"After advancing to fourth-grade immortal fire, I can undergo a spiritual transformation, take form, and condense a fire spirit."
Little Li added, "Master, only after the baptism of heavenly immortal tribulation lightning can I truly manifest a Heavenly Immortal spirit and give birth to an eternal, undying fire spirit."
Heavenly immortal tribulation lightning was the final step in the transformation of fourth-grade immortal-grade divine fire, and also the most critical.
Though a divine fire spirit that had not undergone lightning tribulation baptism possessed intelligence, it was not eternal and undying.
Once the divine fire's source weakened below a critical threshold, its intelligence would dissipate, requiring renewed accumulation before it could awaken again.
After undergoing the baptism of heavenly immortal tribulation lightning, however, the fire spirit would resonate with the Heaven and Earth Laws and bear the Heavenly Dao's imprint, truly becoming an eternal, undying Heavenly Immortal fire spirit.
Even if the divine fire's source was damaged, its intelligence would not dissipate. It could repair itself, cultivate on its own, and grow on its own.
"Good."
Li Qingyuan nodded and said, "But you can't undergo your tribulation in the Creation Immortal Sect."
"To the Creation Immortal Sect, your existence is a powerful weapon."
"Only something kept well hidden, capable of killing in a single strike, deserves to be called a trump card."
The point of a trump card lay in catching the enemy unprepared.
If outsiders learned that the Creation Immortal Sect possessed a fourth-grade immortal-grade divine fire, it would inevitably attract covetous eyes and schemes.
Conversely, if Little Li's existence remained hidden until a critical moment, a single strike from a fourth-grade immortal-grade divine fire would be enough to severely injure or even kill an early-stage Heavenly Immortal powerhouse.
That was a true trump card.
Li Qingyuan summoned Old Zhao.