Vermilion Bird's Astonishment

A small sapling was enveloped in Chaos Primordial Qi. Anyone who approached would ordinarily be torn to pieces.

This was the Yellow Middle Plum.

Top-tier Innate Spiritual Roots grew very slowly. It would probably take several dozen Cosmic Epochs before it became a towering tree!

Only after it matured would it blossom and bear fruit.

Heaven and earth seemed covered by a layer of emerald gauze. This was the power of an Innate Formation.

Standing beside the Yellow Middle Plum and ignoring the violent Chaos Primordial Qi, Lu Ya frowned deeply.

Discovering the Yellow Middle Plum was a pleasant surprise, but it already had an owner. That was rather frustrating.

Innate Spiritual Roots were things one could only encounter by chance, much less the Yellow Middle Plum, reputed to be the foremost spiritual root in the Primordial World.

Lu Ya was truly unwilling to leave just like this.

For the sake of this spiritual root, it would be worthwhile even to fight a Grand Unity Golden Immortal.

With the support of his true body, Lu Ya would not fear facing a Grand Unity Golden Immortal.

His gaze penetrated the Chaos Primordial Qi as he carefully observed the Yellow Middle Plum.

Its trunk was yellowish-green, with Primordial Dao Rhyme circulating through it.

Misty rosy light coiled around it, while innate divine radiance flickered in and out of sight.

At a glance, it was clearly extraordinary.

Beneath the tree, below the spiritual soil, was a nexus of earth veins.

A formation connected to the earth veins.

"A Teleportation Array!" Lu Ya's eyes flashed.

At that moment, the Teleportation Array connected to the earth veins beneath the Yellow Middle Plum had begun operating, and ripples spread through the void.

The space-time here connected with another, and with the help of a space-time anchor, a living being flew out of the void.

Its body was divided into five parts: three above and two below, embodying the meaning of three heavens and two earths.

Broad above and narrow below, it represented superiority and inferiority. Its wings stretched eight thousand meters, symbolizing the eight winds; its waist was four hundred meters wide, symbolizing the four seasons; its rounded tail represented yin and yang endlessly cycling.

Lu Ya's pupils contracted as he recognized the creature before him.

It was also a flying creature.

The divine bird, Vermilion Bird.

There were Five Insects in heaven and earth, and countless living beings regarded the Vermilion Bird as the Lord of Feathered Insects.

The Vermilion Bird governed the Southern Seven Mansions of the Sky Dome. Phoenixes were birds of Quail Fire and belonged only to the Willow Mansion among the Southern Seven Mansions.

In terms of status, only the first Phoenix in heaven and earth, Yuan Feng, could surpass the Vermilion Bird.

Lu Ya's foundations were still lacking. Compared to this Vermilion Bird, he was far inferior.

The Vermilion Bird's foundations were at least at the Golden Immortal level! They might even be at the Grand Unity Golden Immortal level.

Although Lu Ya was the first Golden Crow since the Beginning of Heaven and Earth, his foundations were only at the Mystic Immortal level.

To create Lu Ya, the Sun Star had even expended a trace of its origin.

Whether creating a Golden Crow with better foundations or upgrading Lu Ya's foundations, neither could be done without the Sun Star's origin.

Although the Sun Star had consumed only a trace of origin to create Lu Ya, it would still take several Primordial Months to recover.

If it consumed a great deal of origin, the Sun Star would need a long time to recover.

The Vermilion Bird's form was magnificent, quite similar to that of a Phoenix.

One saying held that the Vermilion Bird was a kind of Phoenix: it would not perch except on a Parasol Tree, would not eat except bamboo fruit, and would not drink except sweet springs.

With his pair of Sun God Eyes, Lu Ya saw through the Vermilion Bird's cultivation.

Grand Unity Golden Immortal!

Yet he could not tell whether this Vermilion Bird had assumed human form.

Too many living beings still preferred their true forms after assuming human form, rarely using human bodies.

Some living beings simply never assumed human form at all.

The human body was a Dao body and greatly benefited cultivation, but for those with exceptional foundations, assuming human form or not made little difference.

The Vermilion Bird stared at Lu Ya as well, but she was filled with uncertainty and alarm.

A cluster of Southern Bright Li Fire flickered between the Vermilion Bird's brows. Divine light appeared in her eyes, yet she still could not see through Lu Ya.

Within the Phoenix Clan, the Vermilion Bird was also the second most important figure.

Several thousand years ago, some members of the Phoenix Clan had accidentally entered this Primordial Great Array. Though they all perished within it, they still managed to send word out. The Vermilion Bird rushed here over several decades, discovered the Yellow Middle Plum, and was overjoyed.

Since she could not guard it constantly, the Vermilion Bird left her Primordial Spirit Imprint within the Yellow Middle Plum's origin and set up a Teleportation Array.

The Primordial World was too vast. If the distance was too great, even a Grand Unity Golden Immortal could easily spend centuries flying.

Teleportation Arrays greatly facilitated travel for the living beings of all races.

