Chapter 532: Learning the Golden Crow True Flame

Lu Yang actually really wanted to know, now that the nine Golden Crows had returned, how the ten Jade Rabbits were supposed to be distributed—whether they mated all together, or if the extra one was roasted by the Immortal Fairy to poison the Four Ancient Immortals.

He felt that there was no real need for him to know so much scandalous history; not only was it useless for cultivation, but it would also make it difficult for him to survive if he ever encountered the Four Ancient Immortals in the future.

Lu Yang currently had no positive image of the Four Ancient Immortals in his mind; if they were to meet and he tried to cozy up to them by saying he was on excellent terms with the Immortal Fairy and listened to her stories about them every day.

He feared he would be beyond saving.

"How about it? After listening to this immortal's story, is it a great help toward comprehending the Golden Crow True Flame?"

Knowing the story behind it allowed for a deeper understanding of the inner essence of spells and divine abilities, which was a universally acknowledged truth in the cultivation world; unfortunately, the history of the spells and divine abilities available on the market was too distant, making it hard to trace back to that era and know exactly what had transpired then.

But for Lu Yang, listening to the Immortal Fairy tell the stories behind the spells and divine abilities only served to diminish his comprehension of them.

"Golden Crow True Flame..."

He used his spiritual power to summon a small wisp of it, letting it bloom at his fingertips; even though it was just a tiny speck, the energy contained within was immeasurable.

Lu Yang stared at the Golden Crow True Flame, slowly closing his eyes to comprehend its inner essence.

"Which kind of flame should I choose?" Man Gu was deeply conflicted; for him, it would be best if he could learn the Samadhi True Fire, which he had tried to learn from Lu Yang before but failed, or rather, he simply had no idea where to even begin learning it.

"Should I choose the Nirvana True Fire like Brother Meng?"

Seeing that Meng Jingzhou had already begun to gradually refine the Nirvana True Fire, with wisps of fiery aura breathing in and out, Man Gu shook his head: "Inappropriate, inappropriate. This is a true fire of the demon race; not only does it clash with my lineage, but my comprehension is not as high as Brother Meng's, so I cannot achieve cross-species comprehension of a true fire."

"Lunar True Fire? Inappropriate. My blood vitality is too abundant; comprehending the Lunar True Fire would suppress it and reduce my strength."

"Chaos True Fire? Inappropriate. I know nothing of chaos and cannot comprehend it."

"Ziwei Heavenly Fire? Inappropriate. Now that the stars are no more, the Ziwei Heavenly Fire derived from the Ziwei Star is like a flame without roots; even if it possesses immense power, it cannot be sustained for long."

"This kind of flame seems somewhat familiar, I can give it a try." Man Gu rejoiced, sitting cross-legged in front of a cluster of flames.

That was the Samadhi True Fire.

Tao Yaoye was also conflicted about which flame to choose, walking past the Golden Crow True Fire, the Lunar True Fire, and the Dayan True Fire one by one without feeling anything, as none were the right true fire for her.

Ultimately, she sat down cross-legged before a cluster of flames from which the chirping of birds could be heard.

The Nanming Li Fire.

Lu Yang's comprehension was gradually entering a supreme state; he felt as though he had transformed into the sun, hanging high above the heavens, illuminating the earth and bestowing grace upon all living things, when suddenly a giant hand seized him and placed him together with a rabbit...

"Look at Lu Yang quickly! He is clearly comprehending the Golden Crow True Flame, yet the dual powers of the Lunar and the Solar are manifesting upon his body, and these two powers show a faint tendency to merge!"

A disciple of the Five Elements Sect gasped at this sight; to comprehend the Lunar power from the Solar power, what a heaven-defying level of comprehension!

Not to mention merging two extreme powers together!

This person's attainment in True Flame was terrifyingly formidable!

Even the Elders of the Five Lineages and Qiu Jin'an were visibly moved upon seeing this; with this kind of talent, there had probably been only two or three like him since ancient times!

"Old Song, this child's talent is terrifyingly formidable!" The Elder of the Gold Lineage sent a voice transmission to Song Duantian; they harbored a great feud with the Daoist of No-Words, and now that Lu Yang had fallen into their hands, shouldn't they teach him a good lesson to vent their anger?

