Chapter 236: The Twenty-Fourth Strange Fire?!
Jiang Lin didn't know if other Qiankun Cauldrons had the ability to imprint the Qiankun Secret Technique onto other creations, but as the "Initial Qiankun Cauldron," the Cyan-Xuan Qiankun Cauldron possessed so many additional capabilities that Jiang Lin didn't find it hard to understand, even feeling it was quite natural.
After all, if he were to research the Qiankun Cauldron, he would definitely have a deep grasp of spatial abilities from the very beginning. When designing the Qiankun Cauldron, he would treat it as a tool, and the Cyan-Xuan Qiankun Cauldron would be like a machine tool capable of manufacturing other machine tools. However, the "machine tool paradox" still couldn't be broken; the Cyan-Xuan Qiankun Cauldron couldn't create creations comparable to itself.
To put it simply, a refiner's cauldron created using the Cyan-Xuan Qiankun Cauldron could only shrink itself but couldn't shrink the things inside the cauldron.
"If Hu Lei hadn't discovered this ability, it would really prove that his talent in the spatial domain, as a Dou Huang, simply can't match mine," Jiang Lin thought to himself as he refined the Cyan-Xuan Qiankun Cauldron inside his body.
With the energy provided by the dual Water-Wood Element crystal cores, Jiang Lin's burden in using the Cyan-Xuan Qiankun Cauldron became lighter. Of course, he wasn't directly using the Water-Wood attribute energy for refining. Instead, he used the secret technique, Dou Qi Furnace, to draw in the world's energy quickly into his body and then used the Fire Forging Technique to refine it into pure energy.
The only drawback of using the Dou Qi Furnace for refining was that Jiang Lin could only use it for one hour at a time. It could only be used while cultivating the Fire Forging Technique, as it couldn't convert Dou Qi energy at other times.
"But this is enough," Jiang Lin said to himself after pushing the Fire Forging Technique to its limits. He slowly ended the cultivation and used his red-gold Dou Qi to nourish the Cyan-Xuan Cauldron within his body. The brilliant flames surrounding him slowly faded, and the cave returned to calm.
Since breaking through to the Great Dou Master level, every time Jiang Lin cultivated, the movement was so large because he would activate the Dou Qi Furnace during cultivation, wildly absorbing the surrounding world's energy, and then using the Fire Forging Technique to refine it!
Without using the Fire Forging Technique, the world's Dou Qi would merge with Jiang Lin's Dou Qi, quickly reaching the limit of what his body could bear in a short period.
"Hm? Did I break through?" Jiang Lin, now in the recuperation phase, was slightly surprised as he felt his Dou Qi quality increase. At the same time, a layer of splendid armor with a cyan-blue halo slowly formed on his body.
Two-Star Great Dou Master, achieved!
"The Dou Qi Furnace really complements the Fire Forging Technique," Jiang Lin smiled to himself. "Of course, this secret technique was inspired by the Fire Forging Technique, so it fits perfectly." Jiang Lin wasn't surprised by his sudden breakthrough to Two-Star Great Dou Master since he had already reached the peak of One-Star Great Dou Master. The Dou Qi Furnace and Fire Forging Technique complemented each other, greatly improving his cultivation efficiency. His body wasn't strong enough before, so he didn't dare use the Dou Qi Furnace much, but now, he was much bolder.
The Water-Wood Element crystal cores granted Jiang Lin resistance to Water and Wood attribute Dou Qi energy. When the chaotic world's energy was drawn by the Dou Qi Furnace, the damage to Jiang Lin had been reduced by half.
"My physical realm is still at the One-Star Dou Ling stage. This is a good sign. My Dou Qi cultivation is finally catching up," Jiang Lin said, dispelling the magnificent armor of Dou Qi on his body. Then, he looked inward at the Cyan-Xuan Cauldron inside his body and smiled, "The Strange Fire Lotus Platform is even easier to refine than I expected. Perhaps it's because this spiritual item has a stronger capacity to endure. It's like high-quality rice paper—when ink is applied, it's clear and visible, remaining unchanged for a thousand years."
Jiang Lin opened his mouth slightly, and a streak of blue light flew out. A small bronze cauldron appeared in his hand. As he opened it, a blue lotus platform flew out, rapidly expanding in midair, eventually growing to about half a meter in diameter. Jiang Lin lifted it with his Dou Qi and suspended it in the air.
The blue lotus platform rotated slowly in the red-gold Dou Qi, resembling a beautifully blooming lotus in a glorious red-gold light.
Jiang Lin carefully observed the blue lotus platform in the red-gold flames. He then waved his other hand, and countless silver symbols spread across his palm. The silver lines on the lotus platform's surface, resembling leaf veins, gradually emerged. They eventually aligned with the silver symbols in Jiang Lin's hand, causing the lotus platform to shrink slowly and gently land in his palm, becoming the size of an ordinary crystal core.
Looking at the blue lotus flower in his palm, Jiang Lin's eyes showed a flash of astonishment. Without hesitation, he threw the Cyan-Xuan Cauldron ahead, then bit his finger with difficulty, allowing a drop of red blood to fall onto the blue lotus. He then swallowed the lotus, which had absorbed his blood, and began refining it with his red-gold Dou Qi.
Once Jiang Lin finished adjusting his breath, a hum rang from within his body. The red-gold false core and the dual-element crystal cores activated the surrounding world's energy and began to circulate the Fire Forging Technique!
On Jiang Lin's spiritual platform, in a void space, a small, chubby Jiang Lin with red-gold eyes sat cross-legged. Gray-white flames began to flicker around him. Inside his abdomen, two transparent blue-green spirit pearls slowly circled around a blue lotus.
The bloodstains on the blue lotus were slowly absorbed by the lotus leaves, and the soul fire from the Soul Refining Technique mixed with the nameless fire from the Fire Forging Technique, slowly enveloping the blood-colored blue lotus and refining it bit by bit.
After an unknown period, the chubby Jiang Lin opened his red-gold eyes, and his bright spiritual gaze became slightly dazed. He looked down at the spiritual platform, where an incredibly radiant colorful lotus surrounded him. Unseen, intangible flames capable of distorting space began to gather around him, igniting into a formless and odorless supernatural flame centered on him.
As his red-gold eyes regained clarity, the chubby Jiang Lin lowered his gaze at the blue lotus in his abdomen. Within his red-gold eyes, the gray-white soul fire and nameless fire within his body were all being absorbed little by little by the blue lotus. The blue lotus seemed to regain a bit of vitality, and its color became more vibrant.
At this moment, even the usually expressionless chubby Jiang Lin's red-gold eyes trembled slightly.
His premonition was correct.
The fusion flames from the Soul Refining Technique and Fire Forging Technique could indeed be absorbed and materialized.
The Strange Fire Lotus Platform was the best carrier platform.
Perhaps...
The Twenty-Fourth Strange Fire...
...is himself?
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