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Chapter 117 Crisis of the Heavenly Phoenix Source

But no matter how she inquired about Zou Zihan and Gong Jue through the Heavenly Mirror, she never heard from them again.

Looking at the two people on the Heavenly Mirror who showed no reaction, Lin Zhao had a vague premonition of something bad.

Perhaps the two who were with the main group encountered some misfortune.

The fact that the main group from the South China Sea Academy couldn't even communicate normally with their teammates meant that only a handful of teams were participating in the mainland competition.

Lin Zhao quickly made a judgment, but since he had no idea where the main force was, and given his current cultivation level, he probably wouldn't be able to help much even if he found the main force.

Therefore, Lin Zhao could only temporarily put away the Tian Tong Mirror and wait until he found the main force before making further plans.

If I can find enough Source Spirit Crystals to raise my cultivation to the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm, then I will be considered a top-tier expert in this continental competition. At that time, it will be much safer to go find the main force of the academy.

Having made up his mind, Lin Zhao looked around and was at a loss.

How exactly do we find this Source Spirit Crystal?

Grandma suggested, "Since it's called Source Spirit Crystal, it must be related to spiritual energy. See if you can mobilize the wood element within your body? Speaking of which, when you reach the Golden Core stage, Grandma should teach you alchemy. This Heavenly Phoenix Source is a good place for training."

Lin Zhao's eyes lit up upon hearing this.

During her cultivation process, she focused on strengthening her fire elemental spiritual root and cultivation, without particularly refining her wood element. However, to become a good alchemy master, both fire and wood elements are indispensable.

The wood crystals in this forest just happened to be able to help her cultivate, which can be considered a fortunate coincidence.

Lin Zhao closed his eyes and sensed the fluctuations of spiritual energy around him. Suddenly, the feeling of being called came again, and it was even stronger.

Lin Zhao opened her eyes, struggled for a moment, and finally exhaled: "I hope you really have something to say to me."

After saying that, she followed the calling voice and found a towering ancient tree.

Looking at the ancient tree that would require ten people to encircle with outstretched arms, Lin Zhao frowned: "Is it you calling me?"

The ancient tree twitched slightly, and then its withered bark slowly began to writhe, forming a withered and ugly face. A pair of dark, deep eyes fell on Lin Zhao, scrutinizing him without any emotion. After an unknown amount of time, it slowly uttered hoarse words from its somewhat decaying mouth.

"An incomplete Ancient Phoenix..."

Upon seeing this face, Lin Zhao unconsciously pressed his hand against the Heavenly Phoenix Bone Sword. Although he could sense that the ancient tree in front of him had no hostility towards him, Lin Zhao still became vigilant due to his subconscious fighting instincts.

"I wonder who the senior is?"

Suddenly, Gu Mu lashed out with a vine, knocking Lin Zhao to the ground with a force that she could not withstand.

This vine not only carried the force of tens of millions of pounds, but also a surging murderous aura, causing Lin Zhao to fall to the ground and spit out a mouthful of blood. He could only continuously circulate his internal energy to repair his injuries, his gaze fixed on the ancient tree, cursing himself a thousand times in his heart.

Why would I abandon improving my strength first and come looking for it instead of responding to its call?
"My attack would surely kill an ordinary early-stage Golden Core cultivator, but you are indeed quite capable, as you are still alive. It's a pity... your Phoenix Luck is incomplete."

Lin Zhao struggled to sit up and asked, "Senior summoned me here just to kill me?"

She only came over because she didn't sense any hostility from those calls; little did she know that a vine would almost cripple her.

“I am not calling for you, but for all the humans chosen by the Heavenly Phoenix. It’s a pity that after all these years, only you have withstood my vine.”

Upon hearing this, Lin Zhao's lips twitched: "So you killed many other geniuses on the Heavenly Phoenix Continent who possess the Phoenix Destiny?"

