Planting Golden Lotuses in Fire

The sea of fire formed by the Southern Bright Li Fire blanketed a vast area, its pure white radiance carrying endless destructive power.

Though this was only a fraction of Vermilion Bird's strength, it was still no trivial matter.

After all, Vermilion Bird possessed extraordinary foundations and had the cultivation of a Grand Unity Golden Immortal.

In the current Primordial World, Quasi-Saint-level beings were probably only found on the Sun Star.

Figures such as Rahu, Ancestor Dragon, Yuan Feng, and First Kirin were likely still only at the Grand Unity level.

It was far from easy to advance from Grand Unity to Quasi-Saint.

The improvement of cultivation was not as simple as merely accumulating time.

At this moment, golden divine light dyed the sea of fire.

A powerful Grand Unity level Magic Power also appeared within the sea of fire, emanating from Lu Ya.

Lu Ya had borrowed a portion of the Sun Star's Magic Power.

In terms of Magic Power alone, the current Lu Ya was no less formidable than Yuan Feng and the others.

With the Sun Star as his true body, Magic Power had never been a problem for his incarnation.

Compared to cultivation, progress in Dao comprehension was the real issue.

The Sun Star hung high in the sky, overlooking the earth.

With an indifferent state of mind, it observed everything.

One's mentality was also affected by the body. From a scientific perspective, endocrine imbalances could make a person depressed or anxious, while a good mood could even unlock one's potential.

Now that his body had become the Sun Star, the impact on his mentality was naturally considerable.

Furthermore, with vast amounts of time and extensive experience, one's state of mind would also undergo significant changes.

Great power also required a powerful "heart" to control it.

Looking up at the Sun Star from the Primordial Great Earth, one could not see any change in it.

Yet Lu Ya now stood within the sea of fire.

Centered on Lu Ya, ten thousand golden lotuses bloomed, their dazzling golden light radiating from every flower.

The originally pure white sea of fire was dyed gold.

These golden lotuses were formed from immense Magic Power.

Only when my fate is in my own hands can I plant golden lotuses in fire.

"Damn it!" Fury burned in Vermilion Bird's eyes.

Beyond her rage, Vermilion Bird also felt fear.

Grand Unity level Magic Power already far surpassed Vermilion Bird's.

However, besides her Magic Power, Vermilion Bird had comprehended several laws, with the Law of Fire as her primary one.

Moreover, Vermilion Bird had attained a Grand Unity Dao Fruit.

And Vermilion Bird's innate divine ability was also extraordinary.

In terms of Magic Power, Lu Ya could crush Vermilion Bird, but in Dao comprehension, he was far inferior.

As for laws, Lu Yang had already gained some insight.

With the Sun Star as his foundation, his Primordial Spirit could barely perceive laws even at the Mystic Immortal level.

Now, Lu Yang's Primordial Spirit was at the Golden Immortal level, so comprehending laws was naturally much easier.

Treating the sea of fire as nothing, Lu Ya brought forth twenty-one Flying Daggers.

These Flying Daggers were Innate Spiritual Treasures, each differing in shape and size.

As one Flying Dagger after another rose into the air, they underwent countless transformations in the wind.

Sharp killing intent emerged, completely locking onto Vermilion Bird.

Lu Ya had indeed developed the intent to kill.

What? Vermilion Bird would become a "sacred beast" in the future, one of the Four Spirits of Heaven and Earth?

The future held infinite possibilities.

Not even Hongjun would be spared if he deserved death, much less Vermilion Bird.

Perhaps he would have hesitated with the mindset he had upon first transmigrating, but his current mindset knew no hesitation.

For the Yellow Middle Plum, Lu Ya did not mind killing Vermilion Bird, nor did he care about offending the Phoenix Clan.

When Lu Ya emerged from the sea of fire, the Flying Daggers he had unleashed were already besieging Vermilion Bird.

Vermilion Bird brought forth a crimson cover, also an Innate Spiritual Treasure.

The cover hovered above Vermilion Bird's head, casting down a scarlet curtain of light.

Though the Flying Daggers were fierce, they were blocked by the scarlet light curtain.

However, judging by the way the light curtain trembled, it clearly would not hold for long.

Because the gap in Magic Power was so immense, even though Vermilion Bird's Dao comprehension was profound and her treasure was of high grade, she still fell into a disadvantage almost instantly.

Moreover, Vermilion Bird's Magic Power was rapidly draining away.

She was expending Magic Power over a hundred times faster than Lu Ya.

At this moment, Vermilion Bird felt the great terror of life and death.

Though an Innate Spiritual Root was important, Nature and Life were more important.

If she were a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, she would be Immortal and Undying, and erasing a Grand Unity Golden Immortal would be difficult. But Vermilion Bird was currently only a Grand Unity Golden Immortal.

With Lu Ya's current abilities, killing a Grand Unity Golden Immortal was no difficult matter.

