Rebirth of Nezha in the Investiture of the Gods

Li Mingzhu stepped into another world, and when he reached those two phoenixes, they no longer resembled phoenixes but had transformed into two wheels.

"Wind Fire Wheel?"

Li Mingzhu was puzzled, but this was clearly different from the Wind Fire Wheel in his memory!

Theoretically, the Wind Fire Wheel should never reach the level of a top-tier Innate Spiritual Treasure, let alone one imbued with Yin Yang Five Elements Qi.

Li Mingzhu could think of only two possibilities: one being that the Wind Fire Wheel in the lore was actually something else, and the other being that the Wind Fire Wheel still was the original, but all the Yin Yang Five Elements Qi had been used by Kong Xuan to heal the Parasol Wood.

The end result was that the Wind Fire Wheel, although still an Innate Spiritual Treasure, was no longer of any note.

Li Mingzhu himself tended to favor the second possibility. In fact, either way, it didn't mean much to Li Mingzhu.

The Wind Fire Wheel he now obtained was a high-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, and when the two were combined, it could rival a top-tier Innate Spiritual Treasure. It could not only be used for flying at high speed but also form a Yin Yang Five Elements Formation, making it quite a rare Spiritual Treasure.

Li Mingzhu's feet stepped on the Wind Fire Wheel. It appeared he was stepping on two wheels, but in fact, he was treading upon the phoenix!

Meanwhile, the remaining Yin Yang Five Elements Qi of the Wind Fire Wheel was also completely absorbed by Li Mingzhu, pushing his cultivation forward once again, now at the mid-stage Golden Immortal level.

On the other side, after the Parasol Wood was healed, Kong Xuan laughed skyward, leaping onto the crown of the Parasol Wood.

Sitting cross-legged, he took a deep breath, and an endless stream of Spiritual Energy rushed toward him.

The Parasol Wood's leaves swayed, flames blazed, and the endless Nanming Ly Fire erupted entirely at this moment, all surging toward Kong Xuan.

This kind of Nanming Ly Fire was stronger than anything Feng Huang had conjured before. Awakening the Ancestor Blood means using the fire of the Parasol Wood to temper oneself.

If one could endure it, naturally they would awaken; if not, death was the only path.

Did you really think awakening the Ancestor Blood was that simple?

If it were so easy to possess the Divine Skill of Nirvana Rebirth, the Feng Clan would have long dominated the Primordial World, and such a heaven-defying Divine Skill naturally requires enormous trials!

Even within the Feng Clan, those who could truly undergo such trials were rare.

However, with Kong Xuan's strength, there should be no problem!

"What is this?"

Li Mingzhu was shocked; Kong Xuan was unexpectedly reckless, drawing out all the Nanming Ly Fire accumulated by the Parasol Wood over tens of thousands of years!

It was simply a suicidal pace. No one knew how much Nanming Ly Fire had been accumulated by the Parasol Wood over these tens of thousands of years, but calling it enough to incinerate heaven and earth was not an exaggeration!

Kong Xuan, however, was utterly unconcerned. He opened his mouth and expelled a swirl of Five-Colored Divine Light, enveloping all the Nanming Ly Fire.

Refining the Divine Fire with Five-Colored Divine Light!

The power of the Five-Colored Divine Light was unquestionable, but Li Mingzhu hadn't imagined it could be so potent, continuously refining the Nanming Ly Fire and transmitting the refined fire to Kong Xuan.

Kong Xuan used this refined Nanming Ly Fire to temper his body and awaken the Ancestor Blood!

Li Mingzhu was greatly impressed, confirming that this world never lacked the harshest individuals, only ones even harsher!

The refined Nanming Ly Fire, although not as plentiful as before, was of much greater quality, nearly matching the Taiyang Fire.

Moreover, being personally refined by the late-stage Quasi-Saint Kong Xuan, its power was self-evident. Kong Xuan used it to temper his body and awaken the Ancestor Blood!

Li Mingzhu now understood how Kong Xuan obtained his great strength. There was no such thing as strength that came for free; it was only earned through constant combat!

Clearly, Kong Xuan had always acquired his strength in such a manner. If not, how else could he have reached the late-stage Quasi-Saint level, being invincible beneath a Saint, while the equally talented Great Roc was still a Daluo Golden Immortal?

The difference!

That is the difference!

After an unknown length of time, Kong Xuan let out a long cry, soaring through the flames, revealing a globule of purple-red blood in the void, the Ancestor Blood had appeared!

Kong Xuan, being the direct heir of the Phoenix Ancestor, naturally had formidable bloodlines upon awakening, and Li Mingzhu felt a chill looking at that Phoenix Blood!

Kong Xuan swallowed the Ancestor Blood in one gulp, but a drop flew toward Li Mingzhu as Kong Xuan descended the Parasol Tree and said to him, "Accept it. With this blood, you can achieve Nirvana once!"

"Thank you, Master Uncle, for your generous gift!"

Li Mingzhu accepted the Phoenix Blood without pretense.

"Very well, accompany this poor Taoist to visit the Feng Clan once more!"

Kong Xuan chuckled lightly. If Li Mingzhu was hesitant, he would be displeased.

Though Phoenix Blood was precious, to Kong Xuan, it was just that; by his level, external objects were of little use!

The reason for gifting Li Mingzhu Phoenix Blood was to value Li Mingzhu's potential; not only what he personally saw but also the value placed on him by Duobao and others justified his decision to give the blood!

"Alright!"

Li Mingzhu agreed. Although he didn't know why Kong Xuan wanted to visit the Feng Clan again, he naturally wouldn't refuse Kong Xuan's invitation.

After awakening the Phoenix Blood, although Kong Xuan's strength hadn't increased much, he carried a new aura. While he was still proud and noble, he now exuded a kingly air befitting that elegance and pride.

Previously, although he was the direct heir of the Phoenix Ancestor, he wasn't truly considered part of the Feng Clan without awakening the Ancestor Blood. But now it was different.

With awakened Phoenix Blood, he was the uncrowned king of the Feng Clan!

The innate bloodline supremacy was something even the Feng Clan couldn't deny.

"Master Uncle, what are your thoughts on the upcoming Divine Enthronement Great Tribulation?"

Li Mingzhu tried to inquire with Kong Xuan. Rationally speaking, given Kong Xuan's mindset and cultivation level, he shouldn't be involved in the Divine Enthronement Great Tribulation.

Yet ironically, if things were to follow their original course, Kong Xuan would be captured by Zhunti at Golden Chicken Ridge and become the Peacock King Buddha Mother!

If there was a chance to change this outcome, Li Mingzhu would naturally try to find a way to do so.

"It's nothing more than children's play fighting; can this even be called a Great Tribulation? Think back to the Three Clans' wars and the Witch-Demon battles, those were true Great Tribulations!"

Regarding Li Mingzhu's reference to the Divine Enthronement Great Tribulation, Kong Xuan scoffed, dismissing it outright.

Once you've surpassed Quasi-Saint, you're not involved; how could this compare to the Dragon-Phoenix Calamity or the Witch-Demon battles?

Unfortunately, Kong Xuan didn't know, under normal circumstances, this would be true, but in the end, it evolved into a Saint War!

The Dragon-Phoenix Calamity and the Witch-Demon battles, no matter how tragic, didn't involve the intervention of Saints!

If Kong Xuan was aware, he wouldn't say such things and would certainly avoid the tribulation.

As he said, unless a Quasi-Saint sought their own end, the Divine Enthronement Great Tribulation wouldn't concern them.

As they spoke, Nanli Volcano was already in sight, and Li Mingzhu revisited the Feng Clan!