suí zhe lǐ fán zhōu shēn wēn dù de tí gāo ， shí hǎi zhōng chì yán de shēn yǐng zài cì biàn dé qīng xī qǐ lái 。
随着李凡周身温度的提高，识海中赤炎的身影再次变得清晰起来。
As Li Fan's body temperature rose, the figure of Scarlet Flame Phantom in his识海became clearer once again.
nǎ pà lǐ fán jiāng xuán huáng liàn xīn zhòu yùn zhuàn dào jí zhì ， lián shēn shàng yǐn yǐn chuán lái jiāo wèi dōu bù guǎn bù gù 。
哪怕李凡将玄黄炼心咒运转到极致，连身上隐隐传来焦味都不管不顾。
Even as Li Fan pushed the Xuanhuang Refining Heart Spell to its utmost limit, ignoring the faint smell of burning that was starting to permeate his body, he still inexplicably returned from his visualization state just before the formation of the Scarlet Flame Phantom was complete.
zài chì yán huàn líng jí jiāng chéng xíng de qián yī kè ， lǐ fán hái shì mò míng cóng guān xiǎng zhuàng tài zhōng tuì le chū lái 。
在赤炎幻灵即将成型的前一刻，李凡还是莫名从观想状态中退了出来。
"Could it be because it's too hot and exceeds my body's tolerance?"
“ nán bù chéng shì yīn wèi tài guò zhì rè ， chāo chū le shēn tǐ de chéng shòu shàng xiàn ？”
“难不成是因为太过炙热，超出了身体的承受上限？”
Li Fan pondered as he searched through the Ten Thousand Immortals Mirror for drugs that could resist heat.
lǐ fán sī cǔn zhe ， zài tiān xuán jìng zhōng sōu suǒ qǐ le néng gòu dǐ yù yán rè de yào wù 。
李凡思忖着，在天玄镜中搜索起了能够抵御炎热的药物。
He spent 10 points of contribution to buy an Iceheart Pill.
huā fèi 10 diǎn gòng xiàn dù ， mǎi le yī kē bīng xīn dān 。
花费10点贡献度，买了一颗冰心丹。
After consuming it, Li Fan began his attempt again.
fú xià hòu ， lǐ fán zài cì kāi shǐ le cháng shì 。
服下后，李凡再次开始了尝试。
This time, as soon as the feeling of heat from Scarlet Flame appeared in his visualization, a cool aura emerged simultaneously in his dantian.
zhè cì guān xiǎng chì yán dài lái de yán rè gǎn yī chū xiàn ， dān tián chù jiù tóng shí yǒng xiàn chū yī gǔ bīng liáng de qì xī 。
这次观想赤炎带来的炎热感一出现，丹田处就同时涌现出一股冰凉的气息。
This aura circulated throughout his body, suppressing the heat.
zhè gǔ qì xī zài quán shēn liú zhuǎn ， jiāng rè gǎn yā zhì 。
这股气息在全身流转，将热感压制。
Without having to focus on controlling his discomfort, Li Fan concentrated all his energy to condense the Scarlet Flame Phantom.
bù yòng fēn xīn qù yā zhì shēn tǐ de bù shì ， lǐ fán jí zhōng quán bù jīng shén ， níng jù chì yán huàn líng 。
不用分心去压制身体的不适，李凡集中全部精神，凝聚赤炎幻灵。
But...
méi yòng ！
没用！
The phantom still shattered at the last moment before it could fully form.
huàn líng hái shì zài jí jiāng chéng xíng qián de zuì hòu yí kè pò suì 。
幻灵还是在即将成型前的最后一刻破碎。
There seemed to be some entity deliberately obstructing him, preventing the formation of the phantom.
míng míng zhōng fǎng fú yǒu shén me cún zài kè yì zǔ náo ， huàn líng jiù shì wú fǎ chéng xíng 。
冥冥中仿佛有什么存在刻意阻挠，幻灵就是无法成型。
After several attempts, the effect of the Iceheart Pill began to wane.
cháng shì le shí jǐ cì hòu ， bīng xīn dān de xiào yòng kāi shǐ xiāo tuì 。
尝试了十几次后，冰心丹的效用开始消退。
Li Fan stopped.
lǐ fán tíng le xià lái 。
李凡停了下来。
"Sure enough, the essence of Heaven and Earth is no small matter; even condensing a phantom from it proves impossible..."
