Divine Wilderness Dragon Emperor

With a stir of his Heart Spirit, Ling Fei began to browse information about merging with Celestial Fire.

"Celestial Fire is a Spiritual Fire birthed by Heaven and Earth!"

"When a Celestial Fire is first born, it is relatively weak, making it the perfect time to merge with it. However, any Spiritual Object will instinctively reject being merged with, and so a backlash is inevitable. Many who attempt to merge with a Celestial Fire are reduced to nothingness, burned away by the fire's rejection."

A passage of information appeared within Ling Fei's Heart Spirit.

Hearing these words, Ling Fei's brow furrowed slightly. Now that he thought about it carefully, recklessly drawing fire into his body was no child's play, was it?

"Therefore, to merge with a Celestial Fire, one must first solve the problem of its rejection."

Reading this, Ling Fei's heart stirred.

Yes, only by solving the problem could he successfully merge with the Celestial Fire.

He then continued to read.

"First, one must do everything possible to wear down the Celestial Fire's Spirituality. Once its Spirituality is lost, its repulsive force will weaken, and that is the time to merge."

'Wear down the Celestial Fire's Spirituality?' Upon hearing this, a look of realization dawned in Ling Fei's eyes.

If the Celestial Fire's Spirituality was worn down, it would become a dead fire, making it much easier to suppress.

But how could a Celestial Fire so easily allow you to wear down its Spirituality?

With a sense of anticipation, Ling Fei continued to read.

"To solve the problem of wearing down a Celestial Fire's Spirituality, I consulted a vast amount of information and, after countless trials, finally found a method."

Yuan Feng Pill King's voice rang out as the accompanying text flashed through Ling Fei's mind.

"In the South Mist Abyss of the Southern Heaven Mountain Range grows a plant called the Soul Condensing Flower. This object is incredibly mystical, containing a dense Soul Essence Qi that makes one unable to resist the urge to consume it and increase their Soul Power. A fledgling Celestial Fire's Spirituality, in its subconscious, will also desire to absorb such a Spiritual Object to increase its Soul Power and eventually develop consciousness."

"However, the pollen of this Soul Condensing Flower has the miraculous effect of paralyzing the mind and consciousness. If a Celestial Fire rashly devours it, its Spirituality and subconscious will be paralyzed. This creates an opportunity to merge with it. But before that, one must prepare a medicinal liquid refined from the roots and stems of the Soul Condensing Flower to prevent one's own Heart Spirit from being paralyzed by the residual pollen during the fusion process, which would render the merger impossible."

"The Soul Condensing Flower!" After seeing this passage, joy blossomed in Ling Fei's heart. He murmured, "To think such a Heaven and Earth Spirit Essence exists in this world."

If what this Yuan Feng Pill King said was true, then his chances of merging with a Celestial Fire had just increased.

"After wearing down the Celestial Fire's Spirituality, one's own strength must be great enough to forcibly suppress the Celestial Fire Power and prevent a final backlash."

"Therefore, one can only choose to merge with a weak Celestial Fire."

"To be safe, one must also first consume a Vein Condensing Pill to solidify the meridians and increase their resilience. In addition, one must have a Cold Spirit Pill to resist the scorching Fire Flame aura. If one has a Cold Dao constitution and strong Cold Qi in their body, that can also reduce the damage from the Celestial Fire."

"However, water and fire are incompatible. Even if one successfully merges with a Celestial Fire, there will be many subsequent problems."

"But that is a story for another time."

...

Reading up to this point, Ling Fei also breathed a sigh of relief.

The information provided by the Yuan Feng Pill King was detailed, logical, and seemed entirely feasible.

Quickly, Ling Fei organized the steps for merging with a Celestial Fire.

First, he had to find a Soul Condensing Flower and let the Celestial Fire consume it.

Then, when the Celestial Fire devoured the Soul Condensing Flower and its consciousness was paralyzed by the pollen, he would make his move and merge with it.

However, he still needed to prepare the Vein Condensing Pill and the medicinal liquid refined from the roots and stems of the Soul Condensing Flower beforehand.

