On the Solar Star, A Warm Greeting

Leaving the peaceful and serene Longevity Mountain, Xuan Wazi rode his escaping light straight up to the Ninth Heaven. The higher he went, the clearer and brighter the stars of the heavens became, and the more concentrated and pure the power of the stars grew. His target was the sun, hanging high in the sky of the Primordial Era, emitting endless light and heat—the Solar Star!

The Solar Star, formed from Pangu's left eye, was the source of extreme yang and the symbol of light in the Primordial Era. Ordinary beings couldn't even get close, let alone gaze at it for too long without their eyes being scorched. However, for Xuan Wazi, who possessed the Primordial Dao Body and had initially refined the Chaos Bead, this True Solar Fire was still within his tolerance.

The closer he got, the more he could feel the vast, boundless, and all-consuming extreme yang power. The massive celestial body was like an eternally burning fireball, its surface flowing with golden flames, and occasional massive solar flares erupting like fire dragons soaring into the sky, exuding a terrifying might.

"What a guy, this temperature would be perfect for roasting sweet potatoes." Xuan Wazi clicked his tongue in amazement. A thin layer of Chaos Qi automatically appeared around him, shielding him from the scorching heat and the violent True Solar Fire. He didn't directly enter the core of the Solar Star, as that was the lair of Di Jun and Tai Yi, heavily guarded with restrictions.

He concealed his form and flew slowly around the outer perimeter of the Solar Star, his divine sense like a delicate spiderweb, quietly probing. Soon, he sensed that in the area near the core of the Solar Star, there were two extremely powerful presences, like the twin cores of the Solar Star. One was majestic and domineering, the other sharp and blazing—it was Di Jun and Tai Yi! Their cultivation had both reached the late stage of Grand Unity Golden Immortal, and their auras were still climbing, clearly cultivating by borrowing the origin of the Solar Star.

Besides them, there were also traces of the Demon Clan's activities on the Solar Star. Some powerful Golden Crow guards and Fire Crow elite soldiers were patrolling, constructing rudimentary palaces and defensive structures, appearing to be establishing their foundation.

"Tsk, quite ambitious." Xuan Wazi stroked his chin. "Unifying the Demon Clan and establishing the Heavenly Court? A good idea, but unfortunately... it's destined to be a bumpy road." Knowing the subsequent plot, he was naturally aware of the fate of the Demon Clan's Heavenly Court.

"Since I'm here, I might as well give the future Heavenly Emperor and Eastern Emperor a 'welcome gift'?" Xuan Wazi's mischievous mind began to stir again. Forcing his way in was definitely not an option; those two, plus the Chaos Bell, were not to be trifled with. He needed to find a clever way.

His gaze fell upon the True Solar Fire constantly erupting and flowing on the surface of the Solar Star. A brilliant (malicious) idea struck him.

He quietly moved to a relatively remote area where the True Solar Fire was still active. Then, very carefully, he took out... a drop of [Primordial Phoenix Blood Essence] from his system space!

As the Primordial Phoenix Blood Essence emerged, the aura of a supreme divine beast king and the ultimate fire origin permeated the air. Although heavily suppressed by the Chaos Bead's aura, it still caused the surrounding True Solar Fire to become slightly agitated.

What Xuan Wazi intended to do was not to attack, but to... "add flavor"!

He circulated his magic power, extremely slowly and subtly guiding the trace of the "True Meaning of Nirvana" and the origin aura of the "Southern Bright Leaving Fire" contained within this drop of Primordial Phoenix Blood Essence, like ink dropped into water, integrating it into a massive solar flare that was forming!

The Southern Bright Leaving Fire of the Primordial Phoenix, while also an extreme yang fire, leaned more towards "rebirth from destruction," carrying the artistic conception of nirvana. The True Solar Fire of the Solar Star, on the other hand, was pure "burning and destruction," unparalleled in its dominance. These two top-tier fire origins, though having similarities in nature, were not of the same source.

What Xuan Wazi aimed to do was to let this "enhanced" solar flare, during its eruption, silently disperse the subtle Primordial Phoenix fire aura it contained into the core area of the Solar Star, integrating it into the Solar origin that Di Jun and Tai Yi were absorbing during their cultivation!

This subtle trace of foreign fire origin would have no effect in the short term. It might even benefit Di Jun and Tai Yi during their cultivation, making the fire feel more "agile" due to its high quality. However, over time, this tiny bit of foreign origin would act like a seed, subtly influencing their control over the purity of the True Solar Fire, especially when they later attempted to break through to higher realms or fully activate the Chaos Bell and the River Diagram and Luo Script. It might cause extremely subtle, disharmonious friction!

It was like embedding a tiny speck of impurity in a flawless diamond. It would have no effect normally, but when subjected to extreme pressure, it could become the starting point of a crack!

