Chapter 935: The First Step to the Divine Realm Ahead

Feng Xian'er finally stopped at the end of a mountain valley. She stretched her arms, closed her eyes, and blissfully enjoyed the gentle mountain breeze. "The air outside is so comfortable! If I weren't afraid of Mom and Dad's scolding, I'd love to sleep out here for a long, long time."

Although Feng Zu'er's profound energy cultivation surpassed Feng Xian'er's by two minor realms, his speed was noticeably inferior. He caught up to Feng Xian'er, panting, and said, "Xian'er, we've already... already run out so far. It's too dangerous. What if... what if a large group of profound beasts charges at us?"

"I'm not scared. I've secretly run out so many times and never encountered a profound beast I couldn't defeat. Even if I really couldn't beat one, my speed is faster than yours now, so they wouldn't catch me." Feng Xian'er smiled sweetly, her beautiful eyes sparkling like stars. "I really want to see the outside world. I really want to see Benefactor Brother again. I wonder how he's doing now, and if he and Sister Xue Ruo have already gotten married and had many children."

Feng Zu'er grabbed Feng Xian'er's sleeve, constantly scanning his surroundings nervously, and said anxiously, "Mom and Dad said we can only go to the outside world when we reach the Sky Profound Realm. Even if you want to play outside, let's go back near the barrier first, okay? That way, if there's danger, we can immediately hide inside the barrier."

"Brother is such a coward," Feng Xian'er pouted slightly in annoyance. "If Benefactor Brother knew, he'd definitely make fun of you."

"This isn't about being a coward or not." Feng Zu'er became increasingly anxious. The barrier was several miles away, and if danger truly struck, they wouldn't have time to escape back.

"Is the Benefactor Brother they're talking about Brother Yun?" Feng Xue'er smiled. "It seems they haven't forgotten Brother Yun and have kept him firmly in their hearts."

"They've been burdened with a bloodline curse and undeserved guilt since birth, living cautiously, and having never left this place, they naturally haven't been tainted by worldly impurities. Everyone's heart is kind and pure. The day they emerge into the world, a powerful and righteous sect will surely rise in the Azure Wind Continent." Yun Che smiled, filled with deep anticipation for their future, and felt even more strongly that now was not the time to visit them. "Xue'er, let's go."

"Wait!" Yun Che suddenly turned back, muttering, "Oh no."

"Roar!!"

In front of the valley, a ferocious beast roar suddenly echoed, extremely close, accompanied by the sound of rapidly approaching footsteps.

"That sound..." Feng Zu'er's face changed. "Oh no! Xian'er, run!"

In contrast, Feng Xian'er, hearing the beast's roar, showed no fear but rather some excitement. "Brother, don't be so dramatic. It's perfectly normal to encounter profound beasts here. All right, let these profound beasts know how powerful I am!"

"But what if that profound beast is very powerful... Ahhh!!"

Amidst Feng Zu'er's scream, a giant wolf appeared in their sight. This giant wolf was a full ten feet tall even on all fours, with a grayish coat and blood-red eyes. Its whole body exuded a violent, fierce aura and... a pressure that made their bodies tense.

The sudden pressure finally made Feng Xian'er's face turn pale. Even with her limited combat experience, she at least knew that a profound beast capable of exerting such pressure was definitely beyond her ability to handle. In her panic, half of her intended attack motion froze, and she stood still, as if petrified by fear.

"Xian'er, get out of the way!!" Feng Zu'er shouted, rushing forward, pushing Feng Xian'er aside. He crossed his hands, his body engulfed in crimson phoenix flames, and a tongue of fire blasted towards the charging grayish giant wolf. "Watch my Meteor Fire!"

Feng Zu'er possessed the phoenix bloodline, so the flames he ignited were naturally phoenix flames. However, the power of the flames he released was incomparable to phoenix flames activated under the Phoenix Nirvana Scripture.

