Terrifying explosions suddenly erupted from the Flame Mountain below, stretching beyond the eye's reach.
The Flame Mountain was blasted apart by Ye Lin's sword, countless Dao Fires scattering in every direction. Ye Lin's eyes remained fixed on the very heart of the mountain.
"Fellow Daoist, why must you do this? I won't make things difficult for you, so could you not make things difficult for me?"
The flames beneath began to form a whirlwind, converging toward the very center. A figure emerged from the heart of the flames.
The flames slowly merged into the shape of a young man. He looked up at Ye Lin and spoke softly.
"You are the Dao Fire origin?"
Ye Lin narrowed his eyes at the young man before him.
"That is correct. Fellow Daoist, I will not stop you from doing whatever you wish. I only hope you will let me live here in peace."
The young man spoke with a helpless expression. He was the Dao Fire's manifested form. Every day, he had cultivated honestly and stayed out of worldly affairs, yet now he had encountered a ruthless man who attacked without even a word.
When had he ever seen such a ruthless man before?
"I'll give you one path. Submit to me and merge with it. I can give you the initiative."
Ye Lin pointed at the Great Sun Phoenix Flame phantom behind him. The Great Sun Phoenix Flame currently possessed no intelligence. He had already offered the best possible terms.
That was, to merge with the Great Sun Phoenix Flame. Afterwards, he could preserve the intelligence of the person before him. In that way, he would merely continue existing in another form.
"Fellow Daoist, you and I have never crossed paths, and I believe I bear no grudge against you nor