Douluo: A Century-old Legend I Am the Second Uncle Chenxin

Chapter 1464 The Flame of Ten Suns
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The Chen family's main courtyard, deep within the Qingyu Residence.

Xia Qingyun gently closed the door to the master bedroom and walked out of the room where Chen Yu was lying.

Fine beads of sweat glistened on her forehead, and her breathing was slightly rapid, indicating that she had expended a great deal of energy.

Chen Yu's physical condition remains complicated.

The deep "Dao injury" in his body had been largely cleared up after the last time the soul power of Chen Zixiu and Bo Xian'er was combined with the Nine Yang Divine Skill that Chen Yu himself was operating at full power.

The problem is that most of the toxins left by Youguang Zhou were removed at that time. The remaining toxins, like maggots clinging to bones, were intertwined and mutated with Luo Ping's Rakshasa divine power, deeply entrenched in Chen Yu's meridians and internal organs. They were extremely stubborn, constantly absorbing his life force to grow stronger, making them difficult to eradicate.

For the past few months, the Nine Yang Divine Skill within Chen Yu's body has been engaged in a silent and intense tug-of-war with these mixed toxins.

Fortunately, the Nine Yang Divine Skill itself is a supreme healing scripture, and its extremely yang and strong characteristics have a natural effect of suppressing and refining yin and cold toxins.

Otherwise, he might have ended up like Chen Zixiu, suffering injuries for at least a decade or more.

With the assistance of rare external medicines, Chen Yu's own Nine Yang Skill was actually growing and condensing in an extremely slow way during this confrontation.

Bo Xian'er had considered using the power of the sea god to forcibly eliminate it.

But the concerns are equally profound: even if the power of the Sea God successfully removes the power of the Rakshasa God and the residual toxins it brings, who can guarantee that the power itself will not leave a unique mark or aftereffects belonging to the Sea God in Chen Yu's body?

Wouldn't that be like driving away wolves at the front door only to welcome tigers at the back?

Therefore, during this period, Xia Qingyun became the most important supporting force.

She repeatedly channeled the power of her Great Sun Burning Heaven Technique, along with the pure Nine Yang True Qi, into Chen Yu's body.

Her power was of the same origin as Chen Yu's Nine Yang Divine Skill, and she immediately became the most reliable reinforcement.

The two powerful streams of Nine Yang True Qi combined internally and externally, continuously eliminating and refining the Rakshasa poison that lingered in the corner, gradually pushing it to the brink of despair.

To make it easier to take care of her, Xia Qingyun is now living in a spacious side room next to the master bedroom of Qingyu Residence.

With the return of this matriarch of the Chen family, her second daughter-in-law, Ximen Shaoping, as the head of the family's internal affairs department, naturally dared not neglect her. She had the large wing room carefully rearranged and furnished with the finest materials.

As soon as she came out of the master bedroom, Xue Shiqiong, who was waiting in the corridor, immediately stepped forward, handed her a soft, warm, damp towel, and asked softly, "Auntie, you've had a long day."

Xia Qingyun took the wet wipe and wiped the sweat from her forehead. Although she looked tired, she also showed a hint of relief: "It wasn't a wasted effort."

"Today, the Rakshasa poison in Ayu's body has finally been reduced to only a small, stubborn clump."

Upon hearing this, Xue Shiqiong's eyes flashed with concern, and she helped Xia Qingyun sit down on the soft couch by the window: "Only one last bundle remains, that's good news."

"But its stubbornness is probably because that Rakshasa divine power is too condensed and resilient, isn't it?"

"No wonder even you, Auntie, used up so much time and effort when you combined your Nine Yang True Qi."

Xia Qingyun sat down, nodded slightly, took the warm tea that Xue Shiqiong handed her, took a sip, and moistened her slightly dry throat: "Not bad. The core of this entrenched mixed toxin is Luo Ping's Rakshasa divine power."

