Chapter 370 Nine Yin Profound Flame Body

Rumble——

Clear Sky Mountain trembled increasingly violently.

Forests shook, startled birds scattered into flight, and one Clear Sky Sect disciple after another flew into the sky, raising their eyes to search for the source of the disturbance.

Within a courtyard of the Sword Sect, Song Qianxiang suddenly appeared atop a roof beam. She frowned while looking toward the heavens.

“Heavenly Might… such a disturbance, what’s happening?”

Song Qianxiang muttered softly to herself.

The first person she thought of was Li Qingqiu.

Anything capable of shaking Heavenly Might must be some kind of great fortune. The most likely possibility was Li Qingqiu breaking through or comprehending some great divine ability.

Soon, her gaze shifted in another direction.

She sensed a faint aura.

Although extremely weak, it was extraordinarily unique.

After hesitating briefly, she flew toward that aura.

Meanwhile—

Inside the Cultivation Hall, numerous disciples stood atop courtyard walls and rooftops, all staring in the same direction.

It was Chen Huilan’s alchemy hall.

The roof of that great hall had already been blasted apart while billowing smoke continuously surged upward, intertwining with the thunderclouds in the sky.

Chen Huilan and Li Sijin stood before the entrance. Firelight flickered within the hall, while that massive pill cauldron glowed scorching red, as though it could explode at any moment.

After recovering from her panic, Chen Huilan’s heart was now filled with shock.

She could sense an unimaginably terrifying power brewing within her pill cauldron.

This left her incomparably confused.

Could it be that Yin Jingxing had not fallen into the pill cauldron accidentally, but had instead been dragged in by some mysterious force?

Chen Huilan no longer had time to worry or blame herself over Yin Jingxing.

She had become vigilant instead, suspecting that some mysterious enemy had infiltrated the sect.

Li Sijin frowned and wanted to rush inside to check on Yin Jingxing’s condition.

However, a figure suddenly appeared beside her and raised a hand to stop her.

It was Shen Yue.

“He’s not dead.”

Shen Yue spoke in a low voice, yet stormy waves were raging within his heart.

He could sense Yin Jingxing’s aura undergoing a transformation beyond his comprehension.

This boy was hiding another great fortune?

No wonder Li Qingqiu had insisted he search for him despite his seemingly poor aptitude.

Feeling Yin Jingxing’s rapidly strengthening aura, a thought suddenly emerged within Shen Yue’s mind.

Yin Jingxing might surpass Yuan Li!

Moreover, Yin Jingxing was awakening even earlier than Yuan Li had.

His accomplishments within the same realm might very well surpass Yuan Li’s.

Boom——

A terrifying wave of fire burst from the hall.

Startled, Shen Yue immediately used his sword qi to block it. The walls of the buildings ahead rapidly burned into ash, transforming into rolling black smoke that scattered everywhere.

Even under Shen Yue’s protection, Chen Huilan and Li Sijin could still feel the scorching heat, causing their expressions to change drastically.

Shen Yue felt it most intensely.

To his horror, he discovered that the scorching heatwave could actually penetrate his sword qi.

His left hand twisted before slamming backward, using sword qi to send Li Sijin and Chen Huilan flying away from the courtyard, carrying them onto a distant rooftop.

Shen Yue leaped aside.

Immediately afterward, the fiery waves erupting from the hall violently expanded, sweeping in all directions and hurling countless rocks and wooden fragments into the air.

All the Cultivation Hall disciples were drawn toward the sea of fire.

Chen Huilan’s pill cauldron was spewing blazing flames like an erupting volcano, and its momentum continued soaring upward.

“Form formations! Isolate the Cultivation Hall! Every courtyard, protect your medicinal pills!”

Li Sijin shouted loudly, causing the disciples still frozen in shock to finally recover their senses and immediately begin moving.

At that moment—

Sword qi suddenly rose around Chen Huilan’s pavilion, isolating the sea of fire and preventing the flames from spreading outward.

The fire could only surge upward.

Shen Yue turned his head and saw Song Qianxiang standing upon a nearby rooftop, silently observing the sea of fire within the sword formation.

