Fire

The man led Chen Feng to the cave where Yue Qianchou had been hiding. Inside, a red light flickered, and no one knew what was going on. Only with Chen Feng leading the way did the man dare to follow. The two were immediately stunned by what they saw inside.

The cave was filled with a shimmering red light, as if something was floating in the air. The temperature was unusually high; Chen Feng and his men felt suffocated by the intense heat after standing there for a short while, and it seemed their cultivation levels were insufficient to withstand it. Yue Qianchou sat cross-legged on the ground, completely naked, with no external clothing on his body. His long black hair flowed freely, and he looked like a burning flame, with eerie crimson flames leaping around him. The red light in the cave emanated from him.

The temperature inside was too high. After staying for a while, the two of them felt parched and couldn't stand it any longer, so they had to come out.

"You stay here and guard the place. Don't let anyone in," Chen Feng instructed his subordinate before leaving. Something was strange, and he needed to find someone who could make the decision. Not long after, Bai Suzhen hurriedly arrived with him.

Seeing Yue Qianchou sitting there naked, Bai Suzhen felt somewhat embarrassed and at a loss for what to do. Fortunately, Chen Feng was afraid of the high temperature inside and dared not come in, otherwise it would have been even more awkward. Confused by this strange situation, she immediately approached to observe. Upon reaching Yue Qianchou's side, Bai Suzhen Yue Qianchou shocked. The closer she got to him, the higher the temperature became. Even with her late Tribulation Transcendence stage cultivation, she couldn't withstand the intense heat from a few steps away and had to retreat.

How could he sit there nonchalantly in such sweltering heat? However, the faint smile on Yue Qianchou's face suggested he had gained something, so there was probably nothing to worry about. Considering Yue Qianchou's strange behavior of staring at the stars every night recently, he was probably cultivating a peculiar Method Formula.

Having made up her mind, Bai Suzhen retreated outside the cave and instructed Chen Feng, "He's alright. Have someone guard this place and don't let anyone disturb him." Chen Feng respectfully agreed, while she quickly walked back, eager to know what secrets the night sky held.

Yue Qianchou was immersed in his own world, oblivious to everything around him. His Core Formation was growing at a subtly visible pace, and he believed that reaching the mid-stage of Core Formation was not far off. Not long after Bai Suzhen left, two top-grade purple supreme-grade Spirit Stones appeared in his palms. The abundant Spiritual Qi within the Spirit Stone transformed into trickles of water that flowed into his body through his hands, converting into white True Qi. This white True Qi then transformed into white liquid True Essence, continuously replenishing the True Essence consumed in his Core Formation process.

Just then, it seemed that the core had absorbed enough fire element. The fire element that had entered the Dantian stopped entering the core and began to surge towards the Dantian wall. Yue Qianchou could clearly feel that the fire element was being absorbed through the Dantian wall and was beginning to spread to his internal organs, and then to his meridians, limbs and bones, and even to the hair and skin on his body.

Yue Qianchou was somewhat surprised by this change, but not afraid, because he could now sense that these fire elements meant him no harm; on the contrary, he felt a subtle connection with them. "Since the little ones like it, then come on! I want to see what surprises you can give me."

With a thought, he accelerated the absorption of Spiritual Qi from the supreme-grade Spirit Stones in his hand, quickly converting it into True Essence within his body. The originally shimmering purple light of the supreme-grade Spirit Stones immediately dimmed, and when all the purple light was exhausted, with a "crack," the Spirit Stone was crushed into ashes and fell from his palm.

After the Spiritual Qi was completely transformed into True Essence, its circulation within his body reached its limit. The fire element from the earth fire was continuously absorbed into his body and stored throughout his entire body via his Dantian. He himself didn't know how much time had passed. When the fire element filled his entire body, even his meridians and Dantian, he felt as if his body was about to expand. He dared not absorb any more and stopped the circulation of that Method Formula.

Looking at the core in his Dantian, Yue Qianchou was overjoyed to see that it was not far from the middle stage of Core Formation. He had never expected that the presence of fire element in the core would have such a miraculous effect. Even if he did not cultivate, it was constantly refining and solidifying True Essence to enrich itself. At this rate, it would probably only take a few days for his cultivation to break through to the middle stage of Core Formation.

Yue Qianchou opened his eyes, exhaled, and slowly stood up, feeling his body brimming with energy, feeling incredibly comfortable. He probably didn't even know that the instant he opened his eyes, a leaping flame flashed briefly in each of his dark pupils, extremely strange.

"Uh..." Yue Qianchou was about to leave the cave when he suddenly noticed his strange state, and his expression twitched. Damn it! What happened? Why am I completely naked? His gaze fell on the spot where he had just sat, and he immediately understood. It was probably related to the fire element he had absorbed.

There was a layer of ash on the spot where he had sat. He touched his disheveled hair, and the hair ornament that had once held his hair up was gone. It seemed that everything except his body was gone.

The crown is made of fine copper! Is this fire element that powerful? Yue Qianchou couldn't help but feel a little scared. It's okay to be naked now, but what if one day in front of everyone, his whole body is suddenly burned to ashes? That would be terrible.

Yue Qianchou glanced at the cave entrance; thankfully, no one was there. He quickly conjured a set of clothes out of thin air and put them on. Feeling a bit safer, he began to ponder the fire element within his body. He wondered if this situation would recur. He couldn't let these little guys run wild; he had to keep them under control, otherwise they might accidentally start running around naked—that wouldn't do!

He circulated his True Essence, attempting to control the fire elements, only to find they were quite obedient, going wherever he was told without any resistance. He wondered what the reaction would be if he forced them out of his body. Yue Qianchou extended a finger, slowly forcing out a small amount of fire element. With a "poof," a small flame appeared on his fingertip and began to burn. Yue Qianchou was startled; "Don't let my finger turn into a roasted sausage!" he thought, and hurriedly patted and blew on it, trying to extinguish it.

"Huh!" Yue Qianchou exclaimed in surprise. Not only could the flame not be extinguished, but how come he felt no pain when it burned on his hand? He didn't even feel any heat? How could this be? After calming down, he immediately noticed that the flame was unusually enchanting, much darker in color than ordinary flames, and he felt a faint connection with it.

Having grasped this feeling, I tried circulating my True Essence to control it, and to my surprise, I found that I could indeed control it. As the True Essence was withdrawn, the flame gradually shrank and disappeared back into my finger.

"Tsk tsk!" Yue Qianchou exclaimed in amazement. He forced out the fire element again, and the flames reappeared, only to be drawn back into his body. After several attempts, he discovered that the more fire element he used, the larger the fireball became, and he could easily control it. Understanding the secret, Yue Qianchou suddenly clenched his fists, and a ball of flame suddenly burst forth from his entire body. He stood unharmed amidst the flames, and looking at his clothes, protected by his True Essence, they were indeed completely undamaged. He could completely control them and had nothing to worry about.

Yue Qianchou glanced around the cave, his gaze landing on a stone wall. Suddenly, he flicked a small flame with his finger, and in a flash of red light, a charred hole instantly appeared on the stone wall...

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