Vermilion Bird Hall, located just south of Haojing City.
The Phoenix Spirit’s divine temple is here.
Not only is it the Vermilion Bird Hall of the Phoenix Spirit, as recognized by the Great Xia Court as one of the Guardian Four Spirits, the other three have their corresponding halls too, for cultivation and refuge.
They themselves are the official rituals acknowledged by the court.
If the commoners need, they can invite the power of the Four Spirits into their homes to ward off evil and provide protection.
Zhang Jian’s figure appears in front of the Vermilion Bird Hall. Within the temple, the Phoenix Spirit, who is adjusting her state, immediately senses him. She opens her eyes, a trace of a smile appearing in them, then walks personally out of the divine hall to greet him.
"Emperor!"
"Your state looks good!"
Zhang Jian gazes at the Phoenix Spirit. She is tall, dressed in palace attire, colorful robes fluttering, with a charming and beautiful smile, her face exquisitely stunning. As the Phoenix Divine Flame reignites, her entire being exudes a noble, magnificent aura.
In Zhang Jian’s Divine Gaze, the Phoenix Spirit’s aura is perfectly harmonious, with countless multicolored light glimmers flowing around her, flames intensely burning. Amidst the strong sense of death within her, an indistinct vitality is burgeoning, ready to transform into a blazing wildfire.
The true form of the Phoenix gathers and takes shape.
Her energy and spirit are refined, absolutely devoid of any impurities.
In her Life Plate, the Celestial Ghost Fate, Netherworld Phoenix Fate are transformed into True Phoenix Fate, Five Virtues Fate, and Celestial Phoenix Fate.
These three fates are all true Phoenix destinies.
Through the master-servant bond formed by the Soul Implantation Technique, Zhang Jian perceives this clearly.
To possess one Phoenix Fate is enough to attempt a Nirvana Tribulation, and with three true Phoenix destinies, after Phoenix Spirit’s Nirvana, there’s a high probability she will obtain the Five Virtues Phoenix Body or the Celestial Phoenix Body, with a lesser chance of acquiring other Phoenix Race physiques.
This is the reason behind Zhang Jian’s ’good’ remark.
Facing Zhang Jian’s slightly aggressive gaze, the Phoenix Spirit is quite open. She smiles and says, "I kindly request the Emperor to protect me!"
Zhang Jian smiles slightly. "This is naturally my responsibility!"
The Phoenix Spirit nods without surprise, then immediately sits cross-legged in the center of the Vermilion Bird Hall, beginning to attempt the Nirvana Tribulation!
She has absolute trust in Zhang Jian.
Almost at the same time, the three True Gods of Great Xia, linked by a shared energy, notice the change in aura at the Vermilion Bird Hall. Three rays of light break through the air, appearing instantly beside Zhang Jian.
"Ah Yu!"
"Emperor!"
Three figures emerge simultaneously, all transforming into human form. Bai Xianyin still retains the appearance of a carefree, ten-year-old girl.
Little White Turtle appears gentle and refined, also seeming only seven or eight, serene and reserved, with a hint of wisdom shining in his eyes.
The Three Gods simultaneously gaze towards the inside of the Vermilion Bird Hall.
Rumble!!
Almost in the blink of an eye, endless thunderclouds appear over Haojing City, oppressive and dense, seeming to soak layers of the Void Dharma Realm, covering the area around the Vermilion Bird Hall for hundreds of miles.
Though this intimidating presence, in the eyes of common folk, is merely a precursor of an approaching storm, causing countless people to rush for shelter from the rain.
Bai Nu looks at the scene, surprised, and remarks.
"It seems Fellow Daoist Phoenix Spirit plans to first cross the Nirvana Tribulation before undergoing the Reincarnation Life and Death Tribulation!"
Bai Nu is also unsurprised.
His own choice was no different, first to cross the Dragon Transformation Tribulation, then to undergo the Reincarnation Life and Death Tribulation.
Once completing the Nirvana Tribulation and becoming a Phoenix Divine Beast, one inherently surpasses the mundane, cutting off life and death, and undergoing Reincarnation Life and Death Tribulation again would be highly efficient.
This allows for yet another transformation.
Rumble!!
The heavens and earth tremble, as if the sky is collapsing!
At this moment, numerous lightning bolts leap in the depths of the sky, with the first wave of Thunder Tribulation already prepared.
Inside are nothing but the Great Cavern Divine Thunder of great power.
The Great Cavern Divine Thunder is one type of the Three Caverns Divine Thunder, evolved by a Thunder Dao Divine Being from the Ancient Era, a powerful Demon-Subduing Divine Thunder. When the rules of this thunder recorded by the Heaven and Earth Law are triggered, they operate automatically.
To some extent, this could be considered as predecessors creating challenges for successors.
The earlier one achieves enlightenment, the more primitive the power of the Heaven and Earth Law might be, potentially resulting in fewer tribulations.
Of course, this is not certain.
Zhang Jian heard True Monarch Zhanmo mention having seen some rare occurrences, and some Outer World primitive laws were extremely strange or terrifying, completely intolerant of cultivator’s longevity; requiring persistent efforts by great powers to modify the Heaven and Earth Law to ’correct’ it, in order to seek ’temporary’ longevity.
The laws of heaven and earth beneath his feet are still considered normal.
Typically, Nirvana Tribulations and Dragon Transformation Tribulations pose a high chance of being Six-Nine Thunder Tribulations, with fewer exceeding Six-Nine possibly being Seven-Nine, Eight-Nine, rarely Nine-Nine Thunder Tribulations.
The regular Six-Nine Thunder Tribulation involves six waves, each wave comprising nine strokes.
The nine strokes of thunder tribulation are usually one type of Divine Thunder, yet the intensity of the spiritual mechanism, striking power, evolution degree, or destructive trajectory may vary, even evolving into spherical lightning, or a lightning mound, thunder mountain, thunder sea, lightning prison, thunder palace, and even manifesting the form and spirit of the ancient creator of that thunder.
To what degree this is triggered involves various intricacies.
Zhang Jian, with his profound understanding of the Wind and Thunder Law’s mysteries, can sense some subtleties.
After all, he possesses a Thunder Treasure, the Thunder Dao Talisman Decree.
The Thunder Chasing Talisman Decree is a decree descended from the Thunder Division of the Celestial Court, which if used adeptly, can exempt some of the Thunder Tribulation.
Given Phoenix Spirit’s enormous foundation, Zhang Jian believes her own journey through the Nirvana Tribulation isn’t difficult.
The precondition, however, is absence of interference by others.
With a step, he disappears from the front of the hall, only for his true body reappearing, high in the skies above Haojing City.