The Purifying World Spirit Flame transformed into a docile flame hovering before him, emitting intimacy and recognition aura, like an elf waiting to be petted. However, Xiao Qi deeply knew that for this kind of heaven-and-earth spiritual object, even having recognized his Dao heart, truly refining it and integrating it into himself was by no means easy. This wasn't a conquest of power, but a deep fusion of origin and concept.
He slowly extended his right hand, his index fingertip wreathed with a thread of his most pure Purification Source, carrying peaceful and firm intent, lightly pointing toward that milky white flame.
No resistance, no scorching heat. When his fingertip touched the spiritual flame, like a drop of water merging into the ocean, his divine consciousness was unimpededly drawn into a new world constituted of pure purification meaning.
This wasn't a physical space, but a boundless sea of intent flowing with milky white halos. Within the halos was contained the "purification" true meaning the Purifying World Spirit Flame had upheld since birth. Now it was surging toward Xiao Qi's divine consciousness like a tide, conducting the final, most essential tempering and fusion.
At first, what surged into his mind was an extremely domineering, pure "purification" concept—sweeping away all filth, annihilating all heresy, letting the world return to its initial, absolute purity. Under this intent, all things could be purified. As long as there existed the slightest "impurity"—whether demonic energy, impurities, or even complex desires and emotions—all should be among those to be purified!
Scene after scene of illusions emerged along with it:
He saw himself holding purification light, wherever he passed, demonic cultivators turned to ash, even their traces of existence completely erased.
He saw some ordinary cultivators with only slight greed or jealousy in their hearts, under his purification light, along with those "impure" thoughts, evaporated together, becoming walking-corpse-like "pure" shells.
He saw all things in the world forcibly stripped of so-called "impurities," becoming monotonous, rigid, losing all color and vitality, the whole world a deathly "pure white."
This was a "purification" walking toward extremes, a destructive, allowing no dissident-existence absolute purity!
Xiao Qi's divine consciousness slightly trembled under this domineering intent's impact. Undeniably, this pure and powerful power was extremely tempting. If controllable, it seemed one could really "purify" all eyesores.
But... was this really "purification"? This was completely opposite to the guardian Dao he comprehended, to the purification true meaning he understood!
His Purification Source originated from guarding the beautiful, aimed to dispel darkness and bring vitality, not to strangle all differences and manufacture deathly silence!
Just as his divine consciousness produced questioning and resistance, that milky white sea of intent suddenly changed!
Another completely different "purification" true meaning, like an undercurrent, emerged, becoming more clear and powerful!
This intent was no longer domineering destruction, but full of inclusiveness, understanding and transformation! It didn't want to annihilate "heretics," but to understand their essence, guide them toward goodness, transforming filth into nutrients, bringing true new life!
New illusions unfolded along with it:
He saw himself using purification light to shine on a demonic cultivator, not annihilating them, but dispelling their heart demons, soothing their trauma, guiding them to find their original heart, their eyes changing from madness to clarity.
He saw himself using accumulated demonic energy and toxins, not simply dispersing them, but using them as foundation, combining with vitality, nurturing new, pure spiritual plants.
He saw all things in the world, though having flaws, though having darkness, under this inclusive purification light, not being eliminated, but being understood, being guided, being sublimated, the whole world becoming more rich and colorful, full of upward vitality!
This was true "purification"! It was cleansing, redemption, creation! It was the purification true meaning perfectly compatible with his guardian Dao!
Xiao Qi's divine consciousness, in this inclusive, creative intent, like long-drought meeting sweet rain, produced strong resonance! His own Purification Source, under this higher-level true meaning's guidance and tempering, began undergoing some essential transformation!
It was no longer merely dispelling and defending, but had integrated "understanding,""inclusiveness" and "transformation" spirituality! With a thought, purification light could be hard or soft—hard when it could cleanse evil demons, soft when it could nourish all things and soothe trauma!
His Dao heart, also under this heart fire's tempering, became more rounded and clear. The understanding of "guardianship" and "purification" reached an unprecedented height.
Guardianship wasn't drawing boundaries around oneself, but letting beauty worth guarding continue and grow.
Purification wasn't rejecting dissidents, but letting turbidity return to clarity, letting life move toward higher-level harmony.
These two concepts thoroughly merged in his mind, no longer separate from each other.
Just as this enlightenment arose, the entire milky white sea of intent boiled! All halos gathered toward Xiao Qi's divine consciousness, no longer impact and test, but like a hundred rivers returning to the sea, actively and joyfully fusing with him!
Outside, Xiao Qi's seated body slightly trembled. That Purifying World Spirit Flame flame hovering before him suddenly erupted with brilliant yet not-blinding milky white radiance, following his fingertips, like warm flowing water, slowly merging into his body!
No imagined pain and rejection, only a kind of water-and-milk-blending smoothness and comfort.
The spiritual flame entering his body didn't directly enter the dantian, but first flowed through his four limbs and hundred bones, merging into his flesh, bones, and meridians! A majestic yet gentle purification and creation power, like the finest craftsman, began from the most microscopic level, tempering and sublimating his physical body!
The solid foundation he had previously built practicing "Indestructible Diamond Body," under this power's nourishment, became even more perfect and flawless. His flesh faintly gave birth to a trace of immortal charm. His meridians were widened and reinforced, becoming more tough, sufficient to bear even more violent power impact. Even some extremely subtle, almost undetectable pill toxins and hidden injuries left from consuming pills and fighting before, were also thoroughly cleared by this power!
His physical body was the first to undergo a thorough, inside-out purification and sublimation!
Afterward, this power was like a hundred rivers returning to the sea, finally gathering into his dantian qi sea, slowly merging with his already perfectly condensed liquid spiritual power and that stirring Core Formation premonition...
Heart fire tempering, Dao heart sublimating, spiritual flame entering the body! The last piece, also the most important piece of cornerstone for forging a supreme Golden Core, was already in place!