Vermilion Bird Spirit Communion

In the Medicine King Palace, Chu Xinghe stared at the Vermilion Bird Divine Furnace before him, his eyes burning with desire. Right now, it was even more enticing to him than a beautiful woman.

As for his earlier drunkenness, it had long since vanished like smoke.

When it came to holding his liquor, he had it down pat.

Chu Xinghe walked over to the Vermilion Bird Divine Furnace and reached out to stroke it, a lecherous grin spreading across his face.

"Little Vermilion Bird... we can finally play to our hearts' content now."

He sat down cross-legged, and under his guidance, earthfire surged up from beneath the ground. Vermilion Bird Spirit Fire instantly filled the entire Vermilion Bird Divine Furnace, and the phantom Vermilion Bird above it began circling, as if a real Vermilion Bird were dancing with the flames.

But Chu Xinghe had no time to watch it dance. Finding a chance to make the Vermilion Bird Divine Furnace explode was no simple matter, and today's opportunity came only once in a thousand years.

So! Full blast!

Vermilion Bird Spirit Fire had one outstanding quality: ferocity. Even a supreme treasure like the Vermilion Bird Divine Furnace began glowing red after being heated empty by it for just a short while.

But a divine artifact was a divine artifact, after all. Making the thing explode wouldn't be so easy.

So Chu Xinghe went all in!

He poured Spirit Power into the earthfire like his life depended on it. With Spirit Power fueling it, the Vermilion Bird Spirit Fire showed him why it was called the most overbearing flame.

Even the Vermilion Bird Divine Furnace began trembling under its heat.

Almost there, almost there... the furnace is about to explode!

Hmph! No one can stop me this time. Once I get rid of the Vermilion Bird Divine Furnace, even the Grand Elder won't be able to protect me.

The sect master might even come out of seclusion personally to punish me. Getting expelled from the sect might be a bit difficult, but surely I'll at least be stripped of my status as an elite disciple and locked up for three to five years.

That Martial Ancestor cultivation is mine! No one can stop me!

Under Chu Xinghe's control, the Vermilion Bird Spirit Fire had turned into a flaming tornado. Beneath the terrifying blaze, the Vermilion Bird Furnace finally began to buckle. It shook so violently that the entire Medicine King Palace trembled with it.

Crack... A shattering sound rang out, and cracks began appearing across the Vermilion Bird Furnace.

Chu Xinghe nearly jumped for joy at the sight.

Little Vermilion Bird Furnace, you've fallen to my Vermilion Bird Spirit Fire in the end!

Soon after the first crack appeared, fissures spread wildly across the entire furnace. Seeing this, Chu Xinghe turned and ran without another word!

Are you kidding? Even an ordinary pill furnace can burn down a house or two when it explodes. How powerful would an explosion from a divine furnace like the Vermilion Bird Furnace be?

Could it wipe out the entire Medicine King Palace?

If it really does, that would be wonderful!

He raced all the way to the edge of the Medicine King Palace. Looking back, he saw a sea of crimson-gold flames spreading from the palace, followed by a thunderous boom!

Boom! A terrifying explosion erupted from the Medicine King Palace, its roar resounding across the Spirit Crane Palace's entire territory almost instantly.

The shock wave hurled Chu Xinghe more than ten meters through the air. He landed on the ground, covered in dirt and dust.

But right now, Chu Xinghe was truly in pain and loving it.

He had only meant to destroy the Vermilion Bird Furnace, but he had never expected Little Vermilion Bird to deliver so spectacularly. Now the entire Medicine King Palace had blown up. Who could possibly protect him now?

The terrifying blast not only sent Chu Xinghe flying, but also jolted countless disciples and elders of the Spirit Crane Palace sober.

The Grand Elder had been washed clean and tucked into bed with his disciples' help. Though he usually hated drinking, he was rather enjoying being drunk today. His head was swimming, yet he hadn't forgotten to ponder the Spirit Crane Palace's future. He seemed to see it rising to its peak once more under his leadership, even surpassing its former glory.

But the deafening boom yanked the Grand Elder straight out of his dream.

The Great Elder rolled over and leaped out of bed. As Spirit Power circulated through his body, his drunkenness vanished without a trace.

He rushed out of his room and found quite a few disciples and other elders already gathered outside.

"What happened?!" the Grand Elder cried in alarm. But when he followed everyone's gaze into the distance, he understood.

That was the direction of the Medicine King Palace, and right now, flames were soaring into the sky above it!

Something's happened!

Without stopping to say another word, the Grand Elder rushed straight to the Medicine King Palace.

By now, countless others had also sobered up and were hurrying there. But when they arrived outside the Medicine King Palace, the sight before them left them all dumbfounded.

Towering flames had engulfed nearly the entire Medicine King Palace.

The fire dyed the night sky red.

"This... this..." The Grand Elder was completely stunned. The Medicine King Palace was one of the Spirit Crane Palace's most important places, yet now it had been reduced to this!

What happened to heaven blessing Vast Heaven?

The Grand Elder couldn't spare the time to dwell on that question. Putting out the fire was the most important thing now.

Countless people had already begun using Spirit Power to fight the blaze, but the flames in the Medicine King Palace were clearly no ordinary fire. Ordinary disciples stood no chance, and even many elders couldn't completely extinguish them.

"This... this is Vermilion Bird Spirit Fire!" Someone finally realized what the problem was.

This was no ordinary flame, which was why it was so difficult to put out.

Vermilion Bird Spirit Fire?

At that, the Grand Elder's head buzzed!

