Chapter 1647: Deceiving the Fire Phoenix

"Do you need the stone Kuailei?" Ye Liuyun asked, puzzled.

"No time to explain you, bring it quickly!" Qiong Qi gave Ye Liuyun a look.

Ye Liuyun didn't press further and released a stone Kuailei to Qiong Qi.

Qiong Qi immediately sucked it into the Broken Copper Cauldron and then went to cultivate.

"What's he up to?" Ye Liuyun asked Lei Ming, puzzled.

"Probably he'll use that stone Kuailei to forge a Physical Body for that Fire Phoenix! Then he'll try to trick it!" Lei Ming transmitted to Ye Liuyun.

At that moment, Ye Liuyun suddenly felt a sting in his Divine Sense. A strand of Divine Sense he had left in the stone Kuailei was erased!

"That guy! Doesn't even give me a heads‑up!" Ye Liuyun complained.

Fortunately his Divine Sense is strong enough, missing that little bit wouldn't have caused a severe backlash.

Now he has nothing to do but wait and see what tricks Qiong Qi will play.

After a long wait, Qiong Qi finally stood up, his face flushed.

But his expression was full of regret, sighing continuously. He didn't even greet Ye Liuyun, heading straight for the Magma Pool.

Ye Liuyun said nothing, just waited to watch his performance.

A Fire Phoenix head emerged from the Magma Pool, conversing with Qiong Qi.

Qiong Qi spoke and gestured, looking rather odd.

Lei Ming continued to translate for Ye Liuyun: "He says the flame intensity is insufficient, the forging failed, so he asked the Fire Phoenix to give it more flame power… and promised it would succeed next time…"

Then Ye Liuyun saw Qiong Qi release the stone Kuailei.

The stone Kuailei had clearly been altered with yellow sand by Qiong Qi, but only more than half; most of its upper body hadn't been fused with the sand.

The Fire Phoenix, apparently unfamiliar with forging, after chatting with Qiong Qi for a while, spewed some flame source power, which Qiong Qi placed into the Broken Copper Cauldron.

Qiong Qi again sucked the stone Kuailei back into the cauldron, carrying it back.

"Don't rush, watch my performance! Two more times and it'll be about right!" Qiong Qi transmitted to Ye Liuyun, then returned to cultivate.

Ye Liuyun just frowned in frustration.

"Two more times? Can the Fire Phoenix believe that?"

But now he can only keep waiting!

After Qiong Qi finished cultivating again, he ran, slightly excited, to the Magma Pool, summoned the Fire Phoenix, and showed it the stone Kuailei he had forged.

This time the stone Kuailei was completely replaced by yellow sand, its whole body turning earth‑yellow.

Then Qiong Qi shamelessly asked the Fire Phoenix for flame power.

The Fire Phoenix hesitated briefly, but still gave him some flame power.

Lei Ming transmitted to Ye Liuyun: "Is that Fire Phoenix stupid? He tricked it into opening a Sea of Consciousness inside the stone body to condense its Soul. It actually believed him!"

Ye Liuyun couldn't understand how the Fire Phoenix could be so easily duped.

He asked Lei Ming to explain exactly what Qiong Qi had said.

"He tricked the Fire Phoenix, saying the Sea of Consciousness isn't just a hole burned in the stone; it requires a Formation within the stone Kuailei to arrange. In short, after he said that, the difficulty became as complex as a person opening the four seas!" Lei Ming explained to Ye Liuyun.

She didn't quite grasp the Formation matter. She just thought Qiong Qi was tricking the Fire Phoenix.

"Hmm, it's definitely not as simple as burning a hole, but it certainly won't be as complicated as he claimed!" Ye Liuyun speculated.

But Qiong Qi went back to cultivating again.

Ye Liuyun couldn't ask, so he just kept waiting.

After a long wait, when Qiong Qi finished cultivating, he didn't rush to find the Fire Phoenix; instead he first communicated with Ye Liuyun.

"I will seal part of the Fire Phoenix's power inside this stone Kuailei. You have the ice‑aligned people around you ready; when I say act, immediately ice‑seal the stone Kuailei," Qiong Qi instructed Ye Liuyun.

Also he warned: "Only one chance; if we smash it, we'll have to do it the hard way!"

"Alright!" Ye Liuyun replied, immediately releasing the ice‑aligned Martial Cultivators. He also whispered instructions to them.

After that, Qiong Qi, having communicated with the Fire Phoenix, called Ye Liuyun and the others over.

Lei Ming kept transmitting to Ye Liuyun, informing him of Qiong Qi's conversation with the Fire Phoenix.

Qiong Qi intended to deceive the Fire Phoenix, moving into the stone Kuailei's body.

And for the Fire Phoenix to leave, people need to absorb Ice Power to weaken the cold released by the Ice Crystal.

"Both aspects must proceed simultaneously!" Qiong Qi explained to the Fire Phoenix, then repeated the explanation to everyone.

"The Fire Phoenix will withdraw into the stone Kuailei. You must absorb the Ice Power in the Ice Crystal; we act together."

"Alright!" Ye Liuyun agreed, also telling everyone to first absorb the Ice Power in the Ice Crystal, then wait for Qiong Qi's signal to instantly ice‑seal the stone Kuailei.

So they all sat by the magma, beginning to absorb the Ice Power in the Ice Crystal.

Three hundred Martial Cultivators, plus Man Shu, Ye Liuyun and others' strong absorption, caused the Ice Power in the Ice Crystal to drop rapidly.

The Fire Phoenix also siphoned some excess power, moving into the stone Kuailei's body.

Except for a small gap at the forehead, the stone Kuailei's whole body was merged with yellow sand. The Fire Phoenix also passed its flame power into the stone Kuailei through that forehead gap.

At first, it cautiously probed with flame power, likely fearing Qiong Qi would spoil it, then released a Fire Spirit to investigate.

The Fire Spirit entered, and the stone Kuailei instantly "came alive", opening its eyes, its head and limbs moving; it walked a couple of steps and tested a palm of flame.

After confirming everything was fine, the Fire Phoenix satisfactorily summoned the Fire Spirit back and began pouring its purest flame source power into it.

Qiong Qi, without showing any reaction, continued directing everyone to absorb Ice Power, showing no outward sign.

The Fire Phoenix waited a while, then could no longer resist the stone Kuailei's lure, poked its head in to inspect the interior.

But it immediately retracted its head, watching everyone's expressions.

Seeing everyone diligently absorbing Ice Power, it finally relaxed.

"Hoo"—with a breath, a massive amount of flame power was instantly drawn in, carried into the stone Kuailei. A flame line linking the stone Kuailei and the Magma Pool continuously sucked flame power into the stone Kuailei.

Now, the more Ice Power Ye Liuyun and his group absorb, the more flame power it can draw from the Magma Pool. Once the Ice Power in the Ice Crystal is fully absorbed, it will be completely freed.

After the fire phoenix entered the stone Kuailei's body, it immediately opened its eyes, staring at Ye Liuyun and the others, fearing they might make a move.

But seeing that everyone continued to absorb, it also completely relaxed.