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Chapter 407: Are you Phoenix people crazy because of poverty?

The scarlet bamboos, about ten thousand feet tall, sparkled and glittered all over, as if carved from jade. They looked like red fairy mist condensed and neatly rooted in the earth of the Red Bamboo Realm.

From a distance, it looks like a thousand-foot-high fairy fire, burning brightly and illuminating the surrounding area.

Phoenixes, some golden, some green, and some red, danced through the bamboo forest, as if they were reborn from the ashes.

As Jiangchuan flew into the Fire Bamboo Realm, a Bifang that looked like a crane with green flames all over its body flapped its wings and flew towards Jiangchuan.

"Senior Dao Zhenxian, I am Bijie, the divine beast of the Qingnan Demon Saint. The Qingnan Demon Saint once helped twenty-one True Immortals and thirty-four Heavenly Demons to be reborn from the ashes and heal their Dao wounds."

"I see you look unfamiliar. I think this must be your first time in the Fire Bamboo Realm. I can ask the Demon Saint of Qingnan to give you a 20% discount."

Before Jiang Chuan could speak, a silver phoenix flew over.

"Senior, don't listen to Bijie's nonsense. Everyone in the Fire Bamboo Realm knows that the Demon Saint of Qingnan is notorious for his evil heart."

"Even at a 20% discount, it's still twice as expensive as my ancestor, the Silver Yao Yao Saint."

"Senior, if you want to be reborn from the ashes and heal your wounds, please choose my ancestor, Silver Glory Demon Saint."

"Senior, you must not choose the Silver Glory Demon Saint. Everyone in the Fire Bamboo Realm knows that the Silver Glory Demon Saint is notoriously unreliable."

Bijie continued, "Last time, the Silver Glory Demon Saint helped the Qilin clan's Heavenly Demon to be reborn from the ashes, but the Qilin Heavenly Demon turned directly into a Heavenly Dog."

Jiangchuan:? ? ?
Are you sure this is rebirth from the ashes, and not a transformation into a monster?

"That's because the Qilin's bloodline was impure. After being severely injured, the Qilin lost too much blood, causing the Tengu bloodline to prevail. What does this have to do with my ancestor?" Yin Huang tried his best to refute, but his tone sounded insufficient.

"Senior, if you want to be reborn from the ashes, it must be my father, the Scarlet Sun Demon Saint. He is famous throughout the Fire Bamboo Realm and has helped more than a hundred True Immortals, Buddhas, and Heavenly Demons heal their wounds."

At this moment, a red phoenix flapped its wings and flew over.

"Are the Phoenix clan's demon saints so poor? Why are they all sending people to solicit customers?"

The rabbit looked confused.

"The Phoenix Nest cannot compare to the Immortal Realm or the Buddha Realm. There are only so many treasures there. Those who achieved enlightenment first can eat meat, while those who achieved enlightenment later can only drink soup. Those who achieved enlightenment even later probably won't even get soup."

Jiang Chuan didn't find it strange, it was just like the Guanghe Buddha he met in the extraterritorial battlefield in his simulation.

What about immortals and Buddhas?
It also requires opportunity and luck to go further.

If it weren't for his unprecedented talent, rare in the universe, there would be many people like the Night Blade Demon Lord who cultivated to the eleventh realm for a thousand years without making any further progress.

"Senior is right. The sacred trees, elixir and holy springs that were born when the Phoenix Ancestor opened up the Phoenix Nest have basically been occupied by the Phoenix Clan elders who achieved enlightenment before."

Silver Phoenix looked helpless. "For a demon saint who achieved enlightenment late like our ancestor, our clan hasn't even given him a bottle of immortality pill, let alone immortality medicine. If he wants to exchange it for the qualification to comprehend the Dao Monument, he has to spend a huge amount of natural treasures."

"Is the Phoenix Clan so stingy?"

Rabbit was very surprised: "When I was in the Buddhist world, I could read various Taoist scriptures for free."

