The cave was so deep that barely a ray of light could shine through the opening. The two of them landed in free fall for half a minute before reaching the bottom of the cave.

The blue light flashed, and the two fell lightly to the ground, looking around vigilantly.

"If I had known about this, I would have stored more electricity."

Lin Xiangyu frowned and looked at the deep cave, and there was a faint crackling sound between his fingers.

"Let's go."

Lin Lexuan had a few more fireballs in his hand, and walked to the depths of the cave with Lin Xiangyu.

After the two of them walked for nearly ten minutes, a fiery red light finally came from the deep entrance of the cave. However, the red light did not seem to dispel the darkness, but instead made the cave more distorted and eerie.

"What a majestic fire energy."

Looking at the strange fiery red light in front of them, Lin Lexuan and Lin Xiangyu quickened their pace with solemn expressions, and after a while, they came to the place where the light came from.

Looking at the scene in front of them, the pupils of the two shrank.

The entrance to the cave had come to an end, and in its place was a large open field. In front of the stone wall at the entrance of the cave lay a huge, rusty iron frame ten meters high, on which countless dirty glass bottles and dusty old books and instruments were placed.

But that's not what surprised the two the most.

In this huge square-like place, a film of soft light is in the center of the square. Four huge chains extended from the four corners of the cave stone wall, passing through this membrane, firmly locking a large and beautiful creature from which this majestic fire energy emanated.

Its body is covered in a layer of fiery red feathers, its huge wings hang down its sides, it has an elegantly long neck, and a head that exudes a striking beauty.

Except for the words beautiful and elegant, the two could not find any words to describe the scene in front of them at this time.

At this moment, it raised its head and looked at the two of them gently. Its beak is unexpectedly spoken:

"You're here."

“…………”

The two of them looked at the beautiful creature in front of them in a daze, and for a moment they forgot to open their mouths to speak.

And looking at the shocked expressions of the two, a smile appeared in its eyes.

After a long time, Lin Lexuan said with some difficulty: "You...... You're a ...... Phoenix? ”

The beautiful creature tilted its head and said, "I didn't have that name in antiquity, but you can call me Phoenix." ”

The corners of their mouths twitched at the same time, and Lin Lexuan pinched himself fiercely, making sure that he was not dreaming. After a while, he barely calmed down his ridiculous mood, looked at the phoenix in front of him and asked:

"You led us here?"

"It is not you who I guide, but you."

Phoenix said softly, "Moreover, you have to thank the person who went out to give you fire control skills this time." He's supposed to be a life refiner, right? ”

"It's Wu Lie, the patriarch of the alchemist clan." Lin Lexuan replied.

"The Wu family is still the patriarch of the alchemist clan? Very good, very good. ”

Hearing Lin Lexuan's words, the corners of Phoenix's mouth opened into a happy smile.

"You know the Life Alchemists?" Lin Lexuan asked in surprise.

"Of course I know that I once sheltered them when they were driven out of the continent by Genghis Khan, and I left my mark on their blood. That's why I can feel your flame and lead you here.

"But...... There are still creatures like you in this world......" Lin Lexuan pinched himself again, and said incoherently.

"Of course I exist."

Looking at the shocked Lin Lexuan and Lin Xiangyu, Phoenix smiled slightly: "Do you think that those myths and legends that have been passed down from generation to generation by your human beings are all fake?" If it is fake, then why are there striking similarities in the legends and ballads that circulate in so many different countries and regions? ”

"So, there are still many beings like you in this world?" Lin Xiangyu asked.

Listening to Lin Xiangyu's question, a trace of sadness appeared in the phoenix's beautiful eyes.

"Now on Earth, I should be the last remaining phoenix. The others either fell in the wars of the ancient times, or entered the vast universe in search of other planets where they could live. ”

“…………”

Lin Lexuan and Lin Xiangyu didn't know what to say for a while.

After being silent for a long time, Phoenix came back to her senses, she looked at Lin Lexuan, and said quietly: "Actually, I brought you here to ask for your help. ”

Lin Lexuan was taken aback, he looked at the silver-white chains on the phoenix's body, and muttered, "Is it to help you untie the chains?" ”

"I've been paying attention to you since your four-elemental physique appeared here."

The phoenix didn't answer Lin Lexuan's question, it sighed and said, "I'm glad that you weren't brainwashed by the Yanhuang Great Offering like everyone else. ”

"You've been keeping an eye on me?" Lin Lexuan asked in surprise.

"That's right, and I'm the one who sealed your fire ability inside you, because your fire ability is so deeply hidden that it takes a quantity to accumulate before it causes a qualitative change. If awakening too early is not good for your future development, I will secretly take action and suppress your fire ability deep in my body. Phoenix said.

