The Primordial War: The Symbol Emperor

After sensing for many days, Wei Chen finally discovered the cunning fire lotus.

A foot-long blade sliced ​​through the sea of ​​fire, revealing a fiery red lotus flower, several tens of feet in size.

Zhuque, who was following closely behind, had already received Weichen's telepathic message.

She unleashed her innate world-destroying black flames, enveloping the fire lotus.

"Let me go..." Fire Lotus struggled, roaring in terror and anger.

"Die!" Fire Lotus launched its attack, spewing out countless small lotus flowers that burned a hole in Vermilion Bird's black flame barrier.

Seeing this, Wei Chen knew he couldn't let Huo Lian escape, otherwise, he would never be able to catch her again.

This is Fire Lotus's territory, where she can mobilize a portion of the sea of ​​fire's power. Whether she can win or not is another matter, since Fire Lotus is also at the peak of the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm, only she hasn't taken human form yet.

Take out the "Map of Mountains and Rivers" and pull the fire lotus into it. Then, whether it's round or flat, you can mold it however you like.

The map of mountains and rivers transformed into a size of ten thousand feet, its divine light dazzling and captivating.

Chi!

The Mountain and River Map absorbed the vast sea of ​​fire.

Became...

Wei Chen and Zhu Que exchanged a glance, both revealing wild joy.

And then, in a flash, he entered the Landscape and Civilization Map.

"I have no grudge against you, why are you capturing me?" Fire Lotus cried out in terror. It knew it couldn't escape and could only try to negotiate.

"Hmph! Enough nonsense. Obediently let the Vermilion Bird refine you and make you its magic weapon, and I'll ensure you retain your intelligence. Otherwise, I'll definitely shatter your intelligence..." Wei Chen threatened coldly.

Zhuque remained silent, his eyes burning as he stared at Huolian, as if he wanted to devour it whole.

She was very excited, her delicate body trembling slightly. The Fire Lotus was even better than Wei Chen had described; it was a top-grade, supreme innate spiritual treasure.

Moreover, it also possessed a trace of primordial chaos, which gave rise to sentience. It should be understood that innate spiritual treasures are fundamentally incapable of developing sentience; the higher the level of the innate spiritual treasure, the less likely it is to develop sentience.

Just like the Primordial Treasure and the Four Lotus Platforms, there are other Primordial Spiritual Treasures. Zhuque had never heard of Primordial Spiritual Treasures being able to develop sentience.

Wei Chen had previously sent her a telepathic message saying that the Fire Lotus might have developed sentience. She was still somewhat skeptical, knowing that such a thing was impossible.

But this fire lotus actually developed sentience, which is truly defying the heavens.

Zhuque couldn't wait a moment longer; she wished she could possess the Fire Lotus immediately. She had already seen the hope of achieving enlightenment. As long as she refined the Fire Lotus, what was there to worry about in achieving the Great Dao?

Moreover, the Fire Lotus is a top-tier offensive treasure. In the hands of a cultivator who practices fire-based magic, its offensive power is absolutely no less than that of an innate treasure.

Clearly, Suzaku was one of them. Looking at Huolian, her dark, bright eyes turned red.

Fire Lotus trembled under Vermilion Bird's intense gaze; that look was terrifying.

He said in a trembling voice, "Don't even think about it. I'm not someone you can just slaughter..."

"Is that so?" Wei Chen sneered, "Then why are you trembling? Let me guess, you know you can't escape, you must be very desperate right now."

"You want to threaten me with self-destruction so that I will have no choice but to let you go."

"Because if you self-destruct, my map of mountains and rivers will be destroyed."

"Am I right?" Wei Chen sneered repeatedly. He had already memorized Huo Lian's little tricks by heart in his previous life.

This trick might scare others, but to scare him? He's still dreaming.

He already had a plan: as long as he could capture the Fire Lotus and put it into the Mountain and River Map, he didn't care whether the Fire Lotus would self-destruct.

Upon hearing that the Fire Lotus would self-destruct, Suzaku became furious.

Ignoring everything else, he said urgently, "No, we can talk this over. As long as you agree to become my most precious treasure, any condition is negotiable..."

This was her hope for achieving enlightenment; if she were to self-destruct like this, she wouldn't want to live anymore.

Seeing that Zhuque had lost her composure, Wei Chen comforted her, "Don't worry, Zhuque, with me here, the Fire Lotus won't self-destruct..."

Upon hearing this, Suzaku exclaimed with delight, "Really!"

"Of course!" Wei Chen nodded calmly, appearing as a supreme sage who sat serenely, as if the enemy's success or failure, life or death, were entirely in his grasp.

Zhuque smiled, completely relieved! She believed that Weichen wouldn't dare to joke about her Dao-cultivating treasure.

Zhuque was relieved. The Fire Lotus, which had just begun to rise, had fallen to the bottom and was even completely extinguished.

"How have you decided?" Wei Chen asked with a warm smile.

The fire lotus struggled and cultivated itself for billions of years, hoping that one day it could take human form and roam freely between heaven and earth.

Unexpectedly, in the end, it still couldn't escape the fate of being refined into a magical artifact.

