Chapter 1053: Words of the Ancient Phoenix
Translator: Lordbluefire Editor: Lordbluefire
Qin Wentian and the others waited below. After a moment, another burst of bright light flashed and a path made of parasol leaves manifested, leading to the peak of the tree. Nanfeng Yunxi appeared and her voice rang out, "Qin Wentian, come on up."
Qin Wentian's eyes flickered. He set his foot on the path and slowly ascended upwards, feeling curiosity in his heart. Why is Nanfeng Yunxi asking him to go up?
This place was the ancestral lands of the Southern Phoenix Clan. The inheritance was obtained by Nanfeng Yunxi and although he was her protector, he knew that he was nothing more but an outsider to the Southern Phoenix Clan.
Nanfeng Qingruo and Nanfeng Shengge's eyes flashed with astonishment. Qin Wentian was actually summoned up. They inclined their heads and stared at the holy light radiating at the peak of the tree. It gave them an illusory feeling and they had no way to see what was happening up there.
"Jiang Ziyu, are you able to see?" Nanfeng Shengge glanced at Jiang Ziyu beside Nanfeng Qingruo as she asked curiously.
Jiang Ziyu shook his head, "That is the most mysterious place in your ancestral lands. How would I be able to see through the mysteries here?"
Nanfeng Shengge nodded. Only the Holy Successor had the qualifications to reach the other shore and obtain the inheritance.
Qin Wentian ascended step-by-step and he finally arrived at the peak of the parasol tree. He saw a gleaming golden tree in the distance whose leaves shone with rays of the setting sun. Over there, a mysterious and powerful presence could be felt. A real live saint beast, a true phoenix, could actually be seen there. It was an ancient existence.
"Qin Wentian pays his respects to senior." Upon seeing the ancient phoenix, Qin Wentian bowed in respect. There was actually really a saint beast in the ancestral lands of the Southern Phoenix Clan. This wasn't a young fledgling but was a truely old and powerful saint beast that possessed heaven-destructing might, able to stand equal to those immortal emperors in the immortal realms who stood at the peak.
Qin Wentian didn't dare to treat such a terrifying ancient phoenix like how he would treat a normal demonic beast. Respect could be seen in his eyes.
"There's no need to be so polite." The ancient phoenix spoke.
"Ancestor Phoenix wished to talk a little to you." Nanfeng Yunxi spoke to Qin Wentian. Qin Wentian nodded. Right now, Nanfeng Yunxi was bathed in a holy light, exuding incomparable beauty. She is now a Holy Successor of the Southern Phoenix Clan and would have great influence and authority, even able to mobilize many powerful immortal kings.
The more important thing is that Nanfeng Yunxi has obtained the inheritance of the Phoenix Ancestor and had the qualifications to fight for the right to become the Southern Phoenix Matriarch in the future.
"From you, I can sense the secret art of Emperor Yi." The ancient phoenix's voice was as ethereal as ever, as thought it rang out from all directions.
"Senior is acquainted with Ancient Emperor Yi?" Qin Wentian asked. Since the phoenix resides in the ancestral lands of the Southern Phoenix Clan, he still thought that the phoenix wouldn't roam the immortal world.
"I exist together with the Southern Phoenix Clan and there are many things which I know in the immortal realms that far surpasses your knowledge." The ancient phoenix spoke. Qin Wentian knew he accidentally had a slip of the tongue and could only smile awkwardly. However, he couldn't help but to agree. The existence of this phoenix lasted as long as the Southern Phoenix Clan, the things she knew would no doubt far surpass his imaginations.
"Yi once dominated an era. He had unparalleled talent and had demonstrated his outstandingness since he was at a very young age. His secret art struck fear in the hearts of everyone, it's a technique completely suited for attack, emphasizing on the essence of tyranny. The thing you comprehended was merely an entry-level technique that utilizes the basics. The true essence of God's Hand is lacking." The ancient phoenix spoke.
"Junior knows of this. The God's Hand which I comprehended in the City of Ancient Emperors is exactly as you have said, merely the entry-level basics." Qin Wentian nodded. The God's Hand he had learned was something he cultivated back when he was still at the Celestial Phenomenon Realm.
"Let me show you something." The ancient phoenix spoke. A bright light flashed as a stretch of scenes appeared. A supreme silhouette could be seen standing in the air with many extremely powerful experts standing before him as he fought solo against them all.
The experts in the air were all glowing with divine light. All their energy erupted forth at the same instant, creating calamities, wanting to destroy that supreme figure. That figure blasted forth with his hand, sending out a divinity-like palm imprint that expanded over a million times, containing an incomparably vast amount of supreme destruction might, wanting to annihilate everything.
Qin Wentian felt his heart pounding intensely. Those supreme experts all counted for nothing in the face of that shocking might. God's Hand destroyed the axis of that world as all living things there were blasted into nothingness. Nobody could block it at all. A single palm completely exterminated the experts from ancient powers who lived on that world since countless years ago. Everything disappeared from a single palm strike. The entire space trembled, great fissures opened up in the earth. Everything in that world disintegrated, not even a blade of grass remained.
"Complete annihilation." Qin Wentian mused as his body trembled. The strength of a true expert far surpassed his imaginations. At this moment in the stretch of scenes, the supreme figure saw one of the enemies fleeing through space, arriving at another dimension. His palm merely stretched out, breaking through the barriers of space, reaching into the dimension that expert escaped to, crossing an unimaginably astronomical amount of distance and grabbed hold of that fleeing expert.
That expert struggled frenziedly but to no avail. He was completely eradicated with a single strike by the peerless figure.
