Purple Imperial Dragon Flame

They arrived at Danxiao Peak.

Jiang Qiong proceeded to give Chen Xuan a brief tour of Danxiao Peak.

"Junior Brother, this is Cinnabar Firmament Square, the largest square on the peak. Any major events for the peak are held here."

"That building above is the Main Hall; we don't usually go there."

"This entire area consists of alchemy rooms. There is a vein of earthly fire beneath them, which can be utilized for alchemy. However, you won't need it, Junior Brother. With your mastery of the Spirit-Devouring Profound Fire, the results will far surpass any earthly fire."

"And over there, that is the Lecture Hall and the Affairs Hall of Danxiao Peak. Every month, senior brothers and sisters from the Dao Foundation Realm, or even elders from the Purple Mansion Realm, come to explain the complexities of the Dao of Alchemy. Since you are interested in alchemy, you should come often in the future."

Jiang Qiong took Chen Xuan on a quick tour of the peak.

She didn't go into too much detail, leaving it for Chen Xuan to familiarize himself with later.

Afterward, Jiang Qiong took Chen Xuan to the Affairs Office.

She had his Disciple Token replaced with one for a Danxiao disciple, collected a brand-new set of Danxiao outer disciple robes, a formation disk, and finally, a top-grade alchemy furnace artifact.

Jiang Qiong stepped in to ensure Chen Xuan received the one in the best condition.

With all matters settled, Jiang Qiong took Chen Xuan to his new residence.

Both outer and inner disciples of Danxiao Peak lived in the disciple quarters on the mountainside. The location was excellent, and every disciple had their own independent courtyard, each protected by a formation.

The formation disk collected from the Affairs Office was used to control the courtyard's protective array.

"Junior Brother, I shall take my leave now."

Jiang Qiong said this after escorting Chen Xuan to his doorstep.

"Thank you for your help today, Senior Sister."

Chen Xuan cupped his hands in gratitude once more.

Jiang Qiong smiled and waved her hand. "Focus on your cultivation. With your speed, now that you've arrived at Danxiao Peak, I expect you'll break through to the Spirit Sea Realm very soon. If you have any questions regarding cultivation or alchemy, feel free to find me. I've already told you where my residence is."

"Understood."

Chen Xuan nodded with a smile.

Jiang Qiong then departed on a white cloud.

Her residence was not far from Chen Xuan's.

This was likely an intentional arrangement by Elder Xie.

The old man had some interest in taking Chen Xuan as his disciple, but he felt he needed to observe him further, planning to bring it up only after Chen Xuan reached the Spirit Sea Realm.

Chen Xuan activated the formation disk, closed the array, and walked into the courtyard.

The disciple's courtyard was quite spacious, featuring elegant landscaping crafted from rock and water.

Chen Xuan wandered around the yard; it was truly pleasant.

The main house contained a living room, a bedroom, and a study, with an alchemy room and a kitchen on the east side.

Cultivators rarely cooked, so if the kitchen wasn't needed, it could be converted into another room.

Chen Xuan couldn't be bothered to renovate it, so he left it as is.

Following this, Chen Xuan activated the formation and began to cultivate the Spirit-Devouring Profound Fire within his mind.

Three days later.

Chen Xuan sat cross-legged on his bed in the bedroom.

The fire-attribute spiritual energy between heaven and earth converged into Chen Xuan's dantian.

A cyan flame ignited within his dantian, immediately transforming into a small fire snake.

A flash of inspiration struck, and Chen Xuan knew the name of this flame: Green Snake Flame.

The Spirit-Devouring Profound Fire was no ordinary Dao technique. Once successfully cultivated, everyone would condense a unique Profound Fire of their own, which would take a form upon its birth.

The stronger the form, the more powerful the condensed Profound Fire.

The form Chen Xuan's Profound Fire took—a snake—could only be described as average.

Chen Xuan felt a tinge of disappointment, though not overly so.

Although it was only in the shape of a snake, the greatest feature of this technique was its ability to devour and refine special flames to strengthen one's own Profound Fire.

Therefore, even if it was just a Green Snake Flame, as long as he had enough special flames in the future, it would eventually grow into the strongest of Profound Fires.

