219: Liu Xiaohua!! A born Phoenix Physique!

The Taixu Sect, the foremost among the ten great Immortal Cultivation Sects on the Tianqi Continent, has its main gate suspended beyond the Nine Heavens, refined from the entire Kunxu Mountain Range by an ancient great power.

The thirty-six main peaks within the sect correspond to the number of stars in the universe, and each peak Seals a remnant Dao charm of a Nascent Soul Stage great power—this is the Foundation upon which the Taixu Sect has stood for tens of thousands of years.

What makes this colossal entity, with its Legacy from ancient times, most formidable is not its three thousand Golden Core Cultivators, but the Nascent Soul Ancestor who slumbers in the "Taixu Realm"—the Taixu Sword Revered Master, Xiao Xuanji!

It is said that Old Ancestor Xiao Xuanji was supposed to Ascend to the Spirit Realm ten thousand years ago, but was stranded in the Mortal world due to the collapse of the Great Dao of Tianqi.

He created his own "Taixu Seal God Art," dividing his Nascent Soul into thirty-six parts, which were then sealed in the taixu steles beneath the thirty-six main peaks.

This is because, since the collapse of the Great Dao, the entire Tianqi Continent has been unable to produce Nascent Soul Cultivators.

As the last Nascent Soul Cultivator, Xiao Xuanji had less than a hundred years of life remaining. To preserve the Taixu Sect, he sealed his Nascent Soul, locked his lifespan, and entered a special "Taixu" state. Should the Taixu Sect face a crisis, this Old Ancestor would briefly awaken and use the might of his Nascent Soul to deter enemies.

In the past ten thousand years, he has only acted once.

The war five thousand years ago, which shook Tianqi, remains the nightmare of all Cultivators to this day.

The three great Yao Emperors of the Southern Barbarian Yao Race—the Heaven-Devouring Golden Roc with six wings on its back, the Profound Nether Giant Python wreathed in Nine Yin Qi, and the Primordial Thunder Beast wielding the World-Ending Thunder Halberd—led a million-strong Yao army to break through the natural chasm.

At that time, all seventy-two sects of the Immortal Cultivation Alliance were dispatched, yet they could not stem the Yao tide, until a ten-thousand-zhang abyss split open the main peak of the Taixu Sect.

The awakened Nascent Soul Ancestor, with merely a wisp of his Divided Soul, unleashed the "Taixu Heaven-Opening Slash."

Where the sword light passed, the Yao Cores of the three great Yao Emperors exploded into a rain of blood in the air, and the Primordial Spirits of the ten great Yao Kings were nailed into the Void Realm, transforming into Yao steles.

Most terrifyingly, the aftermath of this battle cleaved a rift a thousand li deep into the Southern Barbarian lands, forming today's "Heaven-Severed Dead Zone."

After this battle, the Old Ancestor fell back into slumber, but the broken sword within the sect that had slain the Yao Emperors still hangs before the Taixu Hall, its Yao blood un-fading after a thousand years.

Although the Taixu Sect appears to retain its former glory, Sect Head Xiao Qingxu must sacrifice a century of Cultivation every year to the taixu stele to maintain the Nascent Soul Ancestor's undying Divine Soul. Currently, twenty-seven of the taixu steles have been damaged, with only the last nine remaining!!

Once the last nine crack, this Nascent Soul Ancestor's Divine Soul will dissipate!!

At this moment, in the main hall of the Taixu Sect.

Xiao Qingxu stared in shock at the unconscious woman before him.

The Golden Core Spiritual Qi condensed at his fingertips instantly surged into the woman's Meridians.

With a low shout from him, strands of red flowing light struggled to escape her body, erupting into dazzling crimson-gold flames.

Within the flames, the patterns of nine-colored Phoenix feathers were faintly visible.

Behind the woman, a colossal Phoenix phantom slowly emerged, its cries shaking the glazed tiles in the hall, making them rattle.

"This... this is actually an Innate Phoenix Body!" Xiao Qingxu's voice trembled uncontrollably. "The Bloodline of an ancient Divine Beast! It hasn't appeared since the Primordial Era, for tens of thousands of years!"

One must know, an Innate Five Elements Spiritual Root is already a Genius rarely seen in a thousand years, and the twelve zodiac signs Spiritual Physiques are even rarer.

But compared to an Innate Phoenix Body, they are like a firefly vying with the bright moon.

