Chapter 291: Phoenix Perching on Firmiana Wood

In the main hall of the temporary residence of the Hidden Sect's Dark World Market, Lingyun was examining the piece of Black Wood he had obtained from the first person who traded with him.

The Hidden Sect, which was the sect Liu Xuan belonged to, was one of the top-tier major sects among the many Hidden Sects. Because Liu Xuan still had sect trading tasks to complete, she had left early in the morning, taking Chen Jing with her. After what happened yesterday, Liu Xuan now had two Xiantian Ultimate Elders by her side, so presumably, no problems would arise.

"Master, what are you looking at?" Luo Yexi walked in from outside the hall and, seeing Lingyun's actions, couldn't help but ask.

"This piece of Black Wood, take a look and see what's different about it!" Lingyun tossed the Black Wood in his hand to Luo Yexi.

Luo Yexi caught the Black Wood and weighed it gently in her hand, her brows slightly raised. Black Wood was one of the materials Lingyun used to improve Arrays, and Luo Yexi had learned about this material. However, the piece of Black Wood in her hand seemed different from ordinary Black Wood; not only was it significantly heavier, but it was also shrouded in a faint, lingering power of flame. This flame power was different from the Nine Yang True Fire with its immense destructive power that she had mastered; instead, it contained a trace of an endless, recurring sense of Nirvana.

"Master, this, I'm afraid this isn't Black Wood!" Luo Yexi's tone was full of certainty.

"That's right, if I'm not mistaken, this piece of wood should be Firmiana wood." Lingyun took the wood back from Luo Yexi's hand.

"If it were just ordinary Firmiana wood, it wouldn't be worth you attaching such importance to it, Master!" Luo Yexi's brows raised slightly.

"Correct, this is indeed not ordinary Firmiana wood; its true name should be Phoenix-Perching Firmiana Wood." Lingyun's hand trembled slightly, and wisps of flame emerged from his palm, enveloping the entire piece of Black Wood.

Under the scorching of Lingyun's flame power, the black color on the Black Wood continuously faded, revealing traces of red patterns. After more than ten minutes, the black color on the Black Wood had completely faded, replaced by an ancient-looking block of wood with fiery red patterns running across it. If one looked closely, one could see that these patterns faintly formed a phoenix spreading its wings, ready to fly.

The moment the entire Phoenix-Perching Firmiana Wood revealed its true appearance, a clear, resonant Feng Ming suddenly emanated from the Firmiana wood. Fortunately, Lingyun had anticipated this; he cast a spell with his hand, confining the sound of the Feng Ming within the hall. Otherwise, if this sound were to spread out, there was no telling how much trouble it would cause.

"It's so beautiful!" Luo Yexi gazed at the block of wood in Lingyun's hand, a bright light flashing in her eyes. "It's just a pity that this thing doesn't suit me! By the way, Master, how are you going to handle this? I can feel that the power contained in this piece of wood is many times stronger than mine!"

"This?" Lingyun scratched his head. "I've got it, isn't Wanyue practicing the Phoenix Nirvana Art? This piece of Phoenix-Perching Firmiana Wood will come in handy perfectly!"

Lingyun carefully examined the fist-sized piece of Phoenix-Perching Firmiana Wood in his hand; although it was only the size of a fist, the power contained within it made even him feel surprised.

"This piece of Firmiana wood should have come from a thousand-year-old Firmiana tree. At the time, a phoenix was undergoing Nirvana upon the Firmiana wood, but it must have ultimately failed, being burned to ashes by its own Nirvana Fire, which simultaneously incinerated the thousand-year-old Firmiana tree. However, through a stroke of serendipity, the phoenix's soul essence fused with the essence of the Firmiana tree, forming this piece of Phoenix-Perching Firmiana Wood. If Wanyue can fully absorb the power of this Firmiana wood, it is not impossible for her to ascend to the heavens in a single step." Lingyun sensed the power within the Phoenix-Perching Firmiana Wood, as if he could see the reason for its creation.

"But, she would also have to be able to withstand the Nirvana Fire within this Firmiana wood!" Luo Yexi rolled her eyes.

"Don't worry, I have my own ways!" Lingyun smiled faintly, then his figure vanished into the Cloud Realm.

Seeing Lingyun enter the Cloud Realm, Luo Yexi followed him inside.

"Brother, why did you come over?" The moment Lingyun appeared in the Cloud Realm, Ruoxi's figure appeared by his side.

"I have something to do that requires the power of the Cloud Realm." Lingyun said, while simultaneously tapping his fingertip against the center of his brow.

With a "hum," a golden, three-inch-tall figure stepped out from the center of Lingyun's brow. The moment the three-inch figure appeared, the Void rippled, winds and clouds surged within the Cloud Realm, and countless terrifying energies continuously gathered toward the figure.

"Is this... a Primordial Spirit?" Luo Yexi looked at the three-inch figure suspended in mid-air with a look of astonishment.

Lingyun's Primordial Spirit did not answer, merely opening its hands slightly, and the Phoenix-Perching Firmiana Wood, which was not much smaller than it, flew before it. Lingyun formed a sword gesture with his fingers, rapidly tracing through the Void. As his fingers swept through the Void, streaks of sharp Sword Qi swept out from his fingertips, continuously striking the Phoenix-Perching Firmiana Wood.

The Phoenix-Perching Firmiana Wood was incredibly hard; even a Golden Core expert wielding a divine weapon might not be able to leave a mark on it with a full-force strike. This was why Lingyun had brought this piece of Phoenix-Perching Firmiana Wood to the Cloud Realm. In the Cloud Realm, he could borrow the power of the realm to drive a portion of his own Divine Sense to carve the Phoenix-Perching Firmiana Wood.

The hard Phoenix-Perching Firmiana Wood was no different from tofu in the face of the Sword Qi traced by Lingyun's Primordial Spirit. However, the cutting of the Sword Qi carefully avoided all the fiery red patterns on the Firmiana wood. Tiny wood shavings drifted away from the Phoenix-Perching Firmiana Wood, and after drifting for a distance, they turned into specks of starlight and vanished into the Void, as if they had been absorbed by the Cloud Realm.

Under the cutting of the streaks of Sword Qi, the irregular Phoenix-Perching Firmiana Wood slowly began to reveal the image of a bird spreading its wings to fly. After the bird image appeared, the speed at which the Primordial Spirit waved its hands increased by a few notches, and dense, countless streaks of Sword Qi fell rapidly onto the bird, carving out the image of the phoenix bit by bit.

The moment the phoenix image was completely formed, a long, resonant Feng Ming emanated from the wood carving, and fiery red flames ignited upon it, as if the carved phoenix had suddenly come to life. The wood carving suddenly floated up, as if it wanted to escape from Lingyun's hand.

"It's just a remnant soul, yet you dare to act presumptuously before me! Lock!" Lingyun shouted coldly, grabbing at the Void with both hands, and countless Array Patterns emerged from the Void, subsequently layering themselves over the phoenix wood carving.

The phoenix wood carving, shrouded by the Array, struggled a few times before calming down and obediently falling before Lingyun. Lingyun's Primordial Spirit nodded slightly, then transformed into a streak of light and darted into the center of Lingyun's brow.

Lingyun caught the phoenix wood carving and nodded slightly. Under the seal of his Array, this wood carving looked no different from an ordinary one. In this way, when he gave this wood carving to Wanyue, there would be no situation where others would covet it.