bayedsolid Chapter 1051 A False Alarm?
Chapter 1051 A False Alarm?
"It seems that only I can personally make the trip to the Fallen Phoenix Valley in the True Extreme Domain." Ancestor Lie Xuan remained silent for a long time, then tapped his knee heavily with his fingertip, finally making his decision. Among the five half-step Golden Immortals of their Fire Crow Clan, besides himself being a perfected half-step Golden Immortal, the other four were only at the peak of the half-step Golden Immortal realm. Under these circumstances, even if two were sent, there was a considerable chance they would perish in Fallen Phoenix Valley.
Lie Min and his six companions were already in imminent danger. If they were to lose two more half-step Golden Immortals, it would completely shake the foundation of their Fire Crow Clan. If he were to fail in his attempt to break through to Immortality in the future, and the clan were to lose three half-step Golden Immortals in succession, they would likely struggle to even protect themselves. At that point, the extinction of their clan would not be out of the question.
"Father (Ancestor), no!"
The four half-step Golden Immortals, including Ancestor Lieyuan, paled instantly, rising to their feet to dissuade him. Their voices were filled with urgency, and the Void Flame around them pulsed violently with excitement. Their father (Ancestor) was the only perfect half-step Golden Immortal in the clan, the true pillar of the Fire Crow Clan, their spiritual backbone, carrying the immortal hope of the entire clan. To put it bluntly, all four of them combined were not as important as their father (Ancestor). Any mishap to him would be a devastating blow to the Fire Crow Clan.
"You need not say more." Ancestor Liexuan waved his hand lightly, his tone leaving no room for argument, but his eyes revealed a confident assurance of victory. "I have made up my mind. Only by taking action myself can I ensure absolute success. Even if there is a perfect half-step Golden Immortal ambush us, with my speed, I will definitely be able to retreat unscathed!"
In terms of combat power, he is not among the top half-step Golden Immortals in the Nine Immortal Realms, but in terms of speed, he can at least rank in the top five, and may even be able to compete for the top spot.
If he were determined to leave, unless five or six perfect half-step Golden Immortals joined forces to lay a trap, or if they possessed a Golden Immortal artifact to seal off space and time, it would be extremely difficult to stop him. But if they truly possessed such power, why would they need to painstakingly set up a trap? They could simply storm the Fire Crow Domain and annihilate the entire clan; there would be no need for such a complicated scheme.
At most, he would be surrounded and killed by two or three perfect half-step Golden Immortals, which would not pose a significant threat to his safety.
Upon hearing this, the four half-step Golden Immortals, including Ancestor Lieyuan, breathed a sigh of relief. Speed was the Fire Crow Clan's forte; their innate talent made them virtually unmatched by any other race among cultivators of the same realm. Their father (Ancestor) was determined to leave, and as long as an Immortal Golden Immortal didn't intervene, no one in the world could stop him. The worst outcome would be a failed rescue, resulting in the loss of Liemin and the other six. While this would be heartbreaking, it wouldn't shake the clan's foundation, and there would still be room for recovery.
"Father, please promise me that if things are hopeless, you must not linger in battle." Ancestor Lieyuan stepped forward, his tone as heavy as iron, each word carrying immense weight, "Our clan cannot do without you. The Nirvana Fire Lotus still needs you to refine it."
"I know what I'm doing." Ancestor Liexuan nodded, the void fire around his body suddenly subsided, and his crimson robe fluttered without wind. "You all maintain the Nirvana Reincarnation Array well and do not be distracted. The Nirvana Fire Lotus is related to the future of our clan, and we must not be careless in the slightest."
"I'm leaving!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the figure of the Primordial Ancestor Lie Xuan blurred, transforming into a streak of crimson-gold light that shot towards the sky above the magma world like an arrow released from a bow. Wherever he passed, the stagnant magma automatically parted, creating a passage thousands of feet wide. Even the air was scorched, crackling and popping, rippling with waves of heat. In just a few breaths, the streak of light pierced through tens of millions of feet of rock layers, breaking through the many restrictions of the secluded valley. Like a burning star, it trailed a long fiery tail and disappeared into the horizon of the Fire Crow Domain, leaving only a scorched trail in the void that lingered for a long time.
