"Who are you, the villain, to dare to offend me?"
With a majestic shout, even hotter fire surged out from the depths of the cauldron, trying to burn the figure that was transformed by Lu Qing's spiritual power.
"The spirit of the Lihuo Ding has actually recovered to this state?"
Lu Qing was slightly surprised.
However, he was not panicked. With a slight movement of his mind, he used a mysterious magic spell to dissipate the scorching fire.
"Hmm? Fire Control Technique? Boy, who are you and why do you know the Fire Control Technique of the Lihuo Sect?"
The majestic voice was a little surprised to see Lu Qing resolve the fire attack from the cauldron so easily.
In particular, he also recognized that the method used by Lu Qing was actually the secret fire-controlling technique of the Lihuo Sect.
I was even more shocked.
"Lu Qing, the heir of the Lihuo Sect, pays homage to Senior Yan."
Lu Qing said respectfully through telepathy.
"The heir of the Lihuo Sect, you said you are the heir of the Lihuo Sect?"
The voice was vibrating, and the next moment, with a whoosh, a figure appeared in front of Lu Qing.
This figure is formed by pure flames, tall and majestic, and looks like a middle-aged man with a pair of horns on his forehead.
"Boy, you just said that you are the heir of the Lihuo Sect. What's the evidence?"
The middle-aged man's gaze fell on Lu Qing, and suddenly his heart felt hot and painful.
However, with Lu Qing's thoughts flowing, he was able to easily dissipate the heat.
This scene also made the middle-aged figure more certain: "It is indeed the Fire Control Art. Boy, where did you steal the Fire Control Art from? Tell the truth!"
After saying that, endless flames rose from behind him, and with powerful force, they crushed towards Lu Qing.
However, Lu Qing's expression remained unchanged: "Senior Yan, there is no need to scare me with illusions. Everything I said is true."
"Bullshit! The Lihuo Sect was destroyed tens of thousands of years ago, so how can there be a successor? You must have learned this Fire Controlling Technique secretly from somewhere.
Tell me now, or I will burn your soul and body together!"
The middle-aged man said with a sullen look.
"You can learn the Fire Control Technique secretly, but what about this?"
Lu Qing's mind moved, and a spiritual wave spread from the space in the cauldron.
The next moment, the endless flames behind the middle-aged man suddenly dissipated, without a single spark left.
"The control method of Lihuo Ding!"
At this moment, the middle-aged man's face finally changed drastically.
"This is impossible. How do you know how to control the Lihuo Cauldron?!"
"If I say that I learned it from Senior Yan, would you believe me?" Lu Qing said with an unfathomable look on his face.
"Boy, are you trying to scare me?" The middle-aged man said with a murderous look in his eyes, "Don't think that you can act cool in front of me just because you know a little bit about how to control the Lihuo Cauldron.
Don’t forget, this is my world!”
As soon as he finished speaking, endless flames appeared again, even more violent than before.
The next moment, as Lu Qing's spiritual fluctuations dissipated, the flames dissipated again.
The middle-aged man also felt a strong restraining force appearing on him, which doubled his pressure.
The middle-aged man's face suddenly became serious.
I finally understood that the kid in front of me didn't just master some control methods, but the most complete method of controlling the Lihuo Cauldron.
Otherwise, he would not have been able to mobilize the power of the Lihuo Ding to restrain himself as the spirit of the artifact.
But how is this possible?
The manipulation technique of the Lihuo Ding has always been one of the highest secrets of the Lihuo Sect.
Apart from the sect master and several supreme elders, no one else is qualified to practice.
In that battle tens of thousands of years ago, the Lihuo Sect was destroyed. Except for a few disciples who managed to escape, almost all the others were killed.
Those supreme elders and the leader of the Lihuo Sect also died in that battle.
In the end, only the young sect leader escaped with the Lihuo Ding and hid in a secret place.
But later, with the death of the young sect leader in the secret place, the technique of controlling the Lihuo Ding should have been completely lost.
The middle-aged man was puzzled, and finally, he set his sights on Lu Qing.
"Boy, stop now. I believe you are the descendant of the Lihuo Sect. The power in this cauldron is not much. It was accumulated by me through so many years of hard work. It should not be wasted like this."
Lu Qing's mind moved slightly, and he released the restraints on the middle-aged man.
"Please forgive me, Senior Yan. I was too excited. I had no choice but to activate the restriction and offend you."
The middle-aged man's eyes fluctuated, revealing a hint of unwillingness.
This is the frustration of being a spirit of an artifact.
As a treasure passed down from generation to generation, the Lihuo Sect added countless layers of restrictions when it was refining the Lihuo Cauldron.
The purpose is to have absolute control over the Lihuo Ding.
