Mo Tiange had told Qin Xi about her conjecture about the sacrificial temple in detail. Seeing that Qin Xi didn't seem to have any objections, she said to Jing Xingzhi, "According to our conjecture, this place should be a relic from the Distant Past era."
"Distant Past?" Jing Xingzhi opened his eyes with a solemn expression. "Are you sure it's the Distant Past era?"
"I told you, it's just a conjecture."
Mo Tiange was very calm. "This place might be worshiping Vermilion Bird, one of the five spirits from the Distant Past era. We need to verify whether it's true or not."
"Vermilion Bird …" Jing Xingzhi muttered.
Mo Tiange looked at him and added, "In addition, there's also a Primordial Devil Stele here, which is the source of the devil aura."
"Then what should we do?"
Mo Tiange smiled and said, "First, find that Primordial Devil Stele and take it with us if possible.
Second … I won't hide it from Fellow Daoist Jing. This sacrificial temple doesn't only worship the five spirits, but it also has the remains of the real five spirits. "
"What?!" Jing Xingzhi cried out involuntarily.
The five spirits were the legendary spiritual beings, the symbols of the gods in the Distant Past era, and the creatures closest to the gods before humans started cultivating.
They were born with supernatural abilities, powerful and holy. They could fly to heaven and enter the earth, and only gods could control them.
He learned about these things from ancient books when he stepped on the path of immortality, but he never thought he could see the remains of the five spirits with his own eyes.
That was an era too far away from the present.
"Fellow Daoist Jing, you didn't lose anything this time, right?" Mo Tiange asked with a smile.
Jing Xingzhi calmed down a bit and said, "If that's the case, I owe you a favor."
A relic from the Distant Past era worshiping the remains of the Vermilion Bird … Not to mention whether he could get any fated chances from it, just bringing him here was a great favor.
After thinking for a while, Jing Xingzhi sighed and said, "What's the origin of this great ancient sect? They actually built their immortal palace on the sacrificial temple of the Distant Past era."
"This sect must've been extremely prosperous in the beginning, but unfortunately, it couldn't escape the laws of heaven and earth," Qin Xi said flatly, still adjusting his breath with his eyes closed.
"Yes, the laws of heaven and earth." Jing Xingzhi sighed. "Such a great sect was unexpectedly torn into an independent space and destroyed overnight.
The more I cultivate, the more I feel that the power of heaven and earth is truly terrifying. "
The more you know, the more fearful you will be. Only the ignorant can be fearless.
Qin Xi chuckled. He opened his eyes and said, "If that wasn't the case, why would we cultivate in the first place?
We are all mortals who want to escape the power of Heaven and Earth and dream of immortality. Unfortunately, no one knows if we can reach the end of this path. "
In the Primeval Age, there were many legends about ascending to the Immortal Realm. In the Primeval Age, there were people who cultivated to the Mahayana Stage and faced the Tribulations. But now, even the Soul Formation Stage had become a legend.
Thinking of this, the three of them each had their own experiences, and for a moment, they were silent.
After a while, Mo Tiange said, "Have you all rested well?
We should continue. There's not much time left. There's only one last day. "
Upon hearing this, Qin Xi and Jing Xingzhi stopped to adjust their breaths and stood up to prepare.
Following the dim stone path, the three slowly moved forward.
This Vermilion Bird Sacrificial Temple was similar to the Azure Dragon Sacrificial Temple Mo Tiange visited, but it was also different.
The material used to build this temple was a kind of fiery-red stone, which carried the aura of the Fire Essence.
Qin Xi guessed that these stones must've been taken from a place where the Fire Essence was extremely strong. After accumulating for many years, they carried the aura of the Fire Essence. If they were here today, they would be excellent materials for refining fire-attribute magic weapons. However, they didn't plan to demolish the temple because that would be too disrespectful to the Vermilion Bird worshiped here.
Cultivators like them didn't respect ghosts or gods, and they didn't fear the world, but deep in their hearts, they still had some taboos.
After walking for a while, they encountered another group of demonic creatures.
In this sacrificial temple, there was a serious leakage of devil aura, and there were a lot of demonic creatures. Unfortunately, these demonic creatures were useless to cultivators like them, so they could only abandon them after killing them. If there were devil cultivators here, they would definitely be overjoyed.
Mo Tiange thought of Yang Chengji. When they broke the Illusory Formation in the storeroom, he still hadn't appeared. Did the master and disciple really die here?
She found it hard to believe, but in this immortal palace, anything could happen. Even if Guifang Devil Monarch's cultivation level was in the late Nascent Soul stage, he couldn't guarantee anything.
"Oh!" After killing another group of demonic creatures and bypassing a mass of devil aura, Qin Xi, who was walking in the front, suddenly stopped.
"What's wrong?"
"This aura …" The one who spoke was Jing Xingzhi. He had already advanced into the Nascent Soul realm, so his senses were sharper than Mo Tiange's.
Qin Xi didn't answer and continued to walk forward.
Mo Tiange followed closely behind him. After a while, she indeed felt something unusual.
Without the devil aura obstructing them, she could clearly feel an aura pervading the surroundings.
It was blazing and sacred, vast and pure, carrying an ancient and boundless aura.
This aura was somewhat similar to the Azure Dragon's Breath she felt before, but it was also different.
The Azure Dragon's Breath was restrained and tranquil, as if they were in a boundless forest, inclusive and full of vitality.
This kind of aura, however, carried a passion and exuberant vitality that could burn everything.
"The Vermilion Bird's Breath!" she whispered.
"It should be.
Let's go! "Qin Xi sped up. The three of them were practically running on the stone path.
Finally, when they reached the end of the stone path, their eyes suddenly opened up.
