Hunyuan Immortal Sect

Chapter 244: Different Fire Fusion
The moon was at its zenith. After leaving the training room, Lin Zixiang returned to the mansion. As he entered the inner room, a servant hurriedly came to meet him and saluted him, "Report to Elder Lin, Immortal Master Tian Qi and Immortal Master Yan Yuan have arrived and have been waiting in the waiting room for a long time."

Without saying a word, George Lam strode to the waiting room of the mansion. Two men were waiting inside. When they saw him coming, they immediately stood up to greet him with flattering looks on their faces.

"Elder Lin, you're back."

"I've met Elder Lin."

The two of them bowed their heads in greeting.

"Please sit down!" George Lam waved his hand and went straight to the main seat.

"Elder Lin, I heard that the sect is going to open two new shops. Junior Brother Yan wants to fight for this position, and I hope he can be given this opportunity." One of the men at the sixth level of Qi Refining spoke up and glanced at his companion next to him.

The man immediately pulled out an exquisite stone box from his sleeve, a flattering smile on his face. "Elder Lin, this is a small gift from me, not a token of respect. If I can take on the position of head of this shop, I will definitely do whatever you ask in the future. Even if it means climbing mountains of swords and diving into seas of fire, I will not refuse."

Lin Zixiang glanced at him, took the stone box from his hand, opened it and took a look, then put it on the table next to him and frowned slightly.

"Junior Brother Tian, ​​you should know that this matter is not my responsibility. Why did you bring people here?"

The sixth-level Qi Refining cultivator named Tian Qi said with a chuckle, "Everyone in the sect knows about your relationship with Elder Zhong. Besides, no matter what, you're also an elder of the sect. Although you each have your own responsibilities, you should have some say in this matter! As long as you ask, I believe Elder Zhong won't refuse."

"Don't worry! Junior Brother Yan Yuan is a trustworthy person who knows the rules. Otherwise, I wouldn't have brought him to see you."

"I think that having a trustworthy shop owner in place will be convenient for us in the future."

"Everyone is in charge of this shop, but we feel more at ease with our own people here."

The man named Yan Yuan immediately stated, "Elder Lin, Senior Brother Tian and I have already discussed this before coming here. I know what to do, and I will reward you handsomely once it's accomplished. From now on, I will follow your lead in the sect. Just say the word, and I will be at your service."

"You can even decide on the position of head of Liantian's Black Crystal Mine. With your prestige, wouldn't it be easy for you to become the head of a shop?"

Tian Qi echoed, "Junior Brother Yan is a disciple that our sect has nurtured since childhood. Elder Zhong will not disagree. No matter what, it's better than letting those independent cultivators or people from the Tianshan Sect take on this position."

Lin Zixiang finally nodded and said, "Okay! I'll say hello to Senior Brother Wenyuan and let you start working at the shop."

"Thank you, Elder Lin." Yan Yuan showed a happy expression and bowed deeply.

"From now on, you will listen to Junior Brother Tian. If there is anything important, I will also come to you."

"I understand. Don't worry, I know what to do."

.........

While the few of them were conversing in private, in another towering mansion not far from Puqing Peak in Tianshan Mountain, Su Zhirou was speaking with a worried look on her face: "Husband, do you really want to fuse that strange fire? Will it be dangerous?"

"It's okay." Song Xian pretended to be relaxed, but he was actually not sure.

He has decided to fuse with the Netherworld Cold Flame. The process of fusing different fires is actually very dangerous and may cause him to be devoured by the flames, but he has no choice. Since he has practiced this technique, he must persevere.

Now his Xuantian Ronghuo Jue has reached the second level and can fuse strange fire.

Of course, if you can reach the Foundation Establishment Stage and then fuse the different fires, the risk will be much smaller.

But the problem is that he is not sure that he can successfully build the foundation. In terms of cultivation aptitude, he and George Lam are on par with each other, and in terms of magical powers, he is not as good as George Lam.

George Lam prepared for so long, but ultimately failed. He felt that he had no advantage over him, so he needed to fuse the Netherworld Cold Flame to enhance his own strength and cope with the risks of building the foundation.

On the other hand, he planned to participate in the next foundation-building selection held by the Beastmaster Sect. However, with his current strength, it would be difficult for him to win the first place in the selection. If he could fuse the Netherworld Cold Flame, he would still have a chance.

He witnessed with his own eyes the death of Zhang Shilin, the old leader of Qingyun Sect, while he was building his foundation, and he also witnessed Lin Zixiang's failure in building his foundation and his realm plummeting.

He even felt a little fear about building the foundation, so he had to do everything in his power to increase the success rate of building the foundation, even if it was only a little bit, he would still go all out.

