The fortuitous encounters within the Heavenly Flame Secret Realm were either left behind by the Ancient Phoenix King before his ascension or sent down from the Immortal Realm.
And the various dangers within this Secret Realm were all transformed from the physical body and mental energy he had discarded before his ascension.
The Heartless River was formed from the Ancient Phoenix King's rare hostile energy.
And these three Evil Buddhas of Greed, Anger, and Delusion symbolized the Ancient Phoenix King's three great evil thoughts of greed, fury, and foolish delusion.
The Ancient Phoenix King was trapped at the peak of the Supreme Realm for nearly three thousand years. Seeing that he could not progress any further, he became utterly disheartened.
In his later years, he wore plain cloth and kept company with a green lamp in the Heavenly Flame Canyon, worshipping the Buddha.
