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Li Hong Steel Tooth took a bite and succeeded!
Facing the empty-handed return from Treasure Mountain, is he still a true man? Having reached this level, and with ten unheard-of Golden Pills, he is already a freak; what’s there to fear about being even more bizarre? Moreover, until now, Emperor Yan's Celestial Body Fire Flame has been behaving well without any issues. The odds are fifty-fifty, and there is still a significant chance of success.
With a thought, a small flame obediently split off into a grain-sized piece. Li Hong Divine Consciousness gathered and shot towards it. With a loud bang, the upper half of the entire Upper Dantian was filled with pure flames resembling lotus flowers, no longer bright red but rather Strange pure black. It carried extremely high temperatures and highly refined energy.
Now that the flames had decomposed and diluted in concentration, as long as he absorbed the flames filling the upper part of the space through Transmute, this pure energy would belong to him.
Li Hong began to operate his mental technique and entered a long state of meditation.
Days passed, and the flames separated from Heavenly Dan were gradually Transmuted back into it. Throughout the entire process, Li Hong was extremely cautious; if anything seemed off, he would stop immediately. Fortunately, although the process was quite painful—mainly due to an excruciating burning sensation akin to boiling blood while operating Great Circulation—there were no major deviations.
Once the flames contained in Heavenly Dan were Transmuted back in, changes began to occur. A tiny human figure appeared at its center; upon closer inspection, it had all four limbs and facial features resembling Li Hong, sitting cross-legged with closed eyes. Looking at it gave Li Hong a profound sense of connection. He felt that it was himself but also somewhat different.
Li Hong became invigorated; the flames could indeed bring him tremendous benefits! This was a precursor to Transmutation giving birth! If this human figure began to appear at the center of all ten Golden Pills, it would mean he had officially entered the Core Formation Stage. At this stage, forming a Nascent Soul would no longer be an unattainable goal!
Since forming ten Golden Pills, he had been worried about the massive energy issue. For some reason, he could not cultivate in the Mortal Realm. The Multicolored Spiritual Energy in the Mortal Realm was particularly scarce, making progress extremely slow; thus, much time was wasted in meditation. Therefore, cultivating in the human world relied solely on the Supreme Celestial Stone. Unless he returned to the Nine Li Sect, where there would be enough Multicolored Spiritual Energy for him to cultivate. However, the same problem persisted: forming a Nascent Soul required an enormous amount of Multicolored Spiritual Energy, so much so that even jumping around all night in the Nine Li Cave Heaven only yielded minimal progress. This often discouraged him from sitting down to meditate.
Now that merely Transmuteing the Emperor Yan's Fire contained within Heavenly Dan had resulted in such significant benefits was truly unexpected! It seemed that Emperor Yan's Celestial Body was indeed born to take advantage.
Reflecting on this made Li Hong feel some regret; unfortunately, Green Lotus, being a hybrid of human and demon with conflicting physiques, would undoubtedly achieve great things in the future if not for her innate bloodline. Perhaps this was why Flame Emperor opposed his daughter Girl being with Jiang Xuanzi. It was truly both regrettable and lamentable.
"You've got it wrong!" Heavenly Torch, who had been awake for a while, couldn't help but speak up.
This old dragon seemed to know everything going on in his mind!
"No choice; after all, our lives are intertwined!" laughed Heavenly Torch.
"Go ahead, what do you know now?"
"Hehe, while your ability to absorb Emperor Yan's Fire is indeed related to me being in your Upper Dantian, you should thank someone else."
"Who? Green Lotus?"
"She may have given you the flames, but do you really think the person you should thank is her? You're completely mistaken." Heavenly Torch shook his head and sighed.
"You old trickster love to keep me guessing!" Li Hong had just advanced his Heavenly Dan and was looking to take a break, enjoying chatting with Heavenly Torch.
"I've said it before, I'm not a trickster; I'm a fire dragon! It's precisely because I'm a fire dragon that you can face Emperor Yan's Fire without fear and absorb the flames from that Little Fairy. But now that you're Transmuting the flames, the one you should be grateful to isn't that Little Fairy or me. Hehe, guess who it is?"
"Here we go again! Do you ever get tired of making me guess? Just say what you want!" Li Hong rolled his eyes, clearly annoyed.
"Tsk tsk, you're starting to sound more and more like me. Be careful when that Fire Spirit Root girl comes out; she might hold you accountable! If you can still talk like this in front of her, then I truly admire you!" Heavenly Torch teased.
"Enough with the nonsense!" Despite saying that, Li Hong felt his face heat up. Indeed, he was always careful about his image in front of Chu Xi and any female beings; he wouldn't dare speak so crudely. It seemed he was quite the gentleman after all...
"Alright, alright, enough idle chatter. The one you should thank is Yin Li. However, I sometimes secretly like to call her Li'er. That girl, tsk tsk, has a natural good heart and is very understanding. And as for her looks—need I say more? She's unmatched in beauty. It's just a pity..." Heavenly Torch paused at this point.
Li Hong was taken aback, gradually feeling an unstoppable thought rising in his heart... Heavenly Torch actually had someone he cared for! Her name was Yin Li'er!
"Pah! What filthy thoughts are running through your mind! Is there no deep friendship between men and women besides romantic feelings? What nonsense are you thinking! If she knew, she'd surely regret saving you back then!"
Li Hong was stunned—this beautiful girl who saved him? Where did that come from?
"Think carefully again?"
Li Hong finally couldn't hold back: "I say old dragon, stop keeping me in suspense. Where's this beautiful girl who saved my life? You must be exaggerating!"
