Chapter 584: The Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan Is Doomed!

Xiao Yan hated owing others; every debt of gratitude or vengeance must be repaid!

He had no intention of freeload­ing—no, not even plucking bird feathers; Xiao Yan had prepared to buy his ticket to enter.

After settling all grudges, Xiao Yan treated Feng Qing'er'er like an ordinary person, never bullying her excessively. Yet seeing her look eager to rid herself of him, he couldn't resist teasing her a little.

Feng Qing'er'er was now furious, her chest heaving, face flushed, teeth gritted as if about to shatter. She suddenly looked up at Xiao Yan, seated on his chair, eating fruit with a smug smile—her eyes filled with anger, helplessness, and deep despair.

Breaking through to Nine Rank requires too many things; the clan can offer almost no help at this level. Many among the Eight Rank exist, and some have reached Eight Rank Peak, but in the entire history of the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan—spanning thousands of years—only four have ever broken through to Nine Rank.

After all, clans like the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan or the Nine Underworld Dark Python Clan merely possess a trace of bloodline from the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix or Ancient Heavenly Snake; they hardly qualify as supreme beasts. Eight Rank Peak is already their limit; breaking the Bloodline Restriction is no easy feat.

Even the Ancient Void Dragon Clan has only a handful of Nine Rank members.

Despite Feng Qing'er'er obtaining the Wild Beast Heavenly Spirit Pill and experiencing some Bloodline Ancestral Return, nearing the level of an ordinary Ancient Heavenly Phoenix, breaking through to Nine Rank remains impossibly distant.

Zhu Li had only reached the Semi-Sage level; Hei Qing was of Xiao Xuan's generation, yet now he was merely an Eight-Star Dou Zun. It's clear that even for a supreme beast like the Ancient Void Dragon Clan, reaching Nine Rank is as difficult as scaling heaven.

If she could obtain a Bodhi Seed, combined with some Secret Realm resources from the clan, her chances of breakthrough would increase significantly.

Seeing Feng Qing'er'er's furious yet helpless expression, Xiao Yan smiled and casually tossed the wooden box toward her.

"You!" Feng Qing'er'er, startled as the box flew past her with too much force, widened her eyes in shock, instantly leaping to her feet, stepping on Space, and firmly catching the box—afraid even a single scratch might damage the Bodhi Seed inside.

After catching it, she opened the box and saw the Bodhi Seed unharmed—only then did she exhale in relief.

"Once it leaves my hands, it's no longer my concern," Xiao Yan said, shrugging indifferently.

The Bodhi Seed was a treasure to Feng Qing'er'er, but to Xiao Yan, it was merely scrap from the Bodhi Heart—he still had over a dozen in storage.

Feng Qing'er'er was furious and enraged, yet dared not curse aloud; she could only endure in silence.

Xiao Yan smiled and slowly walked toward Feng Qing'er'er. Seeing him approach, she instinctively stepped back—but realized she had nowhere left to retreat.

Xiao Yan raised his hand and reached for Feng Qing'er'er. Seeing the giant hand coming, she tightly shut her eyes—but nothing happened as she expected.

"Work hard in your cultivation. With your current strength, you can't even beat Qing Lin, let alone Nalan Yanran," Xiao Yan said, patting her shoulder like a mentor, his tone heavy with earnestness.

Nalan Yanran's cultivation had advanced rapidly, especially after her Enlightenment beneath the Bodhi Tree, where she gained insight into some unique things.

Remember, Nalan Yanran had spent the longest time in Enlightenment beneath the Bodhi Tree; Cai Lin had even experienced the history of the Tun Tian Mang Zong through the Nine-Colored Original Stone and unlocked the Secret Technique of devouring Different Flames—yet even then, Nalan Yanran, then only a One Star Dou Zun, gained profound insights.

"Lead the way. I've paid the ticket—don't waste my time," Xiao Yan said with a grin, ignoring how many times she'd cursed him inwardly.

Feng Qing'er'er sighed inwardly, tucked the box away, and nodded. "Understood."

As Holy Maiden, Feng Qing'er'er needed no cumbersome procedures to enter BiLuoHeaven, nor did she require points or any other means to gain entry. With her talent and strength, the clan already considered her worthy of investment.

They poured resources into her to cultivate her into the fifth Dou Sage! Feng Qing'er'er had a dedicated, exclusive passage into BiLuoHeaven.

"Tsk tsk tsk, in terms of scenery alone, your Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan beats Dragon Island by far," Xiao Yan said after entering BiLuoHeaven with Feng Qing'er'er—only then did he understand why it was called BiLuo.

