"Brother, why are you standing here like an idiot?"
Just as Zhang Yuan was calming his emotions, the door to the practice room in front of him suddenly opened, startling both him and Xiao Yan.
"I was thinking about some matters from the military," Zhang Yuan naturally could not tell the truth and casually found an excuse. "I had no clue at first, but if Senior Yao Chen is willing, he might be able to help."
"What matters?" Yao Chen's soul form appeared behind Xiao Yan; the ancient ring already returned to Xiao Yan's finger.
"I ask Senior to help me refine a Three Lines Green Spirit Pill," Zhang Yuan said, clasping his fists.
"A Three Lines Green Spirit Pill?" Yao Chen stroked his beard and said, "Refining a Three Lines Green Spirit Pill requires three different types of flames. Is there any Earth Fire or Sky Fire ground near Wu Tan City?"
Earth Fires and Sky Fires were strange flame lands naturally formed in the world. These flames existed due to special terrain and were dead flames, not Heavenly Flames or special beast flames with spiritual intelligence. Such places were mostly used for forging weapons, though occasionally alchemists borrowed them to refine special pills.
"There's no Earth Fire or Sky Fire nearby, but I do have a Flame," Zhang Yuan said as he raised his hand, summoning a silver flame. As the flame rose, two faint fire dragons seemed to coil within it.
The moment he saw it, Yao Chen's pupils shrank sharply as he exclaimed, "Nine Dragon Lightning Flame?!"
"Nine Dragon Lightning Flame?" Zhang Yuan feigned confusion.
It was worth mentioning that before transmigrating, he had been a stage actor, and his acting skills were excellent. Now supported by powerful Spiritual Power, his performance looked even more convincing.
"Have you heard of Heavenly Flames?" Yao Chen asked.
"I've heard a little," Zhang Yuan nodded. "Flames born between heaven and earth. I've heard every single one drives alchemists mad with desire…"
As he spoke, Zhang Yuan's expression changed slightly. "Could the one I refined be a Heavenly Flame?"
"That's right." Yao Chen nodded lightly, his tone tinged with envy. "This is the Heavenly Flame ranked 12th on the Heavenly Flame Ranking, the Nine Dragon Lightning Flame, but it's still in its infant state. To encounter and refine it… That's truly remarkable fortune."
Mature Heavenly Flames possessed terrifying might, and the higher their rank, the more dreadful they were. Back then, Yao Chen had exhausted tremendous effort just to find and refine the Bone Chilling Flame, ranked 11th, encountering countless dangers along the way. If Zhang Yuan had met a mature Nine Dragon Lightning Flame, he would have been burned to ashes in an instant by its residual might. Instead, he encountered an infant flame, successfully refined it, and turned it into one of his methods.
"What's an infant flame?" Zhang Yuan asked knowingly.
"An infant flame is a young Heavenly Flame split off after the original grows strong to a certain extent. It requires countless years to mature," Yao Chen explained. "Some powerful factions nurture Heavenly Flames. Once an infant flame is born, they seal it into an outstanding junior. As the junior grows stronger, the Heavenly Flame also grows rapidly and will become that person's powerful support in the future."
As he spoke, Yao Chen frowned slightly. "Where did you obtain this infant flame?"
As far as he knew, the Nine Dragon Lightning Flame had been discovered by the top-tier faction Burning Flame Valley in the Central Plains, a force with a Dou Saint guarding it, and had been passed down for hundreds of years. Each generation of experts had left indelible blood-soul imprints within its fire origin. Unless one cultivated Burning Flame Valley's core technique, the Green Profound Serene Flame Technique, it was impossible to refine the Nine Dragon Lightning Flame. Even an infant flame should still have some resistance. There was no way Zhang Yuan had any connection to Burning Flame Valley, so could he have just happened to encounter a newly born infant Heavenly Flame?
"I obtained it in…" Zhang Yuan began, then recited the explanation he had prepared long ago.
On the northeastern border of the Jia Ma Empire stood Black Mountain Fortress, the most magnificent fortress within a thousand-li radius, standing unfallen for over a hundred years. It was surrounded by two towering mountain ranges where thunderstorms frequently occurred, and one of the ranges even contained a dormant volcano, barely enough to link it to the Nine Dragon Lightning Flame.
"You truly are blessed by fortune," Yao Chen sighed again.
