One person: I, Daoist Master, am a cultivator of immortality!

Seeing his little apprentice display such astonishing skills in front of him, Feng Huo finally believed the saying: all efforts are no match for a bit of talent.

"I never imagined I would have the honor of taking on such a disciple. I never thought that in my old age I would be so blessed by Heaven. With such skills, you are no weaker than Feng Ping. The Golden Fire is indeed something you could not deduce on your own. You can feel it for yourself; this is the Golden Fire."

As Chu Feng spoke, he opened his palm, and a ball of golden flame appeared in his hand without warning. This golden flame burned brightly in his palm, pulsating as if it had a life of its own.

Sun Yao reached out to touch the golden flame, completely unafraid of being burned. The moment his hand touched the flame, the concept of golden fire and its underlying principles subconsciously came to mind.

The so-called "golden fire" is the yang fire produced by the combination of human essence and fire energy, which is what the Fire Virtue Sect cultivates. The fire energy cultivated by the Fire Virtue Sect is all yang fire, but ordinary flames are formed by the transformation of qi into fire, while golden fire is mixed with essence and qi, becoming a kind of existence that is fundamentally different from ordinary fire energy.

The relationship between the two is similar to that between the Golden Light Mantra and Thunder Magic of the Celestial Master's Mansion. The Golden Light Mantra is the foundation of Thunder Magic, and the transformation of Qi into fire is also the foundation of Golden Fire. The Celestial Master's Mansion cultivates life force through the Golden Light Mantra, condensing golden light into thunder light to ultimately achieve the Five Thunder Orthodox Method. The Fire Virtue Sect cultivates the True Scripture of Fire Virtue, using essence and Qi to ignite fire Qi to achieve supreme Yang Golden Fire.

Sun Yao was only one step away from understanding the Golden Fire, and now that its essence was right before him, he grasped its meaning, release, and control almost instantly. He slowly withdrew his hand, then, like Chu Feng, he flipped his palm upwards, and a dense ball of golden fire appeared in his hand.

"what!"

"Master, he mastered the alchemical fire in just one day!!!"

Both Chu Feng and Feng Ping, who were present, were astonished. To have reached the level of controlling the Golden Fire in just one day and one night was astounding. No one, let alone mastering the Golden Fire in a day and one night, could achieve this even if they had thoroughly understood the Fire Virtue Scripture.

"Excellent, excellent! You truly are a gift from heaven! With a disciple like me, our Fire Virtue Sect will surely be second to none in the future!"

Sun Yao's performance had already delighted Chu Feng immensely. It shouldn't be said that Sun Yao's complete mastery of the Fire Virtue Scripture in a day and a night was already a cause for great joy; now, his control of Metal Fire was an even greater delight.

However, Sun Yao, who was fiddling with the golden fire, suddenly frowned. Because through the yang fire, he thought of something else, such as yin fire.

“Master, the Golden Fire of our Fire Virtue Sect should actually be the Yang Fire created by igniting the essence and energy of the human body. But since it can ignite essence and energy to become Yang Fire, why not use essence, energy, and spirit to burn together and create the legendary Samadhi True Fire?”

"Disciple, it's good that you have this idea. But we are not Taoists of the Quanzhen Longmen sect, and we don't have the inner alchemy method to cultivate the soul. To ignite the divine fire with the soul as a catalyst, one must at least cultivate to the point of being able to manifest a Yang spirit. In this world, apart from the inner alchemy method of the Quanzhen Longmen sect, which has some certainty, I really don't know of any other sect that can cultivate the soul to this level. But if one doesn't cultivate to the point of manifesting a Yang spirit, igniting the divine fire is tantamount to courting death. At best, one's memories will be burned away, leading to dementia; at worst, the soul will be burned to ashes, turning one into a living dead. Our predecessors of the Fire Virtue Sect have tried, but all of them were failures. With these lessons learned, later generations no longer attempt it. Instead, they focus more on the utilization of fire. Although studying the use of fire may cause injury, it won't lead to suicide." Chu Feng said earnestly. His disciple's ability to think of Yin fire was already far beyond ordinary people, but this was precisely what he was most worried about. The line between genius and madness is often very thin. If his disciple were to try to ignite the divine fire based on his own talent, he would probably die without a burial place.

Chu Feng's earnest advice made Sun Yao temporarily abandon the idea of ​​trying Yin Fire. Sun Yao's soul might not be weak, but he dared not gamble with his life. His master said that as long as he could cultivate to the point of manifesting Yang Spirit, he might be able to ignite Divine Fire. If that was the case, he only needed to learn a method of cultivating spirit, and manifesting Yang Spirit might be achievable. Then, he could try to ignite Divine Fire, which would be much more reliable.

"Don't worry, Master, I won't risk my life. I barely escaped from the jaws of death, and I still want to live a wonderful life."

"Hmm, you're a promising student. It's good that you have such thoughts. Just don't try to ignite the divine fire recklessly, or you might lose your life." Chu Feng was very pleased to hear Sun Yao's words. He was terrified that his disciple would try to ignite the divine fire. He had finally taken in such a heaven-defying disciple, and he couldn't let him die young.

"Master, I'm going back to my room to continue my cultivation. Please let me know when you're leaving, as my internal energy is still too low to withstand my use."

After informing his master, Sun Yao returned to his room to continue cultivating the Fire Virtue True Scripture. His internal Qi was still too weak; he was like a carbon copy of Zhang Chulan, or even weaker.

Even if Zhang Chulan is at his worst, he still secretly cultivates. Although his Qi quantity cannot compare to Zhang Lingyu's, it is not necessarily inferior to that of ordinary people. However, Sun Yao's Qi is not even comparable to that of ordinary extraordinary people, and may not even be as good as that of Xiao Taoyuan.

If we were to use a dignified metaphor, Zhang Chulan is a young boy wielding a sharp sword, while Sun Yao is a child wielding a sharp sword.

What Sun Yao needs to do now is to elevate his status from boy to at least young adult. If a young man wields a sharp sword, even an adult might not be his match. As for what kind of sharp sword it is, it could be the thunder magic of the Celestial Master's Mansion or the golden fire of the Fire Virtue Sect.

"Alright, go and cultivate in peace. I will personally come to call you when it's time to leave. Your junior brother and I need to buy some dry food. We'll be on our way soon and may have to eat and sleep outdoors."

After receiving a response from his master, Sun Yao nodded in reply. He then bowed and returned to his room to begin cultivating. He cultivated for another day and night. He could feel the Qi within his body rapidly expanding, but this was accompanied by an unbearable hunger. He knew this meant the nutrients he had absorbed were being refined into Qi—the legendary process of refining essence into Qi. However, he was not satisfied with this effect. In his view, cultivation should not stop there.