The small grass was entirely crimson, even its leaves, as if stained with blood.
There were only two leaves on the small grass, but their growth pattern was peculiar, resembling a phoenix spreading its wings to fly.
Mu Jinyu instantly recognized the name of this small grass!
Phoenix Saliva Grass!
It is said to be a miraculous grass that must be nurtured with the saliva of a divine bird containing the Phoenix Bloodline, dropped daily.
And Phoenix Saliva Grass contains immense Life Force and Heaven and Earth Vitality!
It is an excellent life-prolonging spiritual grass and a Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure for breaking through bottlenecks!
It's said that the reason a phoenix would feed the Phoenix Saliva Grass is not out of idle boredom, dropping saliva everywhere, but because the phoenix consciously nurtures it, so that after its Tribulation Transcendence, it can rapidly heal injuries and stabilize its cultivation!
Upon careful observation, Mu Jinyu found that this Phoenix Saliva Grass in front of him was not inferior at all to the large Blood Essence Crystal he had previously refined alone!
In fact, it was even better!
Recalling the healing posture of that Demon Phoenix earlier, Mu Jinyu immediately understood why the Phoenix Nest had nothing good except for a Phoenix Saliva Grass.
Surely that Demon Phoenix intended to break through to merge paths from the Fanxu Realm, swallowing all kinds of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures it had accumulated over the years and then make one breakthrough to the Fusion Realm Stage.
However, it suffered severe injuries in the Heavenly Tribulation, and thus sought to quickly remove the Remnants of Thunder Tribulation from its wounds, then return to consume the Phoenix Saliva Grass, directly restore its injuries, and stabilize its foundation!
By then, even an old hand at the Early Stage of Fusion Realm wouldn't necessarily be able to take advantage of it!
Unfortunately, that Demon Phoenix never expected that the terrifying Beast Tide it unleashed, along with the Five Great Demon Kings, would be so quickly dealt with by the human cultivators of Demon Slaying City.
Moreover, it let Mu Jinyu, this audacious person, come over to find out the truth and discover its weak state.
Not only that, in the end, both sides fought fiercely, resulting in it being trapped by Mu Jinyu's Bi Fang Cauldron, with even the Phoenix Saliva Grass about to be taken by Mu Jinyu.
If it could foresee the future and be given a chance to do it over.
The Demon Phoenix would certainly not think of fighting Mu Jinyu again, but would choose to endure temporarily, allowing Mu Jinyu to leave the Demon Beast Mountain Range without slaughtering to avenge the demon beasts of Demon Slaying City!
What a pity, there's no medicine for regret in the world.
Mu Jinyu looked at the Phoenix Saliva Grass, a gleam of delight in his eyes, feeling that even if he gained no Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures from this trip, having this Phoenix Saliva Grass made it worth it.
With this Phoenix Saliva Grass containing immense Heaven and Earth Vital Energy, it's estimated that he could advance to the Peak Fifth Layer of the Fanxu Realm, or even the Sixth Layer is not impossible!
Mu Jinyu carefully started digging under the Phoenix Saliva Grass.
Soon, he had dug up the Phoenix Saliva Grass without damaging any roots.
"Whew..."
Exhaling in relief, Mu Jinyu put away the Phoenix Saliva Grass, then took stock of the now completely empty Phoenix Nest.
"I don't know what kind of wood this Phoenix Nest is made of, it shouldn't be ordinary wood, might as well take it too."
Thinking it over, Mu Jinyu finally waved his hand and stored the giant bird's nest into his storage bag!
Afterward, Mu Jinyu descended to the ground, raising his head again to gaze at the Phoenix Trees before him.
"The Phoenix Trees where the Demon Phoenix settled are extraordinary, having long absorbed the Qi of the Demon Phoenix, they should be even more remarkable, might as well take them too."
Mu Jinyu grinned, revealing a row of neat white teeth, then drew out a Flying Sword and effortlessly chopped down the Phoenix Tree, dragging it into the storage bag.