Now, the Phoenix Clan was also a major race of the Primordial World and had Teleportation Arrays spread throughout it.

Whether on the Primordial Great Earth, in the seas, the Sky Dome, the Netherworld, or even at the Ends of the Earth, there were Phoenix Clan Teleportation Arrays.

There were countless Teleportation Arrays established by the Phoenix Clan across the Primordial World alone, while the Dragon Clan, Kirin Clan, and others had no fewer than the Phoenix Clan.

Thus, there were now far too many Teleportation Arrays in the Primordial World.

If she had not set up a Teleportation Array here, even if the Vermilion Bird burned her essence blood, it would still take her several months to arrive.

"Who are you?" the Vermilion Bird asked in the Primordial Common Tongue.

Because she could not see through him, the Vermilion Bird was wary.

Although the Vermilion Bird had extraordinary foundations and Grand Unity Golden Immortal-level cultivation, the waters of the Primordial World ran deep. There were many stronger than her.

In the Primordial World of today, even Yuan Feng possessed only a little fame.

"This humble Daoist is a Kunlun Guest. South of the stone bridge stands my old abode; I cultivated and attained the Dao at the dawn of the Primordial Realm, and only upon gaining immortality did I learn to follow fate's currents." Lu Ya performed a Daoist salute and smiled.

As he spoke, a trace of Li Fire aura emanated from him.

Sensing the Li Fire aura emanating from Lu Ya, the Vermilion Bird's Mind and Spirit jolted.

He had also attained the Dao as an essence of Li Fire?

The Vermilion Bird's foundation was the Innate Li Fire Essence.

When heaven and earth first opened, Earth, Water, Fire, and Wind raged. There was Li Fire, Resting Soil, True Yin Water, and Non-being Wind.

By deliberately releasing a trace of Li Fire aura, Lu Ya was misleading others.

Because of that Li Fire aura, the Vermilion Bird felt a faint sense of closeness toward him.

However, if Lu Ya intended to lay hands on the Yellow Middle Plum, the Vermilion Bird would not be polite.

"This Yellow Middle Plum is my treasure, and also a great treasure of my Phoenix Clan," the Vermilion Bird said.

As the Vermilion Bird spoke, the Yellow Middle Plum burst forth with dazzling radiance. This was the effect of the Primordial Spirit Imprint within its origin.

Lu Ya calculated inwardly.

The Vermilion Bird's implication was that coveting the Yellow Middle Plum meant making an enemy of her and the Phoenix Clan.

As soon as her words fell, the Vermilion Bird fixed her gaze on Lu Ya.

If he does not covet my Yellow Middle Plum, perhaps we can be friends, the Vermilion Bird thought.

After calculating for only a moment, Lu Ya smiled and said, "This Yellow Middle Plum is fated with me."

For the Yellow Middle Plum, what was the harm in making an enemy of the Vermilion Bird?

And what if he became hostile to the entire Phoenix Clan?

The moment Lu Ya finished speaking, the Vermilion Bird's expression changed abruptly.

The atmosphere immediately grew heavy.

Pure white Southern Bright Li Fire appeared around the Vermilion Bird. Nothing could withstand this fire; it was incomparably domineering.

Even if it was inferior to Sun True Fire, the difference was not great.

The next moment, the Southern Bright Li Fire transformed into a sea of pure white flames.

This was not even the Vermilion Bird's true strength.

Worried that it would affect the Yellow Middle Plum, the Vermilion Bird had already held back considerably.

It would be bad if she destroyed the Yellow Middle Plum.

Facing the sea of flames released by the Vermilion Bird, Lu Ya remained calm.

Although he was a Golden Crow with rather poor foundations, with the aid of his true body's power, he did not fear the Vermilion Bird's flames.

Besides, worried about affecting the Yellow Middle Plum, the Vermilion Bird had used only a small portion of her strength.

Since Lu Ya had made it clear that he intended to covet the Yellow Middle Plum, there was nothing left for the Vermilion Bird to say to him.

They would settle it with their hands!

The next moment, the Vermilion Bird moved her wings, and the pure white sea of flames swept toward Lu Ya.

It blotted out the sky and covered the earth, containing terrifying power.

What happened next was beyond the Vermilion Bird's expectations.

Lu Ya neither dodged nor evaded, and did not even use a magic treasure to protect himself.

Boom!

The sea of flames swallowed Lu Ya's figure.

"What? This..." The Vermilion Bird watched in shock and uncertainty.

Although she had not gone all out, her Southern Bright Li Fire was still exceptionally domineering. There were definitely not many living beings in the Primordial World capable of enduring it.

Even after the sea of flames swallowed Lu Ya, she saw no magic treasure being deployed.

Yet in only a moment, a point of golden light appeared within the sea of flames.

In an instant, the golden light stained part of the pure white sea of flames.

At the same time, the Vermilion Bird sensed a powerful surge of magical power.

This magical power...

Far surpassed hers.

It could probably stand alongside the clan leader's!

This was...

Grand Unity Golden Immortal-level magical power!