Chapter 66

"Lord Earl bestowed upon me ten clusters of True Sun Fire. Besides the one I kept for myself, the other nine were given to the nine viscounts who followed me into the abyss." Fengxian took out a crystal bead, which contained a cluster of dancing golden flames, and casually tossed it to Bai Cangdong: "Before the Eight-Eyed Celestial Lord mutated, simply hanging the True Sun Fire on one’s body could resist its Heavenly Eye Pupillary Technique. Now, it’s no longer effective. After the mutation, the Heavenly Eye Pupillary Technique has also changed, and the True Sun Fire is no longer capable of restraining it."

"Can the True Sun Fire on the bodies of those who were killed still be preserved?" Bai Cangdong asked.

"If the Eight-Eyed Celestial Lord didn’t crush the crystal beads, the True Sun Fire should still be on the corpses." Fengxian gave Bai Cangdong a curious look: "What do you need the True Sun Fire for?"

Bai Cangdong didn’t answer, but asked instead: "Can you give me this cluster of True Sun Fire?"

"It’s useless now, you can take it if you want." Fengxian said indifferently, but she was somewhat curious about why Bai Cangdong needed the True Sun Fire.

Bai Cangdong summoned the Immortal Sparrow’s egg, crushed the crystal bead, and let the True Sun Fire fall onto the egg, which was then gradually absorbed into it.

"An egg of the Undying Race! What level is it?" Fengxian asked in surprise.

"Viscount level. If it can be hatched, it might help us in our assault on the Undying Altar." Bai Cangdong said, his eyes fixed on the Immortal Sparrow’s egg.

"You’re really lucky to have obtained a viscount-level egg of the Undying Race. As far as I know, our entire Fenghua City doesn’t have more than ten viscount-level eggs of the Undying Race. What kind of egg is this?"

"Immortal Sparrow, have you heard of it?"

"Could it be the Immortal Sparrow from the Sparrow Immortal Forest?" Fengxian asked with some excitement.

"If there isn’t another Sparrow Immortal Forest, it should be that Immortal Sparrow."

"That’s great, hatch it quickly. The Immortal Sparrow’s Sun Blaze Fire is even more powerful than True Sun Fire, and it might be able to counter the mutated Heavenly Eye Pupillary Technique."

"I need more True Sun Fire to hatch the Immortal Sparrow." Bai Cangdong put away the Immortal Sparrow’s egg, which had only reached 17% hatching progress.

"How much more True Sun Fire do you need?" Fengxian asked.

"At least six more clusters like the one you just gave me."

"Let’s go to the Green Stone Plain first. If we’re lucky, we should be able to get enough True Sun Fire there."

"There’s no time for that. Let’s go directly to the Undying Altar." Bai Cangdong shook his head.

"Even if we rush to the Undying Altar now, we still have to face the Eight-Eyed Celestial Lord. If we can’t break its Heavenly Eye Pupillary Technique, we’re dead. It’s better to hatch the Immortal Sparrow first. If the Immortal Sparrow can counter the Heavenly Eye Pupillary Technique, we might have a chance to kill the Eight-Eyed Celestial Lord."

"What exactly is the Heavenly Eye Pupillary Technique that makes you so cautious?" Bai Cangdong asked, frowning.

"It’s an extremely terrifying pupillary technique. As long as you make eye contact with any of the Eight-Eyed Celestial Lord’s eyes, your eyes will be instantly blinded by an invisible Undying Light. If other members of the Undying Race had the Heavenly Eye Pupillary Technique, it would be manageable, as you could avoid making eye contact by seeing their movements. However, the Eight-Eyed Celestial Lord can become invisible. You might be walking in an empty place, and suddenly, eight eyes appear in front of you. By then, it’s too late to close your eyes. Before, wearing True Sun Fire could resist the Heavenly Eye Pupillary Technique, but now it’s useless. Unless we find something else to counter it, even the Four Knights would meet a tragic end."

Bai Cangdong hadn’t expected the Eight-Eyed Celestial Lord to be so troublesome. After a moment of thought, he said: "Are you sure the Immortal Sparrow’s Sun Blaze Fire can counter the Eight-Eyed Celestial Lord’s Heavenly Eye Pupillary Technique?"

"I can’t be certain, but it’s better than going there blindly and risking our lives."

"That makes sense. Let’s go to the Green Stone Plain first."

The two changed direction and headed towards the Green Stone Plain. Fortunately, it wasn’t far from their current location, and they arrived in no time.

On the way, they encountered a few unfortunate members of the Undying Race, but Fengxian dealt with them before Bai Cangdong could act.

Fengxian’s strength surprised Bai Cangdong. Her injuries seemed to be completely healed, and her Life Essence Light was very powerful, showing no signs of her previous severe injuries.

"There are so many dead." Bai Cangdong saw the ground covered with at least thirty to forty corpses, with most of the dead having their eyes turned into black charcoal. Without asking Fengxian, Bai Cangdong could guess that these people had fallen victim to the Eight-Eyed Celestial Lord’s Heavenly Eye Pupillary Technique.

