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"Who exactly are you?" Li Xiaonan exclaimed.
Ling Kui and Mei Qingdan exchanged glances, unsure of who Li Xiaonan was addressing.
"I am the Soul-Claiming Vines that you have shattered. If you spare me, I will give you spiritual herbs; whatever you want, I will provide. This land once hosted immortals, and the Spiritual Energy here is exceptionally dense. I have explored every inch of this land, and I know exactly where every spiritual herb is located."
Li Xiaonan narrowed his eyes and smiled, "Are you really saying that whatever I want, you'll give me? I want Dragon's Vein Grass, Ghost Flower Vine, Horned Ginseng..." He listed over twenty types of rare spiritual herbs in one breath. These were names he had seen in his mother's alchemy notes; some herbs didn't even have illustrations, and he had no idea what their effects were. He just wanted to test the words of the Soul-Claiming Vines.
"Wait a moment, I'll fetch them for you." In an instant, three Horned Ginseng appeared on the ground, along with two Ghost Flower Vines...
Ten minutes later, all the herbs Li Xiaonan mentioned were laid out before him.
Mei Qingdan understood now; Li Xiaonan was communicating with the Soul-Claiming Vines. He didn't care why Li Xiaonan knew so many rare herbs or why only Li Xiaonan could hear the Soul-Claiming Vines speak. He grabbed Li Xiaonan's arm urgently and said, "Boy, ask the old man if there’s any Spirit Herb. I owe you a huge favor. Even if I can't repay it now, when you ascend to immortality in the future, I will repay you!"
Li Xiaonan had never seen Mei Qingdan so serious before and didn’t want to tease him. He shook his head with a bitter smile, "The future... is too far away..."
Mei Qingdan's expression darkened, but Li Xiaonan said, "I still want Spirit Herb."
A glint flashed in Mei Qingdan's eyes as he stared intently at Li Xiaonan. Moments later, a Spirit Herb appeared on the ground.
"Is that all?" Li Xiaonan frowned.
"That's plenty! This Spirit Herb is a wisdom-awakening elixir; it takes a thousand years to sprout, another thousand to grow, yet another thousand to bloom, and ten thousand years to bear fruit for the next generation. There's still one more on the island; if I give you this one, it will be uprooted."
Li Xiaonan waved his hand at the void and said, "You’re quite generous."
"Being a plant isn't easy. Can you let me go now, Boss?" Soul-Claiming Vines chuckled.
Li Xiaonan ignored him and handed the Spirit Herb to Mei Qingdan. "Old Man Mei, there's no need for repayment. I don't have anything for you to do, but I must thank you for helping us along the way."
"Good child, you're such a good child!" Mei Qingdan said, tears of gratitude in his eyes as he accepted the Spirit Herb.
"Soul-Claiming Vines, let me ask you, are you the core of the wooden formation?" Li Xiaonan casually sat down on the ground. He noticed that although Soul-Claiming Vines had surrendered, the wooden formation remained intact.
"Well, Boss, I'm not. If you break the wooden formation, that guy will come out. How about I open a special passage for you? Let you all leave?"
Li Xiaonan raised the Heavenly Opening Axe once more.
"Don't! Don't! The wooden formation is from the Phoenix Tree. Ugh... why am I so unlucky..."
Soul-Claiming Vines had absorbed the essence of the Phoenix Tree for many years. Now, being asked to leave it behind made him reluctant. However, if he didn't leave, this man in front of him would likely chop him down too.
The vines on the Phoenix Tree slowly loosened and fell to the ground, crawling toward the rock wall. Li Xiaonan collected the herbs on the ground and before the real wooden formation could activate, he swung the Heavenly Opening Axe at the Phoenix Tree with three horizontal strikes.
The Phoenix Tree trembled violently; leaves flew everywhere as if a roar echoed from beneath the ground or above his head. "Awooo!"
