Phoenix Ancestral Land
Suddenly, the pocket on her chest was pushed open. Yun Yin grabbed the edge of her collar and jumped down. She circled around Ruan Qingyu once before sitting down on the back of her feet.
Just as Ruan Qingyu was feeling somewhat confused, she suddenly heard Yun Yin say in her mind, "This secret realm is not bad. It is the most suitable one for survival among the five small secret realms just now."
Hearing this, Ruan Qingyu nodded in agreement. After all, going to the snowfields and the ocean would be difficult for her, whether she could swim or withstand the cold.
Moreover, the spiritual energy within this mountainous secret realm is extremely dense. If one were to cultivate directly here, the energy gains would be three times greater than before.
"Yunyin, you protect me while I cultivate here." There's nothing to do around here, so instead of worrying about my not-yet-hungry stomach, I might as well cultivate first. Who knows, reaching the sixth level of Qi Refining might just come naturally.
Yun Yin opened his mouth and bit and tugged at the hem of her clothes: "Don't rush, listen to me first. If it were an ordinary cultivator, it would be fine to go from Qi Refining to Foundation Establishment. But you are a phoenix with innate physique. If you can make good use of this opportunity to transform yourself, you will achieve twice the result with half the effort."
Hearing what Yun Yin said, Ruan Qingyu nodded without hesitation: "What you said seems to be something I've seen in the Phoenix bloodline. However, in the past, the Phoenix clan was born with the Golden Core, and it seems that I am the only mortal like me."
Seeing this, Yun Yin stood up, circled around Ruan Qingyu, ran two steps in one direction, and then looked back at Ruan Qingyu.
Although Yun Yin didn't speak, Ruan Qingyu inexplicably understood the meaning in his eyes. She quickly followed Yun Yin and started running.
The mountains were littered with loose rocks. Occasionally, wildly growing trees would appear and cut the road in half. But thanks to her past life, this kind of road was a piece of cake for Ruan Qingyu.
The man and the leopard soon arrived at a cave, and Yunyin looked up and roared at the sky.
After a while, a sound like an earthquake suddenly came from inside the cave. Ruan Qingyu subconsciously raised her hand to shield herself, watching the cave warily.
Soon, some dust drifted out of the cave, along with several very fat rabbits. However, these rabbits were not ordinary rabbits from the mortal world, but spirit rabbits with a low level of consciousness.
Having been controlled by Yunyin's beast roar, these rabbits are now sitting blankly at the cave entrance, looking completely submissive.
Ruan Qingyu looked at the dazed rabbits with some surprise: "You control all of these?"
Swishing its tail, Yunyin replied, "No, these weak demonic beasts don't need my control. They only obediently gave up their positions because they were intimidated by my aura."
He then headed towards the cave on his own, occasionally turning back to check on Ruan Qingyu's reaction. Perhaps Yun Yin's frequent turning back was too obvious, because Ruan Qingyu quickly followed him into the cave.
The cave was relatively clean because rabbits had lived there for a long time, except for some oddly shaped weeds and some animal bones that couldn't be ignored.
It looked much safer than the wild, Ruan Qingyu thought to herself, feeling that Yun Yin seemed more useful than she had imagined as a bodyguard.
“Since the Xuantian Sect said that you can safely pass the seven days, then you can cultivate in this cave for seven days. During this time, I will find some prey for you, and then it will be over.” Yun Yin looked up at Ruan Qingyu and said. As he spoke, he seemed to feel uncomfortable with looking up, and his tone became inexplicably stiff.
Ruan Qingyu heard all these subtle emotions. If it were anyone else, she would definitely have retorted, but seeing that the little black panther seemed impatient, yet every word he said was for her benefit, Ruan Qingyu simply dismissed it as a minor temper tantrum.
"You've worked hard. Once you join the Xuan Tian Sect, you'll be able to exchange for more resources." Ruan Qingyu only said this to Yun Yin in her mind.
At this moment, the elders outside the water mirror also noticed that Ruan Qingyu had brought a demonic beast with her, but because they were separated by a secret realm and Yun Yin was relatively small.
Treating him as a pet, I added a comment to my evaluation of Ruan Qingyu: although talented, he still has the heart of a child.
Yu Yang sat calmly to the side, leaving the rest of the matters to the other elders.
Mo Wen held his natal magic weapon and carefully performed divination on each disciple who appeared. However, his expression seemed to be getting worse and worse.
In the hidden mountain valleys.
Under Yunyin's guidance, Ruan Qingyu moved many pebbles and set up a simple protective array around the cave before sitting cross-legged in the center.
Yunyin retreated and lay down outside the formation.
Seeing the small black panther curled up into a ball, Ruan Qingyu took a deep breath. Her internal energy cultivation technique quickly circulated, rapidly purging the surrounding fire elemental energy.
Just as she was concentrating on her cultivation, a memory suddenly appeared in her sea of consciousness. If that memory hadn't been bound by a contract, it would have immediately interrupted her cultivation.
The moment Ruan Qingyu's consciousness made contact, she instantly understood. This memory was Yun Yin's method for perfect foundation building, which involved not attempting to break through after reaching the tenth level of Qi Refining.
Instead, he repeatedly used the spiritual energy from the collisions to widen his meridians within his body. This allowed him to reach a Qi Sea with spiritual power far exceeding that of an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator, and the widened meridians would make his future cultivation even more powerful.
