Converting Cultivation Techniques

"Yue'er, I'll head back first."

After leaving Hu Gan, Nalan Chenfeng hurriedly said goodbye to Han Yue and impatiently made his way toward his residence.

He now needed to convert his Xuan Tier cultivation technique into an Earth Tier one and prepare himself for entering the Canaan Inner Academy.

He had waited a long time for this day. At last, he could fulfill his wish.

To him, this would undoubtedly be a new beginning.

"He's actually quite a decent person when he's serious."

Watching Nalan Chenfeng's departing figure, a trace of softness flashed through Han Yue's clear, crystalline eyes.

Originally, she had wanted to make it up to Nalan Chenfeng and express the gratitude she had felt these past few days.

Without Nalan Chenfeng, it would have been difficult for her even to place among the top five in the selection competition, let alone obtain an ice-attributed Earth Tier cultivation technique like the Frost Art.

But since this fellow did not know how to take the hint, there was no need for her to be so proactive. She refused to believe that this lecher could resist taking advantage of her.

She still had some confidence in her appearance.

"I should change my cultivation technique as well. With the Frost Art, I should be able to keep up with him a little more..."

As her thoughts shifted, anticipation also surfaced in Han Yue's clear eyes.

Inside the brightly lit room.

Nalan Chenfeng sat cross-legged atop his bed. With a flick of his hand, a crimson scroll appeared in his palm.

"Heavenly Flame Art, Mid Earth Tier..."

Nalan Chenfeng murmured, the dancing flame patterns on the scroll reflected in his dark eyes.

Unlike the High Mystic Rank Flame Yang Art, he could sense an extremely dense fire-attributed energy within this Heavenly Flame Art scroll.

That energy seemed to be the warm glow seeping out from within the scroll, drawing him in.

The patterns on the scroll's surface were also unlike those of ordinary cultivation techniques. Rather than lying flat, they spread wantonly like flames, every line carrying an incomparably scorching aura.

"I wonder which senior created such a cultivation technique, and what material this scroll was made from. It truly is extraordinary..."

Nalan Chenfeng let out a light breath, and the thoughts in his eyes gradually settled.

The next moment.

Nalan Chenfeng gripped both ends of the scroll and slowly unfurled it.

Sss!

A faint sound rang out. The instant the scroll opened, a wave of heat surged forth, directly causing the surrounding air to grow scorching hot.

Nalan Chenfeng narrowed his eyes and sent his soul power into it.

In an instant, a vast torrent of information followed the guidance of his soul power and flooded into Nalan Chenfeng's mind.

"Heavenly Flame Art, a Mid Earth Tier fire-attributed cultivation technique. It can greatly absorb fire-attributed energy from heaven and earth into the body. Its cultivation speed and recovery speed are several times greater than those of Low Earth Tier cultivation techniques."

"The solidity of one's Dou Qi will also increase alongside one's strength. Once mastered, every gesture can trigger resonance with the fire-attributed energy of heaven and earth in the surroundings."

"Its cultivation speed, Dou Qi recovery speed, and Dou Qi quality have all reached the limit of Mid Earth Tier cultivation techniques."

"The circulation route of this cultivation technique begins with the Heavenly Yang Meridian..."

"..."

Nalan Chenfeng carefully savored the information flooding into his mind, his eyes gleaming.

The difference between a Mid Earth Tier cultivation technique and a High Mystic Rank cultivation technique was as vast as heaven and earth.

Whether in cultivation speed, Dou Qi quality, or Dou Qi recovery speed, a Mid Earth Tier cultivation technique was several times stronger than a Low Earth Tier one. The gap between it and the even lower-ranked Xuan Tier cultivation techniques was easy to imagine.

"No wonder everyone on the Dou Qi Continent is desperate to obtain high-tier cultivation techniques. The difference truly isn't small."

Nalan Chenfeng sighed, a faint curve rising at the corner of his lips.

As long as someone cultivating such a technique did not possess abysmal talent, reaching the Dou Emperor realm would be nothing. Even becoming a Dou Zong or Dou Zun was possible.

Ordinary Dou Zuns generally cultivated only Earth Tier techniques.

As for him, he would not need to worry about cultivation techniques before reaching Dou Zong, or even Dou Zun.

Still, if the opportunity arose, he would not pass up the chance to obtain a High Earth Tier cultivation technique, or even a Heaven Tier one.

After his thoughts churned for a moment, Nalan Chenfeng gathered his focus and began carefully studying the cultivation method of the Heavenly Flame Art.

