Volume 1: The Beauty That Causes Trouble Chapter 107: "Ode to the Phoenix - Fragments" (Part 2)

Passing through the seal formation, Yun Che was surprised to find that this was actually a flat stone chamber. The stone chamber was unusually wide, with a length of a hundred meters in both directions. Not to mention two hundred people, even if there were ten times more, it would be enough to accommodate them. There was a long stone staircase on each side of the stone chamber, and it seemed that there was another floor above. And in front of the stone chamber, there was a long passage. The passage was about several dozen meters long, and at the end, there was clearly a slowly rotating red magic formation that was the same as the seal formation outside.

The formation that sealed the entrance blocked the line of sight, but not the sound. The howling of the black magic mercenaries outside came in clearly and continuously.

"Blast this formation for me!" This was the voice of the black magic.

Then, a slight crashing sound came from outside, and then suddenly a pig-killing scream sounded: "Ah! Fire! My hand is on fire, ah~~~"

"Back off! Everyone, back off! Damn it! This sealing formation is so strange, there must be some great treasure hidden inside! Take turns guarding here! I don't believe they won't come out!"

Although they were in a safe place, the shadow of fear still enveloped all the Phoenix survivors, and the sound coming from outside made them despair. Yun Che frowned, and after thinking for a long time, he said to Lan Xueruo: "Senior Sister, how long will it take for your giant snow sculpture to wake up."

Lan Xueruo shook her head and said worriedly: "I don't know either. Xiaoxue overdrawn not only her strength this time, but also her vitality. It may take a long time to wake up, maybe a week, maybe a month... or even longer."

"If it can wake up, how many people can it take out at a time?"

"Ten people should be no problem." Lan Xueruo said.

"Ten people..." Looking at the more than two hundred people in the stone chamber, his brows tightened. If the giant snow eagle wakes up, it will be no problem for him and Lan Xueruo to escape. But he believes that with Lan Xueruo's temperament, she will never be willing to abandon these people... although their lives and deaths have nothing to do with her.

"Finally, I hid here. I hope I won't offend the phoenix spirit." Feng Baichuan stood at the entrance of the cave, his face full of sorrow and resentment, as well as sadness and helplessness.

"At least you can save your life temporarily. The phoenix is ​​a sacred spirit, and it is impossible for it to blame you for such a thing." Yun Che walked to his side and said.

"I hope so." Feng Baichuan sighed, "For many years, our clan has been law-abiding and trembling, and we dare not do anything that may anger the Phoenix Spirit, because we are really afraid. I didn't expect that today... And even so, we can only live in peace for the time being. You have heard the voices of these evil thieves. They are obviously going to guard the cave entrance all the time. There is no food and water here, we can't hold on for a few days, and the elderly and children are even more... Alas."

"As for food and water, I do have some here. More than 200 people, if we use them sparingly, we can hold on for ten days or half a month." Yun Che said.

"You?" Feng Baichuan looked at Yun Che with an unbelievable look on his face. Yun Che's body was obviously clean and neat, and he didn't bring anything with him. How could he have enough water and food to support more than 200 people for more than ten days?

Yun Che didn't waste any words. He wiped his left hand and handed six green space rings to Feng Baichuan. These space rings were also taken by him from the treasure house of Xiao Zong. They were filled with water and various kinds of food. Obviously, the treasure house was not only used by the branch of Xiao Zong as a place to store valuables, but also as a refuge in times of crisis. The solid defense in front of the treasure house was extremely difficult to break. In case of an accident, they could escape to the treasure house. The water and food specially stored in it were enough to support them for a long time until the disaster was over.

Feng Baichuan explored the space rings and then showed a look of surprise on his face. At this time, Yun Che's voice came to his ears: "Feng clan leader, I don't understand a few things. Your clan has the blood of the phoenix, and the phoenix is ​​an ancient mythical beast. The blood of the phoenix is ​​far more powerful and noble than the blood of mortals. Why can't your profound strength even break through the initial profound realm? I remember you mentioned "curse" before. Is it related to the curse?"

Feng Baichuan looked stunned, but did not speak for a long time.

"I am presumptuous. This should be your family secret. I shouldn't ask too much." Seeing Feng Baichuan silent, Yun Che said immediately.

"No!" Feng Baichuan shook his head and laughed at himself: "This is not a family secret, it's just the punishment and retribution we suffered."

"Punishment? Retribution?" Yun Che was surprised.

Feng Baichuan closed his eyes slightly, and said with a heavy face: "The phoenix is ​​an ancient mythical beast. It once descended on the Profound Sky Continent. In order to leave its flames on the Profound Sky Continent, it left behind many trial sites. Those who passed the trials could obtain blood inheritance. And this strand of phoenix blood can be passed on in reproduction. Thus, the Phoenix clan was born. According to the records of the ancestors, the phoenix left two trial sites on the Profound Sky Continent. One was in the distant Shenhuang Empire, and the other was here. However, the one in the Shenhuang Empire is known to everyone and has created the extremely powerful 'Phoenix Divine Sect', while the one in the Cangfeng Empire was found by the ancestors accidentally and is not known to the world at all. No one would have thought that this desolate and dangerous Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range would actually have a site of ancient mythical beasts. "

"That is to say, this is just a trial site, and it is not a treasure at all as those evil thieves outside guessed?" Yun Che said, tapping his chin.