The reason for not uprooting the entire Phoenix Tree.
Mu Jinyu knew the principle of leaving a way out.
A Phoenix Tree like this is rare in the world, possibly the only one, and if he uproots it completely and fails to plant it later, it will become extinct.
But by merely cutting the Phoenix Tree and leaving the roots, given time, it can still regrow.
It won't be completely extinct.
After collecting the Phoenix Saliva Grass, Phoenix Nest, and Phoenix Tree, Mu Jinyu looked around and found nothing else of value.
He also worried about the situation with the Bi Fang Cauldron, so without further searching for Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures in the Demon Beast Mountain Range, he began to retrace his steps.
Soon, Mu Jinyu returned to the charred land from before.
The Bi Fang Cauldron remained firmly clamped to the ground, glowing with a dazzling brilliance, appearing ever more sacred, with an aura of ancient mystery.
And at this moment, there was no longer any movement from the Demon Phoenix struggling within the Bi Fang Cauldron.
It was unclear whether the Demon Phoenix had given up struggling, or was lurking inside, waiting for a final, desperate strike!
Mu Jinyu calculated the time. The battle with the Demon Phoenix, along with taking the Phoenix Nest and Phoenix Tree, had consumed quite a bit of time, nearly an hour.
There was still the last half an hour until the agreed upon time of two hours.
If he hurried to return to Demon Slaying City, he could make it in about a quarter of an hour.
That left just three quarters of an hour to wait and see the result of the battle between the Bi Fang Cauldron and the Demon Phoenix.
Exceeding this time, if Wu Zhiming were to report this matter to the Heavenly Palace, things would get troublesome.
"Let's wait for another three quarters of an hour, by then no matter what, I must return to Demon Slaying City!"
Mu Jinyu murmured to himself.
He was confident that after three quarters of an hour, even if the Demon Phoenix hadn't been refined to death by the Bi Fang Cauldron, it probably wouldn't have much strength left.
"But just in case, I'll also lend a hand."
Saying this, Mu Jinyu circulated the "Green Emperor's Wood Emperor Art", absorbed True Essence, and then raised his hand to infuse True Yuan into the Bi Fang Cauldron from afar!
The Bi Fang Cauldron, receiving the infusion of Life Source Energy, immediately caused the Bi Fang Flame burning within it to blaze more fiercely.
"Boom!!"
"Clang clang clang!!"
Within just a few minutes, furious struggles could once again be heard from within the Bi Fang Cauldron.
Clearly, the Demon Phoenix wasn't dead, its previous lack of movement was truly a ruse, waiting for Mu Jinyu to lift the Bi Fang Cauldron for a fatal strike!
Unfortunately, it didn't expect Mu Jinyu to add more fuel to the fire, making it overwhelmed, and forcing it to make a last stand!
Yet, even in its prime, it couldn't break free from the clutch of the Bi Fang Cauldron; now weakened by the burning of the Bi Fang Flame, how could it escape?
Within a few minutes, the struggle inside the Bi Fang Cauldron ceased entirely.
Still, Mu Jinyu wasn't assured, continuing to channel True Yuan to steadily increase the power of the Bi Fang Flame!
Several quarters of an hour slowly passed.
Mu Jinyu, though still somewhat worried, gritted his teeth and flipped his hand, lifting the Bi Fang Cauldron.
"Clang!"
With the Bi Fang Cauldron upright, only minor noises came from inside, not the scene of the Demon Phoenix escaping he imagined.
This greatly reassured Mu Jinyu.
Then he reduced the intensity of the Bi Fang Flame and projected his Divine Sense inside.
In an instant, he was stunned.
Inside the Bi Fang Cauldron, there was no corpse of the Demon Phoenix, nor was the Demon Phoenix refined into any Demon Core.
Inside the cauldron, there was only a snow-white sphere, with fiery patterns...
An egg?