To comprehend all laws and attain immortality

Bai Ziming's elimination relieved Fang Wenhao of his frustration.

The aristocratic families were not monolithic; in fact, there was a rather strict hierarchy of contempt among their scions.

It's common for Foundation Establishment families to look down on Qi Refining families, for direct descendants to look down on collateral descendants, and for those with good aptitude to look down on those with poor aptitude.

Fang Wenhao and Bai Ziming were once in the same social class.

However, the direct descendants of the Bai family suffered losses while hunting demons, and Bai Ziming's elder brother also died, leading to a shortage of young talent in the Bai family. As a result, the treatment of the two became very different.

Bai Ziming not only inherited the family's secret techniques, but even his robes and magical artifacts were completely renewed.

How could Fang Wenhao not be jealous!

In response to Fang Wenhao's mockery, Bai Ziming glared angrily: "That's still better than a piece of trash like you!"

After saying that, Bai Ziming ignored Fang Wenhao and turned to stare at the situation on the battlefield.

After Bai Ziming and Qu Yanfeng determined their victor, the battle between Gu Fan and Li Fengyi also came to an end.

The fire lion grew stronger with each battle, relentlessly chasing and biting the fire dragon, which could not resist no matter how hard it struggled.

Li Fengyi's beautiful face flushed red, whether from shame and anger or anxiety, and sweat beaded on her forehead, trickling down her cheeks.

Even though she knew that continuing to struggle would be futile, she was still unwilling to give up.

Gritting his teeth, he continued to pour his magic power into the fire dragon, hoping to wear down Gu Fan.

However, Gu Fan's magical power was more abundant than she had imagined. After a long battle, he not only did not weaken, but became more and more courageous in the continuous pursuit, and even had time to watch the other two fight.

When Qu Yanfeng controlled the flame waves and repelled the eagles several times, Gu Fan realized that he was his final opponent.

As the fire python strangled the eagle, Gu Fan knew he needed to speed up as well.

So, Gu Fan made a hand seal and his mind raced. The fire lion roared and its body instantly disintegrated.

Li Fengyi thought that Gu Fan's magic was finally about to give out, and she was overjoyed.

But before she could even rejoice, she saw the shattered fire lion transform into hundreds of flying swords, trailing flames as they hurtled towards the fire dragon.

In the blink of an eye, the flying sword tore the fire dragon to pieces. Li Fengyi could not increase the speed of the fire's flames as fast as the flying sword could kill it, and could only watch helplessly as the fire went out.

At this point, Li Fengyi was defeated and eliminated.

Gu Fan and Qu Yanfeng exchanged a glance, and the flaming flying sword merged back into a fire lion, roaring at the fire python.

Both knew that the decisive battle was about to begin. A glint flashed in Gu Fan's eyes, and the Fire Lion took the lead, rushing towards the Fire Python.

Qu Yanfeng remained unmoved, but the fire python immediately transformed into waves of flame, attempting to repeat its previous tactic.

Gu Fan snorted softly at this, letting the fire lion crash head-on into the waves of flame.

With a deafening roar, flames scattered like fireflies across the sky, but the fire lion remained unharmed.

"How is this possible!" Qu Yanfeng's expression finally changed, and he immediately frowned and began to cast a spell.

The characteristic of the flame waves is that they are dispersed; even if one point is broken, they can continue to regenerate, consuming the opponent's mana through repeated collisions.

But the Fire Lion was unharmed, so the plan had obviously failed.

"His magical power is actually more abundant than mine!"

As a disciple of Shenxiu Peak, possessing a superior spiritual root, even when cultivating mid-grade techniques, his speed of accumulating spiritual energy surpasses that of disciples from Lingxi Peak and Qingyun Peak.

"Could it be that he is practicing a high-grade cultivation technique?" Qu Yanfeng looked at Gu Fan in disbelief.

But Gu Fan smiled and changed his hand gestures again.

