From Cold Palace Princess to Celestial Empress Ch. 148
The entire plan was quite simple.
Luo Rong and Cheng Wen would take the Moon Spirit Fruit and enter the Crimson Flame Sparrow’s nest first to lure it away.
Then Xiao Minghuang and Liu Yan would enter the nest, first securing the egg, and then Xiao Minghuang would take away the Crimson Flame.
Although the plan was simple, there could be no mistakes.
If anything went wrong, whether it was the peak Divine Sea Realm Crimson Flame Sparrow or the raging Primordial Fire, it could lead to their complete annihilation!
Therefore, everyone’s hearts were in their throats.
Under everyone’s watchful eyes, Luo Rong and Cheng Wen entered the nest.
In just a moment.
A sharp cry echoed through the sky.
Everyone’s hearts trembled.
Immediately after, an intense wave of heat surged from the depths of the cave, and countless streams of magma shot out, turning into a rain of fire.
Everyone quickly activated their protective spiritual energy to disperse the rain of fire.
“It’s here! The Crimson Flame Sparrow!”
A trace of gravity flashed in Liu Yan’s eyes as he spoke in a deep voice.
“Don’t be careless!”
Xiao Minghuang took a light breath and looked at Ye Ruoshui and Lin Wanqiu:
“Ruoshui, you will enter the nest with me later, and Wanqiu will stay outside to support us!”
“Alright!”
Both Ye and Lin responded in unison.
In just a moment.
Boom!
A series of massive tremors came from the depths of the nest, shaking the entire mountain. Flames surged up, and a firebird flew out of the nest.
It was a fiery red bird, its body a golden red, its feathers vibrant. Its wings spanned over ten zhang, like wings that could sweep across the sky, reflecting the red clouds, covering the heavens and the earth.
“Screech!”
A sharp cry pierced the sky, echoing through the clouds.
In that instant.
Everyone held their breath, not daring to make a sound.
In the next moment, two pure white sword lights whistled past, traversing the sky, speeding towards the distance.
“Screech!”
The firebird let out a roar, flapped its wings, and stirred up a thousand zhang wave of fire, chasing after them.
All of this happened in the blink of an eye.
Xiao Minghuang quickly reacted and urgently said:
“The Flame Sparrow has left its nest, let’s hurry in! Cheng Wen and the others won’t be able to hold out for long!”
“Alright!”
As soon as the words fell.
Three figures transformed into streams of light and landed inside the nest of the Crimson Flame Sparrow.
The interior was filled with dense fire elements. The firebird rested amidst a sea of flames, which continuously churned, reducing the surrounding flames to ashes.
As soon as she stepped in, Xiao Minghuang noticed the concentration of flames around her suddenly increase. A burning pain spread throughout her body, causing her to frown involuntarily. A golden light enveloped her entire body, alleviating the scorching heat. With one hand gripping her sword and the other tightly holding Ye Ruoshui’s small hand, she helped share the pressure.
As for Liu Yan, he would have to fend for himself.
Seeing this, Liu Yan’s face showed a hint of awkwardness. Of course, he didn’t dare to grab Xiao Minghuang’s hand. Instead, he took out a dark blue pearl, clenched it tightly in his palm, and used it to mitigate the high temperature inside the nest.
“Let’s hurry!”
Xiao Minghuang glanced at Liu Yan and swiftly flew deeper into the nest.
The further they went, the higher the temperature became. When the surrounding air was almost entirely composed of burning flames, Xiao Minghuang finally saw a massive bird nest.
Inside the nest, lay several eggs emitting a faint red glow.
These eggs weren’t very large, only about the size of a fist, making it hard to imagine they could grow to the size of a small hill in the future.
“We’ll go deeper to find the Primordial Fire. Once you get the Flame Sparrow eggs, leave immediately. No need to wait for us.”
Xiao Minghuang looked at Liu Yan and spoke.
“Princess, take care!”
Without wasting words, Liu Yan cupped his hands and flew straight towards the bird nest.
As a disciple of the Beast Taming Sect, he was well-versed in such tasks. In just a few moments, he had collected two-thirds of the Flame Sparrow eggs into his storage bag.
Even in the face of natural calamities, there is always a glimmer of hope.
As cultivators, they couldn’t commit acts of complete annihilation, so they wouldn’t steal all the eggs.
After completing this task, Liu Yan glanced towards the deeper flames, a trace of worry appearing in his eyes.
“I hope Princess Xiao will be alright…”
Although they had only spent a short time together, he had already developed a sense of goodwill towards Xiao Minghuang. It wasn’t about romantic feelings, but rather a desire to see something beautiful not disappear.
In the next moment.
Liu Yan crushed a talisman, increasing his speed exponentially, and quickly escaped the nest.
Deep within the nest.
Xiao Minghuang tightly held Ye Ruoshui’s small hand, raising a brilliant golden light barrier as they continued to advance further into the depths.
In the sea of flames, the scorching fire continuously devoured Xiao Minghuang’s protective spiritual energy, relentlessly assaulting her body.
Beads of sweat densely covered her forehead, and her body trembled slightly.
“Your Highness, are you alright?”
Ye Ruoshui wiped the sweat from her forehead, asking with concern.
“I’m fine.”
Xiao Minghuang focused her mind and held her breath. If this had happened three months ago, she would have turned to ashes in no time amidst the sea of flames.
But after breaking through to the Divine Sea Realm, her spiritual energy was as vast as the ocean, allowing her to continuously sustain her protective starlight, which enabled her to endure such high temperatures.
Even so.
Xiao Minghuang’s face was full of exhaustion. Sweat continuously dripped from her forehead, soaking her entire body. Her clothes clung tightly to her curvaceous figure, and her skin, illuminated by the fierce flames, appeared alluringly delicate.
Under normal circumstances, Ye Ruoshui would have been utterly captivated by such a breathtaking sight.
But now, amidst the sea of flames, she had no mind to appreciate it.
It was around this time.
Ye Ruoshui suddenly felt a strange intuition, as if something was guiding her in a certain direction.
“Your Highness, I feel like there’s something in that direction that’s drawing me in.”
Ye Ruoshui trusted and relied on Xiao Minghuang completely, so she immediately shared this feeling with her.
Xiao Minghuang pondered for a moment and analyzed:
“You have a natural affinity for fire. This might be the innate fire’s natural attraction to you, which is why you have this intuition. Let’s head in that direction and see.”
Ye Ruoshui nodded.
“Let’s go!”
Xiao Minghuang grabbed Ye Ruoshui’s hand and they sped off in that direction.
After traveling for a while.
The powerful attraction Ye Ruoshui felt grew even stronger.
After what seemed like an eternity.
Xiao Minghuang had consumed countless spirit stones and elixirs, and just as she was about to give up if there was no progress.
The scenery before them finally changed.
Not far ahead, the crimson flames were compressed, shattered, and annihilated into nothingness, plunging into a pitch-black void.
The scorching innate fire burned everything, even the fire’s spiritual energy itself could not exist around her. The moment it was generated, it was crushed into dust and turned into nothingness.
In the center of the pitch-black void, there was a tiny flame, no larger than a fingertip, as if a gentle breeze could extinguish it completely.
But Xiao Minghuang knew that even the wildest hurricane could not shake this flame in the slightest.
Because this was the legendary innate, indestructible, primordial fire!
Translator: Glariosa
Editor: Ruu
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