Xuan Fire Leaves the Body

With the spiritual object in hand, Chen Xuan quickly departed from the lake.

Back in the air, the White Cloud Artifact reappeared beneath Chen Xuan's feet.

Chen Xuan then headed toward the location of the second beam of light.

On his way there, Chen Xuan spotted disciples from the Green Spirit Sect, as well as a few from the Cloud Sea Sect.

Chen Xuan did not pay them much mind, simply continuing on his own path; finding spiritual objects and the Aura of Heavenly Dao was his priority.

Chen Xuan soon arrived above a dense jungle.

The terrain of this forest was extremely complex, with all manner of trees and flora growing in thick profusion.

Within the jungle, in particular, the dense canopy blocked out most of the light, leaving the forest floor dim and shadowed.

This spiritual object, like the previous one, had gone into hiding.

Yet in Chen Xuan's eyes, hiding was utterly useless.

Chen Xuan restrained his aura and landed quietly within the woods.

He had intended to repeat his previous tactic, catching it off guard by using Flowing Cloud Myriad Forms to bind it.

However, the moment he landed in the forest, the spiritual object seemed to be startled; it shuddered violently and then transformed into a streak of light, fleeing rapidly toward the deeper parts of the woods.

"Trying to run?"

Seeing this, Chen Xuan immediately unleashed Flowing Cloud Moon-Chasing.

Chen Xuan had not expected this spiritual object to bolt the moment it sensed someone approaching, which was completely different from the previous one.

Still, it mattered not; Chen Xuan was not worried that it could escape.

With his perfected-level Flowing Cloud Moon-Chasing in full effect, his figure instantly transformed into an elusive, unpredictable afterimage. His speed was astonishing, allowing him to traverse the complex terrain as if it were flat ground, closing the distance in a few blinks.

Relying on his perfected Flowing Cloud Moon-Chasing, Chen Xuan quickly caught up to the fleeing streak of light.

With a thought, he unleashed Flowing Cloud Myriad Forms. Several tough cloud-ropes shot out instantly, precisely binding the glowing mass tightly and dragging it back before him.

The spiritual object he had obtained this time resembled a piece of warm, translucent green jade, with a lustrous, precious glow circulating throughout its body. On its surface, two parallel golden patterns were clearly visible.

A two-pattern spiritual object!

A smile appeared on Chen Xuan's face.

"Not bad, not bad. With the spiritual objects settled, the next step is the Aura of Heavenly Dao."

As he spoke, Chen Xuan stowed it away into his storage ring.

Following this, Chen Xuan was in no rush to search for the Aura of Heavenly Dao; instead, he went to retrieve the third spiritual object locked onto by his Cloud Sea Heaven-Observing Technique.

It was another one-pattern spiritual object.

In truth, there were likely more than just these three spiritual objects within the Green Spirit Secret Realm.

It was only because these three were wandering about that they had been directly locked onto by the Cloud Sea Heaven-Observing Technique.

If he were to explore more thoroughly with the Cloud Sea Heaven-Observing Technique, he might even discover more.

However, he had not come here to sweep the area clean of spiritual objects.

No matter how many spiritual objects there were, they could not help him achieve Foundation Establishment via the Heavenly Dao.

Chen Xuan then directed the Cloud Sea Heaven-Observing Technique to search for the Aura of Heavenly Dao with full intensity.

Chen Xuan himself flew all around the Green Spirit Secret Realm.

Moving about helped the Cloud Sea Heaven-Observing Technique track down traces of the Aura of Heavenly Dao.

For three consecutive days, Chen Xuan traveled constantly, yet neither he nor the Cloud Sea Heaven-Observing Technique discovered any Aura of Heavenly Dao.

Could it be that no Aura of Heavenly Dao has manifested in this secret realm recently? Should I go check the other two Heavenly Dao secret realms?

Chen Xuan began to feel a sense of helplessness.

The Aura of Heavenly Dao only manifests within Heavenly Dao secret realms, but the location and time of each manifestation are unpredictable.

Therefore, finding the Aura of Heavenly Dao on one's own requires a certain amount of luck.

