Chapter 718: Various Legends

Is this strange creature, resembling both a bird and a fish, born within the giant egg, truly the Kunpeng?
This is merely Su Che and Lao Hei’s speculation; it cannot be confirmed for now.
So, Su Che sent messages to Zhuo Feng and Yuan Yuan, asking them to come to his room. First, he used a water mirror to show them the appearance of the giant egg and explained that it could create a life-force devouring realm with a radius of five thousand li.
“Do you know what this is?” Su Che asked in a deep voice.
Zhuo Feng and Yuan Yuan pondered for a while before shaking their heads, clearly indicating they didn’t know or recognize it.
Then, Su Che controlled the water mirror, making the shell of the giant egg in the mirror gradually fade until it became transparent, revealing the “bird-fish” hybrid inside…
Zhuo Feng and Yuan Yuan were stunned. Just three breaths later, they exclaimed in unison, “Kunpeng!”
Su Che nodded inwardly. It seemed everyone had the same judgment, so the likelihood of it being correct was high.
“This giant egg isn’t in your hands, is it?”
Yuan Yuan said emotionally, “If we could hatch it and train it as your immortal beast, once it grows up, it would be incredible!”
But Su Che shook his head. “It’s a dead egg!”
“A dead egg?”
Yuan Yuan was taken aback and asked, “Are you sure it’s dead?”
“Even if it’s not completely dead, there are no signs of life,” Su Che explained. “That’s why this egg instinctively devours all surrounding life force in an attempt to revive it… That’s my guess.”
“That’s right! That proves it’s not dead yet!”
Yuan Yuan nodded. “According to legends, after transforming, the Kunpeng’s enormous size requires it to consume vast amounts of energy with each breath. Thus, it must constantly devour all surrounding energy to sustain itself. As long as it retains this ability, it proves it’s still alive.”
“Devour all surrounding energy?”
These words caught Su Che’s attention. He quickly asked, “Can it absorb and digest any form of energy?”
“Probably,” Yuan Yuan replied. “Wherever the Kunpeng goes, it causes great disasters to living beings—almost as if the sun and moon disappear, and darkness covers the world. At times, countless creatures die right in its huge mouth… Later, the Heavenly Dao tried to take away its devouring ability. Naturally, the Kunpeng refused to comply. Like many demons, it tried to defy fate, and its ending was undoubtedly tragic…”

Such is the fate of the ancient demons, for they were born before the laws of heaven. Accustomed to freedom and arrogance, their mindset bears no resemblance to that of modern people who revere heaven.
We existed first; heaven came later. Why should we submit to its rules?
It was because of this mindset that they all suffered the punishment of heaven.
Su Che believed it was even possible that heaven had no intention of taming them at all, giving them no chance to repent or plead for mercy: “Well, since you were so disrespectful, just disappear!”
Bang, bang, bang, bang…
The ancient demons fell one after another, simply because their strength was too great. Heaven believed these wild creatures could never obey, so it was better for them to die early.
Heaven represents order, and anything that threatens that order must be eliminated as soon as possible.
Now, Su Che represents the laws of heaven of another universe, and naturally, he holds the same view.
At this moment, Zhuo Feng also said, “In that case, as long as enough life energy is provided, it can be revived and hatched. Such a powerful being will eventually become your top warrior.”
“That’s right!”
Yuan Yuan nodded slowly but firmly, even narrowing her eyes as she asked softly, “Could it be that you’ve already had this plan in mind, which is why you’re selling treasures in large quantities and acquiring worlds of living beings endlessly, just to provide it with enough life energy?”
Zhuo Feng frowned slightly. Though he said nothing, his heart trembled: If that were true, his heart must be truly cruel…
“What are you thinking?”
Su Che glared at Yuan Yuan and said, “Stop framing me like this! I’ve only just started studying this giant egg—no more than two hours. How could I be as malicious as you say?”
“Then why are you acquiring worlds of living beings endlessly?”
Yuan Yuan gave him a meaningful glance, clearly not convinced.
“Believe it or not!”
Su Che waved his hand in frustration. “Anyway, I would never steal even a trace of life energy from any innocent person just to revive the Kunpeng. Moreover, I don’t need a living Kunpeng at all. On the contrary, I’d prefer it to be a naturally dead creature!”
“A naturally dead creature?”

Yuan Yuan and Zhuo Feng exchanged a silent glance. They could tell that Su Che wasn’t lying. Besides, if anyone wanted to commit such a cruel and outrageous act, they would do it secretly, keeping it as their greatest secret, rather than speaking about it so carelessly.

Su Che nodded and said, “Yes, I need a natural divine artifact that can absorb and contain all energy attributes in the world without causing rejection or chaos. Note that it must be a natural divine artifact—there’s no need for it to be a living being.”

“I see…”

Zhuo Feng and Yuan Yuan pondered separately, “Is a Kunpeng egg that hasn’t died completely considered a natural divine artifact?”

“It’s hard to determine, right?”

Su Che asked with a smile, “That’s exactly why I’m seeking your advice. First, can we be sure it’s really a Kunpeng egg?”