"Although it cannot compare to the quality of that Fourth Elder of the Crimson Church who, in his dying rage, attacked your grandfather with such utmost intensity and extreme compression, the essence of his remaining divine power still surpasses the limits of mortal power and is extremely difficult to erase."

She put down her teacup, her gaze thoughtful as she looked at the hand that had just rested on Chen Yu's back, her fingertips still seeming to retain a trace of heat: "However... there is some truth to the saying that every cloud has a silver lining."

Xue Shiqiong was gently tidying up the utensils on the small table next to her. Upon hearing this, she paused her movements and asked with a hint of doubt, "What does Auntie mean...?"

"During this period, in order to combat and refine this stubborn mixture of high-quality Rakshasa divine power and residual poison,"

Xia Qingyun raised her hand, her slightly pale palm facing upwards. A wisp of true energy, subtle yet incredibly pure, almost tangible like liquid molten gold, floated on its surface with fragments of pale blue and blazing white light, like miniature galaxies, dancing on her fingertips like a serpent, radiating a purity and vastness far exceeding ordinary soul power.

"My own Great Sun Burning Heaven Technique and the Nine Yang Divine Skill, which I acquired halfway through my training, were forced to become completely intertwined in the process of continuously operating at full power and fighting against and wearing down that divine power... which actually created something new."

The wisp of true energy at her fingertips seemed to be purer in color than before, faintly revealing an indescribable aura that transcended ordinary fire.

“Look,” Xia Qingyun said, her tone carrying a rare hint of surprise and inquiry, “this true energy seems to possess not only the fierceness of ‘Burning Heaven’, nor the endless vitality of ‘Nine Yang’, but the two are being tempered and are about to… merge into one.”

Xue Shiqiong held her breath and observed closely. She was also very perceptive of high-level power and indeed captured the unusual "momentum" contained in that wisp of true energy.

The wisp of true energy swirling around Xia Qingyun's fingertips was no ordinary flame; it contained a chilling will—it was like an origin point that forcibly tore apart the boundaries of matter.

It was scorching, violent, and carried an aura of destruction capable of incinerating everything, yet within its deepest depths teemed with a glimmer of life. She whispered, "Is this... the one mentioned in the Nine Yang Divine Skill...?"

“Hmm,” Xia Qingyun’s fingertips trembled slightly, clearly indicating that maintaining this power was extremely difficult, but the light in her eyes was exceptionally sharp.

She slowly withdrew her inner energy, her tone carrying a hint of solemnity after gaining insight.

"The last few pages of the Nine Yang Divine Skill mention a realm called the 'Ten Yang Sacred Flame'... It cannot be achieved through arduous cultivation by human effort. One must use an inextinguishable fighting spirit as fuel and borrow the most intense things in heaven and earth as a furnace. Only in the midst of the millstone of life and death... can one have a chance to ignite that 'flame of rules'. It is something that can only be encountered by chance and cannot be sought."

She looked at Xue Shiqiong with a complicated expression: "Although it is still far from being fully formed, there are indeed signs that it has condensed the 'Ten Yang Sacred Flames'...

"But the essence of this power has completely diverged from the 'Nine Yangs Return to One' path explored by the Chen family."

She paused briefly, then clearly distinguished the core differences between the two paths: "'Nine Yangs Return to One' is the ultimate condensation and sedimentation, transforming the power of the nine yangs into one, in order to allow the mortal body to bear the starry sea; while this 'Ten Yangs Sacred Fire'... is more like breaking down and then building up, forcefully burning through the barrier in the ashes of the nine yangs, tearing a crack in the level of rules!"

She shook her head slightly, with a helpless smile, "If my Great Sun Burning Heaven Technique were not also an unparalleled mental cultivation method, and if I hadn't been forced to continuously hone my own true essence against divine power to intensify the fusion reaction, I probably wouldn't have been able to grasp even the slightest aspect of it, no matter how many years I cultivated diligently."

"Unfortunately, I have only been studying the Nine Yang Divine Skill for a short time (only a few months), and my foundation is not yet stable. This wisp of flame is not even a prototype."

