Yin-Yang Twin Flame

Xiao Yan rested for only a moment, stretched his body, then sat down cross-legged again. Now that he had become a Dou Zhe and could inspect his body internally, he could not wait to see what his Qi vortex had been compressed into.

He took a light breath, slowly closed his eyes, and sank his consciousness into his body.

When his consciousness reached his lower abdomen, Xiao Yan's brows furrowed slightly. He discovered two clusters of gas floating around the Qi vortex: one milky white, the other black, continuously circling the vortex. The vortex itself was likewise half black and half white, looking incomparably strange.

When Xiao Yan examined the center of the Qi vortex, his frown deepened further. A round object, like a miniature Taiji sphere and likewise half black and half white, rested quietly at the center of the vortex. It even seemed to be wriggling. Yet it was extremely tiny, no larger than a needlepoint; without careful inspection, it would have gone unnoticed.

Xiao Yan pondered for a long while without finding an answer. He could only slowly open his eyes and look toward Medicine Elder. With his vast knowledge and experience, Medicine Elder should know what was going on. Yet when Xiao Yan's gaze swept over him, he found the old man staring at him with a faintly amused smile.

"Does it feel strange?" Medicine Elder asked with a smile.

Xiao Yan hurriedly nodded. It was far too bizarre. When ordinary people broke through to become Dou Zhes, before cultivating a technique, both their Qi vortex and the energy surrounding it should be milky white. Moreover, something would only appear at the center of the Qi vortex upon reaching the Dou Master realm.

"When I first discovered that thing, I was shocked as well! I never expected you to possess such a heaven-defying stroke of fortune. Even I am somewhat envious." Medicine Elder stroked his beard and spoke with deep feeling.

"Ah? So this is the thing Teacher kept mentioning, the thing that had been repairing my body all along? But what exactly is it?" Xiao Yan asked in surprise.

"Why don't you take a guess?" Medicine Elder asked teasingly.

"Teacher, stop keeping me in suspense." Xiao Yan rolled his eyes helplessly.

"On the Dou Qi Continent, the known Heavenly Flames have been compiled into a list called the 'Heavenly Flame Ranking,' which contains twenty-three kinds of Heavenly Flame." Rather than answering directly, Medicine Elder brought up the Heavenly Flame Ranking.

"Teacher, don't tell me that thing inside my body is a Heavenly Flame?" Xiao Yan's eyes widened.

"Hehe, it is indeed the Heavenly Flame ranked twenty-first on the Heavenly Flame Ranking. Although it ranks rather low, in terms of mystery, it is undoubtedly number one. Very few people have been able to subdue it and use it for themselves. Of course, there have been some powerful experts on the continent who forcibly subdued it, but in the end, they still had to let it return to the natural world," Medicine Elder said with a light chuckle.

"Ah? Why? Does a Heavenly Flame have a temper?" Xiao Yan asked in astonishment.

"Haha! Of course! Heavenly Flames are not lifeless objects. Once some Heavenly Flames reach a certain stage, they can directly transform into human form, and their strength is extraordinarily formidable," Medicine Elder said with a laugh.

"After that man subdued the Heavenly Flame, not only did his strength fail to increase, but because the flame refused to cooperate, it repeatedly backlashed against him. On one occasion, he nearly perished. Left with no other choice, he had to release it. It was precisely because this Heavenly Flame was so difficult to subdue and use that it ranked relatively low. Though that man ultimately released it, he recorded its characteristics and gave it a name."

"What is this Heavenly Flame called?" Xiao Yan asked.

"It was born in the void of the universe. Two flames, one black and one white, coiled around each other like the twin fish of yin and yang—Yin-Yang Twin Flame. Yin and yang are the laws of nature, the source that gives birth to all things in the world. Born from that source, the Yin-Yang Twin Flame is one form of flame manifested by it, filled with the dual powers of life and death. Yang Fire saves people and brings endless vitality; Yin Fire kills people and leaves not even bones behind. Only when meteors fall from the heavens is it possible for them to carry such a Heavenly Flame." Medicine Elder seemed exceptionally fond of this Heavenly Flame and could not help saying a few more words about it.

"Yin-Yang Twin Flame? But why did it appear inside my body?" Xiao Yan raised another question.

"That... I am not entirely sure either. Perhaps it likes you! What a lucky little fellow. Back when I subdued a Heavenly Flame, I endured no small amount of hardship and suffering! Yet you obtained one directly!" The envy in Medicine Elder's eyes was almost overflowing.

"Hehe!" Seeing Medicine Elder's somewhat envious and jealous gaze, Xiao Yan could only laugh foolishly.

"Regardless, you already possess a Heavenly Flame. Don't you want to give it a try?" Medicine Elder said blandly.

"How do I try it? Just think about it?" Xiao Yan casually spread open his hand, imagining flames appearing in his palm.

Boom! A half-black, half-white flame instantly appeared in his palm.

Seeing flames erupt from his palm, Xiao Yan was so startled that he immediately flung his hand away. The flame was hurled straight at the cliff face.

Whoosh! The cliff face immediately caught fire.

Staring at the blazing flames on the cliff face, Xiao Yan said in shock, "What terrifying power!"

"Hahaha! If a Heavenly Flame truly goes berserk, it can burn an entire city into nothingness. This level of power is perfectly normal," Medicine Elder said with a laugh.

After the flames died out, the entire platform had extended another two or three meters inward, all of it burned away by the Heavenly Flame.

He extended his right hand, and another black-and-white flame appeared in his palm. Looking at the flame, he narrowed his eyes and gradually sank his consciousness into it. At that moment, Xiao Yan had a strange feeling: he felt that he was the Heavenly Flame. If he wanted its temperature higher, it burned more fiercely. If he wanted it lower, its temperature fell.

Xiao Yan imagined the flame as some kind of animal, and the flame in his palm swiftly changed shape, becoming a horse one moment and a bird the next...

Xiao Yan was playing with great enthusiasm, but Medicine Elder's eyes widened. He found it strange that Xiao Yan's control over the Heavenly Flame was so adept. Though he too could control a Heavenly Flame like Xiao Yan, how much time had it taken him to achieve that?

Yet what truly shocked Medicine Elder had only just begun. Xiao Yan suddenly split the flame in his palm into two. White flame in his left hand, black flame in his right.

Xiao Yan threw the flame in his left hand at a plant growing from the cliff face. Rather than catching fire upon touching the flame, the plant began growing at a speed visible to the naked eye, becoming lush and verdant in the blink of an eye.

Xiao Yan then threw the black flame in his right hand at another plant on the cliff face. The once-thriving plant instantly withered. When the wind lightly blew over it, it turned to dust.

"Yang Fire saves people and brings endless vitality; Yin Fire kills people and leaves not even bones behind. It really works!" Xiao Yan's little face instantly lit up with excitement.