Chapter 980

An endless plain stretched out; as far as the eye could see, it was a monotonous black, set against a slightly dim sky.

Beneath this monotonous gloom, an oppressive and irritating atmosphere lingered over the plain.

"Buzz!"

However, above this Hunan plain, a jet-black vortex suddenly formed in the air.

Immediately after, two figures shot out at extreme speed, arriving in this sky.

"Is this the Northwest Continent? The battle qi is actually so thin."

After emerging, Feng Er clenched her jade hand in the air, then her brows furrowed slightly.

Although she knew that the battle qi density of the several continents surrounding Zhongzhou could not compare to that of Zhongzhou itself.

But the battle qi richness of this continent was far thinner than she had imagined.

Hearing that, Lin Feng shook his head and said, "Thinness is the normal state; otherwise, how could the number of experts on the Zhongzhou Continent possibly far exceed the total of the other continents?"

As he spoke, his gaze shifted slightly toward the direction of Heijiaoyu.

"Whoosh!"

The next moment, a white-clad figure came rushing from afar.

In the blink of an eye, that person had already arrived beside the two from afar.

"Husband, why did you leave for so long before bringing Feng Er to the Northwest Continent?"

After the white-clad figure steadied, her beautiful eyes turned toward the two, and she asked in puzzlement.

This visitor was none other than Xiao Yixian, who had sensed Lin Feng and Feng Er's presence and hurried over.

Upon seeing that the visitor was Xiao Yixian, Feng Er's pretty face immediately broke into a smile.

However, upon hearing the other ask why they had taken so long to come, she immediately flared with anger: "It's not Xiao Yan; he came to the Northwest Continent before you. When I was in seclusion breaking through to Half-Saint, I gathered the Flower Sect, the Heavenly Abyss Sect, and several dozen Battle Venerables to attack Chen Er, Ying Er, and Xin Lan. In the end, my husband even fought a great battle with Xiao Yan's side, paying a huge price."

Immediately after, Feng Er gritted her teeth and recounted the detailed course of the battle between Lin Feng and Xiao Yan at that time.

"What, there's more?!"

After hearing the former's lengthy account, Xiao Yixian's pretty face instantly turned shocked and grim.

Her killing intent toward Xiao Yan surged upward in an instant.

"Damn Xiao Yan, if I had been there back then, I would definitely make you know what it means to wish you were dead!"

Xiao Yixian clenched her jade hand, and her belly trembled violently a few times before she spoke, her face full of killing intent.

However, after Lin Feng stared at Xiao Yixian for a moment, his expression instantly lit up with joy.

Immediately, he hurried to Xiao Yixian's side and comforted her: "Xian Er, don't be angry; be careful of the baby in your belly!"

As he spoke, he couldn't help but reach out and touch her flat abdomen.

"Huh, you noticed!"

Upon hearing Lin Feng say that he had a child, Xiao Yixian was slightly surprised.

At the same time, she extended her soft hand and gently placed it on Lin Feng's palm over her abdomen.

"I possess a Heavenly Realm Soul, so the faint life vibrations this child emits are naturally impossible to hide from my perception."

In response to her words, Lin Feng rolled his eyes and then spoke somewhat proudly.

"Tch, I'm currently cultivating a Heavenly-Tier Soul Refining Technique; I believe I'll reach that level in just a few years."

Hearing that, Xiao Yixian pursed her lips and retorted unhappily: "But I'm already a six-star Battle Venerable expert; how could I be that fragile? Not to mention being angry, I could fight a battle just fine right now."

"That's still not allowed; you're pregnant, so you must be extra careful."

Upon hearing that, Lin Feng, who was in high spirits, immediately objected.

"?!!"

As for Feng Er standing nearby, upon hearing that Xiao Yixian was pregnant, she was utterly stunned, her gaze fixed blankly on Xiao Yixian's abdomen.

Xiao Yixian also seemed to notice her gaze, then lifted her head to look at Feng Er and comforted her: "Feng Er, don't be anxious; later, let your husband be with you more often. Even though your Phoenix clan finds conception harder than humans, after multiple attempts, you'll surely succeed."

"Ah, I hope so."

Hearing that comfort, Feng Er recovered from her daze and nodded helplessly.

