Chapter 112 Breakthrough

　　As he said this, Captain Wu's fists clenched tightly.

　　He couldn't help when the Murderous Bone Kite was wreaking havoc, and he didn't get a chance to avenge Captain Huo.

　　That rage for avenging Captain Huo had never been vented.

　　Now, he says he's looking for the murderer who plotted against Captain Huo, but it's more like he's finding something to atone for his incompetence.

　　But Fang Yue frowned and shook his head slightly.

　　"I don't know."

　　"You!"

　　"Get out, I want to rest."

　　"...I understand, I'll find that guy myself."

　　After Captain Wu left, Fang Yue closed the door, thought for a while, and sent a message to Wei Liang.

　　Fang Yue wouldn't kill Captain Huo, but he wouldn't betray Wei Liang either.

　　After all, Wei Liang had given him benefits, so it wouldn't be right to sell her out immediately.

　　Fang Yue took out five pieces of Huotou Ye (fire-penetrating leaves) and five Hei Shi (black stones).

　　"Name: Huotou Ye."

　　"Description: Slightly transparent, fiery red leaves that can convert black embers, or black stones, into fiery red embers, or fire stones. A special leaf."

　　"Note: Slightly transparent doesn't count!"

　　The Huotou Ye was slightly larger than the Hei Shi. Placing the Hei Shi in the middle of the Huotou Ye, and completely enveloping it with the Huotou Ye, the Huotou Ye would slowly heat up, and the patterns on the leaves would light up with fiery red lines, which was very beautiful.

　　This state lasted for a while until the Huotou Ye stopped heating up and emitting light, becoming black like it was burnt.

　　Fang Yue rubbed it slightly with his hand, and the Huotou Ye, which had become as fragile as paper, instantly shattered into ashes on the ground, disappearing with a gust of wind.

　　"Name: Huo Shi."

　　"Description: A fiery red stone that feels slightly warm when held in the palm. It is converted from a Hei Shi dropped by a strange entity through a special method. It has significant effects when used for the cultivation of fire attribute techniques, or the arrangement of built-in fire attribute formations."

　　"Note: Slightly warm doesn't count!"

　　Good, five Huo Shi should be enough for me to break through to the second-rate Houtian realm.

　　[Delicious!]

　　...Get lost!

　　[So stingy!]

　　Fang Yue rolled his eyes and ignored the parchment's unreasonable demands.

　　He held a Huo Shi, sat cross-legged on the bed, calmed his mind for a while, and then slowly mobilized his inner force.

　　Unlike the gentle operation of the Xinghuo Xinfa (Spark Heart Sutra), once he operated according to the cultivation method of the Liehuo Xinfa (Blazing Fire Heart Sutra).

　　Fang Yue felt the inner force in his body, along with his lifespan, begin to burn frantically. The scorching sensation was as if his body had become a furnace, with blazing flames inside.

　　He directed his inner force, following the unfamiliar meridian routes, and operating the brand-new technique.

　　He could feel a slight sense of blockage at each meridian he passed.

　　But under the impact of the vast inner force, it quickly became unobstructed.

　　Compared to the first time he cultivated the Xinghuo Xinfa, the current Liehuo Xinfa was surprisingly easy to practice, and the cultivation was very smooth.

　　The only problem was that the speed at which his lifespan was burning was much faster than he had anticipated.

　　It was like driving a super-high-end sports car, stepping on the accelerator, the speed soaring, so fast that it made his heart pound.

　　Therefore, Fang Yue tried to promote the cultivation of the technique as quickly as possible. The sooner he completed the cultivation, the sooner he could end the rapid decrease in his lifespan.

　　As the inner force followed the meridians, breaking through acupoints and difficulties, Fang Yue felt his body gradually become hot.

　　At this moment, if there were outsiders present, they would be able to see Fang Yue, with his eyes tightly closed, his arms as red as hot irons, and this redness was spreading from his arms to the front of his chest.

