Fire Blade

Zhang Xingfeng was stunned for a moment, looking at the Old Man Huo, thinking to himself, "Could this be the so-called master? He seems very strong, but how... how can he be so shameless?"

The Old Man Huo glared at him and said, "Rogue? Hmph, you little brat, to say that you're my master is going too far. Rogue? Rogue!!" The Old Man Huo was clearly very angry, and the flames around him immediately rose up.

Zhang Xingfeng panicked. "Oh no, I forgot, he can read people's minds. Sigh, what secrets can we keep from him? We're completely exposed! But... but how can he see right through people?"

The Old Man Huo raised an eyebrow and said, "Hehe, kid, it's good that you know I can see through your thoughts. But don't worry, this is a little trick that only Lower Heavenly Gods can learn, and it can only be used on people whose power is one level or more below their own. Hmm, Zhang Xingfeng, you should know why I came to see you?"

Zhang Xingfeng remembered that the old man had called him "my good disciple" as soon as he arrived, and he naturally understood Old Man Huo wanted him to do, so he nodded.

The Old Man Huo was overjoyed and danced with delight. With a slight wave of his hand, a black table and a black chair appeared. The Old Man Huo sat down with an air of authority and said to Zhang Xingfeng, "Hmm... my good disciple, sit down. This is a solid similar to Divine Fire Crystal Core. It's a chair and a table that I completely condensed from countless divine fires. Oh! By the way, don't worry, I've already added a layer of restrictions to the surface of this table and chair, so the divine fire won't come out!"

Zhang Xingfeng was stunned. Heavenly Fire has its Bright Crystal, Blazing Heavenly Fire has its Extreme Fire Crystal. This Divine Fire also has its Divine Fire Crystal Core! The Sun-Shooting Divine Bow became a top-tier artifact because of a Divine Fire Crystal Core! The preciousness of the Divine Fire Crystal Core is self-evident, but it is terrifying that a table and chair, which are hundreds or thousands of times larger than the Divine Fire Crystal Core, can be made of the same material.

Old Man Huo seemed quite satisfied with Zhang Xingfeng's reaction.

"Hehe, even in the Divine Realm, the gods don't have the ability to solidify divine fire. Only the Heavenly Venerables can, and of course, there are Heavenly Venerables with Fire Attributes. Hmph, the Divine Realm doesn't have Divine Fire Crystal Cores because Divine Realm doesn't have any so-called stars, only boundless land, much like the Immortal Realm. Of course, the Divine Realm is much larger than the Immortal Realm, countless times larger! It's just that it's a bit too cruel there!" The Old Man Huo seemed quite emotional when he talked about the Divine Realm. After all, he had cultivated Divine Realm the longest.

Zhang Xingfeng carefully sat down, feeling the completely cold black chair. He couldn't feel any warmth at all, and was astonished by the Old Man Huo's power. Hearing the Old Man Huo mention the Divine Realm, Zhang Xingfeng's interest was piqued. After all, everyone in this realm yearned for and was filled with curiosity about the Divine Realm.

"Senior, what is this Divine Realm like? Why is it so cruel?" Zhang Xingfeng asked in confusion.

Old Man Huo's eyes widened instantly, and he stood up abruptly, slamming his hand hard on the table. The table, made of the same material as the Divine Fire Crystal Core, trembled a few times but thankfully didn't shatter. Old Man Huo said to Zhang Xingfeng, "What? Why are you calling me 'senior'? Don't you know I'm your master? How dare you call me 'senior'?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Xingfeng immediately knew things were going badly. Who knew if this Old Man Huo might casually kill him with a single palm strike? Zhang Xingfeng immediately said, "This... senior, we haven't had the formal apprenticeship ceremony yet, how can we address each other so casually?"

Old Man Huo immediately became excited and said repeatedly, "Yes, yes, I want to become a disciple, I want to become a disciple, hehe, I forgot, I want to become a disciple!"

Zhang Xingfeng immediately said, "When a disciple becomes an apprentice, the master needs to give the disciple a gift, and the master also needs to impart Supreme Lore the disciple. Senior, are you ready?"

Upon hearing this, Old Man Huo was dumbfounded, and a sense of urgency immediately arose in his heart. "Oh dear, a greeting gift? What greeting gift? It's for my disciple, so of course it can't be too bad. I've prepared a Saint Artifact, but that's because he's reached the level of controlling the Blazing Heavenly Fire. Sigh, what kind of greeting gift should I give him? And it has to be Supreme Lore..." Old Man Huo began to rack his brains.

Zhang Xingfeng chuckled inwardly, "This mysterious old man is incredibly skilled. According to him, he has no equal in the Divine Realm. Having such a master might not be a bad thing. It will be very beneficial to my future plans!" Zhang Xingfeng suddenly realized something.

