Cultivating Heavenly Flames
Yao Chen thanked him, and Zhao Li nodded slightly in acknowledgment.
Indeed, over so many years, no one else had ever fallen into Enlightenment like Yao Chen.
Immediately, Zhao Li thought about the scene of the Bone Chilling Flame dancing like a spirit on Yao Chen's fingertips just now, and he quietly praised in his heart:
This Bone Chilling Flame truly suits Yao Chen well, especially that head of white hair.
The pale white Flame emitted two completely different auras, extreme cold and extreme heat, yet they were remarkably harmonious. Yao Chen's white hair flowed elegantly, and his face was handsome; he was a complete white-haired handsome guy, equally harmonious.
Amidst his admiration, Zhao Li got straight to the point, opening the conversation directly:
"This must be the Heavenly Flame you've found over the years, right? Looking at its appearance, it should be the Bone Chilling Flame, ranked eleventh on the Heavenly Flame Ranking. Your talent and opportunities are indeed excellent; being able to subdue such a rare treasure of heaven and earth is truly enviable. May I have a wisp of the Flame? I'd like to study it."
After pointing out the Heavenly Flame's origin and praising him, Zhao Li stated his purpose.
Zhao Li knew that devouring a Heavenly Flame only required devouring its origin, and after successful devouring, the use of the Heavenly Flame was driven by Dou Qi stimulating the origin.
It was precisely because only the origin was devoured that many Heavenly Flames, which could clearly contend with Dou Venerates and Dou Shengs before being subdued, had their power greatly diminished afterward. This was also very reasonable, like online game BOSSes that were incredibly fierce during the initial raid but turned into elite monsters after being subdued.
Splitting the Flame also had two methods. One was to directly split the origin, which meant separating a sub-Flame. The Flame separated this way, except for having a weaker origin, was no different from the original Heavenly Flame.
The other was to separate the Flame driven by Dou Qi. Although it also had the Heavenly Flame properties, it was like rootless duckweed and would disappear after use.
Old Yao heard this, pondered for a moment, and then separated a wisp of pale white Flame, handing it to Zhao Li.
Within the Flame, there was a trace of origin power. Separating this wisp of Flame had almost no impact on the Heavenly Flame.
And such precise operation was also something he gained from this Enlightenment. Now, he could use the Bone Chilling Flame with ease.
Zhao Li took the Flame, sensed the faint origin within it, and his heart stirred. He wondered if he could cultivate and strengthen it into another Heavenly Flame.
After thinking for a moment, Zhao Li put the Flame away, took out a Pill that strengthened the origin, and handed it to Yao Chen:
"This is an Eighth Grade Pill, the Sky Mending Pill, specifically for replenishing origin loss. It should be able to make up for the Heavenly Flame's origin."
Yao Chen refused:
"Senior, you mustn't! It's just a tiny trace of origin; I can make it up with some practice."
Origin loss could be replenished.
Seeing this, Zhao Li remembered his own expression when receiving red envelopes during the New Year in the past, and he chuckled inwardly, his attitude firm:
"When a senior bestows something, you must not refuse. If I tell you to take it, just take it, no need for so much nonsense. The Pill Convention is imminent; seize the time, study hard, and strive to make a name for yourself."
Yao Chen reluctantly accepted the Pill:
"Thank you, Senior. I will definitely win the Pill Convention Champion."
He was full of confidence. The biggest improvements from this Enlightenment were in his soul and Flame, and these two happened to have the greatest impact on Alchemy Technique.
Zhao Li nodded, signifying his approval. It was also because he had grown too fast; otherwise, he would have given him a hard time no matter what.
Zhao Li didn't linger, turning and leaving. He still had a major task to accomplish – cultivating the Heavenly Flame.
Returning to his residence, Zhao Li took out the small wisp of Bone Chilling Flame.
Looking at the extremely weak Flame on his fingertip, it seemed as if it would dissipate if he wasn't careful.
But Zhao Li knew that under the stimulation of Dou Qi, it could instantly surge, displaying its ability to burn mountains and boil seas.
Of course, its origin was too weak, and its power was limited. Even when Zhao Li, a Dou Venerate, stimulated it, it would at most reach the Dou Spirit level.
His Soul Power forcefully entered the most mysterious and private part of the Heavenly Flame, and Zhao Li could feel it trembling slightly.
