The Phoenix Is Born

The farther in they went, the colder it grew, and the harder it became to see.

"I keep feeling like something is watching me from all around."

Ye Lin walked on, muttering to himself. After about ten minutes, he finally reached the deepest part.

Ahead stood a huge round table. A wooden box sat in its center, and perched atop the box was a Demon Scorpion at Qi Refining Level 9.

Eight more Demon Scorpions at Qi Refining Level 9 were scattered around the area.

"I've collected four Demon Scorpion stingers so far. I still need six more."

Ye Lin checked his Spatial Ring and thought to himself. Then he raised his sword.

"Life from One Sword—slash!"

In the next instant, a fiery-red Sword Qi cleaved the Demon Scorpion perched atop the round table in two. The tremendous commotion roused the Demon Scorpions all around them.

Their massive bodies advanced toward Ye Lin, pressing down on him with an overwhelming sense of threat.

Ye Lin flashed toward the round table, snatched up the small box and put it into his Spatial Ring, then rolled behind the table.

"Life from One Sword—slash!"

Ye Lin roared and sent out five Sword Qi slashes in a row. With a Mysterious Grade High-Tier Longsword and Phoenix Fire bolstering his Sword Qi, the Demon Scorpions—who were poor at defense to begin with—stood no chance.

Five Demon Scorpions were cleaved in two by the Sword Qi. After collecting their stingers, Ye Lin used Demon Shadow No Trace and raced out of Demon Scorpion Valley.

The commotion he had caused was a little too loud. He could clearly sense countless auras surging toward him. If he got surrounded, he would run out of spiritual energy and be left to die.

He made it out without incident and raced into the forest ahead. Behind him, countless Demon Scorpions clustered together, watching him leave and roaring in helpless fury.

They didn't dare leave Demon Scorpion Valley. Their survival depended on sticking together; if any of them went out alone, it would be doomed.

"Whew, Demon Scorpion Valley really is dangerous. If it were nighttime, even someone in the Foundation Establishment Realm couldn't be sure they'd make it out alive."

Ye Lin leaned against a tree and sighed. The instant he had left Demon Scorpion Valley, he had sensed no fewer than twenty auras at Qi Refining Level 9.

Absolutely ridiculous.

"Now I need to head to Saint King Valley. If I remember right, it's deep in the Hundred Thousand Mountains."

Ye Lin muttered a few words, restored the spiritual energy he had just expended, then set off for Saint King Valley.

Saint King Valley lay deep within the Hundred Thousand Mountains and was exceptionally dangerous. Even Ye Lin, as he was now, had to proceed with the utmost caution.

Saint King Valley was different from Demon Scorpion Valley. It was enormous, and on the way there, Ye Lin spotted three Foundation Establishment Realm Demon Beasts. None of them noticed him.

"The Hundred Thousand Mountains are too dangerous. I have to hurry."

After reaching Saint King Valley, Ye Lin immediately quickened his pace and headed farther in. Just then, a series of explosions echoed from the distance.

Deeply puzzled, Ye Lin began to creep closer. He reached the shelter of a rock wall and peered ahead. Three figures were attacking a Foundation Establishment Realm Demon Beast.

"The Heavenly Sword Sect? What are their disciples doing in the Hundred Thousand Mountains, which are under the Azure Cloud Sect's jurisdiction?"

Watching the battle ahead, Ye Lin muttered to himself. The Hundred Thousand Mountains were under the Azure Cloud Sect's jurisdiction, and the Heavenly Sword Sect had no right to interfere. But now...

In the next instant, Ye Lin turned and left. All three figures were at the Foundation Establishment Realm. If they spotted him, the consequences would be unthinkable.

Ye Lin made it to the depths of Saint King Valley without incident. The battle ahead had drawn away all the Demon Beasts gathered in the valley, allowing him to reach his destination undisturbed.

He came to a wall and placed his hand against it. With a slight push, the wall before him collapsed, revealing a cave dwelling.

