A nine-colored golden phoenix soared into the sky, surprising and delighting Jiu Feng. However, Jiu Feng soon became enraged upon seeing a person seated on the golden phoenix. How audacious! Who dared to ride upon a phoenix?
"Bold rebel! How dare you bully our Phoenix Clan! You are courting death!" Jiu Feng roared, charging towards Lu Fan in unison.
"Desist from your rudeness!" Yuan Feng urgently shouted.
*Swish...* Yuan Feng landed, and Lu Fan gracefully descended from Yuan Feng's back. He had just experienced the thrill of riding a flying phoenix, and it was truly exhilarating! He hadn't expected so many colorful phoenixes to appear outside.
However, these colorful phoenixes were all seven-colored. Yuan Feng, on the other hand, was already nine-colored.
Nine, the ultimate number, naturally knew what this signified. Furthermore, at the bottom of the volcano, she had been inspired by Lu Fan and comprehended the Dao of Fire.
Of the three thousand Great Daos, attaining one was enough to become a Saint. For Yuan Feng to be reborn as a Saint was something she had never dreamed of. And all of this was thanks to Lu Fan.
*Swish...* Yuan Feng transformed into human form, and Lu Fan was momentarily stunned. Yuan Feng was breathtakingly beautiful.
*Swish...* Jiu Feng transformed into human form, all of them stunning beauties.
"Phoenix Ancestor! You have finally returned." Jiu Feng looked at the Ancestor Yuan Feng and all prostrated themselves, weeping uncontrollably.
"Alas! To think that our Phoenix Clan has descendants like you, it is truly fortunate for the Phoenix Clan." Yuan Feng's eyes also welled up with tears.
During a great calamity, the Phoenix Clan had been almost entirely wiped out. She herself had perished at Luofeng Slope. To think that the Phoenix Clan still had bloodline descendants. It was also this lingering thought that allowed her to reform her physical body and be reborn with wings, fulfilling herself.
"Great Phoenix... Jiu Feng! Remember, this young master Lu Fan is my savior, Yuan Feng, and he also helped me to be reborn from ashes and gain nine-colored wings! From now on, you shall treat our benefactor as you would treat me!" Yuan Feng suddenly said solemnly to Jiu Feng.
"Greetings, benefactor!" Jiu Feng immediately knelt before Lu Fan.
"There is no need for such formality. Rise, all of you! It is a good thing that the Phoenix Clan has its bloodline passed down. Yuan Feng, you shall return with them. With you there, the Phoenix Clan shall be safe!" Lu Fan said, turning to leave.
"Benefactor! The Phoenix Clan now has its bloodline continued, and I can finally be at ease. I shall not return to Xifeng Valley. I wish to follow in your footsteps, benefactor." Yuan Feng suddenly said.
"Ancestor!" Jiu Feng was immediately anxious. Their ancestor had just returned and was already planning to leave.
"Jiu Feng! Within this Undying Volcano, there are traces of my and benefactor's enlightenment. You shall all benefit greatly from staying here. This is the only thing I can leave for you. Cultivate diligently from now on, and the future of our Phoenix Clan rests upon your shoulders." Yuan Feng said to Jiu Feng.
"Yes! Ancestor!" Jiu Feng replied in unison.
Lu Fan and Yuan Feng departed.
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In the direction of Kunlun Mountain, with a deafening roar, the entire Qilin Cliff trembled. Streams of black energy surged into the sky.
After a long while, the black smoke dissipated. Outside Qilin Cliff, twenty great demons stood up from twenty coffins. If ordinary people saw this posture, they would likely report directly to the King of Hell.
"Hahaha! Hahaha! To think that I, the Ancestor of Ten Thousand Demons, would see the light of day again." The Ancestor of Ten Thousand Demons let out a long howl to the sky. Damn it! It felt so good to be out.
"Demon Ancestor! This brat did a good job. He even brought back our weapons." One of the great demon kings said in a deep voice.
"Of course, my master is no ordinary person." Zhan Tai Ruo Mei said proudly from the side.
"Then... do you know who your master is?" The Ancestor of Ten Thousand Demons suddenly asked.
"This... I don't know either! But he is definitely not ordinary!" Zhan Tai Ruo Mei pouted and said.
"The commotion we made upon our emergence was too great. I believe that old fellow Yuan Shi has already discovered us. Let us leave here first." The Ancestor of Ten Thousand Demons said, then leaped into the sky.
*Swish swish swish...* Figures shot into the nine heavens.
Just as the twenty great demons departed, two figures suddenly appeared outside Qilin Cliff. Seeing that the Soul Locking Purgatory of Qilin Cliff had been broken, and that not a single one of the three thousand great demons remained, their faces turned ashen with shock, and they quickly fled.
In Da Luotian, on Yujing Mountain, at the Yujing Golden Palace, Primordial Heavenly Venerate sat in the Yuxu Palace. His slightly closed eyes suddenly twitched. He abruptly opened his eyes. Calculating with his fingers, a twitch appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"Ancestor... Ancestor...! Something terrible has happened! The Qilin Cliff Soul Locking Array has been broken, and the souls of the three thousand great demons have suddenly vanished." Suddenly, two young boys ran in, knelt on the ground with a thud, their bodies already trembling uncontrollably as they spoke.
"Is the Primordial Qilin here?" Primordial Heavenly Venerate asked with a sudden darkening of his expression.
"The Primordial Qilin is nowhere to be found, and Lady Yun Xiao has also disappeared." One of the boys quickly said.
"Find... Quickly find the Primordial Qilin for me." Primordial Heavenly Venerate was furious. The Primordial Qilin dared to betray him; death was too good for him!
"Yes!" The two boys immediately responded and left.
Primordial Heavenly Venerate was somewhat enraged, but he seemed to have no time to deal with it now. If the three thousand great demons returned to the Primordial Battlefield, the consequences would be extremely severe. *Swish...* A divine talisman was cast into the void.
"What? The Primordial Battlefield has also been opened?" Suddenly, Primordial Heavenly Venerate's eyes almost spat fire. After casting his divine sealing talisman, he realized that someone had already entered the Primordial Battlefield. Who could open his seal without him knowing! Who had shielded the heavenly secrets!
"We absolutely cannot let the three thousand great demons enter the Primordial Battlefield!" Primordial Heavenly Venerate suddenly stood up. After casting several more divine talismans, he moved and left the Yuxu Palace.
In Da Luotian, outside the Bajing Palace, the Xuandu Purple Mansion, a nine-dragon carved sandalwood carriage suddenly arrived. The two young gatekeepers outside the Xuandu Purple Mansion immediately stepped forward and knelt to welcome it, while another rushed inside.
"Grand-Ancestor...! Uncle-Ancestor Yuan Shi has arrived!" one boy shouted as he ran.
Inside the Xuandu Purple Mansion, an elder with white hair and beard, wearing a white Daoist robe and holding a horsetail whisk, slowly walked out. It was none other than the Supreme Old Lord.
"Junior Brother! What matter brings you here in person?" Seeing Primordial Heavenly Venerate enter, the Supreme Old Lord, with a steady demeanor, said unhurriedly.
"Senior Brother! The three thousand great demons have escaped. Most importantly, someone has shielded the heavenly secrets, causing me to be completely unaware." Primordial Heavenly Venerate said angrily as soon as he entered.
"Oh?? Besides our Master, who else in heaven and earth could be such a powerful expert to have tampered with things right under our noses?" The Supreme Old Lord was also suddenly startled. "Let me perform a divination to see if I can find this person!"