Flying amidst the scorching steam, Li Feiyu was enveloped in a faint black light. Any steam that touched the black light would condense into ice crystals and fall into the sea.
Fire Mulberry Island was not difficult to find; one only needed to follow the scorching breath forward.
Because the closer one got, the more intense the heat became.
Before long, Li Feiyu arrived at the center of this sea area, which was a vast island. Strangely, for several miles around the island, no steam rose, and the sea was very calm.
"It seems it's not due to Fire Mulberry Island, but rather the underwater topography of this area," Li Feiyu mused to himself. "Perhaps there's a cluster of active underwater volcanoes nearby."
"Maybe there are some good fire-element Materials down there."
Li Feiyu decided that after exploring Fire Mulberry Island, he would go to the seabed to search.
Fire Mulberry Island, as its name suggested, was surrounded by mountains and a fiery red. The Spiritual Qi here was extremely abundant, especially the fire-element Spiritual Qi. It must have a rather good Spiritual Vein.
fire mulberry trees grew scattered all over the island, varying in thickness. Some were so thick that ten people would be needed to embrace them, while others were as thin as sugarcane, resembling young saplings.
It was evident that many of these new fire mulberry trees had split and grown from the root systems of ancient fire mulberry trees.
Li Feiyu stopped high in the sky, looking down. At the center of the island was a dense fire mulberry forest, which from a distance looked as if the island had bloomed into an exceptionally brilliant flame flower.
His Divine Sense swept across the entire island, and then a look of surprise appeared on his face. "There are so many Fire Crows here?"
"A Fire Crow flock?"
Under Li Feiyu's Divine Sense observation, the Fire Crow flock here included black ones and crimson ones.
The black ones were ordinary Fire Crows, with the highest only reaching the Fourth Level Demon Beast Realm. The crimson Fire Crows were clearly of the same race as the Crimson Crow, and could be considered a Spirit Race, called Great Sun Fire Crows.
However, their True Spirit Bloodline was exceptionally thin, and no golden feather characteristics appeared on them.
There were tens of thousands of ordinary Fire Crows, living on the outer edge of the fire mulberry forest, while there were at least one to two hundred Great Sun Fire Crows living in the core area of the fire mulberry forest. This number was even more exaggerated than during the Blazing Zenith Sect's peak.
However, in the central area of the fire mulberry forest, there was a mysterious grand array that blocked Li Feiyu's Divine Sense investigation, which greatly piqued his interest.
The Gu Family ancestor's notes did not record this, and with his ancestor's abilities, it was unlikely he could have reached the depths of the fire mulberry forest.
With such a large number of Fire Crows, even a Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator would not want to confront them head-on.
But what Li Feiyu couldn't understand was that this was clearly a blessed land for fire-element Spirit Beasts, and there were many Advanced Demon Beasts in the Outer Star Sea. It was impossible for no Demon Beasts to have discovered it, yet there was only the Fire Crow race on the island. He presumed there was some power here that made them wary.
And all the answers surely lay in the central area of the fire mulberry forest, within that mysterious grand array.
Li Feiyu summoned the Crimson Crow, who was Cultivating in the Void Garden Pearl. The Crimson Crow came out and, feeling the aura of the vast fire mulberry trees and the presence of many of its kin, couldn't help but let out a few excited cries.
"Ya ya~" (It seems there's something in the center of that fire mulberry forest that's attracting me, causing my Bloodline to resonate.)
"Bloodline resonance? Could there be something related to a True Spirit there?"
Li Feiyu's eyes showed surprise, lost in thought. "Let's go, we'll take a look."
Li Feiyu stood on the Crimson Crow's back and flew directly from the sky towards the fire mulberry forest.
Upon arriving nearby, a cacophony of noise erupted. The clamor of the Fire Crows was deafening and irritating, accompanied by countless flapping wings.
Moments later, flocks of black Fire Crows rose from below, a dense, dark mass, like tribulation black clouds, covering the sky and sun.
They were like guards, the first barrier of the fire mulberry forest, protecting its central area.
Leading them were over a hundred Fourth Level Fire Crows, each over ten feet tall.