As the saying goes, a teacher for a day is a father for life; a son inherits his father's business, and a son pays his father's debts, so making Lu Yang repay the debt was entirely justifiable!

Song Duantian's brow furrowed tightly: "If this child is not eliminated, he will certainly remember our actions today, and he will surely become a catastrophic threat in the future!"

"He is a hidden danger indeed."

"What should we do?"

The Elder of the Gold Lineage stared intently at Lu Yang, his heart torn with immense conflict, until finally a ferocious expression surfaced on his face, as if he had made some sort of resolve.

"At worst, we just won't hold the grudge against that old scoundrel No-Words anymore in the future!"

"Look, only the Solar power remains on Lu Yang's body again!"

Lu Yang was completely unaware of the thoughts of the Elders of the Gold and Fire Lineages; his urgent priority right now was to quickly forget the comprehension he just had.

He had almost been led into a pit by the Immortal Fairy, nearly comprehending the method of merging the Lunar and the Solar.

How perilous.

He resumed his comprehension of the Golden Crow True Flame, transforming into the sun patrolling the heavens, where all things brimmed with vitality in a scene of thriving prosperity.

The sun seemed like a balloon, constantly expanding and contracting, looking as though it might explode at any moment, making onlookers anxious.

Suddenly, a bird's cry echoed from within the sun, crisp and full of vigor.

"It is done!" Lu Yang rejoiced and opened his eyes, which turned crimson like two miniature suns.

He blinked, and his eyes returned to normal, clear to the bottom like those of an infant, making everything that had just happened seem like an illusion that invoked doubt.

"You succeeded?" Bai Ming was astonished; the true fire he mastered was precisely the Golden Crow True Flame, so he knew just how difficult it was to comprehend this kind of true fire.

"One test will tell." Lu Yang smiled with absolute confidence; this time there would definitely be no issue, as he had comprehended the Golden Crow True Flame thoroughly.

Lu Yang opened his left palm, and a cluster of flames emerged, causing the surrounding temperature to surge abruptly.

The flames swayed in the air, their shape gradually stabilizing, already faintly recognizable as a bird.

"True Flame Mimicry?" Bai Ming exclaimed softly in surprise; flames were formless, requiring an extremely high level of control to shape them into a desired form, something an ordinary cultivator could not achieve without fifty years of bitter cultivation.

Moreover, looking at Lu Yang's effortless manner, it did not seem as though he was intentionally mimicking the form, but rather that the True Flame naturally manifested in this shape upon appearing!

A confident smile curled at the corner of Lu Yang's mouth; he raised two fingers of his right hand before his lips and let out a theatrical, soft shout: "True Flame, manifest!"

The True Flame transformed into a Golden Crow, lifelike and detailed down to the smallest feather, as if it had come alive.

"The True Flame has turned into a Golden Crow?" Bai Ming exclaimed in surprise once more, this time unable to suppress the shock in his heart as he shouted it out directly.

The disciples and Elders of the Five Elements Sect had long noticed the situation on Lu Yang's side.

"To be able to turn the True Flame into a Golden Crow on the very first try?"

"No, look closely, a Golden Crow has three legs, but Lu Yang's Golden Crow only has two legs!"

"Is there such a thing as a two-legged Golden Crow?"

"The greatest hallmark of a Golden Crow is its three legs; can it even be considered a Golden Crow with only two legs?"

Lu Yang was also somewhat dazed; why was the "Golden Crow" that the True Flame automatically formed different from what he had anticipated?

He clenched his left hand, extinguishing the True Flame, and then opened his hand to let it bloom again, yet it was still a two-legged "Golden Crow."

Refusing to give up, he tried repeatedly a few times, hoping an extra leg would grow out, but his wish remained unfulfilled.

Lu Yang scratched his head; he had limited experience and had never encountered such a situation, so he turned his head to ask Bai Ming: "Do you know what is going on here?"

Bai Ming had never seen anything like this either, and was left equally dazed by the question: "Golden Crows all have three legs; this two-legged one of yours should just be a golden bird."

"Then does this count as the Golden Crow True Flame?"

Bai Ming's expression turned increasingly peculiar: "It counts as the Golden Bird True Flame."