Might of the Fen Jue, Three-Star Dou Ling

The next moment, Yao Xuan finished speaking.

He gently raised his hands, and two completely different powers of flame emerged from his palms!

The yellow flame was the Yellow Mysterious Flame, while the other crimson flame was a sixth-rank Beast Flame.

The two flames had originally remained clearly distinct within Yao Xuan's body.

He had restrained and nourished them with his soul power, maintaining a balanced and stable state.

This was also the standard method by which ordinary alchemists subdued Heavenly Flames and nurtured flames...

After all, ordinary alchemists relied on extremely pure soul pressure to subdue Heavenly Flames!

In essence, this restrained and suppressed the Heavenly Flame, allowing them to borrow its power.

Though this forcibly suppressed the violent nature of flames and turned Heavenly Flames, Beast Flames, and the like into external forces that could be summoned at will,

flames—especially Heavenly Flames—still retained their own innate spirituality!

Their relationship with a cultivator's Dou Qi and soul was always one of attachment.

The boundaries between them were clear, and they never truly merged.

Thus, ordinary alchemists could only borrow the power of Heavenly Flames. They could never completely absorb flames into their bodies and undergo transformation through a Heavenly Flame.

Yet Yao Xuan knew that the Flame Mantra was completely different.

After all, the Flame Mantra was the most miraculous and bizarre cultivation technique in this world.

From its very foundation, it overturned every principle of refining and controlling flames.

Because the Flame Mantra was no longer simple restraint, nor did it merely borrow the power of a Heavenly Flame...

It devoured Heavenly Flames and fused flames together!

It allowed flames to assimilate with the Flame Mantra's cultivator and coexist with them!

Therefore, if Yao Xuan truly wished to cultivate the Flame Mantra, what he needed to do now was have it devour the Yellow Mysterious Flame while fusing the Yellow Mysterious Flame with that sixth-rank Beast Flame!

"Are you ready?"

Yao Lao floated in midair, his aged gaze fixed tightly on Yao Xuan.

Yao Xuan nodded at his words.

Then Yao Lao's expression turned solemn as he warned him once more in a deep voice:

"Remember, cast aside your previous methods of controlling fire!"

"Before, subduing flames meant suppressing them, commanding them..."

"But the Flame Mantra devours flames by merging them, fusing them."

"Whether the Flame Mantra can succeed depends on this most crucial step..."

Yao Xuan nodded heavily, then slowly closed his eyes.

At the same time, the bizarre cultivation patterns of the Flame Mantra instantly unfurled once more in the depths of Yao Xuan's soul!

At the same time, Yao Xuan could clearly feel a deep energy suddenly tremble within his body!

Unlike the mild and controllable sensation of his former flame control, the instant the Flame Mantra began operating,

an incomparably violent force erupted from the depths of Yao Xuan's dantian.

Yao Xuan could feel that the Yellow Mysterious Flame within him was the first to be stirred!

Under the effects of the Flame Mantra, the Yellow Mysterious Flame's energy seemed to completely meld into his body.

Immediately afterward, waves of fine, searing pain swept through Yao Xuan's entire body.

This pain far surpassed the backlash of ordinary flame control. It was the agony of being stripped apart at the level of one's origin!

As a Heavenly Flame born from heaven and earth, though the Yellow Mysterious Flame ranked last, it still possessed the pride unique to Heavenly Flames!

The moment its origin was devoured, the Yellow Mysterious Flame began to churn madly within Yao Xuan's body...

Strands of pure Heavenly Flame essence were thoroughly stripped away, filtered, and refined by the Flame Mantra. Its independent intelligence and resistance were removed, leaving only the purest origin of fire, which slowly merged into the cultivation patterns of the Flame Mantra.

The Yellow Mysterious Flame's struggle grew weaker and weaker. It was no longer independent of Yao Xuan.

Bit by bit, it became nourishment for the Flame Mantra and part of Yao Xuan's Dao body.

Xiao Yan, who had been silently watching from the side, narrowed his eyes slightly, his face filled with shock.

Using his soul power, Yao Lao could also clearly see the changes in the Yellow Mysterious Flame within Yao Xuan's body. He could not help but murmur:

"It really looks like it might work!"

