# Chapter 852: Repeating the Same Trick
“Ah……” Feng Xue’er was stunned by the question, completely unable to answer.
“Answer this venerable one’s question: are you still a virgin?” The Golden Crow Soul Spirit repeated in a solemn voice. “The answer to this question could determine whether Yun Che can be saved.”
For the two women who had already lost all hope, the Golden Crow Soul Spirit’s last sentence was undoubtedly earth-shattering. Xiao Yaohou instantly turned around, and Feng Xue’er, who had been lost in chaos, also snapped awake. She parted her tender lips, both anxious and at a loss as she nodded: “I… I… yes…”
Although Feng Xue’er was practically a blank slate when it came to matters between men and women, she clearly understood the meaning of the word “virgin.”
“Hahahahaha…” Feng Xue’er’s answer caused the Golden Crow Soul Spirit to burst into loud laughter. This laughter was vigorous and blazing, sweeping away the previous heaviness and oppression: “Yun Che carries the bloodline of the Dragon God, combined with the Golden Crow’s flame, making his yang energy extremely abundant. And you, with your heavenly beauty and obvious deep-rooted affection for him, yet he has never touched you—truly extraordinary!”
Xiao Yaohou: “…”
“I…” Feng Xue’er’s face flushed red as she stammered, “The power within my bloodline has not yet… not yet fully awakened… so it’s not permitted… Brother Yun has always treasured me… so… so…”
“Hmph, how absurd!” The Golden Crow Soul Spirit said irritably, “If you had lost your Phoenix primordial yin to another man, it would indeed severely hinder the awakening of your bloodline’s power. But Yun Che’s constitution—how can it be compared to ordinary men! His Dragon God bloodline alone can not only cause a qualitative change in your constitution, but can also greatly accelerate the awakening of your Phoenix bloodline power.”
“Currently, your Phoenix bloodline has awakened about forty percent. If you maintain the status quo, it will take at least fifteen more years to fully awaken. But if you practice dual cultivation with him, within three months you can awaken at least ninety percent! Within half a year, you can fully awaken. By then, your power will far exceed Hua Caili and the Phoenix soul spirit that granted you this bloodline. In three years, you may even step onto the divine path and reach another realm of existence!”
“You long to fully awaken your bloodline’s power, but you have such an excellent male cauldron by your side without realizing it. Instead, you seek far and neglect what is near—utterly laughable.”
“Ah…?” The Golden Crow Soul Spirit’s “peculiar theory” left Feng Xue’er stunned and at a loss.
“Golden Crow Sacred Spirit, you said just now that there is a way to save Yun Che. Is that true?” Xiao Yaohou asked urgently.
“Hmph, this boy is fortunate.” The Golden Crow Soul Spirit said calmly, “If he had touched this Phoenix woman early on, he would undoubtedly be dead now. Carrying such heavy yang energy, yet facing a Phoenix woman of peerless beauty who loves him, and being able to refrain—that is indeed not easy. This has also saved his own life.”
The crimson-golden eye in the sky widened, casting down even denser flames: “Now, there is a method to save him. Not only will it allow him to recover from his injuries, but it will also cause his cultivation to skyrocket in a short time.”
“What method!?” Feng Xue’er and Xiao Yaohou cried out simultaneously. The joy of going from hell to heaven made the blood in their entire bodies surge with excitement.
“This venerable one has said so much, and you still don’t understand? Of course, it is your Phoenix primordial yin!” The Golden Crow Soul Spirit looked at Feng Xue’er and said, “In terms of incinerating power, the Phoenix flame is far inferior to the Golden Crow flame. However, the Phoenix flame possesses a special purifying ability. Yun Che’s severe injuries cannot heal because the power of the Heavenly Poison Star God is entrenched within him. If you tried to use your Phoenix flame to purify this power, which far surpasses your level, it would be nothing short of a fool’s dream. But your Phoenix primordial yin can ignite a ‘Phoenix Primeval Flame’ once within his body.”
“Its name is—the Nirvana Flame!”
“The Nirvana Flame… I have heard of it from Lord Phoenix God.” Feng Xue’er said in a daze.
“The Nirvana Flame is the Phoenix’s unique divine flame, possessing the most extreme purifying power in the world. Even for the Phoenix itself, it can only be ignited twice in a lifetime: once at birth, and once at rebirth. If it is forcibly ignited before rebirth, then upon death, it cannot be reborn through nirvana.”
“The Nirvana Flame could never be ignited in an ordinary person, but you are different.” Although the Golden Crow Soul Spirit rejected the Phoenix flame, it showed deep interest and surprise toward Feng Xue’er: “Because you have not only inherited the Phoenix bloodline, but also carry an entire Phoenix soul spirit! Your Phoenix primordial yin is more than sufficient to ignite a faint Nirvana Flame.”
“Though faint, and likely only for an instant, it will be enough to drive away the Heavenly Poison Star God’s power from his body!” The Golden Crow Soul Spirit’s tone shifted: “However, if you do this, then if you perish in the future, you will not be able to be reborn through nirvana. A Phoenix body that originally possessed two lives will, like any other person, have only one life remaining.”
