In the Jiu You Clan.
On a mountain behind the Jiu You Clan, Mu Chen sat on a rock. After leaving the Phoenix Clan, he did not return to the Mu Abode, but followed Jiu You to the Jiu You Clan.
Since Jiu You was going to refine the Quasi-Saint's blood essence to complete her evolution, he naturally wanted to protect her.
Naturally, he also needed a safe place to refine the 60% Quasi-Saint's blood essence.
Raising his head, Mu Chen looked towards a mountain in the distance. There weren't any plants growing on that mountain, and it appeared to be barren. However, there seemed to be blazing heat radiating from the mountain, causing the mountain to endlessly emit steam.
Within that mountain was the Nine Underworlds, who was beginning to evolve.
"Jiu You has already started her seclusion, and I hope that she can succeed."
Beside Mu Chen, Patriarch Tian Huang was also looking at the mountain. Although his expression was indifferent, Mu Chen could sense his nervousness.
"Don't worry, she will definitely succeed." Mu Chen comforted with a smile.
Nodding his head, Patriarch Tian Huang smiled towards Mu Chen. "You can also seclude yourself in this period of time. I have already given the order to seal the mountain in a radius of a hundred thousand miles. No one is allowed to enter, so you shouldn't be disturbed."
A few days ago, Mu Chen's party arrived at the Jiu You Clan, and the news he brought caused a huge wave in the Jiu You Clan. Previously, Huang Xuanzhi had his eyes on Jiu You's Undying Bird's Bloodline, which caused many people in the clan to feel indignant. However, they were helpless due to the Phoenix Clan's power.
They initially thought that Jiu You wouldn't be able to escape, but who could have expected that Mu Chen would interfere? Furthermore, he actually defeated Huang Xuanzhi?
Huang Xuanzhi's fame was resounding amongst the Divine Beast Clans, especially their Feathered Bird Clan. But who could have expected that even he would be defeated by Mu Chen?
When this news spread to the Jiu You Clan, Mu Chen instantly became the idol of the younger generation in the Jiu You Clan. Whenever Mu Chen showed his face in the Jiu You Clan, he would attract countless heated gazes, causing him to feel a little uncomfortable.
Therefore, upon hearing Patriarch Tian Huang's words, Mu Chen inwardly felt relieved. "Then I'll have to trouble Patriarch Tian Huang."
Tian Huang waved his hand, took another look at the mountain where Jiu You was in seclusion, and said, "Then I won't disturb you any longer. We will keep an eye on the situation here. If you need any help, just send us a message."
Hearing his words, Mu Chen nodded his head with a smile.
Seeing this, Patriarch Tian Huang no longer spoke. His figure flashed, turning into a streak of light and flying away.
Looking at the departing silhouettes of the Heaven Desolate Clan, Mu Chen's expression gradually turned solemn. He deeply inhaled a mouthful of air and waved his hand. Three blood pellets flew out from his sleeve and hovered before him.
There were Spiritual Energy runes on the pellets, which were the seals that Mu Chen had set up to prevent the blood aura in the pellets from leaking out.
But even if the pellets were sealed, Mu Chen could still sense the True Dragon and Phoenix Spirits in his body trembling when they appeared, emanating extremely greedy draconic roars and phoenix cries.
"They're really impatient."
With a helpless smile, Mu Chen joined his hands together and his flesh trembled with the silhouettes of a dragon and phoenix appearing on the surface of his skin.
Poof!
When the dragon and phoenix images exerted force, they separated from Mu Chen's body and expanded, turning into a huge dragon and phoenix that soared above Mu Chen.
The dragon and phoenix were dazzling, as if they were forged from gold, looking dignified and noble.
They were the True Dragon and Phoenix Spirits. However, their bodies were still a little illusory, so they couldn't be condensed into a real body. Furthermore, the Spiritual Energy fluctuations emanating from them had only reached the Perfected Earth Sovereign Realm.
"Let's hope that the Quasi-Saint Blood Essences will not disappoint me."
Mu Chen muttered to himself. With a flick of his finger, the Spiritual Rune seals on the three Blood Elixirs melted away. As the seals were undone, a torrential bloody aura swept out, causing the entire region to turn dark red.
Up in the sky, the True Dragon and Phoenix Spirits unleashed extremely greedy draconic roars and phoenix cries before they opened their mouths and sucked, devouring the torrential blood aura into their bodies.
In the face of the True Dragon and True Phoenix Spirits, the three blood pills were like bottomless pits, constantly spewing out boundless crimson Qi. No matter how much they sucked, they showed no signs of weakening. It was clear that the crimson Qi within them was far more abundant than they had imagined.
As they endlessly devoured the Crimson Aura, the True Dragon and Phoenix Spirits, which hadn't shown any changes for so many years, started to show signs of movement. Their dazzling golden bodies gradually turned deeper, and there were even ancient runes growing on their scales and feathers.
It was as if their illusory spirits were being injected into their bodies, making them even more realistic.
Mu Chen raised his head and lightly smiled at this scene. But he knew that this was only the beginning. If the True Dragon and Phoenix Spirits wanted to evolve, they would require a large amount of blood aura. But fortunately, the 60% -grade Quasi-Saint Blood Pellets were sufficient.
