This Is My Planet - Chapter 114 - Chapter 114 – Water and Fire, Yin and Yang
Deep within the crevice.
In fact, they had traversed tens of thousands of miles and arrived at an unknown place.
As soon as they stepped in, they were met with terrifying waves of heat, and giant phoenixes of flame soared towards them.
The primal flames were drawing near with spirituality.
Xia Guixuan didn’t make a move, but Yan Wuyue couldn’t hold back and moved first.
That was the pull of the origin, as well as the warrior’s temperament, an instinctive desire to compete in the clash of the same kind of energy.
Yan Wuyue could be seen transforming into a flaming phoenix, colliding head-on with the approaching phoenix.
“Boom!”
The flames splattered, falling into the void of heat waves, like snowflakes melting into the snow, blending in and disappearing.
The magma on the ground erupted, surging and boiling like the tide. The sky was in turmoil, and the flames penetrated through the void.
“Bang!” Yan Wuyue reverted to human form, retreating dozens of steps in succession. She raised her head, her eyes filled with resolute fighting spirit.
The phoenix had already disintegrated into pieces, dissolving into scattered sparks, blending into the air.
Yan Wuyue also felt that after this exchange, her blood was burning, her understanding and affinity for fire had deepened, like a direct upgrade that had never been so vividly experienced in previous battles, almost like an ancient online game where defeating a monster earned experience points.
She took a few breaths and smiled, “How was this fiery clash?”
Xia Guixuan replied calmly, “Hmm, managed to drive away a few sparks, not bad.”
Yan Wuyue: “?”
Before she could even ask, she saw countless flame birds coming from all directions, as if the entire sky was filled with firebirds, endlessly red, with probably tens of thousands of them…
Yan Wuyue widened her eyes, “Can we fight this?”
“We don’t need to fight.” Instead, Xia Guixuan grabbed her shoulder and grinned.
Yan Wuyue turned around and tried to run.
With a “whoosh,” she screamed as she was thrown into the sky.
“Teasing me? Woman.”
“Xia Guixuan, you bastard…”
Yan Wuyue was about to swear, when suddenly, a technique appeared abruptly in her sea of consciousness.
Xia Guixuan’s transmitted thoughts formed directly in her mind: “This is a method to communicate with the essence of fire, more systematic than relying solely on your talents to explore. It’s a path already traversed by predecessors, saving you the trouble of your own exploration. By following this method, communicating with the spirit of fire, these firebirds won’t attack you at all. On the contrary, they will become a source of your understanding.”
A group of firebirds had already approached Yan Wuyue, and she could even smell the scent of singed hair. Yan Wuyue instinctively closed her eyes and began to use the method of communication that Xia Guixuan had just transmitted.
The translation is as follows: “I’m your own fire! Don’t burn me!”
“Boom!” The firebirds completely surrounded Yan Wuyue, and the countless firebirds transformed into an enormous and incomparably majestic fire phoenix, burning fiercely on Yan Wuyue, scorching the sky.
Yan Wuyue tightly closed her eyes, feeling like she was about to die.
But soon she realized…It was just warmth, without any burning sensation?
The firebirds were never physical entities, just manifestations of the spirit of fire, becoming increasingly friendly and joyful towards her.
Yan Wuyue opened her eyes, and the shadow of the phoenix seemed to be her dharma body, suspended in the air thousands of feet high, moving through the sky.
“Um… thank you.” Yan Wuyue blushed again, just now she had cursed Xia Guixuan, but he was helping her again… owing another favor.
“You can slowly comprehend it. This is just the beginning, don’t think it’s over. The difficult part is yet to come.” Xia Guixuan didn’t bother with her and continued on his way, stepping over the lava.
In the middle of the lava, there seemed to be a red circular stone stuck in the center. There was a groove in the middle of the stone, with a blue water droplet embedded in it.
This thing was the Sea Covering Pearl, for which Xiang Yuxuan pretended to be the Divine Creator Azure Dragon, asking the divine descendants to find it. It is also the reason why the divine descendants chose to attack the southwest defense zone.
The Sea Covering Pearl was named by the ancient divine descendants. It was originally believed to be a kind of innate treasure, born from the heart of the fire on the seabed. The extreme yang gave birth to yin, and the extreme fire gave birth to water. It could give birth to a vast ocean, but it could also dry up the earth.
In reality, it was one of Xia Guixuan’s focal points for setting up the Spirit Gathering Array. Its significance was indeed very similar to what the ancient divine descendants perceived. It was the innate water condensing essence, which could guide the moon in this polar region and guide the water spirit in this fiery region, thus enabling the interaction of yin and yang, perpetuating endlessly.
It was a key element of a Tai Qing being, capable of gathering spirits and giving life. Hence, the surrounding area became the foundation of abundant life.
Life here was naturally biased towards the fire element, with various flame tribes born and flourishing around the area, spreading across the globe.
But now, it was no longer effective, because the formation was not just composed of focal points; the formation he outlined had been broken by those fools fighting their own civil war, leaving only a few focal point supports crumbling all over the place. What use was there?
This place had become a purely fiery place. If enough time passed, it might give birth to innate fire spirits or flame demons.
Originally, Xia Guixuan wasn’t concerned about this, even thinking about waiting a bit longer to see what would emerge to play with… But recent events made him feel it was better not to be so passive.
For example, apart from the Yu King Cauldron, he didn’t have anything useful. Weapons like the Xuanyuan Sword were not suitable for him, and there were many similar items that were just collectibles, so he didn’t bring them out for that battle.
What was the point of only showing off? It was better to start collecting useful items, even if his injuries had not yet fully recovered. By relying on treasures, he could easily overwhelm those weak demons.
