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The person before him was the Fire Ancestor. He Li combined his previous perceptions with the other party's words just now…

The conclusion that followed.

Although he himself found it hard to believe that the middle-aged man in front of him, who seemed to have only a little strength and behaved somewhat strangely, was the true form of the Fire Ancestor...

After all, he did not sense the ultimate fiery power emanating from the Ancestor of Flames from the other party.

Even the other person's appearance...

They are completely unlike what the Fire Ancestor should be like.

But precisely because of this, it is even more likely that he was the true Fire Ancestor.

Because the level of the Fire Ancestor... is no different from beings like the Candle Dragon. If such a being wanted to hide, it would be very easy for him to return to his original state.

How could he possibly comprehend the Dao of Body Transformation...?

Theoretically speaking, even if an ordinary deity uses concealment methods, he would still be able to sense it.

After all, to transform one's body into the Dao is to transform one's body into the world.

It is also the embodiment of the Great Dao.

Under such power, the extremely high power reaction of ordinary gods could not be concealed, but beings like the Fire Ancestor, who wielded authority and even had some concept of power...

However, they can be completely hidden because, theoretically, they are also components of the "Tao".

And that's precisely why...

In addition, there was the unusual flame reaction that He Li had noticed when he approached the city earlier...

And what the other person said just now.

If he still can't guess that the other party is the true form of the Fire Ancestor, then he is truly hopeless. However... He can't understand why the true form of the Fire Ancestor would be here.

According to King Yu Fu of Shu, the power of the Fire Ancestor should not have been displayed here.

Aside from wondering why the Fire Ancestor came here...

He Li was also very concerned about what Huo Zu had just said.

What the Fire Ancestor just said...

The amount of information revealed was considerable. For example, He Li learned that there seemed to be a mysterious wind lingering outside the world, and that this mysterious wind had only just begun to move.

There were also falling "meteors," things that were void life forms carried by mysterious winds.

Of course, these void beings...

According to He Li's understanding, they were not actually beings that came from the void.

Those void beings were most likely beings who chose to leave the world and seek survival in the void after conflicts broke out between the Heavenly Dao and all living beings in other worlds.

However, the void is too vast.

Moreover, the void also hides many dangers.

This also leads to the fact that the vast majority of living beings who wander in the void either die directly or become increasingly insane and strange due to the influence of the void's power.

Or, like those "shooting stars," they are swept away by the mysterious winds of the void and blown into the distance.

If you're lucky...

They might be carried by a mysterious wind to a world without life and temporarily stabilize, but if they're unlucky enough to be blown to a world where life exists...

For example, the wind might blow over here.

The result was that they were either directly eliminated or expelled by the guardians who protected the world's borders.

So many void life forms just fell...

As expected, this should be the result of Zhulong taking action while the Mysterious Wind was in action, eliminating those void beings who wanted to enter this world and cause trouble.

Furthermore, according to the Fire Ancestor, these void beings may carry information about the void...

After all, they were wandering in the void.

Even if their consciousness becomes confused.

But ultimately, some things remain, if only we could fully decipher the memories of these lives…

That would certainly allow them to know a lot of things.

Finally, if Fire Ancestor says he didn't have the chance to explore the void, does that mean... Fire Ancestor also knew the future and knew he was about to die?

Having considered all this, He Li spoke again before Huo Zu could respond to his question...

"What are you doing here?"

"What... is going on in the sky?"

"And do you know about things in the future?"

He Li asked three questions in a row. Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man looked up at him with eyes that shimmered with a reddish, fiery light. The latter instantly felt his consciousness being pulled...

hum! ! !

It felt familiar, just like when Nuwa sent him to the vicinity of the altar last time.

This time, he experienced the same pulling sensation again, and then discovered that the surrounding scenery was no longer the capital of Shu, but had turned into a gray and dilapidated forest...

Then the middle-aged man's voice rang out.

"That's right, I am Sui!"

The Fire Ancestor replied, then continued, "I came here in pursuit of the most wicked thoughts..."

