour. However, phoenixes are treasures to human and other cultivators." Shen Xu said and continued.

"After transforming, you will always need to be on guard. Otherwise, if caught, you may be forcibly contracted, turned into pills and weapons, or even eaten."

"Eaten..." Xuanyuan Yue muttered and shuddered.

However, she knew that she and her older brother didn’t have a choice.

After all, they had exhausted all their means and were already at the end of their rope.

Without the rebirth of the phoenix bloodline, her brother would fall into months, and she wouldn’t last another three years.

Thinking of this, she sighed and smiled.

"My brother and I are almost out of lifespan. Will we be able to transform before our time comes?" She asked, and Shen Xu immediately shook his head.

"Then..., it’s all meaningless." Xuanyuan Xing mumbled, and his eyes turned redder.

"Don’t get ahead of yourself." Shen Xu admonished, and Xuanyuan Xing forcibly suppressed his emotions.

"Check the smallest wine bottle in the space ring we gave you." He instructed, and the three did as asked.

A moment later, each held a finger-sized wine bottle but didn’t open them for fear of messing up.

"Each of the bottles holds a mouthful of vitality wine. That mouthful is enough to add one thousand years to your lifespan. It will also help your life core begin producing new vitality." Shen Xu said, and the three couldn’t help but be surprised.