Outside the flaming palace.
In the vast sky, dark clouds filled the air, blocking out the light. The entire world seemed to be in a dusky state. Only the salty seawater from the distant seaside blew in, creating a snow-like crystalline light in the air.
Bai Yijun's snow-like white clothes fluttered in the air. Her slender body stood outside the flaming palace like an ice sculpture, motionless. Her watery eyes stared at the flaming palace. Time passed by her, but it did not leave a single trace on her body. She was still as beautiful as an angel.
Beside the flaming palace, there was a small palace. Three figures were leaning against the roof. Naturally, they were the White Dragon and the others.
"Moon Spirit has returned to the Ancient World. These days are even more boring. Little Jun just stands there every day. She doesn't even feel tired and doesn't even say a word. Sigh."
The White Dragon yawned, looking a little sleepy. "I don't know how long this guy is going to stay in there. It's been a hundred years and I haven't seen any movement. His aptitude is indeed limited."
Yue Heng glanced at him. "Why don't you give it a try?"
"Me … I'll give such a good opportunity to you guys. I've always been a selfless person." The White Dragon smiled wretchedly.
"Speaking of which, when Big Brother Ye Chen comes out, where are we going? Back to the Ancient World?" Zhuge Fan asked curiously.
The White Dragon snorted. "Of course not. The Ancient World is so chaotic. What's there to go? We'll go straight to the Dark World and wipe out this broken place."
Zhuge Fan whispered, "But I heard that the Dark Demon God, one of the Nine Great Gods, didn't die back then. He lives in the Dark World … Can the few of us really wipe him out?"
"Hmm … About that … I think the Ancient World is better. With our powerful cultivation, it would be a pity if we don't kill a few headless corpses and save the human race. This is called standing in the toilet but not taking a shit." The White Dragon said seriously.
Yue Heng glanced at him, snorted, and did not say anything.
While they were chatting, Bai Yijun, who was standing in front of the flame palace, was still staring at the flame palace. It was as if she wanted to see through the walls of the palace. Although it was impossible, she was not discouraged. What she looked forward to the most was seeing Ye Chen walk out of the dusty door. She wanted to be the first to see him.
…
Inside the flame palace, on the vast scorched earth.
The golden flames burned fiercely, seemingly melting the entire space. In this sea of golden flames, there was a black figure sitting cross-legged. The blazing flames enveloped his body, squeezing out sweat and oil stains from his skin, as well as some transformed skin cells.
The unimaginably high temperature of the flames was like a spring breeze to Ye Chen. It was just a little warm and posed no threat at all. Even if he opened his mouth and swallowed the flames into his stomach, he would not be in any danger.
After a hundred years of suffering, his body had been burning every day, undergoing earth-shaking transformations every moment. The impurities in his body had been burned out, as if his previous physique had been completely compressed. Although he was still in the Emperor God Realm and had not broken through to the Epoch Realm, he was only one step away from the Epoch Realm.
Most importantly, his body had become more majestic and full of elasticity. The lines of his muscles were like those of an Ancient God of War. His majestic body had a vigorous aura.
In the golden sea of flames, Ye Chen slowly opened his eyes. His gaze shot out like lightning. Then, he slowly stood up. His eyes were bright and full of expression, and his body emitted an unparalleled aura. He was completely different from Ye Chen a hundred years ago.
In the past hundred years, Ye Chen had not only tempered his body to become stronger, but he had also painstakingly studied and comprehended the twelve profound meanings of energy that Mi Ke taught him while enduring the pain of the flames corroding his bones. After a hundred years of hard work, he had completely mastered six of the profound meanings, and the one he was most familiar with was the profound meaning of ice and snow.
He had completely mastered the six profound meanings. If they were used together, their power would definitely not be inferior to the power of the Wind Origin Law. If the two were used together, their power would be unparalleled, enough to sweep away Virtual Sky World cultivators!
At this moment, Ye Chen stood up. The Fire-Blood Phoenix immediately nodded in satisfaction and said with a smile, "You're really strong. Your willpower is amazing, and there's a stubbornness in your body. This is a kind of personality that cultivators like us need.
Of course, there's a difference between stubbornness and stubbornness. "
Ye Chen couldn't help but smile. "This is all thanks to you, Senior. If it was just me, I would've had to endure the flames for at least three hundred years. It was you who mixed some special body-tempering materials into the flames and injected them into my body, allowing my body to advance by leaps and bounds in such a short time."
The Fire-Blood Phoenix smiled and said, "These flames were spat out from my body, so they naturally contain some essence. There's no need to thank me.
Now, are you ready to start the second trial? "
"En." Ye Chen nodded.
