Haotian's Fierce Battle with Zhan Jiafeng

Seeing this, Hongyun at the side asked, "Elder Brother, are you displeased because of Daoist Haotian's... suggestion just now?"

Zhenyuanzi slowly shook his head and let out a long sigh. "It is not that I am dissatisfied with Daoist Haotian."

"Though his words were blunt and harsh, they were not without the piercing truth of a needle striking the mark."

"What worries me is the karma between Kunpeng and you. Like a festering sore clinging to the bone, I fear it will be difficult to bring it to a good end."

"Moreover, Daoist Haotian has already stated plainly that he cannot resolve it, while you and I rejected the only 'solution' he proposed..."

"Alas, the road ahead is unfathomable; fortune and misfortune are impossible to predict!"

Hearing this, Hongyun too fell silent for a moment. Yet he quickly broke into a smile again, patting Zhenyuanzi on the shoulder as he consoled him. "Elder Brother, why trouble yourself?"

"When the cart reaches the mountain, there will be a road; when water reaches the bridge, it will naturally flow straight."

"You and I brothers are of one heart. What is there to fear?"

"Even if Kunpeng truly dares come looking for trouble, could he possibly gain any advantage against the two of us joining hands?"

Watching his friend's still optimistic and open-minded—indeed, somewhat carefree—smile, the worry in Zhenyuanzi's heart did not lessen in the slightest. Instead, it grew heavier.

He opened his mouth, but in the end, it only became an even deeper sigh. "Let us hope so... Enough. Let us return to the temple."

On the other side, after Haotian left the territory of Longevity Mountain, a thought stirred in his mind. Dao rhythm flowed around him, and his figure and appearance quietly changed, transforming him into a Young Daoist with a steady bearing and divine light hidden in his eyes.

After determining his direction, he immediately sped toward Mount Wuyi Blessed Land, following the clear guidance of the Primordial World Inheritance within his Divine Soul.

This time, free of Hongyun and Zhenyuanzi, Haotian could finally use the Purple Firmament Token to travel.

With a flash of radiance from the token, it carried him across vast distances in repeated spatial shifts.

Its speed was several degrees faster than when Da Luo Zhenyuanzi and Hongyun had carried him before!

Crossing boundless mountains and rivers over countless miles, and after several shifts, the familiar outline of the mountains finally entered Haotian's perception once more.

Mount Wuyi Blessed Land was already close at hand.

Yet just as he prepared to enter the Mountain Gate formation directly, an intense and inexplicable sense of danger abruptly rose from the depths of his heart!

Haotian's expression turned grave. Instantly alert, he did not hesitate to bring out the Ten Thousand Crows Pot and grip it in his hand.

The body of the pot was faintly warm, carrying the poised Aura of Samadhi True Fire.

Among Haotian's treasures, the Primordial Chaos Sky Measuring Ruler possessed the highest grade and greatest power.

But This Treasure's grade was too high. With his current Golden Immortal Mid-stage cultivation, activating it would not only consume an enormous amount of power, but also be difficult for him to control.

In comparison, the Ten Thousand Crows Pot was far more handy for him to wield at this moment.

Haotian concealed every trace of his Aura and pushed his divine sense to the very limit of his current realm. Like invisible mercury, it silently spread outward, inch by inch probing every wisp of Cloud Qi and every strand of Spiritual Aura around Mount Wuyi.

"Screech!"

The instant his divine sense entered Mount Wuyi, a clear, furious cry that pierced gold and split stone suddenly rang out from In the Mountain, shooting straight into the heavens!

Immediately afterward, a dazzling nine-colored divine radiance soared from the summit of the Main Peak. Carrying immense pressure, it instantly blocked Haotian's path.

The divine radiance withdrew, revealing an extraordinary Nine-Colored Heavenly Phoenix!

Her body was immense, her wings like Clouds Hanging from the Sky. Feathers all over her body flowed with nine brilliant hues of crimson, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, purple, black, and white.

The nine-colored rays intertwined and shifted, a beauty beyond all description.

As she beat her wings and hovered in the air, the nine-colored splendor trailed behind her in dreamlike, magnificent bands of light, illuminating half the sky in incomparable brilliance.

Most heart-quailing were her eyes, deep as though they held an ocean of stars. Divine light shone within them whenever she glanced about, exuding the nobility of an ancient bloodline inheritance and an inviolable majesty.