As for the Cold Spirit Pill, Ling Fei possessed Cold Chi True Qi, which was far more substantial than any Cold Spirit Pill.

With this, his chances of merging with a Celestial Fire were several degrees higher than others.

'I've only just entered the Medicine Peak. There's no rush to merge with the Celestial Fire.' Having found the method, Ling Fei withdrew his Heart Spirit.

What he should be doing now was improving his own strength first.

After all, even merging with a Celestial Fire required a certain level of strength.

Besides, the Soul Condensing Flower wasn't something that could be found so easily.

'My Soul Power has already reached the stage of Soul Essence Transformation Gang, a step further than before. I wonder if I can continue exploring the Dragon Bone now?' With a thought, Ling Fei's Heart Spirit stirred.

Back in the Great Tang Empire, Ling Fei had refined the Essence Qi contained within the Demon Emperor's remnant soul, causing his Soul Essence to undergo Gang Transformation and his Divine Soul Power to advance by leaps and bounds.

Now was the perfect time to continue gaining control over the Dragon Bone.

Immediately, with a stir of his Heart Spirit, he sank his consciousness into the Dragon Bone.

As his Heart Spirit entered the Dragon Bone, Ling Fei saw the sleeping Yiyi.

The little one had joined forces with Ling Fei to deal with the Demon Emperor's remnant soul, and after exhausting some of its Essence Qi, it had fallen into a deep sleep to recover.

Right now, it was still too weak.

'If I become an Alchemy Master, I'll be able to help Yiyi recover its Essence Qi in the future,' Ling Fei thought.

That way, Yiyi wouldn't have to fall into a deep sleep after every time it acted.

His Heart Spirit swept past this space, and Ling Fei continued forward.

Soon, he arrived at the space where the Dragon Bone Pen was located.

Passing through this space, Light Patterns flickered ahead, revealing a sealed light barrier.

'So there's another Seal barrier, as I expected.' Ling Fei's Heart Spirit stirred. He had broken through several of the Dragon Bone's Seals before and obtained many benefits.

Now, his Soul Power had increased once again, so he thought he could try breaking through another.

Immediately, with a stir of his Heart Spirit, he charged toward the sealed light barrier.

SWOOSH!

His Soul Power, like a Gang blade, slashed directly at the Seal.

BUZZ!

A muffled sound rang out as the Seal was torn apart. A Qi Vortex then appeared, and Ling Fei's Heart Spirit was drawn into another space.

This space was wreathed in mist and contained a dense Dragon Qi. Immersing his Heart Spirit within it, Ling Fei felt incredibly pleasant.

Arriving here was like arriving at a source of Dragon Qi.

BUZZ!

Then, a Light Pattern flashed and flew toward Ling Fei's Heart Spirit, accompanied by a low voice.

The heavens and earth are vast... The Ancestor Dragon's Qi can dispel ignorance, open Spiritual Wisdom, and perform Spirit Awakening... With the Pen of Order, combined with this pattern, one can obtain this Divine Technique!

As the voice sounded, the Dao Pattern flashed and entered Ling Fei's Heart Spirit.

Afterward, waves of excitement surged in his heart.

'This is the Spirit Awakening Dao Pattern!' An inexplicable joy filled Ling Fei's heart.

According to the voice from before, this Spirit Awakening Dao Pattern was incredibly mystical. If he merged it with the Dragon Bone Pen, he would gain numerous Divine Techniques.

"'Using the pen for Spirit Awakening can allow a Demon Beast to gain Spiritual Wisdom. It can make plants grow vigorously, overflowing with Spiritual Qi. If used on a Spiritual Essence, it can even increase its medicinal properties!'"

Seeing this information, Ling Fei was ecstatic.

'Isn't this exactly what I need right now?'

Alchemy required medicinal ingredients with excellent properties to refine high-quality Elixirs.

For this reason, knowledge of Elixirs was a required course for every Alchemist.

