"Yes, only the cultivators and souls of our Phoenix clan can revive the Sacred Tree." Lan Yuexi was surprised by how Weiwei managed to revive the Sacred Tree without suffering severe injuries. Perhaps Weiwei was sent by heaven to save their Phoenix clan.
"Only Phoenix clan cultivators, so people not from our clan cannot?" Chu Lingwei knew that the greatest contribution to the Sacred Tree's revival was from her eldest senior brother, Leng Xingzhi.
"Yes, only our Phoenix clan," Lan Yuexi stated with certainty, chuckling. "If the blood of other cultivators could revive our Sacred Tree, why would we go through all this?" If any cultivator could revive their Sacred Tree, perhaps their clan would have been rebuilt long ago and they wouldn't have to endure suffering daily.
"Why?" Chu Lingwei's heart grew more puzzled. Why could her eldest senior brother's spiritual power revive their Sacred Tree?
Lan Yuexi, not understanding Weiwei's persistent questioning, explained with a smile, "Our Phoenix clan's Sacred Tree is the embodiment of our ancestors. Although it has the form of a tree, it has the same bloodline flowing within its body as us. Bloodline cannot be faked." It was precisely for this reason that Weiwei's identity was easily recognized by their Phoenix clan cultivators. Bloodline is innate and cannot be faked.
"Are there no exceptions?" Chu Lingwei was unwilling to give up, because her eldest senior brother was that exception.
"None," Lan Yuexi replied decisively and with conviction. There would never be such an exception. Chu Lingwei wanted to ask more, but seeing her mother's firm gaze, she swallowed the hypothesis in her heart. It was better to ask her eldest senior brother than her mother. Perhaps it had something to do with his identity. Thinking of the dozens of shackles still unopened in her eldest senior brother's body, Chu Lingwei felt a sense of urgency. She had to become stronger to rebuild their Phoenix clan and to help her eldest senior brother break free from the shackles, regaining his freedom.
"Mother, let's think of a way to leave here. This place is no longer safe." Chu Lingwei believed that there were definitely people on the Xuantian Continent who were silently watching their Phoenix clan's whereabouts. With the revival of their Sacred Tree, some people would surely return. Those people would do anything to break through to the Dominator realm.
"Weiwei, I was just about to discuss this with you. I will have your second uncle take you away." Lan Yuexi was reluctant to part with her daughter, but for her own good, she had already planned a way for Chu Lingwei to leave.
"Mother, aren't you coming with me?" Chu Lingwei glanced again at the other Phoenix clan cultivators in the cave. Their eyes showed no intention of leaving with her.
Lan Yuexi shook her head. They knew they could not leave this barrier. Even if they did, their minds would slowly deteriorate. It was better to make a final sacrifice for their Phoenix clan. When she entered here, Lan Yuexi had already prepared herself for sacrifice.
"Weiwei, we have no way of leaving here," Lan Yuexi said very gently, with a hint of apology. "Weiwei, Mother doesn't want to turn into one of those spirit beasts outside. Mother doesn't want to harm her loved ones."
"Mother, I will find a way to remove the Xiu Shui poison from your bodies." For the past month, Yu Qinghong and Li Chen had been trying to devise a way to remove the Xiu Shui poison in the spatial realm. Although they hadn't found a cure, they could prevent the poison from acting up for a short period.
"Weiwei..." Lan Yuexi's eyes widened, she couldn't believe Chu Lingwei's words, and was momentarily at a loss for how to react. Her daughter seemed capable of anything. "Mother, I came here prepared, so please believe me, I will definitely be able to lead you all out of here." Chu Lingwei stood up, her determined gaze sweeping across all the Phoenix clan cultivators in the cave. She not only wanted to take Lan Yuexi out, but all the cultivators here as well.
"Weiwei, what method do you have?" Lan Yuexi wanted to believe her daughter's words, but she dared not. Disappointment would only bring more pain.
"I have already asked someone to help us develop an antidote. Now let's think about how to leave this barrier." Chu Lingwei did not intend to explain. A lie requires a thousand other lies to cover it up. It was better not to speak at all.
"As long as a cultivator attacks the Xiu Shui, or attacks this barrier, we will also get injured." Lan Yuexi had considered this problem but had never found a solution.
"Second Uncle." Chu Lingwei walked to the edge of the barrier and called out to her second uncle, Lan Xingyi, who had been guarding outside.
"Weiwei, I'm here." Lan Xingyi had already sensed the revival of their Phoenix clan's Sacred Tree and that the Phoenix clan cultivators inside were not dead. Hearing Chu Lingwei's voice felt like hearing hope.
"Second Uncle, try attacking this barrier. I want to find the array core from the inside." If the method to break the barrier couldn't be found from the outside, it had to be resolved from the inside.
"Alright, you all be careful." Lan Xingyi agreed without hesitation. After the Sacred Tree's revival, he had already recognized Chu Lingwei's abilities.
"Okay, we are ready." Chu Lingwei stepped back, wanting to feel why the people inside were connected to this barrier. A moment later. Chu Lingwei felt a powerful pressure like an overwhelming tide pressing down on her. Even though she was mentally prepared, she was still shaken, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
"Weiwei..." Lan Yuexi quickly helped Chu Lingwei sit down and gave her a pill. "Sit down and recuperate quickly." After taking the pill and feeling her internal injuries heal, Chu Lingwei smiled. She discovered that this barrier was not connected to Lan Yuexi and the others' lives at all. Instead, when the barrier was attacked, it would launch an attack on the people inside. It was simple and clear: people outside could not save people inside.
"Mother, are the injuries on your bodies caused by the pressure within the barrier?" Chu Lingwei had a preliminary idea and now only needed to verify it.
"Most of them are. The cultivators here have new wounds before the old ones have healed, so they never recover." Lan Yuexi nodded. Her blood had self-healing properties, and no matter how severe the injury, it could heal. But the cultivators here were different. Repeated new injuries damaged their spiritual power and cultivation, and their bodies suffered torment every day.
"Mother, I understand." Chu Lingwei summoned the Illusionary Cat and told it about her discovery regarding the barrier. "Catty, I suspect this barrier is the problem."
"Weiwei, let me try." The Illusionary Cat nodded vigorously and began to search for records about this barrier.
"Found it!" The Illusionary Cat scoured through all its inheritances and finally found a record about such a barrier. "Weiwei, ten thousand years ago, there was such an array barrier. It was mainly used to imprison prisoners of war."