Becoming a Fox Spirit from Under One Person.

Hong Bin came running over excitedly. The future "Little Vulcan" in the industry still had a stubborn and silly look on his face.

While pressing down on Hong Bin's head, the fox said to Liu Ye, "You don't need to tell your disciples how rare and precious the Azure Flame is. Just tell them to treat it with a normal mindset. If they are fortunate enough to ignite it, they should not be arrogant or overjoyed; if they are not, they should not wallow in regret and become obsessed."

"I see."

Chen Ruoan lowered his head: "While you are still relatively pure-hearted, I will use the fire within you as an example. How much you can remember later depends on your comprehension."

"Okay, sure!" Hong Bin replied readily.

The fox recalled the past and remembered his conversation with Fengping.

The saying goes, "A thousand fists return to one path, and ten thousand variations do not deviate from the same principle." The method of using fire is similar in principle to the Taoist method of nourishing life.

According to the Fire Virtue Sect's philosophy, metal and fire are "true yin fire," originating from the postnatal interaction of metal and water. In terms of fire control, they are "gentle fire," which is responsible for warming, protecting, and harmonizing yin and yang.

The Azure Fire is used to refine the great medicine and elevate the elixir energy. The so-called "Azure Dragon riding the fire to roam the lotus chamber" refers to using wood fire to refine metal and water, so that the elixir energy rises. It is the core fire of water and fire in harmony. The so-called "pure blue" furnace fire refers to this.

"After cultivating the Golden Fire, you can create high-temperature flames outside your body through a special breathing method. This is the foundation of fire control and Qi transformation into fire. However, the Azure Fire is the true Yang fire, which does not depend on acquired diet and breathing. You can understand the Azure Fire as the spring season when Yang is born, the root of all things, and the highest level."

"Huh? Oh!" Hong Bin was completely confused.

Since theoretical knowledge is dry and boring, Chen Ruoan sends a wisp of Qi as guidance.

"While you are still innocent, remember as much as you can. Once your mind becomes complicated, it will be difficult to catch these sparks again."

Hong Bin nodded, calmed down, and felt a clear stream flowing down from his head, which quickly became scorching hot. He felt three flames in his chest, kidneys, and lower abdomen.

The three fires seem to exist at different levels: one is responsible for governing the energy of the whole body, one is responsible for harmonizing the middle, and the other carries the foundation, while also fanning the flames and promoting the circulation and rise and fall of energy.

"You felt it?"

The fire of the ruler, the fire of the minister, the fire of the people.

Hong Bin nodded. The trajectory of the three fires was still changing. The sovereign fire went downward, warming and nourishing the lower burner, refining the essence in the kidneys and the fire in the bladder, refining the essence into qi, and the primordial qi went upward along the Du meridian, all the way to the top of the head, and finally flowed into the upper dantian Niwan.

Upon closer examination, one will discover that this trajectory passes through the upper, middle, and lower dantian, and is able to capture the spirit of the upper dantian, the qi of the middle dantian, and the essence of the lower dantian, using them as the source of energy to drive the process.

"And then?" Hong Bin wondered to himself, "Should we start a fire?"

Using essence, energy, and spirit as fuel, the three treasures are lit, and the flame formed by condensing the three fires is the legendary Azure Flame, or something else entirely.

Whoosh!

Hong Bin cupped his hands together, and a faint light gathered in his palms. The light flickered for a moment, soft and warm, yet it also revealed a dangerous chill.

The flames lasted for less than a second before Hong Bin, completely exhausted, collapsed to the ground and fainted.

Liu Ye hurriedly asked with concern, "What's wrong with Xiao Binzi?"

"Don't worry, he's just tired." Chen Ruoan used the vitality of the trees around the square to draw a sliver of spiritual light and help Hong Bin recuperate.

"Brother An, what was that just now?!"

The light was only fleeting, but Liu Ye saw it clearly—

However, this tiny, bean-sized flame, so insignificant and unremarkable, was enough to inspire awe in all the fire-cultivating schools of the world. This fire was unlike any other fire in the mortal realm; its color was warm and clear, its light bright and gentle, yet within it lay a deadly edge capable of incinerating all things.

Using "blue fire" to describe it seems inappropriate.

What the hell is it?

