In the blink of an eye, one of the Fire Phoenix Dharma adepts was dead and one was injured!
This kind of loss was enough to drive Yan Nine-leaf crazy. He glared at the black-robed, cold-faced adept at the bow of the ship and yelled, "Brat, do you have the guts to leave your name behind?"
The young cultivator's indifferent eyes didn't have the slightest emotion. He turned around and left the bow of the ship. He went straight to a formation plate on the ship and replaced the exhausted Zhong Jian and Ma Yu!
Yin Tianchu, a mid Dharma adept, was the second most powerful adept among the three generations of Zhenling adepts. With him replacing Zhong Jian and Ma Yu, and with the help of Jiang Tianlin's array, Yin Tianchu was completely confident that he could face off against a late Dharma adept!
Yan Nine-leaf was at a disadvantage and no longer dared to surround the Fire Phoenix Clan adepts in a semicircle. Instead, they gathered within a few hundred feet of him so that they could take care of each other at any time. However, this way, the Zhenling adepts who were guarding the ship could also concentrate on defending the side of the ship that was under attack.
On the other side, Yan Jiuxing was extremely anxious when he saw that Yan Nine-leaf had his eyes fixed on Zhen Ling Sect's treasured ship. He knew that this clan brother of his was the most stubborn of all. Although the battle between Zhen Ling Sect and the North Sea cultivators seemed to be on par with each other, the truth was that the North Sea cultivators still had the upper hand in terms of numbers. If Yan Nine-leaf and the others did not return to defend, the Fire Phoenix Clan would still suffer a loss.
But Yan Nine-leaf did not care about this. As long as the Fire Phoenix Clan was not completely at a disadvantage, he would definitely not return.
Just as Yan Jiuxing was thinking of a way to summon Yan Nine-leaf back, six streaks of light suddenly descended from the sky. This time, not only Yan Jiuxing, but even Yan Nine-leaf's heart skipped a beat. The newcomers were definitely not from the Fire Phoenix Clan, so they could only be North Sea adepts.
The six streaks of light were heading towards the ship. They were Zhenling's Dharma adepts!
With six Dharma adepts and Zhenling's ship, the North Sea adepts had an overwhelming advantage!
Without another word, Yan Nine-leaf's feet flashed as he tried to go around the ship to block the incoming enemies.
However, before his escape light could bypass the treasure ship, a blade light that tore through space had already slashed in front of him!
Yan Nine-leaf was forced to place both his hands before his chest to support himself. Next, a curtain of fire spread out and the barely discernible blade light was utterly devoured by the curtain of fire. However, Yan Nine-leaf's attempt to stop the Zhenling cultivator from entering the treasure ship failed.
In reality, when Zhenling's reinforcements arrived, Yan Nine-leaf wasn't the only one who tried to stop them. The other Fire Phoenix cultivators also realized what it would mean for the Fire Phoenix Clan if they allowed these people to enter the treasured ship. However, before they could even attempt to stop them, several different divine arts suddenly erupted from the treasured ship, stopping all of them in their tracks.
Among them, two beams of cold, dark green light suddenly reached into the fleeing light of an early Dharma adept from the Fire Phoenix clan. Before The Friar could even stumble out of the way, the cold light had already struck the adept.
A cry of pain rang out. Although the adept did not suffer any serious injuries, he was still sent tumbling uncontrollably towards the other side of the treasured ship in mid-air.
A rainbow-colored fiery light seemed to form a rainbow in mid-air. However, the place where the rainbow bridge landed was coincidentally where the adept from the Fire Phoenix clan had flown past. The wretched cry came to an abrupt end. Although the adept from the Fire Phoenix clan was known as the Fire Spirit, he only managed to withstand the rainbow-colored fiery light for a short while before turning into ashes.
All the streaks of light in the sky landed on the deck of the treasured ship. Among them, the person who had unleashed the rainbow-colored fiery light was Tianqin Laozu. However, at this moment, Tianqin Laozu was staring in shock at the early Dharma adept from Zhenling who had sent the Fire Phoenix clan adept flying towards her. It was Lu Ping's little junior sister, Jiang Tianxuan.