While an Innate Spiritual Root allows a Cultivator to specialize in one system, requiring no distractions during Foundation Establishment, advancing to Golden Core still requires Cultivating a second method.

Only this Innate Phoenix Body is formed from the true blood of an ancient Phoenix!

Records state that those with this Physique can exclusively Cultivate the Phoenix Dao from Foundation Establishment to Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Soul Transformation, and even Undergoing Tribulation.

They do not need to Cultivate three methods for Golden Core, or four methods for Nascent Soul, like ordinary people.

The Innate Phoenix Body only needs to bathe in fire-attribute Spiritual Qi to Break through Realms at a speed unimaginable to ordinary people.

Furthermore, in the Soul Transformation Stage, they can even draw upon the Nine Heavens Profound Fire, and in the Undergoing Tribulation Stage, they can achieve Nirvana and Rebirth!

Xiao Qingxu's fingertips trembled slightly as he repeatedly confirmed the faint Phoenix phantom behind the woman, fearing it was an illusion caused by his own eyes.

But the increasingly clear Phoenix cry, and the increasingly intense flames around the woman, all proved—that in this world, an Innate Phoenix Body truly existed!

Immortal Revered Master Qingxu showed a nervous expression he had never displayed in his thousand years of Cultivation: "Besides those of us in the Taixu Sect, who else knows the secret contained within this woman's body?"

Child of the Clouds immediately bowed in response: "Revered Master, as you can see, this woman was indeed rescued by your Disciple. At the time, only a few common ruffians witnessed the unusual phenomena around her, but they were all killed by Ling Tian. From this, it seems Ling Tian is well aware of this woman's origins."

Immortal Revered Master Qingxu frowned: "Ling Tian? That Ling Tian from the God Slaying Pavilion who possesses the Four Symbols Doomsday Demonic Body? That explains it! That Demonic Body is also a rare special Physique in the world. He must have sensed the fluctuations of the Phoenix Bloodline and wanted to forcibly Possess her!"

At this moment, the unconscious woman's eyelashes fluttered, and she slowly opened her eyes.

She gazed blankly at the towering halls around her, the crystalline glazed tiles reflecting colorful halos in the sunlight, and the Spiritual Qi floating in the air made her feel both strange and familiar.

"This... where is this place? And who are you all?" Her voice carried an undisguised apprehension.

Immortal Revered Master Qingxu stood with his hands behind his back: "This is the Taixu School, ranked first among the ten great Immortal Cultivation Sects. You encountered misfortune and were fortunately rescued by my Disciple, Child of the Clouds. Do you remember what happened before you fainted?"

Liu Xiaohua tried hard to recall, her head throbbing: "I... I suddenly felt a surge of power within my body... then everything went black, and I knew nothing else."

Upon hearing this, Immortal Revered Master Qingxu's eyes flashed with brilliance: "No need to force yourself to remember. Now that you have awakened, have you considered your next steps?"

Liu Xiaohua shook her head blankly: "I... I always feel something calling me, so I've been wandering around, but I don't know exactly where I'm supposed to go."

Immortal Revered Master Qingxu turned, his gaze like a torch: "Wandering the world so defenselessly, you will sooner or later encounter misfortune. If you join my sect, it will not be too late to pursue what your heart senses once you have achieved success in Cultivation."

Liu Xiaohua recoiled half a step in surprise: "Me? A Mortal, and not even a Martial Artist, joining an Immortal Cultivation Sect?"

Immortal Revered Master Qingxu's expression was solemn: "Do you know what is contained within your body? You possess the Innate Phoenix Body, rarely seen in ten thousand years! Those inexplicable calls are precisely the signs of your Divine Soul's Awakening. Only by stepping onto the path of Immortality can you unravel the confusion in your heart."

Liu Xiaohua didn't actually care what was calling her. The reason she ran away alone was because she felt Lu Chen no longer needed her, and she felt like a burden staying by his side. Additionally, she kept dreaming of a strange man, which is why she ran away.

If Liu Xiaohua could Cultivate Immortality and become an Immortal, then she could return to Lu Chen's side, walk the path of Immortal Cultivation with him, have common topics, and even protect Lu Chen!!

In this world, nothing else mattered; only Lu Chen was the most important!!

Instantly, Liu Xiaohua found her direction.

Liu Xiaohua immediately knelt: "Thank you, Immortal Revered Master, for taking me in. I am willing to become your Disciple!!"