Cultivating immortality relies on spatial abilities; defying fate to become the protagonist.

Chapter 50 Ice Phoenix (Part Two)

Gu Shihan obediently took out a jade bottle and slowly approached Binghuang.

In the blink of an eye, Gu Shihan flashed close to the Ice Phoenix's head, cleanly and swiftly plucked out its inner core with her dagger, and just like that, she directly severed the Ice Phoenix's head.

Ice Phoenix's head rolled to one side, staring intently at Gu Shihan, before it breathed its last in disbelief.

Gu Shihan quickly collected some of the Ice Phoenix's blood, while Xingbai was collecting the giant python's blood.

The two, one human and one fox, quickly cleaned up the battlefield. Gu Shihan was afraid that the Ice Phoenix was not completely dead, so the Red Lotus Karmic Fire burned the bird's head to ashes.

With a wave of his hand, he sent the two corpses into his spatial dimension. High-level demonic beasts are treasures; even their meat is an excellent source of spiritual food.

"Ding! Side quest completed, Fate-altering value +20."

"Hanhan, how could you kill the Ice Phoenix? It was a fully grown divine beast, a great helper."

“Xingbai, Xiaofeng wants its inner core. Besides, it wants to recognize Gu Yufei as its master. Do you want me to watch Gu Yufei grow stronger and stronger so she can come after me? I don’t have the heart to be a saint and leave behind future troubles!”

"Hanhan, how do you know that the person it wants to recognize as its owner is not you, but Gu Yufei?"

"Of course it's a guess! Gu Yufei is a woman of destiny, as hinted in the mission. This Ice Phoenix is ​​the female lead's right-hand woman, so why not take this opportunity to eliminate her?"

"I see! So be it. Hanhan, shall we go down to the lake and take a look? The giant python's lair should have some good stuff, and the ice phoenix's nest is also worth exploring."

"Since we're here, we should definitely take a look. Let's get in the water!"

With a water-repelling bead in her mouth, Gu Shihan jumped into the water with Xingbai in her arms!

We continued diving down into the icy lake until we saw a magnificent, golden underwater palace.

Perhaps because the master had died, Gu Shihan stepped into the palace and saw the mountain of spiritual herbs, which seemed to have been collected by the giant python.

Half of the medicinal herbs were wasted; many had lost their spiritual properties and medicinal value, which was a terrible waste.

Gu Shihan toured the palace and arrived at the control room. Seeing the control bead, she understood that as long as she recognized the control bead as her master, she could take over the palace.

"So this is the female lead's personal magic house, haha... Now that I've destroyed Ice Phoenix, this magic house is mine too."

Gu Shihan immediately dripped blood to begin refining the control bead, waved his hand to retract the palace, and surfaced.

"Hanhan, hurry to the Ice Phoenix Cave! Gu Yufei seems to be here, quick!" Xingbai reminded her.

Gu Shihan sent the Ice Phoenix's inner core and essence blood to the space and placed them next to the Fire Phoenix.

With a "whoosh," the essence blood was swallowed by the sleeping fire phoenix, and the inner core also entered its mouth.

The Ice Phoenix's attribute is ice, and the Fire Phoenix's attribute is fire. When ice and fire meet, the resulting phenomenon illuminates the space...

Gu Shihan was unaware of these things. When the human and the fox arrived at the Ice Phoenix's lair, the Ice Phoenix's collection was far richer than that of the Ice Dragon.

Ten-thousand-year-old ice, snow lotus, ice heart flower, and purple mansion ice soul—these things are extremely precious to cultivators with ice spiritual roots.

The female protagonist, Gu Yufei, formed a contract with the Ice Phoenix, and these items became hers, which was also the source of her rapid advancement in cultivation. Gu Shihan was happy to accept them and didn't even think about leaving a single thing for the female protagonist. The Ice Phoenix Cave was searched inside and out several times by the human and the fox, and they only left after confirming that there was nothing else of value.

Less than fifteen minutes after leaving, Xingbai reminded her, "Hanhan, Gu Yufei is here with people. Wait, something's not right. She drugged her entourage and came alone. Could it be that, as you said, she knows there's an opportunity for her here?"

"It can't be wrong. Let's keep an eye on it. Maybe if I get these, Heaven will give her another opportunity." Gu Shihan said somewhat dejectedly.

Gu Yufei was a little anxious. Not long ago, she felt a sharp pain in her heart, and a large white bird called out to her for help.

Gu Yufei was quite knowledgeable and recognized it at a glance as an Ice Phoenix, which perfectly matched her mutated ice spirit root.

It's clear that Ice Phoenix has reached adulthood. If I can save it and sign a contract with it, my strength will increase dramatically.

The cultivation level of an adult Ice Phoenix can reach the Nascent Soul stage, and even if it cannot reach the Core Formation stage, it is not a problem. What an incredible opportunity this is!

Gu Yufei grew more and more excited as she thought about it, and smiled, "I, the beautiful snake, am truly the chosen one, haha... To be able to witness such wonders after being resurrected and to live forever is such a wonderful thing. Ice Phoenix, wait for your master, we will venture into the world of cultivation in the future."

Xingbai protected Gu Shihan as they approached, following at a distance that was neither too close nor too far, so as not to let Gu Yufei's soul detect them.

Gu Yufei rushed to the edge of the frozen lake. The lake was quiet, with nothing but the craters left by the ice phoenix and ice dragon fighting along the shore.

"What happened? Atai, investigate and find out what's going on here? Where's my Ice Phoenix?"

Gu Yufei's heart sank to the bottom. Was Binghuang dead? If she was dead, there must be a body, right? Or had someone else gotten there first?

The moment this thought crossed Gu Yufei's mind, the first person she thought of was Gu Shihan. She muttered to herself, "Could she not be dead? Impossible. Even if she wasn't dead, she couldn't have gotten here so quickly."

The spirit Atai floated out and looked around. There were some bloodstains in the mud. He said, "Yufei, there was a big battle here. It was probably a battle between demons. The Ice Phoenix you mentioned was probably eaten by another big demon. We are a step too late."

"How is that possible? Absolutely impossible! What kind of powerful demon could possibly devour an Ice Phoenix? That's a divine beast!"

“Yufei, since there’s an Ice Phoenix here, it’s not impossible for other powerful demons to be here too, right?! Look at the Ice Phoenix’s broken feathers!” Atai said, pointing to the few remaining white broken feathers on the ground.

"Roar!" With a loud roar, a huge snake emerged from the bottom of the lake. It was silvery-white all over and its body was two zhang long.

The giant snake swam in the water, making the lake seem to boil. Its two deep, dark eyes on its triangular head stared at Gu Yufei, as if blaming her for disturbing its peaceful slumber.

After a long standoff between the human and the snake, Gu Yufei finally spoke: "I know you have gained sentience and have recognized me as your master. I will take you away from here to explore the world of cultivation, how about it?"

The large white snake tilted its head, seemingly deep in thought, without making any movement.

Gu Shihan, watching from afar, could only sigh in her heart. This female lead is truly the female lead. She killed the Ice Phoenix, and now she's sent over a giant white snake.
"Ding! Main quest continues: Reduce the luck of the person whose luck has been reduced. Save them! Fate-changing value +20. Those who abandon the quest will die!"

"Hanhan, this mission is disgusting! Those who abandon the mission die?! Save people? Are we supposed to save this woman?" Xingbai said indignantly.

"It shouldn't be to save Gu Yufei, she doesn't seem to be in any danger! Xingbai, don't you find that strange?"

"It's not strange! What's strange about it?"

(End of this chapter)