Altar.
At this moment, the small altar was already stained red with blood. The blood flowed down the steps from the altar and slowly into the crimson sand of the desolate plain. The fresh blood flowing into the sand was like drops of water falling into a basin, leaving no obvious traces and making it difficult for people to notice.
At this moment, Huo Xuan stood on the altar, his body stained with a lot of blood. It was the blood of the three Heavenly Demon Phoenix. After dealing with the three Heavenly Demon Phoenix, Huo Xuan did not spare their corpses.
The Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan is a treasure trove. Whether consumed or used to refine elixirs, the Demon Phoenix Essence Blood is extremely beneficial to humans. Their wings can be used to refine Flight Fighting Skill, and flight Flight Fighting Skill refined from the Demon Phoenix Wings are several times stronger than those refined from the wings of other flying magical beasts.
Faced with the three corpses of the Heavenly Phoenix, Huo Xuan was not indifferent. He first cut off their wings, extracted their essence and Magic Core, and finally set fire to the remaining corpses to destroy the evidence.
Huo Xuan took out a white handkerchief from his Storage Ring and wiped the bloodstains off his hands. In a short while, the white handkerchief turned red.
Seeing that the handkerchief had turned red, Huo Xuan took out another handkerchief and wiped his hands for a while. After wiping away all the bloodstains, Huo Xuan casually threw the handkerchief away.
Looking up at the sky, after waiting for half an hour, the space above began to distort slightly, a spatial rift appeared, and the three people slowly walked out of the void.
The leader was a woman in a purple dress, to her left was an elderly man with white hair, and to her right was a burly man.
Of the three, Huo Xuan recognized two. The white-haired elder was Qing Shan, the Great Elder of the Void Ancient Dragon Clan. The burly man was Elder Hei Qing. As for the woman in the purple dress, Huo Xuan felt she was somewhat familiar; he seemed to know her, but for a moment he couldn't quite place who she was.
The woman was extremely beautiful, with a pair of mysterious and bewitching purple eyes. She wore a purple robe that exuded an undeniable air of nobility. Her slender figure and long purple hair cascaded down like a waterfall.
Upon seeing Huo Xuan, the woman in the purple dress immediately stared at him with her eyes, which resembled purple gemstones. Huo Xuan vaguely sensed a hint of resentment in the woman's gaze.
Why is she looking at me like that? Have I done something to wrong her?
Huo Xuan noticed the resentful look in the woman's eyes and was naturally puzzled. He had never provoked any beautiful woman, so why was she showing him such an expression? Could it be that he had unintentionally done something to offend her?
"Who are you? Do we know each other?"
Upon hearing Huo Xuan's words, the resentment in the purple-haired woman's eyes intensified, and at the same time, her aura began to surge, with Huo Xuan even faintly sensing a trace of murderous intent.
"High-level Dou Zun!"
What's going on?
Huo Xuan found her mind a little confused. She had only asked if they knew each other, which shouldn't be considered flirting, so why did she have to make a move?
The woman in the purple dress was becoming increasingly unstable. At this moment, she was like an active volcano about to erupt, surrounded by a terrifying aura that caused the surrounding space to distort.
However, Huo Xuan did not want to be passively beaten. At that moment, a terrifying aura no less powerful than that of the woman in the purple dress emanated from Huo Xuan's body, and the surrounding air seemed to freeze.
"Your His Majesty the Dragon Emperor, please stop."
Seeing that the two were really about to fight, Qing Shan quickly tried to dissuade the woman in the purple dress.
"The Dragon Emperor? Zi Yan? Could you be Zi Yan?!"
"Long time no see, you finally remembered me."
Seeing that Huo Xuan recognized her, Zi Yan's anger subsided considerably, but she still greeted Huo Xuan with a somewhat displeased tone.
"Zi Yan, it really is you. But I don't think I've provoked you. Why are you attacking me so soon after we meet?"
"Hmph! That grave of mine in the Canaan Academy was your doing, wasn't it!" Zi Yan said with a hint of anger.
She gets angry whenever the topic of tombstones comes up. Back then, Huo Xuan took her to the Heavenly Flame Training Gas Tower. After absorbing the Fallen Heart Flame, Huo Xuan "unexpectedly" helped her find her father. Later, she stayed with her father to improve her strength.
Not long ago, when she returned to the ground from the bottom of the Heavenly Flame Training Gas Tower, she unexpectedly found her own grave in the Canaan Academy.
She was clearly not dead yet, but a grave had appeared out of nowhere, which undoubtedly infuriated her. After careful consideration, she finally concluded that the grave's creation must be related to Huo Xuan.
Later, following his father's instructions, he returned to Dragon Island and became the Dragon Emperor. Not long after, the Great Elder received a message from Huo Xuan, asking them to come to the Ancient Ruins. Upon seeing Huo Xuan again, she felt a great deal of resentment about the tomb incident, and Huo Xuan didn't even recognize her when they met again.
Her resentment had only grown stronger. With so much resentment accumulating in her heart, she naturally wanted to vent it, which led to the scene where she was about to attack Huo Xuan.
"Grave?"
Upon hearing this, Huo Xuan's mind raced back to past events. He finally remembered that he had persuaded Zi Yan to stay with Zhu Kun and let Zhu Kun help Zi Yan improve her strength. In order not to arouse the suspicion of the elders of the Canaan Academy, he lied to them and said that Zi Yan had died in the Heavenly Flame Training Gas Tower and that she had no body intact.