It would simply be a more difficult process than for those with stronger initial forms.

Besides, he still had his cheat.

He wondered what changes would occur once the Spirit-Devouring Profound Fire was awakened.

Chen Xuan summoned his panel.

[Host: Chen Xuan]

[Realm: Qi Gathering 4th Layer]

[Spirit Awakening Point: 2]

[Technique: Flowing Cloud Technique (Spirit Awakened)]

[Dao Arts:]

[Flowing Cloud Myriad Forms · Proficient (Spirit Awakened)]

[Flowing Cloud Moon-Stepping · Proficient (Spirit Awakened)]

[Green Snake Flame · Introductory (Spirit Not Awakened)]

Within the system panel, after the Profound Fire condensed, the name Spirit-Devouring Profound Fire had changed to Green Snake Flame.

Chen Xuan did not dwell on it; with a single thought, he directly initiated the Spirit Awakening for the Green Snake Flame.

[Your Dao Art "Green Snake Flame" is extremely dissatisfied with its own power.]

[A golden scale is no creature of the pond; once it meets the wind and clouds, it transforms into a dragon!]

[Your Dao Art "Green Snake Flame" begins to actively plunder the fire-attribute spiritual energy between heaven and earth.]

The next second.

The Green Snake Flame flew out from Chen Xuan's dantian and began to absorb spiritual energy frantically.

Logically speaking, once a Profound Fire condensed from the Spirit-Devouring Profound Fire takes shape, its form cannot be changed; it can only become stronger by devouring special flames.

However... looking at the situation, Chen Xuan felt that the Green Snake Flame was different.

After all, his Profound Fire was not like others'.

The Profound Fire condensed by others had the form but lacked the spirit.

His Profound Fire was truly alive.

Enveloped by dense spiritual energy, the Green Snake Flame truly began to undergo a metamorphosis.

The cyan flames began to turn purple.

"Roar--!"

The Green Snake Flame completely transformed into a small purple dragon, even emitting a dragon's roar.

Chen Xuan was startled in his heart upon hearing the dragon's roar.

[Your Dao Art "Green Snake Flame" has evolved into "Purple Imperial Dragon Flame"]

[The Great Peng rises with the wind in a single day, soaring ninety thousand miles straight up!]

The Purple Imperial Dragon Flame flew around Chen Xuan a few times before returning into his body.

"Awesome, it can actually change its form!"

Great joy appeared on Chen Xuan's face.

The difference in power between the Green Snake Flame and the Purple Imperial Dragon Flame was immense.

It could be said to be the difference between heaven and earth.

Since the Green Snake Flame could evolve into the Purple Imperial Dragon Flame, future improvements would also become much easier.

"Right, Purple Imperial Dragon Flame, since you can evolve on your own, can you also increase your own power?"

Chen Xuan asked in his heart.

[No.]

"Fine, being able to evolve into the Purple Imperial Dragon Flame is already good enough."

Seeing this, Chen Xuan could only nod.

The reason the Green Snake Flame could evolve was mainly because the Spirit-Devouring Profound Fire's form could naturally condense into more powerful Profound Fire; it was only because Chen Xuan's talent was insufficient that he had condensed the Green Snake Flame.

Therefore, after the Green Snake Flame underwent Spirit Awakening, it merely compensated for Chen Xuan's lack of talent, thereby evolving into the Purple Imperial Dragon Flame.

However, to strengthen a Profound Fire, all Profound Fires must devour special flames; this is the only path to enhance their own origin.

Thus, the Purple Imperial Dragon Flame also needed to devour special flames.

It was just that the Purple Imperial Dragon Flame possessed intelligence, making the devouring of flames easier and more effortless.

Of course, if Chen Xuan's cultivation were stronger.

The Purple Imperial Dragon Flame could leave his body and go off on its own to seek out special flames to devour and grow stronger.

But with Chen Xuan's current cultivation, he shouldn't even think about it.

His Qi Gathering realm cultivation was simply too weak.

[Your Dao Art "Purple Imperial Dragon Flame" has a burning desire to become stronger!]

[Your Dao Art is urging your technique to cultivate quickly.]