Chapter 430 - 211: Exotic Fire Obtained, Fame Spreads in the Dark World

Chapter 430: Chapter 211: Exotic Fire Obtained, Fame Spreads in the Dark World

Chu Shanhe’s voice was grave. "Therefore, refining this kind of thing is exceptionally difficult. Mastering one of these divine seeds means you’ve gained a preliminary grasp of the corresponding Laws of Heaven and Earth. It will grant you an extremely terrifying ability."

"Take me, for example. I am at the Second Layer of Dharma and have mastered the ’Earth God Soil.’ Relying on this ’Earth God Soil,’ I can even fight experts of the Fifth Layer of Dharma, or even the Sixth Layer, and remain undefeated. This advantage will also continue to grow as I do."

"Or take Feng Wuji, for another example. He’s mastered the ’Crushing Wind,’ which also allows him to injure enemies at least three or four minor realms above him. It is precisely because these things are so incredibly powerful that they are so difficult to refine!"

"I inherited a predecessor’s cavern estate, consumed their Divine Pill, and relied on the Enlightenment Tea Tree, and even then, I’ve only just barely managed to refine the ’Earth God Soil.’ So you absolutely must be careful in a moment. Do not, under any circumstances, get burned by this exotic fire!"

"The power of an exotic fire is nothing like that of exotic earth. Fire represents tyranny and ferocity—it is the most difficult to tame!"

Chu Shanhe warned earnestly.

"Alright, I understand."

Chen Xuan’s eyes flickered as he looked up into the air.

He had over three million retribution points. ’If I use retribution points to refine it, won’t that be a sure thing?’

’Worst case, I’ll just burn through all of these retribution points, right?’

To be honest, he hadn’t been particularly interested at first.

But now, after hearing Chu Shanhe’s explanation, he was truly much more intrigued!

’Living fragments of the Laws?’

’In that case, he had to see what this was all about.’

As they watched, Feng Wuji formed a seal with his hands. His aura erupted, blanketing the area. In an instant, he had cast countless Dharma Seals, and finally, he slowly began to open the lustrous, crystalline Glazed Tower.

In an instant.

An invisible, scorching heat enveloped the entire plaza, causing everyone’s expressions to change slightly.

Zhao Qianjun, Ye Jianwei, Han Litian, and the others in particular felt their breathing quicken. Their hearts felt as if they were catching fire, with a faint, sharp pain. At the same time, a myriad of thoughts surfaced in their minds, uncontrollable and utterly chaotic...

This was the power of the Unwarranted Heart Fire.

It burns you from within your own heart.

It ignites all of your greed, your desires, the ugliest aspects of your human nature...

After igniting them, it transforms into an inextinguishable flame that burns into your soul, incinerating you from the inside out and erasing every trace of your existence.

This fire was not a mortal flame, not a visible flame, not a divine flame, not a ghostly flame—it was the intangible fire of the heart.

If you say it exists, it exists.

If you say it does not, it does not.

As long as you have a single thought, it will burn you.

There is a Buddhist scripture that speaks of the power of the heart.

When the great master Huineng was teaching at Faxing Temple in Guangzhou, it so happened that Master Yin Zong was lecturing on the Nirvana Scripture. At that time, the wind caused a banner to flap. One monk said, "The wind is moving." Another said, "The banner is moving." They argued endlessly.

Someone then asked Huineng what was truly moving.

Huineng stepped forward and said: ’It is not the wind moving, nor the banner moving. It is your own minds that are moving.’

Everyone was stunned.

The overall meaning is that all the turmoil in the world comes from the turbulence within one’s own heart.

If you have it in your heart, it exists.

If you don’t have it in your heart, it doesn’t.

But this is all simple to say, and nearly impossible to do.

Living in this world, who can be without desire or want?

Even if you were a god or a Buddha in the heavens, you would still have countless desires. And as long as you have desires, the Heart Fire can burn you...

At this very moment.

The faces of the crowd changed as they couldn’t help but stumble backward in retreat.

Some people’s faces were flushed, as if caught in some bizarre, fiery passion. Their bodies trembled as they sprayed an unknown liquid...

Others were smiling foolishly, completely intoxicated, as if they had lost their minds.

Chu Shanhe’s expression changed. He looked at the crowd and abruptly flicked his sleeve.

"Wake up!"

Zhao Qianjun, Ye Jianwei, Han Litian, and the others all snapped out of it, their expressions changing as they were instantly awakened from that strange state of desire and greed.

Even so, they felt a stabbing pain in their souls, as if they were melting.

They were all already severely injured.

Horrified, they all retreated hastily.

This thing was too bizarre; a single glance had been enough for them to fall into its trap.

If Chu Shanhe hadn’t woken them in time, they probably would have burned to death by the Heart Fire without ever waking up...

It was simply too terrifying.

One of them, a man named Zhao Feng, was particularly flushed.

He had just been lost in his desires.

His clothes were already soiled...

It was just too embarrassing.

But embarrassment aside, he had also nearly died. Now, his soul ached with a sharp pain, his body was limp and weak, and his face was utterly pale...

"Your Cultivation isn’t high enough, and your willpower is lacking! Retreat immediately!"

Chu Shanhe ordered in a low, stern voice.

He, too, was able to ignore the scorching Heart Fire because he was protected by the Earth God Soil.

"Yes, yes, yes!"

The group responded hastily and scrambled to leave, each of them terrified.

Even Chen Xuan had almost been swarmed by errant thoughts.

But fortunately, he had mastered the Indestructible Fist Intent (Level 2). All spiritual attacks and soul-based Secret Techniques were instantly neutralized by his Indestructible Fist Intent the moment they struck.

The thoughts in one’s heart were, in the end, just another form of spiritual attack.

As long as it was a spiritual attack, it was completely useless against him.

Chu Shanhe looked at Chen Xuan, his expression filled with surprise.

’He’s fine?’

’Chen Xuan is actually fine?’

’He himself had a divine seed to resist the Heart Fire’s corrosion, but Chen Xuan?’

’Is he relying solely on his own formidable willpower?’

’That’s truly incredible.’

"Young Friend Chen, the Glazed Tower is open! The Heart Fire is about to escape! Quickly, stop it and contain it!"

Feng Wuji, who was in mid-air, immediately sent a voice transmission.

A glint in his eye, Chen Xuan hesitated no longer. His body transformed into a streak of light, shooting toward the sky like a bolt of lightning.

Inside the Glazed Tower.

That strange, transparent flame seemed like a living sprite, pulsing with an eerie energy. The very instant the Glazed Tower opened, it transformed into a streak of light and shot out from the gateway at extreme speed.