Cultivation begins with harvest.

Blood Tiger Road was blocked by a huge tiger with blood-red fur, several times more imposing than a water buffalo.

This wasn't the first time something like this had happened. Along the way, the monsters were always inexplicably provoked to attack Chen Guang and the others. Occasionally, flying snakes would appear, waiting for an opportunity to ambush them. Several times, Chen Guang was the first to discover them.

A pair of clear and sharp eyes can always detect unusual signs early on.

As Chen Guang became more proficient in using his Clear Vision, he realized that this secret technique was more like a high-level aura observation technique. Its sensitivity to various traces of spiritual energy was top-notch. Even when the blood tiger pounced out without warning, Chen Guang still noticed some clues. On the contrary, Zhao Qiuxian and the other person were startled.

Blood Tiger possessed strength comparable to a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator, but under Chen Guang's relentless attacks, its momentum was abruptly halted.

Based on its past combat experience, Blood Tiger managed to withstand the seemingly insignificant fire spells. However, each time a fire spell struck it, a mark similar to a branding iron would appear on its body. With each attack, the mark would deepen, and in the blink of an eye, the mark on its body would flow like lava.

The Seal spell increases the damage of subsequent fire spells dealt to targets with the Seal.

The Accumulated Fire Technique increases both the power and mana cost of subsequent fire-attribute spells.

The combination of the two, seemingly simple attack spells such as Ignite Finger, Fierce Serpent Technique, and Flaming Arrow Technique, made the already blood-red Blood Tiger even hotter due to the extremely high frequency of attacks. The sparks and mist from the Accumulated Flame Technique rising from Chen Guang's body even reached his waist and abdomen.

The power of each fire-attribute spell has been nearly tripled, and its power will increase even more when it is cast on the Blood Tiger.

A flaming finger landed on the Blood Tiger, igniting its lungs and internal organs, almost piercing through them.

This is a Blood Tiger!

The physical body is a precious resource. Abundant blood and energy make the body as solid as a fortress, while also possessing extremely vigorous energy and self-healing abilities.

The reason why this mountain road called Blood Tiger Road is difficult to walk is because the Blood Tiger is an indestructible and unbreakable monster. It does not have any outstanding attack ability, but its defense and recovery ability are enough to make even cultivators in the late stage of Qi Refining feel helpless.

Now they're being suppressed by Chen Guang alone.

Blood Tiger's strategy of charging at the cultivators and exchanging injuries was completely unworkable. It was stopped halfway by a barrage of spells. In just a few breaths, Blood Tiger felt that the heavy injuries to its body had reached a point where it could no longer bear them, so it turned around and prepared to run away, no longer trying to be brave.

I can't bear it, I can't bear it at all.

The once bright, blood-red fur is now a scorched yellow, and flames still burn on the once-proud flesh. Before the blood even drips to the ground, most of it is already steaming under the high temperature. The internal organs can be seen directly as they flow with the blood and the heart beats and contracts.

Wan Longjing straightened his chest.

The Qingheng Sect excels in the cultivation of magic. The core of Chen Guang's magic system lies in the Accumulation of Fire Technique and the Melting Seal Technique. These were created by the Qingheng Sect and are nowhere to be found or imitated outside. Without these two key magic techniques, even if one possesses other magic techniques, one cannot replicate even one-tenth of the effect.

Sect cultivators are ultimately different from other cultivators.

Previously, Zhao Qiuxian and his two late-stage Qi Refining cultivators had to use both orthodox and unorthodox methods to deal with a blood tiger, one restraining and the other launching a fierce attack, which was far less efficient than Chen Guang's decisive and efficient approach.

"Trying to escape?"

Chen Guang raised his middle and index fingers to his heart, and the magical power within his body surged even more rapidly. This specific posture was required to unleash this spell: Golden Flame Flying Serpent Curse.

These are two powerful fire-attribute spells that Chen Guang possesses.

Most of the red flames and sparks rising from his body instantly condensed towards his chest, transforming into a golden flame. From this oval, egg-shaped golden flame, a long and massive flying serpent resembling flowing magma appeared. As soon as it appeared, the air became hot, and the leaves of some surrounding plants curled up.

This spell must be based on the Accumulated Flame Technique, and the accumulated flame mist must reach a certain level before it can be released. Once released, most of the accumulated flame mist that Chen Guang had been building up was consumed, which is equivalent to reducing his own combat power. In return, the destructive power of the Golden Flame Flying Serpent is extraordinary.

"Only a live target like this can bring such satisfaction."

Chen Guang understood that such results were only effective against a beast like the Blood Tiger, which could withstand fierce attacks. In the previous battle against Lu Lasu, all his attacks missed, rendering his Melting Seal Technique useless and preventing him from unleashing his attacks with such impunity. This was because he did not know what kind of methods Lu Lasu, or any cultivator, possessed, while all of the Blood Tiger's abilities were transparent to him.

