Chapter 401 Evolution (4)
Imprint, absorb, internalize, transmit.
Xi was simultaneously bound and restrained by dozens of chains of order, and at other times she was wrapped and branded by Ji Rong's golden leaves and aerial roots;
Knowledge seeped into her flesh and blood through her skin, making the fire mark within her grow thicker and thicker.
Golden chains of order imprinted her figure, making the authority of the fire seal grow ever greater.
She grew alongside Ji Rongshu, rising higher and higher.
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The sun shines bright red, piercing the sky.
Under the tree, Qingpingzi and Shanshui were reciting the "Great Ceremony of Ten Thousand Races" to Ji Rong word by word, while Jiaojue climbed up Ji Rong's tree trunk and quietly watched Xitong above the tree.
As the days passed, after Qingpingzi finished reading the last chapter of the "Strange Things" section, "Acquired Strange Species - Tuoshu Cailuan," he said, "Junior Sister, do you think it's appropriate for your senior brother to describe you like this?"
Ji Rong thought to herself, "It doesn't matter. Anyway, the guys who see this book in the future will definitely not be able to imagine what I look like."
She lowered her Qi roots, sprinkled some spiritual energy into the pages of the book, and then urged all the Qi roots to drag the chains of order across the sky once more.
One by one, golden rays were pulled down by the thick air roots, and these golden chains of order hung down onto Xi Tong's body, binding him again in no time.
They enveloped Xi Tong and continued downwards, wrapping around the eight large jade books beside Qing Pingzi. Only after carving intricate golden patterns on the jade did they retract back into the sky as if their power had dissipated.
Within the tree's heart, Ji Rong felt as if she were seeing once again the dark and brilliant expanse of the outer heavens, where countless dazzling star rivers flowed, and behind her, a blazing sun was rushing toward her.
The intense heat awakened the sleeping souls.
Ji Rong then heard his bird body cry out in his mind, "That's not Xi Tong."
The celestial being said, "The great sun is coming to burn the trees."
Ji Rong "looked" at the great sun and sighed in her heart, "It's Xi Jun who has come out."
As she "saw" this, she saw the level of the source liquid in the source regeneration pool suddenly drop, Dragon Phoenix Mountain collapse rapidly downwards, while Ji Rong's tree trunk grew taller and taller.
"Crack!" The sky shattered, and a huge sound boomed. Xi Tong, who had just woken up and was still dazed by the increased power in his mind, was pushed out of the sky by tree branches.
Thousands of golden chains used to stabilize the space were pried in two as the branches grew, hanging down like weeping willows at the gap, and the spiritual energy in the air rushed out of the breach.
Upon hearing this, Jiao Jue and Shan Shui's faces instantly became extremely solemn.
One of them summoned back four powerful little dragons to guard the breach;
A giant bowl appeared, and the Mountain and Water God's hands swept across its surface, revealing the mountains and rivers within. He declared, "Decree: The Hundred Sons of the Mountains, protect the spiritual veins of the mountains and rivers."
Ji Rong's mind wandered in the viscous liquid. She sensed the spiritual energy leaking out and the ground beneath her feet rapidly collapsing. She thought to herself, "The earth must have great power, able to absorb all things, unaffected by the summons of the outer heavens, and not hindering the entry and exit of beings in this world."
Then it seemed as if dust was falling from the air, and the aerial roots at the top intertwined, quickly repairing the breach.
Startled by being propelled into the sky, Xi Tong flapped her featherless wings and then fell back to the treetop.
Layer upon layer of emerald and golden leaves parted one after another, causing Xi Tong to fall continuously. Just as she was about to touch the ground, countless aerial roots stretched out from all directions, wrapping her up tightly, making her look like a huge brown fruit.
Above the sky, fireballs rained down on Ji Rong's tree trunk. Xi Jun's voice came from the fire, saying, "Jue Jun, how dare you secretly cultivate a forbidden tree!"
You and the mountains and rivers both pride yourselves on benevolence, but now that the sky is broken, who among you will fill the void?
Jiao Jue retorted angrily, "She was born here; how could we have raised her?"
Shan Shui then presented a broken bowl and placed it on top of Ji Rong's tree.
But it was no use. The solar fire burned rapidly among the branches of the ancestral tree. Ji Rong felt excruciating pain in her soul. While tearing at the roots to repair the hole, she sighed in her mind in a daze, "They're burning me again. This is never going to end."
Then the bird's body merged with the celestial body, and they turned their heads to look at 'Ji Rong', thinking to themselves, "Aren't you coming? Are you waiting to be burned to death?"
Ji Rong thought to herself, "I will repair this place and close it off to prevent the spiritual energy from leaking out."
Then the remaining aerial roots reconnected the golden chains of order, and the giant tree burst into flames.
Ji Rong opened her bird body and swallowed the viscous liquid from the tree heart, then transformed out of the tree.
Ji Rongfei landed beside Xi Tong, who was struggling and cursing, and gently comforted her, "Sister Hei, I'll just get burned again. I'll just sleep it off and I'll be fine."
Upon hearing the familiar voice, Xi Tong immediately stopped struggling and exclaimed in surprise, "Arong, you're awake!"
Then, the black bird with its exquisitely painted feathers opened its greyish-white eyes and said, "Arong, I want to go out."
She screamed hoarsely, "I have grasped the secrets of fire magic, I want to go to heaven!"
She went to great lengths to extend one of her winged claws. With a slight hook, wisps of solar essence fire fell from the treetop and merged into her claw.
Clutching the flame, she dispersed the roots, spread her wings, and soared upwards.
At the top of Ji Rong's tree, Jiao Jue commanded the white dragon to bring rain to extinguish the fire, but the solar essence fire ignited upon contact and could not be extinguished at all.
Enraged, Qingpingzi manifested his Dharma Body and roared towards the sky. Then, Qingguanzi, Qingyangzi, and other cultivators manifested their Dharma Bodies and appeared in the sky above the Danxue Mountains. They quickly formed an array to protect the surrounding area, preventing the solar essence fire from spreading and burning the mountains.
Qingpingzi roared, "Xijun, you poisonous bird, how dare you destroy my precious tree!" With that, he took out three whisks from his mouth and lashed them at the sun in the sky.
With a "whoosh," three whisks shot into the sun, burning down to half a wooden handle, but leaving two deep marks on the sun's body.
Black flames erupted from the deep wounds, and the Lord of the Sun groaned, feeling his entire body go numb.
Just then, Xi Tong, who was hiding on the fire tree, silently spat out the fire seal. With a burst of strength from her wings, she leaped upwards using her air roots and slammed the fire seal heavily into Xi Zhu's body.
"Caw..." A scream instantly echoed in all directions as Xi Tong's claws dug deep into Xi Zhu's divine body. Only then did she cry out with glee, "Uncle, is my authority any good? Now, even you are mine! You slaughtered your relatives and wiped out the Golden Crow lineage to consolidate your divine position. Did you ever think you would end up like this? Caw caw caw..."
The sun rose above the fiery red giant tree, and Xi Tong rode on the back of Xi Zhu, with sparks flying everywhere.
The great sun suddenly darted wildly across the sky, stumbling and falling, sparks constantly falling from its wounds, causing the people on earth to wail in agony.
Xi Tong ignored her, completely absorbed in the pleasure of revenge, rambling incoherently as she urged Xi Zhu to head west.
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