Chapter 951: Give him a chance

Xiao Jiu had been guarding outside Cangwu Mountain.

Actually, when the Burdust Pearl appeared, Xiao Jiu did not quite understand.

Because in her understanding, the Burdust Pearl was at most a spiritual artifact, not a sentient being with great ambition.

Various signs indicated that behind the Burdust Pearl there should be a controller.

In other words, the Burdust Pearl has a master.

Even if it gained sentience, it was only spirit… under its master's refinement.

Thinking this through, Xiao Jiu suddenly realized.

Yes, that must be it.

The Burdust Pearl was originally just a spiritual artifact; later, by chance, it was refined into a spirit body, opened spiritual wisdom, and gained consciousness.

As soon as the Burdust Pearl appeared, Liu Junyan immediately activated the earth vein power, sealing off all the earth veins around Cangwu Mountain.

The Burdust Pearl rushed about outside, but it could never break through Liu Junyan's seal.

Then it quickly turned back and returned to Cangwu Mountain.

Xiao Jiu immediately realized that this time the Burdust Pearl's return to the Nirvana Fire Realm had a completely different purpose.

Before, it was rushing to devour the Nirvana Fire Realm, but this time it was rushing toward Shan Shan!

Shan Shan is in danger!

Xiao Jiu immediately rushed into Cangwu Mountain; the moment she entered the Nirvana Fire Realm, she had already confirmed her idea.

Shan Shan and Feng Wu were indeed trapped.

In the Nirvana Fire Realm, many magical artifacts and skills cannot be used; if they are carried on Xiao Jiu's body they will not be devoured by the Nirvana fire, but once they leave her body they cannot withstand the high temperature of the Nirvana fire and may vaporize before being activated.

Xiao Jiu shares Liu Junyan's view: in this environment, any fancy technique is no match for the most basic fist-to-flesh attack.

Of course, Xiao Jiu also possesses profound inner strength.

She repeatedly struck with both hands at the red light surging around Shan Shan's body, causing the entire Nirvana Fire Realm to tremble.

After five or six palms, the power imprisoning Shan Shan dispersed.

It scattered into specks, not disappearing but merging into the Nirvana fire.

Shan Shan broke free of the restraint and immediately flew toward Xiao Jiu.

Xiao Jiu reached out to pull Shan Shan up, hoping to take her away quickly.

At that moment, an accident occurred.

In the Nirvana Fire Realm it seemed as if something had been ignited; flames burst forth throughout the space, cracking sounds continued, and the temperature rose sharply…

At the instant Xiao Jiu grabbed Shan Shan's hand, she saw in the firelight behind Shan Shan a huge, fully fire-breathing phoenix suddenly appear!

That fire-breathing phoenix actually pierced straight through Shan Shan's body, opened its mouth and lunged to bite Xiao Jiu's neck.

Xiao Jiu frowned, struck back with a palm of true qi; she heard a phoenix cry, but she did not pause, taking Shan Shan and flying upward.

Unfortunately, it was still too late.

Xiao Jiu was also facing this situation for the first time; the opponent shares the same origin as her and has formidable control over the Nirvana fire, making it the hardest to deal with.

Who could have imagined that the opponent could at any moment turn into nothingness, merge into the Nirvana Fire Realm, and use the realm to attack those trapped within?

Just as Xiao Jiu used her inner strength to push aside the flames and fly upward with Shan Shan, Liu Junyan's earth vein power seal expanded again to surround Cangwu Mountain.

Did Liu Junyan retreat?

Why?

Does this guy not want himself and his daughter anymore?

But the next moment, after a brief stunned pause, Xiao Jiu and Shan Shan both laughed.

Only to see a mighty wave actually break through layer after layer of force, pouring completely into Cangwu Mountain.

The seawater poured down with a splashing sound, like a great waterfall, endless.

These seawater drops, at first, vaporized even before approaching the Nirvana Fire Realm.

But as time passed, the endless seawater continued to pour down, lowering the temperature of the whole space somewhat.

The seawater cannot extinguish the Nirvana fire, but after cooling it can put out the flames hidden within the Nirvana fire.

How could Xiao Jiu and Shan Shan not understand where this vast body of seawater came from and what it intended?

This is Ao Jing mobilizing the Linghai Dragon Clan's seawater to relieve their urgent crisis.

Seeing this scene, Xiao Jiu felt deeply moved.

She recalled the promise made years ago beneath Cangwu Mountain between herself and Liu Junyan.

Cangwu's willow bends, Ling's waters surge…

Back then she used this phrase to give Liu Junyan a hard time, never expecting that in the end these seemingly impossible things would all come true.

Neither Xiao Jiu nor Liu Junyan imagined that, after several years, Ao Jing would unintentionally fulfill all of this.

He, by his own power, drew the Linghai seawater into Cangwu Mountain.

Xiao Jiu watched the seawater pour down like a waterfall, gripped Shan Shan's hand tightly, and together they surged upward against the flow in one breath.

Just as they had broken out of Cangwu Mountain, someone came to report that there was movement at the Spirit Shrine, asking them to go there immediately.

Xiao Jiu and Shan Shan then rushed toward the Spirit Shrine again.

Thanks to Liu Junyan's timely seal, the Spirit Shrine side did not suffer any major attack.

But at this moment, a major event occurred inside the Spirit Shrine.

Tang Xun was still guarding above.

When A Cheng came forward, Xiao Jiu saw that he had multiple wounds on his body.

Those wounds looked as if they had been sliced by several blades at once, extremely dangerous and also strangely eerie.

Shan Shan directly asked, "Uncle, what happened? Why do you have so many wounds on your body?"

"The problem with the spirit mirror." A Cheng said, "I've been staring at the spirit mirror; just now, a blinding burst of light suddenly erupted inside it, and immediately, those illusory spaces inside that resembled glass facets shot straight out of the mirror, instantly filling the entire spirit shrine."

"If I hadn't run fast, I might already have been hacked to pieces by now; I've temporarily sealed the spirit shrine with witchcraft, but I don't think it will hold for long..."

"The Soul-Dust Pearl is under control, yet the illusory space inside the spirit mirror has broken out—how could this happen?"

"Shan Shan seemed to think of something; she urgently said, 'Could it be the male phoenix?'"

"A Cheng and Xiao Jiu's gazes instantly locked, and they saw the answer in each other's eyes."

"Now, whatever remains trapped in the spirit mirror's space and is not controlled by the Soul-Dust Pearl is likely only the male phoenix."

"If it really is the male phoenix," A Cheng said, "what should we do next? Continue trying to seal the spirit shrine, or..."

"Xiao Jiu shook his head: 'We can't gamble on that possibility; if we lose...'"

'"Mom, I actually think we should give it a try." Shan Shan interrupted Xiao Jiu's words, analyzing, "The Feng Clan is our main battlefield, and we currently have enough manpower; even if we lift the seal on the spirit shrine, if we find the situation is wrong, we can just join forces and reseal it in time—but what if it really is the male phoenix? We... we ought to give him a chance, right..."'