Han Zhan's words struck like a blow to the head.
Luo Chen, whose heart had been burning with excitement, felt as if he had been drenched from head to toe in icy water. He could not stop trembling.
"It seems you have only just realized it."
"How could this be?"
"It should have been this way all along. I had intended to comfort you after you failed to devour the Fourth Order Sky Burning Fire. I never expected you to succeed. Seeing that you still intended to follow your previous path and devour fires on a grand scale, I had no choice but to speak up and warn you."
Luo Chen glanced toward Vermillion Bird Mountain, then found a place where the spiritual energy was sparse and sat down cross-legged.
He calmed his heart, focused his mind, and examined himself inwardly.
Within his Qi Sea, his Destiny Golden Core and Second Nascent Pill were still spinning rapidly, with the former in particular wrapped within the Primal Chaos Cauldron.
Besides that, a wisp of Azure Flame leaped energetically. As its flame stretched outward, it formed the phantom image of a small tree, looking exceedingly lively.
And Luo Chen truly sensed a faint will within it!
In other words, his Source True Fire had already gained intelligence!
This should have been a tremendous blessing, yet at this moment it was like a sword hanging overhead and steel nails driven into flesh, leaving Luo Chen as though seated on needles and pins.
Han Zhan's voice drifted over. "The Qi Sea is where the Golden Core resides. In the future, it will evolve into the Purple Mansion, the dwelling place of the Nascent Soul. Yet your Source True Fire has gained intelligence ahead of time and has begun altering the Qi Sea, making it