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Chapter 57 The Azure Phoenix Entrusts Its Orphan
In the end, Lin Zhao, undeterred by death, wore the spirit-avoiding cloak and crawled to the place her grandmother had indicated.

This is the territory of the fifth-tier spirit beast, the Crimson Spirit Ape, who has been guarding the Crimson Spirit Fruit that only bears fruit once every hundred years on the Crimson Spirit Tree.

Lin Zhao dared not provoke it not only because its strength had reached the fifth rank, but also because the Red Spirit Ape, a humanoid spirit beast, possessed extremely high intelligence.

If ordinary fifth-tier spirit beasts only possess rudimentary human intelligence, then the fifth-tier Crimson Spirit Ape is virtually indistinguishable from humans in terms of intelligence, except for its inability to speak.

Lin Zhao was troubled when he saw the enormous creature snoring.

Can I really survive against such a ruthless opponent and master the Heavenly Phoenix Step?

"Never mind! Let them die. The bold will thrive, the timid will starve."

While trying to comfort himself, Lin Zhao moved to the side of the Crimson Spirit Tree.

The moment her hand touched the ripe Crimson Spirit Fruit, an overwhelming killing intent rushed towards her.

"You little thief! You've come to steal right in front of me!"

Lin Zhao looked horrified.

This red ape can actually speak human language?!
She immediately grabbed the Crimson Spirit Fruit and ran away without looking back.

Upon seeing this, the Crimson Spirit Ape immediately pounded its chest and stamped its feet: "Once I catch you, I'll make sure you never leave here alive!"

Lin Zhao sensed the Crimson Spirit Ape, which was already within arm's reach in just a few moments. He spread his Heavenly Phoenix Wings even wider, drew his bone sword, and unleashed a Thousand Spirit Slash.

Unfortunately, the Thousand Spirit Slash at the Enlightenment stage is less lethal to a spirit beast at the Fusion stage than a bite from an ant on a human.

However, this slight itch only fueled the Red Spirit Ape's rage: "Human, once I catch you, I'll skin you alive! Stop right there!"

Pushed to the limit, seeing that he only said that one sentence, Lin Zhao couldn't help but retort sarcastically, "You're about to skin me alive and I'm still standing there? Do you think I'm stupid?"

The Crimson Spirit Ape roared and unleashed a punch of red light towards Lin Zhao.

Feeling the heatwave behind him, Lin Zhao had never felt more like he was close to dying from the heat than he did now.

"Use the Heavenly Phoenix Step to dodge! Quickly!" Grandma warned.

Lin Zhao closed his eyes, determined to try anything, and based on his experience and understanding over the past three days, he circulated spiritual energy in his feet and formed hand seals.

The Crimson Spirit Ape only saw the little thief's figure gracefully dodge the attack, like a startled swan.

Having gained experience from her first success, Lin Zhao became more adept at it.

Each time after that, she narrowly escaped just as the Red Spirit Ape was about to grab her.

His posture became increasingly elegant and unrestrained, not at all like someone fleeing for their life.

The Red Spirit Ape's weakest point is speed; otherwise, it wouldn't have been so infuriated by a cultivator in the Enlightenment stage using movement techniques.

Of course, he was also very frustrated.

Is it because Grandpa Xing hasn't left the house for a long time that he doesn't know anything about the outside world? Have cultivators in the Enlightenment stage become this abnormal?
"You forced me to do this!" the Crimson Spirit Ape said, slamming his fists into the ground, but suddenly felt something hitting him.

He reached out and grabbed the Crimson Spirit Fruit and five perfect-quality Grade 4 Qi-restoring Pills, which lay horizontally in his palm.

As the voice of the little thief that it had been chasing changed to that of an old woman, it also exuded a chilling aura. "It was wrong of us to disturb your cultivation. Now that the item has been returned to its rightful owner, these small gifts are nothing but a token of our respect."

The Crimson Spirit Ape looked at the object in its hand, its ferocious features contorting as it tried to force a smile. "You can refine perfect-quality pills, so you're an alchemist? Then can you deliver babies?"

……

Fifteen minutes later, Lin Zhao stared blankly at the enormous bird in front of him.

The red-skinned ape looked at the giant blue bird in front of it with sorrow in its eyes.

"Senior Qingluan is the king of this forest and has always protected us. However, a few years ago, she was tainted by demonic energy after a battle with a Nascent Soul demon. Normally, this amount of demonic energy would be nothing to Senior Qingluan, but now that Senior Qingluan is about to lay eggs, that demonic energy has been stirring up trouble, trying to kill Senior Qingluan and her unborn child."

