To comprehend all laws and attain immortality

The Samadhi True Fire is entirely crimson, like a ribbon dancing in the palm of your hand.

Although they were so close, Gu Fan did not feel the scorching heat of the earth.

This is not because Samadhi Fire is inferior to Earth Flame, but because Samadhi Fire concentrates all its heat in the flame, which is the result of power concentration.

Staring at the spiritual fire in his palm, Gu Fan took a deep breath.

"The most crucial step is coming."

The key to mastering the Samadhi Fire is not synthesis, but refining.

Only by refining the Samadhi True Fire and integrating it into the dantian can one truly master this spiritual fire.

As for the secret method of refining spiritual fire, Gu Fan went to Wendao Peak to consult Zhou Furui, hoping to ask him to recommend a secret technique.

Unexpectedly, upon hearing Gu Fan's purpose, Zhou Furui directly took out a jade slip from his storage bag, which contained a secret technique called "Swallowing Flames and Returning to the Source".

Gu Fan recalled his conversation with Zhou Furui that day.

......

"Junior brother, don't underestimate this secret technique; it has quite a background."

"The 'Swallowing Flames Returning to the Source' technique is not a tradition of our Lingxiao Sect, but rather something that our master won from Elder Yuan of the Hualing Sect."

Zhou Furui pointed to the jade slip and introduced it:

"According to ancient legends, there was a true spirit in ancient times named Huodou that fed on fire. This method is based on Huodou's ability to devour flames. It is not only a method to refine spiritual fire, but also allows one to devour other flames in the future to cultivate the power of spiritual fire."

"Is this Elder Yuan...?" Gu Fan asked hesitantly.

"That's right, the Lingzhi Dew you drank before was brewed by Elder Yuan." Zhou Furui guessed what Gu Fan wanted to ask and nodded to explain: "Elder Yuan is a gambler by nature and is very competitive, but he loses eight out of ten times when he gambles with Master."

At this point, Zhou Furui sighed, "People, the more they lose, the more they want to win back their losses. If they keep losing, that's one thing, but if they win twice by sheer luck, then it becomes unstoppable."

"Junior brother should take this as a warning in the future," Zhou Furui admonished.

"I understand." Gu Fan nodded slightly, then asked with a soft "Eh?", "The secret techniques of the Spirit Transformation Sect actually allow Elder Yuan to use them as stakes?"

Zhou Furui shook his head and said:

"Secret techniques of the sect are of course not acceptable, but which Golden Core cultivator hasn't had a fortuitous encounter? Besides, most of the stakes are things like Lingzhi Dew. When Master lost to Elder Yuan, the stakes were basically array-setting tools."

"How did Master lose to Elder Yuan?" Gu Fan asked curiously.

"Sigh, what if we don't let him win twice, and he stops gambling altogether?"

Zhou Furui blinked.

......

The Daoist text of "Swallowing Flames and Returning to the Source" unfolded in the sea of ​​consciousness, transforming into a diagram of Qi circulation under the all-encompassing Dharma Eye.

Gu Fan opened his mouth and inhaled, and the Samadhi True Fire transformed into flames that entered his mouth.

The moment the flame entered his mouth, Gu Fan felt as if he had a piece of burning charcoal in his mouth. Even though he had wrapped the Samadhi True Fire with his magic power beforehand, it still felt scalding hot.

A resolute glint flashed in his eyes as Gu Fan tilted his head back and swallowed the Samadhi True Fire in one gulp.

The blazing flames pierced through the twelve-story building, spreading a heat that contained both life and destruction, making the internal organs feel as if they had fallen into a furnace.

Gu Fan focused his mind and channeled his fiery energy into his heart meridian.

In the Five Elements, the heart meridian belongs to fire, which is the source of life.

The Samadhi True Fire entered his heart meridian, and the heat spread through his limbs and bones along with his heartbeat. Gu Fan's whole body turned red, his blood seemed to boil, and wisps of white smoke rose from the top of his head.

"Is there no cultivation method in this world that doesn't hurt?" Gu Fan thought through gritted teeth.

Fortunately, he already had plenty of experience in enduring pain.

Despite the burning pain in his meridians, he used his consciousness to guide the fire energy, following the order of the five elements' mutual generation, allowing it to flow through the spleen, lungs, kidneys, and liver, circulating along the entire body's meridians.

