I conquer the immortal with my strength.

Chapter 777 Farewell to the Withered Branch
Chi Lingyao then seemed to wake from a dream, and hurriedly knelt down, holding the pill bottle with both hands, and bowed in gratitude, saying, "Thank you for your generous gift, sir!"

Xia Daoming nodded slightly, then took out another pill bottle and floated towards Chique.

"Consider this Great Dao True Essence Pill a betrothal gift!"

"Thank you, Immortal! This is too much! This is too much!" Chi Que said modestly as he accepted the pill bottle with both hands.

The resentment and heartache from his previous severe injuries, as well as the loss of a withered branch of an ancient paulownia tree and twelve golden immortal natal feathers, vanished at this moment.

The value of the two Great Dao True Essence Pills was naturally insufficient to offset the losses suffered by him and the Flame Sparrow Clan.

However, Xia Daoming is so powerful and generous. In the long run, the Flame Sparrow Clan's connection with him through the Blazing Spirit Radiance is of immeasurable value.

Xia Daoming looked at Chi Que, who had suddenly become mercenary, and smiled noncommittally.

Chi Que wanted to use Chi Lingyao to establish a relationship with him. He had just agreed to take Chi Lingyao as his son's concubine, so wasn't he thinking the same thing?
After all, neither the Qingyuan Sect nor his son had a strong foundation in the Desolate Swamp Immortal Realm. After dealing with the matter at Flame Phoenix Mountain, he would definitely cross the sea to go to the Southern Flame Immortal Realm.

If Xia Chengdao had such a powerful maternal relative, it would definitely be of great help to him.

“Chief Chique, my son and I are going to the back mountain now. Please ask that you send all the clansmen away from the back mountain first,” Xia Daoming said.

"Yes, Immortal, I will immediately order my men to leave the back mountain," Chi Que said respectfully, a hint of reluctance flashing in the depths of his eyes.

Soon, several figures flew away from the back of Guangfeng Mountain.

"You all wait here for now!" Xia Daoming instructed Lin Zhi, Chi Lingyao, and the others, then nodded to Xia Chengdao and said, "You come with me to the back mountain."

“It is Father!” Xia Chengdao bowed slightly.

Seeing that his son was a little reserved in front of him, Xia Daoming smiled, reached out and patted his shoulder, and said, "Let's go!"

After saying that, a ball of flame fell, engulfing the father and son, along with Yan Liming and Li Xuanfeng who were suppressed on the ground, as well as Yan Shou's corpse, and flew towards the back mountain.
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"This is a section of the remaining branch of the sacred parasol tree. It's hard to imagine what the sacred parasol tree used to look like!"

Standing at the bottom of the valley behind the mountain, looking up at the ancient tree branches that stood like a giant pillar supporting the sky, with ancient patterns shimmering on them, burning with raging flames and exuding a rich vitality, Xia Chengdao couldn't help but feel a surge of emotions.

“One day you will see the real Wutong Sacred Tree with your own eyes,” Xia Daoming said with a smile.

"Father, there will be no more chances. The sacred Wutong tree was destroyed in a great calamity in ancient times. It is said that in that great calamity, the heavens and the earth collapsed."

"Most of the broken branches and fragments of the Wutong Divine Tree were swept into the collapsing space and disappeared without a trace. A small portion was scattered throughout the Immortal Realm, and a small portion that survived was divided up by the various ancient Phoenix clans."

"Flame Phoenix Mountain is a descendant of the ancient Fire Phoenix lineage. It is said that they were once given a branch, and an ancestor once entered the Myriad Laws Realm by taking advantage of that branch. Flame Phoenix Mountain once dominated the entire Phoenix Isle Immortal Continent because of this."

"But with the passing of that ancestor, the vitality of that branch withered away, and Flame Phoenix Mountain fell from a power in the Myriad Laws Realm to a power in the True Transformation Realm, and could no longer rule and dominate Phoenix Isle Immortal Continent."

