Hearing that Jiang Yun had agreed to his request, Yao Tian Huo's face finally showed a relieved smile. He could finally leave this dark place, and he wouldn't have to die in this underground magma with resentment.
Watching Jiang Yun put away the Five Ring Flame Expelling Technique, Yao Tian Huo's face showed a hint of pride. "That scroll of 'Five Ring Flame Expelling Technique' was this old man's fire control method back in the day. It has five stages, distinguished by animal forms: wolf, leopard, lion, tiger, and flood dragon. Each stage has its own Fire Spirit. When the method is mastered, the five beasts gather to form the Five Round Li Fire Array, possessing immense power to boil seas and burn the sky."
"If four of the five beasts are condensed from a Heavenly Flame, this method's power can rival a Heaven Rank Dou Technique!"
"A Heaven Rank Dou Technique, that's indeed quite good!" Jiang Yun nodded calmly, his eyes without the slightest ripple.
Seeing Jiang Yun's demeanor, Yao Tian Huo's breath hitched. Are today's geniuses all this special? This was a Heaven Rank Dou Technique; even a Dou Zun would fight for it!
Indeed, Yao Tian Huo, who could create a Dou Technique of comparable power with Heaven Rank, was truly a genius. One could say that everyone with a Heavenly Flame was an outstanding individual.
Regardless of how stringent the conditions were for the Five Ring Flame Expelling Technique to unleash the power of a Heaven Rank Dou Technique, it was indeed a feasible Heaven Rank Dou Technique. To create such a Dou Technique as a Dou Zun, he certainly had reason to be proud.
However, in Jiang Yun's view, he was only interested in the final Five Round Li Fire Array of the Five Ring Flame Expelling Technique. He hadn't even finished learning the divine arts and divine abilities inherited within his own clan!
As for the Dou techniques on the Dou Qi Continent, unless they had something special about them, even a High Heaven Rank Dou Technique wouldn't move him in the slightest.
Seeing that Jiang Yun genuinely didn't take a Heaven Rank Dou Technique to heart, Yao Tian Huo lowered his head to look at his skeleton, a trace of sorrow appearing in his eyes. He sighed, "Little friend, please take this withered bone of mine as well. It is, after all, the skeleton of a Dou Zun expert, and it has some special uses."
Jiang Yun nodded lightly. It was good to do good deeds. If there was a chance to revive him in the future, his own skeleton would be more suitable.
With a wave of his hand, he collected all the white bones into his Storage Ring. After the white bones were taken away, the surrounding halo seemed to lose its power source and began to dissipate little by little.
After putting away the skeleton, Jiang Yun turned his head to look at Yao Tian Huo and said, "Elder Yao, then let us leave."
Yao Tian Huo looked at the Fallen Heart Flame beside him and hesitated, "This Heavenly Flame cannot be preserved. Does little friend have a way to take it away? If not, I can do it for you!"
Hearing this, Jiang Yun glanced at the young Fallen Heart Flame. Compared to the mature invisible fire python from before, this Fallen Heart Flame could be said to be pitifully weak.
Although the two were of the same quality, the power of this Fallen Heart Flame was only between that of a Dou Spirit and a Dou Wang, which could be said to be quite weak.
After thinking about it, Jiang Yun opened his mouth and inhaled. The Young Heart Flame etherealized into an invisible flame, entered Jiang Yun's body through his mouth, and then arrived in his Dantian cyclone.
The Holy Heavenly Demon Flame, seeing this, immediately transformed into a bad old man and pulled the other party into its body to keep the Sea Heart Flame company.
Now that he had the Sea Heart Flame and the Fallen Heart Flame in his body, it was time to deal with them.
"Little friend, no! The power of a Heavenly Flame is extremely violent. Taking it into your body without preparation will..." Seeing Jiang Yun directly inhale the Young Heart Flame into his body, Yao Tian Huo stared wide-eyed and quickly shouted. Before he could finish, his voice abruptly stopped.
He saw Jiang Yun looking at him very calmly after inhaling the Fallen Heart Flame.
"..."
Could it be like this? When he refined a Heavenly Flame back then, it wasn't like this. Even with many preparations, he almost burned himself to death. Was he being treated so differently?
"Little friend's methods are superb; it was I who was rash!" With a bitter smile, the somewhat reclusive Yao Tian Huo's illusory body transformed into a streak of light and merged into the Storage Ring. Immediately, the Storage Ring automatically fell into Jiang Yun's palm.
Seeing this, Jiang Yun's body was once again enveloped in white flames. He tapped his toes on the ground and shot out, charging out of the halo.
Returning to the sea of magma, Jiang Yun held a scroll in his hand, carefully observing it, and at the same time, meticulously deducing it in his mind.
"This Flame Mantra is quite interesting. I now somewhat believe that it is the cultivation method for the Myriad Flames Undying Body. I didn't expect that a cultivation method that could ignite the Great Thousand World would appear in a small lower plane." Qing Ming, who was observing with him, said with some emotion.
