Zuan nodded and said, "That's right."

Given their current relationship, there's no need to hide it from her.

Mi Li said, "The strange birds you awakened before were Dafeng, Baiming, Lanfu, Xuehuang, and Qingluan. If I'm not mistaken, these should correspond to the Nine Phoenix Chicks."

"A phoenix raises nine chicks?" Zu An was taken aback.

Mi Li nodded: "That's right. Legend has it that there are nine kinds of divine birds among the descendants of the phoenix, each with its own special abilities. The one you are cultivating is called the Phoenix Nirvana Scripture, and it just so happens that there are these kinds of birds. It is no coincidence."

Zuan had actually made this guess before, but unfortunately, she wasn't as certain as she was.

Mi Li continued, "If I remember correctly, among the nine phoenix chicks, there is one called the Fire Phoenix. It inherits the phoenix's ability to control flames. If you can awaken this divine bird, you will surely be able to generate extremely powerful and yang flames. Judging from the order, it should be about time for it."

Zu An smiled wryly and said, "It's strange, but every time my cultivation level increased by one rank before, I would awaken the ability of a divine bird. But this time, even though I have already broken through to the eighth rank, I don't know why, no new strange bird has appeared."

Mi Li replied, "There is a qualitative difference between cultivators after the eighth rank and those before the eighth rank. I suppose it's because you've just broken through and are still at the threshold of the eighth rank, and your cultivation level hasn't reached the threshold to trigger the Fire Phoenix."

"There's nothing I can do about it now," Zu An said, his head throbbing. "Where can I improve my cultivation in such a short time?"

He had just absorbed a lot of Ma An's power, but Ma An was only a sixth-rank cultivator, so it was a drop in the ocean for improving his own cultivation.

Mi Li's expression was somewhat strange: "Have you forgotten that you still have a power within you?"

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Holy crap, I don't know if it's because I wrote too much about poop and pee the other day, but I have diarrhea today. What a tragedy...