"Is my vision failing me, Ancestor? Am I seeing things? That flame, as dark as ink, could it possibly be the legendary Destruction Spiritual Fire, ranked among the top five?"
"A spiritual fire with ice attribute! My heavens, what am I witnessing? It's an extremely rare, utterly unique ice-attributed spiritual fire, the Azure Ice Spiritual Fire, ranked within the top ten of the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Fire Rankings!"
"That's nothing! Look over there! That golden yellow spiritual fire, that's the legendary Dragon Emperor Spiritual Fire, ranked number one! Legend has it that after a cultivator refines the Dragon Emperor Spiritual Fire, they can awaken their True Dragon Bloodline... The True Dragon Bloodline is an ancient bloodline, incredibly powerful... Mom, I want a True Dragon Bloodline..."
...
Gasps of astonishment erupted one after another!
The crowd of Golden Core cultivators looked like country bumpkins visiting the city for the first time, exclaiming, awestruck, and marveling!
"Wow, that spiritual fire is amazing!"
"Wow, this spiritual fire is so cool!"
...
Conquered!
They were utterly conquered!
"Mighty Mighty Mysterious Senior, please accept our kowtows!"
Without Qingfeng Zhenren's "deification preaching," the Golden Core cultivators automatically knelt down and began to kowtow repeatedly.
The senior is too formidable!
The senior can conjure so many spiritual fire phantoms at once, capturing all the spiritual fires ranked within the top hundred of the "Heaven and Earth Spiritual Fire Rankings" in one sweep!
What does this imply?
It implies that the senior has already collected all the spiritual fires, otherwise, how could he have manifested so many phantoms?
Collecting all the spiritual fires ranked within the top hundred of the "Heaven and Earth Spiritual Fire Rankings" is insane... Pfft, a feat of immense power!
The senior is mighty!
The Golden Core cultivators, in their minds, automatically conjured an image of an incredibly powerful being, holding the sun and moon in his palm, surrounded by countless spiritual fires.
They prostrated themselves, their bodies pressed flat against the ground!
...
This phenomenon of "deification" possesses immense inertia.
Just like the current Golden Core cultivators, they no longer need anyone to "deify" them; they can "deify" themselves.
The "Deification Cult" has taken its initial form!
If this trend continues, the entire immortal cultivation world of the Eastern Barren Mountain Range will become the domain of the "Deification Cult"!
At this moment, Hao Ren had no time to concern himself with these matters, as the "Crimson Refining Cauldron" underwent another change.
Rumble!
With a deafening roar, the "Crimson Refining Cauldron" exploded, shattering into countless fiery red fragments.
These fragments, imbued with the ultimate power of flames, were each marvelously mysterious.
The fragments did not fall to the ground; instead, they shimmered with spiritual fire light and soared upwards.
Soon, the fragments broke through the confinement of the "Nine Dragons Five Elements Formation" and ascended into the sky.
Each fragment shone brilliantly, corresponding to a "spiritual fire phantom."
Flames surged, spiritual light flashed, and the entire expanse of the sky transformed into a fiery starry expanse, mysterious, profound, and evolving infinitely.
Everyone was captivated by this wondrous sight, their shock profound, their gazms mesmerized, as if in a daze, they saw a mysterious world of flames slowly descending.
This... is too magical!
The torch is passed on!
An ancient and weathered voice gradually resounded from the void.
With this voice, all the "spiritual fire phantoms" merged into their corresponding fragments, and the fragments coalesced to form a massive token, larger than an adult.
The Sacred Fire Token!
Upon its appearance, the flames within a thousand-mile radius leaped wildly, their tips bending towards it as if in devout worship.
Ten thousand fires bowing in reverence!
This celestial phenomenon was extraordinary, signifying the birth of a sacred fire artifact!
Everyone looked at the "Sacred Fire Token" anew, seeing the surging flames and the sacred, ancient aura of fire emanating from it, sending shivers down their spines!
So, so powerful!
"What... what in the world is this?"
Even the seasoned Golden Core cultivators present, despite their extensive knowledge, had never seen this sacred fire artifact before.
Just then, a sudden change occurred!
Chilian, who had been in a state of "enlightenment," felt a surge in his aura as the "Sacred Fire Token" appeared.
In the void, a crisp snap was heard, as if some restrictive boundary had been broken!
Chilian's body ignited with roaring flames, flames that were half-real and half-illusory, existing between true and unreal.
Chilian himself seemed to have entered a peculiar dimension, his surroundings becoming hazy and unreal.
Nirvana Spiritual Fire!
Destruction Spiritual Fire!
Dragon Emperor Spiritual Fire!
...
Spiritual fires of various kinds manifested sequentially on Chilian.
All the spiritual fires ranked within the top hundred of the "Heaven and Earth Spiritual Fire Rankings" flickered past.
These flames were not entirely phantoms, nor were they corporeal, but existed in a state between reality and illusion.
These flames did not belong to Chilian, yet they shared an intricate connection with him!
Chilian's aura grew stronger and stronger, as if some ancient and powerful entity was awakening within him...
Chilian suddenly opened his eyes, and two beams of fiery light shot forth from them.
Powerful!
Mysterious!
Ancient!
...
At this moment, Chilian appeared to have transformed completely.
Especially to his friends, the current Chilian felt utterly unfamiliar, like facing an ancient senior who had walked out of the river of time.
This feeling was incredibly peculiar!
At this moment, a system prompt sounded in Hao Ren's mind.
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully unlocking the hidden secret of the "Crimson Refining Cauldron" and obtaining the special item "Sacred Fire Token."]
"Sacred Fire Token?"
What in the world is this?
Just as Hao Ren was about to examine the attributes of the "Sacred Fire Token," the system prompt sounded again.
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for discovering the special Great Destiny Fate-bearer, "Chilian."]
Chilian... a Great Destiny Fate-bearer?
Hao Ren frowned. Had the system made a mistake?
Hao Ren recalled that this Chilian was the Sect Master of the "Blazing Fire Sect," and his favorability towards Hao Ren had already reached five stars!
If this guy was a Great Destiny Fate-bearer, why hadn't the system given any prior warning?
With a mind full of doubts, Hao Ren proceeded to check Chilian's personal attribute panel.
[Name: Chilian]
[Age: Two hundred and thirty years old]
[Identity: Sect Master of the "Blazing Fire Sect"]
[Cultivation Realm: Golden Core Grand Perfection]
[Destiny Fate 1: Reincarnated Great Being (Successfully reincarnated 38 times)]
[Destiny Fate 2: Fire Guardian]
[Detailed Description: Chilian's destiny fate is a "Hidden Destiny Fate." Before awakening, he was indistinguishable from an ordinary person! The host's "Sacred Fire Token" helped Chilian complete his awakening...]
[Favorability: Five Stars (Lifelong Confidant)]
...
The detailed description of Chilian was very long, extremely long. Hao Ren took quite some time to finish reading it all.
After reading, Hao Ren couldn't help but exclaim, "Holy shit!"
This Chilian fellow was incredible, possessing two "Great Destiny Fates." Hao Ren had encountered several "Great Destiny Fate-bearers," and apart from Su Muxue, Chilian was the second most formidable!