Towards a trash who wasn’t even qualified to cultivate Dou Qi and magic, Shen Yifeng simply had disdain, and wasn’t worried.

  So what if she was added into it? She’d only serve as a prop regarding the Vermillion Bird, and he was already determined to win it. What’s more was that although Shen Yanxiao was a trash, Shen Siyu’s prospects were beyond measure. If he could use the reason of treating that idiot properly, then pulling Shen Siyu into a closer relationship between them, would only take half the work and would have twice the effect for him towards becoming the heir of the Vermillion Bird Clan.

  Therefore no matter what happened, Shen Yifeng wouldn’t criticise this matter of Shen Yanxiao becoming the Vermillion Bird’s candidate at all. So much so that, from this period of time onwards, he would properly display his concern and care towards Shen Yanxiao in order to obtain Shen Siyu’s kindness.

  During the time where everyone was gnashing their teeth because of this matter concerning Shen Yanxiao becoming the Vermillion Bird’s candidate, Shen Yanxiao, being the person involved, was nevertheless flabbergasted.

  Just what ‘song’ were you guys singing at? Since when did she deserve to unexpectedly also be dragged into this muddy water?

  Shen Yanxiao was speechless. Although she too wanted to have this extremely valiant Vermillion Bird based on the rumour, swindled to her hands, she was very clear that with her position in the Vermillion Bird Clan right now, meeting the Vermillion Bird was even harder than meeting with the monarch. However, in this world, there were still these kind of unexpected things where Shen Feng had unexpectedly had her entered as the Vermillion Bird’s candidate……

  Had Shen Feng’s head been damaged?

  No matter how discontent everyone from the Vermillion Bird Clan was, all of them were very clear that, so long as it was a matter that Shen Feng had decided on, there just wouldn’t be any leeway towards turning around. Even if there were more ideas for them to complain about their discontent, it could only be suppressed in their hearts.

  The time left until they headed for the lava valley was 3 days. The likes of people such as Shen Yue, were originally extremely angry towards the matter of Shen Yanxiao popping up, but Shen Yue had very quickly came to realise that even if Shen Yanxiao was given the qualifications, so what? With that idiot’s strength, if she could sign a contract with the Vermilion Bird, then wouldn’t it be such that everyone in the world would be able to sign a contract with a mythological beast?

  After figuring it out, Shen Yue very quickly pacified Shen Jiayi and Shen Jiawei. Only after these two brats listened to their father’s analysis, were they a little bit happier. Thinking about it again, Shen Feng having Shen Yanxiao dragged out wasn’t necessarily a bad thing. One had to know that Shen Jiayi and Shen Jiawei’s personal strengths weren’t bad, but in front of this formidable opponent, Shen Yifeng, they too would only be floating clouds.

  If there were only 3 of them fighting over the Vermillion Bird, it was very probable that, under the powerful Shen Yifeng, the two of them would suffer a crushing defeat. When the time came and it happened before the sage, wouldn’t that just be them throwing their clan’s face away to the greatest extent. As of now, there was this person, Shen Yanxiao, who was able to be the worst among them all. Even if they couldn’t compare to Shen Yifeng, they could absolutely crush Shen Yanxiao. Having Shen Yanxiao, this trash and idiot, to serve as a prop, would allow them to still at least retrieve some face back in front of the sage.

  Thinking about it this way, how would Shen Jiayi and Shen Jiawei still grumble about Shen Feng’s sudden move of squeezing in that trash, for in their mind, they’d long become deeply grateful for their grandfather’s ‘sensible act’!

  Shen Jiayi and Shen Jiawei, these two brats, were secretly complacent, while Shen Yifeng clearly didn’t mind this time’s unexpected event.

  Because in regards to the three of them, Shen Yanxiao’s was precisely for the purpose of supporting their outstandingness; there’d only be prominence if there was contrast!

  As for that Shen Yanxiao whom everyone had believed to be used as the ‘base cushion’, she was single-handedly supporting her chin at this moment, and was sitting on a chair and was somewhat at a loss. [TLN: Base cushion means the weakest or ranked the last]

  “Just what is Shen Feng thinking of, to have me placed before the Vermillion Bird? Even if I could ‘save’ the face of these two brats before the sage once, no matter how it’s said, I’m still a person of the Vermillion Bird Clan. I don’t think a single bit that having an idiot to lose face would be slightly better looking than having these two brats here to lose face.”


