Corrupt Creations

"No, I have no idea why would there be a separate dimension above the Blazing Phoenix Country." Seth shook his head. 

"It's a long story, but what this Venerable One have to say is that this dimension was not always stationed here, we had to move it to this limited place that you live in, in order to not attract too much attention. The things we discovered here, were enough to shock all the gods, even going as far as causing an ancient war. But it's story from millions of years ago, a lost record. And now, this place only has some utility for you, mortals." 

The Phoenix Spirit closed its eyes as it remembered the past. 

"This dimension used to have a lot of flame divine grade resources and it was all thanks to a single thing. The thing that lay at the center of the labyrinth. First of all, let this Venerable One ask you one thing, what do you know about laws?" 

"Laws? I didn't even hear about it before." 

"Sigh... as expected. The mortals would never touch such concepts, it is useless to give you a detailed information, so the venerable one shall impart some basic knowledge with you." 

"From the six beings that were considered the creators of all things, one of them was the Elemental Goddess. She created all the elements that exists in the universe and that includes all the particles that constitute our bodies and the objects." 

Seth sucked a mouthful of air. 'To think that someone could create all that. How much powerful should a person be to achieve that?' 

The Phoenix Spirit saw Seth's reaction and continued: "It may sound hard to believe at first, but those six beings were the first beings to ever exist in the entire cosmos. Each of them birthed with something that we call Primordial Energy Core. It was a gift from Heaven and Earth, and with that gift they were able to mold the universe. The power contained inside the Primordial Energy Core was really mythical. It could create any concept they wished for, but there was enough energy to use it only twice. So, with that, Eleven Supreme Laws were created while exhausting all the energy inside the Primordial Energy Cores they had. The Elemental Goddess for example, created all the elements and particles on her first time. The second time, she created the Supreme Law of Balance, that operates on every single thing, in order to balance the entire universe." 

Seth was speechless with the information he just received. But he didn't know how would this labyrinth be connected with such a story. But one thing he knew for sure. 'Eleven?' That count did not match. 

The Phoenix Spirit saw through one of Seth's worries and said: "The thing that lay inside this labyrinth, is none other than the Fragmented Law of Fire, a part of the Supreme Law of the Elements." 

"Fragmented Law of Fire? And what should I do to accomplish your task?" 

"The Fragmented Law of Fire is something beyond any mortal understandings. Even us gods and mythical beasts, could only dream of understanding the concepts behind that Law, however we failed miserably after millions of years trying to. None of us could understand it. What I want you to do is to try to understand the concepts behind that Law, however bear in mind that it's something that not even those powerful gods from the ancient times were able to do. Since it's an impossible thing to accomplish for a mortal, if you can understand even a tiny bit about that fire, then I'll give you the Phoenix Feather." 

"It's just that? Where can I find the Law of Fire?" Seth carried Lilian, already impatient from having to hear all that explanation. He wanted to save Lilian faster. 

"You do not need to be impatient. This Venerable One will use a wisp of my power to secure that the condition of that girl won't worsen, so you'll be able to travel freely. But bear in mind, there will be some challenges along the way." 

A spark of phoenix flames descended on Lilian's body, enveloping her. She flew towards the altar and laid there like a sleeping beauty. 

Another spark flew towards Seth's glabella, entering his soul space and giving him the information, he needed. Now that he knew where the Fragmented Law of Fire was, he left hurriedly, even forgetting to say goodbye to the Phoenix Spirit. 

After he left the Phoenix Spirit kept looking towards the place he went. 

"If I had more time, there wouldn't be a need to resort to such means. Sigh... to think that a human will be bound here, having to watch over this place... But... There is no need for me to feel guilty, it's the price he will have to pay for me to be able to heal this woman." 

After some time, those burning eyes disappeared while only Lilian stood on the entire hall. 

Seth left the chamber and saw the previous flatland, that turned into a desolate place that seemed to be destroyed by a huge meteor. There were still some dead bodies lying on the floor while some of them were missing some parts. He ignored that horrible scene and just made sure to force a bit of his mana inside Tao Shing, in order to prevent his consciousness from waking up. He could easily do something like that, since he had the Hades arts. 