"Damn it, I forgot that the old man can see through people's thoughts again!" Zhang Xingfeng felt a surge of tension and immediately paid attention to the Old Man Huo.

At this moment, Old Man Huo had no time to pay attention to what Zhang Xingfeng was thinking; his mind was now filled with the so-called Supreme Lore for greeting gifts!

"Well, fine, let's do it this way. Luckily, Zhang doesn't know I'm going to reward him with Saint Artifact. I'll use it as a Saint Artifact now, hehe... As for my ultimate Supreme Lore, sigh, I was originally going to give him a copy of 'The Heavenly God Strategy' to lay a foundation, but if I'm going to teach Supreme Lore, 'The Heavenly God Strategy' isn't my Supreme Lore. Well, I have two Supreme Lore. Fine, I'll just teach him one!" Old Man Huo made a painful decision.

"Hehe, my good disciple, I'm all ready for you to become my disciple!" Old Man Huo immediately sat down and said to Zhang Xingfeng with a smile.

Zhang Xingfeng immediately knelt down, and with a flash of light in his hand, he took out a cup of Bamboo Leaf Fragrance. Although tea is usually served when a disciple is accepted, Zhang Xingfeng could smell the smell of alcohol on Old Man Huo. Knowing that Old Man Huo liked to drink, Zhang Xingfeng prepared to offer him wine!

Moreover, Zhang Xingfeng could tell that Old Man Huo was unaware of the common custom of apprenticeship in the Cultivation World, since this was merely a custom within this dimensional space! And the old man might not have cultivated in this space back then! Serving tea and serving wine made no difference to the old man.

"Master, this is the Bamboo Leaf Fragrance that your disciple prepared for you!" Zhang Xingfeng presented the wine cup to Old Man Huo.

Old Man Huo sniffed twice, his eyes suddenly lit up, and with a slurp, the wine in the cup shot into his mouth like a water arrow. Old Man Huo downed the cup in one gulp. Immediately, he became excited, repeatedly saying, "Good wine, good wine! Haha, last time I went to the Mortal World corresponding to this space, I obtained a collection of wine, which was not bad, but it can't compare to this fine wine. Excellent, excellent! Disciple, your master is very happy, so..."

Old Man Huo smiled and with a slight flick of his hand, a flying knife appeared in front of Zhang Xingfeng!

"This is a treasure I crafted, a Fire Blade, ranked number one among Saint Artifacts, the number one Saint Artifact in the Divine Realm! Hehe, your master is stronger than me!" The Old Man Huo proudly began to show off.

Zhang Xingfeng's eyes widened. "Number one in the Divine Realm? Number one in the ranking of Saint Artifacts?" Zhang Xingfeng couldn't accept it for a moment, couldn't even imagine it!

Old Man Huo saw Zhang Xingfeng's appearance, he burst into laughter. "Haha... But the reason why he is the number one Saint Artifact is because anyone can use this Saint Artifact, including cultivators! Of course, having the number one attack power is also a reason."

Zhang Xingfeng was shocked. Saint Artifacts were treasures of a higher level than divine artifacts. This little flying knife was the number one Saint Artifact, and it could even be used by cultivators. This surprised Zhang Xingfeng greatly.

The Old Man Huo and continued, "Hehe, this..."

The Fire Blade itself, even without the input of flame, possesses the power of a top-tier divine artifact. Inputting flame increases its power. With Heavenly Fire input, the Fire Blade gains the power of a low-level Saint Artifact. With Blazing Heavenly Fire input, it possesses the power of a mid-level Saint Artifact! With Divine Fire input, it possesses the power of a top-tier Saint Artifact. As for inputting the most powerful Karmic Fire, the Fire Blade would be invincible in the Divine Realm! That Fire Virtue brat asked me for this Fire Blade, but I didn't give it to him. Hehe, after all, this treasure is naturally meant for my good disciple."

Zhang Xingfeng immediately became excited. After the divine fire was inputted, it was equivalent to a top-tier Saint Artifact! Inputting karmic fire would surpass the level of Saint Artifact, making it invincible in the Divine Realm!

"Master, what is this Karmic Fire? When will we be able to cultivate it?" Zhang Xingfeng asked expectantly.

Old Man Huo coughed awkwardly. Seeing that Zhang Xingfeng was still looking at him, he could only say helplessly, "This... you should understand that in the Divine Realm, only those who have reached the Heavenly God Realm can control divine fire. As for cultivating karmic fire, that requires reaching the Heavenly Venerable Realm!"

Zhang Xingfeng's eyes widened immediately, and he said incredulously, "Master, isn't the Heavenly Venerable already invincible in the Divine Realm? What benefits would a Heavenly Venerable with Fire Blade have?"

The Old Man Huo immediately said, "This... Heavenly Venerable is indeed the highest level in the Divine Realm, but... but... there are also competitions among Heavenly Venerables. There are quite a few Heavenly Venerables in the Divine Realm, and the Heavenly Venerable who possesses the Fire Blade is the strongest among them!" The Old Man Huo finally came up with an answer.

