The Strange Flame Rekindles in Battle Through the Heavens

Chapter 28 Yin Yang Twin Flames

Xiao Yan rested for only a short while, stretched his body, and then sat down cross-legged again. Having reached the Dou Zhe level, he could now introspect, and Xiao Yan was eager to see just how much he had compressed the internal energy vortex.

Take a deep breath, slowly close your eyes, and let your mind sink into your body.

When his mental probe reached his lower abdomen, Xiao Yan frowned slightly. He discovered two wisps of gas suspended around the vortex, one milky white and the other black, constantly swirling around it. The vortex itself was also half black and half white, looking incredibly eerie.

When Xiao Yan examined the center of the cyclone, his brows furrowed even more deeply. A round object, resembling a miniature Tai Chi ball, half black and half white, sat quietly at the center of the cyclone, and it even seemed to be wriggling. However, it was extremely small, like the tip of a needle, and could not be detected without careful examination.

Xiao Yan pondered for a long time but couldn't find an answer, so he slowly opened his eyes and looked at Yao Lao. Yao Lao was knowledgeable and should know what was going on. However, when Xiao Yan's gaze swept over Yao Lao, he saw him staring at him with a half-smile.

"Doesn't it feel strange?" the old doctor said with a smile.

Xiao Yan nodded hurriedly; it was truly bizarre. Normally, before someone breaks through to the Dou Zhe level and begins cultivating a technique, both the qi vortex and the energy gas surrounding it should be milky white. Furthermore, something only appears at the center of the qi vortex when one reaches the Dou Shi level.

"When I discovered that thing, I was quite surprised! I never expected you to have such an incredible opportunity. Even I am a little envious," said the old doctor, stroking his beard with a sigh.

"Ah? So this is what Teacher has been talking about, the thing that's been helping me repair my body! But what exactly is it?" Xiao Yan asked in surprise.

"Why don't you take a guess?" the old apothecary asked with a hint of sarcasm.

"Sigh! Teacher, stop keeping me in suspense." Xiao Yan rolled his eyes and said helplessly.

"In the Dou Qi Continent, the known strange flames have been compiled into a 'Strange Flame Ranking,' which contains twenty-three different kinds of strange flames." Yao Lao did not answer Xiao Yan directly, but instead mentioned the Strange Flame Ranking.

"Teacher won't say that the thing inside me is a strange fire, will he?!" Xiao Yan's eyes widened.

"Hehe, it is the twenty-first ranked strange fire on the Strange Fire Ranking. Although this strange fire ranks low, it is undoubtedly the most mysterious. Very few people can subdue it and use it for themselves. Of course, there are some powerful people on the continent who have forcibly subdued it, but in the end, they still let it return to the natural world." Yao Lao said with a light laugh.

"Huh? Why is that? Does the strange fire have a temper?" Xiao Yan asked in surprise.

"Haha! Of course! Strange flames are not inanimate objects. Some strange flames, once they reach a certain level, can directly transform into human form, and their strength is extremely powerful," Yao Lao said with a smile.

"After that person subdued the strange fire, not only did it not increase his strength, but it also backfired on him multiple times due to the fire's lack of cooperation. On one occasion, he almost perished, and had no choice but to release it. It is precisely because this kind of strange fire is difficult to subdue and use that it ranks relatively low. Although that person eventually released it, he did record the characteristics of this strange fire and gave it a name."

"What is this strange fire called?" Xiao Yan asked.

"It is born from the void of the universe, with two flames, one black and one white, intertwined, swimming like yin and yang fish—the Yin-Yang Twin Flames. Yin and yang are the laws of nature, the origin that gives birth to all things in the world. The Yin-Yang Twin Flames, born from the origin, are one of the flame forms manifested by the origin, full of the dual power of life and death. Yang fire saves people, life is endless, while yin fire kills people, leaving no trace of their bodies. Only when a meteorite falls from the sky can it carry this strange fire." The old doctor seemed to have an unusual fondness for this strange fire and couldn't help but say a few more words.

"Yin Yang Twin Flames? But why are they in my body?" Xiao Yan asked again.

"Well... I'm not entirely sure either. Maybe it just likes you! What a lucky little guy! I suffered a lot when I was trying to subdue the strange fire! And you got to possess it right away!" Yao Lao's eyes were practically overflowing with envy.

"Hehe!" Xiao Yan could only chuckle when he saw the somewhat envious and jealous look in Yao Lao's eyes.

"But no matter what, you already possess a different kind of fire. Don't you want to give it a try?" Yao Lao said calmly.

"How do I try? Do I just want to?" Xiao Yan casually spread his hands, imagining flames appearing in his palm.

"Boom!" A ball of flame, half black and half white, instantly appeared in his palm.

When Xiao Yan saw the flames coming out of his palm, he was so frightened that he immediately flung them away, and the flames were flung onto the cliff face.

"Whoosh!" The cliff face burst into flames.

Gazing at the raging flames on the cliff face, Xiao Yan exclaimed in shock, "What terrifying power!"

"Hahaha! If the strange fire really goes berserk, it can burn an entire city to nothingness. It's normal for it to have such power," Yao Lao said with a laugh.

After the flames died down, the platform extended another two or three meters inward, all of which had been burned by the strange fire.

He extended his right hand, and a ball of black and white flame reappeared in his palm. Gazing at the flame, his eyes narrowed, and his mind gradually sank into it. At this moment, Xiao Yan had a strange thought: he felt he was that strange flame. If he increased its temperature, it burned brighter; if he decreased its temperature, it burned less intensely.

Xiao Yan imagined the flames as an animal, and the flames in his palm quickly transformed, sometimes into a horse, sometimes into a bird...

Xiao Yan was having a great time, but Yao Lao stared wide-eyed, wondering why Xiao Yan was so skilled at controlling the strange fire. Although he could control the strange fire like Xiao Yan, how much time had it taken him!

However, what shocked Yao Lao was only just beginning. Xiao Yan suddenly split the flame in his palm in two. White flame in his left hand, black flame in his right.

Xiao Yan threw the flame in his left hand at a plant on the cliff. The plant did not burn after it came into contact with the flame. Instead, it grew at a speed visible to the naked eye and became lush and green in the blink of an eye.

Xiao Yan then threw the black flame in his right hand at another plant on the cliff. The plant, which had been growing well, withered instantly and turned to dust with a gentle breeze.

"Yang fire saves lives, giving life endlessly; Yin fire kills, leaving no trace of the body. It actually works!" Xiao Yan's face instantly lit up with excitement.

(End of this chapter)