128: The Sky Demon Phoenix fights for its life

“It’s very simple, it’s exactly what it means literally. Your Mysterious Yellow Flame gives me a feeling of being completely devoid of intelligence!”

“This is something I’ve never seen among all the Heavenly Flames I’ve encountered!”

Thinking of this, Xiao Lei couldn’t help but recall the Mysterious Yellow Flame he had just copied, but now, in front of Shi Zhen, he couldn't inspect it.

These words clearly exceeded Shi Zhen’s knowledge, so he could only ask hesitantly, “Is there a way to solve it?”

After speaking, Shi Zhen seemed to be still a little uneasy and added, “As long as Pavilion Master Xiao can restore the Mysterious Yellow Flame, Pavilion Master Xiao can take anything the Shi Family can offer!”

Facing the price offered by Shi Zhen, Xiao Lei merely shook his head slightly.

If his guess was correct, the Mysterious Yellow Flame was not a Heavenly Flame from the Fighting Qi Continent, and what it needed was Source Qi, but he had no way to obtain Source Qi!

Moreover, he didn't need anything else from the Shi Family; he only needed Shi Zhen to perfect the Mysterious Flame. According to their previous agreement, it would be enough if Xiao Lei could just slightly restore the Mysterious Yellow Flame’s condition.

“The current situation is something I’ve never seen in my life, and I have no way to resolve it. However, I can make the Mysterious Yellow Flame recover a little!”

Hearing that Xiao Lei couldn't solve the root cause of the Mysterious Yellow Flame’s problem, Shi Zhen first sighed slightly, then, hearing that Xiao Lei could restore the Mysterious Yellow Flame’s condition, a surge of pleasant surprise immediately rose again within him.

Shi Zhen then directly grasped Xiao Lei’s hand and spoke solemnly, “Please, Pavilion Master Xiao, show your methods!”

Xiao Lei did not immediately agree, but instead looked around, his gaze lingering on Shi Po and Shi Ye, “According to the rules of Alchemists, no one should be present to observe when I am working!”

Xiao Lei’s meaning was very clear; although he didn't look at Shi Zhen, he wanted all three of them to leave together.

Upon hearing this, Shi Po immediately took a step forward, bowed slightly, and spoke with a somewhat solemn expression, “Father! This is from the Clan…”

However, Shi Zhen immediately signaled him to shut up, “Pavilion Master Xiao, as the leader of the largest Righteous Path force in the Central Plains today, how can we judge a gentleman with the heart of a villain! Moreover, we are all aware of the principles of Alchemists.”

As Shi Zhen spoke, he glanced at Xiao Lei twice, revealing a confident smile.

However, Xiao Lei was completely unaffected by the other party’s words. The other party said this merely to remind him that he also had a force, and that while a monk might run away, his temple could not.

What Righteous Path force? Wasn't this just putting a label on him?

At this moment, only Shi Ye, the simple young girl, genuinely believed Shi Zhen and Shi Po’s coordinated act. She then spoke with some urgency, “Yes, Father, why don’t we let Great Master Xiao do them one by one.”

“Alas! How can that be!”

Xiao Lei, seeing through everything, simply stood still, waiting for the three of them to bicker.

Shi Zhen, a Clan Chief, when did he ever need Shi Po, a Dou Zun, to agree to his decisions!

Seeing Xiao Lei remain silent, Shi Zhen and Shi Po, who were performing their two-person act, were both stunned.

Shouldn't a normal person at this point step back, not to let them observe, but at least to do them one by one as Shi Ye suggested?

Why wasn't he playing by the rules!

At this moment, Xiao Lei suddenly deliberately darkened his face and spoke with some displeasure, “Since Clan Chief Shi doesn’t trust me, you can certainly find capable people from the Yan Clan to handle it. After all, the Yan Clan has been dealing with Heavenly Flames for generations, and there’s also the Medicine Clan. Perhaps they might have some Spirit Pills that can restore the Mysterious Yellow Flame!”

As he spoke, Xiao Lei handed back the Mysterious Yellow Flame in his hand and made to leave.

What a joke!

He had been an Alchemist for so many years, and it had always been others who were constrained by him.

Now that he already had Shi Zhen’s Artifact Refining technique, at worst, after returning to the Purple Thunder Pavilion and thoroughly mastering the Artifact Refining technique, he would find a way to solve it himself.

However, helping the Shi Family solve the Mysterious Yellow Flame problem would yield a huge profit… Seeing Xiao Lei about to leave, Shi Zhen naturally didn’t dare to gamble. After all, without Xiao Lei, his long saber would at most be less miraculous, and he wasn't the only one on the continent who could refine artifacts. And there really weren’t many people on the continent who deeply understood Heavenly Flames and weren't from an Imperial Clan.

