The Dao of Thunderfire!

Six months later, in the Prison Mountain Great Marsh.

Beneath the crimson sky, Ji An's pair of lightning wings weaved through the swirling purple lightning.

A hundred miles ahead, a Golden Flowing Light was fleeing madly—it was none other than "Jin Ling," the Myriad Phenomena Perfection Demon King from the Prison Mountain Great Marsh, who possessed the bloodline of the Golden-Winged Great Peng- Winged Roc.

In the past six months, apart from receiving missions from Yinglong Guard, Ji An has been completing missions in this Prison Mountain Great Marsh.

In just six months, Ji An had completed about thirty missions, which meant that he had dealt with at least thirty Demon Kings.

Why is it said to be the fewest? It's because starting with the later Demon Kings, they mostly didn't act alone, but rather gathered together.

Right now, Ji An is completing the last task he accepted, and once he finishes, his merit points will reach over 1,500.

Purple lightning flashed beneath a crimson sky, intertwined with celestial fire.

The Jin Ling Demon King transformed into a golden ray of Golden Light and plunged into the infamous "Thunderfire Ravine" of the Prison Mountain Great Marsh.

It refused to believe that Myriad Phenomena Godfiend behind it could catch up with it, Demon King possessing the bloodline of the Golden-Winged Great Peng.

"Human Race! You can't catch me, give up!" Jin Ling's voice echoed through the sky and valley. Its wings stirred up a golden storm, churning up Thunderfire, attempting to draw out the Thunderfire in the environment to stop Ji An.

Looking at the Thunderfire that the Jin Ling Demon King had used to block him, a hint of disdain appeared in Ji An's eyes.

"Fool." He sneered inwardly.

The Jin Ling Demon King had been in seclusion for many years, trying to break through the bottleneck of his Myriad Phenomena Primordial Spirit. In addition, Ji An had been ruthless in the past six months. Almost all the Myriad Manifestations Demon Kings who had seen him fight had perished. Even if a minor demon occasionally escaped, the information could not be spread.

This descendant of the Golden-Winged Great Peng before him clearly knew nothing of his abilities, yet he dared to try and use the environmental power of the Thunderfire Ravine to stop him?

"The Dao Domain Thunderfire and Fire!"

With Ji An, Ji An's domain, containing the Thunderfire of Heaven and Earth, instantly opened.

Buzz-!

The purple lightning and crimson fire that were originally provoked by the Jin Ling Demon King and rushed towards Ji An disappeared the moment they touched Ji An's domain, like streams flowing into the sea.

The destructive energy contained within did not attack Ji An; instead, it was instantly controlled by Ji An's Thunderfire Domain, like swallows returning to their nests.

Purple electric snakes and crimson flames became extensions of Ji An's will, becoming part of his domain, gently swirling around him and radiating a chilling pressure.

Wherever the domain extends, the Heaven and Earth changes color.

The sky was no longer simply a mixture of heavenly fire and purple lightning, but had transformed into a purplish-red vortex. At the center of the vortex, a towering phantom, formed from Thunder and flames, slowly emerged. It held a giant sword woven from lightning and Thunderfire, which was Ji An's manifestation of pushing the Dao Domain Thunderfire to its limit.

In fact, if they were outside, although Ji An had a deep understanding of the Dao of Thunderfire, he would definitely not possess this power.

But now, in this Thunderfire Ravine region, aided by the environment, Ji An felt that this power was comparable to the power of fully mastering a Minor Dao.

"Wh-what?!"

The Jin Ling Demon King sensed the destructive aura behind it, a aura that made its very soul tremble, and turned around in horror.

When it saw that the Thunderfire it had used had not only failed to harm the enemy in the slightest, but had instead become the source of the enemy's power, the enormous phantom of the lightning and Fire God general exuded an oppressive aura, making it instantly feel the breath of death.

"Impossible! How—how can you control this Thunderfire of Heaven and Earth?!" Jin Ling exclaimed in shock.

Having reached this point, how could he not understand that the god and demon before him had comprehended the Dao, which was precisely the Dao of Thunder Thunderfire that complemented the Thunderfire Ravine?

Moreover, its understanding of the "Tao" had already reached a terrifying level that it could not comprehend!

This is a power that no ordinary Wanxiang Adept could possess; even many Demon Kings at the Primordial Spirit Realm might not be able to so easily control the violent energy of this Heaven and Earth.

"Let me go, I'll be your mount." That's what he said.

However, the Jin Ling Demon King still burned its Golden-Winged Great Peng bloodline wildly, and its golden wings burst out with unprecedented brilliance. Its speed soared again, and it tried to break out of the Thunderfire Mist that it had just regarded as a place of hope at all costs.

"Trying to leave now? Too late."

Ji An's icy voice seemed to come from the deepest hell, piercing through the Thunder of Heaven and Earth, and clearly resounding in the ears of the Jin Ling Demon King. But to the Jin Ling now, the voice seemed to be coming from right next to him.