The Sword Demon suddenly appeared beside Song Qianxiang, standing shoulder to shoulder with her while staring at the pill cauldron within the flames.

“You sensed it too?” the Sword Demon asked.

Song Qianxiang stared fixedly ahead.

“Such scorching flames are exceedingly rare in this world. Only…”

“Only what?”

“Only the blazing sun in the heavens can compare.”

Song Qianxiang’s answer caused the Sword Demon to fall silent.

Because after following her train of thought, he realized it truly was the case.

He had wandered the world for many years, yet had never encountered flames this scorching.

Most importantly—

The flames were still growing stronger.

Could they truly originate from that boy?

The Sword Demon did not have a deep impression of Yin Jingxing, but Yin Jingxing’s arrival had indeed caused quite a stir within the sect.

Even though he remained within the Sword Sect most of the time, he had still heard disciples discussing him.

As for the Clear Sky Sect disciples praising Li Qingqiu’s judgment, he had always dismissed it disdainfully, believing it was merely Li Qingqiu glorifying himself.

But now…

He was shocked.

A seven-year-old child possessed such power?

Even using his current strength to measure Yin Jingxing’s flames, he still felt alarmed.

The shock in Song Qianxiang’s heart was no less than the Sword Demon’s—

Perhaps even greater.

Li Qingqiu’s strength had already surpassed her understanding.

Yet now, Li Qingqiu’s youngest disciple had erupted with even more terrifying talent?

A name suddenly surfaced in her mind.

Ancient Sacred Body!

Within the history of the Azure Dragon Domain, legends of Ancient Sacred Bodies had always circulated.

Those top powers and ten-thousand-year Dao lineages had all once produced Ancient Sacred Bodies or Immortal Spiritual Roots, allowing them to ascend to the peak and endure for ten thousand years.

Could the Clear Sky Sect also be about to produce an Ancient Sacred Body?

In the past, whenever her grandfather spoke about the legends of Ancient Sacred Bodies, Song Qianxiang would scoff, believing the stories greatly exaggerated.

But now—

She could clearly see Yin Jingxing within the pill cauldron.

The boy was actually laughing.

He seemed completely incapable of feeling pain.

Those flames capable of burning all things between heaven and earth had no effect on him whatsoever?

It seemed these terrifying flames truly originated from his body.

More and more figures appeared within the Experience Hall.

Li Sifeng, another deputy hall master alongside Chen Huilan, also appeared beside Li Sijin.

Just as Li Sifeng was about to speak, the building beneath his feet suddenly shook again.

He heard the sound of something exploding.

Turning his head, he saw that within Song Qianxiang’s sword formation, amidst the raging sea of fire, a tiny human figure was rising upward while the flames violently revolved around him as their center.

Rumble——

Thunder roared as heaven and earth darkened.

Meanwhile, the Cultivation Hall remained illuminated by blazing firelight.

More and more people began hearing faint laughter.

That laughter steadily grew louder.

At the mountaintop cliffside—

Li Qingqiu stood beneath the rolling thunderclouds, overlooking the Cultivation Hall below. His gaze had already locked onto Yin Jingxing.

Watching Yin Jingxing laugh wildly amidst the sea of fire, Li Qingqiu became increasingly certain that the boy had intentionally jumped into the pill cauldron.

“This kid…”

Looking at Yin Jingxing, who appeared completely different from his usual self, Li Qingqiu instead became intrigued.

He continuously opened the Dao Lineage Panel, observing Yin Jingxing’s status screen.

The instant Yin Jingxing awakened the Extreme Yang True Body, he would immediately copy it.

The awakening of an Ancient Sacred Body shook heaven and earth.

If he did not copy it early enough, even Li Qingqiu feared it could attract trouble.

Feeling the scorching heat rising from below the mountain, Li Qingqiu’s heartbeat began accelerating.

Boundless Vital Energy.

Overwhelming physical strength.

Combined with these scorching flames…

Even Li Qingqiu pitied whoever became Yin Jingxing’s enemy.

