In the novels, the main character started cultivating from the phoenix. After the phoenix was killed by the Eastern Emperor, the main character cultivated on his own and obtained an innate sword.

He had even cultivated at the Three Pure Ones. Zhurong had given him a drop of blood essence.

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"The Wilderness: Taking the Phoenix Ancestor as a Maid at the Beginning" is a fantasy and oriental fantasy novel written by the author Jianfeng Pianfeng 233. The general plot of this novel is as follows:

Before the creation of the world, he became the first Qilin in the Primordial World and was the ancestor of Qilins! However, the Origin Kylin was worried. It wasn't just because of the war between the three races, but also because of the Heavenly Dao's scheme. Fortunately, at this moment, the selection system appeared! [Take the Phoenix Ancestor as a servant. Reward: The host is the Primordial Supreme Great Dao Scripture to resist the Heavenly Dao's scheme!] [If the number of clansmen exceeds 60 million, the reward will be the Chaos Pearl!] [If the overall strength of the clan members is raised to the Golden Immortal realm, the host will be rewarded with the fruit of reaching the Saint realm!] Countless years passed. The Origin Kylin, who had long reached the peak of the Great Dao Saint, suppressed the world, and the Qilin clan controlled the entire Primordial World!
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Phoenix Soars in the Nine Heavens was a fantasy romance novel written by the author, Wuxin Guying. The general plot of this novel was:

Because I love you, I killed you when you became a demon. Because I love the world, I would rather push it back to history and repeat the nine reincarnations. I finally understand that everything is destined to be unstoppable. The former can't be chased, but the latter can continue! Since I can't save the dead, I'd rather die than save the present! What the creator couldn't do, I'll do it by crushing his flesh and soul! Gatha said: Phoenix scattered, heaven and earth chaos. The phoenix spring dried up, and all kinds of sacrifices came out. At the beginning of the battle, Huang Ao died. Yin and Yang combined, and the Empress appeared. The phoenix god was sealed, and the phoenix flew together.
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"Divine Phoenix Art of Domination" was a fantasy novel written by the author, Time Like Water. The general plot of this novel was:

When the War God was reborn, the trash of the Xuan Zhan Continent's third-grade Duke Long Family, Long Xiaotian, obtained the Divine Phoenix Spear and cultivated the Divine Phoenix Art. He achieved the Divine Phoenix Bloodline and reversed fate. He fought against the demons and saved the continent. He went straight to the Nine Heavens to take revenge. He slaughtered ferocious beasts and saved the living. He transcended life and death and was no longer in the five elements. He led the humans through the extinction of the world and dominated the sky.
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The book "Empire of Cultivation" was a fantasy immortal cultivation novel written by the author, One Rider in the Red Dust. The general plot of this novel was:

The son of the phoenix had returned to the mortal world! Using the blood of a phoenix to save the spirits of heaven and earth! He used the power of the people to destroy the might of immortals! This was the history of an ordinary young man rising up step by step! Hot blood, courage, determination, silence, and tenacity were all in it!
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Lai Yi Feng Zi was a fantasy romance novel written by the author, Wang Zixiao. The general plot of this novel was:

When they first met, she was a skinny orphan who had lost her parents and loved ones and was filled with hatred, while he was a young man who had just established his achievements and was unparalleled in martial arts. Later, he took her in, and she attached herself to him, filled with hatred. The country, the world, the Jianghu, gratitude and hatred. Later on, he lost her, and she forgot him because of the cycle of fate. Everyone knew that there was a female Feng Lai Yi in the world. She was a woman with unparalleled beauty and was the daughter of destiny. However, they didn't know that the figure that had survived after the Nirvana Phoenix...
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The Evil Prince of Kendo was a fantasy novel written by the author, Feng Chu. The general plot of the novel was:

In the Endless Mainland, there were many families and sects. Strength was supreme. When the experts were angry, millions of corpses would be slaughtered, and blood would flow like a river.
Swordsmen had an indestructible heart and could kill without stopping. They could move forward bravely and reach the peak of martial arts.
The wind and clouds changed, and the Evil Monarch of a generation rose against the trend.
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"Wilderness: Raising Dragons and Phoenixes in My Backyard" was a fantasy novel written by the author, the Flying Wind Divine Eagle. The general plot of this novel was:

The world was chaotic, demons ran amok, the three worlds were in turmoil, and the world was in ruins. Who ruled justice? Only the Golden Immortal Sword. The sword is unsheathed, the dragon rides the fog, the Tao becomes an immortal, the four directions surrender, the chivalrous spirit is honest and upright in the world. The blade clanged, and the phoenix rose into the sky. The phoenix followed the dragon, and no one could compete with it. The sword and knife were chivalrous, and the world was peaceful.
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"The Phoenix" was an ancient romance novel written by the author, Jimo Wushuang. The general plot of this novel was:

Brothers fight each other, brothers kill each other, the monarch takes the wife of the minister, the father takes the daughter-in-law of the son!
The absurdity of the royal family had created the awkwardness and tragedy of Mu Danhuang's life…
Cut, wrong script. Start over.
He was forced to leave home and go to Jiangnan. After ten years of bitter cultivation, his martial arts were enough to look down on the world.
Let's see how a martial arts grandmaster of his generation will deal with the schemes and conspiracies of the public and the dark when he returns to his home.
Mu Danhuang said,"A fierce life doesn't need to be explained!"
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"The Little Phoenix Rising from the Sky" was a light novel written by the author, who accompanied you in writing. It was a derivative Doujinshi novel. The general plot of this novel was:

What should he do if a little phoenix had some memories that it shouldn't have? Wow, it's so dangerous outside. What? I'm a little phoenix that was struck by life? It's so scary. I want to go back to the egg. No, I still want to find a saintess or something to lay down for me. I'll fight it out! Seizing opportunities and cultivating masterpiece techniques. Once he arrived, the others could not get anything. Once the precious technique was used, all directions were destroyed, and no one was a match for it. The Great Era had gone through ups and downs, the years had changed, the eras had changed, and the Celestial King's corpse had also floated. Only the little phoenix had the last laugh.
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"Phoenix Dance and Phoenix Song" was a Xianxia novel written by the author, Ling Lishi. The general plot of this novel was:

Feng Ran Ge was originally a prodigy of the Feng family, but when he was refining the Heaven Defying Pill for his grandfather, he was disturbed by two trash and died from a backlash. He was reborn in a strange world, with a strange identity. Everything was strange. It was alright! It was alright! With the secret treasure on her, let's see how she can do well in this world! Let's see how she returns to the continent in her previous life to seek revenge on those two scums! Just wait and see! [Additional: A Xi's new article,"A Phoenix's Husband Loves His Wife: The Ghost King's Divine Doctor, Phoenix Concubine". Please support me! Muah (̄ 3 ̄)].