Btth: Disciple Cashback system - the essence fire
Chapter 41: The Essence Fire
His consciousness lingered deep within his soul, and Gu He saw that streak of purple flames, his face instantly filled with excitement.
Success!
He had successfully condensed his Essence Flame!
The first step in cultivating the Divine Fire Technique was to condense one’s own Origin Flame.
And the sign of a successful condensation of the Essence Flame was the successful integration of the flame into the soul.
Now, the purple flame deep within his soul belonged to Gu He as his Origin Flame.
With an excited expression on his face, Gu He was eager to demonstrate the power of his Origin Flame.
With a thought, Gu He activated the purple flame deep within his soul.
The next moment, Gu He released his soul’s power, sweeping it towards the table in the alchemy room. As the purple flame flickered in Gu He’s eyes, the table in the room instantly burst into roaring purple flames.
Under the burning of Gu He’s Origin Flame, the table quickly turned into a pile of ashes.
Seeing this scene, excitement filled Gu He’s eyes.
The ability he had just demonstrated was called the “Soul’s Fire.”
After successfully condensing the Origin Flame, because it had merged into his soul, Gu He’s soul power also contained the power of his Origin Flame.
In the future, wherever Gu He’s soul power reached, as long as he willed it, it could instantly turn into a sea of flames.
That was the incredible power of the Soul’s Fire!
In the future, when Gu He’s Origin Flame absorbed and grew stronger by consuming other flames, the power of the Soul’s Fire would become even more terrifying.
Wherever his soul went, there would be a sea of flames!
This statement is not exaggerated at all!
In the future, facing opponents of the same level, Gu He wouldn’t even need to lift a finger.
Just standing from a distance, giving them a cold look, would be enough to engulf them in raging flames.
Thinking of this scene, Gu He couldn’t help but smile faintly.
This Soul’s Fire seemed to have quite a high level of flair when unleashed.
Putting on a show with this ability would surely yield impressive results.
Moreover, with the Origin Flame residing deep within his soul, whether he was using soul attacks or facing others’ soul attacks, Gu He could act without restraint.
In the future, if anyone attempted a soul attack against Gu He, they would undoubtedly face a counterattack from the Origin Flame dwelling within his soul.
The sensation of one’s soul being burned by the Origin Flame was far from pleasant, as Gu He had personally experienced.
Next, Gu He began to experiment with other functions of the Origin Flame.
He slowly closed his eyes and directly activated the Origin Flame.
Then, the Origin Flame deep within his soul suddenly radiated a brilliant purple light, and a massive suction force emanated from Gu He’s body, drawing in the surrounding energy frantically into his body.
Accelerating his cultivation speed!
This was another function of the Essence Flame—it could autonomously draw in energy and absorb it into its master’s body.
This meant that in the future, Gu He wouldn’t need to make a conscious effort to cultivate. His Origin Flame had already acquired the ability to cultivate autonomously.
As Gu He’s Origin Flame continued to grow in the future, this autonomous cultivation speed would also increase.
Even to the point that later on, Gu He might discover himself breaking through to higher realms without even realizing it after a good night’s sleep.
Thinking about this effect, Gu He couldn’t help but recall the “Bone Fallen Heart Flame” from the original story.
After refining the “Fallen Heart Flame,” one’s Dou Qi could be tempered by the flame at all times, accelerating their cultivation.
That’s why the “Fallen Heart Flame” was also referred to as a cultivation cheat.
However, compared to the “Fallen Heart Flame,” the role of Gu He’s Origin Flame was clearly more significant.
After all, the Origin Flame allowed Gu He to have the ability to cultivate autonomously, and such a heaven-defying ability could be considered a genuine cultivation cheat.
Furthermore, as Gu He’s Origin Flame gradually grew stronger in the future, the effect of this cheat would become even more pronounced.
Following that, Gu He continued to experiment with various other ingenious uses of his Origin Flame.
Later, Gu He was astonished to discover that despite having previously broken through to the Four-Star Dou Emperor level, there had been some instability in the Dou Qi within his body.
However, now, after encountering the foreign fire entering his body, Gu He was surprised to find that his cultivation had become completely stable.
In the “Divine Fire Technique,” there was a chapter called “Divine Fire Body Tempering,” which utilized the Origin Flame for tempering.
This tempering had a wide range of applications, providing strong tempering effects on flesh, muscles, bones, and Dou Qi.
With the “Divine Fire Body Tempering” chapter, Gu He would no longer need to worry about the instability of his Dou Qi within his body when his cultivation level surged in the future.
“I wonder how effective this Origin Flame will be for alchemy?”
With a hint of anticipation in his eyes, Gu He’s thoughts stirred, and a golden cauldron the size of a tabletop suddenly appeared in the alchemy room.
The golden medicine cauldron had a rather robust size and exuded a faint, powerful aura all over its body. The surface of the cauldron was adorned with lifelike dragon totems, and as the cauldron slowly revolved, these dragon totems appeared almost tangible.
This golden cauldron was none other than the Dragon Soul Cauldron.
Using the Dragon Soul Cauldron for the first time, Gu He felt a slight sense of anticipation.
What was the mystical aspect that allowed this Dragon Soul Cauldron to rank fourth on the Heavenly Cauldron Ranking?
