"Rumble!"
The ground trembled, and lava erupted.
The great mountain nearby, tens of thousands of feet tall, seemed on the verge of collapse.
Suddenly, another vast expanse of crimson lava surged forward.
A flying creature flapped its wings, piercing through the magma-filled sky.
The instant this creature passed through the lava, all the flames within were devoured.
With the flames gone, the volcanic ash scattered.
The flying creature, having consumed a large amount of flame, stabilized itself.
It resembled a crane in its form, but with a human face, a single leg, a blue body, red spots, and a white beak.
This was a Bi Fang, barely reaching the True Immortal cultivation. Among the Phoenix Clan, it was considered insignificant.
However, the Bi Fang's origin was quite good.
It disdained grains and instead feasted on flames.
In most parts of the Immortal Volcano, the Bi Fang thrived, consuming vast amounts of flame daily.
With Lu Ya's arrival at the Immortal Volcano, the Bi Fang became his attendant.
This was considered a favor to the Bi Fang.
Given Yuan Feng's current regard for Lu Ya, she would even allow a Golden Immortal like Qing Luan to serve as his attendant if Lu Ya wished.
Therefore, after becoming Lu Ya's attendant, the Bi Fang felt not humiliation, but overwhelming gratitude.
A divine sense emanated from the Bi Fang's brow, covering a radius of ten million miles.
Sensing the changes in the Earth Veins of this region, the Bi Fang was secretly astonished.
Lu Ya, with his Great Divine Ability and Great Magic Power, was clearing the Earth Veins, filling the Bi Fang with awe.
One must understand that the Earth Veins of the Immortal Volcano were no ordinary matter.
Even a small Earth Vein of the Immortal Volcano was difficult to clear; the Bi Fang certainly couldn't manage it.
As for clearing the major Earth Veins, even the powerful figures in the clan would find it extremely arduous.
Yet now, Lu Ya was clearing the main Earth Veins.
As far as the Bi Fang knew, there were as many small Earth Veins in the Immortal Volcano as stars in the sky, and hundreds of millions of major Earth Veins.
There were only a few dozen main Earth Veins.
The power of any single main Earth Vein was terrifying.
Within the clan, besides Yuan Feng, there were very few who could clear a main Earth Vein.
Deep underground, billions of feet down.
In the blazing white sea of fire, a few turbid 'waves' occasionally appeared.
This sea of fire was one of the main Earth Veins of the Immortal Volcano.
Vast amounts of Innate Li Fire surged, followed by even more Postnatal Li Fire.
Spiritual Qi and turbid Qi were also mixed in.
Lu Ya's figure appeared within this sea of fire.
Clearing the Earth Veins was real, but Lu Ya wasn't doing it for Merit, nor to contribute to the Phoenix Clan. He was searching for the origin of the Immortal Volcano.
Yuan Feng certainly knew the location of the Immortal Volcano's origin, and so did some of the high-ranking members of the Phoenix Clan.
But they wouldn't easily tell Lu Ya.
Even with the ability to resonate with the Immortal Volcano, finding its origin was not an easy task.
However, through the process of clearing the Earth Veins, Lu Ya had gained some clues.
With his own Magic Power, clearing small Earth Veins was quite easy, but clearing major Earth Veins was more difficult.
He could clear a main Earth Vein only by 'summoning' a portion of his Main Body's power to augment himself.
Feeling that he was getting closer to the origin of the Immortal Volcano, Lu Ya rejoiced inwardly.
It seemed he would soon find the location of the Immortal Volcano's origin.
He hoped his guess was correct.
If the origin of the Immortal Volcano and the Sun Star truly shared the same source, the benefits to him would be immense.
Suddenly, Lu Ya's mind stirred. A leaf he wore on his person began to glow.
The leaf was small and exquisite, delicate and translucent, with a light emerald color.
Faint Innate radiance flowed around the leaf.
It was refined from the leaf of an Innate Wutong Tree, and it was also the symbol of the Phoenix Clan.
After careful examination, the symbol had Phoenix Script flowing through it, appearing and disappearing, exuding mystery, seeming more ancient than the Primordial Era.
Phoenix Script was the writing system invented by the Phoenix Clan.
The Dragon Race, for instance, had Dragon Script.
There were also Golden Seal Script and Jade Scroll Script, among others.
However, only a select few mastered Phoenix Script.
Even within the Phoenix Clan, very few below the Grand Unity level knew Phoenix Script.
This showed just how difficult it was to master Phoenix Script.
To popularize Phoenix Script as the common script for the Primordial Era was a long and arduous journey.
It was worth noting that the Phoenix Clan's symbols also had different grades: three Innate grades and three Postnatal grades.
