The news of Zhang Youzhao's arrival was no secret.

But everyone had the same thought: this so-called family member who was supposed to be established at thirty seemed rather unreliable.

Dongfang Ruoyun had long guessed why this guy had come to the Eastern Divine Land, but he hadn't arrived yet.

Not only did he not come, but he also got involved with Qin Feng and Xiao Jiu, and went to help Da Qi attack the Vermilion Bird Temple.

That's really bizarre.

Even Dongfang Ruoyun thought that this child might not be very bright.

Don't you know what you're doing here?

But this is for the best; the deeper the relationship with Daqi becomes, the more beneficial it will be for her foolish son.

My son is exceptional in both talent and intelligence, but he seems to be quite slow when it comes to matters of the heart.

This silly boy doesn't even know that a woman is supposed to be established at thirty, let alone know Zhang Youzhao's true purpose in coming here.

So when asked about the small drum, Huang Boqi simply nodded slightly.

At that moment, Zhang Youzhao, whom Xiao Gu called his brother-in-law's family member, was rubbing his chin in the same way as Qin Feng.

Que Sheng entered the Vermilion Bird Divine Palace this morning because he received a summons from the Divine Lord.

But seeing Que Sheng exchanging glances as he passed by, Zhang Youzhao immediately activated his Soul Detection Technique.

This soul-detecting technique did not come from the Nine Heavens Profound Dao Sect, but was taught to him by Xue Rongrong, the Holy Maiden of the Misty Immortal Sect.

Back then, in order to capture the traitor of the Nine Heavens Profound Dao Sect who had hidden in the Misty Immortal Gate, well, he couldn’t really be called a traitor, because that guy had just joined the Heavenly Palace but didn’t dare to rebel, so he ran into the Misty Immortal Gate to hide.

In order to force out the traitor who had become an elder of the Misty Immortal Sect, the three Zhang brothers directly kidnapped the Holy Maiden of the Misty Immortal Sect.

But once she was tied up, Xue Rongrong fell head over heels for Zhang Youzhao.

Although the Misty Immortal Sect strongly opposed their relationship and they were unable to have a son on the spot, Zhang Youzhao still learned the secret technique of probing the soul belonging to the Misty Immortal Sect.

I learned it under Xue Rongrong's patient guidance.

This secret technique has no lethality and poses no threat to the soul of the person probing it.

Because this secret technique has only one ability: soul detection.

Anyone whose body has been possessed is exposed under this secret technique, and the power of this technique is similar to Xu Youlin's innate talent.

However, compared to Xu Youlin, this secret technique has many limitations in its activation.

But after the secret technique was activated, Zhang Youzhao suddenly discovered a very serious problem.

It seems that he hasn't mastered this secret technique himself.

He was so focused on rubbing against the wall that he didn't really pay attention to learning, which is why he didn't get anything out of the secret technique just now.

So after he finished rubbing his chin, he looked up at Qin Feng.

"Why don't we just stop wasting our time and tie him up as soon as he comes out? I don't believe that my ten thousand methods of interrogation can't pry open his little mouth."

Qin Feng's answer was also extremely concise and clear.

"Shut your damn mouth. This is outside the Vermilion Bird God Temple. You can't just ambush people like this."

After saying that, he waved his hand at Zhang Youzhao.

You have to knock on the door from the outside.

The Vermilion Bird Divine Palace was extremely luxurious, yet it appeared remarkably empty.

Because long ago, the Vermilion Bird God no longer accepted worship from believers; only the successive divine sons were allowed to enter the God's Temple.

After Que Sheng entered the empty Divine Lord's Hall, the humility on his face vanished instantly, and his entire demeanor changed drastically, becoming confident and domineering.

He exuded an aura of endless arrogance, as if he were a god standing at the pinnacle of humanity, looking down upon all living beings.

As they reached the depths of the main hall, Que Sheng flicked his sleeve, and a teleportation array appeared beneath his feet.

With a faint flash of light, Que Sheng's figure disappeared into the Divine Lord's Hall.

When the faint light flickered again, Que Sheng's figure appeared in a place filled with scorching heat.

This is a vast underground space, where a huge lava lake is churning with terrifying lava bubbles.

With each massive burst of magma, the intense heat within the space intensifies.

As the lava lake churned, the entire space became flickering between light and darkness, making the whole space even more eerie.

Above the lava lake floated a massive, fiery red bird.

The giant bird's wingspan was tens of thousands of feet, and its enormous beak and incredibly sharp claws exuded an aura of utter terror.

The endless heat from the lava lake slowly converged towards the giant bird, whose body was ablaze with a layer of dark red flames.

But this terrifying giant bird was broken; one of its wings seemed to have been torn off by a tremendous force, with only a few bits of skin and flesh remaining.

The giant bird had a huge wound on its abdomen, about ten feet long, which looked as if it had been killed by a punch.

Through the massive wound, the shattered internal organs were slowly pulsating, but most of them had already lost all vitality and turned completely black.

Even the giant bird's terrifying claws were severely damaged.

At the very top of the vast space, an incredibly complex and mysterious array was inscribed, and a large amount of life force was infused into the giant bird's body through the array to sustain its life.

There is only one being that can possess such a huge body and exude the unique aura of an ancient divine beast: the Vermilion Bird God Lord.

However, no one expected that the Vermilion Bird God, who was said to be stronger than the Azure Dragon God and was said to be as old as the heavens, was so badly injured that he could die at any moment.

Beneath the enormous bird body of the Vermilion Bird God was a stone platform, a thousand feet in size, located within a lava lake.

The stone platform was littered with white bones, some of which had fallen into the lava lake. As the lava lake churned, the white bones, emitting a faint glow, rose and fell with it.

This is the ultimate destination that successive generations of divine children have referred to as following the divine master in their spiritual practice.

But Que Sheng showed no shock at the horrific scene before him, as if he had known everything all along.

Just as Que Sheng arrived at the edge of the lava lake, the Vermilion Bird God Lord's enormous body trembled slightly, and then an ancient voice resounded throughout the entire space.

"It seems things aren't going well, otherwise you wouldn't have arrived here ahead of time."

"Back then, I went there to search for the legacy he left behind, but I was ambushed by that old ghost and seriously injured. Although I have been drawing life force to prolong my life for many years, my injuries have gradually worsened. I had no choice but to create this clone of you. It was a helpless situation to abandon my divine beast body and be reborn as a human."

At this point, the Vermilion Bird God Lord paused for a moment.

"Tell me, what made you arrive here ahead of schedule?"

Que Sheng nodded slightly upon hearing this.

"Our control over the stars is fading. Our original plan to use the power of the stars to help the flesh and bones of divine beasts reshape our bodies will have to be changed."