After all, after seeing Lin Zhao, she was also stimulated and wanted to have a child of her own.

Unfortunately, because the Phoenix clan finds conception far more difficult than humans, up to now her belly has shown no movement at all.

"Husband, you should first accompany Feng Er to Yun Lan Mountain; I have matters to attend to, so I'll return to Tianxuan City first."

Seeing that Feng Er's mood wasn't good, Xiao Yixian didn't want to continue this topic, lest she provoke her further, and thus suggested leaving.

Lin Feng also noticed this, and after a moment's thought, he nodded.

In his heart, he secretly decided that once he and Feng Er obtained the Heavenly Phoenix corpse from Yun Lan Mountain, he would first concoct some fetus-stabilizing pills for Xian Er, as well as pills to enhance the unborn child's aptitude, before returning to the Zhongzhou Continent.

Feng Er at this moment could only let out a helpless sigh, then forced herself to cheer up, and lightly brushed her jade hand over her storage ring.

Accompanied by a flash of faint light, a jade scroll appeared in her hand.

Feng Er tossed the scroll to Xiao Yixian while explaining: "This is a space scroll; one of its exits leads to our new home. Once you arrive there, you can crush it, thereby setting the other exit of the space wormhole I previously constructed wherever you wish."

"However, due to an accident we encountered on the way, the space wormhole is currently damaged and must be repaired before it can be used."

"Good."

Gazing at the incoming scroll, Xiao Yixian thought that she could later go to Zhongzhou for a stroll and return, a flicker of excitement flashed in her eyes; she slightly nodded and extended her jade hand to catch the scroll.

After putting things away, she lightly parted her lips and smiled: "Although my strength is insufficient to construct a space wormhole directly from Heijiaoyu to the central region of Zhongzhou, if it's merely a repair, my six-star Battle Venerable strength is more than enough."

As her words fell, Xiao Yixian's figure flickered and then vanished from this place.

Lin Feng, seeing her depart, also didn't linger, knowing he needed to promptly handle his affairs.

Having thought of this, he stepped forward with his leg, and his figure darted, instantly appearing beside Feng Er.

"Let's go."

Gazing at the somewhat forlorn Feng Er before him, Lin Feng reached out to stroke her smooth hair, then took her hand and flew toward the Jia Ma Empire.

Is this the place where Sister Yun'er grew up? Although the scenery isn't as good as our new home, it's not bad.

Soon after, Feng'er appeared atop a towering mountain peak that pierced the heavens, her beautiful eyes scanning the surrounding big and small peaks as she drew a deep breath of fresh air.

After saying that, her heart suddenly stirred.

In the dark, she sensed a faint summons of bloodline from a distant mountain peak.

Immediately after, Feng'er slightly shifted her gaze, solemnly looking at a distant peak where a tall stone tablet stood, engraved with the two characters 'Forbidden Land'.

Although that call was rather faint, she indeed felt a barely perceptible summons in that vicinity.

However, this summons seemed as if the other party had also noticed her presence and then deliberately sent it out...

After Feng'er continued her sensing for a while and still received no other extra information, she immediately pointed at that mountain peak and asked, 'Husband, is that place inside the one you mentioned where that Celestial Phoenix fell?'

Upon hearing that, Lin Feng shook his head and said, 'Yes, inside the Forbidden Land of the Yun Lan Sect there is a place called the Life and Death Pass; I believe the remains of that Celestial Phoenix are inside there.'

Strange, according to the information you gave, that Celestial Phoenix has already fallen for at least a thousand years. But why do I always feel that someone in there is summoning me to go, and within that summons there is also a hint of urgency and joy?

Upon receiving Lin Feng's answer, Feng'er's brows furrowed instantly, her gaze doubtful as she looked at that mountain peak.

What?

Hearing the former say that someone inside was summoning her to go, Lin Feng was greatly shocked, then he muttered foolishly: 'The Yun Lan Sect has already been run by eight or nine generations of sect masters, existing for over a thousand years. That Celestial Phoenix has been dead for at least a thousand years; its soul should have vanished by now!'

After all, whoever could give Feng'er such a summons must undoubtedly be her clansman.

But around the Yun Lan Sect, there is only that one dead Celestial Phoenix, and it has been dead for over a thousand years.