Ji An in the center of the domain, like a god wielding the power of Thunderfire, and slowly raised his right hand towards the Golden Light in front of him.

As he raised his hand, the towering phantom solidified slightly, and the giant sword formed from Thunder and heavenly fire in his hand was raised high, locking onto its target.

"Destroy."

Ji An uttered a single word softly.

Rumble-!

Instantly, the Heaven and Earth lost its color!

The giant sword of Thunderfire slashed down, ignoring distance and striking with a single blow.

In an instant, the Jin Ling Demon King, who was frantically fleeing, was killed!

Time seemed to freeze at that moment.

The Jin Ling Demon King remained in flight, its golden pupils reflecting the giant sword of Thunderfire, filled with fear and resentment.

The speed it gained by burning its life essence seemed utterly laughable in the face of Ji An's power.

"Uh--" The Jin Ling Demon King's figure suddenly froze, and the light in his eyes dimmed instantly.

Its dazzling Golden Light faded quickly, like a candle flickering in the wind, and its once-proud golden wings drooped limply.

The once Myriad Phenomena Perfection Demon King, Jinling, who possessed the Jin Ling of the Golden-Winged Great Peng, thus perished.

Call--

With the fall of the Jin Ling Demon King, the Thunderfire Domain that enveloped the Heaven and Earth slowly receded.

As the purple lightning and crimson flames receded like a tide, the previously raging environmental energy of Thunderfire Ravine also calmed down considerably, leaving only a few scattered sparks of Thunderfire leaping between the ravines.

With a gentle flap of his fiery wings, Ji An appeared at the spot where the Jin Ling Demon King had perished.

He reached out and collected the corpse of the Jin Ling Demon King and the spatial magic artifact.

He did not leave immediately, but hovered above Thunderfire Ravine.

Although the energy here has calmed down somewhat, the Thunder and fire energy in this Heaven and Earth is still far more Thunderfire than that in ordinary regions.

Suddenly, Ji An stirred.

He slowly suppressed his aura, letting the scorching heat wash over his face and the purple electric snakes coil around his fingertips and robes.

A faint numbing sensation and a burning warmth seeped through the skin, into the flesh and blood, and reached the depths of the soul.

He closed his eyes, his Divine Consciousness extending infinitely like the most delicate tentacles, gently caressing every flame and lightning serpent.

He no longer tries to Ruler them, but instead listens to their most fundamental "voices".

Beneath that violent destructive power lies a strange "vitality"—a manifestation of the two violent forces.

You are in me, and I am in you; together we form one of the cornerstones of this Thunderfire Ravine.

Ji An suddenly felt an unprecedented sense of "closeness".

The boundless purple lightning and crimson flames seemed to have become a part of his body. He saw the Thunder roar as the wrath of Heaven and Earth and earth; he saw the scorching heat of the fire as a furnace of destruction.

The surrounding noise seemed to vanish in an instant, and Ji An's mind was calmer than ever before. A satisfied smile involuntarily appeared on his lips, a heartfelt joy from touching the origin of the "Tao".

Suddenly-

A profound and vast aura quietly spread out from Ji An, enveloping this Heaven and Earth.

This aura was no longer the powerful but clearly incomplete aura of Ji An's Thunderfire "Dao Domain," but rather a perfect aura, closer to the essence of Heaven and Earth —the aura of the "Dao."

Ji An seemed to embody thunder and fire; he moved with the Thunder and the power of burning flames.

He stood there, seemingly merging into the Thunderfire Ravine, becoming a part of this Heaven and Earth.

The raging Thunderfire energy swirled gently around him, even converging on its own to form a huge, slowly rotating, purplish-red lotus flower of Thunderfire and fire around him, radiating a sacred light.

Within Thunderfire Ravine, the ever-burning heavenly fire and purple lightning seemed to be summoned by a supreme being, becoming even more active and emitting a deep hum, as if paying homage to their king.

"I see--"

Ji An slowly opened his eyes, a flash of purplish-red light appearing and disappearing in them. He murmured softly, with a hint of enlightened joy. "The interplay of Thunderfire, destruction and coexistence, constitutes the complete 'Way of Thunderfire'."

An unprecedentedly powerful feeling filled my entire body.

He finally mastered a complete "Minor Dao".

With a thought, a wisp of flame leaped from his fingertip. This flame was no longer a pure fire; its core contained a faint purple glow, emanating a chilling aura.

Thunder contains fire, and fire contains thunder; the two are indistinguishable, perfectly integrated by nature.

"Finally, I've grasped a complete Dao," Ji An. "Now I finally have the strength to hunt down Primordial Spirit Demon King."

"Moreover, I feel that I have gained some insights into other aspects of the 'fire' and lightning techniques. It seems that this is what is meant by 'learning by analogy'."

