Chapter 533: A Single Spiritual Root Dares to Learn the Nirvana True Fire?

"Golden Bird True Flame?"

Lu Yang was puzzled. There shouldn't be anything wrong with his cultivation. He looked at the Golden Bird True Flame, recalled the history of the Golden Crow clan narrated by the Immortal Fairy, and visualized himself transforming into the sun, within which a bird's cry echoed.

The true fire was close at hand, an immortal guiding the way, a visualized sublimation—how perfect this process was.

How did a two-legged golden bird come out instead?

"There are three possibilities," the Immortal Fairy analyzed seriously.

Lu Yang was overjoyed. He had not expected the Immortal Fairy to be so reliable as to propose three perspectives. Cupping his fists respectfully, he asked, "Please enlighten me, Fairy."

"The first possibility is that you cultivated the Samadhi True Fire into the Three-Flavor True Fire, and the missing 'dot' was transferred to the Golden Crow True Flame."

"The second possibility is that although the Nine-Layered Immortal didn't shoot down the tenth Golden Crow back then, this Immortal was thinking how it was such a pity they could only watch the Golden Crow mate with the Jade Rabbit instead of eating it. Thus, one Golden Crow proactively severed a leg to give to me. Just as it was about to regenerate the limb, it was pinned down by the Jade Rabbit."

"The one you refined might be that very Golden Crow before it had the chance to regenerate its limb."

"There is also a third possibility. According to clues provided by the Qilin Immortal and verified by the Nine-Layered Immortal, the Golden Crow clan originally had only two legs. Later, to adapt to the harsh ancient environment, they gradually evolved into three legs. The Qilin Immortal's Dao Fruit of Survival of the Fittest and the Phoenix clan prodigy's embryonic Dao Fruit of Natural Selection both drew inspiration from the history of the Golden Crow clan."

Lu Yang felt that none of these sounded particularly reliable.

"Never mind, whatever true flame it is, as long as it is a true flame."

Holding the Golden Bird True Flame in his palm, Lu Yang could sense the terrifying power contained within it. This was a destructive true flame even more powerful than the Three-Flavor True Fire. Once thrown out, he feared few in the Golden Core stage could withstand it.

The second to successfully comprehend was Li Haoran. Possessing half of Qin Haoran's memories, his life experience far exceeded those of the same realm, second only to Lu Yang.

He snapped his fingers, and a small clump of Liuding Divine Fire ignited at his fingertips. He stared at the Liuding Divine Fire for a moment, removed his wig to reveal his bald head, and used the Liuding Divine Fire to refine the wig, elevating the inscriptions inside it to a higher level.

Yuan Gang watched this scene with profound respect. What a ruthless person; to become stronger, he actually refined his own hair into a magical treasure.

Mangu was the third to comprehend a true flame, mastering the Samadhi True Fire.

He noticed the commotion over by Lu Yang. Especially upon seeing Lu Yang holding the golden bird in his hand, his body shook slightly as he murmured in a low voice.

"Brother Lu's first comprehension of true fire was the Three-Flavor True Fire, which could elevate barbecue to a higher tier. For the second time, did he directly turn the true fire into the raw ingredient for the barbecue?"

The gap between him and Lu Yang was indeed immense; he still had great room for improvement.

Another half-day passed, and it was already late at night. Meng Jingzhou and Tao Yaoye comprehended their true flames almost simultaneously, successfully mastering the Nirvana True Fire and the Nanming Li Fire. They had comprehended the true flames of the demon clan, so it was only reasonable that their speed was slower.

Seeing Meng Jingzhou master the Nirvana True Fire, the elders of the Five Lineages were completely shocked.

"The Meng family kid is truly extraordinary, to have mastered even the Nirvana True Fire."

"I thought he would give up."

"This is the perseverance of one destined for great things. He possesses the Single Spiritual Root, and his Pure Yang body must not be broken. Meanwhile, the Nirvana True Fire is the true fire of the Phoenix clan, which possesses the effect of strengthening Yang and nourishing blood. For a Single Spiritual Root to master the Nirvana True Fire, this Yang-strengthening effect probably surpasses any Single Spiritual Root in history!"

