Three days later, Qin Ming dealt with the seal of the heavenly fire properly. Without breaking it completely, he weakened and improved it, leaving Zhou Qing with an opening to refine it.
But at the same time, Qin Ming also discovered the strangeness of this heavenly fire. After careful inspection, he roughly understood where this strangeness came from.
"Fusion of Skyfire?"
Zhou Qing looked at Qin Ming in surprise. The statement he made seemed a little unbelievable.
"Yes, the heavenly fire you got is most likely a new flame formed by two flames devouring each other and finally merging into one."
Qin Ming nodded and explained his findings in detail.
"I found some traces of fusion in the origin of this flame, and the characteristics of this flame are also a bit strange. It seems to have the characteristics of two kinds of heavenly fire, but they have been perfectly fused together."
Zhou Qing took over the words and added: "True Yang Heavenly Fire, Meteorite Stone Flame..."
Qin Ming gave a positive answer, "These are the two kinds of heavenly fire."
This surprised Zhou Qing.
The traces of heavenly fire that the ancestors of the Yun family once discovered in Jiuyang Ruins were suspected to be left by the True Yang Heavenly Fire and the meteorite stone flame.
When he went there, he did not find the two kinds of heavenly fire, but this flame that looked completely different from the other two kinds of heavenly fire.
I thought that the ancestors of the Yun family might have made a wrong judgment, but I didn't expect such a thing to happen.
There is indeed heavenly fire in the Dark Sky Pit. The Yun family’s ancestors’ judgment was correct. There are indeed two flames. No wonder there are traces of two kinds of flames appearing at the same time.
But who could have imagined that these two kinds of heavenly fire would devour each other without any interference and finally merge completely.
No wonder when this heavenly fire was discovered, its power was so strong that even the Venerable could not easily subdue it.
Zhou Qing asked: "Is this normal?"
"It's not normal." Qin Ming shook his head, "It's also rare."
"It is almost impossible for two kinds of strange fire to appear in the same place. Even if such a special situation is discovered by chance, how can a flame without intelligence actively devour other flames?"
"Not only will they not devour each other, but if two flames without intelligence appear in the same place, they will be fine if they don't touch each other. But once they touch each other, they will both be destroyed and cannot coexist."
Zhou Qing nodded, understanding what Qin Ming meant.
The Earth Fire Seal swallows fire and devours the source. It is a very special way of cultivation. The flame is soulless, but Zhou Qing has the desire and will take the initiative to refine other flames.
"Like this fused sky fire, it didn't develop any intelligence after the fusion, not to mention that before the two fires coexisted, the two fires must not have had any spiritual connection."
“So before, the two flames did not destroy each other after they came into contact, but instead devoured each other’s essence, and finally merged. This is incredible.”
Flames are so violent. When two soulless fires meet, it is the most brutal war. They don't know how to restrain themselves and can't absorb the opponent's power. They just fight.
Until you burn yourself out.
Qin Ming looked at the flame in his palm and said:
"What happened to this fused sky fire is a small miracle. Even if this fused sky fire still has no spiritual connection, it probably has a devouring instinct. It will want to repeat its past experiences and continue to devour other flames to strengthen itself."
What you do once, you will never forget.
Once you have experienced the taste of swallowing, there is no going back, and you will instinctively continue to desire the next swallowing.
Hearing this, Zhou Qing thought of the desire that the flame had expressed for him...
Qin could see from this that Ming was right. The fused Heavenly Fire did have the devouring instinct now, and it really wanted to eat Zhou Qing.
"If this fused sky fire is not captured and allowed to continue to grow between heaven and earth, after it becomes spiritual, it will probably become a devouring fire."
"It will voluntarily leave the dark cenote and look for other flames to devour, constantly growing stronger."
Hearing this, Zhou Qing suddenly had a strong sense of déjà vu.
What Tuoshe Ancient Emperor? Zhou Qing smiled and said, "No matter what, the benefits that such a fusion sky fire can bring to me are definitely not small."
He also had to fuse the flames after obtaining them, but now the two heavenly fires directly merged into one, saving him a lot of effort.
"This fire can indeed increase the power of your Earth Fire Seal by a lot, but it will be much more difficult and risky for you to refine this fire."
Qin Ming reminded him: "In the past, when you refined the strange fires of heaven and earth, you devoured them unilaterally. Apart from the instinctive repulsion between the different flame origins, you did not face any other obstacles."
