Chapter 174
"Furthermore, Knox has Brina and Leona, these two female simps, as his fearless reliance within the Heavenly Flame Secret Realm."
"Then, I must also go find two allies!"
...
As Alex silently calculated his plans, he set off and left the forest.
About one hour after he left, the Raging Fire Cloud-Piercing Leopard ran back from afar. Carrying the still soundly asleep Knox on its back.
Originally, the leopard had perfectly completed its mission. Excitedly waiting to receive its master’s praise.
But upon returning and taking a look, it couldn’t find its master anywhere.
Its face instantly filled with dejection. It let out a displeased wail.
It casually tossed Knox onto the ground and slinked away in disgrace.
Knox took a solid, heavy fall. Which finally woke him from his sleep.
Looking at the bleak, cold-wind-swept forest around him, he couldn’t help but look completely bewildered. His entire being in a state of chaotic disorientation.
"Who am I?"
"Where am I?"
Just as Knox’s face was full of confusion, doubting his life choices, a butterfly radiating blue light flew out from the nearby bushes. Landed on his fingertip.
"Brother Knox, you’ve finally come!"
Hearing the melodious female voice coming from within the butterfly, Knox froze slightly. Instantly revealing a look of pleasant surprise.
"Miss Brina, is that you?"
"It is!" Brina was instantly incredibly excited, her voice trembling with joy.
"Brother Knox, you... you still remember my voice..."
"Let’s talk business first, otherwise I’ll be discovered by that poetry idiot in a moment!"
"Brother Knox, tomorrow is the day the Heavenly Flame Secret Realm opens. The opening ceremony will be held punctually at dusk."
"You absolutely must hurry to our Ashen family’s guest hall before then. I will naturally arrange a proper identity for you..."
Before Brina could finish, a writing brush flew out from the nearby bushes. It directly pierced through the blue butterfly’s wings. Instantly turning it into dust that vanished completely.
"Hmph, beast-taming tigress, you actually dare to call me a poetry idiot?"
Listening to the gentle and refined, yet domineering voice coming from the writing brush, Knox froze. "Miss Leona, is that you?"
"It is!" Leona said excitedly.
"Brother Knox, you truly have feelings for me, recognizing me at once!"
"This Wondrous Immortal Brush can only store a tiny bit of my spiritual energy. It can’t last for too long."
"Before the start of the Secret Realm tomorrow, you must come find me at the Vire family’s guest hall. I’ll be waiting for you!"
After saying this, Leona’s voice abruptly stopped. The white light on the Wondrous Immortal Brush disappeared, turning it back into an ordinary writing brush.
Knox stepped forward, pulled out the writing brush, and played with it in his hand for a while.
A brilliant gleam of excitement revealing itself in his eyes.
"The Heavenly Flame Secret Realm... this is truly a golden opportunity bestowed upon me by the heavens!"
"It just so happens that these past few days I’ve been depressed and frustrated in the Divine Blade Sect. Every day feeling like a year."
"I didn’t expect the Heavens to actually favor me so much."
"This time, I definitely must obtain formidable power within the Heavenly Flame Secret Realm. Enough to break through to the Void Amalgamation Realm, or even the Mahayana Realm!"
"When I go back, I’m going to press all those bastards in the Sanitation Department onto the ground and rub their faces in the dirt!"
...
Alex rode a cloud, utilizing flight through the void. Traveling all the way to the Heavenly Flame Canyon.
The Heavenly Flame Canyon was located at the lowest point of the Heavenly Flame Capital. The place with the most abundant spiritual energy in the entire Heavenly Flame Dynasty.
Legend has it that ten thousand years ago, the founding monarch of the Heavenly Flame Dynasty was named the Ancient Phoenix King.
A bloodline descendant jointly reproduced by the Phoenix Clan and the Human Race. Possessing the immortal divine abilities of the Phoenix Clan.
After the Ancient Phoenix King pacified the four directions and founded the nation, he comprehended the Great Dao within the Heavenly Flame Canyon and stepped into the Saint Realm.
Before leaving this world, he used his last trace of spiritual energy to shatter a mountain rock in the Heavenly Flame Canyon, opening up the Heavenly Flame Secret Realm.
Hidden within the Secret Realm were massive amounts of spiritual artifacts and treasures left behind by the Ancient Phoenix King.
And every year during the Winter Solstice, the Ancient Phoenix King would send down a portion of immortal destiny from the above Realm to the mortal world, to bless his future descendants.
This was the entire purpose behind holding the Dao Vindication Assembly.
At the same time, it was the reason why the major Saint Lineages fought tooth and nail on the arena. Desperately seeking the opportunity to enter the Secret Realm.
Tomorrow was the day the Secret Realm opened. Tonight, the guards within the Heavenly Flame Canyon were extremely strict.
Jade Princess Lily personally led over two hundred Void Amalgamation Realm experts.
Sitting cross-legged to set up a formation, strictly forbidding anyone from approaching even half a step.
"Heh heh, the guards truly are strict." Alex looked down from his high vantage point. A smile of profound interest curling at the corners of his mouth.
"Unfortunately, to stop me, it’s still slightly lacking."
"Vault of Divine Mirror!"
"Saint Time Freeze!"
Alex casually waved his hand. Golden light bursting from his palm as he summoned the Vault of Divine Mirror.
Noticing the anomalous light in mid-air, Lily and the crowd of experts unanimously raised their heads. However, before they could see clearly what was happening, Alex pushed with both palms. Hundreds of streaks of flowing light descended from the sky.
It enveloped every single person, including Lily, within the golden light.
The instant the hundreds of Void Amalgamation Realm experts were touched by the golden light, they instantly turned into wooden statues, completely unable to move an inch.
This was not an immobilization technique, nor a confinement technique. Rather, relying on conceptual power, it froze the time around them. Making time completely stop flowing.
"Truly worthy of being a Saint-tier supreme treasure. It really is extraordinary." Alex’s eyes shot brilliant light, praising it profusely.
"Originally, I thought the Vault of Divine World-Destroying Sword and the Vault of Divine Magatama were formidable enough."