Cultivation: Starting from a Mortal Bone

The Empress slowly withdrew her gaze.

Qin Yu had too many secrets on him, even as the Empress, she couldn’t entirely see through this guy.

The Empress’s gaze returned to the front, still that abyss-like vortex, with no trace of the Divine Tree Qin Yu mentioned.

”Is there a Divine Fruit on the Parasol Divine Tree?”

The Empress asked.

It is rumored that the Parasol Divine Tree bears Divine Fruit. If a Lotus Platform Realm cultivator consumes it, they can directly comprehend the power of Fire Attribute Dao Rhyme. If someone with an Innate Dao Spirit Body like Little Ling’Er consumes it, their future achievements could even surpass her, the elder sister!

”Divine Fruit?”

Qin Yu focused and looked towards the Divine Tree in front of him.

The branches and leaves, like a giant umbrella, emitted a golden divine radiance, yet there was no sign of the Divine Fruit the Empress had spoken of.

”No Divine Fruit.”

Qin Yu’s eyes swept over, and the next moment, his gaze suddenly tightened.

At the topmost part of the Divine Tree, amidst the gaps in the branches and leaves, he could vaguely see a gigantic... egg?!

The mysterious egg was suspended among the branches, and the veins on the branches seemed like blood vessels, continuously supplying vast energy to the egg.

The exposed eggshell was covered with ancient and mysterious patterns, softly flickering as if they were breathing with the infusion of the vast energy.

As the branches swayed, the divine radiance poured down, filling the air with an ancient and mysterious aura.

Suddenly, Qin Yu’s eyes narrowed, as if he saw a pair of lively eyes.

Their eyes met.

Surprisingly, it even blinked at him, as if it was also very curious about him!

Waves surged in Qin Yu’s heart, and he couldn’t help but break out in a cold sweat.

The Endless Fire Domain, forbidden land for living beings!

In this core area, even the power of Dao Rhyme would be burned away, and even the Empress had to rely on her powerful cultivation as support.

How could there be any living things in such a desperate situation?!

Looking from the part obscured by branches and leaves, those eyes seemed to be from a creature nurtured within that egg.

Parasol Divine Tree, Endless Fire Domain...

Could it be the legendary Fire Phoenix?

Qin Yu was astonished.

Hadn’t the Fire Phoenix disappeared after the dark era?

Moreover, those eyes appeared foolishly cute, and the exposed little head, looking like a bird yet like a chicken, fluffy albeit a bit ugly.

Completely unlike the majestic and overpowering Divine Beast Fire Phoenix described in legends.

”Your... Your Majesty.”

Qin Yu swallowed hard, his voice trembling slightly.

He originally intended to explain, but on second thought, the Empress probably couldn’t see it.

”What did you see?”

The Empress was filled with confusion; although Qin Yu’s temperament wasn’t as serene as hers, he had never seen him so shocked in his usual demeanor.

”A... cute little chick.”

”Boom!...”

As soon as Qin Yu finished speaking, a sudden surge boiled up from the magma sea below, terrifying Fire Attribute Dao Rhyme Power filling the entire space, as if intending to burn this entire area away.

”What happened?”

The Empress frowned, the previously calm magma sea, why such a sudden change?!

”It, it’s causing trouble...”

Qin Yu pointed at the foolish... bird flapping its immature wings.

Now, he was sure, the originally stable space, with the little thing’s flapping wings, caused the whole egg to tremble, followed by such disturbances in the Fire Domain.

”Boom!”

Right after his words, a massive wave of magma, accompanied by extremely violent ripples, came crashing toward the two.

The Empress frowned, about to mobilize the power of Dao Rhyme, when a strong sense of crisis surged from within her.

She could feel that if she used too much power of Dao Rhyme, it could trigger the same terrifying assault as before at any moment.

After some hesitation, the Empress did not employ her mighty power, but instead, waves of golden light surged around her, enveloping the two of them.

”Bang!”

The horrifying magma wave crashed down ferociously, surprisingly carrying an extremely potent Fire Attribute Dao Rhyme Power.

A terrifying high heat suddenly assaulted them; in just an instant, Qin Yu felt as if his internal organs were about to be roasted, with hot air gushing out through his mouth, nose, even every pore on his body.

Fortunately, a wave of refreshing coolness soon swept in, providing immense relief to Qin Yu.

”Thank you, Your Majesty.”

Qin Yu heaved a sigh of relief internally, but as he looked over, he was dumbfounded to discover that the formidable Dragon Robe of the Empress had been scorched, exposing a patch of skin as clear as jade.

As Qin Yu was positioned slightly behind the Empress, from his angle, he could clearly see a... white dragon!

A snow dragon indeed!

”Put your robe on properly.”

The Empress felt the heated gaze from behind and slightly furrowed her delicate brows.

Sure enough, Qin Yu was up to his usual antics, his tail raised high.

Upon hearing this, Qin Yu just then realized that his tributor’s robe had been entirely burned away.

After all, even the Empress’s Dragon Robe had been scorched through, and although his tributor’s robe was comparable to a Spiritual Treasure, its defensive strength couldn’t match the Empress’s Dragon Robe.

At this moment, the awkward scenario was almost identical to the day of the tribulation crossing.

