Chapter 1 — Blood Contract Vermilion Bird

During the sect's trial, my junior sister and I entered the secret realm together and accidentally picked up two spirit beast eggs. The junior sister quickly chose the red Vermilion Bird egg, its color was beautiful, and its spiritual energy was full; As for me, I can only choose the remaining egg - a gray shell, nothing special at first glance. The day the egg hatched, from that ugly egg, a small creature came out, its whole body was black, its face covered with scars, like a weak earthworm. I could not bear to abandon it, so I dedicated myself to detoxifying, nurturing, and building spiritual energy day and night, helping it transform, grow, and transform into the Divine Beast Golden Dragon! From a small worm, it has now become a supreme divine beast, majestic in all seas and eight desolate places, and I am also famous in the world, standing shoulder to shoulder with Kim Long, glorious for a time, making everyone admire. As for that Vermilion Bird egg, when it hatched, it turned into a young woman with a beautiful, fairy-like beauty. She was favored by the sect, loved by those who loved her, and countless monks were infatuated with her, even vying for fame. That made the junior sister jealous to the point of madness, and in the end, he did not hesitate to use the ancient forbidden technique, plotting to steal her face and steal her charming appearance. But the heavens have eyes, forbidden magic attacks! The younger sister was burned by the Vermilion Bird fire, her soul was scattered, and she died without a complete body. However, before her soul was destroyed, her resentment soared to the sky, pulling me and her to bury him under a sea of fire, and then we both turned to ashes. … When I open my eyes again, I will be reborn back to that mysterious moment. Still two eggs, still one choice, but this time, the junior sister did not hesitate and directly chose the gray egg. She curled her lips slightly, her eyes glowing with arrogance: "This time, I am the Dragon Queen who is admired by all people! As for you... just slowly compete with the Vermilion Bird!" I held the red Vermilion Bird egg in my arms, didn't bother to look back, and walked straight into the cave. "Men on the side of the road, pick it up haphazardly and you'll regret it!" In front, the elder slowly spoke: "These two spirit beast eggs, each of you choose one, from now on it will be your destiny spirit beast." The master's majestic voice echoed throughout the quiet forest, as if carrying the weight of divine majesty. Every three years, the Thanh Van Tong sect opens a trial sect, each disciple must bring out a treasure from the secret realm to be considered to have completed the test. I stood in the middle of the forest, feeling a little panicked - I didn't expect to be reborn on this day. Seeing that we were all silent, the master frowned slightly, his eyes swept over me, and finally stopped on the junior sister, his tone was calm but still carried majesty: "I have to let you sister, Nguyet Truc, you choose first." Junior sister Nguyet Truc was slightly stunned, but quickly recovered her composure and took a step forward. The corner of her lips curled up, a cold laugh passed through. She waved her hand, performed fairy magic, and brought the gray egg into the space ring. The master immediately frowned, his voice clearly dissatisfied: "Nguyet Truc! Why did you choose this egg? The shell is gray, the light is gloomy, the aura is weak, the most important thing is that the species cannot be found. What if a wild chicken with no feathers hatches, it will not be of any benefit to your practice!" After a moment's pause, my master looked at me again, his tone more serious: "It's better to... give it to your senior sister. Even if the spirit beast is weak, with its cultivation level, it won't have much effect." Master has always been so biased, I've long since gotten used to it. As soon as he finished speaking, he reached out his hand, intending to directly take the gray egg out of his sister's space... But his sister seemed to have made up her mind and held it tightly.

