75: Chapter 75 A surge of luck, an unexpected encounter!

Three thousand li to the due east.

A nameless withered cliff wrapped in gray toxic miasma.

Lin Xiao curled up in a damp tree hole.

He held a broken iron sword with both hands.

Beside him lay a simple, ancient Jade Slip.

Lin Xiao's chest heaved violently.

"Cough, cough..." He coughed up two mouthfuls of bloody saliva.

He raised his hand to wipe the bloodstains from the corner of his mouth.

"Teacher," Lin Xiao panted heavily.

"Is this sword, worn by the Great Emperor Tianyuan, really just a pile of scrap metal?"

The phantom of an old man with white hair floated out from the bone ring on his chest.

The old man floated into mid-air and lowered his head to examine the broken sword.

"Time is ruthless," the old man shook his head and sighed.

"The Formation patterns inside this sword body have all snapped."

"Even if it was an Imperial Weapon that shook the universe during its lifetime, without the nourishment of the Great Emperor's Law, and having survived such a long era, its divinity has long since been worn away."

"It is nothing but an empty shell now, though it remains a rare material for Artifact Refining. Once we get out, I am confident I can help you forge a Saint Weapon!"

"I was counting on using it to deal with Gu Changsheng," Lin Xiao gritted his teeth.

"As I am now, even if I have obtained the Great Emperor's scripture, I cannot defeat that animal."

The old man reached out and patted Lin Xiao's shoulder.

"Xiao'er, do not be impatient."

"The Tianyuan Sword Technique recorded within this Jade Slip is of Imperial Grade."

"That you were able to snatch it ahead of the Purple Mansion Sword Child and sneak into the Great Emperor's place of passing to obtain the Legacy is already a heaven-defying Opportunity."

Lin Xiao lowered his head.

He was unwilling to accept this.

He had fought through thorns and thistles along this path, breaking through countless difficulties to obtain the Great Emperor's Legacy.

The Opportunity he had snatched with such difficulty had turned into a fire poker.

He recalled that high and mighty figure.

Gu Changsheng did not even need to act personally; his servants alone could cripple his Dantian.

This stifled anger clogged his chest, making him feel like he was going crazy.

Lin Xiao lifted the ancient Jade Slip and rubbed the patterns on it.

"Teacher, is this Sword Technique really that miraculous?" Lin Xiao asked.

The old man sat cross-legged in mid-air.

"Great Emperor Tianyuan attained the Dao through the sword," the old man pointed his finger at the Jade Slip.

"This 'Tianyuan Sword Technique' is divided into nine layers; if cultivated to the extreme, it can sever the Laws of the Void Realm."

"It is a pity that your current Realm is insufficient; you cannot even forcibly comprehend the first layer."

"Otherwise, if you force it to run, your Divine Soul will be shredded directly by the Sword Intent."

Lin Xiao pounded the ground hard.

"Sitting on a treasure mountain but only able to watch!" Lin Xiao bit his lip until it bled.

"What do I have to fight with?"

The old man suddenly stopped speaking.

His phantom figure stiffened abruptly.

"Something is not right," the old man twitched his nose twice.

The phantom circled the narrow tree hole.

"Teacher, what is it?" Lin Xiao grabbed the broken sword.

"There is something below," the old man pointed to the space beneath the withered cliff where they were located.

"I sense a pure fire-attribute aura."

The old man's eyes glowed.

"Violent, pure."

"It is definitely not ordinary Earth Fire!"

Lin Xiao moved his body and leaned over to look at the bottom of the cliff.

Mist rolled, bottomless.

Cold wind poured up from the bottom, scraping his face painfully.

"Shall we go down and take a look?" Lin Xiao asked.

"You are not lightly injured," the old man frowned.

"This cliff is unfathomably deep; if something goes wrong, you will lose your life."

"I cannot wait any longer," Lin Xiao propped himself up against the cave wall.

"Gu Changsheng toys with me like a dog."

"I do not want to wait even one more day for that revenge!"

Lin Xiao took a deep breath.

His legs suddenly exerted force, and he leaped into the vast white mist.

"Bang!"

Lin Xiao tumbled twice in mid-air and landed heavily on a hard stone slab.

"Where is this?" Lin Xiao looked around.

His vision suddenly cleared.

A bronze stone gate stood directly in front of him.

Intricate flame totems were carved onto the door.

The air was filled with scorching heat waves.

The old man's phantom emerged from the ring and floated in front of the bronze door.

"What a grand display," the old man stroked the totems on the stone gate.

"This is a Restriction left by an ancient master of the fire Dao."

"What caught you just now was the incomplete Formation on the perimeter of this Immortal Cave."

The old man turned to look at Lin Xiao.

"It seems that the Immortal Cave of an ancient Flame Venerable is buried at the bottom of this cliff."

Lin Xiao walked forward and pressed his hands against the stone gate.

"Open!" he let out a low roar from his throat.

His muscles bulged, and spiritual power poured frantically into his arms.

"Creak—"

The stone gate, sealed for countless years, slowly opened a crack.

Blue light poured out through the gap.

Heat waves rushed toward him, instantly igniting the stray hair on Lin Xiao's forehead.

He quickly patted out the sparks on his hair and squeezed into the cave.

The space behind the door was not large.

The surrounding stone walls had been scorched bright red, taking on a glazed texture.

In the center of the main hall was a stone platform.

Hovering above the stone platform was a blue flame the size of an infant's fist.