"After cultivating for billions of years, am I really going to become someone else's magic weapon?" Fire Lotus thought with resentment.

Wei Chen didn't urge him. The difference between a fire lotus with intelligence and one without was simply too great.

Just like humans and robots.

The intelligent fire lotus not only performs exceptionally well in battle, but also greatly enhances its master's enlightenment.

Even if you were to exchange it for several other spiritual treasures of the same level that lack sentience, you still wouldn't be able to get it.

Zhuque also knew that the Fire Lotus, which possessed sentience, had endless uses... She was eagerly anticipating that the Fire Lotus would agree to become her ultimate treasure for achieving enlightenment.

"If one day in the future I help you attain enlightenment, will I be able to take human form?" the Fire Lotus asked. It also knew that this calamity was inescapable, and rather than fight to the death, it would rather agree.

Moreover, this was what the Fire Lotus had hoped for. It also knew that it was an anomaly and could not take human form.

Unless one receives a great stroke of luck or the help of a powerful being, even if they manage to take human form, they will be cleaved into ashes by divine punishment.

Otherwise, Huolian would not have given up her precious companion treasure, the "Southern Flame Banner".

"Great..." Suzaku was overjoyed!

"No! You absolutely cannot transform into human form!" Wei Chen said coldly.

His bottom line was that he could preserve the Fire Lotus's intelligence; he absolutely could not allow the Fire Lotus to take human form.

If the Fire Lotus were female, he wouldn't care. The only thing to blame is that the Fire Lotus didn't choose the right gender when it took shape.

If Huo Lian and Zhu Que were to spark a romance, how would Wei Chen possibly ride Zhu Que?

How can I ride the Vermilion Bird to shake the primordial world?

The Vermilion Bird belongs to Wei Chen; no one can take it away from him.

Huo Lian shuddered, startled by the cold and fierce aura.

"Why?" Suzaku asked, completely puzzled.

"No reason! No means no!" Wei Chen said firmly. If it weren't for the fact that Huo Lian was of great help to Zhu Que, he would have already taken action and wouldn't have bothered arguing with Huo Lian.

"Why not?" Zhuque demanded angrily. She couldn't understand why Weichen wouldn't let the Fire Lotus take human form.

Even if the Fire Lotus takes human form in the future, it will only take away a trace of its essence. The treasure will still be hers, and it will not hinder the power of the treasure. It will only become stronger and stronger.

During this time, it could also help her quickly comprehend the Great Dao of Fire, boosting her combat prowess several times over. She couldn't fathom why Wei Chen would disagree, no matter how hard she tried.

"I said, no..."

Wei Chen turned around, looked at Huo Lian coldly, and said, "Swear an oath! This emperor may let you go!"

At that moment, he felt great, able to tolerate the person he liked spending day and night with someone else.

"You... don't push your luck..." Huo Lian said in shock and anger.

"Why?" Zhuque's beautiful eyes were filled with a million questions.

"Because this is what I discovered, whatever I want to do is my business!" Wei Chen remained ruthless to the end.

Zhuque was speechless. After a moment of silence, she calmly said, "Fine, you found out. You can do whatever you want with it."

He immediately roared, "But now you've already given it to me..."

"I am giving it to you, but I will absolutely not allow it to take human form!" Wei Chen said.

"Why? No..." Suzaku shook her head and pleaded.

Seeing her pitiful state, Wei Chen really wanted to agree. But then he thought about how a man would be with his woman day and night.

They were the closest of friends, their hearts were intertwined, and whatever secrets they held in their hearts, that man knew them all.

The thought sent a chill down Wei Chen's spine. It had to die, even if it promised not to transform into human form, it still had to die.

With a fierce determination, Wei Chen waved his hand and drove the Vermilion Bird out of the Mountain and River Map.

He summoned the innate Dao talisman, which wrapped around the Mountain and River Map, and instantly disappeared from the spot.

"Ah...no!" Suzaku screamed.

The Fire Lotus was too important to her; the Fire Lotus, being sentient, was beyond words.

Zhuque chased after him relentlessly, but unfortunately, Weichen used the Innate Dao Talisman.

He leaped directly through space and disappeared into the fire realm in a few breaths, leaving no trace behind.

Zhuque felt a pang of heartache, tears welling in her beautiful eyes. She finally understood why Wei Chen hadn't allowed the Fire Lotus to take human form!

However, the intelligent fire lotus was too important to her.

In the endless void, an ordinary talisman floats.

"Ah... I swear, I will never take human form again!" Fire Lotus begged in terror. While using magical artifacts meant no freedom, death meant losing everything.

Countless mysterious and profound runes swirled around the fire lotus.

Wei Chen sneered, "Die!"

"Ah...you're a madman!" Fire Lotus cursed repeatedly, unable to understand why this was happening. Did this madman not know how important a sentient innate magic weapon was?

The angry shouts gradually subsided, and even when they disappeared completely, it still didn't understand.

what is this?

"Sigh... how should we face Suzaku next?" Wei Chen sighed with a bitter smile, holding a lotus flower in his hands.

The fire lotus has hundreds of petals, unlike the four lotus pedestals which only have twelve.

"Forget it! What's meant to be will be."