Golden-Winged Great Peng Bird, Innate Phoenix Tree

Time flowed by, and in the blink of an eye, another fifty thousand years passed.

In those fifty thousand years, Minghe had refined more than half of the Pangu's Essence Blood. On this day, Minghe's body trembled, and a profound and vast aura emanated from him.

Minghe's cultivation also reached the late stage of Hunyuan Golden Immortal naturally.

Just as Minghe was about to continue refining the remaining Pangu's Essence Blood, a system prompt suddenly sounded in his mind.

"Ding, detected that Yuan Feng's son, Great Peng, is about to enter the Sea of Blood. Host can make the following choices."

"Choice 1: Those who trespass into the Sea of Blood shall be killed without mercy. If Great Peng is slain, you will receive a portion of the Innate Yin-Yang Origin as a reward."

"Choice 2: Do not kill Great Peng, but capture and suppress him, then tame and train him. You will receive the Phoenix Tree as a reward."

"Choice 3: Allow Great Peng to cause trouble in the Sea of Blood. You will receive a Fragment of the Jade Disc of Creation as a reward."

Hearing the system's prompt, Minghe's heart stirred, and he opened his eyes.

Yuan Feng's son, Great Peng? And he's coming to his Sea of Blood? Isn't this like walking into a trap, delivering himself to my doorstep?

Originally, he had made a choice before to take in Yuan Feng's two sons, Kong Xuan and Great Peng, as disciples.

However, he found it troublesome and chose to give up.

But now, Great Peng was coming to him on his own.

One must know that Yuan Feng's two sons were no ordinary beings!

Kong Xuan was the first peacock in the world. After refining the Innate Five-Elements Origin, he cultivated the great divine ability, the Five-Colored Divine Light.

During the Investiture of the Gods, Kong Xuan had indeed shown his might, not only defeating many disciples from the Jade Void Palace consecutively.

With a single sweep, even Zhunti, one of the two saints of the West, was caught off guard and swept into the Five-Colored Divine Light.

Although Zhunti eventually broke free from its back and subdued Kong Xuan as the Great Peacock King of the West, he was still incredibly powerful.

Great Peng, on the other hand, was the first Golden-Winged Great Peng Bird in the world. However, compared to Kong Xuan, he seemed rather foolish.

This was because Great Peng had not refined his Innate Yin-Yang Origin into a divine ability like Kong Xuan. Instead, he had refined it into a magical treasure – the Yin-Yang Two Qi Bottle.

Therefore, Great Peng's strength was far inferior to Kong Xuan's, and naturally, he had no noteworthy battle achievements.

And now, this Great Peng was flying to his Sea of Blood. And he intended to cause trouble in the Sea of Blood?

Minghe frowned, a killing intent rising within him. This was Minghe's instinct, but he quickly smiled and silently said to the system in his heart, "System, I choose two."

Although killing Great Peng would yield the Innate Yin-Yang Origin, it wasn't necessarily the only way.

Obtaining the Innate Yin-Yang Origin would allow Minghe to cultivate another great divine ability, similar to how he cultivated the Five-Colored Divine Light.

It would be equivalent to concentrating the innate origins of both Kong Xuan and Great Peng onto himself.

One person controlling both the Five Elements and Yin-Yang.

This was entirely feasible for Minghe, as he had long understood the principle of the Three Thousand Great Daos leading to the same destination.

Let alone two divine abilities, he could cultivate even more.

But even so, Minghe wasn't fixated on this choice. After all, this choice was predicated on killing Great Peng.

It wasn't that Minghe couldn't kill Great Peng, but rather, given the existence of a second option.

Minghe suppressed his killing intent towards Great Peng and chose option two: to suppress and subdue Great Peng, which would reward him with the Phoenix Tree.

The Phoenix Tree, this Spiritual Root, was in no way inferior to the Enlightenment Tea Tree, the Five-Leaf Pine Needle, or the Great Zhou Heavenly Stars Tree!

It was also a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Root, and it was once the sacred tree of the Phoenix Clan.

However, the Phoenix Clan had long since declined, now holed up in the Southern Undying Volcano, no longer vying for dominance over the world.

This Innate Phoenix Tree, the first of its kind in the world, had long since disappeared.

The Phoenix Trees currently planted in the Undying Volcano were merely descendants of this Spiritual Root, mere acquired Phoenix Trees.

As Minghe made his choice, the system's reward was quickly issued.

Indeed, it was the Innate Phoenix Tree.

It seemed the system had great confidence in his abilities, not worrying at all that he couldn't capture a mere Great Peng.

Thus, the reward was issued in advance.

Minghe planted this Spiritual Root in the Blood God Palace. Instantly, the entire palace's aura seemed to become scorching hot.

However, soon, the other Enlightenment Tea Tree, Five-Leaf Pine Needle, Yellow Central Plum Tree, and the Great Zhou Heavenly Stars Tree planted not long ago also emitted their auras, immediately suppressing the Phoenix Tree.

Seeing the Phoenix Tree instantly become docile, Minghe couldn't help but smile. Look, his place had truly become a gathering of Spiritual Roots.

One top-tier Innate Spiritual Root, four top-grade Innate Spiritual Roots. Furthermore, within the Chaos Pearl, there was a Hollow Willow Tree, which was also a top-tier Innate Spiritual Root.

Just then, Minghe's heart stirred as if he had sensed something. He looked up towards the outside of the palace.

He saw that the sky above the Sea of Blood suddenly darkened. Minghe's gaze could see extremely far, and he spotted a golden figure rapidly flying towards the Sea of Blood.

It was this figure that blocked the high heavens, causing the Sea of Blood to darken.

This figure was Great Peng, flying in his true form. His speed was incredibly swift; with a single flap of his wings, he covered millions of miles, his body shattering the void with its force.

Minghe estimated that he didn't have this kind of speed even when he was a Great Luo Golden Immortal.

With such speed, this Golden-Winged Great Peng Bird could be considered to roam freely in the Primordial Era, as long as it didn't provoke extremely powerful beings.

But unfortunately, this time, Great Peng had provoked a tough opponent.

He wondered if it was because he had always kept a low profile and had no reputation in the Primordial Era, which was why this Golden-Winged Great Peng Bird had come to his Sea of Blood to cause trouble.

However, no matter what, completing the mission was the priority now.

Minghe got up from the Twelve-Grade Karmic Fire Red Lotus. He heard rumbling sounds from within his body, and the aura emanating from him grew weaker and weaker, until he became like an ordinary person who had never cultivated.

This was a minor Spiritual Power that Minghe had comprehended while cultivating Dao Proving Through Laws, using laws to temper his physical body and research its profound mysteries. It allowed him to close the countless pores and acupoints all over his body, concealing his aura completely.

Minghe walked out of the Blood God Palace and saw the shadow in the sky growing larger and larger, completely shrouding the Sea of Blood in darkness.

At the same time, a fierce wind swept in, howling incessantly, stirring up turbulent waves on the Sea of Blood.

It surged and churned.

Minghe wasn't in a hurry. He waited silently. Finally, after a while, the world suddenly became bright and dazzling.

As darkness turned back into light, a figure descended in front of the Blood God Palace.

It was a youth exuding an untamed aura, dressed in a golden robe with sharp eyes. It was precisely the Golden-Winged Great Peng Bird.

The Son of Yuan Feng—Great Peng. Great Peng landed, glanced at Minghe dismissively.

Then he looked at the Blood God Palace behind Minghe, his eyes lighting up. He laughed heartily, "Good, good, good! Who said the Sea of Blood was a barren place? To think there's such a palace here."

"This will be mine from now on!" Great Peng declared as if no one else was there.