"No wonder before ...... I can't even sense the fire ability. ”

Listening to Phoenix's words, Lin Lexuan's eyes became gloomy.

If only he had had fire earlier...... Will some things turn out differently than they do now?

"Yes, your fire ability will only burst out when your will to survive reaches its limit. Speaking of which, I owe you a word of sorry, and I didn't expect that to happen. If you look at me now, it won't help you. The phoenix sighed and shook the chains on her body.

"I don't blame you." Lin Lexuan's expression was a little gloomy.

"You are the one who broke through the seal on your own. I didn't look away, your fire ability is one of the most potential I've ever seen in a human. The phoenix looked at Lin Lexuan with satisfaction and said.

"Then why are you here?" Lin Xiangyu saw that Lin Lexuan did not continue to speak, and asked.

"I ......"

The phoenix seemed to be caught in a memory, and as it fell silent, there was an unconcealed hatred in its eyes.

This was the first time since the two of them came in that it had shown a look other than softness. The already majestic fire energy in the cave suddenly fluctuated violently, and the expressions of the two changed, and they couldn't help but take two steps back under the huge pressure!

But just a moment later, the pressure faded like a tidal wave. Phoenix shook her head, a hint of self-deprecation flashing in her eyes.

"The life of our Phoenix clan is incomparably long, and we can be reborn after death, as long as the energy in our bodies is not depleted, we are almost equal to immortality. And I was born at the end of antiquity, and everything is over, and my people are gone. I'm the only one left on the whole planet. Only...... Phoenix. ”

"Are there no other species left?" Lin Lexuan asked.

The phoenix sighed and said, "At that time, there were still a few pterosaurs left on the Eurasian continent, and there were still some remnants of ancient creatures in the sea, and I don't know anything else. And after almost 65 million years, who knows if they are still alive or not. ”

Hearing the figure of 65 million years, Lin Lexuan and Lin Xiangyu's eyes jumped, and they both saw the shock in each other's eyes. After a while, Lin Lexuan asked in a deep voice, "Then how did you get locked here?" ”

Speaking of this, Phoenix's expression was a little gloomy, and he said lightly: "I have wandered on the earth for countless years, witnessing you humans being reborn from the fire, and regaining your civilization from an animal in the middle of the food chain. I wanted to get out of here, but for various reasons, I couldn't leave the planet. It wasn't until I came to what is now Shuchuan that I met the barbarians. ”

"Wait, reborn from the ashes? What do you mean? ”

At this time, Lin Xiangyu and Lin Lexuan's eyes showed a trace of doubt, they looked at the phoenix and asked at the same time.

But Phoenix didn't answer their questions and continued to tell her story:

"They saved me in one of the most dangerous nirvana. So I promised them to shelter their descendants for a thousand years. However, since Shuchuan is also very abundant in fire energy, after fulfilling my promise to the barbarians, I don't really want to continue traveling, and in the end, I spent most of my time living with the barbarians, concentrating on cultivation. ”

"But more than twenty years ago, the worshippers of Yanhuang came."

Speaking of this, Phoenix's eyes revealed a hatred that could not be concealed.

"Before that, there was a man called Dr. Manhattan in the human race, and he was so strong that even I had to be afraid of him, so I kept hiding in the mountains, concentrating on improving my strength and preparing to leave the earth. However, the worshippers of Yanhuang didn't know where they heard about my existence, so the six of them came to Shuchuan en masse and lured me out in the name of attacking the barbarians. ”

Phoenix pondered for a moment and continued, "Each of them is very powerful, almost all of them are people who stand at the top of the pyramid, and I can only deal with three or four of them at the same time. And you can't include that big offering in this. ”

"The strength of the Great Offering is so strong?" Lin Xiangyu asked with a solemn expression.

"His strength is unfathomable, and even in his heyday, I could only match him."

Phoenix continued: "But when they were about to destroy the entire barbarian, I threatened to blow myself up and let them go. Later, they established a base in Shudu, also to prevent the barbarians from counterattacking...... and looking for something. ”

"Since the energy I can generate is almost endless, they have imprisoned me here as the energy source of the entire Yanjing base."

After saying that, the phoenix sighed and waved its wings, revealing the various energy-transmitting pipes inserted in its body.

"No wonder there is no such emergency as a power outage at the base. It turns out that all the sources of energy are you. Lin Lexuan's brows furrowed and he pondered.

"Alright, now it's time to get down to business."

Speaking of this, Phoenix re-covered the tube on his body and said, "Remember when I just said that I was going to ask you for help?" ”

"You say." Lin Lexuan said.

"Remember what I just said that one of the purposes of Yan Huang's establishment of the Shudu base was to find something?"

Lin Lexuan nodded.

Looking directly into Lin Lexuan's eyes, Phoenix said in a deep voice, "I need you to help me find my child." ”

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