Primordial Era: I, Hongyun, take charge of the literary path

"Haha, it truly is a treasure of my Phoenix Clan!"

The fire phoenix's voice was like rolling thunder, majestic and imposing, carrying an undeniable majesty.

His cultivation level is higher than that of the Golden-Winged Roc, having reached the peak of the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm. It can be said that he is only one step away from entering the Daluo Golden Immortal realm.

At this moment, Hongyun's heart sank. The appearance of this fire phoenix meant that the Phoenix Clan had obtained information about the Wutong Tree, and the subsequent pursuit would become increasingly frantic.

As expected, as soon as the fire phoenix appeared, it opened its mouth and spewed out a beam of crimson-gold flame.

The flames were extremely hot, instantly vaporizing even rocks in their path, turning them into rolling lava.

Hongyun dared not take the attack head-on. He turned around and rushed out diagonally from underground, finally returning to the surface.

Faced with the combined attack of two Taiyi Golden Immortals, the Earth Escape Technique has lost its advantage of concealment.

Being underground actually restricted Hongyun's movement.

"Bald Taoist priest, hand over the phoenix tree!"

The Fire Phoenix and the Golden-Winged Roc spoke at the same time.

Hongyun stood atop a mountain peak, looking up at the two Taiyi Golden Immortals in the sky. He remained calm, a cold smile playing on his lips. "Want the Wutong Tree? Let's see if you have the ability."

Before he finished speaking, golden light shot into the sky from Hongyun's body, and a powerful aura suddenly erupted. The phantom of the Wenyun Diagram appeared behind him, and countless golden characters flew out from it, turning into runes to protect his body.

Seeing Hongyun's condition, a trace of solemnity flashed in Huofeng's eyes. What a profound divine power.

He could sense that the cultivator in front of him was no ordinary person. Although his cultivation was only at the early stage of Taiyi Golden Immortal, his aura was extremely powerful, indicating that he was no ordinary person.

"Bald Taoist? State your name!"

Fire Phoenix said in a deep voice, "If Hongyun is just a rogue cultivator, then kill him and take the treasure. If Hongyun has a powerful figure behind him, then inflict serious injury and then take the treasure."

Hongyun did not answer Huofeng, but instead held a divine sword in her hand, its blade shimmering with a chilling blue light.

This is a divine sword formed from the essence of ice, using the laws of ice to restrain the most intense and yang flames.

Hongyun named it the Ice Soul Sword. Although its power was not as great as the Fire Cloud Banner, it was still a handy magic weapon.

Unlike the Fire Cloud Banner, the Ice Soul Sword is based on ice. Each of its sword arrows is Hongyun's understanding of the laws of ice, combined with his understanding of swordsmanship.

"Since you won't talk, then we'll beat you until you do!"

Upon hearing Hongyun's words, Fire Phoenix's expression darkened, and with a flap of its wings, it launched the first attack.

The fire phoenix's attack was simple yet ferocious. It opened its mouth and unleashed a stream of crimson-gold phoenix fire, which transformed into a phoenix that lunged at the red cloud with bared fangs and claws.

Phoenix True Fire is one of the top flames in the primordial world, said to be able to burn everything. It is said that even a Great Luo Golden Immortal would not dare to touch Phoenix True Fire easily.

Although Hongyun's cultivation was not weak, he dared not be careless in the face of such flames. As he retreated rapidly, he drew his Ice Soul Sword and shot out a sword curtain.

The sword curtain was composed of countless blue sword lights.

Each sword light contained a chilling power, cutting the oncoming fire dragon into countless fragments.

However, the temperature of the Phoenix True Fire was too high. The flames that had been cut open did not dissipate. Instead, they turned into a rain of fire that fell from the sky.

Seeing this, Hongyun frowned slightly, feeling a chill in his heart. Although he had expected it, he realized at this moment that he had underestimated the strength of a peak Taiyi Golden Immortal.

This fire phoenix has clearly cultivated its signature Phoenix True Fire to an extremely high level; the flames contain the power of laws, making it not so easy to deal with.

"Literary and moral principles are divinely powerful, embodying the righteous spirit of heaven and earth!"

