The fireball and aura of Jinwu continue to bombard, causing tremors throughout the fire vein.

A gale passes and scatters the dust, revealing a large pit in its wake, where all the molten fine stone was turned into nothingness, even Daoist Buyu disappeared without a trace.

"Your actions as elders of the Five Elements Sect are ruthless enough." Lu Yang shook his head as he appeared next to Meng Jingzhou, wondering what his master had done to provoke such an angry response at the Five Elements Sect.

Seeing Lu Yang, Yuan Gang started as if he’d seen a ghost, "What are you doing here? Who was that person just now?"

Lu Yang responded lazily, "Of course it was my clone, didn’t you notice? A wooden avatar to be exact, doesn’t it go well with a wooden sword?"

If it weren’t for this, the fire vein elder and the gold vein elder wouldn’t have been provoked to such an exaggerated response.

Using his true form to mimic his master would be utterly suicidal.

"Haha, you truly are the disciple of Seek Dao Sect, displaying such quick thinking." The lively laugh of Song Duantian resonated among the desolate surroundings as the Fifth Elder and Qiu Jin’an appeared.

"Yuan Gang, you have to understand that there will always be someone better, and there’s always something above the heavens. Remember this lesson and refrain from arrogance and conceit in the future."

Regardless of Meng Jingzhou’s use of continental gravity and Lu Yang’s impersonation of Daoist Buyu to draw hatred, the concept of refining displayed by Li Haoran’s accelerating cow hair needle alone far surpassed Yuan Gang’s.

"Yes, master. I’ll remember this lesson." Yuan Gang discreetly backed off.

"The victory of this competition belongs to your Seek Dao Sect. The challenger has agreed that you can select any true fire of your choice from this place. This promise is still valid. It is your destiny. You can choose from our sect, but there’s only one opportunity per individual.

Whether or not you can grasp and comprehend the secret of real fire will depend on your own ability." Song Duantian chuckled dismissively.

What’s true fire? It’s something even a cultivator at the Golden Core Stage finds difficult to master. Even the most talented individuals capable of mastering true fire cannot possibly master all 108 types, can they?

Only by finding the true fire most suitable for oneself can one truly grasp it.

As for what is most suitable, that isn’t something human effort can dictate. It all depends on fate.

Song Duantian snapped his fingers, and the ground cracked open. The red-hot earth collapsed, emitting white smoke as the temperature rose dramatically.

Batches of real fire erupted. Some appeared intangible, shrouded in a hazy mist; some carried the sound of a phoenix’s cry, pleasing to the ear; some resembled a blooming red lotus, unfolding a profound mystery...

"Primordial Chaos True Fire, Nirvana True Fire..." Li Haoran named each true fire in turn, expressing his surprise. These true fires, with their robust foundations and vast fire momentum, were at a level higher than what his master possessed.

Song Duantian looked pleased: "How could the true fire controlled by the likes of Zhou Xin compare with what my Five Elements Sect possesses? These true fires are the result of 100,000 years of accumulation by our Fire Vein!"

The true fires amassed by Zhou Xin alone indeed couldn’t compare to the true fires collected over 100,000 years by the Five Elements Sect.

Disciples of the Five Elements Sect gazed enviously; they had to complete countless missions to obtain even a single true fire.

"Although you two did not participate in the competition, you are also disciples of Seek Dao Sect, so come and select."

Tao Yaoye and Man Gu didn’t expect they also had the chance to select a true fire.

However, neither of them were of the fire attribute, nor did they have the profound comprehension of people like Lu Yang. Whether or not they could obtain a suitable true fire was uncertain.

"Is this Six-C Divine Fire?" Li Haoran stood engrossed before a cluster of flames, his eyes sparkling with excitement.

The Six-C Divine Fire is another kind of true fire suitable for refining. Its inherent Wen, Wu fire and Qimen Dunjia momentum can devour impurities. It is also excellent for engraving inscriptions!

