207 Origin Tracing
On the second day, Qin Chen and the big scorpion arrived outside the Phoenix’s Nest early in the morning. Feng Qingxue and the eight-shedding divine silkworm were with them. They were here to send Qin Chen and the big scorpion off and would not go to the Phoenix’s Nest.
The Phoenix’s Nest was an ancient mountain range that had existed for an unknown amount of time. Demonic beasts were everywhere in the mountain range. King realm demonic beasts could be found everywhere, as well as many Sage realm demonic beasts. It was a truly forbidden ground. No human had dared to enter it for ten thousand years.
It was said that the Phoenix’s Nest was the habitat of the phoenix race. The phoenix did not like other races, so anyone who entered the Phoenix’s Nest would be killed by them.
“Elder King, please be careful on your trip to the Phoenix’s Nest,” Feng Qingxue said softly, her face red.
“Yes, I know,” Qin Chen replied in a low voice.
The eight-shedding divine silkworm revealed an unhappy expression and suddenly said, “Kid, the Phoenix’s Nest is a land of death. Anyone who goes in will die. I suggest you don’t go in, or you’ll lose your life. ”
“Eight, don’t talk nonsense. The Elder King will definitely return safely,” Feng Qingxue rapped the eight-shedding divine silkworm’s head and rebuked unhappily.
“Don’t worry, we will be careful. Goodbye,” Qin Chen said lightly. After bidding farewell to the two, he brought the big scorpion into the Phoenix’s Nest.
“Roar!” As soon as the two entered, they heard a beast’s roar. A tiger-shaped giant beast jumped down from a small mountain and stood in front of them, baring its fangs. Its eyes revealed a fierce light, which was very terrifying.
“Hmph! A mere Venerable realm demonic beast dares to block my path!” Without the eight-shedding divine silkworm around, the big scorpion returned to its original nature. He roared at the tiger-shaped giant beast and released a monstrous Sagely might. With a wave of his hand, he suppressed the tiger-shaped giant beast.
“Roar!” The tiger-shaped giant beast let out a furious roar, and the surrounding small mountains shook.
Just like the Demon God Tomb, no one could fly in the Phoenix’s Nest. Every blade of grass, tree, mountain, and rock was much more solid than those in the outside world. Now that the roar of the tiger-like giant beast could even shake the small mountain, it was obvious how extraordinary it was. It was much stronger than the demonic beasts outside.
“Hmph, I need a mount, and you will do,” The big scorpion snorted and jumped onto the back of the giant tiger, then said lazily, “It’s your honor to be my follower. Just be my mount obediently!”
Sagely might burst out, and the giant tiger let out a roar. Its eyes were filled with unwillingness, but in the end, it still succumbed to the big scorpion’s tyrannical might. It led the big scorpion and Qin Chen into the depths of the nest.
The closer it was to the depths of the Phoenix’s Nest, the higher the temperature was. the giant tiger was sweating profusely and was unwilling to go any further after walking a few hundred meters.
“Elder King, isn’t the temperature here a little too terrifying? Even this stupid tiger doesn’t dare to go in,” The big scorpion complained.
Qin Chen looked into the depths of the Phoenix’s Nest. His intuition told him that there must be something extraordinary inside. Therefore, he took out the Five Feathers Fan, activated it, and waved it. With that, a strong wind blew, and the temperature dropped. The heat disappeared and was instead replaced by a trace of coolness.
“What kind of treasure is this? It looks fun. Why don’t you lend it to me for two days?” The big scorpion stared at the Five Feathers Fan with a fiery gaze. Qin Chen naturally had a tacit understanding of what the other party was thinking, so he simply rolled his eyes at him and patted the tiger’s back. Then, they continued to walk into the depths of the Phoenix’s Nest.
With the help of the Five Feathers Fan, the two of them advanced for another few hundred meters. Finally, they arrived at the depths of the Phoenix’s Nest. However, there were no treasures here. Instead, there was a vast ocean of fire that could take a person’s life at any time.
“Roar~ Roar!” The giant tiger stuck out its tongue, its head covered in sweat. Its body was trembling, and its eyes were filled with fear. It was unwilling to move forward.
“You’re really a big stupid tiger. Look at how timid you are. You’re destined to be useless in your life,” The big scorpion snorted, then looked at Qin Chen and asked, “Elder King, the temperature of these flames is even more terrifying than the Dao fires. Even if it’s us, we might not be able to last long inside. Are we still going in?”
“Don’t worry, it’ll be fine,” Qin Chen smiled. After giving the big scorpion a heat-resistant pill, he activated the Five Feathers Fan to open a path and brought the big scorpion in.
This was a huge valley covered in a sea of fire. There were no living creatures in the valley, not even plants. Everything had been burned to ashes, leaving only inextinguishable flames.
“What kind of fire is this? Are they the flames left behind by the phoenix?” The big scorpion asked with lingering fear. The deeper they went, the more terrifying the pressure from the surrounding flames became. This pressure seemed to come from the soul and bloodline.
“The phoenix is a divine beast of fire. Even the Five Feathers Fan can’t put out these flames, so the phoenix did likely leave behind these flames,” Qin Chen nodded, his thoughts surprisingly in line with the big scorpion’s.
“Is there really a phoenix here? What about the phoenix blood? Where is the phoenix blood?” The big scorpion licked its lips and asked impatiently.
Qin Chen looked at the sea of fire around him and his eyes turned serious. He shook his head and said, “I can’t sense the aura of the phoenix blood for now. Let’s go in and take a look.”
After saying that, the two of them carefully walked into the depths of the valley. However, when they reached the depths of the valley, they still found nothing, and there was no trace of the phoenix’s blood either.
“Elder King, could it be that someone else beat us to it?” The big scorpion asked.
Qin Chen frowned. The big scorpion’s guess was plausible. Although the Phoenix’s Nest was a forbidden ground, it was inevitable that there would be some who were not afraid of death barging in. The phoenix blood might have already been taken away.
“Let’s go to other places to take a look. If we still can’t find anything, we’ll leave immediately,” Qin Chen snorted and continued to explore other places with the big scorpion.
The two of them had almost searched the entire sea of fire, but they could not find the legendary phoenix blood, nor did they see any living beings. However, just as the two were about to leave, they suddenly discovered a skeleton.
The skeleton was extremely huge. It must be the skeleton of a demonic beast. It emitted a faint Sagely light. Qin Chen was shocked. To think this was the skeleton of a Supreme Sage demonic beast.
“Hiss! Even a Supreme Sage realm demonic beast died here. It can’t be that it’s dangerous here, right?” The big scorpion took in a breath of cold air. Seeing the corpse of this demonic beast, he, who was also a demonic beast, felt very uneasy.
Qin Chen walked closer and placed his palm on the demonic beast’s skeleton. The Chaotic Holy Body suddenly circulated, and complicated and obscure Sage runes appeared on the skeleton, erupting with extremely terrifying Sagely light. This was an ultimate spell, Origin Tracing.