To prevent any problems from arising during the inheritance.
Therefore, even as a weapon spirit, it is difficult to harm Lu Qing who has mastered the complete control technique.
And this is also the real reason why Lu Qing dared to refine the Lihuo Ding.
Because even if the refining failed, he was absolutely sure that he could make it difficult for the Lihuo Ding to explode.
"Tell me, boy, what is your purpose for coming here?"
The middle-aged man's face returned to calm, and he stood in the void.
"Senior, why do you have to ask when you already know the answer? The reason I came here naturally is that I want to regain control of the Lihuo Cauldron and refine and control it." Lu Qing said frankly.
"Just you?" The middle-aged man showed a hint of sarcasm. "I'm not looking down on you, kid. You are just a Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator, but you want to control a spiritual weapon. Isn't that a bit too far-fetched?"
"There is one thing that the senior is wrong about." Facing the middle-aged man's ridicule, Lu Qing was not angry at all. Instead, he said seriously, "I am not in the Foundation Establishment Stage, but the Qi Refining Stage. Moreover, I just broke through not long ago and am now in the initial stage of Qi Refining."
"The initial stage of Qi Refining? This is impossible!" the middle-aged man blurted out, "Your spiritual power is so strong, how can you only be at the initial stage of Qi Refining!"
"That's because the technique I practice is somewhat special." Lu Qing said calmly, "Also, not long ago, I was lucky enough to survive a heavenly tribulation. The power of my soul was cleansed by the tribulation thunder, and it turned from yin to yang. That's why I am stronger than cultivators of the same level."
"To survive the heavenly tribulation and use the tribulation thunder to cleanse the power of the soul?" The middle-aged man was shocked again, "Boy, are you kidding? With your cultivation, can you trigger the tribulation cloud and survive the heavenly tribulation?"
Lu Qing did not argue, but just smiled.
But his confident look calmed the middle-aged man down.
Finally he calmed down and began to observe Lu Qing.
Then, with this feeling, his expression gradually became solemn.
Because he discovered that Lu Qing's spiritual power was indeed extraordinary.
Not only is it extremely strong and tough, it is also full of yang energy, and is not the ordinary yin spiritual power.
The most important thing is that he sensed a hint of calamity from it.
The middle-aged man is no stranger to the concept of calamity.
When he was refined by the Lihuo Sect, he experienced the baptism of a heavenly tribulation and finally emerged from it.
So what Lu Qing said just now was not a lie. He really experienced a heavenly tribulation and successfully survived it?
The middle-aged man suddenly became confused and uncertain.
"It seems that Senior has seen through it." Lu Qing smiled faintly, "I didn't lie to you, did I?"
“The rules of heaven and earth have only just begun to evolve and take shape, yet you have been able to trigger the calamity clouds and survive the calamity.
Boy, are you the legendary man of destiny, destined to suppress the anomalies of the world for an entire era?"
The middle-aged man looked surprised and stared at Lu Qingdao.
"I don't know what the destiny person is." Lu Qing said, "I just want to ask you, senior, whether you are willing to cooperate with me.
Hand over the control of the Lihuo Ding.
As a spirit weapon, you should know that it is almost impossible for a spirit weapon to advance on its own.
Even if we could survive until the end of this era of cultivating immortals, it would probably be difficult to do so.
But if we have the help of younger generations, it won’t be difficult for the Lihuo Ding to be upgraded to a top-grade spiritual weapon in the future.
Even further, it is not impossible to let the seniors escape from their cages and gain freedom. "
"What will you do if I don't agree?" the middle-aged man looked at Lu Qing and said.
"Then I, the junior, will have no choice but to offend you and force you to refine me." Lu Qing said without giving in.
"Do you think that you, a mere Qi Refining Realm, can refine this deity?"
"Senior, why not give it a try."
The middle-aged man was silent.
If Lu Qing had dared to say such words at the beginning, he would definitely think that the other party was wishful thinking and fanciful.
And he will burn it to death without hesitation as the price for daring to offend him.
But now that Lu Qing has mastered the complete control techniques of the Lihuo Sect, it is impossible for him to burn away his spiritual power.
Even trying to expel it from the Lihuo Ding is extremely difficult.
More importantly, after being baptized by the heavenly tribulation, Lu Qing's spiritual power is not only resilient but also full of yang energy and is not afraid of fire.
If he really wants to refine the Lihuo Ding by force, he really can't take it lightly.
Otherwise, once Lu Qing refined one or two layers of the restrictions in the cauldron, he would be completely at a disadvantage.
So strictly speaking, what Lu Qing said was not an exaggeration.
He really has the ability to gradually refine the Lihuo Ding.