First to meet Xiao Yan's eyes was an endless sky, colored in deep blue or bluish-green, devoid of clouds or dotted only with sparse white wisps. Gazing upward beneath BiLuo, one felt its vastness and depth, as if piercing the boundaries of thought, sinking into pure nature.

Xiao Yan had assumed BiLuoHeaven would be scorching hot, like hell, filled with flames everywhere—but he was wrong. It was not hot at all; instead, gentle breezes blew across it.

In this boundless world floated a colossal nest, shaped like an inverted cone, its top a vast, open platform. Below the Phoenix Nest were numerous entrances; from afar, one could see giant birds flying from all directions toward the nest, piercing through a thick curtain of flame to enter within.

Even before approaching, Xiao Yan saw the nest adorned with exquisite, rare materials—gold, silver, jewels, and colorful feathers—emitting mysterious radiance. Countless flames were drawn upward into the nest's apex, forming an endless Sea of Fire atop its platform.

This sight defied description; from afar, it resembled an entire world—a world of flame—where the land and crust lay at its center, and instead of an atmosphere, it was encircled by flames glowing in countless colors.

"The Phoenix Nest is said to have been crafted by the primordial ancestor of all birds, the Phoenix, as a new world for avian life," Feng Qing'er'er explained slowly. "But for unknown reasons, it failed and was abandoned in this Space."

Xiao Yan had never imagined he'd witness flames cascading like waterfalls—flowing upward, then swirling into a massive vortex atop the nest, finally flowing outward from its center, forming a flame cycle that enveloped the entire beautiful Phoenix Nest.

For ordinary Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan members, they must endure the flame waterfall's assault to enter the Phoenix Nest, then challenge upward from the lowest first layer; success grants refined resources, similar to the Tian Fen Lian Qi Ta.

But Xiao Yan didn't need the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan's resources—he needed the flame waterfall encircling the entire Phoenix Nest. He intended to surge straight to the nest's central apex, where the waterfall's base lay—the most powerful point.

For a Dou Sage like Xiao Yan, only the very center of the flame vortex could strengthen his body and refine his Bodhi Heart.

"How do I get there?" Xiao Yan asked, already impatient. This flame vortex suited him perfectly; with his Heavenly Rank Advanced Grade Fire Scripture already active, he believed this cultivation session would reach its peak.

"Do however you wish. There's no surveillance here," Feng Qing'er'er shook her head. Though this place was vital to the clan, like Jiu You Huang Quan, it was also an extremely dangerous deadly zone.

Even the three Demon Phoenix Sages risked death if they ventured too deep into that terrifying flame vortex—who would go there for no reason?

"Here's my Spiritual Soul Jade. Use it to leave the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan once your cultivation is complete," Feng Qing'er'er handed Xiao Yan a jade pendant, hoping he'd depart immediately.

"Hahaha, good job, little phoenix," Xiao Yan laughed, giving her a heavy slap on the back. "Don't worry—I won't touch a single thing here. I'm only here to strengthen my body and cultivate."

This went even smoother than he'd expected. He'd feared endless investigations and tricks just to sneak in for cultivation—but the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan was surprisingly lax.

The heavy slap made Feng Qing'er'er glare furiously, yet she had no recourse—she could only hope Xiao Yan left soon.

Xiao Yan ceased teasing her, knowing serious business came first. In one step, he crossed ten thousand miles, arriving at the base entrance of the magnificent Phoenix Nest, then plunged headfirst into the flame waterfall.

Instantly, multicolored flames roared against his body like a waterfall—except this one surged upward.

Ordinary Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan disciples must endure this flame waterfall to enter the nest—but Xiao Yan had no intention of entering inside. With a whoosh, his New Different Flame, fused from Eight Different Flames, enveloped his entire body, turning him into a being of fire.

Protected by the Different Flames, Xiao Yan moved like a fish in water, needing no resistance to the flames—he simply rode the current upward. The higher he climbed, the more the Infernal Heat and power intensified.

Especially when he reached the nest's apex, a terrifying pressure and extreme heat pierced through the Different Flames.

"Damn, these flames might truly be Beast Fire left behind by the Phoenix—how terrifying!"

Even Xiao Yan, with his Heavenly Rank Advanced Grade Fire Scripture and Eight Different Flames, felt a maddening heat upon reaching the nest's apex. In terms of temperature alone, these Phoenix Nest flames might be the hottest Beast Fire on the Dou Qi Continent!

The only Beast Fire possibly hotter than these Phoenix flames might be the Ancestral Dragon Flame of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan.

After walking a short distance inward, Xiao Yan stopped and sat cross-legged, sensing the terrifying heat.

"Here will do."