Hongyun shouted, and the illusory image of the Wenyun Diagram behind him suddenly burst into dazzling light. The righteous energy between heaven and earth gathered and transformed into countless golden characters, forming an impenetrable barrier around Hongyun.

The fiery rain fell on the barrier, hissing, but it could not penetrate the protective aura of the righteous energy of heaven and earth.

The Golden-Winged Roc was not idle either. Taking advantage of the moment when Hongyun was defending against the Fire Phoenix's attack, he flashed and appeared behind Hongyun. His pair of golden wings slashed down like two heavenly blades, as if the void itself was being cut open.

The attack was swift and fierce. The golden wings tore through the air with a sharp whistling sound, and the resulting gale carved deep trenches into the ground.

Hongyun had anticipated this move.

The moment the Golden-Winged Roc appeared, Hongyun's figure transformed into a streak of light and vanished from the spot, leaving only an afterimage that was cleaved in two by the Golden-Winged Roc.

"Such fast escape techniques!"

A hint of surprise flashed in the roc's eyes.

The escape technique that Hongyun cultivated was a supernatural power that had been overridden by countless versions of the Wen Yun Tu Lu. The Fire Cloud Escape, when used at full power, was no less fast than the Golden Crow Rainbow Transformation Technique.

The Golden Crow Rainbow Transformation Technique is an innate divine ability of the Golden Crow clan. It allows one to travel 120,000 li in one leap. The shortest time for a Taiyi Golden Immortal to travel in one leap is 0.2 seconds. 120,000 li is 60 million meters, and one leap is equivalent to 300 million meters per second.

This speed has already exceeded the speed of light.

In the primordial world, the speed of light is the limit. To surpass the speed of light, one must either comprehend the laws of space or possess the cultivation of a Great Luo Golden Immortal; otherwise, the speed can only approach the speed of light.

Hongyun's Fire Cloud Escape, while not covering 120,000 li in one strike, still covered 118,000 li.

This is also the source of his confidence to take the sycamore tree. Even if he can't beat them, he can still run away. As long as he is fast enough, no one can catch him.

"Trying to run? Don't even think about it!"

Sensing Hongyun's intention to escape, Fire Phoenix sneered, its wings suddenly unfurled, flames scattered, and a terrifying pressure erupted from its body.

Under this oppressive force, the void within a radius of hundreds of thousands of miles seemed to freeze, and Hongyun's Fire Cloud Escape was greatly suppressed, causing its speed to drop sharply.

Feeling the pressure emanating from her body and her magic power being suppressed, Hongyun's expression changed. She secretly thought to herself that something was wrong, not expecting that this fire phoenix would have such methods.

They were both Taiyi Golden Immortals, but the Fire Phoenix's aura could actually affect opponents of the same level, which Hongyun had not expected. He had underestimated everyone in the world.

The Phoenix Clan truly lives up to its reputation as one of the three clans; its foundation is unmatched by other races or rogue cultivators.

A ruthless glint flashed in Hongyun's eyes. "Damn it, since we can't escape, we'll take care of one of them first!"

At this moment, Hongyun knew he couldn't keep running. If he were entangled by these two Phoenix Clan experts and more pursuers arrived, he would truly be trapped with no way to escape.

Instead of passively running away, it's better to take the initiative, take out one of them first, and then figure out a way to escape.

Thinking of this, Hongyun's gaze fell on the Golden-Winged Roc. Compared to the Fire Phoenix, the Golden-Winged Roc's cultivation was slightly weaker, only at the mid-stage of the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm.

Moreover, the Golden-Winged Roc excels in speed but is inferior to the Fire Phoenix in defense, making it the best point of attack.

Having changed his mindset, Hongyun no longer hesitated. He turned around and charged towards the Golden-Winged Roc.

Seeing the red cloud rushing towards it, the Golden-Winged Roc was not alarmed but delighted, and thus took the initiative to meet the red cloud.

In his eyes, Hongyun was just an unknown nobody, and he, a general under the Phoenix Clan, would never be afraid of him.

"Hmph, courting death! Instant Kill!"

Suddenly, the Golden-Winged Roc flapped its wings, and countless golden feathers shot out like a torrential rain.