Danzun War God

Chapter 22/23 Fire Spirit Orb

Hearing the noise, Chen Wei and Lin Yuyao immediately came out. When they saw Han Qi, they were both overjoyed.

"Big brother is back!" Chen Wei immediately called out to Han Qi.

"Hmm, has it been alright here these past few days? Nobody's been causing trouble, has anyone?" Han Qi replied as she walked inside.

At this moment, Lin Yuyao said softly, "Chen Wei's power has increased rapidly in the past few days. Even if someone in the Saint Infant Realm comes to cause trouble, he will beat them down."

Upon hearing this, Han Qi turned to look at Chen Wei and found that the guy had indeed become much stronger, with clearly visible bulging muscles all over his body. It seemed that Chen Wei was following the path of body tempering. At this moment, he was scratching his head and grinning foolishly. Han Qi then asked with a smile, "Have you, you idiot, grasped the true essence of the Beast Imprinting Technique?"

Chen Wei chuckled, then rolled up his sleeves and said, "Big brother, look at my muscles, hehe. I can now control nearly 30% of my beastly nature. If I can control it a little more, I can control my beastly nature to transform. Although I can't transform yet, I feel my strength has increased a lot. Now I can punch with the force of 500 jin." As he spoke, he clenched his fist and swung it.

"Hmm, not bad, faster than I expected," Han Qi said happily. Because a punch could generate 500 jin of force, while his own punch at the seventh level of the Qi Condensation Realm was estimated to only generate 600 to 700 jin of force, Chen Wei was becoming stronger and stronger, which would be of greater help to him, so he was very happy.

Then, Han Qi looked at Lin Yuyao and asked, "And you, has your Wuxiang Technique improved?"

Lin Yuyao raised her small face and said, "Absolutely. I have successfully broken through the first two levels and have already comprehended a lot about the second level. I think it won't be long before I have the ability to understand the mysteries of the Star Stele."

"Not bad, you are both great, but don't slack off. Our cultivation still needs to be improved. After all, there are many experts in the Xuan Tian Sect. Only when we are strong will others not dare to bully us." After Han Qi finished speaking, he looked at the two of them and continued, "In about ten days, we will arrive at the 'Fire Cloud Dance of Heaven' in Fire Cloud City. You two must not go out. Just stay here. I have some things to take care of and will be back soon."

"What is 'Fire Clouds Dancing in the Sky'?" Lin Yuyao asked curiously.

Han Qi said calmly, "I heard it's a spectacular sight of fire essence stones flying everywhere. You two stay here and don't wander off, because many hidden experts in Fire Cloud City will be mobilized, which will increase the danger level of Fire Cloud City."

After saying that, he patted Chen Wei on the shoulder and said, "Yu Yao's safety will be in your hands from now on."

"Don't worry, big brother, even if something happens to me, I won't let anything happen to Yuyao." He then turned to look at Lin Yuyao again.

At this moment, Lin Yuyao looked disdainful and muttered, "Hmph! Who needs your protection?"

Half a month passed in the blink of an eye. During this time, Han Qi went to the Danling Hall again, mainly because Elder Situ needed to arrange personnel during the appearance of 'Fire Cloud Dance in the Sky'. Han Qi offered to protect the safety of two attendants, and Elder Situ tacitly agreed that he didn't need to go, since one more or one less wouldn't make a difference. He spent the rest of the time in his stone chamber, cultivating the Formless Technique. In addition, Han Qi also went to the Fire Essence Hall.

That night, a bright light suddenly pierced the night sky, illuminating the entire Xuan Tian Sect. Immediately afterward, a red fire dragon appeared—a dragon composed of fire essence stones of varying sizes—closely following the light. This marked the beginning of the 'Fire Cloud Dance in the Sky'. The entire Xuan Tian Sect erupted in excitement, with everyone coming out to watch.