"We’re lucky. Many of them still have their True Sun Fire. This should be enough, right?" Fengxian searched the bodies and tossed eight crystal beads containing True Sun Fire to Bai Cangdong.

"It should be enough." Bai Cangdong summoned the Immortal Sparrow’s egg again, crushed the crystal beads one by one, and let it absorb all the True Sun Fire.

After the Immortal Sparrow’s egg absorbed seven clusters of True Sun Fire, it began to turn red and heat up, then the entire egg was enveloped in a crimson flame.

A clear chirp sounded from the flames, and a firebird flew out, the crimson flames gradually diminishing and eventually transforming into the bird’s feathers.

"This doesn’t look like an Immortal Sparrow!" Fengxian looked at the firebird with a strange expression, as the flames obscured her view of the Immortal Sparrow’s rank mark.

Bai Cangdong also looked at the Immortal Sparrow with some surprise. The Immortal Sparrow’s current appearance was almost identical to when it was advancing to the Earl level, but its size was much smaller, only as big as a common crow.

The firebird circled Bai Cangdong three times, then its flames suddenly burst into a shower of sparks, and a fire-red Immortal Sparrow landed on his palm.

After receiving the Immortal Sparrow’s information from the Life Plate, Bai Cangdong’s expression became even more peculiar. The Immortal Sparrow was still in its juvenile form, but according to the Life Plate, it had the potential to advance to the Earl level.

"Looks more like an Immortal Sparrow now." Fengxian looked at the small Immortal Sparrow and asked: "But it’s so small. How powerful is its Sun Blaze Fire?"

"Let’s see." Bai Cangdong gave the Immortal Sparrow an order, and it immediately flew out, spewing a crimson, flame-like Undying Light from its mouth.

A rock as tall as a person lasted less than three seconds under the Immortal Sparrow’s Sun Blaze Fire before turning into a pool of lava.

"Truly worthy of a viscount-level Immortal Sparrow. Just hatched, and its Undying Light is already as powerful as ten levels of Silver Life Essence Light. I wonder if it can resist the Heavenly Eye Pupillary Technique." Fengxian looked at the Immortal Sparrow with some envy.

"Help! Help!" Suddenly, someone ran out from the乱石林, with several members of the Undying Race chasing them desperately.

"It’s Lingbo, and she’s still alive."

Lingbo’s clothes were disheveled, and she had several bleeding wounds, looking quite ragged. She was initially delighted to see someone, but when she recognized Fengxian, her face turned to despair.

"What’s that look for? Do you think I, Fengxian, would eat you?" Fengxian snorted and rushed out like the wind, swinging her golden Life Essence Light and quickly slaying the Undying Race members chasing Lingbo.

Lingbo looked at Fengxian in surprise, partly because she didn’t expect Fengxian to save her, and partly because Fengxian’s strength far exceeded her expectations.

"How are your injuries?" Bai Cangdong examined Lingbo, a very delicate woman who looked in poor condition. If she had no combat ability, they would have to consider letting her fend for herself, as they couldn’t afford to carry a burden while assaulting the Undying Altar.

"They’re just surface wounds. I’ll be fine with some medicine." Lingbo took out some medicine and applied it to her wounds, but she couldn’t reach the ones on her back, so she looked at Fengxian for help.

"What are you looking at? Help her apply the medicine to her back." Fengxian didn’t intend to help Lingbo herself and turned to Bai Cangdong.

Bai Cangdong didn’t say anything, walked over, and took the medicine from Lingbo, then turned to her back and applied the medicine to her wounds.

Lingbo’s cheeks turned slightly red, but she didn’t resist or say anything.

"Lingbo’s skin feels quite nice, doesn’t it? Her fair and smooth skin is famous in our Fenghua City, envied by many young women and even making Hu Qianwu jealous." Fengxian looked at Bai Cangdong with a smile.

"Fengxian, you..." Lingbo’s face turned bright red.

"We can’t waste any more time. We must head to the Undying Altar immediately. Hopefully, the Four Knights are still alive. Otherwise, with just the three of us, we have almost no chance of reaching the Undying Altar." Bai Cangdong ignored Fengxian, finished treating the wounds, and said with a serious expression.

"That’s not necessarily true." Fengxian seemed unconcerned about whether the Four Knights were still alive.

The three set off together, and Bai Cangdong’s gaze towards Fengxian became increasingly peculiar. If Fengxian’s rapid recovery from her severe injuries had surprised him, her increasingly dominant performance now left him in awe.

Fengxian’s Life Essence Light had become so powerful that it left Bai Cangdong speechless. Among the viscounts he had seen, only the Four Knights and Peacock could match the current Fengxian in terms of Life Essence Light.

Moreover, it might be an illusion, but Bai Cangdong felt that Fengxian’s Life Essence Light was still growing stronger. The subtle Life Essence Light emanating from her body was almost forming a visible glow.

From a distance, Fengxian looked as if she was enveloped in a golden radiance, like a celestial being descending from heaven, pure and sacred, making others feel unworthy to approach.

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