Battle Venerable, an Earth-rank Cultivation Technique, and Artificial Flames

(Note: I'd like to tell all readers that if you spot any mistakes in my writing, you can point them out and I'll correct them later. The author is still an immature writer.)

"Teacher? You have an even more powerful cultivation technique?" Phoenix King asked Medicine Elder.

"The reason I didn't take it out from the start was because I haven't practiced this technique myself. If you practiced either of the other techniques, I could at least guide you since I have trained in them. But this one... I simply haven't practiced it at all.

So I didn't give it to you. I thought that if you cultivated either of the other two, I could at least offer some guidance. But this one... this cultivation technique is Earth-rank.

In this world, if you cultivate it, you should be able to become a god. At the very least, you could become a Dou Zong. But the problem is that it is also extremely difficult to cultivate.

And if you encounter any cultivation problems, I won't be able to help you."

Medicine Elder's meaning was obvious. Put simply, this technique was indeed of an exceptionally high grade, and it was even Earth-rank. However, the difficulty was equally obvious: not only was it difficult to cultivate, but Medicine Elder had never practiced it himself. If Phoenix King chose to cultivate this technique, Medicine Elder simply would not know how to guide him.

Then everything would have to depend on Phoenix King himself: finding his own path of cultivation, practicing this technique on his own, and walking the road toward becoming strong.

"Teacher, can you let me see how this technique is cultivated?" Phoenix King understood that Medicine Elder was worried about him. He also understood that he was not some peerless genius, so he wanted to look through the technique before deciding whether to cultivate it.

"Alright." Medicine Elder then directly took out the technique. Its name was [Victorious Fighting Buddha].

"...Teacher, this technique..." When Phoenix King saw the name, he felt somewhat awkward. Of course, he knew the title Victorious Fighting Buddha.

In Phoenix King's original world, Victorious Fighting Buddha was a character from mythological stories and novels, with a history stretching back an unknown number of years.

It was the title bestowed upon the famous Great Sage Equal to Heaven after he attained Buddhahood.

"This cultivation technique was created by the Battle Venerable who swept across the continent in my world five hundred years ago. His combat power was extremely formidable, and he had a matching set of combat techniques, as well as control over the fire attribute.

Although this technique might not be of much help in pill refinement, my combat strength should become quite formidable.

In any case, this staff technique was created by a Dou Zun. In your world, I don't know how powerful a Dou Zun is or what level it corresponds to, but he is definitely an existence above a God King."

Medicine Elder had spoken frankly. After all, in Gu Yuena and the others' eyes, they had never seen a Dou Zun. They probably believed that a God King was equivalent to a Dou Zong.

In Phoenix King's view, a Dou Zun was at least on the level of a Creation God. After all, an author who wrote Battle Through the Heavens and Douluo Continent fanfiction had placed a Dou Zun in Douluo Continent at the level of a Creation God.

The Creation God formed by the fusion of the five God Kings had been designated as a Dou Zun.

"This is the matching combat technique. Take a look."

Medicine Elder then took out the combat technique. Its name was Ruyi Staff Technique.

"This combat technique is Earth-rank mid-level. It combines offense and defense; advance to attack, retreat to defend.

I told you already that it was created by the Battle Venerable who swept across the continent five hundred years ago.

The staff technique has three realms: Storming the Sea, Havoc in the Underworld, and Shattering the Heavenly Palace.

If used in conjunction with Heavenly Flames and Beast Fire, it can unleash even greater power. Moreover, if you want to perfectly unleash the power of this staff technique, you must learn the Victorious Fighting Buddha cultivation technique."

"Wait, Teacher. You said that when using the Ruyi Staff Technique, it could be paired with Heavenly Flames or Beast Fire. But where are we supposed to find Heavenly Flames now?

And Teacher, you said that the Magical Beasts of the Dou Qi Continent were generally much stronger than the Soul Beasts of the Douluo Continent.

Even if we extracted some powerful flames from Soul Beasts, they still could not compare to the Beast Fire of the Dou Qi Continent. A Dou Wang Magical Beast in the Dou Qi Continent was already equivalent to a Titled Douluo-level Soul Beast.

A sixth-tier Beast Fire from a Dou Emperor Magical Beast was already equivalent to a god-level powerhouse. So, Teacher, I want to ask: can the Beast Fire of the Douluo Continent properly bring out the power of this staff technique?"

At this moment, Phoenix King did not know what to say. This technique could use Heavenly Flames or Beast Fire to display even greater strength, but where were they supposed to find Heavenly Flames?

As for Beast Fire, the Beast Fire of the Douluo Continent was far inferior to that of the Dou Qi Continent.

"Mr. Medicine Elder..." Gu Yuena looked at Medicine Elder, somewhat uneasy.

"Don't worry. There is a way. Who said you had to use Beast Fire or Heavenly Flames? Artificial flames will work too."

Medicine Elder smiled faintly as he spoke.

That was right! In Battle Through the Heavens, Xiao Yan had also used artificial flames. For example, there was the Life Transformation Flame, as well as Cao Ying from the Pill Gathering at the Pill Tower.

Her Blood Demon Flame had been condensed from the blood of thousands of fire-attributed Magical Beasts.

Strictly speaking, Cao Ying's Blood Demon Flame was an artificial composite flame, stronger than ordinary Beast Fire.

Battle Through the Heavens had so many artificial flames, so why could Medicine Elder not create one as well? Clearly, he could. As the continent's foremost pill refiner, creating an artificial flame would be easy for him.

"Artificial flames? Mr. Medicine Elder, are you sure there won't be any problems?"

Gu Yuena was still somewhat uneasy about artificial flames.

"Back in the Dou Qi Continent, many factions created artificial flames because Heavenly Flames, those flames born of heaven and earth, were too rare.

Powerful Beast Fire was also difficult to find, such as ninth-tier Beast Fire. That was why people developed things like artificial flames, and some even created imitation Heavenly Flames.

Those factions were basically only Dou Zongs. If they could create things approaching Heavenly Flames, why couldn't I create some imitation Heavenly Flames, or artificial flames?"

Medicine Elder was indeed right. Even the Black-Corner Region in the northwestern part of the Dou Qi Continent could produce artificial flames and imitation Heavenly Flame pills. Could Medicine Elder, a peak Dou Zun, fail to do the same?

"If Beast Fire is needed, I can help you find some excellent fire-attributed Magical Beasts. Their flames certainly will not be weak. Only fire-attributed Magical Beasts should possess Beast Fire. Mr. Medicine Elder, do you want me to gather some for you now?"

Di Tian walked over and asked. He also hoped Phoenix King could grow stronger, since Phoenix King was already their mistress.

"Now isn't the time. Let Little Phoenix train properly first. When the time comes to create artificial flames, I'll help make them. In any case, let him build a solid foundation first. The foundation is what matters most."

Medicine Elder felt that Phoenix King did not need artificial flames yet. Establishing a solid foundation came first.