"My fellow disciples, thank the Peak Master for imparting the Dao."
Below the platform, more than a thousand disciples bowed in unison and shouted loudly.
"Good!"
Jiang Yan nodded slightly, then began to expound upon the Fire Dao.
"Fire is formed from the essence of heaven and earth, condensed from the souls of yin and yang. When chaos first opened and the clear and turbid began to divide, the light rose to become heaven, while the heavy sank to become earth."
"At that point, the yin and yang energies clashed and surged, and thus True Flame was born."
"Fire is the root of heaven and earth, the mother of all things. It can burn away primordial chaos, carve open heaven and earth, nurture myriad spirits, and transform into the five elements."
"Its nature is fierce, its force violent, and its uses vast. It burns all things without exhaustion, turns decay into fresh vitality, drives away cold evil and warms all living beings, illuminates darkness and resounds in every direction."
"Therefore, fire has two sides: one is destruction, the other rebirth."
"Destruction burns flesh and bone, eradicates evil spirits, and washes away all filth beneath heaven; rebirth refines gold and stone, transforms the five grains, and nourishes every living creature in the world."
"If one does not understand destruction, one cannot understand rebirth; if one does not understand rebirth, one cannot know the true meaning of fire."
"We cultivators first cultivate Mortal Flame, tempering flesh and bones with our own qi and blood to lay a firm foundation. Then we cultivate Spirit Flame, drawing the spiritual qi of heaven and earth into the body, refining the mortal body and nourishing the divine soul. Then we cultivate Divine Flame, seeking Innate True Flame through the origin of the divine soul, burning gods