Cultivation: Starting with Farming in the Spiritual Pivot Grotto

Chapter 75 Earth Fire Nourishing Heart Lamp

Li Ya looked up at the sky, where wisps of clouds had begun to gather again.

"This mist is truly strange; it seems endless!"

It was noticeable that the surrounding heat was slowly receding, and the flames in the cracks were smaller than before.

The newly born natal heart fire has already absorbed the surrounding blood and qi as fuel, burning in the imperial palace. There are also wisps of Daoist charm on the statue of Emperor Yan, which slowly seep into it.

However, the nascent flame was ultimately too weak. Although it possessed pure Daoist essence and abundant spirituality, it was somewhat thin.

With a thought, Li Ya caused the golden-red heart fire to slowly float in front of his chest. The heart fire trembled slightly, each slight beat synchronized with his heartbeat.

Reaching out, there was no heat, but rather a warm, spring-like sensation enveloping my palm.

"To achieve eternal light and suppress evil and subdue demons, we must strengthen and refine it, allowing the sparks to accumulate into a prairie fire."

Li Ya murmured to himself, "The remaining dragon fire in the earth's lungs within this crack is just the right amount of nourishment to strengthen my heart fire."

The book "Dim Sum Lamp" contains a method to absorb various fires and strengthen the original source of the heart fire.

He then activated his technique, not seeking immediate results. After all, the Earth Lung Dragon Fire was of a high grade, and consuming too much at once could easily backfire, even with the help of the Flame Emperor's divine will.

Using Qi and blood as a medium and true Qi as a bridge, it gathers the surrounding chaotic flow of warm and fiery Qi.

Wisps of golden-red mist rose gently from the crack in the ground, slowly drifting towards the inner fire in his chest. Li Ya stopped each time he took in a wisp.

He drew a wisp of his natal essence, condensed in his dantian, into his heart fire, and urged the heart fire to refine the golden-red fire energy.

It was clearly just a ball of flame, yet one could sense its ever-growing vitality; this inner fire seemed to possess a life of its own.

With continuous absorption of Qi and nurturing of fire, the golden-red flame, originally the size of a walnut, became more solid, and the interwoven gold and red colors became purer and brighter, no longer a light crimson, but rather a deep, gilded base color.

As the number of golden patterns flowing on the surface of the flame increased, they began to converge and merge, revealing the shape of a small snake.

"The spirit fire has taken shape; this fire is truly extraordinary!"

Ordinary cultivators who wield their natal spirit fire must refine it and allow it to grow stronger and accumulate spirituality every day, hoping that one day it can condense spirituality and take form.

The shapes of the two are also significant. They are usually fire crows and fire snakes, then fire phoenixes and dragons, and then the great sun and golden crows.

The more abundant the spirituality, the more extraordinary abilities this spiritual fire can generate.

The greatest danger in strengthening the spiritual fire is being impatient for quick results, since water and fire are merciless, and the same applies to cultivators.

The reason why it was able to condense the blurry little snake so quickly was because the Earth Lung Dragon Fire itself was fused with the natal spirit fire of the Flood Dragon, and its own spirituality was extremely outstanding.

After most of the day had passed, the red light that had enveloped the Fallen Dragon Valley slowly faded, and it was once again shrouded in mist. The waterways were cut off, and the water flowed into the cracks in the ground, but it failed to extinguish the remaining flames. Instead, it caused scorching steam to rise.

Of the seven Dragon Ball fragments, Tai Xuan Dao obtained one, while the remaining six have disappeared without a trace.

This news immediately caused a great uproar among the various factions, and many cultivators have given up searching for ordinary spiritual items and instead focused on the Dragon Ball fragments.

Li Ya knew nothing about this information. At this moment, he only wanted to take advantage of the time before the Earth Lung Dragon Fire extinguished in the crevice to strengthen his heart fire as much as possible.

The fiery energy of the Earth Lung Dragon Fire slowly settled and merged into the Heart Fire. The Heart Fire continued to absorb the source, constantly filling and growing stronger, and its color became increasingly deep and rich.

Within the indistinct head of the small snake in the heart fire, two protrusions suddenly appeared, resembling dragon horns.

