I Secretly Develop Myself In The Demon World

Chapter 686: Chapter 362: Vermilion Bird Incinerates Heaven_2

After much struggle, Li Zheng finally decided to exchange the divine gold with Zhang Yang.

In the blink of an eye, another two hours passed.

Avatar Wang Nan arrived, but appeared as Zhang Yang.

Upon seeing Zhang Yang, Li Zheng immediately ran over: “God Zhang Yang, it’s me, I’m Blazingfire Boy.”

“Where’s the item?” Su Nan said, cutting straight to the chase.

“Here it is.” Li Zheng took out the Vermilion Bird Stone Egg.

The stone egg was shaped like an oval, similar to the petrified dragon-turtle egg they had encountered before. It was about the size of a goose egg, ordinary and unremarkable, like a slightly larger pebble.

If it was thrown into a creek, no one would ever think that this stone had anything to do with the legendary Auspicious Beast Vermilion Bird.

Su Nan nodded, took out the Moon Soul Pure Gold, and since he had foreknowledge, he wasn’t afraid that Li Zheng would run away.

The transaction went smoothly, and there were no accidents.

After putting away the Vermilion Bird Stone Egg, Su Nan was about to leave when Li Zheng thought for a moment and immediately asked, “Can God Zhang Yang help me complete a task?”

Su Nan frowned and didn’t answer. Li Zheng continued: “God Zhang Yang, I triggered a four-star Main Quest, and this Vermilion Bird Stone Egg is what I got for completing it.”

If it were someone else, he wouldn’t have mentioned the task, but Zhang Yang was a top three Great God, so he wasn’t afraid that Zhang Yang would take his things. After all, for these top-ranking Great Gods, reputation was more important.

“Really?” Su Nan was somewhat surprised.

He had originally thought that the Vermilion Bird Stone Egg was just something Li Zheng had found by chance, not something he had gotten through a task.

The reason was simple: Li Zheng was only at the Spirit-level Early-stage and didn’t seem like a Great God level player. To obtain something like the Vermilion Bird Stone Egg, one would need to complete a four-star mission, which was impossible for ordinary players.

“I underestimated these ordinary players. With their vast numbers, there are always a few exceptions.” Su Nan muttered to himself.

However, he was not interested in Li Zheng’s task, at least not right now.

His main body was participating in the Heavenly Demon Grand Ceremony, while his avatar needed to nurture the Jianmu in the Mountain and Water Gourd. He didn’t have time to do other quests.

Otherwise, he would have completed the “Cave Immortal’s Inheritance” quest long ago.

“Sorry, I don’t have time right now.” Su Nan shook his head and left.

…

“This is the Vermilion Bird Stone Egg?”

At the Ten Thousand Demon Ridge, Su Nan played with the stone egg, a hint of regret in his eyes.

The stone egg had completely lost its vitality. Otherwise, its value would have been at least several times greater.

“I wonder if there are similar stone eggs left behind by the other ten Auspicious Beasts?”

Auspicious Beasts could increase Qi Luck. Previously, when he hatched the Dragon Turtle in reality, he received the Xiangrui blessing from Heaven and Earth. Moreover, the potential of Auspicious Beasts was limitless. If nurtured well, they would undoubtedly become a great helper in the future.

Su Nan took out the Xuanhuang Refining Qi Furnace and threw the Vermilion Bird Stone Egg into it. He began to activate the furnace.

Two hours later.

The Xuanhuang Refining Qi Furnace no longer consumed his strength, and the Xuanhuang Qi inside gradually faded away.

“I wonder how much of an improvement this will bring to my Li Fire Essence?” Su Nan’s eyes were filled with anticipation.

The previous foreknowledge only mentioned the approximate benefits of the furnace fire essence, without specifying how much the Li Fire Essence would increase. Now is the time to witness the miracle.

When he opened the furnace, as expected, there was nothing inside but a pile of stone powder, and his Li Fire Essence was excited.

He released the Li Fire Essence, which quickly entered the furnace without him having to control it.

In the furnace, the Vermilion Sparrow Essence emerged and merged with the Li Fire Essence. The two seemed to be naturally integrated. The moment they made contact, a scorching flame erupted.

Half of the flame was red, and the other half was golden. The two obviously different types of flames merged quickly, like milk and water.

