Chapter 1268 1227: Demon King Guarding Qi Family Fort

"This is the initial branch of the main spirit vein beneath Earth Martial City. Not only our Qi Family Fort, but the other Four Great Powers, as well as the City Lord's Mansion, all have access to it," Qi Xuchong explained and further added, "Follow me."

Saying this, Qi Xuchong led Chen Fei to a certain area in the deepest part of this world.

This is the place where the guardian demon beast of Qi Family Fort resides.

It's no surprise if people have forgotten that the person who once established this massive entity, Qi Family Fort, was named Qi Tianbao. However, the current guardian demon beast of Qi Family Fort is renowned far and wide, its fame resonates throughout the heavens and earth.

In Earth Martial City, there are two universally recognized demon king gods! One is the Phoenix Heaven Bird of Qi Family Fort, and the other is the Thunder Demon Rhinoceros from the Eternal Temple! Both of them are Demon Kings at the Peak of Minor Heavenly Position, infinitely close to the Great Heaven Rank. Such beings are even noticed by prominent human figures like Qi Xuchong.

After all, the power of demon beasts is slightly stronger than human cultivators of the same level. This is not an exaggeration or nonsense; it truly exists. That's why if the guardian Demon King of Qi Family Fort were to die, it would not only be a loss of belief for Qi Family Fort but also a depletion of their foundation!

The reason Qi Family Fort and the Eternal Temple can be somewhat stronger among the Four Great Powers of Earth Martial City is due to the contributions of the Phoenix Heaven Bird of Qi Family Fort and the Thunder Demon Rhinoceros of the Eternal Temple.

Thus, under Qi Xuchong's guidance, Chen Fei arrived at a colossal Daota platform. At this moment, this platform was covered with formation patterns, spiritual light, and mysterious ancient texts... surprisingly constructing a Great Formation.

However, within that Great Formation, upon seeing the scene inside, Chen Fei hesitated slightly. As far as the eye could see, it was an expanse of crimson earth, yellow soil filled the sky, the land was cracked, lifeless, everything had become a wasteland, with not a trace of vitality.

Meanwhile, atop the cracked earth that had lost all vitality, lay an enormous creature spanning several dozen miles, motionless and unconscious on the ground... it was a giant bird! Its sprawling colossal body was covered with purple-red feathers that seemed forged from flames, swirling and rising like living creatures…

"It's actually the Phoenix Heaven Bird!?" Chen Fei hesitated, not expecting that the guardian Demon King of Qi Family Fort would actually be a Phoenix Heaven Bird.

If that's the case, it wouldn't be surprising for it to be in such dire situation.

"Senior, you've harmed it." Afterward, Chen Fei shook his head and remarked.

Qi Xuchong's expression changed, perplexed: "What do you mean?"

"You never told me it was a Phoenix Heaven Bird. If I had known earlier, this Phoenix Heaven Bird wouldn't need to be transformed into an Earth Corpse…" Chen Fei's eyes flickered as he spoke.

Upon hearing this, Qi Xuchong fell silent for a long while, finally saying, "What do you mean? I don't quite understand. Or to put it another way, is it good news or bad news!?"

"Good news or bad news? It's a mix of both. Senior should know that the Phoenix Heaven Bird is a Phoenix Blood creature, right?" Chen Fei said.

"Yes, I know... Wait, are you saying?" Qi Xuchong seemed to recall something, suddenly startled.

"Yes." Chen Fei nodded, "Phoenix Blood creatures all have the potential for the Rebirth of Nirvana, and unless they fail, only then would they consider transforming into an Earth Corpse. However, for Phoenix Blood creatures that already have a chance of rebirth, transforming them into an Earth Corpse is exceedingly difficult... Also, if I'm not mistaken, this Phoenix Heaven Bird's issue isn't about lacking longevity, but it's attempting a Rebirth of Nirvana. If successful, it might break through its shackles and achieve the Demon King Realm of the Great Heaven Rank."

"What…" Qi Xuchong's face drastically changed, taking a deep breath. He didn't know if Chen Fei's words were true or not, but if they were true, wouldn't it mean he himself inadvertantly harmed their guardian god of Qi Family Fort?

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but speak excitedly to Chen Fei, "Is there any way to fix this? Rest assured, as long as you can save the guardian god, even if you want me to kill Jianng Wanli for you, I would do it."

"Really?" Chen Fei looked up and glanced at him, then shook his head with a smile, saying, "Although that's quite tempting, I'll pass. It's better if I handle my own matters myself..."

"Then what do you want actually want?" Qi Xuchong grew agitated and asked.

"Senior, please calm down," Chen Fei soothed him, saying, "To be honest, you're in luck. I can indeed save it, but doing so would cost me significantly. So in exchange, I need you to promise me something on its behalf..."

Chen Fei pointed to the Phoenix Heaven Bird within the Great Formation.

"A promise?" Qi Xuchong hesitated for a moment, but upon reflection, such a request isn't excessive. After all, even he cannot save the guardian god's life, while Chen Fei can. It's just a promise, not too outrageous.

But the problem is that the Phoenix Heaven Bird's status in their Qi Family Fort is different; it's their ancestor's pet, and strictly speaking, its seniority is even higher than his, so he seems unqualified to make such a promise on behalf of the Phoenix Heaven Bird.