Pale yellow flames flickered in the air, sometimes rising and sometimes falling rapidly. The long dragon of fire essence stones behind them sometimes gathered and sometimes dispersed, but they all followed closely behind the pale yellow flames. Gradually, more and more fire essence stones accumulated, and the Xuan Tian Sect was enveloped in a red cloud. Waves of heat rushed down from the sky, like the midday sun scorching the earth. Then, this fire cloud slowly moved towards the sky above Fire Cloud City, which was quite stunning.

Han Qi immediately stepped out of the stone chamber, his eyes fixed on the pale yellow light. His heart pounded with excitement. He had finally seen the Fire Spirit Orb again; hundreds of years had passed since they parted ways at Kunwu Mountain. At that moment, he soared into the air, arriving directly above the Fire Essence Hall.

At this moment, hundreds of Xuantian Sect disciples, led by Elder Lu, headed towards Huoyun City.

In Fire Cloud City, city guards from the Situ family patrolled everywhere. At this moment, a man flew up from the crowd and rushed towards the long dragon of fire essence stones in the air. He was particularly conspicuous under the illumination of the fire essence stones. With a wave of his hand, he sealed a piece of fire essence stone into his Qiankun Ring. The nearby city guards swarmed forward and blocked his retreat. Countless spears swept across, like countless long snakes pouncing out. In a few breaths, the man was pierced into a sieve and then fell to the ground.

It sent chills down the spines of onlookers and made many who wanted to get their hands on a piece of the Fire Essence Stone give up the idea.

A city guard approached the corpse, removed the Qiankun Ring from it, and released the Fire Essence Stone. The Fire Essence Stone left the Qiankun Ring and flew directly towards the Fire Spirit Orb.

The city guards then looked around warily, as if they had just killed a chicken and left it aside.

At this moment, everyone in Fire Cloud City was crowded in the open air, watching this once-in-a-decade spectacle. Many alchemists were greedily gazing at the piles of Fire Essence Stones, because for an alchemist, having a few pieces of Fire Essence Stones was like having a mobile fire source, allowing them to refine several batches of pills anytime, anywhere. The key was that Fire Essence Stones could provide the energy needed to refine high-level pills.

The Fire Essence Stones obscured half of Fire Cloud City, now coalescing into countless fire dragons that danced across the sky. The entire city was ablaze with crimson, resembling a giant piece of red amber, a sight that captivated all who beheld it. It was amidst this breathtaking beauty that many alchemists succumbed to the allure of the Fire Essence Stones, falling victim to attacks from the city guards or disciples of the Xuan Tian Sect. However, a very few with slightly higher cultivation levels managed to break through the encirclement and escape after obtaining the stones.

At this moment, above the Fire Essence Palace, Han Qi carefully inspected every corner. He was looking for the entrance to the Fire Spirit Orb, intending to take it away when it entered the Fire Essence Pool.

Finally, Han Qi discovered a circular hole in the very center of the Fire Essence Hall. The hole wasn't large, but it was just big enough for one person to enter. Han Qi slowly entered the hole, which led directly to the bottom of the Fire Essence Stone. The Fire Essence Pool was very large, several kilometers in circumference. At this moment, it was empty, except for a small fire pit several feet in size in the center of the Fire Essence Pool, which was spewing out hot air.

The earth fire at the bottom of the Fire Essence Pool and the Fire Spirit Orb continuously supply energy to the Fire Essence Stone. When the energy contained in the Fire Essence Stone reaches its limit, it will be released. Moreover, the Fire Spirit Orb is spiritual, and the Fire Essence Stone is like its follower. This is why the Fire Spirit Orb leads the Fire Essence Stone to fly all over the sky.

Soon, the Fire Essence Stone's energy release will end, and the Fire Spirit Orb will begin to fly towards Ningcui Peak.

Chapter Twenty-Three: Punishing the Local Bully

Han Qi's internal energy began to fluctuate again. Han Qi knew that the Fire Spirit Pearl was about to return, so he raised his internal energy, and his whole body was enveloped in a layer of light blue internal energy.

