"Your Primal Fire—why was Zhong Shan so careless?" Phoenix Matriarch asked in puzzlement.
"Haha!"
The Cinnabar Golden Dragon actually laughed. He looked toward Zhong Shan in the distance, his eyes filled with intense admiration. Even his former lofty expression seemed to have vanished.
"What are you laughing at?" Phoenix Matriarch asked, puzzled.
"This Zhong Shan has plenty of pride! And his schemes are deep!" the Cinnabar Golden Dragon said with a laugh.
"Oh?" Phoenix Matriarch was puzzled.
"My Primal Fire isn't something just anyone can refine. This flame is the origin of fire. Zhong Shan doesn't cultivate fire, so he can never comprehend it. That's why he doesn't care about such 'external objects.'"
"External objects? They can save your life when necessary!" Phoenix Matriarch said, puzzled.
"Save his life? Heh, an external object is ultimately still an external object. Look at what he did after obtaining the Pan Gu Axe and the Eternal Evergreen Spear. Did he hide them away like other people? No. He directly transformed them into his own power. Besides, he looks down on external objects! He has the heart to look down upon the world. Beneath that pride, even the 'Primal Fire' is nothing special! He even believes he can surpass me. Keeping the 'Primal Fire' in his hands would make him feel inferior to me! It would affect his state of mind! Using it up early has strengthened his resolve to surpass me!" The Cinnabar Golden Dragon shook his head.
"But isn't that too early? You said before that Tian Daozi's was only a clone. Why didn't Zhong Shan burn Tian Daozi's true body?" Phoenix Matriarch asked, puzzled.
"Because he wants eternal life!" the Cinnabar Golden Dragon said solemnly.
"Wants eternal life?"
"That's right. What makes a strong one? It isn't having divine arts, secret