To comprehend all laws and attain immortality

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Wendao Peak, Chenxing Pavilion.

When Song Lian arrived, Gu Fan was leaning back in a recliner, seemingly resting with his eyes closed, but he was playing with a flame in his palm.

The bright red flames coiled like serpents between his five fingers, the intense heat causing the air to distort slightly.

This fire was not a spiritual fire under his control, but a derivative fire seed of the Crimson Lotus Earth Flame, which he had traded from Li Kunyuan.

The original spiritual fire can absorb spiritual energy to maintain its existence, but the derived fire seeds cannot. They need to be maintained by cultivators injecting spiritual energy, and they cannot be refined; they can only be used to sense their properties.

But that was enough for Gu Fan.

His reason for trading the Crimson Lotus Earth Flame was to comprehend the Dao of Fire.

The Crimson Lotus Earth Flame originates from the depths of the earth's lava veins. It possesses both fire and earth attributes, and can not only burn enemies but also heal the injuries of cultivators who refine it.

Gu Fan compared it with the spiritual fire he controlled, and after meditating for many days, many new insights came to his mind.

Sensing Song Lian's approach, Gu Fan slowly opened his eyes. The flame in his palm suddenly condensed into a red lotus, which was then sealed into a bead and stored away.

Song Lian looked at the flame with reverence, bowed and said, "Greetings, Master."

Gu Fan nodded slightly, and seeing Song Lian staring at the spirit fire, he smiled and asked, "Want it?"

Song Lian hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

Gu Fan understood.

Song Lian did not follow him to comprehend the Dao of Arrays, but instead chose the path of alchemy. The auxiliary role of a spiritual fire in alchemy is self-evident.

"I am about to go out for a while and need you to keep watch for me."

Gu Fan gave the order, while simultaneously memorizing Song Lian's longing gaze.

"If the opportunity arises, I could find a suitable spiritual fire for her to refine pills."

Thinking this, Gu Fan rode his escape light back to Ziyun Palace, called on Hulu and Xiao Hei who were diligently cultivating, left Lingxiao Sect, and headed straight for Taihe Mountain, where the Hundred Refinements Sect's mountain gate was located.

At this point, more than a year had passed since the creation of the natal magic weapon.

Changyuan has been in a deep sleep for several months. Gu Fan has a premonition that when it wakes up, it will be time to advance to the third rank.

Therefore, Gu Fan did not wake it up, but only took the gourd and Little Black with him.

Although Hulu possessed the secret technique of devouring the heavens, his cultivation level lagged behind Chang Yuan's. Gu Fan put on a stern face and gave Hulu a severe scolding.

Under the threat of being confined in the spirit beast pouch and having his essence blood pills confiscated, the gourd immediately perked up and worked hard to cultivate, and Little Black also became diligent.

In addition, Gu Fan did not neglect his own cultivation.

When he was gathering energy in the Abyss of Fallen Souls, he collected a great deal of killing energy from the ancient battlefield.

After refining, the True Technique of Pulling Machines successfully broke through to the second level.

Compared to before when he could only vaguely sense the killing intent, after breaking through, Gu Fan could vaguely sense the direction from which the enemy was about to attack.

Although it cannot provide lethal damage, it can give him some defense during combat.

Visiting the Hundred Refinements Sect was something Gu Fan had decided long ago.

Firstly, he wanted to trade with Jin Kui for a branch of the Spirit Void Nether Flame, and secondly, he wanted to enter the Fallen Soul Abyss to find an ancient corpse.

The Netherworld Fire within the ancient corpse was born from the condensation of corpse energy.

Unlike the split fire seeds, if you can kill the ancient corpse, you have a chance to seize the original fire seed of the Yinming Corpse Fire.

Since he had plenty of time, Gu Fan did not use the Flying Star Wheel. Instead, he sat cross-legged on the Sky-Breaking Shuttle, meditating and enjoying the scenery.

Hulu squatted to one side, concentrating on refining a blood essence pill.

After an unknown amount of time, when a towering mountain came into view at the edge of his field of vision, Gu Fan knew he had arrived at his destination.

Many years later, Jin Kui also achieved the Golden Core stage.

When Wu Chengdao led Gu Fan to visit him, he was teaching the art of weapon crafting on a mountain peak engulfed in flames.

Jin Kui was slightly taken aback when he saw Gu Fan. After Gu Fan explained his purpose, he readily agreed, even asking for no reward, but wanting to observe each other's natal magic weapons.

Gu Fan understood after a moment's thought.