So, he came to take his own water essence and brought Yan Wuyue along to understand her fire spirit, achieving two things at once.
Xia Guixuan, who had always been casual and hadn’t determined what he wanted to do, finally took the initiative to pursue his first small goal. He didn’t even realize what this change meant.
It meant that he was starting to participate actively in the world instead of observing passively, beginning to do something for this planet.
He developed feelings for the various life forms on this planet, and he began to—acknowledge emotions within himself.
From being an observer to someone involved in the drama.
The deeper the entanglement with worldly affairs, the more it was like this… Even if it was snow falling from the sky, when it fell into the sea, it gradually became indistinguishable from the sea itself. Moreover, he—this was his own planet, so why watch the show forever?
Putting away the water condensation pearl, Xia Guixuan counted for the first time, where he had placed the four points of Earth, Water, Fire, and Wind. The water was here, but where were the other three?
In addition, he had set up the Space-Time Formation, with the four points of Time, Space, Light, and Darkness. Where were they located?
The result of his calculations was somewhat touching… of the eight treasures, only three were on this planet. The others were all gone… Of course, it didn’t matter. Xia Guixuan didn’t want to set up the formation again; he just wanted to find some materials suitable for refining treasures. If these stones weren’t there, then so be it; other materials were more important.
“Something that can suppress those inexperienced demons… besides the water essence, I probably also need Sun Gold, Yang Wood Core, and Nine Xuan Star Steel… But this planet doesn’t have them… I guess I’ll have to ask Xiang Yuxuan; those interstellar merchants must have them. Besides, my Shadow Condensation Bead and Jiuhua Mirror are actually in the capital of Great Xia, which surprises me…”
Xia Guixuan was pondering when a muffled grunt came from the sky.
He withdrew his thoughts and looked up, knowing that Yan Wuyue’s test was finally coming.
…
Yan Wuyue had always thought she was a descendant of the Vermilion Bird, but that wasn’t quite right. Where did the Vermilion Bird come from on this planet?
There shouldn’t have been any “Vermilion Bird” on this planet. The Vermilion Bird itself was just a symbol. The divine descendants learned from the civilization system of the Divine Creator that there were such fiery creatures, so they named similar creatures like themselves as Vermilion Birds.
In fact, it was just a kind of avian creature, evolving toward the concept of the Vermilion Bird in the Divine Creator’s system.
When Xia Guixuan first saw Yan Wuyue, he only thought that this woman was “similar to the Phoenix race,” which could be summarized as a more concise and understandable term: “Fire Spirit.”
When cultivation reached a certain level, it became a Fire Spirit, and when it reached a higher level, it became a Fire God. When it was low, it was just a firebird. That was all there was to it.
Yan Wuyue had excellent talents. The first time Xia Guixuan saw her, he thought, “Terrifying affinity with fire, close to Zhurong” – Zhurong, the Fire God. Xia Guixuan initially thought that Yan Wuyue had the potential of a Fire God.
Unfortunately, she had only undergone genetic evolution without practicing cultivation techniques. No matter how terrifying her talent for fire was, without proper cultivation, even communicating with the fire element was only happening for the first time now. Then she would forever only be a “pseudo-Qian Yuan.” It was probably impossible for her to progress any further.
When Yan Wuyue was first enveloped by the image of the Fire Phoenix and closed her eyes to comprehend it, she felt a sense of joy and rapid progress.
The fire elements within her body harmonized seamlessly with those of heaven and earth, mutually promoting and circulating, blending more and more intensely. Yan Wuyue even felt like a sun, able to scorch the earth like the Golden Crow.
But gradually, she began to feel something was wrong.
The more her flame bloodline resonated with the fire elements, the more her human bloodline seemed to reject and conflict. The flames intensified, as if they wanted to burn away her human flesh, excluding this “undesirable impurity.”
Yan Wuyue thoroughly understood why Xia Guixuan had warned her that it was dangerous, and even felt that she shouldn’t have come in at this moment… She also understood why he said it was a “self-choice”; he wouldn’t help her.
If she allowed her human part to be burned away, she might become a pure divine firebird, or even further, a flame spirit.
But that might also mean that “General Yan Wuyue” of humanity would die, and “the human body” would be lost.
It was a choice between a new life or abandoning the past.
Yan Wuyue didn’t want to abandon it.
It would make all her lifelong efforts seem ridiculous. The genetic fifth evolution, which she had painstakingly achieved through countless hardships and crossed countless thresholds, along with the cheers and joys of every promotion, would become a complete joke.
“Why should I abandon it?”
Gritting her teeth, Yan Wuyue muttered softly, “Even if I am a divine descendant, the direction of evolution is still human. This shouldn’t be a conflict; the Divine Creator’s Dao speaks of the Great Way, not bloodlines…”
The fire spirit seemed to respond, “But bloodlines can determine talent, resonating with your flames.”
“I believe in talent, but I believe even more that my high talent isn’t because of one lineage, but both bloodlines…” Yan Wuyue said softly, feeling a sudden realization in her heart.
The essence of life that Xia Guixuan had asked her to comprehend, the union of Yin and Yang…
She had only used it to flirt with Xia Guixuan and hadn’t taken it seriously.
But at this moment, it seemed like she understood.
The meaning of Tai Chi, the essence of Yin and Yang, was just like the heart of fire in this place condensed the essence of water. Nothing in the world should be absolute; mutual growth and harmony are the basis of Tai Chi.
That was the Dao.
Yan Wuyue struggled to resist the pain of the flames burning her flesh and blood, and whispered, “Xia Guixuan…can you help me?”
Xia Guixuan said calmly, “I told you, it’s your own choice. I won’t help.”
Yan Wuyue opened her eyes in the raging fire, “What I want you to help with… is to… hold me.”