Chapter 94: Origin of the Undying Volcano

No, I can't keep degenerating like this.

Qi shook their hungover head, trying to make themselves a bit clearer.

Pan Wang's liquor is formidable; hearing him say, he used nearly two hundred kinds of various spiritual fruits and immortal herbs mixed and brewed, with no special formula, often during the process of clearing mountain paths, he would add whatever he found.

Upon learning that Qi and Taiyi wanted some, he generously gave them over ten thousand jars, saying that in all these eons he had brewed too much and could never finish it.

According to him, all the innate divinities he knew had been drunk away by him, and Qi thought the same; since coming to the Ten Thousand Great Mountains, they have been on the path of drunkenness every day.

Helpless, Qi decided to tell Pan Wang today that they would set out with Taiyi to find a mountain peak to refine the formation base.

If they continued to stay with Pan Wang in the Ten Thousand Great Mountains, Qi would worry whether they could return to Yunmze Marsh before the Undying Volcano is back‑flushed.

Qi can currently go out and play for a few eons, but they must return before the Phoenix Clan acts, otherwise a large amount of water vapor will rise, turn into widespread cloud‑borne rain, and not being stationed in Yunmze Marsh would leave them uneasy.

While Qi was pondering the Phoenix Clan's affairs, the transfer of water vapor from the East Sea was also about to begin.

"Bai Yu, this time the water vapor will be transferred to the Nan Fang continent; you will be in charge of its control. Remember to be careful and cautious, and do not disturb the living beings along the way."

"Also remember, while delivering the water, to inform all the tribes along the way that within the next two or three eons there will be prolonged heavy rain, so they can prepare."

"Spread this message as widely as possible, so that as many living beings as possible know of it, thereby reducing losses among the Wilderness's living beings."

"This time, the Dragon Clan's transfer of water vapor will have you as the leader along the way, but you must take good care of the younger members of your clan and not disappoint the clan leader's expectations of you."

Qiu Niu's voice was gentle, his appearance handsome, yet his expression was somewhat solemn; he thought highly of Bai Yu.

As one of the leaders of the third generation of the Dragon Clan, he is strong‑willed and diligent in cultivation, standing out among the third generation of the West Sea White Dragon Clan; his cultivation has now reached the Taiyi Golden Immortal level, making him a strong contender for the next West Sea Dragon King.

Qiu Niu hopes that he can take advantage of this water‑transport opportunity to see the vastness of the Wilderness and not be dazzled by the immediate might of the Dragon Clan.

Nowadays, within the Dragon Clan there have arisen some new voices, though faint, yet he has noticed them with his keen perception.

An extremely small fraction of the Dragon Clan's people have begun to harbor ambitions to seize control of the entire Wilderness; although it is merely idle chatter, Qiu Niu still worries about the spread of such talk.

It is not that such thoughts cannot exist, but the Dragon Clan now must not allow them to spread, for power must be accumulated; only when it erupts will it have sufficient might.

They need to accumulate more advantages until they can sweep across the Wilderness with thunderous force; only then is it the moment to reveal their ambitions.

Rather than now, when they have not yet acted and already made the whole world know.

"Elder brother, please rest assured; there will certainly be no mistake. This concerns the Wilderness heaven and earth, and moreover the Dragon Clan, the Phoenix Clan, and many innate divinities are involved—who would have such gall to dare interfere?"

Bai Yu is extremely confident in this, feeling that no one would dare incur the world's great contempt to interfere with the two clans and many innate divinities' plans.

Once such an act is undertaken, it is practically tantamount to being an enemy of the entire Wilderness heaven and earth, and moreover it has the endorsement of the Great God Hongjun—who would be idle enough to bother meddling in something beneficial to heaven and earth?

Seeing Bai Yu so confident, Qiu Niu no longer felt the need to say anything, after all he felt the same way.

"Then it's up to you how you carry it out; be sure to remember to spread the message as widely as possible, whether by water or land."

Qiu Niu still couldn't help reminding them a bit.

"Rest assured, I understand, elder brother; how could I be the sort of person who doesn't know the importance of things?"

Bai Yu replied somewhat irritably, during this period Qiu Niu had come to him several times about this, and he was already getting tired of hearing it.

Qiu Niu could only laugh, then slapped Bai Yu into the mud and sand, saying:

"As an elder brother saying these things, it's only because the matter is important; just listen, and yet you still have impatient thoughts, which also shows you can't tell what's important."

Having spoken, Qiu Niu then turned and left, leaving Bai Yu unable to move in the mud and sand.

He was confined there by Qiu Niu's divine power, staying thus for three days; after the divine power dissipated on its own, he was released.

"Pah, your cultivation is getting more and more exaggerated, yet you're being petty."

Bai Yu spat out a mouthful of mud and sand, feeling only a foul taste in his mouth; seeing that the divine power could not be dispelled, he realized this was Qiu Niu's way of expressing impatience and administering punishment.

Bai Yu turned back to his own palace, deciding not to see outsiders for a while, until the foul smell dissipates.

Undying Volcano.

Yuan Feng revealed his true form, a gigantic five‑colored phoenix continually soaring above the Undying Volcano.

The five‑element divine light continually showered down, falling into the volcano, constantly wearing away the newborn fire energy, or turning into individual five‑element seals that suppress the volcano's eruptions.

Nowadays, the skies above the Undying Volcano are filled with the sight of flying phoenixes; besides Yuan Feng, the chiefs of the five tribes of the Phoenix Clan are also present there.

The Undying Volcano is now unusually active; previously Yuan Feng had released a large amount of fire energy, and it is not yet time for a new round of release, so for now they must rely on their collective power to suppress it.

"The Fire of Opening Heaven within the Undying Volcano has become more active; perhaps because the previous large‑scale eruption remained dormant for too long, its condition has recovered and it has begun to move again."

Yuan Feng's voice was low; the Fire of Opening Heaven possesses tremendous power, and he and Yuan Huang once had ideas about it, but discovered they also lack the ability to approach it.

After that attempt, the two also abandoned such unrealistic thoughts and focused on suppressing the Undying Volcano.

Only after a long time did they happen to learn that the Three Sovereigns had also tried to refine the Fire of Opening Heaven, but unfortunately even getting close was difficult, let alone refining it.

Since then, the Fire of Opening Heaven has lain dormant within the Undying Volcano, accumulating power, then awakening after a period of time and becoming active again.

Then it drives a large‑scale eruption of the Undying Volcano, consuming most of the fire energy, after which it falls back into dormancy, awaiting the next awakening.

The entire Undying Volcano can be said to have been born under the influence of the Fire of Opening Heaven, and its state is closely tied to that fire.

Yuan Feng also knows that diverting water to back‑flush the Undying Volcano can only temporarily solve the problem, but they now have no better method, so they must do this.

This can at least release the vast majority of the fire energy, consuming the state of the Fire of Opening Heaven so that it will have no possibility of eruption within the next thousands of eons.

At least, this would give the Phoenix Clan some breathing time, no longer restrained by it.

Yuan Feng's gaze was firm; within these thousands of eons, the three clans must determine a hierarchy.

Only if they succeed can the Phoenix Clan possibly free themselves from the enormous burden of the Undying Volcano and gain the right to expand in heaven and earth.

(End of chapter)