"Hmph, I knew you little thief had ill intentions!" Lin Yu thought to himself, but the phoenix clansman sneered and looked at Lin Yu with deep disdain.
Those red eyes were filled with the words, "I knew it all along."
Lin Yu was already cursing Feng Nianzhi and the Phoenix High Priest to death in his heart. They were really going to great lengths to maintain their image in the eyes of their own people.
If someone had a slightly worse temper, and possessed the strength of this Palace Master, wouldn't they have simply killed such an arrogant fellow on the spot?
However, remembering his promise to the High Priestess Phoenix, Lin Yu patiently refrained from replying.
"For thousands of years, not a single cultivator who has come to my Phoenix Ancestral Sea has harbored good intentions. My Phoenix clan are ancient divine beasts; why should we allow you lowly commoners to take what we want?"
"You want the Phoenix Blood Essence? I absolutely refuse! You'll have to get past me first!" the Phoenix Clan member said with considerable force.
"Boom!"
The next second, the stone statue, which had completed its transformation, attacked Lin Yu.
Originally, the stone statue was quite a distance away from Lin Yu, but strangely, in an instant, the stone statue transcended the physical distance and appeared directly in front of Lin Yu.
"Roar!"
A roar reached Lin Yu's ears, and what sprang out of the stone statue was not a phoenix, but another kind of demonic beast.
The Phoenix Clan actually possesses methods for taming beasts!
"Interesting." Lin Yu revealed a meaningful look.
Generally speaking, the Phoenix clan are all fire-attribute demonic beasts, and few cultivators have the leisure to practice beast taming techniques, especially the Phoenix, a demonic beast of the supreme clan.
But this unruly phoenix clansman has chosen this path, which is quite interesting.
After witnessing such an interesting scene, Lin Yu no longer wanted a quick victory; instead, he wanted to have some fun with these stone statues.
It should be noted that the ancient Phoenix Clan in the Three Thousand Immortal Realms did not possess such a technique; it is unknown whether it was lost during the cataclysmic destruction.
Now that I have the opportunity, I might as well give it a try.
This kind of magic is activated by the caster's own spiritual power.
Normally, these spirit beasts would turn into stone statues to guard their respective areas. When battle was needed, the caster could activate their spiritual power to restore them to their original state and put them into combat.
Lin Yu Lin Yu n't take it seriously, it was just a monster, but he was very interested in the method of casting spells.
"It has to be said that the cataclysmic disaster really destroyed a lot of magical inheritances," Lin Yu sighed inwardly.
However, he also knew that the cataclysmic disaster was an unavoidable calamity of the Dao Qi era, so he could only sigh silently.
"Huh?!" Just as Lin Yu was getting a little bored dealing with the attacks from the monsters in front of him, a deafening sound suddenly came from the horizon.
Lin Yu raised an eyebrow, looking very interested. What was coming next?
The earth-shaking sound came from below the mountain, and Lin Yu, standing on the ground, could feel the intense tremors.
The lush forest trembled, and stones tumbled down from above, but the phoenix remains in the phoenix tomb remained unharmed.
"I wonder what's coming?" Lin Yu laughed as he leaped up and stood in the void.
"Swish... swish..."
As if to confirm Lin Yu's expectations, two whooshing sounds rang out, and two pythons rushed over.
Besides them, the other demonic beasts were not idle either; they all rushed towards Lin Yu, clearly intending to tear Lin Yu to pieces.
In the past, this was how these demonic beasts treated outsiders, but unfortunately, they didn't have much to offer.
Because of the protection of the Yellow Sand Land and the presence of the Phoenix Lord, very few cultivators are able to reach the Phoenix Tomb. Lin Yu is one of the few cultivators who have made it in recent years.
"Roar!"
That was the roar of a white tiger. Lin Yu turned his head and saw that the Phoenix Clan member was actually riding on the back of a white tiger.
The white tiger is incredibly lifelike and imposing, resembling the supreme white tiger clan at first glance.
Fortunately, Lin Yu had met the Supreme White Tiger clan before, so he quickly realized that this white tiger was only similar and was not actually from the Supreme White Tiger clan.
Both the Supreme Phoenix Clan and the Supreme White Tiger Clan are supreme demon beasts. If the Supreme Phoenix Clan rode on the back of the Supreme White Tiger Clan, the scene would be truly hilarious.
If the guys from the Supreme White Tiger Clan found out, they'd be furious on the spot.
It is highly unlikely that these demonic beasts merely reside within the Phoenix Tomb and have not appeared in the outside world.
Thinking of this, Lin Yu couldn't help but chuckle.
This sudden laugh clearly angered the phoenix clansman.
"What are you laughing at? I'll make sure you stop laughing!" The Phoenix Clan member's eyes were bloodshot as he led his summoned beasts to charge towards Lin Yu.
"Sorry, sorry, it's just... it's too funny! I just couldn't help it, hahaha..." Now that he'd been caught, Lin Yu didn't bother pretending anymore and burst into laughter on the spot.
This smile left the Phoenix Clan members somewhat puzzled.
Seeing the other person's blank expression, Lin Yu simply pointed to the white tiger he was sitting on.
"Tell me, if the Supreme White Tiger Clan saw their junior in such a state, wouldn't they be so angry they'd die on the spot and immediately start a war with your Supreme Phoenix Clan?"
"You!" The Phoenix Clan member was furious upon hearing this, then retorted, "So what? My Supreme Phoenix Clan fears no powerful enemy!"
However, these boastful words were taken back by the Phoenix Clan member without batting an eye, just a second after they were uttered.
"Besides, once we get rid of you, no one in the world will know about this anymore," the Phoenix Clan member said viciously.
"Hahaha, please have mercy, young brother, I'm so scared!" Lin Yu said, feigning concern.
After some investigation, Lin Yu discovered that these monsters were not real monsters, but monsters created through some kind of magic.
Under the control of the Phoenix Clan, Lin Yu was surrounded in an instant.
Lin Yu remained unfazed and engaged in fierce combat with countless demonic beasts.
"Boom!"
With a single punch, a demonic beast was no match for Lin Yu's attack, and its entire body was sent flying.
"Pfft..."
However, a surprising scene unfolded: the monster deflated like a punctured balloon, turning into a thin layer of skin in mid-air.