" Ke ke, this little fellow sure has a good plan…" The old man smiled faintly when he heard this. His pitch-black eyes stared quietly at Shen Xuan.
"Isn't that what Senior said…You help me increase my strength, and I'll help you find something to recover. If I don't have strength, where can I find it?”Shen Xuan shrugged his shoulders and helplessly said.
The treasures in the world were not obtained by the fated, but by those with strength. Without strength, even if they obtained a treasure, they would not have the strength to protect it, and it would instead lead to a fatal disaster.
"Since you've come to this place, this old man will naturally abide by the agreement and do my best to assist you. Becoming an expert is only a matter of time. However, if you take the benefits and don't do anything, heh, this old man won't let you have it easy even if I have to risk the backlash!”After a long while, the old man finally withdrew his devouring gaze and spoke indifferently.
Shen Xuan's heart shook violently when he heard this. Although he did not know who this old man in front of him was, from all the signs, he was definitely not an ordinary person. Hence, he was naturally extremely concerned about the latter's words.
"Senior is worrying too much. I, Shen Xuan, am not the kind of person who would not do anything after receiving benefits!”Shen Xuan shook his head and softly replied.
" I hope that the old me did not misjudge you…" The old man softly sighed. His words contained some vicissitudes of life. After which, he shifted his gaze to Shen Xuan. At this moment, there was quite a lot of dirt on his clothes, making him appear rather miserable.
The old man could not help but smile when he saw Shen Xuan's manner." Looks like little fellow has been rather aggrieved during this period of time…Otherwise, with your character, I'm afraid you would not agree to this old man's agreement so easily, right?"”
He clearly remembered that when this boy came here three months ago, although he was also quite surprised by this place, no matter how much he tried to tempt him, he was unable to sway the boy's decision.
Shen Xuan's old face turned red but he did not refute. During this period of time, he had indeed been somewhat aggrieved. His strength was inferior to others and he did not have much status in this world.
All these years, not only him, but his father was the same. Ever since he joined the mercenary group, he had been ridiculed by many people.
" That's right…" The illusory old man smiled. Under Shen Xuan's somewhat baffled gaze, he nodded. After which, he mused for a moment and said," It's not an easy matter to obtain the help of this old man. If you don't have some perseverance, you should give up."”
"Senior, since I've come here, I have no intention of turning back.”Shen Xuan cupped his hands towards the old man and spoke in a deep voice. He naturally knew that there was no such thing as a good thing in this world. If he wanted to succeed, he had to put in more effort!
" Mn." The old man nodded his head in satisfaction when he heard Shen Xuan's words. He then said," Before that, let me tell you about this old man's origins."”
Shen Xuan raised his head and stared at the old man in the shadow. He was also extremely curious about the latter's identity…
"This old man's original body is not human, but this!”The old man clenched his hand. The cluster of black flames on the stone platform below suddenly rushed into his hand. It repeatedly jumped and a soul-devouring ripple swept out from it.
" This…" Shen Xuan's eyes narrowed as his expression became exceptionally grave. This black flame was not like an ordinary flame, which was extremely hot. The former was jumping not far from his body, but it did not emit a trace of heat.
"Could this be a 'Heavenly Flame'?"
Shen Xuan's pupils suddenly constricted as he clenched his fists tightly. His expression actually became excited. There were flames in the world, some were born from the ground, some came from beyond the sky, and they took thousands of years to form. They had intelligence that ordinary flames did not have. They all possessed great power, and it was not an exaggeration to say that some could destroy the world.
These unique flames were known as deviant flames!
The predecessors had also listed out a Heavenly Flame Ranking based on the types of Heavenly Flames that they knew. There were twenty-three types of Heavenly Flames on the ranking, and all of them were existences that could shock the heavens and earth.
The cluster of black flames in front of him met the conditions of a 'Heavenly Flame'.
"Hehe, little fellow, you have good eyesight!”The old man smiled and looked at Shen Xuan with admiration." My main body is a Heavenly Flame. I am the Heavenly Flame Spirit that you all call the Fire Spirit.”
" As expected…" Shen Xuan muttered softly. Then, he stared at the black flame. He did not know much about the Heavenly Flame Ranking and had only heard of it. Hence, he did not know which Heavenly Flame this dark-black flame was on the ranking, or if it was a new Heavenly Flame that no one knew about.
"My main body is known as the Nihility Devouring Flame. I wonder if you have heard of it?”Seemingly having seen through the doubt in Shen Xuan's heart, the old man smiled and said.
"Nihility Devouring Flame? The Nihility Devouring Flame that was ranked second on the Heavenly Flame Ranking?”Hearing this, Shen Xuan's heart shook violently. A voice of disbelief instantly resounded throughout the cave.
Immediately, he suppressed the shock in his heart. After which, his eyes stared intently at the black-colored flame. It was a long while before he finally nodded his head in a wooden manner.