At this moment, Xiao Yan excitedly asked, "Teacher, since Brother has a Heavenly Flame and his Spiritual Power has reached the Perfect Mortal Realm, can he also become an alchemist?"
This was one of the reasons Zhang Yuan had revealed his Heavenly Flame. He had tried learning alchemy himself but never managed to get started. Yao Chen, however, was an 8th Tier high-level alchemist. Perhaps he would have a method.
Yao Chen looked at Xiao Yan's excited expression and felt a trace of surprise, along with considerable relief. He had just explained the wonders of the Flame Mantra and the necessity of Heavenly Flames, yet after learning that Zhang Yuan possessed a Heavenly Flame, Xiao Yan showed not the slightest greed; instead hoping his cousin could also become an alchemist. Their bond reminded him of his close friend, the Venerable Feng.
"It's possible, but I don't recommend it," Yao Chen said.
"Why?" Zhang Yuan asked proactively.
Yao Chen truly lived up to his reputation, even able to guide someone into alchemy.
"The Nine Dragon Lightning Flame contains three forces: flame, lightning, and dragon qi. All of them are extremely violent, difficult to control, and overly complex," Yao Chen explained without holding back. "If you, like Xiao Yan, were a fire-attribute cultivator, you could attempt alchemy. But you are lightning-attribute. Using the Nine Dragon Lightning Flame to refine pills would give half the result for twice the effort."
"For your entire life, you might not even be able to refine pills above 3rd Tier, and it would delay your cultivation."
Hearing this, Zhang Yuan nodded regretfully. He knew Yao Chen wasn't speaking groundlessly. He had attempted alchemy before, using Spiritual Power to monitor the cauldron, yet still failed to control the refinement properly. It wasn't because the Nine Dragon Lightning Flame was too violent, but because its composition was overly complex.
"What if my Spiritual Power reaches the Spirit Realm, or even the Heaven Realm?" Zhang Yuan asked. With the Thunder God Visualization Diagram, his Spiritual Power would steadily improve. With stronger control, perhaps alchemy would become possible.
"Can you guarantee you won't continue strengthening the Nine Dragon Lightning Flame?" Yao Chen countered.
Zhang Yuan understood. As his Spiritual Power improved, the flame would also grow more violent and powerful. Unless he cultivated the Flame Mantra and truly fused Heavenly Flames rather than merely controlling them, the issue would remain. Still, he didn't completely give up. Perhaps the Thunder God Diagram held a solution.
"In that case, if I want pills in the future, I'll have to ask Senior and Xiao Yan," Zhang Yuan chuckled.
Xiao Yan immediately patted his chest and said, "Brother, don't worry. Leave everything to me!"
Yao Chen snorted. "You're not even an alchemy apprentice yet, and you dare make such promises. That's blind confidence."
"Teacher, you're wrong this time," Xiao Yan said with a grin. "I'm not confident in myself. I'm confident in you, the number one alchemist on the continent."
"You sly brat." Yao Chen reached out and tapped Xiao Yan on the forehead.
Zhang Yuan smiled as he watched the scene, thinking that although he couldn't refine pills himself, having the strongest free alchemy 'tool' wasn't bad at all and saved him plenty of effort.
Thinking of this, Zhang Yuan asked, "Senior, if I assist using the Nine Dragon Lightning Flame, would it be possible to refine a Two Lines Green Spirit Pill?"
He didn't need a Three Lines pill. One One Line and one Two Lines would suffice. The One Line pill would allow him to break through to Da Dou Shi, while the Two Lines pill would boost him by three stars. His Nine Dragon Lightning flame could ensure the medicinal effects were fully unleashed.
"Of course," Yao Chen replied calmly. "Just hand me the ingredients."
"That will have to wait a bit," Zhang Yuan said as he explained that Xiao Zhan was preparing the materials, along with the fabricated story about Xiao Yan having a 4th Tier Alchemist teacher.
"To think I'd have to pretend to be a 4th Tier Alchemist one day," Yao Chen found it amusing, yet he wasn't angry. Instead, he praised, "That excuse is quite good. It'll save Xiao Yan a lot of trouble."
Xiao Yan nodded along, thinking again that Brother truly was reliable.
The three chatted for a while longer when Yao Chen's gaze suddenly flickered, and he vanished.
At the same time, Zhang Yuan turned his head toward a certain direction.
About half a minute later, Xiao Zhan's figure appeared, striding toward them.
One step covering ten meters… terrifying indeed!
(End of Chapter)
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