Chapter 39: The Three Fires of Heaven, Earth, and Man

Three dazzling and peculiar crystals suddenly appeared from the backpack, illuminating the stone cave with a brilliant glow.

The three crystals were one rhombus and two ellipses, all crystal clear like pure, flawless crystal, emitting strange waves.

Clearly, these three crystals contained extraordinary energy.

"Monster Crystals!"

Diyalan exclaimed in surprise, her face beaming with joy.

"Ah!"

Muyudie also let out a soft exclamation, delightedly saying, "It seems our luck is really good. We actually managed to obtain monster crystals. Hehe, if we can survive and get out of the Dark Forest, with these three monster crystals, we won't have to worry about our future."

Diyalan squatted down and carefully examined the three monster crystals. After a while, she said, "They should be from a Level 6 monster, but I can't tell which one."

"Lan, I heard that monsters can directly absorb the energy from monster crystals. Since these three monster crystals belong to the Silver-Winged Wolf, why didn't it absorb them to enhance its own power?"

"I heard the Silver-Winged Wolf recently had a cub. The best way for the young Silver-Winged Wolf to grow quickly is to absorb the energy from monster crystals. If the rumors are true, I think these three Level 6 monster crystals were prepared for its cub."

"Oh, I see."

"The energy contained in monster crystals is excellent material for alchemists and weapon forgers. Those guys can determine the type of monster just by looking at the crystals. Well, we have three monster crystals, and we are three people. How about we each take one?"

"I didn't do anything, so I'll pass."

Muyudie shook her head, glancing at Shiyang, who was meditating with his eyes closed. "I think you two should take them. I wouldn't have put you in such danger if it weren't for me..."

"Let's wait until that guy wakes up and then decide how to divide them." Diyalan frowned and continued to rummage through the backpack.

"Hey!"

Another exclamation, Diyalan picked up a transparent jade bottle from the backpack, staring at the fire-red liquid inside, lost in thought.

The liquid in the jade bottle seemed like wisps of flame. As Diyalan shook it, the liquid rippled like flickering little flames, very mysterious.

Diyalan seemed to recall something, staring blankly at the liquid in the jade bottle.

After a long while, Diyalan's body trembled, and she suddenly exclaimed, "Heart of the Earth Fire Liquid!"

"Congratulations, Lan!"

Muyudie was stunned for a moment, then suddenly reacted, exclaiming, "Lan, this is the most useful thing for you! I never thought you would gain so much on this trip, not only awakening your martial soul but also obtaining the Heart of the Earth Fire Liquid."

Diyalan was overjoyed, nodding excitedly and shaking the jade bottle, saying incoherently, "I, I didn't expect such good fortune, ha, Heart of the Earth Fire Liquid!"

Shiyang, who had just completed three major cycles of cultivation, opened his eyes and asked, "Heart of the Earth Fire Liquid? What does it have to do with you?"

"Ah? You don't even know the Heart of the Earth Fire Liquid?" Diyalan exclaimed in surprise, "How can you not know these basics? Are you really a martial artist?"

Shiyang remained indifferent, saying, "Tell me about it."

"Do you know the three fires of Heaven, Earth, and Man?"

"Not really."

"Ah, you don't even know this?"

"Um."

Diyalan shook her head with a bitter smile, looking helpless with Shiyang.

After a pause, she explained slowly, "The three fires of Heaven, Earth, and Man refer to human fire, earth fire, and heaven fire. Human fire, like my 'Blue Demon Flame,' is a peculiar flame within the body of a human martial artist. Human fire is the foundation for alchemists and weapon forgers. Every high-level alchemist and weapon forger has a human fire in their body, which allows them to master the techniques of alchemy and weapon forging to a profound level."

Shiyang nodded, saying nothing, and continued to look at her.

Diyalan pondered for a moment and continued, "Earth fire and heaven fire are flames that exist in the world. For example, the 'Heart of the Earth Fire' deep within the earth, or the 'Ten Thousand Year Volcano Heart Flame' at the core of a ten-thousand-year-old volcano. Earth fire and heaven fire are naturally formed, and the difference between them is that one has consciousness, while the other does not."

"What do you mean by that?" Shiyang was interested.

"Natural fire without consciousness is called earth fire. You can think of it as a treasure, like a precious mineral. But heaven fire is different. Heaven fire, like us, has life, consciousness, and wisdom, and possesses extraordinary power. It is the most mysterious and special form of life in the world, almost never perishing. ... Some heaven fires have existed since the formation of the Divine Grace Continent."

Shiyang's expression remained indifferent, but his heart was stirred by the revelation.

He was not from this world, and the knowledge he had was entirely different from that of this world.

Before this, he had never thought that flames could have life, think, and possess great wisdom.

Diyalan's explanation deepened his understanding of the wonders of this world.

Here, there were all sorts of mysterious phenomena that he could never have imagined, such as martial souls and monsters...

"This Heart of the Earth Fire Liquid, is it earth fire?" After a long pause, Shiyang spoke again.

"This is the liquid left behind when earth fire transforms into heaven fire. It is neither earth fire nor heaven fire, but something in between."

"Earth fire can transform into heaven fire?" Shiyang was surprised again.

"Of course, earth fire that has existed for thousands of years can, if the conditions are right, develop consciousness and transform into heaven fire. However, the probability is very low, and not all earth fires have the chance to transform into heaven fire."

Diyalan smiled happily, saying, "But this Heart of the Earth Fire Liquid is indeed the liquid left behind when earth fire transforms into heaven fire. ... This liquid is extremely valuable for those of us who have human fire in our bodies!"

"How valuable?"

"It can change human fire, giving it the fierce heat of earth fire, which is the evolution of the martial soul!" Diyalan was so excited she almost danced, "Human fire comes from the human body, and its temperature is hard to surpass the heat of the fires in the world, unless the martial artist reaches the divine realm. Only after several enhancements can human fire have a temperature comparable to the fires of heaven and earth."

"I understand." Shiyang nodded, "This Heart of the Earth Fire Liquid can change your 'Blue Demon Flame,' evolving it into a flame with the burning heat of earth fire?"

"Exactly!" Diyalan nodded vigorously, her bright eyes shining. She hesitated for a moment, then said awkwardly, "That..."

"You don't need to say it, the Heart of the Earth Fire Liquid is yours."

"I..." Diyalan was overjoyed but felt she was taking a big advantage and wanted to say something.

Shiyang said indifferently, "The Heart of the Earth Fire Liquid is useless to me. I don't have a fire martial soul, so why should I keep it? Take it."

"But if you have it, you can exchange it for any valuable elixir from the three great alchemists in the Medicine King Valley."

"Alright, you keep it." Shiyang frowned, saying casually, "Isn't there also a Spirit-level martial technique?"

Hearing this, Diyalan reacted and quickly rummaged through the backpack again.

"Here it is." Diyalan held an ancient, dark yellow book, glanced at it, and shook her head, "This is ancient script, I don't recognize it. It seems we need to find a specialist to understand the content of this book."

"Let me see it." Shiyang reached out, naturally asking for it.

The body he possessed belonged to someone who loved exploring ancient sites. Although this person had no achievements in martial arts, his knowledge of ancient scripts and sites far exceeded that of most so-called sages in the world.

Holding the ancient, dark red book, Shiyang glanced at the ancient characters on the cover, which resembled oracle bone script, and murmured, "Magnetic Domain Field..."

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