Chapter 473

Chapter 473: Ice Phoenix Demon Lord

"If we didn’t have the Master’s intelligence, recklessly barging into the Mountain of Two Realms would have meant death or injury." Lu Yunzhao released his Divine Sense, taking in the entire Mountain of Two Realms into his mind.

These two mountains were merely a deception laid by Dao Lord Qianyuan.

The place where Dao Lord Qianyuan achieved nirvana was not at the Mountain of Two Realms.

On the contrary, the Mountain of Two Realms was a deadly formation.

Whoosh!

Yuan Ziying’s fingers danced, and a sealing technique landed in the Mountain of Two Realms. In an instant, threads suddenly appeared in the previously empty void, sharp as blades, crisscrossing and intertwining, cutting the void into countless fragments.

A terrifying aura engulfed heaven and earth.

"The creator of this formation between both realms must have been an expert of the highest spatial attainment," Yuan Ziying said. Even she didn’t dare to rashly enter the formation.

"Let’s go in."

Lu Yunzhao took Yuan Ziying’s hand and flew into the Mountain of Two Realms.

The jade slip given to them by Ye Xu contained a method to break the formation. By following Ye Xu’s guidance, the two could pass through the formation between both realms without triggering it, going through hazards but emerging safely.

Swish!

Suddenly.

A stream of light fell from the horizon. That was an ice phoenix, with wings like ice, emanating a terrifying cold throughout its body. Wherever it passed, the void froze into ice, plants solidified, and all was frozen for miles.

"It came after all!" Yuan Ziying’s expression changed slightly.

The Penglai Immortal Domain was a paradise for the demon clan, chaotic and disorderly. Many demon clan Dao Lords held territories there, and in this mountain range, several Demon Lords resided dominantly.

The Ice Phoenix Demon Lord was one of them.

The ice phoenix descended on a mountain, transforming into a young girl wearing a snow-colored dress. Her features were as picturesque as a painting, her eyes cold and sharp, clearly an ice-cold beauty.

"Two Daoist friends trespassing into my domain without even saying hello, you truly disregard me," the Ice Phoenix Demon Lord said, her gaze piercing.

She gazed at the Mountain of Two Realms, a hint of surprise in her eyes.

She had never realized that a cave world was hidden there.

"Six Tribulations Dao Lord!" Yuan Ziying’s pupils contracted.

The Dao Lord realm required undergoing the Three Disasters and Nine Tribulations.

The Three Disasters were Heaven, Earth, and Man.

Each disaster comprised three tribulations.

Surviving each tribulation amplified one’s power greatly. The Ice Phoenix Demon Lord, being a Six Tribulations Dao Lord, had already overcome the Heavenly and Earthly Disasters, leaving only the Human Disaster undefeated.

Lu Yunzhao and Yuan Ziying, one was a Fifth Tribulation Dao Lord, the other a Second Tribulation Dao Lord. Even together, they might not be a match for the Ice Phoenix Demon Lord.

"Pay no mind to her; first, retrieve the Qianyuan Dao Seed," Lu Yunzhao said calmly. He proceeded with Yuan Ziying through the boundary between both realms, flying toward the place where Dao Lord Qianyuan achieved nirvana.

"How insolent!" The Ice Phoenix Demon Lord’s beautiful face flushed with anger. She shook her hand lightly, and her divine power erupted.

The heavens and earth froze over, rapidly spreading toward the Mountain of Two Realms.

In the next instant, the Mountain of Two Realms Endless Array was fully activated. Spatial blades, like peerless divine swords, whined sharply. Countless threads crisscrossed the sky, effortlessly shredding Ice Phoenix Demon Lord’s divine power.

"What a formidable array!"

Ice Phoenix Demon Lord’s gaze sharpened.

"However," she sneered, "even the most formidable array requires a master to control it. How much power can an unmanned array truly wield?"

Whoosh!

Divine light flashed in Ice Phoenix Demon Lord’s eyes as two radiant beams split the heavens. Like twin ice phoenixes, they streaked across the firmament and plunged into the Mountain of Two Realms Endless Array. Even substantial yet formless space itself began gradually freezing.

"Break!"

With a sharp cry, a Three Legs Celestial Cauldron soared from Ice Phoenix Demon Lord’s sleeve. Chaotic energy surged forth like the creation of heavens and earth. It crashed thunderously into the great array.

Boom!

The array was forcefully caved in, its Spatial Divine Patterns shattering.

On the Mountain of Two Realms, loose rocks tumbled down as the edifice teetered precariously.

"That demoness is terrifyingly strong!" Yuan Ziying said gravely. "At this rate, she’ll breach the Mountain of Two Realms Endless Array and catch us within moments."

"Fear not."

Lu Yunzhao declared, "When the time comes, take the Qianyuan Dao Seed and go. I’ll hold her off."

"Husband…"

"I may not be her match," Lu Yunzhao smiled, "but she cannot truly kill me. Your presence would only paralyze me."

Yuan Ziying nodded.

Seconds later, they reached a grotto-heaven. Within it stood a solitary Daoist temple, aged beyond measure, dilapidated and draped in cobwebs.

Lu Yunzhao swept a sleeve, summoning a clear breeze that scattered the dust.

A dust-covered skeleton sat cross-legged within the temple, clad in tattered robes. Above its skeletal crown floated a radiant treasure light.

Within this light pulsed a bizarre, ever-shifting miniature world, echoing with celestial hymns of the Great Dao.

"Daoist brother, forgive this intrusion."

Lu Yunzhao bowed respectfully, then reached into the radiance. Moments later, he withdrew an object the size of a longan. Etched with mysterious divine patterns, it resembled a grain of wheat — the Qianyuan Dao Seed.

