The Ice Phoenix Ancestor smiled and said, "Don't speak too confidently. Let's talk about it after you succeed."

With that, he waved his sleeve, and Lu Fuyue instantly appeared in a boundless expanse of ice and snow.

“Little girl, someone once left a phoenix feather in this place. If you can gain the feather’s approval, you might be able to solve this problem.”

After saying that, the Ice Phoenix Ancestor disappeared, leaving only Lu Fuyue behind.

But at that moment, the surrounding ice and snow gradually receded, and countless golden flames rose up from the ground, constantly approaching Lu Fuyue from all directions.

Even the sky turned fiery red, and the scorching heat made the air in this place dry and hot.

Upon seeing this, Lu Fuyue immediately understood that this was one of the tests to obtain the phoenix feather.

It's either death or passing the test!

Her eyes darkened slightly, and she made a decisive move. With a flick of her sleeve, the Weak Water Zither appeared out of thin air in her arms.

As the fire grew larger and larger, engulfing her, Lu Fuyue immediately quickened her pace in playing the zither.

In an instant, a stream of azure spiritual energy surged forward, carving a path through the raging flames. In that instant, wherever the spiritual energy reached, the flames gave way.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Lu Fuyue activated the Lotus Steps technique, and red lotuses appeared beneath her feet. She touched the ground with her toes and leaped out of the encirclement of flames, quickly escaping the spot.

However, when she flew into the air, Lu Fuyue realized that this sea of ​​fire was boundless and had no end in sight, with nowhere to land.

Although she could make the flames retreat, the area covered by this sea of ​​fire was simply too vast.

The required spiritual power and cultivation level are beyond her current capabilities.

Lu Fuyue's eyes narrowed slightly. Standing on a red lotus, with a zither in her arms, she carefully observed the surrounding situation, searching for a solution.

The fire was golden-red in color, yet it also subtly hinted at the aura of a fire phoenix.

Judging from the appearance, the phoenix feather is not far from here.

But where could it be?

Lu Fuyue scanned her surroundings, and suddenly her gaze stopped, landing on the highest mountain peak not far away.

Because there, not a single flame dared to approach.

The mountain was bare, with nothing on it except for a lifelike phoenix statue on the mountain.

Her intuition told her that it was very likely the place where the Fire Phoenix Feathers were located.

So Lu Fuyue circulated her cultivation technique, and countless red lotuses appeared out of thin air, forming a lotus bridge that led directly to the top of the mountain.

But just as Lu Fuyue was about to approach the mountain, her spiritual power suddenly vanished, the lotus bridge disappeared as well, and she fell straight down from mid-air.

Lu Fuyue's expression changed drastically. She reacted quickly and, just before landing, used a clever move to land safely on the ground.

She seemed to have thought of something and quickly circulated her cultivation technique, but no matter how she tried, she couldn't sense any spiritual energy.

Could this place be... the legendary land of no spirits?

Legend has it that the Land of Absolute Spirits was formed from the spiritual domain of a powerful being at the Tribulation Transcending stage or above before their passing.

Once you enter the Land of Severed Spirits, no matter how high your cultivation level is, you will temporarily lose your spiritual power.

No wonder this place was the only one that wasn't engulfed by the flames. It turns out that this mountain is a unique and sacred place, isolated from those places surrounded by fire.

Lu Fuyue looked up at the mountaintop, while she stood at the foot of the mountain.

Looking up, all you see are steep cliffs and precipices, not a single vine, shrouded in mist, obscuring the mountaintop.

She currently has no spiritual power in her body, just like an ordinary person.

But if she wanted to get the phoenix feather, she would have to climb up.

After a long silence, Lu Fuyue looked up at the mountaintop, a determined glint in her eyes. Some things, if you don't do them, how will you know if you can succeed?

Similarly, if she doesn't try, how will she know she can't climb up?

Lu Fuyue walked to the mountain wall, reached up and grabbed a protruding rock. She did the same with her other hand, grabbing the rock closest to her head and gripping it tightly.

Then he lifted his foot, stepped into a crevice in the rock wall, and carefully climbed forward.

Gradually, several hours passed.

Lu Fuyue's palms were covered in blood, and even black blood was seeping from under some of her fingernails.

Sweat dripped from her forehead, soaking her white dress and clinging to her body, while her hair lay disheveled on her face.

She hadn't even climbed a tenth of the way yet, but her face was already extremely pale, even her lips were white, only her eyes were full of hope.

No, she absolutely had to climb up; she couldn't give up!

Soon, Lu Fuyun gripped the rock above his head tightly with both hands, lifted one foot, and tried to find a suitable foothold.

But at that moment, the stone she was holding in her right hand suddenly became extremely hot, like a red-hot iron.

The intense heat caused Lu Fuyue's hand to loosen instinctively, and then she swayed and suddenly slipped and fell.

Lu Fuyue's expression changed drastically in an instant. She immediately grabbed onto any rocks she could to prevent herself from falling.

Fortunately, she caught it quickly.

During the fall, countless sharp stones scratched her skin.

In particular, a sharp stone slashed her arm, leaving a deep gash that exposed bone, and large amounts of blood gushed out from the wound.

Lu Fuyue forced herself to endure the pain, steadied herself, and then used her other hand to forcefully tear a strip of cloth from her skirt.

Then, simply bandage the wound on your arm to prevent excessive blood loss and the resulting weakness.

After regaining her balance, Lu Fuyue began climbing again.

...

A day later, she finally climbed to the halfway point of the mountain.

Gradually, Lu Fuyue also discovered a problem: some of the stones were not stones at all, but illusions created by flames. Once she put her hand on them, the illusions would disappear, and she would not only get burned, but also fall again due to loss of balance.

This means she has to start all over again.

Fortunately, every time she climbed up, she would first use her hand to test whether the stone was real or not before deciding whether to grab it.

A few days later, Lu Fuyue's physical strength began to be completely exhausted.

But she was still about five or six meters away from the summit.

Although she has temporarily lost her cultivation and will not feel hunger like a real mortal, her physical strength will gradually be exhausted over time.

Lu Fuyue's whole body ached, and she felt a little dizzy. She tried to open her eyes to see where she should go next, but her eyelids grew heavier and heavier.