Because he had the experience of comprehending the first Profound Mystery of Fire, Fang Chen had a deeper understanding of the Profound Mysteries after reading the Profound Mysteries True Explanation.
As a result, the time it took him to comprehend the second Profound Mystery of Fire was greatly reduced. He only spent a hundred million years to complete it.
To a cultivator, this was just a snap of the finger.
After comprehending the second Profound Mystery of Fire, Fang Chen had an unexpected and pleasant harvest.
This Profound Mystery of Fire was called Flame Clone.
"Eh?"
Previously, he had seen from the Profound Mysteries True Explanation that every Profound Mystery was unique. Among them, there was no lack of extremely special Profound Mysteries. For example, within the Profound Mysteries of Fire, there was a Profound Mystery that allowed one to condense a Flame Clone.
And it just so happened that the second Profound Mystery that Fang Chen had comprehended was precisely the Profound Mystery of Flame Clone.
"Condense."
As soon as he comprehended it, he was already impatient to condense a Flame Clone.
From the Profound Mysteries True Explanation, he could see that there were a total of three steps to condensing a Flame Clone.
The first step was to familiarize himself with the Profound Mysteries of Flame Clone, allowing it to circulate throughout his body and completely fuse with his flesh.
The second step was to separate the blood essence, allowing the Profound Mysteries to separate from the blood essence and condense a Flame Giant.
At this step, he was more than half successful. However, he still couldn't be careless. Only by completing the third step would he be considered to have truly condensed a Flame Clone.
The third step was also an extremely important step. The requirement for this step was to separate the Primordial Spirit.
"Separate the Primordial Spirit?"
Fang Chen's eyes swiveled. The Primordial Spirit was the foundation of a cultivator. Once it was separated, there was a risk of it being destroyed. He fell into a state of hesitation.
At this time, the gatekeeper appeared. He told Fang Chen that to condense a Flame Clone, he had to separate the Primordial Spirit.
Moreover, for powerful people, separating the Primordial Spirit was a normal operation. Because it was only a small part of the Primordial Spirit, as long as it was done well, it wouldn't affect the main Primordial Spirit. The reason for this was to give the Flame Clone a will, allowing it to have a clearer connection with the main Primordial Spirit.
This Flame Clone was a true clone. No matter how far away it was, it would still be able to communicate with it.
Otherwise, it would be an incomplete Flame Clone............
"You are a Spirit Cultivator. Extracting the Primordial Spirit is even easier for you." The gatekeeper revealed a secret.
It turned out that cultivators of the Mind lineage had a rather unique and easier means of stripping off one's Essence Soul.
Moreover, the gatekeeper personally taught Fang Chen how to properly peel off the primordial spirit. This lesson lasted for three months.
Three months later.
Fang Chen was finally ready and began to condense the fire avatar.
The first step was basically completed in an instant. With a thought, the profound energy spread throughout his body and fused with his flesh.
Then, the second step began. He separated a drop of essence blood, and then controlled the profound mysteries of flame to fuse the two together.
Rumble!
A deafening sound resounded through the sky. A flame giant could be seen with the naked eye gradually appearing in front of Fang Chen. After a while, the flame giant was completely formed. Its shape and appearance were exactly the same as Fang Chen's, except that it looked somewhat wooden.
The gatekeeper said that this was because he had not yet been bestowed with a primordial spirit and was unable to control his body. Thus, he was now considered a walking corpse.
The third step was also the most important step.
The gatekeeper told Fang Chen to relax a little and to just use his Heart Force.
As expected, Fang Chen did not hesitate and directly used the second layer of Heart Force. In an instant, it enveloped the primordial spirit and began stripping. The entire stripping process was very simple and very fast.
It was so simple that Fang Chen thought that he had made a mistake in his control.
Weng!
When the sliver of primordial spirit that was stripped off entered the flame giant, the flame giant instantly shrank until it was as tall as Fang Chen.
"Greetings." The flame giant cupped his fists towards Fang Chen with a smile on his face.
"Avatar?"
Fang Chen was stunned. How could it be so easy to condense a flame avatar?
"No need to be surprised. You are a cultivator of the Mind lineage. Condensing a flame avatar is too easy for you." The gatekeeper said. This was just one way to use the profound mysteries of flame.
In the Three Thousand Realms of the Great Dao, there were many people who had comprehended the profound mysteries of flame avatars.
Of course, it was not just the profound mysteries of flame avatars that could be condensed into avatars. There were other special profound mysteries that could be used to condense avatars.
There were even some powerful secret techniques that could be used to condense avatars.
However, the only difference was …
Once the avatar was destroyed, the primordial spirit that was stripped off would be permanently destroyed. This would affect the growth of the main primordial spirit. If the opponent was a top powerhouse, they could even severely injure the main primordial spirit by stripping off the primordial spirit.
To put it simply …
Profound mystery avatars were closely related to the main body. And those avatars that were condensed through special means were basically like walking corpses in terms of combat strength. Even if they were damaged, they could be condensed again.
Just as Fang Chen was studying the flame avatar, the gatekeeper's words made his eyes light up.
"You can let the main body comprehend the profound mysteries in the peach blossom forest while the flame avatar leaves to explore the Three Thousand Realms of the Great Dao," the gatekeeper said.
The advantage of this was that the main body would be very safe. Even if the flame avatar died and the main primordial spirit was affected, it would not threaten the life of the main body.
"Eh, that's right. Why didn't I think of that?" Fang Chen laughed happily like a fool.
In the following time, with the gatekeeper's help, he let the flame avatar leave the cave abode while his main body continued to cultivate in the peach blossom forest. Boom!
Boom! Boom!
The flame avatar suddenly appeared in the World Gap. There were countless terrifying storms around it. The flame avatar took a look and then directly rushed towards the Wandering Dragon Realm.
Soon, he saw the Ethereal Spirit Realm from afar.
The Ethereal Spirit Realm was developing very well, and there were no invaders. However, the Wandering Dragon Realm was different. After the destructive attack of the Dao Realm expert, it was almost destroyed. Fortunately, 70% of the Heavenly Dao's power was damaged, allowing it to barely withstand the attack.
The current Wandering Dragon Realm could not be called a realm at all. Strictly speaking, it was like a mystic realm. It was extremely damaged, especially the Heavenly Dao's power. It had been severely damaged and had fallen into a deep sleep.
In such a situation, the flame avatar was helpless.
Eh?
Just as the flame avatar was about to enter the Wandering Dragon Realm, a Hydra Battleship suddenly came from afar.
"Eh?"
The Hydra Battleship stopped in front of the flame avatar. Several people walked out of it. Among them, the fat man in the lead asked, "Boy, do you know what this realm is called?"
Before the flame avatar could speak, another person said, "No matter what, we are the geniuses of the Nine Heavens Realm. I really don't know what the boss is thinking. He actually sent us to such a godforsaken place to train."
After hearing this person's ridicule, the flame avatar was stunned.
The Nine Heavens Realm. Wasn't that the place the black-robed ancestor wanted him to go before he died?