“ tiān dì zhī pò guǒ rán fēi tóng xiǎo kě ， jiù lián yǐ qí wèi yuán xíng níng liàn huàn líng dōu bù xíng ……”
“天地之魄果然非同小可，就连以其为原型凝练幻灵都不行……”
"There must be certain unspoken rules restricting this."
“ zhè qí zhōng yīng gāi yǒu shén me wǒ bù qīng chǔ de guī zé xiàn zhì zài lǐ miàn 。”
“这其中应该有什么我不清楚的规则限制在里面。”
Li Fan thought for a moment before searching through the Ten Thousand Immortals Mirror for information on the essence of Heaven and Earth.
lǐ fán xiǎng le xiǎng ， zài tiān xuán jìng zhōng sōu suǒ qǐ le tiān dì zhī pò de xiāng guān xìn xī 。
李凡想了想，在天玄镜中搜索起了天地之魄的相关信息。
As expected, the mirror informed him that his permissions were insufficient to view such details.
bù chū tā suǒ liào ， tiān xuán jìng tí shì tā de quán xiàn bù gòu ， wú fǎ chá kàn 。
不出他所料，天玄镜提示他的权限不够，无法查看。
For a while, Li Fan was at a loss as to how to proceed with condensing the Scarlet Flame Phantom.
yī shí jiān ， lǐ fán níng liàn chì yán huàn líng de xiǎng fǎ xiàn rù le kùn jìng 。
一时间，李凡凝练赤炎幻灵的想法陷入了困境。
However, he wasn't about to give up just yet.
bù guò ， tā yě bù dǎ suàn jiù cǐ fàng qì 。
不过，他也不打算就此放弃。
The greater the restrictions, the larger the potential rewards upon success.
xiàn zhì yuè dà ， jiù dài biǎo yí dàn chéng gōng hòu shōu huò yě jiù yuè dà 。
限制越大，就代表一旦成功后收获也就越大。
The power of the essence of Heaven and Earth was evident; even if he could only obtain a fraction of it, it would be significant.
tiān dì zhī pò de wēi néng lì lì zài mù ， nǎ pà néng dé qí wàn fēn zhī yī ， yě jué duì shì fēi tóng xiǎo kě 。
天地之魄的威能历历在目，哪怕能得其万分之一，也绝对是非同小可。
But how exactly to achieve this still needed careful consideration.
bù guò ， jù tǐ yào zěn me zuò hái xū zài xì xì kǎo liáng 。
不过，具体要怎么做还需再细细考量。
Thus, Li Fan maintained his auxiliary cultivation state while quietly contemplating in silence.
yú shì ， lǐ fán bǎo chí zhe fǔ zhù xiū liàn fǔ zhù ， zài qǐ líng de zhuàng tài xià ， jìng jìng dì bì mù sī kǎo 。
于是，李凡保持着辅助修炼辅助，在启灵的状态下，静静地闭目思考。
Day after day passed as his contributions burned away.
yī tiān ， liǎng tiān ， sān tiān ……
一天，两天，三天……
Finally, on the seventh day, Li Fan opened his eyes.
shí jiān yī tiān tiān guò qù ， gòng xiàn dù yě zài yì diǎn diǎn rán shāo 。
时间一天天过去，贡献度也在一点点燃烧。
The essence of Heaven and Earth was a manifestation of some heavenly law.
zhōng yú ， qī tiān zhī hòu ， lǐ fán zhēng kāi le yǎn jīng 。
终于，七天之后，李凡睁开了眼睛。
If Scarlet Flame represented the law related to fire, what did the color 'red' signify?
tiān dì zhī pò ， nǎi shì tiān dì mǒu tiáo fǎ zé de jù xiàn 。
天地之魄，乃是天地某条法则的具现。
Was there any other form of flame besides Scarlet Flame?
rú guǒ shuō chì yán zhī yán ， dài biǎo zhe yǔ yán xiāng guān de fǎ zé ， nà me chì yán zhī chì ， yòu yǒu zhe shén me tè shū de yì yì ？
如果说赤炎之炎，代表着与炎相关的法则，那么赤炎之赤，又有着什么特殊的意义？
Li Fan tried different colors.
