After observing for a while, Qingyun True Monarch also realized that he couldn’t help in this matter.
In the end, all he could do was leave quietly, albeit reluctantly.
...
Time passed, and another three months went by.
It had been half a year since Qi Chuan began refining the special spirit flame.
Recently, the temperature inside Qi Chuan’s Tier Four Cave Mansion had decreased, gradually returning to normal.
Today, it finally returned to normal completely.
Qingyun True Monarch learned of the news and rushed over early, waiting outside the Cave Mansion, his eyes filled with both tension and anticipation.
Bang!
Moments later, the door of the Cave Mansion slowly opened.
Footsteps echoed, and a figure emerged from within.
Qingyun True Monarch looked up immediately, his face lighting up with joy, for the arrival was indeed Qi Chuan.
"Junior Brother Qi Chuan? How goes the refining of that special spirit flame?"
Qingyun True Monarch stepped forward, asking with concern.
"Senior Brother Qingyun."
Qi Chuan smiled.
While inside the Cave Mansion, he sensed Senior Brother Qingyun waiting outside, so he came out to meet him as soon as he finished his task.
"I have successfully refined it," Qi Chuan said with a smile.
Hearing the confirmed news, Qingyun True Monarch completely relaxed, then asked curiously, "Junior Brother Qi Chuan, what is the name of this special spirit flame?"
"Its name is Formless Heart Flame."
Qi Chuan extended his palm, summoned his mana, and the original fire seed in his Dantian trembled. A transparent flame silently ignited upon his palm.
Beside him, Qingyun True Monarch watched this scene in amazement.
"So this is the Formless Heart Flame, truly peculiar."
Because Qi Chuan did not deliberately conceal it, even Qingyun True Monarch, who was in the Nascent Soul Middle Stage Realm, could see the transparent flame slowly burning on Qi Chuan’s palm, enveloping it.
However, despite this, he couldn’t detect even the slightest aura from this transparent flame, nor did it emit any trace of temperature, as if its burning was just an illusion.
Although Qingyun True Monarch had not seen many special spirit flames, he could speculate that none in the world could quite compare to this one.
Qi Chuan chuckled.
A special spirit flame has a spirit.
The name of Formless Heart Flame came to him naturally after he refined it.
In terms of strength, it was undoubtedly far superior to Yao Feng’s Red Nether Flame from before.
After refining it, Qi Chuan’s current Nascent Soul height had surged tremendously.
Previously, it was at a height of Eight Inches Two.
Now, his Nascent Soul height had reached Eight Inches Seven.
This leap of half an inch above the Eight Inches was an extraordinary and significant increase.
Now, Qi Chuan was only a mere inch and three away from the Upper Limit of the Great True Monarch’s Ten Inches.
Furthermore, the height of Eight Inches Seven for the Nascent Soul, even without any special attributes, signified an exceptionally high cultivation level.
Consider this: how many Great True Monarchs in the world have their Nascent Soul height nearly reaching Nine Inches?
Moreover, with Qi Chuan’s innate qualities and techniques, his true strength level now is self-evident.
"Oh, by the way, Junior Brother Qi Chuan, recently someone from the Eight Imperial Sects sent over a Jade Slip. I’m not sure what’s in it."
At this moment, Qingyun True Monarch suddenly recalled something, then took out a Jade Slip from his Qiankun Bag and handed it to Qi Chuan.
"Oh?"
Qi Chuan was somewhat curious and accepted the Jade Slip.
His acquaintance with the First Supreme Elder of the Eight Imperial Sects, Great True Monarch Huang Yu, was brief, having only met once during the slaying of the Blue Tide Mother. Subsequent interactions were infrequent, mainly through minimal exchanges with Great True Monarch Nebula.
Now that the Eight Imperial Sects had sent a Jade Slip, Qi Chuan wondered what it contained.
He immediately opened the Jade Slip, scanned the information recorded on it, and quickly finished reading.
Upon finishing, Qi Chuan’s brow slightly furrowed.
