333: Chapter 333 The Blazing Fire Beast

The former Lingxiao Sect.

Ye Jing arrived on his sword, his robes fluttering.

Ye Tianyao, who was guarding the outer wall, sensed Ye Jing's presence and flew up joyfully: "Grandfather! Have you come out of seclusion?!"

Ye Jing looked at Ye Tianyao, who had grown quite a bit taller, and said with a smile: "Yes, your grandfather is now at the Late Foundation Establishment Stage. You, young man, must work hard."

Hearing this, Ye Tianyao patted his chest and said: "Grandfather! Don't worry, Tianyao is already at Qi Refining Level 9 and is about to reach Great Perfection. I certainly won't let you down!"

Ye Jing laughed: "Good, good. Is everything alright with you all guarding this Lingxiao Sect?"

Ye Tianyao said: "Everything is fine. Sister Tianxue and my two younger brothers are steadily managing things here! It's just that the Eldest Aunt and mother of the clan have both gone into seclusion, hoping to Breakthrough to Foundation Establishment. Father was worried that we are too young to watch over such a large city, so he came to the city to help."

"I see."

Ye Jing nodded upon hearing this.

He thought about the Red-Winged Thunder Peng he had just obtained, which still needed to be refined. However, Gui Yun and Xianglan were in seclusion, attempting to Breakthrough to Foundation Establishment, so they would be focused and should not be disturbed.

But then he thought, this was also good. If Gui Yun and Xianglan could focus on their Breakthrough to Foundation Establishment, their increased strength would benefit the Ye family. The matter of refining was not something that had to be forced immediately.

After all, he still had the Spirit Treasure li huo fan to refine. Moreover, he knew very little about the properties and refining methods of Spirit Treasures. This matter could not be rushed; he needed to calm his mind and figure it out slowly.

Ye Jing reached out and rubbed the top of Ye Tianyao's head. After a few pleasantries, he turned and walked into the Sect.

Along the way, the Retainers bowed to him, their voices respectful: "Greetings, Family Head!"

Ye Jing gave a slight hand gesture. His gaze swept over both sides, and seeing the Retainers Cultivate in an orderly fashion and performing their duties, he felt a sense of comfort.

He walked into the Immortal Cave where he had previously been in seclusion. This isolated him from all external sounds, and the hall instantly became quiet.

Ye Jing sat cross-legged on the prayer mat in the center, took a deep breath, and slowly calmed his mind. With a slight movement of his fingertips, the Storage Ring on his waist glowed faintly.

A folding fan, entirely crimson with complex flame patterns engraved on its surface, slowly floated out. It was the Spirit Treasure li huo fan he had obtained from the Buddha Realm.

As soon as the folding fan appeared, the temperature in the hall rose sharply. A domineering and scorching flame spiritual power rushed toward him, causing the surrounding air to distort slightly, and even the pillars in the hall were stained with a faint red hue.

Ye Jing's eyes narrowed, and he sighed inwardly: As expected of a Spirit Treasure. Just the aura it emits is already so powerful, stronger than any Magical Artifact he had ever seen.

He did not rush to touch it. Instead, he circulated his spiritual power, slowly releasing it to test and merge with the spiritual power of the li huo fan.

But the moment his spiritual power approached the li huo fan, a domineering flame spiritual power suddenly surged back. As if sensing an unfamiliar presence, it carried a strong sense of resistance and even sent flames up along his spiritual power to burn him.

Ye Jing quickly withdrew his spiritual power, but the fire directly climbed up, setting his clothes ablaze.

He tried to use his spiritual power to extinguish the fire, but the fire grew larger with the spiritual power. If Ye Jing hadn't practiced the Thunderbolt Flame Art, this fire would have directly incinerated his Physical Body.

"As expected, it's not that easy."

Ye Jing did not panic and withdrew his spiritual power. Most of his clothes were incinerated, leaving only a few rags around his waist.

Without the spiritual power, the flames of the li huo fan finally extinguished. Taking this chance, Ye Jing directly picked up the li huo fan to examine it.

He discovered a flame pattern on the fan's surface, shaped like a Long-Tailed Fire Bird. There was a faint shimmer of light, as if it contained some kind of biological aura.

