Chapter 50 The Nine Heavens Azure Phoenix

Chapter 50 The Nine Heavens Azure Phoenix

The power of the Thunderfire Pearl's explosion was enough to flatten an area of ​​land within a radius of a hundred feet.

Ruan Qingzhu looked desperate. She was at the epicenter of the explosion, and if anyone managed to escape alive, it would definitely not be her.

Time seemed to stand still at this moment, and the scene before us became exceptionally clear.

Ruan Qingzhu was terrified when she saw the black-cloaked cultivator, saw the panicked expressions on her parents' faces, and even saw the culprit who had pushed open the door—

He was a tall, slender boy.

The young man had thick eyebrows and big eyes, his hair was tied up with a jade crown, and he looked quite handsome. He held a dark compass in his hand, and his face was full of excitement.

In Ruan Qingzhu's eyes, this person was extremely hateful. She had been terribly harmed by him, and she and her parents could have escaped unscathed.

Now, they've all been buried with them.

Overwhelmed with grief and indignation, Ruan Qingzhu let out a cry.

Even if she becomes a ghost, she won't let him go!

"cracking!"

Just before the Thunderfire Pearl exploded, a clear and loud phoenix cry suddenly rang out from the sky.

With that cry, a blue feather fell, seemingly slowly but actually swiftly, as if traversing time and space, arriving beside Ruan Qingzhu in an instant.

When Qingyu touched Ruan Qingzhu's hand, it transformed into a streak of azure light, circled her fair palm once, and then disappeared into the air.

Ruan Qingzhu realized something and hurriedly opened her palm. Sure enough, the flickering Thunderfire Pearl stopped, and the two spiritual powers of thunder and fire contained within it were completely drained, turning into a harmless ordinary pearl.

Just then, a gust of wind blew by, and the seemingly intact Thunderfire Pearl turned into a pile of powder, which then scattered with the wind and disappeared without a trace.

Ruan Qingzhu looked up at the sky with lingering fear.

If it weren't for the intervention of the person who came, she would probably be just like that Thunderfire Pearl, leaving behind countless layers of ashes that would have been blown away by the wind.

To her surprise, the first thing she saw was not a person, but an exceptionally beautiful spirit beast.

Its body is graceful and flowing, its wings are as blue as the dawn sky, its tail trails long feathers like ribbons, its eyes are deep and intelligent, and it exudes a noble and elegant aura.

It doesn't look like a beast; it looks more like a deity.

Ruan Qingzhu even had a thought that she shouldn't continue watching; such rudeness was a desecration of the bluebird.

"cracking!"

The cry of the phoenix rang out once more.

The bluebird spread its ten-zhang-long wings, gently flapped them, and a swirling azure light swept across it. In the next instant, it arrived above the courtyard.

The sun cast a huge shadow, and a sense of oppression followed.

Ruan Qingzhu couldn't help but take a few steps back. The black-cloaked cultivator also retreated, wanting to escape. Only the compass boy still looked confused.

We made it! We made it!

Two figures stood on the broad back of the bluebird. The woman in the blue robe at the head of the group looked calm, while the girl in the blue robe behind her looked overjoyed.

The former was Shi Hua, and the latter was Lou Yuqing.

Ruan Qingzhu recognized Lou Yuqing's face; they had greeted each other not long ago. She immediately realized that the Enforcement Hall had most likely discovered something, which was why they had rescued her.

"Disciple greets senior. I am deeply grateful for your life-saving grace." Ruan Qingzhu bowed respectfully to the woman in green. Although she did not know the woman's identity, she could tell that the woman was not simple.

The blue feather just now came from the body of the bluebird, and the bluebird clearly obeyed the woman in blue, so the person who saved her was undoubtedly the woman in blue.

Ruan's father and mother hurriedly followed suit and bowed.

"No need for such formalities," Shi Hua said, offering a slight gesture of support.

