Mortal Cultivator: Lin Tianzun

Chapter 182 Fire Phoenix Crossing the Tribulation
Just after he finished setting up the formation, the "Fire Phoenix" in the spirit beast bag on Lin Fan's waist suddenly sent him an urgent thought:
"It has reached the critical point of breaking through to level eight and urgently needs to overcome the tribulation as soon as possible. I sincerely hope that Lin Fan can quickly find a safe place for it."

Looking back more than ten years ago, "Fire Phoenix" embarked on the arduous journey of refining the enhanced version of "Fire Dragon Demon Pill". Since then, he has devoted all his efforts to accumulating magic power and determined to reach the Nascent Soul stage.

For a long time, it was focused and immersed in arduous practice.

Now, the task is finally completed and we have reached the critical moment of breakthrough.

Lin Fan received an urgent message from "Fire Phoenix" and knew that this matter could not be delayed.

In an instant, spiritual energy surged around him, and his figure flashed like a ghost, turning into a brilliant stream of light like a rainbow, flying towards the distance at lightning speed, so fast that only an afterimage was left in the sky, as if it was going to tear the sky apart.

Time flies like a white horse passing by, and a month is gone in a flash.

Lin Fan controlled the escape light and slowly landed on a remote island.

After a long search, he finally found this remote and desolate place.

After his feet landed steadily on the ground, the aura around him instantly converged, and then he released a powerful spiritual sense, which extended to the surroundings like a fine spider silk.

Ten miles, one hundred miles, three hundred miles... until one thousand miles away, his spiritual sense slowly stopped.

In half a cup of tea, he repeatedly confirmed that within a radius of a thousand miles, there was neither trace of human cultivators nor high-level monsters.

After confirming that it was safe, Lin Fan nodded slightly and raised his hand to gently pat the spirit beast bag on his waist.

In an instant, an extremely brilliant ray of light flashed by, and in the light, the fire phoenix flapped its huge and gorgeous wings and flew out.

As soon as it appeared, the fire phoenix raised its head towards the sky and let out a loud and long "Li!" cry. The sound was clear and passionate, reaching straight into the sky.

Then, it flapped its wings vigorously and circled several times in the sky with a nimble and graceful posture. After circling, it slowly folded its wings and landed lightly back to Lin Fan like a ball of gorgeous flame.

Lin Fan reached out and pulled out a jade bottle, tossing it to Huo Feng while using his divine consciousness to transmit the message, "This is a drop of 'Millennial Stalactite'. It can instantly restore all Nascent Soul Stage mana. Use it when you need it during this critical moment of tribulation."

The fire phoenix lightly picked up the jade bottle with its beak, suddenly raised its head, and swallowed the jade bottle in one gulp.

Immediately, it spread its wings and rushed towards a huge rock not far away like a ball of blazing fire cloud, and landed steadily on it.

It shook its gorgeous feathers, its eyes instantly became as sharp as an eagle, the flames around it suddenly rose, and it officially began to strive for the Nascent Soul stage.

Taking advantage of the moment when the Fire Phoenix was making a full-scale breakthrough, Lin Fan's expression became serious, and he quickly took out a bunch of formation flags, formation plates, and spirit stones emitting a bright light from his storage bag.

His body was as fast as lightning, shuttling back and forth around the island, his hands constantly changing spells like a butterfly flying through flowers, accurately inserting the formation flag into the ground and embedding the spirit stone into the formation plate.

In the blink of an eye, a defensive formation emitting a faint light was set up around the island.

One day three months later, a thunderclap suddenly came from the originally cloudless sky.

Immediately afterwards, a strong wind blew within a radius of thousands of miles, and dark black clouds gathered together out of thin air. In the blink of an eye, the entire sky was plunged into darkness.

Accompanied by deafening thunder, heavy rain poured down.

In the nearby sky, dark clouds rolled violently, and electric arcs as thick as arms appeared and disappeared in them. Every flash was accompanied by a rumbling and shocking thunder. Huge electric grids were looming in the clouds.