However, if one forcibly suppresses oneself after reaching the tenth level of Qi Refining, one's spiritual power will become uncontrollable. This requires the cultivator to have a strong enough willpower to endure pain that ordinary people cannot bear.
However, Ruan Qingyu is currently only observing this matter from a distance. Reaching the fifth level of Qi Refining is already the goal of most people, so after noting it down, Ruan Qingyu focused on absorbing the surrounding spiritual energy.
What she didn't know was that as she became fully immersed, a fiery red light began to emanate from her body, slowly enveloping her.
The fiery red light was dazzling, yet it seemed to have its own breath, rising and falling with the circulation of Ruan Qingyu's cultivation technique.
From Yunyin's perspective, it looked as if a pair of wings completely enveloped her.
The wings were absolutely perfect, like crystal or jade, or like rosy clouds. As spiritual energy was absorbed, they gradually became clearer.
But in the next instant, the wings seemed to have a mind of their own, completely blocking Yun Yin's view and preventing him from continuing to watch.
Seeing this, Yunyin tentatively retreated slowly towards the outside of the cave, until he was about three zhang away. Only then did the wings retract, seemingly just to drive Yunyin away.
After a moment's thought, Yun Yin activated the contract within his body and tentatively extended a claw. The wing didn't move, but its pupils immediately lit up. He moved a little closer, but before he could return to his original position...
In the blink of an eye, he was swept to the outermost edge by a flap of his wings. In order not to disturb Ruan Qingyu, he immediately concealed his aura and stopped moving forward.
Meanwhile, Ruan Qingyu was transported to another space by a mysterious aura, a mysterious space filled with countless indistinct orange and red feathers.
She was the only one left, but she clearly remembered that she was still cultivating in the small secret realm. How did she end up in a different place?
But where is this place? Ruan Qingyu frowned and looked around. Even divine sense couldn't be used here; for now, she could only stand still and observe what would happen.
Fortunately, the change came quickly, but the voice made Ruan Qingyu freeze in place. It was because the voice sounded exactly like her mother's.
However, her mother had clearly passed away when she was young.
"Child, welcome back. The space you are in now is a reflection of the ancestral land of the Phoenix lineage. You will be able to come and see it for yourself after you return." The voice was extremely kind, just like her mother's.
Ruan Qingyu took a deep breath before carefully speaking, "I know I possess the bloodline of the phoenix, but why did I suddenly enter this place?"
Seemingly anticipating her question, the voice continued, "Every child with phoenix blood will come here. I sense the passage of time in you; you are still an immature phoenix undergoing rebirth."
Immediately, Ruan Qingyu understood the reason from that kind voice. Every phoenix, once its bloodline purity reaches 80% or more, will randomly enter the ancestral land.
After undergoing Nirvana and cultivation, Ruan Qingyu's phoenix bloodline has now reached 80%. However, to completely cleanse her bloodline, she needs to reach the Foundation Establishment stage.
Within this ancestral land, she can learn everything a fully grown phoenix should know, including all the memories left behind by phoenixes over countless millennia.
If she doesn't finish learning, this ancestral land will not release her.
Immediately, Ruan Qingyu's eyes widened: "Senior, I am currently in the sect's secret realm. If I study in this ancestral land and miss the initiation ceremony, I will be sent back to the family. Can we discuss this?"
Hearing this, the voice seemed somewhat surprised. After all, the little phoenixes that came here before always traveled alone and rarely entered human sects.
After a moment's thought, the voice rang out again: "Then you shall study here for five days. One day here is equivalent to ten days outside. The more you learn, the more likely you are to pass my test. After that, you only need to come here for three days each month until you have fully mastered the skills."
As she spoke, a red wing radiating a gentle warmth floated down in front of Ruan Qingyu. The familiar sensation made Ruan Qingyu instinctively reach out and catch the feather; it was warm to the touch, and the feathers at the tip of the wing were extremely soft.
The feather lingered on her hand for only a moment before it suddenly transformed into starlight, seeping into Ruan Qingyu's brow.
The next moment, a flood of dense information rushed toward Ruan Qingyu's consciousness.
In an instant, Ruan Qingyu felt as if she had seen many people and learned many things. She had witnessed the chaos of the primordial era and the battles between humans and demons when cultivation first emerged.
They witnessed a great deal of demonic energy taking advantage of the chaos between humans and demons to silently control many monsters and humans. This eventually led to numerous battles until the demonic energy dissipated.
The relationship between humans and demons eased, and has continued to this day. They also learned that this world was not the only one; before the four continents, this place was once a single, unified continent.
The continent was shattered due to the chaotic war between humans, demons, and monsters. Many things have been left unresolved, and although the human race appears prosperous, it has actually lagged behind the demon race by many years.
This is why many human cultivators attempt to capture demons and refine them into human form, hoping to strengthen themselves. However, such cultivators often meet a tragic end, dying without a proper burial.
Evil and heretical paths will ultimately not be permitted by the will of Heaven. Although the Phoenix lineage has always been rare, it has still managed to produce many offspring intermittently.
As the only phoenix in the cultivation world of these four continents, Ruan Qingyu should have had a smooth life in her previous life, ascending to heaven with the help of the heavens and earth.
However, for some unknown reason, he was directly reborn into the cycle of reincarnation.
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