Many Treasures Heaven.
Metal qi hung cold and forbidding, and white light flickered.
At the core of the grotto-heaven lay a vast expanse of space. Within it, a golden mountain as tall as heaven revolved, continually gathering treasures and resources of every kind. This was the Position Proof of the Hidden Metal path, [Treasury Pouch].
At the very summit of this golden mountain lay a speck of chaos qi, from which the virtue of primordial creation flowed ceaselessly. Within it stood a Li Fire Path, with a woman seated upon it, breathing in and out.
The woman was radiant and beautiful, like the Great Sun, yet also like an immortal deity. She wore a deep vermilion robe, and all manner of Li Fire images unfolded across her dharma body: the Vermilion Bird soaring through the sky, the Southern Emperor seated in contemplation, slash-and-burn cultivation, and more.
She opened her eyes and looked west.
"Golden Crow."
Li Fire concerned [Sight], so she naturally saw everything clearly. There had been much activity in the Xia Lands of late, and even seated within the grotto-heaven, she could perceive it. She gently raised her hand. A speck of golden light flickered before her, and another Golden Man emerged, clad in a jeweled robe of colored glaze, with twin pupils of thunder and fire. It was Kuying.
Summoned here, this Hidden Metal Attendant Envoy was exceedingly respectful. He immediately bowed and asked:
"What business have you summoned me for, my lady?"
He could only feel that the lady before him was gradually recovering. As she resonated with Li Fire, all manner of unimaginable divine statuses returned to her. She was only one final step away from attaining the true fruition of Li Fire.
She was the Jiang clan's second Lord of Li Fire, whose Daoist