The thunder in the sky became more and more frequent, until it reached a level that could not be exceeded.

Amidst the deafening roar of thunder, arcs of electricity, as thick as a foot, fell continuously from the crisscrossing electric nets in the sky, like silver snakes with bared fangs and claws.

In an instant, the area within a radius of more than ten miles was shrouded in violent thunder and lightning, and the air was filled with a pungent smell of burning and a heart-pounding pressure.

Even though Lin Fan was just watching intently from the side, he could not escape the impact of this terrifying thunder tribulation.

He remained calm, quickly slapped his storage bag, and took out an ancient and heavy shield.

He muttered something, made hand gestures, and threw out the shield.

The shield swelled in the wind and instantly turned into a huge barrier, blocking him firmly and resisting the falling lightning.

Since he was not the main target of this thunder tribulation, the power of these thunder and lightning was dozens of times less than what the Fire Phoenix had to endure.

Lin Fan was protected by the shield. He slowly resisted the thunder while keeping his eyes fixed on the "Fire Phoenix" who was going through the tribulation, his eyes full of concern and expectation.

These electric arcs, about a foot thick, continued to fall for a whole meal. The thunder in the sky gradually subsided and finally stopped temporarily.

The power of the first wave of thunder and lightning was just average, but the Fire Phoenix, relying on its powerful body, easily blocked all attacks. What was even more amazing was that these thunder and lightning made its body even stronger.

But before everyone could recover, thunder roared again in the sky, and the second wave of lightning fell with even greater force.

This time the lightning was obviously more dense than the first wave, the falling silver arcs were also much thicker, and the sound was even more astonishing.

However, although the previous waves of thunder tribulations seemed powerful, to the Fire Phoenix, whose bloodline was infinitely close to that of a true spirit, it was just like a tickle.

Just like that, within just one hour, the Fire Phoenix experienced six waves of lightning strikes, each more terrifying and shocking than the last.

By the fifth wave, the falling electric arcs were half a foot long, like long silver snakes swooping down from the sky. Even the restrictions that Lin Fan had carefully arranged around him were destroyed by this wave of lightning.

Time passed quietly, and the Fire Phoenix relied on its powerful bloodline power to withstand wave after wave of thunder and lightning.

In the blink of an eye, another hour passed, and now it was the tenth wave of thunder tribulation.

In an instant, the dark sky suddenly began to boil, and the pitch-black clouds rolled and roared like angry beasts. The huge electric net composed of electric arcs that had been suspended under the dark clouds began to fall in pieces.

For a moment, the entire sky was filled with silver light, and the thunder was deafening, drowning out all other sounds.

Between heaven and earth, it seemed as if there was only endless thunder and lightning. Silver electric nets completely enveloped the Fire Phoenix one after another. Countless arcs of electricity bounced out from the nets and madly hit the fiery red evil spirit surrounding the Fire Phoenix.

Although most of the electric arcs were bounced back by the demonic energy, the number of remaining electric arcs was still astonishingly large.

At this moment, a huge silver arc as thick as a water tank and more than twenty feet long suddenly flashed out from under the dark clouds.

It flashed with silver light, like a giant silver dragon, swooping down fiercely towards the Fire Phoenix below. Before it even landed, the silver lightning emanating from the dragon's body had already illuminated nearly half the sky, its momentum truly astonishing.

"Wow!"

The fire phoenix let out a long cry, spread its wings and flew towards the giant silver dragon, and grabbed the silver dragon with its huge claws.

With a loud "bang", the power of the silver dragon was constantly being consumed, and the magic power of the fire phoenix was also rapidly consumed.

After a while, the silver dragon transformed into tiny specks of starlight and dissipated in the air. The fire phoenix also showed signs of fatigue. The clouds in the sky continued to brew, the pressure was increasing, and the roar was incessant.

The eleventh wave of thunder began to descend, silver lightning bolts swiftly striking the Fire Phoenix. The red light surrounding the Fire Phoenix suddenly intensified, and it erupted in fiery red flames. These phoenix flames diligently consumed the power of the lightning, but even so, the remaining lightning still fell heavily on the Fire Phoenix, damaging and strengthening its body at the same time.

