Chapter 393: Chapter 393: Refining Fire Technique, Drawing Fire Energy, Nourishing the Spiritual Fire!

After sensing the presence of the Spiritual Fire, Lu Chen began practicing the Fire Control Technique, carefully absorbing the fire power from within the pit and slowly drawing it into his lower abdomen.

This Fire Control Technique, known as the Fire Control Spirit Technique, was a Cultivation Technique that every Inner Sect Disciple of the Casting Gear Pavilion must learn in order to refine artifacts in the future.

The first part of the Fire Control Spirit Technique, called "Fire Attraction," was designed to make the practitioner truly sense the existence of the Spiritual Fire.

But for Lu Chen, this was almost unnecessary to practice because his Pupil Skill allowed him to see the fire power within.

It was just like three years ago, when he first started practicing the Heaven-Breaking Spiritual Method, and the initial step of Spirit Attraction!

Being able to see the presence of Spiritual Power naturally made Spirit Infusion into the body much easier.

The situation now was strikingly similar to that time.

Lu Chen meticulously allowed strands of Geothermal Fire Power to enter his lower abdomen, letting the Spiritual Fire cautiously devour the power to grow stronger.

As the Spiritual Fire was nourished by the Geothermal Fire Power, it became much more active.

Lu Chen divided his attention, drawing in fire power while observing the state of the Spiritual Fire, ready to cease cultivation immediately if there was any anomaly.

After all, the Spiritual Fire resided within his Dantian. Any carelessness could potentially lead to irrevocable destruction!

He had experienced his Dantian being excavated and had fortuitously reshaped it; now, as a cultivator, he understood even more how vital the Dantian was to a cultivator.

Time passed bit by bit, and only when the Spiritual Fire had more than doubled in size and its rate of growth slowed did Lu Chen begin to relax.

Understanding that haste makes waste, he carefully felt the condition of the Spiritual Fire and then gathered his thoughts, stopping the practice of the Fire Control Spirit Technique.

"Next, it’s time for the Spiritual Fire to digest on its own..."

Lu Chen murmured to himself as he stood up, feeling sore. He stretched lazily, unconsciously glancing into the pit.

The pit was not large, and the occasional flames bursting forth did not obstruct the unique property of Lu Chen’s eyes; he saw the bottom at a glance.

There lay an underground river.

Only, what flowed within this river was an endless current of fire power!

The fire power churned continuously.

If the strands of fire power he had previously absorbed were like a stream,

Then what he saw now was undoubtedly a surging river!

"Is this the subterranean fire vein? So when they talk about Earth Fire, do they mean the fire of the entire vein, or... is there a blossom of Earth Fire amidst this vein?"

Lu Chen knew only the classification of Spiritual Fires but was unaware of their various properties, and such thoughts naturally arose in his mind.

"If I could absorb fire power within this fire vein, then surely my Spiritual Fire would grow at a much more rapid pace!"

Lu Chen sighed; for him at the present, this was nothing more than a pipe dream.

At the Foundation Establishment Stage, he did not have the ability to fly through the air.

If he were to fly down there using Artifact Control, he reckoned that the Magic Artifact would instantly dissolve in the fire power below, and he was well aware of this.

Shaking his head, he withdrew his gaze, and at that moment, Zhu Chongjiu returned.

"Eh?"

Sensing that the aura around Lu Chen was much different from before, Zhu Chongjiu couldn’t help but express his surprise.

"Master, what’s the matter?"

Lu Chen touched his face and said, "Is there something on my face?"

"No, that’s not it," Zhu Chongjiu began taking out various materials from his storage bag that Lu Chen did not recognize and then said, "It seems that the aura of fire power on you is purer and more pleasing to the eye now!"

Lu Chen couldn’t help but laugh and said, "Master, are you implying that I wasn’t pleasing before?"

"No, not exactly," Zhu Chongjiu chuckled and replied, "Initially, I was biased and thought that with your Five Spirit Root, artifact refining would be difficult for you. Later, when I learned that you had crafted that crude Mysterious Iron Spear yourself, I didn’t get a chance to take a closer look at you before that incident happened. I haven’t genuinely felt your presence until now."

Lu Chen suddenly realized that it must be the result of the Spiritual Fire within his Dantian, which made him carry the aura of fire power.

This might be fine within Zhu Chongjiu’s cave-abode, but if he were to walk in the outside world, it could be detrimental to him, making it easy for others to detect!

"It seems keeping the Spiritual Fire in my lower abdomen is not a solution; I have to find a way to deal with this issue!"

Lu Chen muttered to himself as he watched Zhu Chongjiu arrange the various materials around the pit.

Next, it was time to reforge the Mysterious Iron Spear!

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