"This senior is really joking. Even in the Buddhist world, there are rules to follow. How could they allow you to browse various scriptures and comprehend the Dao Stele for free?" Yin Huang obviously did not believe what Rabbit said.

"What I said is true."

"Senior, let's talk about rebirth from the ashes."

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Jiangchuan knew very well that the rabbit was not lying.

After all, he didn't believe that any Buddha would dare to accept the rabbit's treasure.

Even if there really is a Buddha who dares to accept it, what treasure can the rabbit, with his penniless fortune, collect?
The only valuable thing is the main body of the Great Sun God Bell.

If we really give out the Great Sun God Bell.
Just wait and see whether the Star King Buddha will come to find you in the future.

[Explain to Bijie that you are not injured and do not need to rely on the Phoenix Clan's innate magical powers to heal.]

Bijie immediately stated that there was also the Qingnan Demon Saint's cave, located in an excellent fire vein. Numerous spiritual fires were nurtured within the vein, making it an ideal place for practicing various fire-related magical arts.

[Chi Huang also stated that his father, the Demon Saint Chi Ri, was proficient in weapon refining and had helped more than one Twelfth Realm Heavenly Demon refine their weapons.]

[Silver Phoenix stated that his clan's Silver Glory Demon Saint could obtain Phoenix Blood Essence.]

You are somewhat speechless, feeling that the Phoenix Clan might be even poorer than you imagined.

[Then you said that after your breakthrough, you comprehended the evolution of fate, sensed the future, and discovered that you had a connection with a demon saint from the Phoenix clan.]

[The purpose of this trip is also to marry this demon saint.]

[Bijie, Yinhuang, and Chihuang were all very surprised. They didn't expect you to come here to marry the Demon Saint.]

Bijie then explained to you that after the Phoenix Ancestor took refuge with Taoist Taixu, some immortals also wanted to marry the Phoenix Demon Saint.

[If it's marriage proposal, it's easy to say, but many immortals seek to marry the Phoenix Clan Demon Saint just to get a mount to help them.]

[The Phoenix Ancestor led the Phoenix Clan away from the demon clan because he did not want to be contaminated by the demon clan's karma.]

[Naturally, one does not want his descendants to be contaminated by the many causes and effects.]

However, many immortals were also direct disciples of Taixu Daojun, and they all refused, fearing that this would create a rift with the Taixu lineage.

[So he ordered his youngest daughter, Qing Huang, to set up the Nine Phoenix Gates, hoping that many immortals would give up.]

[It has been a hundred thousand years since the last time the Immortal King Liexiao passed the Nine Phoenix Gates.]

[During this period, many True Immortals and Immortal Kings challenged the Nine Phoenix Gates, but none succeeded.]

[Bijie believes that marriage is not predetermined, so it is best for you to give up your pursuit of the Demon Saint.]

You ignored Bijie's words and instead asked where the Phoenix Nine Passes were.

[The monsters of Bijie and others saw that you really wanted to break through the Phoenix Nine Gates, so they took you there.]

[The Phoenix Nine Gates are located between the Fire Bamboo Realm and the other nine great worlds, and the Phoenix Nest.]

Arriving at the Phoenix Nine Gates, Jiangchuan's eyes were greeted by phoenixes of various colors, as well as mythical beasts such as the dragon bird and the blue sky roc.

"The secret to passing the level of the Immortal King Liexiao! It only requires a top-grade Taoist weapon!"

"A true image of me, the Immortal King, passing the Phoenix Nine Levels a million years ago!"

"Fellow Daoists who are in need of mounts, please stay. I have dozens of fellow Daoists here who are looking for a wise master for them!"

Ziyun Patriarch was surprised and asked, "How come there are even people selling their bodies?"

"The demon race is the one that respects the strong."

Rabbit didn't find it strange: "It's common for big demons to enslave smaller demons as mounts. Some demons who want to break through, or who lack potential, want to follow a powerful cultivator to fight for their future, so selling themselves to him is not uncommon."

"This kind of demon who sells her body may not really be selling her body."

