Yao Xixue Arrives at Vermilion Bird Star; Zhu Quezi's Humility

Chaos Bead Space.

Qin Hao continuously cast hand seals, utilizing the Divine Dao Art of the War God Temple to condense his Qin Hao Clone.

This was a move born of necessity.

Because the cultivation methods of the Ancient Clan and the Immortal Clan were two completely different paths, one could even say they were two entirely separate systems.

The Ancient Clan did not cultivate the Primordial Spirit, did not cultivate artistic conception, and did not cultivate origin; they relied purely on their physical bodies and divine abilities.

As they continuously absorbed the power of heaven and earth, their bodies would grow increasingly massive.

The Immortal Clan's method, however, focused primarily on the Primordial Spirit and artistic conception, eventually transforming that artistic conception into origin.

These two forces were incompatible; to cultivate both systems simultaneously, one had to condense a clone.

By then, he would merge the clone with his true self to achieve the goal of dual-cultivating both the Ancient and Immortal paths.

Unless one was like Wang Mazi, who used a strand of hair from the ancestor of the Immortal Clan to re-condense a second set of meridians within his body, it was impossible for a single body to contain both Ancient and Immortal powers.

After a long while, the Qin Hao Clone was finally condensed.

This clone was created by Qin Hao using his own essence blood and divine sense, so naturally, it looked exactly like him, save for the lack of cultivation.

The Divine Dao Art of the War God Temple was incomplete, so the condensed clone had a fatal flaw.

That was, the clone only had a lifespan of half a jiazi, which was thirty years.

However, as the clone's cultivation level increased, its lifespan would also grow.

For an ordinary person, it would be extremely difficult to raise a clone's cultivation to a high level within thirty years.

After all, many a cultivator would spend more than thirty years just breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Realm.

But Qin Hao did not have this concern.

After all, he had previously been an Infant Transformation Expert.

Furthermore, before coming to the Land of the Ancient God, Qin Hao had already made preparations for condensing the clone.

"Swish!"

Qin Hao slapped his Storage Bag, and a large pile of bottles and jars appeared.

These bottles and jars contained all the medicinal pills he had prepared for the clone.

From Spirit Liquid, Spirit Seizing Pill, and Creation Pill for the Qi Condensation Stage, to the Foundation Establishment Pill and Qizuo Pill for the Foundation Establishment Realm, and even the Tianli Pill and Earth Transformation Pill for the Core Formation stage.

The pills Qin Hao prepared were enough for the clone to cultivate all the way to the Nascent Soul Realm.

In addition, Qin Hao had over a hundred Supreme Grade Spirit Stones in his body.

The spiritual power contained within these Supreme Grade Spirit Stones was extremely pure and vast.

If he were to refine them all, it would be enough for his clone to cultivate to the Grand Perfection of God Transformation.

As for the Infant Transformation stage, that would require sufficient Immortal Jade, which Qin Hao did not have at this stage.

He would have to wait until he traveled to other maps to activate the system again.

Alliance Star Domain.

At the border between the deep west and the south, there was a semi-abandoned Cultivation Star.

This was where the Vermilion Bird Star was located.

Years ago, the Cultivation Alliance had granted this Cultivation Star to the Vermilion Bird Country to establish their nation, but the indigenous Immortal Remnant Clan lived here.

A heaven-shaking, earth-shattering battle between the two sides had reduced the once spirit-rich planet to a semi-abandoned state.

On this day, in the void outside the Vermilion Bird Star, a demonic red glow suddenly appeared, nearly shrouding this entire patch of the Starry Sky.

With the arrival of the red glow, a thick, bloody aura surged forth, illuminating the area into a world of blood.

Within the blood light sat a throne made entirely of blood-colored jade, upon which sat a stunningly beautiful woman.

The woman had Phoenix Eyes and a murderous look at the corners of her brows; she wore a white robe and was none other than the Blood Ancestor's Daughter Yao Xixue.

Behind Yao Xixue stood four Servants, each of whom radiated the fluctuations of the Grand Perfection of the Ascension stage.

"Is this the Vermilion Bird Star?"

