"Junior sister, wait here. I'll get what you want for you."

"No, senior sister, you protect junior sister, I'll go."

Before them lay a sheer cliff thousands of feet high, below which molten lava flowed. The lava and the light from the vermilion fruit illuminated the entire cave, bathing it in a crimson glow.

The Vermilion Bird Egg and the Vermilion Fruit are both on the opposite side.

Although the distance was not far, the scorching heat of the magma and the rising steam felt like they were going to melt people.

The dog threw a spirit stone down into the lava, but the stone turned to dust the moment it touched the lava, and he retreated abruptly.

"My goodness! What if someone fell down there?"

Hugging himself tightly to protect his new body, Quan swallowed hard, while Ye Qingyu, who was also filled with curiosity, silently retreated.

He was genuinely afraid that Qiyue would throw him over there and make him retrieve his things.

Faced with the arguing two, Qiyue stood between them and said, "I don't want either of them. I want to go by myself."

"Junior Sister!" The two frowned, about to say something, when Qiyue said, "Don't worry, you know me well enough to know that I value my life so much, how could I do something I'm not sure of?"

She looked at the two of them obediently, and they were taken aback for a moment, then gave each other a self-deprecating smile.

They forgot that their junior sister knew everything.

"Alright." The two smiled helplessly, then said, "But if it doesn't work, don't force yourself."

As long as those with good fortune live, they will never have peace of mind, let alone the fact that this thing in front of them is a treasure of heaven and earth. According to Junior Sister, these things were all prepared by the Heavenly Dao for those with good fortune.

They worried that Heaven would intervene.

"Mm." Qiyue nodded, lightly touched the ground with her toes, and flew towards the other side.

Ye Qingyu was stunned.

"No, she just mentioned it casually, and you let her go?"

He felt a pang of sadness.

He thought these people were so good to Qiyue, but it turned out they were nothing special.

Le Luoxi stared at him coldly, her beautiful eyes filled with murderous intent: "What do you know? I'll kill you if you bark like that again."

She spoke frightening words in calm language.

Ye Qingyu choked up, still not having recovered.

Gu Xingchuan coldly replied, "What do you, an outsider, know?"

"I..." Ye Qingyu was stunned. She subconsciously wanted to refute, but she didn't know how to refute it. Could she say that he was also her senior brother?

Ha, what's so special about that?

He pursed his lips, stepped back, and said nothing more.

Gu Xingchuan and Le Luoxi watched his every move with furrowed brows.

Is this kid regretting it? Or is he plotting something?

But after considering his cultivation level, the two of them scoffed at him.

Pshaw, a mere late-stage Nascent Soul brat, he can't cause any trouble at all!

After picking the vermilion fruit, Qiyue put it into her spatial ring. Then she squatted down and looked at the egg in front of her, her eyes shining as brightly as the stars in the sky.

[In the original story, because Xia Wanqing took the Vermilion Bird's egg away immediately after discovering it, the Vermilion Bird was born a full year late and had a slight defect in its talent.]

[It was long after arriving in the Upper Realm that Xia Wanqing learned that the Vermilion Tree contained the essence needed for the Vermilion Bird's birth, and only by fully absorbing the Vermilion Tree's essence could the Vermilion Bird become a true divine beast.]

[And if she had waited just a quarter of an hour longer that day, the Vermilion Bird would have been born.]

Seeing the egg making a slight movement, Qiyue wore a pleasant smile.

[Those with good fortune and treasures have some inexplicable connection. Xia Wanqing is already on her way; judging by the time, she'll arrive in about fifteen minutes.]

I wonder if she'll still be able to maintain her aloof fairy-like image after seeing Zhuque and I form a pact.

What?! The Vermilion Bird is about to be born?! The chosen one is coming too?!

Gu Xingchuan and Le Luoxi's pupils constricted.

Then a mischievous smirk flashed in his eyes.

Qiyue was right; Xia Wanqing had already reached the cave entrance.

Looking at the cave entrance in front of her, and facing Mu Lingxiao and Li Ze, Xia Wanqing refused their offer of help.

"Thank you both, senior brothers. I will break through here."

"Alright, go ahead. We will make sure no one else disturbs you."

"Thank you." Xia Wanqing smiled sweetly, but the smile disappeared the moment she turned around, leaving a strange light in her eyes.

These idiots believe everything, but the more idiotic they are, the better it is for her.

As she stepped into the cave and looked at the expansive view inside, the strange feeling in her heart became more and more pronounced. From the moment she entered the secret realm, she felt that something here was constantly drawing her in.

She walked very fast, until she started running at full speed.

But when she saw the person inside, her smile froze. Although her expression remained as gentle as ever, the coldness in her eyes seemed to solidify into a tangible form.

"Senior Brother Ye, what are you doing here?"

Looking at Ye Qingyu, her eyes were unfriendly, and her tone was filled with arrogant questioning.

Ye Qingyu never expected to find Xia Wanqing here.

"If you can be here, why can't I?"

A murderous intent surged within him, but he did not make a move. Xia Wanqing was never one to act alone, but rather someone who preferred to reap the benefits without lifting a finger.

He remembered that she came in with disciples from the Xiaoyao Sect and the Liuyun Sect, which meant that the disciples from the Xiaoyao Sect and the Liuyun Sect were outside.

While Ye Qingyu was still trying to come up with a solution, Xia Wanqing's gaze was already fixed on the unfamiliar woman wearing the outer sect robes of the Liuyun Sect under the red tree.

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