Three crimson flames appeared in midair.
At once, the temperature throughout the ravine soared sharply.
Fortunately, an array shrouded the ravine, preventing the searing heat from leaking out and causing any impact on the outside world.
Though the three spirit flames were more than ten li apart, they seemed to sense one another. Their crimson fire suddenly surged, sending rings of red waves crashing into each other.
In an instant, the entire ravine was filled with blazing flames, and the temperature rose once more.
"Suppress!"
Song Wen's voice came from amid the flames.
The flames within the ravine immediately contracted.
The all-pervading blaze vanished, leaving only three millstone-sized clusters of spirit fire suspended in the air.
Immortal Essence flowed around Song Wen's body as he guided the three clusters of spirit fire slowly closer.
As the distance between them shrank, the three spirit flames grew restless again. Yet an invisible force held them tightly in check, leaving them unable to expand even a fraction.
At the same time, a powerful repulsive force erupted violently between the three spirit flames, as though they were three ferocious beasts forcibly imprisoned, desperately struggling to break free while seeking to tear each other apart and devour one another.
In the end, the three clusters of spirit light stopped when they were ten zhang apart.
Thus, the first step of merging the flames was complete.
For Song Wen, who was at the Late Lingxu Dao Immortal Stage, this was not difficult.
However, simultaneously restraining three rampaging spirit flames continuously consumed Song Wen's Immortal Essence.
Song Wen casually took out a medicinal pill and swallowed it, replenishing his depleted Immortal Essence in case he could not sustain it later.
Immediately afterward, spirit light flickered around all ten of his fingers as he formed one blazing-white rune