Legend of the Great Sage Chapter 1475 - In Danger

The spirit turtle was like a hermit, rather willing to spend its life swimming through mud, detached from worldly ties.

The qilin was benevolent, wanting all to thrive in an endless cycle of life and growth.

In short, one feared death, and the other lusted after life.

Meanwhile, the phoenix was a sage. It possessed a noble character, refusing to perch unless it was a wutong tree, refusing to feed unless it was the fruit of bamboo, refusing to drink unless it was from a sweet spring. It was essentially engraved with the five virtues of benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom, and trustworthiness, basically standing at the apex of virtue from the moment it was born.

However, it was exactly because of this that it became involved with the deepest karmic ties. Trees that protruded from the forest would be blown down by wind. Those who stood above all others in virtue would definitely be slandered by all.

The most innocent and most pure were most easily corrupted, while those most upright and outspoken often incurred open criticism. Those of the greatest attainments were fated to have very few colleagues who matched them, while those of great reputation often failed to live up to their reputation.

As a result, this undying, divine bird was simply unable to live forever at the end of the day.

Because it understood the pain of living, it did not lust after life. Because it had undergone rebirth countless times, it did not fear death.

Compared to dragging out an ignoble existence, it was better off casting away itself and going up in flames. This mentality of sacrifice was unique to the phoenix.

Li Qingshan recited slowly, “Phoenix, oh phoenix, why does your virtue decline with each passing day?”

He spread his wings and began to fly, turning into a ball of spiralling fire, absorbing the raging flames from the ground as a swirl. He even made the lava harden, turning into black rock, before reducing the entire place into a dormant volcano again, only leaving behind a cluster of swirling flames above the crater.

Xiao An sat casuall

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