Inheritance

Tang Zhen explained, "The scroll of the 'Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Transformations' that I gave to the Grandmaster previously was the original text of the secret method, which records the most core cultivation methods."

"But in fact, in the deepest part of our valley's 'Dou Technique Pavilion', there is still a Realm of Legacy insights."

"There are no written records there. Instead, it contains the insights left by Seniors of past generations who successfully practiced this method when their Lifespan was nearing its end or when Breakthrough was hopeless."

"They used their Soul Power to leave behind their personal experiences, realizations, and even some individual improvements and clever ideas regarding the application of the 'Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Transformations'."

He spoke with a sincere expression, "These insights vary from person to person and must be accessed using Soul Power. They are disorganized and lack a System, which might be confusing for beginners."

"However, for someone at the Grandmaster's Realm, perhaps you can understand the whole by seeing a part and gain some different perspectives. This is the culmination of the life's blood of my Burning Flame Valley's ancestors, and it is not to be viewed by anyone who has not made great contributions to the valley."

"Grandmaster Shen helped Huo-er successfully fuse the Heavenly Flame, ensuring that the Legacy of my Burning Flame Valley remains unbroken. This kindness and virtue are more than enough to grant you access."

"Please, Grandmaster, do not decline."

Hearing this, a flicker of interest passed through Shen Wen's eyes.

The original method was the skeleton, while the experiences and insights of these predecessors were the flesh and blood.

To him, having already obtained the skeleton, being able to glimpse the different forms of flesh and blood given to it by various people would indeed be of great benefit for fully understanding and even optimizing the 'Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Transformations'.

"Valley Master Tang is too kind; it would be impolite for me to refuse." Shen Wen smiled slightly and accepted, "Then I shall trouble you for two more days."

Seeing Shen Wen agree, a look of relief appeared on Tang Zhen's face. He thought to himself: This favor has finally been partially repaid.

Being able to establish a good relationship with such a person would bring a hundred benefits and no harm to the future of the Burning Flame Valley... On the second day, Tang Zhen personally led Shen Wen to the Burning Flame Valley's Dou Technique Pavilion.

Tang Huo'er accompanied them. After successfully fusing the Heavenly Flame, her aura had become increasingly refined, and her face was radiant.

Only when her gaze occasionally met Shen Wen's would a trace of hard-to-detect bashfulness flash across her eyes.

The Dou Technique Pavilion was located in a quiet spot in the valley, hidden by a dense forest of red maples. One could hardly notice it unless they walked close.

It was a simple yet heavy dark-red building, constructed from piled volcanic rocks.

On the plaque hanging in front of the door, the three large characters for 'Dou Technique Pavilion' were carved with powerful strokes, faintly exuding a burning and majestic aura.

In front of the door, three Elders with white hair and beards and steady auras stood guard. Seeing Tang Zhen arrive, the three bowed slightly in greeting.

"Elders, this is Grandmaster Shen of the Pill Tower, who has done a great kindness for our Burning Flame Valley."

"He has come today specifically to view the ancestral insights and Legacy of the 'Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Transformations'. I hope you will grant him access," Tang Zhen said to the three guardian Elders in a polite tone.

The leading Elder stepped aside to open the passage and said in a deep voice, "Grandmaster Shen, please. The Legacy room is at the deepest part, and the crystal ball has been prepared."

Tang Zhen nodded and made a gesture of invitation to Shen Wen.

The three of them stepped into the pavilion.

Unlike its simple exterior, the internal space was vast.

Rows of tall bookshelves were neatly organized, storing various fire-attribute Cultivation Techniques and Dou Technique scrolls by category. The air was filled with a faint scent of ink and a subtle heat.

They did not stop on the ground floor, but walked straight down the internal stone steps toward a secret room deeper underground.

The Legacy room was not large, only about the size of a Quiet Room.

The light in the room came from several fluorites embedded in the walls, emitting a soft red glow.

On a stone platform in the center of the room, a crystal ball about the size of a human head was quietly placed. It was crimson like flame, with what seemed like flowing fire moving inside.

"Grandmaster Shen, this is the 'Legacy Crystal' that carries the Soul insights of past generations of ancestors," Tang Zhen introduced. "You only need to extend your Soul Power into it to sense those remaining fragments of intent."

"However, the information within is vast and disorganized, and it varies by individual. You will need to sort and distinguish it yourself."

Shen Wen nodded slightly and walked up to the crystal ball.

He did not act immediately but observed it with his eyes for a moment. Then, he slowly extended his right hand and lightly touched the smooth surface of the crystal ball with his index finger.

From his brow, his vast and majestic Soul Power at the Late Stage of the Heaven Realm, like a trickling stream or an invisible tentacle, gently but firmly began to penetrate into the interior of the crystal ball.

At the very moment Shen Wen's Soul Power came into contact with the Legacy Crystal—

"Buzz!"

The crystal ball, which originally only had a faint flow of light inside, suddenly jolted. Immediately after, it erupted with a dazzling, almost blinding crimson light!

That light was incredibly intense, instantly illuminating the entire Legacy room like daylight, completely drowning out the dim glow of the fluorites on the walls.

Within the light, countless tiny flame runes and blurred human figures seemed to flash by, accompanied by a low and grand sound of roaring flames.

"This...!"

Tang Zhen and Tang Huo'er both took half a step back, shielding their eyes with their hands, their faces filled with shock.

Especially Tang Huo'er, her red lips were slightly parted and her eyes were wide open.

She remembered very clearly that when she first came into contact with this Legacy Crystal to test her talent for cultivating the 'Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Transformations'...

...it had also caused the crystal ball to glow.

At that time, the light was bright and soft, making her father and the Elders present very gratified, praising her for her extraordinary talent.

However, the light triggered by Shen Wen at this moment was, compared to hers back then, like a firefly to the bright moon, or a stream to the vast sea and river!

That was not just a difference in brightness, but a fundamental, majestic phenomenon that seemed to have triggered a resonance with all the dormant energy and ancestral imprints within the crystal ball!

Even the three Elders guarding the door were startled and couldn't help but peer into the room. When they saw the soaring crimson pillar of light, they were all stunned on the spot, their faces full of disbelief.

Shen Wen was seemingly unaware of the external phenomena; his mind was completely immersed in the surging torrent of information.

Countless fragmented images, intermittent insights, scorching intentions, and even emotional fragments from trials and failures... flashed through his Sea of Consciousness like a revolving lantern.

There was an old man sitting quietly at a volcanic crater for a hundred years, realizing the birth and death of flames;

There was a burly man roaring in battle, pushing the power of the Heavenly Flame to its limit;

There was a Cultivator putting in painstaking effort, trying to modify the Qi Circulation route to reduce the backlash... This information was indeed disorganized and lacked a System, with some even contradicting each other.

But under the powerful deduction and organization capabilities of the 'Future Non-Existence Sutra', they were rapidly categorized, compared, and refined.

Shen Wen was not focused on any specific application technique, but rather on capturing the core 'Dao' of the 'Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Transformations' that ran through all these diverse appearances.

A moment later, the crimson light slowly retracted, eventually returning to the crystal ball's original appearance, though it seemed slightly dimmer than before.

Shen Wen withdrew his finger, closed his eyes in contemplation for a few breaths, and then opened them, a flash of understanding and interest passing through his eyes.

"So that's how it is..." he murmured softly.