Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 532: Mastering the Jinwu Golden Crow True Flame

Lu Yang couldn’t help but be curious. With nine Jinwu Golden Crows returning, how would the ten Jade Rabbits be distributed? Would they all mate together, or would the extra one be roasted by the Everlasting Immortal Fairy to poison the Four Ancient Immortals?

I feel like I don’t need to know so many scandals and dark histories. Not only are they useless for cultivation, but they may also cost me my life when encountering the Four Ancient Immortals in the future.

Lu Yang currently had no positive impressions of the Four Ancient Immortals in his mind. If I ever meet them and try to cozy up by saying, “I’m on close terms with the Everlasting Immortal Fairy; she tells me stories about you every day...”

...I’m afraid there’d be no saving my life then.

“Well? After listening to my story, doesn’t it greatly aid your comprehension of the Jinwu Golden Crow True Fire?” the Everlasting Immortal Fairy asked.

It was an official consensus in the cultivation world that understanding the stories behind spells and techniques allowed deeper comprehension of their essence. Unfortunately, most techniques’ histories were too distant in the past to trace, leaving their origins shrouded in mystery.

But for Lu Yang, listening to the Everlasting Immortal Fairy’s stories about spells and techniques would only diminish his comprehension of them.

“Jinwu Golden Crow True Flame...” He summoned a tiny wisp of his power, letting it bloom at his fingertip. Even if this flame was minuscule, it contained immeasurable energy. He stared at the flame and slowly closed his eyes to comprehend its essence.

“Which flame should I choose?” Man Gu was conflicted. Ideally, I want to learn the Three Flavor True Fire, but when I asked Lu Yang to teach me, I couldn’t master it—or should I say that I didn’t even know where to begin.

“Should I choose the Nirvana True Fire like Senior Brother Meng?”

Watching Meng Jingzhou gradually refine the Nirvana True Fire, with tendrils of fire energy flowing in and out of him, Man Gu shook his head. “No, no, it’s not suitable. This is a demon race’s true fire. Not only is it incompatible with my bloodline, but my comprehension ability is also not as strong as Senior Brother Meng’s to transcend racial barriers.

“Luna True Fire? It’s not suitable. My blood qi is too vigorous. Comprehending this true fire will suppress my blood qi and weaken my power.

“Hundun-Chaos True Fire? It’s not suitable. I know nothing about hundun primal chaos. There’s no way to comprehend it.

“Purple Star Heavenly Fire? It’s not suitable. With the stars gone, this heavenly fire that originated from the Purple Star becomes baseless. No matter how powerful it is, it’d be hard to sustain.

“This flame seems familiar. I can give it a try.” Man Gu lit up with joy, sitting cross-legged before a flame.

It was the Three Esse True Fire.

Tao Yaoye also struggled with her choice. She passed by the Jinwu Golden Crow True Fire, Luna True Fire, and Extreme Calculation True Fire, but none resonated with her.

Finally, she settled down cross-legged before a flame that emitted bird-like cries.

It was the Nanming Li Fire.[1]

Lu Yang’s meditation entered an ideal state. He envisioned himself as the sun, suspended high in the sky, shining upon the land and nurturing all life, when suddenly, a large hand grabbed him and placed him beside a rabbit...

“Look at Lu Yang! He’s clearly comprehending the Jinwu Golden Crow True Flame, yet both luna and sun energies have manifested in him, and they seem to be merging!”

The Five-Elements Sect disciples gasped. To comprehend the power of the moon from the power of the sun—what heaven-defying comprehension ability is this! Not to mention merging these two opposing forces!

This person’s mastery of true flames is so terrifying!

Even the Five Branch Elders and Qiu Jin’an couldn’t stay composed. Such talent has probably only appeared two or three times in history!

“Old Song, this boy’s talent is terrifying!” The Metal Branch Elder transmitted an auditory message to Song Duantian. Given our deep-seated grudge against the old Taciturn scoundrel, shouldn’t we take this chance to vent our anger now that his disciple has fallen into our hands?