This step is to refine the harshness of the Samadhi True Fire, and also to allow the meridians to adapt to the Samadhi True Fire. Only in this way can the spiritual fire take root in the dantian.

After circulating the energy nine times, the much milder fire finally settled into the dantian (lower abdomen).

Gu Fan immediately guided the Samadhi True Fire to fall below the vortex of magical power, like a lotus platform supporting the vortex.

Immediately, a wisp of magical power dispersed from the vortex, flowed through the Samadhi True Fire, and then merged back into the vortex.

However, after being refined by the Samadhi Fire, this magical power shrank by nearly one-third.

"It's a success!"

Gu Fan suddenly tilted his head back, opened his mouth and spat out a beam of flame that shot three zhang into the sky.

After the Samadhi True Fire takes root in the Dantian and Qi Sea, it will automatically temper the magical power. Although the total amount of magical power will decrease, the tempered magical power will be more solid and substantial than before.

As for the maximum amount of mana lost, Gu Fan can recover it by refining spiritual energy in the future.

In this way, when fighting in the future, Gu Fan's magical power will be one-third greater than that of cultivators of the same realm!

Reaching up to wipe the sweat from his forehead, Gu Fan realized that he was soaked in sweat.

......

Several days later, at Lanyun Peak.

At this point, half a month had passed since Gu Fan killed Bai Ziming and won the decisive battle.

On the day Gu Fan escorted Qi Yan back to his hometown and returned to the Lingxiao Sect, Meng Wei and others proposed to hold a banquet to celebrate Gu Fan's return.

On the day Gu Fan escorted Qi Yan back to his hometown and returned to the Lingxiao Sect, Meng Wei and others proposed to hold a banquet to celebrate Gu Fan's return.

However, firstly, the Bai family's affairs were not yet resolved, and secondly, Gu Fan was eager to digest the gains from the decisive battle, so he delayed.

It wasn't until he successfully refined the Samadhi True Fire and spent several days familiarizing himself with its properties that Gu Fan finally stepped out of the courtyard.

As for the location of the banquet, it had already been decided that it would be held on Lanyun Peak, in Chen Suzhen's cave.

When Gu Fan visited Lanyun Peak for the second time, the attitude of the people was completely different from the first time.

When Gu Fan first came here, he followed behind Meng Wei like a junior following a senior, being led to pay respects to the senior.

Only by cultivating high-level techniques could he barely earn the respect of others.

Gu Fan could understand this.

Even though a superior cultivation technique has a great reputation, one must actually master it. Countless people perish halfway through, and even those with talent must realize their potential.

Today, when Gu Fan entered Lanyun Peak, everyone greeted him immediately upon seeing him.

"Junior Brother Gu is here!"

"Junior Brother Gu has become famous overnight, that was truly exhilarating!"

"Half a month has passed, and Junior Brother Gu's aura has become even more profound, as if his cultivation has improved again? We are truly envious."

Praises poured down his face as if they were free, and Gu Fan returned them all with a smile.

After they were seated, everyone came up to toast him, and in their conversation, they complimented Gu Fan's weapon-refining skills.

During the final battle, Gu Fan wielded the Sun Wheel and the Earth Flame Wheel. When they were combined, they could even block the talisman's attack. Everyone could see this clearly, and their envy was palpable.

"I am indeed capable of crafting high-grade magic artifacts. Fellow disciples, if you need any, please feel free to come to me!" Gu Fan said to the crowd, holding up a glass cup.

As soon as he finished speaking, the enthusiasm in everyone's eyes intensified, and Gu Fan was quite embarrassed by the flattery.

"Disperse! Disperse! If you want to refine weapons, bring your own spirit stones and materials and find Junior Brother Gu. What kind of mess are you making here!"

Meng Wei stepped forward and reprimanded Gu Fan, thus rescuing him from the predicament.

"Junior brother, please don't be offended. With the sect competition just around the corner, your breakthrough in weapon crafting is truly a timely help."

"A sect competition?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Fan realized that there was only a little over a year left until the Lingxiao Sect's once-a-decade sect competition.

If you can break into the top 32 in the competition, you can win that prize that countless Qi Refining cultivators crave...

Foundation Building Pill!