　　When this red phenomenon finally condensed in front of his chest, converging into a comma-shaped shape...

　　Boom!!

　　Flames inexplicably ignited on Fang Yue's body.

　　These flames burned the curtains and sheets on the bed.

　　The flames spread quickly, emitting thick smoke, and in the flames, Fang Yue sat still like a meditating monk, motionless, letting the flames burn.

　　And in his inner vision, Fang Yue felt his inner force flowing wildly, like a roaring tsunami, breaking through layers of obstacles unhindered, finally completing a major circulation, and continuing to gallop quickly along the meridians.

　　This speed was at least twice as fast as at the beginning. At the same time, he also began to feel a burning sensation all over his body, as if he was being roasted in a fire.

　　"Is this the Liehuo Xinfa? Even during cultivation, it can simulate the feeling of being burned by flames, as if I'm really cultivating in a fire!"

　　Fang Yue felt a slight excitement in his heart, and in the final sprint...

　　"System notification: Congratulations to player [Nightfall Dawn] for successful cultivation. [Liehuo Xinfa] has been upgraded to the second level, increasing inner force by 50 points."

　　Breakthrough?

　　So fast!

　　Fang Yue was overjoyed and opened his eyes...

　　The scene before him instantly stunned Fang Yue.

　　Before his eyes, flames soared into the sky.

　　The sheets and curtains were all burned by the flames, igniting a raging fire, and these flames were following these objects, burning the surrounding things.

　　If he didn't stop it quickly, it would probably turn into a big fire in a while.

　　And he was sitting in the fire, his body burning with flames, like he was immolating himself, his clothes already burned to ashes.

　　But for some reason, this flame burned on his body, and besides the regular burning sensation, there was also a faint sense of affinity, and a comfortable feeling.

　　It seemed like being in the fire would make people feel calm and comfortable.

　　If it weren't for the fact that a few places on his body were about to burn out with a strange grilled meat smell, Fang Yue would probably have the urge to be roasted by the fire all the time.

　　Moreover, the flames burning himself, Fang Yue had a feeling that he could control them.

　　Fang Yue immediately thought of the description of the Liehuo Xinfa.

　　He opened the attribute bar of the Liehuo Xinfa.

　　"Name: Liehuo Xinfa."

　　"Level: First-rate Houtian."

　　"Level: Second level."

　　"Restrictions: 50 points of Control."

　　"Description: It will extract a lot of lifespan during cultivation. Ignite the lifespan, burn yourself with fire, burn your heart to train your body, and the technique will form on its own."

　　"Effect: Increases 40 points of Control, and increases damage in the [Self-Immolation] state."

　　"Note: An exclusive technique for long-lived species, come if you have the life!"

　　Sure enough, it was the [Self-Immolation] effect!

　　Trying to operate his inner force to control the flames burning on his body.

　　Fang Yue immediately felt a sense of connection. Following the release of his inner force, the flames on Fang Yue's body gradually extinguished and disappeared.

　　This wonderful feeling was very fresh, making Fang Yue feel very interesting.

　　In addition, the second level of the Liehuo Xinfa increased 40 points of Control. In terms of Control alone, it had already surpassed the third level effect of the Xinghuo Xinfa.

　　However, the Xinghuo Xinfa, when operated, had a total attribute benefit of up to 60 points, with 30 points for each of the two attributes. In this regard, the Liehuo Xinfa was a bit behind.

　　The problem was that the Xinghuo Xinfa was a third-rate Houtian realm technique, and it was capped at the third-rate realm. There was no follow-up, and no matter how strong it was, it was only strong in the category of the third-rate Houtian realm, while the Liehuo Xinfa was an advanced technique that could directly reach the first-rate Houtian realm!

　　The superiority or inferiority was self-evident. After all, it was impossible for Fang Yue to stay in the third-rate Houtian realm without advancing.

