Chapter 1279 - 1169: Mount Primordial Flame
“Do you know the legend of Mount Primordial Flame?”
“Of course, the birthplace of the Human Fire—who wouldn’t know?”
“It’s said that Mount Primordial Flame has been experiencing strange phenomena recently. There’s a grass that’s been growing against nature, and on its leaves, there’s a Buddha preaching. Those who listen gain enlightenment…”
“It’s true. The scriptures the monk spoke of are the ‘Saintly Divine Fire Scripture,’ created during the enlightenment of the ancient Fire Emperor and Wood Emperor. Now, it’s being spread in our Divine Fire Continent and Lingmu Continent. Signs are descending from the heavens, indicating the return of the Human Fire!”
Recently, all sorts of information have been spreading crazily in the Divine Fire Continent and Lingmu Continent.
These two continents suffered the most during the ancient war against darkness led by the War Heaven Emperor’s Court. A distant strike from a dark entity exterminated most living souls in these continents, and the epicenter of that strike, Mount Primordial Flame, saw all life extinguished.
Even after endless eons, these continents remain shrouded in a certain shadow, with no Great Emperor willing to establish their path here. The Heavenly Heart Seal is left to the forces of creation.
Thus, these continents have always been regarded as barren lands, home only to some small, surviving cultivation sects. There’s no Imperial Court, and even Celestial Kings and Earth Kings are extremely rare.
“I have already planted the Immortal Seed. To walk the complete Forbidden Path, reaching the Divine Fire Realm… requires the Human Fire, for that is the Sacred Flame!”
“Only when the Sacred Flame reignites can it illuminate the path of the Forbidden.”
“Let’s go ignite the Sacred Flame. If we succeed… perhaps we will glimpse the opportunity to become an emperor!”
Due to the strange phenomena at the heart of Mount Primordial Flame, almost all the experts of Divine Fire Continent and Lingmu Continent are gathering towards the mountain.
“Grandpa, what is the Human Fire?”
On a certain path, a little girl asked a white-haired old man.
The old man, with a kind smile, replied:
“The Human Fire is the mighty sacred flame formed by the desires of people’s hearts. It can also be said to be the Fire of Belief. Whatever the world believes in, that is what the Human Fire is.”
The little girl, hearing this, was even more puzzled and said:
“That sounds so complicated…”
The elder chuckled, saying:
“For example, your grandpa always believed that good deeds are rewarded and evil deeds are punished, that doing good is the best thing. If everyone in the world believed the same, then goodness itself… would become the Human Fire, guiding people to find the meaning of life, to construct the true Forbidden Palace of Life, which is the ultimate meaning and destination of life!”
In reality, these are the last two realms of the Five Elements Great Realm—Divine Fire and Casting.
“Only the flame that glows with the brilliance of humanity is the true Divine Fire. Only such Sacred Flame can construct the Palace of Life’s Meaning.”
The old man muttered to himself.
Yet the little girl still seemed only half-understanding.
Meanwhile, various rumors spread on the roads leading to Mount Primordial Flame.
“Zhu Meng from Divine Fire Continent is dubbed as a Young Saint. He has made some progress cultivating the Alive Spirit Fire Scripture, advocating the Doctrine of Kindness. A group of believers has already gathered to ignite the Sacred Flame of Benevolence for him!”
“Han Shengfa from Lingmu Continent is also known as a Young Saint. He advocates ruling through law, and likewise, has many followers wishing to ignite the Flame of Law!”
“What’s most refreshing is Su Mo, who analyzes worldly rules. He claims the doctrines of benevolence and law are merely decaying studies of humanity, advocating that only the Doctrine of Nature is eternal, wanting to ignite the Flame of Nature for the world!”
After the Saintly Divine Fire Scripture spread throughout the world, many successful cultivators who became enlightened began to establish their doctrines, desiring to ignite the Sacred Flame for the world!
Moreover, Divine Fire Continent and Lingmu Continent happen to lack high Imperial Courts, allowing for a multitude of thoughts and doctrines to flourish. Thus, although labeled as barren lands of cultivation, the clash of ideas reached unprecedented splendor!
Zhu Meng, Su Mo, Han Shengfa, and others, titled as Young Saints, spread their doctrines, gaining more and more followers, all headed towards Mount Primordial Flame.
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On a certain main road.