If Chen Fei's requested promise is too unreasonable, wouldn't that be disastrous!?

"…I, I can promise you…" At this moment, a weak and ethereal voice came through, causing both Qi Xuchong and Chen Fei to slightly change their expressions.

"Guardian God?" Qi Xuchong called out into the great formation.

"It is I." That voice sounded again, extremely weak, saying: "I feel a very familiar aura from you. If you can help me through this difficult time, just one promise, I will agree. Even if it's very outlandish…"

These words were obviously directed at Chen Fei. His eyes flickered slightly, and then his figure floated up into the air, drifting towards that great formation.

"Open the great formation," Chen Fei said.

Behind him, Qi Xuchong formed a few seals with his hands, and with a rumbling sound in the heavens and earth, the light curtain outside the great battle parted like flowing water, pushing open to both sides.

Whoosh! Seeing this scene, Chen Fei directly flew towards the Phoenix Heaven Bird.

The Phoenix Heaven Bird possessed the true phoenix bloodline, renowned among demon king creatures for its majesty. But at this moment, its appearance had completely changed. Charred feathers were connected to its body. One must know this Phoenix Heaven Bird was a flame creature, yet it was scorched black by fire, isn't that strange?

Not only that, but Chen Fei came to its front, seeing its eyes, which were blood-red, seeming as if it was about to lose its sanity. If not for the last bit of clarity in the corner, it might have gone berserk by now?

"What do you want me to promise you?" The Phoenix Heaven Bird looked at Chen Fei with its blood-red eyes, and the gaze sent a chill through Chen Fei's entire being.

"It seems your current situation is truly bad." Chen Fei shook his head with a bitter smile, saying: "Actually, it's not something difficult. If I can help you through this tough time, you should be able to break through to the Great Heaven Rank, right? And develop a wisp of the Fire of the Celestial Phoenix in your body?"

"The Fire of the Celestial Phoenix?" The Phoenix Heaven Bird's enormous pupils moved slightly, asking: "Hmm, if I can break through to the Demon King Realm of Great Heaven Rank, indeed a wisp of the Fire of the Celestial Phoenix will appear in my body… You want me to give you this Fire of the Celestial Phoenix?"

"No, I want you to use this Fire of the Celestial Phoenix to burn me." Chen Fei shook his head, stating.

"What? Are you crazy!?" The Phoenix Heaven Bird was shocked to hear this, its pupils contracted, muttering: "If you know about the Fire of the Celestial Phoenix, you should know its power. Asking me to burn you with it, do you want to die?"

"You don't need to worry about that, senior. You just need to agree, and the rest is not your concern," Chen Fei said calmly. He of course knew what he was doing, and also knew the terror of the Fire of the Celestial Phoenix, but, precisely because of this, he wanted to be burned by it.

For others, this might be courting death, but for him, it's another great opportunity! Especially since he had just obtained the Heavenly Stem Dragon Bamboo…

Even though the Phoenix Heaven Bird had experienced countless storms, at this moment it was still shaken by the majesty of this human Chen Fei. For a long time, it gazed deeply at Chen Fei, saying: "Since you have asked yourself, naturally I will not refuse, but the premise is that you can indeed help me."

"Heh heh." Chen Fei chuckled, took out the Black Light Great Sword and directly cut a gash in the major artery of his wrist, blood gushing out, not red, but purple, and a moment later, as the purple blood drained, a fist-sized blood phoenix bird emerged from his body, crying with a long whimper!

"Phoenix Spirit! A Phoenix Spirit has been born within you!?"

The Phoenix Heaven Bird became excited instantly upon seeing that fist-sized blood phoenix bird, incredulous.

Whoosh! At this time, Qi Xuchong also arrived, hearing the Phoenix Heaven Bird's voice, asking: "Guardian God, what is the Phoenix Spirit?"

As he spoke, his eyes were fixed with amazement on the blood phoenix bird, from which he felt a thin pressure never before experienced, though very weak, very subtle, yet it caused his very soul to tremble and shake… For someone as powerful as he, at the Great Heaven Rank, this was naturally an unbelievable thing.

"The Blood Phoenix Spirit represents that a person's or creature's phoenix blood within their body has reached a very high quality for it to appear. Even in my body, the richness of the Phoenix Blood couldn't meet that standard to blossom into it, and you actually…" The Phoenix Heaven Bird looked at Chen Fei in disbelief, utterly unable to comprehend how a human's phoenix blood quality could exceed its own so greatly, how could this be possible!?

"By chance, I once obtained a Nirvana Blood Pool, and over time, the phoenix blood within me gradually gave rise to the Phoenix Spirit… Senior, I will now share half of my Blood Phoenix Spirit with you, the rest depends on your own success or failure."

With those words, the vibrant crimson Blood Phoenix Spirit suddenly transformed into radiant rays of light, incredibly bright, pouring into the massive body of the Phoenix Heaven Bird.

"…Thank you." Finally, the Phoenix Heaven Bird, having absorbed the power of the Blood Phoenix Spirit within Chen Fei, began to slumber once more.

Chen Fei glanced at the Phoenix Heaven Bird, which had fallen into a deep sleep, and said: "Senior, take me to that Mysterious Tomb."

"Yes!" With that, the two of them left this realm.