I Truly Am The Villian

Xu Zimei waved a hand.

The Traceless Compass hovered above his head.

The compass spun and evolved, as if unraveling silk from a cocoon, dissecting the formation before him.

"A fine thing," the woman glanced at the Traceless Compass, offering a rare compliment.

"How about selling it to me?"

"You can't afford it," Xu Zimei said indifferently.

His gaze was sharp as the Traceless Compass emitted a ray of pure energy, merging into the formation before him.

One energy opens a myriad of arrays.

"Let's go," with a gentle command, Xu Zimei was the first to step into the formation.

As soon as he entered, his vision seemed to transform into a sea of fire.

Fires blazed fiercely.

The "crackle and snap" sounds continued to resound.

As if trying to burn the two of them completely.

The formation shifted constantly, with flames transforming at times into a Sky-reaching Ancient Tree, at times into battling dragons and tigers.

But Xu Zimei walked amidst it undisturbed, unaffected by the flames.

The Traceless atop his head had already seen through all heavenly secrets.

The evolution of this formation was nothing more than child's play.

"This is the Ten Thousand Phenomena Heavenly Fire Array of the Heavenly Fire Family.

Passed down from the Sun Palace in ancient times.

It's quite a renowned formation; I didn't expect it to be so insignificant before you," the woman looked at Xu Zimei, eyes filled with curiosity.

"I seem to grow more curious about your identity."

"My identity is of no concern to you, our lives will not intersect.

Curiosity will only cause you needless trouble," Xu Zimei said flatly.

"How do you know there's no relation? If you go to the Blazing Flame Realm, that's my territory," the woman teased.

"If you flatter me now, I may protect you when you arrive there."

"It seems your status in the Sun Palace is not ordinary," Xu Zimei glanced at her.

The woman immediately fell silent, not expecting Xu Zimei to be so shrewd.

She had spoken casually, yet he deduced some truths.

"Have you heard of the Ancient Gods?" Xu Zimei asked.

Actually, in the Blazing Flame Realm, everything is related to fire.

So the most likely Ancient God would be the Fire God Zhu Rong.

But Xu Zimei had long obtained Zhu Rong's inheritance.

Therefore, he wanted to ask if there were clues to other Ancient Gods.

"I don't know, never heard of it," the woman said less.

Xu Zimei did not press further.

The two finally exited the formation.

Presented before them was a fiery red passageway, stretching straight to the firmament.

How to describe this passageway!

Its length reached beyond the horizon, immeasurable, with a width of only a few hundred meters.

If you look closely, you'll find that the surface of this fiery passageway is not gas.

But countless fiery red runes converged together.

Forming the passageway before them.

"This is the Great Dao Between Two Realms chapter, it is neither power nor some object.

But a true word spoken by our ancestor," the woman said, looking at the Piercing the Heavens passageway in appreciation.

"When our Sun Palace first took control of this passage, it was fraught with danger between the two domains.

Those who entered were said to have a survival rate of one in a thousand.

Even if you were as strong as a Great Saint, you could do nothing in the face of a space storm.

Later, a word from our ancestor was spoken.

This word protected the passage between the two domains, making it safe."

"Candle Dragon," Xu Zimei murmured.

"What did you say?" the woman seemed not to hear clearly.

"Nothing," Xu Zimei shook his head, replying.

"Let's go, let's not keep them waiting too long."

The two approached the passageway, finally stopping in front of the void ahead.

Because the world ahead had already been refined and suppressed.

In that segment of the world, there were unexpectedly the figures of five Great Saints.

Among these five Great Saints, the only one Xu Zimei knew was Old Mo of the Holy Court.

The old man who previously helped Zhang Huajin destroy the Demon Realm.

Besides Old Mo, the other four were unknown to him.

"Three of them are ancestors of the Heavenly Fire Family, the other one I don't know," the woman said, glancing at Xu Zimei.

Among the three ancestors of the Heavenly Fire Family.

One was like a divine bird in the sky, with a hooked beak and a pointed nose.

Their whole body gleamed with golden light.

Wherever they were, seemed to be the center of the world.

"The Golden Crow Great Saint, once known as the Everlight Bird outside the Sun Palace.

It's said that after a true Golden Crow died, the Hall Master drew on its bloodline and gave it to this Everlight Bird.

I didn't expect it to become a Great Saint and betray the Sun Palace, outrageous," the woman said with a cold humph.

Among the three ancestors of the Heavenly Fire Family.

The second was shrouded in a wide robe.

The robe enveloped him entirely, the only noticeable thing was his entire icy aura.

As if he could freeze the firmament.

Seeing such coldness in the fire-focused Heavenly Fire Family was indeed puzzling.

"That's the Nether King," the woman introduced.

"In his childhood, he once went to the Netherworld Realm.

There he obtained the Netherworld Yin Flame.

Though it's flame, it burns in an extremely cold manner.

It's said he became a saint eight hundred years ago, and took the title of Nether King."

Xu Zimei nodded slightly.

He then turned his gaze to the third.

The third was an old man, his white robe unstained.

His hair at his temples blowing in the wind.

His gaze was kind, showing no sign of aggression.

"That's the Pill Saint.

Though the Heavenly Fire Family is a fire-focused family, their fire is mainly for combat.

Rarely does anyone use it for alchemy," the woman continued.

"Only this Pill Saint, it's said he came from a small world.

Later he joined the Heavenly Fire Family and became a patron.

At that time he was still the Pill Emperor.

After becoming a saint, he willingly gave up his position and naturally became an ancestor of the Heavenly Fire Family."

"Pill Emperor," Xu Zimei muttered.

"Another old friend."

In the Eastern Continent of the Yuan Central Continent.

As famous as the Taoist Array Great Emperor.

Also part of the Pill Family of the Imperial Rule Immortal Sect.

It's a distant memory.

He didn't expect the ancestor of the Pill Family to join the Heavenly Fire Family after entering the Nine Domains.

But thinking about it, the Heavenly Fire Family, descending from the Sun Palace, is the origin of all flames in the world.

As an Alchemist, their combat power was inherently weak.

Perhaps the Heavenly Fire Family played a significant role in him becoming a saint.

Looking at these three before him, Xu Zimei understood the depth of the Heavenly Fire Family.

They were indeed stronger than imagined.

The Heavenly Fire Family has stood atop the Lotus Pond Secluded Path for countless eras, unsurprisingly unchallenged.

They control the passage to the Blazing Flame Realm, yet none dare complain.

With just this strength, that they don't provoke others is fortunate enough.

Who dares provoke them?

Xu Zimei chuckled.

He also understood that the Heavenly Fire Family siding with the Holy Court wasn't genuine allegiance.

It was merely mutual exploitation.

He previously thought it was the new Family Head that sided with the Holy Court.

But now it seems their collaboration with the Holy Court was merely to escape the Sun Palace's control.