Chapter 269

Chapter 269: This Girl Has a Problem

"Ancient Times War?" Rong Fu, Feng Xuan, froze for a moment, looking at the deity trussed up like a dumpling on the ground. After a long pause, he shook his head. "Truthfully, we know little of this matter."

"How?" Feng Rong stared in disbelief. "Didn’t you both live through that war?"

Feng Xuan exchanged glances with Rong Mu before sighing. "Your mother carried you in her womb during our travels when urgent summons arrived. The Feng King ordered all clansmen home. With your mother nearing labor, our journey slowed. By our return, the war had already begun."

"Exactly." Rong Mu, Feng Ran, stepped forward. "Chaos engulfed the Divine Realm then. Not just our Feng Clan, but the Long Clan, Xuanwu, and Nine-Tailed Clans lay in ruins. Though last attacked, our forces couldn’t withstand the onslaught."

"Your consciousness remained dormant," Feng Xuan admitted, guilt coloring his voice. "I sealed you in the Nirvana Realm, hoping to revive you post-war. Yet within three days, half the Divine Clan fell. Our Feng Clan crumbled in mere hours. The Phoenix Empress sacrificed herself, sealing our remnants’ original spirits within the Sacred Tree space through forbidden arts."

"So…" You You’s brow furrowed. "You don’t know what started the war?"

"No." Feng Xuan shook his head. "As fire phoenixes, we followed Thunder Phoenix leadership without knowing core secrets. Though…" He hesitated. "During the final battle, our king mentioned this calamity… originated from the Long Clan."

"The Long Clan?" Feng Rong’s face darkened at the age-old rivalry.

You You pressed further: "Who was your enemy? Could the Heavenly Dao destroy divine beings so swiftly?"

"Unlikely," she answered herself. "Heavenly Dao acts through silent mechanisms – faded clans, lost powers. Not direct slaughter."

"The demon tribes then? They’re sealed now but…"

"No." Feng Xuan exchanged uneasy looks with Rong Mu. "It… was the Human Race."

You You: "…"

Feng Rong: "…"

_Are you shitting me?_

"Truly!" Feng Xuan insisted, expression twisting. "A single human stormed the Divine Realm."

"One person?!" You You’s eyes bulged. "Destroyed entire divine armies?!"

"Impossible!" Even Yuan Qi broke his silence. "No mortal could…" His words died as both he and Feng Rong turned to stare at You You.

Suddenly spotlighted: "Why’s everyone looking at me?!"

Yuan Qi: "…"

Feng Rong: "…"

_No reason. Just… familiar tropes._

*Ahem* Yuan Qi recovered. "Do you know this person’s identity?"

"We don’t," Feng Xuan admitted.

"Saint!" Yu Hao spat from his floor-bound position. "The Saint descended during Ancient Times to purge Sin Clans like yours!"

"Saint?" You You pressed. "Who’s that?"

"Heaven’s chosen!" Yu Hao ranted. "Only through Saints does the Heavenly Dao manifest! Your wicked…"

"You don’t know either," You You deadpanned.

The bound god spluttered. Saints needed no origins!

"Heaven’s Sacred Mountain," You You mused. "The Saint’s supposed seal site?"

Yuan Qi nodded. "And Long Xi might know more, coming from the Long Family’s Ancient Bloodline."

Calling Shui Yan over, You You ordered: "Confine him in Five Peaks’ Divine Formation chamber." She pointed at Yu Hao. "And stanch that butt-bleed. He’s staining two realms."

Shui Yan blinked at the bloodied posterior. "Sect Master… our cultivators don’t keep menstrual pads."

You You: "…"

Yuan Qi: "…"

Feng Rong: "…"

Yu Hao: "I’M NOT MENSTRUATING!!!"