The System notification sounded in Lu Yuan's mind, and his heart trembled.
A thousandfold return, Phoenix Natal Essence Blood.
This was infinitely better than he had anticipated.
He did not linger, immediately activating the Formation to send himself back to his Immortal Cave on Changshang Peak.
Inside the Immortal Cave, Lu Yuan opened his palm. A drop of golden blood, radiating a crimson halo and containing an aura of endless sanctity and nobility, quietly floated above his palm.
Just by looking at it, Lu Yuan could feel a flicker of yearning from his rapidly fading vitality.
Without the slightest hesitation, he opened his mouth and swallowed the drop of Phoenix Essence Blood.
Boom.
An indescribable, terrifying heat wave instantly exploded within his body.
Lu Yuan's Physical Body, Meridians, and even his cracked Nascent Soul began to shatter and disintegrate piece by piece before this power.
Intense pain swept over him, but his Dao Heart was stable, and he firmly maintained the last sliver of Lingtai Clarity.
In a trance, he seemed to see a sky-covering Phoenix singing loudly amidst blazing Divine Fire.
Its wings spread wide, causing the stars to dim. Then, it transformed into a streak of light and rushed straight into his Sea of Consciousness.
Phoenix Nirvana—this was an instinct inherited through the Bloodline. The end of destruction meant new life.
Outside Lu Yuan's Immortal Cave, the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi across the entire Changshang Peak began to riot.
Above the sky, the weather changed drastically. Faintly, rays of light seemed to penetrate the clouds, and a high-pitched, clear Phoenix Cry echoed throughout the Nine Heavens.
This Phenomenon came quickly and left just as fast, vanishing without a trace before the rest of the Sect could react.
Inside the Immortal Cave, Lu Yuan's body was wrapped in a mass of crimson flames. His withered Physical Body was rapidly melting and turning into ashes.
But within the ashes, a brand new skeleton, brimming with powerful vitality, was being reshaped. Meridians stretched like Dragons, and flesh and blood were born.
In his Sea of Consciousness, the shattered Nascent Soul was also enveloped by the Phoenix True Fire.
All the cracks, Dao injuries, and traces of erosion by Spatial Power were removed one by one under the refinement of the Divine Fire, and then reorganized in a more perfect manner.
After an unknown amount of time, the flames dissipated.
Lu Yuan slowly opened his eyes, and a streak of crimson Divine Light flashed across them.
He stood up, sensing the Late Stage Nascent Soul Magic Power within his body—power he had regained, and which was even purer than when he was at his Peak. A feeling of controlling everything returned to him.
Dao injuries: healed.
Cultivation restored to the Late Stage Nascent Soul realm.
Upon careful sensing, his Lifespan, which was originally less than three years, had been directly restored to one hundred years after this Nirvana.
Although it was still not much, he had finally escaped the danger of potentially dying in meditation at any moment.
"Phoenix Nirvana is truly Heaven-Defying," Lu Yuan murmured.
Next, with a thought, he summoned the Azure Lotus Earth Heart Fire.
Lu Yuan moved his mind slightly, and streams of pure Vital Life Essence were slowly absorbed into his body, nourishing his newly reshaped Physical Body and Nascent Soul, and replenishing his lost vitality.
A quarter of an hour later, Lu Yuan had refined about ten percent of the Azure Lotus Earth Heart Fire's Origin.
That surge of vitality steadily increased his Lifespan from one hundred years to two Jiazi.
Only after completing all this did Lu Yuan examine the changes in himself.
His formerly withered skin was now smooth and radiant again. Although he still looked middle-aged, he no longer showed any signs of old age.
Nearly half of his white hair had turned ink-black, and his eyes were deep and calm... Meanwhile, in the Zhao Kingdom Capital, at the Four Seas Merchant Guild.
Gu Qingxue very easily found the dust-covered Mystic Ice Technique Jade Slip in an inconspicuous corner on the third floor and successfully purchased it.
About half an hour after she left the Merchant Guild.
A handsome youth, whose eyes showed a determination unbefitting his age, walked into the Four Seas Merchant Guild.
He was precisely Xiao Fan, the Inner Sect Disciple of the Qingyun Sect.
He went straight to the third floor and searched among the shelves according to the guidance of his Master in his mind.
However, he searched every corner his Master mentioned, but he still couldn't find the so-called Mystic Ice Technique Jade Slip.
"Master, it's not here," Xiao Fan asked anxiously in his mind.
In his ring, an ancient Remnant Divine Soul also let out a soft sound of surprise.
"Strange. Although this Old Man's Divine Soul power is not what it used to be, it shouldn't be mistaken. It was just here; how could it be gone?"
"Could it have been bought by someone?" Xiao Fan said, feeling a little unwilling.
"Perhaps. Such Opportunities can be missed by a hair's breadth, leading to a thousand-mile divergence.
Never mind. Perhaps your Destiny has not yet arrived. We shall look for other Opportunities," the aged voice comforted him.
Xiao Fan nodded, a hint of disappointment flashing in his eyes, and finally turned and left.
After Lu Yuan stabilized his Cultivation in the Immortal Cave, he did not delay further.
Based on the coordinates provided by the System, he arrived at the Northern Icy Plain in the Northern Territory of the Zhao Kingdom.
This place was covered in snow and ice year-round, with bone-chilling cold.
He ignored the Yao Beasts on the icy plain and went straight to the location of the coordinates. His powerful Late Stage Nascent Soul Magic Power erupted, and he slammed a palm toward the ground.
The Mystic Ice Layer, a thousand zhang thick, cracked instantly.
He went deep underground and easily found the milky white Jade Marrow radiating extreme cold at the core of the Mystic Ice Layer.
millennial xuanbing jade marrow.
After pocketing it, Lu Yuan immediately returned to the Sect.
As soon as he returned to the Changshang Peak Forbidden Land, Gu Qingxue's aura appeared outside the Immortal Cave.
"Disciple Gu Qingxue requests an audience with Old Ancestor," Gu Qingxue's voice sounded outside the Immortal Cave.
The stone door opened, and Gu Qingxue stepped inside.
When her gaze fell upon the figure in the center of the Immortal Cave, she felt as if she had been struck by lightning, instantly freezing in place.
The person before her was still Old Ancestor Lu Yuan.
But after only half a day apart, he had been replaced by a man with handsome features, who, though still appearing middle-aged, had a tall and straight physique.
His long hair was half black and half white, casually draped over his shoulders. When his eyes opened and closed, the Divine Light was restrained, making them as deep as the starry sky.
Most importantly, the massive Late Stage Nascent Soul Magic Power fluctuation emanating from him was dense and solid, completely devoid of any previous weakness.
This... How is this possible?
Gu Qingxue's mind went blank. She even suspected she had fallen into some kind of Illusion.
Before she left, the Old Ancestor still looked like he could Die in Meditation at any moment. How could such an Earth-Shattering change have occurred in just a few hours?
"You've returned," Lu Yuan's voice sounded calmly, waking her from her shock.
"Old... Old Ancestor." Gu Qingxue recovered, quickly stepped forward, her voice filled with unbelievable surprise. "Your injuries..."
"They are no longer serious," Lu Yuan nodded lightly, his gaze falling onto the Jade Slip in her hand.
"Did you retrieve the item?"
"I am fortunate not to have failed the mission." Gu Qingxue quickly presented the Mystic Ice Technique Jade Slip with both hands.
She had countless questions in her heart at this moment, but since the Old Ancestor did not elaborate, she did not press further.