Chi Lian possessed two "Grand Destiny Configurations" that were truly awe-inspiring.
The first was "Flame Commander"!
This "Grand Destiny Configuration" was not naturally formed but was a bestowed blessing from the "Will of the Fire Domain."
What is the "Will of the Fire Domain"?
Before explaining, it is necessary to first discuss the "Fire Domain."
The so-called "Fire Domain," much like the world Hao Ren had transmigrated into, was a minor world among countless realms.
However, the "Fire Domain" was very, very special!
Within the "Fire Domain," there were no ordinary beings, only incredibly powerful spiritual fires.
The "Fire Domain" contained all the spiritual fires listed in the "Heavenly Spirit Fire Ranking," and in considerable numbers.
The "Will of the Fire Domain" was the world consciousness generated by the entire "Fire Domain," akin to the Heavenly Dao of ordinary worlds.
So, why would the "Will of the Fire Domain" bestow blessings and allow others to possess the "Flame Commander" Grand Destiny Configuration?
This goes back to the characteristics of a "Flame Commander."
Characteristic 1: Each "Flame Commander" could forge a "Sacred Fire Token."
The function of the "Sacred Fire Token" was simple: it could open a "domain gate," allowing anyone from any world to enter the "Fire Domain."
If that person could pass through numerous trials and tribulations, they would have a chance to obtain spiritual fires.
When spiritual fires were taken out of the "Fire Domain" and entered the myriad realms, it invisibly enhanced the "Fire Domain's" fame and fortune.
Characteristic 2: "Flame Commanders" were favored by the "Will of the Fire Domain." They could temporarily borrow the power of certain spiritual fires.
In Hao Ren's view, the relationship between a "Flame Commander" and the "Will of the Fire Domain" was akin to a business partnership.
You help me issue "Sacred Fire Tokens," and I give you some benefits!
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The second was the "Reincarnated Overlord" Destiny Configuration.
This was also not an innate "Grand Destiny Configuration" but one obtained after meeting certain conditions.
To put it simply, by successfully completing nine cycles of reincarnation cultivation, and awakening to gain the memories and experiences of one's past lives each time, one could successfully unlock the "Reincarnated Overlord" Destiny Configuration.
This fellow Chi Lian was quite remarkable, or perhaps quite lucky, as he had completed thirty-eight reincarnation cycles.
This was incredibly difficult!
This was because the awakening rate for typical "reincarnation cultivation" was extremely low, plagued by the "mystery of the womb." Cultivators often lived their entire lives without realizing they were "reincarnators" until their death.
Such reincarnations, without awakening and without gaining past life memories and experiences, were not counted towards the "number of reincarnations."
Hao Ren checked Chi Lian's "reincarnation list."
Holy cow!
It was densely packed with countless pages, conservatively estimated at over a thousand entries.
A thousand plus reincarnations, with only thirty-eight awakenings – this success rate was… heartbreakingly low!
The "Reincarnated Overlord" Destiny Configuration had only one characteristic: each successful reincarnation awakening increased one's cultivation speed by 1%.
In other words, Chi Lian, having now awakened, cultivated about a third faster than before.
Mediocre, really!
Compared to the thousands of reincarnations Chi Lian had undergone for such a meager benefit, Hao Ren couldn't help but shed a tear for him.
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Hao Ren mused inwardly, but he quickly set aside his sympathy for Chi Lian, instead exclaiming, "Awesome!"
Neither the "Flame Commander" nor the "Reincarnated Overlord" were particularly exceptional destiny configurations, but Chi Lian knew how to think outside the box and play the game!
As mentioned earlier, a "Flame Commander" could only forge one "Sacred Fire Token" in their lifetime.
However, Chi Lian had successfully reincarnated thirty-eight times, forging a total of thirty-eight "Sacred Fire Tokens." In the "Fire Domain Sales Company," this guy was undoubtedly the top seller.
Thirty-five of the thirty-eight "Sacred Fire Tokens" forged by Chi Lian had been used. Among these, twenty-two individuals passed the trials and successfully brought spiritual fires out of the Fire Domain.
Each time someone successfully took a spiritual fire out of the Fire Domain, the "Will of the Fire Domain" would reward Chi Lian, allowing him to borrow a portion of the spiritual fire's power.
Buffs, when stacked sufficiently, could indeed lead to god-like, overpowered states!
A single "Blessing of the Fire Domain Will" wasn't much, and the borrowed spiritual fire power was average, not strong.
But twenty-two layers of "Blessings of the Fire Domain Will" combined were amazing!
Now, when Chi Lian attacked, the spiritual fire power was semi-real, semi-illusory, existing between form and formlessness – incredibly powerful!
Hao Ren couldn't help but wonder that if Chi Lian continued to play this game, he would surely become the "King of Spiritual Fires," summoning a "Nirvana Spiritual Fire" with a flick of his wrist and blowing out a "Nihility Spiritual Fire" with a puff of his breath. So cool, so cool…
While Hao Ren was marveling at Chi Lian's awesomeness, outside the cave, Chi Lian was also marveling at Hao Ren's awesomeness!
Senior is powerful!
Senior is so cool!
A tempest of shock raged within Chi Lian!
His awakening this time had been preceded by a prolonged period of decline.
Never underestimate the "mystery of the womb" – it was too monstrous, too insane!
Chi Lian remembered his last awakening was 233 lifetimes ago.
He had languished for a full 233 lifetimes!
Just thinking about it brought tears to his eyes!
If it weren't for the "mysterious senior" activating the "Sacred Fire Token" this time, Chi Lian didn't know how many more lifetimes he would have languished.
Perhaps, he would never have awakened, and all his accumulation and hard work would have been in vain!
At this thought, Chi Lian's heart overflowed with gratitude towards the "mysterious senior"!
"Senior is light, senior is lightning, senior is the only legend…"
Unconsciously, Chi Lian began humming this "embarrassing" song.
Could it be that all of this was merely a coincidence?
This thought flashed through Chi Lian's mind, and he quickly and vehemently rejected it.
Impossible, absolutely impossible!
How could such a coincidence exist?
Senior must have recognized his identity and deliberately used the "Sacred Fire Token" to help him awaken.
Chi Lian remembered this "Sacred Fire Token." He had forged it when he awakened in his 666th life.
This "Sacred Fire Token" was later forcibly snatched away, and rumor had it that it was refined into a "Chi Lian Cauldron" to cover their tracks.
Senior could decipher the secret of the "Chi Lian Cauldron" and activate the "Sacred Fire Token" – was that also a coincidence?
Impossible, absolutely impossible!
Chi Lian was awestruck by the "mysterious senior," bowing down in admiration.
Senior could recognize him as a "reincarnator" – that was too impressive, too awesome!
Before his awakening, his identity as a "reincarnator" was shielded by the Heavenly Dao. To recognize his identity, one would need the ability to calculate the Heavenly Dao!
Calculating the Heavenly Dao was no ordinary skill!
Even a "Tribulation Crossing Realm" expert couldn't do it.
At least a "Mahayana Realm" Celestial being would barely possess such an ability.
The thought that senior might be a "Mahayana Realm" Celestial being made Chi Lian incredibly excited, unable to contain himself.
He had cultivated for over a thousand lifetimes, and his strongest realm was only "Integration Realm," two major realms away from "Mahayana Realm" – a vast chasm!
If he could receive guidance from a "Mahayana Realm" senior, perhaps he could soar to new heights…