It was like a small toy with no power to resist, being manipulated and explored by Zhao Li at will.
After a long time, Zhao Li withdrew, satisfied, and praised in his heart:
"This little Flame is truly remarkable. As expected of a rare treasure of heaven and earth that only appears in extremely cold and yin places at the turn of the sun and moon every hundred years. Very good, very powerful."
The Rules contained within the Bone Chilling Flame were surprisingly numerous, as many as three. In addition to the Rule of Fire, which was its manifestation, there were also the Rule of Ice and the Rule of Samsara – named by Zhao Li himself.
That was a Rule related to the soul. Zhao Li didn't know its academic name, and there were no records in the ancient texts on the continent, so he could only call it that himself.
Over the years, Zhao Li had seen countless Flames, but only two Heavenly Flames.
Unlike ordinary Flames, Heavenly Flames all contained special Rules. The Nine-Dragon Thunderflame was Thunder, and the Bone Chilling Flame was Ice and Samsara.
If you really thought about it, Heavenly Flames seemed to be the product of the fusion of the Rule of Fire with various other Rules, with the manifestation just happening to be fire.
Zhao Li thought of the Black Demonic Lightning. Within the Thunder, there was a hint of destruction. Perhaps it could be called a Heavenly Lightning.
Bringing back his wandering thoughts to the Heavenly Flame, Zhao Li speculated that the appearance of Heavenly Flames and the submission of all other Flames were likely related to the original Rules contained within them.
And the ranking of the Heavenly Flames might be related to the ranking of the Rules fused within them.
Of course, it was also possible that the person who compiled the list ranked them according to the order they knew.
"As long as the origin can be strengthened, there is indeed hope of cultivating it into a complete Heavenly Flame, but I don't know how to strengthen the origin."
Looking at the small wisp of Flame on his fingertip, Zhao Li pondered in his heart.
"They are all Rule powers. Perhaps I can start from this aspect."
Zhao Li thought of the matter of Rule fusion and came up with a new idea:
"If I can also perfectly fuse the Rules I've comprehended like a Heavenly Flame, can I create artificial Heavenly Flames?"
Zhao Li immediately shook his head. In the past, he had also fused thunder and fire, but that was just forcefully compressing the two. He used the incompatible nature between the two Rules to fully unleash their power, creating a powerful explosion.
Achieving Rule fusion was harder than reaching the heavens.
After all, if he wanted to go to heaven, Zhao Li could do it right now.
"I'll think about creating artificial Heavenly Flames later. For now, let's figure out how to nurture this little guy."
Zhao Li dissolved a Sky Mending Pill and injected its medicinal power into the Bone Chilling Flame's origin.
"It's working!"
Zhao Li's face showed delight as he continued to transfer the medicinal power.
"But not much..."
Zhao Li's expression turned bitter. As time passed and the medicinal power was absorbed, it had only grown a tiny bit. If he wanted to raise it solely on Pills, Zhao Li didn't have that much of a fortune.
"It seems I still need to start with Rules."
Zhao Li sighed and continued to ponder.
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Time flowed, and another half year passed. Zhao Li spent his days pondering how to nurture the Heavenly Flame infant, so he didn't feel bored.
But after half a year, Zhao Li still didn't have any good ideas.
Zhao Li even sent the Rule power he had comprehended to the Heavenly Flame's mouth. Not only did it not eat, but it also had a stress reaction and became very irritable.
Simple feeding was not feasible.
Zhao Li also attracted Pill Lightning while refining Pills and controlled it to go into the Thunder Cloud, but it trembled and didn't dare to move. If Zhao Li hadn't protected it, it would have likely been scattered by the Lightning Tribulation.
Even the Rules of heaven and earth didn't work.
Perhaps they could work, but it was too weak. Maybe it inherently looked down on other Rules, but when truly facing a few big men, it could only tremble. The Heavenly Flame infant was arrogant yet realistic.
Zhao Li tried many methods, and it did grow quite a bit. Under his urging, it could already contend against a Dou Emperor expert.
Although, in front of Zhao Li, a Dou Emperor couldn't even stand up.
"Very good, the future is promising!"
Regardless, this was progress after all.
Moreover, in the past half year, Zhao Li had specifically studied various Rules and made significant progress.
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