“It’s almost certainly!” Zhuo Feng and Yuan Yuan agreed.

Su Che then asked, “Was it naturally formed, or was it laid by a fallen Kunpeng?”

Yuan Yuan shook her head and replied, “Who knows? Aside from the heavens and that dead Kunpeng, no one can be sure.”

“Let’s not worry about that for now!” Zhuo Feng asked, “Su Che, are you really sure such a natural divine artifact is more important than a living Kunpeng?”

Su Che replied without hesitation, “For me, a hundred Kunpeng warriors are not as valuable as improving my own strength.”

Zhuo Feng and Yuan Yuan nodded, finally understanding that his demands were aimed at enhancing his own power. After all, no matter how strong subordinates are, one’s own strength remains the most important. For every true immortal, wielding power and wealth serves to boost personal strength. The pursuit of power is endless; even those who have reached the pinnacle of immortality keep searching for ways to take even a tiny step forward.

There was a brief silence in the room. Yuan Yuan said cautiously, “In that case, I do know a method that might truly turn this Kunpeng egg into a natural divine artifact. I just don’t know whether to tell you or not…”

Before Su Che could respond, Zhuo Feng shook his head and said, “It’s better not to say anything!”

“What’s wrong, Uncle Zhuo?”

Su Che immediately grew displeased and asked urgently, “Why can’t you tell me? Is this method too dangerous, and you’re worried something might happen to me?”

Zhuo Feng shook his head silently.

“You guessed right!”

Yuan Yuan said with a smile, “It’s not this method that’s dangerous; it’s that place itself that’s extremely perilous. Even with us two protecting you, going there would mean certain death with a one in a hundred thousand chance of survival.”
“What kind of place is it?” Su Che asked curiously. “Even if I don’t dare go now, knowing a feasible method in advance is much better than wandering around aimlessly hoping for luck. You don’t know—despite knowing full well that it’s impossible to find natural divine treasures in Haoyuan Tian Shi, I still go around there like a madman every day.”
Zhuo Feng and Yuan Yuan couldn’t help but laugh silently. Only then did they realize he went to other shops every day not to learn their business methods, but for this reason…
After laughing, Zhuo Feng slowly said, “There’s a saying circulating in the Earth Immortal Realm that somewhere in the Cloud Immortal Realm lies a divinely bestowed land called the ‘Heaven’s Will Divine Furnace’.”
“The Heaven’s Will Divine Furnace possesses incredible powers of transformation. It’s said to be able to endow certainpostnatal treasures that meet certain conditions with a trace of extremely preciousinnate attributes attributes. With this trace ofinnate attributes attribute, such artificially createdpostnatal treasures can be transformed into natural treasures, which can also be considered the natural divine treasures you’re looking for.”
“Of course, turning artificial into natural comes with a certain degree of success rate. If your own conditions aren’t sufficient or if Heaven doesn’t favor you, the treasures invested will vanish, leaving you with nothing. Success depends on human effort, but completion lies in Heaven’s will—hence the name Heaven’s Will Divine Furnace.”
“Heaven’s Will Divine Furnace…”
Hearing this, Su Che was amazed in silence. “There really exists such a divinely bestowed land in the world, with incredible powers of transformation. It’s somewhat similar to the energy transformation space in the sixth layer of the Immortal Prison, but my Fate Divine Tree hasn’t grown to that level yet.”
Moreover, Su Che thought that in his Immortal Prison world, there seemed to be no distinction between ‘innate attributes’ and ‘postnatal’, as the formation of the universe was entirely different.
The outer universe was formed through the creation of heaven and earth; before that, there was only chaos, with no sky or earth, allowing for the existence of special beings older than even heaven and earth.
His Immortal Prison world had no such chaotic period. As layers were unlocked, the universe and stars naturally formed and gradually expanded… Perhaps, in the deeper realms within the Immortal Prison Pagoda that he hadn’t yet explored, there might be hiddeninnate attributes factors…
Thinking of this, Su Che asked, “So, just how dangerous is that divinely bestowed land where the Heaven’s Will Divine Furnace is located?”

This time, Yuanyuan took it upon herself to answer. She said, “Firstly, without the cultivation level of a Great Luo Golden Immortal, one simply doesn’t qualify to go to the Cloud Immortal Realm. Even if they managed to get there through some special means, they would be unable to move forward or survive, just as mortals can’t adapt to the natural environment of the immortal realm.”
“Secondly, the area where the Heavenly Will Divine Furnace is located is itself a natural dead zone. Without the cultivation level of an Immortal Emperor, if one accidentally falls in, they might be shattered to pieces and reduced to nothingness if unlucky; if lucky, well…”
Yuanyuan couldn’t help but laugh. “If lucky, they might be favored by Heavenly Will and transformed into a natural object—though it’s hard to say what that would be. It could be a stone that can’t speak or move, maybe some kind of natural gemstone.”
Su Che curled his lips inward, thinking to himself: Turning into an eternal stone is even worse than being shattered to pieces and reborn.
“And there’s more!”
Yuanyuan raised her voice slightly, still not finished talking about the dangers of the Heavenly Will Divine Furnace…