Lord of the Desert

Chapter 417 Transferring to another major
During the day, the sky and the earth are bright, and the boundaries of all objects are clearly distinguished.

I couldn’t see the position of the sun, so I didn’t know whether it was noon or afternoon.

The mountains are clear and far away.

Hong Fan stepped into the fine, soft volcanic ash and waited.

After three breaths, his feet shook, like a fetal movement coming from deep in the earth.

Then, the top of the mountain rose.

Pushed by an invisible force, the smoke rose into the air, creating another peak on the mountain. On all sides of the conical mountain pass, ochre waves surged silently, drowning everything in its path.

Hong Fan watched every detail of what was happening with greedy eyes, gulping down every detail.

After three breaths, invisible thunder passed him and went away, as tall as the sky and the earth.

Three more breaths, the wind crashing against his body, nothing able to shake it.

[Very easy, go deeper. ]

The world is shattered and reorganized.

It was a dark night, the sky was deep purple, and the details of the cone-shaped body of the volcano could not be discerned in the weak light, only the uniform coloring.

Hong Fan stood at the foot of the mountain, looked up at the towering peak, and saw the blazing fire dancing wantonly.

The fountain shot up into the sky, its fire was golden red, and the bright iron flowers scattered around it were in the shape of spheres, gradually dimming as it fell.

The black mountain was finally lit up, and the magma rolled slowly on the slope like golden beads with broken strings.

The smell of sulfur filled my nose, and the accumulation of high heat enveloped me.

Hong Fan lowered his head to check himself and saw that the corners of his clothes were charred and smoldering.

None of this brings any harm, only the warmth of safety.

【Not enough, deeper. 】

The world sank into a lightless abyss.

Vision no longer relies on feedback from visible light.

Hong Fan stood there silently, like the only basis for the existence of the world.

He couldn't see the sky and the earth in the distance, but the scattered sand and rocks nearby had some vague shapes.

The ground dropped steeply one step away, forming a circular pass.

Orange-red magma floats dozens of meters below.

The temperature is very high.

Hong Fan's clothes and hair were burning slowly, but he ignored them and let them burn out, leaving behind a pure body.

The magma is surging.

Bubbles bubbled up like a pot of boiling soup, and the pungent smell became stronger and stronger.

Breathing became increasingly difficult as my lungs were not getting oxygen.

Hong Fan didn't care, and eventually his body died.

The ground began to tremble.

The source of the trembling is deep, rising in waves like the tide; the stones dance at my feet like sand on a drum.

The magma surface is convex upward.

Hong Fan instinctively wanted to retreat, but he suppressed himself.

The third outbreak.

Gold filled the field of vision.

Hong Fan felt a shock that shook his soul, and the high temperature enveloped and washed over him.

Even if the eyeballs are burned, they can still see; even if the skin is eroded, they can still feel; even if the muscles are dissolved, they can still stand...

It turns out that apart from the ever-present self-awareness, nothing else is necessary.

So he gave up his body.

A heart merges into the blazing fire and stretches out with the heaven and earth.

The pain became less and less, the burning sensation gradually became lighter, and was replaced by an all-encompassing warmth.

The fire burned out in the explosion, and the world continued to sink into the abyss.

Hong Fan woke up suddenly, his whole body was sweaty but he was in high spirits, his eyes were as bright as stars.

Memories bubble up to the surface.

[Today is the fifth day of September, and it is now the afternoon. I am meditating on the stone table in the Asahi Prefecture martial arts training ground.]

Hong Fan breathed softly, feeling indescribable joy.

The innate visualization method in "The Book of Blazing Explosion" is very effective, but it is also difficult to practice.

Fortunately, he already had the foundation of the innate two-in-one realm, and had practiced the visualization methods of "Flame Flow Kung Fu" and "Iron Palm Classic", so he mastered it in just half a month.

At this point, Hong Fan had met all the prerequisites for transformation—true qi, true essence, meridian adaptation, circulation of the meridians, and spiritual visualization…

Next comes the final and most dangerous step - completely changing the basic operating method of Dantian.

The problem lies in two aspects.

First, the structure of Dantian will develop specialization for a certain type of true Qi during long-term training. Once it changes, it will cause damage, reducing the output (output power) and the total amount of true Qi (upper limit of the blue bar).

Secondly, the innate spiritual energy of different attributes has different compatibility with warriors, and switching to another attribute may lead to a regression in realm.

Among them, Hong Fan chose to switch to practicing martial arts with the same attributes, so the second point is extremely unlikely.

As for the first point, external forces must be used.

This is why he needs the Wheel Pill.

Generally, if a warrior does not rely on external forces to transform his cultivation, his true energy will be depleted by 20% to 30%, which will have a devastating impact on his combat capability.

The Wheel Pill can replenish vitality and has a strong warming and repairing effect, which can control the loss to about half (5%).

But half of it was enough to make Hong Fan feel distressed. Fortunately, he had another way - the Dragon Soul Fruit.

After a quick shower and change of clothes, Hong Fan struck while the iron was hot and went to the retreat room, locked the outer door, and had Shen Hong and his men guard him.

