Ding Huan’s gaze fell on the Earth Fire Port in the middle of the room, and he immediately stepped forward to open it.
The Earth Fire burst forth, and Ding Huan instantly felt a new desire emanating from the Flame Seed in his hand.
Without hesitation, Ding Huan spat a mouthful of Essence Blood onto the Flame Seed and then, with a flick of his wrist, dropped it into the Earth Fire Port.
Boom!
The flames of the Earth Fire erupted instantaneously, soon breaking through Ding Huan’s first Defense Array.
Ding Huan hurriedly threw out an Array Flag to repair the defensive formation.
He absolutely couldn’t let the Alchemy Workshop find out about this; if they did, they would definitely not allow him to stay here and deplete the Earth Fire.
Other matters could wait, but this one could not. This was an opportunity that, once lost, could never be regained.
Thus, Ding Huan would rather compensate tenfold later than stop the germination of the Flame Seed at this moment.
The germination of this acquired Flame Seed, condensing into a flame blossom, wasn’t something ordinary Fire Elements could satisfy.
This Alchemy Workshop’s Earth Fire was clearly of a high quality, indicating a potent Earth Fire Vein beneath.
As the Earth Fire enveloped the Flame Seed, Ding Huan instantly felt the essence of the flame growing more intense. He hurriedly spat another mouthful of Essence Blood into it, while cranking the Earth Fire up to its maximum.
In that moment, Ding Huan felt as if the Flame Seed was cultivating the Great Universe Technique itself, frenziedly absorbing the essence of the Earth Fire.
A vortex formed around the Flame Seed from the essence of the Earth Fire, growing larger and larger; Ding Huan could only keep throwing out defensive Array Flags to stabilize his defensive formation.
If he relaxed even slightly, the entire Alchemy Workshop might be devoured.
Thus, the Flame Seed frenziedly absorbed the essence from the Earth Fire Vein to germinate, while Ding Huan madly stabilized the Defense Array and occasionally had to spit another mouthful of Essence Blood into the Flame Seed.
If the flame wasn’t made aware of its existence beforehand, once it germinated, it would be difficult to control.
Now, Ding Huan finally understood why Hao Wudao had kept the acquired Fire Seed in his ring after obtaining it, never letting it germinate.
Even he wasn’t qualified to let the Fire Seed germinate now.
In other words, if it wasn’t for today’s coincidence when he chose the Earth Fire room of the Alchemy Workshop, the Flame Seed in his hand would likely have been ruined.
At this moment, Ding Huan only hoped that Thunder Rhythm Pill Workshop would discover the problem with the Earth Fire Vein later.
Although he was paying to rent the Earth Fire room and had the right to use some of the Earth Fire,
if they knew he was using the Earth Fire Vein to germinate a Flame Seed, they absolutely wouldn’t rent it to him.
This Flame Seed was extremely important to him; he currently didn’t even know how vital it could be.
Not to mention in the Taoist Realm, even in the entirety of Triple Heaven Star Land, and from the memories obtained from the leather scroll,
most beings who became top-tier Immortal Gods had their own flames.
Ding Huan had decided, no matter whether the Earth Fire Vein could aid his Flame Seed in germinating or not, he would give ample compensation to Thunder Rhythm Pill Workshop.
...
Thunder Rhythm Pill Workshop indeed hadn’t noticed, as business had recently been truly poor.
Only when a day was about to pass did a worker sense something odd about the Alchemy Room that Ding Huan had rented; the Earth Fire seemed to be erupting within.
How could this be allowed?
The Earth Fire of Thunder Rhythm Pill Workshop was top-tier; if it erupted without being suppressed, not only would the workshop be in danger, but the entire Myriad Treasure City as well.
He immediately reported the matter, and since Master Fu of Thunder Rhythm Pill Workshop wasn’t in Myriad Treasure City, he hurriedly rushed towards it upon hearing of the Earth Fire’s eruption.
This Earth Fire was the treasure that had made his fortune and the sole reason for Thunder Rhythm Pill Workshop’s existence.
Had it not been for a special circumstance that required him to leave Myriad Treasure City, he would never have stepped away from the Earth Fire.
Though Master Fu of Thunder Rhythm Pill Workshop seldom made public appearances, being able to establish a pill workshop in a place like Myriad Treasure City with a high-grade Earth Fire Vein embedded beneath it was not simple.
He knew immediately upon returning to the workshop that his Earth Fire Vein was being fiercely plundered; he quickly opened the first Alchemy Room and then the Earth Fire switch within.
Seeing only a flame that one could snuff out with a hand fan, he knew something was amiss.
Fu Qijian scoffed. Did people think, because he seldom appeared, his belongings were easy to plunder?
He turned and left the room, standing outside Ding Huan’s Alchemy Room.
Someone was brazenly plundering his Earth Fire Vein right on his turf.
Ding Huan felt someone’s presence outside his Alchemy Room and knew that panicking was useless.
Just as Ding Huan was about to continue fortifying the Defense Array, to fight for more time for the Flame Seed, the seed suddenly emitted a faint crackling sound, and a pale yellow flame about an inch in length appeared before Ding Huan.
Overjoyed, Ding Huan spread his hand and grasped the Flame Seed, then with a thought, the Flame Seed appeared in his Sea of Consciousness.
It was better to cultivate one’s own Flame Seed, as it could easily be collected into the Sea of Consciousness or Dantian.