Ever since Tianqin had returned to Zhenling, Jiang Tianxuan had spent most of her time training in seclusion. She rarely appeared in the sect. Now that Tianqin had seen her again, Jiang Tianxuan had already condensed her Dharma power and had become an early Dharma adept.
Xuan Er, this was her own daughter!
Tianqin Laozu stood on the deck of the treasured ship and stared at Jiang Tianxuan with a myriad of expressions. Her mouth trembled, but she did not say a single word.
Jiang Tianxuan looked at this unfamiliar "Uncle-Master Tianqin" in front of her. She seemed to see a hint of friendliness in her strange eyes, but more of it was guilt. This made Jiang Tianxuan feel a little confused, but at the same time, she could not help but want to get closer to this Uncle-Master who was rumored to be at odds with her mother.
Although Liu Tianling had never told her about the grudges between the elders, there were many rumors about their relationship in the sect. Jiang Tianxuan had tried to ask her father and mother about it, but her father only smiled bitterly and shook his head, unwilling to talk about it. As for her mother, who had always doted on her, after reprimanding her, she locked her in the Heaven's Cave Inheritance to cultivate in seclusion. After that, she sent her to Fei Ling Mountain to condense her Dharma Idol with the help of the spiritual vein at the top of the mountain.
Fortunately, when she was training in seclusion at the top of Fei Ling Mountain, she happened to meet her Ninth Senior Brother who had also come to Fei Ling Mountain to undergo his second Thunder Tribulation. Although she had been training in seclusion for the past few years, she knew that her Ninth Senior Brother was now an important figure in the sect. If he spoke in the sect, even his teacher, her mother, Head Zhenling, would have to consider it carefully, so she begged Lu Ping for help.
Since it was his teacher who wanted Little Junior Sister to stay in seclusion, although Lu Ping could guess the reason for his teacher's decision, he had to respect his teacher's will first. Although he did not directly take Little Junior Sister out of Fei Ling Island, he agreed to plead for her with his teacher.
For this reason, not long after Lu Ping passed the Thunder Tribulation, he secretly returned to Tian Ling Mountain to plead for Little Junior Sister before his cultivation stabilized. After a secret discussion between the teacher and disciple, Jiang Tianxuan really allowed him to return to Tian Ling Mountain without training in seclusion.
"Xuan 'er!"
Hearing this, Jiang Tianxuan turned around and saw Jiang Tianlin smiling at her at the door of the cabin.
"Father!"
Jiang Tianxuan immediately forgot the strange feeling she had just had and jumped toward Jiang Tianlin.
Jiang Tianlin's smiling gaze left his daughter in front of him for a moment. Then, he chuckled as he listened to his daughter, who was like a lark, complain about her boring cultivation life all these years by his ear.
However, this was obviously not the time for the father and daughter to catch up. Seeing Tian Cheng Laozu walk over, Jiang Tianlin laughed and interrupted his daughter's complaints. He said, "Alright, alright, you are now a Dharma adept. If the fourth or fifth generation disciples of our sect saw you, they would have to call you 'Laozu'. But look at you, you look like you have not grown up yet. You don't have the aura of a Dharma adept at all!"
Ancestor Tiancheng laughed and said, "What do you mean by the temperament of a Dharma Ancestor? What kind of temperament does a Dharma Ancestor have? Martial niece, don't listen to your father's nonsense. It's this appearance that makes me feel that I'm not old!"
Jiang Tianxuan obediently called him Uncle-Master. She knew that Tian Cheng Laozu had something to say to her father, so she found an excuse to turn around and leave. However, after leaving, Jiang Tianxuan subconsciously glanced at the place where Tian Qin Laozu had been standing before, only to realize that Tian Qin Laozu had already left.
"Looks like it is not only our sect that has become stronger over the years. Other than a few old guys from the other sects, there are many new faces in today's battle!"
Tian Cheng Laozu said as he looked at the North Sea sects and Fire Phoenix adepts who were still fighting in the distance.
The ship had already turned to leave. After Tian Qin Laozu and the others boarded the ship, no matter how stubborn Yan Nine-leaf was, he knew that there was no way to stop the ship now. He could also see that Zhenling wanted to leave, and it was obvious that he wanted both the Fire Phoenix and the North Sea sects to suffer.
