The phoenix carried them in a circle in the air before stopping and hovering to one side.
Soon after, the volcano erupted, spewing out streams of lava.
The scenery was, to be honest, quite spectacular.
"Squeak..." The phoenix's loud cry startled the demons in Tianyu City, who were not far away, and they all looked towards the direction of Jinyan Mountain.
Seeing the molten lava about to erupt into the sky, everyone tensed up.
But when they thought about the wide river outside the city that the Demon Emperor had created, they felt relieved.
The phoenix landed on a high rock not far from the crater.
Seeing that it kept staring at the crater, Shu Jianyue couldn't help but ask, "Are you reminiscing about this place?"
Phoenix shook its head. "What are you thinking? I'm just waiting for it to shut up."
"Huh?" Shu Jianyue was surprised both by its opening statement and by its words.
When the volcano shuts up, it means it has finished spewing out all its lava.
"So you want to go back inside?"
Phoenix shook her head again, "How could that be? I've been so desperate to get out of here, I'd have to be crazy to go back."
"Then what do you want to do by waiting for it to shut up?" Shu Jianyue asked, pulling Zhong Jiu off its back.
"Wait until it's flattened." Phoenix's voice was unusually cold.
Shu Jianyue raised her delicate eyebrows. "Do you need any help?"
Phoenix glanced at her sideways and shook her head, saying, "No need, I'll take revenge myself."
Shu Jianyue nodded and leaned against Chong Jiu, waiting for the mountain fire to shut up.
Bored while waiting, Shu Jianyue looked around and then saw Ni Tian and Bai Zhuohai crawling out of the ashes in a disheveled state.
"Pfft... Husband, look!"
Chong Jiu followed her gaze and frowned. "Yes, as you wished, it wasn't buried."
Shu Jianyue retorted, "Is this what you want him to see? You want him to see their pathetic state."
Let's watch the show together!
Chong Jiu looked down at her, his eyes asking, "What's wrong?"
Shu Jianyue shook her head speechlessly. Oh well, there's still a generation gap.
Seeing Bai Zhuohai and Ni Tian walking towards them, he patted Phoenix and said, "You think flattening this volcano will calm it down? What about the person who trapped you inside?"
Phoenix turned and glanced at her, saying, "Who do you think trapped me inside?"
"With my strength, who could trap me here? If it weren't for the restrictions in this mountain, who could hold me back?"
Shu Jianyue stared at it speechlessly. So, it was entirely its own fault that it was trapped in this volcano.
"Then how come you were able to come out now?"
Phoenix looked at her meaningfully, "That's all thanks to you. If it weren't for you, I don't know when I would have had a chance to leave this godforsaken place."
"Because of me?" Shu Jianyue asked, puzzled.
How come she didn't know she had such a magical charm?
Chong Jiu was also puzzled, so both of them looked at Phoenix.
Phoenix chuckled and said, "You really are incredibly stupid; it's because of your bloodline."
"My bloodline?" Her bloodline was nothing special. If she hadn't eaten a Spirit-Soothing Fruit, she might never have had the chance to cultivate in her entire life.
"You just haven't realized it yourself. Your bloodline is quite special. The vitality within it is very strong, and it also carries a powerful water-based energy. This is something I have never seen before." Having lived for hundreds of thousands of years, it truly had never seen such a bloodline.
But Shu Jianyue understood that the so-called water-based energy must be her water-based superpower.
"Therefore, I have an advantage wherever I go, where fire energy is abundant."
Both last time and this time when she entered the molten lava, she used the Blazing Netherworld Fire to envelop her entire body, so she didn't feel anything. If Phoenix hadn't brought it up, she probably would never have known that she had this advantage.
Phoenix nodded, "The powerful life force in your bloodline is also very special, so it's best not to let anyone with ulterior motives discover it."
When Chongjiu heard it say that Shu Jianyue's bloodline had a powerful life force, it became wary.
It's not that I'm afraid of what the phoenix will do—if I wanted to do something, I would have done it already. It's just that I happened to have the same problem as the phoenix.
A strong life force is very attractive to cultivators whose life force is low and who are nearing the end of their lives.
Shu Jianyue felt Chong Jiu's embrace tighten, and couldn't help but slap his hand, saying, "If Phoenix hadn't brought it up, you wouldn't have noticed, and who else outside would have?"
"It's better to be safe than sorry." Chong Jiu didn't want any danger around her, so he had to find a way to conceal her special bloodline.
Just as Shu Jianyue was about to comfort him, Bai Zhuo and Ni Tian came up, so the topic could no longer be discussed.
When Bai Zhuohai and Ni Tian climbed up, they had already removed the disheveled marks from their bodies.
Ni Tian really wanted to curse, but with Phoenix around, he held back.
Phoenix glanced at them and then continued to stare at the crater, waiting for it to stop before it began to chip away at it.
Shu Jianyue squeezed Zhong Jiu's hand, looked at the two of them and smiled, "You guys came out pretty slowly, the volcano was almost shut up."
Bai Zhuohai blinked and looked at the crater, while Yan Guojiang slowly stopped.
Before he could say anything, the phoenix flew away.
Chong Jiu immediately grabbed Shu Jianyue and flew up a few meters, hovering in the air.
Bai Zhuohai, without much thought, immediately followed suit and flew up.
Ni Tian was a second too slow and almost fell down with the rock.
Looking back, he saw the phoenix carving up Mount Jinyan and immediately roared, "What are you doing?"
Phoenix ignored him completely, focusing all its energy on chipping away at the Flame Mountain.
Ni Tian looked at Shu Jianyue and said, "Make it stop immediately. I will take you to the teleportation array right away."
Why would we need Ganges Stones? If Mount Jinyan is gone, our Heavenly Domain City will probably be surrounded by lava.
He wants to get out, but that's not something that can be done overnight.
Shu Jianyue shrugged and said, "It doesn't listen to me."
"Besides, they are taking revenge, how can I tell them to stop?"
"Obstructing someone from seeking revenge is like killing their parents. Go ahead and do it, but don't drag me into it."
He glared at her with eyes that seemed to be spitting fire.
Shu Jianyue raised an eyebrow and said, "Don't look at me like that, or I won't be able to resist taking action against you."
Ni Tian glanced at Chong Jiu and said, unable to contain himself any longer, "Do you really think I'm afraid of you?"
"Heh, do you think I'm afraid of you?" Shu Jianyue took out the God-Soothing Whip and made a snapping sound in the air.
Upon hearing this voice, Bai Zhuo involuntarily took two steps back.
Ni Tian narrowed his eyes when he saw the whip in her hand.
"Squeak..." Phoenix flew back after finishing off the volcano. "What, not convinced? Want to fight me again?"
Ni Tian paused in his raised hand and turned to look at the phoenix that had flown back.
After the phoenix vented its anger, its entire being—no, its entire bird—became different.
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