The Crimson Crow naturally disdained these low-level ordinary Fire Crow Demon Beasts, and its Bloodline pressure erupted, covering the entire area.
Feeling the Crimson Crow's noble Bloodline, their Souls began to tremble, instinctively reverent. Their previous arrogant aura vanished instantly.
A Fourth Level Fire Crow let out a cry, its voice carrying a hint of flattery.
The Crimson Crow's eyes were nimble, and it began to communicate with it.
On this Fire Mulberry Island, if the black Fire Crows were ordinary residents and guards, then the crimson Great Sun Fire Crows were nobles. And those whose True Spirit Bloodline reached a certain level and showed golden feather characteristics were the imperial family, existing as rulers.
The one with the most golden feathers was often the undisputed king of the Fire Crow race.
Although these Fire Crows had never seen the Crimson Crow, its Great Sun Fire Crow aura and the pressure in its Bloodline undoubtedly marked it as one of their race. Moreover, the concentration of Bloodline in it was more potent and terrifying than any imperial family they had ever seen.
After a while of conversation, the Fire Crows understood the Crimson Crow's origin.
Although it was an outsider, they were of the same race and naturally welcomed it. However, they were extremely wary of Li Feiyu, but for the Crimson Crow's sake, they did not act out.
The black clouds dispersed to both sides, creating a path, and the Crimson Crow carried Li Feiyu through.
Soon, Li Feiyu and the Crimson Crow arrived before the grand array.
Li Feiyu carefully inspected it and found that this grand array was extremely formidable, laid down by a Great Divine Ability User. It used the island's Spiritual Vein as its Foundation, and as long as the Spiritual Vein did not dry up, the grand array would exist forever.
However, the golden light flowing on the grand array's light barrier gave Li Feiyu a very familiar feeling, seemingly sharing the same origin as the Inferno Apex Meridian Art he Cultivated, but upon closer examination, there were still some differences.
Li Feiyu rubbed his chin, falling into contemplation.
"Is there any connection between this place and the Blazing Zenith Sect? Why was it never recorded in those ancient texts?"
Although he couldn't quite figure it out, Li Feiyu knew that this grand array might not block him and the Crimson Crow.
He switched his Cultivation Technique, allowing Inferno power to envelop him, then tried to touch it with his palm, attempting to pass through. And indeed, he passed through.
Li Feiyu did not hesitate, directly passing his entire body through the grand array and entering the central area of this fire mulberry forest.
The Crimson Crow did the same, entering without any hindrance.
Upon entering, Li Feiyu found that the Spiritual Qi here was several times denser than outside, almost feeling as if it was about to turn into mist.
This central area was about thirty li in circumference. Most of the fire mulberry trees were very old, with several being ten thousand years old. His Divine Sense swept through, discovering that each ten-thousand-year-old fire mulberry tree was inhabited by a Sixth Level Great Sun Fire Crow, some of which had a golden feather on their heads.
The other ordinary Great Sun Fire Crows each occupied a fire mulberry tree, using it to accelerate their Cultivation.
Every single one of them was at the Fifth Level Realm or above, numbering seventy to eighty.
As for the Great Sun Fire Crows on the periphery, without exception, they were all below Fifth Level. It was clear that only Great Sun Fire Crows of Fifth Level or above could enter this area.
In the very center, there was an unbelievably thick giant tree, emanating incredibly powerful fire-element spiritual energy. Golden flames danced on its crown, possessing an aura that could destroy heaven and earth.
"Similar to fire mulberry wood, but even more Advanced. Could this be the Fusang Tree, the top-grade Innate Spirit Wood, the holy wood of the fire element, as recorded by the Blazing Zenith Sect?"
"I never thought it actually existed in the world?"
"How could such a Spirit Wood grow in the Mortal Realm? It's truly incredible."
"Crimson Crow, say hello to them."
The Crimson Crow excitedly soared into the sky, unleashing its Bloodline Power without reservation.
At this moment, all the Great Sun Fire Crows opened their eyes, showing looks of surprise and doubt.
"Another Fire Crow Emperor has been born? What powerful Bloodline Power!"