“Pavilion Master Xiao has misunderstood. You little brats, shut up quickly. Go and get Elder Shi Tian to come here and bring his Mysterious Yellow Flame to give to Pavilion Master Xiao as well!”

Only then did Xiao Lei stop in his tracks and take the two Mysterious Yellow Flames handed to him by Shi Zhen.

The three Mysterious Yellow Flames represented three Ninth-Grade Bloodlines, and the last person was Shi Tian, who had originally guided Xiao Lei.

“I need to refine Medicinal Pills to help the Mysterious Yellow Flame recover. According to the rules of Alchemists, three sets of medicinal Materials are required. I will organize the Materials shortly, and the Shi Family will be responsible for providing them. The faster the medicinal Materials are in place, the faster I will complete the task.”

Upon hearing this, Shi Zhen felt another pang of bitterness and asked softly, “May I ask what grade of Medicinal Pill Pavilion Master Xiao intends to refine?”

“A Ninth-Grade Profound Pill! In addition, a large quantity of Medicinal Pills of other grades will be needed for assistance.”

Hearing this answer, Shi Zhen’s heart immediately felt bitter. Even for the Shi Family, three sets of medicinal Materials for a Ninth-Grade Profound Pill were somewhat painful!

However, for the sake of the Mysterious Yellow Flame, Shi Zhen had no choice but to accept it grudgingly.

“These are not problems. Pavilion Master Xiao only needs to consider the solution. Shi Po, from now on, you will accompany Pavilion Master Xiao. You must deliver all the Materials Pavilion Master Xiao needs to him immediately, understood?!”

“Understood!”

Xiao Lei secretly chuckled at the sight. He hadn't originally planned to extort the other party, but since the other party dared to play mind games with him... Xiao Lei didn't need any Ninth-Grade Profound Pills to restore the Mysterious Yellow Flame at all!

“This is a good opportunity to collect the poisonous Materials needed for the Lightning Tribulation Pill and even for Xiao Yi Xian!”

After bidding farewell to Xiao Lei, Shi Zhen immediately took the Mysterious Flame and headed to his Artifact Refining workshop where he usually refined artifacts.

At the same time, the Purple Thunder Pavilion’s army also swept across the Beast Region. Large numbers of Purple Thunder Pavilion Disciples, led by the Elders within the Pavilion and the many Puppets left by Xiao Lei, searched everywhere for poisonous Materials and snake-type Demonic Beasts.

Many Demonic Beast Families in the Beast Region immediately chose to surrender to the Purple Thunder Pavilion, voluntarily opening their Clan’s treasure vaults for the Purple Thunder Pavilion to select from.

The Purple Thunder Pavilion, of course, could not kill all the Demonic Beast Families in the Beast Region, so they merely took the poisonous Materials from these Families and handed them over to Xiao Yi Xian.

Under the Purple Thunder Pavilion’s offensive, all parts of the Beast Region surrendered, leaving only the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan!

At this time, a very small-scale meeting was held within the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan.

There were only four people at the meeting.

The current Clan Chief of the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan, Huang Tian, and the Three Heavenly Demon Phoenixes.

As the saying goes, big meetings for minor matters, small meetings for important matters, and no meetings for major turning points!

When it truly came to deciding the fate of the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan, only three people were qualified to speak.

At the meeting table, everyone remained silent for a long time.

Seeing this, Phoenix was the first to break the silence, “Clan Chief, we cannot sit idly by. The Void Ancient Dragon Clan has produced a Dragon Phoenix, and this time they will surely come with the determination to destroy our Clan. Make a decision, Clan Chief! Let the Clan members sacrifice their Bloodline to help you ascend to the highest Realm and repel the enemy!”

Huang Tian was not an indecisive person. On the contrary, to be able to establish the Heavenly Phoenix Blood Pond within the Clan, where all deceased Clan members were thrown in to extract their Bloodline and slow down the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan’s Bloodline loss, Huang Tian was the same type of person as Hun Tiandi.

It was just that Huang Tian’s strength was insufficient, and this decision could not come from his mouth!

Clearly, Phoenix was willing to be the one to propose it.

The Three Heavenly Demon Phoenixes had always been united. They had already reached a consensus on this matter. At the same time, Kun Phoenix added, “We cannot gamble everything like the Xiao Clan. That child, Jiu Feng, has good talent. Let him leave. If we fail, at least a glimmer of hope can remain!”

The fate of the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan was thus decided by these four people...