If there truly was no Aura of Heavenly Dao manifesting in the Green Spirit Secret Realm lately, he would have no choice but to check the other secret realms. At the very least, he would need to visit all three Heavenly Dao secret realms in Jing Province.

"I'll give it a few more days."

After pondering for a moment, Chen Xuan decided to wait a little longer.

He could not give up too early; in any case, he had plenty of time.

Over the next seven days, Chen Xuan continued his search within the Green Spirit Secret Realm.

Still, there was no harvest.

He had already traversed the entirety of the Green Spirit Secret Realm.

It seemed he truly had to give up and head to the next Heavenly Dao Secret Realm.

Just as Chen Xuan was about to leave, his Cloud Sea Heaven-Observing Technique reacted.

[Three hundred miles to the southeast!]

[Aura of the Heavenly Dao Qi detected!]

Chen Xuan was slightly taken aback, his eyes lighting up.

He steered his White Cloud Artifact, transforming into a streak of light as he surged toward the southeast.

Before long, Chen Xuan arrived at the location indicated by the Cloud Sea Heaven-Observing Technique.

He also saw the exact position of the Heavenly Dao Qi as shown by the technique.

Not far ahead stood a solitary peak, its slopes steep, piercing straight into the clouds.

The object was right at the summit.

Chen Xuan's figure flickered, and in the blink of an eye, he landed on the mountaintop.

[The Heavenly Dao Qi is hidden and dormant; it requires the right timing, the convergence of spiritual energy, and the formation of a mysterious mechanism before it will manifest.]

[It will take three months.]

The Cloud Sea Heaven-Observing Technique appeared once more.

Chen Xuan smiled and sat down cross-legged. "As long as it's here, three months is fine."

The Heavenly Dao Qi was far too important—so important that he didn't want to leave at all; he intended to stay here and guard it for those three months.

After sitting down to rest, Chen Xuan took a book out of his Storage Bag and began to read.

He had a dedicated Storage Bag filled entirely with various books.

He had prepared these books primarily because his cultivation techniques and Dao arts could cultivate themselves, so he often found it quite boring during seclusion and had made these preparations accordingly.

For an ordinary Spirit Sea cultivator, the next three months would pass in the blink of an eye during seclusion, but for him, it was a bit difficult to endure.

Reading books was the perfect way to pass the time.

[Your Dao art "Purple Imperial Dragon Flame" wants to go out and gain experience!]

Suddenly, a light screen emerged.

Chen Xuan was stunned at the sight. "Go out and gain experience?"

[The world is so big, I want to go and see it.]

Chen Xuan: "What, are you trying to resign? Even if you wanted to, you couldn't."

[I want to go out and find flames to devour, to strengthen my own origin.]

[Since you aren't going anywhere and are waiting for the Heavenly Dao Qi, I have to work hard on my own.]

Chen Xuan: "..."

After a moment of silence, Chen Xuan nodded. "Go ahead."

He had long known that the Purple Imperial Dragon Flame could act independently of his body.

He hadn't tried this kind of independent action before because his cultivation level had been too low, so this was the perfect opportunity to test it.

Once the Purple Imperial Dragon Flame left his body, he would be unable to cast the mysterious fire, but with a single thought, the flame could return to him.

Therefore, he wasn't worried about being left without fire in the event of an emergency.

[I'm heading out!]

The next second, the Purple Imperial Dragon Flame within Chen Xuan's body detached itself.

Once out, the Purple Imperial Dragon Flame gave its body a pat and flew straight into the clouds.

Chen Xuan watched as the Purple Imperial Dragon Flame flew further and further away, choosing not to interfere.

However, he suddenly noticed something.

"The Purple Imperial Dragon Flame is getting further and further away, so why don't I feel an increase in my spiritual power consumption?"

A trace of doubt suddenly arose in Chen Xuan's heart.

Normally, the further the Purple Imperial Dragon Flame was from his body, the more spiritual power Chen Xuan would need to consume.

Yet, as it stood, that was not the case.

Chen Xuan pondered for a moment and quickly figured out the reason.

A Dao Seal of the Purple Imperial Dragon Flame appeared in Chen Xuan's hand.

The Dao Seal possessed many marvelous uses, a point that had been mentioned before.