An Invitation from Yuan Feng

Primordial Great Earth, south.

The scorching heat warped even space itself. This was Immortal Volcano.

Immortal Volcano was not a single mountain, but a range of perilous peaks. Viewed from above, it stretched beyond sight.

Mountains ten thousand zhang tall appeared tiny here. Peaks hundreds of thousands or even millions of zhang high were everywhere, with no shortage of mountains tens of millions or hundreds of millions of zhang tall.

The main peak was even more astonishing.

Magma from the earth's fires surged forth from time to time, flowing through the mountain range.

The rivers, streams, and waterfalls visible in the mountains were all lava.

More terrifyingly, many places were filled with violent Earth, Water, Fire, and Wind that seemed capable of tearing everything apart.

Despite Immortal Volcano's harsh environment, it had still given birth to many living beings.

Flowers, grass, trees, and plants fed on the earthfire magma.

There were also birds and beasts.

Among them, birds were the most numerous.

Looking around, all manner of strange birds could be seen throughout Immortal Volcano, most of them wreathed in flames.

Suddenly, a divine bird flew overhead. It had a qilin's front, a deer's rear, a snake's head, a fish's tail, Dragon Script patterns, a turtle's back, a swallow's jaw, a chicken's beak, and feathers of all five colors. Its wings stretched tens of thousands of meters wide. It was a Phoenix.

In the current Primordial World, the Phoenix was considered the leader of all birds, yet some birds still refused to submit and competed with the Phoenix Clan for supremacy.

Azure Luan, Yellow Feathered Yuan Chu, Purple Feathered Yue Zhuo, and White Feathered Hong Hu could all be seen in Immortal Volcano.

There were also Zhuan Zhi, Sui Tiao, Yi Niao, and the like.

Any bird with profound cultivation generally possessed an enormous body.

Some birds with Golden Immortal level cultivation spanned over a million meters.

The birds of Immortal Volcano all regarded the Phoenix as their leader.

At a certain place on the main peak, a graceful figure appeared. She wore a Seven-Colored Rainbow Robe, her skin as smooth as jade, her face peerlessly beautiful, and her bearing cold and aloof. Within her eyes, countless universes seemed to rise and perish.

Mysterious Dao rhythms flowed around her body, and every gesture of hers made heaven and earth pale.

She was Yuan Feng, the first Phoenix born between heaven and earth.

A strand of divine sense crossed the void and arrived.

It was a message from Vermilion Bird.

Using a Great Divine Ability to communicate with Vermilion Bird far away at Kunlun Mountain, a trace of surprise appeared on Yuan Feng's face.

Vermilion Bird was the strongest member of the clan beneath Yuan Feng herself, only a step away from attaining the Grand Unity Dao Fruit.

There were not many who could defeat Vermilion Bird.

Magic Power no weaker than Yuan Feng's?

Grand Unity level?

Making an enemy of a Grand Unity level expert was not a wise move.

For the sake of an Innate Spiritual Root?

Innate Spiritual Roots were certainly important, but compared to a Grand Unity level expert, which mattered more?

At a certain place in West Kunlun, a Primordial Great Array concealed an area.

Within the array, Innate Jia Wood Qi circulated.

A hazy jade-green radiance draped over heaven and earth like a thin veil.

The Yellow Middle Plum grew slowly.

Lu Ya sat cross-legged beside the Yellow Middle Plum, his face full of worry.

At present, he could not erase the Primordial Spirit Imprint within the Yellow Middle Plum's origin.

When one's Primordial Spirit Cultivation was inferior to another's, erasing their Primordial Spirit Imprint was extremely difficult.

If I transplant the Yellow Middle Plum to the Sun Star, it may be downgraded from a Supreme Innate Spiritual Root to a High-grade Innate Spiritual Root, or even a Mid-grade Innate Spiritual Root.

Thinking this, Lu Ya sighed helplessly.

Continuing to guard this place was not a solution either.

After considering it for a long time, he decided to set up an array here.

However, just as Lu Ya was about to begin arranging the array, a seven-colored Phoenix flew over.

The Phoenix was not large, its wingspan only several thousand meters.

It traveled through the void to arrive here.

As he stared at the Phoenix, Lu Ya's Mind and Spirit jolted.

"Yuan Feng!" Lu Ya's expression became much more solemn.

More accurately, this Phoenix was Yuan Feng's avatar.

Though it was merely one of Yuan Feng's avatars, it still contained Grand Unity Profundity.

Yuan Feng was a genuine Grand Unity expert. She did not merely possess Grand Unity level Magic Power; she had attained the Grand Unity Dao Fruit.

Magic Power was certainly important, but one's Dao attainment was even more important.

To value Magic Power while neglecting Dao attainment was to put the cart before the horse.

Looking carefully at Yuan Feng's avatar, it seemed vague and unfathomable, existing yet not existing, guarding being within nonbeing, returning winds merging together, treading upon Heavenly Light, breathing out and nurturing purity, emerging from mystery and entering the female, seeming lost yet seeming present, continuous and unceasing.

