# Chapter 3168: No Colorful Phoenix Wings Fly Together, Hearts Connected at a Single Point
One hundred thousand years ago, the Kunlun Realm was filled with numerous gods and powerful beings, but only three divine temples could claim disciples spread across the world, with gods transmitting their teachings.
The Heavenly Connection Divine Temple, where human gods gathered.
The Dragon Divine Temple, where dragons and some barbarian beast clans assembled.
The Nine Li Divine Temple, where the Nine Li Nine Clans and another portion of barbarian beast clans congregated.
Chi Xingtian, a top-tier powerhouse below the Infinite Realm, was at that time merely the Green Li King of the Nine Li Divine Temple. This shows just how prosperous the three great divine temples were back then.
At the end of the Middle Ages, all three divine temples were destroyed.
The territory where the Nine Li Divine Temple once stood turned into vast yellow sands. For one hundred thousand years, not a single blade of grass grew there, and the former glory was nowhere to be seen. The temple ruins, buried beneath thick yellow sand, became a forbidden zone in the Kunlun Realm.
Beneath the yellow sand lay all kinds of dangers, giving birth to countless bizarre creatures and undead beings.
Back then, space was shattered, riddled with holes, divine power was in chaos, the real world and the void world were connected, and chaotic gale winds from the void world could sweep in at any moment.
Mu Lingxi, dressed in white robes, stood at the base of a towering altar, gazing into the distance at a colorful chaotic vortex.
That chaotic vortex was located in the void world, over one hundred million miles in diameter, extremely vast and awe-inspiring. Even if a god approached it, they would likely be crushed into pieces instantly.
Such vortices were not just one!
Inside the vortices were broken divine corpses and fragments of war weapons as large as mountains.
For a divine corpse to remain unbroken inside such a vortex, it must at least be the corpse of a Great God, right?
The void world and the real world were certainly two different dimensions, because entering the void world from elsewhere in the Kunlun Realm would not reveal such a soul-shaking sight.
"Whoosh——"
The chaotic gale wind blew from the direction of the vortex, producing a deafening sound like a divine beast's roar, shaking the soul.
Although the space here was shattered, the chaotic gale wind did not enter the real world, blocked by the power emanating from the altar beside Mu Lingxi.
The altar was built from blood-red stones stacked together, circular in shape, towering and majestic, like a phoenix nest.
At the top of the altar lay a phoenix skeleton. Even after endless ages, the bones still emitted a faint chill. Barely visible, strands of pale blue flames flowed along the bone patterns.
Mu Lingxi had entered the Nine Li Divine Temple ruins decades ago. Initially, she had come here guided by the resonance of the Ice Phoenix bloodline within her.
Unexpectedly, she became trapped here, unable to find a way out.
Until half a month ago...
Mu Lingxi walked up the altar step by step. Blue light traces flickered continuously on the altar.
Reaching the top of the altar, she saw a young girl draped in a large red robe, sitting cross-legged beneath the phoenix skeleton. Her skin was extremely pale, completely bloodless, contrasting sharply with her black hair.
Mu Lingxi bowed to her and cautiously reported, "The chaotic gale wind has blown over again!"
This young girl was particularly eerie. She had been blown over from the chaotic gale wind half a month ago. Her cultivation was extremely powerful; just a single glance from her could render Mu Lingxi immobile.
When she first fell into this place, the red-robed girl was still very nervous, staring intently at the void world, as if something terrifying was chasing her.
Later, the red-robed girl calmed down, climbed onto the altar, observed for a long time, instructed Mu Lingxi with a single sentence—"Report to me every time the chaotic gale wind blows"—and then became mute, not speaking another word.
The other party's cultivation was formidable, and she could survive the chaotic gale wind. Mu Lingxi considered herself no match and had no choice but to comply.
The chaotic gale wind blew once every three days—a pattern Mu Lingxi had long known.
Every time she came to report, the red-robed girl remained motionless and silent. Mu Lingxi had grown accustomed to it. But this time, just as she finished reporting and was about to withdraw, the red-robed girl suddenly opened her eyes, revealing a pair of deep and vast eyes.
Extremely beautiful eyes, but Mu Lingxi dared not gaze into them, because just one glance gave her an urge to commit suicide, as if the negative emotions within a cultivator's heart could be infinitely amplified.
"Once every three days, a clear pattern. The chaotic vortex here has already given birth to consciousness, like a chaos spirit. It seems this is heaven's will, all arranged by fate!" the red-robed girl muttered to herself.
When heaven and earth first opened, the universe was chaotic, without any life.
The earliest primordial beings all evolved from chaos spirits.
In other words, chaos spirits were innate life, the origin of life itself.
The red-robed girl was none other than the Death God Venerable Feng Caiyi.
In the battle half a month ago, the Heavenly Beginning Heavenly Lord had self-destructed his divine source. Feng Tian, being the closest, and since the Heavenly Beginning Heavenly Lord was of the same cultivation realm as her, had suffered unprecedented severe injuries and fallen into the void world.
Even more dangerous was that she had been blasted by that destructive force into the territory of the Heavenly Court universe, where she was pursued by Shang Tian.
Although she was in the void world, this was still extremely dangerous.
If she returned to the Hell Realm, she would run straight into Shang Tian and might even encounter other Heavenly Court powerhouses. But if she continued forward, she would enter the heartland of the Heavenly Court universe, where the danger was even greater.
It was at this moment, when she could neither advance nor retreat, that Feng Tian decisively chose to flee toward the Kunlun Realm, which was closer to her.
Yunshen Daozhu and Jiwang were both on the Starry Sky Defense Line. For a powerhouse of her level, the Kunlun Realm was almost in an undefended state.