Although this cultivation method seemed ordinary, just a Low Yellow Rank technique, any random cultivation method on the continent was stronger than it. However, Qing Ming's insight was mysterious; he had already seen through its essence. This was a cultivation method that could grow infinitely.
Even if it had many flaws and was incomplete, that couldn't deny its miraculous nature.
"It's a pity it's incomplete!" Jiang Yun closed the cultivation method and said indifferently. He was basically certain that if it was truly as Saint Heaven Demon Emperor said, and the owner of the Myriad Flames Undying Body had fallen here, then Flame Mantra was the cultivation method for the Myriad Flames Undying Body.
Moreover, the one in Yao Chen's hands was definitely incomplete. Xiao Yan and Tuoshe Ancient Emperor both cultivated this technique. The difference was that Xiao Yan later, relying on his talent, gradually completed it, cultivating to the Saint-Rank Heavenly Sovereign, and ultimately transcending to achieve the realm of the Great Ruler.
Tuoshe Ancient Emperor, however, wasn't so lucky. As a Heavenly Flame Spirit, his cultivation was inherently slow, and in the eyes of the people of the Great Thousand World, he was still a coveted prize. Jiang Yun didn't know his ultimate fate.
"You want to cultivate it?" Qing Ming asked, looking at Jiang Yun with some surprise and uncertainty.
Jiang Yun hesitated for a moment and asked, "Elder Qing Ming, what strength do you think is needed to lead the Demonic Spirit Clan to true liberation?"
Qing Ming paused at his words, opened his mouth slightly, and finally fell silent.
"Even a Saint-Rank Heavenly Sovereign isn't enough, is it?" Jiang Yun calmly provided the answer. "Only someone like the Immortal Emperor, or even stronger, can lead our clan to liberation, right?"
"This..." Qing Ming looked at Jiang Yun, a trace of heartache flashing in his eyes, wanting to speak but holding back.
"This is impossible, isn't it!" Jiang Yun finished Qing Ming's sentence, and finally raised a brilliant smile, his eyes filled with determination: "We are all on the path. How do you know if I can or cannot do it?"
"My current cultivation can be said to have all been given by the Saint Heaven Demon Emperor. Although I am now using the power of the Fallen Heart Flame to break free from his influence, I am still ultimately living under his shadow. How can I surpass him like this?"
"Now I have an idea. If it succeeds, perhaps in the future, I can achieve what others cannot!"
Jiang Yun's voice was full of confidence. Looking at the spirited young man in front of him, Qing Ming sighed and said with a complex expression, "Perhaps you are right. Go ahead and do it. I will always support you!"
Hearing Qing Ming's words, Jiang Yun felt a warmth in his heart. Qing Ming's attitude, in his eyes, was the same as Jiang Hong's. With the support of this 'grandfather,' Jiang Yun felt full of reassurance.
Having made up his mind, Jiang Yun's thoughts stirred, and the Holy Heavenly Demon Flame emerged from his Dantian cyclone, slowly appearing before him.
Looking at the constantly flickering black and white twin flames before him, a glint flashed in Jiang Yun's eyes, and he murmured, "Don't disappoint me!" As his voice fell, he swiftly formed hand seals, and an array slowly took shape.
At the same time, the spiritual energy between heaven and earth rapidly gathered, finally transforming into a spiritual energy seed. Under Jiang Yun's control, it slowly infiltrated the black flame of the Holy Heavenly Demon Flame.
"Hiss--" As time passed, the black flame began to slowly wriggle. Jiang Yun clearly felt as if something was about to be born.
"Now!" At this moment, a cold light flashed in Jiang Yun's eyes. He slowly raised his hand and then formed an ancient-looking seal.
Buzz!
When the seal was formed, a strange sound wave seemed to resonate between heaven and earth, then spread out.
"Evil Spirit Divine Soul Slash, the blade to sever myself!"
The murmuring voice, carrying a mysterious charm, suddenly caused a deep purple light to illuminate Jiang Yun's brow. A purple eye abruptly opened, and purple light burst forth from Jiang Yun's purple eye.
The light churned continuously in front of Jiang Yun, subtly forming an illusory purple long saber.
The long saber was extremely strange, as if a single slash would cut off something from one's soul. It was clearly visible, yet it gave a sense of illusion and etherealness.
"This is..."
"Does the Demonic Spirit Clan have this divine ability?"
Qing Ming looked at the scene in front of Jiang Yun with some surprise and uncertainty. How did he not remember the Demonic Spirit Clan having such a move?
Indeed, this was not a divine ability of the Demonic Spirit Clan; it was Jiang Yun's innate divine ability. Each member of the Demonic Spirit Clan had different innate talents, and the divine abilities they manifested were not all the same.
It was perfectly normal for Qing Ming not to recognize it!
"Slash—"
At this moment, Jiang Yun suddenly controlled the long saber, heavily slashing towards the depths of his own soul.
The next moment, Jiang Yun felt as if he had lost something, yet also as if he had lost nothing at all; it was very strange. Beside him, a purple mysterious light was continuously wriggling.
Jiang Yun raised a hand and pointed, and with a whoosh, it shot towards the black flame over there.