Su Nan could tell at a glance that the red flame was the Southern Ming Detachment Fire, while the golden flame was the Sun’s Fire. The two flames were unrelated, but they merged together because of the Li Fire Essence.

The hot breath seemed to ignite the air, and the golden light mingled with the red light was dazzling. Fortunately, everything happened within the Xuanhuang Refining Qi Furnace; otherwise, such changes would surely attract other demons.

As everything calmed down, a small bird the size of a sparrow flew out of the Xuanhuang Refining Qi Furnace. It chirped twice and landed on Su Nan’s shoulder, rubbing its small head against Su Nan’s neck in a very affectionate manner.

Feeling the breath of the little bird, Su Nan was both surprised and delighted.

The bird formed from Li Fire Essence mostly had golden feathers, with red ones covering its neck and entire head. Its eyes were bright and full of life.

At a glance, the bird formed by the Li Fire Essence appeared adorable but not too extraordinary. Upon closer inspection, however, the bird’s feathers were like flowing flames, slowly burning.

The scorching temperature seemed to pierce the void, and Su Nan could feel a terrifying power within the bird’s body. If that power were to burst forth, even a peak King-level powerhouse might not be able to withstand it.

If the bird landed on any demon at this moment, the demon’s body would probably be ignited instantly.

However, Su Nan was unaffected by such intense heat.

Su Nan understood that this was because he had already refined the Li Fire Essence. Even though the Li Fire Essence had now taken on a physical form, he could still control it.

Sensing the changes of the Li Fire Essence carefully, a piece of information suddenly emerged in his mind.

Vermilion Bird Incinerates Heaven!

This was a talent-like ability. Once unleashed, it could ignite the power of Heaven and Earth within a certain range!

“Igniting the power of Heaven and Earth? This ability is quite terrifying!”

Su Nan was shocked. He imagined what it would be like during a battle when the surrounding power of Heaven and Earth, which could be controlled, suddenly ignited and turned into a sea of fire.

Moreover, it was not ordinary fire, but the Li Fire that could incinerate everything!

Even an Emperor-level leader might not be able to withstand such firepower, let alone a King-level one!

“Not bad! Not bad!”

Su Nan was very satisfied. Now, even without his own power, the Li Fire Essence was comparable to a peak King-level Great Monster. With Vermilion Bird Incinerates Heaven, he might even have a chance to put up a fight against an Emperor-level opponent!

“I wonder if I can still store it in my body now that it has a physical form?” Thinking about this, he subconsciously tried.

With a subtle thought, the flames on the Li Fire Essence’s body suddenly soared, and it reverted from solid to ethereal, turning into a firebird made of flames.

Under his control, the Li Fire Essence seamlessly reentered his body without any resistance.

Obviously, even with a physical form, he could still store the Li Fire Essence inside his body.

However, with its greatly increased spiritual intelligence, the Li Fire Essence clearly disliked being inside him. It eagerly tried to break free from his body, wanting to come out.

With no other choice, Su Nan had to let it out again.

Looking at the Li Fire Essence squatting on his shoulder, preening its feathers from time to time, Su Nan felt a bit of a headache.

His current identity was of the demon clan, Lang Thirteen. Having a little bird formed from the Li Fire Essence by his side was not ideal.

Moreover, the Li Fire Essence was now somehow connected to the Vermilion Bird. If any Demonic Emperor noticed, it wouldn’t be good for him.

“If you don’t want to stay in my body, then go into the Mountain and Water Gourd.”

After weighing his options, Su Nan took out the Mountain and Water Gourd and put the Li Fire Essence inside it.

As soon as the Li Fire Essence entered the Mountain and Water Gourd, it felt a bit uncomfortable. But soon, it adjusted itself and happily turned into a red light, flying around the gourd like a playful child.

Once he made sure that the Li Fire Essence wouldn’t make a fuss inside the Mountain and Water Gourd, Su Nan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He was about to put away the Xuanhuang Refining Qi Furnace.

Suddenly, he thought of something and stopped what he was doing.

He flipped his hand, and another item appeared in it.

It was also a stone, but this one was a purple-colored stone.

[Oval Purple Stone: An unknown type of purple stone resembling the egg of a certain animal in shape, but nothing special seems to set it apart.]

An unknown purple stone, which he had exchanged for 1500 Demon-slaying Points from the Governor Mansion’s treasure vault back in Tianyun County.