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  How could Shen Yanxiao not have thought of the conjectures made by the likes of people such as Shen Yue.

  However, as an outsider, what Shen Yanxiao was thinking of was nevertheless one layer deeper than Shen Yue.

  If the intention was to not have the Vermillion Bird Clan lose face in front of the sage, then whether or not she, the ‘cushion at the bottom’, was to push out, some face would undoubtedly be lost.

  If she wasn’t going, Shen Yifeng wouldn’t be courteous to those two brats, and it’d be an inevitable matter of them getting crushed by him. However, even if she were to go, with the image that she had in front of the people, she had neither the intelligence nor the the strength to even throw them out. Compared to those two brats, it’d be even worse.

  Therefore, from the beginning Shen Yanxiao didn’t think that the purpose of Shen Feng having her push out would be as simple as it seemed.

  ‘No matter what the reason is, it’s an opportunity for you. There’s no need for you to be tangled with the root cause.’ Xiu’s voice was still as ice-cold as before, like snow. The way it seemed to him, was that there wasn’t any need to consider this kind of thing at all. No matter what Shen Feng’s goals were, as long as Shen Yanxiao had the opportunity to stand before the Vermillion Bird, it would be a golden opportunity bestowed by the heavens with regards to her.

  Shen Yanxiao’s mouth twitched because Xiu’s bearing was as if the Vermillion Bird was still a thing that was within her purse. However, she herself didn’t have confidence towards this matter.

  Just how long had she been in this world? Even the concept of regular magical beasts wasn’t completely clear. What’s more, it was a mythological animal that stood at the peak of the magical beast’s food chain.

  “Only after being certain about this opportunity, will it be okay. Haven’t you heard what they’ve said? The Vermilion Bird has already been lying dormant for hundreds of years, and talented people from the Vermillion Bird Clan have came forth in large numbers—yet no one was able to obtain its good graces. Just with that tiny physique of mine as of now……” Self-confidence was one thing, but ignorance combined with self-confidence would only bring about one’s death. Although Shen Yanxiao was very confident towards herself, she was very prudent the entire time when she confronted the unknown.

  This had been her habit until now, and it had allowed her to repeatedly succeed, and she wasn’t arrested by anyone. As a godly thief, it was one thing to have valiant skill, but it was also an essential thing to do assignments before making a move.

  In regards to herself, the Vermillion Bird was just like a unique, 100 carat diamond. However, as of now, this diamond had been deposited in a dangerous place that she actually hadn’t even heard of.

  There were a lot of good things, but it would only be a genuinely good thing when it was certain that one could get ahold of it.

  ‘It was merely a little bird.’ Xiu coldly snorted as he said, for he disapproved of Shen Yanxiao’s prudentness.

  Here we go again……

  Towards this certain great master, who had a rank 8 magical beast called as a ‘very small domestic animal’, and had a mythological animal called as a ‘little bird’.…… this should be considered to be a certain type of acknowledgement, right?

  Shen Yanxiao dumbfoundedly gazed at the firmament. However, Xiu’s words gave rise to a certain feeling in her heart. Hesitatingly, she said, “Listening to the tone of your voice……are you possibly acquainted with the Vermillion Bird?”


  Xiu’s voice completely lacked undulations as it carried on the same kind of aloof and remote tone as he spoke, “It still doesn’t deserve my recognition, I only remember its owner, that’s all.”


  Shen Yanxiao’s eyes shone!

  With regards to Xiu, her identity had been brimming with mystery all along. From the understanding that she had from the period of time with this great master, and according to Xiu’s haughty temper, since he’d said that he had recognised the master of the Vermillion Bird, then it would certainly be true that he had indeed recognised the master of the Vermillion Bird!

  Thinking about it……

  Just how old was this person? It’d already been a century since the Vermillion Bird had appeared in this world. Since Xiu had recognised the master of the Vermillion Bird, then it would certainly have been a matter that had occurred a century ago.

  A century ago, Xiu was already born. Then, wouldn’t that make it so that his age as of now had already passed a hundred years old?!

  Shen Yanxiao really didn’t want to believe that this rather conspicuous, cold, and young male voice would unexpectedly be sent out by an ‘old man’ whose age was more than a century! He obviously sounded like someone whose age, at most, would be slightly over 20 years old!