Without the flame of spiritual wisdom, there would certainly be no thought of resistance.
"But now this sky fire should have the devouring instinct. When you start to devour it, it may also devour you at the same time. This is a mutual process."
Zhou Qing also figured this out and his expression became serious.
Yes, this Heavenly Fire originally wanted to eat him, and when the Yang Earth Fire connected with its origin and refined it itself, it was actually giving this Heavenly Fire a chance to devour the Yang Earth Fire's origin.
This is still an unavoidable problem, and contact with the origin of fire is essential.
There is only one solution to this problem, and that is that the speed at which he refines and fuses the Heavenly Fire must be faster than the speed at which the Heavenly Fire devours the Yang Fire.
Whoever completes refining and devouring first will get everything from the opponent. It's a contest of speed.
A heavenly fire that can threaten the Venerable is a huge test for Zhou Qing's current strength.
However, after Zhou Qing thought for a moment, an idea came to his mind.
"I can wait until the flame rewarded to me by the imperial court arrives, refine it first, and then start with this fused heavenly fire."
"In this way, the power of the Heavenly Fire has not changed, but my attainments in the Earthly Fire Seal have become more profound, and the suppression of the Heavenly Fire can be increased a little."
Qin Ming thought it was feasible, "It's a good idea."
The flame rewarded by the imperial court is a Yin-attributed flame. This heavenly fire needs to be refined with Yang fire, but it does not mean that the strength of Yin fire is useless in refining heavenly fire.
When the Yang Fire is refining flames, the Yin Fire is the best auxiliary force. It can suppress the external flames with its relative properties and make the refining process go more smoothly.
vice versa.
Qin Ming also gave his own suggestions.
"In addition to improving the attainments of the Earth Fire Seal, you can also try to find some auxiliary treasures to use, or a special venue, to suppress this fused sky fire."
"Also, although this sky fire looks like just a flame, the improvement it can bring to you is definitely not that simple."
"You have to pay attention to the balance of yin and yang."
Zhou Qing nodded and said, "I have been thinking about this issue. Nothing will go wrong."
Now his Yin Fire has merged into three flames and two Yang Fires.
Later he obtained another Yin-attribute flame from the imperial court, which made four types of Yin fire. However, this one was fused with the Heavenly Fire, so the Yin and Yang would not be out of balance. It could maintain this balance and would not affect his later practice of Hunyuan Fire.
It is precisely because he has a ready-made heavenly fire in his hand that he would consider refining the fourth Yin fire.
The balance between yin and yang can be maintained at three to two, but the balance of four to two no longer exists.
Once the Yin Fire given by the court is swallowed, it must immediately swallow and fuse the Heavenly Fire to restore the balance of Yin and Yang.
Next, Qin Ming recommended a place to Zhou Qing that could assist in swallowing fire. It was a treasure land belonging to the Dong family in Zhongtian City.
With Qin Ming's help and Zhou Qing also knowing several people in the Dong family, he was able to borrow the venue very smoothly. When he needed it in the future, he could just go there directly.
As for auxiliary treasures, they are nothing more than some things with yin attributes and ice attributes, which are not difficult to find in Zhongtian City.
Because of Ning Wan, Zhou Qing has some influence in the Wanxing Chamber of Commerce in Zhongtian City and can buy many things at a discount.
Two days later, the master from Xuandu Temple who was to take over as the chief of the State Ghost and God Department arrived, bringing with him the strange fire of heaven and earth awarded by the court. Zhou Qing came to the Ghost and God Department again.
Qin Ming introduced Zhou Qing:
"This is the Hibiscus Venerable Wang Yuan."
This time, Xuandu Temple sent a female venerable to preside over the affairs of the Tianzhou Ghost and God Department.
Generally speaking, the state's Ghost and God Bureau would not let a cultivator at the Huangquan Chedi realm to lead it, because if any problems arise, the state will not lack a cultivator at the Huangquan Chedi realm in Xuandu Temple.
If we temporarily notify Xuandu Temple, all the masters in the temple will be able to arrive immediately and make it in time.
"Greetings, Your Excellency."
Wang Yuan nodded with a smile on her face, "I heard Zai'er talk about you, you are indeed extraordinary."
Zai Er...
