Blazing Fire Burns the World, Ten Thousand Year Great Medicine

In the eighteenth year of the Empress's reign, Zhao Luoxia, the Martial Arts Alliance Leader, led the heads of the greatest Righteous Sects in the realm to offend the Imperial Observatory. Li Chunfeng, the Martial Arts Alliance Leader, slew him with a single sword strike, while the foremost Grandmasters were all so frightened that their courage shattered, and they knelt without fighting.

Throughout the martial world, Li Chunfeng gained the title of Sword God.

Within the Imperial Observatory, Ren Xiaoyao did not kill the more than one hundred Super-Rank Martial Artists kneeling on the ground. It was not because Ren Xiaoyao lacked the strength, nor because he was soft-hearted.

Rather, the forces entangled behind those hundred-plus Super-Rank Martial Artists were complex and intertwined. If he killed them in Li Chunfeng's identity, he would bring Li Chunfeng far too much trouble.

Ren Xiaoyao was not afraid of retaliation himself, but Li Chunfeng might be. Ren Xiaoyao had to consider Li Chunfeng as well.

Li Chunfeng finally recovered from his shock. He looked at the Great Sun Divine Sword resting at his waist, then at Zhao Luoxia on the ground, and for a moment, his heart was filled with mixed emotions.

So Martial Artists of the Heavenly Human Realm were no more than this!

"Ren Xiaoyao! What realm is he actually in?"

Endless confusion welled up within Li Chunfeng. He only felt that Ren Xiaoyao was growing stronger and stronger, so powerful now that he had surpassed Li Chunfeng's imagination!

But this was not the time to dwell on it.

Li Chunfeng looked toward Phoenix, who was still in a state of shock in the distance, and said,

"Commander Phoenix, you are here as well. My Imperial Observatory is also an institution of the Imperial Court. Today, these martial brutes barged into my Imperial Observatory. They must be punished according to Great Gan Law. Please report this to Your Majesty and have Your Majesty give my Imperial Observatory an explanation!"

Li Chunfeng had discovered Shadow Guard Commander Phoenix long ago.

He knew that Zhao Luoxia had dared to storm the Imperial Observatory today because the Empress was backing him from behind. And now, Li Chunfeng intended to make it clear: the Imperial Observatory was deeply displeased with what the Empress had done, and he intended to slap the Empress's face hard!

Phoenix's heart skipped a beat. She knew that this time, the trouble was enormous!

The Empress should not have provoked the Imperial Observatory.

Now Li Chunfeng had begun to regard the Empress as an enemy. And judging from the strength he had displayed, he was qualified to make the Empress's blood splash three feet high in a fit of rage!

Phoenix could only take a deep breath and look at Li Chunfeng. "Lord Li, I will seek Your Majesty's instructions and have these mad martial offenders convicted. We will certainly give you an explanation!"

As for the Devil Master and Liu Ruyan, they had already slipped away quietly once the battle calmed down. The two had reached the mountainside, yet the Devil Master was still savoring Li Chunfeng's sword strike.

The Devil Master pondered. He too was in the Heavenly Human Realm. If he had been the one facing Li Chunfeng's sword strike then, would he have been confident of surviving?

Yet no matter how the Devil Master deduced and calculated, the chance that he could block that sword was zero.

"Both of us are in the Heavenly Human Realm. How can Li Chunfeng be this powerful?"

The Devil Master could not help grumbling. Then he recalled something, was Startled, and said, "Or perhaps Li Chunfeng is not actually in the Heavenly Human Realm!"

Phoenix naturally returned to the Capital City at once. Kneeling before the Empress, she reported everything that had happened within the Imperial Observatory exactly as it had occurred.

The Empress said nothing, but her expression had already turned ugly to the extreme. After a long while, she took a deep breath, her voice filled with utter unwillingness, and said,

"Then do as Li Chunfeng wishes. Convey My decree: throw all those Super-Rank Martial Artists into the Heavenly Prison and judge them according to Great Gan Law!"

"This?"

Phoenix's expression was also filled with shock. Those Martial Artists had been gathered by the Empress herself, and now Li Chunfeng was making the Empress punish them. He was slapping the Empress's face.

