South of Qingning City, Northern Continent.
Above the majestic palace, densely packed Sun Flower patterns wove together, gestating an enormous Sun Flower. The Fire Spirit energy it emitted set the entire sky ablaze, and the scorching heat rapidly melted the snow across hundreds of miles of surrounding ground.
At the center of the main hall, nine Third Realm True Yang cultivators formed the same hand seal in perfect unison, activating a formation that had long been prepared beneath them. The instant the formation activated, they used it as a medium to jointly control the power of the 'True Fire Banner.'
The next moment, the Sun Flower patterns carved into the rock walls and floor of the hall blazed brilliantly. The binding formation around the 'True Fire Banner' continuously drew upon the banner's power, and the nine Third Realm True Yang cultivators directed this portion of power downward through the cavern at the core of the hall's floor.
At the center of the vast underground cavern, Qu Xuan had already swallowed the 'Heart Fire Pill.' He was using his Primordial Spirit to guide his spirit body and physical body in gathering 'Heart Fire.' This awakened the spirit veins within him through the powerful consciousness carried by the 'Heart Fire Pill,' and they were now fighting his Primordial Spirit for control over his spirit body and physical body. At the same time, his Primordial Spirit had to ensure the stability of the Heart Fire Pill he had just consumed, or he risked being burned alive by Heart Fire.
In other words, Qu Xuan was experiencing three consciousnesses at this very moment. They constantly distorted his thoughts and emotions, causing his spirit body and physical body to mutate. The skin over his entire body had completely peeled back, exposing the Fire Spirit Vein