Inside the Feng Clan’s treasure hall, the doors to the Ice and Fire Jade chamber slowly opened—a place that only the highest-level cultivators were ever allowed to enter.
The moment the patriarchs stepped inside, Tianshu immediately blocked the way for the five boys.
“No. Absolutely not. You five are too young. This place isn’t for children.”
Zhenyu agreed.39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡreIHIvHIGJ
“The energy here could tear your meridians apart. Stay back.”
But Liuyue stepped forward silently, expression unreadable.39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKyDOkLXFaw
“Father, Uncle Tianshu… if Heiwu Sect truly returns, who do you think they will target first?”
The adults froze.
Lianchen continued in a calm voice,39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2dkJilf5q9
“And if we hide everything from the next generation… how long do you think they will survive when the world burns again?”
Silence.
Then finally, Liuyue turned to the boys.39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxfgTOwd0po
“Come.”
The five froze.
“W-We can go inside?!” Yulian squeaked.
“YES?! REALLY?!” Jinluo nearly fainted.
Hanxu brightened like the sun.
The adults could no longer take back the decision—because the truth was clear:
Hiding danger would not protect them. Preparing them would.
THE ICE AND FIRE JADE
The chamber was unlike anything they had ever seen.
The Ice and Fire Jade wasn’t just one stone—it was many forms shaped by ancient cultivators:
A glowing lotus, blooming with blue and red petals.39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgya30Qnh1V
A tranquil pond, half frozen, half steaming.39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHncTlHTzmv
A set of swords, arranged like stars.39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2hAolQRarW
Even a coiling dragon statue, its body split between ice and flame.
The boys stood speechless, jaws hanging.
“Are we all going to stare forever,” Yulian whispered, “or are we already dead?”
Liuyue and Lianchen moved to the lotus. The pendant’s remains—dark, cracked, humming with an eerie soul—floated between their hands.
With precise, ancient technique, they drew the broken soul out of the pendant.
The jade lotus reacted instantly.
Its colors shifted—blue, red, white, gold—slowly purifying the corrupted essence.
The boys watched with awe-struck faces, eyes wide, hearts pounding.
Finally, with a soft hum, the purified soul floated out.
It was no longer a shadow.
It had become—
A feather.
Glowing softly, like a bird made of starlight.
A golden phoenix feather.
But even as they admired it, the feather flashed—
—turning slowly blue.
Feng Tianshu inhaled sharply.39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo04AY7VjGI
“That is… the Ice Water Phoenix. Extremely rare. A pure-blood spirit beast from ancient times.”
The boys stared at the feather as it moved with purpose.39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzTZC7HtDVv
It circled the room…
…and flew directly to Jianxu.
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It flinched away from Tianyao, refusing to go near him.
Liuyue and Lianchen both narrowed their eyes.
“Jianxu,” Liuyue said quietly. “Do you have something in your jacket?”
Jianxu shook his head. “No? Nothing—”
“HEY.” Yulian jabbed a finger. “Your pendant is glowing.”
Jianxu blinked, pulled it out, and his pendant was shining brilliantly.
Liuyue and Lianchen exchanged a knowing look.
“Give it to me,” Lianchen said gently.
Jianxu placed it in their hands.
Liuyue cast the first spell.
“Where did you come from?”
The feather remained still.
Liuyue’s eyebrow twitched in irritation.39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7azYwuc5pX
He cast the second spell.
“Where do you want us to go?”
The feather instantly flew—39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtAHA7dbwpe
—and pointed toward the northwest.
The room grew silent.
Zhenyu, Tianshu, Liuyue, and Lianchen exchanged deep, troubled looks.
Northwest…39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkSgR5Qgyhh
There was only one place there.
Port City.39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsNHO1ke443
Where the Celestial Dragon’s daughter was sealed.
And where, every year, Lianchen and Liuyue secretly maintained the seal so it would never break.
Even the boys didn’t know this truth—until now.
DEPARTURE TO PORT CITY
The patriarchs had their duties, so only Liuyue and Lianchen led the children.
The journey took them across rivers and mountains until a shimmering blue structure emerged in the distance—
The Crystal Blue Temple.
Its walls reflected light like water.39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXGlyoehooC
Its pillars hummed with ancient formations.39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmixjUqXUw8
Inside, the silence was absolute.
Not a single person whispered.
As if the temple itself demanded reverence.
Lianchen held the back of Yulian’s collar like a cat.39Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuFMOlD4Mik
“Do. Not. Create. Trouble.”
“Grand Uncle! When have I ever—”
Liuyue glared, and Yulian’s mouth shut instantly.
Hanxu hid a laugh behind his hand.
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