Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

A flame the size of a longan rose up in the white palm of Jiang Xinxin's hand, silently and without any heat. Dongfang Qingcang even felt a bone-chilling chill gradually spreading around him.

The flame was scarlet in color, and turned darker as it moved toward the center of the flame. The flame rose like a twelve-petal lotus, but looking at its small, cute and delicate appearance, it was really beautiful.

But Dongfang Qingcang knew very well the power of this tiny flame. The karmic fire that he cultivated with a heart of detachment from all love and emotion was actually beginning to be out of the control of its master, and it wanted to break away from him and run towards the red lotus-like flame!

Jiang Xinxin pretended not to see Dongfang Qingcang's fierce resistance, and introduced softly: "This fire is the Red Lotus Karma Fire, which uses the karma between heaven and earth as fuel. It does not touch the flesh at all, and has the miraculous effect of breaking the cause and effect."

Dongfang Qingcang knew how powerful Jiang Xinxin was, and he also knew that Jiang Xinxin had no ill will towards Shui Yuntian or Cang Yanhai, so he imitated the way Jiang Xinxin saluted, which he had seen by chance, and folded his hands with his palms facing inward, bowed and nodded.

"Thank you, Fairy Yuan Xin, for showing mercy today."

Jiang Xinxin nodded, and with a clench of her palm, she took back the Red Lotus Karma Fire. Dongfang Qingcang also talked seriously about the experience of the Moon Clan: "Fairy, you should know that our Moon Clan once lived with the Fairy Clan above the Water Cloud Sky."

Jiang Xinxin nodded, "I did hear Chang Heng say before that the Yueyue Clan was led by the ancestor Salt Girl to leave Shuiyuntian and settle in Cangyan Sea."

Dongfang Qingcang continued, "At the beginning, Yannu and Chonghua were indeed a pair of lovers made in heaven with deep feelings, but later Chonghua fell in love with someone else and abandoned Yannu. In anger, Yannu took the entire Moon Clan away, crossed the Wangchuan River, and found the Cangyan Sea to settle down."

"But later, Chonghua's new lover pursued Yannu and the Moon Clan relentlessly. Yannu's negotiations with Chonghua were fruitless. Seeing countless casualties among the Moon Clan, she finally became disheartened and chose to cut off all ties of love. She cultivated the Karma Fire and finally saved the entire Moon Clan, laying the foundation for the Moon Clan's development to this day."

"As a result, the Moon Clan and the Immortal Clan have completely torn their relations apart, and there is no possibility of reconciliation."

Jiang Xinxin took over the conversation: "So, the last time you took the initiative to attack Shuiyuntian, your purpose was to gain more survival resources for the Moon Clan. Because the Moon Clan has been multiplying until now, the already barren Cangyan Sea has long been in short supply, and they can only survive by relying on external forces."

Dongfang Qingcang didn't expect that anyone would guess his fundamental purpose of attacking Shui Yuntian. He didn't expect that the crisis that even the Yue Clan themselves didn't see was actually seen through by someone who had just arrived not long ago!

The Cangyan Sea has a natural suppression on the Immortal Clan, but no matter Yunmengze or Shui Yuntian, they cannot suppress the Moon Clan. Even though the Moon Clan has now changed their way of cultivation, they still have excellent adaptability to places outside the Cangyan Sea. Therefore, Shui Yuntian can't sit idly by and watch the Moon Clan grow bigger, and he wishes to trap the Moon Clan to death in the Cangyan Sea.

Jiang Xinxin gained a lot from Dongfang Qingcang. At least she knew that the karma fire that Dongfang Qingcang practiced had great drawbacks, because the karma fire was cultivated by chance after cutting off the seven emotions and six desires. Once Dongfang Qingcang's seven emotions were revived, the karma fire would naturally be greatly reduced in power.

However, this matter cannot be disclosed casually.

Xiao Lanhua and Chang Heng went out to relax, but happened to see Dieyi, who was beside Hai Shizhu, meeting Dongfang Qingcang's younger brother Xunfeng.

