As sparks appeared on the dead wood and thin wisps of smoke curled upward, excitement grew ever stronger in the clear eyes of Sui, a Xiantian Human.
That familiar warmth was exactly the same as the warmth given off by the dead tree that had caught fire after being struck by lightning.
That was it!
He had finally gotten it right!
This was the flame he wanted, a flame his people could use!
Gripping the dead branch in both hands, he spun it against the dead tree faster and faster. As Suirenshi worked, the wisps of smoke rising from the dead trunk grew thicker.
"Cough, cough..."
A cloud of thick smoke rose from the dead tree, choking Sui, a Xiantian Human, and making him cough incessantly. Tears streamed from his eyes, but the excitement deep within those clear eyes did not diminish in the slightest.
"Hum!"
A hum so faint it was almost inaudible suddenly sounded.
Deep within the dense smoke on that piece of dead wood, a pale yellow flame suddenly appeared. Sui, the Xiantian Human, no longer needed to keep rubbing the branch between his hands.
Under that flame, the dead wood began burning on its own.
"It worked!"
"It finally worked!"
Watching the fire flickering at his feet, Suirenshi's eyes shone with excitement. He could not help leaping up from the ground and roaring with joy.
In the distant void.
Qiongxiao stood beside Daochen, her star-like eyes filled with confusion as she watched the scene below.
Having watched Daochen personally enlighten Suirenshi on making fire by drilling wood, she finally could not resist asking, "Master, you possess the Golden Crow Divine Flame, the most overbearing flame in all heaven and earth. Why not give these humans a spark of it? Why go to such lengths to enlighten