SWDnovel Chapter 74 The lamp of the heart is lit, and the dark room is instantly illuminated.
Chapter 74 The lamp of the heart is lit, and the dark room is instantly illuminated.
Inside the Sky Jade Palace, leaders of various sects were meditating and preparing for the arrival of the thirtieth day.
The towering pillar of fire startled everyone awake. Just as they were about to speak, they saw Zhao Xuansu, who was in the main seat of the hall, slowly rise.
Those sects that could afford such a generous sum of money from the palace were not to be underestimated, but seeing this person get up, they quickly followed suit.
With a flick of his whisk, countless mysterious talismans appeared on the white jade palace, transforming into a torrent that fell into the Fallen Dragon Valley.
The earth fire that shot into the sky was extinguished, and although it was calmed down, it was not completely extinguished; flames still spewed out from countless cracks.
"Fellow Daoists, one must remain calm in the face of adversity!"
"It was just a surge of subterranean fire that caused them to lose their composure. I have already subdued most of it, and the remaining little is no problem."
"I know you are all worried about your disciples. If we can't even overcome this little difficulty, how can we take the responsibility from your shoulders?"
At this moment, an elderly cultivator with white hair and beard bowed and said, "I hope you will have mercy, esteemed cultivator. My lifespan is running out. My disciple cultivates water magic, and it is a single lineage with only one heir. If something happens to him here, this lineage will be cut off."
After saying this, he bowed deeply and remained there for a long time.
"Get up!" Zhao Xuansu raised one hand and helped the elderly cultivator to his feet.
"I have already removed the dryness from the True Fire in the Valley, and this fire contains Dragon Fire. If I can refine even a fraction of it, it will be of great use to my cultivation!"
Upon hearing this, the cultivators in the hall were overjoyed. The elderly cultivator bowed again and hurriedly said, "This old man is senile; I hope Your Excellency will forgive me!"
Zhao Xuansu indicated that it was alright.
"Your Yunyang Lake lineage only cultivates water magic. If you can refine this spiritual fire, the 'Yunmeng Fushui Record' might be able to cultivate both water and fire, achieving the extraordinary phenomenon of steaming Yunmeng Marsh!"
Everyone returned to their places. Zhao Xuansu closed her eyes, multitasking, half of her mind was on guarding the place, and the other half was at the Yunfu Sect, wielding her sword to refine demons.
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Li Ya, who was resting in Ling Shu Cave, was quite frightened by the commotion outside.
Just now, beneath the jumbled rocks, the sound of cracking rocks echoed continuously, revealing narrow, deep, bottomless fissures in the ground.
The crack widened rapidly, growing to several meters in an instant, with the dark fissure leading straight to the ground, from which billowing heat surged forth.
The next instant, flames intertwined with gold and red erupted from the deep crevice, obscuring the sky.
But it didn't spray for long before it went out as if the air had been sucked out.
Li Ya opened a crack in the cave and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the heat outside was tolerable.
"Who went so far as to pry open the floorboards?"
When he returned to the Rocky Forest, it had been completely transformed.
The surrounding mist, scorched by towering flames, vanished, signifying that the competition would intensify.
Many spiritual creatures must have turned to ashes just now, and the number of rare and precious materials has decreased, but the number of wolves has also decreased by a lot.
Li Ya thought to himself that something was wrong. It was only the fourth day, and they had already put on such a show.
A moment later, he turned his attention to the crack, where flames licked at the surface. The flames were quite impressive, with a crimson base and a golden glow floating around them, unlike any ordinary fire.
Before long, Ling Shu deduced the nature of the flame, and a passage of text appeared in his mind.
【Earth Lung Dragon Fire: Earth Lung Yin Fire intersects with the Dragon to become True Fire. The Yin Earth's sinking energy meets the Azure Dragon's Yang energy, and Yin and Yang intertwine to condense into Earth Lung Dragon Fire】
This fire embodies the pure Yang essence of a dragon, bursting forth with the wind and thunder, while also possessing the concentrated and restrained nature of earth fire. If one can refine and subdue it, it can be used externally to forge weapons and artifacts, and internally to temper the body; its uses are endless.
"What a wonderful fire!"
Before the initial surprise had subsided, Li Ya found himself in a dilemma.
The formation of the Earth's Lung Dragon Fire is not easy; it requires the constant burning of spiritual wood to strengthen its origin and the stirring of spiritual winds to enhance its fiery nature.
"This is the first time I've ever seen such a delicate spiritual fire!"
However, a thought arose in Li Ya's mind in a moment: the Heavenly Capital Sword Pill of Chensu is suppressing the internal organs in the White Emperor Palace.
