The Fairy: From the Traveling Merchant

Chapter 1028 The Egg of the Mystic Phoenix
In a small mountain village on the border of Ningzhou and Suzhou, Feng Wantong, who once lived in the frigid desert, is sitting cross-legged in the cellar of a farmhouse, healing his injuries.

After a long while, he slowly opened his eyes and breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, his injuries were not serious. With the help of the "Blood God" supernatural power, Feng Wantong was almost fully recovered. However, he had almost exhausted his life-saving trump cards, and even the "teleportation token" bestowed by the "Heavenly Court" could not be used again for two days.

Even though his foundation had been transformed into the "Blood God" lineage, far surpassing his former self, he was still not of the highest rank. Under the attacks of many fourth and fifth rank clansmen, he was still in grave danger and barely managed to escape with his life.

"What a pity, we ultimately failed to obtain the 'Mysterious Phoenix Egg'!" A hoarse voice echoed directly in Feng Wantong's mind, its tone full of regret.

Feng Wantong finally finished circulating his energy and, upon hearing this, asked the "old man" with some curiosity, "Elder Xiao, is the 'Mysterious Phoenix Egg' really of great benefit to me?"

"Of course, the five-colored phoenixes—red, yellow, blue, white, and black—are the most ancient divine birds of Xuantian… Although the five-colored phoenixes are no longer here, their relics are all wondrous."

"Among them, the Xuanhuang Egg is, as far as I know, one of the necessary conditions for the birth of the 'Nine Heavens Immortal Body'!"

"Hey, ever since you told me that the Helan Snow Mountain where the Feng family lives was once the habitat of the Xuanhuang in ancient times, and that your family's Supreme Elder found a 'black stone' in the mountain when he was young, I have had some guesses."

"Now it's even more certain that there was indeed a reason why she was able to break through to the 'Dongxuan' realm." The hoarse voice sighed again, "It's a pity that you are destined to miss out on the 'Mysterious Phoenix Egg'."

Feng Wantong had heard of the "Nine Heavens Immortal Body" and longed for it. Hearing Elder Xiao's words, he frowned and asked, "Why did you miss out? You may have succeeded next time, even if you didn't get it this time?"

With a hoarse voice, Zheng Xiao Zhenren chuckled and said, "Hehe, although you were unable to enter your master's secluded cultivation place, I sensed that the 'Mysterious Phoenix Egg' inside has lost its 'life force,' and its essence should be almost completely drained."

"It's possible that when your Grand Elder advanced to the 'Dongxuan' realm, she used the power contained within it... but she clearly didn't know its true function, which was a bit of a waste..."

After a brief pause, he continued, "So, stop looking for shortcuts and just steadily learn the 'method' on your own!"

"A fourth-grade divine ability still retains a sliver of a chance to advance to the 'Dongxuan' level. Whether you can achieve it depends on your talent, perseverance, and opportunity."

Upon hearing this, Feng Wantong exhaled a breath of stale air and sighed sincerely, "'Tongfa'... it's still too difficult to observe the 'source' like the top three grades of supernatural powers!"

Zheng Xiao Zhenren's "Blood God Child" sneered: "Communicating with the 'source' through the third-grade divine abilities is equally difficult and dangerous. Otherwise, why do you think the 'Starry Sky Divine Abilities Conference' organized by the Great Xia Dynasty attracts so many disciples from aristocratic families and upper sects?"

"Isn't it just that you want to obtain the blessing of a 'star constellation,' or rather, to obtain the protection of a temporary, illusory fourth-grade 'rank' 'rank' so that you can more easily comprehend the source of your own supernatural power?"

"Compared to this, the power brought by 'Star Constellation' itself is insignificant."

"But don't even think about that, kid. Historically, the lowest rank that makes it onto the 108 Heavenly Spirits and Earthly Fiends Star Ranking is at least third grade."

……

Yingzhou, Tianchuan City.

After more than a week of rest, although the "commander of troops" still had not returned, the other officials in the delegation were no longer willing to wait.

After consulting with the Princess, they decided to set off again early the next morning to visit the East China Sea Naval Base on the Miura Peninsula for their final stop.

Concerned for Ming Hongyue's safety, Zhao Chen naturally wanted to accompany them. However, the princess, who was currently nestled on either side of Zhao Chen with Feng Wan, had a different opinion: "You want to come with us to 'comfort' that Su Xuanbing, don't you?"

Since it was still daytime, the princess and Feng Wan were dressed quite neatly, so even though the three of them were whispering to each other, it didn't feel too awkward.

Zhao Chen pretended not to hear Ming Hongyue's complaints, and instead recounted the things his clone had "experienced" these past few days to the two beauties in his arms, concluding with:

“Feng Qing has already entered the game, and the King of Qin will probably be next soon. It won’t be long before you no longer have a ‘sword’ hanging over your heads.”

Ming Hongyue was no longer in the mood for jealousy. She couldn't help but give Zhao Chen a kiss on the cheek, and then said generously, "What reward do you want? I'll give you anything I can do!"

The princess has always been generous, but Zhao Chen has long since passed the stage of being happy for a long time after receiving a bag of "dragon meat".

He patted Hongyue's slender waist and said with a smile, "I do have something I need to trouble you with."

Ming Hongyue blinked, a little nervous and curious, and asked, "What is it?"

"Before arriving at the East China Sea naval base, I would like the delegation to spend a day at the foot of the most famous 'Furong Peak' in Yingzhou."

The memories extracted from the "Jade Book" reveal that the "birdman" sensed the "essence blood of Huang Feng" in Furong Peak. He originally intended to entice Hongyue to collect it, but he hadn't had a chance to do so yet.

Since this thing is so valued by "Emperor Shaohao" that he even made it a "side quest," Zhao Chen decided to find it and study it.

Ming Hongyue had obviously thought of this as well, and couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, after all, she would have preferred Zhao Chen to just take her directly...

But the princess quickly composed herself, and after a moment's thought, nodded and said, "There shouldn't be any problem. Furong Peak is the most famous scenic spot in Yingzhou, so staying for a day shouldn't be a problem..."

She paused for a moment, then added, "But you'd better not blow up that mountain, otherwise Yingzhou will definitely investigate thoroughly."

"The blood of the Yellow Phoenix isn't the real Yellow Phoenix... Am I that 'auspicious'?" Zhao Chen thought to himself, but on the surface, he changed the subject and started talking about Gong Yun's various gains and distribution plans in the Feng family.

"I'm really troubling you, Fifth Sister... Tell her that even if you don't give her that ice crystal flower, I will still help her find a treasure to assist her in 'comprehending the Dharma'," Feng Wan said firmly after listening.

Feng Wan was very grateful to Gong Yun, but she didn't really want to owe her a favor. However, the "Ice Soul Sword" was her aunt's heirloom, and the two evil spirits and one powerful spirit were also necessary for her cultivation, so she had no choice but to accept them.

As for anything else, there's no need to ask for anything more.

Zhao Chen had already guessed that she would react this way, so he wasn't surprised. Remembering Feng Wantong's purpose in forcibly breaking into the Feng family, he asked again, "Does Feng Qing really like collecting strange 'eggs'?"

“Eggs?” Feng Wan frowned and shook her head. “I don’t remember her having that hobby…”

(End of this chapter)