Chen Ruoan stood up to say goodbye, his high ponytail loosened, his long hair cascading over his shoulders, his milky white down jacket turning into black. He took a step, and the wind scattered his shadows as he flew into the air like a group of broken black butterflies.

A message drifted down from the heavens with the wind: "I possess three true fires: the heart is the sovereign fire, also known as the divine fire, called the upper fire; the kidneys are the minister fire, also known as the essence fire, called the middle fire; and the bladder, which is the sea of ​​qi below the navel, is the people's fire, called the lower fire. When they gather, they become fire; when they disperse, they become qi. They rise and fall, circulating and forming the way of the universe."

"what!?"

"This...this...this...it's really hot!"

Liu Ye was shocked and got up to chase after Yun Duan: "Brother An, please explain yourself clearly. Did I hear that right? What true fire, what samadhi? Is it the true fire I understand? Will Xiao Binzi remember this feeling in the future? Will he forget it?"

"It all depends on the kid's fate."

"Then why don't you pat my head and guide my Qi?"

"You should put your concerns aside."

Liu Ye ran for an unknown amount of time, climbed over the plaza wall, and leaped across several blocks before realizing that he couldn't fly at all. He couldn't set up the fire seed of his Fire Release technique in the air, and could only watch helplessly as the dark figure in the sky disappeared into the distance.

Helpless, Liu Ye returned to the sect and ran to the altar of fire, where Hong Bin was lying on his senior brother's lap, fast asleep.

"You little brat, sleeping so soundly, don't you know how incredible your luck is?" Liu Ye sat cross-legged beside his two disciples, facing the sacred fire in the altar.

If Xiao Binzi succeeds, the Huode Sect will have a successor, and the old sect master can indeed slow down his pace on the path of pursuing the Azure Flame.

Liu Ye's mind began to find peace.

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On his way home, Chen Ruoan flew to the top of the Divine Soul Prayer Tree, where a brand-new precious document quietly appeared, with golden light spreading from its body.

Sensing something amiss, the fox concealed itself and gracefully landed atop an unnamed mountain.

"It's actually golden. It seems that Hong Bin's guidance will be of great significance to the future development of the Huode Sect."

Enough with the nonsense.

The fox has only one wish left.

Immortal!

With his wish fulfilled, the fox felt a surge of joy, as if he had fallen back into an inner world he had once inhabited.

Thousands of rivers of light flow slowly, and countless stars gather within them—the Path of the Dao!

Once the fox steps forward, it is truly on the path of "seeking the Way".

Chen Ruoan mustered his strength and took a step towards the image of the River of Light, which represents the path of enlightenment.

Another step.

Countless afterimages flashed before the fox's eyes, and when it was about five steps away, it could no longer move.

“The inner world is a manifestation of abstract information. It seems to be five steps, but perhaps there are five more experiences?” Chen Ruoan guessed. In any case, he finally saw a glimmer of hope. After going around in circles, he really thought that the upper limit of this world was locked.

Opening her eyes, Chen Ruoan stretched out her arms, feeling great.

A jet-black object floated overhead and flew straight east.

"Whose ill-fated destiny has flown away?"

The source of this ill-fated relationship can be traced back to Chengdu, where the fox once passed through, but where it ended up remains unknown.

“The line isn’t thick, so it doesn’t seem like any deep-seated hatred. Fine, let it fly.” Chen Ruoan continued eastward along the planned path. The forest beneath him grew denser, and the sounds of fighting accompanied by the mountain wind reached the fox’s ears.

Chen Ruoan searched the mountains and found the mountain paths littered with corpses. These people came from different schools of thought and had been killed in all sorts of strange ways. If it wasn't a battle between different schools, then this group of people had been killed by someone who lived off the charity of others.

Chapter 170 What's wrong with holding the "Dan Shi" in your hand?

Splash!

It's raining.

The dense, cold winter rain pattered on the branches and leaves of the forest, mixing with the blood scattered on the ground. The rain curtain obscured the view, and puddles gradually formed beside the cold, stiff corpses.

The deaths were gruesome; some had sharp spikes piercing their chests; some were completely dismembered, their arms and legs flying everywhere; some had half their bodies gone, leaving only half of their original bodies intact.

Two people walked out from the depths of the forest. The one in the lead was an elderly man, who was clearly startled by the scene before him.

