Merciless

Heaven of Purple Firmament.

There was neither sun nor moon in the sky, only wisps of purple qi that turned to radiant light and spilled down, filling the world.

Fang Qing reclined high on a cloud couch, his expression impassive as his gaze swept over Chu Yaotian.

The many True Lords and Shaman Gods had not noticed anything unusual about Shi Taiyi. That, naturally, was the power of Lunar Yin.

"But... even with the advantage I gave you, it's too late."

He let out a long sigh.

The Bronze Mirror was, of course, the "golden finger" Fang Qing had bestowed on Shi Taiyi. It could conceal him, raise his cultivation, connect him to the Western Continent, and more.

Unfortunately... he was already one step too late!

"[Shi Fire] has a master... Now all four great Fire Virtue traditions, plus its Auxiliary Seat, have been claimed."

"To seek another, he can only achieve Void Manifestation!"

Though Fang Qing trusted the Supreme Unity Ancestor's Dao Hui to attain Void Manifestation and forge a Fire Virtue Golden Seat, it would be of little use.

"Oh well... Let him experience it first. If the Fire Virtue Dao Path is closed, Lunar Yin and Solar Yang are both fine choices after reincarnation..."

Indeed.

The outside world might not know, but to Fang Qing, every Golden Seat hidden within the Great Void stood out as clearly as individual grains.

That [Shi Fire] Golden Seat had plainly been claimed...

And the one who had claimed it was the Nine Chicks Facing the Sunborn Primordial Sovereign!

"Not bad. She's already reached Golden Core Perfection."

"But it seems she's noticed something unusual about the [Rahu] Golden Seat? After all, it's only an Auxiliary Seat of Fire Virtue..."

He smiled faintly, his gaze dark and fathomless. "First Phoenix... Phoenix! She