Qingzhou, Senluo Dao!

In the heart of deep mountains within a transparent barrier, the air is filled with a mixture of soil and ancient vegetation, occasionally capturing the faint yet perceptible ancient power, belonging exclusively to the wild yet profound power fluctuations of the Vermilion Bird.

Swoosh!

As the agreed-upon date arrives, cultivators from the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, Flower Sect, and Thousand Illusions Mountain gradually arrive at this land of the Vermilion Bird's inheritance monopolized by the three sects.

The flying boat of Thousand Illusions Mountain approached, and a voice full of impatience sounded outside the barrier: "Huan Gongming, your Thousand Illusions Mountain is too slow. We've been waiting for you to arrive so the barrier can be opened."

"Isn't this Old Man Miao? I heard you took the true disciples of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect to the Ancient Country, trying to annex the Ancient Beast Taming Sect, but ended up getting beaten back. Is that true?" The Sect Leader of Thousand Illusions Mountain appeared on the prow of the boat, looking towards the Vice Sect Leader of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, Miao Ling, with a chuckle.

"Humph, that Lin Jing of the Beast Taming Sect possesses strange gu techniques, and it's understandable that our disciples were not their match, but using such power, those Beast Taming Sect disciples are bound to pay the price," the Vice Sect Leader of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect snorted coldly.

This person is precisely the Vice Sect Leader of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect who once went to recruit the Beast Taming Sect along with two disciples, a Nascent Soul master specializing in beast taming.

However, after experiencing the sights of the Ancient Country, he no longer had any interest in trying to recruit the Beast Taming Sect or Lin Jing.

That's because they encountered a Divinity Transformation Demon Cultivator from the Gu God Sect in a small town on the edge of the Cloud Sea Mountain Range!

Fortunately, that demon cultivator from the Gu God Sect had no interest in them, only in information about the Ten Great Gu and Lin Jing...

From this event, the three from the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect realized that being targeted by the Gu God Sect meant Lin Jing was unlikely to have a good outcome, and even the Beast Taming Sect might get burned by association. So, the three of them returned to Qingzhou shortly after, not wanting to get involved in this mess.

Subsequently, as expected, Lin Jing hid in the academy, which was also attacked; now, Lin Jing's wanted notice has even been sent to Qingzhou! Besides the Yin Corpse Sect, if anyone claims there's no black hand of the Gu God Sect behind this, Miao Ling would not believe it.

"The Ten Thousand Beasts Sect's true disciples, once fought with that Lin Jing?"

Huan Gongming and Miao Ling's conversation piqued the curiosity of many disciples from Thousand Illusions Mountain and the Flower Sect. Nowadays, who doesn't know the name of Lin Jing due to the mysterious wanted notice? Even here in Qingzhou, many are aware of this monstrous cultivator.

"I've heard that not only Senluo Dao, but many sects in other regions have also issued wanted notices for Lin Jing. It's unbelievable that with such a level of wanted status, he still hasn't been caught!" said a disciple from the second team of Thousand Illusions Mountain.

"It's possible that this person has long been found and recalled by a powerful figure of the Ancient Country," Senior Sister Ning said: "Alright, don't concern yourselves with others; calm your minds and focus… When cultivating Illusion Techniques, distraction is the greatest taboo."

After some bickering between the two Nascent Soul experts, and under the urging of the Sect Leader of the Flower Sect, the three parties began to jointly unlock the barrier. Although the three sects always openly and secretly compete with each other, they have always adhered to one principle...

That is, powerhouses above the Nascent Soul stage should refrain from intervening, and all disputes over interests should be handled by the disciples, for as long as the Nascent Soul powerhouses are present, the sect will not decline; as for the disciples, no matter how many die, more can always be recruited.

"Barrier, release!"

Before long, the barrier was lifted, and the barrier surrounding the Demon Ancestor Ruins dispersed like scattered fireflies, revealing the situation within the barrier... In the center stood a giant black stone pillar, its surface covered with the marks of time, and various strange patterns on the rock, resembling naturally formed runes.

"Disciples of Thousand Illusions Mountain, obey the order and enter the ruins." Huan Gongming, Sect Leader of Thousand Illusions Mountain, stood in mid-air, and upon his command, a hundred disciples of Thousand Illusions Mountain instantly transformed into phantasmal rainbows, flying towards the black stone pillar.

