Myriad Daos of the Heaven

The world within the Phoenix Tree Root was a land of molten rock.

Endless crimson magma churned ceaselessly, emitting scorching waves of heat.

The temperature of the magma was terrifyingly high.

At the center of this molten land, two stone platforms—one blood-red, one cyan—were even hotter, radiating an aura capable of incinerating all of existence.

In stark contrast, the dark-black stone platform between them had no scorching heat. Instead, it emanated a faint chill.

The entire world was a sea of crimson. Only the three strange, dazzling stone platforms at its center stood out, commanding all attention.

For on them sat two beautiful women.

They were sitting cross-legged on the blood-red and cyan platforms, eyes closed as they circulated some profound Secret Technique, utterly unable to stop.

One of the two women was Qing Xun!

Jiang Jichen had never seen the other woman before, but she felt deeply familiar to him.

She was Blood Hand!

Though Jiang Jichen had never seen her face, he could feel the bloodline aura emanating from her—it was unmistakably Blood Hand’s.

’But, she’s... a woman?’

Ordinarily, had he not been possessed by the Demon Phoenix Origin Flame, Jiang Jichen would have been utterly shocked by this revelation.

But as it was, his expression was cold, without a flicker of emotion.

Yet within him, Demon Intent coursed through his body. Once it erupted, it would be impossible to suppress.

Blood Hand’s crimson mask had long since been incinerated by the intense heat, turning to ash.

Just as Jiang Jichen had surmised, they were currently circulating some kind of mysterious Cultivation Technique.

And they absolutely could not stop.

If they stopped, their bodies, no longer supported by the Cultivation Technique, would be instantly reduced to ash.

Earlier, Jiang Jichen had single-handedly drawn the pursuit of two Nascent Soul Elders, allowing Qing Xun and Blood Hand to flee in another direction.

As the two of them neared the ancient Phoenix Tree, they suddenly felt a pull, a summons that drew them involuntarily into this place.

The moment they entered, a mark hidden deep within their bloodlines violently erupted, awakening completely.

Knowledge of their inherited legacy flooded their minds.

In Qing Xun’s case, the Cyan Phoenix legacy deep within her bloodline awakened, especially since she had already cultivated two lines from the Cyan Phoenix Remnant Technique.

So when she discovered the entire, complete Cyan Phoenix Technique had suddenly appeared in her mind, she began to circulate its energy involuntarily.

But in the next moment, a Secret Power transported her to the cyan stone platform in the center of the magma.

The Cyan Phoenix Inheritance Platform!

From the memories awakened in her Cyan Phoenix Bloodline, Qing Xun immediately knew she was on a Cyan Phoenix Inheritance Platform.

On this platform, once a Cultivation Technique was activated, it could not be stopped until it was successfully completed!

And it seemed the Cyan Phoenix Technique was perpetually one step away from successful cultivation.

And so, she found herself in a predicament where the Cyan Phoenix Technique was just a sliver away from completion.

Her inherited memories told her that one final step was required for the Cyan Phoenix Technique to succeed.

She had to complement her Yin-Yang with a Demon Phoenix, which would stimulate the Cry of the Cyan Phoenix. This cry would then purify her flesh and blood, ultimately forging a true Cyan Phoenix Spirit Body.

’But where is she supposed to find a Demon Phoenix, one of the Ten Great Fiends, at a time like this?’

But none of this was under her control. Her bloodline had initiated everything on its own, bringing her to this point. There was no turning back.

In other words, if this state persisted, she would eventually succumb to Demon Possession, and her body would violently rupture, resulting in her death.

Blood Hand was in the exact same state as Qing Xun!

Unbelievably, she possessed the Blood Phoenix bloodline.

It was an astonishing revelation.

Previously, she had only practiced a flawed, fragmented Blood Phoenix technique, but now, the complete legacy of the Blood Phoenix Technique had awakened.

Ultimately, she was transported to the blood-red stone platform.

The Blood Phoenix Inheritance Dao Platform!

Once there, Blood Hand fell into the same predicament as Qing Xun.

Her Blood Phoenix Technique was also one step away from success. If this state continued, she too would succumb to Demon Possession, her body rupturing as she died.

By the time Jiang Jichen appeared, both women had already reached their absolute limit. The situation was dire; they were on the verge of their bodies rupturing and killing them at any moment.

In truth, had the two women been prepared to cultivate these techniques, they should not have ended up in this state.

It was all because this was the land of fiery rebirth for the Demon Phoenix, one of the Ten Great Fiends.

According to legend, the Demon Phoenix, one of the Ten Great Fiends, was the ultimate form of the Phoenix and could command the entire Phoenix Race.

Therefore, every Demon Phoenix was said to have countless concubines from the Phoenix Race.

But among these countless concubines, only two could always remain by its side, even speaking and acting on its behalf.

They were the Blood Phoenix Empress and the Cyan Phoenix Empress!

Clearly, Blood Hand had received the legacy of the Blood Phoenix Empress, and Qing Xun had received the legacy of the Cyan Phoenix Empress.

And the Demon Phoenix’s land of fiery rebirth was saturated with its aura.

In the process of cultivating the Blood Phoenix Technique and the Cyan Phoenix Technique, the two women had unknowingly absorbed and refined a vast amount of the Demon Phoenix’s aura.

This only served to thoroughly stimulate their latent abilities, making them impossible to suppress.

A demonic smile involuntarily crept onto Jiang Jichen’s face.

"The legacies of the Blood Phoenix Empress and the Cyan Phoenix Empress. Besides the Demon Phoenix’s, these are the two highest legacies of the Phoenix Race!"

"But without me, how could they possibly hope to succeed?"

At this moment, an eerie, demonic light flickered in Jiang Jichen’s eyes, and his voice was utterly merciless.

Jiang Jichen was in a demonic state now. Or rather, only a small part of him was himself; the greater part was the consciousness of the Demon Phoenix.

He then strode toward Blood Hand and Qing Xun.