"Wow!"

The Fire Phoenix screamed in pain.

After a while, Lin Fan saw the situation clearly. He saw that many of the feathers on the fire phoenix were burnt, and even a few had fallen off. It seemed that this wave of thunder tribulation was about to reach its limit.

At the critical moment, the Fire Phoenix opened its mouth and spat out the jade bottle that Lin Fan had given it, pulled out the cork, and drank up the thousand-year-old stalactite inside.

In an instant, the previously listless Fire Phoenix became spirited again. The dark clouds in the sky continued to brew, this time for a little longer. After about half a cup of tea, a silver-white lightning bolt crashed down.

Although the Fire Phoenix had recovered all its magic power, the lightning was too powerful. After a while, it was unable to cope with it, and more and more areas on its body were burnt.

Seeing this, Lin Fan immediately summoned the "Tianxuan Shield" to help the Fire Phoenix withstand the strongest wave of thunder tribulation.

"Boom!"

Not long after, the calamity clouds gradually dissipated, and colorful spots of light appeared in the sky. These spots of light all flew towards the "Fire Phoenix" and were then absorbed by the "Fire Phoenix".

Every time the "Fire Phoenix" absorbs some light points, its momentum becomes stronger.

These light spots are the compensation given by heaven after the monster beasts have passed the tribulation. They can not only transform the monster beasts' bodies, but also quickly heal their injuries.

When the light spot disappeared, Lin Fan discovered that the aura of the "Fire Phoenix" suddenly rose and became stronger and stronger, increasing by more than ten times, and finally reached a level that was stronger than that of an ordinary mid-Nascent Soul cultivator, and then slowly stopped.

Moreover, most of the injuries on its body have recovered. I believe that after some time, the injuries of "Fire Phoenix" will be restored to their original state.

The fire phoenix let out a long cry of "Li!" and flew towards Lin Fan. When it got close, it rubbed its head against Lin Fan affectionately.

Seeing this, Lin Fan stretched out his arm and gently touched the feathers on the Fire Phoenix's neck. After confirming that it was fine, he put it into the spirit beast bag to recuperate.

From then on, Lin Fan had another capable helper, and this helper would never betray him unless there was a huge gap in their cultivation levels, but the probability of this was so small that it was almost impossible.

Afterwards, the spiritual power around Lin Fan surged and turned into a rainbow light and flew towards the "Bi Ling Island".

After returning to "Biling Island", Lin Fan released the Fire Phoenix without stopping and arranged for it to recuperate in a stone chamber. Then, he plunged into a busy life.

He skillfully took out the spirit beast bag and his fingertips moved quickly like butterflies to perform magic gestures.

In the blink of an eye, a golden light flashed from the mouth of the spirit beast's bag, and dense swarms of silver-white gold-eating insects swarmed out.

These little guys have delicate bodies and a metallic texture all over their bodies. Under the caress of the sunlight, tiny rays of light flicker one after another, and the "buzzing" sounds made by their flapping wings are intertwined, like rapid and fine drumbeats.

"go with!"

At Lin Fan's command, the gold-eating bugs, like a well-trained elite force, swooped down towards the vein and instantly sank deep into the rocks.

They swing their sharp mouthparts and devour the ore like a whirlwind, leaving stone chips flying wherever they pass. In the blink of an eye, they can accurately separate the ore blocks containing spiritual stones.

On the first day, these little guys made great achievements and dug out hundreds of spirit stones, most of which were mid-level spirit stones, with high-level and low-level spirit stones accounting for a minority.

The second day, the third day... and in the days that followed, the harvest remained stable at around a hundred pieces, and Lin Fan's life became regular and repetitive.

Every morning, Lin Fan would sit in meditation in the cave for two hours without fail, practicing his skills and tempering his magic power, hoping to reach the peak of the middle stage of cultivation as soon as possible.