At this moment, a flash of red light appeared in the Fire Essence Pool, and the Fire Spirit Orb rushed in first. Han Qi immediately rushed forward, waved his hands, and used a stream of profound energy to wrap around the Fire Spirit Orb. At the same time, he activated the Spirit Gathering Chapter of the Primordial Five Elements Sacred Technique, instantly storing the Fire Spirit Orb into his Life Palace. Once inside his Life Palace, the Fire Spirit Orb immediately intertwined with the vortex of profound energy, slowly settling at the root of the uppermost of the five streams of profound energy, which was also the point of strongest fluctuation.

Once the Fire Spirit Orb settled, it emitted a pale yellow light. As the profound energy flowed through his body's meridians, everything was completed in the blink of an eye. Han Qi didn't dare to linger and immediately rushed towards a pre-opened fire vent. Han Qi emerged from the fire vent; this was the alchemy room. Previously, Han Qi had cultivated here, moved the alchemy furnace, and opened the fire vent as a retreat route to obtain the Fire Spirit Orb.

At this moment, inside the Fire Essence Pool, all the Fire Essence Stones, without the guidance of the Fire Spirit Pearl, tightly surrounded the Earth Fire Mouth at the bottom of the pool, moving slowly around the Earth Fire. Some Fire Essence Stones began to slowly enter the Earth Fire Mouth and went elsewhere along the Earth Fire.

Han Qi sealed the fire vent and moved the alchemy furnace back to its original location. The head steward of the Fire Essence Hall had not yet returned, so Han Qi immediately flew out and flew back to the back mountain without stopping.

Once inside the stone chamber, Han Qi began to examine his body to see how the Fire Spirit Orb would affect him.

A pale yellow thread appeared within the crystal-clear red vein, clearly indicating the effect of the Fire Spirit Pearl on the vein. Han Qi was secretly delighted, as he had never seen this phenomenon before. He wondered what kind of fire-attribute supernatural power was contained within the Fire Spirit Pearl.

Therefore, Han Qi began to circulate the Blazing Flame Technique, which belongs to the fire attribute, in the Primordial Five Elements Sacred Art. In his previous life, he had already mastered this sacred art. The Blazing Flame Technique is a sacred-level technique, namely the Blazing Flame Palm Seal.

As Han Qi activated the Five Elements Sacred Technique to power the Fire Spirit Pearl, the Fire Spirit Pearl emitted a pale yellow light, instantly connecting all the meridians in his body. In just a quarter of an hour, Han Qi had already comprehended this Blazing Flame Technique.

Finally relieved of a worry, Han Qi felt a sense of ease, a satisfied smile appearing on his lips. He extended his right palm, activating the Fire Spirit Pearl, and instantly a Purple Profound True Fire condensed in his palm. The Purple Profound True Fire was the best fire source for refining high-grade pills. Han Qi looked at the flame with great pleasure.

Suddenly, Han Qi noticed that Lin Yuyao and Chen Weiren didn't seem to be there. Han Qi immediately put away the Purple Profound True Fire, got up and walked out of the stone chamber. It was nighttime, and a crescent moon hung in the sky. Although it wasn't bright, the surrounding environment was still clear. Han Qi looked around but didn't find any trace of them.

At this moment, the 'Fire Cloud Dance in the Sky' had ended, but the two were still nowhere to be seen. Han Qi immediately had an ominous premonition.

Just as he was wondering, a wolf howl came from the depths of the back mountain. Han Qi was startled and judged from the sound that it was Chen Wei. Han Qi immediately flew towards the sound and flew over a mountain. He saw four people attacking Lin Yuyao and Chen Wei. Judging from their clothing, the four people were disciples of the Xuantian Sect.

