# Chapter 500: Golden Crow Inheritance
Yun Che fell silent. Although he had calmed down from the series of shocks, his heart could not find peace. He had originally thought of this place as a completely unfamiliar foreign world, where he would grow stronger and then find a way to return to the Tian Xuan Continent. That was his only direction. But now, everything had been turned upside down.
This was not only not a distant and unfamiliar world—it was inextricably linked to him.
"Yun Che, ask this person, what kind of place is 'Jinwu Thunder Flame Valley'?" Mo Li suddenly spoke up, her tone quite serious. "Jinwu Burning Flame Valley"—both Tianxia Diyi and Yun Xiao had mentioned it separately, saying it was an excellent place for trials and fortunate encounters. But the Yun Clan was no longer permitted to enter.
"...Could it be that you suspect this 'Jinwu Thunder Flame Valley' is connected to the ancient divine beast 'Golden Crow'?" Yun Che asked.
"I don't think it's just a coincidence in name," Mo Li replied flatly. "If it really is related to the 'Golden Crow,' then that would be interesting."
Yun Che pondered for a moment, then asked, "Yun Xiao, this 'Jinwu Thunder Flame Valley' you mentioned earlier—what kind of place is it? One of the reasons for your Yun Clan's rapid decline was being unable to enter Jinwu Thunder Flame Valley... Is this place really that miraculous?"
"Uh... you don't even know about Jinwu Thunder Flame Valley?" Yun Xiao looked at him with an extremely surprised expression.
"I came here for training for the first time, and my master never told me anything about the Huan Yao Realm. So I've only heard the name Jinwu Thunder Flame Valley for the first time today."
Yun Che's words were not untrue, but Yun Xiao naturally couldn't deduce from this that he was from another world. He nodded and said quietly, "No wonder Brother Yun is so powerful. It seems you really don't get distracted when training... As for Jinwu Thunder Flame Valley, although I've never been able to enter it, I'm very familiar with it. I grew up hearing about it, because it is the place of origin for the Huan Yao Royal Clan."
"Place of origin?" Yun Che was startled.
"Mm." Yun Xiao nodded. "Brother Yun, have you heard of the ancient divine beast 'Golden Crow'?"
"I've heard of it. Vermilion Bird, Phoenix, Golden Crow—the three supreme fire-attribute beasts of ancient times." Yun Che nodded. And flowing within his body was the bloodline of the Phoenix.
"The reason Jinwu Thunder Flame Valley is called that is because it contains the power inheritance of the divine beast Golden Crow."
"Oh?" Yun Che's brows lifted, and in his mind, Mo Li's low voice also sounded: "Just as I thought! But it's strange. Lan Ji Star is clearly just a low-level planet, yet why does it contain so many divine power inheritances... Phoenix, Dragon God, Golden Crow, and even the Evil God's divine power seed exists in this world... Could something special have happened in this world during ancient times?"
"This... is strange?"
"It's not just strange—it's completely abnormal," Mo Li said in a low voice. "Ninety-nine point nine-nine percent of divine power inheritances are concentrated in the God Realm. Among the trillions of stars in the vast universe, perhaps one in ten billion planets possesses a divine power inheritance. Even among higher-plane star realms, it's one in a hundred million. Yet this tiny Lan Ji Star has already revealed four, oh, plus Xia Yuanba with his inexplicably appearing War God's Mysterious Meridian! The Yun Clan's Arcane Firmament might also be some kind of ancient true god's power... If news of this spreads, even the God Realm would be shaken!"
Yun Che: "..."
Yun Xiao continued, "The ancestor of the Huan Yao Royal Clan was originally just a demonic Rainbow Starlight Sparrow. Later, in Thunder Flame Valley, it inadvertently awakened the inheritance left by the divine beast Golden Crow, obtaining the Golden Crow bloodline and Golden Crow flame power, becoming invincible throughout the entire Huan Yao Realm. Later, all the clans took it as their emperor, making it the first Demon Emperor of the Huan Yao Realm. Subsequently, its continuously multiplying race—the current Huan Yao Royal Clan—claimed to be descendants of the Golden Crow, blessed by the divine beast Golden Crow. Thunder Flame Valley was renamed Jinwu Thunder Flame Valley, becoming the most sacred place in the Huan Yao Realm."