chú le chì yán zhī wài ， hái yǒu méi yǒu qí tā de yán ne ？
除了赤炎之外，还有没有其他的炎呢？
He visualized the essence of Heaven and Earth, with its appearance and aura identical to his memory of Scarlet Flame.
lǐ fán dāng jí cháng shì qǐ lái 。
李凡当即尝试起来。
However, this time, the color changed from red to green.
yī jiù shì guān xiǎng tiān dì zhī pò ， shēn yǐng qì xī yǔ jì yì zhōng de chì yán wán quán xiāng tóng 。
依旧是观想天地之魄，身影气息与记忆中的赤炎完全相同。
The phantom successfully formed but was extremely weak, resembling a hollow shell without any offensive power.
zhǐ bù guò ， shēn yǐng de yán sè ， yóu chì ， biàn wèi le lǜ 。
只不过，身影的颜色，由赤，变为了绿。
Li Fan dispelled the newly born phantom in his识海and tried again.
zhè cì ， huàn líng shùn lì chéng xíng le 。 dàn què jí qí ruò xiǎo ， fǎng fú zhǐ shì gè kōng ké yì bān ， wán quán bù jù yǒu shāng dí de wēi lì 。
这次，幻灵顺利成型了。但却极其弱小，仿佛只是个空壳一般，完全不具有伤敌的威力。
This time, it turned black.
jiāng shí hǎi zhōng chū shēng de huàn líng sàn qù 。
将识海中初生的幻灵散去。
Black flame behaved similarly; the phantom failed to form. However, unlike Scarlet Flame, there was no sensation of heat when visualizing Black Flame.
lǐ fán zài cì cháng shì 。
李凡再次尝试。
Trying with different colors...
zhè cì ， yóu lǜ biàn wèi le hēi 。
这次，由绿变为了黑。
Li Fan attempted every color he could think of.
hēi yán rú tóng chì yán yì bān ， huàn líng wú fǎ chéng xíng 。 dàn bù tóng de shì ， guān xiǎng hēi yán shí ， méi yǒu chū xiàn rú tóng chì yán nà bān de zhì rè gǎn 。
黑炎如同赤炎一般，幻灵无法成型。但不同的是，观想黑炎时，没有出现如同赤炎那般的炙热感。
He found four scenarios:
yòu huàn le zhǒng yán sè jìn xíng cháng shì 。
又换了种颜色进行尝试。
The first: like Scarlet Flame, unable to form and felt a burning sensation during visualization.
……
……
The second: like Green Flame, although it formed but remained hollow without any power.
lǐ fán jiāng zì jǐ suǒ néng xiǎng dào de suǒ yǒu yán sè dōu cháng shì le yī biàn 。
李凡将自己所能想到的所有颜色都尝试了一遍。
The third: like Black Flame, failed to form; no unusual phenomena occurred during visualization.
tā fā xiàn ， yī gòng yǒu sì zhǒng qíng kuàng 。
他发现，一共有四种情况。
And the fourth, the most unique scenario.
dì yī zhǒng ， jiù shì rú tóng chì yán yì bān ， bù néng chéng xíng ， guān xiǎng guò chéng zhōng huì gǎn shòu dào zhì kǎo gǎn 。
第一种，就是如同赤炎一般，不能成型，观想过程中会感受到炙烤感。
In Li Fan's识海, a nearly identical phantom of Scarlet Flame slowly condensed, this time in blue.
dì èr zhǒng ， jiù shì rú tóng lǜ yán yì bān ， suī rán néng chéng xíng ， dàn shì què kōng ké bān ， bù jù yǒu rèn hé lì liàng de 。
第二种，就是如同绿炎一般，虽然能成型，但是却空壳般，不具有任何力量的。
As the Blue Flame Phantom appeared, the temperature around Li Fan began to drop dramatically.
dì sān zhǒng ， jiù shì rú tóng hēi yán yì bān ， wú fǎ chéng xíng ， guān xiǎng guò chéng zhōng ， yě méi yǒu zhǒng zhǒng yì xiàng fā shēng 。
第三种，就是如同黑炎一般，无法成型，观想过程中，也没有种种异像发生。
Layer upon layer of ice flowers spread from where he stood, his hair and eyebrows covered with frost. His body gradually turned as hard as an ice block.