Xiao Yan activated his will, drawing all the Different Flames into his Nai Ling. The instant they vanished, a powerful wave of flame surged against him—within a heartbeat, his robes were reduced to ash.

Sizzling, sizzling, sizzling—his body, refined by Twelve Different Flames, began to char visibly, revealing just how perilous this place was.

Xiao Yan slowly closed his eyes. The Jiu You Huang Quan Demon Saint's blood entered his body; the Fire Scripture began to circulate. Within him, a verdant heart began to beat, and pure, potent qi brimming with Life Force flowed through every inch of his body.

Refining of the Bodhi Heart began!

Standing afar, Feng Qing'er'er watched Xiao Yan vanish completely, then turned away and left BiLuoHeaven. She guessed he'd cultivate for a long time—but she never imagined he'd stay for one and a half years.

And Feng Qing'er'er could never have foreseen that, one and a half years later, the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan would be destroyed.

During these one and a half years, the Dou Qi Continent remained peaceful; the Yan Alliance, once at its zenith after defeating the Tian Ming Sect and the Nine Underworld Dark Python Clan, entered a one and a half year period of peace.

Over the past year and a half, the territories of the Snake Emperor Empire within the Huang Quan Shan Mai have continuously shrunk: first one-third was seized by the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan, then gradually, powerful Magical Beast Families from Shou Yu took advantage of the chaos to occupy other areas.

Until one time, a Magical Beast Family led by a half-Sage Demon Saint invaded the heartland of the Snake Emperor Empire and was instantly slain by a nine-headed Sea Giant Python, after which the Magical Beast Families of Shou Yu fell silent, daring not to provoke again.

The entrance of Tian Ming Sect was renamed Yun Lan Sect; the original Tian Ming Sect was directly disbanded by Nalan Yanran, retaining only those disciples who passed the assessment, who continued their Cultivation under the name of Yun Lan Sect disciples—Tian Ming Sect became a mere chapter in the history of the Dou Qi Continent.

After dissolving Tian Ming Sect, all Elders of Hua Sect unanimously agreed to Yan Alliance's proposal, merging with Yun Lan Sect under a dual Sect Master system; the names of Nalan Yanran and her master Yun Yun resounded throughout Zhong Zhou.

Thus, the era of the Two Sects officially ended, ushering in the era of the Three Ones.

At this moment, in a luxurious palace hall at the highest level of the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan's Shen Shu, Feng Qing'er'er's face was utterly pale, staring in disbelief at a beautiful woman before her, unable to process the words the woman had just spoken.

After one and a half years of Cultivation, Feng Qing'er'er's Cultivation Realm had reached the equivalent of a Sixth Turn Dou Zun, making her the strongest in the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan, second only to the Three Heavenly Demon Phoenixes.

The beautiful woman before her was the leader of the Three Heavenly Demon Phoenixes, a Phoenix whose power had reached Two-Star Dou Sheng.

"Qing'er, didn't you hear? This time, you will join us in attacking the Grand Void Dragon Clan." Seeing Feng Qing'er'er's dazed expression, the other two Phoenixes frowned, deeply dissatisfied with her overreaction.

Feng Qing'er'er suddenly snapped out of it, but the fear on her face had not faded; she hurriedly stopped them: "Please, Three Supreme Elders, wait a moment!"

"Although the Clan Leader is nearly emerging from seclusion and our strength has surged to rival the Grand Void Dragon Clan, if we strike at them, they will surely unite—and then our clan may not withstand the combined assault of the Four Great Dragon Islands."

Hearing Feng Qing'er'er's words, the beautiful woman nodded: "You need not worry, for this time, it is not the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan that will act against the Four Great Dragon Islands."

The middle-aged man Kun Feng smiled and nodded: "The Three Great Dragon Kings of the South, West, and North have already reached an agreement with our Clan Leader, Huang Tian. We only need to assist the Three Great Dragon Kings in confronting East Dragon Island. Once we capture the Dragon Emperor possessing the Dragon Phoenix Bloodline, it will be handed over to our Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan. With the Grand Void Dragon Clan's Dragon Phoenix Bloodline, the Clan Leader will surely break through the Bloodline Restriction and advance further in Cultivation."

Ying Feng sneered coldly: "Heh, who would've thought the Grand Void Dragon Clan had decayed to this extent—willing to betray their own Dragon Phoenix Bloodline! Hahaha! It won't take long before our clan utterly surpasses the Grand Void Dragon Clan and becomes the number one Magical Beast Family on the Dou Qi Continent!!"

At this moment, Feng Qing'er'er's expression turned blank—yet it was still an attack on East Dragon Island!!

First chapter posted. The second chapter won't make it today—will be released tomorrow. Four chapters tomorrow.

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