Flames soared high into the clouds, scorching the surrounding wilds.
Within that fierce radiance, a colossal shadow a thousand feet long was sweeping swiftly toward them!
It resembled a wild crane, with only one leg, red markings on a blue body, fire spewing from its mouth and smoke rising from its wings. Even from far away, waves of heat surged over, oppressively intense!
Yet something of its inner spirit was lacking, giving it an indistinct air of a cat painted to look like a tiger.
However one looked at it, it seemed awkward.
Probably anyone here,
would have identified this bird as the ancient divine monster, "Bifang"!
Before that strange, enormous bird, a little golden ship was fleeing in disarray. Two people stood in its cabin, occasionally throwing talisman artifacts and treasure talismans from the ship, hoping to buy a little time.
But whatever those objects were, the moment they touched the fierce true flames wreathing the enormous bird, their spiritual light dimmed, and they burned to ashes.
Judging by its imposing power alone, this enormous bird was on par with a Cavern Mystery Refiner of the orthodox Immortal Dao.
It even seemed slightly stronger than Liu Guan!
Chen Heng had no intention of meddling. Gathering his true qi, he wrapped himself and Qiao Rui in it, then turned into a streak of lightning and shot skyward, instantly breaking through layers of misty clouds and vanishing.
When the two aboard the golden ship glimpsed this from afar, delighted surprise crossed their faces. As though they had spotted a straw to save them from drowning, they shouted repeatedly:
"Fellow disciple, come lend us a hand! By sheer accident, we found one of Huo Xia Patriarch's temporary palaces in the grotto-heaven. We only drew this bird out because we accidentally triggered a