Vermilion Bird Spirit Fire? Chu Xinghe is the only person in the entire Spirit Crane Palace who can use it. The Grand Elder vaguely remembered that Chu Xinghe seemed to have stayed behind to clean up the mess. How had cleaning up the mess taken out the Medicine King Palace too?

The Grand Elder's brain had nearly ground to a halt. What on earth had Chu Xinghe done? Blown up the entire Medicine King Palace?

Could something have happened to the Vermilion Bird Divine Furnace too?

The Grand Elder panicked. Without another word, he charged forward to help fight the fire.

Meanwhile, at the far edge of the Medicine King Palace, Chu Xinghe had been hiding in a corner for quite some time. The reason he hadn't rushed out immediately was that he had been waiting for the Grand Elder to arrive.

From a distance, Chu Xinghe saw the utterly devastated look on the Grand Elder's face and knew he had truly succeeded this time.

All he had to do now was rush out and tell the Grand Elder that he had accidentally blown up the Vermilion Bird Divine Furnace and burned down the Medicine King Palace as well. If the Grand Elder didn't slap him across the face on the spot, he'd be disgracing his title.

Then, once the fire was out, wouldn't all kinds of punishments come his way?

Chu Xinghe was wild with joy. Heaven never failed those who persevered; he had finally endured long enough to see the light.

He got up, ready to rush out of the Medicine King Palace and receive his punishment. But just as he stood and prepared to dash out, the palace suddenly exploded again. Terrifying flames instantly formed an enormous wave of fire, sending everyone fighting the blaze on the outskirts flying backward.

With his control over Vermilion Bird Spirit Fire, Chu Xinghe didn't have to worry about being burned to death. But just as he was about to rush through the flames and out of the Medicine King Palace, a clear cry suddenly rang out.

It was the cry of a Vermilion Bird!

Accompanied by that cry, the Medicine King Palace, already on the verge of collapse from the fire, instantly shattered into pieces.

The Medicine King Palace came crashing down, dealing the Grand Elder another critical hit like a dagger to the heart.

Chu Xinghe was so excited by the sight that he nearly wet himself. Cheering inwardly, he made his way to the entrance, ready to go out. But behind him, from the heart of the flames consuming the Medicine King Palace, a Vermilion Bird spread its wings and soared into the sky.

The enormous Vermilion Bird filled the sky with firelight, forcing everyone outside the Medicine King Palace back. After circling once above the palace, it seemed to spot its target and plunged from the sky. And the direction it was headed...

Was exactly where Chu Xinghe stood.

"Don't come any closer!"

Chu Xinghe was stunned as he watched the Vermilion Bird suddenly charge at him. Has the Vermilion Bird Divine Furnace become a spirit? Does it know I blew it up? Is it trying to take me down with it?

With no time to think, Chu Xinghe hurriedly summoned his Vermilion Bird Spirit Fire to block the oncoming bird. But this time, the fire couldn't stop it.

The Vermilion Bird passed straight through the Vermilion Bird Spirit Fire and slammed into Chu Xinghe with a boom.

The scene he had imagined, of himself being burned to ashes, never came to pass. The instant the Vermilion Bird struck him, Chu Xinghe felt himself being pulled into a world filled with flames. Fire from all across the sky gathered wildly toward his head, while countless things surged into his mind.

"Junior Brother Xinghe!" Following the direction in which the Vermilion Bird had descended, Feng Fei had spotted Chu Xinghe standing in the sea of fire.

But before he could shout another word, the Vermilion Bird had already enveloped Chu Xinghe.

It wasn't just Feng Fei. Everyone had seen it.

"Vermilion Bird... Spirit Communion! This is Vermilion Bird... Spirit Communion!"

An elder still reeking of alcohol spoke in a trembling voice, but his words sent everyone outside the Medicine King Palace into an uproar.

A legend had always circulated in the Vast Heaven Sect: Medicine Saint Lu Changfeng had once left behind an inheritance for the sect's future disciples.

But the Vast Heaven Sect had searched for four hundred years without finding where the inheritance was hidden.

Some had guessed that it might be hidden inside the Vermilion Bird Divine Furnace, but the furnace had remained dormant for four hundred years, so there had been no way to verify whether it was true.

But today, when the Vermilion Bird soared into the sky, everyone knew the legend was true!

The Vermilion Bird that had soared into the sky was the Medicine Saint Inheritance left behind by Medicine Saint Lu Changfeng!

And now, this Vermilion Bird Spirit Communion was opening the Medicine Saint Inheritance, and the one receiving it was Chu Xinghe, there amid the raging flames.

The Grand Elder stood stunned for a full half minute. But when he came to his senses, all the anger had vanished from his face!

When the Medicine King Palace burned down, he had thought the same as everyone else: Had Chu Xinghe done it by accident?

But now the Grand Elder knew it wasn't Chu Xinghe!

The Vermilion Bird Divine Furnace itself had been searching for an inheritor. So the Vermilion Bird Spirit Fire must have erupted from the furnace and burned down the entire Medicine King Palace. Then the Vermilion Bird had burst out of the furnace to bestow the inheritance upon Chu Xinghe through Vermilion Bird Spirit Communion.

As the Vermilion Bird enveloped the entire Medicine King Palace, the Grand Elder shouted frantically for everyone to retreat.

No one was to fight the fire now, absolutely no one!

If putting out the fire interfered with the Vermilion Bird Spirit Communion and its inheritance, every last one of them would be a sinner condemned throughout the ages by the Vast Heaven Sect.

Who cares about the Medicine King Palace? Let it burn! With the Vast Heaven Sect's strength, rebuilding it would be child's play. But the Vast Heaven Sect has waited four hundred years for this Vermilion Bird Spirit Communion, and today, the Vermilion Bird has finally descended!