So what if I'm useless? I'll become a saint!

Chapter 37: Fire Phoenix at the 8th Level of Foundation Building

Three days later, when Ling Jiuan opened her eyes again, she found herself lying on the soft grass, covered with Chen Yan's familiar cloak, with his body temperature and faint fragrance.

The sunlight shone through the treetops onto her face, bringing a hint of warmth.

She is still alive!

Chen Yan was standing beside her, sitting cross-legged, practicing with his eyes closed.

His face was as calm as water, as if the disturbances in the outside world could not disturb him.

Hearing the sound of Ling Jiuan waking up, he immediately opened his eyes, with a hint of joy in his eyes.

"You finally woke up!"

Chen Yan breathed a sigh of relief, with a hint of teasing in his tone.

"If you weren't still breathing, I would have thought you were dead."

Ling Jiuan rolled his eyes and turned his head away in annoyance.

"I'm not going to die. I'm just tired from not sleeping for seven days and nights."

When I was on missions in the past, I also didn’t sleep for days and nights.

When she returned to the dormitory, she would definitely fall into a deep sleep.

Chen Yan looked at her, a hint of admiration flashing in his eyes.

"Your physical strength is incredible. It's already at the fourth level of foundation building, how can you withstand it?"

Ling Jiuan smiled, with a hint of pride on his face.

"I'm a physical cultivator. Isn't it normal for me to have high physical strength?"

Chen Yan took out two spiritual beads that were sparkling with spiritual light and placed one of them, a spiritual bead for the fourth level of foundation building, in Ling Jiuan's hand.

"This spiritual pearl belongs to you. You really deserve it."

Ling Jiuan took the spirit pearl without hesitation, with a smug smile on his face.

"As long as you know."

Chen Yan's mouth twitched and he looked at her helplessly.

"You're really not like a woman."

"Ordinary women are all delicate, but you are better, more manly than any man!"

Ling Jiuan smiled.

"If you act like a woman, you won't be able to survive."

Ling Jiuan curled his lips in disapproval and put the spirit pearl in his arms.

She struggled to sit up, feeling the strength surge within her again.

Ling Jiuan glanced at Chen Yan beside him, with a determined light flashing in his eyes.

She took a deep breath and then spoke resolutely.

"Let's go! Let's see what's ahead!"

Chen Yan looked at her, a hint of worry in his eyes.

He opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but ultimately chose to remain silent.

Ling Jiuan keenly noticed his hesitation and frowned slightly.

"If you have something to say, just say it."

Why is this person always procrastinating?

Chen Yan looked at her with a complicated expression, took a deep breath, and said in a deep voice.

"The things ahead may be even more powerful. Are you sure you want to go forward?"

When Ling Jiuan heard this, he just smiled indifferently.

"You'll die if you're trapped here. Do you want to be trapped here forever?"

Although her voice was soft, the firmness in it could not be ignored.

Chen Yan looked at her, a hint of shock flashing in his eyes.

He shook his head and said firmly.

"No!"

Ling Jiuan patted his shoulder gently with an encouraging smile on his face.

"That's it! Let's go!"

Then, the two smiled at each other and walked towards the unknown area ahead together.

But Ling Jiuan actually had something hidden in his heart that he didn't tell Chen Yan.

During these seven days and seven nights of fighting, she not only successfully consolidated her peak physical training realm, but her body is now able to withstand attacks from the second to fourth levels of foundation building.

This was the valuable gain she had gained in this battle, and also an important asset for her future practice.

However, she did not choose to tell Chen Yan all this, because she knew that some roads can only be walked alone, and some challenges can only be faced alone.

No one can be trusted, and friends can also be enemies.

So she has to keep some cards!

After a long journey, the two finally reached the central area of ​​the barrier.

Ling Jiuan looked at the deep cave in front of him and couldn't help but let out a long breath.

This is probably the most difficult challenge they will face on this trip.

Chen Yan carefully released a piece of visiting talisman paper. The talisman paper fluttered in the air for a moment, then turned into a ray of light and penetrated into the cave.

He stared at the talisman paper closely, as if waiting for something.

However, when the talisman flew back again and fed him the detected information, his brows were tightly furrowed.

"This……"

Chen Yan hesitated to speak, his face showing an unprecedented solemnity.

Ling Jiuan looked at him, feeling a bad premonition in his heart.

"what happened?"

Chen Yan sighed and said in a deep voice.

"This is indeed the center of the barrier. As long as we take the things inside, the barrier will be broken and we can leave this place."

When Ling Jiuan heard this, a hint of joy flashed in her eyes, but Chen Yan's next words made her heart sink.

"only……"

Chen Yan continued with a bitter face.

"The guardian beast inside is a fire phoenix at the eighth level of foundation building. We cannot defeat it."

Ling Jiuan was speechless after hearing this, she knew that Chen Yan was telling the truth.

The Fire Phoenix at the eighth level of foundation building was indeed an insurmountable gap for them.

However, she didn't want to give up.

"So what?"

Ling Jiuan raised his head, with a determined light flashing in his eyes.

"Now that we have come this far, we must not return empty-handed. I will give it a try no matter what!"

"Besides, do you want to be trapped here for the rest of your life?"

Chen Yan shook his head firmly

"No, we can't take risks. With such a huge gap in power, we have no chance of winning."

His eyes were full of worry. It was obvious that he had a deeper understanding of the power of the Fire Phoenix than Ling Jiuan.

Ling Jiuan took a deep breath, trying to calm his excitement.

She knew that Chen Yan's concerns were not groundless, but she still wanted to find a possible opportunity.

"Do you know what this thing has a weakness?"

She asked, her eyes fixed on Chen Yan. The unknown of this world made her rely on Chen Yan's knowledge and experience at the moment.

After hearing Ling Jiuan's question, Chen Yan frowned and fell into deep thought.

He tried hard to recall what he knew about the Fire Phoenix, hoping to find a glimmer of hope.

After a moment, he spoke slowly.

"The Fire Phoenix is ​​afraid of water and likes to eat spiritual fruits with fire attributes. More importantly, it is trapped in the cave and cannot come out."

This is the only consolation.

Having said this, he paused and continued.

"Because the owner of the barrier bound it by force, it can only guard the things inside."

This information might provide them with some strategic help, but Chen Yan's expression did not improve.

"However, this is useless. We will die as soon as we go in. The gap in strength is too great."

When he said this, a hint of helplessness and despair flashed in his eyes.

He knew that even if he understood the Fire Phoenix's weaknesses, these weaknesses did not seem to change anything in the face of the absolute gap in strength.

Ling Jiuan remained silent after hearing this, she also knew that what Chen Yan said was true.

However, she didn't want to give up.