"Your Majesty, after years of constant exploration, we've discovered that the southern volcanic area is not simple. Not only is the Will of Fire abundant, but the Power of Heavenly Fire is also very difficult for ordinary people to deal with.
That Vermilion Bird comes out of the volcano cave once a month and usually cleans up the monsters in the volcanic area. Some of us have encountered it, but it has never attacked humans. That's why we've been able to live here quietly for the past few years, "the general said.
"Oh!
It didn't attack humans. You should leave this area first. Come back when you hear that it's completely safe, "Hua Kai said.
"Your Majesty … are you going to attack the Vermilion Bird?
I'll inform everyone in the town now. We'll be able to complete the evacuation in three days, "the general said and left.
Hua Kai saw that the people of the town were evacuating in an orderly manner. All kinds of supplies were transported to the rail cars by various vehicles. The next afternoon, the rail cars drove away.
Hua Kai waited there for a day. On the second day, he walked into the volcanic region. The temperature here was much higher than outside. Countless volcanic craters were located here, and some of them were still emitting smoke. As soon as Hua Kai entered, he felt that something was wrong. The Vermilion Bird was actually doing the same thing as the Mountain-carrying Turtle. It had turned the southern volcanic region into its own special zone.
"I used to think that the Divine Transformation Realm needed to build a virtual world in one's body and use this world as the core to extract the power of the virtual world to strengthen oneself.
However, this Vermilion Bird is the same as the Mountain-carrying Turtle. They didn't build their own world. Instead, they transformed part of the real world with their own will. This way, they can't extract the world's origin at will in this area. They can only sense the world's will more easily than before. This way, they can only rely on the Way of the Heavens to cultivate. When they become strong enough, they will become a burden to the world.
This is the simplest and worst way to cultivate in the Divine Transformation Realm. Only monsters would choose this path, "Hua Kai couldn't help but think as he looked at everything in front of him.
Hua Kai walked slowly like this. He could feel countless amounts of Heavenly Fire entering his body through the air. The Heavenly Fire was gradually dissolved by Hua Kai's Ice Power, replenishing Hua Kai's Will.
After walking for more than two hours, the number of volcanoes here was increasing. The temperature had already reached 100 degrees Celsius. Ordinary people would not be able to come here. Lava was flowing out from the mouth of a volcano. Some fire-attributed savage beasts were actually looking for food around the flowing lava. When they saw Hua Kai approaching, they started to roar at him from afar.
Hua Kai ignored these savage beasts. They were just food for the Vermilion Bird Great Demon.
This Vermilion Bird Great Fey was much better than the Mountain-bearing Tortoise. The Mountain-bearing Tortoise just kept eating and growing bigger. In the end, other than its body growing bigger, nothing else changed.
The Vermilion Bird's flame research made Hua Kai feel something new. This meant that this Vermilion Bird was much more intelligent than the Mountain-bearing Tortoise.
Hua Kai arrived in front of the largest volcano. The temperature here was more than 200 degrees Celsius. Ordinary savage beasts could no longer enter this place. Hua Kai saw a few ninth-grade spiritual herbs in the distance and went forward to pick them.
At that moment, a huge figure flew out of the mouth of the volcano. It saw Hua Kai concentrating on digging up the spiritual herbs, floating at the mouth of the volcano and waiting quietly.
The Vermilion Bird spoke in human language as it looked at Hua Kai. "You're finally here, Sacred Lord of the Human Race!"
"I didn't want to kill you, but the Divine East Continent can only become the territory of the Human Race. If you submit to the Human Race, I can let you continue to stay here and give you some opportunities to comprehend the laws.
Your intelligence is no lower than that of a spirit beast. It's just that you cultivate the will of fire, and you're eccentric and easily angry. If you continue to stay here, the Heavenly Dao will not tolerate you. I'll give you a chance. Choose for yourself, "Hua Kai said.
"I know I'm not your match. You can kill that tortoise, so no one in this world can be your match.
The prosperity of the Human Race is inevitable. I have the bloodline of a divine beast, but because of my personality, I was disliked and chased out of the clan. Because of this, I escaped the danger of the world shattering and hid in this volcano until the world returned to normal.
It's also because of this that I turned this area into my domain. I rarely leave the volcano area, and I've never gone far from the southern mountains. I don't kill any spirit beasts or fight any great demons because I know that if I don't hide, danger will come. The golden bull you killed last time is my good friend. Like me, it rarely comes out. "The Vermilion Bird Legion floated above the mouth of the volcano and transmitted its voice to Hua Kai.
"This world has its own rules. The stronger you are, the more restrictions you'll face.
It's already very rare for you to be able to survive from ancient times until now. You can't always occupy this volcano in the southern mountains. The Heavenly Dao won't allow it.
Being able to reach this point shows that your talent and luck are very good. If you're willing to submit to the Human Race, you can enjoy the luck of the Human Race. Maybe one day you'll be able to escape the control of the world. "Hua Kai picked all the spirit herbs on the ground and slowly put them into the jade box one by one.
