Tianhai Fairy Journey

Chapter 1402 The Situation of the Void Spirit Heavenly Flame
Within the vast array of heaven and earth deep within the endless sea of ​​fire.

Looking at Wang Yan, who was bowing deeply and whose face was full of respect, Li Qing finally noticed the special change in his old friend.

Although the other person still looks young, they have long lost the spirit they once had.

Even the surrounding area subtly exudes a sense of vicissitude.

That is a change in mindset after experiencing the vicissitudes of life.

One hundred and eighty years may seem short, but it can change a lot of things.

Of course, Li Qing had already guessed the reason.

This once exceptionally talented and proud old friend is still trapped in the early Nascent Soul stage, or even has not yet broken through to the peak of the early Nascent Soul stage.

Clearly, Wang Yan must have gone through countless struggles and failures, ultimately exhausting his spirit.

At this moment, Li Qing couldn't help but recall the scene when the two first met.

At that time, Wang Yan was in his prime, possessing a fire-type spiritual body and an innate arrogance. Even at their first meeting, Wang Yan felt a desire to challenge him, displaying remarkable heroic spirit.

In just over a hundred years, Wang Yan had already begun to show signs of age.

"Brother, there's no need for that!"

Li Qing said softly, "We are old friends, there's no need for such formalities!"

"An old friend!"

A bitter smile appeared on Wang Yan's face, and his heart was filled with mixed emotions.

He seemed to be recalling the past as well.

At that time, he considered himself a chosen one of heaven, and was born with the heart of a strongman. From the time he began his cultivation, he challenged all kinds of geniuses and rose to prominence in various competitions.

All of this changed dramatically after he advanced to the Nascent Soul realm.

The incompleteness of his spiritual body completely blocked the path to the Great Dao that he had always pursued.

In just over a hundred years, it was as if he had lived a lifetime. Although a Nascent Soul cultivator's lifespan is a thousand years, he still had plenty of time, but his Dao heart was gradually dissipating in the endless struggle.

"Qingxuan. Fellow Daoist Qingxuan, you've come for the Void Spirit Heavenly Flame?"

Wang Yan ultimately failed to utter the words "Brother Qing."

"Not bad!"

Li Qing nodded: "Brother Wang should also know that when the two of us were searching for treasures in this world, I accidentally obtained a Flame Giant Crystal Core containing the power of the Void Spirit Heavenly Flame. My beast pet, the Purple Winged Flame Centipede, also mastered that power of the Void Spirit Heavenly Flame because of this."

"The only reason I've come here is to retrieve the Void Spirit Heavenly Flame and help the Purple Winged Flame Centipede advance!"

He did not hide the purpose of his visit and stated it frankly.

Just when he thought Wang Yan would be in a dilemma, he saw Wang Yan give a bitter smile: "Although I am ordered by my master to protect that Void Spirit Heavenly Flame, with my current weak strength, I am obviously not qualified to stop Fellow Daoist Qingxuan."

"However, it will undoubtedly be very difficult to take away that ethereal heavenly flame!"

Wang Yan shook his head: "Even if I don't activate the great formation, or even actively let Fellow Daoist Qingxuan in, I'm afraid it will be very difficult to do so."

Upon hearing this, Li Qing was not surprised.

The fact that even with the immense effort and support of Fuling Island, True Monarch Huorong still couldn't remove the Void Spirit Heavenly Flame demonstrates its difficulty.

"Very well, I believe my master won't blame me!"

As he spoke, the ancient array token above Wang Yan's head lit up again.

Streams of light fell upon every corner of the great formation.

A large array passage slowly materialized.

"If Fellow Daoist Qingxuan is curious, you may come with me to see the details."

Seeing this, Li Qing also landed beside Wang Yan, and the two walked deeper into the great formation.

"I originally intended to finish this matter in secret before meeting with my brother, so as to avoid putting him in a difficult position, but I didn't expect to run into him here!"

Li Qing smiled slightly and said, "When I first came to this land, I met you, Brother Wang. Now, having just set foot in the Linnan Sea, I have met you again. What a coincidence!"

