Rong Xi was aware of the existence of the Primal Fire Seed; every earth fire vein required a Primal Fire Seed to exist. It could be said that it was the Primal Fire Seed that gave rise to the earth fire veins.
Even after receiving the inheritance of the ancient Yantian Sect's sect leader and learning many secrets, Rong Xi did not find any record in this inheritance that the primordial fire seed could give birth to consciousness.
"Taotie, are you sure? This primordial fire has developed self-awareness?"
“Master, this old glutton is not mistaken. Although the primordial fire does not normally develop self-awareness, there is always a chance of something going wrong!”
Taotie responded decisively, "Dry grass can give rise to life, and stubborn rocks can develop intelligence. It is also possible for this primordial spark to develop self-awareness!"
Rong Xi remained silent.
Withered grass can come to life, and stubborn rocks can be inspired by wisdom; such things happen all the time.
Various plant and tree spirits, as well as stone monsters, are very common in this world of cultivation. Although they are all very weak monsters, they truly exist.
"Taotie, tell me, if we save this primordial fire, will it be grateful?"
Rong Xi instantly had an idea.
If this primordial fire seed is grateful, she will save it. As for the egg in the earth fire vein, whatever its origin, it cannot hinder her alchemy path.
Giving up on a goal just because of a little mishap is not Rong Xi's style.
"Well, I think so!"
Taotie hesitated for a moment, then cautiously replied, "Master, perhaps I should communicate with this primordial fire seed?"
"No need, just make your move!"
These newly formed beings, just beginning to develop self-awareness, are likely very simple and honest. If you treat them well, they will naturally treat you well in return.
Furthermore, this primordial fire developed self-awareness, but it did not cause any disasters targeting the Huit tribe living nearby, which shows that it was not an evil being.
Good deeds will be rewarded!
Rong Xi decided to put into practice the principle of cause and effect, "good deeds bring good rewards, and evil deeds bring evil consequences." Well, regardless of whether the primordial fire would be grateful, it would be good to release some goodwill first.
As for this egg that grew in the earth's fire vein, whatever its origin, it has absolutely nothing to do with her mission, not even a single spirit stone.
Moreover, she already has the protection of Taotie and Qiongqi. Unless the egg contains one of the remaining four ancient ferocious beasts, Chaos and Taowu, she wouldn't care even if it were a phoenix egg.
Even after confronting the system head-on, Rong Xi still followed the rules.
The system gave her assistance, and she provided spiritual power to the system.
Taotie walked to the vent of the earth's fire vein and took a deep breath.
Thick plumes of smoke and fire erupted from the earth's fiery veins, along with many fiery gold fragments that flew up and fell into the Taotie's mouth.
Finally, an oval-shaped giant egg burning with flames flew out from the earth's fire vein.
"Leave the egg!"
Rong Xi instantly transmitted her voice.
The Taotie promptly shut its mouth, raised its front paws, hugged the giant egg in its arms, and carefully placed it on the ground.
This egg is very large, more than three meters tall, and its entire body is burning with flames. Beneath the flames, on the eggshell, is a strange image of a firebird.
Rong Xi stared intently at the eggshell, focusing mainly on the strange firebird shape. After a long while, Rong Xi thought of a host of legendary mythical beasts.
Bifang!
Bifang is a mythical beast in the Classic of Mountains and Seas, with one leg and born of fire. Legend has it that the sight of Bifang will inevitably trigger an unprecedentedly fierce fire.
Of course, these are all just legends.
Few things from ancient times have been passed down. What Rong Xi knows is all from the Classic of Mountains and Seas. As for whether the Classic of Mountains and Seas is true or false, well, most people believe it's false. After all, in the world Rong Xi lives in, there's absolutely no trace of what's described in the Classic of Mountains and Seas.
But here, Rong Xi encountered the four ancient ferocious beasts.
The Classic of Mountains and Seas might be true, yes, from a very, very long time ago.
After all, with the passage of time, the truth of history can only be understood by later generations through historical records. But history can be distorted.
Without the egg, the primordial fire within the earth fire vein gradually subsided. The terrifyingly high temperature released by the earth fire vein quickly dissipated, and everything returned to calm.
However, because this egg absorbed a significant amount of the primordial fire from the Earth Fire Vein's original fire seed, the flames of the Earth Fire Vein became somewhat weak.
"Taotie, is this egg the egg of the firebird Bifang?"
"It seems so!"
Qiongqi responded before Taotie, "I once fought Bifang, and that bastard had a one-legged appearance like this!"
"It really is a Bifang!"
Rong Xi gazed at the giant egg left behind by the Taotie, her eyes filled with joy.
"Do you think I can hatch this Bifang?"
The firebird Bifang also appears to be a mythical beast. There's also another theory that the five great mythical beasts—Bifang, Jubi, Tianwu, Shuhai, and Zhuyin—are considered ancient creator gods.
There are many different legends.
It cannot be denied that the Firebird Bifang is very powerful.
Such a powerful Bifang, now that we've encountered it and have the potential to subdue it, only a fool would let it go.
"That's hard to say!"
Taotie and Qiongqi are now in complete agreement.
“Master, actually, Bifang’s strength is just so-so. But if you could absorb Bifang’s divine blood, you could control the flames of the heavens. I think it’s best to eat this Bifang egg!”
The Taotie stared at the three-meter-tall giant egg in front of it, making no attempt to hide its greedy appetite.
Mythical beast!
Even in ancient times, when it ravaged the world, it never devoured a pure-blooded divine beast. Most divine beasts might be weaker than these four ferocious beasts, but truly killing a divine beast was extremely difficult.
"fool!"
Rong Xi rolled her eyes at Taotie.
"If we can subdue Bifang, then will it be difficult for me to obtain Bifang's divine blood?"
The Firebird Bifang, the Bifang Divine Blood—Rong Xi wants them all.
"Stop talking nonsense and tell me quickly, how can I get the Bifang to hatch?"
Rong Xi stared wide-eyed at Taotie and Qiongqi.
"Fire Spirit Stone!"
"The Primal Flame!"
Taotie and Qiongqi spoke almost simultaneously, each giving their own answer.
The primordial spark?
This one can be ruled out immediately!
Rong Xi wants to reach the pinnacle of alchemy, but she needs the Earth Fire Vein for refining pills. If the Bifang's egg absorbs all the primordial fire from the primordial fire seed, the Earth Fire Vein will be gone. Where will she find another Earth Fire Vein?
Although there are many earth fire veins, Rong Xi doesn't want to run around everywhere just to refine pills.
Although the Imperial Pavilion has an alchemy room, Rong Xi still wants to use it to obtain spiritual herbs from the imperial court for the time being! Moreover, she may need other things in the future, and the imperial court is undoubtedly a good target for her.
Therefore, the blessed land of Huangdian Pavilion cannot be exposed yet!
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