Only the offspring of the phoenix half-human race, deep in the bloodline, only the divine power of the ancient phoenix will be latent, once awakened, as if it was a fledgling phoenix coming out of the world, it is inconceivable to imagine the future achievements, what heights will be reached?
Wood Lingxi said: ”It is not entirely a phoenix half-human race, only, the wood family of an ancestor, once combined with an ice phoenix, was born a son. This lineage, has been passed down to this day. Only, our lineage, with extremely poor fertility and only one heir in each generation, has instead become the weakest lineage in the Wood Family.”
Zhang Ruochen said, “It is written in the books that the Fire Phoenix and Ice Phoenix are ancient divine beast races that have been passed down from the Ancient Era, all the way to the Medieval Era. However, the Fire Phoenix and Ice Phoenix are both quite noble races that simply look down on weak humans, and this is the first time I’ve heard of it, that there is actually an Ice Phoenix that combines with a human.”
Mu Lingshi retracted the wings on her back, and on her soft face, a delighted look appeared as she laughed, “Regardless of that much, anyway, the Ice Phoenix’s bloodline has already awakened, and in the future, if the old guys in the clan want to force me to do things I don’t like to do, I’ll also have the capital to negotiate with them.”?Hearing these words, Zhang Ruochen’s heart moved slightly, secretly saying, in her heart, I’m afraid that she wasn’t as happy, playful, and smiley as she appeared to be on the surface.
“The people of the Wood Family, they dislike you a lot?”Zhang Ruochen asked.
Mu Lingshi sighed softly and said, “Come on, if that old guy liked me, he wouldn’t have sent me to infiltrate into the Martial City Academy Palace. That’s how dangerous it is, and once your identity is revealed, you should know better than me what will happen.”
“Whether it’s the fight for interests within the family or the fight for interests in the sect, it’s all quite dark. There is a value above anyone’s head, and those who have value can wind up in a position of power;those who don’t have value can be discarded at any time. Moreover, even for those with value, there are times when they can’t help themselves. Ai!”
“I wish, on the contrary, that I could stay in the netherworld, in the world of picture scrolls, and never go back. It’s just a pity, yet I know that’s impossible.”
Zhang Ruochen hugged Mu Lingshi’s slender waist and held her in his arms.
At this moment, the entire world, became incomparably quiet, and both of them didn’t think about the strife and hatred of the Kunlun Realm anymore.
However, it didn’t last long before Mu Lingshi broke away from Zhang Ruochen’s embrace and stood a few feet away, smiling cheekily, “Just now it was all my fault for being too uncontrollable, I’m really sorry, it shouldn’t happen again in the future.”
Zhang Ruochen knew very well that the reason why Mu Lingshi had said this “sorry” was because there was still a person between them that they could not face.
“Your three swords, back to you.”
With a wave of Mu Lingshi’s sleeve, she rolled up a piece of holy qi, and the Heavenly Sword, Sinking Abyss Ancient Sword, and Golden Serpent Holy Sword flew out from the holy qi, inserting themselves into the ground in front of Zhang Ruochen.
At the bottom of the canyon, it was quite cold, and the spatial structure was very unstable, so as long as the power fluctuations were slightly stronger, it would shatter the space.
Although those cultivators fell to their deaths, however, some of the treasures on their bodies were preserved and not damaged.
Zhang Ruochen collected all the intact treasures and arranged them into a large push, carefully counting them, there were a total of thirty-seven Hundred Stripe Sacred Artifacts.
Among them, Feng Han’s Hundred Beasts True Cauldron was a Saint Artifact that ranked twenty-ninth above the Hundred Lines Saint Artifact Spectrum, and its value was hard to estimate.
Other than that, there were also three pieces of Sacred Artifact Armour, namely the Five Elements Five Beasts Armour, the Cold Ice Snake Armour, and the Fire Saint Gold Armour.
The value of the Saint Weapon Armour was naturally far more than a normal Hundred Stripes Saint Weapon, it could be considered a treasure that could not be found, and even a normal Saint Sect would not be able to take out three sets at once.
Mu Lingshi picked a Cold Ice Snake Armour, squeezing it in his hand, he only felt it was very light and thin, and it didn’t seem to have any weight.
Mu Lingshi re-refined the Cold Ice Snake Armour and stood in front of Zhang Ruochen without any avoidance, wearing the armour snugly on her body.
The slender arms, rounded willow waist, and slender jade .Legs, were completely covered by a piece of tiny white snake scales, as if they had transformed into a beautiful snake.
In the next moment, the scales of the entire body, gradually became lighter, and in the end, they completely fitted together with the skin and disappeared without a trace.
Afterwards, only then did Mu Lingshi pick up the clothes on the ground again, wearing them on her body without slowing down, every action was so elegant and charming, full of charming flavour.
“I’ll take it, the rest of the holy weapons, all of them belong to you.”Mu Lingshi said.
She was also aware that the Sinking Abyss Ancient Sword needed to absorb a lot of Saint Weapons in order to continuously raise its grade, thus, she took the initiative to give up the right to own these Saint Weapons.
Zhang Ruochen raised his head and threw the Hundred Beasts True Cauldron over, saying, “This is for you.”?Mu Lingshi took the small black tripod, cupped it in her hands, and played with it.
“Hundred Beasts True Cauldron, the 29th ranked Saint Artifact above the Hundred Stripes Saint Artifact Spectrum, its value, is enough to be worth thirty ordinary Hundred Stripes Saint Artifacts.”Zhang Ruochen said.
Mu Lingshi pouted her mouth and said, “You don’t want it that badly, to owe me something?”
