200: Chapter 199 Success

Ten days.

He had been comprehending for ten days, trying no less than twenty times, and each time ended in failure.

The cultivation requirements for the Samadhi True Fire Art were too harsh.

Essence, Qi, and Spirit—all three fires must be present.

He had Essence Fire and Spirit Fire, but lacked Qi Fire.

Without Qi Fire, he could not form the three-fire cycle. Without the three-fire cycle, he could not truly comprehend the Dao of Fusion within it.

He closed his eyes and fell into deep thought.

What to do?

Give up?

No.

Since Master Xue Mu recommended this Cultivation Technique, there must be a reason for it.

There must be a way to bypass the lack of Qi Fire and forcibly simulate the three-fire cycle.

He took a deep breath and began to deduce within his Sea of Consciousness.

Essence Fire—the fire of blood and qi.

He had the Lihuo True Flame, which was a pure fire of blood and qi, condensed by tempering the Physical Body with the Li Huo Golden Body Art; it was blazing and overbearing, burning all things.

Spirit Fire—the fire of the Divine Soul.

He had the Heart Blade, which was the ultimate condensation of the power of the Divine Soul, forged with the Heart Furnace Artifact Forging Art. Though it was not in the form of a flame, its essence was that of a Spirit Fire.

Qi Fire—the fire of True Qi.

He did not have it.

But his True Qi was Baleful Qi, blazing and overbearing. If he could transform the Baleful Qi into a flame form, perhaps he could simulate Qi Fire?

No.

Baleful Qi and Qi Fire were different in essence. Forcing the transformation would only cause the True Qi to go out of control, leading to Qi Deviation.

Then... was there anything else that could replace Qi Fire?

He opened his eyes, his gaze falling deep into his Dantian.

There, a dark-gold Blood Core slowly rotated.

Within the Blood Core, besides his blood and qi power, there was something else—

Dragon Blood Power.

That was the Dragon Blood Baleful Qi absorbed in the Dragon Blood Pool, which had now perfectly fused with his blood and qi, becoming a part of his body.

What was the nature of Dragon Blood Power?

Was it blood and qi? Or True Qi?

Neither.

It was a power unique to the Dragon Clan, somewhere between blood and qi and True Qi, yet surpassing both. It used dragon blood as a foundation and a Dragon Soul as a guide, containing the innate essential power of the Dragon Clan.

If he simulated the Dragon Blood Power as "Qi Fire"...

A sharp light flashed in his eyes.

It was feasible.

Although Dragon Blood Power was not True Qi, it could be driven like True Qi. It was blazing, overbearing, and violent, extremely close to the essence of fire.

More importantly, Dragon Blood Power contained Dragon Might.

And Dragon Might had a subtle connection with Spirit Fire and Essence Fire.

In the Dragon Blood Pool, he had personally experienced that connection—

When the Dragon Blood Baleful Qi invaded his body and collided violently with his blood, qi, and Divine Soul, the three had briefly reached a certain balance in that instant.

Wasn't that balance the prototype of the three-fire cycle?

He closed his eyes and began to deduce within his Sea of Consciousness.

Using the Lihuo True Flame as "Essence Fire," the will of the Heart Blade as "Spirit Fire," and the Dragon Blood Power to simulate "Qi Fire."

Forcibly constructing the three-fire cycle.

Deduced once; it was feasible.

Deduced twice; it was feasible.

Deduced ten times; it was still feasible.

He opened his eyes, a burning light flashing within them.

Then—let's try it!

He took a deep breath, adjusting his breathing to let the blood and qi in his body slowly calm down.

Then, he activated the Lihuo True Flame.

Dark-gold flames surged out from the Blood Core, slowly flowing along the Meridians and forming a flame vortex around the Dantian.

That was the Essence Fire.

He then activated the Heart Blade.

Deep within the Sea of Consciousness, that dark-gold Heart Blade trembled slightly, turning into a strand of invisible saber light that streaked out from the Sea of Consciousness and hovered above the Dantian.

That was the Spirit Fire.

Finally, he activated the Dragon Blood Power.

Within his body, the Dragon Blood Power that had perfectly fused with his blood and qi slowly surged out from the Blood Core, forming a dark-red flame phantom between the Essence Fire and the Spirit Fire.

That phantom was extremely faint, almost invisible, but it truly existed.

That was the simulated "Qi Fire."

The three fires gathered.

With a thought, Jiang Hanzhou activated the Samadhi True Fire Art Cultivation Technique.

The three clusters of flames began to rotate slowly.

At first, they rotated very slowly, maintaining a distance from each other and not interfering.

But as the Cultivation Technique operated, they began to slowly draw closer.

Essence Fire to the left, Spirit Fire to the right, and Qi Fire in the center.

The distance between the three fires grew closer and closer, and finally—

They touched.

At the moment of contact, no conflict occurred.

Because the simulated Qi Fire was condensed from Dragon Blood Power. And Dragon Blood Power had already fused with his blood, qi, and Divine Soul in the Dragon Blood Pool.

There was already a subtle connection between the three.

That connection, guided by the Samadhi True Fire Art Cultivation Technique, was now amplified, activated, and strengthened!

The three clusters of flames began to fuse!

Essence Fire fused into Qi Fire, Qi Fire fused into Spirit Fire, and Spirit Fire fused back into Essence Fire—

Cycling repeatedly, endless and unceasing!

Within the Dantian, a three-colored flame slowly took shape.

The flame was three-colored—dark gold, dark red, and invisible.

The three colors intertwined and fused perfectly, so that one could no longer distinguish which was Lihuo, which was Dragon Blood, and which was the Heart Blade.

Samadhi True Fire.

Although it was only a prototype and not yet stable, it was indeed—

Samadhi True Fire.

Jiang Hanzhou opened his eyes.

Two beams of three-colored light shot out from his eyes, striking the walls of the Cultivation Room and leaving two deep holes.

At the edges of the holes, three distinct types of auras remained—blazing, violent, and sharp.

He looked down at his hands.

In the center of his palm, that three-colored flame burned quietly.

The flame was not large, only the size of a weapon, but the power contained within it made even him feel a sense of palpitation.

It was the Fusion of Lihuo True Flame, Dragon Blood Power, and the will of the Heart Blade—

Samadhi True Fire.

Using the fire control experience from the Heart Furnace Artifact Forging Art as the furnace and the remaining Dragon Might from the Dragon Blood Pool as the guide, he had forcibly constructed the three-fire cycle.

He had done it.

He took a deep breath and dispersed the flame in his palm.

Within his body, the newly born Samadhi True Fire slowly quieted down, lying dormant deep in the Dantian, waiting for him to awaken it next time.