Chapter 6212 Nirvanic Bead

Long Chen finally understood the situation. These flames weren’t ordinary. To resist them, even Divine Emperors required the support of Sovereign flames.

The demonic bird Long Chen had encountered earlier had likely not told the truth. There was no way it had the strength to contend for this opportunity. It had most likely been sacrificed—used as a pawn to open a path for someone else.

Still, for someone to convince a divine sprout to give up their future and make an early breakthrough to the Divine Emperor realm, they either had to be truly extraordinary or offer an outrageous reward. Otherwise, who would so willingly ruin their own future?

The young expert from the Divine Blood Lightning Phoenix race was cloaked in the Sovereign flames of several Divine Emperors. Then, he stepped directly into the flames and vanished.

The Divine Emperors didn’t linger either. As soon as their task was done, they left.

“They advanced to the Divine Emperor realm here... without undergoing tribulation?” Long Chen muttered, frowning.

Despite clearly having just broken through, they exuded no aura of heavenly tribulation.

In other words, the laws of this place were truly special—there was no heavenly tribulation when advancing to the Divine Emperor realm here.

Another group soon arrived—over ten Divine Emperors escorting a single female Human Emperor. They did the same: ignited their Sovereign flames, protected her entry into the flames, and vanished without a trace.

“It seems quite a few people have gone in already. I should hurry up!” Long Chen said as he appeared on the edge of this sea of flames.

“What a ferocious aura!”

Once he was up close, he was stunned. These roiling flames exuded killing intent and resentment, as if there was a kind of curse energy within them.

“These people didn’t rush in blindly—they used the Sovereign flame energy of Divine Emperors to open a safe passage. They’re probably afraid of the curse,” Long Chen speculated.

He reached a hand toward the flames. Immediately, flame runes leapt onto his skin. With a sharp breath, he pulled his hand back.

After a moment, Huo Linger said, “Big Brother Long Chen, I’ve broken the flame curse. You can enter now.”

A rainbow-colored flame enveloped him, and Long Chen stepped into the flames. This time, there was no reaction—they let him pass freely.

Inside the flame barrier was an entirely different world—a land filled with cold killing intent and a violent urge for destruction. The landscape was scarlet, crisscrossed by rivers of lava. The air shimmered with extreme heat.

Long Chen knelt beside a lava stream and dipped a hand toward it. At this moment, his expression changed.

“This is... bloodline qi? Is this the inner world of the Primal Chaos Vermilion Bird?”

Long Chen was startled by this. The Primal Chaos Vermillion Bird’s body had transformed into its own realm, and it remained intact even after countless years. Just how powerful had it been in life?

Resentment and hatred flowed in the lava. It was bone-chilling, like an untouchable curse.

Suddenly, loud booms echoed through the space, shaking the world.

Long Chen quickly flew toward the source.

Before long, he arrived at a vast sea of lava. Waves of scorching heat slammed into him like hammers.

Huo Linger summoned a flame barrier, shielding him. Still, the heat and curse aura were overwhelming.

“What a powerful lingering will!” Huo Linger exclaimed, amazed.

“Without a divine weapon, these flames could incinerate anyone instantly. Even if I used astral energy to shield myself, it wouldn't last long,” Long Chen said.

This wasn’t a Heavenly Flame or Earth Flame—it was the Primal Chaos Vermilion Bird’s innate flame. Yet its might was so overwhelming that it could shake even Heavenly Flames.

Past the heat waves, Long Chen saw an island in the middle of the lava sea. It radiated a dense heat that would incinerate even divine senses on contact.

More booming echoed. Long Chen saw two people locked in combat atop the island, clearly fighting over some treasure.

Sovereign flames blazed wildly around them—they weren’t holding anything back.

When Long Chen got a clearer look, he was surprised to find both were divine sprouts with three hundred Sovereign flames.

Then he saw what they were fighting for. At the island’s peak hovered a blood-colored bead the size of a fist.

“Nirvanic bead!”

Long Chen’s heart skipped a beat. That was no ordinary treasure. He had only read about such a thing in ancient texts—it had never appeared in the market.

The nirvanic bead was said to contain the reincarnation power of divine birds with noble bloodlines from the primal chaos era.

Nirvanic rebirth wasn’t easy. The odds of success were extremely low. Furthermore, there were two types of nirvanic rebirth: passive and active.

Passive nirvanic rebirth occurred when someone was gravely injured and on the brink of death. They had no choice but to trigger their rebirth in a desperate bid for survival.

Active nirvanic rebirth, however, was a path chosen when one’s cultivation had reached a bottleneck. When they could no longer make any further breakthroughs but still wanted to pursue higher realms, they had no choice but to risk undergoing it.

In both cases, the odds of success were low.

The Phoenix races—namely the Feng and Huang races—had the highest success rates. Thus came the legendary phrase: the phoenix’s nirvanic rebirth, rising from the ashes.

Since the Primal Chaos Vermilion Bird was the ancestor of all divine birds, it naturally possessed the power of nirvanic rebirth as well.

The nirvanic bead was a core part of that process. It was a storage of pure energy, secret arts, and divine abilities. Before initiating rebirth, one would seal their power into the bead, so they could quickly restore their cultivation afterward.

It was like packing away all your wealth and techniques before death, to reclaim upon resurrection.

The nirvanic bead was equivalent to their secret money jar, and there was never just one such bead. It was normally split into dozens or even hundreds of pieces.

That was because, after undergoing nirvanic rebirth, there was no way to absorb all that energy in one go. The stronger the being, the more beads they needed to split their power to.

What a good chance!

Seeing those two fighting, Long Chen stealthily approached the island. This island had its own barrier, but with Huo Linger’s help, it wasn’t a problem getting through.

“Anyone who touches the nirvanic bead will die!”

However, just as Long Chen was about to act, the two divine sprouts shouted and charged through the barrier.

“Tch, if I, Long Chen, want something...”

Long Chen sneered and reached out to grab the nirvanic bead. However, just as he was about to touch it, his expression twitched.

Long Chen’s attitude instantly changed, and he shot back, dodging an attack.

“If you want it, then you can have it!” Long Chen shouted.

A greater demon with silver wings and strange marks flickering in his eyes had appeared. After forcing Long Chen back, he caught a glimpse of Long Chen’s face, and his expression changed.

However, he didn’t hesitate. He immediately reached for the nirvanic bead.

“AH!”

The moment he grabbed it, black qi erupted from the bead, writhing like centipedes. It surged up his arm, and his hand instantly started to rot and decay.

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