"Ah, you heartless little brat!" Heavenly Torch exclaimed in an exaggerated tone, "You are talking about the famous Senior Phoenix of the Nine Li Sect! Her birth name is Yin Li, but only I know that! Isn't she the most beautiful and kind-hearted girl in heaven and earth? Back in the Fire Cave, if it weren't for her saving you and giving you a drop of her Phoenix Blood, you would have been dead long ago! How could you have advanced to the second chapter of the Six Spirit Salty Ritual so quickly to find me? You ungrateful little brat!"
Li Hong was already dumbfounded. When he first entered the Nine Li Sect, he was framed by his second senior brother Chu Qiu and thrown into the Fire Cave, nearly dying inside. It was Senior Phoenix who saved him. He never expected that not only did she save him, but she also gave him a drop of her essence blood! How could he not know about this?
Suddenly, everything felt chaotic. Was he even human?! His body contained Heavenly Torch's essence blood, as well as the Celestial Body Flame from the bloodline of the Flame Emperor. Now he suddenly learned that there was also a drop of phoenix blood—this was truly overwhelming.
"Compared to my fire dragon, Yin Li is the true natural fire expert. She was born with the Celestial Body Flame. In terms of purity of fire, it's far more refined than that of the Flame Emperor! It’s precisely because she consumed her own cultivation to give you a drop of her Innate Vital Blood that you were able to advance so quickly to find me. Moreover, since your Essence Blood has already mixed with her Innate Vital Blood, that's why you could absorb the Emperor Yan's Fire without any issues! You better thank her properly when you see her; after all, Yin Li'er has saved you more than just once. If it weren't for your body containing Phoenix Blood, do you think you could have subdued the Refining the Emperor's Fire so easily? You wish! But, tsk tsk, what a coincidence! No one knows that you'll be absorbing that Little Fairy princess's Emperor Yan's Celestial Body Fire Flame. This thing is indeed powerful; even I envy it! Enough talk; hurry up and refine yours. Don't worry about going crazy. I've already seen it; there won't be any problems."
Li Hong felt a surge of emotions and then became extremely embarrassed. He had initially thought about using Senior Phoenix to practice his Beast Taming Technique! She was undoubtedly his lifesaver!
"Don't blame yourself; once you form your Nascent Soul, it means I'm one step closer to gaining some freedom. Speaking of which, Yin Li'er also sympathizes with me, the old dragon! Tsk tsk, she really is a kind-hearted girl. It's just a pity she's a phoenix; if she were a dragon, my first task after getting out would be to pursue her! Ah... what a sin! This is just a joke between me and you; don't let Yin Li hear it! Otherwise, she'll definitely get angry!"
Only then did Li Hong realize there was such a deeper reason behind it. It turned out that Senior Yin Li had given him her essence blood to help free Heavenly Torch. But no matter how one looked at it, he was still the one benefiting from it. Remembering what Heavenly Torch said about consuming her cultivation made him anxious: "No wonder I haven't seen Senior Phoenix lately; is it because giving me that drop of essence blood depleted too much of her cultivation? This could be troublesome!"
"You still have some conscience; at least you're worried about her. But don't worry; it's not your concern. That drop of essence blood won't deplete much of her cultivation. She actually doesn't care about it. The reason she hasn't appeared recently is that she's in seclusion; she feels signs of achieving Nirvana."
A chill ran through Li Hong. The phoenix achieving Nirvana! That meant death!
"No, no! Don't mix things up! The phoenix is different from us Divine Dragons! Each time she achieves Nirvana, she will ascend one level. Previously, she was at the level of a Low-Level Celestial Beast. This time during her Nirvana, she'll rise to mid-level celestial beast status, which means—tsk tsk—she's not far from transforming! At that time, she'll definitely be a beautiful young lady. Hehe, I want to see what she'll ultimately look like. Alright, I'm going back to sleep now; you focus on your training."
After saying this, Heavenly Torch curled up and immediately fell asleep.
Thinking about Senior Phoenix, Li Hong felt grateful and excited. All his previous worries vanished as he quickly entered meditation, absorbing each golden dan fire without any hesitation or doubt in between.
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In the dimly lit Quiet Room, Chu Xi had her eyes tightly closed, beads of sweat trickling down her forehead. Unlike Li Hong, she had only one layer of the Heart Demon Barrier, but its danger was even greater.
She had been in seclusion for over a year. Initially, she prepared for solidifying her spiritual power against the impending arrival of the Heart Demon Barrier. However, when the moment truly came, she realized that all her previous preparations were completely insufficient.
Heart Demon, to conquer is oneself, yet she still has many attachments.
A multitude of mixed illusions surged forth. She saw her parents who had passed away in her childhood, feeling the heart-wrenching pain of separation. Suddenly, it seemed as if her parents were still alive, still by her side. That feeling of protection made Chu Xi's mind wander. Just when she managed to calm herself, thinking she was about to pass the Heart Demon Barrier, she suddenly saw Li Hong.
It was only at this moment that Chu Xi realized her true greatest Heart Demon was him.
This man, whom she loved deeply yet had to keep a distance from, was truly a fated star of misfortune.
Chu Xi's eyes blurred, and two lines of tears slowly slid down her face. Unconsciously, she reached out to touch that warm and familiar face, feeling an overwhelming affection in her heart. She wanted to lean in his embrace for eternity, wishing to spend a lifetime just gazing at his face like this moment.
Yet she also knew that everything before her was an illusion. Like drinking poison to quench thirst, he was both the poison and the antidote to her soul.
Chu Xi struggled painfully within the Heart Demon Barrier. To pass through it, must she sever all emotional ties?
"No!" she cried out in anguish. "No! I would rather not pass the Heart Demon Barrier than forget everything between us!"
Her blood felt like it was boiling as Chu Xi struggled in deep pain.
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