Surrounding Qingluan were many of the jungle's overlords, who were extremely displeased with the Crimson Spirit Ape for bringing humans in. However, due to the Nascent Soul aura emanating from Grandma and the Crimson Spirit Ape's claim that she was an alchemist capable of delivering babies, they ultimately refrained from driving them away. Qingluan weakly opened her eyes, and the instant her gaze met Lin Zhao's, she seemed to realize something.

"A girl with the destiny of a phoenix, and this is... Senior, it's you."

Grandma Honghu sighed softly, "I never expected to meet a descendant of my friend again, but your lifespan is coming to an end."

Upon hearing this, the sixth-tier spirit beast, the giant eagle, who had been holding back, couldn't help but exclaim, "What nonsense are you spouting?! Senior Qingluan will not go to the end!"

Qingluan sighed. "Shut up, Great Eagle, quickly call her Great-Grandma."

The giant eagle pointed at itself with its claws, then at Lin Zhao, "Me? Call this little girl great-grandmother?"

Lin Zhao has already put away her spirit-avoiding cloak, and her face, which is now exposed, looks no more than seventeen or eighteen years old. The Giant Spirit Eagle is an unruly beast by nature, so how could it call her great-grandmother?

Granny Honghu sighed, left Lin Zhao's body, floated in the air in human form, and finally transformed into a snow-white swan, standing tall in the sky.

"A swan?" The giant eagle shuddered.

Grandma transformed back into human form. "Why did you come here?"

Qingluan sighed: "This is a long story, senior. After your generation, spirit beasts with the bloodline of the Phoenix Clan have been constantly suppressed. Apart from the direct line of the Heavenly Phoenix Clan, which still has some foundation to maintain, spirit beasts like us, who are sub-phoenix species, have been forced to the five Phoenix Planes. Among them, my Qingluan Clan is now down to just me. If you hadn't come, the legitimate lineage of the Qingluan Clan might have become extinct."

Grandma Honghu asked, "Have you already made up your mind?"

"Yes, but I'll have to trouble this young lady to take care of the child for me." The enormous body of the Azure Phoenix slowly transformed into a beautiful woman in a long blue dress with a pale face.

Hearing this, the other spirit beasts finally understood why Qingluan had remained silent for so long, only looking at them with sorrowful eyes, and they couldn't help but sob.

Firstly, because of their feelings for Qingluan over the years, and secondly, because after Qingluan's death, there were no more seventh-tier spirit beasts guarding this forest, and if there were any powerful enemies, there would be no one to protect them.

Lin Zhao frowned: "Is there no way to help you survive?"

Qingluan shook her head: "Perhaps the ancient celestial phoenix still has a way here. Little girl, I have lived long enough and have no concern for death. It's just that I'm worried about my unborn child and the spirit beasts here before I die. But seeing you, I have no more worries. Of course, I won't ask you to work for nothing. After I perish, the great eagle will take you to the Spirit Sparrow Pool. There, your somewhat mottled phoenix luck can be completely purified, and it might even be able to help you more."

After she finished speaking, rays of light emanated from her body and flowed into the giant spirit eagle's body.

As the light entered his body, the giant eagle let out a long cry. His originally grayish-brown wings suddenly showed a hint of gold, and his aura rose steadily. Finally, he let out a long howl and transformed into human form.

Transforming into human form—this is the ability of a seventh-tier spirit beast! He has entered the Nascent Soul stage!
At the same time, the world began to tremble. As the first rays of dawn appeared on the horizon, the sun and moon set.

The god has fallen, and heaven and earth grieve together, the sun and moon hang low.

When the divine being appeared, heaven and earth rejoiced, and the rosy clouds celebrated.

This was Qingluan passing on her cultivation and Phoenix Clan bloodline to the most powerful of all spirit beasts, the Giant Spirit Eagle, enabling it not only to break through but also to evolve its bloodline.

Now perhaps we should call him Golden Eagle.

That touch of gold is a sign of his ancestral reversion. If he were to have another great fortune, he might truly become his ancestral royal eagle, a sub-phoenix species comparable to the Azure Phoenix and the Swan.

As the Azure Phoenix vanished, leaving only a blue egg, all the spirit beasts silently performed the highest salute of their tribe in the direction where the Azure Phoenix had disappeared.

At the same time, the spirit beasts in this forest seemed to sense something and went to worship in a certain direction with grief.

Nanhai College.

Sensing the unusual phenomena in the heavens and earth, the several high-ranking officials reacted in different ways.

The white-browed old man sighed, "Qingluan has left after all."

Vice Dean Mo Ya, the beautiful woman lowered her eyes and said, "Yes, the one who should have inherited her mantle was that giant spirit eagle. It's a pity that the last orthodox Azure Phoenix in this world is also gone."

The few people who were no longer paying attention to the freshman competition did not realize that they had rarely seen Lin Zhao since she entered the core area.

Now, they have completely lost track of Lin Zhao.

(End of this chapter)