The Vermilion Bird Records of Lingguang

An ancient text records: "The Vermilion Bird is cinnabar fire of the south, associated with the Bing and Ding elements. Its liquid is carved into a dragon, its gathered energy congeals into a bird. Its energy rises to become the heavens, while its substance settles to form the earth. Thus it is the foundation of the Great Elixir. At the sight of fire, it takes flight, and so it is called the Vermilion Bird."

The Vermilion Bird** created the conditions for the birth of the other three forms. After they were born one after another, the Vermilion Bird suddenly wanted to see the world it had created, so it took on the form of Tang Zhifan and descended into the mortal realm.

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