After roaring, the fire lion transformed into countless strands of flame, abandoning its form as a fire beast and revealing its true appearance.

More than four hundred flames wove together to form a large net, enveloping the fireflies controlled by Qu Yanfeng. The net suddenly contracted, like fishing, extinguishing the fireflies little by little.

Qu Yanfeng could no longer remain calm. He hurriedly made hand seals and cast a spell, but could only watch the flames gradually die out, powerless to fight back.

This scene, as Li Kunyuan witnessed it, was like admiring a masterpiece, and he kept praising it in his heart.

"Judging from this fire control technique, he must be practicing the 'Flame Spirit Technique.' To reach this level at the early stage of Qi Refining, this child is indeed a promising talent!"

If Li Kunyuan was like this, the other disciples present found it even more unbelievable.

Gu Fan used to listen to the Dao without attracting attention, so almost no one recognized him. Today, he won the championship with his first move, which can be described as a stunning achievement!

The crowd began whispering amongst themselves, trying to find out Gu Fan's identity, and the hall was filled with a cacophony of voices.

After defeating his opponent, Gu Fan felt a surge of exhilaration. Hundreds of flames coalesced once more, transforming into a lifelike lion. After leaping and bounding through the air a few times, it pounced on the red lotus that was suspended in mid-air.

Like a lion dance plucking green leaves, the fire lion held the red lotus in its mouth and swallowed it whole.

Just then, Li Kunyuan on the stone platform looked at Gu Fan with a playful smile.

"Kid, my fire isn't so easy to swallow."

Originally, Li Kunyuan's plan was that as long as someone won the championship, the red lotus would be scattered, and the winner could take the jade slip.

But Gu Fan's fire control technique greatly intrigued him, and he immediately changed his mind.

The Crimson Lotus was originally formed from the flames controlled by Li Kunyuan, and now, under his control, it immediately underwent changes.

Gu Fan also noticed Hong Lian's abnormality at this time.

After the fire lion swallowed the red lotus, the red lotus not only did not break, but withered and bloomed repeatedly, as if it took root and sprouted from the fire lion as a swamp, drawing flames to replenish itself.

Upon noticing the anomaly, Gu Fan immediately increased the flow of his magic power to prevent the fire lion from being devoured by the red lotus, while simultaneously devising a countermeasure.

He had previously tried to gather the flames to cut the red lotus, but the red lotus contained Li Kunyuan's divine consciousness, which was naturally beyond his ability to shake, so he had to give up this method.

"As expected, jade slips aren't easy to obtain, but isn't this a bit too difficult?"

Gu Fan was quite certain that if he couldn't get the jade slip, then no one else present, even if they won the championship, would be able to get it.

Thinking of this, Gu Fan looked up at the stone platform and met Li Kunyuan's amused gaze.

Gu Fan immediately realized that this was a test from Li Kunyuan, and he quickly rallied.

"If I can't break through the red lotus, I suppose Li Kunyuan, as a Foundation Establishment cultivator, won't go back on his word, and I can still obtain the jade slip. But compared to Li Kunyuan's emphasis on it, the jade slip is not important."

The importance attached to it by a Foundation Establishment cultivator far surpasses that of a jade slip!

Gu Fan had figured out the pros and cons, but he still had no idea how to break through the red lotus.

Honglian's defense was impregnable; even when he condensed flames into swords, he could not break them.

Just as he was deep in thought, a flash of inspiration struck Gu Fan.

"Swords and blades? Why should I cling to such a primitive method!"

"Since swords and spears won't work, let's use explosives to blast the mountain open!"

Gu Fan's eyes shone brightly, and he turned his gaze to the Fire Lion with unwavering determination.

The next instant, the fire lion ceased to maintain its flame beast form and transformed into a most ordinary ball of flame, slowly rotating.

As for how to make the flames explode, Gu Fan only thought for a moment before coming to a conclusion.

"Of course, it's thanks to the 'Yin Yang Fire Separation Technique'!"