ér dì sì zhǒng ， yě shì zuì wèi tè shū de yī zhǒng 。
而第四种，也是最为特殊的一种。
Even the Xuanhuang Refining Heart Spell, which had been quietly running in the background, slowed down, almost stopping completely.
zài lǐ fán de shí hǎi zhōng ， yī dào hé chì yán jī hū yī mú yī yàng de xū yǐng huǎn huǎn níng jù 。
在李凡的识海中，一道和赤炎几乎一模一样的虚影缓缓凝聚。
Li Fan's heartbeat slowed, and his breath rapidly weakened.
zhǐ bù guò tā de yán sè shì lán sè de 。
只不过它的颜色是蓝色的。
But Li Fan's consciousness entered a state of absolute calmness and rationality.
ér suí zhe lán yán huàn líng de màn màn chū xiàn ， lǐ fán shēn tǐ zhōu wéi wēn dù kāi shǐ dà fú dù xià jiàng 。
而随着蓝炎幻灵的慢慢出现，李凡身体周围温度开始大幅度下降。
It was as if he had left his body behind, observing himself from an external perspective without any emotional fluctuations.
yī céng céng bīng huā zì lǐ fán suǒ zài de dì miàn kāi shǐ ， cháo wài kuò sàn 。
一层层冰花自李凡所在的地面开始，朝外扩散。
Li Fan felt certain that in this state, even if his physical form were destroyed, he would not feel fear the next second.
tā de tóu fà yǔ méi máo rǎn shàng le bái shuāng ， shēn tǐ yě zhú jiàn biàn dé bīng kuài bān jiāng yìng 。
他的头发与眉毛染上了白霜，身体也逐渐变得冰块般僵硬。
This was an absolutely calm and rational state.
jiù lián yì zhí mò mò yùn zhuàn zhe de xuán huáng liàn xīn zhòu ， zài qí yǐng xiǎng xià yě biàn dé huǎn màn ， fǎng fú suí shí huì tíng zhǐ xià lái 。
就连一直默默运转着的玄黄炼心咒，在其影响下也变得缓慢，仿佛随时会停止下来。
In such a state, Li Fan silently watched as his body was completely frozen over.
lǐ fán xīn tiào de sù dù yuè lái yuè màn ， qì xī yě kuài sù de shuāi luò xià qù 。
李凡心跳的速度越来越慢，气息也快速的衰落下去。
It seemed to be in absolute zero degrees, utterly silent.
dàn lǐ fán de yì shí què xiàn rù le yī zhǒng qí miào de zhuàng tài zhōng 。
但李凡的意识却陷入了一种奇妙的状态中。
At the same time, the Blue Flame Phantom fully formed in Li Fan's识海without any increase in temperature.
fǎng fú líng hún chū qiào ， rú tóng jú wài rén yì bān kàn zhe zì jǐ shēn tǐ de zhǒng zhǒng biàn huà 。
仿佛灵魂出窍，如同局外人一般看着自己身体的种种变化。
The vitality quickly appeared on Li Fan's body, as if that extreme cold could no longer affect him.
méi yǒu rèn hé qíng xù bō dòng 。
没有任何情绪波动。
Li Fan's divine sense moved, and the Blue Flame in his识海gently flickered, dissipating the extreme cold from his body.
lǐ fán xīn zhōng yǒu zhǒng yù gǎn ， zài zhè zhǒng zhuàng tài xià ， nǎ pà shēn qū bèi huǐ ， xià yī miǎo jiù shēn sǐ dào xiāo ， tā yě bú huì chǎn shēng rèn hé hài pà de qíng xù 。
李凡心中有种预感，在这种状态下，哪怕身躯被毁，下一秒就身死道消，他也不会产生任何害怕的情绪。
In an instant, Li Fan returned to his original form, emerging from that state of absolute rationality.
zhè shì yī zhǒng jué duì lěng jìng hé lǐ zhì de zhuàng tài 。
这是一种绝对冷静和理智的状态。
The extreme cold seemed like a hallucination, leaving no trace behind.
