Because the Wu family was present, You You hadn't explained in detail why she left the cave, only briefly stating that she and Wu Yue had mistakenly entered the Forest of Vengeful Spirits. Therefore, Yuan Qi and the others didn't know that she had come out following the spirit's breath.
“It was Little Flame who recognized this thing, which is why I chased after it. Dad Yuan, can you take a look and see if this is it?” Youyou handed it over directly.
Yuan Qi examined it carefully before nodding and saying, "This is indeed soul energy."
You You was overjoyed and repeatedly asked, "With this Feng Rong, can I leave? Will there be any other problems?"
"This... I can't be sure either!" After all, they weren't from the same clan, and Yuan Qi wasn't entirely confident either. "But I can use my divine power to help it hatch, and with the soul's breath present, I'm about 90% sure."
Youyou clenched his fist, still somewhat worried. He looked up at the countless vengeful spirits in the sky with some hesitation. Even if Feng Rong could come out safely, wouldn't there be any problems if he had to guide so many vengeful spirits all by himself?
Nie Zheng, standing to the side, looked completely bewildered. He glanced back and forth between the two of them. "What are you talking about? Who wants to come out? This egg?" An egg can guide vengeful spirits? No way?
Although ghosts and the like are not particularly powerful to cultivators, only ghosts can enter the underworld for reincarnation. The underworld is the source of the Great Dao's laws, a place even immortals and gods cannot enter. Therefore, techniques for guiding souls to salvation are extremely rare and difficult. Although he has already become an immortal, he can only help one or two vengeful spirits, but he is powerless to help more than that.
Youyou, however, didn't have time to answer him. Unable to make a decision about whether to let Feng Rong out now, she looked directly at the egg and decided to ask the egg itself, "Little Flame, are you there? Can Feng Rong wake up now? Will there be any problems?"
She tried to call the little flame out to discuss something, but there was no response from the eggshell. It seemed to be asleep and didn't come out. Youyou subconsciously reached out and touched the eggshell, but the next moment the whole egg suddenly emitted a dazzling white light, instantly illuminating the surroundings and even dispelling some of the remaining resentment in the air.
Youyou was stunned for a moment, and then her hand went empty. The fruit she had just been holding suddenly flew towards the top of the eggshell and stopped a few feet above the egg. The soul energy that was originally stained with seven colors on the fruit turned into streams of light and slowly flowed into the egg below.
“It seems it has agreed.” Yuan Qi smiled reassuringly at her, glanced at the soul again, and stepped forward. While setting up the formation, he instructed, “Xiao You, I will transfer some divine power to help him come out. It may take some time. Don’t let those vengeful spirits get close.”
"Okay." You nodded, quickly took a few steps back, and looked at the person next to him, saying, "Nie Zheng, could you please do me a favor?"
"Huh? Oh, okay!" Although Nie Zheng didn't know what they were talking about, he still summoned his magical artifact to help drive away the vengeful spirits around him.
Yuan Qi had already sat cross-legged, his hands forming hand seals, and a faint purple light emanated from his body. He then floated towards the egg and merged into it. As divine power and soul energy entered, the egg grew brighter and brighter, like a large light bulb lit in the dark night, especially conspicuous amidst the surrounding dark resentment.
As the egg grew brighter, the vengeful spirits, who had just been driven back by the wall of fire, seemed to sense some threat and began to surge towards them again. Nie Zheng had no choice but to use his immortal power to set up an isolating spell to block the approaching vengeful spirits. You You also took out defensive talismans to drive away the gathering vengeful spirits.
But there were just too many wronged spirits, and since they were completely mindless, they recklessly crashed into their spells. The mournful and pitiful wails of the ghosts were deafening, causing Nie Zheng's blood to churn.
"No, at this rate, the defensive spells won't last much longer!" Nie Zheng was anxious. They couldn't afford to use lethal force, otherwise, with their cultivation levels, they might easily shatter these wronged souls, making any subsequent rituals for their salvation useless. "How much longer?"
Youyou was also getting anxious. He couldn't fight back, nor could he stop them. He had almost used up all the defensive talismans in his hand, so he had no choice but to use the Fire Control Technique again to summon a sea of fire, hoping to burn away some of the resentment and force back the vengeful spirits.
But the vengeful spirits that had just been burned away by the sea of fire now seemed to have been injected with chicken blood. Completely disregarding the danger of the flames burning their souls, they rushed over frantically, their mournful pleas piercing the ears.
"Help...help us...please anyone, just help us..."
Youyou's heart sank, and she called out anxiously, "Father Yuan?"
"Alright!" Yuan Qi suddenly replied, retracting the hand seal.
Click...
A cracking sound came from the egg. Youyou subconsciously turned around and saw that the eggshell that had been shining like a light bulb had suddenly cracked open. The crack was getting longer and longer, and in no time it had covered the entire egg. Even more dazzling golden light shone through the crack, and more and more of it was breaking through the eggshell inch by inch like sharp blades.
The next moment, the misty light inside the egg shot into the sky, and something flew out of the egg, tearing through the sky covered by resentment. Then, a clear phoenix cry rang out, instantly suppressing the mournful cries of all the ghosts, as if clearing away layers of mist, instantly invigorating everyone's spirits.
Amidst the soaring mist, a gigantic phoenix slowly spread its wings and hovered in the sky.
Youyou gazed at the enormous phoenix in the sky. She had never seen such a beautiful bird before. Its plumage shimmered with iridescent colors, and its every step seemed to radiate a golden glow. Each feather appeared as if meticulously crafted, and its outstretched wings resembled layers of auspicious clouds scattered across the sky, exuding nobility and solemnity, untouched by the dust of the mortal world. Especially its long tail feathers; with each sway, they scattered vast expanses of radiant light in the air, a breathtaking sight.
"A phoenix...a divine phoenix!" Completely unaware of the situation, Nie Zheng's eyes widened suddenly as he looked at the sky with a look of utter disbelief. That was actually a phoenix egg! Wasn't Yuan Qi a member of the divine race? Why was there another one here? Are you really sure this isn't the realm of gods?
The phoenix only lingered in the air for a short while before turning around, flapping its wings, and rushing towards the group at an extremely fast speed.
“It’s…it’s coming!” Nie Zheng was startled and instinctively tried to dodge, but the phoenix had already landed. He only felt a hurricane sweep past him, and then heard a phoenix cry again. When he came to his senses, the phoenix had already picked up You You next to him and flown into the sky again.
Just before taking off, it also used its claws to dig hard at the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust that covered Nie Zheng and... Yuan Qi behind him.
Nie Zheng: "..."
Yuan Qi: "..."
This was intentional, wasn't it? Absolutely!
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