Chapter 159

Since ancient times, the beings of the Northern Lands have been known for their meager spiritual vitality due to scarce resources, which has given them a ferocious nature and a tendency to seek strength.

Likewise, this also gave rise to a group of idealists who love this land; Zhu Que's actions have long caused the Phoenix to be estranged from this land.

Qing Long's voice was steady; he also did not want to fight Yuan Huang to the death in the wilderness, and now that there is a chance to stop, he naturally wants to seize it.

The formation Zhu Que used gathered everyone's power, touching the edge of the Primordial Unity Dao; the Heaven‑Burning Fire, wherever it passed, exterminated all beings.

Do you think this is really what an innate deity should do? Touching the power of Primordial Unity, heaven and earth cannot erase it; if no one cleans it up, those places become a dead zone.

Judging others by yourself, how could you tolerate such behavior happening to the Phoenix clan?

Yuan Huang suddenly cut off Qing Long's words, only hearing her say: 'Those are my clansmen; how could you bear to watch your own clansmen die miserably? Each of them grew up under my watch; now you want me to abandon them?'

Qing Long also fell into silence.

After a moment, Qing Long spoke: 'You swear by the Great Dao that after entering Bei Fang you will not lift a hand; from now on the Phoenix clan will not enter Bei Fang; I can guarantee it, letting you take your clansmen away.'

I suppose, given the words of my Dragon clan, they should listen to some extent.

Yuan Huang hesitated a moment then said: 'I can only guarantee that during the great calamity I will not enter the Bei Fang continent; after the calamity I will not seek revenge; wanting the Phoenix clan to abandon Bei Fang is impossible.'

Good.

Qing Long readily agreed; the Dragon clan's purpose has been achieved; whether the remaining Phoenix live or die does not affect the overall situation.

From this moment on, all Phoenix strategies in Bei Fang will be declared a total failure, and the remaining share will be divided between the Kirin clan and the Dragon clan.

Yuan Huang did not delay either; she immediately rushed toward the direction of Zhu Que's message.

At this moment, Zhu Que's divine form is shattered; the divine fire surrounding her is at risk of extinguishing at any moment, trapped in a prison formed by converging divine light.

Several strands of starlight descend and condense into light pillars, barely resisting everyone's attacks.

Seeing its wobbly, about-to-fall appearance, one knows that within a century, if no one comes to rescue, it will likely perish here.

Zhu Que sits cross-legged on the ground; a vermilion feather fan hangs in the midst of the star pillar, its face dotted with stars, while the handle bears cracks that slowly spread.

At this moment, Zhu Que's heart is filled with anxiety, holding hope and despair, yet she can only await Yuan Huang's arrival.

With a phoenix's cry ringing from the sky, Zhu Que's face shows joy, her heart relaxes; she knows she is saved!

In contrast, the gods of Bei Fang all have grim, unsightly faces, their eyes brimming with killing intent and madness.

They glanced at each other, and one suddenly said: 'Everyone, Yuan Huang has arrived; we cannot escape calamity, but we cannot allow this person who harms Bei Fang to continue living in the world.'

My mind is made; I do not know how you all stand.

Having said that, qi flames ignite on his body, and the qi flames flow along his divine power toward Zhu Que.

At the same time, as the qi flames blaze, his cultivation begins to gradually decline.

The others did not reply; only the qi flames on their bodies began to ignite one after another.

Madmen, you madmen!

Zhu Que burst out cursing, these people actually want to thoroughly refine her here, even at the cost of consuming their life force and cultivation.

Know that what these qi flames burn is the painstakingly accumulated life-force cultivation, relating to the Three Flowers above the head and the Five Qi in the chest; even a little more time will turn the Dao fruit into fuel, lightly causing cultivation to drop, severely making even an innate deity unable to maintain this identity, reducing them to a mortal.

With such a great cost, the effect is naturally obvious; the star pillar is instantly burned to exhaustion, and the qi flames directly blaze toward Zhu Que.

Zhu Que gritted her teeth, only able to use the origin of her spiritual treasure as a means of defense.

Moreover, the top-grade innate spiritual treasure, the Vermilion Bird Fan, obviously cannot hold out much longer; cracks continually appear on its body, and flames ignite on its surface.

The stars on the fan's surface begin to shatter, and the Vermilion Bird Seven Mansions in the sky also dim considerably.

Helpless, the Vermilion Bird could only add its own divine blood to the resistance, but this terrifying consumption of divine blood also caused her life force, cultivation, and realm to begin to decline.

Yuan Huang was extremely anxious at the horizon, having pushed the Phoenix's flight-escape technique to its limit; even with the realm of Primordial Dao, it was difficult to arrive in a short time.

By the time Yuan Huang arrived, the Vermilion Bird's life was in critical danger, its realm having fallen back to the point of its birth, or even worse.

The top-grade innate spiritual treasure, the Vermilion Bird Fan, was completely destroyed; the Vermilion Bird's Seven Mansions stellar origin was damaged, left dim and lusterless.

Many of the Bei Fang innate divinities were also emaciated, their cultivation barely maintaining the Taiyi level, constantly at risk of falling.

Upon seeing Yuan Huang arrive, they also did not offer salutations, still thinking their Dao ended here, when one person sighed:

"Daoist friend Yuan Huang, your cultivation is astonishing; I never expected that even Daoist friend Qing Long could not stop you."

"Another person laughed and said:"

"Indeed, heaven does not bless our Bei Fang Continent; I never imagined that even the wish to perish together would not be fulfilled."

"However, this calamity has long lacked the strength to cause trouble; although we failed to slay it as desired, such damage is enough to make her the Great Dao hopeless."

What that person said is indeed true: the Vermilion Bird, whose life force and cultivation are nearly exhausted, its Dao fruit damaged, divine blood dried up, divine body shattered, has already come to a stop on the Great Dao unless given a chance for rebirth.

Only then, upon seeing the demeanor of the people before her, did Yuan Huang truly understand just how fierce the so-called Bei Fang ferocity was.

In the past they were active on the Dong Fang Continent and the Nan Fang Continent, rarely setting foot in Bei Fang; now it seems they still underestimated this ancient barren land.

Yu Qiang was also among them; seeing Yuan Huang make no move, he spoke mockingly: "Yuan Huang, if you can tolerate the Vermilion Bird's actions on the Bei Fang Continent, then your Phoenix clan will also eventually have this day; the karmic debts on this Bei Fang land also have your share."

"No, perhaps you won't even live to see that day; in the struggle of fortune, amidst the great calamity, the victor will not continue to tolerate your chance of revival."

Everyone looked toward Yu Qiang, not expecting that he would not even deign to call them Daoist friends, let alone wish to maintain any last semblance of decorum.

However, Yu Qiang's words actually made them feel relieved; at a critical juncture of life and death, why would they still care about these?

The crowd had intended to continue mocking, but Yuan Huang's words cut them off; all they heard her say was: "Friends Daoist, there is no need for this; I never intended to harm you; from today onward, I will lead the Phoenix clan to withdraw from Bei Fang."

"Daoist friend Yu Qiang's words, I will also keep in mind; in the conflict among the three clans, my Phoenix clan is not without hope."

"As for the karma and karmic debt incurred by the Vermilion Bird, if there is any retribution, simply seek me; I will accept responsibility for all of it."

Having said that, Yuan Huang no longer paid heed to the crowd's thoughts, taking the Vermilion Bird with her as she turned and left.

Yuan Feng is still confronting the Ancestral Dragon and the Primordial Qilin amidst Chaos; there are also clansmen on the Bei Fang land awaiting her rescue, and she has no time to waste here.

(End of chapter)