Chapter 28: Void Flame

  What is meant by "I am the king" does not imply that the cultivation of virtual spirit energy is stronger than the spiritual energy in the body of a foundation-building cultivator, but rather expresses the great superiority of a superior being over an inferior one.

  In the face of Lian Yu Ling Qi, all spiritual energies of the same rank must be shortened by one section, just like ordinary demon beasts facing legendary divine beasts, and weakened a bit in terms of Xian Tian.

  And the refined spiritual energy is the king of the same rank spiritual energy, and other spiritual energies are like subjects facing their monarch when facing it. To a certain extent, it can suppress other spiritual energies of the same rank, and its own power can be amplified, making it difficult for the suppressed side to exert its full strength.

  This is also one of the dependencies of the powerful and versatile functions, although the training conditions are a bit harsh, but once successful, its heaven-defying power will gradually emerge.

  At this moment, standing in his own training room, Zhang Heng couldn't help but want to laugh out loud, venting out his wild joy and excitement, but he still suppressed this irrational impulse.

  The power of transformation did not disappoint him. As soon as he entered the first layer of the initial realm, the Lingqi he grasped already showed its might.

  After entering the first layer of transformation, he was already invincible among his peers. Under the various advantages of transformation, even a cultivator who had reached the great circle of refining Qi and held an upper-grade spiritual instrument couldn't do anything to Zhang Heng.

  He must hide a part of his strength, Zhang Heng secretly made up his mind.

  He understood that the Ouyang Patriarch of the Wind Slashing School was his enemy, and if he wanted to turn the tables in his hands, he had to prepare a few more trump cards.

  Moreover, Zhang Heng had a premonition that he and Ouyang Tiande would definitely have another battle of wits and bravery, and neither side would compromise.

  Zhang Heng felt a bit uncomfortable when he sensed the Soul Devouring Gu hiding in his body, who would feel at ease with their life being controlled by others?

  The black soul devouring Gu was still asleep, wrapped in a layer of crystal clear white silk. Once this layer of white silk broke, it would be the moment when the soul devouring Gu inside woke up and swallowed Zhang Heng's primordial spirit.

  Although Zhang Heng possessed the horizontally aligned Lingqi of the Lianyuan stage, he still had no confidence in dealing with the Soul Devouring Wasp that even the Jiedan stage could not easily dissolve.

  However, Zhang Heng was not completely helpless against the Soul Devouring Gu. As long as he could cultivate one of the divine abilities in the Transformation Technique, the insignificant Soul Devouring Gu would be powerless before him and have no way to resist.

  This involves another reverse heavenly divine ability of the perverted power - Void Flame.

  The Void Flame is even more abnormal than the Refining Void Spirit Qi that Zhang Heng currently possesses, with an abnormal name called Refining All Things in Heaven and Earth, annihilating all tangible objects in heaven and earth, and dissolving all intangible substances, all because of this extremely abnormal Void Flame.

  Although the Refining Void Spirit also has refining properties, compared to the Void Flame, it's like a small witch seeing a great witch. Its main function is to cast spells and strengthen the body and mind.

  The function of the Void Flame is to refine the essence of all things, forge spiritual treasures and artifacts, and refine elixirs. Of course, it can also be used to kill enemies, but that would be a waste.

  Zhang Heng believed that as long as he cultivated the Void Flame, the Soul Devouring Gu in his body would be instantly wiped out and there would be no resistance at all.

  However, to refine the Void Flame, it's likely that he would need to get his hands on some more spiritual artifacts. But Zhang Heng only had a few left in his possession. Among them, Yuexiao was his trump card, Wulingsword was for everyday use, and as for the remaining hairpin of unknown grade, even if it were refined, it might not have much effect.

  Zhang Heng's gaze fell on the several pieces of Iron Ridge Mother on the ground. During his previous cultivation, the Iron Ridge Mother had split into four or five pieces, but the iron mother essence contained within did not lose much.

  After all, the mother of Tieling is a top-grade ore that takes tens of thousands of years to form, and its essence can't be extracted at once. According to Zhang Heng's estimation, these few pieces of Tieling ore still contain at least 50% to 60% of their essence.

  At this thought, Zhang Heng's eyes lit up, and he might still have a chance to refine his own Void Flame.

  But after a moment of contemplation, Zhang Heng gave up his cultivation and put the few pieces of Tie Ling ore into his storage bag. With a wave of his hand, a stream of Lianyuan spiritual energy fell to the ground, clearing away the impurities and dust.

  Then he withdrew the layer upon layer of prohibition around the house, opened the door and walked into the courtyard.

  The warning and prohibition around the courtyard were also withdrawn by Zhang Heng without any abnormality.

  Finally, Zhang Heng reached out and took down the closed sign hanging on the door.

  The time displayed above was twenty-two days, and Zhang Heng let out a soft sigh, understanding that the Fang Yun gathering would be held soon, and he also had to go to Ou Yang's place to retrieve the antidote for the Soul-Devouring Wasp.

