Chapter 20: Tempering the Heart and Soul
Deep in the earth's veins, there are blazing fires, and there are chaotic lava flows everywhere. No rock formations can be seen within a hundred miles, and everything is dilapidated. If the Yunmiao magic circle hadn't blocked the surface, the lava would have erupted thinly. and caused a volcanic eruption.
On the surface of the lava lake, a red lotus took root in it, with seven red lotus petals stretched out. There was a cluster of tiny golden flames in the center of the lotus, and next to the flame lay a small man.
"His entire body was drained of all his magical power, and his internal organs were shattered. He was really risking his life in this battle. Even though he was so weak, he still had to fight with all his strength." A red silhouette appeared, which was a nine-petaled fire heart. Lian's spiritual body was staring blankly at the young man in white lying in front of her.
At this moment, Zhou Hao's face was sunken, extremely pale, and his body was much colder. His internal organs were basically shattered, and all his immortal power was leaking out.
Facing a powerful enemy like Yang Shark, he was actually no match at all. If it weren't for the immortal silk gloves protecting him, he would have exploded all over. However, even so, he was seriously injured. Not to mention becoming a useless immortal, he might not even be able to survive. The body of the immortal will also disintegrate. In the previous battle, he completely extracted the source of life as power to kill Yang Shark with all his strength.
That is the interpretation of truly fighting with life!
"No, even the heart is cracked. What should I do? The injury is too serious. The heart is damaged and the blood in the whole body cannot flow smoothly. Moreover, his blood is dry now and he is in urgent need of blood and essence replenishment, but the heart is too injured. It's so heavy that it's basically broken into pieces, but it's just stuck together. Even if you eat my lotus petals, you won't be able to recover!" The Nine-petal Fire Heart Lotus turned pale with fright, her pupils glowed golden, and she seemed to be able to see through everything around her. Hao body.
"Now it seems that the only way to use it is to use it!"
The eyes of the nine-petal fire heart lotus spirit body turned to the cluster of golden flames on one side.
The length of the golden flame is only one third of the finger. It flickers and glows, and a fragrance overflows. Ordinary immortals will faint on the spot after smelling it. This is a method used by the Nine-petal Fire Heart Lotus to protect itself.
In fact, this cluster of flames is the most important part of the Nine-petal Fire Heart Lotus. It is the crystallization of Fire Heart Lotus's spiritual power, just like the essence beads of Yang Shark, and it also has a very huge effect. This effect It is Nirvana and becoming an immortal!
As we all know, the Nine-petal Fire Heart Lotus is a rare elixir. It is a creature created by heaven and earth. It has the same longevity as heaven and earth. As long as it is not picked, it will continue to grow. One of its petals can increase the immortal family's hundred years of Taoism. As it continues to mature, a golden flame will be born in the center of the lotus. The flame will grow bigger and bigger until it burns into a ball of fire. At that time, the fairy medicine lotus can be reborn in nirvana and truly be reborn into a lotus fairy.
After becoming a Lotus Immortal, you can naturally practice immortality like ordinary immortals, but instead you lose the ability to be immortal (although this is nothing compared to the Immortal family).
The golden flame can be said to be the key to the Nine-petal Fire Heart Lotus breaking the fate of the elixir. She has always wanted to grow the flame for nirvana, but now she has changed her mind.
"Alas! If you use it once, I'm afraid I won't be able to maintain my human form anymore. I don't know how long it will take me to grow to this level." The red-haired girl looked at the cluster of golden flames and said with a feeling of distress.
"Boy, after I cured you, you must repay me thousands of times. Don't forget what you said - you will fulfill my wish!"
With a buzzing sound, the red-haired girl's spiritual body suddenly merged into the cluster of golden flames. At the same time, Zhou Hao's body was moved to the center of the lotus. He crossed his legs and closed his eyes, while the flames above his head swayed with golden light.
The golden light is not dazzling, it shines on Zhou Hao's whole body. At this moment, the place is hazy, and the golden aura surrounds him. In an instant, his clothes are torn to pieces, revealing his young body. You can see that Zhou Hao's body is like the most exquisite porcelain. Unclear cracks, one after another, shocking blood-colored cracks covered the whole body. They were all caused by excessive consumption of immortal power. His immortal body could not support it at all!
"combine!"
A voice shouted softly from within the golden flame. It was the spiritual body of the nine-petal Fire Heart Lotus, which was basically equivalent to half of its real body. At this moment, she gave an order, and the seven lotus petals automatically closed. From a distance, a red bud appeared. Just so quietly rooted on the lake, it is very conspicuous.
Inside the flower bud, Zhou Hao was sitting naked in the middle of the lotus pod. The dense red mist around him filled the small space, and his injured body was gradually repaired.
"open!"
There was another soft drink, and Zhou Hao, who had completely lost consciousness with his eyes closed, silently opened his mouth, and the cluster of golden flames above his head immediately flew in.
Zhou Hao closed his mouth, and then the place became completely quiet. He seemed to have spun into a pupa like a silkworm. He didn't wake up for a long time, but earth-shaking changes were going on in his body.
The golden flames went all the way down Zhou Hao's throat, and the flames emitted rays of soft golden light. The injuries wherever they passed gradually improved, and the cracked organs slowly healed.
"I can only heal your internal organs first. The key lies in the heart, where I will use this cluster of natal flames to refine you." A female voice came from the golden flames, which had already repaired the cracks all over Zhou Hao's body. complete.