The gray egg in my chest won't let go even if I die. Her eyes were sparkling with tears, her voice choked with a bit of defense, mixed with resentment: "Master! This is my disciple's choice! How do you know... I can't hatch a divine beast? Why do I have to give it to my senior sister? Are you... always biased towards her? Yes, you are biased! Whatever... think about her first!" That arrogant and complaining sound, echoing in the quiet, mysterious forest, sounded even more harsh and harsh. After Master listened, a deep disappointment flashed through his eyes. He was silent for a moment, his breathing heavy like a cold wind through the forest. In the end, just sighed softly and accepted to give in. But as soon as I turned around, my master looked back at me, his eyes were dark, his voice was low but he did not resist: "Linh Hy." "The Vermilion Bird's spiritual power is too powerful, I'm afraid you won't be able to control it. This egg... it's better to leave it to you to raise." I was stunned, my eyes widened, my heart beating rapidly. Meeting my master's unquestionable gaze, a cold feeling of insecurity arose in my heart. But if I lose the Vermilion Bird egg... What else can I use to overcome the sect's trials? The regulations of Thanh Van Tong are clear: if you step out of the secret realm without bringing the treasure, the disciples will be stripped of their cultivation by the elders and expelled from the mountain gate! That thought was like a knife next to my neck, making me grit my teeth and clench my fists. I took a deep breath, looked straight at my master, my voice was firm but not rude: "Master." {Read full on page Nguyet Hoa Cac} "More than three thousand disciples in the sect clearly saw that we were following two golden lights. He also said, two spirit eggs, one for each person." "If now only the junior sister has it, and the disciple has nothing... won't it make people talk, thinking that the master is biased?" As soon as the words ended, the air fell silent, like the wind in the forest had stopped blowing. Unexpectedly, junior sister suddenly spoke up to help me: "Master, the Vermilion Bird egg... just leave it to senior sister. Otherwise, if outsiders see senior sister empty-handed, I'm afraid they will ridicule this disciple for not knowing how to yield to you, and will also disgrace our Thanh Van Sect." In her heart, she whispered: "Hmph, don't think I don't know! This Vermilion Bird is a charming fox, what if I seduce my master with that beauty! Should I keep it with me... won't I be causing trouble for myself?" While the two were still struggling, more and more disciples from all over gathered, standing far away and chatting. The master saw that the situation was gradually becoming noisy, his face slightly darkened, and finally he snorted softly: "Okay, okay... it's up to you." Having finished speaking, he glanced at his junior sister, his eyes were unpredictable, then waved his sleeve and left. As soon as the master's figure disappeared, the junior sister tilted her head to look at me, the corner of her lips curled into a teasing smile, mixed with a bit of contempt: "See? I told you, master will listen to me." "What you begged for with difficulty, to me... is just a word." She walked closer, bent down next to my ear, her voice was like a whisper but loud enough for those around to hear: "From now on, Vermilion Bird is yours, sister, remember to use it well." "Because this time, I am the one who is admired by all, the Dragon Queen! And you... just slowly compete with that Vermilion Bird!" I held the red Vermilion Bird egg tightly in my arms, the corners of my lips gently curled up, and calmly replied: "Then... just wait and see." Having finished speaking, I turned and left, the shadow of the white shirt disappearing into the mist of the secret world. In this life... I secretly squeezed the egg in my hand, a bone-chilling coldness welling up in my eyes: "I want to see... this time, will your end be better than this life?"

before or not!” In my heart, I silently reminded myself: "Men on the side of the road... absolutely cannot be picked up!" Sister Nguyet Truc treated that spirit beast egg extremely thoughtfully, even more carefully than what she had done in her previous life. Every day, before dawn, she hugged the gray egg and ran to Nap Linh Cave, absorbing the essence of heaven and earth to help the spirit beast inside grow strong. It wasn't until late at night that she walked through the mist and smoke back to Lan Nguyet Cac. People in the Thanh Van Sect at first were full of praise, saying that the junior sister had a deep and meaningful love, and cared wholeheartedly for a spirit beast egg, not sparing the expense of spiritual energy. But later, the situation began to change... She continuously sent orders: sometimes she asked this senior brother to get Linh Tuyen Thuy, sometimes she asked the other senior sister to give her spiritual energy to help the egg, and often borrowed magic weapons, asked for medicinal pills, but refused to return them. Over time, compliments turn into resentment, relationships turn into rifts. Even so, Nguyet Truc still did not care at all, on the contrary, he became more and more satisfied. In her heart, she was just waiting for the day when Kim Long broke through her shell and appeared in the world, dominating the three worlds, so that she could become the Dragon Queen admired by thousands of people. Because of that, the gentle, docile mask she once wore in the past was finally torn. She no longer pretended to be gentle, nor did she care about other people's looks. His gestures, speech, and actions all showed arrogance, pointing with five fingers, arbitrarily commanding. As for me, on the contrary... I placed the Vermilion Bird egg in the Qi Gathering Pond, letting it absorb pure spiritual energy. Most of the time I focus on cultivating, not fighting, not jealous. But... even though I tell myself to forget it, the scar in my heart is still there. In my previous life, that Vermilion Bird followed my junior sister and never confronted me many times. I still remember clearly... one time, it used heavenly fire to burn my hair, the burning smell still lingered at the tip of my nose. And in the end... it was the Vermilion Bird's true fire that burned my entire body, my bones shattered, turning into ash. That burning pain... I will never forget it for the rest of my life. I clenched my fists, a layer of cold mist rising under my eyes. People... in the end still have to rely on themselves. I lightly glanced at the Vermilion Bird egg sitting quietly in the Qi Gathering Pond, then threw a few branches of the Duc Dan herbal medicine that I worked hard to find this morning up the mountain into the water. Having chosen you... from now on, I will be responsible for you. The responsibility of nurturing her to grow up, protecting her every step of the way, no matter what the future holds... Following God's will. Thinking so, I sat down by the lake, calmed my mind, and entered meditation to practice. …