"...Master!"

"Go ahead."

Sect Leader Yan waved at her, then looked deeply at Yan Wushuang and said, "Take good care of your junior disciple."

Yan Wushuang watched as his father walked away, more confused than ever: "Why is my dad acting so strange today?"

Xie Qingxue said nothing, only frowned as she looked at their master's back.

He was acting strange, and it wasn't just today.

Ever since the alliance meeting, Master had been acting odd.

She had initially thought it was due to his injuries, but now, her heart felt much heavier.

Clearly, the Jiushan Sect was so dangerous, yet Master was sending them there...

It even felt like he was entrusting them with his last wishes.

Does this mean... the Tianhe Sect is even more dangerous?

And choosing the somewhat unsafe Jiushan Sect, does it mean Master thinks the other four sects are even less safe?

What is Master planning to do?

...

"You crow, what are you doing?"

Seeing the Little Golden Crow dive towards Zheng Fa, Senior Sister Yuan scolded.

"Golden Crow Divine Flame! Golden Crow Divine Flame!"

The Little Golden Crow seemed insane, clinging onto Zheng Fa.

Zheng Fa reached out, forming a Spiritual Energy hand in the air, grabbing the frantic Little Golden Crow with a somewhat amused look:

"You know?"

"Of course, I know! Only the Golden Crow Divine Flame has such a phenomenon of burning the heavens and boiling the seas! And my bloodline senses it!"

"Golden Crow Divine Flame? How does it compare to my Green Phoenix Spirit Fire?"

Senior Sister Yuan asked. Being a Fire Element Spiritual Beast herself, she was naturally curious about comparing it with the Golden Crow Divine Flame.

"..."

The Little Golden Crow glanced at her and then turned its head away.

Though it said nothing, Senior Sister Yuan could clearly see the contempt in its eyes.

It was practically saying—what kind of lousy fire do you have?

Senior Sister Zhang held down the about-to-explode Senior Sister Yuan and curiously asked, "What's so special about this Golden Crow Divine Flame?"

"The Golden Crow Divine Flame is the bloodline divine skill of my Golden Crow clan, extremely Yang and strong, capable of burning everything. It can also purify evil spirits and is quite mystical for alchemy and artifact refining."

The Little Golden Crow proudly proclaimed.

"Sounds just okay..."

Senior Sister Yuan muttered.

"What do you know!" the Little Golden Crow retorted defiantly, "The Golden Crow Divine Flame is the number one divine skill of the Demon Race, capable of purifying bloodlines and greatly enhancing our Demon Race's potential!"

"Do you think, why my Golden Crow clan became the rulers of the Demon Race?"

Senior Sister Yuan was dumbfounded.

She looked at Zheng Fa, and seemed eager to rush to her junior brother: "Bloodline evolution?"

"Yes! Compared to ordinary spirit fires, the Golden Crow Spirit Fire's greatest strength is its inherent vitality, which is greatly beneficial to our Demon Race."

"How can it compare to your lousy spirit fires?"

Senior Sister Yuan was scolded but could not retort.

As part of the Demon Race, she understood the shackles of the Demon Race all too well.

Bloodline is both the aid and the cage of the Demon Race.

With this in mind, the Little Golden Crow's claim that its ancestors became the Demon Emperor with the Golden Crow Divine Flame sounded quite credible.

Look at Jiao Wuji over there, seeming eager to cling onto his junior brother.

"This... doesn't seem very useful to our Jiushan Sect."

Junior Master Huang murmured, slightly regretful in her tone.

Senior Sister Zhang also somewhat agreed in her heart. She knew her junior brother's philosophy well, as evidenced by his desire to forgo the Demon Emperor Dao Fruit, showing his views on the Demon Race.

This Golden Crow Divine Flame might be something the Little Golden Crow needs, but for her junior brother, its usefulness... it may not compare to the previous Five Elements Divine Light and Rainbow Transformation Skills.

Zheng Fa suddenly spoke:

"Actually, it's not the Golden Crow Divine Flame."

"Huh?"

"To be precise, it's the Great Sun True Fire." Zheng Fa looked up at everyone, seeing they were all from the Jiushan Sect, he decided not to hide anymore, "It should be somewhat related to the Golden Crow Divine Flame."

"Somewhat related?"

"Like the Golden Crow Divine Flame, this Great Sun True Fire, aside from the usual abilities of a spirit fire like artifact refining and alchemy, its most important aspect is the primal force of the Great Sun — which is what the Little Golden Crow referred to as vitality."