This was a hall with a tall and heavy stone door engraved with a fiery red totem.
Inside the hall stood huge stone pillars, all of which were painted with fiery red patterns.
As they slowly walked inside, a towering stone statue gradually appeared in front of them.
Its wings were spread open, its head held high, and it carried an aura that could burn everything.
One of the five spirits, the Vermilion Bird.
The three of them didn't say anything for a long time and just stared blankly.
They were all high level cultivators, so the pressure from the Vermilion Bird's Breath wasn't strong enough to frighten them, but the boundless aura from the Distant Past era shocked them.
Mo Tiange was the first to return to her senses.
She had seen the Azure Dragon statue before, so she wasn't too shocked when she saw the Vermilion Bird statue.
"Look, what's that?"
Upon hearing her voice, Qin Xi and Jing Xingzhi looked in the direction she was pointing and were both stunned.
They saw a bow and arrows on the altar in front of the statue. The bow had a golden body and a fiery red bowstring; its power was astonishing.
"This is —" Jing Xingzhi was the first to exclaim.
This bow and arrow had a strong Vermilion Bird's aura. As long as they got a little closer, they would feel like they were being burned.
This thing definitely wasn't a magic weapon that could be refined in the current cultivation world. Even those amazing Distant Past era spiritual treasures in the storehouse couldn't compare to its power.
"The Vermilion Bird Bow. We meet again." Fu Yao's sigh resounded in Mo Tiange's mind.
"Master, what's going on?"
"This Vermilion Bird Bow is a supreme spiritual treasure refined by the top cultivator of the Distant Past era's Ice Palace using the remains of the Vermilion Bird in the sacrificial temple. It's also the sect's cornerstone treasure."
Fu Yao said, "Unfortunately, the disciples recruited by the Ice Palace all had water attribute spiritual roots and specialized in ice attribute cultivation techniques. Later on, the sect declined and no one could use this bow.
This bow was enshrined in the underground palace, never to see the light of day. "
"…" Mo Tiange was speechless.
A sect famous for its ice attribute cultivation techniques actually refined such a supreme fire attribute spiritual treasure as the sect's cornerstone treasure. She really didn't know what to say.
But even if it was someone else, a sect built on the Vermilion Bird Sacrificial Temple couldn't ignore the Vermilion Bird's divine power, right?
Moreover, there were many talented cultivators in the Distant Past era.
As far as she knew, there was a cultivation technique called the Ice and Fire Technique. If one practiced this technique, using this bow wouldn't be a problem.
"Master, did you want us to come here to take this treasure?"
"Heh!"
Fu Yao chuckled and said, "If this treasure could be taken away, why would the five of us keep it back then?
To tell you the truth, the Vermilion Bird's divine power on this treasure isn't something we can control, so of course we can't take it away.
Back then, we all tried, but none of us could resist the Vermilion Bird's breath. If we tried to resist it by force, we would get injured, so we could only give up in the end. "
Hearing this, Mo Tiange felt as if she was splashed with a bucket of cold water.
But thinking about it, if they could take it away, they would've taken it a long time ago.
"Then why did we come here?"
Sensing her gloomy mood, Fu Yao smiled. "Isn't the Vermilion Bird's breath inside a treasure?
I know you've had extraordinary encounters, so don't be too greedy.
You obtained the Azure Dragon's bone long ago, so you already have the Azure Dragon's breath. Now that you've obtained the Vermilion Bird's breath and advanced to the Nascent Soul realm, you can create your own divine ability!
Think about it. If you can refine the Azure Dragon's breath and the Vermilion Bird's breath and create your own divine ability, wouldn't that be terrifying? "
Just as they were talking, Mo Tiange saw Jing Xingzhi taking a step forward, so she hastily called out, "Fellow Daoist Jing!"
Jing Xingzhi turned his head and looked at her. "What's wrong?"
Mo Tiange said, "The power of this thing is amazing. I'm afraid we can't take it away."
Upon hearing what she said, Qin Xi, whose eyes were blazing, turned his head. "What's going on?"
Mo Tiange sighed and relayed Fu Yao's words to them. She then said, "This treasure should've been refined by a cultivator whose realm far surpassed ours, so its power is amazing.
However, the Vermilion Bird's divine power it carries is too powerful. It's not something we can control at our realm. "
"Spirit-Summoning magic weapon …" Qin Xi murmured.
It was said in the cultivation world that the top-grade spiritual treasures had their own spirituality and were called Spirit-Summoning magic weapons. The power of such Spirit-Summoning magic weapons couldn't be compared to ordinary magic weapons.
However, this kind of Spirit-Summoning magic weapon had long been lost. Even in the storehouse of this great ancient cultivation group, only a few Spirit-Summoning magic weapons could be found.
In the past, Spirit-Summoning magic weapons only existed in legends. They never thought they'd be able to see one with their own eyes.
"No!" Jing Xingzhi said resolutely, "No matter what, I have to give it a try!
The Spirit-Summoning magic weapon is right in front of me, but I don't even try. I'm afraid I won't be reconciled for the rest of my life! "
Mo Tiange looked at Qin Xi and saw that his eyes were also filled with determination.
She shook her head and said, "I understand your feelings. For us cultivators, Spirit-Summoning magic weapons are extremely tempting …"
"I'll go get it first."
Jing Xingzhi turned his head and said to them, "If I'm injured by the Vermilion Bird's divine power, I won't blame you even if you leave me here."
Once he finished speaking, he no longer said anything. He took a step forward and reached his hand towards the Vermilion Bird Bow on the altar.
"Buzz!" A soft sound rang out. Before he could even touch it, the Vermilion Bird Bow burst into flames.