Anyone opposing him would truly be unfortunate.

Meanwhile—

Xu Ning, Yuan Li, Zhao Zhen, Ji Ya, and Hu Yan stood in different locations, sensing the terrifying heat.

Their minds trembled with shock.

Then they looked toward the thunderclouds in the sky.

No matter how they looked at it, it resembled a heavenly tribulation.

This was not a breakthrough.

Rather, it resembled the Heavenly Tribulation triggered during Yuan Li’s awakening!

Who exactly was it?

Yuan Li naturally knew who it was, but he did not tell the others.

Instead, he carefully sensed Yin Jingxing’s flames.

Jiang Zhaoxia stood beside Zhang Yuchun, both gazing down the mountain with similarly complicated expressions.

“The geniuses within the sect truly surpass each generation before them,” Zhang Yuchun sighed sincerely.

Jiang Zhaoxia’s expression grew complicated.

It seemed the title of genius was drifting further and further away from him.

At the very least, he had once been Eldest Senior Brother’s most capable helper.

Later, however, he had been successively replaced by Xu Ning, Shen Yue, Yuan Li, and the Sword Demon.

Though he felt happy for the Clear Sky Sect, deep within his heart remained a trace of unwillingness.

He did not wish to remain like this!

……

Boom!

With the final Heavenly Lightning descending, the thunderclouds parted.

Rays of sunlight pierced downward one after another, illuminating a lonely island.

The ocean waves around the island churned violently.

A woman dressed in green stood barefoot upon the beach, gazing upward toward the mountain peak on the island, where a figure sat cross-legged in midair.

The green-robed woman possessed beautiful features.

Sunlight illuminated her bare calves brightly as she raised a hand to tuck loose hair behind her ear, a radiant smile appearing upon her face.

“It’s finally complete. The legendary Nine Yin Profound Flame Body.”

Jiang Xi muttered softly to herself, her voice filled with delight.

She continued waiting.

Time rapidly passed until the thunderclouds in the sky completely dispersed.

The figure atop the mountain suddenly flew downward, passing over the forest like a white crane before lightly landing before Jiang Xi.

It was a disheveled man wearing torn robes, with black flames burning across many parts of his body.

It was Qin Ye!

After achieving the Nine Yin Profound Flame Body, Qin Ye had become even more handsome, though his physique had slimmed somewhat.

“Not bad, not bad. I truly didn’t expect you to successfully cultivate this rare physique of the mortal world according to the ancient inheritance. From now on, you’ve completely transformed yourself.”

Jiang Xi sized him up while smiling.

Qin Ye raised his head toward the distant horizon.

“Earlier, I felt I was about to fail. The power of Nine Yin wanted to devour my soul. But suddenly, I sensed a scorching heat arriving from afar. That heat dispelled the Nine Yin power within me and gave me a chance to survive.”

As he spoke of this matter, he could not help frowning.

Jiang Xi said in surprise, “Then does that mean some mysterious force was secretly helping you? Could it be the legendary destiny fortune?”

Qin Ye also could not understand it, and thus could only believe Jiang Xi’s speculation.

That mysterious scorching heat truly had helped him.

He had been teleported here through an ancient formation, narrowly escaped death, and then obtained an ancient inheritance.

Even when he himself reflected upon everything, it all felt like a dream.

If he could return someday, he would definitely shock his master and fellow disciples.

Qin Ye raised both hands.

Black flames ignited upon all ten fingers.

Feeling this power, a smile appeared on his face.

“I’ve finally transformed as well. Master, wait for my return. I will become your pride.”

Qin Ye muttered softly, his tone filled with determination.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xi rolled her eyes.

“What’s the point of going back? Heaven and earth are vast—there will always be a place for us. Anyway, I don’t want to return.”

Qin Ye looked at her and smiled.

“My sect isn’t in the Heavenly Nether Sea. It’s within the Land of the Nine Provinces. You can return with me.”

“The Land of the Nine Provinces? Such a barren place. With your current aptitude, your sect will only drag you down,” Jiang Xi replied seriously.