Jin Kui was still resentful about his defeat at the Three Sects Dharma Assembly years ago, and was taking this opportunity to compare the art of weapon forging.

Gu Fan naturally had no reason to disagree and readily summoned the Returning Origin Furnace.

When Jin Kui held the Guiyuan Furnace in his palm, he immediately fell silent.

Meanwhile, Gu Fan was admiring Jin Kui's natal magic weapon—a pagoda brimming with spiritual light.

The pagoda has seven levels, each with two restrictions, placing it among the mid-grade magic treasures. One can see the effort Jin Kui put into it, but unfortunately, it pales in comparison to the Guiyuan Furnace with its eighteen layers of restrictions.

Until Gu Fan received the divided fire seed of the Spirit Void Nether Flame, Jin Kui remained silent, waving his hand in farewell before returning to his cave, not even bothering to teach the art of weapon crafting.

Gu Fan and Wu Chengdao exchanged a glance and gave each other an apologetic smile.

The two then exchanged some cultivation insights, after which Gu Fan entered the Soul-Falling Abyss alone.

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After the Immortal Ship erupted, the yin and turbid energy accumulated in the earth's veins was released, and the Fallen Soul Abyss entered a rare period of calm.

Although the aura of menace still lingered, it did not coalesce into a storm; instead, it floated in wisps like clouds and mist.

Gu Fan, dressed in purple, rode on Xiao Hei's back, with the gourd perched on his shoulder. He was enveloped in a thin layer of firelight, and the pressure of his golden core was released, preventing the evil spirits from getting close.

Where should we look?

Gu Fan wandered through the abyss, frowning in deep thought.

The ancient corpse was diverted by Wu Chengdao to hunt down Ye Qingcheng, and its whereabouts have been unknown ever since. Gu Fan also doesn't know where it is.

Gu Fan deduced that the ancient corpse had not yet been killed by Ye Qingcheng based on Ye Qingcheng's condition.

With Ye Qingcheng's strength, it would be impossible to kill the ancient corpse without using the Hundred Tribulations Undying Body, but once she used it, she would definitely not be able to escape unscathed.

The Abyss of Fallen Souls is vast and boundless; finding an ancient corpse there is like searching for a needle in a haystack.

"That's it! If I haven't found it within a month, then I'll just consider it a missed opportunity."

After thinking for a moment, Gu Fan made up his mind.

Before entering the Abyss of Fallen Souls, he had already inquired with Wu Chengdao about the location where he had shaken off the ancient corpse, so he chose this place as his target and flew straight there.

Half a day later, Gu Fan arrived at a dormant volcano.

The volcano is over a hundred feet high, with a gap in its summit, as if pierced by an iron spike. The surrounding area is covered with rough black rocks, which are solidified lava.

After surveying the volcano, Gu Fan's fingertips swirled with a wisp of meteoric fire, subtly reflecting the Heaven-Burning Fire Array. His eyelids drooped slightly, and his divine sense spread out like a tidal wave.

The next moment, Gu Fan's eyebrows twitched, and he quickly flashed to the foot of the mountain, squatted down and touched a burn mark on the ground.

"There really are traces of a meteorite's fiery calamity."

Years have passed, and the traces have been covered with a thick layer of dust. If it weren't for the exceptionally obvious destructive properties of the Starfall Calamity Fire, coupled with the enhanced perception of flames provided by the Blazing Fire Array, it would have been truly difficult to discern the truth.

If he's not mistaken, those marks should be remnants from Ye Qingcheng's battle with the ancient corpse.

Gu Fan searched around the traces again and finally found a tattered piece of clothing, which was the ancient corpse's tattered robe.

He reached out and tapped the top of the gourd, and the gourd nimbly fell down his arm into his palm. He sniffed it twice, then pointed into the distance.

Gu Fan's eyes lit up, and he affectionately stroked the gourd twice.

"If we really find it, you'll be credited!"

The gourd proudly raised its head and patted Little Black's head, causing Little Black to roar in dissatisfaction.

Then, Xiao Hei carried Gu Fan and plunged into the ground, using the Earth Escape Technique to move forward quickly.

One day later.

Gu Fan sensed a tremor underground and commanded Xiao Hei to emerge from the ground.

Upon realizing the source of the tremor, a look of astonishment immediately appeared in his eyes.

"What a small world!" Gu Fan grinned.

Not far away, a black coffin pressed the ancient corpse to the ground, and no matter how frantically the ancient corpse struggled, it could not get up. The tremors were caused by the ancient corpse pounding the ground.

The figure standing on the black coffin was none other than Ji Wushen, with whom he had fought once before.