Chapter 1017: Entered into the Underworld Register (II)
Dawn broke, and purple flames shot straight into the heavens from Mount Wu. White clusters of gardenia petals rolled along the mountaintop, carried by the blaze’s glow, while pale golden sandstones spun in the air.
Mount Wu had once been formed of basalt, so its soil was dark crimson in color. But now, the earth across the mountain had turned pitch black, its stones shattering apart, and everything was transmuted into a radiant hue. The entire mountain had become the territory of Bright Yang. The grand formation’s spiritual energy shifted abruptly, and its power was greatly reduced.
Spirit sand swirled beneath his feet as gardenias bloomed in profusion. Li Ximing attuned himself to his body as his qi sea and cinnabar glow surged in all directions. Everything was radiant within the Juque Court; the snow that had once filled it had long melted, and heavenly light had transformed into Bright Yang purple flames that flowed freely within.
Fire rises in the heart, Yang shines within and without. Thus the Minghuang divine ability is accomplished. Radiance extends two meters, purple flames blaze forth, colorful clouds ascend and dissipate...
In the past Li Ximing could not grasp these words, but now he understood immediately. The fire rising in the heart naturally referred to the Juque Court at the heart. The Bright Yang purple flames accumulated there, and with but a thought, he could now cause them to erupt.
Golden armor and robes descend across the heavens... The celestial sun glows in the east, the earth fiends burst from the south. Thus one roams the great void, tempering golden lotuses...
The dawn shone bright at the horizon, but no golden armor or robes appeared. Perhaps his divine ability had yet to manifest outward. He paused slightly, then cast his spiritual sense across the southern face of Mount Wu.
The Bright Yang purple flames raged fiercest on the southern slope, burning so hot that the radiant stones crumbled apart. Sure enough, streams of red-black earth fiend energy gushed forth, only to be suppressed by the purple flames and trapped within that narrow patch of land.
This is what is meant by the sun glowing in the east and the earth fiends bursting from the south! My divine ability’s completion has allowed this mountain to reap immense benefit, transforming into a treasured land of Bright Yang. This baleful qi is extraordinary. Not only can it refine pills and forge artifacts, it may even yield certain strands of Bright Yang qi itself.
He sat quietly for several seconds, when suddenly the great void echoed with a hollow sound, and two figures emerged at his side.