Zhang Ruochen did not reply to Mu Lingshi’s words, instead, he put away the Five Elements Five Beasts Armour and the Fire Saint Gold Armour, and at the same time, he controlled the Sinking Abyss Ancient Sword, and began to refine the remaining thirty-three Hundred Lines Saint Weapons.
After spending roughly an hour, the Sinking Abyss Ancient Sword refined all thirty-three Hundred Lines Saint Artifacts, and the number of inscriptions within the sword’s body reached seven hundred and fifty-three in one fell swoop.
Even though, Zhang Ruochen did not inject Saint Qi into the sword body, the weight of the Sinking Abyss Ancient Sword had reached more than one thousand three hundred jin.
The Sinking Abyss Ancient Sword was suspended in mid-air, and on the surface of the sword body, there were lightning, flames, cold ice, and beast patterns …… , and all kinds of forces were intertwining, emitting a very powerful fluctuation of sword qi.
Mu Lingshi said in a rather awe-inspiring manner, ”My Heavenly Silkworm Crystal Ball, which possesses nine hundred and seventy-six inscriptions, is ranked sixth on top of the Hundred Texture Sacred Artifact Spectrum. However, it seems to be quite inferior when compared to the Sinking Abyss Ancient Sword. If, the Sinking Abyss Ancient Sword were to be ranked in the Hundred Patterns Sacred Artifact Spectrum, it would definitely be able to enter the top three.”
The material used to forge the Sinking Abyss Ancient Sword was the Creation Raw Iron, so it was naturally more powerful than the other Hundred Lines Sacred Artifacts.
Zhang Ruochen put away the Sinking Abyss Ancient Sword and stared at the white bones in the large pit, saying, “Since we have obtained their Saint Weapons, then we must do something for them as well.”
Subsequently, Zhang Ruochen and Mu Lingshi used crushed stones to bury all those white bones, forming dozens of stone tombs, and doing their part.
Arriving at the edge of the large pit where Feng Han’s corpse was located, Zhang Ruochen was surprised to find that in the pit, there was only a silver-coloured skeleton left, and the flesh and blood had completely disappeared.
“How could this happen? Just now, what exactly happened?”
Mu Lingshi stared with wide eyes, only feeling a chill in her vest, giving birth to a creepy feeling.
There was actually a living being that was able to devour Feng Han’s flesh and blood without a sound under the eyelids of the two of them attached, it was simply too terrifying.
If the other party was able to do this, likewise, they could definitely sneak attack her and Zhang Ruochen without a sound.
Zhang Ruochen cast out his God Seal Eye and looked around, and finally, his eyes landed at the bottom of the large pit, and he saw a blood-red slender shadow, which was swimming rapidly under the ground and was rushing off into the distance.
“Quick, catch up with it.”?Zhang Ruochen fuelled his speed to the extreme and quickly rushed out.
Mu Lingshi had awakened the Ice Phoenix bloodline, and her cultivation had already increased by a large margin, plus the speed boost from the Cold Ice Snake Armour, causing her speed to reach a level that was indistinguishable from Zhang Ruochen’s.
The two of them didn’t know how long they had been chasing after each other, and only stopped when they reached the edge of an underground volcano.
Coming here, the invisible pressure became even more terrifying, and even with their power comparable to that of a Half-Saint, they could surprisingly only move forward on foot.
The black volcano, which was very tall and appeared strangely shaped, exuded an incomparably lofty aura, causing one’s insides to tremble, and one couldn’t help but want to kneel down.
Fortunately, Zhang Ruochen possessed the Seal of the Gods to protect his body, and Mu Lingshi possessed the bloodline of the Ice Phoenix, so the two of them were able to withstand it.
Below the volcano was a magma crimson ocean.
Above the ocean, the space was very dilapidated, densely distributed with cracks and holes.
“This place …… is also too terrifying …… is simply a chaotic land.”
Mu Lingshi held her breath, feeling her soul trembling as she said, “Zhang Ruochen, for us, this is a forbidden place, it’s better to leave quickly.”
Zhang Ruochen’s gaze, staring at the black volcano in the distance, only felt that the marks of the Gods in his Qi Sea, all of them, were flickering as if they were about to rush out from his eyebrows.
“I have a premonition that the legendary Divine Corpse is most likely within that volcano. If I don’t go and check it out, I will likely regret it for the rest of my life.”Zhang Ruochen said.
“But ……,” Mu Lingshi said.
Zhang Ruochen flashed her a smile and said, “Don’t worry, I won’t do anything I’m not sure of, give me a month’s time, if we can’t succeed, it’s not too late for us to retreat again.”
The previous cliff was not only dotted with spatial cracks, but also powerful gravity. Being able to reach the bottom of the cliff alive was already quite lucky.
With their current cultivation, it was impossible to return to the top of the cliff.
Right now, they only had two paths to choose from.
One: hide in the Scroll World, cultivate for a few decades, and when their cultivation breaks through to become Saints, there would be a chance that they could escape from this place.
Two: they could only risk their lives to search for the Divine Corpse and the traces left behind by the Thousand Bone Empress, and only then would it be possible, to escape from the Ghost God Valley as soon as possible.
Obviously, Zhang Ruochen was very eager to return to the Kunlun Realm, and thus, chose the latter.
Mu Lingshi, however, preferred the former, because, she didn’t want to return to the Kunlun Realm, and being able to live with Zhang Ruochen in the world of picture scrolls, living a peaceful life with only two people, was the most beautiful.
Of course, she also respected Zhang Ruochen’s choice.
Mu Lingshi looked at the scorching light in Zhang Ruochen’s eyes, and in her eyes, a lost look flashed through, then, squeezing out a smile and revealing a delighted look, she said, ”Alright! One should indeed go and put up a fight, it might be a way out.”