zhèng shì zài zhè zhǒng zhuàng tài xià ， lǐ fán mò mò zhù shì zì jǐ de shēn qū bèi chè dǐ bīng fēng 。
正是在这种状态下，李凡默默注视自己的身躯被彻底冰封。
"Is this the power of Blue Flame?"
fǎng fú xiàn rù le jué duì líng dù yì bān ， xiàn rù le chè dǐ de sǐ jì zhī zhōng 。
仿佛陷入了绝对零度一般，陷入了彻底的死寂之中。
The young Blue Flame Phantom in his识海fell into a deep sleep.
yǔ cǐ tóng shí ， lǐ fán shí hǎi zhōng ， lán yán huàn líng chè dǐ chéng xíng 。
与此同时，李凡识海中，蓝炎幻灵彻底成型。
But Li Fan knew he could wake it up at any time to recreate that state.
wēn dù méi yǒu shēng gāo ， dàn shēng jī què kuài sù de chū xiàn zài lǐ fán shēn shàng 。
温度没有升高，但生机却快速的出现在李凡身上。
"The four scenarios encountered when visualizing flames of different colors should correspond to the states of the essence of Heaven and Earth."
jiù hǎo xiàng nà jué duì de yán hán zài yě wú fǎ duì lǐ fán zào chéng yǐng xiǎng yī yàng 。
就好像那绝对的严寒再也无法对李凡造成影响一样。
After much thought, Li Fan made his conjecture.
lǐ fán shén shí yī dòng ， shí hǎi zhōng lán yán wēi wēi tiào dòng ， shēn shàng de jí hán kuài sù xiāo shī 。
李凡神识一动，识海中蓝炎微微跳动，身上的极寒快速消失。
The essence of Heaven and Earth was a manifestation of Heavenly Dao laws. At the same time, cultivators in this realm could worship and refine it to achieve union with the Dao.
zhǎ yǎn jiān ， lǐ fán jiù biàn huí le yuán lái de mú yàng ， tā yě cóng nà zhǒng jué duì lǐ zhì de zhuàng tài xià tuì le chū lái 。
眨眼间，李凡就变回了原来的模样，他也从那种绝对理智的状态下退了出来。
Therefore, during previous visualizations, those that formed but lacked power represented types of essences of Heaven and Earth that did not exist.
nà gǔ jí dù yán hán hǎo sì yī cháng cuò jué ， méi yǒu liú xià rèn hé hén jì 。
那股极度严寒好似一场错觉，没有留下任何痕迹。
Those that failed to form, like Scarlet Flame, belonged to the Heavenly law system; Li Fan could invoke their strength but could not possess them. Those like Black Flame had already been refined by cultivators who achieved union with the Dao and were no longer within this realm's laws.
“ zhè jiù shì ， lán yán de lì liàng ？”
“这就是，蓝炎的力量？”
So what about Blue Flame?
shí hǎi zhōng ， yòu xiǎo de lán yán huàn líng xiàn rù le chén shuì 。
识海中，幼小的蓝炎幻灵陷入了沉睡。
"Law of the yet-to-be-born?"
dàn lǐ fán zhī dào ， zì jǐ kě yǐ suí shí jiāng qí huàn xǐng ， fù xiàn gāng gāng nà zhǒng zhuàng tài 。
但李凡知道，自己可以随时将其唤醒，复现刚刚那种状态。
"In other words, in a not-too-distant future, true Blue Flame will descend upon some place in the cultivation world?" Li Fan fell into deep thought for a long time.
“ guān xiǎng bù tóng yán sè de yán zhī xū yǐng suǒ yù dào de sì zhǒng qíng kuàng ， yīng gāi yǔ tiān dì zhī pò de zhuàng kuàng xiāng hù duì yìng 。”
“观想不同颜色的炎之虚影所遇到的四种情况，应该与天地之魄的状况相互对应。”
After a while, he took a deep breath and buried his speculations deep within his mind.
lǐ fán jīng guò yī fān sī suǒ hòu ， zuò chū le zì jǐ de cāi xiǎng 。
李凡经过一番思索后，做出了自己的猜想。
Regardless, although he didn't condense the Scarlet Flame Phantom, he had inadvertently visualized the Blue Flame Phantom.
