Chapter 692: Chapter 636: Golden Crow Becoming the Sun

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Cold Ice Cave, Practice Room.

Shen Xuan sat cross-legged, his eyes seemingly closed yet not, lost in deep thought.

This time, his main reason for expounding and preaching was to enlighten the Purple Yunting Tree.

A compliant Tier Three Upper Grade Grass and Wood Demon would be of great use to him.

Not only can it shelter Starlight Island from wind and rain, and reinforce the Island Protection Array.

In the future, it can also provide high-tier spirit wood and spirit fruit.

As for the cultivators who came to listen, for Shen Xuan, it was merely incidental.

"It seems there truly are some merits and karma."

Shen Xuan vaguely felt that his cultivation technique was operating more smoothly than before.

It was an indescribable feeling.

Profound and mysterious.

It seemed to have slightly increased his fortune, with flashes of insight when pondering problems.

The solutions he thought of, even if not the optimal, were still quite good.

"Thus, it’s better to be benevolent and avoid unnecessary killing!"

The Purple Yunting Tree Emperor told him that all Tier Four cultivators, whether spirit cultivators, demon cultivators, or demon race, should minimize killing and avoid making a move lightly, lest they intensify the might of the heavenly punishment they face.

As for the demon race, the demonic qi they cultivate inherently possesses the qualities of devouring, corroding, and chaos.

Their cultivation method primarily involves plundering, devouring the flesh, souls, and cultivation of other beings to grow stronger.

Heavenly punishment is omnipresent to the demon race.

Generally speaking, the demon race’s cultivation methods are bloody and cruel; their realm cultivation increases quickly but frequently backfires with heart demons, bloodline incineration, and becoming possessed.

Aside from that, the most apparent issue is the suppression from different realms.

When the demon race leaves the Demon Realm and enters other realms, they face severe rejection and suppression from that realm’s Heavenly Dao, making it difficult for them to fully utilize their power.

Over time, the realm cultivation of the demon race would decline.

The demon race’s powerful beings keep opening Demon Realm passages in the Xuanyuan Realm, driving low-tier demon race, demon beasts, and demon insects over, intending to demonize Xuanyuan Realm and turn it into a suitable environment for the demon race.

If not for the suppression from different realms, the demon race would have long invaded Xuanyuan Realm, rearing the cultivators and mortals here as their demonic slaves.

"This Heaven Thunder Robbery Fire is truly the natural nemesis for dealing with the demon race."

Shen Xuan did not plan to refine all the anomalous fires.

He understands the principle that biting off more than one can chew.

However, he still found it necessary to refine a second kind of anomalous fire.

Firstly, the Heaven Thunder Robbery Fire is enormously powerful, burning on contact and devastating upon combustion; Shen Xuan himself can barely control it and can only use it in desperate situations.

Secondly, the Heaven Thunder Robbery Fire has a huge consumption and its sustainability is worrisome. Even with his spiritual power fully charged, he can only use it a few times. In scenarios requiring prolonged battle, he hesitates to use it easily.

With these considerations, Shen Xuan found it necessary to refine another kind of anomalous fire that is easier to control and consumes normally.

Right before him, there was such an anomalous fire—naturally compatible with him, a treasure he could by no means abandon.

Shen Xuan took out a small green sphere about the size of a fist, wrapped in layers of spirit leaves.

This was something he had traded from the Purple Yunting Demon Emperor years ago.

Inside, there was a small cluster of Golden Crow True Fire.

If nourished properly, it could transform into Solar True Fire.

"Solar True Fire, derived from the Supreme Yang flames of the Ancient Divine Bird Great Sun Golden Crow, is renowned as the king of all fires, supreme yang, and firm, containing the pure yang law that could even incinerate a Da Luo Gold Immortal."

Of course, nurturing it to become the legendary Solar True Fire was almost impossible.

What the Purple Yunting Tree Emperor spoke of was the current Solar True Fire.

Shen Xuan had once plundered the [Solar True Fire] Innate Divine Power from the Tier Two Low Grade demon bird King of the Devouring Gold Fire Raven.

Currently, he was at a proficient stage.

The [Solar True Fire] he condensed using his fire spiritual power was indeed stronger than ordinary fire techniques.

But it was only slightly stronger.

Compared to the legendary [Solar True Fire], it was worlds apart.

"So, it isn’t that the [Solar True Fire] is weak, but that I’m weak?"

"No, it’s the King of the Devouring Gold Fire Raven that is lacking."

Shen Xuan quickly corrected himself.

He must not doubt himself.

That would damage his Dao heart.

"According to the Purple Yunting Tree Emperor, this is the natal demon fire from a quasi-Tier Four demon bird’s corpse."

"It should definitely be hundreds of times stronger than the King of the Devouring Gold Fire Raven!"

As an inherited talent from the bloodline of the Great Sun Golden Crow, the Golden Crow True Fire’s power is immense and cannot be underestimated.

Shen Xuan refined the Golden Crow True Fire, nurturing it into Solar True Fire to enhance his fire control skills.

Have already learned a lesson from Heaven Thunder Robbery Fire.

This time, in refining the Golden Crow True Fire, Shen Xuan was extra cautious.

This time, before opening the spirit leaves, he arranged the entire practice room into a Profound Ice Domain.

First, he crushed two ice soul spirit crystals.

Shen Xuan clearly felt that the shock brought by [Golden Crow True Fire] was much lesser than that of [Heaven Thunder Robbery Fire].

It’s partly due to prior preparation,

and partly due to the continuous improvement of his [Nirvana Phoenix Body], enhancing his fire resistance after refining [Heaven Thunder Robbery Fire].

However, the most fundamental reason was that the power of this [Golden Crow True Fire] was not as potent as [Heaven Thunder Robbery Fire].

Very normal.

This was within Shen Xuan’s psychological expectations all along.

Though the [Heaven Thunder Robbery Fire] is strong, the [Golden Crow True Fire] has its own merits.

He could comprehend the true essence of the ancient divine bird Great Sun Golden Crow’s origins, nurturing the [Golden Crow True Fire] into [Solar True Fire], which aligned extremely well with the [Nine Revolutions Fiery Sun Technique] and [Pure Yang True Fire Art] he inherited from the Golden Sun Sect.

[Solar True Fire], supreme yang, and firm, is among the top-tier existence among all fires under heaven, with boundless potential.

Shen Xuan took a deep breath and activated the Mysterious Jade Talisman in his knowledge sea.

In his dantian, the nine-colored lotus blossomed gently.

At this moment, the Mysterious Jade Talisman emitted a gentle and clear brilliance, with his spiritual platform becoming a realm of clarity.