Master has been losing blood every day. If this continues, he won't be able to hold on.
Do you really want to watch Master exhaust his heart - blood and spiritual power and perish right before your eyes?
No, Master must not perish!
Yaohua slowly stretched out her foot.
As reason returned, she heard Master's voice again.
“... The Abyss of Karma Fire is bottomless. It's really difficult for you to resist alone. If you go down, the consequences will be unimaginable.”
“Don't you want to listen to Master anymore?”
“You're Master's only disciple. Now that he's suffering, do you really think he has the energy to figure out what that thing is? Master said that just to comfort you and stop you from taking risks.
His painstaking efforts for you are obvious to all. Can't you just make a little sacrifice for him?”
“Good child, take one more step forward, and you'll get answers to all the questions you want to know.”
These voices intertwined in her mind. Yaohua slowly retracted the foot she had stretched out, but then stretched it out again the next moment.
The Karma Fire washed over the barrier wave after wave. Chongming stood in front of the abyss, with spiritual power slowly flowing from his palm. Like silk threads, he stitched up the cracked barrier bit by bit.
“Something's wrong! The fairy has fallen into the Abyss of Karma Fire!”
This sudden voice left him blank - minded for a moment. The next moment, it seemed as if countless hands were tugging at him.
“Your Excellency, don't be impulsive! That's the Abyss of Karma Fire!”
“If you jump down, what about the barrier? What will happen to all sentient beings in the Three Realms?”
Who was the “Your Excellency”?
What was the “barrier”?
All sentient beings in the Three Realms?
Chongming's head ached faintly. He suddenly didn't know whose hands were holding him, nor did he know what the things those people were talking about had to do with him. He only knew that his light had sunk into the cold abyss, covered by the boundless Karma Fire.
On the other hand, the moment Yaohua fell into the abyss, the voices in her mind suddenly disappeared.
The True Fire of the Phoenix suddenly enveloped her whole body.
The rampant Karma Fire swirled around her, encircling the True Fire of the Phoenix as well. She vaguely felt as if she had been frozen, but her body kept falling, and she didn't know when she would reach the ground.
The white figure she had seen outside the barrier was getting closer and closer.
She could even feel the gentle light shining on her face. This was the only warmth in the Abyss of Karma Fire, because her True Fire of the Phoenix was like a drop in the ocean, tiny and weak in front of the Abyss of Karma Fire.
The cold air began to seep into every pore of her body, eroding her flesh and blood. Just like the god she had seen when she first came to hell, whose body was being devoured, leaving only the white bones.
It was as if someone had covered her nose and mouth with wet paper, or as if someone was slowly cutting off her flesh with a knife.
Unable to bear it any longer, she closed her eyes, and then a dull pain came from her eyelids.
She opened her eyes and was greeted by a ray of sunlight from above. Was this... Mount Danxue?
Yaohua raised the wooden sword in her hand, making a simple sword - drawing gesture, but she had repeated it tens of thousands of times.
Her arm was so heavy that she could hardly lift it.
Right, Father God said that once she reached the third level of the cultivation method, he would send someone to pick her up and take her as his disciple in Cangling Hall.
But over the years, was Father God really so busy that he couldn't spare even a moment to visit the Phoenix Clan?
Was it really impossible for him to even take a look?
The resentment in her heart, like a demon - spawned weed, flooded Yaohua's heart like a tide.
The smug laughter of Zhao Wu echoed in her ears. Filled with hatred and anger, when she looked up, the three characters “Cangling Hall” suddenly came into view.
“The Goddess of Cangshan saw with her own eyes your beloved disciple making a seal with the Demon Lord that day. And she bewitched you in Cangling Hall. Does Your Excellency think that the Goddess of Cangshan is lying?”
The voice of the God - Lord, like thunder, crashed down on Yaohua's head.
She bit her lower lip until it was bloody and raw.
It was true that she had made a seal with the Demon Lord, but she had been forced! She was also a victim. Why didn't they go after the Demon Lord, the real culprit, but kept making things difficult for her instead?
Bewitched Master?
What a joke! She was only twelve years old. How could the baseless words of the Goddess of Cangshan slander her at will?
The Goddess of Cangshan was clearly lying!
Was she so dirty - minded that she thought others were the same as her?
Blood was dripping from her forehead, and the stinging pain persisted. Yaohua wished she could burn everything in front of her with the True Fire of the Phoenix in her palm!
The God - Lord ruled over the Three Realms. Why couldn't he distinguish right from wrong?
Such a muddle - headed person was even worthy of being the lord of the Three Realms?
“Yaohua, the God - Lord is the ruler of the Three Realms. How could he covet your magical weapon? Quickly withdraw your spiritual power!”
Danjing was a gift from Master. Why did Master also ask her to hand it over? Did he also think that she was unworthy of possessing the strings of Fuji?
...
No!
The once - faint True Fire of the Phoenix suddenly erupted with boundless potential. In the dark and bottomless Abyss of Karma Fire, it was like a bright lamp, making the surrounding Karma Fire retreat in fear!
Yaohua suddenly opened her eyes, and a faint golden light glinted in her red pupil.
Master was a god in the Heavenly Realm, born in the ancient prehistoric era. He assisted the God - Lord in governing the Three Realms and was busy every day. It was normal for him not to visit her for several years!
If the mountain won't come to me, I'll go to the mountain. The Phoenix Clan has always been open - minded!
The True Fire of the Phoenix raged mightily, like a clear stream, pouring into the center of the approaching white light.
Now that Zhao Wu had been suppressed by Master in the Linglong Pagoda, and the Goddess of Cangshan had received her due punishment, Yaohua had gained something from her years of seclusion. Why should she blame others?
One day, she would take back Danjing with her own hands!
Bang—
The True Fire of the Phoenix finally wrapped around the white figure. The three kinds of light intertwined and fought with each other at the bottom of the abyss, like the most primitive wild beasts in a fight.
Gradually, the True Fire of the Phoenix and the white light seemed to form an alliance, joining hands to block the surging Karma Fire that was like dancing demons.
Yaohua landed on a hillock and touched the white figure.
It felt warm and smooth, just like a piece of warm jade.
The moment the white light gradually gathered in her palm, the Karma Fire rushed over like a flood. The True Fire of the Phoenix spiraled upwards, struggling with all its might against the sky - filling Karma Fire.
This was a confrontation between a tiny spark and a raging inferno. It was like a mantis trying to stop a chariot, with no chance of fighting back!
In a split - second, a sword qi tore through the surging Karma Fire with irresistible force. The blood - red moon that had remained unchanged in hell for years suddenly came into Yaohua's sight.
She saw Master with his sharp eyebrows and a solemn expression, stepping on the spiritual current towards her and reaching out his hand.
“Master!”
“Hold on to me.”
A faint fragrance filled her nostrils, and Yaohua's pounding heart suddenly calmed down.
Master held the Chunjun Sword in his hand. Wherever he passed, the Karma Fire gave way.
Yaohua heard that voice again.
“Good child, do you believe I'm a good person now?”
This was the last thing she heard, and then her consciousness sank into darkness.