The grayish giant wolf saw the flames, its eyes becoming even more violent. It swiped its claws forward fiercely, and a swirling storm of dust swept towards Feng Zu'er. Feng Zu'er's flames were quickly shredded by the storm, and the still powerful storm directly swept him away, throwing him heavily against a mountain rock, where he groaned in pain.

"Brother!" The frightened Feng Xian'er cried out and rushed forward recklessly. Feng Zu'er was in terrible pain, and suddenly seeing Feng Xian'er charge, he yelled in shock, "Don't come over!!"

Almost as he cried out, the grayish giant wolf suddenly changed its target and lunged at Feng Xian'er, who was closer.

"Xian'er!!" Feng Zu'er was horrified. Ignoring the intense pain throughout his body, he rushed towards the grayish giant wolf at top speed, swinging a thick stream of phoenix flames at its back. This phoenix flame was hastily thrown out in his fear and anxiety, its power less than half of the first phoenix flame. However, just as this phoenix flame hit the grayish giant wolf, the wolf let out a tragic howl, its charging body suddenly stiffened, then rolled to the ground. After a few convulsions, it became completely motionless.

Feng Zu'er stopped, looking at his hands, momentarily stunned. Then the intense pain engulfed him, his legs gave out, and he collapsed to the ground, gasping for breath.

"Brother!" The still-shaken Feng Xian'er rushed over, tears decorating her face, sobbing, "Are you okay? Are you hurt... Ugh, it's all my fault, all my fault for being so headstrong, ugh..."

"I'm fine, don't worry... *hiss*." While saying he was fine, he winced in pain. A large section of his clothes on his chest was torn, revealing a dozen bleeding wounds cut by wind blades, but luckily, no bones were broken.

"You... you say you're fine, but you're bleeding so much, wuwuwu..." Feng Xian'er's eyes welled up with tears, and she cried again, blaming herself.

"I'm really fine. These minor injuries don't hurt at all." Feng Zu'er gritted his teeth, forcing himself to act nonchalant as he stood up. "But Xian'er, from now on... you can't run out of the barrier again."

"Mhm!" Feng Xian'er nodded quickly, her eyes teary, saying, "I... I won't dare again. Before, I was too willful... Does it really not hurt?"

"Hmph hmph! I'm going to become a man like Benefactor Brother, so these minor injuries are nothing at all." Feng Zu'er even puffed out his chest. "All right, let's go back quickly."

"Mhm!" This time, Feng Xian'er obediently followed Feng Zu'er, who was injured because of her.

"Don't worry, I won't tell Mom and Dad about today. My injuries... I'll just say I accidentally bumped into a rock while cultivating."

"Thank you, Brother." Feng Xian'er sniffled, then her eyes shone with admiration. "But I didn't expect Brother to be so powerful already. You defeated such a huge profound beast in an instant."

"Uh..." Feng Zu'er looked at his palms, then scratched his head, saying somewhat conflictedly, "I didn't expect it either. That profound beast's aura was at least at Level Five of the Earth Profound Realm or higher. Maybe... my fire just happened to hit its vital point... It must be that."

"Their sibling bond is truly strong," Feng Xue'er said, withdrawing her small hand.

"It seems we didn't come in vain today, otherwise the consequences would have been unimaginable." Yun Che smiled and shook his head, watching the two siblings quickly return near the barrier. He stretched out his hands, and two wisps of soul fragments flew down from his left hand, effortlessly penetrating Feng Zu'er and Feng Xian'er's souls. With his right hand, he silently pushed a jade box containing thirty Overlord Pills to the edge of the barrier in front of them.

"Let's go." After a final glance at Feng Zu'er and Feng Xian'er, Yun Che took Feng Xue'er's hand and flew far away, instantly disappearing into the sky.

Feng Zu'er and Feng Xian'er stopped, their eyes glazed over simultaneously, then immediately cleared. They looked at each other, both with a bewildered expression.

"Xian'er, I... it's like something suddenly appeared in my mind," Feng Zu'er said blankly, his face filled with shock and disbelief.

