Seeing Yao Chen suddenly turn serious, Hun Changqing could not help but grow a bit more earnest himself.
"Oh? What is it?"
"What is your Dou Qi attribute?"
Hearing Yao Chen's question, Hun Changqing raised an eyebrow, already faintly guessing something.
"Water attribute and wood attribute. Why?"
Upon hearing Hun Changqing's reply, Yao Chen's serious face instantly sagged, and he sighed incessantly.
"Ah, what a pity, what a pity. Although I knew the chances weren't very high, I still couldn't help but want to ask."
Hun Changqing knew the meaning behind Yao Chen's words in his heart. A trace of complexity crossed his gaze, and then he smiled and said.
"What's wrong with my Dou Qi attribute to make you turn into a look like this? Surely you don't want me to learn alchemy with you. I have no interest in this stuff, so don't be upset."
Hearing Hun Changqing's comfort, Yao Chen's mood did not improve. With a hint of desolation in his tone, he said.
"Sigh, I'm not trying to teach you alchemy. I figured out long ago that you know nothing about it. Do you know why that cultivation method I brought out decades ago was targeted by Old Man Mu Gu, and even caused that disciple of mine to bear the reputation of a master-killer just to move against me?"
Hearing Yao Chen's words, Hun Changqing already had the answer in his heart. His gaze grew even more complex, though he did not show it, choosing instead to echo Yao Chen with a question.
"Oh? Since you mention this cultivation method, could it be that you want to teach it to me? Could there be something special about it? Is it a Heaven-tier Cultivation Method? But even a Heaven-tier Cultivation Method is something I don't need.
Although the High-grade Earth-tier Cultivation Method I currently practice is extremely compatible with me, surpassing even a Heaven-tier Cultivation Method, I simply don't need one."
"Ah, as long as your cultivation method suits you, that's fine. You have no idea-the cultivation method I acquired is far beyond simple specialty. One could say that not a single cultivation method in the entire continent compares to how unusual this one is."
Hun Changqing calmly continued to ask.
"Oh? Even you say so? It seems this cultivation method is quite extraordinary. Just how special is it?"
"This cultivation method is named the Flame Mantra! It is a Yellow Tier Low Grade cultivation method."
After saying this, Yao Chen looked at Hun Changqing, while Hun Changqing's expression remained unchanged, merely signaling Yao Chen to continue.
Seeing Hun Changqing's expression, Yao Chen could not help but nod inwardly. Calm in the face of adversity, superb temperament! It's just a pity... sigh.
Sighing in his heart once more, Yao Chen continued.
"Although this cultivation method is of the yellow tier, it possesses a tremendous potential that other cultivation methods lack. It can evolve!
As long as one continuously devours Heavenly Flames, this cultivation method can keep evolving, ultimately even reaching an existence that surpasses Heaven-tier Cultivation Methods.
However, the energy when this cultivation method fuses Heavenly Flames is far too violent, so almost no one is able to master it. Yet you-you can be said to be the most genius figure I have ever laid eyes on, walking this far at such a young age without relying on a Dou Di Bloodline.
If you were able to practice this cultivation method, paired with your talent and this miraculous method, I believe you would definitely become the strongest person on the Dou Qi Continent!
What a pity, this cultivation method requires Fire Attribute Dou Qi, which is why I turned into that state upon hearing your answer just now.
Sigh, actually, the moment you said you couldn't absorb Fire Attribute Dou Qi, I already knew in my heart, but I still wasn't reconciled and wanted to ask you anyway."
Yao Chen's expression turned somewhat dejected at this moment. Then, seeing Hun Changqing's untroubled expression, he grew slightly surprised and asked.
"Hearing about the miraculous nature of this cultivation method, do you not feel surprised, do you not feel any regret?"
Hun Changqing smiled and said.
"Hehe, the moment I heard this cultivation method was related to Heavenly Flames, I knew clearly that it had nothing to do with me.
You needn't be like this either. To obtain it is my fortune; to lose it is my fate. It's just a cultivation method. I believe that with your help, I can become the strongest person in this continent without it."
Great confidence revealed itself within Hun Changqing's words.
It was not that he did not care whether a cultivation method was good or bad, but rather that he already possessed the best and most suitable one for himself. No matter how good other cultivation methods were, they failed to catch his eye-what would he want them for?
Hearing Hun Changqing's words, Yao Chen also snapped out of his lingering regret. He slapped his own head and laughed aloud.
"Hahaha, it turns out the old man was the one overly attached to things. To think that despite living to such a great age, I lack the perspective of little Changqing. I am truly getting old."
Finished speaking, Yao Chen walked with light steps, drifting toward the alchemy furnace.
Watching the distant, drifting figure of Yao Chen, Hun Changqing's gaze was complex, his mind a swirl of countless thoughts.
He felt that Yao Chen was far too foolish, far too easily deceived. After spending just these few days together, the man actually intended to hand over his bottom-line treasures to him? And when he couldn't even use it, Yao Chen still endlessly felt regret on his behalf?
To tell the truth, if Yao Chen treated others this way, Hun Changqing would undoubtedly look down upon him with utter disdain, considering him an absolute idiot. Yet when it came to Yao Chen treating him like this, no matter what, Hun Changqing could not stir up a shred of aversion in his heart.
He even felt a warmth in his chest, as a trace of warmth seemed to sprout within his previously ice-cold and unfeeling heart.
Hun Changqing could not help letting out a soft sigh, feeling a deep internal emotion.
Sigh, Yao Chen, oh Yao Chen, now I finally understand why Xiao Yan would hold you in such high regard in the future, and even bring you along to the Endless Fire Domain. You are truly worth it!
So be it, so be it. Since you can assist me today without holding anything back, then in the future-when my identity is exposed and the day comes for a clean break between us, should we truly be forced into a mortal battle-I will spare your life.
When I attain the throne of Emperor in the days to come, if I can journey to the Great Thousand World, I will carry you up to that Endless Soul Domain!
At this moment, Hun Changqing calmed his emotions, his gaze returning to clarity and burning with sharp brilliance.
He looked toward the sky, his gaze seeming to pierce through layers of the void, catching sight of that Great Thousand World whose distance from the Dou Qi Continent remained entirely unknown!