The screen of light dissipated and the stretch of scenes disappeared. Qin Wentian sighed in admiration in his heart, the complete version of a peak-level secret art was simply too terrifying. The strength of the full God's Hand was beyond his imaginations.
That peerless figure naturally was none other than Ancient Emperor Yi.
"This is a record of back then when Yi destroyed one of his enemies. You should know that no matter how deep an ancient clan's foundations are, or how powerful their experts are, in the face of a true supreme expert, they still couldn't withstand a single strike." The ancient phoenix slowly spoke as she continued, "Even for the Southern Phoenix Clan, it may seem unfathomably strong to the masses. But once a peak-level expert enemy that is near to the divinity realm in terms of cultivation appears, we would be wiped out in an instant."
"Senior thinks of danger in times of safety, that is truly farsighted." Qin Wentian spoke.
"This is not considered farsighted at all. Ten-thousand years to you might be very long; but to existences like me and the Southern Phoenix Clan, 10,000 years would be gone in the blink of an eye. In 10,000 years, how many geniuses would be born in the immortal realms? And how many among them would rise to the top. In our layer of the immortal realms, dark currents have always been flowing everywhere, peaceful eras were punctured by endless war, and after so long, we finally achieved a fragile balance between peace and chaos. But who knows what might tip that balance?"
The ancient phoenix calmly spoke. She didn't lament anything or feel any sadness. After living for countless years, she had experienced many earth-changing worldly events and numerous bloody wars. Her perspective and horizons were naturally something Qin Wentian who hadn't even lived to a hundred years could match.
Qin Wentian nodded. Indeed, how long had he lived? In the annals of history of the immortal realms, he was simply an insignificant being, a drop in the ocean. His horizons were too limited.
However, he felt somewhat puzzled. He didn't understand why the phoenix in the ancestral lands of the Southern Phoenix Clan would say these things to him.
"I know where the complete secret art of Yi is." The ancient phoenix continued, her words causing Qin Wentian's gaze to freeze as he stared at her. As expected of an ancient existence that lived for countless years. She actually even knew this.
"Please guide me Senior." Qin Wentian bowed. Since the ancient phoenix had already told him so many things, he was sure that she intended to reveal the location to him. If not, why had the phoenix asked him to come up here?
"Stay in the Southern Phoenix Immortal City for some days until Nanfeng Yunxi completes her seclusion. It wouldn't take too long. After her seclusion, she will lead you to that place." The ancient phoenix replied.
"Right. Thank you senior." Qin Wentian nodded.
"You can return first. All of you can exit the ancestral lands now." The ancient phoenix slowly spoke. Qin Wentian bowed again and retreated. After he left, the ancient phoenix turned her gaze onto Nanfeng Yunxi, "Have you decided to really give up?"
"Yes, I have." Nanfeng Yunxi smiled and nodded.
"Alright." The ancient phoenix continued, "Sit down then."
Nanfeng Yunxi sat crossed-legged. Resplendent phoenix runes materialized and enveloped her body.
As for Qin Wentian, he returned to the ground. The gazes of everyone fell onto him, they were very curious regarding what he saw when he was up there.
"Don't ask me. The matters here in the ancestral lands of the Southern Phoenix Clan cannot be divulged right?" Qin Wentian smiled when he saw Nanfeng Qingruo and Nanfeng Shengge looking at him.
"Naturally." Nanfeng Shengge smiled. At this moment, a gust of wind blew by, as a mass of parasol leaves danced about on the wind. The dimension slowly disappeared as the others in the ancestral lands appeared.
"It's time for us to leave." Nanfeng Qingruo spoke. The group of them returned from the original path they took here and very swiftly, they gathered together with Nanfeng Aoxue, Nanfeng Xihua and the other holy maidens and their protectors. Nanfeng Aoxue stared with cold eyes, she could naturally tell one holy maiden was missing.
"Yunxi obtained the inheritance?" Nanfeng Ji's beautiful eyes turned to Nanfeng Shengge and Nanfeng Qingruo. Although they were competitors, they were first and foremost, sisters of the Southern Phoenix Clan. There were some among them with good relationships with the others while some with bad relationships with the others.
"Mhm." Nanfeng Shengge nodded lightly. "Brother Qin demonstrated extraordinary skills and talent in the ancestral lands."
Everyone turned to look at Qin Wentian. Jun Mengchen and Purgatory also walked over only to see Jun Mengchen flashing a thumbs up to Qin Wentian as he laughed in a low voice, "Senior brother, in the future there's a Holy Successor among your close beautiful female friends."
"Stop your nonsense." Qin Wentian glared at Jun Mengchen. "Let's go out."
"Okay. Oh, but that golden condor still wants to fight with me." Jun Mengchen provocatively turned and stared at Zong Zhan, his words causing Zong Zhan's eyes to flash with sharpness. Zong Zhan glanced at Qin Wentian, he didn't expect that Qin Wentian would succeed and managed to escort Nanfeng Yunxi all the way to the final point, allowing her to obtain the inheritance. How surprising.
The group of people then exited the ancestral lands. The elders of the Southern Phoenix Clan were all there and when they saw these people exiting, they mutually exchanged glances as they knew the result. They couldn't help but be astonished in their hearts.
Who could have thought that Nanfeng Yunxi, one of the weaker ones among the holy maidens eventually ended up becoming the Holy Successor.
"Everyone, thank you for your efforts." An elder from the Southern Phoenix Clan spoke to the crowd. He then continued, "We have organized an immortal banquet, please enjoy the food and drink there before you leave. If you all want to stay here as guests of our clan, you can choose to stay here for a period of time and we will definitely take good care of your needs."
The eyes of everyone gleamed with light, each harboring a different thought. The competition to select the Holy Successor was finally over!