Demon Phoenix Mummy

"This is the treasure trove you were talking about?"

Led by Zi Yan, Qin Yu arrived at a desolate mountain on the edge of the Black-Corner Region.

This desolate mountain is the largest in the Mountain Range on the edge of the Black-Corner Region. Beyond this Mountain Range lies a city near the Central Plains called Horizon City.

That is, the city that Xiao Yan went to in Central Plains.

However, the mountains were very deserted and desolate. If it weren't for his special ability to detect Treasure-Seeking Physique, Qin Yu would never have been able to find it.

"Of course! That thing was hidden really well. If I didn't have a habit of wandering around aimlessly, I wouldn't have found that seal."

"Okay, take me to see it."

The two then arrived at a cave that was perfectly concealed. It was only when they got there that Qin Yu could clearly sense the existence of the seal.

After entering the cave, they walked for a long time, winding and turning, before finally stopping in front of a thick stone door.

"Such a small opening, yet the space inside is so large."

Qin Yu glanced at the large stone gate, which was nearly five meters high, and then looked back at the path he had come from, and couldn't help but sigh.

"Alright, alright, hurry up, can we break this seal?"

Zi Yan couldn't wait to see what was hidden behind the seal.

"Hmm, let me take a look."

Qin Yu stepped forward and carefully examined the seal on the stone door.

"What do you mean... Hey, hey, what are you doing? Wait a minute, let me run away first!"

After a while, seeing that Qin Yu still hadn't made a move, Zi Yan decided to go forward and ask him.

But to everyone's surprise, Qin Yu suddenly opened his eyes, and three Heavenly Flames appeared simultaneously in his palm, and began to merge. Zi Yan was so frightened that she ran away.

"This seal is indeed quite sophisticated. It can be broken, but it's very troublesome. It would be better to just shatter it directly."

Qin Yu's explanation finally put Zi Yan's mind at ease.

I was terrified.

"Don't worry, I'll control my strength and avoid damaging anything behind the door."

As Qin Yu finished speaking, the three Heavenly Flames merged and transformed into a huge beast head.

The Sea Heart Flame, being the only one of the three Heavenly Flames that Qin Yu had to spend some effort to subdue, was also the most restless during the fusion process.

After all, the Green Lotus Core Flame and the Volcanic Rock Flame have been working together for so long, so merging them is naturally not difficult.

And the fusion of the Sea Heart Flame...

Firstly, it relied on Qin Yu's own suppression, and secondly, it relied on the combined efforts of his two old buddies to form a double suppression, ensuring the stability of the integration.

"Go!"

With a wave of his hand, Qin Yu sent the beast head behind him crashing into the sealed stone gate.

A moment later, the once peaceful mountain suddenly trembled.

A pillar of fire, several meters thick, suddenly exploded through the mountain, leveling most of the mountaintop.

When the flames subsided, Qin Yu drove off the Thousand-Ridge Earth Dragon Armor's shield unharmed.

As for Zi Yan, although she was not seriously injured, the violent wind generated by the explosion of the Heavenly Flames gave her a new hairstyle, which looked quite decent.

"Qin Yu! Quick, look inside!"

However, Zi Yan clearly didn't care what her hairstyle looked like. After the thick smoke dissipated, she pulled Qin Yu and walked behind the stone gate.

However, as soon as she got close to what was behind the stone door, Zi Yan felt a sudden surge of disgust.

It was as if what lay behind that stone door was her mortal enemy.

"What's wrong?"

Qin Yu looked at Zi Yan's listless appearance and was somewhat puzzled.

The seal has been broken, so why aren't you happy?

"It's nothing, it's just that the things behind this don't seem as good as I imagined."

The two stepped into the dark space behind the stone gate, where they were surrounded by darkness.

Qin Yu flicked his hand, shooting out several flames that illuminated the space, and then looked up.

A large, mummified corpse was lying on the stone wall, and it looked somewhat like a bird-like Magical Beast.

Upon seeing the mummified corpse, Zi Yan unconsciously clenched her small fists slightly.

She didn't know why, but she suddenly had the urge to tear the mummified corpse in front of her to pieces.

"This mummified corpse, could it be...?"

Qin Yu tried to sense it, but the final result surprised him.

It is estimated that this mummified corpse was an eighth-tier Magical Beast in life.

The mummified corpse of an eighth-tier avian Magical Beast, still in the Black-Corner Region —do we even need to guess what it was?

Zi Yan, you're really something! You even managed to find this thing!

"Zi Yan, Zi Yan?"

"Huh? What's wrong?"

Since entering this place, Zi Yan has often been absent-minded, and Qin Yu had to call her several times before she came back to her senses.

"You're the one who found this. What are your thoughts?"

Upon hearing this, Zi Yan fell into a long silence once again.

Seeing this, Qin Yu could only shake his head helplessly. After putting away the desiccated corpse of the Heavenly Demon Phoenix, he called her name twice more.

"Ah? Oh, I don't have any ideas. You can handle it, but please let me watch from the side while you're doing it."

Zi Yan was in a daze the whole way until she returned to the Inner Academy.

The little girl, who was usually so active and playful, suddenly became quiet and reserved, which immediately caught the attention of her two older sisters.

"Tell me! What did you do to Zi Yan?"

"Exactly, how come you're like a completely different person after just one trip out?"

Qin Yu looked at the two who had come to "question him," his face expressionless, and gave each of them a sharp rap on the head, just like Zi Yan had done.

"I was just accompanying her on the treasure hunt. What could I do for her? She was the one who felt uncomfortable after seeing that thing."

Qin Yu knew all too well what those looks meant.

But this time, Qin Yu had to make them understand that he, Qin Yu, had no interest in "young" girls!

We should at least raise them to adulthood first.

Love Live! fans should be placed under Pill Lightning and get struck by lightning!

"What is it?"

Xiao Yi Xian and Yun Yun were obviously just joking with Qin Yu, but they were very curious about this treasure.

What could possibly make the usually lively and energetic Zi Yan so listless?

"I don't know, but you all know that Zi Yan's true form is Magical Beast, so it might be one of her mortal enemies."

"Oh..."

A few days later, Qin Yu summoned Zi Yan and, in front of her, burned the dried corpse of the Demon Phoenix to ashes with his Heavenly Flames.

"Qin Yu, thank you."

Seeing the mummified corpse burned, Zi Yan felt an indescribable sense of satisfaction.

Under Qin Yu's deliberate control, Zi Yan even tore at the corpse of the Heavenly Demon Phoenix, ripping it to pieces.

Of the several items extracted from the mummified corpse, apart from the essence blood, everything else was given to Zi Yan according to her wishes.

With this matter settled, everyone began preparations for their journey to Central Plains.

Qin Yu and the others were fine, but Yun Yun, having been away from the sect for so long, couldn't help but want to go back and visit.

When she left the sect, Nalan Yanran resolutely decided to enter the Life-and-Death Gate for training. I wonder if there has been any result after all this time.

However, Qin Yu wasn't actually very "idle" during this free time.