Chapter 22: The Vermilion Bird's Departure

  The dim starlight shines through the window and spills into the room, Ye Chen is leisurely playing with the scroll in his hand, lazily saying: "Xiao Huo, what's the use of this thing!"

  The Huo Qilin floated in mid-air, and as he gazed at the scroll, his eyes couldn't help but reveal a hint of fiery heat. He spoke softly, "That's a great thing! If my guess is correct, this Zhuque Scroll must have come from the Zhuque Clan. Legend has it that the Zhuque Scroll records the Zhuque Clan's techniques!"

  "Zhu Que tribe?" Ye Chen's eyebrows slightly raised, and he immediately exclaimed: "The Zhu Que tribe of the four major ancient tribes!"

  The Wushen Continent has always had a legend of four ancient tribes: the Azure Dragon, the Vermilion Bird, the White Tiger, and the Black Tortoise.

  According to records, these ancient tribes were the descendants of the Azure Dragon, Vermilion Bird, White Tiger, Black Tortoise and humans. According to the Ye family's account, they were a branch that split off from the Azure Dragon tribe, and over thousands of years, these four major ancient tribes gradually faded out of people's sight.

  However, the power of the ancient tribe was deeply ingrained, and as Ye Chen gently tapped on the scroll, a hint of fervor appeared in his eyes, and he muttered to himself: "The Vermilion Bird Tribe, no wonder this Vermilion Bird Scroll would attract two powerful Qi Wu realm warriors to fight over it, but why can't I open this Vermilion Bird Scroll!"

  Ye Chen, who had been troubled by the fire attribute technique for a long time, couldn't help but reveal a delighted smile. The Vermilion Bird was of the fire attribute, and this scroll must have recorded the fire attribute technique.

  "Kid, this Zhuque diagram scroll must have recorded the Hu element technique. Grandma's, your luck is really good!" By the end of it, Hu Qilin couldn't help but scold Ye Chen for his good luck. The Zhuque clan attaches great importance to the Zhuque diagram scroll, and it rarely circulates outside of the Zhuque clan unless some Zhuque clan children betray them.

  "I hope there's a primary fire-based technique in this Vermilion Bird scroll!" Ye Chen wiped his mouth with a smile, and beside him lay two swords emitting cold light.

  "What do you want with those trash, basic skills? I'd be embarrassed for you if you even mention them!" Huo Qilin looked at him with disdain, this kid still thinking about basic skills.

  "Trashy technique?" Ye Chen's mouth twitched, and he smiled wryly: "Xiao Huo, you're a rich man who doesn't know what it's like to be poor. If you can get an elementary technique for me, do you think I'd crave an elementary technique?"

  "Aren't you just trying to get the kung fu from me? I've already said that I'll give it to you when your cultivation is higher!" Huo Qilin gave Ye Chen a white eye, and chuckled.

  The Zhu Que diagram scroll is made of unknown materials and no matter how hard Ye Chen tries to pull or stretch it, he can't damage it.

  "You just need to input the true fire attribute into this Vermilion Bird diagram, and it will open!" Huo Qilin said slowly, completely ignoring Ye Chen's resentful gaze.

  "You already knew the way to open it, why didn't you say so earlier!" Ye Chen glared at Huo Qilin with a white face, his right hand slowly raised, and the fire attribute true energy slowly gathered in his palm. Then, he slapped down with one palm, and the fire attribute true energy poured into the Zhu Que diagram like water entering the ocean, crazily surging towards it.

  The originally dim and lightless Zhuque scroll emitted a dazzling red glow, immediately followed by a loud and clear cry that exploded beside Ye Chen's ear.

  The Zhuque diagram slowly left his hand and floated in the air, then slowly dispersed, and the painting in the diagram suddenly jumped into Ye Chen's line of sight.

  A phoenix spreading its wings to fly, a wave of hot air rushes towards me.

  Suddenly another loud phoenix cry sounded, this phoenix cry carried the majesty of a hundred birds, a virtual shadow of a Vermilion Bird slowly floated in mid-air, its head up and tail down, as if it had come to life, flapping its wings towards Ye Chen with a fierce pounce.

  Subconsciously dodging, the voice of Huo Qilin sounded again: "Kid, don't dodge, it's okay!"

  Out of trust in Huo Qilin, Ye Chen slightly shrugged his shoulders, allowing the illusory Vermilion Bird to pounce fiercely and transform into a flowing light that darted into Ye Chen's brow.

  His head suddenly felt a slight pain, and Ye Chen suddenly felt a large amount of information pouring into his mind like a tidal wave. The sudden influx of information made his head feel somewhat swollen, and he slowly closed his eyes, his right hand slowly rubbing his forehead.

  "Vermilion Sparrow Technique, a high-level skill, belongs to the Earth Stage, Fire Attribute skill. After cultivating it to perfection, one can refine the Vermilion Sparrow Fire, burning everything in the Eight Wastes, and all things in the world can be reduced to ashes!"

  "The Vermilion Bird's Separation is divided into five layers, namely the First Awakening of the Vermilion Bird, the Second Awakening of the Vermilion Bird, the Third Awakening of the Vermilion Bird, the Fourth Awakening of the Vermilion Bird, and the Fifth Awakening of the Vermillion Bird. After three awakenings of the Vermilion Bird, one can refine the Fire of the Vermilion Bird!"

