Martial God Storm

  Ren Tian walked forward with a expressionless face, the paper man behind him had returned to calmness, no signs of life could be seen, occasionally a gust of mountain wind blew over, and the paper man swayed slightly, as if it might break at any moment.

  Tang Yan followed slowly and steadily behind, his attention always focused on the paper man. If it weren't for what he had just seen with his own eyes and felt with his own body, he would never have thought that this thing could actually move, and even emit such an evil aura.

  Is this a weapon? Or some kind of special martial art!

  After leaving Zhou Linglu far behind, Tang Yan stopped and said: "I thank you for saving me just now. I, Tang Yan, will remember this kindness. But it's really a pity, I don't know what the Azure Fire of the Netherworld is, let alone the Dusty Fate Pavilion, I haven't even heard of it."

  Ren Tian turned around and looked at Tang Yan with a cold gaze.

  Tang Yan met his gaze and said seriously: "Absolutely true."

  "Don't move, focus your mind and quietly summon the mysterious blue flame." Ren Tianzang raised his hand towards Tang Yan's head, closed his eyes as if sensing something silently.

  Legend has it that the Azure Flame of the Netherworld is one of the three most mysterious heavenly fires in the world, born in the mystical land of the Netherworld, as the tribal fire of the Qingling tribe. It can refine and transform all living things, and also devour evil in the world. It once gave birth to several peak powerhouses of the Qingling tribe, shaking the mainland of Qitian. Later, due to a racial war a thousand years ago, the Netherworld guarded by the Qingling tribe was lost, and the Azure Flame of the Netherworld disappeared.

  Later, there were records of the appearance of Youming Qinghuo in various countries on the mainland, as well as in the endless sea and life forbidden zones, but they all flashed by, and were just rumors, never truly confirmed.

  It has been nearly a thousand years!

  He had never seen the mysterious green flames, or rather, very few people had truly seen heavenly fire, but when he saw the cyan flames, the paper man behind him transmitted a strange feeling, which made him suspicious. Along the way, he tracked and observed Tang Yan, witnessing the scene of burning corpses to condense spiritual liquid, Ren Tianzang's suspicion deepened in his heart.

  These blue flames are likely to have some connection even if they aren't the mysterious blue fire.

  Tang Yan let him probe without struggling, nor could he struggle in front of this person.

  After a while, Ren Tian loosened his grip and looked at Tang Yan with a complex gaze that was somewhat unusual.

  "Where is the mysterious blue fire hidden? I can't feel their presence, only need to urge the spiritual power and they will appear." Tang Yan was also curious about what these blue flames were all about.

  "This is not the Azure Flame of the Underworld, but just a seed of the Azure Flame."

  "What does 'Green Fire Seed' mean?"

  "It can also be said that it is the original spark, I didn't expect that the once mighty and awe-inspiring Qinghuo would fall to this state. If my guess is correct, its true body may have already perished. But as one of the heavenly fires in the world, it cannot truly disappear, only return to its origin, developing from its initial form. You are the host, the soil for its growth, you are nurturing it."

  "What is Tianhuo? What is a host? Pregnancy?" Tang Yan became more and more confused as he listened.

  "The Heavenly Fire is a spiritual flame born with the heavens and earth, possessing terrifying power to destroy heaven and earth. Some have even gained spiritual intelligence, transforming into living spirits that move about in events. Their original form may have been ordinary flames, but after billions of years of growth and refinement, they evolved through repeated transformations, becoming known as eternal flames that never extinguish. They are proud and unyielding, never bowing their heads to any living spirit. Any living spirit attempting to tame them will only become their food for consumption."

  You are very lucky, the Azure Flame of the Netherworld was reborn due to some reason and almost suffered destruction, having no choice but to return to its origin to be reborn. On a certain day in the future, when it truly grows up, it will regard you as kin, the only kin. At that time, you will be the only person under heaven who can control the heavenly fire at will, and it will also go all out to protect your safety."

  Heavenly Fire? Original Flame? Tang Yan vaguely understood and couldn't help but feel a little excited.

  "But..."

  "But what?"

  "The Azure Flame of the Netherworld took billions of years to evolve from ordinary flames into a heavenly flame. You... how long can you last? Perhaps what you possess is its original seed, remembering the transformation process it once underwent, and with some energy source, perhaps the growth period won't be so long, but it will definitely be longer than your lifespan, hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of times longer. So before it recovers, you'll have already died and become its nutrient."

  Tang Yan was not deterred and instead asked, "Is there a way to accelerate the growth of the Benyuan seed?"

  "Heavenly material and earthly treasure nourish, the essence of life moistens, or perhaps there are other methods, but unfortunately, I am not all-knowing."

  What is the essence of life? Tang Yan keenly grasped this term, and the Undying Heavenly Art can absorb the essence of life from the Spiritual Source Liquid. It's also known as the congenital martial skill of the Phantom Azure Flame. Is there a connection between them? Can the Life Origin Pellet nurtured be used by the Phantom Azure Flame? Is the azure Qi Sea in the Dantian also related to the Phantom Azure Flame?

  Tang Yan's gaze was changing unpredictably, with a hint of sharpness flashing in the depths of his eyes. This series of doubts probably needed to be slowly explored and deciphered by himself.