" No wonder…" Ever since Shen Xuan entered this place, he could feel the existence of a devouring power. This devouring power was extremely tyrannical and could even devour souls.
The Nihility Devouring Flame was born in the void. It swallowed tens of thousands of flames to take form. Only after experiencing tens of thousands of tribulations did it give birth to a spirit. Only after ten thousand years did it descend into the world.
He stared intently at the black flame. After a moment, he shook his head. This so-called Nihility Devouring Flame in front of him gave him a feeling that it had a form but was not real. It was as though this was not the true Nihility Devouring Flame.
Moreover, with the ability of the 'Heavenly Flame', forget about the second ranked powerful existence, even if it was the last ranked one, it was likely that this cave would instantly turn into nothingness if it was born in this cave.
The strength of the 'Heavenly Flame' was so frightening that even the frightening Dou Huang or even an elite Dou Zong did not dare to face it head-on.
He had also heard of the spirit of the Heavenly Flame. The so-called fire spirit was the spiritual intelligence that the Heavenly Flame had developed after thousands of years of evolution.
The Central Plains wasn't dominated by humans alone. There was no lack of extremely powerful Magical Beast Clans, and their factions were complicated. With the passage of time, some natural treasures were able to give birth to intelligence. Even some high-grade medicinal pills were able to possess their own consciousness.
This so-called fire spirit was also mixed in. There was nothing too surprising about it.
"To be precise, I am not considered a true Nihility Devouring Flame. I merely possess an extremely pure Heavenly Flame essence.”The old man smiled as he spoke when he saw that Shen Xuan had sensed that something was amiss. He did not hide this. After all, he would have to rely on Shen Xuan in the future.
" I see…" Shen Xuan nodded his head slightly. The essence of a Heavenly Flame was considered an extremely important part of a Heavenly Flame. Under normal circumstances, a Heavenly Flame would not strip away its essence. However, a Heavenly Flame that possessed a fire spirit possessed its own intelligence. When it encountered an opponent that it could not match, it could self-destruct its main body. Its essence could survive. After thousands of years of recuperation, it might be able to recover.
"Although I don't know what the 'Heavenly Flame Ranking' you speak of is, during the period of my existence, there were only two types of 'Heavenly Flames' in the world.”The old man softly spoke. His words contained an arrogance. Clearly, he was quite proud of being the number one Heavenly Flame during his time.
"Originally, I could just sleep like this and rely on the origin energy in the outside world to slowly recover. However, the outside world seems to be quite chaotic, and I can't find any origin energy that I can absorb.”After a moment of silence, the old man spoke again.
"Self-recovery huh…" Shen Xuan softly repeated. He immediately shook his head. The speed of self-recovery was clearly too slow. This Nihility Devouring Flame was clearly unable to endure this loneliness. It wanted to stake everything and place its hopes on him.
"Senior, your 'Heavenly Flame' essence is clearly a little weak. Other than absorbing the essence energy, is there any other way to recover?”Shen Xuan's eyes flickered. He had never heard of this essence Qi before. Hence, it would be extremely difficult to find it.
The old man's eyes lit up when he heard this. He immediately said,"Other than absorbing essence Qi, there is another method. That is to swallow other Heavenly Flames!"”
"Devouring other Heavenly Flames?" Shen Xuan could not help but suck in a breath of cold air. A 'Heavenly Flame' was the most violent thing in the world. Who would dare to devour it?
"Tch, can you have some guts? Forget about whether or not we can find the 'Heavenly Flame'. Even if we manage to find it, it's because I've put in a lot of effort. Do you think that with your three star Dou Zhe strength, you can be of any help?”The old man involuntarily laughed and said when he saw the change in Shen Xuan's expression.
Shen Xuan felt a little embarrassed when he heard this. The former was speaking the truth. With his three star Dou Zhe strength, it was likely that he would instantly turn into ashes if he encountered a 'Heavenly Flame'.
"Since Senior likes me so much, I'll definitely do my best to find a way for Senior to recover!”Shen Xuan rubbed his palms together. A moment later, he spoke to the old man in a deep voice.
"Good!" The old man laughed out loud when he saw Shen Xuan being so straightforward. He said," I am nameless and have no surname. However, during the ancient times, there were people who called me Elder Shi. If you find it troublesome, you can call me teacher. With me teaching you, it will not be a loss to call me teacher.”
"Teacher." After musing for a moment, Shen Xuan knelt on the ground and bowed three times to the old man's illusory figure above his head as he spoke in a deep voice.
He knew that regardless of seniority or age, the old man in front of him was more than enough to be his teacher. Moreover, having such a teacher would definitely be of great benefit to his future cultivation.
A kind smile surfaced on the old man's elderly face when he saw the young man kneeling down below. Regardless of whether there was any agreement between the two of them, a teacher for one day was a father for life. This kind of relationship between master and disciple was definitely not something that could be exchanged with an agreement or benefits.
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