Within the world of flames, endless flames burned. When Long Chen was in the flames, the flames began to draw closer to him.
At that moment, Long Chen heard the sound of burning flames—billions of flames burning, creating a strange sound.
That sound seemed to convey emotion, or perhaps a spiritual anchor. All the flames felt so close to Long Chen, even dependent on him.
The flames burned, and murmurs rang out, as if they were confiding something, but Long Chen couldn't understand it.
Because these sounds were so noisy, Long Chen couldn't understand them. The flames here encompassed all things: heavenly fire from the Immortal Realm, earth fire from the mortal realm, various beast fires, even wildfires in the mountains, thick smoke from cooking fires.
There were too many, too chaotic, too chaotic. They all seemed to be communicating with Long Chen, but he couldn't understand their voices. There was a barrier between them that couldn't be broken.
Long Chen looked at the endless sea of fire, and suddenly saw that within the endless sea of fire, there were actually ten thrones.
Of these ten thrones, seven are in front, three behind, and the three at the back are high above, completely empty.
"This ..."
Long Chen saw the four thrones and couldn't help but feel his heart race. Inside them, he saw the Rainbow Flame, the Ice Soul Divine Flame, the golden solar fire, the dark Lunar Fire, and the phoenix fire shaped like a phoenix.
And judging by the order, these were clearly the top ten Heavenly Fires on the Heavenly Fire Ranking. Long Chen's heart raced wildly.
Rainbow ranked ninth, Ice Soul eighth, Lunar Fire seventh, Solar Fire sixth, Phoenix Fire fifth, and fourth place was a flame as black as ink.
"Flame of Flame of Flame of Glory?" How is that possible? Isn't the Flame of Flame of Void the strongest flame in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths? When
he saw the fourth-ranked flame, Long Chen could hardly believe his eyes. That was clearly the Flame of Void. However, at this moment, the flame of Flame of Flame of Void carried no evil intent, but the fluctuation was something Long Chen would never mistake for one—it was the Flame of Heat of Darkness.
Said to be the strongest flame in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, yet only ranked fourth? Are you mistaken? Long Chen was stunned for a moment.
"Those three empty spots, according to this order, should be the first, second, and third Heavenly Fires, but none of them have appeared. What's going on?"
This combination instantly shattered Long Chen's understanding. Could it be that the Heavenly Fire rankings in the Immortal Realm were wrong?
"The Yanxu Flame here is also different from the Yanxu Flame. Which one is real and which is fake?"
"If the Flame of Flame of Flame of Void can only rank fourth, then what are the top three Heavenly Fires?"
Long Chen stared blankly at the three empty thrones. The shock of this world of flames was overwhelming, and he found it hard to accept for a moment.
"Buzz buzz buzz...
Endless flames burned across the world, their power seemingly limitless, releasing their strength to their heart's content.
Listening to the sound of the flames burning, Long Chen's mind went blank. In that moment, it was as if time had stopped, and his heart gradually calmed down.
He simply listened quietly to the flames, thinking about nothing. He didn't know how much time had passed before Long Chen suddenly had an epiphany.
Long Chen formed hand seals and recited the scriptures. As his chanting rang out, the endless flames instantly became lively, like soldiers waiting for orders, and his chanting was the horn of war.
"Rumble rumble..."
As the chanting rang out, endless flames rose up, as if poured in oil, burning wildly.
Billions of flames rose, weaving back and forth around Long Chen, forming strange symbols.
"So that's how it is. The most original Great Brahma Sutra was composed of endless symbols, and while symbols are dead, the meaning of the scriptures is alive.
To express something, you need something else to contrast: where there is yin, there is yang; where there is right, there is wrong; where there is good, there is evil.
Between yin and yang, right and wrong, good and evil, there must be something to distinguish between them. This is the principle of the Dao giving birth to One, One to Two, Two to Three, Three to all things—one explanation of this. Long Chen looked at those symbols and couldn't help but feel overjoyed.
Because the symbols formed by these flames are precisely one of the four original Jiuli Immortal Scriptures in the "Great Brahma Heaven Sutra."
"Rumble..."
As Long Chen recited the scriptures of the second volume of the Great Brahma Heaven Sutra, the flames boiled again. Amidst the endless intertwining flames, another symbol appeared.
Following the third, fourth, and fifth volumes of scriptures, as Long Chen continued to chant the Great Brahma Heaven Sutra, endless flames intertwined, forming one symbol after another.
Through the operation of these symbols, Long Chen finally got a first glimpse—not only did he understand what these symbols represented, but he also understood their pronunciation.
The original Jiuli Immortal Script is a symbol that can be divided into many meanings based on shape, length, and angle.
Moreover, each symbol has many different pronunciations, and each symbol combined with another produces a different sound.
Long Chen's Great Brahma Heaven Sutra was taught by a mysterious woman. Long Chen had previously only known how to chant but didn't know how to recognize them. Now, through these symbols, he gradually mastered the path.
Long Chen had only learned the fifth volume of the Great Brahma Heaven Sutra, but now he already had the key to unlock it. Even without anyone teaching him, with the four characters 'Great Brahma Heaven Sutra,' he could still deduce the complete scripture.
"Boom boom boom..."
As Long Chen began chanting the sixth volume of the Great Brahma Heaven Sutra, the world of flames began to swell rapidly, blazing flames rising upward, as if the entire world was about to explode.
At the same time, Long Chen's soul power was rapidly depleting. Startled, Long Chen quickly stopped reciting the Great Brahma Heaven Scripture. At that moment, Long Chen was shocked to discover that his soul power had dropped to less than ten percent.
If Long Chen had just taken a step too late, his soul power would have been completely depleted, and he would have fallen into a coma.
"What's going on? Right now, I still can't master the sixth volume of the Great Brahma Sutra? That shouldn't be right? Long Chen felt the depletion of his soul power and was startled.
How powerful is his soul power? Since his debut, among those of the same rank, he had never encountered anyone with stronger soul power. Even an Innate Heavenly Venerable might not possess such powerful soul power as Long Chen.
It could be said that Long Chen's soul power far surpassed his current strength, yet even such powerful soul power was almost drained in an instant.
After Long Chen stopped chanting, the swollen world began to slowly shrink, eventually returning to its original form.
Long Chen fell into deep thought, studying the Great Brahma Heaven Scripture once again. Suddenly, Long Chen looked up and laughed loudly:
"I understand, I understand, so that's how it is."