# Chapter 301: Descending from the Sky
The smile on Fen Juecheng's face remained as he said, "These jewels and spiritual herbs represent the sincerity of my Fen Tian Gate. However, the princess is not only of noble status but also possesses a snow-soul ice heart, so naturally she wouldn't be interested in such baubles. I wonder if this item might win the princess's favor?"
As he spoke, Fen Juecheng swept his hand across his space ring. Instantly, a transparent jade box appeared in his hand. Inside the jade box bloomed a strange flower with nine petals, each petal shaped differently but all resembling burning flames. Though sealed within the jade box, it seemed to still possess a blazing life.
"Is this... the Flame Soul Flower?" Looking at the flower of flames within the jade box, Cang Yue's eyes momentarily grew hazy.
"That's right. It's one of my Fen Tian Gate's treasures. But since the princess likes it, I wouldn't hesitate to give up half my life, let alone a single Flame Soul Flower."
"...Give it to me, and I will go with you." Cang Yue took a light breath, then reached out and directly took the jade box containing the Flame Soul Flower. Fen Juecheng made no move to stop her, nor did he withdraw his hand. He let her take the jade box.
Cang Yue quickly turned and walked toward the elderly Mu from the Black Moon Merchant Guild. Before she could speak, the elderly Mu nodded and said in a very low voice, "No need to look. I've seen the Flame Soul Flower once before. This is undoubtedly it. However, I have little confidence in the 'Soul Separation' ability of the Flame Soul Flower. I can only give it my best try. If it fails... alas..."
"I entrust everything to Senior Mu. Please use the Flame Soul Flower today to remove the Soul-Eating Same-Life Gu from my father's body. Whether you succeed or fail, Cang Yue will be eternally grateful." Cang Yue said in a voice tinged with gratitude and pleading. Then she turned and went to Cang Wanhe's carriage, lifted the curtain, and placed the jade box on his lap. "Father, take good care of this jade box. Do not give it to anyone except Senior Mu of the Black Moon Merchant Guild... Yuer might not be able to stay by your side from now on. Father must take good care of himself... Uncle Dongfang, please protect Father well."
After saying this, without waiting for Cang Wanhe's response, Cang Yue lowered the curtain and walked straight toward the wedding sedan of Fen Tian Gate. Behind her came an urgent "Yuer!" and the sound of painful coughing.
Cang Yue's eyes closed gently. When they opened, they were calm. Without anyone's help, she stepped into the sedan alone, lowered the red curtain, and said blandly, "Let's go."
"Hahahaha!" Cang Shuo laughed contentedly. "Though there's no grand ceremony, it shows the princess's eagerness to join Fen Tian Gate. Young Master Fen, the princess's happiness is now in your hands. Do not bully her."
"Heh heh, please rest assured, Father and Third Prince. To marry the princess is the greatest fortune of my three lifetimes. I will naturally treat her well." Fen Juecheng said with a chuckle, still directly addressing Cang Wanhe as "Father," as if he hadn't heard Cang Wanhe's earlier "warning" or simply didn't care.
Fen Juecheng leaped onto his horse, then raised his hand. Immediately, the Fen Tian Gate wedding procession restarted and rolled out of the Lanyue Palace in a grand procession.
The marriage of a princess—an event that should have been celebrated by the whole world—was eerily simple. No thousands of guests, no singing and dancing feasts, no blessings from all directions. Even the only lion dance troupe was brought by Fen Tian Gate itself. What Lanyue Palace offered was nothing but a lifelessly decorated scene and groups of uneasy palace maids and eunuchs. Throughout the entire process, even the exchanges between the two sides were pitifully few.
The Fen Tian Gate procession departed Lanyue Palace with immense pressure. Cang Wanhe's carriage remained motionless in place. Qin Wuyou sighed and said, "Anyone can see that the princess does not wish to marry Fen Juecheng, and the emperor would never force her. What is the reason... alas."
"Indeed, no one directly pressured the princess. But the absence of direct pressure doesn't mean there was no indirect pressure. Princess Cang Yue must have some unavoidable reason... I only hope Fen Juecheng doesn't mistreat her. Alas..." Qin Wushang closed his eyes sorrowfully. During his time at Tian Jian Villa, he had witnessed the growing affection between Yun Che and Cang Yue. On the arena during the ranking battles, Cang Yue's heart was tied to Yun Che every second... Though Yun Che came from a humble background, his talent and achievements were enough to match Princess Cang Yue. But alas, heaven was jealous of genius...
When the Fen Tian Gate procession left the Cangfeng Imperial Palace, it was already around the fourth ke of the Chen hour. The streets before the palace gates were packed with a crowd several times livelier than before. Most were onlookers, but a considerable number were people who had come from all directions to offer congratulations and curry favor, hoping to leave some impression on Fen Tian Gate.
"Congratulations, Young Master Fen! Young Master Fen and Princess Cang Yue are a golden boy and jade girl, a match made in heaven—a union that all the world will envy!"
