The ocean is wide, allowing fish to leap; the sky is high, allowing birds to fly.

As a naturally born divine bird, don't you want to soar across the skies and see the world outside?

Or, do you intend to stay in this cage until death?

Qi Xiu's words were calm and indifferent, yet each word was like a precious gem, chiseling into the Peacock's heart.

Indeed, since his birth, it has been four thousand nine hundred and sixty-one years!

Day after day, year after year!

Nearly five thousand years have made him thoroughly bored and irritated with every corner and every piece of emptiness in this world.

He is a divine bird!

A bird that can spread its wings and soar through the Nine Heavens, traversing the universe!

Yet this world is like a bird cage, trapping him here relentlessly.

He wants to leave, to go to a more expansive and broader world.

But as the divine bird guarding the inheritance.

He cannot defy the mission passed down through generations of the Peacock Clan.

Unless...

His eyes, filled with tiny sparks, fell upon this Daoist possessing True Dragon inheritance, and the Peacock was silent for a moment before speaking again.

"How can I trust you?"

Upon hearing the Peacock's response, Qi Xiu felt assured.

It worked, I truly wasn't wrong; this Peacock, although chasing me all the way, had a fluctuating aura, hesitating and indecisive, lacking any intent to kill.

He doubts, but due to his own duties, he has to chase after me.

"Because you have nothing to lose.

No matter if I succeed in acquiring the inheritance or not, for you, the worst result is I fail, and you remain here just as before.

But if I succeed, the cage will open, and a way out for you will emerge," Qi Xiu said frankly.

He would not make any promises.

Because doing so would only make him appear more desperate.

The Peacock is still hesitating, and any hint might make him change his mind.

Upon hearing Qi Xiu say this, the Peacock's expression suddenly turned indifferent, and a hint of coldness appeared in his eyes.

"Don't forget, besides you, there are two others who have entered this Inheritance Land.

If I'm not mistaken, both are Primordial Spirit True Honors.

According to you, it would be more hopeful for me to assist them," he replied.

"Oh? Is it? Then go ahead and help them,"

Upon hearing the Peacock's words, Qi Xiu smiled faintly, appearing unconcerned, but with a meaningful tone;

"However, if the Phoenix Emperor Heritage is taken by them, I'm afraid someone will be discarded once the job is done.

After all... they are Primordial Spirit True Honors."

Upon Qi Xiu's words, the Peacock's pupils suddenly narrowed.

He also considered this issue, and deliberately said so to test the Daoist's temperament and courage.

The Great Dao Divine Ban in the Phoenix Nest all originated from the Phoenix Emperor Heritage.

Once the inheritance is taken, the entire Phoenix Nest will collapse and crumble, let alone the Great Dao Divine Ban.

If those two Primordial Spirit True Honors indeed take the Phoenix Emperor Heritage.

When the Phoenix Nest collapses and the Great Dao Divine Ban disappears, none within the Phoenix Nest will survive.

Including him, the so-called guardian divine bird.

"Have you thought it over? With the means of those two Primordial Spirit True Honors, they will soon know about the Phoenix Blood's existence.

Perhaps, they've already started collecting Phoenix Blood,"

Seeing the Peacock still hesitating, Qi Xiu decisively added fuel to the fire.

He is now certain that this Peacock long wanted to break free from the constraints of this world and reach the outside world.

It's just that due to some restriction, he has never been able to leave.

As for being the Phoenix Emperor's adopted son, it was just an old saying; perhaps the Peacock Clan viewed it as an honor long ago.

But in the eyes of this Peacock before him, he doesn't care about being an adopted son at all.

Urged by Qi Xiu, the Peacock's wavering expression gradually settled down, and a hint of resolve flashed in his eyes.

"Alright! This Great Saint will trust you this time, little thief."

Upon receiving the peacock's affirmative response, Qi Xiu transformed into human form, a smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.

With this divine bird guarding him, his chances of obtaining the Phoenix Emperor Heritage increased significantly.

"Since you've agreed, let's discuss this Phoenix Emperor Heritage in detail."

...

Downstream of the vast river running through the entire Boundless Forest Sea.

A brilliant gold [Seal] character, shining across ten directions and nine realms, trembled as a power attempted to forcibly descend from the void, seeking to open a complete small world, only to be forcibly blocked back.

