Living Flame

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Living Flame (生灵之焱)
Alias(es)	Saint Spirit Furnace (artifact form)
Species/Race	Strange Flame; ranked fifth on the Heavenly Flame Ranking 15
Affiliation	Ji Hao
Occupation/Role	Life-essence flame, body-forging aid, regenerative power, and foundation of the Saint Spirit Furnace
Status	Active; evolved into a white flame bearing life and broader Great Dao laws 39
First Appearance	Chapter 15

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Acquired Strange Flame	15	Ji Hao fishes it using a Saint-level seed; it is identified as the fifth-ranked Strange Flame from Battle Through the Heavens.
Divine Body Forging catalyst	16	Roams Ji Hao’s body as a fire dragon, burns accumulated death energy, and infuses life essence into his heart; this enables the first step of Divine Body Forging, the condensation of emerald-green divine blood.
Emperor Flame-comparable	20	Tempered by Ji Hao’s Great Emperor bloodline and prolonged purification of death energy, it becomes no weaker than Emperor Flame.
Fire Domain transformation	33	Absorbs flames through the first six layers of the Fire Domain, changing from blue-gold toward a gold-dominant form and manifesting as a divine furnace while refining Purple Qi Comes from the East.
Innate Pattern-bearing flame	35	Three incomplete Innate Patterns of the Fire Dao form in its origin; it gains purple radiance and commands the surrounding Fire Domain flames.
Saint Spirit Furnace	35	Ji Hao uses Seven-Colored Divine Flame, Hengyu Emperor Script, and the Lihuo Divine Furnace’s design to forge the Living Flame into a personal furnace artifact.
Nine-Colored Divine Fire refinement	37	The Saint Spirit Furnace is tempered for a month with Nine-Colored Divine Fire, then manifests Innate Patterns anew upon activation.
White, multi-Dao evolution	39	After the Nine-Character Immortal Talisman is completed, it becomes pure white and evolves beyond a solely fire-based path, incorporating life and other Great Dao laws.

History

Ji Hao obtains the Living Flame through his fishing rod after using a Saint-level seed. It first appears as an emerald-green flame within his eyes, immediately marking it as a high-ranked Strange Flame rather than an ordinary fire 15.

Inside the Bronze Ancient Coffin, Ji Hao applies it to the Wa Huang Scripture’s Divine Body Forging. The flame travels through his meridians and organs as a fire dragon, burning away deeply rooted death energy while saturating his blood with life essence. Its fusion with his heart produces the first drop of Fortune Divine Blood, beginning his transformation toward a Fortune Divine Body 16.

The flame continues purifying Ji Hao during his refinement of the Nine Wonders Immortal Medicine. Its life essence helps remove most of the death energy in his bloodline, while exposure to his Emperor blood elevates it to a level comparable to Emperor Flame 20.

Seeking to develop its previously limited offensive power, Ji Hao takes the Living Flame into the Fire Domain. It devours successive layers of natural fire, withstands Purple Qi Comes from the East through Ji Hao’s Hengyu bloodline, and develops the ability to assume the exact form of the Lihuo Divine Furnace 33.

After the flame produces Innate Patterns, Ji Hao studies its Fire Dao principles with the aid of the Bodhi Tree sapling. He subsequently refines Five-Colored Flame and Seven-Colored Divine Flame into it, then forges it into the Saint Spirit Furnace 35. A further month of tempering with Nine-Colored Divine Fire completes the furnace’s initial forging 37.

Ji Hao later inscribes nine Immortal Characters into the Saint Spirit Furnace. This produces the Nine-Character Immortal Talisman and drives the Living Flame into its white-flame evolution, expanding its nature from fire and vitality into a vessel for multiple Dao laws 39.

Appearance

The Living Flame changes appearance repeatedly as it grows, reflecting the powers it has absorbed and the Dao principles inscribed into it.