"Heh heh, a 'warm' greeting from the Phoenix Clan. I hope the future Heavenly Emperor and Eastern Emperor like it." After finishing his deed, Xuan Wazi immediately retreated, hiding further away to observe. He watched as the solar flare containing the Primordial Phoenix aura, like a golden giant dragon, roared towards the depths of the Solar Star, eventually slowly merging into the endless sea of flames and disappearing.

Perfect! No one would know!

Having done all this, Xuan Wazi was satisfied and prepared to slip away. However, just as he turned to leave, his peripheral vision caught sight of a relatively "shady" (though still extremely hot) area on the other side of the Solar Star, where some peculiar plants seemed to be growing, emitting a rich fire spirit energy and stellar essence.

"Is that... the Fusang Tree?" Xuan Wazi's eyes lit up. The Fusang Tree was an Innate Spiritual Root that accompanied the Solar Star, one of the Ten Great Innate Spiritual Roots, and the divine tree where the Golden Crow clan resided! Its branches and leaves were top-tier materials for refining weapons and formations with fire and stellar attributes!

"Since I'm here, I can't leave empty-handed, can I?" Xuan Wazi rubbed his hands, his wicked intentions resurfacing. He couldn't afford to provoke Di Jun and Tai Yi for now, but stealing... ahem, borrowing some branches and leaves from the Fusang Tree, that should be fine, right?

He once again concealed his form and silently approached the Fusang Tree forest. He saw giant trees, tens of thousands of feet tall, cast entirely in what appeared to be red gold, with leaves like flames, rooted in the True Solar Fire, standing majestically. The largest among them exuded an exceptionally ancient and powerful aura, likely the mother tree.

Xuan Wazi spotted a relatively peripheral Fusang Tree with a slightly weaker aura and extended his "sinful" hand. He dared not use too much magic power for fear of alerting the two in the core, relying only on his precise control over power. He formed his fingers into a blade, with Chaos Qi swirling around his fingertips, like the sharpest carving knife, carefully cutting towards a branch as thick as an arm, containing pure solar essence.

Just as his fingertips were about to touch the branch—

"Buzz—!"

A faint bell chime, as if resonating from the depths of his soul! Although extremely weak, it carried an supreme power that could suppress the primordial chaos and stabilize the universe!

Xuan Wazi stiffened, feeling as if the surrounding space and time had momentarily frozen! It was the Chaos Bell! Tai Yi had sensed the anomaly?!

He made a decisive move without hesitation, immediately abandoning the branch, retreating rapidly, and simultaneously activating the Chaos Bead to its fullest to conceal himself!

The moment he retreated, an extremely sharp divine sense, carrying scorching killing intent, swept past the spot where he had just been, like a tangible sword light!

"Who?!" Tai Yi's icy voice, like the clash of metal, echoed through the sky of the Solar Star. A figure wearing a Golden Crow imperial robe, with a stern face and eyes as sharp as an eagle's, appeared above the Fusang Tree forest—it was Eastern Emperor Tai Yi! He held a small bell of chaotic color. The bell's chime had stopped, but its invisible pressure caused the flames of the entire Solar Star to momentarily halt.

Xuan Wazi hid under the protection of the Chaos Bead, not daring to even breathe, inwardly exclaiming how close it was. Tai Yi's alertness was too high! Truly worthy of being the future Eastern Emperor!

Tai Yi's divine sense scanned the Fusang Tree forest and its surroundings multiple times, his brow furrowed. He had indeed sensed an extremely faint but unusual spatial fluctuation and foreign aura just moments ago, but it had vanished without a trace in an instant, impossible for even him to lock onto.

"Could it have been a hallucination?" Tai Yi pondered for a moment, then checked the Fusang Trees, finding nothing missing. He then snorted coldly, "Hmph, you coward hiding in the shadows, if you dare to come again, I will annihilate your body and soul!"

With that, he transformed into a golden light and returned to the core of the Solar Star.

Only after Tai Yi's aura completely disappeared did Xuan Wazi let out a long sigh of relief, wiping away non-existent cold sweat.

"Good heavens, I almost capsized in the gutter! This Eastern Emperor Tai Yi truly lives up to his reputation." He was still shaken, but at the same time, he became more acutely aware that none of the top powerhouses in the Primordial Era were easy to deal with.

Although he was a little disappointed about not getting a branch from the Fusang Tree, he had successfully planted a "landmine" for the future two Heavenly Emperors, so this trip wasn't a total loss.

"This place is not suitable for lingering. I'm outta here!" Xuan Wazi dared not stay any longer. His form merged into the void, and he quietly headed towards the opposite direction of the Solar Star—towards the Lunar Star.

"The Solar Star sent 'warmth,' so the Lunar Star should send some 'coolness,' right? I heard those two goddesses are famous ice beauties in the Primordial Era..." Xuan Wazi flew away, stroking his chin, a "mischievous" smile reappearing on his face, the kind that made those who knew him shiver.