The Fifth Elder also has Six-C Divine Fire, which is a true fire passed down through generations of peak masters. Originally, Li Haoran intended to learn it from the Fifth Elder after returning from the Five Elements Sect, but since he has the opportunity to learn the Six-C Divine Fire now, it means that it is his destiny, and it shouldn’t be missed.

With the Cultivation Level of the Golden Core Stage, one can at best learn two types of true fire; learning more would only be a burden.

Li Haoran has already grasped Dayan True Fire, so naturally, he would reserve the spot for the second true fire for Six-C Divine Fire!

"Lunar True Fire?" While choosing a true fire, Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou noticed a cluster of pure white fire emitting a chill.

"Old Meng, why don’t you give it a try? You already have Pure Yang True Fire, with Lunar True Fire, you’d have both Yin and Yang elements." Lu Yang nudged Meng Jingzhou with his elbow, wearing a cheeky grin.

"Get lost, with my Cultivation Level, incorporating both Yin and Yang would only result in self-destruction."

"Phoenix’s Nirvana Fire?" The pair found another place with an indistinct whistling of a phoenix.

"It is said that this is the lineage true fire of the Phoenix clan. It possesses the power to resurrect." Meng Jingzhou looked interestedly at the Phoenix’s Nirvana fire.

But, because it is the lineage true fire of the Phoenix clan, it is extremely difficult for other races to master.

"Don’t even think about reincarnation, that’s just a rumor." Lu Yang said, thinking about the story of Phoenix Nirvana as told by Fairy Eternity.

"However, the legend of Nirvana is false, but its ability to heal is real, and it is quite suitable for you." Meng Jingzhou often fights with his body and gets injured easily. It would be perfect for him to use Phoenix True Fire to offset these shortcomings.

"I choose it!" Meng Jingzhou declared confidently.

Lu Yang was the last to choose. He was attracted by a cluster of blazing fire, its golden crow shadow flickered within the flames as though possessing a spirit. It was the Sun True Fire.

Sun True Fire, also known as Golden Crow True Fire, holds rank alongside Meng Jingzhou’s True Yang Fire as one of the two top Yang attribute true fires, possessing incredible offensive power.

Furthermore, there are ancient rumors of ten suns hanging in the sky, accompanied by ten golden crows that swept across the world, leaving nothing alive in their wake and devastating the earth. Unable to bear the sight of the world suffering, an Immortal shot down nine of them, leaving one to illuminate the world. This shows how dangerous the Golden Crow is.

"Perfect, since Three Flavored True Fire lacks offensive power, I can make up for it with Sun True Fire." Lu Yang said to himself.

"Golden Crow, ah, Immortal Jiuchong loved it the most." Fairy Eternity suddenly commented.

"Immortal Jiuchong?"

"Yes. At the time, Immortal Jiuchong was researching the Yin-Yang Dao Fruit and reached a bottleneck, so he looked everywhere for a solution."

"One such solution was to find the Golden Crow, representing extreme Yang, and the Jade Rabbit, representing extreme Yin, and enable them to mate. He hoped to engender the path of Yin and Yang to bring him enlightenment."

"He was worried that one pair wouldn’t be enough, so he brought ten Golden Crows and ten Jade Rabbits."

"Those ten Golden Crows mated day and night, and finally couldn’t take it anymore. They took advantage of the night to escape. Ten Golden Crows appearing together, it was extreme heat. Immortal Jiuchong quickly saw that his test subjects had run away, and he immediately shot down nine of them. However, he needed to preserve some for further experiments, so didn’t kill them."

"At the time, I was saying to the tenth Golden Crow that I hadn’t tasted Golden Crow yet, and suggested that he should shoot it down so that the four of us could have a meat feast. But Immortal Jiuchong’s hand trembled and he missed, letting that Golden Crow escape. What a pity."

Fairy Eternity recounted the story regretfully, shaking her head. She still considers it a waste till date.