It seemed that he was thinking about the various things that happened when the two of them first met.

Wang Yan felt a little less burdened: "I heard from Senior Sister Jiang that Fellow Daoist Qingxuan was not originally from the Xuan Nan Continent?"

"Not bad!"

Li Qing smiled and nodded: "I am a person from the cultivation world of the Starry Sea. I was being chased by enemies and accidentally came to this world through the immortal passage."

Upon hearing this, Wang Yan was deeply moved.

He had naturally heard of the Immortal Passage. Not to mention that this Fellow Daoist Qingxuan was only at the Foundation Establishment stage back then, even with his current Nascent Soul stage strength, the chances of him surviving by passing through such a dangerous Immortal Passage were slim.

This is enough to show just how terrifying this Fellow Daoist Qingxuan is.

Thinking about it, it seems normal.

To be able to break through from the peak of the late Golden Core stage to the late Nascent Soul stage in less than two hundred years—such a person is far beyond the reach of ordinary geniuses.

What outsiders consider an insurmountable bottleneck to the Nascent Soul stage is nothing more than flat ground in front of this person.

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Qingxuan, for considering my needs!"

Wang Yan shook his head helplessly: "If you were only at the mid-Nascent Soul stage, I would indeed be in a difficult position, since my duty is to protect the Void Spirit Heavenly Flame. But now, Fellow Daoist Qingxuan is a powerful late-Nascent Soul stage expert. Even if I activate the great formation, I'm afraid I won't be able to do anything to you. So there's nothing difficult about it."

He remembers everything from back then very clearly.

Back then, this Fellow Daoist Qingxuan, with his cultivation at the peak of the late Golden Core stage, snatched the greatest opportunity within the Demon Fall Space from the hands of the five major forces on Fuling Island and left with ease. What extraordinary skill he possessed, what a world-renowned feat!

Even now, legends about this person still circulate throughout the Taiyuan Realm.

Once such a person reaches the late Nascent Soul stage, their methods will likely become even more unimaginable.

"That puts my mind at ease!"

Li Qing smiled with a hint of mockery: "I was originally thinking about whether to take Brother Wang hostage, to make a show of it, and help Brother Wang clear his name of the crime of colluding with foreign enemies."

"How could it come to this!"

Wang Yan smiled helplessly.

As they spoke, the two had already arrived at the depths of the great formation.

Only now did Li Qing truly understand why that Fire Melting True Monarch had failed to take away the Void Spirit Heavenly Flame.

as far as the eye can see.

At the end of the great formation lies an endless dark void.

A seemingly insignificant black flame wandered at the edge of that dark void, like a spirit of heaven and earth, easily and casually piercing through the barriers of space and dancing freely.

The unimaginable heat seemed to burn through the heavens and earth.

"No wonder!"

A profound meaning flashed in Li Qing's eyes.

That ethereal celestial flame has already developed sentience. If an attack is made against it, it will inevitably melt the void and fall into the space of ignorance.

Moreover, that dark void became extremely fragile under the burning power of the Void Spirit Heavenly Flame.

If a forceful attack is launched, it will inevitably cause the space to collapse, posing a great danger even to a late-stage Nascent Soul expert.

The next moment, Li Qing looked towards the distance.

Several small, fiery peaks stand between heaven and earth, while the central Flame Valley radiates endless spiritual light and intense heat. Upon closer inspection, various fire-type spiritual treasures are casually discarded within, a truly extravagant display.

"Is that True Monarch Huo Rong trying to lure that Void Spirit Heavenly Flame into the valley using such methods?"

"Not bad!"

Wang Yan nodded: "I came here to place a large number of fire-type spiritual objects bestowed by my master into the valley, and to attract the Void Spirit Heavenly Flame into it through various fire-type spiritual objects."

"But that ethereal heavenly flame seems to possess considerable intelligence; at most, it only approaches but dares not enter the valley."

Li Qing gazed quietly at the ethereal Heavenly Flame in the distance.

That seemingly weak black spiritual flame actually contained unimaginable power within it.