But killing a Grand Unity Golden Immortal would be difficult.

Against an ordinary Grand Unity Golden Immortal, Grand Unity level Magic Power would reduce them to dust in an instant, but Vermilion Bird was no ordinary Grand Unity Golden Immortal.

Besides, Lu Ya's Dao comprehension was shallow.

Leaving aside a Grand Unity Dao Fruit, if Lu Ya had attained even a Grand Unity Dao Fruit, dealing with Vermilion Bird would be easier.

After holding out for a moment with a High-grade Primordial Spiritual Treasure, Vermilion Bird had little Magic Power left.

Vermilion Bird then sent a stream of Magic Power sweeping toward the Yellow Middle Plum.

Taking the Yellow Middle Plum away directly would certainly damage it, but Vermilion Bird could no longer care about that.

Even if the Yellow Middle Plum's grade fell, it was still better than losing it.

At the same time, Vermilion Bird activated the Teleportation Array connected to the earth veins.

Vermilion Bird's actions were swift, but Lu Ya was faster.

In fact, when he had overwhelmed Vermilion Bird, Lu Ya had already anticipated that she would flee.

Vermilion Bird would never fight to the death over an Innate Spiritual Root.

And Vermilion Bird would certainly take the Yellow Middle Plum with her if she could.

Since he had foreseen it, Lu Ya dealt with it calmly.

Destruction was often easier than construction.

With a wave of Lu Ya's hand, the twenty-one Flying Daggers crisscrossed through the void.

In but an instant, the Teleportation Array linked to the earth veins was destroyed.

As for the Magic Power Vermilion Bird sent toward the Yellow Middle Plum, Lu Ya also blocked it.

Vermilion Bird's strongest offensive method was the Southern Bright Li Fire, yet it could do nothing to Lu Ya.

Although Vermilion Bird held the advantage in Dao comprehension and divine abilities, she could not make up for her disadvantage in Magic Power.

Below the Grand Unity level, it was not difficult to fight above one's level with powerful treasures or divine abilities, but for the Grand Unity level to contend with the Grand Unity level was incomparably difficult.

Lu Ya sought a swift battle. He could only bear Grand Unity level Magic Power for a short time, and that short time was merely a few Primordial Days!

If Lu Ya's own cultivation improved somewhat, he could try bearing Quasi-Sage Magic Power for a short time.

Under the Heavenly Dao, his true body could not cultivate the physical body and could only cultivate the Primordial Spirit.

His incarnation also focused primarily on cultivating the Primordial Spirit.

Once the incarnation perished, both body and Primordial Spirit would return to the Sun Star.

Seeing the Teleportation Array destroyed, Vermilion Bird was greatly alarmed.

When she had originally set up the Teleportation Array here, Vermilion Bird had not only used a great quantity of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures but had also spent several months.

Yet it had been destroyed in such a short time.

What she now had to consider was how to escape unscathed.

Taking the Yellow Middle Plum was impossible. Vermilion Bird gritted her teeth and withdrew, fleeing into the distance.

Lu Ya did not pursue her, merely watching as Vermilion Bird escaped.

Even if he killed Vermilion Bird, the Primordial Spirit Imprint within the Yellow Middle Plum's origin would take several epochs to disappear.

A Grand Unity Golden Immortal's Primordial Spirit Imprint was not easily erased.

If it were a Grand Unity Golden Immortal's Primordial Spirit Imprint, it would not be strange for it to persist through several calamities.

"With my current Primordial Spirit Cultivation, erasing the Primordial Spirit Imprint within the Yellow Middle Plum's origin will be difficult." Lu Ya felt a headache coming on.

The Innate Spiritual Root reputed to be the foremost in the Primordial World was right before him, yet it already had an owner. It was truly frustrating.

Vermilion Bird would certainly be unwilling and would not simply hand over the Yellow Middle Plum.

It was foreseeable that a group of Phoenix Clan experts would come rushing over.

Yuan Feng would likely even come from the Immortal Volcano in the south.

After flying beyond the Primordial Great Array concealing the Yellow Middle Plum, Vermilion Bird fled hundreds of millions of miles away.

"What does this mean?" Vermilion Bird's nameless rage surged, and the fire in her heart nearly became tangible.

Unprecedented fury filled her heart.

She could sense the Primordial Spirit Imprint within the Yellow Middle Plum's origin.

Would it be difficult for a Grand Unity level expert to erase her Primordial Spirit Imprint?

What did it mean that he had not erased it?

This was sheer contempt.

It was a provocation against the entire Phoenix Clan!

Stopping in the sky hundreds of thousands of zhang above the ground, Vermilion Bird used a Great Divine Ability to contact the clan leader, Yuan Feng.

The Primordial World was too vast. This place was extremely far from the Immortal Volcano in the south, and even a Grand Unity Golden Immortal flying at full speed would require many years.