"I've long heard of Young Master Fen's reputation. Today I finally see it's even greater than the legend. I, Feng Zhiyi of the Golden Blade Sect, am truly fortunate to witness Young Master Fen marrying Princess Cang Yue."
"Fen Tian Gate marrying the princess is Fen Tian Gate's fortune, and the princess marrying into Fen Tian Gate is the imperial family's blessing!"
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Groups of influential figures from the empire pushed forward, racking their brains to flatter in various ways. Among them were leaders of medium and small sects, commanders and city lords with considerable power, and famous independent cultivators. However, none of these people were qualified to be invited by Fen Tian Gate to the wedding feast three days later. So they could only try their luck this way. Even leaving a slight impression on Fen Tian Gate would be capital worth boasting about for over a decade.
"Is that... the legendary Mystic Void Crossing? Damn! Eight of them... Are they real?"
"Of course they're real! This is Fen Tian Gate!"
Among the onlookers, almost everyone was dumbfounded by the eight experts floating in the air. In the cities of Cangfeng, Earth Xuan Realm experts were already at the level of grandmasters and mentors, while Heavenly Xuan Realm was almost legendary. Many people might never see one in their entire lives. Today, they saw eight at once. For most, this was an incomparable shock, making them realize what the Four Great Sects truly meant.
"Look, that man... That's our Cangfeng Empire's number one divine doctor... Medical Saint Gu Qiuhong!"
With several cries of surprise, a large number of awed gazes turned to the kindly white-robed elderly man surrounded by over a dozen people in front. Fen Juecheng also noticed him, immediately showed respect, called out "Master Gu," and made as if to dismount and bow.
"Please, don't!" Gu Qiuhong quickly stepped forward to stop him, chuckling. "Today is your golden day of marriage. How can you dismount so casually... Heh heh, I have decades of friendship with your grandfather. I've been looking forward to your wedding day. I'm truly happy."
Fen Juecheng cupped his hands and said, "Master Gu personally came to see my wedding procession. I am extremely grateful... Please honor us with your presence at the grand feast in three days."
"Heh heh, naturally. I will set off this afternoon." Gu Qiuhong laughed cheerfully. Fen Juecheng treating him with such courtesy and respect before the crowd made him feel honored.
Hearing that Gu Qiuhong was invited by Fen Tian Gate, those who had racked their brains to get close showed envious expressions... But Gu Qiuhong was no ordinary man. As the number one divine doctor of Cangfeng, it was only natural he would be invited as an honored guest.
The Fen Tian Gate procession did not move quickly through the imperial city. After a quarter of an hour, they had only traveled three li from the palace. The crowd followed, growing larger and larger. After all, such a spectacular sight might be the only one they would ever see in their lifetimes.
At that moment, a faint, long cry came from the southwestern sky.
"That... What is that? Look up in the sky!"
Far in the blue sky, a black dot flew at tremendous speed. In the blink of an eye, it went from a black dot to the size of a palm, and the next moment, the outline of a large bird became clearly visible.
"So fast! Could it be a Giant Snow Goose... No! It's a Storm Raging Eagle... It's... a Wind Raptor!"
"A high-level Earth Xuan beast... a Wind Raptor!?"
Among the various easily tamed flying transport beasts, Giant Snow Geese, though extravagant, were still relatively common. Storm Raging Eagles were quite rare. As for using Wind Raptors as transport beasts, there were only a handful of people in the entire Cangfeng Empire. Though Wind Raptors were not slower than Storm Raging Eagles and had several times the endurance, as high-level Earth Xuan beasts, even capturing one alive was extremely difficult, let alone taming and contracting it.
Perhaps only the limited few powerful sects could have a Wind Raptor as a contracted beast.
Beasts generally did not intrude upon human territory. Yet today, a Wind Raptor flew into the skies above Cangfeng Imperial City, obviously under human control. Everyone looked up, astonished at this extremely rare flying beast... including the people of Fen Tian Gate.
The Wind Raptor flew closer and closer. In an instant, it was directly above them. Amidst the exclamations of the crowd, a black figure leaped down from the Wind Raptor from a great height... The Wind Raptor let out a long cry, circled once, then turned back and flew toward the direction of Tian Jian Villa.
"Someone... fell!"
"Not fell, jumped! So high... Isn't he afraid of falling to his death?"
"Nonsense! Someone who can control a Wind Raptor—can they be ordinary? This height might be nothing to them."
"Quick... Get out of the way!"
The black figure in the sky fell at terrifying speed. Halfway down, a light flashed in his hand, and he grasped a giant sword of astonishing size in both hands. Instantly, a weight as heavy as a mountain pressed down from above. The speed of his descent suddenly increased the moment the giant sword appeared, and he landed heavily in front of the Fen Tian Gate procession.
Boom!!!!
It was just one person falling from the sky, but it produced a deafening roar. Amidst the thunderous sound, a large area of ground shattered directly. Debris and dust flew everywhere. Even the entire earth seemed to tremble. Countless cracks spread wildly along the ground in all directions, the longest stretching over ten zhang away.
It didn't seem like a person falling... It was as if a ten-thousand-jin boulder had crashed down from the sky!
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