In the magma world, the four members of the Lieyuan Ancestor exchanged glances, all seeing solemnity in each other's eyes. The churning sound of the magma seemed to be a death knell.
"Alas! I hope that Father (Ancestor) can safely rescue Min'er and the others. I wonder what kind of force is plotting against our clan in secret?"
"When the Nirvana Fire Lotus fully matures a hundred billion years from now, and our Ancestor successfully takes that step to attain immortality, we will make those scoundrels pay a bloody price and let them know the power of our Fire Crow Clan!"
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Time flies, and millions of years have passed in the blink of an eye. For mortals, this is the transformation of the world; for true immortals, it is but a fleeting moment.
True Realm, Fallen Phoenix Valley.
The Four Symbols Suppressing Immortals Formation once again enveloped the entire Falling Phoenix Valley like an ancient monument. As the formation patterns flowed, the phantoms of the four sacred beasts—Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise—swirled in the void, their aura hundreds or even thousands of times more solid than it had been a million years ago, as if they might transform into real divine beasts and descend at any moment.
At the same time, the figure "struggling to hold on" under the great formation was replaced by Elder Lie Huo and the other five ninth-rank True Immortals, including Lie Min.
Enveloped in the crimson-gold flames emanating from the Blazing Crow Seal, they resembled flickering candles in the wind, desperately resisting the relentless attacks of the four sacred beasts—the Azure Dragon's tail swept out countless streaks of azure light, slicing through the void like sharp blades; the White Tiger's fangs tore through the sky, unleashing spatial storms; the Vermilion Bird's wings unleashed blazing infernos, containing boundless destructive power; and the Black Tortoise's tortoise shell crushed down, its heavy aura causing even a half-step Golden Immortal to tremble. Each collision caused the void surrounding Falling Phoenix Valley to tremble, and countless fragments of space rained down, transforming into dazzling yet deadly stardust that permeated the heavens and earth.
"coming!"
Suddenly, the Pure Void Moral True Lord, who had been sitting upright in the folds of the void, controlling the Four Symbols Suppressing Immortals Formation to "besiege" Lie Min and the others, suddenly narrowed his eyes and turned his gaze sharply to the southern void, directly piercing through the barrier of endless space and time.
There, a streak of crimson-gold light was hurtling towards them at an alarming speed, forcibly distorting the trajectories of stars in its path, forming spiraling trails of light. Its speed far exceeded that of a ninth-grade perfected True Immortal by more than a hundred times, causing the void to momentarily freeze, as if even time itself was yielding to this streak of light, leaving behind a series of solidified afterimages.
At the same time, a terrifying aura pierced through layers of space, carrying the unique pressure of a perfect half-step Golden Immortal, sweeping in like a tsunami, causing the void around Falling Phoenix Valley to sink, and the space of billions of years to hum under unbearable pressure.
A hint of surprise flashed in Qingxu Daode Zhenjun's eyes, followed by a playful smile on his lips: "I thought that at most only the peak half-step Golden Immortal, Lieyuan, would come... I didn't expect that it would be the old man Liexuan who came in person. The Fire Crow Clan really thinks highly of me."
The next second...
A chilling glint flashed in Qingxu Daode Zhenjun's eyes, like an unyielding ice, carrying a bone-chilling killing intent that caused the surrounding temperature to plummet instantly: "That's fine too, once and for all, to avoid any unforeseen changes in the future."
Of all the Fire Crow Clan members, only this one has a slight chance of attaining immortality and poses a threat to his own safety. Once he is dealt with, the other half-step Golden Immortals of the Fire Crow Clan are nothing more than grasshoppers in autumn, utterly insignificant and unable to cause any trouble.
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"Strange, apart from sensing the aura of a mid-stage half-step Golden Immortal, we haven't found any other traces of half-step Golden Immortals. Could it be that we've been overthinking things, and there aren't any peak or perfect half-step Golden Immortals plotting against our clan, and it's all the work of this ignorant junior?"
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