Phoenix had thought that upon hearing this news, the Empress would unleash thunderous fury. After all, Li Chunfeng was already provoking the dignity of the Son of Heaven.

Yet she had not expected the Empress to endure it, forcibly taking Li Chunfeng's slap!

"What can I do?"

The Empress's voice was low as well. "Previously, Yuan Tiangang, disguised as the Devil Master, nearly assassinated Me. Do you think this Li Chunfeng has the means to assassinate Me now?"

Naturally, Phoenix did not dare answer. Yet in her heart, she also knew that another person in Great Gan had now transcended everything, unbound by any rules.

Within the Imperial Observatory, the disturbance had passed. Li Chunfeng and the others naturally handled the aftermath, while Ren Xiaoyao returned to his room. Text appeared before his eyes.

[You successfully defended the Imperial Observatory and received a reward: Spell: Fire Control Technique.]

Ren Xiaoyao was delighted. This Fire Control Technique was the first Spell he had obtained.

Without hesitation, Ren Xiaoyao directly inherited the Fire Control Technique.

The Fire Control Technique used one's own spiritual power to transform into the fire element, one of the four fundamental elements of wind, thunder, water, and fire. In battle, it could be used to wield flames to injure enemies.

Because it was a system reward, Ren Xiaoyao instantly mastered the Fire Control Technique.

At that moment, another line of text followed and appeared before Ren Xiaoyao's eyes.

[Your comprehension is Heaven-Defying. By cultivating the Fire Control Technique, you have comprehended the Spell: Blazing Fire Burns the World.]

Afterward, information about Blazing Fire Burns the World surfaced in Ren Xiaoyao's mind.

Blazing Fire Burns the World was an advanced and vastly superior version of the Fire Control Technique. Once cultivated to a high level, this Spell could use spiritual energy to draw Heavenly Fire down upon the world, burning everything without exception. If the Fire Control Technique's destructive power was ordinary, then Blazing Fire Burns the World's destructive power was earth-shattering!

Naturally, Ren Xiaoyao was overjoyed.

Several days later, the disturbance had completely Calmed Down. Since this affair had thoroughly slapped the Empress's face, few people in either court or countryside dared mention it again. The Imperial Observatory returned to its former peace.

In his recent battles, Li Chunfeng had gained considerable insight. Ren Xiaoyao's Spiritual Sense discovered that Li Chunfeng's strength was slowly increasing, and there were faint signs that his realm was about to break through.

That night, Liu Ruyan came to the Imperial Observatory again.

She had come to bid farewell.

"My father and I originally intended to help the Imperial Observatory survive this calamity. But since Li Chunfeng has easily resolved it, Father does not intend to linger here. There have been many matters in the Demonic Sect lately, and he must return as soon as possible to deal with them."

Liu Ruyan's beautiful eyes flickered as she smiled at Ren Xiaoyao.

Ren Xiaoyao felt Liu Ruyan's fiery gaze, but his expression did not change in the slightest.

Ever since cultivating immortality, all his thoughts had been focused on growing stronger. He gave even less consideration to love between men and women. Only after obtaining absolute power would he consider seeking a Dao companion.

After all, before becoming truly powerful, a Dao companion would only become one's weakness.

Before leaving, Liu Ruyan took more than ten Jade Bottles from the bundle she carried. Ren Xiaoyao swept them with his Spiritual Sense and discovered that each Jade Bottle contained ten Aperture Condensing Pills.

Liu Ruyan explained, "Ren Xiaoyao, these Jade Bottles all contain Aperture Condensing Pills. But they are not gifts from me. Your Senior Sister Bai Su and Yao Luochen asked me to give them to you."

"Senior Sister Bai Su?"

Ren Xiaoyao truly had not expected these Aperture Condensing Pills to come from them.

Liu Ruyan continued explaining.

"Yao Luochen was once the young master of Medicine King Valley. Naturally, he possesses countless rare medicinal treasures."

"Now Yao Luochen and Bai Su have secretly married and intend to leave Great Gan, living under concealed names. Before departing, they wanted to give you some gifts. For you, the most useful thing is the Aperture Condensing Pill."

Ren Xiaoyao nodded, his feelings complicated as well.

