256: Divine Bridge between Two Worlds

During his trip to the Far East, Li Qi and the Phoenix Lord chatted for a long time, like old friends who had been separated for many days. The atmosphere gradually changed from unfamiliar to harmonious.

After telling Li Qi the method to Breakthrough to the ten realms, the Phoenix Lord also mentioned another important matter.

"Li Qi, the Phoenix King's remains are still in the Lower Realm. I may need to trouble you to go to the Lower Realm again to retrieve them later."

This matter was certainly appropriate. Li Qi had obtained the Phoenix King's remains and received no small legacy from that Phoenix King, so retrieving the other party's remains was his bounden duty.

"Phoenix Lord, it's not that I'm unwilling to return to the Lower Realm."

"It's just that breaking through the Boundary and Ascending to the Upper Realm is already incredibly difficult, something rarely achieved even across an entire realm. But to return from the Upper Realm to the Lower Realm... the difficulty increases by more than a hundredfold!"

Li Qi's journey had been anything but easy, and his knowledge had continuously accumulated, so he understood the difficulty involved.

Ascension is difficult... returning to the Lower Realm is even more difficult!

In the Lower Realm, every thousand or eight hundred years, one hears of someone shattering the Void Realm and Ascending... but no one has ever heard of anyone coming down from the Upper Realm.

Never.

Returning from the Upper Realm to the Lower Realm is not only extremely difficult but also requires a huge price to be paid, so few people bother with such a thankless task.

But the Phoenix Lord gave Li Qi a reassuring look: "I've got this matter covered; you don't need to worry."

"Also, I will go to the Lower Realm with you; I won't let you go alone."

Such a matter as retrieving the ancestor's remains would naturally not be entrusted to others. The Phoenix Lord, as a descendant of the Phoenix King, would personally handle it.

She only needed Li Qi to provide her with directions, to ensure they didn't mistakenly go to another Lower Realm, which would be troublesome.

"In the distant past, the Lower Realm and the Upper Realm were actually connected. There were Two Realms Divine Bridges linking these two realms, allowing people from the Lower Realm to easily go to the Upper Realm, and people from the Upper Realm could freely descend to the Lower Realm."

"But due to some unknown reason, the Divine Bridge broke, and people from the two realms could no longer travel back and forth at will."

"From then on... the connection between heaven and earth was severed."

The Phoenix Lord spoke of an ancient secret, astonishing Li Qi. He hadn't expected such a deep connection between the Upper and Lower Realms in the past, with Divine Bridges connecting the two realms.

"Although the Divine Bridge has broken, I still know of a Divine Bridge ruin. If we pay a certain price... it can still be repaired."

The Phoenix Lord smiled faintly: "Li Qi, since you are temporarily unwilling to marry my clan's Phoenix Maiden, I will not force it. We can discuss this matter later. You may leave on your own."

"The Divine Bridge can be repaired within a year. You can come back then."

Saying this, the Phoenix Lord once again threw out a slender golden feather, which landed in Li Qi's hand: "This is my golden feather. Keep it with you."

"The golden feather is a manifestation and extension of my power. It can transform into my full-strength strike to attack targets, blocking powerful enemies for you. You must never lose it."

This golden feather actually possessed such power, which greatly astonished Li Qi. He immediately put it away. With this item for protection, he could now go anywhere in the Immortal Martial World.

The two parties agreed on a time. Within a year, the Phoenix Lord would be ready. At that time, she would restart the Two Realms Divine Bridge and inform Li Qi through this golden feather. The two would then return to the Lower Realm together, and Li Qi readily agreed.

As she was about to leave, the Phoenix Lord seemed to recall something and reminded Li Qi.

"Oh, right. Lately, for some unknown reason, I've repeatedly felt uneasy... a major event might be about to happen in the world."

"You must be careful when moving about outside and not act rashly."

Li Qi froze. He knew what the Phoenix Lord was talking about... the arrival of the Demonic Outsiders!

Because of the presence of Elder Gu Mihua, the Four Seas Sect had already glimpsed a bit of this matter and informed Li Qi through Xiang Zhizhou.

And although the Phoenix Lord did not understand the methods of deduction and divination, her strength was powerful enough, and her intuition was sharp enough that she had subtly sensed an anomaly, which was truly remarkable.

After the Phoenix Lord reminded Li Qi, Li Qi remained silent, and his steps, which were originally prepared to leave, stopped.

The Phoenix Lord noticed Li Qi's abnormality and asked, "Li Qi, is there anything else?"

After a moment of thought, Li Qi still said, "Phoenix Lord, there is something I wish to tell you."

"Oh? Speak freely."

"Your unease is correct... because the Demonic Outsiders are coming."

After some deliberation, Li Qi still decided to tell the Phoenix Lord about this matter, because since the Four Seas Sect had already sensed a bit of it, it would be inappropriate to keep the Phoenix Lord in the dark.

This matter would eventually be discovered by more and more forces and would spread sooner or later. If that was the case... why couldn't the Phoenix Lord know about it in advance?

Moreover, the Phoenix Lord had just kindly reminded Li Qi. If Li Qi continued to conceal this matter, it would be very inappropriate.

So, Li Qi carefully explained the matter of the Demonic Outsiders to the Phoenix Lord, even mentioning the long-destroyed Five Directions World.

However, he concealed the existence of the Sword Soul, only saying that he had learned of this matter through a secret and reliable channel.

The Phoenix Lord also showed a look of sudden realization: "So that's it, so that's it... it turns out to be this kind of thing!"

"Li Qi, your telling me about this matter is of extraordinary significance. On behalf of the entire Phoenix Clan, I thank you."

Li Qi also waved his hand, indicating that the other party did not need to thank him: "Phoenix Lord, you overstate it."

After a moment of thought, the Phoenix Lord said firmly, "I am aware of this matter."

"Since I already know... I will not let those Demonic Outsiders have their way."