EBE #269 - Suzaku Sacred Fire
#269 - Suzaku Sacred Fire
After some effort, the three flames, under Li Chengfeng's control, finally slowly merged into one, becoming a flame with nine petals.
This flame was lifelike, with a blue core and red edges, extremely beautiful.
It carried the aura of Twilight Rain and the breath of the laws of heaven and earth, as if possessing life.
With a thought from Li Chengfeng, this flame began to dance around him.
It already possessed a certain level of intelligence, and its mind was connected to Li Chengfeng's.
He could command this flame to attack or defend at any time, which would become a great help to him.
This flame, as if alive, leaped vividly, each wisp of flame containing immense power.
Li Chengfeng gazed at this flame, his eyes flashing with satisfaction and anticipation.
With this spiritual fire, his future path of alchemy and artifact refining would surely be smoother.
This spiritual fire, a treasure he had obtained unexpectedly, seemed particularly precious at this moment.
Thinking of this, Li Chengfeng moved his mind, and a delicate jade bottle appeared in his hand.
This jade bottle was a tribute from the Myriad Demon King, containing the essence blood of a Vermilion Bird, imbued with the immense will of the Vermilion Bird.
The Vermilion Bird's flame was the legendary Southern Departure Bright Fire, which he had always coveted.
With a gentle tap, using "Cauldron Bottom Dao Source," a trace of the Vermilion Bird's will and the origin of the Southern Departure Bright Fire were drawn out from the jade bottle and slowly injected into this flame.
The intelligence in the flame had just been awakened when it received the will and origin of the Southern Departure Bright Fire, and the flame suddenly surged, as if about to break through the sky.
With a crisp bird's cry, a small Vermilion Bird was born in this flame.
It was exceptionally agile, blinking its innocent big eyes, emitting scorching heat, and circling around Li Chengfeng incessantly.
Sometimes flying to his head, sometimes landing on his shoulder, and sometimes landing on his hand, scratching here and there.
Although this flame was extremely hot, it caused no harm to Li Chengfeng, because it was personally nurtured by Li Chengfeng.
If it were any other Foundation Establishment Stage late-stage peak cultivator, they would probably have been reduced to ashes long ago.
Li Chengfeng looked at this little Vermilion Bird and couldn't help laughing heartily, thinking to himself, "The opportunity has arrived, and the divine fire is formed!"
With a thought, the little Vermilion Bird flew into his dantian, slowly warming it with the dantian's fire.
The little Vermilion Bird absorbed the mana in his body, gradually growing stronger.
In the future, this divine fire would be his natal true fire, accompanying him throughout his life.
Li Chengfeng was in a very cheerful mood. With a wave of his hand, with a buzz, thirty Golden Devouring Spirit Insects flew out.
These golden Devouring Spirit Insects were originally objects he had refined, but at this moment they were very gentle to him, flying around him incessantly, looking extremely hungry.
He knew that these golden Devouring Spirit Insects sensed his joy and satisfaction, and were also cheering for him.
Li Chengfeng's face was full of joy. His insect breeding room was located in the Life Realm space, not far from the cultivation room.
This insect breeding room was spacious and bright, with various rare spiritual plants on one side and colorful insect cocoons on the other, like a magical forest.
With a thought from Li Chengfeng, he placed three gourds, flashing with cold light, on the ground.
These three gourds were extraordinary, not only containing immense spiritual power, but their material was also special, containing the power of ice, capable of isolating the high temperature of flames and protecting the user from harm.
These gourds had already lost their original purpose in Li Chengfeng's hands, and he planned to use them as tonics to feed those golden Devouring Spirit Insects.
These golden Devouring Spirit Insects, after devouring the mana essence of tens of thousands of cultivators, were already emitting blue ripples all over their bodies, obviously about to advance to the next level.
Li Chengfeng naturally would not neglect them, and he immediately placed these gourds in front of them.
Upon seeing this, the thirty golden Devouring Spirit Insects immediately pounced on the three gourds. The sound of crunching was endless. Although these gourds were made of hard material,
and the formations engraved on them were even more bizarre and unpredictable, they could not last long under the sharp teeth of these Devouring Spirit Insects.
In less than an hour, the three gourds were completely devoured.
After devouring the gourds, these golden Devouring Spirit Insects buzzed, spread their wings, and wrapped themselves.
A thin layer of carapace emerged from their bodies, as if undergoing some kind of transformation.
Then, they all fell to the ground, preparing to advance.
Upon seeing this, Li Chengfeng couldn't help laughing heartily. With a wave of his hand, these Devouring Spirit Insects that were advancing were sent into his spirit beast area.
He looked forward to their appearance after evolution, believing that these Devouring Spirit Insects would become even more powerful.
At the same time, the Seven-Colored Illusion Butterflies on the other side also completed their evolution.
One by one, they suddenly broke out of their cocoons and flew all over the sky.
Although only fifty or sixty of the original hundreds of Seven-Colored Illusion Butterflies remained, their strength was even more formidable.
They had already advanced to the level of second-order demon insects, and their illusions were even more exquisite.
With a thought from Li Chengfeng, these Seven-Colored Illusion Butterflies danced gracefully around him.
They fluttered their beautiful wings, emitting a charming light, as if showing Li Chengfeng their achievements.
Li Chengfeng looked at these adorable spirit insects, his heart filled with joy and satisfaction.
Li Chengfeng looked at the hundreds of Seven-Colored Illusion Butterfly and Devouring Spirit Insect eggs in front of him, his heart full of anticipation.
If these second-order demon beast eggs were successfully hatched, he would have a group of powerful spirit pets. He first sealed half of the eggs for future use.
The Devouring Spirit Insects also successfully advanced after laying their eggs, which made Li Chengfeng even more satisfied.
He transferred all these eggs to another pre-storage room, preparing to cultivate them according to the genetic methods on Blue Star.
Although this process cost him a lot of resources, just feeding these demon beast pills every day cost hundreds of middle-grade spirit stones, and tens of thousands of middle-grade spirit stones a year, he felt it was all worth it.
The genetic experiment was a major undertaking for Li Chengfeng. Inspired by the male gene experiment, he decided to fuse the genetic structures of the Seven-Colored Illusion Butterflies and Devouring Spirit Insects to see if he could cultivate a new type of spirit insect.
He used Liu Ruoshuang's knowledge treasure trove to start this experiment.
Liu Ruoshuang was once an omniscient and omnipotent scientific researcher on Blue Star, with multiple doctoral degrees and profound attainments in mechanical manufacturing, biology, agriculture, and other fields.
She was not only proficient in theoretical knowledge but also had rich practical experience. Although her current soul had traveled to the Spirit Realm, her memory was gradually recovering, providing valuable assistance to Li Chengfeng's experiment.
Under Li Chengfeng's guidance, several substitute puppets were busy extracting the genes of the Seven-Colored Illusion Butterflies and Devouring Spirit Insects, and then fusing them according to specific proportions and methods.
The fused genes were injected into the spirit insect bodies in the experimental area, and then placed in batches in the observation area next to them.
Each experimental area was isolated by a magic circle to ensure the accuracy and safety of the experiment.
Li Chengfeng was full of confidence in this experiment. He believed that through continuous experimentation and improvement, he would eventually be able to cultivate a spirit insect with powerful strength and unique abilities.
This would be a major gain for him and would add more help to his cultivation path.