Chapter 2194: The Sentimental Feng Jiuge

The Fire Phoenix clan tested bloodline by measuring the similarity to the blood of their Fire Phoenix ancestor, and the Fengming Stone was a treasure refined from his blood.

Under normal circumstances, testing the bloodline of descendants had nothing to do with him and could not affect him, but for some reason, just now, a palpitation arose in his heart.

It was as if something had oppressed his soul, making him dare not refute.

"The Divine Lord?"

His pupils contracted.

As a titled Divine King, there was only one person in the world who could make him feel this way!

But...

The Divine Lord of Lingyuan Heaven had already fallen.

Why could he still sense his rich aura?

"Perhaps it's an illusion... Even if the Divine Lord were resurrected, it wouldn't be this fast..." Shaking his head, recalling the words the Divine Lord had left behind, the titled Divine King Huoyu closed his eyes again: "Let me investigate..."

That feeling appeared only for an instant and then vanished. He concentrated his spirit, trying to probe, but found it as if shielded by the Heavenly Dao. Even he could not trace the source.

He shook his head.

In that case, there was no need to dwell on it; it was better to focus on improving his strength.

Even the Divine Lord could die... If titled Divine Kings did not strive, they too could be slain in the next spiritual tide.

The previous divine realm was as calm as still water; even ordinary Divine Kings rarely fell. Now, with spiritual energy declining, spiritual tides emerging, and the sudden appearance of Tianzong the Great...

The fall of titled Divine Kings was a common occurrence; it was no longer as safe as before.

Thus, unless there was something very important, they mostly stayed in seclusion to cultivate, just to protect their clans and survive better in the current situation...

With his bloodline confirmed, Zhang Xuan got what he wanted and obtained the qualification for the selection tournament.

As for the competition, there was nothing to say. The strongest in the clan were no match for him. The selection lasted three full days, and the top ten were chosen. Zhang Xuan unsurprisingly ranked first, while Feng Jiuge took second place.

A person once expelled from the clan, returning and possessing the strength to sweep through the younger generation, caused a huge sensation not only in the Fire Phoenix clan but also in Lingyuan City.

"The competition among the three major families will be held the day after tomorrow. I have time today. Take me to the place where you trained last time!"

Zhang Xuan found Feng Jiuge.

After selecting the participants for the competition, the Fire Phoenix clan gave them a day to rest and adjust. This was a good opportunity to go see that deep pit and investigate the source of the strange aura inside Feng Jiuge.

"Alright!"

Having finally restored his bloodline and power, Feng Jiuge naturally did not want to lose it again. Without much hesitation, he nodded.

Both were core disciples, now basking in glory, with status in the clan even surpassing that of elders. No one dared to stop them from leaving. Riding a flying divine beast, they arrived below the floating city in less than an hour.

The vast city floated in the air, blotting out the sky. A single feather held it aloft, emitting a faint golden light like burning flames.

Zhang Xuan activated his Eye of Insight and saw that the feather was yellow and looked familiar. He thought hard but couldn't recall where he had seen it, then shook his head and stopped dwelling on it.

The deep pit below the city was pitch black, leading to an unknown destination with no end in sight.

"Master, this is where I went down last time!" Feng Jiuge pointed to a rock wall on one side.

Zhang Xuan looked and saw that someone had dug a narrow passage there, clinging to the steep cliff and extending downward.

"Let's go take a look!"

Leaving the divine beast to wait on the sand, Zhang Xuan stepped forward first.

The passage was narrow, allowing only one person to pass. On the other side was the bottomless deep pit, giving a strong sense of oppression.

Zhang Xuan followed closely behind Feng Jiuge, slowly descending.

This deep pit gave him a feeling of oppression, as if the Heavenly Dao true qi within him was suppressed, making it difficult to circulate.

However, the purified Tianruo Youqing technique was unaffected.

After descending for an hour, going who knew how deep, still no end in sight, Zhang Xuan suddenly had a thought and took out the pendant hanging from his neck.

"It seems... Luo Ruoxi must have been here!"

The pendant in his palm emitted a faint warmth, just like when it had been near Luo Ruoxi's blood before.

"Master, there's no path ahead. Last time I reached here, I accidentally entered a place, which caused my cultivation to plummet..."

After walking a bit further, Feng Jiuge's eyes showed a trace of fear.

He had been to this place once and lost all his glory; he didn't want to come a second time.

Zhang Xuan looked and indeed saw that the narrow path along the deep pit had disappeared. It seemed the cultivator who had dug this path either died or had turned back.

"This place is bare, with nothing. Why did you come here to train?"

Without continuing downward, Zhang Xuan looked at him curiously.

So-called training either involved going to a place with treasures or experiencing danger to gain tempering. Walking all the way down, he had carefully observed that aside from darkness, there was nothing here—not even ordinary plants. What was there to train for?

"There's a legend that below here lies a lifeform that can help one break through to Divine King... the Divine King Grass!"

Feng Jiuge's face reddened: "I believed it and wanted to investigate..."

"Divine King Grass?"

Zhang Xuan was stunned, then smiled bitterly.

Leaving aside whether such a thing existed, even if it did, one couldn't just swallow it and break through to Divine King.

The Divine King realm involves understanding the power of heaven and earth; it cannot be aided by medicine.

However, even knowing this, the chance to break through would still attract countless people to investigate.

The opportunity to break through to Divine King... held fatal allure for countless beings in the divine realm!

"Wait here. I'll go down and take a look. If I haven't come out in two hours, go up first and don't come down..."

Understanding the reason, Zhang Xuan didn't ask further but gave instructions.

The strange energy flow inside the other party was very peculiar. Going down again might seal his cultivation too. Rather than risking that, it was better for him to go alone.

"Master... please be careful..."

Seeing that his master, to completely remove the hidden danger in his body, was unafraid and undeterred, even risking danger alone, Feng Jiuge's eyes reddened again.

He was just an ordinary student, yet his master had given so much for him, even risking the loss of all his cultivation without hesitation... With a master like this, what more could he ask for!

Zhang Xuan: "???"

Turning to look at his red-eyed student, Zhang Xuan's face filled with a string of question marks.

What's wrong with this kid again?

I'm just going down a pit. If I encounter danger, I'll come back. There's no need to be so moved... He's really too sentimental.