Fortunately, it wasn’t the Empress’s first time witnessing it, so despite being offended, she didn’t get angry.

”You just said, who is causing mischief? What do you mean?”

The Empress remained expressionless, with light surging around her. It was unclear whether she changed into an identical dragon robe or used some other method, but the damaged areas were restored to their original state.

”On the Divine Tree, there’s an ugly creature...”

Qin Yu explained, though a hint of disappointment flickered in his eyes; fortunately, the fleeting glimpse just now left a deep impression on him.

”Ugly creature? Are you sure it’s not the Divine Fruit?”

The Empress frowned lightly. This... seemed different from what the rumors described.

”It...”

Qin Yu didn’t know how to explain. That little creature resembled a bird and a chicken, fluffy and oddly ugly.

”Boom!”

The moment Qin Yu had this thought, the little creature seemed to sense it, flapping its fluffy little wings again.

The sea of fire, which had just calmed down a bit, erupted with anomalies once more.

Soon, both of them were in a sorry state again.

However, the Empress didn’t give Qin Yu another chance to look around indiscriminately. Her body was enveloped in a layer of golden light, and as for his lazy demeanor, she couldn’t be bothered to manage it.

Who knew if there would be any more disturbances!

However, what the Empress didn’t know was that under the Celestial Eye, Qin Yu could even pierce through the Moonlight Power on the Empress Dowager, so this power of Dao Rhyme concealment meant nothing to Qin Yu.

”This little creature, can it understand my words?”

Qin Yu was a bit astonished. If the previous disturbance in the sea of fire was just an accident, then what about this time?

It seemed that every time someone called it ”ugly,” the little creature flapped its tender wings.

”Stop it, I’m about to get cooked.”

Reluctantly, Qin Yu shifted his gaze away from the Empress and continued to observe with those bright eyes, speaking tentatively.

To his surprise, the ugly little bird really stopped flapping and instead lowered its head to peck at the eggshell.

Above the eggshell, already cracked, this bird-like little chicken pecked off a piece, swallowing it in one gulp, with a faint fiery red hue flashing across its body.

”Why did it quiet down?”

The Empress was stunned, originally thinking about how to handle the next disturbance, allowing Qin Yu to be lazy and improper.

”It’s still in the egg, pecking at the eggshell.”

Qin Yu explained, vividly describing the scene he witnessed to the Empress.

The Empress fell silent.

Eggshell?

How could there be an egg on the Parasol Divine Tree?

Could the anomaly in the Endless Fire Domain be caused by the appearance of this egg?

Was this anomaly merely to provide energy for that egg?

What kind of creature could absorb such a vast amount of energy?

And what terrifying existence would emerge from an egg that absorbed such a massive amount of energy?

Even the Empress found it hard to imagine!

As the little chicken continued its actions, the eggshell was gradually peeled away, and it seemed worried that Qin Yu would leave. After pecking at several pieces of eggshell, it would lift its head to check, ensuring Qin Yu was still there before continuing.

As the eggshell was swallowed piece by piece, the originally flowing patterns slowly dimmed.

Once the last piece of eggshell was swallowed, the little chicken’s form was fully revealed in Qin Yu’s sight.

It was all fleshy, its fluff not fully grown, indeed a...ugly little chicken!

Of course, this time Qin Yu kept his thoughts to himself to avoid any more trouble.

However, the little chicken’s eyes were particularly spirited, like two burning gems, flickering with pure and fiery light.

”Caw!”

Immediately afterward, it opened its tiny mouth, emitting a crisp call, resonating like heavenly music.

”Splash!”

The fire sea surged, the branches and leaves of the Parasol Divine Tree danced, and a terrifying fire attribute Dao Rhyme power surged forth, as if the subjects were cheering for the birth of a monarch.

However, amidst such a breathtaking scene, the Empress appeared as if she hadn’t heard anything, her face showing no signs of change.

Yet, with the rampant high temperature spreading, the Empress was left with no choice but to activate her Dao Rhyme power to protect the two of them. Her eyes turned to Qin Yu, only to find him staring blankly at the vortex below, unclear of what he saw.

”Your Majesty, it has come out.”

Qin Yu swallowed hard, offering an explanation.

Meanwhile, as he scrutinized, the little chicken also inspected him, its bright eyes shimmering with a curious glow.

”Do you want to come over?”

Qin Yu asked tentatively.

On the Divine Tree, the ugly little chicken tilted its head as if it only partially understood, eventually nodding.

Seeing its naive and adorable appearance, Qin Yu raised his arm and beckoned to it from afar.

In the next moment, the bird-like little chicken fluttered its tender wings, shedding countless sparks from its fluff, like falling stars, casting a radiant glow.

The already rampant terrible high temperature soared again with the little chicken’s movements.

Faced with such an anomaly, the Empress dared not be careless, immediately activating her powerful Dao Rhyme power, fully enveloping the two of them.

Qin Yu looked downwards, for, aside from that, the little creature seemed still unable to fly; it slid down along the patterns of the Parasol Divine Tree and finally swam through the terrifying magma vortex, heading towards them.

The terrifying magma, fatal to all living beings, had no effect on this little chicken.

It was in the magma like a fish in water.

At ease!