After saying that, she coldly looked towards a corner, flicked her wide sleeve, and launched an attack, knocking down the fleeing black-cloaked cultivator: "Trying to escape? Did you ask me first!"

The black-cloaked cultivator cried out in pain and collapsed to the ground, unable to move. His black robes tore apart, revealing his true face.

With a hooked nose and high cheekbones, he looked mean and shrewd. His face was deathly pale, whether from always wearing a black cloak or from being struck in a vital spot by Elder Shi Hua, it was hard to tell.

Lou Yuqing cheered inwardly.

The spirit beast trafficker has finally been caught!

[As originally planned, Ruan Qingzhu, threatened by him, hesitated in anguish for several days before finally deciding to protect the little monkey and set off alone to rescue her parents.]

The key to her plan was a Thunderfire Pearl she had obtained in her early years. As long as the spirit beast dealers were afraid of death, her family could leave safely.

Just as the plan was about to succeed, an unexpected event occurred. A cultivator, whose spirit beast had been stolen, followed the spirit beast dealer's residence and burst through the door at that very moment.

With a bang, the Thunderfire Pearl exploded, sending a dazzling mushroom cloud into the air, claiming everyone's lives.

Lou Yuqing was filled with emotion, thankfully the tragedy had not occurred.

A few moments ago, the group arrived at the Spirit Beast Garden and captured Manager Chen. From him, they obtained information about the spirit beast dealers. Captain Wei immediately led his enforcement disciples to set off.

Lou Yuqing had already anticipated the outcome, so she didn't plan to go with them, since she couldn't help them anyway.

As a result, when she and her senior sisters took the little monkey to Qishan and were about to tell Ruan Qingzhu what had happened, they were shocked to find that Ruan Qingzhu had disappeared.

Lou Yuqing was the first to react, after all, she had the system cheat, so she directly said what was called a guess but was actually the truth - "Senior Sister Ruan may have gone to find the spirit beast dealer."

She didn't know that everyone could hear her thoughts. She only noticed that Ling Yunxiao and the others looked a little anxious, so she hurriedly went to find Elder Shi Hua.

Ruan Qingzhu has been away from the sect for some time now, and even if Captain Wei is incredibly fast, he can't catch up. But Elder Shi Hua, being a Nascent Soul cultivator, must have a way.

Thinking of this, Lou Yuqing looked at the bluebird beneath her.

The bird carrying them was no ordinary creature; it was Elder Shi Hua's natal spirit beast—the Nine Heavens Azure Phoenix, specializing in wind-based magic and possessing unparalleled speed among all spirit beasts.

They were able to arrive in time only because of the help of the Nine Heavens Azure Phoenix.

However, the Azure Phoenix is ​​proud by nature and does not easily allow anyone to step on its back. Apart from Lou Yuqing, who inexplicably gained its approval, no one else had the chance to come along.

"Greetings, senior. This junior is foolish and does not know what has happened?" At this moment, the compass-wielding youth asked with his hands clasped, his face no longer showing the joy he had when he burst through the door.

He was a beast tamer who had come here to travel recently, but his natal spirit beast was stolen. Using a compass connected to this energy, he discovered the thief's lair.

He originally thought he could find the spirit beast smoothly, but he couldn't understand what happened next. It seemed that he almost died and was then saved.

Shi Hua looked at him and said calmly, "Let the aggrieved party speak about this matter."

The compass boy was stunned: "Huh?"

Seeing his foolish appearance, Ruan Qingzhu couldn't help but roll her eyes. If it weren't for Elder Shi Hua's presence, she would have already lost control of her fists.

"I was holding the Thunderfire Pearl in my hand just now, and it almost exploded when you bumped into it. Fortunately, Elder Shi Hua stopped it." Ruan Qingzhu was angry, and her words were harsh.

The compass-wielding boy's eyes widened: "The Thunderfire Pearl?!"

“Yes, it’s the Thunderfire Pearl,” Ruan Qingzhu repeated.

