Primordial Era: A Fateful Encounter with Nuwa at the Start!

Fuxi couldn't change what Nuwa had decided.

Yuan Feng sat cross-legged on the clouds, surveying all of Phoenix Perch Mountain while grooming Bai Chen's fur.

Bai Chen lay obediently on her lap, sleeping and emitting a "purring" sound.

"Little White, I'm about to suppress the South Bright Undying Volcano. Honestly, I really want to bring you along to keep me company and relieve my boredom!"

Since there were no outsiders, Yuan Feng spoke her true feelings.

Yuan Feng found the nickname Nuwa gave Bai Chen quite fitting, so she emulated Nuwa and called Bai Chen "Little White."

"Eek!"

Hearing this, Bai Chen jumped up in fright, its fur standing on end.

"Yuan Feng, I consider Great God Bai Chen your close friend, yet you want to take me to jail with you."

The South Bright Undying Volcano and the Endless Sea Eye were both prisons.

One would endure the eternal torment of fire and earth, while the other would suffer eternal cold and erosion.

Bai Chen estimated that if Yuan Feng took it to the South Bright Undying Volcano, even with Great God Bai Chen's considerable cultivation, it would likely never escape.

The more Bai Chen thought about it, the more scared it became. It began to retreat, putting distance between itself and Yuan Feng, preparing to flee.

It had even been thinking about how to help Yuan Feng escape her predicament in the future, but she was now plotting to harm Great God Bai Chen. How excessive!

"Little White, I'm just joking!"

Seeing Little White's reaction, Yuan Feng couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh.

This fat cat only grew flesh, not courage!

"Phew!"

Bai Chen let out a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Yuan Feng was only teasing it.

After an unknown amount of time, Yuan Feng suddenly picked Bai Chen up, their eyes meeting.

"Little White, you foresaw the Phoenix Clan's current situation, didn't you? That's why you advised me not to contend for dominance in the Primordial Era?"

"If I had heeded your advice, I wouldn't have ended up like this today."

"I regret my past actions!"

Yuan Feng had been contemplating many things during this period.

Today, she was leaving Phoenix Perch Mountain, so she decided to speak her mind.

"Yuan Feng, you can't be blamed entirely. You are a person destined for this Calamity, influenced by Calamity Qi, making it difficult to escape the great Calamity."

"Although the beings in the outside world say it's all your fault, you were a qualified clan leader, worthy of the Phoenix Clan."

Bai Chen didn't directly answer Yuan Feng's question but instead comforted her.

From an outsider's perspective, Yuan Feng was wrong. But from Yuan Feng's and the Phoenix Clan's perspective, she wasn't wrong at all.

If Yuan Feng had made a mistake, it was only that she was a loser.

Losers are not qualified to determine right from wrong!

"Yuan Feng, go with peace of mind. With Great God Bai Chen and Nuwa here, the Phoenix Clan won't be bullied by others."

Bai Chen knew Yuan Feng was leaving, so it comforted her again, wanting her to leave without worry.

"Little White, can Nuwa Prove the Dao?"

Yuan Feng voiced another doubt that had been on her mind.

"Eek!"

"Yuan Feng, how did you know?"

Bai Chen was shocked. Logically, Yuan Feng shouldn't have known this.

Yuan Feng's cultivation at the Half-step Dao Proving stage could indeed allow her to comprehend some of the Great Dao's predetermined fates.

However, Nuwa's status as a Heavenly Dao Saint was a predetermined fate. One would need at least the cultivation of Primordial Unity to comprehend such a matter!

No!

Bai Chen quickly realized. Yuan Feng was trying to trick it.

Despite being close friends with Great God Bai Chen, she was trying to trick him.

Great God Bai Chen, who had been so cautious, had let his guard down and fallen into Yuan Feng's trap.

This Yuan Feng actually used his trust in her to trick him.

Damn it!

"Little White, so you knew all along that Nuwa could Prove the Dao, which is why you chose to leave me and sided with Nuwa."

With Yuan Feng's trick successfully extracting Bai Chen's words, she finally understood.

She finally understood why Bai Chen, that fat cat, had abandoned her, a powerful backer, and thrown its lot in with Nuwa, whose strength was inferior.

As for how Bai Chen knew these things, Yuan Feng didn't pry further. After all, everyone had their own secrets that couldn't be shared with others.

Moreover, in Yuan Feng's eyes, Bai Chen had always been somewhat mysterious.

For example, Bai Chen possessed the strength of a High-level Golden Immortal, yet could not transform into an Innate Dao Body.

"Yuan Feng, since you've guessed it, you should be able to set your mind at ease about the Phoenix Clan!"