"Now, all I have to do is wait."
Mu Chen murmured before he gradually closed his eyes and entered into a state of cultivation.
Mu Chen closed his eyes for an entire month.
In this month, the mountain forest was practically enveloped by a torrential blood aura that formed thick crimson clouds in the sky. It was a terrifying scene, but fortunately, there weren't many people in this region, and with Patriarch Tian Huang's orders, no one dared to disturb him.
Mu Chen opened his eyes and looked at the sky. At this moment, he couldn't see the Dragon and Phoenix silhouettes, only the thick crimson clouds. As the crimson clouds constantly gathered, they formed into two massive crimson eggs. Before Mu Chen, the three Quasi-Saint Blood Essences had shrunk by half, but there was still a boundless blood aura gushing out.
A smile appeared on Mu Chen's face. He could sense that there were two powerful lifeforms being nurtured in the depths of the crimson clouds.
Mu Chen's gaze shifted down from the blood clouds as he looked at the barren mountain in the distance. He was slightly stunned as black flames were constantly being emitted from the mountain.
As the black flames burned, the entire majestic mountain showed signs of melting.
In the depths of the mountain, there seemed to be something being reborn with an ancient and mysterious fluctuation emanating from the mountain.
"Looks like Jiu You's evolution has reached the final step." Mu Chen was filled with expectations. If the evolution succeeded, then Jiu You would be able to step into the ranks of Super Divine Beasts and step into the Heavenly Sovereign Realm.
"Looks like I have to speed up on my side as well."
Mu Chen's seals changed and the blood aura emanating from the three Quasi-Saint Blood Essences grew even more robust. Thereafter, Mu Chen closed his eyes once again.
When Mu Chen opened his eyes once again, he was startled awake by the violent and ferocious roars of thunder in this region. He opened his eyes and looked into the distance. In the sky above Nine Nether's mountain, there were thunderclouds gathering with lightning snakes dancing within, accumulating the destructive power of the Lightning Tribulation.
"It's the Lightning Tribulation!"
Looking at the thick lightning clouds, Mu Chen squinted his eyes. Just like how humans would encounter the Heavenly Barrier when they broke through to the Heavenly Sovereign Realm, Divine Beasts would also be tempered by the heavens and earth when they evolved into Super Divine Beasts.
Since the Lightning Tribulation appeared, that meant that Jiu You was only a step away from success.
Looking at the thick lightning clouds, Mu Chen suddenly sensed other Spiritual Energy fluctuations. Turning around, he saw Patriarch Tian Huang and the Elders of the Jiu You Clan gathered on a distant mountain, nervously looking at the thick lightning clouds. Boom!
Boom!
It was also at this moment that the lightning clouds in the sky suddenly exploded and a massive pillar of lightning descended from the sky. As the pillar of lightning descended, the atmosphere between the heavens and earth was filled with the smell of burning air, revealing the terrifying power contained within it.
Sizzle!
Sizzle! But just when the pillar of lightning was about to hit the mountain, a pillar of black flames soared up and clashed with the pillar of lightning.
Boom!
When the two pillars clashed, an explosion resounded that caused the heavens and earth to tremble. But after a brief confrontation, the two of them slowly dissipated. Boom!
Boom!
However, the Lightning Tribulation wasn't that simple. Thereafter, the lightning clouds rolled as silver pillars of lightning that made Patriarch Tian Huang and the rest feel their scalps going numb descended from the sky, violently smashing towards the mountain, as if they were intending to destroy the being that was being nurtured within.
Facing the bombardment, torrential black flames gushed out from the mountain, forming into a barrier that enveloped the mountain, allowing the lightning to descend. Boom!
Boom! Boom!
As the lightning continued to descend, the commotion grew even more terrifying. Under this momentum, the black flame barrier gradually weakened, before it shattered with a loud cracking noise.
The lightning clouds in the sky shrunk and in the next instant, a bolt of lightning that was even more massive than all the previous lightning pillars descended and accurately struck the mountain peak.
Thus, Patriarch Tian Huang and the rest were shocked to see the mountain starting to disintegrate, as if it was melting. In the blink of an eye, it was reduced to a flat land.
Liiii!
However, it was also at this moment that a massive black flame soared into the sky, unfolding its wings. Black flames shrouded it as it opened its mouth that was akin to a black hole and devoured that bolt of lightning.
A resonant phoenix cry resounded between the heavens and earth.
Everyone raised their heads in shock, only to see a black phoenix covered in black flames flapping its wings as it soared in the sky. A mysterious and ancient fluctuation that was accompanied by a noble and dignified aura spread out in all directions, enveloping the entire area.
Mu Chen looked at the black gale that was blazing with black flames and couldn't help taking a deep breath with a gratified expression on his face.
Jiu You had finally completed its final evolution, breaking away from the body of an ordinary Divine Beast and had become a Super Divine Beast.
The Ancient Undying Bird!
Just when Mu Chen was rejoicing over Nine Nether's success, he suddenly narrowed his eyes and raised his head to look at the crimson clouds. In that instant, he could vaguely sense that the lifeforms nurtured within had also reached the limit at this moment.
"Is it finally coming out?"