At this moment, she seemed to feel the pain and fear of the phoenix. The little creature, only a few years old, had been so badly injured because of her...
Unconsciously, she placed her fingers on the eggshell and softly called out to Jin Huang in her heart.
"I'm sorry... Thank you!"
The next second, a surge of energy rose from her heart, as if comforting her, filled with reliance...
At the same time, the eggshell emitted bursts of red light, illuminating the surroundings. After a few seconds, it returned to calm, as if Jin Huang had heard her call and was responding with all his might.
Cang Wu was slightly stunned. That feeling of complete trust was incredibly strong. Did this phoenix... trust the woman before him so much?
Suddenly, the woman in front of the phoenix egg turned decisively, her eyes fixed on him, her tone firm.
"Clan Leader Cang, where is Fallen Feather Forest?"
Cang Wu had to admit that he recognized her courage at this moment. His eyes were filled with wisdom, but his expression was very serious! However, a place like Fallen Feather Forest was likely a one-way trip.
"I can tell you where it is, but you must break the contract! It's not that I don't trust you, but the phoenixes have been living here for years, and no phoenix that has entered has ever returned! I cannot gamble the lives of my clan's descendants on your success! Not even for the Dragon Ancestor!"
His attitude was resolute. Jin Bao'er froze at the sound of his words, looking at the phoenix egg with a complicated expression...
It wasn't that she was greedy for this contract. It was just that it had been forcibly broken once before due to her death. Although Jin Huang hadn't said anything, she knew very well that the little fellow was quite resentful! If it were to be broken again, he would probably be even angrier when she came out!
Because the contract was not just for connection, but represented loyalty and trust, support and companionship! If the contract was broken time and time again due to danger, what was the meaning of the previous contract?
"Clan Leader..."
At this moment, the woman lowered her complex eyes, emanating an inexplicable aura, her voice calm and light...
The next second, she suddenly raised her head, her eyes flashing with astonishing brilliance, stubborn and full of trust! Her voice was filled with a questioning tone.
"Are the phoenixes afraid of death? The dignified divine beasts! The proud and powerful phoenixes of countless ages, are they afraid of death?"
This sentence struck Cang Wu dumbfounded, and he stared at her with wide eyes. That inexplicable, forceful aura even made him momentarily flinch! In the woman's firm and persistent gaze, he saw a color he had once been intimately familiar with!
Afraid of death? Laughable! The phoenix clan was noble and unparalleled, their power immense, and their appearance surpassed all beast tribes! They were top divine beasts, on par with the dragon clan! Natural proud warriors!
"Laughable! We live proud lives, and even in death, we will be reborn from ashes through reincarnation! How can we be afraid of death?!"
He retorted to her words instinctively, a surge of emotion stirring within him! Following that was an endless emptiness...
Before the continent was divided, all races interacted frequently, and wars were constant. As natural powerhouses, the phoenix clan was naturally revered by all cultivators and other beast tribes, and thus occupied their own territory, unchallenged!
But since the continent's division, the days had been repeating themselves. The phoenixes, once powerful divine beasts that roamed the four seas, had gradually lost their ambition in the monotonous life. Facing the dragon clan, with whom they once stood at the pinnacle, it was a lie to say he didn't envy them...
Who wouldn't understand this truth?
Jin Bao'er looked at his increasingly heavy gaze, knowing he was reminiscing about things he didn't want to face. Although she had only been here for a short time, the legendary proud and noble phoenix clan shouldn't be like this! They shouldn't bow their heads even to the Dragon Ancestor!!
"Clan Leader, although I am just a mere human cultivator, I have heard of the legendary phoenixes in the cultivation world. They are powerful, noble, beautiful... eye-catching divine beasts! Not a race that hides in a corner like now, devoid of any fighting spirit!"
Having said that, she suddenly remembered something.
"The two phoenixes that were beaten by Long Li Xing should have just come of age, right? Clan Leader, did you watch their fight above the forest that day? I think that's what a phoenix should be like! Gorgeous, powerful, intelligent, proud! And full of passion!"
At the mention of this, Cang Wu's body trembled violently! His pupils dilated! The inheritance memories, sealed for many years, flashed again... The glorious history of the phoenix clan was so astonishing, and yet he...
A moment later, he sighed, a hint of genuine smile in his eyes as he looked at Jin Bao'er. Although he felt disdain inwardly, at least he felt that this human cultivator was qualified to be a phoenix contractor.
"So be it. I have lived for tens of thousands of years, yet I am not as perceptive as you, a young girl."
Jin Bao'er also breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Elder Cang Wu was easy to talk to. If it weren't for the backing of Long Li Xing, she was afraid she would have been blasted away on the spot, after all, the elder before her was a divine beast who had lived for ten thousand years!
Not long after, they arrived at a very beautiful cave, surrounded by mineral cave walls. Only a large circular opening above revealed light, and below was a deep, cold blue-green pool of water, bottomless... Clan Leader Cang Wu pointed in a direction and left.
Jin Bao'er looked at the cold pool beneath her feet, her eyes filled with surprise.
"This is Fallen Feather Forest? It's clearly just an ice pool! Wasn't it said that the phoenix clan possesses supreme yang fire, and wherever they go, the area is filled with heat? Why is it so cold here?"
Long Li Xing lowered his gaze and pondered. With a wave of his large hand towards the pool, the massive ice pool below instantly split in half, and an icy aura surged upwards from beneath their feet...
After a moment, the bottom was still not visible. The icy water churned rapidly, gradually returning to calm!
The stone walls around the pool, battered by the water, quickly became covered in frost, freezing at a visible rate... This showed how incredibly cold the water was!
"This..."
Jin Bao'er furrowed her brows subconsciously, the surprise in her eyes fleeting! This was only the part of the pool that was in contact with the light from above. The temperature below must be even lower! It was no less formidable than the Ghost Crystal Mine.
"Can you do it? The temperature below must be even worse than this!"
He would have liked to carry Jin Bao'er down, but his human form did not have the same powerful defense as his true form!
Jin Bao'er looked up, her gaze flickered to him, her tone very calm, but with a hint of speechlessness.
"Are you looking down on me, senior? Although my cultivation is low, I am still a pure ice-element cultivator. I am naturally not afraid of the cold. Moreover, I have my baby by my side, so my spiritual energy will not run out, and my defense will not break!"
Long Li Xing heard this and looked up. A hint of a smile and admiration flashed in his purple eyes! No wonder she was so arrogant; she had already thought of a fallback!
"If that's the case, then I shall go!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the handsome and cold man began to transform. Golden and black light illuminated the entire open-air mine, and a powerful dragon's breath surged forth!