'First, I'll merge with this Spirit Awakening Dao Pattern.' With a stir of his Heart Spirit, Ling Fei began to completely integrate the Spirit Awakening Dao Pattern into his soul.

Only then could he utilize the Divine Techniques within the Spirit Pattern.

...

While Ling Fei was merging with the Spirit Awakening Dao Pattern, a large crowd had already gathered outside the Medicine Peak.

These people were all here to gather information.

Among them were Li Yufeng, Li Qinghou, and others.

"What? That Ling Fei triggered the Pill King Cauldron!" Upon receiving this news, Li Yufeng's expression turned completely grim.

He knew exactly what this meant.

Triggering the Pill King Cauldron meant he might have obtained the Pill King's Inheritance.

A Pill King... what kind of figure was that?

Even a sliver of guidance from one could turn a person into an Alchemy Master.

In the current Southern Wilderness, which lacked a presiding Pill King, becoming an Alchemist was already an amazing feat.

They were the most respected of existences.

Because there were too few Alchemy Masters.

If this Ling Fei were to become an Alchemist on the level of Master Yuan Chun, few in the entire Southern Wilderness would dare to provoke him.

Because such a person would be considered a treasure by their Sect.

If he became a Pill King, he would be like an emperor of the Southern Wilderness. Even the experts of other Sects would have to treat him as a King and show him utmost respect.

Because, who knows when they might need a certain Elixir from him to break through a bottleneck.

It could be said that the status of a Pill King in the Southern Wilderness was revered beyond compare.

Unless one's Martial Arts prowess reached a heaven-defying level.

"That guy actually had such good luck to trigger the Pill King Cauldron!" At this moment, even Li Qinghou's face was grave.

If Ling Fei's favor with the Celestial Emperor was cause for caution, him now obtaining the Pill King Inheritance made Li Qinghou feel immense pressure.

The power of an Alchemy Master was far greater than that of a Martial Arts Master!

After all, most Martial Arts Masters had to curry favor with Alchemy Masters in hopes of obtaining a single Pill.

"Hehe, Senior Brothers, rest assured. According to the assessment, this Ling Fei does not have a Fire Spirit Body. It won't be so easy for him to become an Alchemy Master." Seeing the worried expressions on Li Qinghou and the others, a young man in a Medicine Robe standing nearby chuckled. This was a disciple of the Medicine Peak named Wang Haoran.

This Wang Haoran was none other than a disciple of the Wang Clan.

Because he possessed a Fire Spirit Body, he had entered the Medicine Peak a year ago. Now, he had already been promoted from a Medicine Boy who cultivated medicinal ingredients to a Medicine Apprentice who refines medicinal liquids.

In another year, he would be able to perform Alchemy.

"No Fire Spirit Body!" Hearing this, Li Yufeng's tightly knitted brow relaxed, and he finally let out a sigh of relief.

If Ling Fei doesn't have a Fire Spirit Body, how can he possibly become an Alchemy Master?

At best, he'll just be an ordinary Alchemist.

It was far too difficult to refine an Upper Grade Elixir with just Earth Fire.

It required an extremely high level of control.

"So, what's his situation now?" Li Qinghou asked, his expression still dark.

"Originally, his talent in the Cold Dao was quite good, and the Peak Master of Water Essence Peak wanted to take him as a disciple. But this Ling Fei insisted on learning Alchemy. Now he's been placed on our Medicine Peak. Heh heh, his initiation ceremony is tomorrow, so there's no need for any of you Senior Brothers to worry," Wang Haoran said with a laugh.

In Wang Haoran's view, Ling Fei pursuing Alchemy actually made him less of a threat.

He would be like a tiger without its teeth and claws.

"Oh? He's insisting on learning Alchemy?" Hearing this, Li Qinghou's brows twitched. The grave expression on his face relaxed, and a smile touched the corners of his mouth.

"Heh heh, Alchemy is good, Alchemy is good!" Wang Yuyang cackled strangely.

"Excellent. In that case, it will be even easier to deal with him," Li Yufeng sneered, a ferocious look on his face.