After discovering this, Lin Changheng examined it carefully and reached a conclusion that filled him with delight.
When he had first used spirit seizure on the essence blood of the [Redcloud Crane], the [Redcloud Demon Flame] had undergone a transformation with every additional layer.
The final [Redcloud Demon Flame · Fifth Layer] had rivaled earth fire. Now, Lin Changheng could confirm that its power back then had been low-grade second-tier.
The [Redcloud Mystic Flame] produced by its subsequent transformation was mid-grade second-tier! It had skipped another minor grade! No wonder it had been so powerful.
After that, however, the flame had stopped improving or transforming.
Now, the Jade Void Radiant Scripture had actually provided a viable path for strengthening this unusual flame.
This also let Lin Changheng glimpse an opportunity.
Over the past two years, all the [Crimson True Essence] Lin Changheng cultivated had immediately merged into the [Redcloud Mystic Flame] for it to devour.
Although each increase was tiny, after two years of continuous nourishment, the changes in the [Redcloud Mystic Flame] were already considerable. Lin Changheng estimated that its transformation into a superior-grade second-tier flame was not far off.
This was what delighted him.
It would greatly enhance his ability to defend himself and fight.
His progress in magical power, however, had become far slower. Mo Zhaoli had taken six years to advance through one minor stage. Lin Changheng estimated that even with elixirs supporting him, the nature of his cultivation method and his inferior spiritual root meant his own breakthrough would, at best, take about as long as Mo Zhaoli's, and might take even longer.
"Slow it is, then. It's not as though I've never been slow before."
With his long lifespan, Lin Changheng's state of mind had grown increasingly peaceful. He had long since learned to