Chapter 162 Unexpected Joy
To ignite the Lifebound Flame within oneself, one must possess a Fire Attribute Spirit Root.
The stronger the Fire Attribute Spirit Root, the stronger the ignited Lifebound Flame will be.
Generally, one's Spirit Root is determined at birth, however, Shen Feng was very special—his Spirit Root could evolve and grow on its own.
Perhaps because of his transmigration to the Immortal Realm, his physique underwent a strange transformation.
When he first arrived in the Immortal Realm, he had no Spirit Root of any attribute, but later, Spirit Roots began to emerge, and he had not just one but all the Five Elements Spirit Roots.
Although his cultivation had dissipated, the Spirit Root would not—this was a talent within his body, also considered an attribute.
To ignite the Lifebound Flame, at the very least, one required the cultivation of the Foundation Establishment Stage.
If one could ignite the Lifebound Flame within their body during the Foundation Establishment Stage, one could almost be certain of achieving extraordinary feats in Refining Medicine in the future.
The moment Shen Feng stepped into the Foundation Establishment Stage, he ignited the Lifebound Flame within him, a record that remains unbroken in the Immortal Realm to this day.
Wanting to ignite the Lifebound Flame at the Innate Initial Stage was a wildly ambitious thought, yet with his previous experience, Shen Feng wanted to test this possibility.
After calming his mind, Shen Feng sat down cross-legged.
Gradually closing his eyes, he felt the Fire Attribute within his Five Elements Spirit Roots, each element within his Spirit Roots had evolved to its utmost state.
To ignite the Lifebound Flame within one's body, one must first resonate with the Fire Spirit Root.
For someone attempting to ignite the Lifebound Flame for the first time, this might be a difficult task, but for the experienced Shen Feng, it was child's play.
In less than a second, he connected with his Fire Spirit Root, his breath and pulse began to change, and a faint red glow emerged all over his skin.
After resonating with the Fire Spirit Root,
the next step was to completely stimulate the Fire Spirit Root, allowing the Fire Attribute to pervade the meridians, circulating hundreds of times throughout the entire body's meridians, through the Spiritual Energy in the meridians and the Fire Attribute in the Fire Spirit Root, to ignite the Lifebound Flame within.
The Fire Attribute emitted by the thoroughly stimulated Fire Spirit Root would grow increasingly hot as it circulated through the meridians.
Many cultivators, unable to bear this intense heat, had no choice but to give up midway.
And there were some who clenched their teeth and persisted, but their meridians ended up chaotically burned by the Fire Attribute, not only failing to ignite the Lifebound Flame but also becoming crippled with damaged meridians.
Therefore, attempting to ignite the Lifebound Flame at the Innate Initial Stage was akin to seeking death—how sturdy could the meridians of someone at the Innate Stage be? They would likely be damaged after just a couple of circuits.
For this reason, many cultivators with Fire Spirit Roots, upon entering the Foundation Establishment Stage, wouldn't try to ignite the Lifebound Flame right away. Some would even wait until they had broken through Foundation Establishment before attempting to ignite the Lifebound Flame within their bodies, as this significantly lowered the risk.
However, igniting the Lifebound Flame after the Foundation Establishment Stage would greatly reduce the compatibility between oneself and the flame, and such Alchemists could never become Supreme.
Luckily, though Shen Feng's Immortal Emperor physique was severely damaged, it was far beyond that of the Foundation Establishment Stage, which was the real reason he dared to attempt igniting the Lifebound Flame at the Innate Initial Stage.
The Fire Spirit Root had been completely stimulated.
Wave after wave of intense Fire Attribute filled Shen Feng's meridians, beginning to circulate round after round throughout his entire body.
As time ticked by,
Shen Feng's brows furrowed tightly, and golden sparkles began to emerge on his skin, which was already glowing red.
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He only felt a searing pain throughout all of his meridians. Logically speaking, even if he couldn't ignite the Lifebound Flame, the robustness of his meridians meant he shouldn't feel any pain at all.
Yet the scorching pain, as the fire attribute continuously roamed, became more and more intense. Beads of sweat the size of soybeans broke out on his forehead, and his throat felt extraordinarily dry.
His body grew hotter and hotter, and alternating flashes of red and golden light shimmered across his skin.
He clenched his teeth and persevered.
After the increasingly hot fire attribute had circulated through his meridians for more than three hundred rounds, he suddenly opened his eyes. Two clusters of golden flames flashed through his pupils, and he couldn't help but let out a muffled groan from his throat as he flipped over his right palm.
A small flame emerged from the center of his palm.
The light around Shen Feng dissipated, leaving him completely stunned. Could this thing in his palm even be considered a flame?
The flame was as small as a sesame seed, dimmer than a firefly.
Could it be because he ignited the Lifebound Flame at the Innate Initial Stage?
However, back in the Immortal Realm, the Lifebound Flame that Shen Feng ignited was the Nine Nether Azure Flame, which was nothing like the sesame seed-sized flame in his palm.
In the Immortal Realm, there was a Primordial Fire Ranking.
Every cultivator with the fire attribute may ignite a unique Lifebound Flame.
The types of Lifebound Flames varied in strength, and once, the Nine Nether Azure Flame that Shen Feng ignited ranked sixth on the Primordial Fire Ranking in the Immortal Realm.
There were countless types of Lifebound Flames, and anyone who could ignite one that ranked within the top hundred of the Primordial Fire Ranking was considered a genius.
Looking at the golden flame the size of a sesame seed in his palm, Shen Feng felt the temperature within the flame.
On the Primordial Fire Ranking, there were many golden Lifebound Flames, but after feeling the interior of this small flame, he was shocked again, disbelief painting his face.
This, could it actually be the Limitless Emperor Flame?
The number one ranked Lifebound Flame in the Immortal Realm's Primordial Fire Ranking?
A legendary type of Lifebound Flame!
Shen Feng was familiar with several other types of golden flames, and after feeling the interior of this small flame, he had eliminated all other possibilities. The only golden flame left on the Primordial Fire Ranking was the legendary Limitless Emperor Flame.
Initially, it was the Nine Nether Azure Flame ranked sixth that he had ignited, so how was it that after returning to Earth and losing all his cultivation, he managed to ignite the Limitless Emperor Flame?
Could it be that starting anew, cultivating the complete Emperor King Jue from the Acquired State, was what changed the Lifebound Flame he ignited?
Despite being only the size of a sesame seed, Shen Feng could sense the intense heat within the flame.
Although the temperature of the small flame was noteworthy, wasn't it a bit too small? How was he supposed to use a sesame seed-sized Lifebound Flame to perform alchemy?
However.
Being able to ignite the Limitless Emperor Flame, ranked first in the Primordial Fire Ranking, was an unexpected fortune.
Although the flame was currently only the size of a sesame seed, as long as his cultivation improved, or through other means of nurturing, he could slowly increase the size of the flame.
Limitless Emperor Flame!
The dream of every alchemist in the Immortal Realm to ignite such a Lifebound Flame, some even thought this flame existed only in legends, yet now he had inadvertently ignited it. Indeed, fate is full of twists and turns.