"Elder, are we really going to let the princess consume the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit?"
Seeing this, Qing Mu couldn't help but express his concern: "Although the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit can indeed allow the consumer to evolve into a Dragon-Phoenix, out of the five Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruits that have appeared before, only two consumers successfully evolved into Dragon-Phoenixes. The other three consumers exploded and died."
"This..."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Li also showed a hesitant expression and turned to Xiao Feng to ask: "Imperial Son-in-law, what do you think?"
If he didn't know that Zhu Kun was still alive, Zhu Li would definitely have let Zi Yan take the risk of consuming the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit, as it would allow her to quickly break through to the Dou Saint level and unify the divided Ancient Void Dragon clan.
Now that he knows Zhu Kun is still alive and that the Dragon Emperor will be free in twenty to thirty years, there is naturally no need to let Zi Yan risk her life by consuming the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit.
Facing the inquiring gazes of Elder Zhu Li and the others, Xiao Feng smiled and waved his hand:
"Seniors, you don't need to worry about this. In the future scenes I have foreseen, as long as Yan'er subdues the Three Thousand Burning Flame in advance, she can use its power to slowly refine the energy contained in the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit. There will be no life-threatening danger."
"That's excellent!"
Upon learning that Zi Yan would not be in danger by consuming the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit, Elder Zhu Li and the others breathed a sigh of relief.
"Yan'er, first seal the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit within your body. After we go to the Sacred Pill City and subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flame that your father has released, you can refine it then."
"Okay!"
Zi Yan obediently nodded, biting her finger hard and smearing her hand with blood before carefully reaching out to grab the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit.
"Sizzle..."
The moment Zi Yan touched the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit, it erupted with a purple-golden light, transforming into a liquid that merged into her body, leaving a miniature mark on her palm.
After seeing Zi Yan safely store the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit, Xiao Feng used the power of the Stone-Stone Fruit to transport the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit tree and the entire plaza into the Hueco Mundo.
Although it would be difficult for the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit tree to bear a second fruit without the nourishment of Ancient Void Dragon and Ancient Heavenly Phoenix blood, Xiao Feng thought it was still worth keeping the tree in case he obtained some treasure in the future that could cultivate spiritual medicines.
After Xiao Feng cleared the plaza where the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit tree was located, the group did not rush to leave the ancient ruins but continued to search for treasures within.
Based on the memories transmitted by the shadow clones, Xiao Feng and the others soon arrived at the Pill Hall, where ancient pills were stored.
The Pill Hall was divided into three levels. The first and second levels contained pills below the seventh grade, all of which Xiao Feng casually collected.
The truly valuable pills were stored in the third level, which housed dozens of independent pill chambers.
After thoroughly searching the pill chambers, they found over ten bottles of seventh-grade pills, several ancient pill recipes, and an eighth-grade pill that had taken on a beast form.
The eighth-grade pill beast resembled a small cat, covered in snow-white fur, looking round and chubby.
Normally, only pills that have endured seven-colored pill lightning or above can transform into beast forms.
The eighth-grade pill beast they found seemed to possess high intelligence, suggesting that its original form was an eighth-grade pill that had endured eight-colored or even nine-colored pill lightning, just one step away from becoming a ninth-grade pill.
If a Dou Venerate-level expert consumed this eighth-grade pill beast, their cultivation would skyrocket, saving them decades or even centuries of arduous training.
After plundering the treasures in the Pill Hall, Xiao Feng and the others hurried to the main hall.
It was an extremely vast hall, with over a dozen large stone platforms, each seated with a figure.
These figures were all stone-gray, resembling statues, and their auras were at the Dou Venerate level.
Looking at these seemingly lifeless yet powerful gray figures, Zi Yan asked uncertainly: "A'Feng, are those puppets too?"
"Yes, they are puppets, and they are comparable to the Sky Demon Puppets."
Xiao Feng nodded subconsciously, then turned to Elder Zhu Li and said: "Elder Zhu Li, could you help me immobilize those puppets later? I want to subdue and study them. It might help me advance my artifact crafting skills."
"Alright."
Elder Zhu Li readily agreed to Xiao Feng's request.
"Bang, bang, bang..."
Xiao Feng formed hand seals, summoning over a dozen shadow clones that flew toward the statue puppets.
When the shadow clones came withn 30 meters radius of the statue puppets, the puppets simultaneously opened their eyes and unleashed powerful Earth-level Dou Techniques, attacking the shadow clones.
These statue puppets were clearly more advanced than the Sky Demon Puppets. Not only did they possess strength comparable to Dou Venerate-level experts, but they could also use Dou Techniques.
Compared to ordinary Sky Demon Puppets, these statue puppets were more like improved versions of the Sky Demon Puppets that Xiao Feng had modified.
Just as the shadow clones were about to be destroyed by the statue puppets, Elder Zhu Li finally made his move. An immense spatial force appeared out of nowhere, immobilizing all the statue puppets.
Seeing this, Xiao Feng turned into a blur and disappeared, reappearing in front of the nearest statue puppet.
Xiao Feng enveloped the statue puppet with his spiritual power, carefully probing every part of its body. He soon located its puppet core, deftly erased the nearly dissipated soul mark, and imprinted his own soul mark.
After successfully subduing the first statue puppet, Xiao Feng used the same method to subdue the rest.
Indeed, it was much more comfortable to rely on a powerful ally. Without Elder Zhu Li's help, those statue puppets would not have allowed him to find their cores so easily.
"Buzz, buzz, buzz..."
Just as Xiao Feng finished subduing all the statue puppets, the ten light spheres floating in the center of the hall began to tremble violently. The treasures inside transformed into streams of light, shooting off in all directions.
"Freeze!"
Elder Zhu Li raised his hand and waved, immobilizing all the treasures. Then, with a grasping motion, he forcibly pulled them back.
Although the treasures were covered in powerful energy seals, they were no match for Elder Zhu Li, who effortlessly erased the seals.
(End of Chapter)
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