The one Lu Ya wore was Innate High-grade, the highest grade of the Phoenix Clan's symbols.
By communicating with the Phoenix Script symbol using a wisp of his divine sense, Lu Ya heard Yuan Feng's message.
"Send me to the Phoenix Cave?" Lu Ya was taken aback.
The Phoenix Cave was located on the main peak of the Immortal Volcano, which was also Yuan Feng's dojo.
Even among the Phoenix Clan, not many were qualified to enter the Phoenix Cave.
Most of the Phoenix Clan's core secrets were also kept within the Phoenix Cave.
Lu Ya strode into the Phoenix Cave, while Bi Fang could only wait outside.
Bi Fang was not qualified to enter the Phoenix Cave at this time.
Upon entering the Phoenix Cave, he saw dense Innate Spiritual Qi forming a mist.
If Lu Ya used his Sun God Eye, he could see a towering tree in the distance, which was an Innate Wutong Tree.
Many nests were built on the Innate Wutong Tree, some of five colors, some of seven, and some of nine.
Yuan Feng's nest was the highest on the Innate Wutong Tree, and it was magnificent and resplendent, adorned with many rare treasures.
Counting them, there were a total of thirty-seven nests on the Innate Wutong Tree.
The lower the nest, the smaller it was, but even the lowest nests were high-grade Postnatal Spiritual Treasures, each containing its own Great Thousand World within.
Yuan Feng's nest, on the other hand, was an Innate Spiritual Treasure, with an internal space equivalent to at least a thousand Great Thousand Worlds.
Lu Ya was also qualified to build a nest on the Innate Wutong Tree, but his ambitions lay elsewhere.
As soon as Lu Ya entered the Phoenix Cave, Yuan Feng teleported him.
Sensing the spatial distortion, Lu Ya did not resist.
With a dizzying spin, Lu Ya was instantly teleported to the Innate Wutong Tree, directly in front of Yuan Feng.
"Fellow Daoist, for what purpose have you summoned me?" Lu Yang asked with a smile.
Yuan Feng did not beat around the bush and stated directly that she intended to teach Lu Ya the Nirvana Method.
"Nirvana Method?" Lu Ya was surprised.
As far as he knew, the Nirvana Method was one of the Phoenix Clan's major Divine Abilities.
Yuan Feng also had her considerations.
It was not an overstatement to value a Grand Unity level expert joining the Phoenix Clan.
Lu Ya had also been at the Immortal Volcano for several decades.
Moreover, Lu Ya had also cleared many Earth Veins, contributing to the Phoenix Clan in a way.
Additionally, learning the Nirvana Method would deepen his connection with the Phoenix Clan.
This was also a bond.
With all these considerations, Yuan Feng made this decision.
Since Yuan Feng was willing to impart the Nirvana Method, Lu Ya was naturally eager to learn.
Although there were no eavesdroppers here, Yuan Feng still cast a spell to block any potential listeners.
As Yuan Feng explained the Nirvana Method, Lu Ya focused his mind and began to comprehend it.
Nirvana rebirth, this was a form of immortal body.
Immortal bodies were not uncommon in the Primordial Era.
However, immortal bodies were divided into different levels.
An immortal body was one that could not be killed by ordinary weapons; one that could not be destroyed by Postnatal Spiritual Treasures was also an immortal body; and one that even Innate Spiritual Treasures could not kill was an even greater immortal body.
Some beings with good origins were directly immortal bodies.
As for Lu Ya now, he could regenerate from a drop of blood on the Sun Star.
The Phoenix Clan's Nirvana Method, however, was different. Cultivating this method allowed one to be reborn through fire, and each rebirth would make them significantly stronger.
According to Yuan Feng, if the Nirvana Method was cultivated to great success, a True Immortal at the True Immortal level would be elevated to the Mystic Immortal level after one nirvana, and a Mystic Immortal would become a Golden Immortal after a few nirvanas.
Even a Grand Unity Golden Immortal would experience a significant increase in cultivation after one nirvana.
However, cultivating the Nirvana Method was not easy. First, one had to comprehend the Law of Fire.
Being able to comprehend the Law of Fire meant one was at least a Golden Immortal! This requirement was truly not low.
Once the Nirvana Method was successfully cultivated, it could be passed down through bloodline inheritance, allowing descendants to directly possess this divine ability.
Under Yuan Feng's explanation, Lu Ya easily comprehended the Nirvana Method.
Lu Yang comprehended the Law of Fire, although the power of the law was still weak.
Therefore, his clone could also cultivate the Nirvana Method.
As Lu Ya cultivated the Nirvana Method, a blurry phantom appeared behind him.
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