With his resilience, lack of ranged attack methods, and absence of close-range stealth spells, Chen Guang naturally became unrestrained, thus approaching the theoretical upper limit of the damage effect of this spell system, making it a rare and highly sought-after opportunity.

Although the Blood Tiger was a demonic beast, it was ruthless but not stupid. The aura of the Golden Flame Flying Serpent alone made it tremble and flee for its life, not daring to look back.

Strangely, the terrifyingly hot temperature behind him didn't follow. Despite the lingering heat, Blood Tiger felt a relieved coolness and couldn't help but turn around to look—

Strangely, it wasn't just Blood Tiger; Zhao Qiuxian and the others also noticed that the incredibly powerful golden flying serpent, moving at a speed that even the naked eye of a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator could only catch a fleeting afterimage, suddenly lunged into the dense forest almost in the opposite direction from Blood Tiger, disappearing into a bush not far behind them.

"boom!"

"Chirp!"

A whirlwind of golden flames, three zhang high, rose from the dense forest, accompanied by an indistinct bird cry—the explosive effect of the Golden Flame Flying Serpent Curse hitting its target. A burly figure emerged from the whirlwind of golden flames in a disheveled state, his clothes completely burned away, but no shameful parts were exposed, because the blisters all over his body and the burns were shocking, making it impossible to look away.

Even though it was completely unrecognizable, Zhao Qiuxian couldn't help but exclaim in surprise: "Dongfang Hunshan!"

Still somewhat stunned and unable to react, Zhao Qiuxian's muscles reacted first, throwing out a wooden imprint that resembled a tree root, which floated above his head, and layers of green, root-like light curtains descended to protect him.

Chen Guang moved even faster than the others, and purple mist had already spread out, enveloping him and Wan Longjing. Only two blurry outlines could be seen from the outside. His other hand unfolded a light and airy array pattern of gold, red and beige, about the size of a handkerchief.

Heavenly Fire Fusion Crystal Diagram.

From the very beginning of his battle against Blood Tiger, Chen Guang took Star Leaf Powder to restore his mana. Despite the overwhelming power of his spells, which left the first-tier high-grade Blood Tiger completely bewildered, the cost was the release of his mana. The rate at which mana was consumed was directly proportional to its power.

At this moment, Chen Guang only had half of his magic power left, and without hesitation, he used his most powerful technique.

A needle of soft fire, enveloped in the deepest part of white with an extreme golden-red flame and a sharp and hard radiance, leaped from the Heavenly Fire Crystal Diagram and arrived near the Eastern Hun Mountain in the blink of an eye.

He held the five-color disc in one hand and made a hand seal with the other. Even though he was hit squarely by the Golden Flame Flying Serpent Curse, he reacted quickly.

Dongfang Hunshan cultivates the "Wind Falcon Remnant Method," one of the three great secret manuals of the Dongfang Clan. Although it is incomplete, only containing the Qi cultivation part, its accompanying spell "Wind and Roar" has an exaggerated combat effect and is very famous.

While creating a gust of wind that surrounds his body, it also slows down anything that enters the gust, making it incredibly slow. This is how Dongfang Hunshan was able to withstand the seemingly heavy but actually harmless Golden Flame Flying Serpent Curse and escape the center of the explosion.

This accompanying spell is perfect for combat, which is why Zhao Qiuxian lacks the confidence to fight against Dongfang Hunshan.

That faint bird call just now was a sign that this companion spell was being activated.

Everything that slowly bursts into the raging wind!

Although Dongfang Hunshan was startled, he remained calm. However, when the flying needle, enveloped in strange light and flame, broke in, everything changed. The whirlwind that had protected him and made him invincible seemed to have become useless. The swift and terrifying flying needle bypassed the whirlwind and passed right through the center of his head. The white flames almost burned his head to ashes in an instant.

The Heavenly Capital Vermilion Fire dispels negative and eerie influences and possesses immense scorching power.

While the others hadn't yet clearly seen what was happening, Chen Guang saw it all perfectly and was very satisfied with the power of the Heavenly Fire Fusion Crystal Diagram.

The two sides are not evenly matched. Even with only a portion of the power of a third-order array, it is not something an ordinary Qi Refining cultivator can withstand.

Qi Refining cultivators are not immune to its power. First, they need to be able to detect the trajectory of the Fire Needle. Second, they need a mid-grade defensive spiritual artifact to block it. Even if it is a Purple Jade Gourd, because of its large defensive range and diverse defensive effects, its defensive strength is only at an ordinary level among mid-grade spiritual artifacts, and it is still at risk of being pierced.

Chen Guang could only unleash a negligible amount of power from a treasure like the Heavenly Fire Fusion Crystal Diagram. Even the Heavenly Capital Vermilion Fire and Bright Light attached to it did not fully demonstrate their power.

Dongfang Hunshan clearly does not meet these two conditions.

"This, him... ah?"

Zhao Qiuxian's eyes were blank, and his hands and feet were somewhat flustered. He watched as the headless Dongfang Hunshan fell to the ground without a trace of blood. He could only stare wide-eyed, as if he were in a dream from which he could not wake up.