Within the stone statue Space, Zhao Li attacked with powerful Momentum. He needed the Rules and Origin of the Nine Nether Wind Flame to aid his Cultivation, hoping it could provide some convenience for the evolution of his Inner Universe.
For him, the Nine Nether Wind Flame could only serve as a reference, like a specimen.
Zhao Li didn't intend to erase the Heavenly Flame's sentience, but seeing his actions, the Nine Nether Wind Flame was completely bewildered. By the time she reacted, she had already seen Zhao Li find her Origin. It seemed that in the next moment, her sentience would be erased.
A fierce resolve rose in her heart, and she was about to Self-Destruct. Since I'm going to be gone anyway, I'll drag this untrustworthy human down with me and teach him a lesson.
Zhao Li felt the sudden surge of violent energy in the Space and was stunned. Why is this Heavenly Flame so resolute? He tried to soothe her, saying,
"Are you trying to die? I'm just borrowing your Origin to help my Cultivation. You can't even accept that?"
He hadn't realized that his words had been misinterpreted by the Nine Nether Wind Flame. This statement only further provoked her. She didn't want to be fooled by Zhao Li again and didn't stop her Self-Destructing action.
Seeing this, Zhao Li sighed inwardly. A layer of yellow light appeared above his Soul and spread outwards from him. Wherever it passed, whether it was the Heavenly Flame's energy or her sentience, everything returned to Chaos.
He couldn't just let the Heavenly Flame Self-Destruct. Since she didn't want to live, he could only mourn for her briefly and then absorb her.
Subduing a Half-Saint level Heavenly Flame posed no difficulty for Zhao Li. After absorbing her, Zhao Li integrated the Sub-Flame into it, making its burning intensity even stronger. Thinking of her resolute decision, he sighed emotionally,
"Ah, even though humans and Flames are fundamentally different, I should still be careful with my actions in the future, lest I cause trouble for others."
Zhao Li truly hadn't expected this Heavenly Flame to be so unyielding. He had merely interacted with her spiritually, and she wanted to Self-Destruct. Strangely, Zhao Li felt this situation was somewhat familiar, as if it had happened somewhere before. He thought about it and finally remembered when he encountered the Xuanhuang Flame. The Kirin there also seemed to have been put in an awkward situation for both of them because of his rashness.
"So I've already messed up once before, huh? Zhao Li, Zhao Li, you really don't learn. Remember in the future, don't treat Heavenly Flames that have developed sentience as just Fire."
Zhao Li summarized, realizing that he hadn't treated these Heavenly Treasures that had developed sentience as living beings at all, even though they weren't truly living beings themselves – their forms were merely condensed energy.
"Next time, definitely!"
Zhao Li reminded himself again, then looked at the gradually collapsing Space around him. With a gentle touch, the collapsing Momentum stopped. Then, as if Time was reversing, the shattered Space reassembled, like a broken mirror made whole again.
"I've been here for several Thousand Years. I wonder how the Nine Nether Wind Flame managed to be such a homebody. I'll go take a look first."
After stabilizing the Space that had begun to collapse without the support of the Nine Nether Wind Flame's energy, Zhao Li leaped down into the Abyss.
This was merely a Space opened by a Half-Saint level existence; it wasn't even a Pocket World. Naturally, it wasn't like the Abyss in the Snowfield of the Extreme North. Zhao Li quickly finished exploring and did discover something interesting: the Snake People Tribe seemed to have some connection with the Nine Nether Earth Python, one of the major Magical Beast tribes.
The existence of the Snake People Tribe came from the hybridization of snakes and humans, and the snakes originated from the Nine Nether Flame Snake. The Nine Nether Flame Snake's origin was from the Nine Nether Earth Python, including the Nine Nether Wind Flame it brought out, which also had a connection with the Nine Nether Earth Python.