If you can win the competition, you can go to the Beast Taming Sect's mountain gate and use its third-level spiritual veins to build your foundation. The richer the spiritual energy, the greater the chance of successfully building your foundation.

"Husband, I'm scared." Su Zhirou rested her head in his arms, worry evident in her words.

She naturally knew the risks of fusing the strange fire, and didn't want Song Xian to take this risk.

"Don't worry! It's okay. After I fuse with the Netherworld Cold Flame, I'll have a chance to win the next Foundation Establishment Competition. If I can go to the Beastmaster Sect's mountain gate to establish my foundation, the probability of success will be even greater. By then, you'll be the wife of a Foundation Establishment cultivator, which will be very prestigious."

.........

After several days of preparation, Song Xian finally strode into the secret room where the Netherworld Cold Flame was stored.

In order to successfully integrate the Netherworld Cold Flame, he has made a lot of preparations in the past few years. This secret room has also been completely transformed. The stone bricks in the room are piled up with Yanyang Stone, a stone that can absorb cold air, and runes that can isolate the cold air are engraved on them. The floor and four walls are also engraved with patterns.

Song Xian was wearing a second-grade, top-quality robe that had the functions of keeping out the cold, resisting fire, warming the sun, and holding his breath. He was also wearing a hat made of second-grade fire-tail fox fur. He was wrapped tightly all over and had several talismans stuck on his body in case of emergency.

The secret room was empty, with only a sarcophagus placed in the center.

He pushed open the coffin lid and sat in. The Netherworld Flame wrapped in a thousand-year-old ice soul was right in front of him, like a prehistoric killer, sitting opposite him and threatening to devour him at any time.

Just sitting in this sarcophagus, the coldness gradually came over my body.

Song Xian took a deep breath. It had come to this point, so he naturally couldn't retreat. He could only move forward.

He flipped his hand, took out the Xuan Guang Ruler, and slashed at the Thousand-Year Ice Soul.

With just a slight cracking sound, a crack appeared on the surface of the Millennium Ice Soul. This object was soft on the outside and tough on the inside, and could be easily broken by external attacks. Therefore, the Xuan Guang Ruler struck it directly, creating a crack.

In an instant, a biting cold air came out from inside.

As the cracks in the Millennium Ice Soul spread, a strong chill immediately swept through the entire room. The rune patterns engraved on the floor and stone walls inside the secret room had been activated and began to operate.

The second-grade, top-grade robe on Song Xian also emitted a soft light.

The cracks in the Millennium Ice Soul grew wider, and the chill grew thicker. Song Xian could no longer stop shivering, as the biting cold seemed to be emanating from his body. A layer of ice had formed within the sarcophagus. Although the chamber was engraved with runes designed to ward off cold and warm the sun, it couldn't stop the growing chill. Frost spread from the sarcophagus and rapidly spread throughout the room.

The second-grade, top-grade robe on Song Xian's body could no longer withstand the strong cold air, and the ice layer spread to his body.

But he still clenched his teeth and circulated the spiritual power in his body according to the secret method of Xuantian Ronghuo Jue.

He opened his hands, slightly bent his palms, and connected his fingers. The light between his palms gradually gathered together, forming a ball of red light.

At this time, the thousand-year-old ice soul had shattered, and the Netherworld True Flame was completely exposed. Song Xian only felt that his body had been frozen, and the whole person was stiff there, as if he had become an ice sculpture.

He no longer had the energy to pay attention to the situation outside. He just focused on activating the secret technique, and the red light between his palms enveloped the Netherworld Cold Flame.

The dark green flame merged into the crimson light, as if a beast was trapped in a cage, trying desperately to break free. The dark green flame kept jumping, as if trying to escape the restraint of the crimson light.

After being wrapped in the red light, the coldness in the secret room immediately disappeared.

But it was not the case with Song Xian. His blood seemed to be frozen by the icy air, and the spiritual energy in his body was out of control, as if his Linghai acupoint was frozen.

His consciousness became increasingly blurred. If someone were present, they would be able to see that his body was emitting coldness from the inside out, with frost seeping out of his skin and then spreading to his robes and sarcophagus.

During this process, the Netherworld Cold Flame was gradually melted by the crimson light, the Netherworld Green Flame became smaller and smaller, while the coldness in Song Xian's body became heavier and heavier.

His body was completely covered with frost and his consciousness was dim.

As the Netherworld Cold Flame completely melted in the crimson light, the ice covering Song Xian's body dissolved in the blink of an eye. Then, a dark green flame emerged from his body, covering him completely. The billowing dark green flame rose from his body and enveloped his body.

Song Xian was not aware of the changes in his body. In a daze, he only felt a dazzling light entering the dark space, illuminating everything around him.

