Chapter 957

Although it looks much smaller than when it was loose before, it looks much more solid.

The male phoenix felt delighted; it seemed he had not only succeeded in Nirvana, but also merged with the Dust Pearl.

He did it!

The male phoenix took the Dust Pearl back into his body, spread his wings, and flew upward.

In the Nirvana fire region, the male phoenix underwent earth-shaking changes.

Actually, the outside is the same.

Liu Junyan, who sealed the earth veins around Cangwu Mountain, could constantly feel the turmoil occurring inside Cangwu Mountain; although she didn't know the details, she could judge the urgency of the situation from the magnitude, frequency, etc., of the earth veins' turmoil.

Xiao Jiu and Shan Shan have both undergone Nirvana; from the continually changing firelight within Cangwu Mountain, they can tell whether the male phoenix is undergoing Nirvana and whether it succeeded.

But the most direct and convincing sign of the male phoenix's success was the change happening at the spirit shrine.

The spirit mirror exploded, the entire spirit shrine was blown up, black smoke billowed; fortunately, A Cheng had previously set up a Formation Array around the spirit shrine, containing the spread of the black smoke, otherwise that black smoke would have spread across half of the Feng Clan's sky.

The spirit mirror no longer exists, which fully indicates that the mastermind controlling it has been annihilated.

Everyone let out a big sigh of relief.

Xiao Jiu and the others did not leave Cangwu Mountain; they were quietly waiting for the male phoenix to fly out of the Nirvana fire region.

Fly out from Cangwu Mountain.

They will give him a big hug right away and tell him he's the strongest and best!

But they waited a long time and still never saw the male phoenix appear.

The joy over the destruction of the spirit mirror gradually gave way to worry.

Shan Shan couldn't hold back first: 'I need to go down and look; he... he must still be alive!'

Saying that, Shan Shan transformed into her true phoenix form and dove into Cangwu Mountain.

This time, no one stopped Shan Shan.

They also wanted to clarify the male phoenix's situation.

What no one expected was that Shan Shan, who had just rushed down not long ago, was quickly pushed out by a powerful force.

Aojing, quick-eyed and quick-handed, caught Shan Shan in one grab: 'Are you okay?'

Shan Shan steadied herself, shook her head: 'I'm fine.'

She furrowed her brows, puzzled: 'Just now when I rushed down, I thought I would directly enter the Nirvana fire region; after all, it's not my first time going in, but this time I don't know what happened, the Nirvana fire region seemed to have an extra layer of repelling force that directly bounced me out.'

'Repelling force?' Xiao Jiu didn't understand: 'Any force within the Nirvana fire region shouldn't have such strong repelling force on us, should it?'

Shan Shan also looked puzzled: 'It's strange; I'll go down again to look.'

Xiao Jiu stopped her: 'Rest a bit; I'll go down to look.'

The present Cangwu Mountain is completely different inside from how it was many years ago when Xiao Jiu lived there, but what remains unchanged is the layout of the parasol trees and the Nirvana fire region.

Xiao Jiu smoothly arrived at the periphery of the Nirvana fire region.

Shan Shan's earlier move was too fast and large, with no preparation; Xiao Jiu took the lesson, and when she landed outside the Nirvana fire region, she slowly extended her hand toward the Nirvana fire region.

At first it went smoothly; even her hand had already entered the Nirvana fire region…… but the next moment, a surge of 'rushing force' came from within the Nirvana fire region, directly pushing her hand out.

When Xiao Jiu felt that force, she promptly withdrew her hand.

She stood there, lost in thought.

That force just now was not like a barrier, nor like a backlash; it seemed as if something inside was desperately struggling, trying to break out.

Is it the male phoenix?

Or is it the Dust Pearl?

If it's the Dust Pearl, does that mean the spiritual entity hidden inside it hasn't been annihilated?

That shouldn't be, after all the spirit mirror no longer exists.

So, it's likely the male phoenix.

But the male phoenix succeeded in Nirvana; getting out of the Nirvana fire region shouldn't be difficult, right?

Xiao Jiu thought for a moment, then extended her hand toward the Nirvana fire region again.

This time's situation was the same as before.

At first, her hand could go in, but then suddenly an impact force came from inside, pushing her hand out.

Xiao Jiu immediately understood: to get in, she had to seize the opportunity and dive in headfirst without hesitation.

If she was even a little slow, she would be pushed out by the internal impact force.

Xiao Jiu waited and waited; at the moment the impact force disappeared, she seized the gap and successfully entered the Nirvana fire region.

The Nirvana fire region is vast, but Xiao Jiu instantly locked onto the male phoenix.

At this moment, the male phoenix was gathering strength, preparing for the next impact.

Suddenly, a person appeared in the Nirvana fire region; the male phoenix sensed it immediately, he immediately withdrew his momentum and looked toward Xiao Jiu.

Their eyes met; the male phoenix's heart jolted, and he immediately flew toward Xiao Jiu.

Xiao Jiu also approached and asked about the male phoenix's condition.

'I have succeeded in Nirvana and also merged with the Dust Pearl,' the male phoenix said truthfully, 'but I don't know why I can't get out.'

Xiao Jiu wondered: since he had already succeeded in Nirvana, how could he not be able to get out?

She reached out and grabbed the male phoenix's shoulder, mobilized her inner strength, and rushed with him toward the exit of the Nirvana fire region.

At the moment of rushing out of the Nirvana fire region, Xiao Jiu indeed felt resistance coming from the hand gripping the male phoenix's shoulder.

However, this resistance was not enough to stop Xiao Jiu; the male phoenix's head had already broken out of the Nirvana fire region.

But just then, an accident occurred.

Xiao Jiu first heard the male phoenix's muffled groan, which was very painful.

Immediately afterward, she saw the male phoenix's head that had broken out of the Nirvana fire region, its surface being covered with cracks at a speed Visible to the Naked Eye, as if it would shatter at the slightest touch.

Xiao Jiu let out a startled cry and instinctively loosened their grip.

The male phoenix immediately fell back into the Nirvana fire domain.

Xiao Jiu immediately followed and entered the Nirvana fire domain, discovering that the male phoenix that had fallen back had regained its normal mind.

The two immediately understood: the male phoenix seemed unable to leave the Nirvana fire domain.

This discovery was like a bolt from the blue, making it hard to accept.

Xiao Jiu asked, "How could this be?"

The male phoenix shook its head.

He also did not know.

The male phoenix recalled the entire process of his Nirvana, which had clearly gone smoothly—so where exactly had something gone wrong?

As he thought, he suddenly realized: "It must be a problem with the illusory space."

When he sealed the Mortal Dust Pearl and that spiritual form inside his physical body, the illusory space worked from inside out, leaving countless cuts on the male phoenix's body.

That must have been when the root of disaster was planted.

The male phoenix felt somewhat desperate in his heart, yet he appeared composed on the surface: "It's fine; my purpose has already been achieved. Even if I can only live forever in the Nirvana fire domain, I've come out ahead—I have no Regret."

Xiao Jiu looked at the male phoenix's feigned strength and felt great heartache.

She assured him: "First, cultivate in peace within the Nirvana fire domain; I will quickly find a way to help you and bring you out of the Nirvana fire domain—believe me."

The male phoenix smiled and replied, "Okay……"