As soon as Xiao Lanhua came back, she told Jiang Xinxin what she had seen. "We had guessed that Lord Hai was in collusion with a big shot of the Yue Clan. Now, it turns out that the big shot who colluded with Rong Hao and betrayed his own people was Dongfang Qingcang's younger brother, the youngest son of Old Yue Zun!"

Chang Heng was not so indignant. Considering that His Highness Xunfeng had failed to win over the hearts of the Moon Clan for tens of thousands of years, while Dongfang Qingcang had gathered the forces of all parties as soon as he returned, Chang Heng felt that although His Highness Xunfeng was courting death, his collusion with Rong Hao to use evil spirits to threaten all parties was also a kind of alternative deterrent.

But this move cannot last long. Trying to get the skin of a tiger is like drinking poison to quench thirst.

Xiao Lanhua was a little depressed for a while, but she quickly cheered up again: "At least we have eliminated Rong Hao, a sinner, and also eliminated a source of evil spirits. The evil god Tai Sui may not be able to find a more suitable candidate to replace him in the short term."

"As for the upcoming battle between Cangyanhai and Shuiyuntian, I think there is a chance to resolve it in advance. At least Shuiyuntian's God of War does not want to start a war casually, and the people of Cangyanhai do not want to experience the pain of separation."

Chang Heng was infected by Xiao Lanhua's optimistic view and mustered the courage to resist Yun Zhongjun, but he knew that his current cultivation was not enough and he needed time to build up his strength so that he could have more say.

Xiao Lanhua also felt that she should work hard to cultivate herself to a higher level so as to prepare for another war that could be prevented at a glance.

The two reluctantly parted at the border of Cangyan Sea and Shuiyuntian. One was going back to Xishan, the other was going back to Shuiyuntian, and Jiang Xinxin was going to Wangchuan.

The three of them parted ways, but when Jiang Xinxin arrived at Wangchuan, she found that Dongfang Qingcang seemed to have been waiting for a long time.

Dongfang Qingcang, who was wearing a gray and white cloak embroidered with a golden mountain and moon pattern, turned around, raised his hand and bowed to Jiang Xinxin. Jiang Xinxin nodded in return and said with a smile: "It seems that Yue Zun has something to ask of me."

Besides Jiang Xinxin and Dongfang Qingcang, there was only his mount, the Black Dragon Shangque, so Dongfang Qingcang stepped forward and said directly to Jiang Xinxin: "I do need a favor from Fairy Yuanxin. There are too many restrictions on my practice of Karma Fire, so please give me some advice, Fairy Yuanxin."

Before Jiang Xinxin could speak, Dongfang Qingcang took out a red double-petaled flower that looked very special. "This flower is the Burning Rhinoceros Flower. People only know that it can be used to recall the souls of the deceased from the Immortal Clan and the Moon Clan, but they don't know that the most important thing is that it has the effect of repairing the soul."

Shang Que was surprised to see from afar that Dongfang Qingcang actually took out a fresh burning rhinoceros flower, while Jiang Xinxin only heard that it could repair the soul, so she decided to agree to whatever Dongfang Qingcang asked for.

Jiang Xinxin accepted the Burning Rhinoceros Flower without any reservation, and Dongfang Qingcang also asked what he really wanted to ask without any hesitation: "My Karma Fire was cultivated using a forbidden technique that removes the seven emotions, combined with the skills left by the Salt Girl. But severing the seven emotions and six desires is against nature. It took me more than a thousand years to finally cut off the seven emotions and six desires completely, and only then did I have the opportunity to cultivate the Karma Fire."

“But now that my Seven Emotions Tree has revived, I can no longer use the Karma Fire. If I lose the Karma Fire, the 100,000 soldiers of the Moon Clan will continue to be sealed, and one of them will surely be defeated against Shui Yuntian in the future. By then, the living space of my Moon Clan will become even narrower.”