The Flame Seed had just germinated and clearly didn’t want to leave the Earth Fire yet, but Ding Huan was unwilling to let it continue absorbing the Earth Fire Vein.
The room’s prohibition was knocked.
Even Ding Huan admired Master Fu’s cultivation; if it were him, and someone was plundering his Earth Fire Vein, he would not have knocked but would have brandished the Separation Spear.
As Ding Huan opened the prohibition, he reflected that there was still much to learn.
Even if he intended to kill the other party, there was no need to go mad at the start.
When Ding Huan disabled the prohibition, he saw a man standing at the doorway, his face pale and beardless, resembling a sharp sword, with long hair tied into a cultivator’s topknot, appearing extremely refreshing.
"May I ask how I should address you?" Although murderous intent was swirling in Fu Qijian’s heart, he still cupped his fist and asked courteously.
Ding Huan returned the gesture apologetically:
"Blue Star Sect’s Ding Huan, may I ask if you are the master of Thunder Rhythm Pill Workshop?"
Fu Qijian replied indifferently, "So you are Sect Master Ding, a name I’ve long admired. I am indeed Fu Qijian, master of the Thunder Rhythm Pill Workshop. I have a question for you, are you planning to take away my Earth Fire Vein?"
Fu Qijian spoke very politely, but Ding Huan was acutely aware that the space around him was completely locked down by Fu Qijian’s murderous aura.
If he dared to move, Fu Qijian would strike with full force in the next moment.
Ding Huan felt very embarrassed:
"Master Fu, this matter is truly filled with coincidences. I indeed came for the Earth Fire of the Thunder Rhythm Pill Workshop, but I only wanted to borrow it to refine a few talismans."
"I did not expect something to happen along the way, and I had to forcibly borrow some of your Earth Fire. This mistake is on me, and I am willing to cover any losses incurred by your workshop."
Fu Qijian stated coldly, "You did not borrow a bit, you took half of the Earth Fire Vein from my workshop."
Ding Huan took out a ring and handed it to Fu Qijian:
"Master Fu, this is my compensation. If it is not enough, please feel free to mention it, and I will definitely find a way to fully compensate you."
With a sweep of his hand, Fu Qijian caught the ring that Ding Huan extended.
Regardless of Ding Huan’s compensation, Ding Huan would not be able to leave his Thunder Rhythm Pill Workshop today.
For no matter what Ding Huan compensated, he would claim it was insufficient.
In fact, he was certain that whatever Ding Huan offered would not suffice, as his Earth Fire Vein, though not of the highest quality, was very nearly so.
Such an Earth Fire Vein could not be found anywhere else in Triple Heaven Star Land.
When his divine will touched the ring that Ding Huan gave him, he was instantly stunned.
His Earth Fire Vein was valuable, but not to the extent of what Ding Huan was compensating.
Inside the ring that Ding Huan gave, there were one billion top-grade Spirit Stones and ten Combat Soul Crystals.
These were just the minor portion; he even saw one superior Spirit Vein and ten top-grade Spirit Veins.
Ding Huan knew that his compensation would be enough to cover the other party’s loss, but he also knew that this Earth Fire Vein was likely crucial to the other party’s livelihood.
Ding Huan had dozens of top-grade Spirit Veins in his ring, but only one superior Spirit Vein.
Offering this superior Spirit Vein as compensation, he considered, was quite generous.
Fu Qijian was taken aback by the next words, realizing that if this was not enough, he might be too greedy.
Especially the Combat Soul Crystals, which he had been eager to acquire.
He had heard that dozens of people emerged from the Heaven-Splitting Battlefield, and he had planned to buy a few Combat Soul Crystals, never expecting them to end up in his hand.
"This..." Fu Qijian, caring about his reputation, hesitated before saying:
"This is enough. I will only take five of the top-grade Spirit Veins, and I cannot take the superior Spirit Vein."
Having said that, Fu Qijian handed a ring back to Ding Huan, taking out five top-grade Spirit Veins and returning the superior Spirit Vein to Ding Huan.
The Earth Fire Vein was important to him; having been used by Ding Huan, it was irreplaceable now.
Since Ding Huan was sincere, he had lost the intention to investigate further.
Ding Huan had not expected to meet someone like Fu Qijian in Triple Heaven Star Land.
He was profoundly moved, accepting the ring and putting away the superior Spirit Vein, then handed the ring back to Fu Qijian:
"I have plenty of the top-grade Spirit Veins, you can take these five back. I only have one superior Spirit Vein, and I need it soon. Since you don’t want it, I’ll keep it."
Fu Qijian felt similarly moved, thinking such people had vanished; yet today he had met Ding Huan.
Willing to compensate with the only superior Spirit Vein he had.
He sensed Ding Huan was not afraid of him; it was purely an instinct, without reason.
"If that’s the case, then I won’t be shy," Fu Qijian took back the five top-grade Spirit Veins.
"Brother Fu, are you a practitioner of the Sword Dao?"
Ding Huan felt an aura, like a drawn sword, from Fu Qijian, which he tried to conceal but could not entirely.
Fu Qijian nodded:
"Yes."
It was apparent, his sword aura was unmistakable to anyone.
Ding Huan extended his hand, and suddenly a sheathless sharp sword appeared in it.
Fu Qijian gazed at the sword in Ding Huan’s hand and was momentarily transfixed.
The sword was perfect, surrounded by Sword Qi, and because it had no sheath, its noble aura was undeniable.
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Even more precious, the sword had yet to taste blood.
Whoever first received this sword would achieve perfect harmony with it.