The corridor was pitch black, and the stone walls all around were carved with mysterious runes that were impossible to understand.
Ye Lin didn't know how long he had walked, but then a glimmer of light appeared ahead, which made his heart rejoice, and he immediately quickened his pace.
Stepping out of the cave, his vision suddenly cleared. A large space appeared before Ye Lin, and looking up, he could see strange crystals sparkling on the ceiling.
In the distance, at the center of the massive space, a fire-red Phoenix Egg, half a person tall, lay quietly on a stone table.
Below was a ninety-nine-step high staircase, surrounded by five large stone pillars from which purple-red flames burned.
Ye Lin walked up the steps, but with each step, the pressure on his body doubled.
“Is this some kind of test?”
Ye Lin pondered as he walked.
However, this pressure was easily resolved for him, but when he reached the ninetieth step, he was already drenched in sweat, and his steps were incredibly heavy.
“No, hold on. A Phoenix descendant cannot give up.”
Ye Lin gritted his teeth and took another step forward. Instantly, the previously dark space around him brightened, and the purple-red flames on the five stone pillars suddenly surged and rushed towards Ye Lin.
“Not good.”
Seeing this, Ye Lin's face changed drastically. Just as he was about to take out a sword talisman to block, the Spiritual Qi in his Dantian immediately burst out, absorbing all the rushing purple-red flames.
“This is… an advancement?”
Looking at the Spiritual Qi above his head, which was growing stronger by absorbing the purple-red flames, Ye Lin was overjoyed.
The Spiritual Qi was absorbing these purple-red flames to advance. It was already a Profound Rank High-Grade Spiritual Qi, and now, absorbing these purple-red flames, it was subtly about to enter the Earth Rank.
Seeing this, Ye Lin dared not delay and immediately quickened his steps, heading to the very top.
Boom.
Just then, a loud bang came from behind Ye Lin. The five large stone pillars shattered one after another, and the Spiritual Qi from earlier quietly floated in the air, subtly exuding an Aura of world destruction.
At the center of the Spiritual Qi, a Phoenix phantom was soaring.
At this moment, the originally round Spiritual Qi suddenly transformed into a fire-red Phoenix phantom and plunged into Ye Lin's body.
Ye Lin instantly turned completely red, filled with inexhaustible power, causing him to take several steps in a row, finally arriving in front of the round table.
“This is…”
At this moment, Ye Lin discovered that a Phoenix phantom had appeared in his Dantian, rotating around the condensed Spiritual Qi mass at the center of his Dantian.
It would occasionally go up and take a bite, extremely mischievous.
“Earth Rank Low Grade Spiritual Qi? Phoenix Fire?”
At this moment, Ye Lin's face was filled with shock. The Spiritual Qi within his body had transformed into Phoenix Fire, the companion flame of the ancient Divine Beast, Phoenix.
Although it was only a 'Castrated version' (neutered/incomplete version), its power was infinite, and even among Earth Rank Low Grade Spiritual Qi, it was top-tier.
One must know that the Phoenix Fire in its full glory was an Immortal Fire.
“I'm rich, I'm rich.”
Seeing this, Ye Lin's face lit up with joy. Just this Phoenix Fire alone had made him greatly profitable. With the blessing of Phoenix Fire, he dared to claim invincibility in the Qi Training Stage.
“Oh, right, there's also the Phoenix Egg.”
After a brief moment of surprise, Ye Lin finally turned his gaze to the half-person tall, fire-red giant egg in front of him.
Mysterious patterns flowed on the surface of the giant egg, making it incredibly beautiful.
“Why is there no life Aura inside?”
At this moment, Ye Lin frowned. There was no sign of life whatsoever within this giant egg.
“Could the Phoenix descendant be dead? Impossible, the panel showed that Lin Zisheng did hatch the Phoenix offspring. What exactly is going on?”
Ye Lin stood in place, frowning and pondering. He clearly sensed that there was not the slightest trace of life within the giant egg before him, as if it were a dead egg.
Then Ye Lin walked around the round table, touching it here and there.
Thump, thump, thump.
At this moment, footsteps came from the cave entrance behind Ye Lin. His expression changed slightly, and without time to think, he picked up the giant egg and hid among the ruins at the bottom.
Due to the collapse of the stone pillars, the collapsed area was filled with huge rocks. Ye Lin hid in a crevice, completely invisible from above.
“Lin Zisheng?”
Through the crevice, Ye Lin discovered that the person who had walked in was indeed Lin Zisheng.
“Has someone been here already?”
Lin Zisheng looked at the ruins before him, frowned, and then looked around.
At this moment, Lin Zisheng slowly stepped onto the steps and easily arrived in front of the round table. The five large stone pillars were damaged, so there was no test whatsoever.
Standing before the round table, Lin Zisheng placed his hand on it. Instantly, as if a mechanism had been triggered, a fire-red light screen entered Lin Zisheng's glabella. The next moment, Lin Zisheng closed his eyes and sat cross-legged on the spot.
Lin Zisheng sat cross-legged here for three full hours, and Ye Lin also waited under the ruins for three hours. At this moment, he was no match for Lin Zisheng, and moreover, he was holding the Phoenix Egg. Not going out was the best choice.
“Heaven Rank High Grade Cultivation Technique, Phoenix Nirvana Art?”
At this moment, Lin Zisheng opened his eyes and let out a loud shout, a fire-red Phoenix phantom appearing behind him, looking majestic.
Ye Lin: “…”
However, Ye Lin, hiding under the ruins, was utterly speechless at this scene. Is this the Son of Luck? So terrifying?
He had almost blown up the stone table earlier and hadn't triggered any mechanism, but Lin Zisheng just touched it and got a Heaven Rank High Grade Heaven-Defying Cultivation Technique?
“Hahaha, this trip was not in vain. In the future world, I, Lin Zisheng, will surely have a place.”
“Although it's only an incomplete version, it has already reached Heaven Rank High Grade, enough for me to Cultivate to Immortal Ascension.”
At this moment, Lin Zisheng laughed heartily. Having just acquired a divine Cultivation Technique, he was in a very good mood. He then stood up and looked around.
After finding nothing else valuable, he patted his backside and walked out.
A few minutes after Lin Zisheng left, Ye Lin finally pushed aside the stone slab above his head and walked out, holding the Phoenix Egg.
This time, he truly witnessed the terrifying nature of the Son of Luck. Heaven itself was forcing Opportunities upon him. What else could he do?
“Incomplete version? The Phoenix Nirvana Art is the Legacy Cultivation Technique of the Phoenix Clan. As long as I hatch the egg in my hand, I will then be able to obtain the complete version.”
“The Phoenix is a Divine Beast, so its Legacy Cultivation Technique must be incredibly terrifying. Just a mere incomplete version has already reached Heaven Rank High Grade, so how powerful must the complete version be?”
One must know that even some Immortal Dao magnate Sects do not possess Heaven Rank High Grade Cultivation Techniques; they are extremely precious.
“But carrying this thing is too conspicuous. Let's see if I can put it into my space ring.”
Ye Lin mumbled, then activated his space ring. The next moment, the giant egg in his hand disappeared, lying quietly within the space ring.
“Phew, it's good that I can put it away. When I get out, I'll slowly figure out how to hatch you.”
A space ring can only store inanimate objects, and since there was no sign of life within the giant egg, it could also be stored.
“Lin Zisheng was able to hatch you, which means you're not truly dead. When I get out, I'll slowly research it.”
Looking at the giant egg in his space ring, Ye Lin finished speaking and walked out of the mountain cave.