"Under such circumstances, he can still control his desires and refrain from breaking his body. Such perseverance is truly admirable!"

"The Single Spiritual Root stacked with the Nirvana True Fire will elevate the strength of the Single Spiritual Root to another level, and his cultivation speed will be faster than before!"

Having lived for so long, this was the first time they had heard of a Single Spiritual Root pushing himself so ruthlessly, fighting a battle with his back to the river.

Meng Jingzhou turned his head to look at that group of whispering Five Lineages elders, his gaze filled with resentment.

You should have said this earlier. If you had said it earlier, I wouldn't have chosen the Nirvana True Fire.

His body was already reacting now, and he feared even pouring water over it wouldn't calm it down.

Although all five had comprehended true fire, which made Song Duantian rather displeased, he said nothing. After all, he had already resolved to let go of his grudge against the Unspoken Daoist.

The elders of the Five Lineages and Qiu Jin'an left the place. The cracked earth closed up, and those true fire seeds once again sank into silence beneath the fire vein.

Bai Ming cleared his throat slightly: "Shall we continue our tour?"

"We can still tour at this late hour?" Lu Yang was surprised. At this time back in the Daoist Sect, the senior brothers and sisters would have already been playing wildly.

Bai Ming was also surprised, not understanding why Lu Yang would say that: "As cultivators, there is no need for sleep. What distinction is there between day and night?"

Lu Yang looked and saw that it was indeed so. The senior brothers of the fire vein were still sitting cross-legged practicing, though the senior brothers who had been sunbathing naked during the day were no longer there.

The sun doesn't shine at night, so they couldn't sunbathe.

Meng Jingzhou recalled: "It is said that in the past, the Daoist Sect also cultivated regardless of day and night. But ever since the Grandmaster retired and the Master and elders took charge, they changed the cultivation policy, advocating a balance between work and rest. Cultivate by day and play by night, no need to make things hard for oneself."

After changing the cultivation policy, excluding the factor of the Eldest Senior Sister, the overall strength of the Daoist Sect had not declined but actually showed a slight upward trend, demonstrating the feasibility of this policy.

"This is the water vein." Bai Ming led the five to a place filled with mist. The surface of the lake was completely deserted, with only aquatic spiritual plants growing out a bit, exposing themselves above the water.

"Where are the people?"

Standing on the water's surface, Bai Ming pointed beneath his feet: "They are all below. Everyone, follow me."

The six held their breath, wrapping their bodies in spiritual energy to prevent their clothes from getting wet, and slowly sank into the water.

Entering the water, their vision suddenly opened up to a truly bustling scene.

Spiritual plants, fish that had not yet awakened their intelligence, strange rocks, whirlpools... it could truly be called an underwater world.

"It's a pity you all do not possess water spiritual roots; otherwise, you could more easily sense the uniqueness of the spiritual aura here."

The disciples of the Five Elements Sect moved freely in the water. It was clear they practiced here frequently. Some were even spinning in the water, forcefully creating underwater tornadoes. Two disciples clashed with their underwater tornadoes, turning the underwater world upside down.

The Daoist Sect also had a place for water spiritual roots to cultivate, which was a massive lake so deep that even if Heaven Gate Peak were put inside, its summit would not show. However, since Lu Yang and the other four did not have water spiritual roots, there was no need to go to such a place to cultivate.

"The original water vein was just a lake. A certain elder of the water vein went to travel the Eastern Sea and discovered that the ocean and a lake are completely different environments. So, using a storage ring, he stole a lot of seawater from the Eastern Sea and moved it to the water vein."

"Later, upon reflection, having just seawater wasn't enough without the sea clans; it was still a bit different from the actual environment of the Eastern Sea. That water vein elder ran back to the Eastern Sea again, contacted the sea clans in various places, and asked if they were willing to relocate to the Five Elements Sect."

"Most of the sea clans were unwilling, but a small portion wanted a change of environment, so they followed the elder to the sect. The elder then took them to register their households and handle residency procedures, which were extremely tedious."

Bai Ming pointed ahead and said, "Up ahead is the seawater dug over from the Eastern Sea, as well as the sea clans."

The second update will be around eleven o'clock.

(End of this chapter)