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  “Hehe, since it’s an old acquaintance, why don’t you try saying something about it. What does the Vermillion Bird look like, and is there any particular request needed to sign a contract with it?” Even if it was Shen Feng who was the current clan head of the Vermillion Bird Clan, the Vermillion Bird was only known by name. He’d never seen it in person. Yet, this guy who was inside of her body, had actually met the Vermillion Bird before, and so much so that it was very probable that he was extremely familiar with the former master of the Vermillion Bird. Having a person like this who was extremely ‘familiar’ with the Vermillion Bird at that time, caused Shen Yanxiao’s mind to more or less begin to get the idea of obtaining the mythological animal.

  However, that was a mythological animal!

  Despite how much an understanding she lacked regarding the magical beast, just thinking of the words, ‘Obtain the Vermillion Bird and become the clan head’ was sufficient to have her appetite wide open.

  ‘It’s nothing more than an arrogant little bird who overestimates its capabilities, and is slightly bigger compared to ordinary magical beast of the flying bird species. That’s it.’ Xiu said.

  If she could, Shen Yanxiao would’ve pried open Xiu’s head in order to have a proper look regarding information about the Vermillion Bird. Just what kind of information was all of this—what was the difference between having said all of these things, and having said none?

  The great master Xiu seemed to have the intent of not speaking much more. Despite Shen Yanxiao making threats and promises, Xiu still didn’t proceed with the topic again. Instead, Xiu urged Shen Yanxiao to rapidly enter cultivation mode. Although in his eyes the Vermillion Bird was nothing more than an arrogant little bird, with regards to the strength of this little bird, it would only be okay for Shen Yanxiao to have this little bird nodding its head and paying its allegiance to her, if either her Dou Qi or her magic was promoted to at least rank 6.

  Having not received any useful information, and still lashed at by Xiu to bitterly cultivate, Shen Yanxiao could only restrain her own inquisitiveness, and comply by executing his words.

  However, in her mind, she nevertheless had her own ‘little abacus’.

  If you have the ability, you can continue on with being tight-lipped. I just can’t believe, at that time, that you’d be willing to stare blankly and watch the Vermillion Bird throw itself into somebody else’s arms!

  Like locusts tied to a rope, would the likes of her be afraid of a basket?! [TLN:They are in the same boat so the MC isn’t worried]……

  The period of 5 days went by just like that, and the present, first thing in the morning, a few luxurious carriage had been parked at the entrance of the Vermillion Bird Clan.

  The sage had long been seated inside his own carriage. Through the window of the carriage, the sage signalled Shen Feng by nodding his head.

  With the candidates of the Vermillion Bird headed by Shen Yifeng, he respectfully stood before Shen Feng and listened to Shen Feng’s briefing one last time before they travelled afar.

  “This delegation relates to the reputation of the Vermillion Bird Clan. No matter what the price that has to be paid, among the 4 of you, it has to be one of you that brings the Vermillion Bird back.” Shen Feng dignifiedly looked at his 4 grandchildren. It’d be a long journey this time. Therefore, the troops of the God’s Domain had attached most importance where apart from the 4 candidates of the Vermillion Bird Clan, a retinue was send to each of them to be placed beside them.

  Among the 4 of them, Shen Yifeng’s odds of seizing it was the highest. Not only had he inherited the the most outstanding lineage of the Vermillion Bird Clan. but he was also the rarest genius the Vermillion Bird Clan had seen in the past hundred years. Therefore, everyone from the Vermillion Bird Clan had an enormous amount of expectations for Shen Yifeng.

  Shen Jiayi and Shen Jiawei’s strength were one chip less, but their gifts were still pretty good. Merely, under the suppression of Shen Yifeng, their prominent ability and sagacity had become mediocre.

  It had been centuries since the Vermillion Bird had appeared, so no one knew what the requirements were for the Vermillion Bird to choose its owner. If the selection wasn’t according to strength, then it’d still be highly probable for the two of them to receive the good graces of the Vermillion Bird.

  After all, the twin’s mental strengths were a kind of extremely subtle existence. If the two of them had had the intention of having their mental strength achieve the stage where their mental strength complimented each other’s, then, solely based on their mental strength, they would’ve been able to share the same limelight with Shen Yifeng.