At this moment, Chen Wei had transformed into a giant wolf, its mane bristling, teeth bared, and howling softly. Lin Yuyao looked cautious, her left hand clenched into a fist and her right hand holding a whip, ready for battle. Four Xuan Tian Sect disciples were taunting her with forced smiles, clearly having the advantage. One of them shouted, "Little girl, stop struggling in vain. This wolf is far inferior to us. Play with me, and I'll spare your life."

Then another person said, "Don't say you're just two servants of the Xuantian Sect disciples. Even if you were disciples of the Xuantian Sect, no one in the sect would dare to do anything to us if we killed you." As they spoke, they tightened their encirclement. Han Qi immediately recognized that these people were from the martial arts lineage. The first one to speak was Lu Yuanba, the local tyrant of the Xuantian Sect.

At this moment, Lin Yuyao said coquettishly, "You beasts, stop talking nonsense and kill us if you have the guts. As long as I have a breath left, I will fight you to the end."

"Unique, fierce! I like it, hehe," Lu Yuanba said with a lewd grin, gathering Xuan Qi in his right palm in preparation for his attack.

Blood dripped from Chen Wei's mouth as he roared and unleashed a burst of pale blue Xuan Qi that enveloped Lu Yuanba. Lu Yuanba smiled wickedly and then thrust out a palm, leaving a pale blue palm print.

The two were not even in the same league. Chen Wei's profound energy dissipated instantly upon encountering Lu Yuanba's palm print, which then swept towards them like a wild horse.

Han Qi was furious and thought it would be a good opportunity to test the power of the Blazing Flame Technique he had just mastered. Just as Lu Yuanba launched his attack, Han Qi also made his move and unleashed a fiery heart-burning palm print.

A streak of fire shot out instantly, arriving first despite being slower, immediately neutralizing Lu Yuanba's palm print. Moreover, its momentum was not weaker but stronger, instantly knocking Lu Yuanba away. Lu Yuanba flew back several feet before crashing to the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood. He struggled to his feet, clearly suffering from serious internal injuries, and looked at Han Qi in disbelief.

The other three were completely stunned. Such speed! It must be at least the late stage of the Saint Infant Realm. Otherwise, a cultivator at the late stage of the Tribulation Manifestation Realm wouldn't have been defeated in one move. But the person standing in front of them was only at the seventh level of the Condensation Realm, and it was actually Han Qi, whom they had encountered at the entrance of the Fire Essence Hall.

After a moment of surprise, the three pounced on Han Qi. All three were at the Tribulation Manifestation Realm, their cultivation levels several levels higher than Han Qi's. Under normal circumstances, with their superior cultivation and numbers, defeating Han Qi would be a piece of cake. But this time, they were facing Han Qi, so it was a different story.

Han Qi did not dodge. Instead, he activated the Blazing Flame Technique and unleashed a palm strike with all his profound energy. With a deafening roar, a boulder directly in front of Han Qi was blasted to pieces, and the three people were sent flying, landing several feet away, their flesh mangled and lifeless.

Han Qi looked at his palm in surprise, then at the shattered stone, finding it hard to believe that it possessed such power. At this moment, Chen Wei and Lin Yuyao, who were standing to the side, were also forced back several steps by this surge of profound energy, staring at Han Qi in astonishment.

Just as he was wondering, Han Qi's body then burst out with several "crackling" sounds. His cultivation had broken through one level on his first use of the Blazing Flame Technique, reaching the eighth level of the Condensation Realm.

Han Qi glanced at Lu Yuanba, who was several feet away. At this moment, Lu Yuanba's arrogance had vanished completely, and his face was pale. He stared at Han Qi in astonishment. Was this still human? How could a mere Qi Condensation Realm cultivator unleash such power? Han Qi realized that he had shot himself in the foot this time.

"Han Qi, you know that there is a forbidden area of ​​our Xuantian Sect in this back mountain, right? As long as you don't kill me, I can tell you the location," Lu Yuanba said cautiously.