"...So, can the Great Sun True Fire also purify Demon Race bloodlines?"

"It can, but it's more than that."

Everyone was a bit puzzled.

"Its essence, is... selectable evolution."

"Evolution?"

The others grew more confused as they listened.

Zheng Fa's eyes grew brighter.

"As the Little Golden Crow said, purifying the bloodline, making the Demon Race into a more powerful species, seems like a form of evolution in my eyes."

"But all life has the instinct and ways to evolve."

"All life?"

Senior Sister Zhang immediately grasped Zheng Fa's point.

"Are you saying humans?"

"What I'm referring to is... the Nascent Soul."

Zheng Fa looked at Junior Master Huang and asked, "Junior Master, do you want to cultivate the 'Heavenly Spirit and Earthly Fiend Transformation'?"

"Me?"

Junior Master Huang pointed at herself, surprised: "I haven't even cultivated the 'Jiushan Golden Core Technique', can I still cultivate this?"

Senior Sister Zhang suddenly understood, her tone involuntarily rising: "Are you saying the Great Sun True Fire can allow a Nascent Soul to change its Basic Skills?"

Zheng Fa smiled and nodded.

In the past, among the Nascent Souls of the Jiushan Sect, only Senior Sister Zhang could partially cultivate the 'Heavenly Spirit and Earthly Fiend Transformation' — this was because she practiced dual cultivation with Zheng Fa, aiding him in gathering Spiritual Energy, and her spiritual material particles within her body would also be refined once by Zheng Fa using the 'Jiushan Golden Core Technique'.

But after all, her foundation was not the 'Jiushan Golden Core Technique', so she could only partially do so.

Zheng Fa didn't know if the Golden Crow Divine Flame had such a miraculous effect, but as the innate divine ability, the Great Sun True Fire was certainly not just about purifying bloodlines.

Every innate divine ability possesses wonders beyond ordinary spells.

The Five Elements Divine Light directly touches the essence of Spiritual Energy, offering unrivaled control over magical treasures.

The Rainbow Transformation Skills correspond to the limits of speed.

And the Great Sun True Fire, fundamentally, speaks of evolution — the most extreme evolution.

If you consider the Nascent Soul as a form of life.

Then from the perspective of the Dao Fruit, the Basic Skills are the genes of the Nascent Soul.

So-called evolution of the Nascent Soul naturally meant the transformation of skills.

From the information Zheng Fa received from this true fire, it indeed had the blend of destruction and vitality mentioned by the Little Golden Crow, capable of dissolving a cultivator's Nascent Soul while allowing that Nascent Soul to regrow according to Zheng Fa's wishes.

Thus enabling cultivators to change their Basic Skills.

Though the cost is huge, and even for Zheng Fa, it might not be worth it.

But its applications to the Jiushan Realm far surpass the purification of Demon Beast bloodlines.

Junior Master Huang paused, then suddenly said happily: "So I can also start cultivating by following Zheng Fa's lead?"

Her previously stern face now beamed brightly, as if a huge weight was lifted off her chest.

"...Master?"

Even Senior Sister Zhang was puzzled by her unexpected joy.

"Fifty years, five hundred Nascent Souls. I'm afraid one day I'd be surpassed by the disciples of our sect..." Junior Master Huang touched her chest, seemingly still in fear, "I've been thinking about this for days... Zheng Fa's Heart Demon Tribulation is overcome, but I feel like my Heart Demon Tribulation is approaching."

Everyone was silent.

You know... what Junior Master Huang said might actually happen.

"Not only that..." Senior Sister Zhang suddenly realized the significance of the Great Sun True Fire, "With this Great Sun True Fire, we no longer fear those cultivators incorporated into the Jiushan Realm being controlled by other Dao Fruit cultivators."

Zheng Fa also smiled and nodded.

Ever since he knew that skills were associated with Dao Fruit cultivators, Zheng Fa always felt he stood against those cultivators above Divinity Transformation.

He wasn't even fully trusting of Nascent Soul cultivators.

But with the Great Sun True Fire, the situation changed.

At least it allows for proper remodeling, to rebuild a Nascent Soul anew.

Yes, a joyful flame for the snitch.

Not to mention how much the Great Sun True Fire could enhance Zheng Fa's strength, just this application alone is extremely vital to the Jiushan Realm.

Senior Sister Yuan also understood, she blinked her eyes, suddenly glanced at the Little Golden Crow, and snorted coldly:

"Golden Crow Divine Flame?"

"What a lousy fire!"

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