Haotian's heart gave a slight start. Instinctively, he tightly clasped the Purple Firmament Token in his palm, secretly gathering his mana, ready to flee at any moment.

But after concentrating and examining her closely, he quickly discovered that although this Nine-Colored Heavenly Phoenix possessed astonishing presence and extraordinary bloodline—

The Dao rhythm fluctuations rippling around her remained roughly within the scope of Golden Immortals. She had not stepped into the Grand Unity Realm.

His heart settling somewhat, a sharp glint flashed through Haotian's eyes.

With the various Innate Spirit Treasures on him, so long as his opponent had not entered the Grand Unity Realm, he was confident that within the same realm, he feared no enemy!

"What petty wretch dares trespass into my Immortal Mountain Dao Field? Why have you not swiftly retreated?" The Nine-Colored Heavenly Phoenix spoke first, her voice cool and pleasant. She was clearly a woman.

Haotian was first taken aback upon hearing this, then laughed in fury. "What a vile bird!"

"You seize my Cave Mansion and steal away to dwell in my spirit mountain, yet you dare turn guest into host and act so arrogantly!"

"If I do not let you learn your lesson today, it would truly be against the way of Heaven."

"Impudent! How dare you insult me!" Haotian's words, "vile bird," provoked Baleful Intent in the Nine-Colored Heavenly Phoenix's eyes. The nine-colored divine radiance around her surged, and she was about to use her innate Supernatural Power to teach this intruder, who knew neither heaven nor earth, a lesson.

However, she was fast—but Haotian was faster!

The instant the Nine-Colored Heavenly Phoenix's divine radiance first bloomed, the Ten Thousand Crows Pot in Haotian's hand had already flared with blazing crimson light!

"Go!" With a low shout, countless streams of fire erupted from the pot's mouth, transforming in an instant into nearly a thousand blazing Fire Crows formed entirely from pure Samadhi True Fire.

The Fire Crows let out dense, piercing "caw caw" shrieks as they pounced wildly at the Nine-Colored Heavenly Phoenix like a sky-covering swarm!

Heat waves rolled forth, capable of burning the heavens and boiling the seas. Before the Fire Crows even reached her, the void had already twisted, while the forests below faintly showed signs of being scorched dry.

The Nine-Colored Heavenly Phoenix jolted in alarm. She could sense the terrifying laws of incineration contained within those Fire Crows—something no ordinary immortal flame could compare to!

Her wings beat sharply as she tried to evade with the Phoenix Race's extreme speed.

Yet the instant she moved, the space around her abruptly congealed, as though she had fallen into an invisible mire. Three layers of Dao-rhyme shackles—heaven, earth, and man—formed out of thin air, firmly imprisoning her where she stood!

It turned out that while activating the Ten Thousand Crows Pot, Haotian had also split his focus to activate the Three Talents Jade Cups, forming the heaven-earth-man Three Talents Formation.

And because the Nine-Colored Heavenly Phoenix's attention had been drawn to the Ten Thousand Crows Pot, she had failed to notice it at once.

"Despicable! What kind of demonic trick is a robber like you using?" The Nine-Colored Heavenly Phoenix was both shocked and enraged as she struggled with all her might.

The nine-colored divine radiance around her body surged like a tide against the Three Talents Formation, yet she could not break free for the moment.

She could only watch helplessly as the dense swarm of terrifying Fire Crows surrounded her from all sides, their blazing flames closing in upon her!

Boom!

The blazing tide of fire suddenly contracted, then exploded in a fierce burst!

A shrill phoenix cry rang out. The Nine-Colored Heavenly Phoenix's magnificent, resplendent nine-colored feathers were scorched by the terrifying Samadhi True Fire, more than half turning black and curling up, while some were reduced directly to drifting ash!

An indescribable burning agony coursed through her, making her body tremble violently.

"Screech!" Amid her pained shriek, the Nine-Colored Heavenly Phoenix erupted with all her strength.

The bloodline power of a peak innate divine bird roared to a boil. The nine-colored divine radiance transformed into countless incomparably sharp blades of light, madly slashing and battering the Three Talents Formation and the surrounding sea of fire.

Space let out an overwhelmed "creak." The Light Screen of the formation formed by the Three Talents Jade Cups shook violently, faint cracks appearing across it!