You You and the others passed directly through the teleportation array and arrived on Mount Wu in the next moment. Only a few years had passed since Rong's parents awakened, but Mount Wu seemed completely different. As soon as they stepped out of the array, they felt a dense spiritual energy rushing towards them. It seemed even denser than that of the True Transformation Sect, which was blessed with spiritual veins.
"The spiritual energy here is so rich; there must have been a change in the Sacred Tree space," Yuan Qi guessed.
"Then let's hurry in and take a look." Overjoyed, Rong's parents immediately strode towards the sacred tree, both forming hand seals to activate the sacred tree's space. In less than a moment, the entrance appeared ahead, and faint purple divine power continuously overflowed from within, revealing a bright light from afar.
The five of them flew over immediately and, sure enough, they saw a blinding white light. All the phoenix eggs in the space lit up, and the light was so intense that it seemed as if they were about to burst open. The eggshells were almost transparent, and they could clearly see the shadows of the phoenixes inside the eggs. They could also faintly hear the thumping of their hearts.
Father Rong stepped forward, approaching the nearest egg. After carefully sensing it, his joy grew even greater. "I can sense its primordial spirit! Their power is recovering, but it's not yet enough for them to awaken and hatch!"
With a thought, Youyou took out the "No" scroll she had found earlier—'Instantaneous Retention'—and said, "I'll try to see if I can awaken them." As soon as she finished speaking, a flash of light appeared in her hand, and a bead appeared instantly.
As she pondered how to activate it, she tentatively transmitted a wisp of power. The next moment, the bead seemed to activate, whooshing into the air. It swirled merrily around Youyou once, then soared into the sky, radiating brilliant golden light. Unlike when she was enveloped in yin energy in the Ghost City.
'Instantaneous' emitted ripples of golden light that spread throughout the entire Sacred Tree space, scattering across all the phoenix eggs. The eggs on the ground suddenly began to shake, their light intensifying, and even the previously still figures inside them suddenly began to move, as if awakened by the shaking.
Click...
It was unclear which egg made the cracking sound, but in an instant, as if contagious, cracks appeared on all the phoenix eggs. A continuous stream of purple divine power overflowed from the eggs, filling the entire space.
As if unable to bear the weight, the heavens and earth began to shake, and the group of people suddenly lost their footing.
"They're coming out!" Father Rong exclaimed with joy, but then added, "The Sacred Tree space can't withstand the divine power of their simultaneous awakening. This place is about to collapse. Let's get out first!"
The group exchanged glances, then immediately turned and retreated towards the exit. Youyou looked up at the now-dead 'Shunliu' in the air and instinctively called out, "Come back!"
'Instantaneous Retention' then obediently flew back to her palm, reverting to the skill icon in her mind. Youyou was the last to exit.
The five returned to Wushan, but the shaking did not stop, and the entire Wushan was shaken. Even more obvious was the sacred tree below the space. Whether it was because the Phoenix Clan was about to awaken or because the space was about to collapse, the tree trunk, which had been split in two, suddenly turned into specks of light and began to dissipate.
The group waited outside the space for less than a quarter of an hour when a phoenix cry rang out from within the space, followed by countless phoenix cries rising and falling in succession.
Suddenly, streaks of light flew out from the space and landed on the mountaintop. All around, one after another, magnificent and dazzling birds appeared, some slowly opening their eyes, others trying to spread their wings, their colorful feathers dyeing the entire Wushan Mountain in a vibrant hue.
The Sacred Tree space collapsed even faster, with more and more flashes flying out until the space completely collapsed, throwing out all the phoenixes inside at once.
Those who awakened first and emerged voluntarily fared better, transforming into human form after only a moment's reaction. Those who emerged later, or even those who were actively expelled by the space, fared much worse. They had no time to react upon awakening, still retaining their enormous phoenix forms, and were simply thrown to the ground.
Unfortunately, Wushan is only so big, and Feng Rong had set up many defensive formations around it beforehand, so they couldn't fall anywhere else, and could only... pile on top of each other.
Thus, the originally harmonious scene of the entire clan awakening instantly turned into a stampede, with countless screams ringing out.
"Ouch! Who stepped on me?! Quick...move away!"
"Who is it? Don't step on my paws, ptooey...whose butt is this?"
"Wife...wife, where did you fall? Damn it! Hey you over there, get out of the way, don't crush him, instead crush me! I can take it!"
"Hey buddy up there, could you move aside? Don't step on my wings!"
"You should be happy you only stepped on the wings, unlike me... Ouch! Stop moving, I'm still a single phoenix! If you step on me again, you'll have to take responsibility!"
"Which bastard dumped us all in such a tiny place? And even set up a formation!"
The five who immediately took flight on their swords: "..."
Well……
Would it be better for them to just pretend they were passing by?
Fortunately, the stampede among their own kind didn't last long. Although many phoenixes were badly crushed, they managed to regain their senses and transform back into human form. With their massive main body gone, the space on Wushan Mountain was noticeably more spacious.
The phoenixes finally recovered and slowly began to brush off the various claw marks and scratches on their bodies, though their expressions were somewhat bewildered. After all, they had only just awakened, and their memories were probably still stuck at the moment before they fell asleep.
The group flew down, and Rong's parents were the first to approach and briefly explained the current situation to everyone.
Yuan's father also checked the pulses of several phoenixes, and like Rong's parents, there were no major problems. It was just that their bodies were somewhat weak and their strength had not yet recovered due to their long slumber.
"I never imagined so many years had passed. The Empress was right back then; our clan has indeed had the chance to awaken again." A phoenix familiar with Rong's father sighed with relief, then turned to look at Feng Rong beside him and said, "Our clan's ability to awaken again this time is truly thanks to you all. Feng Xuan, you've raised a fine son!"
Mr. Rong smiled and was about to nod when Feng Rong blurted out, "What does this have to do with old man? Your awakening is all thanks to my Youyou. You should really thank her." With that, she proudly pulled Youyou over to the side.
Her friend was taken aback, but Rong's mother immediately nodded in agreement, saying, "Feng'er is right! A good son is not as important as a good wife. Hmm... my grandson is quite good too!"
Youyou: "..."
Yuan Qi: "..."
Wait, what's with this smug tone about him living off women? And... why are you phoenixes nodding like that?
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