Chapter 884

"Moreover, let's not even mention that the Dragon King and Queen were among the top experts on the Qi Continent. Even the dozens of clansmen who disappeared with them were all top-tier experts not weak in the Dou Saint realm. A single eighth-rank Heavenly Phoenix, no matter how formidable, could not possibly defeat so many experts!"

"As for that speculation, Elder Chu Li directly rejected it."

"Because even if they beat him to death now, he would still refuse to believe that a mere Dou Venerate could kill dozens of Dou Saint experts!"

"Alright, Elder Chu Li, what you said also makes sense."

"After obtaining some more information he wanted, Lin Feng also followed up on that topic."

"After all, he also knew that a single eighth-rank ancient Heavenly Phoenix could not possibly defeat several dozen Dou Saints."

"Moreover, there is even a Dou Saint who is a peak Dou Saint expert extremely close to the Dou Emperor realm."

"At this point, Elder Chu Li also said helplessly: 'Several years ago, when Zi Yan that girl just came back, we asked where she had been living since she could remember. Then I also sent out many clansmen to carpet-search the Heijiaoyu and its surrounding areas for the whereabouts of the Dragon King and Queen and others. But in the end, we still came up empty-handed.'"

"Indeed, the Tai Xu Ancient Dragon Clan will surely not give up hope of possibly finding their own Dragon King."

"After learning that they had already dispatched many experts to carpet-search for the old Dragon King's whereabouts, Lin Feng felt no surprise."

"After all, if it were him, he would surely make the same choice."

"Alright, let's bring these up later; let's first deal with the trouble at hand."

"Next, Elder Chu Li lightly waved his hand, bringing the off-topic discussion back."

"Afterwards he couldn't help but wryly laugh, then continued: 'Originally we thought that, with our help, Zi Yan, who had grown to eighth rank, could successfully refine the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit. But the result was still somewhat beyond our expectations; the energy contained within the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit is simply too strong, and Zi Yan's current body cannot possibly absorb such terrifying energy, so in the end it also led to the energy materializing.'"

"Hearing that, Lin Feng secretly sighed: 'I never expected that after going around such a big circle, we would end up back here.'"

"After sighing in his heart, he immediately asked: 'Elder Chu Li, how is Zi Yan's situation now?'"

"Come with me."

"Hearing the query, Elder Chu Li sighed, then turned and headed toward a stone hall on the mountain peak."

"Meanwhile, seeing this, Lin Feng also hurriedly followed."

"Lin Feng followed behind Elder Chu Li, weaving through the stone hall for a while, and finally stopped in the depths of the main hall."

"His gaze swept over and he discovered that this hall was built from many huge stones, and in the center of the hall stood a towering altar."

"At this moment, atop the altar, a delicate figure wrapped in a purple skirt sat cross-legged in stillness."

"As Lin Feng's gaze fell upon that delicate figure, his expression instantly turned slightly solemn."

"At that moment, a strange crystal layer like golden crystal covered every part of that figure's body."

"With Lin Feng's eyesight, he could naturally see that Zi Yan was not only covered externally but also completely occupied internally by this crystal; now his whole body sensed no trace of life aura."

"Otherwise, merely these external crystals, if Zi Yan slowly refined them herself, could also resolve the current predicament."

"Elder Chu Li, you guys are being too reckless. By rights, the Tai Xu Ancient Dragon Clan should have obtained the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit before and have experience refining it; how did you end up like this!"

"Lin Feng's gaze fixed on the altar, his brows involuntarily tightening."

"If he weren't still able to sense some familiar soul fluctuations now, he would probably think Zi Yan had already died!"

"This"

"Hearing those words, Elder Chu Li was also momentarily at a loss for words."

"After a moment of silence, he then slowly said: 'This is all our fault; the Tai Xu Ancient Dragon clan, only a few hundred years after the Dragon King's disappearance, split into four parts. I mentioned this before, and the Ancient Dragon Island is now divided into four, each drifting in the void.'"

"Moreover, the masters of the other three islands all want to unify the Tai Xu Ancient Dragon, but because their strength differences are not great, the clan has remained split for thousands of years. Now that we have finally found Zi Yan, we wish to quickly end this division and unify the Tai Xu Ancient Dragon clan."

"Having said that, Elder Chu Li sighed wearily: 'In this mindset, we old-timers just wanted Zi Yan to quickly absorb the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit and grow to surpass the other three Dragon Kings. Who would have thought it would turn out like this.'"

"You are doing this for the Ancient Dragon clan, disregarding Zi Yan's life!"

"Hearing that explanation, Lin Feng immediately understood what was going on and angrily said:"

"At this moment, he finally understood why Zi Yan had advanced to Dou Venerate, with both her physique and refinement speed greatly increased, and despite the Ancient Dragon clan having data on refining the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit, why it ended up like this."

"It turns out all this was purely the work of those elders from East Dragon Island!"

"Uh, now that it's like this, we should first deal with the present problem."

"As for this topic, Elder Chu Li can only avoid it."

"Next, he looked toward Zi Yan's direction and said: 'The energy crystal layer formed by the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit is extremely hard; even I cannot break it, and even if we could shatter those crystals, the fruit's energy would be greatly lost. To melt these crystals and let Zi Yan successfully refine it, we can only rely on the power of Strange Fire.'"

"However, ordinary Strange Fire has no effect against this energy crystal layer. Therefore, only the top ten Strange Fires on the Strange Fire Ranking can melt it."

"Having said that, Elder Chu Li looked at Lin Feng and said: 'Lin Feng, you possess Strange Fire; according to Hei Qing, its power is strong. Thus, after our discussion, we have decided to ask you to try and see if you can deal with these energy crystal layers.'"

"Then I'll give it a try."

"Seeing that things have come to this, saying more is useless; Lin Feng sighed and could only nod."

"Hearing that, Elder Chu Li's face instantly lit up with joy, and he happily said: 'Then I'll go prepare the relevant matters; Old Lin Feng, you rest for now, and I'll come find you when it's ready.'"