"What's with that howl!" Li Xiaonan exclaimed as he swung the Heavenly Opening Axe at the Phoenix Tree and unleashed a series of Exorcism Eighteen Strikes. Boom! The Millennium Phoenix Tree fell just like that.
Li Xiaonan and his group finally saw daylight again. The sky was blue, and the clouds were white. Although they could only see a round patch of sky, it didn't diminish the sunlight pouring down from above, shining brilliantly and lifting Li Xiaonan's spirits.
It turned out that what they called a cave was actually a small Mountain Valley. The Phoenix Tree had grown so tall and lush that it completely blocked out the sunlight. No wonder Soul-Claiming Vines clung tightly to it; plants need photosynthesis too. With such a big tree blocking everything, it was clear that while it feasted on nutrients, it didn't allow others to share even a drop—leading to its eventual downfall.
The legendary Five Elements Formation's second wooden formation was thus pitifully broken by Li Xiaonan. One could only wonder how the celestial beings who set up this formation would react upon discovering the truth—would they fall directly from the celestial realm into the Cultivation world?
"Chirp!" A clear cry swept over the heads of the three.
Li Xiaonan looked up, realizing that the Soul-Claiming Vines referred to it! It seemed that the third formation of the Five Elements Formation was indeed this.
The source of the cry was a Fire Phoenix, its proud head held high as it gazed down at Li Xiaonan and the others. Wrapped in blazing flames, its perfect form soared through the sky, draped in colorful rays of light, dazzling and magnificent, as if it were the true sun in the sky, the real ruler of the air.
Legend has it that the phoenix was once an immortal, residing atop a Millennium Wutong tree. Due to a moment of greed for sleep, its tail swept across the heavens, bringing down fire upon the world and causing great suffering. Ultimately, a dragon emerged to summon rain and resolve the disaster. From that day on, the phoenix was demoted to a Ninth-Order Spirit Beast. Born as a Ninth-Order Spirit Beast, it was destined to be powerful but could never advance or transform into an immortal.
"Why have you destroyed my dwelling?" A pair of phoenix eyes coldly stared at Li Xiaonan, revealing a surprisingly youthful male voice.
The phoenix, with males referred to as Feng and females as Huang, was clearly an underage Fire Phoenix. Though still young, it was a member of the phoenix clan and inherently possessed control over the five elements, with strength comparable to a Great Ascension Stage Cultivator.
"Hmph! A dragon's orphan with such audacity to trespass on Kou Long Mountain—seeking death!" The Fire Phoenix immediately recognized Ling Kui's identity and wasted no time in unleashing a torrent of flames toward the three.
Mei Qingdan brandished a small purple gourd and shouted loudly, "Reel it in!" The roaring flames were completely absorbed into the gourd.
The Fire Phoenix spread its colorful wings and circled above them, showering down sparks like a meteor shower.
Mei Qingdan scoffed, "A Ninth-Order Spirit Beast? I don't even regard you." With that, he collected all the sparks back into his gourd.
"Good! A Great Ascension Stage Cultivator! I don't regard you either. Today, I shall fight you!" The Fire Phoenix let out a clear cry and dove down.
Li Xiaonan pulled Ling Kui back.
"Old Man Mei has changed his mind? Hasn't he always been reluctant to intervene?" Ling Kui watched as Mei Qingdan in his yellow attire battled fiercely against the Fire Phoenix in midair.
"The Heavenly Dao may be complete, but in the cultivation world, one cannot act recklessly. Even a Ninth-Order Spirit Beast or a Scattered Immortal could cause him to fall before ascension. Moreover, who knows what the immortal realm is like? No one can say for certain. A Great Ascension Stage cultivator must prepare for ascension in every possible way. As for Old Man Mei suddenly changing his mind to help us, it's likely because of that Spirit Herb; he doesn't want to owe anyone."
Li Xiaonan quietly observed Mei Qingdan's attacking methods, diligently trying to learn from them.
"Xiao Nan, what do you think the Immortal Realm is like?" Ling Kui continued to ask.