Once the Grand Unity Dao Fruit was attained, it would be possessed forever; once Grand Unity was proven, it would remain proven forever. Even Lu Ya felt envious.

Lu Ya's current Magic Power was nothing remarkable, but his true body possessed immense Magic Power.

Not to mention Grand Unity level Magic Power—even Quasi-Sage Magic Power was nothing before the Sun Star.

Yet in terms of Dao attainment, Lu Ya was still rather lacking.

Fortunately, his true body's Primordial Spirit had reached the Golden Immortal level, constantly comprehending Heavenly Dao, allowing his Dao attainment to steadily advance.

Lu Ya was not particularly surprised that one of Yuan Feng's avatars had come here.

After Vermilion Bird escaped, she would surely contact Yuan Feng, and Yuan Feng would certainly take the matter seriously once she learned of it.

There were not many in the Primordial World who possessed Grand Unity level Magic Power, and even fewer who had attained the Grand Unity Dao Fruit.

As powerful as the Phoenix Clan was, Yuan Feng was currently its only Grand Unity level expert.

If he faced Yuan Feng's true body, even with his true body's support, Lu Ya would still be no match for her.

But against one of Yuan Feng's avatars, Lu Ya had no fear.

Descending from midair, the Phoenix transformed into human form with a shake of her body.

Since she was merely Yuan Feng's avatar, she possessed only Grand Unity Golden Immortal level Magic Power.

Staring at Lu Ya, Yuan Feng's delicate brows furrowed slightly.

Mystic Immortal level cultivation?

This could not possibly be his true cultivation.

Someone capable of easily defeating Vermilion Bird had to be Grand Unity level.

Concealing one's cultivation was nothing unusual, but Grand Unity level down to Mystic Immortal level? That was hiding it a little too thoroughly.

After examining him closely, Yuan Feng realized that she could not see through him completely.

There were things she could not see through.

As expected...

Thus, Yuan Feng did not dare underestimate him.

Next, Yuan Feng parted her red lips and pointed at the Yellow Middle Plum, using it to begin the conversation.

Vermilion Bird was her younger sister. Her younger sister had discovered the Yellow Middle Plum first and had left a Primordial Spirit Imprint within its origin.

When she learned that Lu Ya did not belong to any force in the Primordial World and was merely a Rogue Cultivator, Yuan Feng began making plans.

Although she did not yet know enough about Lu Ya, that did not stop Yuan Feng from wanting to invite him to join the Phoenix Clan.

As Yuan Feng probed him, Lu Ya began pondering as well.

Join the Phoenix Clan?

That was entirely possible.

As for whether he would be drawn into the future great calamity, Lu Ya did not care at all.

This was only an avatar of the Sun Star. Even if it perished, it would merely return to the Sun Star, and reviving it would not be difficult.

Moreover, joining the Phoenix Clan would bring him many benefits.

With that thought, Lu Ya made up his mind.

Thus, he and Yuan Feng hit it off immediately.

After testing him and understanding Lu Ya's attitude, Yuan Feng finally issued her invitation.

Yuan Feng left.

The Primordial Spirit Imprint within the Yellow Middle Plum's origin had also vanished.

Yuan Feng felt that exchanging an Innate Spiritual Root for a Grand Unity level expert joining the Phoenix Clan was well worth it.

Besides, once Lu Ya joined the Phoenix Clan, would the Yellow Middle Plum given to Lu Ya not still belong to the Phoenix Clan?

One had to think on a grander scale.

As the Phoenix Clan's leader, Yuan Feng naturally possessed no small measure of vision.

However, Vermilion Bird was probably feeling quite unhappy.

Lu Ya had also agreed to visit Immortal Volcano after some time.

Of course, "after some time" was not short in the Primordial World. It might mean several hundred or several thousand years, or perhaps several Cosmic Epochs.

After leaving a Primordial Spirit Imprint in the Yellow Middle Plum's origin and setting up an array, Lu Ya also departed.

Though he wanted to transplant the Yellow Middle Plum, the question was where to move it.

He needed to find a blessed land somewhere on the Primordial Great Earth.

Claim Kunlun Mountain as his own? That would be difficult. Better forget it.

On the Sun Star, all kinds of Innate Flames and Acquired Flames mingled together.

Within the Sun Star, however, there were almost entirely Innate Flames.

The aura of fire was incredibly dense.

Suddenly, a Power of Law appeared on the Sun Star, only to vanish in an instant.

Lu Yang was secretly delighted.

Through his efforts, he had gained an initial understanding of the Law of Fire.

Though the Power of Law was still weak, possessing even a trace of it was tremendous progress.

Next, he needed to deepen his comprehension of the Law of Fire.

Furthermore, once he had comprehended the Law of Fire, it would become easier to comprehend other laws by analogy.

Comprehending more laws would also help improve his Dao attainment.