Jiang Chuan didn't know if money could buy true loyalty, but he knew very well that this was the Phoenix clan's territory.

It can be said that all the members of the Phoenix Clan are related. As soon as you buy the first phoenix, a twelfth-level demon saint may come to you and claim to be his descendant.

If the next generation is naughty, they should be taken back and disciplined.

what?
You said you bought it with your own money?

Who saw it?

Will you return it or not?

How many of the Phoenix's nine attacks can you block? [Bijie and his companions led the group through numerous monsters and arrived at the Phoenix Nine Gates, where they found an old phoenix whose hair was almost completely gone.]

[When the old phoenix learned that you wanted to challenge the Phoenix Nine Levels, he directly stated that if you wanted to do so, you would need to pay one hundred divine crystals.]

[One divine crystal is equal to one million spirit stones.]

[One hundred divine crystals are equivalent to one hundred million spirit stones.]

[You should know that a low-grade Taoist flying sword only costs three million spirit stones.]

[To challenge the Phoenix Nine Levels, you need to send out more than 300 low-grade Taoist flying swords.]

[Even Lingxu City, a city famous for its weapon refining in the Qingyuan Realm, might not be able to produce more than 300 low-grade Daoist weapons.]

【You curse inwardly, "You're such a money-grubber."】

[Then you said you didn't have that many divine crystals on you, and asked if you could use a treasure instead.]

[Old Phoenix immediately agrees. You take out the Tai Chi diagram, reach into it, and crush the Eleventh Heavenly Demon Kui Niu that you have suppressed.]

[Take out a ball of Kui Niu's blood the size of a human head and give it to Old Phoenix.]

[After checking it out and confirming it's worth enough, Old Phoenix hands you a wooden sign.]

[Looking at the strange word "Six" on the wooden sign, you are a little confused.]

[The old phoenix said that opening the Phoenix Nine Gates once requires a lot of earth energy.]

[In order to save resources, the demon saints decided to wait until ten challengers were gathered before launching the Phoenix Nine Stages together.]

You are speechless. How long will it take to gather everyone?

[Old Phoenix said that in about one or two 60 years, it should be complete.]

[This period of time is not long. You should first cultivate for a period of sixty years or two before attempting the Nine Stages of the Phoenix.]

[Thinking that you are within the power range of the Phoenix Clan, you ask yourself if you can enter the Phoenix Nest to practice?]

[Old Phoenix said he can give you a discount: three divine crystals for one day of cultivation.]

You felt that the Phoenix Clan was truly mad with poverty! After secretly cursing them for being greedy, you, with Bijie's introduction, came to a high mountain in the Fire Bamboo Realm and chose a cave to cultivate.

[After paying three drops of Kui Niu's blood, you rented the cave for three decades.]

[After entering the cave, you will begin your retreat.]

[You take out the Great Sun God Black Flower and begin to refine it.]

The entrance to the Golden Crow transforms into a pool of golden liquid. This golden liquid passes through the twelve floors and enters your Dantian. It is then carried by your magical power along your spine and into your Sea of ​​Consciousness.

[After entering the sea of ​​consciousness, the golden liquid directly envelops your spirit.]

[As the medicinal power of the Great Sun God Black Flower is absorbed by your spirit, your spirit gradually emanates immortal power.]

After you broke through to the Half-Step Immortal King realm and cultivated your Zhiyang Wuji Body to the late Wuji realm, your Yuanshen has become your only weakness.

[As the medicinal power of the Great Sun God Black Flower continues to be refined, your weakness is gradually being made up for.]

[When you have refined half of the medicinal power of the Great Sun God Crow Flower, your Yuan Shen will catch up with your own realm and reach the Half-Step Immortal King realm.]

[But the powerful medicinal power of the Great Sun God Black Flower is still pushing your soul to continue its transformation.]

[With the help of the Great Sun God Crow Flower, your soul has directly broken through the barrier of the Immortal King Realm.]

A dazzling golden light bloomed from Jiangchuan's soul.

Jiangchuan's golden soul seemed to be cast from pure yang fairy gold, extremely hard and yang, sacred and flawless.

