Against The Gods
Chapter 107 – ⟨ World Ode Phoenix – Fragments ⟩ Round 2

Yun Che was surprised to find that the interior was actually a flat stone room after going through the seal formation. The stone room was extremely spacious and was at least a hundred meters wide and wide. Not to mention just two hundred people, it could easily be even ten times that of it. Both sides of the stone room had very long stone stairs and it seemed like there was another floor on it. There was a long path to the front of the stone room that was about several tens of meters long. At the end of the hall, there was a soft-spinning red-colored seal formation identical to the seal outside.

The entrance seal could cut the view, but it was not soundproof. The howls of the Black Demon Army outside continued to drift.

"Blow up this formation!" This was the voice of the Black Demon.

Following which, a series of light collision sounds were brought from outside, and a sound like the squealing of a dying pig suddenly sounded. "AH! A FIRE! Burned hands. AHHHHHH ~~~ ”

"Back! All of you, come back! Damnit damnit! With the strange seal formation, some sort of heavenly treasure had to be hidden inside! All of you, take turns and keep watch here! I refuse to believe that they will never come out! "

Although they had reached a safe haven, a shadow of fear still loomed over everyone in the Phoenix clan and the chatter coming from outside made them even more desperate. Yun Che furrowed his brows, and said to Lan Xueruo after a long time of thought, “Senior Brother, how much longer until your Giant Snow Eagle wakes up. ”

Lan Xueruo shook her head, worried: “I don't know either. What Little Snow was running out of right now was not only his strength, but also his vitality. He may take a long time before he wakes up; it may be a week, it may be a month. ”

"If you wake up, how many people can take him in one go?"

“Ten people shouldn't be a problem. "Lan Xueruo spoke.

"Ten people …. ”Seeing the crowd of over two hundred people in the stone room, his brows furrowed ever closer. If the Giant Snow Eagle woke up, he could easily escape with Lan Xueruo without any problems. But he believed, with Lan Xueruo's temperament and disposition, she would definitely not leave these people to fend for themselves.

“In the end, we hid here. Hopefully, we won't offend the phoenix heavenly spirit. '' Feng Baichuan stood at the entrance of the pit with his face filled with gloom and frustration, as well as sadness and helplessness.

“At least your life was temporarily saved. The phoenix is a heavenly spirit, they can't possibly blame you for something like this. '' Yun Che said as he walked to Feng Baichuan's side.

"I hope so. "Feng Baichuan sighed again," Over the years, our clan has always known our place and looked after ourselves. With great care, we never dare to do anything that might anger the phoenix spirit, because we are too afraid to do so. Who would have thought that we would still do it today …. And even so, this can only be our temporary paradise; you've heard the voices of those villains as well. They would obviously keep an eye on the cave entrance. There is no food or water source here; we will not be able to last long. This is especially true for children and the elderly…. Sighs . ”

“If it's food and water, I really have it here. For two hundred people, if used sparingly, it should be able to sustain you for two weeks or more. "Said Yun Che.

"You?" Feng Baichuan looked towards Yun Che, a look of disbelief on his face. Yun Che clearly looked neat and tidy and had nothing on him, how could he possibly have enough food and water to sustain two hundred people for over ten days?

Yun Che did not bother to waste time explaining; with a touch of his left hand, he placed six cyan-colored spatial rings into Feng Baichuan's hand. This spatial ring was also taken from the Xiao Sect treasury as well. They were filled with water and all kinds of food. Evidently, the treasury was not only considered by the Xiao Branch Sect as a storage area for valuables, but also as a shelter in case of an emergency. The security measures in front of the treasury office were extremely difficult to break. Therefore, if an accident occurred, they could escape to the treasury because the specially stored food and water would be enough to last for a while, enough to overcome the disaster.

After examining the spatial ring for a while, his face revealed an expression of happiness and surprise. At this moment, Yun Che's voice came from beside him, "Leader of the Feng clan, there are some problems that I don't quite understand. Your clan is one of the Phoenix bloodlines, and the Phoenix is an ancient heavenly beast. The people from the phoenix bloodline are much more noble and powerful than those from mortal blood, but why can't you break through even the Elementary Profound Realm? I remember you once mentioned 'curse', could it be related to the curse? ”

Feng Baichuan was startled, and did not speak for long.

“I'm too cocky. This should be your clan's secret, I don't have to delve too far. '' Yun Che said immediately after seeing Feng Baichuan speechless.

"No!" Feng Baichuan shook his head, and laughed self-deprecatingly, "What is the secret of this clan? Only punishment and retribution should we suffer. ”

"Punishment? A retribution? "Yun Che was surprised.

"So what you're saying is that this is just one of the court's reasons, and isn't the treasure, contrary to the beliefs of the evil thieves on the outside?" Yun Che tapped his chin.

