Chapter 488: Chapter 165: Assassination, Fire Theft, Peace, Wolf Mother, Invasion

"Grand Elder, don’t get me wrong. It’s not that our Nine Flames Clan doesn’t want to find a cultivation method. I’ve even joined some sects in the outside world to try to find such a method.

But I finally understood, people outside are weak, which is why they need to cultivate later in life.

We, on the other hand, are born strong, which invites the jealousy of the heavens and makes us unable to cultivate.

Please stop this. If you continue, the clansmen will think you’re possessed by a devil."

"Devil?"

"It’s just some stories passed down on this Frozen Soil. The devil is said to be the reason why the Divine Spirit abandoned this land, and fire is what the Divine Spirit left out of mercy."

Li Yuan thought for a while, and couldn’t really come up with any good ideas.

He must get close enough to the fire to make the "impossible" become "just a little bit possible."

But the tent couldn’t be close enough, or it would catch on fire.

Of course, he could also pretend that he dreamt of the Divine Spirit, who said it admired his posture.

But even barbarians wouldn’t believe such nonsense, unless their brains were eaten by a dog, that is, to be shocked.

Moreover, trying to use the excuse of a "divine dream" is directly challenging the authority of the Nine Flames Clan. In doing so... it would backfire and not be worth the loss.

"Clan Leader, I’d like to see the ancient books of our clan, to learn the ancient ritual postures."

"This..."

"Everything is for the Zhenyan Clan to walk under the sunlight." Li Yuan’s eyes flickered with passion.

The Clan Leader hesitated for a moment and asked, "How long can you live?"

Li Yuan said, "Living for four hundred years is no problem." 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

The Clan Leader said, "Very well, I’ll give you the ancient book. This ancient book is actually only for the Clan Leader to read, and the postures and ancient language in it are generally only used for major sacrifices."

Li Yuan said, "Thank you."

The Clan Leader heavily patted his shoulder, looked him in the eyes seriously, and said solemnly, "Take us out, we... want to see the sunlight."

Li Yuan nodded solemnly.

...

A few moments later.

The people of the Zhenyan Clan noticed that the Grand Elder, who "profane the fire," changed his posture and muttered words, uttering some kind of ancient and obscure syllables.

These syllables were familiar to them... it’s the ancient language of the ritual, mostly words venerating the Divine Spirit.

And this set of postures was familiar too, yet somewhat unfamiliar.

What was familiar was that they had seen the Clan Leader use them.

What was unfamiliar was that the Clan Leader absolutely did not look as awkward as the Grand Elder.

The Grand Elder never kept his limbs in a comfortable position if he could bend them, always adding his own distinctive flair...

...

Li Yuan utilized the traditional ritual postures of the Zhenyan clan and, with his own reasonable modifications, developed a brand new method of compressing "heat energy."

After some time, he went to listen to the pillow talk with his wife.

Li Yuan and Zhenyan Xue had a passionate encounter.

He did not exercise control but left what should be left in Zhenyan Xue’s body.

He needed Zhenyan Xue to bear a new offspring for him.

After the encounter, Zhenyan Xue happily snuggled in Li Yuan’s arms.

Li Yuan asked, "Do they still say I profane the fire?"

Zhenyan Xue said, "They don’t say, but they don’t know what you’re doing..."

Li Yuan said solemnly, "Praying for blessings!

I’m praying day and night for the Zhenyan Clan!

I bow day and night, only to hope the Divine Spirit bestows more blessings!

Everything I do is for the whole clan!"

Zhenyan Xue was taken aback and then moved, "Husband... I didn’t know you thought this way. They will understand your good intentions."

Li Yuan was taken aback too.

He seriously looked at the woman in his arms.

Did she... believe?

...

Very soon, a few moments passed.

Li Yuan clearly felt that the clansmen’s gaze changed towards him, from confusion to being moved.

Some even started to follow him, bowing to the fire.

However, Li Yuan knew... this wouldn’t last long.

If his prayer didn’t bring any real benefits to the clan, these barbarians with muscles for brains wouldn’t recognize him anymore.

He had to hurry.

...

Hot.

Very hot.

This was different from the previous compression of Demon Beast Meat.

Demon Beast Meat was stored in the stomach.

But this heat was accumulating in the lungs.

Continuous stacking and compressing of heat, luckily Li Yuan had previously cultivated the Sixth Grade Horizontal Training Method "Five Viscera Gold Swallowing Skill" to Great Perfection to compress Demon Beast Meat, otherwise... this heat would have been enough to burn his lungs.

Yet the hotter it got, the more he rejoiced, his eyes turning from calm to madness...

He inhaled deeply, then exhaled deeply, each breath and exhalation incredibly long.

...

This time, a long period passed, perhaps two months, maybe three, outside.

Here there is no day or night, no four seasons, naturally hard to distinguish.

Even when Li Yuan slept, he felt his body burning.

He was constantly in a feverish state, reaching approximately fifty to sixty degrees.

This temperature surpassed what a normal person could withstand.

Forget fifty or sixty degrees, even a temperature in the high forties would be enough to kill a normal human.

Li Yuan felt particularly irritable, unable to suppress it no matter how hard he tried.

Fortunately, with Zhenyan Xue around, he had an outlet for his fiery energy...

But even so, he began to feel a bit disheartened and restless.

Finally, one day, he found hope as he sensed a qualitative change occurring with the heat within his body.

It felt as if the heat had been pressed continuously, eventually forming a spark of "fire" within him!

As he was overjoyed, a sudden serious illness struck.

Li Yuan lay on the bed burning up with a high fever.

This was a real high fever...