Just as the Yellow Mysterious Flame was about to be completely assimilated, Yao Xuan's mind stirred. He controlled the power of the Flame Mantra and abruptly enveloped the other flame within his body—the sixth-rank Beast Flame!

Yet while this Beast Flame possessed the quality of a sixth-rank flame, it was ultimately only a Beast Flame and could never compare to a Heavenly Flame!

Therefore, when Yao Xuan operated the Flame Mantra to devour the Beast Flame and fuse it with the Yellow Mysterious Flame, it went far more smoothly than before...

Time passed second by second, and the winds in the back mountain were hushed...

Only the unceasing roar of energy within Yao Xuan's body remained.

A full half hour of extreme tempering, devouring, and fusion!

Boom!

At last, a faint resonant boom suddenly sounded within Yao Xuan's body!

The two previously violent powers of flame abruptly calmed at this moment.

The two completely different flame origins were thoroughly dismantled, filtered, refined, and unified by the Flame Mantra!

The essence of the two fire paths fused perfectly, transforming into a wisp of entirely new flame...

At the instant the two flames were completely assimilated,

Yao Xuan's mind suddenly cleared, and the meridians throughout his body became vastly more open!

At this moment, Yao Xuan seemed able to sense that the Flame Mantra itself had also changed!

It had begun as merely Yellow-Tier Low Grade, but now it seemed to have reached the level of High Yellow Tier!

At the same time, as Yao Xuan completely refined and absorbed the power of the two flames, a terrifying surge of energy erupted from his dantian and rushed madly through every meridian in his body!

The cultivation barrier that had originally held him at the level of a Nine-Star Great Dou Master actually showed signs of breaking under the impact of this energy.

The next second, new golden-red flame Dou Qi swirled around Yao Xuan's body, and the rise in his cultivation became unstoppable!

The barrier of a Nine-Star Great Dou Master shattered instantly, and his realm broke through without the slightest obstruction!

One-Star Dou Spirit!

Two-Star Dou Spirit!

His rich and domineering Dou Qi continued to rise!

In one breath, it actually surged to the level of a Three-Star Dou Spirit!

At last, the violent fluctuations of energy around Yao Xuan slowly subsided and returned entirely into his body...

Yao Xuan let out a long breath of foul air and slowly opened his eyes...

Feeling the new sensation of the fused flame within his body, Yao Xuan slowly rose to his feet and lightly raised a hand. A golden-red flame began to dance gently in his palm.

"Uncle Chen, it seems to have worked!"

Yao Xuan could not help murmuring softly...

Yao Lao's face was also full of gratification at this moment. Stroking his beard, he nodded and said:

"It seems the Flame Mantra truly is a viable path!"

"It actually fused a Heavenly Flame and a Beast Flame perfectly into an entirely new flame..."

"And this Flame Mantra can even help you thoroughly refine the medicinal power of these flames. I had thought it was somewhat regrettable that you fell from Dou Wang to Great Dou Master after switching to the Flame Mantra..."

"But now it seems that merely refining the Yellow Mysterious Flame and a sixth-rank Beast Flame has allowed you to return to Three-Star Dou Spirit!"

"This speed is truly terrifying. If you can find enough Heavenly Flames or high-grade flames in the future, then with this Flame Mantra, it may truly be possible for you to reach the Dou Saint realm!"

Yao Lao's face was filled with gratification. After all, he had not been certain that the Flame Mantra could truly be cultivated. Having Yao Xuan practice it had merely been an attempt...

Yet Yao Xuan respectfully cupped his hands toward Yao Lao. "I still have to thank you, Uncle Chen, for being willing to pass the Flame Mantra on to me..."

But Yao Lao waved his hand:

"The Flame Mantra certainly helped, but only you know the pain you had to endure to fuse those flames..."

"Yao Xuan, this is now your path..."

A trace of envy appeared in Xiao Yan's eyes. Yao Lao noticed it and immediately said in a deep voice:

"Little fellow, there is no need to be so envious..."

"Your Earth Rank cultivation technique is no worse. Once you become a Dou Practitioner and officially begin cultivating it, with this old man and Yao Xuan here..."

"We can also ensure that you reach Battle Venerable in the future..."