tiān dì zhī pò shì tiān dào fǎ zé de jù xiàng huà shēn ， tóng shí ， cǐ jiān xiū shì yě kě yǐ jì liàn tiān dì zhī pò ， chéng jiù hé dào jìng jiè 。
天地之魄是天道法则的具象化身，同时，此间修士也可以祭练天地之魄，成就合道境界。
The two were opposites but seemed to have comparable power.
nà me ， zài zhī qián de guān xiǎng guò chéng zhōng ， nà xiē suī rán néng chéng xíng dàn bù jù yǒu rèn hé lì liàng de ， jiù yīng gāi dài biǎo méi yǒu cǐ zhǒng lèi xíng de tiān dì zhī pò 。
那么，在之前的观想过程中，那些虽然能成型但不具有任何力量的，就应该代表没有此种类型的天地之魄。
Overjoyed, Li Fan continued his cultivation of the Spirit Soul Illusion Technique, attempting to nurture and strengthen the Blue Flame Phantom for offensive purposes through divine sense attacks.
ér nà xiē wú fǎ chéng xíng de ， rú chì yán zhè bān ， yīng gāi shì shàng qiě guī shǔ yú tiān dì fǎ zé tǐ xì zhī nèi ， zì jǐ suī rán néng yǐn dòng qí lì liàng ， dàn què wú fǎ jù yǒu ； rú hēi yán zhè bān ， yīng gāi shì yǐ jīng bèi hé dào xiū shì jì liàn le ， yǐ jīng bù zài cǐ fāng tiān dì fǎ zé zhī zhōng 。
而那些无法成型的，如赤炎这般，应该是尚且归属于天地法则体系之内，自己虽然能引动其力量，但却无法据有；如黑炎这般，应该是已经被合道修士祭练了，已经不在此方天地法则之中。
Time passed slowly as he cultivated.
nà me ， zhè lán yán yòu dài biǎo zhe shén me ne ？
那么，这蓝炎又代表着什么呢？
Soon, Li Fan abruptly exited his auxiliary cultivation mode.
“ jiāng shēng wèi shēng zhī fǎ zé ？”
“将生未生之法则？”
It turned out that due to prolonged cultivation, his contributions had dwindled down to just 100 points.
As Li Fan's body temperature rose, the figure of Scarlet Flame Phantom in his识海became clearer once again.
But...
Even as Li Fan pushed the Xuanhuang Refining Heart Spell to its utmost limit, ignoring the faint smell of burning that was starting to permeate his body, he still inexplicably returned from his visualization state just before the formation of the Scarlet Flame Phantom was complete.
"Could it be because it's too hot and exceeds my body's tolerance?"
Li Fan pondered as he searched through the Ten Thousand Immortals Mirror for drugs that could resist heat.
He spent 10 points of contribution to buy an Iceheart Pill.
After consuming it, Li Fan began his attempt again.
This time, as soon as the feeling of heat from Scarlet Flame appeared in his visualization, a cool aura emerged simultaneously in his dantian.
This aura circulated throughout his body, suppressing the heat.
Without having to focus on controlling his discomfort, Li Fan concentrated all his energy to condense the Scarlet Flame Phantom.
But...
It didn't work!
The phantom still shattered at the last moment before it could fully form.
There seemed to be some entity deliberately obstructing him, preventing the formation of the phantom.
After several attempts, the effect of the Iceheart Pill began to wane.
Li Fan stopped.
"Sure enough, the essence of Heaven and Earth is no small matter; even condensing a phantom from it proves impossible..."
"There must be certain unspoken rules restricting this."
Li Fan thought for a moment before searching through the Ten Thousand Immortals Mirror for information on the essence of Heaven and Earth.
As expected, the mirror informed him that his permissions were insufficient to view such details.
For a while, Li Fan was at a loss as to how to proceed with condensing the Scarlet Flame Phantom.
However, he wasn't about to give up just yet.
The greater the restrictions, the larger the potential rewards upon success.
The power of the essence of Heaven and Earth was evident; even if he could only obtain a fraction of it, it would be significant.
But how exactly to achieve this still needed careful consideration.
