Chapter 1557 - Follow
By the time Chen Fan slew Granny Hua and Elder Wan, it was already too late to pursue Fairy Crimson Lightning. She had long since disappeared, making her impossible to track.
“I must leave immediately. The Phoenix Flame Immortal Fruits created too big a commotion. It will surely draw many experts here. Leaving then would be troublesome.”
Although a crowd had already gathered nearby, they were merely the first arrivals, drawn by proximity; most were low-level Immortal Platform realm, not true threats.
The phenomena caused by the emergence of the Phoenix Flame Immortal Fruit could be felt fifty thousand kilometers away. Some people had searched for months in the herbal garden without results; now, presented with the birth of an immortal herb, how could they not come rushing in droves?
Just as Chen Fan was about to leave, towering flames suddenly erupted from the Phoenix Flame Immortal Tree. Even stripped of its fruits, it roared skyward, its heat so fierce that Chen Fan was forced to retreat several kilometers. The fire’s intensity made his nerves tingle. A single careless step and he would be reduced to ash.
No wonder everyone wanted to seize the Phoenix Flame Immortal Fruit, but no one had even thought of moving the fruit tree, as that would be seeking death.
Within the boundless fiery light, the Phoenix Flame Immortal Tree was burned to ashes little by little.
“Scree!” A sharp phoenix’s cry echoed. Within the boundless, fiery light, a flaming bird rose from the ashes, soaring into the sky with an overwhelming aura and vanishing into the horizon.
Chen Fan watched, realizing immediately that the Phoenix Flame Immortal Tree would seek a new, secret earth to regenerate, to nurture future fruits, eventually transforming, cycle after cycle, into a true phoenix.
After the Phoenix Flame Immortal Tree turned into a phoenix and flew away, Chen Fan didn’t linger around. He turned into a stream of golden light and tore through space, disappearing from the crowd’s sight.
Around him, onlookers only stared. None dared give chase; after witnessing the Crimson Lightning Sect’s brutal fate, who would be fool enough to block Chen Fan’s path?
Shortly after Chen Fan departed, towering, ferocious flames descended from the sky. A terrifying aura spread in all directions, making those around it feel compelled to prostrate themselves.