  That satisfaction that was hidden deep within the eyes gave rise to a trace of variation when the eyes fell onto that thin and weak body.

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  Compared to the three of them, whose spirits were trembling with excitement, Shen Yanxiao, who was standing to the side, had an ignorant look. A disorganized look could be seen in her eyes, and it looked as if she was lost in her own world. She simply wasn’t even listening to what Shen Feng had said, and among her 5 sensory organs’, that pair of delicate and glittering eyes of hers were simply wandering around, and weren’t fixed to the left or right in the least. From her body, one simply couldn’t see the her prudence towards this long journey, and it just looked like a confused and ignorant child that was being firmly dragged along within the army of troops.

  This kind of Shen Yanxiao had created an extremely intense contrast as she stood beside the three of them.

  This scene of three pretty and handsome youngsters who were in glowing spirits, that at their side, had this unprepossessed and muddleheaded ‘ugly duckling’ truly had people feeling that it was pretty funny.

  Today, Shen Jiayi had intentionally only come out after applying make up. She then deliberately stood beside Shen Yanxiao. After already doing a meticulous make on Shen Jiayi’s pretty complexion, and under the support of Shen Yanxiao’s mediocre look, Shen Jiayi appeared to be more and more distinctly beautiful.

  When the two of them stood side by side, the difference between them was like Heaven and Earth.

  The complacent smile on the corner of Shen Jiayi’s mouth began to spread, because within this generation of the Vermillion Bird Clan, she and Shen Yanxiao were the only females. Therefore, without a doubt, Shen Yanxiao’s ugliness had supported Shen Jiayi’s beauty.

  Even if Shen Jiayi was unable to contest for the Vermillion Bird, she still wanted to have this idiot properly eat a meal of suffering along the journey—she wanted to have Shen Yanxiao lose face before the sage, and have her proper revenge on Shen Yanxiao for the humiliation that she’d previously received!

  “Yes.” The three of them respectfully answered.

  This time, not only did it relate to whether the Vermillion Bird Clan could return to the peak, but it even more related to their future positions in the Vermilion Bird Clan. No matter who they were, no one would give up this kind of opportunity!……

  The terrain of the lava valley was precisely like its name. It was located between the few high mountains, and there were ash-gray rocks everywhere that were leftover from being burnt. It was obviously a cool and refreshing autumn, but within the lava ravine, it was nevertheless incomparably hot. The heatwave that emerged prominently, was surging from the terrain. As far as the eye could see, within the entire valley, there wasn’t any vegetation. Distantly looking at it, it was like a route made of pitch black—a rift valley that had split open within the green forest.

  There wasn’t even a single household that dwelled in the vicinity of the lava valley, because everyone from the Long Xuan Empire knew that near the lava valley, not even mentioning humans, even the jackals that were the least picky towards their habitats wouldn’t be willing to settle here. In this desolate place that also had torrid heat, only demonic beasts that were capable of making the people’s blood run cold would hide themselves within the rubble as they struggled on the verge of death.

  Previously, the lava valley hadn’t existed at all. It had also been covered with a slice of green jade colour. However, after the Vermillion Bird had decided to settle here, all of the life had been burnt away by the blaze of the Vermillion Bird, leaving practically nothing behind. The vitality on this piece of soil had thoroughly faded away.

  Apart from the Vermillion Bird Clan, where the clan would send their people every generation to check up on the circumstances of the Vermillion Bird that was lying dormant, there simply wasn’t anyone that would willingly visit this piece of dead land.

  Even if it was the people of the Vermillion Bird Clan that had previously come by, every examination of theirs would definitely bring about an enormous loss. The high temperature of the lava valley had the people who had yet to reach rank 6 couldn’t stay here for a long time. Concealed within the darkness, were demonic beasts that were waiting for an opportunity to make their move. Therefore, every examination would often have a batch of people that died in the mouths of those savage demonic beast. However, even if it was like this, the Vermillion Bird Clan was still unwilling to give up this piece of ‘holy land’.

  Seven to eight luxurious carriages unhurriedly entered into this piece of quiet valley. The carriage that was taking the lead clearly wanted to be distanced from the rear carriages. Speaking of it, it was also strange, because this place plainly had such a torrid heat, but around these few carriages there was a slight trace of a chill that was nevertheless emitted, as if they completely hadn’t felt the invasion and harassment of the high temperature.