The sky above Chiyan Mountain was ablaze.

The flames spewing from the mountain’s mouth grew increasingly fierce, some flames gathered into clusters, shooting straight up a thousand feet into the air, and soon fell back to the ground.

The area within a thousand miles of Chiyan Mountain had already turned into a sea of fire.

Although the tens of thousands of fire-system immortals present were naturally close to fire, if the flames were too ferociously violent, they would equally consume them and take their lives.

Therefore, some self-aware fire-system immortals hurriedly fled a thousand miles away before the fire sea formed, saving themselves from a calamity.

However, these immortals who stayed far from Chiyan Mountain would miss the opportunity to seize the Phoenix Feather once it emerged.

Some immortals with lower cultivation levels and unwilling to stay too far from Chiyan Mountain circulated their immortal laws, forming shields with Fire Immortal Qi, trying to resist the surrounding fire sea’s invasion upon their bodies.

But the flames forming the fire sea originated from the Phoenix Feather inside Chiyan Mountain, and the Phoenix Feather was condensed from the essence blood of two major Fire-system Immortal Emperors. How could ordinary immortals possibly resist the power of such Immortal Fire?

Thus, those fire-system immortals left in the fire sea, any with a cultivation level below the fifth-grade Immortal King Realm, could not hold out for long. Some managed to flee with injuries, relying on their Immortal Artifacts or Immortal Technique Secrets; others were consumed by the fire sea and turned to ashes.

Within a blink, more than half of the tens of thousands of fire-system immortals within a thousand miles of Chiyan Mountain either fled or perished, leaving roughly ten thousand immortals scattered.

However, among this group, the weakest had a cultivation level of at least the fifth-grade Immortal King Realm.

Of course, Fang Bai, with only the fourth-grade Immortal King Cultivation Realm, was an "outlier" among these ten thousand immortals, making him highly noticeable.

Especially those few peak Immortal Emperor Realm experts and Half-Step Immortal Emperors, seeing Fang Bai standing proudly within the fire sea without forming a Defense Qi Shield, able to resist the fire’s invasion solely with his body, they couldn’t help but marvel. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

Whether peak Immortal Emperor Realm experts or Half-Step Immortal Emperors, their insight was extraordinary. Their eyes swept over Fang Bai, discerning this young man possessed an exceptionally pure Innate Fire Spirit Root and cultivated extremely remarkable fire-system immortal laws, each of them became interested in potentially recruiting him as a Direct Disciple.

"The Phoenix Feather is about to appear!"

An immortal sensed the sudden rise in surrounding temperature, immediately flew into the air, pointed at the fiery mouth of Chiyan Mountain, and shouted excitedly, his face full of exhilaration.

All the immortals’ spirits lifted, and they flew into the air, staring intently at the mountain’s mouth, awaiting the legendary Phoenix Feather to appear, to rush forward at the first moment.

Those few peak Immortal Emperor Realm experts and Half-Step Immortal Emperors also slowly opened their eyes at this moment.

They remained motionless, maintaining a seated posture as they slowly ascended into the air.

Without anger, they commanded respect; their aura was imposing, no immortal dared approach within a hundred feet radius around them.

With their highest cultivation levels and strongest power, they were the most formidable contenders for the Phoenix Feather, while other immortals mostly held a hopeful mentality.

The treasures in the Immortal Realm possessed great spiritual qualities, and no one could guarantee they would certainly obtain them, not even an Immortal Emperor, as it depended on their luck.

For the more than ten thousand fire-system immortals close to Chiyan Mountain, although their cultivation levels were far below those of the peak Immortal Emperor Realm experts and Half-Step Immortal Emperors, they held hope, thinking perhaps the Phoenix Feather would favor them and they could collect it.

Fang Bai took a deep breath and stepped into the blazing flames, gradually ascending into midair.

The soaring flames illuminated Fang Bai’s face as he diffused his Divine Sense, sensing a fiercely hot fire-system treasure within Chiyan Mountain stirring, poised to emerge, realizing it must be the legendary Phoenix Feather, causing his eyes to shine brightly.

"Boom!"

After more than ten breaths, accompanied by a thunderous explosion, Chiyan Mountain’s mouth burst open, debris spattered, and two treasures with long flaming tails shot out from within the mountain like red lightning.

The appearance of the two treasures rendered the sky crimson, the temperature around them surged steeply, causing the dense Immortal Qi filling the air to seem to ignite.

Some immortals couldn’t withstand the extreme heat and had to retreat rapidly, while some who retreated slower lost their Defense Qi Shield instantly, screaming as they fell to the ground, consumed by the fire sea.

"It’s the Phoenix Feather!"

An immortal recognized the two treasures trailing fiery tails as the seven-colored feathers from the Phoenix, exclaiming with joy.

The few peak Immortal Emperor Realm experts and Half-Step Immortal Emperors reacted quickest, forming Immortal Domains at the moment the Phoenix Feather appeared, adopting their strongest defensive posture as they charged towards the two Phoenix Feathers.

Of course, they knew that the Phoenix Feather, formed from Immortal Emperor Essence Blood, possessed a certain self-awareness and tremendous resistance, and dared not forcibly attack but only tried to first collect the Phoenix Feather into their Space Immortal Rings.

If they could successfully collect the Phoenix Feather into their Space Immortal Rings, they could slowly devise strategies in the future, hoping to ultimately claim the Phoenix Feather as their own.

Even if they were not destined for the Phoenix Feather, they could exchange it for countless cultivation resources with other immortals of similar cultivation levels in an Immortal City.

In any case, obtaining the Phoenix Feather would be greatly beneficial.

Seeing those few peak Immortal Emperor Realm experts and Half-Step Immortal Emperors make a move, other immortals followed suit, charging towards the Phoenix Feather.

However, Fang Bai did not rush to act. Instead, he retreated very far, keeping his eyes fixed on the two Phoenix Feathers, preparing to pursue them.

In his thoughts, the Phoenix Feather, birthed from Immortal Emperor Essence Blood and possessing some self-awareness, held the pride of an Emperor Realm expert and would never willingly allow any immortal to capture it; facing the contention of nearly ten thousand experts, it would either retaliate or choose to flee.

For after all, the Phoenix Feather was merely a transformation of Immortal Emperor Essence Blood; its ability to retaliate decreases with each use, so Fang Bai reasoned that the likelihood of the two Phoenix Feathers choosing the second option was quite high.

Moreover, if the Phoenix Feather wanted to escape, its speed would be unimaginable to the vast majority of immortals present, likely leaving few able to catch up.

However, the Phoenix Feather, trailing scorching flames, could not hide its aura no matter where it fled, so its escape route would be traceable, allowing immortals to pursue based on the aura.

Indeed, once the two Phoenix Feathers soared out of the mountain mouth, without any pause, they fled east and west respectively into the distance, drawing long fiery tails across the horizon.

As the Phoenix Feathers distanced themselves, the temperature around Chiyan Mountain plummeted swiftly, and those immortals who had retreated far finally breathed a sigh of relief, retracting their defensive postures.