After that, Seth departed for a distant place, where he would be able to find the Fragmented Law of Fire. 

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Huo Shihong had already treated most of his injuries, however, the arm and leg he lost, would never be able to regenerate. Although he was a cripple right now, he could still use his Mana to help him with his needs. He didn't lose too much of his ranged fire power, however he would never be able to fight properly or manage an entire sect on the conditions his body was. 

The worst thing for him though, it was that he was losing his hope that his sect and family would survive this ordeal. Theoretically speaking, there wasn't a single chance that a Mana Perception middle-stage cultivator like Seth, would be able to single-handed handle twenty or more enemies around that power level. Even though most of them were at the Qi Transformation late-stage and peak-stage realm, they would be a huge problem to deal with, if they were together with Mana realm practitioners. 

Huo Shihong could only see a dead end out of this situation, on top of it all, his daughter ran behind that demon bastard. He was gritting his teeth in fear and anger, Lilian was putting her life in grave danger on doing that and he could do nothing about it. 

It's been almost three hours since Lilian left and Huo Shihong's Mana started to recover slowly. At least he was able to support his body up with the help of his energy. However, it was a comical scene if one saw he trying to move with a single leg, but in truth, it was a pitiful situation for a person with the status that Huo Shihong had. 

Yuyin saw her father trying to move and blocked his path. 

"Where do you think you're going?!" She seemed to be a natural at berating people. 

"Yuyin, your sister has gone to that deadly battlefield, now that I recovered some of my energy I have to go after her!" 

"Dad, do not worry, Big Sis is together with Big Brother Seth. She will be fine." 

"Seth, is that the name of that demon?" 

"What are you talking about?! Seth is a good person, why are calling him like that? I forbid you to refer about him like that again!" Yuyin pointed a finger at her own father scolding him as if he was a child. 

Huo Shihong was speechless again. He ignored her and tried to move past the area she was, but Yuyin kept blocking him. 

While they were on their family struggle, from the fire walls nearby, a phoenix made of flames surged. 

Chirp! 

It flew towards Yuyin and Shihong, making the temperature around them rise, but there wasn't a pressure like Seth felt. The Phoenix Spirit felt their cultivation and state, and opted to not exert any pressure. The phoenix quickly turned into two big eyes made of phoenix flames. 

When Huo Shihong noticed that divine presence he hurriedly tried to kneel on the ground but failed miserably, almost falling on his face. Yuyin was keen enough to hold him before he embarrassed himself for his impulsive actions. They were a family of impulsive people. Yuyin was a hundred percent like Huo Shihong, only Lilian was born different, with patience and a good sense of observation. 

Huo Yuyin looked at those big eyes with curiosity, while Shihong could only feel respect and reverence. 

"Fret not. Whatever were the causes of your worries, they were already resolved. This Venerable One shall show you and appease your anxiousness." The Phoenix Spirit eyes burned brighter and the flames nearby converged into a mystical screen, showing Huo Shihong how was the current state of the place he was just some hours ago. 

Huo Shihong saw that all of his enemies were already dead and he felt even more reverence towards the Phoenix Spirit. On his conception, it was the only possible cause for what has happened. 

"Thank you, Venerable Phoenix God. There are no words to describe my gratitude towards you. If there is anything I can do, please order this lowly servant." Huo Shihong said from the bottom of his heart. 

"You are misunderstanding everything. This Venerable One was not the cause of their defeat." 

Huo Shihong couldn't believe what he just heard. 

"May I ask who was the one behind that?" He asked in a respectful tone. 

"That you'll need to find by yourself. What you need to know right now, is that this Venerable One shall bestow that human girl called Lilian, my inheritance. For that, she will be staying inside this labyrinth for at least an entire year." 

Shihong felt elated by that information, while Yuyin lively started to jump around, she felt happy for her sister even though she didn't really know what was happening at all. 

"With your health condition and weak cultivation, there is nothing to be done inside this place. You shall return to your dimension earlier." After saying those words, the Phoenix Spirit disappeared. 

A warm fire enveloped Yuyin and Huo Shihong, teleporting them outside.