It cannot be that the Celestial Phoenix still possesses consciousness now, able to sense the outside world, and that another Feng'er who also bears the Celestial Phoenix has arrived.

And upon seeing her clansman arrive, it sent her a summons, right?!

Upon hearing Lin Feng's words, Feng'er's little face immediately became somewhat complex in expression.

From her own prior sensing, that summons could only be said to have been emitted by that Celestial Phoenix.

But even if it were a Dou Saint–level Celestial Phoenix, after dying for over a thousand years, even if its soul hadn't completely dissipated, it would be impossible for it to retain such clear consciousness and send a summons to her far away over ten li!

Forget it, let's first go tell Teacher Yun'er. Then we'll enter the Life and Death Pass, find the Celestial Phoenix's place of demise, and clarify exactly what just happened.

After thinking to no avail, Lin Feng decided to first go inside and have a look before saying anything else.

As soon as his words fell, he immediately closed his eyes to sense a bit, then headed toward the place where Yun Shan was.

As for Feng'er, she lightly nodded and then closely followed behind him.

Lin Feng, you're saying that inside this Life and Death Pass, a ninth-rank magic beast once fell?!

Soon after, Bai Shan stood before a black, heavy stone door, looking at Lin Feng with a bewildered expression.

That's right, although this is hard to believe, it is indeed the case.

Seeing his incredulous expression, Lin Feng nodded and wore a helpless look.

Meanwhile, during their conversation, Feng'er on the side carefully scanned the area before her with her beautiful eyes.

She discovered that this Life and Death Pass should have been made by the Yun Lan Sect's predecessors, who simply hollowed out the upper half of this mountain's soil and then reinforced it.

Moreover, after that, a Yun Lan Sect senior left a pair of stone doors embedded in this artificial cliff before them, for people to enter and exit.

And in the center of that pair of stone doors, there is also a groove for placing something.

It looks like that item should be the key to opening the stone doors.

As the distance closed, Feng'er could clearly sense that the summons coming from inside was growing stronger and stronger.

At the same time, Lin Feng on the side, although he had given a serious explanation, Yun Shan still couldn't believe the stone door ahead.

When he was young, he himself had personally entered inside.

But he had never seen any magic beast carcass there!

However, after his shock, he also didn't dwell on the matter, and simply nodded, saying, 'I don't know about the magic beast carcass, but if you want to go in, then going inside once is fine.'

Saying that, Yun Shan immediately flipped his palm, taking out a metal token.

Then he flicked his finger, and that token shot out precisely, landing accurately in the groove at the center of the pair of stone doors.

Boom—

As the token fell into the groove, the pair of heavy stone doors embedded in the mountain slowly opened.

Whoosh—

However, as soon as the stone doors opened, a gust of wind suddenly blew out from inside, striking Lin Feng and the others.

No wonder Yun Yun wouldn't be willing to send a Grand Dou Master–level Nalan Yanran into the Life and Death Pass; this wind current may pose no threat to us now, but if a Grand Dou Master saw it, a single mistake could indeed get them killed inside.

Sensing the wind current blowing from within the Life and Death Pass, Lin Feng's heart suddenly came to a realization.

After saying that, he immediately added, 'You can go in now; the difficulties inside the Life and Death Pass are trivial for the two of you, so I won't waste time explaining.'

After saying that, he immediately added, 'However, if you encounter a kind of azure energy bird inside, try not to destroy them. They are formed from extremely pure wind-attribute energy, can be directly absorbed, and are also the reason why each Young Sect Master of our Yun Lan Sect can rapidly improve their strength after entering the Life and Death Pass.'

'Old Sect Master, rest assured, we will try not to destroy anything inside the Life and Death Pass.'

Upon hearing that, Lin Feng lightly laughed and replied to the former.

After all, he entered there for the Celestial Phoenix's remains, not to rely on the Life and Death Pass to boost his strength.

Furthermore, the Life and Death Pass cannot enhance the strength of him and Feng'er either.

After saying that, he then waved at Feng'er and said, 'Let's go.'

As soon as his words fell, Lin Feng's form instantly turned into a series of afterimages, and he darted first into the pair of stone doors.

Seeing this, Feng'er's delicate figure instantly faded, and her true self immediately caught up to Lin Feng.