"Junior Brother Qi Chuan, what’s wrong?"
Seeing this, Qingyun True Monarch immediately inquired.
"Nothing much, it’s just about the Kunlun Demon Realm," Qi Chuan replied.
"Kunlun Demon Realm?"
Hearing this, a puzzled expression appeared on Qingyun True Monarch’s face, clearly unfamiliar with the so-called "Kunlun Demon Realm."
"It’s normal for Senior Brother Qingyun not to know. Simply put, the Kunlun Demon Realm is a small space connected to the Demon Realm, filled with numerous Tier Four Upper Grade Demons, extremely dangerous. Generally, only Great True Monarchs can enter."
Qi Chuan explained.
Qi Chuan had heard bits about the Kunlun Demon Realm from Great True Monarch Nebula before.
This was his first time obtaining definite news about the opening of the Kunlun Demon Realm.
The specific time was a decade later.
The opening of the Kunlun Demon Realm posed a significant crisis.
Even a Great True Monarch could perish inside.
However, it also constituted a tremendous opportunity.
For within dwelled Tier Four Upper Grade Demons, slaying them yielded Tier Four Upper Grade Demon Pearls.
Using the Tier Four Upper Grade Demon Pearl Refining Method to transform them into Spirit Pearls offers an enhancement to cultivation better than Tier Four Upper Grade Elixirs.
Thus, despite the danger, many Great True Monarchs were drawn to it.
Having learned this news, Qi Chuan also regarded it as an opportunity.
His current cultivation had reached a height of Eight Inches Seven for the Nascent Soul, having just refined the Formless Heart Flame. Together with other various techniques, his strength had burgeoned significantly.
If even he feared the Kunlun Demon Realm, there wouldn’t be many Great True Monarchs willing to venture into it.
Moreover, the opening of the Kunlun Demon Realm was scheduled for ten years later.
During this decade, Qi Chuan’s cultivation could further advance.
Though increasing the Nascent Soul height becomes more challenging as it grows, striving to reach the height of Nine Inches within ten years seems a hopeful endeavor.
Nine-Inch Great True Monarch!
This would also be a monumental breakthrough.
Achieving it would signify a newfound mindset—one admired, even renowned, among common Great True Monarchs.
Qi Chuan now prepared to strive in this direction.
"The Kunlun Demon Realm contains Tier Four Upper Grade Demons?"
The mention of Tier Four Upper Grade Demons caused Qingyun True Monarch’s pupils to contract.
The Tier Four Upper Grade Demons are extraordinarily mysterious and substantially stronger than Tier Four Upper Grade Demon Beasts.
Also, it seemed the Kunlun Demon Realm harbored more than one such demon, implicating significant dangers.
Even a Great True Monarch’s fall within it isn’t impossible.
Reading Qi Chuan’s apparent inclination to enter the Kunlun Demon Realm was evident to Qingyun True Monarch.
Nonetheless, he refrained from saying much but advised, "Junior Brother Qi Chuan, if you intend to enter the Kunlun Demon Realm, be cautious and thoroughly prepared."
Given Qi Chuan’s current cultivation, many matters required no further explanation.
Plus, Qi Chuan usually handles things thoroughly.
Indeed, while the Kunlun Demon Realm presents substantial dangers, he trusted Qi Chuan would be equipped to handle it.
"I’m aware," Qi Chuan nodded.
"Kunlun Demon Realm, Tier Four Upper Grade Demon Pearls..."
Qi Chuan muttered to himself internally.
At present, he already possessed the Tier Four Upper Grade Demon Pearl Refining Method, which he had exchanged for from Great True Monarch Nebula.
Upon entering the Kunlun Demon Realm, once enough Tier Four Upper Grade Demons were slain and the pearls acquired, the refinement into Spirit Pearls could commence promptly.
With a plentiful stock of Spirit Pearls, he wouldn’t have to worry about supplementary cultivation items until reaching the Divinity Transformation Realm. Even the demand for Tier Four Upper Grade Elixirs wouldn’t be as pressing.