Deep within the Mount Taihang Mountain Range, a chain of volcanoes painted the entire land dark red.
Nether Fire Demonic Apes wandered about the Flamewood Forest beside the volcanoes.
From time to time, their gazes turned toward the central volcano, yet they never dared linger for long before looking away, their eyes filled with both reverence and longing.
At that moment, within the central volcano, an enormous blaze nearly burst from the crater and shot toward the skyline.
Within the spirit fire, a female cultivator in scarlet robes sat facing an elderly woman in azure robes.
A table and spirit tea were set before them.
Yet strangely, even without any fire beneath it, mist rose from the spirit tea, and its fragrance was exceptionally rich.
"Phoenix Daoist Friend, could you tell me more?" The elderly woman was none other than the Qingqiu Fox Saint. After chatting for a long while about mundane pleasantries, she spoke again.
"It seems Qingqiu Daoist Friend is still uneasy. But do you know why the Ye Family has become what it is today?" The woman in scarlet was naturally the Heaven Nirvana Phoenix Saint. Rather than answering, she asked a question in return.
Hearing this, the Qingqiu Fox Saint said nothing more. She merely raised her teacup of her own accord, toasted the Phoenix Saint, and drained it in one gulp.
"If Daoist Friend still does not feel at ease, do you know how many tails Ye Jingcheng's fox has? Do you know what kind of beast that Jade Scale Dragon originally was..."
"Tian Nie Daoist Friend is right to instruct me. This old woman has grown muddle-headed and deserves punishment! Deserves punishment!" the Fox Saint said repeatedly.
"Qingqiu Daoist Friend truly saw through everything. They really did come this way!" The Heaven Nirvana Phoenix