  His mind slowly cleared up, and he carefully browsed through the rough information. After a while, Ye Chen involuntarily took in a breath of cold air - high-level technique, earth-grade.

  Martial God Continent, martial skills are divided into five stages: Universe, Heaven, Earth, Xuan and Huang. The same goes for Gongfa, which is also divided into five stages: Universe, Heaven, Earth, Xuan and Huang. Usually, primary Gongfa is at the Huang stage, intermediate Gongfa is at the Xuan stage, advanced Gongfa is at the Earth stage, and super Gongfa is naturally at the Heaven stage. The gap between each stage is like the difference between heaven and earth.

  Even if the Ye family's strong martial artist cultivated the Qinglong Jue, it was only a Xuan-level technique. Swallowing his saliva, Ye Chen's eyes widened slightly as he suddenly realized that this was a Di-level technique, something that every strong practitioner on the Wugong continent would fight for, and yet he had obtained it himself.

  "Jade Rooster Combination, it's actually the Jade Rooster Combination! You little brat's luck is surprisingly good!" Huo Qilin also took a deep breath, unable to help but admire Ye Chen's good fortune.

  The scroll of the Vermilion Bird diagram suddenly burst open, turning into ashes that fell to the ground. The sudden change caused Ye Chen's face to involuntarily reveal a look of astonishment.

  "It's actually a top-level Zhuque diagram scroll. No wonder it records the Zhuque incantation!" Huo Qilin's face moved slightly, and he immediately explained.

  "What's a 'Top-grade Vermilion Bird Painting Scroll'?" Ye Chen suddenly found himself clueless about these professional terms, and shook his head helplessly as he asked aloud.

  "The top-grade Zhuque diagram scroll can only be browsed once, and is usually used to record some top-grade skills!" Huo Qilin rarely didn't despise Ye Chen's ignorance.

  After carefully browsing the Zhuque formula, Ye Chen's eyebrows furrowed slightly, and after a brief silence, he said in a calm tone: "The Great Completion of Refining can refine the fire of Zhuque, burning all eight wildernesses. Little Fire, could it be that refining this Zhuque formula to the end will actually refine out flames?"

  "Zhuque's fire?" Hu Qilin was taken aback, and then exclaimed in surprise: "Are you sure it's Zhuque's fire?"

  A purple flame slowly floated around the fire qilin, and as soon as it appeared, Ye Chen clearly felt the temperature in the room rise by several degrees. Sweat kept dripping down his face, and it was this small flame that had killed the strong martial artist of the Qi Wu realm. Ye Chen knew all too well how terrifying this purple flame was.

  "This is the Vermilion Bird's flame!" The Fire Qilin said with some pride.

  "Vermilion Bird's Flame!" Ye Chen's eyes widened slightly, the purple flame that could instantly kill a strong Qi Wu Realm cultivator was actually the Vermilion Bird's Flame.

  "How did you, a small flame, come to possess the Vermilion Bird's fire? Are you also familiar with the Vermilion Bird's incantation?" Ye Chen's gaze slowly moved away from the purple flames and he asked.

  "Wait till you're stronger, then I'll tell you!" Huo Qilin said with a self-satisfied smile, completely ignoring Ye Chen's resentful gaze.

  A purple flame slowly rotated in mid-air, then slowly dissipated, and a dark red bead suddenly appeared, like a drop of blood, eerily charming.

  "Blood Bodhi!" Ye Chen clearly remembered seeing this thing in the ancestral hall at first, and suddenly raised his head in surprise: "The place where the Fire Qilin resides must have Blood Bodhi generated, eating it not only removes all poisons but also increases cultivation! Xiao Huo, is this really Blood Bodhi?"

  Ye Chen suddenly recalled some records of the previous life about the Blood Lotus, and a hint of fiery color flowed out of his eyes. Huo Qilin couldn't help but glance at Ye Chen with a helpless expression, saying in a leisurely tone: "This thing can indeed produce a large amount of spiritual energy, but it's only suitable for those who have reached the Martial Realm to consume. Kid, you'll just have to suffer slowly!"

  Ignoring Ye Chen's fiery gaze, Huo Qilin calmly put away the Blood Lotus and lazily said: "Young one, now that you have the Vermilion Bird Manual, why aren't you cultivating?"

  It was because of the kung fu method that he couldn't break through the initial eight layers, when he heard this, Ye Chen's mouth corner rose with a hint of a smile, and he jumped onto the bed, sitting cross-legged, his hands clasped in front of his chest, forming a mysterious hand seal, his breathing also became extremely slow, the whole room was quiet, leaving only Ye Chen's steady breathing sound.

  The techniques recorded in Zhu Que Jue are divided into five parts, and Ye Chen can only access one part now. The first part is not mysterious at all, and Ye Chen can easily understand it. The fire attribute true energy flows slowly along the technique path, and there is no longer the previous feeling of obstruction.

  "This kid's cultivation speed is truly terrifying, without the aid of medicinal pills, he has cultivated to the 8th layer of Initial Martial in just a few short days. Perhaps, he can help me..." Huo Qilin swept away his usual **, and his eyes involuntarily revealed a hint of melancholy, before he let out a sigh and transformed into a stream of light that shot into the Qilin Seal.