"Buzz—"
The moment the purple mysterious light entered the black flame, the black flame suddenly separated from the white flame and continuously wriggled, gradually forming a slender figure.
That figure, clad in a black robe, bore a seven-tenths resemblance to Jiang Yun. Black flames coiled around his entire body, and his eyes were like black holes, emanating a terrifying devouring power.
"This is...?" Qing Ming stared at the scene, dumbfounded. He, of course, knew about Fire Spirits, but this Fire Spirit formed from the Holy Heavenly Demon Flame clearly had Jiang Yun's aura. What was going on?
"I am Jiang Yun!" The black-robed figure looked at Jiang Yun and said coldly.
Jiang Yun looked at himself, or rather, the Fire Spirit, and asked, "Is there any discomfort?"
The other party sensed for a moment, then slowly shook his head!
Although the other party was formed from his own will and had the same thoughts as him, there was still a distinction between primary and secondary. He was, after all, half of the Holy Heavenly Demon Flame's Fire Spirit, and the Holy Heavenly Demon Flame had also been refined by him. Therefore, Jiang Yun was the absolute main body.
If Jiang Yun were to fall, then the other party's consciousness would also dissipate.
"From now on, you shall be called Yun Yi!" Jiang Yun said slowly, looking at Yun Yi.
Yun Yi nodded expressionlessly. A name was just a code name. If it weren't for fear of too much karma, he would want to experience what An Lan felt. (Manual funny face!)
Seeing Yun Yi, who had no objections, Jiang Yun took out the Sea Heart Flame and threw it to him, saying, "It's not that simple to defeat the Saint Heaven Demon Emperor. You and I need to work together."
"Sea Heart Flame, take it and devour it!"
Yun Yi did not refuse. He silently took the Sea Heart Flame to a corner and controlled the flames to devour the Sea Heart Flame.
"You truly have a lot of ideas!" Qing Ming, seeing this, walked over at the opportune moment and said with a somewhat unreadable expression. He slowly glanced at Yun Yi, who was silently devouring the Sea Heart Flame, and reminded him, "He is considered a Heavenly Flame that has gained sentience, not a true clone. He's far from the One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones of the clone path. Aren't you afraid of him rebelling?"
Jiang Yun smiled faintly, his eyes full of confidence. "He only has a wisp of my will and is formed from half of the Holy Heavenly Demon Flame. The other half is in my hands, and I have already refined him, so he is completely under my control. There is absolutely no risk of him rebelling!"
How could Jiang Yun not know the risks of the clone path? But sometimes having a clone makes things a bit more convenient. Moreover, would he do something without confidence?
He had currently absorbed and refined less than one percent of the Holy Heavenly Demon Flame, which meant that the upper limit of this clone was set. It was about the upper limit of fifteen to twenty Heavenly Flames. Going beyond that would be extremely difficult. This was one of Jiang Yun's sources of confidence.
"It's good that you know what you're doing!" Qing Ming nodded and said no more!
Watching Yun Yi absorb the Sea Heart Flame in an orderly manner, Jiang Yun took out several jade boxes from his Storage Ring.
Now he was going to refine a fifth-grade medicinal pill, Soul Nurturing Saliva. This was prepared for Venerable Tian Huo. Since he had promised him, Jiang Yun would naturally not break his word.
After gathering all the medicinal ingredients needed to refine the "Soul Nurturing Saliva," he summoned the medicinal cauldron, and flames slowly floated from his fingertips, beginning the orderly refining process.
A fifth-grade medicinal pill was child's play for Jiang Yun, who now possessed a Spiritual Realm Soul. Not to mention, Jiang Yun had also acquired Han Feng's alchemy inheritance, and his alchemy techniques were improving day by day, changing every single day.
In just three hours, the Soul Nurturing Saliva was refined!
Looking at the emerald-like liquid in the medicinal cauldron, which exuded vigorous vitality, Jiang Yun flicked his finger. The liquid floated down and then landed on the ring, slowly seeping into it.
"Elder Yao, consider this my down payment!"
As the "Soul Nurturing Saliva" gradually seeped in, the white Storage Ring emitted a faint, bright glow, and an old voice full of gratitude emerged.
"Haha, little friend, no words can express my gratitude. If you have any requests in the future, this old man will certainly assist with all his might!"
Hearing this, Jiang Yun smiled faintly, not taking it to heart. By the time he revived him, a Dou Zun would probably no longer pose any threat to him.
Glancing at Yun Yi, who was still absorbing the Sea Heart Flame, Jiang Yun closed his eyes and began to deduce the Flame Mantra in his mind, hoping to understand the characteristics of its flame refining so that he could confidently resume absorbing the suppressed Holy Heavenly Demon Flame.
Time flies!
In a blink of an eye, three months had passed!
On this day, Jiang Yun, who was in the midst of deduction with his eyes closed, suddenly felt a surge of power within his body. Jiang Yun abruptly opened his eyes and saw Yun Yi.
At this moment, the Sea Heart Flame that had previously been outside his body had already disappeared!