"That's right." Feng Baichuan nodded: "The ancestors passed the test here back then. At that time, the Divine Phoenix Sect of the Divine Phoenix Empire had become the protector sect of the Divine Phoenix Empire. Its power was so powerful that even the name of the empire was... It was also renamed 'Shenhuang'. That place of trial has also become the highest forbidden area of ​​the Divine Phoenix Sect. Only the highest-level disciples are eligible to enter. The Phoenix bloodline is their greatest pride and glory, if they know about it. The emergence of the Phoenix bloodline in other places may lead not to sympathy but to destruction.”

Yun Che nodded secretly, deeply convinced. The Divine Phoenix Empire was originally called the Hero Empire. Later, the Divine Phoenix Sect rose up and supported a new royal family. Even the name of the country was changed to the Divine Phoenix Empire. As a result, the Phoenix bloodline became the glory and unique symbol of the Divine Phoenix Empire. If they really discover that there are other Phoenix bloodlines, they will definitely eliminate them by any means necessary.

"The ancestors who passed the trial passed down the Phoenix bloodline from generation to generation. By the time it was passed on to the twelfth generation, it had developed into a powerful sect, but it never considered itself a Phoenix clan. The Phoenix mark on the forehead He has always been hidden in front of people. But in that generation, an ancestor used the flames of the phoenix to fight against people, and the raging flames accidentally spread to a small town, burning all 32,000 innocent people in the town. "

Yun Che: "..."

"Such a heinous crime aroused the wrath of the Phoenix Spirit of the Trial Land, and he was brutally punished. A curse was placed on the Phoenix bloodline of all clansmen of that generation, and the profound strength of all clansmen was forcibly suppressed to the initial level. At the tenth level of the Mysterious Realm, one cannot take another step for the rest of his life. Moreover, even the Phoenix mark has turned dark red and cannot be hidden anymore. It seems that this mutated mark is used to remind all the tribesmen of the heinous crimes they have committed. "

"The ancestors had many powerful enemies, and their power was suppressed to such a low level that they had to choose to hide... Later, they were horrified to discover that this blood curse would be forcibly passed on, and their descendants would be born with forehead scars With the dark red mark of the phoenix, the profound energy cannot break through the primary mystery. The ancestors have thought of countless ways to remove the curse mark, but it was left by the Phoenix spirit, so how can humans interfere with it? Now that thousands of years have passed, The cursed seal still remains in our blood and has never disappeared. Our family can only hide in this mountain of beasts, stay safe, pray every day to atone for the sins of our ancestors, and pray for the forgiveness of the Phoenix God."

"Today, our clan has withered into this state. A small mercenary group can force us to this point of despair, ha..." Feng Baichuan laughed sadly, with a heavy voice. , showing too much helplessness and unwillingness.

This was indeed a secret that was impossible to tell to outsiders, but now that it is in such a miserable and withering state, the so-called bloodline and the so-called secret of the race have become a joke. Perhaps the greatest desire of all their tribesmen is that they are not born with the blood of the Phoenix, but to be like ordinary people. He also suddenly understood why even when faced with the huge crisis of the entire clan being massacred, Feng Baichuan still did not immediately think of hiding the clan members in the Phoenix ruins. Yes, they were afraid. Their clan had spent thousands of years and dozens of generations trying to atone for their sins. They dreamed of being forgiven by the Phoenix God, but how could they dare to do anything that might be disrespectful to the Phoenix God?

He turned around, looked at the red sealing formation at the end of the passage, and said, "Chief Feng, is the place behind that sealing formation the trial place left by Phoenix?"

"That's right." Feng Baichuan nodded: "These two seals were left by our ancestors back then. Only the blood of the Phoenix can break them. They are to prevent outsiders from entering."

Yun Che immediately made up his mind and said, "Then can you help me unlock that seal?"

"...Do you think so?" Feng Baichuan turned his gaze sideways.

"That's right!" Yun Che nodded: "I want to see what kind of trial this ancient beast Phoenix left behind. Now that I have such an opportunity, of course I want to try it."

Feng Baichuan did not refuse immediately, but asked: "Little brother, what is your current level of profound strength?"

"First level of Nascent Realm." Yun Che answered truthfully.

"Absolutely not!!" Feng Baichuan looked disappointed, and then flatly refused: "It's not that I don't want you to enter. It's... that when our ancestors passed the phoenix trial, their profound strength had reached the level of Lingxuan, and Even though he possesses fire-based mystical skills, he has to go through extremely difficult times to obtain the Phoenix Blood and the Phoenix God Pill. Later, some ancestors also passed the trial and obtained the Phoenix God Pill, but these ancestors did not have the level of mystical strength. One is lower than the Lingxuan realm.”

"After the bloodline curse came down, no one passed the test anymore. Even the first test, no one could pass. After all, how could a person with power at the tenth level of the Elementary Profound Realm resist the test of the Phoenix Flame. And over the years, some tribesmen who tried to pass the trial even died inside and never came out. You only have the power of the first level of the Nascent Realm, so there is no way you can pass the trial, and you may even suffer death. Danger."