"The elemental aura in Jinwu Thunder Flame Valley is extremely dense, filled everywhere with powerful fire and thundercloud forces, and continuously giving birth to various powerful fire spirits, thunder spirits, and various fire-attribute and thunder-attribute demon beasts. Similarly, various rare natural treasures that are hard to find elsewhere are also extremely easy to grow there. Therefore, entering Jinwu Thunder Flame Valley not only provides excellent training but also easily yields various fortunate encounters. Almost everyone who enters Jinwu Thunder Flame Valley can gain considerable rewards, and some can even soar to the heavens."
"Only the Huan Yao Royal Clan and the Twelve Guardian Clans are qualified to enter Jinwu Thunder Flame Valley, with entry permitted once every five years. But since the incident a hundred years ago... our Yun Clan is no longer allowed to enter. When the younger generation of other Guardian Clans enter Jinwu Thunder Flame Valley, many undergo transformations or even sublimations in their strength. Meanwhile, our Yun Clan can only watch helplessly..."
Yun Xiao let out a long sigh, his face filled with dejection. At his age, as the young clan head of the Yun Clan, he had never been able to enter Jinwu Thunder Flame Valley... He hadn't even had the chance to take a single look inside.
"I see." Yun Che nodded lightly. "So the Huan Yao Royal Clan all possess the Golden Crow bloodline and also Golden Crow flame power. No wonder they became the imperial clan that all the world worships."
"Well... not exactly." Yun Xiao unexpectedly denied it. "The people of the Huan Yao Royal Clan indeed possess the Golden Crow bloodline, but it has been passed down through generations, and the bloodline is very thin. The profound flames they burn are certainly more powerful than ordinary profound flames, but they don't count as the true power of the Golden Crow... The last person to truly possess Golden Crow power was the deceased Demon Emperor."
"Why is that? Don't they all inherit the Golden Crow bloodline?" Yun Che asked in surprise.
"Because only by gaining the acknowledgment and bestowal of the Golden Crow Soul can one obtain the Golden Crow's flame profound art, the 'Golden Crow World-Incinerating Record'. Otherwise, one can only rely on the Golden Crow bloodline to burn profound flames with Golden Crow attributes. Among the Huan Yao Royal Clan, aside from the Demon Emperor, everyone else cultivates other flame profound arts."
"Golden Crow World-Incinerating Record... Do you mean that this Golden Crow flame profound art cannot be passed down to others?" Yun Che frowned... "Golden Crow World-Incinerating Record"—this wasn't the first time Yun Che had heard the name. Years ago, Mo Li had mentioned to him: "Vermilion Bird Spirit-Console Melody," "Phoenix Ode Scripture," and "Golden Crow World-Incinerating Record" were the three great "World-Incinerating Heavenly Books" that once shook the vast universe.
"Yes! The Golden Crow World-Incinerating Record can only be inherited from the Golden Crow Soul. The Golden Crow Soul exists at the end of Jinwu Thunder Flame Valley, a place called the Golden Crow Sacred Ground, which is only permitted to be entered once every thousand years. And the only key to enter there... is the 'Demon Emperor Seal' that was lost in the Tian Xuan Continent because of my grandfather."
Yun Che: "..."
Yun Che said helplessly, "The Golden Crow Sacred Ground can be entered once every thousand years, so the Demon Emperor is also succeeded once every millennium. When the previous Demon Emperor died at the hands of those evil people a hundred years ago, he was just about to complete his thousand-year reign. After the Little Demon Emperor succeeded, he could have used the Demon Emperor Seal to enter the Golden Crow Sacred Ground and obtain a more powerful Golden Crow bloodline and the Golden Crow World-Incinerating Record. But the Demon Emperor Seal was lost, making it impossible to enter the Golden Crow Sacred Ground. Without obtaining the true Golden Crow inheritance, one cannot become a true Demon Emperor... A hundred years ago, the Little Demon Emperor had no choice but to succeed, and because he didn't obtain the Golden Crow inheritance, he could only be called 'Little Demon Emperor,' unable to bear the true title of Demon Emperor. The same goes for Xiao Yaohou. Alas, if the Demon Emperor Seal can't be recovered, the Golden Crow World-Incinerating Record might disappear from the world forever."