　　After the flames on his body were extinguished, Fang Yue had time to look to the side...The mist black robe that was previously placed on the side was only burned and made a sizzling sound. It seemed to have good fire resistance and was not burned.

　　But this glance still startled Fang Yue. He quickly got up, shook the mist black robe, and put out the fire.

　　And he tore off those things that were on fire and stamped them out with his feet, extinguishing the source of the fire, but there were still some places where a lot of fire had formed.

　　Since his previous clothes were destroyed by the self-immolating flames, Fang Yue had to change into a new set of clothes.

　　Then he called the servants outside to help put out the fire.

　　When they saw a fire breaking out in Fang Yue's room, they were so frightened that their faces turned pale. They quickly went to fetch water to put out the fire.

　　After a flurry of activity, the fire was extinguished, and the chaos on Fang Yue's side subsided.

　　"Brother Ye! What's going on?"

　　Tian Dan Zhiyuan Wu and Weiba rushed over nervously. Behind them were the blood hunters who had just arrived.

　　Fang Yue simply comforted them and sent them away. As a result, Captain Wu also returned, thinking that Fang Yue had been attacked. He rushed over anxiously, and after learning that it was a mistake in Fang Yue's cultivation, his face darkened, and he left angrily.

　　Fang Yue smiled bitterly, returned to his room, and continued to cultivate.

　　This time, he chose to sit on the cold ground and moved all the debris around him far away.

　　Picking up the Huo Shi from before, he weighed it, and Fang Yue quickly discovered that half of the energy of this Huo Shi had been consumed.

　　So, the reason why the previous cultivation was so smooth, and he was able to reach the second level of the Liehuo Xinfa so quickly, was not only because of Fang Yue's solid foundation, but also because of the assistance of the Huo Shi.

　　Fang Yue tried to put down the Huo Shi and operate the Liehuo Xinfa, and sure enough, the cultivation speed dropped drastically immediately. The manic and turbulent flow of inner force from before could no longer be felt, leaving behind a calm river that would push forward with its own momentum.

　　He exited his inner vision, picked up the Huo Shi, and began to cultivate.

　　The inner force suddenly became as passionate as fire, manic and violent!

　　Without Fang Yue having to put in much effort to drive it, the inner force was already eager to move.

　　When Fang Yue began to push his inner force, the inner force, ignited by the Huo Shi, frantically pushed forward the progress of his cultivation.

　　A day soon passed.

　　Except for going out for a meal in the middle, Fang Yue hardly cared about anything else, and wholeheartedly carried out the cultivation of the Liehuo Xinfa.

　　He was like a scholar before an exam, not hearing anything outside the window, and only focusing on reading the classics.

　　As night fell, Fang Yue's body suddenly trembled, and he slowly opened his eyes, his eyes full of surprise.

　　"System notification: Congratulations to player [Nightfall Dawn] for successful cultivation. [Liehuo Xinfa] has been upgraded to the third level, increasing inner force by 50 points."

　　"Name: Liehuo Xinfa."

　　"Level: Third level."

　　"Effect: Increases 50 points of Control, and increases damage in the [Self-Immolation] state."

　　Third level!

　　Finally, the third level!

　　Next, as long as he breaks through to the fourth level, he can break through his strength realm!

　　In addition, although the basic attributes have not been increasing, the inner force value will be increased due to the cultivation of a new inner force technique.

　　Fang Yue had thought about cultivating other inner force techniques to increase the maximum limit of his inner force.

　　But soon, he felt that things shouldn't be so simple. Such a simple loophole must have some problems.

　　He planned to ask Captain Lang Wu about the hidden dangers of cultivating multiple inner forces and increasing the value of inner force.

　　If there was no problem...he could cultivate multiple low-level techniques to increase the value of his inner force in the future.

　　He opened the attribute list.

　　"Name: Nightfall Dawn."

　　"Realm: Third-rate Houtian."

　　"Status: Strange Curse [Back of Hand]."

　　"Health: 200/200."