"This... Zi Yan, I'm really sorry, but I have no choice. You're staying with Senior Zhu Kun to improve your strength, and I can't exactly tell the elders that you're just staying under the Heavenly Flame Training Gas Tower for a while and that you'll naturally come back when the time is up."
"Your His Majesty the Dragon Emperor, young friend Huo Xuan, he didn't mean it. If he hadn't said that, those elders would definitely have come looking for you, which would have caused quite a bit of trouble." At this moment, Qing Shan also helped Huo Xuan explain.
"Great Elder Qing Shan is right..." At this point, Huo Xuan suddenly felt a bad premonition and quickly asked, "Zi Yan, do the elders of the Canaan Academy know that you're not dead at all?!"
"Don't worry, I haven't gone to see them, so they don't know yet."
"That's good..."
Huo Xuan breathed a sigh of relief. If the elders of the Canaan Academy knew that he had lied to them, they would inevitably discover the hidden secrets beneath the Heavenly Flame Training Gas Tower even if he said he would not explore it.
"What brings you here today?" Zi Yan asked, getting straight to the point.
"I've called you here today because I've prepared a gift for your Void Ancient Dragon Clan," Huo Xuan said.
"A gift? What gift?"
"Look at this!"
Huo Xuan took out the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit his Storage Ring and presented it to Zi Yan. Upon seeing the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit, Qing Shan and Hei Qing immediately froze. After a moment, they snapped out of their daze and became quite excited.
"Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit! It's actually the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit! Young friend Huo Xuan, why do you have the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit in your possession?!"
"Naturally, it was obtained here. With the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit, the overall strength of your Void Ancient Dragon Clan will surely rise to another level!"
Huo Xuan gazed at the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit in his hand without any hesitation. Under the ardent gazes of Qing Shan and Hei Qing, he casually handed the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit to Zi Yan.
In fact, Huo Xuan was originally unwilling to hand over the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit. If he could successfully refine it, he could obtain the powerful energy contained within and the incomparably noble Dragon-Phoenix Bloodline.
The Dragon Phoenix is a mysterious creature possessing the bloodlines of the Void Ancient Dragon and the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix. It is a true supreme being in the Beast Realm, but it appears only a handful of times. The power of the Dragon-Phoenix Bloodline is also extremely noble, comparable to the Dou Di Bloodline.
The energy contained in the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit is also enormous. In the original work, when Zi Yan was still a Dou Zong, she swallowed the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit and successfully refined it. She then rose from a Dou Zong to Dou Sheng.
However, the thought of consuming the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit only flashed through Huo Xuan's mind. Only the Void Ancient Dragon and the Heavenly Demon Phoenix could consume and refine the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit. If an ordinary person were to consume it, it would be tantamount to courting death.
If Huo Xuan can successfully refine the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit, he will not only greatly increase his strength, but also obtain the incomparably noble Dragon-Phoenix Bloodline. With the dual blessing of the Dragon-Phoenix Bloodline and the Dou Di Bloodline, his cultivation path will undoubtedly be smooth sailing. However, if he fails, not only will he not be able to obtain the Dragon-Phoenix Bloodline, but his original Flame Clan God Grade Bloodline might also be destroyed.
If they really ruined the God Grade Bloodline, it would be a case of trying to steal a chicken but losing the rice instead. After much deliberation, Huo Xuan finally decided to hand over the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit to the Void Ancient Dragon Clan, doing them a favor and solidifying the alliance between the two clans.
"On behalf of my Void Ancient Dragon Clan, I thank you, young friend Huo Xuan. You found the whereabouts of the Old Dragon Emperor for us and helped my Void Ancient Dragon Clan achieve unification. Now you have gifted us with such a rare treasure as the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit. My Void Ancient Dragon Clan is not an ungrateful person."
Qing Shan, standing next to Zi Yan, understood why Huo Xuan had given them the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit. He immediately stated that the Void Ancient Dragon Clan was not an ungrateful bunch.
Everything the Flame Clan did for them was an immense gift, and with these gifts, their alliance with the Flame Clan was undoubtedly strengthened.
"Elder Qing Shan, now that my gift has been delivered to you, you should hurry back to Ancient Dragon Island. If Zi Yan successfully refines the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit, then the Void Ancient Dragon Clan will have another peerless expert after the Old Dragon Emperor."
"What are your plans now?" Zi Yan asked.
"Me? I don't have any plans. Right now, I just want to finish exploring this Ancient Ruins and then go back to my clan to cultivate in seclusion," Huo Xuan said.
"Young friend Huo Xuan, do you also want to obtain the Heavenly Tier Skill from the Ancient Ruins?" Qing Shan asked.
"Good."
"In that case, let this old man help you. With this old man here, the Heavenly Tier Skill will surely be yours, young friend Huo Xuan."
Upon hearing this, Huo Xuan gently shook his head and said, "I appreciate Elder Qing Shan's kindness, but I think you should return to your clan as soon as possible to prepare for refining the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit. Heavenly Tier Skill, I'll go and get it myself."
Seeing this, Qing Shan didn't say much. Since Huo Xuan didn't need his help, he couldn't force Huo Xuan to agree to let him help.
Moreover, what Huo Xuan said was true. Their most urgent task now was to return to the clan to prepare for refining the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit. As for the Heavenly Tier Skill in the Ruins, after some sensing, he had already figured out the strength level of the people who entered the Ruins. He could guarantee that, barring any unforeseen circumstances, the Heavenly Tier Skill would definitely be Huo Xuan's for the taking.
"In that case, take care of yourself!"