Zhao Li recalled and found that the Nine Nether Earth Python tribe also had an extraordinary individual. He couldn't help but have the idea of going to explore:
"If I have time in the future, I can go take a look. Hmm, I remember the Yellow Springs Demon Saint left a Soul Imprint in the Yellow Springs Stele. I wonder if he has a chance to revive."
One can learn from others' experiences. Even with a clear Route ahead, Zhao Li still didn't want to close himself off. In fact, he yearned even more for someone he could communicate with.
And the Yellow Springs Demon Saint, who would have definitely reached the Dou Di level if he hadn't been born in an era where Origin Qi was depleted, was a good candidate. If he could communicate with him, perhaps he could gain some inspiration and accelerate his journey to becoming a powerful figure in the Great Thousand World.
"This matter isn't urgent. The priority is to resolve Cailin's situation."
Zhao Li withdrew his thoughts, already having a plan in mind, and left the area.
Outside, in the Bamboo House, everyone watched as Zhao Li suddenly disappeared before their eyes, their hearts skipping a beat. Several Snake People Tribe Elders were surprised by how strong Zhao Li was, while Yun Shan and others knew of Zhao Li's terrifying power. They instinctively felt that anything that required him to personally intervene was not simple.
"Teacher, if I'm not mistaken, that white Flame was also the Bone Chilling Flame, right? From what he said, that Black Giant Python also seems to be a Heavenly Flame. I just don't know where it ranks on the Heavenly Flame Ranking. Tsk, is this what you meant by Heavenly Flames being hard to find, Teacher?"
Xiao Yan used his connection with Yao Chen to communicate with him mentally. In the end, he even started to doubt Yao Chen's words. Seeing Heavenly Flames appear before him one after another made it hard for him to believe how unique Heavenly Flames were.
Yao Chen heard the flippancy in Xiao Yan's words and subconsciously wanted to retort, but the words stuck in his throat. The current situation made even him feel a sense of Doubt. He wondered if he had been asleep for too long and had the illusion that Heavenly Flames were no longer so hard to find after waking up.
For a moment, he didn't know what to say to refute Xiao Yan. He just gave Xiao Yan a slightly strange look and then stopped arguing with him. Instead, he changed the subject and brought up another topic related to both Xiao Yan and himself, saying,
"Let's not talk about whether finding Heavenly Flames is easy or not. You must have seen the situation of the two Flames battling earlier. You should think carefully about whether you still dare to Devour and fuse them when you encounter a second Heavenly Flame in the future..."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan fell silent. Recalling the nearly world-destroying scene from earlier, he felt his mind waver. Then, thinking that such a situation would occur within his own body, he couldn't imagine any possibility of survival.
After a long silence, he asked in his mind,
"Teacher, is it really possible to fuse Heavenly Flames? Or rather, can the Flame Mantra truly evolve by fusing Heavenly Flames?"
It was true that he was a Gambler, but a Gambler wouldn't participate in a losing game. He saw no Life Force on this Route.
Yao Chen didn't answer the question immediately, instead appearing somewhat hesitant. This was because Xiao Yan wasn't his first disciple. Decades ago, he also had a disciple with extraordinary Talent, but he hadn't passed on the Flame Mantra to him.
Because his own experience clearly told him that Heavenly Flames were not only difficult to find, but even if one was lucky enough to find traces of a Heavenly Flame, subduing it was almost a ninety percent chance of death. Moreover, cultivating the Flame Mantra didn't just require one Heavenly Flame. To cultivate the Flame Mantra to a level comparable to the Cultivation Techniques passed down by the Ancient Clans, the probability of success was probably less than 0.2%!
Among the remaining 98% possibility, the highest probability was that during the continuous evolution process, the string would snap, causing the Fire to consume the body. The next possibility was stopping at the Yellow Tier. There was a small probability of evolving to the Mysterious Tier, and an even smaller probability of successfully fusing two Flames and reaching the common Earth Rank level...
Normally, the Flame Mantra was not a treasure!
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