During regular cultivation, the true energy is raised to the Imperial Palace and then returned to the Imperial Palace. In this way, not only can the sword pellet be refined, but the sword pellet can also condense the true energy's metallic nature, thus complementing each other.
Previously, Li Ya had been thinking of finding Five Elements Treasures to fill other imperial palaces, but now that he saw this spiritual flame, he knew that the spiritual treasures of the Crimson Emperor Palace had been found.
The spiritual items needed to protect the heart and soul, which were previously given to me by my master, were already prepared in Dugu City. However, the cultivation of the Five Pivots and Five Palaces was too time-consuming, and since I could already control the sword pellet and had my own means of protection and attack, I put it aside.
Now that he had encountered this spiritual fire, Li Ya felt an itch to refine it.
Li Ya immediately took out the remaining water-element spiritual materials from his previous deduction of the "Five Pivots and Five Palaces Chapter" and activated the method to protect his heart and internal organs.
Then, he sat cross-legged, his hands moving rapidly, forming hand seals and mudras, constructing the complex and unusual mental seals in "Dim Sum Lamp".
He intended to use the method of "Snack Lamp" to refine this wondrous flame.
The Heart Seal Dao Technique has a pure and authentic Daoist charm, unlike ordinary secret techniques. However, since it was bestowed by his master, Li Ya did not dwell on its origin.
"The Heart Lamp" takes the two words "heart hidden" as its theme, uses the spirit as its guide and the heart as its lamp, and lights a flame on the lamp to nourish the spirit and continuously grow stronger.
The human heart, which houses the spirit and contains fire, gathers the Dao and condenses the essence, is the root of the body's heat source and the best dwelling place for the spiritual fire.
With the protection of his heart and soul by a water-based spirit using the true water of the Milky Way, Li Ya had no more worries.
As the Heart Seal was reinforced by various incantations, its structure became increasingly complex, and it gradually generated a force of attraction.
Li Ya immediately closed his eyes, forgot everything, and visualized himself turning into nothingness, his heart into a lamp, and his blood into lamp oil.
In the darkness, a wisp of flame descended from the sky. Wu Xin used his power to probe a crack and capture the flame.
After being enveloped by true energy, the flame was continuously cleansed by the body's own true energy until it became extremely faint, seemingly faint enough to be received by the heart and internal organs.
The true energy releases its restraints, allowing the heart seal to absorb the flames into the heart and soul.
Li Ya let out a muffled groan, feeling as if his heart had fallen into a fire pit, being roasted by the flames, then oiled and roasted on the other side.
A tingling, sharp pain spread from his heart to his entire body, and in an instant, cold sweat began to seep from his forehead.
Immediately, his hand paused, and the originally stable heart seal trembled. This seemingly weak wisp of earth dragon fire seemed to have sentience and began to attack, with the flames rising violently.
Li Ya was terrified. He endured the excruciating pain and kept making hand seals to suppress the dragon fire in his lungs.
However, this Earth Lung Dragon Fire was already of high quality, and even after its fiery nature was removed, subduing and refining it was still a difficult task.
The heart seal continued to crumble, and Li Ya kept reinforcing it, but the reinforcing speed could not keep up with the crumbling speed. If this wisp of earth dragon fire was allowed to continue like this, the heart and lungs would be damaged, which would be an uncontrollable disaster.
At this moment, in the Crimson Emperor's Palace, the Crimson Emperor's divine light surged, and with a raise of his right hand, this wisp of Earth Dragon Fire was instantly captured in his palm.
The flames that were just rising suddenly became extremely docile.
"I was wrong!" Li Ya said, feeling a bit scared.
"The Crimson Emperor was originally revered as the Flame Emperor, who controlled the blazing sun and was the master of fire in the world."
"This tiny flame is probably not enough to impress you."
Li Ya then entered the Imperial Palace with his divine sense. While condensing his heart seal, he began to draw the Earth Lung Dragon Fire into the Crimson Emperor Palace, and at the same time, he circulated the "Fire Pivot Crimson Palace Chapter" to suppress the spiritual fire.
One strand, two strands, three strands...
Each wisp of flame was joined by several hand seals, layer upon layer, the dense hand seals and flames intertwining to form a fire bead with a golden wire frame.
"puff!"
A faint sound, like the ignition of a flame, rang in Li Ya's mind, audible only to him.
A walnut-sized spark, interwoven with gold and red, quietly took shape and floated steadily in the statue's hand.
This spark is small and exquisite, perfectly refined, with crimson flames surging and wisps of golden dragon fire flashing by from time to time. The interplay of gold and red makes it a truly delightful sight.