The moment Zhang Xiaohua withdrew his divine sense from the pill furnace, the true qi flowing from his hand stopped as well, and the hand seal in his right hand naturally came to a halt.
At once, the drawback of starting with advanced hand seals without ever practicing the basic ones became apparent. Those who practiced hand seals step by step, in proper order, generally had to master the basic seals until they could wield them freely before moving on to the next technique. That way, they naturally became extremely adept at coordinating hand seals and true qi, able to manipulate them as effortlessly as an arm obeying a finger. How could they be like him, filling the entire pill furnace with a massive blaze the instant he began?
"Practice makes perfect, practice makes perfect."
Zhang Xiaohua muttered, though it was hard to say whether he was encouraging himself. Then, with considerable perseverance, he resumed the unfinished task from before. As someone possessed of great determination, after nearly an entire afternoon of practice, Zhang Xiaohua was finally able to control it freely. He immediately tossed the long-cold seabird into the pill furnace.
That was right. This fellow was using his divine sense to operate the seabird, intending to roast it with the pill furnace's true fire and eat it!
Even ten thousand years ago, when the Immortal Dao had flourished at its height, there might not have been anyone so extravagant.
But how could that seabird withstand such an enormous display?
At a single lick of true fire, it turned to ash and smoke, leaving not a trace behind.
Zhang Xiaohua was greatly alarmed. His delicious roast meat had simply vanished, which was truly disheartening. Sigh, his control methods were still not subtle enough. He needed to work harder.
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