"What else could it be? It’s probably not much better than the Cultivation Realm. Wherever there are people, there are conflicts; where there are interests, there will be disputes. I guess it’s just about forming cliques, fighting for territory, and brawling," Li Xiaonan replied without a second thought.
Ling Kui looked at Li Xiaonan in surprise. In the eyes of ordinary Cultivators, immortals were sacred and inviolable, and the Immortal Realm was something that all Cultivators aspired to. Yet, with just one sentence, Li Xiaonan shattered all the beauty and aspirations associated with it.
Unbeknownst to Li Xiaonan, the battle between Mei Qingdan and Fire Phoenix had reached a fever pitch.
Behind Mei Qingdan hung seven differently colored Treasure Gourds. From each gourd flew out a pill, and with both hands forming seals, Mei Qingdan directed the pills to different parts of Fire Phoenix's body before detonating them.
Fire Phoenix was at a disadvantage but refused to back down. It soared gracefully through the air, its splendid tail trailing a series of sparks that connected into a mysterious formation. With a powerful flap of its wings, Fire Phoenix sent the formation hurtling forward.
Li Xiaonan quickly sketched this unprecedented attack method in his mind as he watched Mei Qingdan, curious about how she would respond.
With a cold snort, Mei Qingdan unleashed forty-nine pills from her Seven Treasures Gourd. The pills arranged themselves in an orderly line and crashed into Fire Phoenix's formation one by one.
Boom! The sound of explosions echoed through the sky, growing louder with each blast. When the forty-ninth pill struck the formation, it finally shattered.
Two figures—one red and one yellow—gazed coldly at each other.
Li Xiaonan narrowed his eyes and swallowed a Ningyu Dan that Mei Qingdan had given him before flying toward the two figures in the sky.
He could see clearly that Mei Qingdan's strength was on par with Fire Phoenix's. If they continued fighting like this, they would only end up mutually injured. He had already devised a countermeasure—using their own methods against them!
Ling Kui was momentarily stunned but did not stop him; he believed that Li Xiaonan must have a foolproof plan.
"Why are you coming up here, boy?" Mei Qingdan said angrily. As a master of Alchemy, he looked down on the idea of using numbers to overwhelm an opponent, especially when it involved a child helping him.
"Senior Mei, you're tired too. Just let me have a turn; if I can't beat you, you can take over again," Li Xiaonan replied with a cheerful smile.
Mei Qingdan frowned and said, "No way! This is just a wheel battle!"
"Hmph! Stop your whining. If we're going to fight, let's do it together. I don't even regard you in the Great Ascension stage; do you think I'd care about a Late Stage of Heart Movement Cultivator? What a joke!" His phoenix eyes looked at Li Xiaonan as if he were nothing more than an ant.
This was the look Li Xiaonan hated the most. He coldly replied, "Listen carefully, you dead bird. I'm at the Late Stage of Nascent Soul!" After saying this, he secretly channeled Nine Yang True Fire onto the tip of his right index finger behind his back.
Fire Phoenix snorted coldly; to it, there was no difference between a Late Stage of Heart Movement and a Late Stage of Nascent Soul.
Mei Qingdan noticed Li Xiaonan's hidden right hand and frowned slightly, taking a few steps back. His inner thoughts raced: Late Stage of Nascent Soul? That can't be right; how could he only be at that level?
Just as Fire Phoenix raised an eyebrow in suspicion, Li Xiaonan made a swift motion with his right hand and shouted, "Bird Breaking Formation!"
"What!" Fire Phoenix was stunned. This was clearly the Phoenix Clan's ultimate technique: Blazing Phoenix Formation. How could this Cultivator possibly know it?
Li Xiaonan didn't originally know it, but he had learned by stealing techniques—and he had done so successfully.
"Ah!" The Bird Breaking Formation collided fiercely with Fire Phoenix, and Nine Yang True Fire quickly began to engulf its perfect form.
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