"Good!"
The Fire-Blood Phoenix's eyes flashed. Suddenly, it opened its mouth and spat out a ball of flames. When it landed in front of him, the flames faded away, revealing an ancient scripture inside. It looked like a bamboo slip, but each of the scriptures was carved out of white animal bones.
"This is the Nirvana of the Fire Phoenix. Cultivate it first. After you master it, I'll teach you the World Incineration." The Fire-Blood Phoenix said slowly.
Ye Chen didn't say much. He knew that the Fire-Blood Phoenix did everything for a reason, so he didn't ask much. He reached out his hand and took the scripture into his palm.
As soon as he held the scripture, Ye Chen felt a cold feeling coming from the scripture. He couldn't help but be a little surprised. When he looked at it carefully, he found that the animal bones on the scripture were carved with countless small characters. The characters were very smooth and emitted a white jade light, strong and dazzling.
Ye Chen didn't recognize the characters on the scripture, but each of them revealed a sense of will. With just a glance, he felt as if a Fire-Blood Phoenix had appeared in front of him and was practicing for him.
Ye Chen didn't say much. He directly sat cross-legged in the golden sea of fire and read the scripture in his hand.
This secret manual was definitely the most difficult one that Ye Chen had ever encountered. Although the Natural Way Scripture was powerful, it was very simple to cultivate. Of course, if one didn't know the correct method, it would be impossible to cultivate it.
But this secret manual, although he knew the correct method from the scripture, was still very difficult.
Ye Chen slowly calmed his mind and carefully observed. Then, he slowly tried to figure out the meaning and essence of each sentence.
Time flew by.
Ten years, twenty years, thirty years …
Ye Chen carefully read the scripture for dozens of years. He had already memorized every word and every movement, and he had already started to cultivate it. However, if he wanted to take the last step, the Nirvana, he still needed some preparation. When he reached the last step of this secret manual, there was a risk. If he was careless, he could be directly burned.
Ye Chen also understood why the Fire-Blood Phoenix asked him to cultivate this secret manual first. If he couldn't even complete this secret manual, he didn't need to cultivate the rest of the secret manuals.
Fifty years later.
Ye Chen was still sitting in the golden sea of fire, reading the Nirvana of the Fire Phoenix. Now, the golden sea of fire was not harmful to him, but had become his tonic.
After cultivating the Fire Phoenix Secret Manual, although Ye Chen hadn't completely mastered it, he could already swallow all the flames in the world and put them into his stomach to exercise his spleen and lungs and strengthen his body.
"Nirvana, Nirvana …"
Ye Chen kept chewing these two words, revealing a thoughtful expression. Thick flames burst out from every pore on his body, like sticky clothes covering his body. These flames were as red as blood. They were not external flames, but flames formed by the burning of all the blood in his body.
"Break and then establish. Break through oneself and be reborn in fire …"
Ye Chen's brows were tightly knitted. These words sounded simple, but in fact, it was as difficult as climbing to the sky. He kept the blood and fire burning outside his body. Once it stopped, he would stop cultivating. But if he didn't handle it well, he would be cremated again.
So he could only keep going in and out of his pores, burning in a cycle.
Ye Chen was controlling the flames while thinking about something. He still couldn't figure out the last step. He vaguely felt that if he wanted to take this step, he needed to find an opportunity.
Gradually ….
The flames were circulating, circulating.
Ye Chen's consciousness gradually shifted from thinking about the Nirvana to the flames in his body. Suddenly, his eyes lit up. "Circulation!"
"Such a simple principle. Why didn't I think of it?
Everything in the world is circulating!
All of this follows the definition of conservation of energy. Even if I cremate myself, I am still me, the fire is me, and I am the fire. I still exist in this world. As long as the world doesn't die, I won't die! "
Ye Chen couldn't help but laugh out loud. The blood and fire on his body suddenly surged and burned his body to ashes. Not even a trace of him was left.
However, after a short moment, a clump of flames appeared out of thin air at the spot Ye Chen sat at, and then it swiftly expanded to become a spirited phoenix that had been reborn from the flames. It unfolded its wings that were burning with flames, and its handsome bearing was peerless in the world.
Then the fire phoenix withdrew its flames and turned into Ye Chen's appearance.
"Nirvana of the Fire Phoenix!"
Ye Chen's eyes shone brightly. He kept the scripture in his hand and handed it to the fire phoenix.
"Not bad. You've learned the Nirvana of the Fire Phoenix in just a few decades. Although you're not familiar with it, you can practice more in the future. It seems that you have a lot of understanding of fire." The fire phoenix couldn't help but praise.
(To be continued.)
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