"Those who die at my hands are merely sent back to the Heavenly Phoenix Continent; they are not truly dead," Gu Mu said. Lin Zhao sighed, no wonder the Heavenly Phoenix Continent has been getting weaker and weaker in recent years. It turns out that besides the evil thoughts from other worlds and the scheming of the Ancestral Dragon Continent, there was this other reason as well.

Seeing Lin Zhao's expression, Gu Mu said, "You can also sense that the fate of the Heavenly Phoenix Continent is coming to an end, can't you?"

Lin Zhao nodded.

“You shouldn’t be suitable either, but the Blood Phoenix has been separated from the Heavenly Phoenix Continent for a long time and is no longer able to provide timely support.” Gu Mu sighed deeply: “If you can withstand this vine of mine, I will give you this opportunity. Whether you succeed or not depends on yourself.”

Seeing that the ancient tree was about to extend its vines and point them at him again, Lin Zhao disregarded his injuries, which had not yet fully recovered, and used his teleportation ability to quickly move away from the ancient tree.

Gu Mu didn't expect Lin Zhao to recover so quickly. By the time he realized what was happening, Lin Zhao had already moved out of his control.

"Senior, you almost beat me to death with your bare hands, and you said things I didn't understand, telling me to succeed and all that..." Lin Zhao stood up, shook his head with a smile, "You didn't even ask me if I agreed?"

This old man was so picky about asking her to do something, and now that he's called her over, he's giving her a good beating. What if he's up to something bad?
Lin Zhao had no intention of letting the other party have it too easy.

Gu Mu remained silent for a long time, completely unprepared for Lin Zhao's personality, which was entirely different from his expectations: "Then what do you want?"

Lin Zhao fed himself a few pills to speed up his recovery and said, "You have to explain things clearly and tell me what benefits I will get before I'm willing to do it."

After a brief moment of thought, Gu Mu uttered words that horrified Lin Zhao: "Tianhuangyuan is about to collapse."

"When the Phoenix Source collapses, the order of the Phoenix Plane will be disrupted, and it will lose all ability to resist external pressure."

Lin Zhao frowned deeply: "Then what can a Golden Core cultivator like me do?"

"The Heavenly Phoenix Source was established based on the beliefs of the Ancestral Phoenix. It is about to collapse because the remaining beliefs of the Ancestral Phoenix are about to disappear for various reasons. In other words, the Heavenly Dao of our Heavenly Phoenix Plane is about to collapse. This world needs a new source, a more stable source."

Lin Zhao felt a chill run down her spine from the look in Gu Mu's eyes when he said those words: "You're not saying that I'm the source, are you?"

"Of course you can't, but your spine can."

As soon as Gu Mu finished speaking, a murderous glint flashed in Lin Zhao's eyes.

The Heavenly Phoenix Bone Sword could be considered one of her biggest secrets; she never expected that the other party could recognize her trump card at a glance.

“Even the Heavenly Phoenix Bone alone won’t do, but you are blessed with the Phoenix Luck…” Gu Mu said, “As long as you can gain the approval of the Heavenly Phoenix Source, I have as many Wood Source Crystals as you want.”

It sounded very tempting, but you could tell from his tone that it wasn't anything good.

Moreover, once Tianhuangyuan's approval is obtained, with her backbone and phoenix luck as the support of a plane, wouldn't I have to take on the responsibility of a plane?
She's only at the Golden Core stage, she really can't handle it.

Lin Zhao sighed with a headache: "What if I refuse?"

"The Heavenly Phoenix Source can no longer wait for the next continental competition to find a person destined for the Phoenix."

Lin Zhao shook his head: "If you need my spine, then I can only say that I am unable to help, but I am willing to try to see if there are any other ways."

The Heavenly Phoenix Bone Sword has now become one with her. Lin Zhao doesn't think she's that noble to ask her to sacrifice herself for some Wood Source Crystals.

As for the crisis of Tianhuangyuan, as long as it is still some time before it completely collapses, we can try to find other ways.

(End of this chapter)