“Perfection from refinement and birth from fire.” Li Qiye said: “Even your incredible gift can’t resist the will of the heaven.”

If a phoenix could hatch from this egg, it would be a monumental event in history. Alas, heaven didn’t allow for such a creature to exist.

It would absolutely send down a tribulation - one strong enough to overcome the cycles of rebirth. 

He then sat down, raising one...