"I understand. Then I'll give it some more thought," Huang Xiao said with a sigh.
The Patriarch had not offered him much guidance, but Huang Xiao had been prepared for that.
"However, I think I can offer you some pointers in other areas. Perhaps they might inspire your comprehension of the Longevity Chapter." Seeing Huang Xiao's expression, Huo Lian could not help chuckling.
"Please go ahead, Patriarch." Huang Xiao's spirits lifted.
Whatever the guidance might be, as long as there was guidance to be had, he would seek it humbly.
"I feel you still need to work on how you use Heart Fire," Huo Lian said.
"How I use Heart Fire?" Huang Xiao pondered for a moment, then said, "Actually, I've considered that and made attempts. From using Heart Fire to heal injuries at the beginning to tempering my Divine Sense with Heart Fire Aura later on, I've been thinking about ways to employ Heart Fire all along."
"Yes, you've done well with those." Huo Lian nodded. "But I think you should make an even greater breakthrough. Since you've already sensed where the bottleneck lies, you need to find another path. Only then can you break through."
"I came to seek your guidance precisely because I feel rather lost right now, Patriarch," Huang Xiao said with a wry smile.
"When you use Heart Fire now, you more or less only activate it when you need it," Huo Lian said.
"That's right. Activating it when I'm not using it wouldn't serve much purpose. At other times, I probably only use it while cultivating," Huang Xiao said.
"Then have you never thought of gathering that Heart Fire together?" Huo Lian asked.
Huang Xiao froze at those words.
"Take True Qi, for example. Ordinarily, everyone tries to keep their True Qi in peak