A ranking list is, after all, a rigid thing.
For example, Tuoshe Ancient Emperor, one of the Heavenly Flames, initially didn't have the ability to leave behind the many precious items in the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's Cave.
To ultimately reach the strength of a Dou Di, it was inseparable from his long period of cultivation and some opportunities encountered along the way.
Xiao Yan firmly believed that if every Heavenly Flame could receive good nurturing, their respective achievements would definitely not be inferior to Tuoshe Ancient Emperor.
With this hypothesis, he had also been making efforts.
And currently, the cultivation of his cultivation method's level had temporarily reached a peak.
After the cultivation method reached the quasi-Heaven rank, to make it advance again, it would require at least three wild Heavenly Flames: the Green Lotus Core Flame, the Fallen Heart Flame, and the Sea Heart Flame.
Even among quasi-Heaven rank cultivation methods, there were significant differences.
Especially since he used self-condensed Heavenly Flames coupled with his own insights into cultivation methods to achieve the advancement of his cultivation method.
Although the upgrade speed, all along, taking only three to four years to advance it to the quasi-Heaven rank was already extremely fast.
However, due to the profound and abstruse nature of Heaven-rank cultivation methods, it only barely reached the quasi-Heaven rank level.
Simply put, in the near future, the upgrade of his cultivation method would reach a bottleneck.
Particularly after obtaining the three Heavenly Flames that were practically at his fingertips—the Green Lotus Core Flame, the Fallen Heart Flame, and the Sea Heart Flame—his cultivation method would completely reach the Heaven rank level, and further advancement would become much more difficult.
Unless it was one of the top ten Heavenly Flames on the Heavenly Flame Ranking, it would be impossible to have a particularly significant impact on the cultivation method.
Thus, this involved another aspect of the cultivation method.
Aside from the cultivation method's level, its effect—the cultivation of twenty-three Heavenly Flames—was a monumental task.
Thinking of his in-depth study of the cultivation method he practiced, Xiao Yan couldn't help but smile bitterly.
If he couldn't get the whole thing right, it would be a thankless task...
"Brother Xiao Yan, what are you thinking about?" Xun'er gracefully stepped forward and sat beside Xiao Yan.
"Nothing," Xiao Yan shook his head. This matter was simply too complicated; even he hadn't fully figured it out yet, and speaking about it would only add to the trouble.
Getting up and walking to Xun'er, Xiao Yan pressed her shoulders and said, "Now I will guard your cultivation. Quickly condense your spirit-attribute weapon, the Emperor Flame Everbright. Only then can you begin cultivating Dou Skills..."
Under the gaze of Xiao Yan's bright black eyes, Xun'er was momentarily stunned.
Looking closely, Brother Xiao Yan seemed to have become much more handsome again.
After a few breaths, Xun'er blinked her clear, watery eyes, her face slightly flushed, and asked curiously, "Brother Xiao Yan, how do you know?"
"The condensation of a spirit-attribute weapon is equivalent to a summary of one's entire life's cultivation. How is Brother Xiao Yan so sure that Emperor Flame Everbright is the right weapon for me?"
Lowering his gaze to look at the bulge that had barely shrunk due to the change in perspective, Xiao Yan rotated his wrist and chuckled, "Xun'er has no secrets from me. You didn't think I was there all along?"
"Brother Xiao Yan..." Xun'er's pretty face instantly became covered in a red blush, and she cried out sweetly.
Even though it was only a brief mention, Xun'er felt as if everything that had just happened was vivid and fresh in her memory, as if an invisible hand had taken hold of her.
"Hurry and cultivate." Xiao Yan reached out and lightly flicked Xun'er's glabella, then straightened up and took two steps back.
Rubbing her forehead, Xun'er playfully pouted before sitting cross-legged on a large stone, slowly closing her beautiful eyes, and concentrating on re-reading the cultivation method in her mind.
After carefully reading it once or twice, Xun'er inscribed the cultivation content in her mind.
After taking a deep breath, Xun'er adjusted her state, formed hand seals, mobilized her Dou Qi and soul power, and began to attempt the cultivation of this special secret method.
Unlike the imagined difficulty, Xun'er's cultivation felt almost natural, very relaxed.
Her extraordinary comprehension not only greatly enhanced her own cultivation but also played a significant role in helping others.
The secret method of spirit-attribute weapons, if practiced by ordinary people, would definitely be extremely difficult, and its difficulty would far surpass the Three Mysterious Changes of Heavenly Fire.
After all, merely reaching the minimum soul power level required for the secret method's cultivation would be enough to give many people a headache.
Even if the soul power requirements were met, it would still take a very long time to successfully cultivate it completely.
To truly understand oneself, this matter is far from as simple as it sounds.
Even achieving perfect control over Dou Qi and soul power can trouble cultivators for a long time.
However, Xiao Yan could use his extraordinary comprehension to give Xun'er special guidance.
After understanding Xun'er's physical condition, cultivation status, and personality traits, Xiao Yan could devise the optimal cultivation plan for Xun'er.
Therefore, the secret method he imparted to Xun'er was a special version.
The secret method quickly reached its optimal state, and Xun'er's body was covered in a layer of golden light.
The scorching temperature of the Golden Emperor Sky Burning Flame was contained within her body, being refined by the secret method.
Xiao Yan took a few more steps back. Xun'er's cultivation was much faster than he had anticipated.
"I need to speed up too," Xiao Yan muttered softly.
He had also put considerable thought into the Dou Skill specially created for Xun'er.
For Xun'er, a Dou Skill that she could learn, master, and use now, and continue to use for a long time in the future, was practically irrespective of its grade.
This was because high-grade Dou Skills would be difficult for Xun'er to unleash with enough Dou Qi, while low-grade Dou Skills would quickly become obsolete with Xun'er's talent.
Therefore, Xiao Yan combined his experience with the Fen Jue series of cultivation methods to prepare to create a special Dou Skill.
This Dou Skill would be able to increase its power grade as the cultivator's Dou Qi strength improved.
Generally, as a cultivator's Dou Qi level increases, the power of the same Dou Skill when re-used will increase accordingly.
However, it is still quite difficult to make an originally Profound or Earth-grade Dou Skill exhibit the power of a Heaven-grade Dou Skill.
In addition to this, Xiao Yan also combined some characteristics from his own Dou Skill creations and Dou Skills like the Emperor Seal Skill.
That is, a single Dou Skill containing multiple moves, thereby elevating the grade of the entire set of Dou Skills.
Then, by superimposing multiple moves, it can unleash power beyond its Dou Skill grade, moving into the next level.
[You have deduced based on your experience with the Fen Jue series of cultivation methods, "Nine Scores One Zither," Dou Skill creation experience, and Heavenly Flame usage experience. You have achieved an epiphany. You have comprehended "Emperor Flame Severed Chapter."]
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