Xia Chengdao shook his head, his eyes filled with regret.

The phoenix perches on the parasol tree.

He possesses the bloodline of an ancient fire phoenix, a rare but pure lineage, and he had already comprehended the Nirvana Fire Intent at the True Immortal realm. If he could cultivate and comprehend the Dao in front of a vibrant wutong tree branch, he was absolutely confident that he would soon reach the Golden Immortal realm, and might even be able to glimpse the profound mysteries of the Opening Realm.

This is why he was willing to offend Li Xuanxiao to participate in the marriage proposal at Lieyao Mountain.

Unfortunately, in the end, this piece of dead wood, though it looked impressive, actually had very little life left.

Having missed this opportunity, Xia Chengdao doesn't know when he will have another chance to cultivate and comprehend the Dao in front of the phoenix tree branches!

"You don't need to feel sorry. Even if this branch still retains a lot of vitality, it is ultimately just a dead branch that has lost its life. It would be the best if it could allow you to glimpse the mysteries of the Opening Realm in a short period of time."

"And if you don't have a great opportunity, who knows how many long years it will take to glimpse the mysteries of the True Realm and become a Golden Immortal in the True Realm?" Xia Daoming patted his son's shoulder and said in a deep voice.

"Father is absolutely right." Xia Chengdao nodded, then suddenly realized something, quickly looked around, and blurted out, "Where are Yan Liming and Li Xuanxiao?"

"Them?" Xia Daoming's lips curled into a cold smile: "Since they want to take your life, I, as their father, will take theirs as well."

"You've already killed them?" Xia Chengdao was shocked upon hearing this, his face filled with astonishment.

Yan Liming is a Golden Immortal of the Opening Realm, and Li Xuanxiao is a Golden Immortal of the Condensation Realm. Even though they have been completely suppressed and restricted, killing them will inevitably cause changes in the surrounding天地气机 (heaven and earth energy).

But he had been with his father the whole time and hadn't seen him kill anyone, nor had he noticed any unusual changes in the surrounding energy.

"I haven't taken their lives yet; I'm discussing something with them," Xia Daoming said with a slight smile.

"Are you discussing something with them?" Upon hearing this, Xia Chengdao immediately scanned his surroundings again, but Yan Liming and Li Xuanxiao were nowhere to be seen.

"What? Interested in meeting them again?" Xia Daoming saw the surprised look on his son's face, a meaningful smile appeared on his lips, and a hint of mischief flashed in his eyes.

“Yan Liming is alright, since there’s no turning back now. But Li Xuanxiao is a direct descendant of the Li family, one of the three main branches of Flame Phoenix Mountain, and a Golden Immortal protector. If we kill him, I’m worried things will get messy.”

“After all, the power of Flame Phoenix Mountain is not comparable to that of Nine Nether Ridge, and my mother is ultimately a member of a collateral branch of Flame Phoenix Mountain. If Li Xuanxiao is killed, it will inevitably implicate my mother and the Yuwen lineage to which she belongs,” Xia Chengdao said.

"Very good. You act without being reckless and consider everything carefully. You are both courageous and resourceful, which makes your father very pleased! But don't worry, what you can think of, I have naturally thought of as well!"

"Don't think that the Li family is just one of the three main branches of Flame Phoenix Mountain. Even if the Li family represents the entire Flame Phoenix Mountain, if they dare to hold your mother and the Yuwen lineage accountable for Li Xuanxiao's matter, I will make them regret it!"

After saying that, Xia Daoming patted Xia Chengdao on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, your mother and you have suffered these past years. Now that your father is back, just do as you please! Now, I'll let you go and meet Yan Liming and Li Xuanxiao!"

While Xia Chengdao was still pondering the meaning of his father's words, he felt the surrounding space distort, and then he was involuntarily sucked in, feeling dizzy and disoriented.

When Xia Chengdao came to his senses, he was already standing on a red earth.

　That concludes today's update.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)