As Chen Yang quietly made plans for the future, Xuan Youli's True Fire nirvana within the cave of the immortal peak was also nearing its end.
After forty-nine cycles of destruction and rebirth, her brand-new Mystical Phoenix body finally spread its wings amid the encircling blaze of True Fire.
Chen Huai'an returned from outside the cave and immediately felt an immense pressure bearing down on him.
By this point, Yang Yuanling, Yang Yuanzhao, and the Penglai Palace cultivators had all retreated to the middle section of the cave.
With their current cultivation and attainment, it was already difficult for them to withstand the oppressive force of Xuan Youli's Mystical Phoenix variant body without harming their souls and bodies.
The only ones still able to enter the depths of the cave and wait before the cracked rock wall were Lin Qiao, Yu Shuang, and the newly arrived Chen Huai'an.
Long Yan had originally wanted to hold out a while longer, but when he realized the fire aura within his dragon body was showing signs of losing control, he could only leave reluctantly.
"Huai'an, what is the situation outside?"
Seeing Chen Huai'an return, Lin Qiao asked him.
"The people from the Dao Academy and Kudhan Temple—I reckon those four Meishan sword cultivators must have told them something, making them think some great treasure was hidden here," Chen Huai'an replied. "But after some earnest persuasion from me, they all understood the stakes and left this mountain forest."
Hearing this, Lin Qiao nodded naturally without asking further questions. Yu Shuang beside her, however, could not help glancing sideways at Chen Huai'an, her gaze carrying a trace of surprise.
Because of Long Zhu, Penglai Palace and Lingxiao Dao Academy had always enjoyed a good relationship. Even before Ge Xiao had left the mountain for this