CHAPTER 703: IT’S TRULY HER LUCK

What is the fact about Aldrian’s golden energy and its properties? That is, this energy and everything about it is special only to him. Although Long Shentian and Feng Xuanyan could bear it, what they have is still under his control, and they could only possess it because Aldrian did something during their creation that allowed them to bear this energy.

Everything about this energy is something that only he can control, with no one else able to make this energy their own. The golden energy is so special that if it spreads to the surroundings and contaminates the nearby energy, no one will be able to absorb that energy as long as his golden energy remains there.

Even the environment where normal heaven and earth energy could still be absorbed together with normal divine energy, once mixed with his golden energy, becomes completely different. This only shows the exclusivity and strictness of his golden energy.

However, his golden energy is still like the normal energy from anyone’s dantian, it can disperse as time passes if there is no other factor.

But here, there is a factor that prevents his golden energy’s properties from dispersing, which is the divine blessing pond or more precisely, Feng Xuanyan’s blood.

Her blood, which also contains the properties of his golden energy because she has a small amount of his energy within her, causes this place to always remain coated with his golden energy’s properties. Although it makes the surrounding environment much richer in the density of heaven and earth energy, at the same time, no one is able to absorb it.

Just as Zhu Yanling said, this place is like a feast full of delicious food, but with no one able to eat it.

The only strangeness comes from her, when she was able to absorb a small amount of the energy in this place that had already mixed with his golden energy’s properties during her egg phase. That small amount alone was enough to trigger her mutation into the Celestial Golden Phoenix, which truly shows how potent his golden energy is.

Now, why was she able to absorb it?

Aldrian has a guess about the possibility of why she could take in that little amount of energy here, and that is—

Her luck.

Yes, that is the only way he could describe her situation. Why would he call it luck? Because what happened to her is something that had only the smallest chance of ever happening to anyone else.

The possibility he had in mind for how she could absorb the energy in this area was that when her parents placed her egg here, they unknowingly put her in the exact spot where the normal heaven and earth energy and the area of contaminated energy met.

The place where he stands right now is the border area between what can be absorbed and what cannot be absorbed, or at least, most of that part. In fact, this border is not fixed, because of the chaotic flow of energy caused by the divine blood exuding his golden energy’s properties, which draws the nearby energy in this direction.

This causes the border of the area to change with each passing second, something Aldrian can sense even now. Every moment, the flow of energy shifts, creating a constant chaotic current, and at certain points, it forms an "opening."

The "opening" here refers to a split moment when the normal energy can be absorbed before the border shifts again. The moment when the area could still be absorbed was exactly when Zhu Yanling’s parents placed her egg in this spot. When she greedily absorbed the energy a split second later, the border shifted, and the energy in this area could no longer be absorbed.

However, that split second of change was a fortunate event for her, as she happened to absorb the chaotic fluctuation of the shifting border. She could take in only a minuscule amount, but that was enough for her, and from that moment, her fate was sealed with mutation.

Aldrian nodded to himself. This was the only explanation he felt certain was the most possible—no, he was sure this was the case. Her situation could never be duplicated by others, because to replicate it they would not only have to seek out the exact moment of the opening but also place the egg in that very split-second window.

It would not work if they simply placed the egg in this exact spot and left it there. That is not how it works.

They could not just set the egg here and expect it to continuously absorb the energy, because the egg would not take in anything. For the most part, the area where he was standing lay inside the zone that could not be absorbed. The opening lasted only a split second, when the area briefly turned into one that could be absorbed before it returned to being inaccessible again.

He agreed with what Zhu Yanling said, that her circumstances could only be called fate.

Aldrian took a breath and released it. He could understand all of this because he alone was able to sense the minute fluctuations of energy in this place. With his domain now covering the entire world, his perception was sharper than anyone else’s, even those at the peak of the pseudo-Immortal stage could not compare.

"So, how is it, Your Excellency? Did you find what you were looking for?" Zhu Yanling asked after watching Aldrian observe the place for some time.

"Yes, I think I have already seen enough, and I have learned what I needed to know," Aldrian answered. With this finding, he could not help but think about the possibility that his golden energy could be transferred to others, even if only in small amounts.

There were many potentials if his golden energy could be transferred to other beings, for example, to mutate a spiritual beast just like Zhu Yanling. The mutation was not limited to when the beast was still in its embryo, even an adult could still undergo mutation.

What Zhu Yanling needed was only a small portion of his golden energy’s properties to mutate into a higher-ranked beast. But what if another being could absorb more? What if a phoenix like her, or Aurelia, could take in much more? Would they become like Feng Xuanyan? Feng Xuanyan was the only one of her kind among the phoenix.

And the dragons, would they end up like Long Shentian? Would they become the same as the Ancient Dragon God, their ancestor?

What about humans? If someone were able to absorb even a small amount of his golden energy, would they gain some kind of power?

For Aldrian, this was worth researching and developing. The reason he thought this way was because of the potential for his loved ones, or anyone he could truly trust, to gain strength quickly. He had already given them everything they needed to grow far stronger in a short time, but for someone as ambitious as him, that was still not enough.

If he could make his trusted ones even more powerful, then he would do so without hesitation.

Zhu Yanling was curious about what Aldrian had discovered in this place, but then Aldrian looked at her.

"Anyway, Queen Zhu, you want to know what kind of phoenix you are, right? Let’s go somewhere more private," he said.

Zhu Yanling was stunned for a moment, but she still nodded.

"Alright, please follow me, Your Excellency," she replied before opening another spatial crack and stepping into it. Shen Longwei followed as well, even though she had not invited him. It was as if he simply invited himself and did whatever he wanted.

Aldrian also stepped through, and after passing through several more spatial cracks, they finally arrived near the phoenix palace where Zhu Yanling resided.

Like the dragons, the phoenixes also built their "nests" in the high mountains. This place was a mountainous range filled with towering peaks, and, as usual, the highest peak was reserved for the leader.

Aldrian was then brought to one side of the mountain’s slope near the highest peak, already high above the clouds. The moment they arrived, he saw a carved palace built into the mountain, much like the palace of the dragon kingdom. He knew that, like the dragons, the phoenix also built their palaces in such a way as to accommodate human comfort.

As they approached the palace, many royal guards noticed them and were stunned. They had not seen their queen leave since earlier, so they were shocked to see her suddenly appear with the Dragon King and a human.

Even so, they did not ask anything and simply allowed the group to pass through and enter the palace. While Aldrian was still being guided by Queen Zhu to a more private place, a man in a red robe suddenly rushed toward them. He was clearly a phoenix in human form.

Queen Zhu, seeing the man rushing toward her in such a manner, knew at once that he had something important to report.

The man was actually stunned when he noticed Zhu Yanling walking with the Dragon King and a human, but he quickly set that aside and continued approaching.

"Your Majesty, I was just about to look for you when I did not find you in your room. My apologies for disturbing your time, but I have something urgent to report," the man said.

"What is it?" Zhu Yanling asked.

"The Spirit Ancestor... it is said that she has almost arrived at the palace."

Hearing the report, Zhu Yanling’s eyes widened in shock. Even Shen Longwei looked astonished, while Aldrian only raised his eyebrows.

The Spirit Ancestor, coming at this very moment?