Mo Fan found You Er and immediately took out the seven-coloured feather that Que Granny had given him back then.
You Er did not waste words either. He straight away offered up the Fate Compass to perform divination.
However, the result made Mo Fan’s eyes dim.
The area above the compass was almost entirely covered in red glow. This showed it was an extremely ominous sign!
At the same time, the red glow gathered into a scene. In it, Mo Fan did not see Que Granny’s figure. Instead, he saw a soaring phoenix!
The phoenix bathed in divine fire as it rose, as if it wanted to break through the sky!
“Why is the divination like this?”
Mo Fan frowned. He then looked at You Er and asked in confusion, “What does this actually mean?”
“This… I am also seeing it for the first time…”
You Er was equally puzzled. This was the first time he had encountered a divination result that had so little connection to the actual thing being divined.
Everyone knew Que Granny was a peacock, yet the image in the divination showed not a peacock but a phoenix. This left You Er completely unable to understand the situation.
“You once told me that red on your compass means ominous. Does this mean we can confirm Granny has already died?” Mo Fan asked again.
“That is not necessarily true!”
You Er shook his head and then explained, “Fate itself is vague and without fixed outcome. My Fate Compass can only calculate good or bad fortune, but the result is not set in stone. Everything in the world has at least a thread of hope!
So Que Granny is not necessarily dead!”
“You mean there is still a chance?”
Mo Fan’s eyes brightened slightly. He looked at the phoenix in the divination image and made a guess in his heart.
A phoenix bathing in fire represents nirvana and rebirth!
Could it be that Que Granny was truly undergoing rebirth in the nirvana pool through fire?
“How would I know…”
You Er scratched his head and gave Mo Fan an awkward smile.
Mo Fan came back to his senses and asked again, “In your recent divinations, have you discovered any great ominous sign appearing at my Black Wind Mountain?”
“No, nothing like that!”
“Good. I understand!”
Mo Fan nodded. He then left You Er’s cave dwelling, flew back to the mountain peak, found Bai Yaoyao who was cultivating, and told her his plan.
“You really want to go to the Fire Phoenix Palace?”
Bai Yaoyao slightly furrowed her willow-like brows. She wanted to speak but hesitated.
“I know what you are worried about, but rest assured. The Fire Phoenix Holy King should not act against me. After all, the thing I want to push forward benefits her the most!
Besides, whether it is for Que Granny or for the reform, I must make this trip!”
Mo Fan spoke with a smile. In truth, the most important reason he was convinced the Fire Phoenix Holy King would not harm him was that he was the inheritor of the White Tiger Holy King!
Back in the Dragon Ruins Land, he had seen a little red bird in the memories of that ancient mushroom demon. If that little red bird really was the Fire Phoenix Holy King, then given her relationship with the White Tiger Holy King, she naturally would not act against him.
Although he could not be one hundred percent certain, Mo Fan was already ninety-nine percent sure. After all, the Fire Phoenix Holy King had previously met him on purpose to protect him, which made that old fellow Lei Yu Zidian not dare to act rashly.
In the past, Mo Fan had not quite understood, but now he understood everything.
In short, he was still benefiting from the kindness of the White Tiger Holy King!
Seeing how firm Mo Fan was, Bai Yaoyao could only nod and say, “Alright then. Be careful. I will guard Black Wind Mountain well for you!”
“Relax. You know this king is a very timid demon. Without absolute certainty, I naturally would not seek death!”
Mo Fan smiled. He then winked at Bai Yaoyao and said, “You are clearly so beautiful. Why do you always keep a straight face? A smile takes ten years off, it is so much better!”
“You dare tease me? Looking for a beating, are you?!”
Bai Yaoyao pretended to be angry. She glared at Mo Fan and raised her hand as if to strike.
“Hahaha… I am off!”
Mo Fan laughed loudly and shot into the sky. He did not give Bai Yaoyao the chance to hit him and soon vanished into the horizon.
After leaving Black Wind Mountain, Mo Fan spread his blood-coloured dragon wings and flew west at extreme speed. The sonic boom erupted in the air, leaving a faint trail behind him even after he passed.