Yao Xixue's Phoenix Eyes looked toward the planet ahead, and she muttered, "I wondered why I had never heard of it; it turns out to be just a semi-abandoned Cultivation Star. It truly made me search hard!"

She had set out from the Blood Star and arrived at the nearest Trading Star.

There, she finally bought a star map to the Vermilion Bird Star and headed straight for it.

On the way, a Mid-stage Asking Peak Cultivator had been blind enough to try and scheme against her.

Before Yao Xixue could even use the magic treasure given to her by the Blood Ancestor, one of her Servants appeared and beat the Mid-stage Asking Peak Cultivator to death on the spot.

The Servant revealed his identity and followed directly by Yao Xixue's side.

From then on, no one dared to provoke her for the rest of the journey.

"Let's go, we are descending!"

Yao Xixue narrowed her phoenix eyes, thinking to herself, Qin Hao, this young lady has come to find you. This time, I will certainly capture you and whip you relentlessly to vent the hatred in my heart.

A semi-abandoned cultivation star was at most a Level 6 Cultivation Nation.

Even though Qin Hao was a core disciple of a Level 6 Cultivation Nation, Yao Xixue was not the least bit worried.

Because the four servants at the Peak Profound Ascension stage behind her were enough to sweep across the entire cultivation star.

"BOOM!"

Because they made no attempt to conceal their auras and charged straight toward Vermilion Bird Star, they drew the attention of countless cultivators on the planet.

At this moment, every cultivator looked up toward the sky dome.

They saw five streaks of blood-colored flowing light breaking through the Gale Layer from beyond heaven.

At the summit of Vermilion Bird Mountain, the core of Vermilion Bird Continent, Zhu Quezi, dressed in fire-red robes with white hair and beard, suddenly appeared.

He looked up at the sky, and upon sensing the aura of those five streaks of light, his expression changed drastically.

Zhu Quezi sensed that among those five figures, four were at the Peak Profound Ascension stage.

As the master of Vermilion Bird Star, his own cultivation was only at the late-stage Asking Peak.

Now that four experts from the outer domain with strength far exceeding his own had arrived, what could they possibly be here for?

"SWISH!"

Zhu Quezi's figure flashed as he shifted toward the sky.

He quickly arrived before the group, cupped his hands in a salute, and said, "This old man is Zhu Quezi, master of Vermilion Bird Star. I greet you, seniors. May I ask what brings you to my Vermilion Bird Star?"

As he spoke, Zhu Quezi quietly sized up the five individuals.

He was astonished to discover that those four experts at the Peak Profound Ascension stage all deferred to this stunningly beautiful woman with Yin Transformation cultivation.

What exactly was her status? Could she be from a Level 7 Cultivation Nation?

That was a cultivation nation that possessed experts with the Second Step Great Divine Ability.

"You are the master of Vermilion Bird Star?"

Yao Xixue rested her chin on her palm, glanced at him indifferently, and asked, "Do you know where the Huofen Kingdom is?"

"Huofen Kingdom?"

Zhu Quezi was stunned; he had never heard of this cultivation nation.

Could it be a sect from some Level 4 Cultivation Nation?

Why would someone from a Level 7 Cultivation Nation travel across the star domain to find a Level 4 Cultivation Nation?

"I have never heard of the Huofen Kingdom!"

After saying this, Zhu Quezi feared angering them and added an explanation: "However, all the cultivation nations on Vermilion Bird Star are recorded by my Vermilion Bird Country. I can have someone check."

"Would the noble lady and the seniors care to move to Vermilion Bird Country?"

"Lead the way!"

Yao Xixue commanded directly.

"Yes!"

Zhu Quezi replied, making a gesture of invitation, and said, "Noble lady, please follow me!"

As he spoke, he began to lead the way ahead.

Upon returning to Vermilion Bird Mountain, Zhu Quezi said with a smile, "Since the noble lady has come from afar, this old man will have someone prepare some tea and spirit fruit!"

Yao Xixue spoke indifferently, "No need for the trouble. I only wish to find the Huofen Kingdom as soon as possible!"

One of the servants barked, "My young master's status is noble. What fine tea has she not tasted, and what spirit fruit has she not eaten? What could you possibly offer from a semi-abandoned cultivation star?"