I will teach you how to cultivate immortality

Chapter 572 Son of Garuda

Xiao Liu is the sixth among the ten golden crows.

He was neither as powerful as the Great Golden Crow nor as favored as the Little Golden Crow.

But in terms of talent, Xiao Liu is the most outstanding among the ten golden crows. The eldest golden crow even said that he resembled his mother, Xi He, in some ways.

Xihe, as an ancient sun god, was the ruler before Haojun's reign.

In Xihe's ancient era, even the concept of "gods" was a very general one.

All beings are equal under the sun, but only Xihe possesses that eternal radiance.

The fact that Xiao Liu received such high praise from Da Jinwu is enough to show how amazing his talent is.

However, in stark contrast to this outstanding talent was Xiao Liu's timid and cowardly personality.

In any era and among any group, there is no shortage of individuals who are exceptionally talented but achieve nothing.

Because compared to mere talent, personality, experience, wisdom, beliefs, and even the prevailing trends of the times are the real keys to determining a person's potential.

Therefore, although Xiao Liu was the first of the ten Golden Crows to advance to the level of a Celestial God, he remained at this stage for thousands of years due to his own personality.

It's impossible for Xiao Liu not to feel emotional when he watches his brothers surpass him.

However, Xiao Liu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Because as the son of the Heavenly Emperor, power often symbolizes responsibility, and an inescapable responsibility at that.

When the Golden Crow took on this responsibility, Xiao Liu felt genuine shame, but also genuine relief.

Especially after the other Golden Crows also grew up, the responsibility that originally belonged to Xiao Liu was naturally diluted.

Before the Battle of Shooting the Sun, even the weakest of the brothers, Xiao Shi, bravely stood up, wanting to avenge his brothers.

Only Xiao Liu, caught between anger and fear, shamefully hid away.

It was precisely because of this that Xiao Liu ultimately survived the Sunshot Campaign and even succeeded in inheriting the [Heavenly Capital] to become the second Heavenly Emperor.

At least, that's what Xiao Liu himself thinks.

It wasn't until Xi Luo appeared and began collecting the names of gods that Xiao Liu realized he was just someone else's dream.

When the "dream weaver" wakes up from his dream, he too will perish completely.

Unwilling to accept this fate, Xiao Liu chose to struggle and resist for the first time.

The result is self-evident: in the final moments before being killed by Silver Horn, Xiao Liu's mind was completely calm, without any flashbacks.

I'm finally free!

[Father, brother, younger brother, older sister, and younger sisters, I've come to be with you!]

With a blink of an eye, Xiao Liu suddenly felt a familiar sense of constraint.

Xiao Liu tried to open his eyes wide, but all he could see was complete darkness.

Moreover, when Xiao Liu instinctively tried to struggle, he discovered that his body was completely unable to stretch out.

As if trapped in a cage, Xiao Liu tried to stretch his body open, but instead felt an even stronger sense of oppression and suffocation.

"Acridine!"

Startled, Xiao Liu instinctively cried out.

Hearing the childish cry coming from his own mouth, Xiao Liu was truly stunned.

As a primordial deity, Xiao Liu had memories before his birth.

That memory, while still inside the golden crow's egg, is the beginning of all of Xiao Liu's memories.

He could even clearly remember his mother Xihe's gentle voice—just like the voice that was now ringing in his ears.

[This feeling…]

With disbelief, Xiao Liu tentatively used its beak to pry open the darkness that bound it.

Click...

Then, with a crisp cracking sound, a ray of light pierced through the darkness. Staring blankly at the sunlight shining on him, Xiao Liu suddenly burst into tears without warning.

It's just unclear whether these tears represent sadness or tears of joy.

Click...

Just then, the entire eggshell shattered completely.

More sunlight shone on Xiao Liu, causing him to uncontrollably ignite a true fire of the sun.

Then, Xiao Liu saw a golden roc through the true fire of the sun.

"..."

At this moment, the golden roc was tilting its head, looking at the cub shrouded in flames with a puzzled expression.

As one of the eight classes of beings, Garuda, the golden roc, is undoubtedly the embodiment of greed.

But this does not mean that the Garudas are a bunch of mindless beasts.

On the contrary, in this Trayastrimsa Heaven, the Garudas are one of the few groups that possess a complete knowledge system and tradition.

Therefore, this Garuda, who had just become a mother, immediately noticed the abnormality in Xiao Liu.

Whether it's that human-like gaze or the golden flames burning around its body like the sun, these are things that a normal Garuda doesn't have.

Garuda even suspected that someone had switched his egg.
"There is no doubt that he is your child."

Just as the suspicion in Garuda's eyes was turning into ferocity, a voice suddenly entered the nest.

The next second, a deity wearing a jeweled crown and golden armor appeared in Xiao Liu's field of vision.

"The birth of a divine being is naturally extraordinary."

"Since your Garuda lineage has submitted to me, I will naturally protect you."

“If you are unwilling to raise this innate deity, I can take him away and guarantee that He will not disturb you again.”

Upon hearing the golden-armored man's words, the female Garuda also spoke in a gentle and elegant voice.

"You flatter me. Your Majesty is the Heavenly Emperor, destined to rule the celestial realm as Indra..."

"It is already an honor for us that you are willing to let our lineage reside on this Mount Sumeru. How could we dare to trouble you with such a trivial matter?"

At this point, the female Garuda paused slightly before continuing.

"Rest assured, since this child is born extraordinary, I will do my best to raise him."

"When you need our strength in the future, he will become your most valiant general!"

Indra took a deep look at the female Garuda, then said nothing more, turning to look at Xiao Liu, who was still in a daze.

“Since the birth of the Six Desire Realms, you are the first cultivator to appear in this realm.”

"Regardless of who you were in your previous life, since you are unwilling to enter the cycle of reincarnation, from today onwards you are Garuda."

"Garuda is the embodiment of greed. The reason you were reborn as Garuda is because of the insatiable greed in your heart."

"Whatever you covet, I hope you can restrain your nature, stay true to yourself, and not do anything that makes everyone unhappy."

As they were talking, Indra approached Xiao Liu and pointed to his forehead.

"This is my blessing, and also a symbol of your status."

"In the thirty-third heaven of Trayastrimsa, on Mount Sumeru, you will be fearless of any fire, even the flames from the sun."

It was as if this was confirming Indra's words.

The true fire of the sun around Xiao Liu suddenly subsided, and his appearance underwent a dramatic change.

With a bird's face and a human body, two wings on its back, and a fire mark between its brows bestowing blessings...

Having successfully transformed, Xiao Liu looked exactly like a doll, with only the burning sun fire in his pupils still proclaiming his nobility.

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(End of this chapter)