In the great stretch of the Ten Thousand Beast Mountain Range, endless mountains lie ahead.
The deeper one ventures, the stronger the great mystical beasts encountered.
After journeying tens of thousands of miles deep into the range, a cluster of mountains replete with rich spiritual energy suddenly appeared before Chu Yuan. These mountains were clothed with fiery red trees, all phoenix perch woods.
A mountain peak resembled an ancient phoenix spreading its wings, gathering the spiritual energy between heaven and earth as well as the destiny of an entire clan.
"This is the ancestral land of my Ancient Phoenix clan, the Ancient Phoenix Mountain Range."
It had been over two decades since Zhu Fengfeng had returned to her homeland, her eyes filled with memories.
When she was a child, her clan had already dwindled, with almost no members left.
If she hadn't been rescued by the former Emperor by chance, her lineage would have been exterminated.
The struggles between mystical beasts were even more brutal than those among humans. A defeat meant the eradication of a clan.
Suppressing her emotions, Zhu Fengfeng regained her customary cold demeanor and said, "Although the Legacy Land is within our clan territory, only a special method can open it. This ring, symbolizing the clan leader, can open the Legacy Land when activated by my blood."
On her hand was a ring engraved with the pattern of an ancient phoenix.
"Now I am the leader of the Ancient Phoenix clan, and the last to carry the heritage of my lineage!"
A drop of blood fell into the ring, glowing brilliantly and emitting a fiery red light. It was not ordinary blood but phoenix heart-blood!
As soon as the blood flowed into the ring, a flame burst out, like an ancient phoenix spreading its wings and soaring into the sky. Immediately in front of them, a void space appeared like a massive, twisting gate.
"Your Majesty, the Legacy Land of my Ancient Phoenix clan is inside there!"
Zhu Fengfeng's face was somewhat pale.
"The power of space?" said Chu Yuan, somewhat surprised. "It appears that the Ancient Phoenix who left the Legacy Land had a high cultivation realm. I shall accompany you to the Legacy Land."
"Please stay close to me, Your Majesty."
The two entered the Legacy Land together.
The Legacy Land was desolate and silent, an independent space with a dull, gray sky overhead and cracked, dry earth underfoot.
Inside this so-called ancestral Legacy Land, Chu Yuan saw not treasures, but large slabs of tombstones. There were probably over a thousand of them, representing all individuals from Zhu Fengfeng's lineage who had died over the course of tens of thousands of years.
"It seems this place is not just a Legacy Land, but also a burial ground," Chu Yuan said.
"You are right, Your Majesty. Every member of my clan is buried here after death, including our ancestors," Zhu Fengfeng said, looking at the tombstones.
"Ding! Host completes option one and gains three hundred Destiny Points and one Beast Control Ring."
Beast Control Ring: A special Divine Artifact crafted by beast taming masters, used to control mythical beasts.
Collect the soul origin of the mythical beast and gain control over its life and death, ensuring its absolute loyalty to the owner and storing them inside the Beast Control Ring.
The current Beast Control Ring is bound, and can collect up to ten mythical beasts of the same realm as the host and a hundred of those from a lower realm.
[Note: The soul origin of the mythical beasts already collected can be erased.]
"This can be used to collect mythical beasts."
Chu Yuan was slightly startled.
Even though he was only just at the God Peeping realm, with the addition of the Human Emperor Sword realm, his level was no different from the Imprinted God realm. He could collect ten Imprinted Gods and a hundred God Peeping mythical beasts.
The reason for such conditions was probably because high-level mythical beasts were unlikely to be suppressed by the soul origins.
"A very practical Divine Artifact," Chu Yuan said, nodding.
"That's the ancestor of my lineage," Zhu Fengfeng said, pointing ahead.
It was an enormous ancient phoenix. Even though it had been dead for tens of thousands of years, its body still radiated a fiery glow, looking as real as if it were alive, untouched by corrosion. If it weren't for the absence of vital signs, it would be indistinguishable from when it was alive.
"What a powerful aura!"
As a practitioner of the Greater Flame Technique, Chu Yuan was extremely sensitive to the aura of flames. He exclaimed in amazement, "It's certainly not at the God Storing level; it must have reached the God Position level!"
A God Position level expert was the strongest existence in the Suspended Domain, with only a few in the entire domain. These beings had touched upon the Space Laws and condensed their own God Positions.
One more step forward, and they would reach the God Communicating level, becoming beings with the power to communicate with gods!
"Our ancestor was indeed at the God Position level tenfold. Unfortunately, he still failed to break through to the God Communicating level. Even though the Ancient Phoenix clan has a long lifespan, by the time our ancestor left the clan, he was already over ten thousand years old. He passed away here. Actually, it's more accurate to call it a burial ground than a Legacy Land.
Aside from me, no other members of the clan enter here until the moment right before their death," Zhu Fengfeng said.
"In other words, no other Ancient Phoenix has received the legacy," Chu Yuan stated.
"Yes, that's correct." Looking at a tombstone, Zhu Fengfeng sorrowfully said, "That's my mother's grave. But she wasn't actually buried here. She completed her final nirvana."
Completing nirvana for the Ancient Phoenix clan meant true death, leaving no remains behind.
"The method of inheriting the legacy is sealed within this ring."
Zhu Fengfeng was also unclear about the specific method to obtain the legacy.
She quietly recited the Ancient Phoenix clan's incantation and poured her essence blood into it.
Suddenly, a blood-red, bizarre light appeared. A flare shot out from the ring, and a loud, clear phoenix cry echoed.
From within the ring, a fiery red, ancient phoenix flew out!
It was only palm-sized and ephemeral!
"This is the ancestral divine soul, sealed within the ring!"
Zhu Fengfeng exclaimed in shock.
"The Ancient Phoenix Legacy!"
A cold, female voice emanated from the ephemeral phoenix.
With this, the entire Legacy Land underwent massive changes. All the tombstones began to hum and vibrate, then subsequently burst apart. From the dry earth, streams of crimson blood flowed endlessly towards the ancestral phoenix.
"The ancestor is disintegrating!"
In front of their eyes, the giant God Position Ancient Phoenix suddenly ignited into an enormous blaze, undergoing the final nirvana.
As the phoenix experienced nirvana, a pool of crimson blood appeared on the ground.
The Phoenix Blood Pool!
"What an extreme Ancient Phoenix legacy!"
"Surprisingly, this so-called legacy is formed from the essence blood of many Ancient Phoenix Tribespeople. The Ancestral Phoenix even sacrificed itself into the pool, creating the Phoenix Blood Pool. This kind of legacy involves sacrificing oneself!" Chu Yuan said in shock.
He initially thought that this so-called legacy involved some sort of Cultivation Technique or legendary treasure left behind by the Ancient Phoenix clan in their ancestral land.
He was surprised by the level of sacrifice and dedication; the Phoenix clan had sacrificed all its members.
Moreover, once this legacy was passed on, the Legacy Land would cease to exist.
"As the holder of the Ancient Phoenix Ring, I am the clan leader of my lineage. With the blood of the clan members, we will experience nirvana once again!"
The voice of the ancient phoenix again resonated.
The massive ancient phoenix skeleton was growing more and more ethereal. The essence blood in the blood pool burned with a blazing fire, as if summoning Zhu Fengfeng.
"Go on, I'll guard you," said Chu Yuan.
"The Ancient Phoenix clan's legacy site has come to life! "
But just then, a voice echoed through the entire Ancient Phoenix Mountain Range!