  "There are very few people in this world who recognize and understand the mysterious power of Qing Huo, let alone one that has lost its original essence. It won't cause you trouble for a while. However, I advise you not to easily show off the power of Qing Huo in front of outsiders. If some big shots discover it, you'll completely become a 'fertile soil' for them. As for the Ling Yuan liquid... don't even mention it to your closest relatives." Ren Tian Zang tossed a cyan-colored drop to Tang Yan, which was the Ling Yuan liquid taken from the Golden Fur Ape he had captured earlier.

  Tang Yan caught the Lingyuan liquid and felt the abundant vitality, smiling: "No matter what, thank you."

  "Little guy, I'm not clear what happened to you, but in the future, there will be a chance to visit the Dusty Fate Pavilion." Ren Tianzang said as he turned and walked towards the dense forest.

  "Dust Fate Pavilion? Where is it? What does it have to do with me?"

  Ren Tian Cang did not respond, and with a seemingly slow movement, he silently disappeared into the forest without making a sound.

  "Hey!! Where are you going? Are you just going to leave me behind like this?! Be a good person and take me all the way to the baptismal font!"

  "Hey hey hey!! I just thanked you, and you're being so heartless?"

  "I'm just a third-grade martial artist!"

  "Uh... okay... at least tell me which way to go?"

  "Head north." The indifferent voice finally echoed back through the quiet dense forest.

  "Thanks." Tang Yan shrugged, looked around at the dense and chaotic forest, took a deep breath, and his expression returned to its usual sharpness. He carefully put away the Lingyuan liquid, placing it together with the Lingyuan liquid from the previously hunted wild boar, and quickly left the area.

  All the way north, Tang Yan was in high spirits, galloping and shooting in the forest. He wasn't sure how long the journey would take, but it would definitely be very long and very perilous.

  At the same time, it is absolutely an invaluable journey of experience.

  Here, accompanied by endless danger, there are rich and varied terrifying monsters. Whether it's the experience of life and death, control over spiritual power, or the practice of 'Mysterious Shadow' martial arts, it's all a great opportunity.

  A thousand miles away, Tang Yan encountered a third-level demonic beast, the Golden-backed Bear, while it was foraging. After a fierce battle, he experienced its violent impact and earth-shaking power, knowing that he couldn't kill it, so he decisively withdrew and escaped with the help of his Shadow Steps, avoiding the calamity of being pursued and killed.

  In the muddy waters of the surging river, three two-level demon beasts, four-legged war turtles, were found landing. Tang Yan took the initiative to attack, with one against three, and coordinated with the Eight Extremes Fist, the mysterious shadow step, the somber blue fire, and the annihilating eye, after paying a heavy price, they were killed one by one.

  That evening, Tang Yan secretly refined the spiritual liquid of the Hao Zhu, Golden Hair Violent Ape and Four-legged War Turtle, extracting the essence of life, condensing evil powers, and refining pure spiritual liquid. He recovered from his injuries, consolidated his strength, comprehended martial skills, and successfully enhanced the power of his Extinction Eye.

  The next morning, Tang Yan inadvertently entered the territory of the four-stage peak demon beast Huoyun Lion, and a warm feeling appeared in his brow again, which also gave birth to a sense of danger. Tang Yan decisively retreated and narrowly escaped disaster.

  At noon, Tang Yan unexpectedly encountered a mercenary hunting party. He didn't greet the group of bloodthirsty maniacs and instead avoided them from afar, taking a detour to sneak past. Along the way, he was ambushed by a third-level demon beast, Lei Jiu, but managed to repel it with the power of his Silent Eye. During his escape, he stumbled upon two fourth-level demon beasts fighting each other. Risking his life, Tang Yan waited patiently until one side emerged victorious and the other became its prey.

  When everything was over, Tang Yan used the green fire to refine the broken corpse that was left with only a small half. Because it had just died not long ago, he successfully refined some spiritual liquid, which was slightly smaller in volume than the second-level demon beast. What Tang Yan cared about was not the spiritual power inside, nor the dissipating life essence, but the remaining resentment and evil energy.

  After leaving for more than 100 meters, Tang Yan discovered a clear blood trail. Following the trail, he found a severely injured third-level demon beast and, after a difficult battle, successfully killed it and refined its body.

  Absorbing the spiritual liquid in succession, devouring the evil aura, Tang Yan finally successfully activated the seven acupoints around his eyes, and the power of the Extinction Eye was revealed.

  In this perilous and thrilling journey, Tang Yan was almost constantly training his body, with at least four life-and-death battles every day. The power of the third-stage martial artist was steadily consolidating towards its peak, and his control and use of spiritual energy became increasingly proficient. What thrilled him most was the successive success of the 'Misty Shadow' martial skill and the 'Extinction Eye', which brought a certain degree of safety.

  During this time, there were many close calls with level 4 and 5 terrifying demonic beasts, but they all avoided danger thanks to the warm feeling at his brow point. In total, it had saved him at least nine times. If not for the repeated narrow escapes, Tang Yan would have likely become a meal in some demonic beast's belly long ago.

  Tang Yan faintly felt that these warm feelings might be related to the golden light at the bottom of the deep pool, as for whether it was related to Ren Tian Cang's Dusty Yuan Pavilion, it was still impossible to determine for the time being.

  After nine days and nights of long-distance trekking and life-and-death training, Tang Yan finally arrived at his destination - Shengquan Town on the tenth day at noon!