Chapter 550 - 268: Blood Bell and Demon Fire to Refine Yikong

Chapter 550: Chapter 268: Blood Bell and Demon Fire to Refine Yikong

Ning’an Prefecture, above the Yunze Waters.

A cyan Divine Bird with a wingspan of nearly a hundred meters burst through the clouds, hurtling northeast at an astonishing speed.

Sunlight glinted off its metallic feathers, creating a dazzling cyan streak across the sky.

On the Divine Bird’s broad back, three figures stood against the wind.

They were none other than Chen Sheng, Sun Yuzhi, and Nie Xiangjun, rushing back to Ning’an from Nanzhao.

Nie Xiangjun hadn’t originally planned on coming, as her negotiations with Profound Yin Valley were still unresolved. However, when she learned that people from the Celestial Dragon Temple and Dragon Tiger Mountain were on their way, she came without a second thought to act as Chen Sheng’s protector.

She knew how shameless those bald donkeys could be.

’If they won, it would be one thing.’

’But if they lost, they’d likely be sore losers and resort to petty tricks.’

Meanwhile, Sun Yuzhi stood with her arms crossed. While quietly discussing the path of Cultivation with Nie Xiangjun, she would occasionally glance over at Chen Sheng, her eyes filled with concern and a hint of nervousness.

Ever since leaving the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect and boarding the Divine Bird, Chen Sheng had focused his entire mind on Cultivation.

To be more precise, he was focused on cultivating his Divine Techniques.

After killing the Blood River Sect Master, Duan He, Chen Sheng had not only collected the man’s Blood Spirit Demon Fire but had also asked Sun Yuzhi to open the Storage Treasure he left behind.

From it, he obtained the *Refining Fire Divine Strategy*, a Refining Fire Secret Manual.

According to a previous alert from the Celestial Book, the *Refining Fire Divine Strategy* came from an old demon at the Refining God realm, a level above the Pill Realm. It was a reward given to Duan He for finding the ruins of the Profound Flame Daoist.

It contained numerous Secret Techniques, including those for Refining Fire, Melting Fire, and Cultivating Fire.

Chen Sheng was naturally quite taken with it.

After all, his Nine Nether Yin Fire Divine Technique had always been one of his most important assets.

It might not have been his ultimate trump card, but it was close.

If he could raise the power of this Divine Technique to the next level and increase his own strength, Chen Sheng was naturally eager to do so.

However, after that battle, Chen Sheng had mainly focused his energy on dual cultivation with Lady Lan to improve his Cultivation.

Now, after many days of cultivation with Lady Lan, Chen Sheng had raised his Cultivation to the peak of the mid-Profound Mastery realm.

Although he had obtained the Bright Divine Pearl, a warning from the Celestial Book made Chen Sheng hesitant to rashly attempt a breakthrough.

He had naturally shifted his focus for the time being, deciding to concentrate on his Divine Techniques instead.

After thoroughly studying the *Refining Fire Divine Strategy*, this Fire Dao Secret Manual, Chen Sheng had to admit its value was no less than that of a Top-Grade Supreme Technique.

It recorded several Refining Fire Secret Techniques.

It specifically mentioned that if one could merge the Profound Spirit Yin Fire, the Blood Spirit Demon Fire, and the Cyan Yang Demon Fire, one could harness their common origin to forge a terrifying Divine Technique—one capable of annihilating a Golden Core Grandmaster.

Unfortunately, Chen Sheng couldn’t find the Cyan Yang Demon Fire at the moment.

However, simply refining and merging the Blood Spirit Demon Fire would be enough to double the power of his Nine Nether Yin Fire Divine Technique.

Therefore, throughout the journey, Chen Sheng had been completely immersed in the process of Refining Fire.

At this moment, Chen Sheng seemed to have reached the final, critical stage. A thick, crimson aura swirled around him, casting a bloody light upon his face as bizarre, blood-red flames enveloped him like a cocoon of blood.

The blistering heat warped the very air around him.

A dangerous aura pulsed from him, rising and falling, waxing and waning.

Watching from the side, Sun Yuzhi frowned deeply. Unable to hold back her worry, she turned to Nie Xiangjun.

"Elder Nie, he... is he okay?"

Nie Xiangjun studied Chen Sheng with a serious expression. She first nodded, then shook her head.

"He should be fine. Even if something unexpected happens, I can intervene in time to save him."

"That’s good."

Only after hearing Nie Xiangjun’s assurance did Sun Yuzhi finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Time passed, second by second.

In the blink of an eye, just as they were approaching Yunze City, the crimson Demon Fire swirling around Chen Sheng vanished without a trace, pouring into the acupoints all over his body.

Chen Sheng’s eyes snapped open, a flash of crimson in their depths. He then turned his hand over, palm up.

A cluster of Blood Flame ignited in his palm.

A smile touched Chen Sheng’s lips.

’It worked!’

’I did it!’

The Nine Nether Yin Fire and the Blood Spirit Demon Fire had now achieved a preliminary fusion. As the one who had refined it, Chen Sheng felt its terrifying power most keenly.

This new flame was more than a single notch stronger than the previous Nine Nether Yin Fire.

"Not bad. With this flame’s power, I doubt anyone below the Pill Realm could match you!"

Nie Xiangjun commented, raising her hand to summon a wisp of the blood-red flame into her own palm. She nodded slightly.

In truth, she was being conservative with her praise.

When she said "below the Pill Realm," she meant every single cultivator in the world beneath the Golden Core Grandmaster level.

To be more generous, Nie Xiangjun even felt this flame... was enough for Chen Sheng to dominate the entire Profound Mastery realm.

After all, even she, a Golden Core Grandmaster, could faintly sense a threat from it.

It wasn’t a strong threat, but the mere fact that a Golden Core Grandmaster could feel threatened at all was proof enough of the Divine Technique’s terrifying power!

"With your praise, Elder Nie, I can certainly hold my head high among my peers."

Chen Sheng smiled.

"What is the name of this flame?"

Nie Xiangjun looked at Chen Sheng.

"It was previously called the Nine Nether Yin Fire, which I created by refining the Profound Spirit Yin Fire," Chen Sheng explained with a smile. "Now that I’ve fused it with the Blood Spirit Demon Fire, how about calling it the Nine Nether Demon Fire?"

The corner of Nie Xiangjun’s mouth twitched. She clearly wasn’t impressed with Chen Sheng’s naming skills, but she didn’t comment further. After all, it was the Divine Technique he had personally forged, so its name was his to decide.