He then saw his situation clearly. Dark green flames enveloped his entire body. In an instant, he felt as if he had fallen into a furnace, and his body would be engulfed by the flames and burned to ashes in the next moment.

From the ice cave to the furnace, the body is suffering unspeakable pain.

Fortunately, his consciousness had regained by this time, and the spiritual power in his body was able to operate under his command.

He endured the immense pain and used all his strength to activate the secret technique. The ball of crimson light grew stronger and stronger, eventually enveloping him completely.

Wrapped in the crimson light, the dark green flames gradually disappeared, and the pain in the body also subsided, until the dark green flames completely dissipated and the body could no longer feel any pain.

Although he was covered in frost and surrounded by flames, there was no damage on his body, as if everything that had just happened was just an illusion.

Looking around, the secret room was covered with a thick layer of frost, like an ice cellar.

However, at this moment he could not feel the slightest bit of coldness. Although the Netherworld Cold Flame was a fire-attributed object, it was an extremely special kind of fire.

The external appearance is icy, but the inner is fire.

If you get close to it, you will only be enveloped by the cold air it emits. Only when you are truly entangled by it will you be burned by flames.

Did it work? Song Xian was a little unsure and quickly turned on his inner vision. He saw a ball of dark green flame dancing between his chest and abdomen.

As his mind moved, the dark green flame spread rapidly in his body like a fuse, and then his body was once again filled with dark green flames, but this time he did not feel the pain of being burned.

It was as if his body had become one with the flame.

Song Xian felt both delighted and apprehensive. He was delighted that he had successfully integrated the Netherworld Cold Flame, but he was apprehensive that he had succeeded by chance.

He didn't expect that the power of the Netherworld Cold Flame would be so great. The moment the thousand-year-old ice soul shattered, his entire body was frozen by the icy air emitted, and even the spiritual power in his Linghai acupoint seemed to be frozen. He was actually in a coma at that time.

Fortunately, the blow from the Xuan Guang Ruler was not too heavy, and the shattering of the Thousand-Year Ice Soul was delayed for a while.

Otherwise, he would not have had time to activate the Xuantian Fire Fusion Secret Technique to fuse the Netherworld Cold Flame.

This was really good luck. In fact, he didn't know how much attack this thousand-year-old ice soul could withstand, so he just gave it a blow based on his feeling.

It just happened to cause the thousand-year-old ice soul wrapped in the Netherworld Cold Flame to crack but not shatter, giving him time to perform his secret technique.

If that blow had shattered the thousand-year-old ice soul and completely exposed the Netherworld Cold Flame, he would probably have been frozen immediately.

When I think about it now, I still feel a chill down my spine.

Looking at the dark green flames burning around him, Song Xian actually had a feeling of being the king who looked down upon all living beings.

He controlled the flames according to the Xuantian Ronghuo Jue technique. The flames around him were under his control, returned to his body, and then appeared on his palms.

A dark green flame danced on his palm, as if he was holding a green ball. The bone-chilling cold immediately swept through the entire secret room, but Song Xian was the only one who was unaffected.

As he clasped his palms together, the dark green flame disappeared.

He stood up and left the sarcophagus, pushed open the heavy stone door of the secret room, and saw that the outer corridor was covered with a thin layer of ice.

"Husband." Su Zhirou, who had been waiting outside, immediately threw herself into his arms like a bird returning to the forest.

Although Song Xian underestimated the power of the Netherworld Cold Flame, he did not ignore its danger. He knew that once the thousand-year-old ice soul shattered and the icy air overflowed, the people in the secret room would be in great danger. Therefore, he did not let Su Zhirou go in, so she waited outside. Now that she saw Song Xian coming out safely, her heart finally settled down.

"Didn't I say it's okay? Why do you have so little confidence in me?" Song Xian hugged her with both hands and said casually.

Although he had been to the gates of hell, he did not want the person in his arms to worry about it, so he did not tell her about the danger.

To practice the Xuantian Ronghuo Jue, one must possess a fire-attributed spiritual root. Su Zhirou has three spiritual roots, but does not have a fire-attributed spiritual root, so she cannot practice this Jue.

Because the technique was too exquisite and profound, and required the use of a stone coffin forged from a thousand-year-old Xuanyin stone to practice, he did not pass it on to others in order to avoid causing trouble if it was leaked.

This is a top-level martial art that can be cultivated to the late Nascent Soul stage, and it is only the first volume. If it is known to outsiders, it is very likely to bring a catastrophe to the entire sect. Therefore, Song Xian kept this matter strictly confidential and only told Su Zhirou. No one else knew about it.

(End of this chapter)