Chapter 146 Meeting the Ancestral Phoenix
Feng Zichen's Innate Five Elements Divine Light was formed from the corpses of five Innate Five Elements Divine Beasts, essentially inferior to the Innate Five-Colored Divine Light.
However, through years of cultivation, his Innate Five Elements Divine Light had already sublimated, possessing the ability to trace back to its origin. That is, within the Five Elements, this light can trace back to its origin, returning to its most primitive form.
These two divine lights, one for suppression and the other for killing, although both evolved from the Five Elements Dao, are vastly different due to their masters' different understandings of the Five Elements Dao.
"It's time to go out." After understanding the information he wanted to know, Feng Zichen looked up and decided to leave.
"Open!"
With that, the Three Talents Qi surged from his body, sweeping across the entire Five Elements World.
Instantly, the order of heaven and earth was disrupted, the Five Elements became unbalanced, and huge spatial rifts appeared.
Rumble! Amidst a deafening roar, the Five Elements World shattered completely, dissipating into the five elements' energy. Feng Zichen seized the opportunity to emerge from within.
"What?!"
Kong Xuan's face showed disbelief as he watched Feng Zichen break through the Innate Five-Colored Divine Light and emerge.
Since his birth, his Innate Five-Colored Divine Light had never been broken by anyone of the same realm; today was the first time.
"Fellow Daoists, shall we continue fighting?" Feng Zichen bowed and smiled at the two.
"Greetings, Fellow Daoist Zichen!" Kong Xuan also bowed and said apologetically, "Please forgive me, Fellow Daoist; it was my brother who was rude."
With that, Kong Xuan grabbed Jin Peng and pulled him in front of Feng Zichen, scolding, "Second brother, quickly apologize to the Fellow Daoist!"
"Fellow Daoist, please forgive me; I was wrong!" Seeing Kong Xuan's stern expression, Jin Peng reluctantly cupped his hands and said.
Before Feng Zichen could react, Jin Peng's attitude had already angered Kong Xuan.
"What kind of attitude is this? You've completely disregarded the Phoenix Clan's etiquette. Do you really want Mother to come and reprimand you personally?" Kong Xuan scolded, pointing at Jin Peng.
"I apologize, Jin Peng was impetuous. Please forgive me, fellow Daoist." Upon hearing Kong Xuan mention the Ancestral Phoenix, Jin Peng's expression changed, and he immediately stepped forward, sincerely apologizing to Feng Zichen.
"It's nothing, just a small matter. Fellow Daoist, you don't need to take it to heart." With the two lowering their stance, Feng Zichen didn't want to hold it against them.
"It's good that Fellow Daoist doesn't blame me." Seemingly relieved, Kong Xuan continued,
"Mother knows your purpose and specifically sent me to fetch you. Please follow me, fellow Daoist, and don't keep Mother waiting."
"Of course, how could I keep Her Majesty waiting for me? Please lead the way, fellow Daoist." Feng Zichen nodded and said.
"Please!" After bowing respectfully, Kong Xuan turned and flew towards the center of the Undying Volcano, with Feng Zichen quickly following.
Stepping into the center of the Undying Volcano brought a completely different experience; waves of heat washed over them, causing discomfort.
"Hiss!"
The temperature around them instantly rose, even surpassing the heat emanating from the golden flames released by the Golden Roc, giving Feng Zichen the feeling of being in the sun.
"This is only the outer perimeter of the Undying Volcano's center, and it's already this terrifying. If we go to its heart, will only a Great Luo Golden Immortal be able to reside there for long?"
Looking at the distorted heatwaves surrounding him, Feng Zichen's eyelids twitched.
The high temperature here was already enough to harm ordinary Taiyi Golden Immortals; how terrifying would the temperature at the deepest point be? Even a Taiyi Golden Immortal would likely be burned to ashes in an instant.
However, he had underestimated this. The deepest part of the Undying Volcano was the habitat of the Phoenix Clan. No matter how strong the Phoenix Clan was, not every member could be a Daluo Golden Immortal.
Therefore, the deepest part of the Undying Volcano had its own special characteristics.
Passing through a layer of colorful light curtain, Feng Zichen arrived at the deepest part of the Undying Volcano. The surging heatwaves vanished instantly, and a cool breeze blew, making him feel refreshed.
"That's..."
"The Primordial Wutong Tree!"
Suddenly, Feng Zichen's pupils contracted sharply, and he exclaimed in surprise.
In the center of the area, a gigantic tree pierced the clouds, its immense size overwhelming. Its canopy blocked out the sun, and its trunk was covered with Dao patterns, with wisps of primordial fire elemental energy hanging down.
It was indeed a top-grade innate spiritual root—the Innate Wutong Tree.
It stood there silently, completely suppressing the undying volcano at its center, preventing even a trace of its fiery energy from escaping. This made the area teeming with spiritual energy, teeming with life, comparable to a top-tier blessed land.
"Fellow Daoist, Mother is in that temple. We must hurry to pay our respects, lest we keep her waiting," Kong Xuan said, pointing to the Innate Wutong Tree, seeing Feng Zichen's somewhat dazed expression.
Following Kong Xuan's finger, Feng Zichen saw a magnificent temple atop the Innate Wutong Tree, surrounded by the scent of incense, exuding unparalleled majesty.
Following Kong Xuan, they flew upwards. Even with their strength, it took them dozens of days to reach the Ancestral Phoenix Temple, demonstrating the immense height of the Innate Wutong Tree.
"Human Zichen Clan pays respects to Your Majesty!" Straightening his robes, Feng Zichen entered the temple and addressed the statue in the center.
As soon as he finished speaking, seven-colored light flashed on the statue, and a vast divine thought descended, seemingly filling the heavens and earth, utterly terrifying.
"Zi Chen, I know your intentions. Take this ball of innate fire elemental essence." A majestic voice rang out from within the seven-colored light, injecting a ball of crimson light into Feng Zi Chen's body.
Rumble!
A sound like a mountain collapsing and a tsunami erupted from within Feng Zi Chen's body, and a crimson light burst forth, dazzlingly bright, making him appear like a burning flame.
"Screech!"
With a sharp cry, the crimson light on his body suddenly contracted, forming a Vermilion Bird, lifelike, circling around his heart, facing the Azure Dragon at his liver.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Stepping forward, Feng Zi Chen thanked him happily.
Refining this ball of innate fire elemental essence not only perfected the fire element within his five energies but also saved him ten thousand years of arduous cultivation. How could he not be happy!
"You once passed down the Acquired Divine Path, helping the five of us escape our predicament. We cannot express our gratitude enough. Even if we cannot save humanity from future calamities, the five of us working together can easily rescue you!" After a long pause, another voice echoed from within the seven-colored light.
"Your Majesty is too kind. I passed down the Acquired Divine Path only to seek Your Majesty's protection for humanity. Beyond that, how could I, Zi Chen, dare to ask for anything more?"
Feng Zi Chen had originally thought that the karmic debt was settled after the Five Elements Sacred Beasts agreed to protect humanity. However, their continued concern for him after their escape truly overwhelmed him with gratitude.
(End of Chapter)