However, the current situation was that the North Sea sects and the Fire Phoenix clan were fighting each other. Even if they wanted to separate, it would not be possible to do so in a short period of time. On the other hand, Zhenling could move freely on the ship. Even if they could see through Zhenling's intentions, they could not stop him.
Jiang Tianlin smiled faintly and said, "This is to be expected. The North Sea has been relatively peaceful these past few years, and it is a good time for us to recuperate. Although our sect has gained the most from the large cultivation resource distribution centers like Frost Island and Scarlet Fog Island, the other sects have also shared a lot of the benefits. It is normal to have these new Dharma adepts. However, we still have to see how many things each sect has hidden. The North Sea sects also want to take this opportunity to show off their strength to our sect. This is also a warning to our sect that even if we become a large sect, we still have to take them seriously!"
Tian Cheng Laozu laughed and said, "Oh, so they have also realized that our sect's ascension is unstoppable. Isn't this a disguised form of weakness?"
Jiang Tianlin nodded, but he still said with some worry, "There is no need to fear internal problems, only external ones!"
Tian Cheng Laozu's expression also became much more serious. He then said, "Disciple Lu is still in the central area. It looks like he is going to stop Yan Jiuxiao. After we return to the station, should Senior Brother go and help him?"
Jiang Tianlin thought about it and said, "No problem, let's make sufficient preparations first!"
Tian Cheng Laozu hesitated for a moment and said, "Senior Brother, are you sure that Disciple Lu can fight against a Pure Yang adept?"
Jiang Tianlin sighed and said, "Before he entered the late Dharma stage, although this brat was strong, I could more or less sense the limits of his strength. However, after leaving Fei Ling Island, even I can't see how strong he is. Although Yan Jiuxiao has the geographical advantage in the central area of Scarlet Fog Island, don't forget that the brat also has a Pure Yang spirit treasure!"
After parting ways with Tian Cheng Laozu and the others, Lu Ping followed Laozu's directions and headed towards the place where the Life Plume Feather had appeared.
In reality, after leaving the land of fire poison, Lu Ping had already taken a shortcut and was not too far away from his destination. This was also why Tian Cheng Laozu was not worried that he had gone to the wrong place after leaving.
However, when Lu Ping arrived at the place Laozu had mentioned, there was no trace of Yan Jiuxiao and the others. Since the Fire Phoenix Clan dared to attack Zhenling's treasured ship when Yan Jiuxiao was not around, then Yan Jiuxiao had clearly not left the central area of Scarlet Fog Island. So where did he go?
Although Lu Ping's Divine Will was greatly hindered in this volcanic area, he still tried his best to spread it out in all directions to search for the aura that the Fire Phoenix Clan might have left behind. Very quickly, Lu Ping found some clues.
These traces were not the aura of the Fire Phoenix Clan. In reality, with a Pure Yang adept like Yan Jiuxiao around, Lu Ping was only able to find their aura on the off chance. What Lu Ping discovered was that one of the four volcanoes around him was obviously different from the other three.
At this moment, the volcano on Lu Ping's right was still emitting a thick crimson mist, and there was a fiery river of lava flowing from the top of the volcano. But compared to the other three active volcanoes, this one seemed to be too quiet!
Lu Ping arrived at the edge of the volcano's crater. Below him was a magma lake that looked like a boiling pot. The heat rising from the scarlet magma could even solidify the soil at the edge of the crater into crystals that were even harder than stone. However, when the magma brushed past Lu Ping's body, it could only bring up clouds of white mist. Lu Ping himself did not seem to feel it at all. However, his eyes flickered with a frightening light, as if two sharp swords were trying to cut through the surface of the magma lake and see the scene in its depths.
Then, a brilliant light suddenly flashed in Lu Ping's left hand, and a feather that flickered with a rainbow light suddenly appeared in his hand. At the same time, a light flashed in his right hand, and a handkerchief appeared in his hand.
Lu Ping used the handkerchief to wrap around the rainbow feather, and the inner essence in his hand endlessly poured into it, dyeing the handkerchief a bluish-purple. Even the rainbow-colored light of the feather inside was instantly drowned out by Lu Ping's inner essence.
