Jiang Yun sat cross-legged on Demon Island. All around him was still, while behind him unfolded a vision that seemed to cleave heaven and earth apart.
A Kunpeng swirled amid the mist, its body seeming vast enough to fill the four seas and rise to the Nine Heavens. Its might was beyond compare.
Only after a long while did Jiang Yun open his eyes. The vision behind him faded: sea, sky, Kun, and Peng slowly vanished from Demon Island together. All that remained were runes flickering around him, gradually growing dim.
At last, every trace of the vision disappeared.
Jiang Yun stood. Light gleamed in his eyes, his spirit was full, and he pondered what he had just experienced.
Moments ago, he had become a Kunpeng again and again, leaping from the sea to the Nine Heavens and living through its entire life. It had been an experience unlike any other.
The inheritance held more than the Kunpeng itself. Kun became Peng, and Peng became Kun: a transformation between yin and yang. The Kunpeng, two made one, was their union.
"Not a Ten Evils treasure art, not a cultivation scripture, and not a secret art for killing—but some strange Kunpeng Nirvana Inheritance Art?!"
Jiang Yun looked perplexed as he considered the inheritance he had received. He was not entirely sure what to make of it.
The secret art seemed to teach him how to help the Kunpeng Clan carry on.
It told Jiang Yun how Kunpeng produced the next generation, how they laid Kunpeng Eggs, and how to care for young Kunpeng afterward!
It was a method for helping Kunpeng give birth, explained much like postpartum infant care in human society.
The inheritance left him torn between laughter and tears. Was it teaching him how to care for children—even how