Ji An's eyes shone brightly as he gazed at the wisp of purple-red flame at his fingertips.

"Let's give it a try." Ji An smiled.

Suddenly, purple lightning and crimson flames appeared in the surrounding space. Electric snakes darted about, and flames scattered in various places, yet each bolt of purple lightning...

Each wisp of crimson flame contained terrifying power, and the entire surrounding Heaven and Earth seemed to twist and freeze.

Even an ordinary Myriad Wanxiang Adept would probably be unable to move under this pressure.

This is because once one has mastered a complete Dao, one can invoke the power of the Dao and control the surrounding space.

This move is also called "creating one's own Heaven and Earth".

"Hahaha, with this power, I'm afraid only those Nascent Primordial Spirit Daoist who can be considered geniuses among Primordial Spirit Soul cultivators can contend with me," Ji An laughed heartily.

Ordinary Primordial Spirit Daoist are all within the Dao Domain.

Only by Void Returning can one generally grasp a complete Dao.

Now Ji An has also mastered the entire Dao. You should know that among the eight major forces in An Tan Commandery, the Black-White College has the fewest people, but the strongest strength. That's because they have the strictest requirements for their disciples.

To break through to the level of the Primordial Spirit Daoist Wanxiang Adept, one must fully comprehend a complete Dao.

And now, Ji An has reached this level before he is even thirteen years old!

This cultivation speed is even faster than that of some reincarnated immortals.

For example, in the original work, the first reincarnated immortal, Huo Qian, had not yet comprehended a single Dao when Myriad Phenomena Perfection.

"It's time to go back." With Ji An, Ji An's silver-gray Void-Escaping Boat appeared beneath his feet.

He boarded the flying boat, lingering no longer, and transformed into a streak of Flowing Light, heading straight towards the Yinglong Guard's teleportation array.

Red Dragon Mountain Range, Military Affairs Hall.

The hall remained sparsely populated, filled with an atmosphere of iron-bloodedness and grim determination.

Ji An walked straight to the familiar counter, where the white-haired old man in hemp clothing still had his eyes half-closed, as if he had never moved.

"Turn in the mission." Ji An's voice was calm as he placed the Jin Ling Demon King's corpse on the counter.

The terrifying aura lingering on the corpse caused several One-Clawed Yinglong Guards had accepted the mission nearby to turn their heads in awe.

The old man finally lifted his cloudy eyelids, his Divine Sense sweeping over the corpse of the Jin Ling Demon King, and then over the token hanging at Ji An's waist - on that token, there were already two clear claw marks!

"Number C236, Hunting the Jin Ling Demon King, Myriad Phenomena Perfection Level, Reward: 100 Merit Points." The old man's voice was hoarse, and then a faint light entered Ji An's token. "Two-Clawed Yinglong Guard Ji An, Confirmed Complete. Merit Points Calculated."

One hundred merit points!

This is the highest single mission reward Ji An has achieved in the past six months.

With the merits accumulated from the previous thirty-odd missions, his merit points in his token had now steadily reached 1,500.

For the past six months, Ji An has been like a tireless killing machine, efficiently hunting down powerful demons in the Prison Mountain Great Marsh and completing the Yinglong Guard mission.

His fearsome reputation had already spread among the Demon Race, and had even attracted the attention of the Primordial Spirit Demon King.

In one mission, a Demon King at the mid-stage of the Nascent Primordial Spirit attacked, Ji An fought against him without being defeated.

This made him even more famous.

Of course, this doesn't include people like Jin Ling who have been in seclusion.

Such efficient killing and accumulation of merit had already promoted him to the rank of Two-Clawed Yinglong Guard.

The fact that he Two-Clawed Yinglong Guard means that, at least in terms of combat strength, he has been recognized by the Yinglong Guard as having strength comparable to that of an ordinary Primordial Spirit Daoist.

Ji An nodded slightly and put away the token.

With 1,500 merit points, he was still short of the 10,000 points needed to exchange for the "Golden Origin Scripture," but the joy of fully comprehending the "Thunderfire Dao" made him feel much more relaxed than before.

His improved strength gave him more confidence in how quickly he could accumulate merit points.

"Senior, farewell." Ji An cupped his hands in farewell to the old man, then turned and left the Military Affairs Hall.

Stepping out of the Military Affairs Hall, the tension in Ji An caused by the repeated killings and being "always in the enemy camp" finally found an outlet under the joy of successfully achieving enlightenment.

"It's time to relax." Ji An's lips curled into a smile.

A name naturally came to mind: Worry-Free Grotto.

Three months ago, Ji An was invited to attend an auction organized by Worry-Free Grotto.

Although Ji An had accepted the invitation, he had no intention of going. However, having just completed his mission and gained new insights, he was in a very good mood and thought it wouldn't hurt to go and take a look.