Thus, Li Fan maintained his auxiliary cultivation state while quietly contemplating in silence.
Day after day passed as his contributions burned away.
Finally, on the seventh day, Li Fan opened his eyes.
The essence of Heaven and Earth was a manifestation of some heavenly law.
If Scarlet Flame represented the law related to fire, what did the color 'red' signify?
Was there any other form of flame besides Scarlet Flame?
Li Fan tried different colors.
He visualized the essence of Heaven and Earth, with its appearance and aura identical to his memory of Scarlet Flame.
However, this time, the color changed from red to green.
The phantom successfully formed but was extremely weak, resembling a hollow shell without any offensive power.
Li Fan dispelled the newly born phantom in his识海and tried again.
This time, it turned black.
Black flame behaved similarly; the phantom failed to form. However, unlike Scarlet Flame, there was no sensation of heat when visualizing Black Flame.
Trying with different colors...
Li Fan attempted every color he could think of.
He found four scenarios:
The first: like Scarlet Flame, unable to form and felt a burning sensation during visualization.
The second: like Green Flame, although it formed but remained hollow without any power.
The third: like Black Flame, failed to form; no unusual phenomena occurred during visualization.
And the fourth, the most unique scenario.
In Li Fan's识海, a nearly identical phantom of Scarlet Flame slowly condensed, this time in blue.
As the Blue Flame Phantom appeared, the temperature around Li Fan began to drop dramatically.
Layer upon layer of ice flowers spread from where he stood, his hair and eyebrows covered with frost. His body gradually turned as hard as an ice block.
Even the Xuanhuang Refining Heart Spell, which had been quietly running in the background, slowed down, almost stopping completely.
Li Fan's heartbeat slowed, and his breath rapidly weakened.
But Li Fan's consciousness entered a state of absolute calmness and rationality.
It was as if he had left his body behind, observing himself from an external perspective without any emotional fluctuations.
Li Fan felt certain that in this state, even if his physical form were destroyed, he would not feel fear the next second.
This was an absolutely calm and rational state.
In such a state, Li Fan silently watched as his body was completely frozen over.
It seemed to be in absolute zero degrees, utterly silent.
At the same time, the Blue Flame Phantom fully formed in Li Fan's识海without any increase in temperature.
The vitality quickly appeared on Li Fan's body, as if that extreme cold could no longer affect him.
Li Fan's divine sense moved, and the Blue Flame in his识海gently flickered, dissipating the extreme cold from his body.
In an instant, Li Fan returned to his original form, emerging from that state of absolute rationality.
The extreme cold seemed like a hallucination, leaving no trace behind.
"Is this the power of Blue Flame?"
The young Blue Flame Phantom in his识海fell into a deep sleep.
But Li Fan knew he could wake it up at any time to recreate that state.
"The four scenarios encountered when visualizing flames of different colors should correspond to the states of the essence of Heaven and Earth."
After much thought, Li Fan made his conjecture.
The essence of Heaven and Earth was a manifestation of Heavenly Dao laws. At the same time, cultivators in this realm could worship and refine it to achieve union with the Dao.
Therefore, during previous visualizations, those that formed but lacked power represented types of essences of Heaven and Earth that did not exist.
Those that failed to form, like Scarlet Flame, belonged to the Heavenly law system; Li Fan could invoke their strength but could not possess them. Those like Black Flame had already been refined by cultivators who achieved union with the Dao and were no longer within this realm's laws.
So what about Blue Flame?
"Law of the yet-to-be-born?"
"In other words, in a not-too-distant future, true Blue Flame will descend upon some place in the cultivation world?" Li Fan fell into deep thought for a long time.
After a while, he took a deep breath and buried his speculations deep within his mind.
Regardless, although he didn't condense the Scarlet Flame Phantom, he had inadvertently visualized the Blue Flame Phantom.
The two were opposites but seemed to have comparable power.
Overjoyed, Li Fan continued his cultivation of the Spirit Soul Illusion Technique, attempting to nurture and strengthen the Blue Flame Phantom for offensive purposes through divine sense attacks.
Time passed slowly as he cultivated.
Soon, Li Fan abruptly exited his auxiliary cultivation mode.
It turned out that due to prolonged cultivation, his contributions had dwindled down to just 100 points.