  Cultivating Void Flame may also take some time, and in that case, you will miss these two important events that cannot be neglected.

  The gathering of Fang Yun is definitely not to be missed, the shocking and extraordinary treasure left behind by the Blood Killing God Emperor is a huge temptation. Even if the cave on Mount Fangyun was not the main cave left behind by the Blood Killing God Emperor, the things inside are enough to make one's eyes turn red.

  Zhang Heng, of course, could not resist this temptation. The cultivation of his own future variant depended on the measurement of the heavenly and earthly treasures. Although it was possible to achieve the same goal by "washing" the real world, and it was more direct and effective, this method could only be imagined for now. Of course, occasionally going out to enjoy the autumn breeze was also worth considering.

  From the moment he possessed the mysterious jade cylinder, Zhang Heng's cultivation method would be different from others. The abnormal work could not be improved by natural cultivation and must be taken to refine those various spiritual instruments, strange treasures or heavenly materials.

  As long as there are enough "external objects" that meet the conditions for refinement, the transformation skill can be steadily improved without considering what is said about the bottleneck of cultivation. The only bottleneck in the transformation skill at present is that there are not enough and good enough "external objects" to refine.

  Just as Zhang Heng put away the "Closed" sign into his storage bag, he suddenly felt a strange movement.

  This strange movement came from his storage bag, Zhang Heng's eyes flashed a hint of surprise, and with a stretch of his hand, the air was suddenly filled with a faint icy chill.

  A crystal clear snow lotus suddenly appeared in his hand, this snow lotus was exactly what Ning Xue Rong had transformed into, unexpectedly at this moment a strange divine sense fluctuation was emitted from the storage bag.

  Compared to twenty days ago, this snow lotus has regained some of its vitality. The white petals are slightly trembling, and a faint fragrance is wafting through the air, making one feel an overwhelming sense of pity.

  Zhang Heng tried to use his spiritual sense to feel a strange spiritual fluctuation emitted from Xue Lian, but he couldn't really communicate with Xue Lian.

  After a general master reaches the foundation-building period and forms a true-scale spiritual sea in his mind, he can communicate with each other through spiritual consciousness.

  But this Snow Lotus obviously hasn't reached that level yet, after all, Ning Xue Rong was only a Qi Refining stage cultivator before.

  However, Zhang Heng could still sense a feeling of joy and gratitude from the other's spiritual fluctuations, as for what exactly was being expressed to Zhang Heng, that was unclear.

  Through his communication with the snow lotus, Zhang Heng felt a long-forgotten sense of intimacy, which also made him have some good feelings towards the snow lotus transformed by Ning Xue.

  Ning Xue Rong was always low-key in Fang Yun Shan, with a gentle and simple temperament, loved by one of the ancestors of the school. She generally wouldn't easily leave the inner door, so although she had an absolutely beautiful appearance, she wasn't as famous as Luo Ning Xue from the Xian Yun Sect.

  Tang Feng had also had his eye on this beautiful junior sister before, but she was closely related to Li Hong, an elite of the inner sect, and had her ancestors backing her up, so Tang Feng couldn't do anything about it and gave up later.

  As for Ning Xuerong's background, Zhang Heng couldn't help but feel a few points of curiosity. Not to mention her transformation into Xue Lian's strange event, just her simple and kind personality was vastly different from most people in the cultivation world.

  Even if it's a shape-shifting demon, its spiritual intelligence is absolutely not weaker than that of human cultivators, and it's even more cunning than humans. Of course, the shape-shifting demons are absolutely not something ordinary cultivators can contend with, their strength at the very least is equivalent to that of a Yuan Ying stage cultivator.

  "Can you still transform into a human?" Zhang Heng asked involuntarily.

  Xue Lian's petals trembled up and down twice, as if nodding, and conveyed a sense of eager excitement to Zhang Heng.

  Zhang Heng smiled silently, his mood relaxed a bit more, and asked: "What was going on between you and Li Hong before?"

  Xue Lian stood silently, but Zhang Heng felt a slight tremble from her. Before long, she conveyed another wave of pain and regret, causing Zhang Heng to let out a sigh as well.

  A beautiful girl with a simple and gentle personality is together with a selfish and self-interested man, the outcome can be imagined.

  Li Hong's move on Ning Xuefeng that night was clearly seen by Zhang Heng.

  Zhang Heng was about to say a few words of comfort when his expression suddenly changed, and he immediately put Xue Lian into the storage bag.

  After about seven or eight breaths, a rustling sound came from outside the courtyard.

  The newcomer was Wu Ling, who had just entered the inner gate. As soon as he saw Zhang Heng in the courtyard, a warm smile appeared on his face.

  (The first volume has a lot of foreshadowing in the early stages and also later on... Vote for me, please...)