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"Husband, you revived it with the Yin and Yang Spring? It's that powerful?" Wen Qiao asked in surprise.

The two beasts, Wen Tuti, who had been peering out, instantly felt both reverence and fear for the Yin and Yang Spring.

Although the aura of the Yin and Yang Spring was indeed terrifying, they hadn't expected it to be capable of bringing the dead back to life. Could it mean that if they accidentally perished in the future, they could also be revived by the Yin and Yang Spring?

Before they could indulge in their fantasies, Ning Yuzhou cruelly shattered their dreams. "No matter how powerful the Yin and Yang Spring is, it can't bring the dead back to life. Don't get your hopes up."

"Then what is this..." Wen Qiao pointed at the egg, now restored to vitality, in confusion.

"That's because of the innate racial ability of this egg. The Yin and Yang Spring merely helped it transform," Ning Yuzhou said, his gaze falling on the egg, his eyes becoming profound. "Chui, that day when you fished out an extraordinary corpse."

Wen Qiao looked at him in puzzlement, wondering what kind of race could be like this egg... no, that corpse, which, even after death, could transform into an egg.

Even more peculiar was its ability to regain vitality.

Ning Yuzhou affirmed, "If I'm not mistaken, it's a phoenix!"

"A phoenix?" The one human and two beasts were simultaneously stunned.

"The phoenix rises from the ashes, reborn from fire." Ning Yuzhou tapped the egg, articulating his thoughts. "That corpse was originally from the phoenix clan. Due to the power of Corpse Lake, it couldn't successfully reincarnate after death and was trapped in Corpse Lake, unable to achieve liberation..."

The phoenix is a divine beast. When a phoenix dies unexpectedly, it can reincarnate, a natural ability bestowed by heaven, ensuring that the phoenix clan always maintains a certain number.

That day, when Wen Qiao had a sudden urge to fish in Corpse Lake, she had intended to catch the corpse of a Yuan Sheng Realm cultivator. Who knew she would pull up an unidentified, beautiful corpse.

Since she had already caught it, it wouldn't do to throw it back into the lake, so she put it in her storage bag and took it away.

Now, thinking about it, although the corpse's consciousness had vanished, it was ultimately a divine phoenix. In some mysterious way, it chose to be fished out by Wen Qiao, allowing her to take it away from the confines of Corpse Lake.

This could be considered the self-preservation instinct of the phoenix clan.

After a long while, Wen Qiao finally accepted this, and her gaze on the egg changed.

"No wonder the corpse looked so good," Wen Qiao finally understood. "After all, it's a divine phoenix; being flamboyant is only fitting."

A smile appeared in Ning Yuzhou's eyes as he pointed at the egg on the table. "This egg may not seem impressive now, but it's undoubtedly a phoenix egg! Once it hatches, it will be a formidable force."

Wen Qiao responded with a casual "Oh," seemingly uninterested, scratching her head. "Strange, isn't it said that the lower realms can't nurture divine beasts?"

It was common knowledge that divine beasts existed only in the upper realms. It was said that the bloodline power of divine beasts was too strong for the lower realms' spiritual energy to nurture them, nor could the lower realms withstand their power. Yet, a phoenix corpse had appeared in the Thirteen Palaces of Dry Bones, though it was trapped in Corpse Lake, it still counted as being in the lower realms.

Ning Yuzhou paused, then said nonchalantly, "Indeed, the lower realms can't nurture divine beasts, and the phoenix wasn't nurtured by the Thirteen Palaces of Dry Bones. The Thirteen Palaces of Dry Bones is special; it's an independent space. Even if it doesn't belong to the lower realms, the unique nature of the Thirteen Palaces of Dry Bones allows it to accommodate such beings."

Wen Qiao quickly grasped his meaning.

"I see," she said, looking enlightened, turning to Ning Yuzhou. "So, isn't the Thirteen Palaces of Dry Bones very dangerous?"

Ning Yuzhou replied, "It should be fine. Breaking the rules of the boundary between yin and yang is no easy task. As long as the boundary remains intact, the Thirteen Palaces of Dry Bones is just a secret realm to the lower realms."

Wen Qiao nodded, understanding that the Thirteen Palaces of Dry Bones could be considered an independent space within the lower realms.

The Thirteen Palaces of Dry Bones were indeed special. They hadn't explored much of it, but places like Corpse Lake and Evil Spirit Abyss were already enough to make one uneasy.

Wen Qiao had a vague premonition, as if some unseen force was connecting them to the Thirteen Palaces of Dry Bones. But whenever she tried to grasp this mysterious feeling, it eluded her.

Fortunately, under Ning Yuzhou's years of careful guidance, she had developed an optimistic disposition. If she couldn't understand something, she wouldn't dwell on it, figuring she might figure it out later.

Wen Qiao soon put the matter of the Thirteen Palaces of Dry Bones aside and focused on the phoenix egg before her.

Unfortunately, the phoenix egg had only regained a bit of vitality. The grayish-white shell showed no signs of regaining the luster of a phoenix anytime soon.

"Husband, what should we do with this phoenix egg?" Wen Qiao asked.

The two beasts immediately became alert.

They had just driven away a feathered creature (a Golden-Winged Thunder Eagle), and now another feathered creature was to join them? Although this one might be a divine phoenix, any creature that threatened Xiao Miaomiao was an enemy, even if it was a divine beast. They wanted to drive it away.

The two beasts looked at Wen Qiao pitifully.

Unfortunately, the one in charge of the household was not Wen Qiao but Ning Yuzhou, the patriarch. Whatever he decided, Wen Qiao generally didn't oppose. So when Ning Yuzhou said they would keep the phoenix egg, Wen Qiao didn't object, and the matter was settled.

Wen Tuti squatted in a corner, dejected, even the finest spirit pills failing to cheer him up.

Wen Guangun, however, took it in stride. Since Big Brother Ning had decided, he would accept it. He took out a piece of Purple Spirit Bamboo and started munching on it.

Ning Yuzhou stored the phoenix egg and the corpse of the Yuan Sheng Realm cultivator in his spatial realm.

Placing them there made it easier for him to observe them. His spatial realm was an extension of his consciousness, and any slight change would be detected immediately, preventing another incident where a corpse turned into an egg without his notice.

After handing the phoenix egg to Ning Yuzhou, Wen Qiao felt relieved and pulled him into the spatial realm.

The two beasts followed them in.

This was the first time Wen Tuti had entered the spatial realm since his transformation. He ran over to the Ant Fragrance Tree to show off his new form to the two Yellow Crystal Ants. Unfortunately, the ants' reaction was rather indifferent, leaving him feeling unsatisfied.