"Disciples of Ten Thousand Beasts Sect..."

"Disciples of Flower Sect..."

On the other two sides, following the orders of the Vice Sect Leader of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect and the Sect Leader of the Flower Sect, the disciples of these two sects also began to fly towards the stone pillar. This stone pillar is the mysterious treasure of the Demon Ancestor Vermilion Bird, containing heavens and earth, now transformed by it into an inheritance ruin. As long as one's cultivation aligns, entering a certain range of the stone pillar will be absorbed by the ruins.

Lin Jing also followed the true inheritor surnamed Ning from Thousand Illusions Mountain to approach the stone pillar. Accompanied by ripples of space, many cultivators seemed to plunge into water, soon falling into another space.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

Within the not-so-bright ruins space, one figure after another appeared. Lin Jing mixed among the disciples of Thousand Illusions Mountain, remaining inconspicuous; no one knew he was the prodigy being widely wanted by the Ancient Country.

"Is that the Blood of Zhu Yan??"

In the crowd, Lin Jing gazed at a drop of red blood floating in the center of the great hall and felt an extraordinary power emanating from it.

As most of the disciples from the three sects entered the ruins, this blood began to shape into a small ape over a meter tall.

"So small." The cultivators entering the Demon Ancestor Ruins for the first time believed this Little Vermilion Bird to be indeed tiny, for the stronger the demon beast, the larger it is.

"Do not underestimate it——" A cultivator who had entered the Demon Ancestor Ruins before shouted.

This Little Vermilion Bird, with its white head and fiery red feet glowing like a blazing flame, had particularly lively eyes, not at all like an avatar formed from a drop of blood.

"Ooohhhh!!!" After scanning the entire ruins, the Little Vermilion Bird bared its teeth, and before it could move, thousands of magical spells bombarded it, engulfing it in an overwhelming fluctuation of mana.

Although only three hundred people entered the ruins, each member of the hundred disciples from the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect was like an army, each controlling numerous demon beasts.

Even Lin Jing cast a simple "Fireball Technique."

Although the task of his team was to comprehend the Vermilion Bird, only those who had merged with a drop of Zhu Yan's blood could leave the ruins by will... Therefore, the cultivators who had never entered the ruins before had to deal some damage to the Little Vermilion Bird in the first round to ensure they could share a trace of blood later and gain the ability to leave the ruins.

"Second team, sit in meditation, focus your mind entirely!" Amidst the intense clash of spells, Senior Sister Ning immediately ordered, and the disciples of Thousand Illusions Mountain, including Lin Jing, under her lead, instantly extended their Divine Sense, observing within the smoke.

Observe.

Even though the Little Vermilion Bird only had the cultivation level of Early-Stage Foundation Establishment, facing over a thousand different magical attacks, it was like a wall of copper and iron. Fire spells, lightning spells, metal spells—all types of attacks fell upon it, and not only did they fail to injure it, but they didn't even manage to dislodge a single white hair.

Such terrifying defensive power made Lin Jing involuntarily pause, as this was even more formidable than his own Fire Lin Dragon... This Little Vermilion Bird, although merely an illusion formed from a single drop of blood, possessed a bloodline level absolutely of the Demon Ancestor level, just like its original!

"This Little Vermilion Bird hasn't shown any ferocity of an ancient relic; its physical strength alone is extraordinarily formidable. With such a situation, how can one integrate its essence and transform it into an illusionary beast from which to derive inspiration?"

Lin Jing sat cross-legged on the ground, watching as the Little Vermilion Bird braved numerous attacks and charged towards the most fiercely attacking side—the direction of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect—using its hands to tear apart a Foundation Establishment level demon beast at the forefront.

Not knowing where to start the simulation...

Illusion Techniques usually emulate the imposing aura of ferocious beasts, intimidating through presence, yet this Little Vermilion Bird did not display any imposing aura, nor was its cultivation level high. Not a trace of savagery was revealed, a meticulously controlled presence. It simply plunged straightforwardly into the beast horde, starting the slaughter... causing beast limbs to fly through the air, its motions of tearing the enemy appearing almost artistic.

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