Converting cultivation techniques was not as simple as abandoning the old one. It required using the Dou Qi cultivated through the original technique as a foundation, then circulating it anew according to the new technique's pathways, compressing and refining it.

Although the Heavenly Flame Art he was switching to was far higher in rank than the Flame Yang Art, the slightest carelessness during this process could result in disordered Dou Qi at best and damaged meridians at worst.

The creator of the Heavenly Flame Art seemed to have considered this as well, for the technique recorded the precautions for converting cultivation methods in great detail.

"With my Dou Ling strength, cultivating a Mid Earth Tier technique shouldn't be too difficult..."

Nalan Chenfeng pondered for a moment, rereading the conversion method in the scroll twice. Only after confirming that he understood every detail did he store the scroll in his Storage Ring, close his eyes, and compose himself.

Hum!

As a hum sounded from within Nalan Chenfeng's body, the golden Dou Qi within him began to circulate slowly through his meridians, traveling again and again along the Flame Yang Art's pathways.

Nalan Chenfeng focused his mind and concentrated on the diamond-shaped Dou Qi sea urchin in his lower abdomen's dantian.

Four of the sea urchin's spikes had already dissolved, while the remaining five gleamed brightly. This was the mark of a Four-Star Dou Ling.

"Let's begin."

Nalan Chenfeng took a deep breath. His hand seals shifted, and he stopped guiding his Dou Qi along the Flame Yang Art's route. Instead, he attempted to lead it into an entirely new meridian pathway.

The first step of cultivating the Heavenly Flame Art lay in opening a meridian channel that ran directly from the dantian to the temple.

This was the first step, the key to converting cultivation techniques, and also the place where things were most likely to go wrong.

Sss!

As the Dou Qi entered the new meridian pathway, a stabbing pain surged through his body, like steel needles piercing his thigh.

Nalan Chenfeng frowned tightly, yet he showed no intention of stopping. He continued guiding the Dou Qi forward little by little with his soul power.

After years of cultivation, the toughness of this body's meridians had long surpassed that of ordinary people. This level of pain remained within his tolerance.

Time passed second by second.

After the time it took to burn a stick of incense.

The new Dou Qi finally traveled along the entirely new pathway and reached the temple.

At that instant, Nalan Chenfeng felt as if some barrier within him had been broken through.

Immediately afterward, an even denser surge of energy from heaven and earth poured into his body from the outside along the newly opened acupoint pathway!

"So fast..."

Nalan Chenfeng was startled inwardly.

When he had cultivated the Flame Yang Art in the past, energy from heaven and earth had slowly seeped in through the pores all over his body and through his mouth and nose. The speed had not been slow, but with this new pathway reinforcing it, the difference in absorption speed was like that between a stream and a great river.

"This is only the first complete pathway. It doesn't count as complete success yet..."

"..."

Time continued to pass.

No one knew how long had gone by when the fire-attributed energy between heaven and earth seemed to receive some kind of summons. It gathered from every direction and poured into Nalan Chenfeng's body like countless rivers flowing into the sea.

That absorption speed was at least five times faster than when using a High Mystic Rank cultivation technique!

Nalan Chenfeng forcefully suppressed his delight and continued guiding the Dou Qi within his body along the Heavenly Flame Art's pathways.

One cycle, two cycles, three cycles...

With every completed cycle, the color of Nalan Chenfeng's Dou Qi changed slightly.

Before he knew it, Nalan Chenfeng's originally golden Dou Qi gradually darkened, shifting toward a dark crimson hue.

At the same time, his Dou Qi grew increasingly solid and heavy through this circulation.

If Nalan Chenfeng's previous Dou Qi had been a burning flame, then his current Dou Qi was like churning magma.

Time slipped away quietly amid cultivation.

Outside the window, the sky changed from bright to dark, then from dark to bright once more.

Nalan Chenfeng was immersed in converting his cultivation technique, completely unaware of time passing.

By dusk on the second day, the color of the Dou Qi within Nalan Chenfeng had completely changed from golden to dark crimson.

The color was not vivid, yet the scorching fluctuations contained within it were countless times stronger than before.

"Hu..."

After another half hour or so, Nalan Chenfeng slowly exhaled a long breath of turbid air.

The instant it left his body, the breath actually condensed into a faint wisp of red smoke in the air, taking quite a while to disperse.

Nalan Chenfeng slowly opened his eyes. A flash of dark crimson light flickered deep within his black pupils before vanishing.

"Dou Qi of this quality..."