The space around the flame twisted violently, emitting popping sounds.

"This is..." Lin Xiao stared, his eyes fixed.

"Nine Nether Sea Heart Flame!" the old man exclaimed.

The phantom shook violently with excitement.

"It is actually a miraculous fire of heaven and earth!"

Lin Xiao swallowed hard.

He felt his blood accelerating in his body.

"Teacher, can this fire help me kill Gu Changsheng?"

"Kill him?" the old man laughed loudly.

"As long as you can swallow and refine it, let alone Gu Changsheng, even a Cultivator at the Peak of the Wufa Realm could be burned through by you!"

The old man stared at the blue flame, his voice tight.

"The Nine Nether Sea Heart Flame is born in the extreme cold of the deep sea, condensed by absorbing ten thousand years of Yin Qi."

"Extreme cold begets extreme heat."

"Such a miraculous fire of heaven and earth, even if a tiny spark falls on a Wufa Realm Cultivator, it can burn their Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering."

"The 'Burning Heaven Technique' you Cultivate is a Cultivation Technique that requires swallowing the myriad fires of the world to advance."

The old man turned to look at Lin Xiao.

"As long as you subdue it, your Cultivation Technique will undergo a qualitative change."

"At that time, cultivating the Great Emperor's Sword Technique will be as natural as water flowing into a channel."

Lin Xiao's eyes were bloodshot.

He stared fixedly at the dancing blue flame.

"Teach me," Lin Xiao said.

"How do I swallow it?"

The old man put away his smile, his expression becoming solemn.

"Swallowing miraculous fire is a life-or-death gamble."

"If you are slightly careless, your flesh and blood, along with your Divine Soul, will be burned into nothingness."

The old man stared into Lin Xiao's eyes.

"Are you really going to gamble?"

Lin Xiao took a big step toward the stone platform.

"As long as I can step on Gu Changsheng."

"I dare to gamble!"

He stood before the stone platform and sat cross-legged according to the old man's instructions.

"Run the Burning Heaven Technique to protect your heart pulse," the old man instructed.

"Wrap the flame with spiritual power and swallow it in one gulp!"

Lin Xiao closed his eyes and pushed his palms forward.

A vast suction force erupted from his palms.

The Nine Nether Sea Heart Flame let out a sharp whistle.

It transformed into a blue ray of light and drilled directly into Lin Xiao's mouth.

"Ah—!!!"

Lin Xiao arched his back.

His eyeballs bulged, and the veins on his neck twisted and protruded.

High temperature exploded within him.

Blue flames shot out from his eye sockets.

His hair instantly turned to ash.

The clothes on his body were evaporated directly by the heat wave.

His blood boiled and evaporated, turning into large clouds of blood mist that sprayed out from his pores.

Lin Xiao rolled on the ground in pain.

"Steady!" the old man shouted loudly.

"Hold your essence and guard your unity!"

"Do not let your spiritual consciousness scatter!"

"Let the fire travel through your Meridians!"

Lin Xiao's facial features were distorted by pain.

He opened his mouth, but could not make a sound.

He felt as if thousands of blunt knives were sawing at his bones.

The blue flame inside his body was rampaging crazily.

His internal organs were being roasted to the point of withering.

This was not pain that a human could endure.

Gu Changsheng's face flashed through his mind repeatedly.

"I will not die!"

Lin Xiao roared in his heart.

"No one can make me die!"

Destruction and Rebirth seesawed repeatedly within Lin Xiao's body.

New flesh buds grew on the surface of his withered black bones.

Blood flowed again, carrying tiny blue sparks.

"Yes! That's it!" the old man stood guard, his voice trembling.

"Tame it!"

A full day and night passed.

Lin Xiao opened his eyes abruptly.

Two clusters of blue flames danced in the depths of his pupils.

A ferociously powerful aura rose from his body.

"Break!"

Lin Xiao spat out a syllable.

His Realm skyrocketed.

Early Stage of the Divine Light Realm!

Middle Stage of the Divine Light Realm!

With irresistible force, it directly broke through the barrier of the Late Stage of the Divine Light Realm.

Violent spiritual power galloped and roared through his wide Meridians.

Lin Xiao stood up slowly.

He opened his right hand, and a docile blue flame rose from his palm.

The surrounding air was distorted by the heat.

He squeezed gently.

The flame sank into his palm and disappeared.

"It is done," the old man let out a long breath, his face full of fatigue.

"Your life, kid, is truly tough."

Lin Xiao lowered his head, looking at his own hands filled with power.

He had never felt such abundant power before.

The old man stroked his beard and nodded repeatedly.

"Now that you have the Imperial Grade Sword Technique and the strange fire."

"If Gu Changsheng dares to underestimate you again, you will surely make him pay a bloody price."

Lin Xiao curled his lips.

"Late Stage of the Divine Light Realm."

"With my current trump cards, even a master of the Wufa Realm, I can fight!"

He raised his head abruptly and looked at the dome above.

"Gu Changsheng."

Lin Xiao squeezed these three words out from between his teeth.

"When I leave seclusion, I will definitely use this Nine Nether Sea Heart Flame to burn your bones to ashes!"

Just at this moment, a burst of chaotic footsteps suddenly came from outside the Immortal Cave.

"Who is it!"

Lin Xiao held his sword across his chest, his figure darting toward the bronze stone gate.

A stunningly beautiful woman in white clothes was stumbling into the cave.

"Qingyue?" Lin Xiao's eyes widened.