Does the Jiang family recognize Emperor Yan? At first glance, this seems like a question worth pondering.
But then Lin Yu thought, Emperor Yan is almost achieving the Dao, and the Leaving Fire Divine Furnace is his. Without the Leaving Fire Divine Furnace, the Jiang family is nothing. It should be whether Emperor Yan recognizes the Jiang family.
If you ask if God has five divisions, God can pull out fifty thousand heavy synthetic brigades!
Oh, well, no problem then. Lin Yu immediately dismissed that thought.
"Emperor Yan?" Jiang Taixu asked, confused and a bit bewildered. "Do we have an Emperor Yan in our family? Could it be another story of 'Great Emperor Hengyu left for the Central Region,' and now a relative has come knocking?"
It must be said, his guess wasn't far from the truth.
Lin Yu's mouth curved upwards, a smile playing on his lips. "I come from the Primordial Ancient Star. Emperor Yan is an ancestor of my lineage, surnamed Jiang. Where he lived, there was a river called the Jiang River.
As for whether there's a connection with your Jiang family, I'm afraid that's up to you to decide."
"Jiang family, Jiang River..." Jiang Taixu fell into thought. After a moment, his voice held a hint of certainty. "We... share the same blood!"
Alright, since Old Jiang insisted on being relatives with him, he had no choice but to accept. Although his ancestor was closer and of a higher generation, Lin Yu stated he wouldn't rely on his seniority.
"Senior, are you the Divine King Jiang Taixu whose name is recorded up ahead?" Lin Yu asked, knowing the answer.
"That's right, I... traveled around back then, searching for... the Leaving Fire Divine Furnace. I accidentally stumbled into... this place and have been... trapped until... now." Jiang Taixu's voice was intermittent, taking several hours to finish a sentence.
"You were lucky that Gu Tianshu was looking after you, otherwise you wouldn't even know how you died."
Gu Tianshu, this Great Saint, was also a model of "ancient people" chasing stars. He greatly admired Great Emperor Wushi, considered himself the Emperor's tomb keeper, and even gained the recognition of the Emperor Bell.
That famous line, "Who is the peak at the end of the Immortal Path? Upon seeing Wushi, the Dao becomes empty!" was his famous quote. Lin Yu had even seen the words he left behind earlier; even after seventy thousand years, the Dao韵 still permeated the air.
However, Purple Mountain is in the Northern Region, and at the level of a Dao Severing King, it's practically at one's doorstep. It's like Jiang Taixu just stepped out of his front door and got lost after only a few steps.
"Your... realm... is?" After several hours, Jiang Taixu regained a little vitality.
"Can you... activate... the Leaving Fire Divine Furnace?"
"Divine Bridge Realm," Lin Yu said, indicating that he wanted to save him but was powerless.
"Divine Bridge..." Jiang Taixu was disappointed. He hadn't expected Lin Yu's cultivation to be so low.
"Come... closer, I'll teach you... a technique," Jiang Taixu's weak voice came.
Lin Yu walked forward. At the end of the ancient mine was a purple jade wall, warm and clear. Jiang Taixu's figure wasn't there; what was displayed on it was Lin Yu and a tall, ferocious figure.
It had a single horn growing from its forehead, six arms below its shoulders, double wings on its back, and its body was covered in fine scales. It was the invisible malevolent thought of the Primordial Being that had been harassing him.
"I will... pass on the Fighting Saint Method... to you. I hope you don't... tarnish its reputation," Jiang Taixu's voice, as faint as a wisp of smoke, came from the nearby rock.
A withered figure appeared within the rock wall, outlining a clear silhouette. Its bones were clearly visible, not much better than a skeleton.
Its long hair was even longer than its body, dragging behind its emaciated frame. He struck a strange pose, and at the same time, a very short incantation entered his mind, incredibly difficult and profound.
This was the Secret of 'Fight' from the Nine Secrets, also known as the Fighting Saint Method.
Lin Yu comprehended the mysterious and obscure incantation of the Secret of 'Fight'. For a moment, inspiration flowed continuously in his mind. Combined with his experience fighting with the Spear of the Underworld God, he quickly mastered the introductory incantation in just a moment.
The Fighting Saint Method lived up to its name. As soon as he activated it, Lin Yu felt that this secret technique was not limited to limbs or weapons. Every muscle, every piece of skin on his body, and even the vibrating air around him could be transformed into weapons to kill enemies.
Divine energy flickered in his hands. He rubbed his hands together, and a simple stone spear gradually elongated, emitting the aura of a Primordial Underworld God. He swung it twice, and the sound of rushing air could be heard.
"Although it lacks the original charm and cannot be upgraded further, it's still a decent method." This was the Spear of the Underworld God that he had simulated using the Secret of 'Fight'.
"With the Secret of 'Fight', it will be easy to use alternate identities in the future. If I see someone with a good secret technique, I can directly imitate it. Then, one identity will have one fighting style, and I'll have another."
Although he had collected some ancient texts and secret techniques these past few days, they were mostly from the Dao Palace Secret Realm. Their power was unsatisfactory to him, only serving as a reference. With the Secret of 'Fight', he could utilize all of them.
However, Jiang Taixu had fallen silent again, likely needing a long time to recover his energy.
He focused his attention back on the jade wall. This jade wall was a single entity, protected by array patterns that could automatically restore it. It was indeed difficult for ordinary people to handle.
Lin Yu pondered for a moment and came up with a good idea.
He summoned the Hell Furnace and sent it into the jade wall. Within the furnace, the flames did not erupt wildly; instead, they were contained within, with deep, dark tongues of fire rolling inside. It appeared calm, but it contained world-destroying power.
Under the faint glow of the array patterns, the jade wall healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.
However, wisps of pure essence were peeled away from the jade wall, like nimble swimming snakes, winding towards the Hell Furnace not far away. The runes on the furnace wall flickered, emitting a low hum, as if cheering for the arrival of a feast.
"Not bad. If the mountain doesn't come to me, I will go to the mountain."
Lin Yu nodded.
Just like that, Lin Yu sat before the jade wall, continuously using the Hell Furnace to extract the essence of the jade wall and precipitate it deep within the furnace.
The integration of each wisp of essence made the furnace runes even more dazzling, and the temperature inside the furnace also continuously rose, emitting an increasingly chilling aura.
Lin Yu calmed his mind, continuously compressing and precipitating the essence flowing into the furnace, sending it deep into the furnace. He could feel that the power within the furnace was transforming and sublimating at an astonishing speed.
With each precipitation, he moved a step closer to that unknown powerful force.
Ten days passed in a flash.
That ancient purple jade wall quietly hung deep within the ancient mine, its ancient array patterns faintly visible.
These array patterns emitted a soft yet resilient faint light. Whenever the powerful extractive force of the Hell Furnace damaged the jade wall, it would automatically light up again and again, quickly repairing the damage.
The purple jade wall remained as bright as new, without any cracks or flaws, warm, delicate, and with a rich, deep halo.
Finally, Lin Yu quickly formed hand seals and slowly withdrew the Hell Furnace. In an instant, countless Life Sources condensed by the furnace, like a surging torrent, swarmed towards his body.
Powerful flames blazed around him. The temperature was so high that the ground beneath his feet instantly turned into rolling magma, transforming the ancient mine shaft into a scorching world of lava in the blink of an eye.
The magma surged wildly, and the heat warped space, as if threatening to swallow everything within it.
A terrifying aura, like that of a ghost or god from hell, surged out from Lin Yu's body.
His body was undergoing a shocking and bizarre transformation.
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