• Emerald-green — first seen flickering in Ji Hao’s eyes after its acquisition 15.
• Fire dragon — circulates through Ji Hao’s body during Divine Body Forging 16.
• Blue-gold / azure-gold — its form after Emperor-blood tempering, before the Fire Domain expedition 33.
• Gold-dominant with purple streaks — develops after refining Purple Qi Comes from the East and forming Innate Patterns 33 35.
• Divine furnace — can become a furnace identical in appearance to the Lihuo Divine Furnace 33.
• Pure white flame — its evolved form after the Nine-Character Immortal Talisman is completed 39.

Abilities & Skills

Life Essence and Regeneration

The Living Flame possesses dense vitality that opposes Ji Hao’s inherited death energy and supports recovery from otherwise lethal injuries.

• Burns accumulated death energy from Ji Hao’s blood, organs, and body 16.
• Supplies the life essence required for Divine Body Forging and the formation of Fortune Divine Blood 16.
• Combines with the Fortune Secret Art to restore Ji Hao after Chaos Divine Thunder leaves him nearly destroyed 22.
• Reconstructs Ji Hao’s body from surviving essence blood after the Immortal Ascension Cauldron manifestation destroys him 23.
• Continues to destroy, repair, and reassemble Ji Hao’s physique after reverting from the Saint Spirit Furnace form 50.

Flame Absorption and Refinement

It can consume external flames and integrate their power into its own origin.

• Absorbs fire from the first six layers of the Fire Domain, including Purple Qi Comes from the East 33.
• Refines Five-Colored Flame after Ji Hao suppresses it with nine Emperor characters 35.
• Requires the Lihuo Divine Furnace’s protection and suppression to safely absorb Seven-Colored Divine Flame 35.
• Is tempered with Nine-Colored Divine Fire during the Saint Spirit Furnace’s month-long forging process 37.
• Initially functions chiefly as a supportive flame; its offensive power increases substantially through Fire Domain refinement 33.

Fire Dao Comprehension

The flame’s origin can form Innate Patterns that reveal the laws of fire.

• Generates three incomplete Innate Patterns within its origin, each representing a fragment of the Fire Dao 35.
• Its patterns allow Ji Hao to deepen his comprehension and strengthen the Heart Dao Palace’s fire-based world 35.
• Causes the surrounding Fire Domain flames to bow as if before an emperor of fire 35.
• Later supports the formation of the Nine-Character Immortal Talisman, allowing its Dao to encompass life and additional Great Dao principles 39.

Saint Spirit Furnace Form

Ji Hao forges the Living Flame into the Saint Spirit Furnace, giving it an artifact form without severing its connection to him.

• Models its furnace form on the Lihuo Divine Furnace and inscribes it with the Hengyu Emperor Script 35.
• Uses Seven-Colored and Nine-Colored Divine Fire as refinement materials 35 37.
• Releases and reabsorbs immense divine flames when activated 37.
• Can contend with and consume heavenly lightning, eventually swallowing an entire tribulation cloud 39.
• Can revert from furnace to flame form; the transformation is a deliberate feature of Ji Hao’s design 50.

Relationships

• Ji Hao — wielder and cultivator; he uses the Living Flame to forge his body, purge death energy, survive tribulations, and create the Saint Spirit Furnace 16 35 50.
• Lihuo Divine Furnace — model and protective counterpart; its structure inspires the Living Flame’s furnace form, and it suppresses stronger Fire Domain flames during refinement 33 35.
• Bodhi Tree sapling — provides wisdom light that helps Ji Hao understand the Innate Patterns generated in the Living Flame 35.
• Nüwa / Jingwei — Ji Hao ignites the Living Flame to catalyze the medicinal power of sacred fruits during Nüwa’s restoration ritual 24.
• Saint Spirit Furnace — the Living Flame’s forged artifact form, capable of transforming back into flame 35 50.

Trivia

• The Living Flame originates from Battle Through the Heavens, a world Ji Hao considers a lower plane whose concepts of life, fortune, and fate are easier for him to grasp than those of his own world 16.
• Ji Hao originally views the Living Flame as a support-oriented ability because of its abundant vitality but insufficient destructive strength 33.
• Its evolution into the Saint Spirit Furnace is motivated partly by Ji Hao’s lack of suitable Immortal Metal for conventional artifact forging 35.