Under Lin Xi's relentless effort, the Azure Flame Sky Curtain expanded until it covered the entirety of the Burning Heaven Continent. Under his control, the flame canopy slowly merged into the very world itself.
Just as he once merged the Azure Lotus Flame's source into the Dou Qi Continent, he was now merging it into the Burning Heaven Continent—altering the world's rules within a set range.
Normally, this would be impossible.
But after returning to the Dou Qi Continent and being guided by the Plane Fetus, Lin Xi had grasped the Heart of Heaven and Man.
That was the name he gave it—an ability that allowed his mind to merge with the world. In the future, he could even borrow the power of the Great Thousand World itself.
Of course, one must have the strength to withstand that power. And for now, he could not carry the weight of the entire Great Thousand World.
But carrying the Burning Heaven Continent alone was possible.
With his mind fused to the continent, Lin Xi began merging the Azure Lotus Flame into this land. From now on, every surge of violent fire energy would first be purified by the Azure Lotus Flame before re-emerging as gentle fire spiritual energy—carrying even a trace of the flame's power.
It would not only enhance cultivation speed but slightly improve one's physique.
Heavenly Flames naturally possessed the ability to refine and transform the body—absorbing them long-term only made the effect stronger.
However, merging the Azure Lotus Flame into the continent and altering the world's rules was brutal.
As the Sky Curtain melted into the heavens and earth, the world's backlash crashed down onto Lin Xi alone.
Pain exploded from the depths of his soul—as if his spirit had been plunged into magma, slowly dragged deeper with every passing moment.
The scorching agony seemed ready to burn his soul to ash.
Fortunately, Lin Xi's soul had been tempered countless times, and with the Azure Lotus Flame protecting him, he could barely endure the Burning Heaven Continent's backlash.
Here, he truly held the greatest advantage.
If he could see a progress bar, he would notice the fusion had reached 5.3%, increasing 0.1% at a time… and rising steadily.
His suffering was only beginning.
Below, the violent fire spiritual energy formed tornadoes that surged upward into the Azure Flame Sky Curtain.
Soon, gentler fire spiritual energy began spilling down, spreading across the land.
Yao Tianhuo grabbed a handful of this new spiritual energy. Its purity and refinement shocked him.
"To think meeting you within the magma was truly this old man's greatest fortune—not only was I able to revive, I cultivated to 2-Star Dou Saint, and now I've even reached a new world!"
Moved, he sat cross-legged and began absorbing spiritual energy to replace his Dou Qi.
Perhaps because this was the first batch purified by the Azure Lotus Flame, it contained a special fire attribute. His refinement speed skyrocketed.
And this was only the beginning.
Gu Xun'er, Huo Yao, Huo Zhi, Yao Tian, Yao Ling… as well as the remaining elders of the ancient clans—all once the final embers of their lineages—were now under Lin Xi's command.
He wasn't mistreating them; the ancient clan bloodlines still continued on the Dou Qi Continent. Here in the Great Thousand World, they might even flourish again… if Lin Xi allowed it.
There were also the Pill Tower's elders, the Pill Tower Ancestor, the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Tribe's experts, and the Ancient Void Dragon Tribe's elders—Zhu Li, Qi You—along with the Nine Serene Deep Ground Python Tribe's Yao Ming and Yao Xiaotian.
Every Dou Saint began purifying their Dou Qi into spiritual energy.
This time, they were all lucky—the first batch of Azure Lotus Flame spiritual energy eased their transition immensely.
For three days, Lin Xi endured the backlash. And after three days, the Azure Lotus Flame finally fully merged into the world—altering its rules entirely.
From now on, the violent spiritual energy was gone.
Only purified Azure Lotus Flame spiritual energy remained—enough to become the foundation of Lin Xi's future influence.
But he noticed a flaw.
The merged Azure Lotus Flame was like a rootless flame—stable only when he remained on the continent. Short-term absence posed no issue, but long-term absence would…
"…be problematic."
"I need a core."
With that, Lin Xi summoned the Chaos Stone that had been in his Sovereign Sea all this time—the very source of his Chaotic Spiritual Energy.
Now, it was time for it to contribute.
"To forge an unparalleled Saint Artifact—what else am I most familiar with if not… cauldrons?"
He immediately acted.
Summoning heavenly fire with the world's power, he wrapped the Chaos Stone within it.
Even the Chaos Stone could not withstand this divine fire—its outer layers slowly melted…
Lin Xi did not dare relax. This stone was unique—if he ruined it, he'd have nowhere to cry.
When the stone had fully melted into a mass of chaotic essence, he acted quickly.
Using his mind as a guide, he invoked the world's power like a pair of giant hands to mold the essence into a cauldron a hundred meters tall—its design reminiscent of the Ten Thousand Beast Cauldron.
Only after the cauldron's form stabilized did he exhale lightly.
Then he tensed again.
The real work had only begun.
With a thought, the Azure Lotus Flame's true form detached from his body and turned into a carving blade.
The blade slashed across the cauldron's surface, embedding a stroke of Azure Lotus origin into it.
Slash.
Another stroke.
Again and again, the Azure Lotus' origin fused into the cauldron, weakening the flame's source noticeably—but the cauldron's power surged.
An emerging spirituality slowly took shape.
Its majestic pressure was enough to suppress all heaven and earth.
When the final strike landed, countless Azure Lotus markings erupted with dazzling brilliance.
Majestic. Radiant. Boundless.
The chaotic essence refined into Azure Lotus Flame origin.
The cauldron now held its own inner world, overflowing with azure flames—and within those flames, a newborn spirit emerged.
A Peerless Saint Artifact had been born.
Without delay, Lin Xi placed it above the heavens.
It became the core, while the Azure Flame Sky Curtain became the veil—one supplying eternal power, the other cleansing the continent.
He no longer needed to worry.
Though the cauldron was currently a Spiritual Grade Saint Artifact, it possessed infinite potential. With constant refinement from the world's power, it would inevitably grow—perhaps even surpass the Saint Grade one day.
In the Great Thousand World, every Saint Grade Saint Artifact had survived endless ages. Lin Xi had simply taken a shortcut—using the world itself to temper his creation.
"The cauldron is the Azure Lotus Cauldron… the sky is the Azure Flame Heavens."
"And I… am the master of the Azure Flame Heaven!"
"Yes. Perfect."
(End of Chapter)
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