A thought of extreme evil? He frowned.

Although he had never heard of this thing before, he could understand what it was just from the name, so he asked, "Could it be an anomaly among the aggregates of evil thoughts?"

"Yes!" Fire Ancestor nodded: "I discovered a different kind of being within the aggregate of evil thoughts a long time ago."

"This peculiar anomaly... it grows much faster than other aggregates of evil."

"And possesses a higher level of wisdom."

"It even seems to possess some unique power that can influence others."

After a slight pause, the Fire Ancestor continued, "Perhaps King Yu Fu of Shu was influenced by the other party, which led to his rapid decline and forced him to seek my power to suppress him..."

"Of course, it also affects the fish."

"That's how I managed to track down its clues."

"And here..."

He looked at the dilapidated forest.

"Its power remains here. It should be hiding in the area between here and Shu. I need to concentrate my efforts to track it accurately."

"I no longer have the strength to continue to deal with other aggregates of evil as before."

The Fire Ancestor's explanation clarified why, while Zhulong and Jinwu had taken action to expel the darkness, the Fire Ancestor, who had been fighting against darkness for so long, remained completely silent.

It's not that the Fire Ancestor was unwilling to act.

Instead, the Fire Ancestor used most of his power to find and deal with that extremely evil thought.

He no longer had the energy to deal with this matter.

"What happened that day...?"

After digesting the information about the Fire Ancestor, He Li couldn't help but look up at the sky, which was gradually returning to calm...

Upon hearing this, the Fire Ancestor retorted, "You don't know?"

Hmm? What do you know?

He Li was stunned. Seeing this, Huo Zu said, "This phenomenon was not caused by the power of Zhulong. That spectacle... is the result of you people of later generations."

"The future... Mu Lan?"

He Li realized what was happening and asked instinctively.

The Fire Ancestor nodded: "Your friend should be the chosen guardian of the realm in future generations..."

"She is trying to adapt to the mystical wind and comprehend more of its power while accepting the gifts of the Candle Dragon. As far as the spectacle just now was concerned, she had at least succeeded most of the way."

It was actually Mu Lan who caused this?

Listening to Huo Zu's words, He Li sighed. He had previously thought that this situation was caused by Zhu Long.

Who would have thought it would be Mu Lan?

It seems I'll have to ask her what happened when I get back.

He Li pondered to himself, while Huo Zu continued, "The guardians of the realms have their own things to do, and we... right now also have the same things we must do."

Hearing this, He Li nodded.

"I understand. I have obtained enough branches from the divine tree to ignite a powerful enough flame."

"But the problem is..."

He Li frowned: "The power of the divine tree branches is limited. After one burst, the power will definitely become weaker and weaker. We cannot use the divine tree branches to suppress evil thoughts repeatedly."

"So what we should do is to launch a strong crackdown and then rely on other forces to continue the crackdown."

"For example... the fire in my heart!"

"If my inner fire could be integrated into concepts like yours, so that all flames in the world, or if people's hearts contained the power of inner fire, could suppress evil thoughts."

"But I can't do that right now."

"I don't know what to do?"

He asked the Fire Ancestor, who shook his head: "Integrating into the concept touches upon the fundamental rules of heaven and earth, which is beyond words. Even if I told you my feelings, it would be meaningless."

"However, you don't necessarily have to follow my example."

"It should be understood that individual strengths are all different, and the reason why my flames can be conceptualized so quickly is..."

"It's because my flames are fundamentally designed to benefit all living beings, providing warmth, dispelling darkness, and warding off beasts. They are a kind of power that is not quite extraordinary and is closer to ordinary."

"But your inner fire is different!"

"Even if you really learn from me, it seems unlikely that you can achieve similar results."

"You...can only walk your own path!"

Must we only follow our own path?

He Li frowned. He roughly understood what Huo Zu meant, but he really had no idea how to do it. Fortunately, it seemed that he still had time to try to figure it out.

Now that he had received the answer, he stopped asking about it and instead inquired about other things...