As the saying goes, “a teacher for a day is a father for a lifetime; the son inherits the father’s legacy; and the son repays the father’s debts.” There’s nothing wrong with letting Lu Yang bear the debts!

Song Duantian’s brows were knitted tightly. “If we don’t eliminate this boy, he’ll remember our actions today and become a great menace in the future!”

“A hidden menace instead.”

“What do we do?”

The Metal Branch Elder stared fixedly at Lu Yang, internally wrestling before finally showing a vicious expression, as if he had arrived at a resolution. “If worse comes to worst, we’ll just stop holding grudges against that old Taciturn scoundrel!”

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“Look! Only the power of the sun remains on Lu Yang now!”

Lu Yang was unaware of the thoughts of the Metal Branch and Fire Branch elders. His priority was to quickly forget his earlier epiphany. He had nearly fallen into the Everlasting Immortal Fairy’s trap of comprehending the method of sun and moon fusion.

What a close shave.

He began comprehending the Jinwu Golden Crow True Flame again, envisioning himself as a sun patrolling the heavens, with all living beings thriving and brimming with vitality.

The sun was like a balloon, expanding and contracting, as if it was ready to burst at any moment, gripping onlookers’ hearts with anxiety.

Suddenly, a melodious and vigorous bird cry came from within the sun.

“Success!” Filled with joy, Lu Yang’s eyes snapped open, glowing bright red like miniature suns.

With a blink of his eyes, they returned to normal, clear and childlike, making observers doubt if everything they had seen earlier was just an illusion.

“You succeeded?” Bai Ming asked incredulously. As someone who had mastered the Jinwu Golden Crow True Flame himself, he knew how difficult it was to comprehend such a true fire.

“Let’s test it out.” Lu Yang smiled confidently. I’m certain there’s no problem this time. My comprehension of the Jinwu Golden Crow True Flame is thorough.

He opened his left palm, and a flame materialized, sharply raising the ambient temperature. The flame flickered, gradually stabilizing into a form whose outline vaguely resembled a bird.

“True Flame Mimicry?” Bai Ming whispered in awe. Flames are unstable in shape and require exceptional control to mold them into the desired form. Most cultivators need at least fifty years of diligent practice to achieve it.

Yet Lu Yang makes it look so effortless. It doesn’t look like he’s deliberately performing mimicry; it’s more like the true flame was already in this form the moment it manifested!

The corners of Lu Yang’s mouth curved into a confident smirk. He raised two fingers to his lips and pretended to command softly, “True flame, appear!”

The true flame morphed into a Jinwu golden crow so lifelike and detailed that it seemed alive.

“Did the true flame really morph into a Jinwu golden crow?” Bai Ming exclaimed once more. This time, he could no longer contain the shock in his heart and shouted it out.

The Five-Elements Sect disciples and elders had long noticed the situation with Lu Yang.

“Transforming the true flame into a Jinwu golden crow on his first try?”

“Wait, look! The Jinwu golden crow has three legs, but Lu Yang’s only has two!”

“Do Jinwu golden crows with two legs exist?”

“The defining feature of Jinwu golden crows is their three legs. Can it even be considered a Jinwu golden crow if it has two legs?

Lu Yang was also baffled. Why did the true flame automatically morph into a “Jinwu golden crow” that’s completely different from what I’d imagined?

He clenched his left fist to extinguish the flame, then opened his hand to summon it again.

It was still a two-legged “Jinwu golden crow.”

Refusing to give up, he persisted through multiple attempts, hoping for a third leg to grow, but to no avail.

Lu Yang scratched his head. Having never encountered anything like this before, he turned to Bai Ming. “Do you know what’s happening?”

Bai Ming had similarly never encountered anything like this before and was equally stumped. “All Jinwu golden crows have three legs. Yours with two legs is probably a golden-colored bird.”

“So does this count as the Jinwu Golden Crow True Flame?”

Bai Ming’s expression grew increasingly strange. “More like it’s the Golden Bird True Flame.”

1. Li is one of the eight trigrams in Bagua. The Nanming Lihuo is said to be a primordial fire that belongs to Zhuque (Vermillion Bird) of the South. ☜