The mighty power of the Immortal King, like a gushing divine mountain, emanated from his primordial spirit.

"I never thought that the one who refreshed my breakthrough to the Immortal King Realm would be my Primordial Spirit! The Great Sun God Black Flower is indeed a top-tier immortal medicine!"

Jiang Chuan was also a little surprised. His weakest part had always been his soul, but now, thanks to a magical medicine, it had become his strongest part.

Just as Jiang Chuan was sighing, the golden medicinal power was still continuously flowing into Jiang Chuan's soul.

The second level of the Twelve Realms!
The third level of the twelfth realm!
His soul continued to transform, and by the time the medicinal power of the Great Sun God Black Flower was completely refined, Jiang Chuan's soul had become as sacred and flawless as the sun.

[After refining the Great Sun God Crow Flower, your soul is only half a step away from the fourth level of the Twelfth Realm.]

[Then you take out the Immortal King Dao Fruit of Reversing Fate, while continuing to comprehend the scriptures and supernatural powers such as the Future Star Sutra and the Supreme Sacred Law of Dominating Time.]

Ten years later, although you have a deeper understanding of the Future Star Sutra, you have not been able to make further progress.

Another twenty years passed, during which time you constantly read various scriptures, recalling the teachings of the Future Star King Buddha and the Passing Immortal Emperor, and you finally overcame this obstacle.

[You can clearly feel your own time. The way of time has advanced a small step. You are only a hair's breadth away from the Immortal King realm!]

[A single glimpse of Dao fruit can make a world of difference! ]

You desperately want to cross this line and become a true Immortal King. So, you continue your retreat.

[Ten years later, you are still the same person who failed to overcome this obstacle.]

[Another ten years passed, and you gave up trying to comprehend the way of time.]

You feel like you're only a hair's breadth away from the Immortal King realm, as if you could cross it at any moment. But you just can't make it across.

[Take out the leaves of the Wandao Tree, which contains the Dao of Nothingness, and begin to refine them.]

[One month later, you successfully integrated the Dao Principle of Nothingness contained in the leaves of the Myriad Dao Tree into your own Dao Fruit.]

You take out the wooden box, feeling the principle of nothingness within the fruit, and comprehending the principle of nothingness within the wooden box.

[Fifteen years later, your Way of Nothingness successfully broke through to the eighth level of the eleventh realm.]

[Twenty years later, your Way of Nothingness broke through to the ninth level of the eleventh realm.]

[The four great ways you practiced: the Way of Time, the Way of Void, the Way of Nothingness, and the Way of Chaos, have all reached the pinnacle of the eleventh realm.]

[To cultivate four great ways simultaneously, and to have all four of them reach the pinnacle of the eleventh realm, is something few people throughout history have been able to achieve.]

You continue to comprehend the Dao of Nothingness, hoping to rely on the leaves of the Myriad Dao Tree and the wooden box to be the first to break through to the Immortal King realm using the Dao of Nothingness.

[But just like the founders of the seven sects of the Qingyuan Realm, including Fairy Taisu and Immortal Xu Ming, none of them broke through to the Immortal King realm.]

This barrier is extremely difficult to cross. Even if you have the leaves of the Ten Thousand Dao Tree and the wooden box, you still feel it is difficult to advance.

【But you also understand that you must overcome this hurdle. 】

[Otherwise, surrounded by powerful enemies, you will surely die! ]

[Twenty years later, through your continuous contemplation, your Way of Nothingness has successfully taken a small step forward, reaching a level comparable to the Way of Chaos.]

Just as you were about to continue your retreat and improve your realm, the wooden sign given to you by the old phoenix lit up. You knew that the ten people had gathered and the Phoenix Nine Stages had begun.

[So you left your retreat cave and headed for the Phoenix Nine Gates.]

[When you arrive at the Phoenix Nine Gates, your gaze narrows slightly. You didn't expect to see someone you know here.]

　I came back too late from overtime, so I only have 4,000 words. Sorry.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)