Chapter 450

"We call this thing a pass; it is a key to entering a ruin of the Sunset Empire."

"We didn't think before that we could use this thing to enter here."

Since the Phoenix seemed honest when answering,

Qin Feng naturally wouldn't be stingy about telling the Phoenix this information.

But relatively speaking, he still held back.

Because although this Phoenix seemed like a simpleton,

it had been trapped in this barrier for so many years.

Although it had been pushing against this barrier, it hadn't smashed its head until it bled, proving that this Phoenix wasn't too stupid.

In fact, it might even be that this simpleton appearance was just an act.

After all, the Phoenix itself had said it.

It wanted to challenge its father and become the patriarch.

Although among monsters, the strongest person is very likely the patriarch of a group,

a patriarch of a group couldn't be brainless.

If it were brainless, other Phoenixes shouldn't have let it ascend so easily.

Unless this entire Phoenix race was this brainless.

But perhaps due to the filter of myths and legends,

Qin Feng always felt that existences like the Dragon and Phoenix clans

would definitely not have intelligence lower than humans.

In fact, it was generally higher than ordinary humans.

Therefore, this made him have certain doubts and reservations about this Phoenix’s simpleton personality.

Qin Feng always felt that this Phoenix might be pretending to be a simpleton.

There were some things they wanted to know that this Phoenix might have held back and not told them.

It was even possible that its words were half-true and half-false, or seven parts true and three parts false.

Although one shouldn't have the heart to harm others, one must have the heart to guard against them.

What this Phoenix said sounded quite plausible, but Qin Feng couldn't fully confirm if it was true or false.

For example, the matter of eating the Flame Sun Fruit; the system hadn't said anything about eating it, but it had said so.

If they really ate it and turned to ash, what then?

"Since it is a key to enter the ruins of the Sunset Empire, why can it enter this barrier?"

"Is this key omnipotent?"

The Phoenix’s eyes brightened even more, staring fixedly at Qin Feng.

"We don't know about this either."

"We only entered this barrier after inputting all our mental power and Qi into this pass."

"Only after activating it were we able to enter this barrier."

"We couldn't get in before activating it."

Qin Feng specifically pointed out the word "activate," naturally to pave the way for the next sentence.

"That’s great, give this thing to me quickly and let me leave here."

Upon hearing that this thing was indeed the key to entering and exiting the barrier,

the Phoenix immediately said excitedly.

It even wanted to reach out and snatch the pass from Qin Feng and the others.

Ah, no, the Phoenix didn't have hands, it had claws.

A huge claw, several times larger than a person, swiped at Qin Feng.

It really was trying to snatch it.

But unfortunately, this pass protected Qin Feng and the others not just with chemical protection, but also physical protection.

The power brought by flames and Qi couldn't harm them.

The physical attack brought by the Phoenix’s body couldn't harm them either.

The Phoenix, which had been bounced back two steps, stared at Qin Feng in great frustration.

Its gaze was full of aggression.

"Hehe, very unfortunately, that won't work."

"As long as someone activates this pass, it becomes soul-bound to that person."

"Unless the holder dies, it is impossible to change the holder."

"You just tried, you couldn't snatch it at all; this pass has already recognized its master."

Qin Feng said very sincerely, as if everything he said was the truth.

But in fact, this was not the case.

Although when they first input Qi and mental power into this pass,

they weren't sure if this pass would recognize its master because of it.

But as time passed, they discovered.

The Qi and mental power they injected into this pass were constantly dissipating.

If the mental power and Qi they input into this pass dissipated,

this pass would return to its initial state.

And they would no longer be able to be protected by this pass or enter and exit the barrier freely.

It was just that the power dissipation was very slow.

An hour had passed, and only half had dissipated.

This gave them enough time to slowly bicker with the Phoenix.

But it also proved that this pass would not recognize a master.

This was all to deceive the Phoenix.

To Qin Feng’s answer, the Phoenix was naturally very angry.

Having finally seen a glimmer of hope, only to have it ruthlessly extinguished.

This drove the Phoenix into a frenzy.

But clearly, no matter what it did, it couldn't snatch the pass from Qin Feng and the others.

It roared for Qin Feng and the others to die and leave the pass to it.

But clearly, they couldn't do that.

After tossing about for a full ten minutes, the Phoenix finally calmed down.

The whole bird wilted.

It was no longer willing to pay attention to Qin Feng and the others.

"If you have no other questions, we are leaving."

"Our time is very urgent; we don't have the time to waste here with you."

In fact, Qin Feng and the others were quite trustworthy.

If it were someone who didn't keep their word,

after the Phoenix answered his questions, he could have just walked away.

Anyway, this Phoenix couldn't harm him, and he could enter and exit the barrier freely.

But as long as it didn't involve their own safety, Qin Feng and the others were willing to keep their promises.

This was, after all, the foundation of being a person.

Moreover, if they didn't keep their promises for too long, they might develop inner demons.

Which would be detrimental to cultivation.

Therefore, promises that should be kept must be kept.

"I, of course, still have questions to ask; you are not allowed to leave."

He had only asked one question and hadn't gotten a useful answer yet.

The Phoenix was naturally unwilling; after all, Qin Feng and the others had asked it so many questions.