“Benevolence? Law? Nature?”
A man in a black robe smiled slightly, a competitive look flashing in his eyes, saying:
“Interesting… I shall convert them!”
Mo Zheng cultivates the Path of Bewitchment, needing to constantly tempt the world and convert followers. The more steadfast the target’s path, the more his path advances after conversion.
Beside him, Mo Tie complained:
“These two continents are barren lands, filled with poor and backward cultivators. The lives of the poor are too miserable, not tasty at all…”
Nearby, the Dark Fire Emperor softly said:
“Relax, I can feel that another part of me has come… she’ll be quite tasty.”
Upon hearing this, Mo Tie’s eyes lit up!
He cultivates the Path of Gluttony, needing to devour various powerful original sources, Great Divine Powers, constitutions, etc., to attain a Flawless Dao Body and reach the pinnacle.
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“Mount Primordial Flame…”
On another road, Fire Spirit and Mu Wanqing had also arrived.
“Benevolence, law, nature…”
Mu Wanqing muttered, saying:
“In this life, what should we use to ignite the Human Fire?”
Fire Spirit, contemplating, murmured:
“Regardless of whether it’s the path of benevolence or law… they cannot escape humanity… In the face of power, wealth, and status, they are fragile, like paper.”
“The path of nature is certainly eternal. That Young Saint named Su Mo is indeed on the right path… It’s just a pity that exploring the mysteries of heaven and earth, finding the laws of nature, is a path destined for only geniuses…”
Mu Wanqing also nodded, saying:
“Moreover, geniuses can also be stifled… In barren lands like Divine Fire Continent and Lingmu Continent, geniuses can still find soil to survive. Conversely, in places like the You Continent and Kaiyuan Continent, as soon as the Imperial Court unifies the world, genius can only become the Court’s slave…”
Fire Spirit, lost in thought, said: “Let’s go to Mount Primordial Flame first.”
Immediately, they also headed towards Mount Primordial Flame.
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At this moment, Mount Primordial Flame.
This is a barren mountain range that was once lush with vegetation and teeming with life in ancient times, a rare Cave Heaven and Blessed Land in the world.
Later, after the Fire Emperor, Wood Emperor, and War Heaven Emperor died in darkness, this place was struck from afar and turned to scorched earth.
Barren, cold, and blackened, even the winds did not stir over Mount Primordial Flame.
Deep within the mountain, however, a faint hint of green appeared on a hillock.
Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a patch of grass!
The grassland stretched across the hillock, leading towards a valley. The closer to the valley, the more lush the grass grew; in the valley, the greenery reached up to half a person’s height, each blade of grass lush and dripping, with white mist faintly rising around.
At this moment, deep in the valley, a farmer was tending to this patch of grass. He wiped the sweat from his brow and finally said:
“Brother Qing Chen, no more sleeping—let’s begin today’s sermon!”
“If we don’t kindle the Human Fire soon, we won’t be able to unlock this place’s restriction, nor claim those two lamps…”
Under a nearby thatched hut, a monk sat cross-legged in meditation.
Hearing the call, he opened his eyes, a look of anticipation on his face, saying:
“Brother Lu Rang, before the sermon, will you listen to my teachings?”
Upon hearing this, Lu Rang waved his hand, saying:
“Forget it, don’t try persuading me. In this life, I only have this small hobby—you want me to give it up and embrace your notion of emptiness? Never!”
Qing Chen shook his head, saying:
“Brother Lu Rang, greening the world and greening the darkness… is no s small hobby…”
Saying this, the two began to cooperate.
Lu Rang brought out a pot of grass, the shadow of which reached the heavens, while Qing Chen sat cross-legged on the grass, projecting shadows beyond Mount Primordial Flame, and began preaching with a supremely sacred voice!
That was… the Saintly Divine Fire Scripture!
“This place is sealed. Only by igniting the Human Fire can it be opened… Months have passed, yet we still don’t know when we can get the Lamp of Origin…”
Lu Rang gazed towards the depths of the valley, murmuring.
He and Qing Chen descended together to this place.
However, the area was sealed. They acquired the Saintly Divine Fire Scripture and had to spread its words worldwide and rekindle the Human Fire to unlock it.
“I hope our fellow brothers are not too anxious; otherwise, we’ll be holding them back…”
He was somewhat anxious!
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Goodnight.