The Phoenix Cry Mountain demon domain was simply too vast, and Black Wind Mountain was truly too far from Phoenix Cry Mountain. Even with Mo Fan’s current speed, it still took him a full ten days or so to arrive.
Yet the moment he reached this mountain, he saw a presence that surprised him.
White Deer Demon Ancestor!
“White Deer Ancestor, why are you here?”
Mo Fan landed in front of White Deer, asking with a face full of surprise.
“This old man is naturally here waiting for a demon.” White Deer gave a slight smile.
“Waiting for who?”
Mo Fan was a little astonished. He could not understand who could be worth the White Deer Ancestor personally waiting outside Phoenix Cry Mountain for.
Could it be a demon ancestor from another demon domain?
“Who else could it be?”
“Naturally, it is you, you little bastard!”
White Deer rolled his eyes and spoke in a rather annoyed tone.
His words made Mo Fan’s cheek twitch slightly. He then frowned and asked, “Was it the Holy King who told you to wait for me here?”
“Correct. The Holy King knew long ago that you would come. From the moment you stepped into Phoenix Pass, she ordered me to wait here. After all, this mountain is now sealed. Without a few old fellows like us to lead you, you would never get in!”
White Deer nodded and gave a brief explanation, which finally made Mo Fan understand.
“In that case, I will trouble Ancestor to lead me into the palace!”
Mo Fan cupped his hands slightly toward White Deer. He then asked again, “Ancestor…”
“You want to ask about Que Granny’s life and death, right?”
White Deer sighed. Hearing this, Mo Fan’s heart sank slightly. He gave a small nod.
“This old man already learned everything from that old fellow Zhan Ao’s mouth. It can only be said that fate is at work. You cannot be blamed.
Even without you, with Que Granny’s lifespan, she would not have lasted much longer anyway.”
White Deer’s words completely severed the last trace of hope in Mo Fan’s heart. His mood instantly became extremely heavy, and even his breathing grew much rougher.
Although he had already prepared himself, when he truly heard the news, his heart still ached badly.
“Where is Granny now?” Mo Fan took a deep breath and asked through gritted teeth.
“Come with me!”
White Deer glanced at him, gave a slight sigh, and said no more. He flew toward the top of Phoenix Cry Mountain.
Mo Fan followed suit and flew after him.
Not long after, they arrived at the peak of Phoenix Cry Mountain. Mo Fan looked down and saw only clouds and mist swirling everywhere.
An illusion technique?
Mo Fan felt a little puzzled. He immediately sent out his divine sense to scan the thick fog. To his surprise, he found that the enormous ring-shaped heavenly pit from before was gone. In its place was a sunken crater. Inside the crater grew countless thousand-year-old ancient trees, giving off a completely primitive scene!
Where was the volcanic crater?
How could it have disappeared?
Mo Fan stared in shock at the sight before him. He casually pointed with his finger, and demon power gathered into a beam of light that blasted toward the crater. In an instant, ancient trees exploded and earth and stone flew everywhere!
This was indeed real!
“You thought this was caused by an array?”
White Deer Demon Ancestor watched the scene with interest. He then laughed and said, “Sealing the mountain naturally means a real seal. This is the Holy King using great divine ability to move an enormous mountain from afar and fill it in here!”
“…”
Mo Fan was speechless.
He looked at the crater stretching dozens of li ahead and fell into deep thought…
With his current strength, he might be able to destroy a place this large, but he absolutely could not lift and move such a gigantic mountain!
“Of course, apart from the real mountain sealing it, there are naturally also some array restrictions here. We can enter through those restrictions!”
After White Deer Demon Ancestor finished speaking, he began forming hand seals. Demon energy surged around his body.
As he completed the seals, a slowly rotating gaseous vortex suddenly appeared above the crater ahead.
“Go!”
White Deer Demon Ancestor let out a low shout and flew straight toward the gaseous vortex.
Clearly, that was an entrance!
Mo Fan naturally did not dare delay. He turned into a flash of lightning and vanished from his spot!