"No wonder the loss of the Demon Emperor Seal placed such a heavy burden of guilt on the Yun Clan." Yun Che said slowly.
"Grandfather certainly didn't lose it on purpose." Yun Xiao gritted his teeth softly. "Father said that Grandfather and the late Demon Emperor were like brothers. Back then, because he never saw the Demon Emperor's corpse, he refused to acknowledge the Demon Emperor's death. The Demon Emperor Seal was personally entrusted to him by the Demon Emperor for safekeeping. Unless the Demon Emperor truly died, without the Demon Emperor's order, he would not hand it over to anyone, not even the Demon Emperor's son... Because of this, he always carried it on his person and never gave it to anyone. Even when he went to the Tian Xuan Continent to search for the Demon Emperor, he refused to let the Demon Emperor Seal leave his side... This was a display of Grandfather's loyalty and righteousness. He certainly didn't want to lose it more than anyone. But some people in the Huan Yao Royal Clan..."
Yun Xiao's face showed anger, but he didn't continue.
"Do you want to find a chance to take a look inside Jinwu Thunder Flame Valley?" Mo Li said with interest. "After all, you happen to have 'that thing.'"
"Between the Golden Crow's flames and the Phoenix's flames, which is more powerful?" Yun Che thought for a moment and asked.
"Among the three supreme fire-attribute divine beasts, the Vermilion Bird ranks first, the Phoenix second, and the Golden Crow last. But if we're talking purely about flame power, the Golden Crow is the strongest!" Mo Li said flatly.
"...Then why is the Golden Crow ranked last?"
"Because this isn't a ranking based on strength. The Vermilion Bird's flame has a sacred attribute, the flame most feared by the demon race that coexisted with the divine race in ancient times. It was once called the 'Flame of Salvation.' The Phoenix's flame has a benevolent attribute; it can not only incinerate but also purify, and was once called the 'Flame of Praise.' That's why when you underwent the Phoenix trial, you had to pass the third level, the Heart Trial."
"As for the Golden Crow's flame, it is the purest, most extreme flame of destruction! The Golden Crow is also known as the 'Sun Bird,' said to be an extreme deity nurtured at the center of the sun. Its flame is as scorching and violent as the sun itself. There is nothing but destruction. Legend says that the most extreme Golden Crow flame can incinerate anything in the entire vast universe. The ranking I just mentioned for the three supreme flames is merely a ranking of recognition in people's hearts. Although the Golden Crow is not an evil beast, its temperament is as violent as its flame, naturally incomparable to the 'Salvation' and 'Praise' flames of the Vermilion Bird and Phoenix. But given the Golden Crow's temperament, it would certainly never acknowledge this ranking."
"So, you want me to try to obtain the Golden Crow's inheritance?" Yun Che said thoughtfully.
"Golden Crow inheritance? Heh..." Mo Li laughed lightly. "Think too much. If you didn't have the Phoenix bloodline, there might be some possibility. But since you already have Phoenix flames, it's absolutely impossible for you to obtain Golden Crow flames. I want you to go there just to confirm whether the Golden Crow's inheritance really exists there!"
"Why?" Yun Che was slightly taken aback.
"Hmph, is it hard to understand? The three supreme fire-attribute beasts refuse to acknowledge each other's superiority, each believing they possess the strongest flame in the world. If a person carries the bloodline of one, the other two will absolutely not allow their bloodline and power to coexist with it! Especially the Golden Crow! Its temperament is extremely irritable and fierce. Having it bestow its bloodline and power upon a person who already possesses Phoenix bloodline power... that's absolutely impossible."