That female Cultivators looked even more surprised than Wen Xiangjie when she saw Wen Xiangjie.
Besides her, someone else could arrive under the Wutong tree so quickly.
No one knew better than her how dangerous this painting world was.
As soon as one stepped into the painting, one would experience an illusion that tested the purity of one's soul. After successfully passing it, one had to grope for a way out of the endless maze. After finally leaving the endless maze, one had to gain the favor of at least one Phoenix before being guided to this Wutong tree.
Otherwise, they would have to regret being teleported out of the painting, having gone through the previous dangerous environment and the endless maze for nothing.
The reason she was able to arrive here smoothly was because her ancestors were once enshrined by the Phoenix Clan. When the Phoenix Clan left this world, they left a piece of Phoenix Jade Pendant for her ancestors.
This jade pendant could allow those with their family's bloodline to sense the summons of the Phoenix Clan as soon as possible.
It was precisely by relying on this jade pendant that she was able to smoothly follow the guidance of the jade pendant, take a shortcut, and quickly arrive at this Wutong tree unimpeded.
Why could this female Cultivators arrive so quickly?
Looking at the Little Phoenix that landed on Wen Xiangjie's head again, the female Cultivators named Luotuo Qi understood something.
This female Cultivators seemed to have a high affinity. The Little Phoenix, who was originally responsible for guarding the illusion she was in, should have been attracted by her, took the initiative to help her break the illusion, and brought her smoothly to the Wutong tree.
The jade slips passed down by their ancestors recorded that a Phoenix was only considered an adult at a thousand years old. From the color of the feathers on this Little Phoenix, it could be seen that she was still a cub among the Phoenixes.
The Phoenix Clan had always been clear about what they loved and hated, and Phoenix cubs were especially so in this regard. Since she liked this female Cultivators, she naturally didn't care about rules and regulations and directly brought her to the Wutong tree.
Luotuo Qi came to a conclusion in her heart.
With such a high level of affinity, this female Cultivators would be her biggest opponent in obtaining the Phoenix Clan's inheritance.
Those other Cultivators or demons who were still struggling in the illusion or the endless maze had actually been eliminated.
Fortunately, she had the jade slip passed down by her ancestors that recorded the Phoenix's preferences. Otherwise, facing such a powerful opponent with a natural high affinity, she would have no chance of winning at all.
Luotuo Qi smiled and nodded at Wen Xiangjie, without any intention of further conversation.
Wen Xiangjie returned a smile and continued to concentrate on teasing the Little Phoenix standing on her head.
The Little Phoenix shrank her body again and landed on Wen Xiangjie's finger.
Wen Xiangjie turned her palm upwards, and whichever fingertip she raised, the Little Phoenix would jump onto that fingertip.
The two were having a great time playing.
Luotuo Qi was a little envious when she saw this. She also wanted to be so close to the Phoenix.
However, from a young age, she had been taught to regard the Phoenix Clan as her masters and did not dare to easily offend the gods.
She turned her head to look at the Phoenix who was standing elegantly on her shoulder and grooming her feathers. Her fingers trembled slightly, but in the end, she still didn't dare to move at all.
After grooming her feathers, the Little Phoenix standing on Luotuo Qi's shoulder curiously looked at Wen Xiangjie, who was playing with the Little Phoenix.
Her eyes clearly lit up when she saw Wen Xiangjie.
After seeing the game that Wen Xiangjie and the Little Phoenix were playing, her eyes flickered with eagerness, and her two small wings fluttered, wanting to fly towards Wen Xiangjie.
Luotuo Qi was immediately extremely flustered and subconsciously wanted to stop the Little Phoenix's movements, but she quickly retracted her hand, for fear of offending the Phoenix, and became completely at a loss.
Fortunately, at this moment, without any warning, a gust of wind swept in, and the leaves of the Wutong tree rustled.
Wen Xiangjie and Luotuo Qi raised their heads and saw a scene that shocked them beyond compare.
Thousands of Phoenixes, from the depths of the sea of clouds, from the peaks of the strange peaks, flew towards the tall Wutong tree, wrapped in the light of burning the sky and destroying the earth and the divine might of supreme honor.
The Phoenix at the very front, the edges of her feathers had turned into pure white heat. Her wings tore through the sky, dragging behind her a trail of light made of golden-red flames that stretched for ten thousand feet.
Clear, high-pitched, thick, and long phoenix cries resounded throughout this small world of paintings.
Wen Xiangjie could clearly feel the spiritual power in her body surging non-stop with the phoenix cries.
The phoenix cries alone could stir the spiritual power in her body. The power of the Phoenix could be seen.
The Phoenixes landed on the Wutong tree one after another, but only one Phoenix wearing a crown landed in front of Wen Xiangjie and Luotuo Qi.
The Little Phoenix on Wen Xiangjie's head and the Little Phoenix on Luotuo Qi's shoulder both flew to her side, chirping and telling her something. A kind smile appeared on her face.
Letting the two Little Phoenixes fly to the Wutong tree, the Phoenix Lord looked at Wen Xiangjie and Luotuo Qi.
She opened her mouth, and this time she spoke in the language of Cultivators.
"Congratulations, you have passed the previous test. You are fortunate enough to compete for the inheritance that belongs to my Phoenix Clan."
"Tens of thousands of years ago, my Phoenix Clan sensed that the spiritual power of this world was not enough to support the survival of my Phoenix Clan, so I led the Phoenix Clan to a higher dimension of the world to seek survival."
"Before leaving this world, I sealed my clan's habitat in this painting. This painting is my clan's ancestral land."
"Now that my Phoenix Clan has successfully established itself in a higher dimension of the world, I have discovered that my clan's newborn Little Phoenix still needs the spiritual energy of the ancestral land to nourish them, so I have set up this test to choose a companion to accompany and take care of my clan's newborn Little Phoenix."
"If you can successfully pass my test, then before you break through to the upper realm, you can fight alongside my clan's newborn Little Phoenix, and at the same time, you can obtain the Phoenix Spiritual Fire exclusive to my clan, and at the same time, you can take whatever resources you want in this painting."
The Phoenix Lord suddenly had a stern look in her eyes, and a pressure enveloped Wen Xiangjie and Luotuo Qi.
"Of course, the premise of all this is that you must treat my clan's newborn Little Phoenix well and protect her as she grows!"
"Don't worry!" Luotuo Qi quickly stated: "My Luo family has been devoutly serving the Phoenix Clan since ten thousand years ago. Our loyalty to the Phoenix Clan can be seen by the sun and the moon. Even if I die, I will never allow the Phoenix Lord to suffer the slightest harm!"
While speaking, Luotuo Qi also showed the Phoenix Jade Pendant tied to her waist to the Phoenix Lord.
Seeing this jade pendant, the Phoenix Lord's eyes softened.
"As expected, you are from the Luo family. I didn't expect to see you Luo family after so many years," the Phoenix Lord said with emotion.
"Since the Phoenix Clan left, my Luo family's ancestral motto has been to wait for the Phoenix Clan to return and be ready to serve the Phoenix Lord again at any time," Luotuo Qi said with a face full of excitement.
The Phoenix Lord nodded in satisfaction and turned her gaze to Wen Xiangjie.
"What about you, Cultivators?"
(Babies, today Xiaolu went out to eat and coded late, the third update will be sent a little later, bo bo ~ I wish the babies a healthy Dragon Boat Festival!)