Lu Ping's eyes seemed to be open, but they weren't. In the blink of an eye, a surging divine sense wrapped around the rainbow feather in his hand, as if he was waiting for something to happen.
Sure enough, just as Lu Ping's inner essence was about to enter the rainbow feather, the feather suddenly began to tremble violently. Lu Ping's divine sense instantly erupted like a mountain torrent, trying its best to trace the source of this mysterious feeling that caused the feather to tremble.
The magma lake, it really was in the magma lake!
Lu Ping stood at the edge of the crater, motionless. No one knew what he was thinking. After a moment, Lu Ping suddenly moved. His hands drew a half arc behind him, and then he forcefully waved them forward. Two blue lights flashed and disappeared into the magma lake below. At this moment, a sharp sword cry rippled in the sky above the crater.
Lu Ping's hands danced in the air, as if they had turned into a circle in midair. Looking at his serious expression, it was obvious that this process was quite difficult.
At this moment, the boiling magma lake in the center suddenly changed. There seemed to be two forces chasing each other in the huge magma lake, stirring up the entire lake.
In the beginning, it only drew two ripples on the lake's surface, and it did not cause much movement. However, as Lu Ping's hands waved in the air more and more urgently, the two forces in the lake rotated faster and faster, driving more and more magma. When the entire lake was stirred up, it continued to move deeper. In less than half a cup of tea's time, the entire magma lake began to rotate along with the two forces that Lu Ping controlled deep into the magma lake.
The center of the boiling lake began to sink, and the surrounding lakeshore rose in the rotation of the magma lake. As the magma churned and rotated, it hit the edges of the lake, stirring up fiery red magma waves of tens of feet high. In the next moment, these edges were quickly melted and flattened.
The edge of the crater became hotter and hotter, and the originally solidified crystals softened and even began to melt again. Only the crystal rocks near Lu Ping's feet were moist. Not only did they not melt, but water continued to seep in to cool them down. However, thicker and thicker white mist rose, drowning Lu Ping in it. Only his hands were still firmly drawing circles outside the white mist.
The center of the magma lake had sunk for hundreds of feet due to the more intense rotation, but it was still bottomless. Lu Ping still did not relax at all. His hands drew circles in the air faster and faster, even turning into a cluster of afterimages in the air, as if there were dozens of palms covering the trajectory of Lu Ping's circles.
After the center of the magma lake continued to sink for hundreds of feet, a colorful light finally burst out from the lake. Lu Ping's eyes lit up, and his hands still did not dare to slack off. The white mist rising from his feet formed a huge white jade lotus seat, carrying Lu Ping across the edge of the crater and into the center of the sinking magma lake. After ten minutes, the entire magma lake returned to its previous calmness.
At the moment when Lu Ping disappeared, the two forces that had been stirring in the magma lake suddenly dissipated. The Thin Water Flowing Sword, which had been burned red and severely injured, was immediately pulled out and disappeared behind Lu Ping. The magma lake, which had lost its stirring force, was still rotating due to inertia, but the amplitude was indeed gradually decreasing. The sunken center of the lake also slowly began to rise. The colorful light was once again submerged by the magma. After ten minutes, the entire magma lake returned to its previous calmness.
However, at this moment, a dull loud noise suddenly came from the bottom of the magma lake, followed by the entire volcano trembling. The magma lake suddenly churned, and hundreds of feet of magma suddenly shot up from the center of the lake into the air. The entire magma lake shook violently, and the magma that overflowed from the crater instantly covered half of the mountain peak.
At an unknown place at the bottom of the magma lake, the Flame Spirit Coffin looked at everything in front of it with a dumbstruck expression. After a long time, it asked in disbelief, "Grandfather, this, could this be the place where Ancestor Luan Daoist's inheritance is located?"
At the side, Yan Jiuxiao's eyes also flickered with fanaticism as he said, "That's right, this is the ancestor's inheritance. If our Fire Phoenix Race can obtain the treasure here, it will be worth it no matter how great the price we have to pay. The reason why the Green Sea Snakes are so powerful is because of one of the three molted True Spirit Bodies that Jiao Daoren left behind. If we can obtain this treasure, we will definitely become the foundation for all eternity!"
Right at this moment, a loud bang suddenly came from above their heads.
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