Chapter 331: Being the Bigger Person

Chapter 331: Being the Bigger Person

"Yes," Li Shiyi explained. "The root of the Phoenix Sheep's Fruit of Life lies in the peak of the central mountain, making it the life source for all fire-type spirit beasts in the hidden realm. As these creatures were brought to life by the Phoenix Sheep's Fruit of Life, they revere this mountain as their source of life. My father taught me to seek refuge here in times of danger."

As Chu Liang listened to Li Shiyi's explanation, he scanned the mountaintop with his divine sense. Sure enough, he saw a sturdy spirit plant.

Its roots were embedded deep within the mountain peak, and its thick stem, as sturdy as a pillar, reached a height of four or five zhang, twisting robustly toward the sky. At its peak bloomed a large flower resembling a face, yet it had not yet borne any fruit.

This was the Phoenix Sheep Flower, set to bear the Phoenix Sheep's Fruit of Life.

"I see..." Chu Liang said as he nodded lightly.

"Didn't your sect elders tell you?" Luo Xiaoyong asked.

"..." Chu Liang was silent for a moment.

How should I explain this? My teacher thinks of this place as her happy home. How could she possibly need refuge in a happy home like this?

When she stepped foot into this hidden realm back then, the inferno phoenixes and bighorn sheep were probably the ones that needed to find a place that they could hide.

Chu Liang paused for a moment before changing the subject and asking, "So, do we wait here for the Phoenix Sheep's Fruit of Life to appear?"

"The Phoenix Sheep's Fruit of Life won't appear yet," Luo Xiaoyong replied. "We need to kill all the inferno phoenixes and bighorn sheep in this area. Only then will all the golden essence return to the root of the Phoenix Sheep's Fruit of Life, allowing the flower to bear fruit."

"But since all the inferno phoenixes are currently gathered together, it's impossible for us to go out and fight them," Li Shiyi said.

The young lady was still scared of the countless inferno phoenixes in the sky.

"I'm sure things will return to normal if we wait a while," Chu Liang said.

As long as he remained hidden here, the inferno phoenixes would stop gathering. However, he couldn't disclose this to the others without revealing the secret of his dragon aura. Therefore, he decided to let them discover it on their own later.

Before he finished speaking, Feng Chaoyang stepped forward. A smile twinkled in his eyes.

"In that case, why don't we have a duel right here?" he said with a smile. "The loser must stop courting Fairy Jiang."

Chu Liang suddenly looked at him with a serious expression and asked solemnly, "How can you say that?"

"Hmm?" Feng Chaoyang was taken aback.

"Senior Sister Jiang is a beloved fellow disciple of Mount Shu, highly respected as our head disciple. She is the pride of our sect. She is not an object! You shouldn't be using her relationship as a wager in a duel," Chu Liang said sternly. "You can challenge me, but I expect an apology for your disrespect toward Senior Sister Jiang first."

"Uhhhh..." Feng Chaoyang was taken aback by Chu Liang's words. He had spoken earlier as a youth who was eager to compete and fight. And now, being reproached by Chu Liang on moral grounds left him momentarily speechless.

After a moment's pause, he nodded and said, "Alright. I take back the disrespectful words I said about Fairy Jiang." He adapted very quickly to the situation.

Not only did he find Chu Liang's words reasonable, but he also feared that Chu Liang might tattle on him to Jiang Yuebai.

The General's Supreme Constellation Disc consisted of a main disc and twenty-eight General's Constellation Orbs, making its power immensely formidable. However, the General's Constellation Orbs were consumable, meaning that each use resulted in a permanent loss. If all twenty-eight orbs were used, the General's Supreme Constellation Disc would be depleted of General's Constellation Orbs available for future use.

Therefore, during the era of the Heavenly Star Divine Cult, this consumable nature prevented the General's Supreme Constellation Disc from being considered as a top legendary artifact.

However, after the Heavenly Star Divine Cult split up, the Celestial King Sect branched off as an independent sect. The Celestial King Sect soon developed a method to refine and create General's Constellation Orbs. Though the creation of one orb was extremely costly, this innovation meant that as long as they could recreate the orbs, the General's Supreme Constellation Disc would have unlimited potential!

As a result, the General's Supreme Constellation Disc ascended to the sixth place in the Catalog of the Mortal World's Ten Thousand Treasures!

Feng Chaoyang, as the head disciple of the Celestial King Sect, was awarded three General's Constellation Orbs by the sect. Despite their single-use nature, it would take Feng Chaoyang a considerable amount of time to use up all three of them.

In his rage, Feng Chaoyang unleashed two General's Constellation Orbs. However, as he threw them out, he frowned in bewilderment, saying, "Eh? Why are there only two left? I don't recall using one up before."

But there was no time for contemplation.

The two General's Constellation Orbs rose into the sky, transforming into a star wheel. The orbs' fierce heat clashed with the moon's soft glow, nearly overpowering the moonlight in the sky.

Despite being weakened, Luo Xiaoyong retained his sharpness as he lunged forward with a fierce palm strike. The biting cold he unleashed almost instantly encased Feng Chaoyang in an ice block!

Feng Chaoyang reacted swiftly, activating a divine light to shield himself before delivering a fist of radiance to counter the incoming attack.

Boom—

The mountain peak trembled under the intensity of their clash.

The sudden shock caused Li Shiyi's long ponytail to fly upwards. Her eyes widened in fear, her face reflecting a mix of shock and confusion as she tried to grasp what was happening.

What's with this fight now? Li Shiyi questioned inwardly.

Feng Chaoyang's challenge to Chu Liang was within Li Shiyi's understanding, at least she could comprehend it as jealousy over Fairy Jiang of Mount Shu.

But she couldn't understand how the situation suddenly escalated into a duel between Luo Xiaoyong and Feng Chaoyang?

They have quite the temper. It's almost as bad as the bighorn sheep here. Are they really not sick? Li Shiyi couldn't help but question.

As Li Shiyi watched the two starting a fight immediately and aiming for the kill with each strike, she couldn't help but feel that the world was indeed as dangerous as she had feared.

She couldn't understand why the people in the martial world had such terrible temperaments...

Clearly, besides herself, the only other normal person in this hidden realm was Young Hero Chu of Mount Shu.

If Chu Liang had earned a score of ten in terms of the impression he made when he courageously diverted the inferno phoenixes, his reputation now soared to twenty points due to the comparison with these two hot-tempered and fight-crazed individuals.

The increase in impression score was entirely due to the stark contrast.

As this thought crossed her mind, Li Shiyi looked around and suddenly realized that Chu Liang was no longer on the mountain peak.

Where is Young Hero Chu?