At this time, the Vermilion Bird turned into a ball of fire. The fire became weaker and weaker until it finally turned into a beautiful woman in a fiery red dress. The woman had delicate facial features and looked about 20 years old. She flew to Hua Kai's side and bowed to him.
Hua Kai checked her cultivation. She was at the sixth level of the Divine Transformation Realm. She was only one step away from completing the Great Cycle of her own rule power.
However, this step represented great significance. Now that she had a born Taoism aptitude, she had to give up her territory in the southern volcanoes and follow Hua Kai to find a way to break through her own limits.
The Vermilion Bird that Hua Kai was most worried about had chosen to submit. This meant that there was one less ultimate war in the Divine Prefecture of the East, which was something Hua Kai was happy to see.
"I'll send you to a place that will help you experience the complete Great Path of Fire. When everything is over, you'll stay in the town outside the southern volcanoes.
In the future, that place will be expanded. I'll let you be the city lord here. You'd better not let anyone know your identity. Here, you'll be responsible for looking for spirit herbs and strange stones in the volcanic area. You can use these to earn points. With these points, you can exchange them for spirit treasures, divine weapons, and elixirs. You'll know when the time comes.
When you forget your identity as a Vermilion Bird one day and truly see yourself as a human, I'll let you become a core member of the Human Race.
If you can't be a normal person, I'll kill you no matter the price. Do you understand? "Hua Kai looked at the beautiful woman in front of him and said to her.
"I know. If I submit to you, I'll be one of your people. I won't hurt humans at will, and I won't kill people at will. I'll do whatever you ask me to do," the Vermilion Bird said to Hua Kai.
"From now on, your name will be Zhu Yan. I'll take you away from here now. When you reach a human city, as long as you don't do anything to harm the Human Race, you'll slowly gain the Human Race's fate. Making you the city lord is the fastest way to gain the Human Race's fate.
As the ruler of the Human Race, I can sense everything about you, especially when you do something to harm the Human Race. I'll stay here with you for a month. When you've adapted to the Human Race's life, I'll send you into my inner world to comprehend the origin of fire. This way, you'll be able to adapt better to the Human Race's life, "Hua Kai said.
Outside the southern volcanic area, Hua Kai contacted Hua Xuan through the family space and asked the people who had evacuated to return. At the same time, he told all the core members about the Vermilion Bird. Everyone was confused. They had heard of spiritual beasts submitting, but this was the first time they had heard of a demonic beast submitting.
"Zhu Yan originally had the bloodline of a divine beast. After she became a great demon, she was able to transform into an Innate Dao Aptitude. She's no different from us. Zhu Yan's Innate Dao Aptitude is even more complete than Wukong's. When she's loyal enough in the future, we can take her as a core member of the family. The Huaxia Kingdom will have another trump card.
I asked her to collect fire-type spiritual herbs and strange stones in the southern volcanic area. This can also make up for the lack of spiritual herbs in our space. I heard that alchemists and weaponsmiths have been very active recently. We can send them to the southern volcanic area. They use natural heavenly fire to refine pills and weaponsmiths there, and it's very peaceful, "Hua Kai said.
The Huaxia construction team took only three days to arrive. Along with them were hundreds of alchemists and weaponsmiths. The town had already begun to expand. Without the threat of the volcanic area, it was located at the intersection of the snowy mountain and the volcanic area. The climate remained the same throughout the year, making it a rare paradise.
Hua Kai told Zhu Yan about the social interactions of the human race and gave her some books about the human race. He spent a few days teaching her how to read and write. After that, she had to rely on herself to learn everything. As a Divine Transformation Realm cultivator, Zhu Yan learned very quickly. In less than a month, she was able to communicate normally with anyone and understand some of the human customs.
When Hua Kai saw that Zhu Yan's loyalty had reached more than 80 points, he knew that the transformation of Zhu Yan was basically complete. He put Zhu Yan into the Chaotic World in his body and let her experience the difficult journey of the human race in the Chaotic World.
After the five mythological parts were combined, Hua Kai could adjust the progress of the plot at will and let people enter the trial. However, only he could control the trial. Hua Kai could adjust the time ratio between the trial and the time in the real world. Hua Kai could let a person live their entire life in an instant. However, this way, he would not be able to affect the other person's life too much.
Hua Kai watched as Zhu Yan reincarnated into the most ancient human tribe. The tribe still lived by gathering and hunting. As a woman, she had shown outstanding ability since she was young and led the tribe to defeat many monsters. Hua Kai did not help Zhu Yan break through the shackles of the human race's lifespan at a very early age. In the end, she actually became the earliest batch of postnatal immortals of the human race.
Zhu Yan was only sent out of Hua Kai's body after the story of the Journey to the West ended. Her talent surpassed everyone in the Chaotic World in Hua Kai's body. Her strength also surpassed the strongest person in this world. Therefore, it was very easy for her to pass this test.