After finishing his training, he devoted himself to the mining business. In order to keep the gold-eating bugs full of "combat effectiveness" at all times, he would ripen the colorful grass and feed it to them from time to time.

This "Rainbow Grass" is the most delicious food in the world for gold-eating bugs. Once it enters their mouth, it can quickly restore their blood and make them full of energy.

Time flies, and five years have passed in a flash.

During the past five years, the number of gold-eating beetles has increased from the initial thousand to the current seven or eight thousand due to their frequent consumption of the rainbow grass, and golden spots have faintly appeared on their bodies.

It was estimated that the total value of the spirit stones they dug out was as high as 10 million. Pile up in the cave, it was like a small treasure house of spirit stones. The dazzling light silently told of Lin Fan's hard work over the past five years.

In the past five years, Huo Feng not only recovered from his injuries, but also completely consolidated the realm he had just broken through. His strength is no weaker than that of a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, making him a good helper.

The "Xutian Palace" will be opened soon. Lin Fan thought to himself that it was time to set off and return to the inner star sea.

So, Lin Fan came to the secret room where the spirit stones were stored, and looked at the mountains of spirit stones emitting an attractive luster. These were the results of his five years of hard work.

Lin Fan took a deep breath and took out several extra-large storage bags from his arms. These storage bags looked ordinary, but in fact, they contained a huge amount of things. He had specially prepared them for storing these spirit stones.

He stretched out his hand, muttered something, and gathered spiritual power at his fingertips. Then he swung it violently. In an instant, a brilliant ray of light bloomed from the palm of his hand, like a big net, quickly wrapping up the hill of spiritual stones on the ground.

Wrapped in the rosy glow, the spirit stones seemed to be pulled by an invisible force, one after another, and in the blink of an eye they were neatly sank into the storage bag. The ground that was originally piled with spirit stones now became empty, as if those mountains of spirit stones had never appeared.

After putting away the storage bag, Lin Fan cast his gaze towards the corner of the cave. He quickly formed seals with his hands, and a wave of spiritual power emanated from his palms. Accompanied by a burst of hot breath, a fire phoenix roared out.

The fire phoenix excitedly let out a long "Li!", the sound was deafening and echoed throughout the cave.

The Fire Phoenix is ​​now several times larger than before. Its feathers are like they are made of red gold, sparkling brightly under the sunlight. Each feather seems to contain endless power.

It stood there majestically, emitting enormous pressure from its body, like a king dominating the world. Just by getting close to it, one could feel its earth-shattering power!

Lin Fan's lips curled up slightly, revealing a satisfied smile. He jumped lightly and landed lightly on the broad back of the Fire Phoenix.

He reached out and patted Fire Phoenix's neck, communicating with it through his mind and passing on the order to go to "Silver Shark Island".

The Fire Phoenix seemed to understand his meaning. It spread its wings, creating a gust of wind, and its body transformed into a streak of red light, flying towards the "Silver Shark Island" at lightning speed.

Wherever the fire phoenix passed, it was like a gust of wind.

It stretched out its huge wings, and every powerful flap seemed to stir up a storm out of thin air.

Flames surged all over its body, and its red-gold feathers sparkled in the sunlight, the dazzling light even brighter than the blazing sun in the sky.

When flying, the fire phoenix rapidly compresses the air, and then bursts into a deafening whistling sound, as if rolling thunder explodes at low altitude.

In the vast ocean or on the islands below, whether it was the monks on their way or the monsters living nearby, they all keenly captured this overwhelming and powerful pressure.

Expressions of fear and awe instantly appeared on the faces of the monks. Many of them subconsciously stopped what they were doing and looked up at the sky. After confirming the flight path of the Fire Phoenix, they hurriedly used all their strength to rush away from the direction of the Fire Phoenix.

The monsters also knew that in front of such a powerful being, any rash action could lead to catastrophic disaster. The only way to save their lives was to stay away from it, for they were afraid that the slightest carelessness would arouse the dissatisfaction of the Fire Phoenix and they would be slapped to death by it, ending up with their bodies torn to pieces.

(End of this chapter)