Among all the people Zhou Qing knew, only Wang Zai, the true disciple of Xuandu Temple who came to Heiyun Town because of the test from the mountain god, had this character in his name.
Both of them have the surname Wang, so they are probably from the same family.
It is normal for a family to depend on and parasitize on a sect.
If any high-ranking member of a sect has a descendant, he will definitely be accepted into the sect. This process will repeat from generation to generation, and a sect-type family will be formed.
It is only at the very beginning of a sect that they are a group of individuals.
At the beginning, Wang Zai also tried to exchange a treasure that could force a person to possess the combat power of a Venerable but would not increase his lifespan for a chance to inherit the Heavenly Thunder and Earth Fire Seal from Lu Qingmo.
But of course he returned empty-handed.
But this true disciple of Xuandu did not bear a grudge against Lu Qingmo for this, at least not on the surface. He did not get entangled with him after the matter became impossible to do anything, and he did not have any conflicts with Zhou Qing. Their relationship was just ordinary.
Zhou Qing said, "Brother Wang Zai, you are too kind."
"This is a reward from the court." Wang Yuan took out a magic weapon and handed it to Zhou Qing. Inside was the strange fire of heaven and earth.
Zhou Qing once again thanked Wang Yuan for the express delivery.
In fact, although the level of this flame is not high, it is relative to Zhou Qing’s contributions and the quality of those divine materials.
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It can’t be called a divine fire, but it’s certainly not the worst.
After putting away the fire-absorbing magic weapon, Zhou Qing was thinking about how to start the conversation and asked Wang Yuan about the matters in Xuandu Temple.
Judging from the time, when Wang Yuan set out from Xuandu Temple, Lu Qingmo must have arrived long ago, so maybe this venerable knew something about Lu Qingmo's recent situation.
But before Zhou Qing could speak, Qin Ming asked, "Has anything happened in the temple recently?"
Wang Yuan shook her head and replied, "Except for some things you should also know, everything is normal."
"The head of Shuiyue Peak failed to break through and has been recuperating. She only showed up when her young disciple returned to the mountain."
"After the young disciple of Shuiyue Peak Master returned to the mountain, she rarely showed up. She stayed on Shuiyue Peak with her third senior sister. No one disturbed her. She must have been accompanying Shuiyue Peak Master the whole time."
"Otherwise, nothing much."
Zhou Qing's heart moved. Wang Yuan actually told him the news about Lu Qingmo directly. Yes, among the three people present, two of them were obviously more concerned about the affairs of Lu Qingmo's lineage.
The Master of Shuiyue Peak is the title of Lu Qingmo’s master, so this little disciple is naturally Lu Qingmo.
But it was obvious that Wang Yuan didn’t know much. She didn’t even know about information like the Tongtian Flower and the Tiansheng Resurrection Liquid.
Since Lu Qingmo and her third senior sister have been staying at Shuiyue Peak, she must have told her third senior sister about the Heavenly Saint Resurrection Liquid. I just don't know if she has succeeded in refining it...
But I have to say that the confidentiality work was done quite well and no outsiders knew about it.
It is obvious that there will be no problem in refining the Heavenly Saint Resurrection Liquid. It is impossible that there is no one to help with the refining.
It seems that Zhou Qing will have to wait until he arrives at Xuandu Temple to find out what the situation is.
After a while, Wang Yuan left. She had been busy for days and needed to take a rest.
There is no rush to hand over the work.
"The Wang family is extremely prosperous in Xuandu Temple. They are a very powerful family with considerable influence."
Qin Ming said to Zhou Qing: "After you enter Xuandu Temple, you will have many opportunities to deal with the Wang family."
"Not only the Wang family, there are other family forces in the temple, and they occupy a large part of the say."
Zhou Qing asked: "Is Xuandu Temple controlled by various families?"
Qin Ming shook his head, "It's not to this extent. The family lineage is quite powerful, but the master and apprentice lineage is not weak either. They are both important parts of Xuandu Temple and are indispensable."
"The Master of Shuiyue Peak is the backbone of the master-disciple lineage. After you enter Xuandu Temple, if you do not marry into a certain family, you will also be regarded as a disciple of the master-disciple lineage."
"Marry into the wife's family..."
Zhou Qing was speechless. How could he do such a thing?
Qin Ming smiled and said, "After arriving at Xuandu Temple, the competition will be more intense, so we must not slack off."