"It's merely an 'echo' of rules produced under the immense pressure of divine power, like a fleeting glimpse at the edge of an abyss..."

Xue Shiqiong's eyes revealed a hint of amazement and envy: "Although it was a coincidence, it was also because of the old lady's deep foundation that she was able to bring about such a good fortune under pressure."

"This is an immense blessing for your future spiritual practice, madam. However..."

She paused, looking at the weariness between Xia Qingyun's brows, "This is taking a lot too long and putting too much pressure on you."

Xia Qingyun waved her hand, her tone returning to calm: "It's alright. Helping your father detoxify is the priority; this unexpected gain is merely a side effect. Besides..."

Her gaze returned to the master bedroom. "Seeing that last bit of the stubborn poison receding makes all the effort worthwhile. I hope... everything goes smoothly."

Xue Shiqiong turned her gaze to the bedroom door and nodded silently.

Father Chenyu lay quietly, unable to speak. This feeling of being so close yet so far away made returning to the family tinged with a sense of bitterness.

After a while, a thought suddenly flashed through her mind, and she looked at Xia Qingyun: "Auntie, I was thinking that Nine Yang and Ten Yang might not be mutually exclusive."

"Perhaps... ordinary people stop at the end of the Nine Yangs, so the family devoted all its efforts to deducing the Dao of 'Nine Yangs Returning to One'."

She spoke slowly, but with a sharp insight: "But you—because of this opportunity, have the potential to ignite the 'Ten Suns'."

"If you can truly master it, then for you, could you... transcend the ultimate of Nine Yang and achieve another 'Ten Yangs Return to One' that no one has ever imagined before?"

Xia Qingyun's finger hovered at her lips, her eyes flashing with a sharp, thoughtful light. Xue Shiqiong's point of view was like a ray of light cleaving through the chaos.

She had previously been intimidated by the power and terror of the "Ten Yang Sacred Flames" described in "Nine Yang Divine Skill," and regarded it only as a temporary weapon against divine poison, or even a dangerous product.

But what if we look at it from a different perspective... what if she could really cross that insurmountable threshold and completely control this power?
Xia Qingyun tapped her chin lightly with her fingertips, her eyes growing thoughtful: "The Ten Yang Flames, if it can truly touch the level of rules... then it might itself have different levels, like blue flame, purple flame, cyan flame, white flame? Condensing the ten yang, then breaking through again..."

Xue Shiqiong's heart pounded like a drum at this deduction: "Such an end... could it be... Divine Flame?"

The last two words almost froze on the tip of my tongue.

Deep within Xia Qingyun's profound pupils, the sharp golden light blazed brightly, carrying an almost gambler's resolve: "You have to go and experience it to know if it's an abyss or the other shore."

She suddenly changed the subject, her gaze piercing through the window to the endless sky, her tone ethereal yet carrying a weighty question, as she posed, "Xueqiong, do you think... there really are gods in this world?"

Xue Shiqiong was surprised by the sudden change of topic and replied with slight confusion, "Angel God, Sea God...aren't these already existing? The traces of divine power we've encountered are also real..."

She was puzzled as to why the old woman was asking this at this moment.

Xia Qingyun did not explain, but simply withdrew her gaze, her fingertips slowly tracing the intricate dark patterns on her cuffs.

Xue Shiqiong didn't understand, but she was actually referring to Chen Xiaojun's resolute words—"Having attained godhood, I am now a carefree immortal."

The "god" the child spoke of was definitely not one of those beings trapped in the shackles of faith and divine status.

A more insane and fitting picture of the "Ten Yangs Return to One" concept emerged in her mind: it might be about using oneself as a furnace to melt the fire of all laws, and finally completely converging that "rift" that pierced through the rules into a unique origin point that is both the end and the beginning of creation!
She did not voice these shocking ideas.

Finally, he simply placed the hand that had once carried the power of "Ten Yang" gently on his heart.

(End of this chapter)