During this year at the Imperial Observatory, aside from Li Chunfeng, Ren Xiaoyao had spent the most time with Bai Su. Bai Su knew of Ren Xiaoyao's past and looked after him in every way. Even under such circumstances, she still remembered him.

Although the Aperture Condensing Pills were not especially useful to Ren Xiaoyao now, he still put them away with great solemnity.

After leaving Ren Xiaoyao, Liu Ruyan secretly made another trip to Sun Gazing Peak. Bai Su had, after all, been a disciple of Sun Gazing Peak, so she naturally had some gifts to leave there as well.

Half a month later.

On a late night while observing the stars, Li Chunfeng finally gained an insight. He emerged from the Heart Demon of his Past and entered the Heavenly Human Realm through his own strength.

Upon entering this realm, Li Chunfeng did not feel the excitement to Roar to the Sky. His heart held only endless calm.

Everything had fallen into place as naturally as water flowing into a channel.

One moment, Li Chunfeng had still been an unstable True Person. The next, he had achieved the Heavenly Human Realm.

Ren Xiaoyao naturally noticed Li Chunfeng's change at once. He walked out of his room and congratulated him, "Master, you have entered the Heavenly Human Realm as well. From now on, even without me acting in secret, you can sweep through everything."

Li Chunfeng's eyelids twitched. He had not expected Ren Xiaoyao's perception to be so sharp. He had not displayed any combat power at all, yet Ren Xiaoyao had still noticed.

Li Chunfeng said, "So what if I have entered the Heavenly Human Realm? Compared to you, I am probably still ten thousand miles behind."

Ren Xiaoyao hurriedly shook his head. "Master, how could I be that strong? I am only a Little by Little stronger than you are now."

"Little by Little?"

Li Chunfeng laughed and cursed at him. Naturally, he would not believe Ren Xiaoyao's nonsense.

For after entering the Heavenly Human Realm, Li Chunfeng only felt Ren Xiaoyao to be even more unfathomable.

It was as though before entering the Heavenly Human Realm, he had looked at Ren Xiaoyao like a frog at the bottom of a well. But after entering this realm, he looked at Ren Xiaoyao like a mayfly gazing upon the azure sky.

That day.

Ying Huai and Fang Yuan came to the Imperial Observatory once more.

Some time ago, war had broken out at the Youzhou border. The Empress had removed the former border general and sent Ying Huai to Youzhou, appointing him concurrently as Grand Governor of Youzhou, in charge of all military and political affairs.

Now that the border war had been won, Ying Huai had returned to the Capital City under orders.

After seeing Li Chunfeng, Ying Huai only felt that the aura around this old friend had changed. The change was mysterious beyond words, impossible to describe.

Ying Huai's most direct impression was that Li Chunfeng had become much more confident. Naturally, Ying Huai did not know why, but he did not ask further. Instead, he brought news.

"Chunfeng, I returned from Youzhou not long ago. While I was there, I saw Bai Su, formerly a disciple of the Imperial Observatory, as well as Yao Luochen. Their situation seemed quite bad."

Ying Huai continued,

"What is going on?"

Li Chunfeng frowned as well. "Previously, I contacted Phoenix in secret. As long as the Empress did not pursue Bai Su and Yao Luochen's matter, I would pretend not to know that the person behind Zhao Luoxia had been the Empress."

"As for the Demonic Sect, the Devil Master would not let the Demonic Cult make things difficult for Bai Su and Yao Luochen out of consideration for the Imperial Observatory. Then what trouble have they encountered?"

"So it was you who had been planning this all along!"

Ying Huai looked at Li Chunfeng in surprise, then said,

"Now, however, Bai Su and Yao Luochen have fallen into trouble because of another matter."

"Yao Luochen was once the young master of Medicine King Valley. After Medicine King Valley was destroyed, most of its resources were gathered in Yao Luochen's hands."

"Among them was ten-thousand-year-old ginseng. This ginseng had absorbed the Essence of Sun and Moon for ten thousand years and could be called a sacred medicine. It was said that swallowing this single ginseng could help Mortals extend their lifespan by a hundred years."

"And this."

"Was the Root Cause of Bai Su and Yao Luochen's plight."