His palm trembled slightly, and the purple flames quickly surrounded his palm. He slowly pressed his palm against one of the rhombus-shaped fire orifices on the golden cauldron. With a flick of his finger, the purple flames began to swirl inside the cauldron.
Then, Gu He reached into his storage ring, grabbed handfuls of herbs, and tossed them all into the cauldron in a swift motion.
As his hand left the cauldron, Gu He’s expression remained calm. His fair palm, at this moment, moved as if picking flowers and leaves, rapidly flicking and dancing. With each flick, the scorching purple flames within the cauldron obediently transformed into several small clusters, wrapping around the herbs that had been thrown inside.
“Using the Origin Flame certainly feels more natural than before.”
Watching this scene, Gu He’s lips curled into a satisfied smile.
Inside the quiet alchemy room, the seductive purple flames danced gracefully, and a subtle medicinal fragrance permeated the air.
The pill Gu He was currently refining was called the “Dou Spirit Pill.”
This was a sixth-grade pill that an elder from the Yunlan Sect had commissioned Gu He to refine some time ago.
As an honorary elder of the Yunlan Sect, Gu He enjoyed numerous benefits provided by the sect. However, he also had corresponding responsibilities.
Gu He’s duty was to help the sect’s higher-ups refine high-grade pills.
The Dou Spirit Pill he was currently refining was one such high-grade pill.
The effect of this pill was to elevate a practitioner of the Dou King level by one star upon consumption. However, it had a very high resistance; a Dou King could only consume one Dou Spirit Pill in their entire lifetime!
This Dou Spirit Pill was commissioned by an elder who had been stuck at a bottleneck for years without a breakthrough.
Of course, in the world of alchemy, if one sought the services of an alchemist to refine pills, they had to provide double the amount of herbs required. Furthermore, alchemy carried a risk of failure, and if the alchemist failed in the process, they were not responsible.
In the past, when refining a sixth-grade pill, Gu He only had a fifty percent success rate. Often, it would take two sets of materials to successfully refine the pill.
But now, with his Origin Flame, he had complete control over the flames. Coupled with the Dragon Soul Cauldron’s support, he was confident in an eighty percent success rate for refining a sixth-grade pill.
This would save him a set of materials, which would go into his own pocket.
This was a popular unwritten rule in the world of alchemy, and it was closely related to the alchemist’s prosperity.
In the tidy room, the golden cauldron slowly rotated in mid-air, while the purple flames within it roiled intensely.
As the golden cauldron spun, waves of tiny energy ripples continuously emanated from its surroundings. These energy ripples formed a circular shape with the cauldron at its center, gradually spreading in all directions. Just before touching the walls, they quietly dissipated.
Inside the cauldron where the flames roiled, the embryonic form of a pale yellow pill, about the size of a thumb, slowly took shape under the fiery refinement. At a certain moment, a deep yellow pill fragrance suddenly emanated from the cauldron, filling the room and lingering for a long time.
Watching the almost-formed pill, Gu He nodded slightly. After a brief moment of silence, he waved his hand. Inside the cauldron, the purple flames surged violently. In an instant, they completely enveloped the embryonic yellow pill, beginning the final round of intense incineration.
The purple flames only soared for the blink of an eye before rapidly extinguishing. As the flames disappeared, a thumb-sized, transparent yellow pill, emitting a faint luster, rotated within the cauldron.
At the moment the yellow pill appeared, a fierce energy ripple burst forth from within it. This energy ripple was partially intercepted by the golden cauldron as it passed through it. However, the rest permeated and fiercely rushed in all directions. Judging by its momentum, if allowed to spread freely, although the alchemy room would not collapse, it would still suffer some damage.
Glancing lightly at the rapidly spreading energy ripple, Gu He casually waved his hand. An invisible soul energy instantly formed a transparent energy barrier within the room.
When the energy ripple came into contact with the soul barrier, they collided with each other. Suddenly, the previously invisible energy barrier seemed like a stone dropped into a calm lake, creating waves of energy ripples.
The ripples gradually shifted from intense to subtle, and after a moment, they finally dissipated completely.
After the last energy ripple disappeared, Gu He removed the soul barrier. With a wave of his hand towards the golden cauldron, the yellow Dou Spirit Pill was spat out by the cauldron and obediently landed in Gu He’s palm.
Holding the yellow pill in his hand, Gu He examined it carefully and nodded slightly. This pill’s quality was indeed much better than before.
The Dragon Soul Cauldron, coupled with his Origin Flame, had indeed brought significant improvements. It not only increased the success rate of pill refinement but also enhanced the quality of the pills.
Moreover, Gu He found that the time it took to refine this pill was remarkably fast. In the past, when using the Red Snake Cauldron to refine sixth-grade pills, it would take nearly a day.
However, this time, the refinement of the Dou Spirit Pill took less than half a day to complete successfully.
While regular cauldrons could enhance an alchemist’s abilities to a certain extent, their effects were usually quite subtle. Saving two hours of refinement time for a pill that took a day was already considered quite good.
In contrast, the cauldron Gu He previously used, the Red Snake Cauldron, could only save about an hour of refinement time at most. Comparing the two, Gu He naturally felt the extraordinary nature of the Dragon Soul Cauldron.
“I might as well complete the other batch of materials in one go.”
“Three days from now, it’s the day of the Miteer Auction House’s auction.”
“This Dou Spirit Pill will definitely fetch a good price.”
(End of this chapter)
