Chapter 297: Soul of the Phoenix

After Ji Haoyue rested for a short while at the Su Family, he left under the escort of several Elders of the Ji Family.

After all, Lingyun had said before that what Ji Haoyue needed now was quiet recuperation to prepare for Lingyun to remove the World-Extinguishing Blood Curse for him in half a year. As a place for quiet recuperation, the main residence of the Ji Family was undoubtedly the best choice. If he, as the Young Master of the Ji Family, were to be attacked by the likes of a Ghost General while recuperating in his own home, then the Ji Family would be no different from reaching its end.

At the same time, the Ji Family Elders also requested a list from Lingyun. This list recorded all the items necessary for removing the World-Extinguishing Blood Curse. After all, Lingyun was only helping out for the sake of Chen Jing, and when it came to collecting materials, Lingyun could not be the only one putting in the effort. Of course, there were some things on this list that Lingyun did not write down. After all, these items were not ordinary objects, and it would be very difficult for the current Ji Family to collect them.

After the people of the Ji Family left, the people of the Su Family also dispersed, leaving only Su Wanyue by Lingyun's side. Seeing the look her fourth uncle gave her as he left, two red clouds quietly rose on Su Wanyue's face.

"Wanyue, you said before that a Ghost General under the Black Mountain Oni King attacked your home; that doesn't seem right, as I see the defenses of your Su Family are quite strong!" Lingyun asked.

Hearing Lingyun bring up this matter, Su Wanyue's brows also furrowed: "The Ghost Generals under the Black Mountain Oni King all possess extremely special abilities and can hide their own aura; this is what gives us the biggest headache."

"Can hide their own aura?" Lingyun raised his brows slightly, "It seems this Black Mountain Oni King still has some skill."

"Right now, everyone in our family is having a headache, not knowing what method to use to provide early warning for attacks by the Ghost Generals under the Black Mountain Oni King," Su Wanyue said with some distress.

"If it's just for early warning, it's not like there's no way," Lingyun said, stroking his chin.

"Lingyun, you have a way?" Su Wanyue asked with some surprise.

"Yes, this kind of thing isn't particularly difficult. I will prepare some Jade Talismans for you later. As long as a Ghost General approaches your home, the Jade Talismans will be able to warn you," Lingyun said.

"That would be truly wonderful!" A hint of joy appeared on Su Wanyue's face.

"Wanyue, how has your progress with the Phoenix Nirvana Art been lately?" Lingyun asked.

Hearing Lingyun bring this up, Su Wanyue's brows also furrowed slightly: "Although my strength increased a lot after the Nirvana, I am now stuck in another bottleneck. I can vaguely touch the barrier of the Heaven Tier, but I am always unable to break through because I am missing something. This is also a problem our Su Family has always faced, so many people who practice the Phoenix Nirvana Art switch to other techniques after reaching the Earth Tier Peak, relying on the strong foundation built by the Phoenix Nirvana Art."

"But you don't want to do that, right?" Lingyun looked at her.

"That's right, I want to try and see if I can make a breakthrough in this matter," Su Wanyue said.

"This technique of your Su Family shouldn't belong to you, should it?" Lingyun asked.

"That's right, this technique was discovered by an ancestor of our Su Family in a cave. Because this technique is truly profound, it was listed as our Su Family's secret, never to be passed on. But later, when our ancestor discovered that it was difficult to make any further progress after practicing this technique to the Earth Tier Peak, this technique became the foundation-building technique for our Su Family. Now, almost everyone in our Su Family has a copy," Su Wanyue said.

"I have to say, that ancestor of your Su Family was truly blessed with great fortune. This technique is the genuine Phoenix Nirvana Art," Lingyun laughed.

"Since it is the genuine Phoenix Nirvana Art, why can we only practice it to the Earth Tier Peak?" Su Wanyue asked with some curiosity.

"The genuine Phoenix Nirvana Art can, of course, only be practiced by a genuine phoenix! I think your Su Family's ancestor must have come into contact with something related to a phoenix and became tainted with a certain amount of phoenix aura, and this aura has been flowing in your bloodline until now, which is why you were able to practice the Phoenix Nirvana Art to the introductory stage. But wanting to continue practicing it is basically impossible; after all, you are not real phoenixes, just tainted with a little bit of phoenix aura."

"Then is there really no way?" Su Wanyue said with some disappointment.

"It's not that there's no way, here, take this!" Lingyun reached into his pocket and, using the pocket as cover, took out the Phoenix Wood Carving from the Cloud Realm.

"This is?" The moment her hand touched the wood carving, Su Wanyue felt a surge of longing erupt within her body; it seemed as if there was a voice in her heart constantly reminding her to swallow this wood carving completely.

"Hmph, even at this point, you still dare to play tricks!" Lingyun let out a cold shout, and his Divine Sense instantly transformed into a sharp spike, piercing into the wood carving like lightning.

The wood carving in Su Wanyue's hand trembled, and then she felt the longing from just a moment ago recede like a tide.

"This, what is this thing?" Su Wanyue looked at the Phoenix Wood Carving in her hand, a trace of horror flashing in her eyes.

"This? It is the remnant soul of a phoenix. I originally wanted to leave it a chance, but it's a pity it didn't cherish it itself!" Lingyun sighed lightly.

"Phoenix remnant soul?"

"You should wear this thing on your person from now on. With this Phoenix Wood Carving, you will be able to continue practicing your Phoenix Nirvana Art. As your cultivation improves, the seal on the Phoenix Wood Carving will gradually be undone. By the time you can fully control this wood carving, you should also be able to become a titan of your own."

"Bu, but, this thing is too precious." Although Su Wanyue did not know how high the value of a phoenix remnant soul was, based on her intuition, she could still sense the preciousness of this item.

"This item is not suitable for me or the people around me; only you, who practice the Phoenix Nirvana Art, can bring out its greatest effect. You must not let me down!" Lingyun said with a smile.

Looking at Lingyun's gaze, two suspicious red clouds rose on Su Wanyue's face, and then she nodded vigorously: "Don't worry, I will absolutely not let you down!"

"Then work hard; I look forward to the moment you transform into a phoenix!"

"By the way, Lingyun, there are still many parts of this Phoenix Nirvana Art that I don't understand. Can you explain them to me?"

Lingyun nodded; he naturally would not refuse this request from Su Wanyue. Su Wanyue returned to her room and took out a pale golden wooden slip. On this wooden slip, a fiery red light flickered, but this light was very faint; if one did not observe carefully, no one would notice it.

Seeing this wooden slip, Lingyun could not help but sigh once again at how deep the fortune of that Su Family ancestor was. After all, this kind of wooden slip is an item specifically used by the phoenix clan to record their own inheritance; as long as one has the existence of phoenix aura, one can view part of the phoenix inheritance from this wooden slip.

Taking the wooden slip from Su Wanyue's hand, Lingyun did not say much, just guiding Su Wanyue bit by bit to comprehend the content on this wooden slip.

With Lingyun's guidance, Su Wanyue realized how shallow her previous understanding of the things on this wooden slip had been; some parts were even completely off the mark. If not for Lingyun's guidance, even with the Phoenix Wood Carving gifted by Lingyun, she would likely have gone down the wrong path in the future and would never have been able to step onto the peak of the world.