The compass boy's face paled, a wave of fear washing over him. It turned out that the bead in Ruan Qingzhu's hand, now reduced to dust, wasn't something she played with, but something she used to risk her life.

"I am deeply grateful for your great kindness and virtue!"

The compass boy took a deep breath, his voice loud and powerful, and bowed respectfully to Shi Hua, appearing exceptionally humble.

Shi Hua said nonchalantly, "Get up."

"Senior, could you please tell me where I live? I hope I will have the opportunity to repay your kindness in the future."

The young man with the compass understood that the senior's main purpose was to save Ruan Qingzhu, and he was just incidentally involved. But saving someone is saving someone, and no matter the reason, this debt of gratitude cannot be erased.

Upon hearing this, Shi Hua glanced at him, and after confirming that what he said was true, a hint of satisfaction flashed through her mind. She then asked, "How is your aptitude?"

The compass-wielding youth paused, then lowered his head in shame: "Thank you for your concern, senior. My aptitude is average; I only possess the three spiritual roots of metal, water, and wood. My cultivation speed is far inferior to those with outstanding talent."

Normally, he was not ashamed of his talent. There were many pseudo-spiritual roots in the cultivation world, but his three spiritual roots were at least true spiritual roots.

However, in front of a Nascent Soul cultivator, this mediocre talent was not enough to give him confidence.

Shi Hua saw through his thoughts and smiled dismissively. A cultivator's cultivation cannot be separated from good aptitude, but is that all there is to it?

She had heard about all the things that had happened in the sect recently.

Mu Yunqing, one of the twin stars, was born with seven orifices and cultivated at an extraordinary speed. However, she murdered her fellow disciples out of jealousy. Now that her crime has been discovered, she has been imprisoned.

It is clear that having qualifications alone is not enough.

Shi Hua then asked him, "Do you have a teacher?"

The compass boy honestly shook his head: "No."

"Alright, come to Wendao Sect."

The compass-wielding boy looked up blankly: "What?"

"I am Shi Hua, an elder of the Wendao Sect. I have seen that your character is acceptable, so I recommend you to cultivate in the Wendao Sect. Are you willing?" Shi Hua gave him time to think.

Without the slightest hesitation, the young man with the compass knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "Thank you for your introduction, senior. I, Yuan Shenxing, will certainly not let you down!"

The Wendao Sect is a renowned sect, and he came here specifically to challenge the Wendao Sect. Unfortunately, his natal spirit beast was stolen as soon as he arrived in Ping'an City.

In order to find his natal spirit beast, he missed the spirit testing conference of Wendao Sect.

Unexpectedly, things have taken a turn for the better. He has gained the appreciation of the elders of the Wendao Sect. Yuan Shenxing caught the token thrown to him by the senior and carefully put it away.

"When the time comes, you can go to the Wendao Sect with this token, and someone will guide you in." Shi Hua didn't plan to take him there herself. If he wasn't even willing to walk this short distance, he might as well give up on cultivating immortality.

Lou Yuqing: So you've already recruited disciples so beautifully?

Indeed, cultivating immortality depends not only on aptitude but also on opportunity. For example, she herself relied on the immortal-attracting incense of her ancestors to attract the sect leader Qingxuzi, and then took the fast track to join the sect.

Shi Hua extended an olive branch to Yuan Shenxing with her own considerations. The actions of Mu Yunqing and other disciples made her realize that the sect was not invincible.

Shi Hua pondered suggesting to her senior brother, the sect leader, that they test the disciples every now and then to weed out those treacherous parasites.

Lou Yuqing felt a chill run down her spine and quickly asked, "Elder Shi Hua, what should we do with this person?"

She pointed to the black-cloaked monk on the ground.

Upon hearing this, Shi Hua said calmly, "Take her back for questioning."

The black-cloaked monk was pretending to be dead with his eyes closed when he suddenly felt many eyes on him, and his heart sank.