Xu Xiang exclaimed in surprise, "This is!!"

"One is the leader of Qigong, and the other is the leader of Natural Qigong."

Following the bloodstains still wet from the rain, more than a dozen corpses came into view. Apart from a few unfamiliar ones, the rest of the dead were all veterans of the supernatural world.

Half a month ago, Xu Xiang received news that some renowned seniors from various schools of thought had secretly gathered together behind the backs of their disciples and relatives, seemingly in pursuit of something. Now it seems they have already engaged in several battles with unknown forces.

"Front!"

"Such powerful Qi! There are still people fighting!" Xu Xiang pointed ahead, but Feng Baobao, who had been traveling with him, shifted her gaze to the mountaintop.

"Awu, what are you looking at?" Xu Xiang asked as he looked up. A tall and straight figure stood out in the rain, elegant and otherworldly.

Fine raindrops fell, obediently avoiding the people on the mountaintop. In the damp and shady mountains, Chen Ruoan guarded his little world, free from wind and rain.

"Ah, it's the Eastern Peak Demon-Slaying Emperor Xuantian." Feng Baobao waved her hand, still remembering the fox in black even though it had been more than three years since they last met.

Chen Ruoan looked down the mountain and saw his figure blurred in the rain, then suddenly appeared in front of the two of them.

"Senior, did you kill all these people?" Xu Xiang couldn't imagine what kind of force killed these people, but according to the rumors, it would make sense if it was the fox.

"You seem to have some misunderstanding about me." Things can't be solved by fighting and killing, and the fox is no longer the killing fox it was in wartime.

Living a long time makes one less sensitive to time. Staring at the severed limbs, Chen Ruoan suddenly remembered something: according to the lunar calendar, there was less than a month left until the Year of Jia Shen.

More than half a month ago, Zhang Huaiyi went south, taking the Jinniu Ancient Road, which "starts from Chengdu, passes through Guangyuan and exits Sichuan, goes through the Qinling Mountains and exits Xiegu, and leads directly to the Qin River Valley."

This route passes through Ziyang County, which is also the location of the Twenty-Four Heavenly Valley. The Big-Eared Thief deliberately exposed his whereabouts along the way, attracting a group of older, extraordinary people who were obsessed with the immortal traces in the valley to chase after him.

"The people are up ahead." Chen Ruoan walked straight towards the sound of fighting.

After navigating the rugged mountain path, two elderly men were facing off in a clearing in the forest.

Yang Lie, the old leader of the Tang Clan in Sichuan, was bleeding from all seven orifices, with four holes torn open in his chest, from which blood gushed. Directly opposite him, Zhang Huaiyi was panting heavily, seemingly on the verge of exhaustion.

"Hehe." Yang Lie gave a forced smile. "Since I can't obtain the Qi Source Flow, let it disappear from the world along with you, you old thief."

“That’s not bad either.” Zhang Huaiyi’s drooping eyebrows revealed his gloomy eyes. “We’re a bunch of remnants of the Jia Shen era, so let’s all go to hell together and leave a cleaner world for future generations.”

"Cough cough cough... You deliberately leaked your whereabouts to lure us old men here so we could catch you all in one fell swoop."

“The mistakes I made back then must be made up for eventually. I can’t think of a better way to collect karma. Now that my next life is peaceful, I can go to see my master in peace.”

"Hmph." Yang Lie was blind and could only judge the other party's condition by his perception of Qi. Zhang Huaiyi was old and exhausted. In addition, he was poisoned by "Dan Shi" and was already at his limit. As long as he was poisoned by "Dan Shi", everything would be over.

call!

A barely perceptible stream of Qi poison was released. Yang Lie had used all his strength, and this "Dan Shi" was fast and accurate enough!

"Um!?"

Just when he thought he had succeeded, the "Dan Shi" he had unleashed seemed to hang in mid-air.

"who?"

Dan Shi, the core inheritance of the Tang Clan, is the ultimate secret technique of assassination. In essence, it is a colorless, odorless, and invisible Qi poison, which takes the form of tiny water droplets. It is formed by the combination of special poison and Qi in the practitioner's body. It is specifically designed to destroy the target's meridians and life essence. It is triggered upon contact and has no antidote. The poisoned person will die after experiencing extreme pain.