After taking the Wheel-Turning Pill, the heat in the body dissipated, and the feeling of returning to weakness was extremely uncomfortable.

Hong Fan suppressed his distracting thoughts and followed the energy sensation to enter a state of inner vision.

According to the practice order of "The Blazing Explosion Code", the Dantian, which had been specialized in the Flame Flow Power through years of training, was forcibly changed by the Blazing Fire Qi.

This readaptation process brings extremely unbearable pain, just like inserting a needle into the weakest part of the human body and causing an electric shock.

At first, the effect of the Wheel Pill was strong enough to deal with injuries, but when it came to the stage of complete enlightenment, it was no longer effective.

Just at this time, Hong Fan had an idea and took the Dragon Soul Fruit given to him by Feng Mubai.

In an instant, a large amount of vitality poured into the whole body from the spiritual platform. All the injuries in the dantian were repaired, and the blazing fire true energy also increased several times.

With this blessing, the speed of transformation increased by more than ten times, and it was completed after half an hour.

The room was dark and silent, but it was hard to suppress the heat in my heart.

Hong Fan quickly returned to the training ground and used the three core killing methods of "The Blazing Explosion Codex" below Yuanci in turn.

The high-temperature radiation and the invisible wind from the hellfire carbonized the human-shaped wooden target into ashes.

Its name is Chichao.

The white bullet, as fast as a crossbow, crossed ten feet and blew the double-layer heavy armor into pieces.

Its name is fire jade.

The third method of killing, "Soul Chasing", is what Hong Fan likes the most.

This is a specialized golden blazing fire essence that can take any shape, attach and delay detonation. Its power far exceeds that of black gunpowder, and is similar to the PROMAX version of the Xuanyin Qi.

In comprehensive comparison, the full-state Blazing Fire Essence is 20% to 30% faster than the Flame Flow Power in terms of speed, control, and maximum output power. The difference in its exclusive power is even greater - the combat power of a warrior of the same level who practices the Blazing Fire Explosion Classic should be more than twice that of a warrior who practices the Flame Flow Power.

Of course, for Hong Fan, the sand world and the mixed sand and fire killing method already accounted for a large part of the combat system, so the combat power increase of the Blazing Explosion Code was not that significant.

But at this moment, he believed that he was confident that he could compete with Gu Yixin and Qu Luoyi who had the same level of cultivation.

An hour and a half later.

As night falls, Xijing is brightly lit.

Hong Fan was invited to attend a banquet at Jiang's house.

The banquet was of a high standard. In addition to Jiang Danhu, a Yuanci, there were six innate masters from the Jiang family, the Jinci Sect, and the Hongfan Sect. It was quite a scene in the capital of a state.

Although Hong Fan is the youngest, he is ranked second among the guests, only after Zou Jianan, the old leader of the Jinci Sect.

The meal lasted about an hour.

As Jiang Danhu's most valued nephew, Jiang Wenbo sat at the last seat throughout the whole process. He was no longer as casual towards Hong Fan as before, and dared not neglect to pour wine and toast him.

After half of the Xu hour (a little after eight o'clock), both the host and the guests were having a great time.

Jiang Wenbai escorted them out of the mansion and bowed to say goodbye.

The streets were deserted and the crescent moon hung high in the sky.

The four of them walked along the alley for a while.

"We at Jincimen will never forget your help."

When the gate of Jiang's residence was far behind them, Zou Jianan bowed and expressed his gratitude.

"Please tell us the price you paid to make this happen, so we can plan a reward."

"Master, don't worry."

Hong Fan replied with a smile.

"It's not difficult. I just visited the Jiang family five days ago and asked him to give me some face, and he agreed."

The three of them looked at each other in surprise when they heard this.

Everyone in Xijing knows that Jiang Danhu is arrogant, aggressive, and not someone who is easy to talk to.

"Is this true?"

Another person from Jinci Sect, Yin Yi, seemed to be unconvinced.

"It's true."

Hong Fan said earnestly.

"Madam Yin, if I paid such a huge price to make this happen, why didn't I tell you guys as a favor, but instead kept it secret?"

The three were speechless and could only believe it.

Having said that, the two parties parted ways.

The red flag on the horse trough of Jiang's mansion was eaten out, and the three men from Jincimen mounted their horses and left the city.

Along the way, Cao Hanhai let his horse run free and looked dazed.

"What's going on here?"

Zou Jianan asked.

"Hanhai, a little ordinary wine should not be enough to get you drunk."

“It’s not about the wine.”

Cao Hanhai suddenly woke up and held the reins tightly.

It took him a long while to reply.

"Ever since my disciple made it onto the Tianjiao Ranking, it has become easier to enter Xijing. I think I am famous throughout the nine provinces and overlook thousands of peaks."

"Today I discovered that there are other geniuses among the geniuses, and they are actually very different from each other."

Cao Hanhai smiled bitterly and watched the autumn wind blowing the fallen leaves under the moonlight.

The weather was not cold yet, but he felt that winter had come early.

(End of this chapter)