At Flame Mountain, Red Boy sat cross-legged, circulating his cultivation technique as he absorbed the power of the flames.
Beside him, the red fox had taken human form—it was Kinkaku. He too sat cross-legged nearby.
Although Kinkaku could now assume human form, he could not maintain it for long and would be unable to hold on before long.
This was because his fall from Doushuai Palace into Flame Mountain had caused him severe damage. Despite all this time, he had yet to recover.
Later, Kinkaku discovered that Red Boy was of great help in restoring his power. Red Boy possessed a rare fire-element constitution.
This constitution was rather special even among fire-element constitutions. He was not afraid of the flames within the Eight Trigrams Furnace; instead, he could absorb them.
Thus, Kinkaku decided to teach Red Boy some cultivation techniques, allowing him to absorb the power of the flames and increase his strength. Then, with Red Boy's help, Kinkaku could gradually restore his own power.
Red Boy had never told his parents that the red fox could take human form. He had promised the red fox he would not.
Red Boy opened his eyes and looked at the red fox beside him, unable to stop himself from smiling. He had not expected that, after taking human form, the red fox would be just as young as he was.
"Why did you stop cultivating? Don't slack off," Kinkaku said.
"I've already finished cultivating everything you taught me. I don't know how to cultivate next," Red Boy replied with a smile.
Kinkaku abruptly opened his eyes, surprise appearing in his gaze as he looked at Red Boy.
His eyes were filled with shock.
Red Boy had not lied. He had already completed everything Kinkaku had taught him, and he had cultivated it