Until the firelight in the crack disappeared, there was no more flame, only a faint, warm heat slowly rising.

Li Ya slowly finished his practice and sent the inner fire back to the imperial palace.

At this moment, the area around the heart and internal organs feels slightly warm, and hot blood is pumped from there to the whole body, as if the muscles and bones are being soaked in a hot spring, with qi and blood surging endlessly.

Cultivators in the Azure Lotus Realm condense their natal true fire during the Foundation Establishment stage. The true fire surges forth in great quantities and can be used for alchemy, weapon forging, tempering magic treasures, and self-protection.

Many cultivators, before reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, used secret methods to reclaim the spiritual fire for their own use.

Some cultivators who excel at physical training have extremely refined blood and qi, and when these collides with their divine soul, they may even give birth to pure blood and qi fire.

Li Ya stood up, his eyes seemingly flashing with fire.

"What a pity. If it could have lasted longer, the fire in my heart might have been able to rise even higher."

Looking at the cracked ground, the surrounding heat had dissipated, and the coolness returned.

"This Golden Core Flood Dragon is truly powerful; even after its death, its flesh and blood have permanently altered the landscape."

"Under such the might of heaven and earth, it returned to normal so quickly. No wonder Bai Yujing spent hundreds of years using the power of this place to suppress evil and wear down the remaining ferocity."

However, thanks to this fire, the rocky forest shattered and collapsed, exposing the mountain roots that were originally hidden deep in the hard rocks, which saved a lot of work.

Meanwhile, Lingji, who was far away in the north of Fallen Dragon Valley, felt that everything was so unreal, because a fragment of a dragon ball had fallen beside him under the cover of the raging sea of ​​fire.

Although he didn't know what it was, the astonishing spiritual power it contained was undeniable. Just by holding it in his hand, his skin, which had been burned and ulcerated by the heat, instantly healed.

"By the Dao Ancestor, I, Xie Lingji, will definitely set up a memorial tablet for you when I return, and offer incense and prayers to you every day."

Lingji, feigning composure, found a secluded spot. Not knowing how to use the dragon ball fragment, he gritted his teeth and swallowed it whole.

There was no reaction for quite a while.

"This shouldn't be the case. Could it be that my method was wrong, and I've wasted a golden opportunity?"

"Dao Ancestor, please don't play tricks on me like this!"

Brother Lingji looked remorseful and was about to reach out and dig it out when a sharp pain came from his abdomen.

His eyes widened instantly, his body stiffened, his vision went black, and he fell straight down, rolling into the water beside him.

Meanwhile, Qin Xinru, who fell into a crevice in the ground, was in a completely different situation. The spiritual fire she had already mastered was now tainted by the earth dragon fire.

With this spiritual fire, he escaped the initial eruption of earth fire. Then, he had a thought and activated his own spiritual fire, slowly devouring the dragon fire in the earth's lungs with the force of ants swallowing an elephant.

Until a wisp of golden-red light was born in the spiritual fire, the surging spiritual fire surrounded him, and the scattered fire energy left in the sky instantly bowed down and rushed into it.

Without needing to form hand seals or gather energy, a mere thought was enough to trigger the resonance of the remaining dragon fire in the earth's lungs.

The shackles of his cultivation realm showed signs of loosening, and his true energy surged, drawing spiritual energy from all around him.

Under the tempering of the newborn spiritual fire, his blood and qi became increasingly pure and solid, until a drop of blood as heavy as gold and mercury was created.

The abundant spiritual energy around her became the resources for her breakthrough, constantly being refined into true energy, which then fed back into her physical body, stimulating the growth of qi and blood.

The abundant vital energy filled the cracks in the earth, absorbing the remaining fire energy and ultimately propelling the physical body to new heights.

"Thump!"

With a clearly audible heartbeat, all the vital energy returned to the body, and the blazing spiritual fire also returned to the dantian.

She did not follow the path of generating internal fire through the heart orifice, but instead cultivated her natal spiritual fire in her dantian. In the future, her cultivation would be closely related to this spiritual fire, sharing both glory and loss.

Even the remaining flames around her were absorbed into her body, and the originally red-hot rock began to cool down rapidly.

A transformation is taking place within her.