Gazing at the golden glow gradually extinguishing in his palm, Song Baiyi slightly furrowed his brows:

"Truly worthy of the exclusive Divine Marvel of the Phoenix Clan, able to completely suppress even the Small World Technique.

This is merely the great power emanating from one Phoenix Emperor Heritage.

It's unimaginable how terrifying the existence would be if that Phoenix Sovereign were still alive.

Truly, an existence rivaling the True Dragon Clan."

Dispersing the gold light from his hand, Song Baiyi looked down at a gradually fading halo at his feet, countless tiny [Seal] characters invisible to the naked eye were ceaselessly obliterating the great power within this halo, causing it to dissipate.

"My Land-Clearing Divine Circle can support at most for a quarter of an hour.

Then, both you and I will be exposed once more, and within ten breaths, that Golden-Winged Roc will definitely catch up again; you must prepare in advance."

Pressing lightly on the Devour attached to his left arm, Song Baiyi's expression remained calm, but beneath the Devour, there was a wound edge streaming with Red Gold Divine Light, a wound that would not heal for a long time.

This was inflicted by that very Golden-Winged Roc.

Ordinarily, with the Golden-Winged Roc's cultivation level, it couldn't harm him, and even if it did, he could have recovered in a heartbeat.

But this Golden-Winged Roc unleashed a divine light as thin as silken threads, glowing with red-gold brilliance.

With one strike, it tore open his Primordial Spirit law body.

And the resulting wound could not heal for a long time, continuously releasing a blazing and intensely burning power that invaded inwardly.

"A quarter of an hour is enough."

Sitting cross-legged beside Song Baiyi, Moon Sea True Venerable's eyes were tightly shut, both palms clasping a plain-colored brocade bag; at this moment, wisps of light blue spiritual charm were encircling the brocade bag, gradually opening a Golden Immortal at the top of the bag.

Minute by minute passed.

Moon Sea True Venerable's complexion showed a hint of pallor; the Great Dao Divine Ban of the Phoenix Nest was overly formidable, sealing all Dao and techniques within its covered range.

Even a top True Monarch of the Dao Body like Hu Tianzong would have all his cultivation and methods sealed in an instant.

Only a Primordial Spirit True Venerable could barely break free of some of the restraints.

However, forcibly utilizing cultivation would also be extremely difficult.

As the quarter-hour was about to end, Moon Sea True Venerable suddenly let out a long breath, opened her eyes, and revealed a hint of joy.

"It's done."

As soon as she spoke, a cluster of red-gold halo ignited in the plain-colored brocade bag in her hand; accompanying the extinguishing of the halo, an unadorned, palm-sized wooden bowl appeared in Moon Sea True Venerable's hand.

"Hmm?"

His gaze shifted, Song Baiyi lowered his eyes to the small bowl, his sword-like brows slightly raised.

"Wutong wood? You came prepared."

"This Phoenix Emperor Heritage is unlike any other; for beings like us, even as Primordial Spirit True Venerables, there's still the risk of falling.

Preparing more ensures safety."

Holding the wooden bowl refined from the legendary Wutong Divine Wood, with a slight activation.

The originally unadorned wooden bowl, similar to those used by commoners in the mortal world, instantly exhibited divine brilliance, seemingly forged from red-gold, with a pattern resembling an ancient divine bird flowing on its surface.

Under the illumination of the Wutong wooden bowl's light, the wound on Song Baiyi's left arm, where the lingering Red Gold Divine Light continued invading, was immediately drawn into the bowl, transforming into a fine golden thread nearly indistinguishable to the naked eye.

"This is it... This is the key to entering the Phoenix Emperor Heritage!

Phoenix Blood!"

Upon seeing the Phoenix Blood in the Wutong Divine Bowl, thinner than a strand of hair, Moon Sea True Venerable's eyes gleamed brilliantly.

At this moment, the Land-Clearing Divine Circle laid by Song Baiyi also disappeared.

A colossal, boundless shadow appeared almost instantaneously over their heads as the circle vanished, with fragmented golden pupils overlooking all.

But just as the pursuing Golden-Winged Roc saw the wooden bowl in Moon Sea True Venerable's hand, its icy, indifferent eyes suddenly flashed with a hint of distinct color.

The next moment!

This divine bird's wings quivered and vanished again under the gaze of Moon Sea True Venerable and Song Baiyi.

...