At the Patriarch's words, something stirred in Huang Xiao's heart.
He understood what the Patriarch meant. He wanted to imitate Huang Xiao's method of Quenching his body and storing vitality in his flesh and blood.
"Ou Jin, shouldn't you go check on the blade's heat?" Huo Lian glanced at Ou Jin beside them and spoke mildly.
Ou Jin immediately took the hint and smiled. "Right, I'll go keep an eye on it now."
Ou Jin walked to the side opposite the two of them before stopping.
He knew that what came next was not something he should know.
Even if Huo Lian had not told him to leave, he would have had the sense to step away. There were things he neither wanted to know nor wished to understand.
Huo Lian then set up a Soundproof Formation.
"Patriarch, do you think it's feasible?" Huang Xiao asked quietly.
"How will we know without trying?" Huo Lian said. "Actually, I've been thinking about heart fire all along. Since I cannot awaken it, and that is already a fact, I won't dwell on it. I may not have genuine heart fire, but could there not be different flames that can replace it?"
"That's true," Huang Xiao said with a nod. "Absorbing these different flames used for blade forging lets me temper my body now. Although the effects are considerably weaker than those of heart fire, they are still useful. I think you should be able to succeed if you try, Patriarch."
"I'll need your assistance during the process," Huo Lian said. "Use your heart fire to guide it. If anything goes wrong and I cannot repair the damage in time, your longevity true qi can help me too."
"I understand." Huang Xiao nodded.
As long as it could improve the Patriarch's internal power,