"Next, the heart and soul are tempered!"
The golden flames settled in the heart. In an instant, Zhou Hao's whole body shook, and streams of golden flames rushed out from the heart. They crowded the immortal's body, and even fire light overflowed from Zhou Hao's body. His whole body People were on fire.
"ah!"
Among the buds, Zhou Hao's eyes suddenly opened, he screamed and passed out again.
At this moment, he was suffering from the pain of flame refining, and his whole body was hot and hot, but he was not burned out. This was because the golden flame contained the powerful spiritual power of the nine-petal Fire Heart Lotus, which could protect Zhou Hao's immortal body, and it released The golden flame was to help Zhou Hao refine his true body and repair his injured body.
This is like putting the broken sword back into the furnace for forging to forge a new, sharper sword!
But this process is extremely painful, and it becomes more and more unbearable for Zhou Hao in the end, because he was originally in a coma, but after this kind of soul-tempering body refining and healing, he will inevitably wake up from the pain, and then he will You must have a strong will to endure this kind of pain, otherwise you may die from the pain, and your consciousness will immediately fade away. This is spiritual disillusionment, and even if the physical body exists, it will not help.
This is what the so-called soul tempering means. Not only the body and mind must be tempered by the fire, but the soul and spirit must also be endured. Only in this way can Zhou Hao's injuries be fully recovered without leaving any sequelae.
"Hold on, you must hold on!"
Zhou Hao woke up, and gradually he stopped screaming. A voice came out from his heart without any unnecessary words.
Golden flames bloomed in his heart. The blazing fire was so bright that he could clearly feel that his body was getting better, but the severe burning sensation was even more unbearable.
Just like when he first came to the Immortal Realm and encountered the huge crisis of being shattered into pieces when he entered the sky monument, he felt the tearing feeling in his body and the pain of despair once again.
Only this time, he is no longer powerless!
Forming a seal with his hands, Zhou Hao practiced the immortal way according to Qingyun Ce's skills. Even if his body and mind were burned at this moment, he would fight to the death and must hold on.
The green light lit up, and the veins all over Zhou Hao's body surged like a swimming dragon. At this time, the red mist in the flower buds actually surged into his body, and in an instant they turned into wisps of red gas and rushed into the veins. It is the result of tempering with golden flames. At this time, practicing is almost twice the result with half the effort. The absorbed fire essence can be quickly transformed into pure immortal power.
Time passed bit by bit, and there was still no movement in the crimson bud on the surface of the magma lake. However, the violent fire flow finally calmed down, and there was only a large lake of steaming hot bubbles and billowing steam in a radius of a hundred miles!
The fiery red world was also extremely deserted at this time, and a year passed in such a hurry.
"Snapped!"
One day, there was movement in the red bud. It opened on its own without any warning. The seven lotus petals stretched out, and a ball of golden light burst out and spread around. Then a figure appeared in the center of the lotus pod.
"call!"
Opening his mouth and exhaling a stream of hot gas, Zhou Hao closed and opened his eyes, opened and closed them again. After a while, he finally got used to it. There was a faint golden halo flowing in his eyes, but it disappeared in the blink of an eye.
"Thank you!"
A cluster of golden flames hung above Zhou Hao's head. It was now smaller and very dim.
Then Zhou Hao jumped off the lotus pod and became the size of a normal human fairy. The red lotus also shrank rapidly, and finally became as big as a palm.
An extremely dim human-shaped shadow appeared from the red lotus. It was the spirit body of the nine-petal Fire Heart Lotus with flowing red hair. She was a little haggard, and she uttered these words between her lips - You have to compensate for my losses. !
Then the dim shadow disappeared completely, and even the red lotus retracted its petals and turned into a bud again. Zhou Hao held it in the palm of his hand and said with a smile: "I know, I will never forget your great kindness." .”
The red lotus buds are crystal clear, the lotus stems are straight, and the roots are also red. The whole lotus is so bright red that it looks like it was carved from blood jade. Zhou Hao secretly admired God, and a fairy medicine in the fairy world can be so exquisite. To this extent!
"In the remaining time, I will concentrate on my cultivation. I will go back soon. I must stand in front of the master with the strongest attitude."
Zhou Hao stretched out his hands and immediately put on the white disciple uniform. After the tempering of his heart and soul over the past year, his immortal power has been raised to a new level, and it has become extremely easy to use the magic of transformation.
Putting the palm-sized nine-petal Fire Heart Lotus into his arms, Zhou Hao began to practice again. He walked on the lava lake to practice martial arts, and then sank to the bottom of the lake to absorb the fire essence. As a lower immortal, his strength was constantly increasing. Becoming stronger, hell-like special training continues.
"boom!"
A fist burst into bright light, and a passage was opened in the lava lake. A figure flew from the bottom of the lake to the surface in just a moment.
"I'm leaving in three years, so soon. It seems it's time to use it for training."
Zhou Hao flicked his left hand, and a round bead with golden light came out of his hand. It was the essence bead he got after killing Yang Shark a few years ago.
"I have seen in the treasure books collected by the master that the essence beads are condensed by the essence and spiritual power of the immortal beasts. They need to be refined to use them for their own use, but there are also immortals who swallow them directly." Zhou Hao recalled that he was at that time See the book records.
"For me, refining is the best. I don't know what will happen if I swallow this semen bead. Indigestion is a trivial matter. If I can't bear this domineering power, I'm afraid I will die on the spot."