“Then I… what should I do? What must I do to save Brother Yun?” Feng Xue’er did not care at all about what she might lose. If it could save Yun Che, she would not hesitate to pay any price. Although she vaguely guessed something, her understanding of matters between men and women was limited entirely to Yun Che’s usual affectionate gestures toward her. Beyond that, she didn’t even have a vague understanding; she had no idea what to do.
“It doesn’t matter if you don’t know what to do now. Isn’t there someone beside you who can teach you?” The Golden Crow Soul Spirit said with a rather playful tone.
“Ah?” Feng Xue’er let out a soft exclamation, while Xiao Yaohou was slightly startled.
“You are inexperienced in these matters, so naturally you don’t understand. But Hua Caili, you, back then, did it without any instruction and took the initiative. After marrying Yun Che, you engaged in it day and night and have long become well-versed in this path. How to proceed—you teach her and help her… Besides, the one she wants to save is still your man!”
“~!@#$%…” Xiao Yaohou’s lips parted slightly. The usually cold and almost emotionless woman now showed a flustered expression that even Yun Che had never seen before.
The previously gloomy and oppressive atmosphere between the two women suddenly became incredibly delicate. The Golden Crow Soul Spirit’s eye flashed, and it gave a heavy grunt: “Hmph, how troublesome!”
Boom!!
A ring of flames ignited out of thin air around the three of them, encircling them. Then the flames suddenly surged upward, forming a massive barrier that enveloped them.
This flame barrier was not unfamiliar to Xiao Yaohou… Last time, she and Yun Che had been trapped inside by the Golden Crow Soul Spirit in exactly this way—with the condition that she extract at least five hundred doses of his primal yang within two months before they could leave.
“Hua Caili, listen carefully.” The Golden Crow Soul Spirit’s solemn voice rang in their ears: “If the sole purpose is to save Yun Che, relying on the ‘Nirvana Flame’ ignited by Feng Xue’er’s Phoenix primordial yin to drive away the Heavenly Poison Star God’s power from his body is enough. After that, Yun Che’s extremely strong self-healing ability will allow him to fully recover within a few days. However, Feng Xue’er is no ordinary inheritor of the Phoenix bloodline. Her body can almost truly be called a ‘Phoenix God Body.’ Therefore, her Phoenix primordial yin is incomparably precious. Even the slightest loss would be an incalculable and irreversible waste.”
“But if you can perfectly obtain her Phoenix primordial yin, it will certainly cause Yun Che’s profound energy to skyrocket in a short time, to the point where he might even surpass you.”
“The opponent you encountered forced you to burn your source blood. With Yun Che’s current strength, even if he fully recovers, the moment he encounters them, he will surely die. If you don’t want the life he barely saved to be brutally taken again, then help him perfectly obtain Feng Xue’er’s Phoenix primordial yin from the side, and also help Feng Xue’er quickly awaken her bloodline power.”
“This barrier will exist for three months. With Feng Xue’er’s Phoenix God Body, after three months, her Phoenix primordial yin will be completely exhausted. As for how to make Yun Che perfectly obtain her Phoenix primordial yin… Heh, you should know far better than this venerable one. The result after three months will depend entirely on you. Do not disappoint this venerable one.”
“Hahahahaha…” Seeming pleased with what it had done, the Golden Crow Soul Spirit laughed heartily. Then, with a flash of golden light in its eyes, the barrier below was completely sealed, locking the three of them firmly inside.
Back then, it had forcibly sealed Xiao Yaohou and Yun Che into this very barrier, not allowing them to leave until they achieved its set goal.
Less than two years later, it had done the same thing again. The slight difference was that this time it had forcibly trapped three people, and the restriction was not a “number” but a time limit.
What differed even more was its state of mind.
After bestowing its final Golden Crow source blood and its own soul source upon Yun Che, the Golden Crow Soul Spirit began to gradually fade. In the past, it often released its spiritual sense to observe the Illusion Demon Realm. But recently, it had spent most of its time in slumber to slow down the rate at which it was disappearing.
Even so, within ten years, it would be gone forever—along with the Sea of Death and the entire Jinwu Thunder Flame Valley.
“Sigh.”
After sealing the three within the barrier, the Golden Crow Soul Spirit did not immediately enter slumber again. It was silent for a long time before letting out a heavy sigh.
“As a fragment of the Phoenix’s soul remaining in the world, and the last trace of its existence, it actually abandoned the dignity of a divine beast and gave everything to a lowly human… How absurd! As a fellow soul spirit, even if I were to dissipate in the next moment, I would never do such a thing…”
“It seems that it too must have sensed that terrifying aura and thus made this choice—to do everything within its power to leave behind a force to resist and a sliver of hope, not even worth calling slim, for this world…”
“The cracked Chaos Wall… what is it on the other side that stirs restlessly…”
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