Since some things had been brought to light, Bai Chen stopped pretending.

It believed that once Yuan Feng knew Nuwa could Prove the Dao, she wouldn't worry about the Phoenix Clan anymore and could properly reform it.

"Little White, your cultivation isn't high, so I've decided to give you a great fortune."

Bai Chen's cultivation was not high; among Innate Divine Beasts, it could only be considered below average.

Although Yuan Feng knew Nuwa could Prove the Dao, she still worried that Bai Chen would have no means of self-preservation in the Primordial Era afterward.

A flame flew from between Yuan Feng's brows and entered Bai Chen's, forming a phoenix imprint.

Although Yuan Feng was about to leave, she wanted to leave a mark on Bai Chen, telling others that Bai Chen was the cat she raised.

"Little White, this is my Nirvana Phoenix Flame. When you encounter danger, you can use it to kill enemies.

If your injuries are severe, it can also save your life and help you be reborn through Nirvana."

Yuan Feng hadn't just casually placed a mark on Bai Chen; she had bestowed upon Bai Chen one of her divine abilities.

The Phoenix Clan's ability to dominate a region was significantly related to their Innate Divine Ability, Nirvana Phoenix Flame.

Now that Yuan Feng had given this divine ability to Bai Chen, she believed that even without relying on others for support, Bai Chen would have some means of self-preservation in the Primordial Era.

After Yuan Feng finished everything, she looked up to the heavens and prayed:

"Great Dao above, I, Yuan Feng, chief of the Phoenix Clan, due to my own greed, led the Phoenix Clan to contend for dominance in the Primordial Era, engaging in countless killings!

I, Yuan Feng, with my sinful body, am willing to eternally suppress the South Bright Undying Volcano, protect the peace of the Primordial Era, and only wish that the Great Dao grants my Phoenix Clan a sliver of hope."

The Great Dao, sensing Yuan Feng's prayer, responded:

"Granted!"

Immediately, the Great Dao bestowed some merit, stripping away most of the Phoenix Clan's karma and karmic debt. The Phoenix Clan's hope for survival was thus secured.

After receiving the Great Dao's promise, Yuan Feng glanced at the Phoenix Clan on Phoenix Perch Mountain and at Bai Chen.

Then, she transformed into her true form and, without looking back, left Phoenix Perch Mountain, flying towards the South Bright Undying Volcano to suppress it with her own body!

"We respectfully see off our Clan Leader!"

The Phoenix Clan members knelt and saw Yuan Feng off, remaining that way for a long time!

Yuan Feng was the chief of the Phoenix Clan, and also its backbone.

Now that the Phoenix Clan had lost Yuan Feng, it had lost its backbone, causing immense grief to all its beings.

"Yuan Feng, as my first close friend, I, this Great God, will never let you be suppressed in the South Bright Undying Volcano for eternity."

"When the time is right, I will find a scapegoat to suppress the South Bright Undying Volcano in your place and release you."

Bai Chen looked in the direction of the South Bright Undying Volcano and muttered to itself.

As a joke, it, Great God Bai Chen, was a being of great loyalty and righteousness.

How could it possibly watch Yuan Feng suffer the torment of earth fire for eternity within the South Bright Undying Volcano?

However, the Great Dao was currently in charge of the Primordial Era, and the Heavenly Dao had not yet revived. Bai Chen couldn't save Yuan Feng right now.

Furthermore, the scapegoat Bai Chen had chosen had not yet fully matured.

"The Three-legged Golden Crow and the Phoenix are both flying creatures, and they are very resistant to fire. They should be able to withstand the burning of the South Bright Undying Volcano, right?"

Bai Chen looked up at the Sun Star. The scapegoat it had chosen for Yuan Feng was on the Sun Star.

When all the Saints took their positions and the scapegoat had grown, it would be the day Bai Chen rescued Yuan Feng from prison.

As for how the scapegoat felt, what did it, Great God Bai Chen, care?

In the Sun Star Palace, a robust and handsome man who was cultivating suddenly shivered.

"Taiyi, what's wrong?"

The man beside him asked with concern upon seeing this.

After all, for them, brothers born from the spirit of the sun—the Three-legged Golden Crows—it was impossible to shiver for no reason.

"Brother, I'm fine!"

Although Eastern Emperor Taiyi had a bad feeling, he could only pretend to be fine to avoid worrying his brother, Di Jun.

In the ancestral land of the Dragon Clan in the East Sea Dragon Palace, a giant dragon that had been sleeping heard Yuan Feng's oath to the Great Dao and opened its eyes:

"Yuan Feng, is this your choice?"