This artifact, crystallizing Dao Lord Qianyuan’s lifetime cultivation, existed solely to counter the Demonic Seed of Doom.

The moment the seed was extracted, the miniature world, robbed of its power source, flickered, collapsed, and vanished into nothingness.

Lu Yunzhao handed the Qianyuan Dao Seed to Yuan Ziying.

"Husband," Yuan Ziying urged, "Dao Lord Qianyuan was a Six Tribulations Dao Lord in life. Surely his legacy remains within this temple. Should we not take it with us?"

"It’s too late."

Lu Yunzhao shook his head.

A thunderous boom!

Accompanying a deafening roar, the Two Realms Seamless Array was forcibly shattered by the Ice Phoenix Demon Lord, an ice phoenix soared over, blotting out the sky and sun, its eerie blue icy flames burned heaven and earth, forming a peculiar domain that enveloped the Daoist temple.

The Ice Phoenix Demon Lord’s ice-crystal-like eyes stared at the Daoist temple and said, "I am the master of Fengqi Mountain; everything within billions of miles belongs to me."

"Hand it over!"

"Primal Chaos Five Ultimates!"

Lu Yunzhao turned his palm over, his sleeve fluttered, the power of the Great Dao erupted, he took a step forward, divine patterns swirling in his palm, encompassing heaven and earth within his grasp.

In an instant.

Five figures rushed towards the Ice Phoenix Demon Lord from the east, south, west, north, and center.

Each of these avatars possessed extremely powerful cultivation.

"Petty skills!"

The Ice Phoenix Demon Lord flapped her wings, blue icy flames swept through the sky and earth, destroying Lu Yunzhao’s divine ability, she transformed into a human form, pinched the void like picking a flower with two fingers, rolled it into a strand of sword energy, and slashed towards Lu Yunzhao.

Bang!

Lu Yunzhao was sent flying by the sword slash and crashed into the blue icy flames.

"Ziying, you go first."

He roared loudly, a divine sword flew out from his Purple Palace, its sword light agile and nimble, with a single slash it cleaved through the Ice Phoenix Demon Lord’s divine fire and sent Yuan Ziying away.

"Husband, take care!"

Yuan Ziying fled through the path that Lu Yunzhao had slashed.

"Daoist friend, of the things in this Daoist temple, I only take one Dao seed, the rest I can leave without claiming any," Lu Yunzhao said solemnly. "Must you pursue total annihilation?"

The Ice Phoenix Demon Lord sneered coldly, "If I receive no explanation today, won’t anyone be able to do as they please in Fengqi Mountain going forward?"

"Then let’s fight!"

Lu Yunzhao didn’t waste words.

"Five Emperor Sword Art!"

He let out a long cry, the divine sword split into five, appearing as a complete set of Five Elements Great Dao treasures, five sword energies soared into the sky, evolving into a Five Elements domain.

Clang!

With a single slash, it instantly shattered the Ice Phoenix Demon Lord’s divine ability, sword light coiled around his body, unstoppable, and he actively charged towards the Ice Phoenix Demon Lord.

"From the Lu Family of the Canglan Merchant Alliance?"

Seeing this divine ability, the Ice Phoenix Demon Lord also understood Lu Yunzhao’s origin, "With such cultivation, you must be the head of the Lu Family."

"Correct!"

Lu Yunzhao said.

"I have a minor grievance with the Canglan Merchant Alliance; since the head of the Lu Family is here, I ought to properly entertain you."

The Ice Phoenix Demon Lord’s magic power surged, flooding into the Three Legs Celestial Cauldron, vast chaotic energy flushed out, the divine cauldron like an abyss, attempting to swallow the entire world.

Whoosh!

Seeing this, a faint smile appeared at the corner of Lu Yunzhao’s mouth, the five sword lights suddenly withdrew, turning into a streak of light as he fled to the outside.

From beginning to end, he had never considered confronting the Ice Phoenix Demon Lord head-on.

"Do you think you can escape?" The Ice Phoenix Demon Lord wasn’t angered, she locked onto Lu Yunzhao’s aura, stored the Three Legs Celestial Cauldron in her sleeve, transformed into an ice phoenix, and chased after him.

With one chasing and the other fleeing, they instantly dashed out of the Mountain of Two Realms; Lu Yunzhao flew deeper into Fengqi Mountain, trying to bring the conflict into the Ice Phoenix Demon Lord’s territory.

"Those three fellows have finally left…"

At this moment.

A sneakish white-robed youth emerged from the Ultimate Great Luo Heaven, dashed into the Mountain of Two Realms in a flash, heading straight for Dao Lord Qianyuan’s place of enlightenment.

"This incense burner is actually a World Master’s treasure…"

"This cushion is actually also a World Master’s treasure…"

"This…"

The white-robed youth’s eyes gleamed with greed, overjoyed; he immediately activated his magic power, covered the entire Daoist temple with his divine ability, attempting to transport the temple of Dao Lord Qianyuan to the Great Dao World.

"The mantis stalks the cicada, the yellow sparrow waits behind; your strength as this yellow sparrow isn’t strong, but your courage is immense."

Suddenly.

An ice-cold voice landed by the white-robed youth’s ear.

The Ice Phoenix Demon Lord wore a snow-white dress, her skin as white as snow, her eyes cold and sharp as knives.

Smack!

The white-robed youth’s magic power dissipated, the incense burner in his hand fell, striking his foot—like a world crashing down—yet the youth was oblivious.

His expression changed countless times in an instant; finally, he turned around, bowed low, and with both hands presented the temple shrunk countless times, saying with a smiling face: "I collected this item specifically to offer it to you, Lord, in the hope of serving by your side."