Chapter 254: with translation of chapter title

Just in the sea of fire, there was another layer of eggshell blocking my view, and I couldn't see Feng Wu's face.

I watched her surge up from the depths of the fire sea, lift her leg and kick the eggshell once, saying, "Ah Li, go back!"

After that kick, her body fell uncontrollably, and the next moment it transformed into a long bow, held in the hand of that girl deep in the fire sea.

The eggshell wrapped around me as I kept tumbling in the sea of fire, rushing upward.

From just having fallen to now rushing back in the opposite direction, the roots kept rubbing and burning, becoming ever thinner, and the temperature inside kept rising; that heat made me feel parched, as if my skin were about to crack.

My skin flared with intense pain; this burning sensation was stronger than the pain I'd felt earlier on my left arm!

Nirvana fire is everywhere here.

When the roots are completely burned away by the Nirvana fire, I might also be buried in this sea of fire, right?

Unless I can successfully achieve Nirvana.

But my soul is not whole now; even my mother says I'm not yet ready for Nirvana.

Worldly affairs are impermanent.

Who would have thought that behind this stone door lay the place of Nirvana?

And who could have imagined that this stone door would open automatically at this moment?

In that instant, countless images flashed through my mind—most of them the little moments I've experienced over these nineteen years, and also some unfamiliar yet familiar scenes flickered by.

The most frequent was the image of me kneeling on the meditation stone… that happened when I was still Feng Li nu.

A tiny figure knelt there, head bowed, lips murmuring as if chanting something.

It sounded like an incantation.

Though it was merely an image flashing in my mind, my ears seemed to hear a childish voice actually reciting the incantation.

And those incantations gradually overlapped with what I had recently seen in the Great Witch's witchcraft notes…

If I remember correctly, this passage of incantation in the witchcraft notes should be called the Seven Souls Seal Incantation.

The Seven Souls Seal Incantation is an ancient sealing spell; when a person suffers heavy damage and their three souls and seven spirits become unstable, they use this witchcraft spell to condense their soul.

So, just now in this Nirvana fire, I must have begun to experience the condition of my soul not being attached to my body, right?

The Seven Souls Seal Incantation tries to tightly bind my remnant soul, lowering the chance of my soul scattering and spirit dispersing.

I don't know whether this is the Nirvana fire awakening my past-life instinct, or my mother's inner elixir merging with me and triggering a self-protection mechanism in times of crisis.

I closed my eyes, began to calm my mind and sink into the Seven Souls Seal Incantation, stabilizing my remnant soul.

Yet I never expected that at this moment, countless butterflies would flutter down from the blazing flames above, like heavenly maidens scattering flowers, so beautiful it took my breath away.

The butterflies in front, from appearance to being burned to ash by the Nirvana fire, took only a few seconds.

The butterflies behind immediately surged forward to replace the first wave.

Then came the second wave, the third wave…

Countless butterflies vanished into nothing in the Nirvana fire, yet they literally carved out a passage; before my eggshell was completely burned away, a familiar figure slipped through the Lingdie Valley butterfly passage, grabbed my hand, and pulled me out!

The moment I landed, the stone door behind me slammed shut with a boom.

"Sister!" Xue Feng's voice came, weak but full of surprise.

Immediately after came a cry of pain.

I opened and closed my eyes, closed and opened them again; after two or three times, I finally adapted to the outside light.

Then I saw Feng Xianqiu looking somewhat disheveled across from me, with Xue Feng pressed beneath his palm.

If Feng Xianqiu exerted even a little force, he could possibly snap Xue Feng's neck.

But I wasn't nervous; he wouldn't dare!

Xue Feng knows so much, and she is greatly beloved by her ancestors; even the fact that a willow tree transplanted from Lingdie Valley grows in the fields behind Cangwu Mountain is something her ancestors told her, showing her status among the Xue Feng clan.

If Xue Feng died down here, the six great elders above, and even the over a hundred members of the Xue Feng clan controlled by Feng Xianqiu, would likely not survive.

And for Feng Xianqiu to go up, he still needs to rely on the Xue Feng clan's Fǎzhèn.

So I only glanced at the two of them, then turned my head to look at the person beside me.

Sure enough, it was Tang Xun.

I never expected Tang Xun to appear here, especially at such a crucial moment just now.

Moreover, seeing her now, my state of mind is completely different.

She… she is my paternal aunt… my own aunt!

I couldn't help but move a little closer to her, quietly reaching out to take her hand.

Tang Xun's hand was icy cold.

She didn't look at me, but when I took her hand, she gripped mine tightly.

A black Ghost King Butterfly landed on her shoulder.

Feng Xianqiu stared at that Ghost King Butterfly, narrowed his eyes, and sneered: "The Ghost King Butterfly of Lingdie Valley… people from the Nether Realm dare to intrude unlawfully into my Feng Clan's territory; the Tai Shan King must have been sealed for too long, unable to restrain his subordinates, which is why you all dare to act so recklessly! I see that the position of the Seven Halls Yama is truly unsteady for him, right?"

Tai Shan King?

It really is the Tai Shan King!

Tang Xun was neither startled nor annoyed; her lovely eyes lifted slightly, her tone unprecedentedly cold: "Whether the Tai Shan King's position is stable or not, it's not up to a freak like you to comment."

I don't know which part of that sentence touched Feng Xianqiu's reverse scale, but his complexion darkened, visible to the naked eye: "What are you even?! Even a dog of the Tai Shan King dares to act arrogantly in my Feng Clan's territory; today I'll give you a proper lesson on behalf of the Tai Shan King!"

"I'll send the same words back to you." Tang Xun's momentum didn't wane, yet she remained composed: "Even a black crow dares to act arrogantly before my Feng Yixun's face; have I really been gone too long? Who gave you the courage!"

As soon as she said that, Feng Xianqiu's face grew even darker.

He looked at Tang Xun in disbelief.

Perhaps when my aunt's soul was shattered into pieces, Feng Xianqiu was still young and might not have known her.

But as the direct lineal grandson of the Right Protector, it's impossible for him not to know the great name of the previous Feng Clan chief's twin sister.

Moreover, there is also the bond of the companion incantation.

「Feng… Feng Yixun？」

Feng Xianqiu furrowed their brows, muttering.

Xue Feng grew even more agitated: 「Feng Yixun, the former Phoenix Lord's twin sister, you… you actually aren't dead, you were actually…」

She didn't dare say the latter half.

After all, the King of Tai Shan is one of the Seven Halls Yama, belonging to the Nether Realm.

The more that is said, the more disputes arise.

After a brief moment of stunned silence, Feng Xianqiu's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and his right hand suddenly formed a seal, sweeping toward Tang Xun.

I also instinctively formed a seal, meeting his gesture.

A clump of black smoke rose up in midair for no reason, and Feng Xianqiu's shocked gaze locked onto me.

I was also somewhat surprised.

Just now, when Feng Xianqiu was forming the seal, I actually realized at a glance that he was casting the Binding Spirit Spell.

This ancient spell is also recorded in the Witchcraft Notes.

Moreover, the Great Witch correspondingly recorded the witchcraft that dispels the Binding Spirit Spell.

I almost instinctively formed the Release Spirit Spell.

One strike broke it…