"After you finish refining the two Heavenly and Earthly Strange Fires, I should have explained everything to Wang Yuan, and then we will set off."
A state has many affairs to deal with, and it is not easy to hand over all of them in a short period of time.
Apart from anything else, the replacement of the head of the State Ghost and God Bureau must be notified to the Ghost and God Bureaus in all counties and prefectures of Tianzhou, and the state Taoist temples must also undergo changes. The matters and procedures are quite complicated.
Zhou Qing left with the fire-absorbing magic weapon and went to the Dong family's precious land that could help suppress the fire.
There was a formation set up here. He sat at the core of the formation and took out the flame from the magic weapon.
This is a pale green strange fire. As soon as it came out of the magic weapon, a fishy smell hit me in the face, making me feel a little uncomfortable, with slight dizziness and other symptoms, and also making me feel cold all over.
The light from the dancing flames shone on Zhou Qing's face, making him look as if he had been poisoned and was about to die.
It is obvious that this is a highly poisonous fire, and the poison is extremely toxic.
In terms of quality, this flame is actually quite good, just barely passable, but its attributes are really not good.
Poisonous flame, this is even more unconventional than the corpse fire that Zhou Qing got before.
Even if a cultivator succeeds in refining the poisonous fire, it is possible that it will cause harm to himself when the poisonous fire is contained in the body afterwards.
This thing is more suitable for poison practitioners.
Although the imperial court of Da Qi cannot be said to be bright and majestic, there are still very few cultivators who follow the path of poison.
Who would go to the unconventional path of refining corpses and poisons if they could practice the Tongtian righteous way? No wonder Da Qi was willing to be so generous as to reward Zhou Qing with a strange fire.
As for poisonous fire, as long as you are not a poison cultivator, then its objective value will be far lower than normal flames of the same level.
Of course, Zhou Qing didn’t care whether it was poisonous or not. He had already refined the corpse fire, so it wouldn’t matter if there was another poisonous fire.
Yin-attributed flames tend to be mostly strange and bizarre.
He summoned the Yin Earth Fire, and the two fires met. A cold and poisonous aura was transmitted, but Zhou Qing remained motionless.
He would still find the fused sky fire difficult to deal with, but this poisonous fire only has special properties, and its power is definitely not as strong as that of the sky fire.
It is very easy to refine this poisonous fire.
Zhou Qing refined every bit of the pale green poisonous fire, causing the Yin Earth Fire to continue to grow stronger.
The speed was very fast. The poisonous fire was shrinking at a speed visible to the naked eye and its power was weakening.
But in this process, a strong fishy smell also spread out, and there were continuous sounds of flames exploding, which spewed out like a poisonous python.
If an outsider with low cultivation level were here, he would probably be poisoned and fall to the ground immediately.
Just today, Zhou Qing completely refined this poisonous fire, which greatly deepened his attainments in the Yin Earth Fire Seal.
The poisonous gas and poisonous power in this space have all dissipated, and there is no longer any abnormality to be seen.
Zhou Qing himself naturally showed no signs of poisoning, and everything was normal.
Then he let out a light breath and took out the fused sky fire that had not completely broken the seal.
He swallowed a pill and took out a few ice treasures and placed them near the fused heavenly fire to suppress it.
Then Zhou Qing began to draw, refine and fuse the power of the Heavenly Fire along the opening of the seal, and slowly touched its origin.
"boom!"
An extremely violent explosion sounded, as if the whole place was about to be destroyed, but fortunately this place was extremely solid and there was no problem.
After the Yang Earth Fire came into contact with the origin of the Fusion Sky Fire, an amazing scene occurred.
The fused Heavenly Fire not only did not retreat or resist, but instead increased its origin output, actively making more contact with the Yang Earth Fire origin, and in turn enveloping it.
The meaning is obvious.
Driven by the devouring instinct, he couldn't help but fuse the Heavenly Fire.
Fortunately, there is the seal that has been modified by Qin Ming, so the fused heavenly fire cannot unleash its full power, but Zhou Qing can use his full strength.
In this way, the operating space would naturally increase greatly, allowing him to slowly extract and fuse the essence of the heavenly fire.
After experiencing the initial instability and violent conflicts, Zhou Qing was caught in a struggle with the fusion of heavenly fire.
Only the fastest one can survive.
(End of this chapter)