　　"Inner Force: 400/400."

　　"Control: 120 [Base: 100/Reached Realm Limit] [Status/Buff: +20]."

　　"Unload: 120 [Base: 100/Reached Realm Limit] [Status/Buff: +20]."

　　"Realm Breakthrough Progress: 5.9%."

　　"Talent: Night Breathing [Human Grade High]."

　　"Skills: Analysis Eye [Human Grade Low], Xinghuo Saber Technique 1st Level [Third-rate Houtian], Shuitian Saber Technique 1st Level [Crude Martial Art], Liehuo Xinfa [First-rate Houtian/Third Level] Xinghuo Xinfa 3rd Level [Third-rate Houtian/Max Level]."

　　"Lifespan: 2 months 15 days."

　　The inner force value soared to 400 points, and the realm breakthrough progress also increased a little, but there was no need to pay attention to it anymore.

　　It was the lifespan...A day of cultivation, a crazy burning, made Fang Yue feel a little heartache.

　　But for the improvement of strength, this was necessary.

　　The Huo Shi in his hand had already consumed two, and now it was the third.

　　Changing to the Huo Shi, Fang Yue continued to sit and cultivate.

　　As he meditated, his lifespan burned, his inner force flowed, and flames immediately slowly ignited on his body, burning the originally charred ground a little blacker again.

　　However, this time the flames were condensed and did not disperse, as if they were being controlled by Fang Yue himself, and did not cause any extra threat.

　　As for his clothes, he had already taken them off and placed them aside.

　　In the fire, his strong figure was faintly visible.

　　He was like a pill in an alchemy furnace, being baked by a small fire. The fiery red comma in front of his chest heated up again, absorbing the energy of the Huo Shi, and the progress of his cultivation was like a roaring tsunami, progressing amazingly.

　　This was a small trick that Fang Yue had researched himself. When cultivating the Liehuo Xinfa, if he maintained the self-immolation state of being burned by flames, he could improve the cultivation efficiency greatly.

　　At the same time, he himself could control the size and degree of the self-immolating flames, maintaining a flame temperature that his body could withstand, assisting in his cultivation.

　　At the beginning, he could only maintain a very low flame temperature, but as the progress of the technique increased, the inner force that originally belonged to the Xinghuo Xinfa was gradually completely converted into the Liehuo Xinfa's unique agitated inner force, and Fang Yue felt that his fire resistance had improved a lot.

　　When two days passed, when the morning sun of the third day rose.

　　Fang Yue finally opened his eyes with a swoosh. His eyes were like torches in the dark, bright and piercing, as if burning with flames!

　　"Breakthrough...breakthrough!!"

　　Fang Yue clenched his fists, his body trembling slightly. He had suffered so much, walked for so long, from Guyue Village to Mo Village. He had worked so hard along the way, and now he had finally reaped the rewards!

　　He, had broken through!

　　As if confirming his efforts, the comma-shaped flame symbol on his chest was emitting a fiery red light.

　　This was the lifeblood of the Liehuo Xinfa, called the Liehuo Gouyu (Blazing Fire Comma), a new ability unique to the fourth level of the Liehuo Xinfa.

　　This thing was similar to the Dantian of ordinary techniques, but the Liehuo Xinfa uniquely stored the Liehuo inner force in the Liehuo Gouyu.

　　This was not just a different storage location, it seemed to be connected and related to the cultivation and acupoints of the Liehuo Xinfa.

　　Of course, this was only in terms of cultivation. In terms of actual combat, this Liehuo Gouyu could unleash a [Liehuo Explosion] once the inner force value was exhausted.

　　This move was similar to the self-destruction ultimate move of the Liehuo Xinfa. After using it, he would be weakened for a period of time, and may even cause the realm to drop, and the inner force value to be permanently reduced, leading to an unstable foundation.

　　However, the power would be very strong, fluctuating with the level of the technique and his own strength. It was a desperate move.