However, at this moment, it appeared silent, with no unusual movement.

He recalled the bits of information about Spirit Treasures he had obtained from the Buddha Realm. Spirit Treasures all possess spirituality. To refine them, one must first establish a connection and gain their recognition, rather than using force.

If one is too eager for success, not only will they fail to refine it, but they might also suffer backlash from the Spirit Treasure's spiritual power, damaging their own cultivation base.

After thinking for a moment, Ye Jing slowly closed his eyes, discarded all distracting thoughts, and completely opened his mind. He no longer intentionally released spiritual power, but instead used pure consciousness to slowly approach the li huo fan.

He could clearly feel that the li huo fan contained a vast and majestic power of flame. That power was hot and domineering, as if it had been dormant for countless years, waiting for someone to wake it up.

After an unknown amount of time, the moment Ye Jing's consciousness made contact with the spirituality of the li huo fan, the Azure Feather Qi formed by his cultivation of the Azure Feather Wind-Riding Art suddenly became restless without warning.

That Qi flowed rapidly through his Meridians, rushing straight to his palm, creating a faint but clear resonance with the flame spiritual power of the li huo fan.

Ye Jing was startled and quickly opened his eyes, his fingertips lightly touching the handle of the li huo fan.

This time, the flame spiritual power of the li huo fan did not surge back. Instead, it became much more docile. The flame patterns on the fan surface lit up, and crimson shadows flowed across the fan.

Vaguely, the sound of a faint Phoenix cry could be heard from the fan, weak but clear.

"This Azure Feather Qi can actually resonate with the li huo fan?"

Ye Jing's heart was full of doubt. He had only cultivated the Azure Feather Qi to calm his mind and for use in escaping.

Now, for it to resonate with this extremely yang and fierce li huo fan was truly strange.

Thinking of this, Ye Jing sent a small amount of Azure Feather Qi into the li huo fan, but after a while, there was no reaction.

He then followed the resonant Qi to slowly probe the interior of the li huo fan, and fragmented images gradually appeared in his mind.

A Fire Phoenix, its entire body covered in blazing flames, soared above the Nine Heavens. Its cry shook the clouds, and it was surrounded by overwhelming flames, intimidating all things.

But for some reason, the Fire Bird suddenly suffered a heavy blow and fell. Its soul was Sealed, and its body was refined by someone into this li huo fan.

When this image faded from his mind, Ye Jing felt a sudden surge of extreme panic.

After coming to his senses, Ye Jing instantly understood: this li huo fan was actually refined from the remains of an ancient Yao Beast. A wisp of the Fire Bird's remnant soul still remained in the fan, but it was currently Sealed and in a deep sleep.

And his Azure Feather Qi might be the key to breaking the Seal, awakening the Fire Phoenix's remnant soul, and thus refining the li huo fan.

But he also knew that with his current Late Foundation Establishment Stage cultivation, even with the help of Azure Feather Qi, it would still be extremely difficult to completely refine this li huo fan.

Once the Fire Bird's remnant soul awakened, its power would definitely be more than he could handle. If he wasn't careful, he would bring trouble upon himself.

Thinking of this, Ye Jing couldn't help but feel a bit helpless. He thought that obtaining this Spirit Treasure was a huge Opportunity, but he didn't expect it to be such a hot potato.

Refining it was extremely dangerous, and he couldn't easily try it.

After a moment of silence, Ye Jing placed the li huo fan into the Immortal Willow Space, suppressing the concerns in his heart: "Opportunity always comes with risk. I still need to further improve my strength."

Thinking of this, Ye Jing took out the two Yao Beast skeletons he had obtained in the Buddha Realm. The centipede would be used to upgrade the Poisonous Variant Bee, but since the fox didn't match any of his remaining Yao Beasts, he simply gave it to the others to feed on.

Just as Ye Jing was about to Cultivate a bit more.

At that moment, a Spirit Sparrow suddenly flew into the Immortal Cave. Seeing a letter tied to its leg, Ye Jing took it off and opened it.

Suddenly, his gaze became solemn.