Delighted, Ye Lin stepped inside. At its center sat a skeleton, legs crossed, with a yellow-brown bag beside it.

Ye Lin stepped forward and picked up the bag. A quick inspection confirmed it: a Beast Taming Bag.

Inside was an enormous square space, ten meters long and ten meters wide.

Ye Lin put the Beast Taming Bag into his Spatial Ring, then bowed to the skeleton before him.

"Senior, I'm sorry for disturbing you without permission. I hope you'll forgive me."

With that, Ye Lin rose and hurried outside.

He made it back to the Azure Cloud Sect safely and went straight to his residence.

Once there, he locked the door, then took a shovel and dug up the Phoenix Egg.

"Little one, don't disappoint me."

Ye Lin muttered, then took out the Demon Cloud Fruit and some spirit medicine. He placed the Demon Cloud Fruit atop the Phoenix Egg, and in the next instant, the entire fruit was absorbed.

Ye Lin opened the wooden box in his hand. Inside lay a piece of wood that radiated an extraordinary aura.

He placed the wood atop the Phoenix Egg. The entire piece instantly crumbled to powder and merged into the egg.

Meanwhile, the life force within the Phoenix Egg grew stronger and stronger.

"Still not enough? Looks like I'll need something like a Mysterious Grade Spirit Fruit."

Ye Lin felt a little awkward. The treasures he had fed the little one were worth enough to make even Golden Core cultivators covet them, let alone Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Crack.

Just as Ye Lin turned around, a faint sound reached his ears. He whipped around and saw fiery-red flames coursing across the mysterious patterns on the Phoenix Egg's surface.

More and more cracks appeared across the egg.

Crack.

Another sound rang out. In the next instant, the entire shell broke open. In the center of the shell lay a chubby, fiery-red chick.

"Is this a Phoenix? Why does it look so much like a chicken?"

Ye Lin stared at the fiery-red Phoenix in the middle of the shell, baffled. Why was it so fat? Had he made a mistake?

"Peep, peep, peep."

The Little Phoenix in the middle of the shell opened its eyes and flapped its wings at Ye Lin, looking extremely excited.

In the next instant, the Little Phoenix opened its beak and gobbled up the eggshell. Then it circled around Ye Lin.

"No wonder it's a descendant of the Divine Beast Clan. It's only just been born, yet it's already at Foundation Establishment Peak Stage."

Ye Lin couldn't help sighing as he watched the Little Phoenix flap its tiny wings around him.

There was a good reason the Divine Beast Clan had reigned supreme in the ancient era, when powerful beings were everywhere.

"You're so red all over. I'll call you Little Red."

Ye Lin crouched in front of the Little Phoenix and reached out to stroke its head. The Little Phoenix didn't resist; it seemed to enjoy the attention.

It knew that the human before it had saved it. The Divine Beast Clan rarely accepted a master, for its members were proud. They were born noble, standing above all races.

But once a Divine Beast accepted a master, it was for life. If its master fell in battle, it would never continue living in this world alone.

"Little Red, I need a drop of your blood. Would that be all right?"

Ye Lin asked with a smile, stroking Little Red's head.

In the next instant, Little Red seemed to understand. It opened its little beak and spat out a drop of fiery-red blood. A Phoenix circled within the blood.

The moment the blood appeared, the space around it warped.

Then Little Red slumped to the ground, looking utterly weak.

Ye Lin hurriedly put Little Red into the Beast Taming Bag, then looked at the drop of blood floating before him.

He had only asked Little Red for a drop of blood. He never expected it to give him a drop of its essence blood.

The essence blood of a Divine Beast was beyond measure in value. Little Red had just been born, yet it had given him a drop. Now it was incredibly weak.

He was both delighted and worried for it.

"Looks like Little Red has accepted me as its master."

Ye Lin was overjoyed. A Divine Beast would never hand over its essence blood lightly. That meant Little Red already regarded him as its master.

How many people longed for a Divine Beast to accept them as its master?

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