Fang Bai and the Phoenix Feather stood "opposed" a hundred feet apart, one stopped pursuing, the other ceased fleeing.

Even though the Phoenix Feather was within arm’s reach, Fang Bai didn’t dare underestimate this three-foot-long, seven-colored plume. Though it lacked vitality, it harbored a thread of autonomous consciousness, and should it perceive a threat from the outside world, it would launch a fierce counterattack.

If it were any other Immortal, they might be helpless before the Phoenix Feather, but after all, Fang Bai was once the Invincible War Emperor of the Immortal Realm. What kind of treasures had he not seen? When dealing with such autonomous treasures of the Immortal Realm, he was quite adept.

Fang Bai took a deep breath, calming his excitement, and refrained from emitting the slightest pressure or killing intent, ensuring the Phoenix Feather felt no threat.

Moments later, a tiny figure enveloped in flames separated from Fang Bai’s body, inching toward the Phoenix Feather at an extremely slow pace.

The flame figure had clear features, tightly closed eyes, and was only half the size of Fang Bai’s true form, seemingly a miniature version of Fang Bai in a state of deep meditation.

The flame figure was one of the seven Primeval Spirits nurtured within Fang Bai’s Qi Sea, formed by the fusion of Fire System Chaos Immortal Qi and Fang Bai’s own essence blood.

As Fang Bai’s cultivation level increased, the seven Primeval Spirits of gold, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, and thunder within him were transitioning from a virtual to a substantial form, even closer to a life-bearing physical state, increasingly resembling his true form.

The seven Primeval Spirits now all possessed autonomous consciousness. Fang Bai could release them, manipulating them through his main consciousness for combat support, or allow them to fight independently based on their own consciousness.

Fang Bai’s true form, combined with the seven Primeval Spirits, equaled eight fourth-grade Immortal King Realm experts in one body, an incredible combat force that would be a nightmare for any Immortal with a cultivation level below the sixth-grade Immortal King Realm.

However, the Primeval Spirit is the Immortal’s second life, akin to a "Taoist Embryo." Until it matures and matches the main body’s combat power, no Immortal would easily release it during battle.

Since Fang Bai’s rebirth through soul transfer, though he faced many dangers, he never released the Primeval Spirits for battle.

Once a Primeval Spirit matures, should the main body suffer a devastating blow during combat, the Primeval Spirit could inherit all consciousness, emotions, and thoughts, replace the main Immortal body, and continue existing in the Immortal Realm, continuing cultivation.

But if the Immortal’s main body is destroyed, and the Primeval Spirit also ceases to exist, one would have to start over like Fang Bai, taking possession of a newly acquired body with a residual soul, beginning cultivation anew.

The Fire Primeval Spirit within Fang Bai’s Qi Sea was condensed from Chaos Immortal Fire, superior to the Immortal Fire contained within the Phoenix Feather.

At this moment, Fang Bai released the Fire Primeval Spirit, hoping the Phoenix Feather would become interested in it, and the two would attract each other and grow closer, ultimately dispelling the caution of the Phoenix Feather, allowing Fang Bai to seize it.

Just as Fang Bai anticipated, as he released the Fire Primeval Spirit and it approached the Phoenix Feather, the Feather was not only void of hostility and counterattack but was incredibly attracted, cautiously drawing closer to the Fire Primeval Spirit.

Fang Bai was secretly pleased and manipulated the Fire Primeval Spirit to continue forward.

When merely ten feet away from the Phoenix Feather, the Fire Primeval Spirit slowly extended its right hand, palm open as if issuing a silent invitation to the Phoenix Feather.

The Phoenix Feather seemed to have shed its wariness of the Fire Primeval Spirit, accelerating its movement, joyfully circling the Fire Primeval Spirit a few times before hovering slowly to its front, settling gently into its palm.

"Boom!"

When the Phoenix Feather fell into the palm of the Fire Primeval Spirit, the surrounding flames surged instantly, and as Fang Bai, the essence of the Fire Primeval Spirit, he felt several times the previous heat.

"Absorb!"

Fang Bai sent a mental command, initiating a rapid flow of Chaos Fire Immortal Qi within the Fire Primeval Spirit.

The swiftly circulating and incessantly cycling Chaos Fire Immortal Qi generated formidable absorption forces, and the Phoenix Feather visibly sank from the palm of the Fire Primeval Spirit into its body, disappearing after a moment.

The entry of the Phoenix Feather equated to injecting a drop of Immortal Emperor Essence Blood into the Fire Primeval Spirit.

That drop of Essence Blood dispersed within the Fire Primeval Spirit, transforming into a vast, ocean-like force of fire, rampaging like fiery dragons within its body. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

The body of the Fire Primeval Spirit was engulfed instantly by the surging flames, forming a massive fireball a hundred feet in diameter, burning fiercely in mid-air, illuminating the sky.

Moments later, enveloped by the blazing flames, the Fire Primeval Spirit abruptly opened its eyes, as if emitting the aura of Chaos from the dawn of the world.

At that very moment, the flames surrounding the Fire Primeval Spirit began to dramatically shrink, instantly absorbed back into its body.

The figure of the Fire Primeval Spirit seemed to expand somewhat, it closed its eyes again, floating in the air, sitting cross-legged, refining the terrifying emperor-level power of the Immortal Fire brought by the Phoenix Feather.

After a long while, that frightening power of the Immortal Fire was refined by Fang Bai into a thread of Chaos Fire Immortal Qi, merging it with the existing Chaos Fire Immortal Qi within the Fire Primeval Spirit.

"Come!"

With a gesture, Fang Bai called the Fire Primeval Spirit back, merging as one with his true form, returning to the Qi Sea.

With Divine Sense, Fang Bai inspected internally, finding the Fire Primeval Spirit’s facial features clearer than ever, its autonomous consciousness stronger, more akin to his true form.

Among the seven Primeval Spirits in Fang Bai’s Qi Sea, originally nearly equal in size and strength, this time the Fire Primeval Spirit, having absorbed the Phoenix Feather’s fiery force, became the most prominent.

The enhancement of the Fire Primeval Spirit’s power brought significant change to Fang Bai’s true form.

Feeling the abundant, permeating Chaos Fire Immortal Qi within the Qi Sea, Fang Bai knew that perhaps soon, his next opportunity to advance would arrive.

"There is still another Phoenix Feather..."

Having obtained one Phoenix Feather, Fang Bai thought of the other, unknown Phoenix Feather’s whereabouts, releasing a thread of Fire Immortal Qi into the world.

The two Phoenix Feathers, transformed by two Ancient Immortal Emperor Essence Bloods, were born together and had developed a deep spiritual connection. The thread of Fire Immortal Qi released by Fang Bai contained the Fire Immortal Qi of that Phoenix Feather. If the other Phoenix Feather could sense this aura, it would surely come flying to meet.

Therefore, Fang Bai needed only to find a secluded place, lay down a Concealment Formation, and "wait for the rabbit."

Choosing a secret place and setting up a Concealment Formation was because Fang Bai wanted to avoid the eventuality of Immortals tracking the Phoenix Feather to him, otherwise it would bring trouble.