"Me too." Feng Xian'er looked dazed, muttering, "Phoenix... Nirvana... Scripture..."

"Ah... We... We have to go tell Mom and Dad!" Feng Zu'er woke up as if from a dream, saying urgently.

"Ah... Okay!" Feng Xian'er nodded quickly.

Their steps immediately quickened. As they approached the barrier, Feng Zu'er tripped heavily over the jade box left by Yun Che.

"Huh? What's this?" Feng Xian'er picked up the unfamiliar jade box. "Such a beautiful box... But, this wasn't here before."

"Let's take it to Mom and Dad... Let's hurry. This matter will surely resound throughout the clan," Feng Zu'er said anxiously.

The Phoenix Nirvana Scripture was something the Phoenix remnant clan yearned for but could never hope to obtain. This was because the phoenix souls here only possessed the fifth and sixth stages of the Phoenix Nirvana Scripture. They couldn't ignore the rules and forcibly cultivate like Yun Che, because even with the phoenix bloodline, they could only cultivate ordinary fire-element profound arts. Now, the complete first six stages of the Phoenix Nirvana Scripture had simultaneously appeared in Feng Zu'er and Feng Xian'er's souls... From this day forward, this Phoenix remnant clan, which had just escaped the curse, would truly embrace a new life.

After leaving the Ten Thousand Beast Mountain Range, Yun Che and Feng Xue'er arrived at the Ice Cloud Snow Region.

The new Ice Cloud Immortal Palace had begun to take shape, and the remains of their ancestors had all been found, completely intact as they had hoped, which was undoubtedly a great comfort to the Ice Cloud Immortal Palace.

At the end of the Ice Cloud Snow Region, Yun Che and Feng Xue'er faced each other in the air. He took a deep breath, closed all the Evil God profound gates, and his profound energy aura immediately decreased significantly. He summoned the Heaven Smiting Devil Slayer Sword, gripping it firmly, but his arms felt incredibly heavy, making even a simple lift difficult.

The main reason he could unleash power far exceeding his own profound energy level was the Evil God's Art. From Evil Soul to Burning Heart, and then to Purgatory and God Annihilation, the more Evil God profound gates he opened, the more his power transformed from a mere quantitative change to an increasingly qualitative one. With his current physique and cultivation, he could already maintain "Burning Heart" as his normal state without pressure, and was not far from maintaining "Purgatory" as his normal state. Now, having closed Burning Heart and Evil Soul entirely, without using the Evil God's Art at all, his profound energy was purely at the first level of the Sovereign Profound Realm... His first step in cultivation was to forcibly engage Feng Xue'er in this initial state.

"Xue'er, use thirty percent of your power for now. Let's see if I can withstand it," Yun Che said, gripping the Heaven Smiting Devil Slayer Sword and frowning. His goal was to reach a level where he could match Feng Xue'er in his normal state within three years—he meant Feng Xue'er's current strength, because in three years, Feng Xue'er's strength would certainly grow significantly as well.

"Okay, Brother Yun, be careful." Feng Xue'er's hands danced lightly, and a dozen fire phoenixes circled her body, flying and crying out, then all blasted towards Yun Che.

"Hah!!" Yun Che struck out with his sword, and in the sky above the Ice Cloud Snow Region, flames exploded, phoenix cries shook the heavens, and space collapsed. Yun Che tumbled backward, but immediately forced himself to turn back, his sword momentum not only not weakening but growing even more furious... It was indeed too strenuous for him to directly take thirty percent of Feng Xue'er's power in his normal state without using the Evil God's Art, but what he wanted was precisely this kind of training that pushed him to his limits.

Boom boom boom boom... Phoenix cries and sword might transformed the surrounding hundred miles of space into a disaster zone, but contained by the barrier set up by Feng Xue'er, it didn't affect the Ice Cloud Snow Region at all.

It was from this day that Yun Che officially took his first step towards the Divine Realm.