When Fairy Xuan Xueqi had said to Ye Fan he was not a match for its profound aura, she meant it totally; she was not referring to the White Heaven Tigris itself.
Even if Ye Fan could muster the Six Aura Swords, it was still impossible for him to hurt the White Heaven Tigris through the protection of its profound aura.
But Ye Fan was determined to protect his protégé mistress and he had really displayed the Six Aura Swords with all his remaining profound strength.
This feat surprised even Ye Fan himself as his profound energies were now erratic and the spiritual energies in this place was too weak for him to regain his profound strength.
Moreover, the Six Aura Swords was a profound sword art that demanded heavily on his profound strength and cultivation focus.
But this was the only powerful sword art that Ye Fan could display now and he was determined to protect his protégé mistress with his very life!
As soon as Ye Fan had mustered the Six Aura Swords to his divine sword, he had quickly launched a forward attack; in the confined space of the cave, he had to quickly attack or he would soon lose his advantage as the profound beasts usually had a better reaction than the cultivators.
But as soon as Ye Fan struck the head of the White Heaven Tigris with his powerful sword art, he could feel that he was striking something soft or rather all his profound power was absorbed like a sponge and he was smacked across the cave in the next instance, smashing against the walls of the cavern.
His crash caused an opening in the walled section of the cave.
Fairy Xuan Xueqi gasped shockingly, "Ye Fan!"
She tried to muster her profound strength but had coughed out golden blood instead, unable even to muster her cultivation strength due to her severe injuries.
The enraged White Heavenly Tigris pounded toward Ye Fan who had been flung into the other side of the walls, determined to rip apart the offender that had dared to make an attack on itself.
As the White Heavenly Tigris growled toward Ye Fan who was badly trembling on the ground and was convulsing blood, a ray of yellow light had suddenly shot out from the collapsed cave opening and instantly exploded on the White Heavenly Tigris.
The profound power of this yellow ray of light was so devastating that the White Heavenly Tigris had instantly became a blacken charcoal!
This stunned Ye Fan and Fairy Xuan Xueqi at the same time who could not believe what they were seeing.
But at the same time, they were quite startled by the yellow ray of light that had suddenly appeared from inside the collapsed cave wall where Ye Fan was.
Ye Fan weakly picked himself up and he saw that he was actually in a large cavern and there was a bronze tree in front of him and there was a rich influx of rich spiritual energies.
By now, Fairy Xuan Xueqi had also weakly walked to Ye Fan by leaning herself against the walls of the cavern as she walked.
The two of them weakly supported themselves as they stared at the bronze tree that was in front of them, forgetting that they were protégé master and protégé as they appraised what was in front of them.
This bronze tree was the one that shot the yellow ray of light?
The bronze tree had captivated their attention as it was emitting spiritual aura in a place where the spiritual aura was weak while the presence of desolate aura was strong.
Suddenly they had saw a golden skeleton in the dark ground because it had suddenly shifted and this had startled them.
This golden skeleton was not a human skeleton but a gigantic bird like profound beast.
It should be the skeleton remains of a divine beast instead of a desolate beast as only a divine beast would have the same golden skeleton as a golden celestial.
A telepathic voice was suddenly heard in their heads, seemingly from this skeleton remain. "It has been a very long time since I have any visitors, moreover you are also celestial cultivators. I am using the last divine remnant of my soul to speak with you. The profound attack that you have seen earlier is the last of my divine soul fragment and I will soon disappear."
Ye Fan was shocked that he was actually being saved by a dead divine beast. What kind of an existence was this powerful divine beast it must have been when it was alive. This, he could only imagine.
But he quickly said, "Senior Divine Beast, thank you for saving our lives."
Fairy Xuan Xueqi was also expressing her gratitude as well, "We are truly grateful to Senior Divine Beast for coming to our aid. May I know what kind of a divine beast is Senior Divine Beast so that we can express our gratitude to you?"
The telepathic voice said falteringly, "I am the Six Tail White Phoenix God Beast Helenyus. I am near my end and it may be fated that you have barged into my resting place. I have a favor to ask from the two of you."
Fairy Xuan Xueqi and Ye Fan asked at the same time, "Please tell us and we will surely do our best to return your favor to us."
There was a startled look from Fairy Xuan Xueqi and Ye Fan as they looked at each other; they had just said exactly the same thing and at the same time.
The God Beast Helenyus said weakly, "Below this bronze tree is my precious egg that I've nurturing for a long time. Even though I am dead, I am still nurturing it. Because I had given birth to my egg when I was dying, its lifeblood is extremely weak. This bronze tree is my saint-step profound treasure that I've been using to sustain it."
A saint-step profound treasure…
Both Fairy Xuan Xueqi and Ye Fan were both gasping at the saint-step profound treasure that was in front of them; it was no wonder they had been so awe by its presence.
The God Beast Helenyus sadly said, "The two of you may be my only hope, even though this hope may be very slim."
Fairy Xuan Xueqi said woefully, "Is it because no one can escape from this Abyssal Chasm of Death?"
"That's right," the God Beast Helenyus said matter of fact.
Ye Fan was startled, "Really no escape at all?"
The God Beast Helenyus gently said, "In order to escape from this place, you need to be at least a golden celestial. But it is a pity that you are not and your other friend is dying."
Ye Fan was shocked as he stared at Fairy Xuan Xueqi; he simply could not believe that his protégé mistress would actually be dying; isn't she a golden celestial? It is impossible…
Fairy Xuan Xueqi coughed weakly as she looked away, "I didn't think that the purple noxious fumes will be so strong. But don't worry, I won't die just yet."
Ye Fan was trembling now as he stared at her; he had remembered that his protégé mistress had enveloped him with her profound aura to shield him from the purple mists as they plunged downward…
There was a sudden breaking ache in his heart…
The God Beast Helenyus said, seemingly directed at Ye Fan. "That's it, if you can survive for a few hundred years in this place first."
Ye Fan was stunned, "I have to remain in this place for a few hundred years?"
The God Beast Helenyus answered, "Because you are not strong enough to escape from the Abyssal Chasm of Death yet."
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Author Note:
1. I've been wanting to write about this part for a long time. It is the start of a loving romance between Ye Fan and Fairy Xuan Xueqi.