However, the middle-aged man found it difficult to accept being controlled by a Qi Refining Stage kid.
Spiritual weapons also have their own pride.
In the ancient era of cultivating immortals, he has been firmly controlled by the Lihuo Sect since he was refined.
But his identity is also very respected in the Lihuo Sect.
Except for the sect master and several supreme elders, no one in the entire Lihuo Sect was qualified to talk to him.
Even those sect seeds and true disciples who were at the Jindan realm had to be respectful when facing him and would not dare to overstep the mark or offend him in the slightest.
Now, the middle-aged man was not willing to let himself be controlled by a boy who was only in the Qi Refining stage.
"It seems that the senior is unwilling, so don't blame the junior for offending you."
Lu Qing saw the confusion on the middle-aged man's face and shook his head.
He has said all the good and bad things he can, and if the other party still doesn't appreciate it, he will have to use force.
Although he did not want to refine it by force, because if he did so, under the resistance of the spirit of the weapon, the mental energy he would have to consume would surely increase a thousand times.
But since the other party was not moved by his persuasion, there was no need for him to waste any more words.
As his thoughts surged, Lu Qing's spiritual power immediately penetrated into the surrounding space.
Soon, the first layer of restriction was touched and had to be forcibly refined.
The middle-aged man immediately sensed this change, his expression changed, and finally he sighed.
Said: "Okay, stop for now, I agree."
Lu Qing's spiritual fluctuations suddenly stagnated.
He looked at the expression on the middle-aged man's face and felt that it didn't seem like a joke.
He slowly gathered his spiritual power and waited where he was.
"But before I hand over the control, I need to make three rules with you." The middle-aged man said seriously, "If you don't agree, I would rather die than resist your refining.
Believe me, with my obstruction, with your current cultivation level, you won’t be able to control the Lihuo Cauldron without dozens or hundreds of years.”
"Senior, please tell me about it."
Lu Qing listened to the middle-aged man's threat without commenting.
“First, you can refine the restrictions of the Lihuo Cauldron, but you need to swear a soul oath that you will not enslave my soul and turn me into a puppet.
This is the most important point. If you don't agree, then there's no point in discussing this.
Even if I die, I will never hand over the control of the Lihuo Ding to you!"
The middle-aged man said the last sentence with absolute certainty.
It seemed that if Lu Qing disagreed, he would completely break off relations with her.
"That's easy to say. I have no intention of enslaving you. After all, the Lihuo Ding still needs your help to exert its most powerful power."
Lu Qing nodded in agreement without hesitation.
What the middle-aged man referred to as slavery was actually the way in which the immortal world controlled spiritual weapons.
In the ancient world of immortal cultivation, the major sects had two different ways of dealing with their own spiritual weapons.
One is to completely refine and enslave the spirit of the weapon, making it completely obey the orders of the controller.
Another type does not refine or enslave the weapon spirit, but instead cooperates with the weapon spirit to control the weapon together.
It is hard to say which of these two methods is better, we can only say that each has its pros and cons.
The former completely refines and enslaves the weapon spirit. Although it can completely control the weapon, it will greatly reduce the spirituality of the weapon spirit.
It becomes extremely difficult, almost impossible, to upgrade the grade of spiritual weapon.
The latter method can completely preserve the spirituality of the weapon spirit. When fighting against the enemy, it can allow the weapon spirit to control the weapon alone to fight, adding more combat power.
But the disadvantages are equally obvious.
That is if the weapon spirit betrays you at a critical moment, does not put in enough effort, or even stabs you in the back.
That would become extremely dangerous and might directly lead to the death of the owner.
Therefore, in the ancient world of immortal cultivation, most of the sects and powerful people who possessed spiritual weapons would choose to completely enslave and refine the weapon spirit and put it under their control.
Even if one does not enslave the spirit of the weapon, many restrictions will be imposed on the weapon to prevent the spirit from rebelling.
Only when there is a special experience and there is absolute trust and friendship between the master and the spirit of the weapon will there be no restrictions on the spirit of the weapon at all.
Of course, such examples are extremely rare.
Even in the ancient era of cultivating immortals, there were only one or two such cases in tens of thousands of years.
When the Lihuo Sect dealt with the Lihuo Cauldron, they chose not to enslave its spirit, but to use restrictions to control and restrict the spirit.
Lu Qing knew this, so he was not surprised by the middle-aged man's request and nodded in agreement.
Of course, the most important thing is, as the middle-aged man said, if he fights to the death.
With Lu Qing's current level of cultivation, it is indeed extremely difficult to enslave and refine it.
There is basically no chance of success.
Seeing that Lu Qing agreed to the first condition, the middle-aged man smiled.
"The second condition..."
(End of this chapter)
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