Even disregarding external environmental factors, retaining it would be no easy task. Meanwhile...

Li Qing was still calculating various methods and approaches in his mind.

In a sense, he just happens to have a way to deal with the escape of the Void Spirit Heavenly Flame. If he uses the Kunpeng Secret Technique to travel through the void, he can resolve this issue.

However, the entire outer area of ​​the world has already been affected by the power of the great formation. Once he makes a move, it will definitely cause the entire great formation to automatically resist. In that case, it will probably be difficult to break through the layers of obstacles and control that Void Spirit Heavenly Flame in the first place.

"It seems that to obtain this Void Spirit Heavenly Flame, we'll have to cooperate with that Fire Melting True Monarch!"

The only good news is that he doesn't need the complete Void Spirit Heavenly Flame.

The Purple Winged Flame Centipede is currently only at the mid-stage of the fourth rank, and is not qualified to swallow the entire Void Spirit Heavenly Flame.

However, it is currently unknown what attitude the Fire Melting True Monarch has towards the Void Spirit Heavenly Flame.

"What kind of cultivation method does that Fire Melting True Monarch possess?"

Li Qing subconsciously looked at Wang Yan.

At this moment, Wang Yan shook his head without hesitation: "Fellow Daoist Qingxuan, please don't be offended. Without Master's permission, I cannot reveal Master's secrets!"

Upon seeing this, a look of surprise flashed in Li Qing's eyes.

He hadn't expected Wang Yan's attitude to be so resolute.

The fundamental reason why Wang Yan has fallen into his current predicament in cultivation is that of the Fire Melting True Monarch.

He knew as early as when the two parted ways that the Fire Melting True Lord had taken Wang Yan as his disciple for the sake of his Heart-Eating Flame Body.

And the current situation has proven that.

It was precisely because Huo Rong Zhenjun forcibly seized the Heart-Devouring Flame Body that Wang Yan's foundation was severely damaged, and he has not yet been able to reach the peak of the early Nascent Soul stage.

It seemed that they had guessed what Li Qing was thinking.

Wang Yan instead revealed a relieved, bitter smile: "This path was not one that Master forced me to take, but rather my own choice!"

"This is a fair trade. My master helps me break through to the Nascent Soul realm quickly, and I offer my spiritual body to aid my master's cultivation. In this cruel world of cultivation, to have such a fair trade is already a fortunate thing."

"Moreover, my master has helped me over the years, but unfortunately, the foundation of my spiritual body is simply too difficult to repair."

Li Qing nodded slightly.

That's true. Back then, Huo Rong Zhenjun was already a powerful late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator with a high position and great influence on Fuling Island, while Wang Yan was only at the Golden Core stage. Even if the other party forcibly pressured Wang Yan, Wang Yan had no way to do anything about it.

As if he had thought of something, a relieved smile appeared in Wang Yan's eyes.

"Now I have fulfilled my wish from back then. I have not let down the family and my father's elders. I have led the Wang family to become a powerful Nascent Soul family. Now I have not only entered the Nascent Soul realm, but also, because of my identity as a disciple of True Monarch Huo Rong, the entire Wang family has begun to move towards unprecedented prosperity."

As the saying goes, you can't have your cake and eat it too.

He lost some things, and he gained some things.

His wish was to attain immortality, and his wish was also for his family to prosper.

In fact, over the years, he had almost forgotten everything from the past and devoted himself to the prosperity and development of the entire family. However, the appearance of Li Qing once again caused his almost exhausted Dao heart to fluctuate greatly.

Li Qing didn't say anything.

He knew that was Wang Yan's true inner thought.

Back when they first met, Wang Yan had struggled repeatedly between his family and his own cultivation. His family held no less weight than his cultivation, and perhaps even slightly overshadowed his pursuit of cultivation.

"Brother Wang, are you aware of the changes that have occurred in the world today?"

Seeing that his old friend's Dao heart was still weak, Li Qing took the initiative to give him some pointers.

Wang Yan was taken aback at first, but then quickly recovered.

