Chapter 231: Choosing a Master
Chapter 231: Choosing a Master
Inside the palace.
More and more flames emerged from the firebird, and within the fiery clouds, the pair of fire phoenix illusions let out crisp cries.
In an instant, endless scarlet flames poured down like a torrential downpour, rushing towards Lu Chen and the others within the palace.
The handsome young man's Sword Peacock suddenly spread open, and dozens of sharp flying swords shot out in a fan-like formation. The relentless sword intent was impenetrable, cutting all the approaching flames into nothingness.
Behind the graceful young woman, the icy crescent moon spun, and a frosty white spiritual shield enveloped her. The cold spread, isolating the searing flames and preventing them from getting close.
The ordinary-looking young man's massive black longsword emanated a dusky radiance that continuously devoured the falling scarlet flames.
Within Lu Chen's dantian, the Xuntian Sword Pill spun rapidly, shooting out countless tiny black sword auras that condensed into a hurricane around him. Any flames that ventured too close were instantly shredded by the countless sword auras.
After withstanding the initial flame assault, the three of them employed various means to frantically attack the dancing firebirds.
Occasionally, a firebird would explode, turning into wisps of tiny flames.
After clearing away some of the firebirds, the three of them freed up their hands and flew towards the fiery cloud.
Within the fiery cloud, the pair of fire phoenix illusions danced faster and faster, and the charred wood hidden within the cloud glowed with a subtle golden light.
Suddenly, the fire phoenixes merged into one, transforming into a gigantic firebird dozens of zhang long, its wings covering most of the palace's upper region.
With a gentle flap of its wings, meter-long dark golden spears, ablaze with scarlet flames, fell from the sky.
A fist-sized milky white pearl shot out from the handsome young man's storage bag, spinning rapidly. The cold air instantly extended tens of zhang around him.
As the spears entered the cold region, their speed slowed significantly. Just when they were about to reach the young man, they disintegrated piece by piece, from the spearhead to the spear tail.
"Roar~"
A clear dragon's roar echoed, and a water dragon over ten zhang long surged out from the graceful young woman, speeding towards the gigantic dark golden firebird in the sky.
Not far away, a pale white giant net dozens of zhang long quietly wrapped around the firebird.
"It looks like these three senior brothers and sisters came well-prepared."
"Whether it's the pearl, the water dragon, or the giant net, they all contain abundant water spiritual power, which has a great restraining effect on the fire phoenix illusion. Coupled with their seamless cooperation, they'll probably suppress that fire phoenix soon."
Lu Chen, while manipulating the Xuntian Sword Aura to form a small hurricane to defend against the flames, carefully observed the situation.
"How can I get that strange charred wood?"
He pondered countermeasures in his mind.
With two Core Formation cultivators in the middle stage and one in the early stage, well-prepared and attacking together, the strange charred wood, despite its home advantage, gradually fell into a disadvantageous position.
"Chi..."
A mournful cry rang out, and the gigantic dark golden firebird transformed into a sea of flames. The pair of fire phoenix illusions shot out and dove into the charred wood within the fiery cloud.
Even the thick fiery cloud showed signs of dissipating.
"Now's the chance!"
Lu Chen suppressed his excitement and transformed into a floating light, speeding towards the location of the charred wood.
The other three were equally sensitive, and the handsome young man quickly formed hand seals, summoning a gigantic illusory hand that reached for the charred wood.
The graceful young woman's clothes fluttered, and a pure white long ribbon instantly appeared in front of the charred wood.
Lu Chen's cultivation was slightly weaker, and just as the illusory hand and the long ribbon were about to grasp the charred wood, he had a sudden idea. The pale blue light group in his dantian rotated at its fastest speed, and a dense green light shrouded his body.
As expected, the struggling burnt wood sensed the rich plant spirit energy from Lu Chen below, and its surface instantly glowed with a layer of dark golden light. Its speed increased severalfold, breaking free from the encirclement of the handsome young man and the graceful young woman, piercing through the giant net, and landing in Lu Chen's hand.
Only then did Lu Chen get a chance to observe the burnt wood up close.
The burnt wood was over a foot long and about three inches wide, with numerous fine dark golden cracks on its surface, as if they were marks left by a scorching fire.
In the center, countless tiny cracks formed a dark golden pattern that resembled the enormous dark golden firebird from earlier, its wings spread out in a soaring posture.
Sensing the rich Cyan Wood source energy within Lu Chen, the dark golden pattern shimmered with spiritual light, appearing to undergo subtle changes and looking incredibly lifelike, as if it were about to burst forth.
"Brother Lu, may I have this piece of burnt wood?"
"It is my primary objective for entering the Langyue Blessed Land, and it will be of great use to me. If you can bear to part with it, I will offer you a reward that will surely satisfy you."
The handsome young cultivator descended gracefully before Lu Chen, his demeanor elegant as he spoke gently.
However, beneath his calm exterior, his heart was bleeding.
After preparing for so long and expending so much effort, they had thought that obtaining the phoenix wood would be a sure thing with the three of them working together. Yet, it had suddenly ended up in Lu Chen's hands.
If it had been a fair competition, he might have been able to accept it, but the fact that the burnt wood had practically flown into Lu Chen's embrace, ultimately ending up with someone of merely the early Foundation Establishment stage, was unbearable.
His current attitude was already a testament to his considerable self-restraint.
"Brother wants this ugly black wood? If it were any other time, it might be possible."
Lu Chen turned the burnt wood over in his hand, his tone shifting.
"But this piece of burnt wood fell into my hands out of the blue, indicating a profound connection between us. To give it away now would go against the heavens' will."
"Moreover, it's just a piece of burnt wood. This palace contains numerous high-grade spirit minerals and fire spirit essences. Brother can focus his attention on those instead."
He spoke with an indifferent expression.
This burnt wood had attracted the attention of the fifth-grade Yao Gui Teng from such a distance, so it was definitely no ordinary item. Lu Chen casually made up an excuse to decline the handsome young man's offer.
"How about this, Brother Lu? I'll trade a rare third-grade flying sword for the burnt wood in your hand."
The young man took out a golden-hilted longsword from his storage bag, his voice tinged with urgency.
Not far away, the graceful young woman and the ordinary-looking young man quietly moved closer, standing on either side of the handsome young man, subtly encircling Lu Chen.
"I apologize, Brother, but I'm not interested in anything else. This piece of burnt wood has piqued my curiosity, and I won't trade it for any other treasure."
Upon seeing their movement, Lu Chen took two steps back, his tone resolute.
"Brother Lu, the three of us are personal disciples of a Golden Core True cultivator from our sect. You've only recently advanced to the Foundation Establishment stage. Are you sure you want to create unpleasantness between us?"
The graceful young woman spoke coldly.
"Is Sister threatening me?"
Lu Chen's body was enveloped in black sword qi, its rotation subtly speeding up.
(End of Chapter)
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