Within the blazing white magma, a fire lotus of invisible qi flow, about ten feet in size, quietly hovered, growing slowly.
It seemed to float there without any support.
However, beneath it extended countless tiny, invisible fire threads that deeply penetrated into the surrounding magma, as if merging with the entire Earth Flame Sea Fire Mountain.
Even so, without quietly using the Fire-Seeking Technique, Qi Chuan wouldn’t have been able to see it at this moment.
Qi Chuan’s figure moved, darting toward the invisible qi flow fire lotus, stopping a hundred feet away from it.
After observing for a moment, he adjusted his mindset, continually recalling in his mind the method of refining the special spirit flame in the Fire-Seeking Technique and the various processes involved.
Soon, Qi Chuan’s mind was calm, and at the same time, he was ready to begin.
Qi Chuan’s hands formed seals, and hundreds of multicolored rays of light shot out.
These rays carried the fluctuations of Qi Chuan’s Great True Monarch’s magical power.
However, when these rays touched the edge of the invisible qi flow fire lotus, the petals slightly moved, and surprisingly, the rays passed directly through as if nothing was there.
Seeing this, Qi Chuan’s face showed no sign of surprise.
Under his control, the hundreds of rays, upon entering the interior of the invisible qi flow fire lotus, did not emerge but spread out, taking root in various parts of the fire lotus. Some even extended thin lines, connecting with other points of light, subtly forming what looked like an array.
"This is the Fire Lock Array contained within the Fire-Seeking Technique. Once successfully deployed, it can effectively lock the special spirit flame, making it difficult to escape, and can thus be refined."
The original way for this invisible qi flow fire lotus to survive was to hide itself.
Initially, it thought Qi Chuan couldn’t see through its existence, so it did not react.
But now, seeing the Fire Lock Array precisely manifest within itself, even slightly taking shape, it naturally knew Qi Chuan had long seen through its existence and could no longer remain indifferent.
Boom!
The fire lotus exploded.
Waves of flames carrying extremely hot power rippled out from the fire lotus, inside and out.
The entire Earth Flame Sea Fire Mountain started to churn like a raging sea.
This scene, in Qi Chuan’s eyes, was very similar to the energy eruption he had seen before.
Only this time, it was more terrifying.
The invisible qi flow fire lotus came alive, like a waking giant dragon.
Even without operating the Fire-Seeking Technique, Qi Chuan could see it clearly now.
Inside the fire lotus, it was as though it had transformed into the interior of the sun, with fearsome power rampaging, as if to turn everything to ashes. Anyone entering the fire lotus’s interior at this moment would die faster than Lin Yan did.
However, Qi Chuan, after all, was a Great True Monarch, and his power was also Great True Monarch’s magical power, temporarily able to withstand it.
Qi Chuan clenched his palm suddenly, and within the fire lotus, the Fire Lock Array, which had been nearly complete, suddenly accelerated to form fully, linking together into a multicolored array that slowly rotated inside the fire lotus, emitting a bright radiance.
Despite the power eruption from the invisible qi flow fire lotus, this Fire Lock Array stood firm like a boulder, immovable.
"Success!"
Seeing this, Qi Chuan showed joy.
Usually, capturing a special spirit flame would be very difficult at this first step.
After all, special spirit flames generally have spirits and the consciousness to resist. And under such extreme heat, any means could be easily destroyed, hard to have an effect.
But this invisible qi flow fire lotus was different.
It had always been hiding its presence, giving Qi Chuan the opportunity.
Before it could react, he had already deployed the Fire Lock Array, getting a head start.
By the time it realized, it was already too late to change the situation.
However, getting to this point, refining the special spirit flame was just beginning.
Even with the Fire Lock Array formed, it can only confine the special spirit flame for a period.
If the refining is not rushed, everything will return to the start, and the situation could become more difficult due to the special spirit flame’s increased alertness.
Whoosh!
Ahead, waves of extremely hot flame energy surged toward Qi Chuan like tides.
Fortunately, though these flames were extremely powerful, far beyond Qi Chuan’s current strength, they were still at the Great True Monarch level, something Qi Chuan, with his current cultivation, could barely manage.
Qi Chuan continuously formed seals, causing magical divine techniques to light up on his body, along with the sword technique magical power, shielding him and blocking the outside flame power.
"Fire-Seeking Technique, Fire Refining Array, condense!"
Qi Chuan then began deploying the Fire Refining Array towards the invisible qi flow fire lotus ahead.
The effect of the Fire Refining Array is to return to the basics, transforming the special spirit flame back to its flame origin, making it easier for the cultivator to refine.
However, setting up this Fire Refining Array is much more difficult, at least several times harder than the Fire Lock Array.
Fortunately, Qi Chuan was not entirely without a foundation.
Inside the invisible qi flow fire lotus, there already existed a Fire Lock Array.
Qi Chuan could use the Fire Lock Array as a base, further coalescing to form a Fire Refining Array on top of it.