"Fellow Daoist Qingxuan, are you referring to the seal of heaven and earth?"

Although his cultivation level was not high, he was a confidant of Huo Rong Zhenjun's lineage because he offered his spiritual body to help his master cultivate, and thus he understood some of the truths of heaven and earth.

"Not bad!"

Li Qing smiled and nodded: "Brother Wang, you must not only focus on the present!"

Even though my spiritual body has been severely damaged and my foundation for cultivation has been severely weakened, this does not mean that I have lost the opportunity to pursue the Great Dao forever.

A hint of confusion still lingered in Wang Yan's eyes.

Even though he had heard that the seal of heaven and earth would gradually dissipate, he didn't know what that had to do with him.

The seal of heaven and earth has imprisoned this world for tens of thousands of years, and the day of its unsealing is far away. He probably doesn't even have the right to wait for the day of its unsealing, and even if he did, what difference would it make?

But the next sentence made his eyes widen instantly.

"The unsealing of heaven and earth is accelerating. Brother Wang is not without a chance to reach that day. If this world returns to the spirit realm, all living beings will be nourished by the rules of heaven and earth. At that time, everything will be different."

Li Qing sensed it as soon as he arrived in Xuan Nan Continent.

The Heaven and Earth Array Eye of Xuan Nan Continent has not yet been dispelled, and the suppression of Heaven and Earth is significantly stronger than that of the Star Sea.

Since that Sea Lord chose to voluntarily unseal the Eye of Heaven and Earth, it must have been under the instruction of the extraterrestrial human race. Without a doubt, one day in the future, the Heavenly Lord who is stationed on the Xuan Nan Continent will also voluntarily unseal the Eye of Heaven and Earth.

With both processes accelerating, the speed at which the seal on heaven and earth is broken will likely continue to increase.

Of course, Li Qing didn't know how long it would be until the world was completely unsealed.

But he still spoke of it, at least giving Wang Yan a new hope.

"Fellow Daoist Qingxuan, are you saying I still have a chance!"

Wang Yan felt a glimmer of light emerge from the depths of his long-dimmed and dormant Dao heart.

"Of course!"

Li Qing smiled and nodded.

“There’s still a chance for everything!”

"Brother Wang's greatest advantage is that his lifespan is still sufficient. As the unsealing of heaven and earth accelerates, more and more opportunities will appear. Perhaps you won't have to wait until that day to rebuild your foundation."

Wang Yan could not describe her feelings at that moment.

He had already fallen into the abyss, but now he could vaguely see a thick vine growing downwards. Once the vine was long enough, he could take the opportunity to climb out of the abyss.

"Thank you for your guidance, Fellow Daoist Qing!"

Wang Yan's eyes finally regained some of their sparkle.

Even though he is still trapped in the present, he has at least seen hope.

"Perhaps one day I will encounter the right opportunity and be able to help you, Brother Wang!"

Li Qing also smiled and made his promise.

In retrospect, he benefited greatly from Wang Yan's presence when he first began cultivating in the South China Sea. Although their cooperation was mostly fair, the fact is that without Wang Yan, he would not have been able to progress so smoothly on that path.

It was through Wang Yan that he met Jiang Yue'er and found more opportunities.

At this moment, Wang Yan could only express his gratitude repeatedly.

In a sense, the late-stage Nascent Soul realm and ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators are already two completely different levels, even like the difference in status and strength between Golden Core cultivators and Nascent Soul True Monarchs.

However, this Fellow Daoist Qingxuan did not display an arrogant attitude despite his improved cultivation level.

This has fully demonstrated his foresight.

Wealth, companionship, Dharma, and land!

Those who accompanied him back then have now become his benefactors on his spiritual path.

"Perhaps we two should leave first. The matter of the Void Spirit Heavenly Flame still needs to be reported to that True Lord Fire Melting, Brother Wang. I was just about to discuss cooperation with him."

Before Li Qing could finish speaking...

A strange look appeared on Wang Yan's face.

"Senior Sister Jiang is on her way."

(End of this chapter)