Battle Through the Heavens: Heavenly comprehension

"Before you begin the devouring process, there are some preparations to be made," Yao Lao said with a smile.

Xiao Yan thought to himself: It can't possibly be second-tier pills like Vein-Guarding Pill or Ice Heart Pill, right? This is merely a gentle fifth-tier beast flame, not the beast flame nurtured by the sixth-tier magical beast Amethyst Winged Lion King's accompanying Amethyst Source.

If consuming this still required auxiliary pills, wouldn't the ten-plus years I spent training Dou Qi, refining my meridians, and solidifying my foundation all be a joke?

"What kind of preparation is needed?" Xiao Yan asked cautiously.

"Relax, it's not about preparing materials for alchemy. What I'm referring to is something you wouldn't be able to obtain at your current level," Yao Lao chuckled. With a flick of his finger, a faint gray light emerged from his fingertips, slowly rising into the air.

The gray light swirled in mid-air before gently landing on the stone surface. As the light dispersed, it revealed what it had concealed within.

It was a small gray stone, no larger than a thumb. Its surface was smooth and jade-like, free of any blemishes. Within its core, a faint blue light wiggled slightly, like a small, living worm.

Looking at the seemingly unremarkable stone, Xiao Yan couldn't help but ask, "What is this?"

Instead of explaining immediately, Yao Lao spoke slowly, "Your fire-attributed Dou Qi has already reached the level of Xuanhuang Flame. If you directly attempt to devour a beast flame, there's a high chance that the two flames would clash due to their incompatibility. Whether it causes damage within your body or fails to merge into a single flame, it wouldn't meet our expectations."

Xiao Yan pondered this and nodded. If he were to directly devour the gentle Peach Blossom Flame, it would most likely be consumed as nourishment for the Xuanhuang Flame.

That would mean wasting the potential of the Peach Blossom Flame.

Under Xiao Yan's comprehension, the Flame Mantra had already undergone changes.

Fire-attributed Dou Qi could inherently evolve into stronger flames.

Currently, the greatest value of the Peach Blossom Flame lay in providing a hands-on experience of flame devouring and evolution, allowing Xiao Yan to gain new insights.

The Flame Mantra cultivation method hinted at a path of evolution, which was indeed extraordinary.

However, this did not mean that only the Flame Mantra was capable of evolution.

With deeper cultivation and understanding, one could generate new insights.

For most people, mastering the techniques passed down by their predecessors and ensuring the continuation of their legacy was already an achievement. Upgrading or modifying techniques was almost unthinkable.

Thus, even Yao Lao fell into a misconception: he viewed the evolutionary capabilities of the Flame Mantra as unique and miraculous.

But for Xiao Yan, this misconception did not exist at all.

From the moment he started cultivating in the womb, Xiao Yan had repeatedly modified his training methods.

This was the strength of his heaven-defying comprehension.

With accumulated experience, he could understand and create stronger techniques.

There was nothing he couldn't change or improve.

At this moment, Yao Lao finally introduced the item, "This is called Na Ling. Interestingly, it's somewhat related to Na Rings. It can only be found in the core of the highest-grade Na Stones. You should know that high-grade Na Stones are essential materials for crafting high-grade Na Rings, so you can imagine how rare they are. Furthermore, the probability of finding Na Ling within these high-grade Na Stones is extremely low. Now you understand its rarity, don't you?"

So it was Na Ling. Xiao Yan's mouth opened slightly, his expression frozen in astonishment.

A low-level Na Ring costs tens of thousands of gold coins. For a mid-level one, the price increases tenfold at least. A high-level Na Ring, however, is so valuable that it often serves as an heirloom for super clans.

In comparison to high-level Na Rings, Na Ling is even rarer to the point of being almost nonexistent. Describing it as "one in a million" doesn't feel like an exaggeration.

Forget Xiao Yan—even Xun'er, with her abundant resources, couldn't obtain such a rare item in a short amount of time!

Yao Lao, seeing Xiao Yan's stunned expression, finally managed to gain an upper hand. Smiling, he explained, "This object can create a unique, small space within your body. That space is specifically designed to store Heavenly Flames.

After all, given the destructive nature of Heavenly Flames, if you don't fully refine them, nothing other than this void-like space can contain them. Any other storage, including your Qi Cyclone or your body, would be instantly incinerated.

Although using it now to store beast flames might seem like an underwhelming use, if you can create the legendary Ten Thousand Beast Flame in the future, it will definitely be worth it."

Xiao Yan smiled faintly. "As they say, having an elder at home is like possessing a treasure."

"Alright then, let's begin devouring the Peach Blossom Flame. I'm curious to see how much this beast flame can evolve your Flame Mantra," Yao Lao said expectantly, exhaling slightly.

"It's already the new Flame Mantra," Xiao Yan reminded him. Opening the jade bottle, he directly swallowed the Peach Blossom Flame.

At that moment, Yao Lao flicked his finger. The small Na Ling on the ground turned into a streak of gray light and shot into Xiao Yan's body.

Simultaneously, the Peach Blossom Flame entered Xiao Yan's meridians, its gentle heat flowing slowly, as if curiously exploring its new environment.

By directly consuming this fifth-tier beast flame, Xiao Yan experienced no pain aside from a slight increase in body temperature.

This was not only due to the Peach Blossom Flame's mild nature but also thanks to the robust meridians Xiao Yan had forged through years of tempering using a method far superior to the continent's standard Dou Qi cultivation practices.

Seeing Xiao Yan's merely flushed face, Yao Lao nodded in satisfaction. "With three years of such cultivation, and with Xiao Yan's strength and physical condition at that time, coupled with proper preparation, the risks of merging with the Fallen Heart Flame from the Jia Nan Academy in the future will be significantly reduced."

Inside Xiao Yan's Dou Qi Cyclone, torrents of Xuanhuang Dou Qi surged out, enveloping the Peach Blossom Flame entirely.

Under the control of Xiao Yan's powerful soul, he guided it to circulate along the Flame Mantra's pathways.

As the Dou Qi encased the Peach Blossom Flame, the flame sensed danger and began to lash out against the surrounding Dou Qi energy.

However, Xiao Yan's Dou Qi was no ordinary Dou Qi.

Under the scorching heat of Xuanhuang Flame's suppression, the Peach Blossom Flame could only cooperate obediently, circulating wildly within Xiao Yan's meridians.

As the technique operated at high speed, Xiao Yan noticed with keen perception that the Peach Blossom Flame and his Dou Qi were beginning to merge in a peculiar way!

More precisely, the Peach Blossom Flame was being gradually devoured by the Dou Qi enhanced by the Flame Mantra 2.0!

Seeing this, Xiao Yan grew anxious.

From the current situation, he was certain of one thing:

If he didn't force the Peach Blossom Flame into the Na Ling quickly, it would be entirely absorbed by the Xuanhuang Flame.

Activating the Flame Mantra at full speed, the Dou Qi carrying the Peach Blossom Flame surged toward a small gray dot at the center of the Qi Cyclone.

At the center of the Qi Cyclone, the tiny gray dot hovered, appearing incredibly mysterious. Within it was an endless void of darkness, and at the end of that darkness seemed to lie another space entirely.

The moment the Peach Blossom Flame made contact with the gray dot, its light extinguished rapidly, unleashing a terrifying suction force that began absorbing the flame at an incredible speed.

As the Flame Mantra 2.0 silently evolved, Xiao Yan's cultivation of the technique, under the enhancement of his heaven-defying comprehension, reached new insights once again.

(End of Chapter)

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