Actually, Old Man Huo had another thing he didn't say, "The eight most powerful Heavenly Venerables, including the Heavenly Venerable Huode, have guards numbering over ten thousand gods. These eight Heavenly Venerables are simply not to be trifled with by other Heavenly Venerables. When Zhang Xingfeng reaches the Heavenly Venerable realm, he will definitely be the Heavenly Venerable Huode. At that time, no Heavenly Venerable will dare to attack him. After all, the eight Heavenly Venerables represent the highest level of power and influence! Other Heavenly Venerables may have high skill, but they lack influence. Therefore, the Fire Blade will be of little use against Zhang Xingfeng, who has reached the Heavenly Venerable realm."

In reality, Zhang Xingfeng is only at the Immortal Monarch realm, and the Fire Blade is much more important to him right now!

Zhang Xingfeng immediately began the Blood-Drip Recognition, and Fire Blade did not resist at all, easily establishing a master-servant relationship with Zhang Xingfeng.

As soon as the Fire Blade entered Zhang Xingfeng's body, it immediately became lively.

"Ah, Brother Fire Blade, I am Dragon Spirit. You are the number one Saint Artifact in the Divine Realm! I admire you so much! I have been at the level of a top-tier divine artifact for a long time. Could you tell me how to advance to the next level?"

"Brother Fire Blade, I am Void Breaker. Well, I've only had consciousness for less than a hundred years. Welcome to our place!"

Fire Blade finally spoke, "Um... cough cough, well, well I... I used to... rarely talk, hehe, it's a bit unusual!"

Fire Blade rarely interacts with other Saint Artifacts because Old Man Huo has none. When he roamed the universe, he would casually create a Saint Artifact for anyone he found pleasing. Creating Saint Artifacts was never difficult for him; perhaps only creating Old Man Huo presented a challenge. It took Old Man Huo hundreds of millions of years to create Fire Blade, and he even melted down a powerful, top-tier Saint Artifact from the Divine Realm Fire Blade, the Ancient God Yuan Blade, extracting its essence to forge it! The Ancient God Yuan Blade was once as tall as a person, but the Fire Blade now only the size of a throwing knife. One can imagine the meticulous tempering Old Man Huo underwent during its creation to achieve this.

Zhang Xingfeng, however, paid no attention to the interaction between his divine artifact and the Fire Blade, and continued to talk to his newly apprenticed master, since there were many things he didn't know.

The Old Man Huo laughed, then suddenly sighed, "These divine artifacts are lucky! Divine artifacts that come to the lower realm are all fortunate!"

Zhang Xingfeng was taken aback and asked, "What do you mean by that, Master?"

Old Man Huo didn't answer, but deliberately coughed a few times and touched the empty wine cup. Zhang Xingfeng immediately knew what was going on and took out the jar of Bamboo Leaf Fragrance! Zhang Xingfeng liked to drink, or more accurately, he appreciated wine! Not drinking wouldn't affect him much, and using it to show respect to his master was only right.

Old Man Huo's eyes lit up. He immediately took the wine jar, and with a flash of light in his hand, a wine pot appeared. Old Man Huo then poured all the wine from the jar into it. Despite the jar being so big and the pot so small, the entire jar was poured in.

Old Man Huo picked up the wine pot, took a sip, and said, "You don't know, no matter what kind of divine artifact it is, as long as it's a divine artifact, it has no consciousness in the Divine Realm. Only Saint Artifacts can maintain consciousness. The main reason is that the Divine Realm is filled with divine Spiritual Qi. That divine Spiritual Qi is not ordinary Spiritual Qi. It not only restricts divine artifacts, but also restricts divine beings. Although divine beings can cultivate much faster because of divine Spiritual Qi, the pressure on people is much greater."

In the Divine Realm, the presence of the Divine Realm Spiritual Qi creates an incredibly high pressure, and beyond that, there are other limitations. Just like mortals, gods cannot project their Divine Essence Power. The more abundant the Divine Essence Power, the greater the strength! Only when Divine Essence Power evolves into the Divine Power can one project their power and achieve flight!

Zhang Xingfeng was stunned. "What! Gods in the Divine Realm can't release their Divine Essence Power outwards. Having more Divine Essence Power just means they're stronger?"

The Old Man Huo nodded and said, "That's because the divine Spiritual Qi creates some special restrictions. Divine Essence Power cannot leave the body to exist in the Divine Realm. Only the Divine Power can, but cultivating to become a celestial god is extremely difficult."

"Oh, right, I forgot to tell you, newly arrived Low-grade Divine Human in the Divine Realm are enslaved. That's the cruelty of the Divine Realm!"

Zhang Xingfeng was immediately dumbfounded. "Effort?"