"Religion . "Feng Baichuan nodded:" Our ancestors had passed the trial here back then. At that moment, the 'Divine Phoenix Sect' in Divine Phoenix Empire was already the protective sect of Divine Phoenix Empire, and their influence reached the heavens. Even the imperial name was changed to 'Divine Phoenix'. The trial grounds there had also been a limited area of the highest level Divine Phoenix Sect, where only the students of the highest grade were granted entry. Moreover, their phoenix bloodline had become their greatest pride and honor. If they knew the fact that the phoenix bloodline had appeared elsewhere, what we would have wooed might have been destruction and destruction instead of fraternal ties. ”

Yun Che silently nodded, agreeing with him. Divine Phoenix Empire was originally named the Grand Asura Kingdom. However, after the Divine Phoenix Sect rose to power and provided support for the new imperial family, even the imperial name had been changed to Divine Phoenix Empire. Hence, the phoenix bloodline had become the sole symbolism of the glory of the Divine Phoenix Empire. If they really knew about the existence of another phoenix bloodline, they would definitely take whatever action was necessary to get rid of it.

“After going through the ordeal, our ancestors began to pass down the phoenix bloodline, generation after generation. By the time it had reached the twelfth generation, they had already developed into a sect of great prowess, but never publicly referred to themselves as the Phoenix clan and they continued to hide the Phoenix mark on their foreheads in front of others . However, in that generation, one of the ancestors fought with someone using the power of a phoenix and a terrifying fire inadvertently spread to the small town, scorching the thirty-two thousand innocent souls within.

Yun Che: "the: "…

“Gruesome crimes have so far provoked the wrath of the phoenix spirit in court, and cruel punishment has befallen us. Everyone in the clan from that generation was marked with a curse seal within their phoenix bloodline, which suppressed the profound energy of everyone within the clan to the tenth level of the Profound Realm, which was suppressing the profound energy of everyone within the clan to the tenth level of the Profound Realm, never made any progress in their lives. Furthermore, the phoenix mark turned deep red and could no longer be hidden. It was as if this seal was a symbol to constantly remind the clan of the grievous crimes they had committed. ”

“Our ancestors had many powerful enemies. After their strength was suppressed to such a small state, they had no choice but to retreat into seclusion, they discover afterwards that the curse was actually passed down forcibly from generation to generation. Their children all had a deep red Phoenix mark on their foreheads once they were born. Similarly, throughout their lives, their profound strength could never penetrate the Basic Realm. The ancestors thought of many ways to resolve the curse, but it was something that the Phoenix Spirit God had left behind; how could it be something that humans could disturb? Until now, a thousand years have passed, but the curse is still in our bloodline and has not disappeared. Our clan can only hide within the Ten Thousand Beast Mountain Range and watch over ourselves, praying daily to redeem our ancestors and begging for forgiveness from the Holy Phoenix Spirit. ”

"To this day, our clan has deteriorated with our current state; even a small group of mercenaries can corner us to the point of despair, heh …. . "Feng Baichuan laughed bitterly, disappointed. In his serious tone, there was too much helpless reluctance and frustration.

Originally this was a clan secret that could not be revealed to an outsider, but was forced to a miserable state today, it was, the so-called bloodlines and so-called clan secrets were already a complete joke. Perhaps the most anticipated of these clans was not to be born with a phoenix bloodline, but to be born as an ordinary human. He also suddenly understood why Feng Baichuan did not immediately bring the clan to the ruins left behind by the Phoenix even in the face of immense danger. Indeed, they are afraid. Their clan had spent a thousand years and several dozen generations to make amends, wishing so much of the forgiveness from the Phoenix spirit that they did so even when dreaming; how could they dare to do anything that might even be a little disrespectful to the heavenly Phoenix Spirit?

He turned around, looked at the red seal matrix on the path, and said: "Leader of the Feng clan, coincidentally, is the reason the court was left behind by the Phoenix behind that seal formation?

"Religion . "Feng Baichuan nodded," These two seals are what our ancestors left behind. Only those with the Phoenix bloodline could unseal it, as the goal was to prevent outsiders from entering. ”

In that split second, Yun Che made a decision, saying, "Then, can you unseal this for me?"

“Do you think of …. Feng Baichuan glanced beside him.

"That's right!" Yun Che nodded: "I want to see what kind of ordeal an ancient celestial beast like the Phoenix can leave behind. Since I have a chance now, I certainly want to try it. ”

Feng Baichuan did not immediately reject him, but instead asked, "Sister, what is your current Profound power level?"

"The first level of the Nascent Profound Realm. '' Yun Che answered honestly.

"Obviously not !!" Disappointment slipped into Feng Baichuan's expression and he resolutely refused: "It's not that I won't let you in. It was just ... back then, when the ancestors underwent Phoenix training, their profound strength had been at the Spirit Profound Realm, and they also had fire attribute profound skills. Even so, they had only managed to obtain the Phoenix blood and Divine Phoenix Pellet after undergoing an extremely harsh ordeal. There were also some ancestors who had undergone training and obtained the Divine Phoenix Pellet later, but none of these ancestors had a lower profound cultivation of the Profound Spirit Realm. ”

“After the bloodline curse befalls us, no one has ever passed the trial again. No one could pass the first stage of the trial. After all, with only the strength of the tenth level of the Basic Profound Realm, how can we withstand the Phoenix fire ordeal? And all along, some clans that wanted to forcefully pass the trial had even died inside, never to return again. With your strength at the first level of Nascent Profound, there is absolutely no chance of succeeding through training, and your life may even be in danger. ”

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