Most importantly, Yunshen Daozhu and Jiwang were not cold-hearted people. As long as she descended upon the Kunlun Realm and threatened the lives of its beings, she had a good chance of returning to the Hell Realm.
Moreover, given the sensitive relationship between the Paradise Realm and the Kunlun Realm, Yunshen Daozhu and Jiwang would never allow Shang Tian to approach the Kunlun Realm. Because Shang Tian could use the pretext of attacking her to descend upon the Kunlun Realm and, in a divine battle, destroy this realm.
If she entered the Kunlun Realm, the Kunlun Realm could still survive.
If Shang Zu approached the Kunlun Realm, the Kunlun Realm would surely be destroyed.
As she had expected, when she entered the vicinity of the real universe where the Kunlun Realm was located, Shang Tian stopped his pursuit. Whether he stopped on his own or was intercepted by Yunshen Daozhu with powerful spiritual power was unclear.
But something unexpected also happened. In the void world, she had discovered a strange space-time region. After barging in, her perception of the outside world completely disappeared.
How could this be so unbelievable?
With her current cultivation, was there still such a place in the world?
Initially, she instinctively thought it was Yunshen Daozhu's arrangement. After all, some of the methods of a spiritual power master at the Heaven Round No Lack level were indeed extraordinary.
One hundred thousand years ago, Yunshen Daozhu's spiritual power was number one in the world, and his formation mastery was also number one. Who wouldn't be wary of such a powerhouse?
But gradually, she realized that Yunshen Daozhu had not appeared, and there were no traces of formations in this region.
So she had to wonder if she had stumbled into this place by sheer coincidence, while Yunshen Daozhu, Jiwang, and even Shang Tian were all blocked outside?
Regarding the void world, even Xu Fengjin, known as the number one in the Way of Void, might not fully understand it.
Seeing the bloodstone altar and the phoenix skeleton at its top, Feng Tian suddenly understood many things.
Feng Tian finally looked seriously at Mu Lingxi, revealing a surprised expression. "I sense a trace of Zhang Ruochen's aura on you. What is your relationship with him?"
Mu Lingxi was unsure whether this red-robed girl was friend or foe to Zhang Ruochen. "Reporting to the Great God, this junior and Zhang Ruochen are acquainted, but only barely. We have no deep connection."
"What is your name?" Feng Tian asked.
Mu Lingxi said, "Duanmu Xingling."
Mu Lingxi's name might have been heard by the other party, but the name Duanmu Xingling was known to very few cultivators even in the Kunlun Realm.
"A bit clever, but it means nothing to me. Even Zhang Ruochen barely qualifies to catch my eye."
Feng Tian said, "Tell me, how did you enter this place?"
On this point, Mu Lingxi did not hide it, nor did she dare to continue hiding. The other party's gaze was too terrifying, as if it could directly peer into her consciousness and soul.
After Mu Lingxi finished speaking, Feng Tian pondered. "So it's the ruins of the Nine Li Divine Temple. Could it be that the unique environment here was caused by that power?"
Feng Tian thought of the legends about the destruction of the Nine Li Divine Temple.
She knew quite a bit about many of the world's secrets.
Only that power could block Yunshen Daozhu and isolate her from calculating the outside world.
Mu Lingxi tentatively asked, "May I ask how this senior is addressed?"
"Feng Caiyi."
"So it's Senior Feng."
Mu Lingxi had never heard this name, but she still showed respect on her face. At the same time, she breathed a sigh of relief. Since she hadn't heard the name, the other party probably wasn't too terrifying a powerhouse. When her foster father came to rescue her, he should be able to handle it.
The name Feng Tian was one that few cultivators in the world dared to mention directly, so naturally Mu Lingxi would not have heard it.
Mu Lingxi asked, "Is Senior Feng from the Phoenix Clan?"
"Sort of, but not exactly." Feng Tian could naturally see that Mu Lingxi had awakened the Ice Phoenix bloodline. Coldly and flatly, she said, "During the Middle Ages, the Kunlun Realm also had a branch of phoenixes, descendants of the ancient Ice Phoenix. They once dominated the Kunlun Realm and even shook the universe. Unfortunately, after the Middle Ages war, this branch of the Phoenix Clan was completely wiped out. Now only a half-human phoenix remains!"
Mu Lingxi said, "This junior discovered ancient phoenix script on this altar. Could the phoenix skeleton on the altar be the remains of the ancient Ice Phoenix?"
"Whether it is the ancient Ice Phoenix or not, I don't care. But this phoenix skeleton actually contains Nirvana Cold Fire, which is unexpected."
Feng Tian stood up, and instantly, like an ancient divine mountain rising, she seemed to support the entire universe, forming an aura that pressed down on Mu Lingxi, making it impossible for her to breathe.
By the time the pressure on Mu Lingxi had lessened slightly, she found that she had already flown off the altar and landed at its base.
At the top of the altar, a phoenix filled with deathly aura perched there, with sun, moon, and stars appearing around it, the Yellow Spring Star River flowing, and a Death Abyss suspended.
The red-robed girl stood at the center of the phoenix shadow, as if conversing with heaven and earth. "When severely injured, encountering Nirvana Cold Fire and a chaos spirit must be the will of fate. Today, I will undergo nirvana to break through the realm. If successful, I will ascend to the peak of the Infinite. If I fail, I will turn to ashes and vanish."
The next moment, the entire space shook violently. Strands of blue cold flames from the phoenix skeleton surged toward her. At the same time, in the void world, chaotic vortices, each over one hundred million miles in diameter, crashed toward this place.
Any one of these vortices, if it struck the Kunlun Realm, would cause catastrophic disaster.