Path of Alchemy Mastery-Chapter 350 - 351 Unscathed

Mu Can was hardly petrified by fear. Although the advancing Fire Phoenix looked tremendous as if it could scorched heaven and extinguish the earth, Mu Can simply thought it was nothing more than that.

At the peak of his Martial Saint level, Mu Can had already been able to unleash such an attack. Moreover, with the Fire Element Giant Dragon’s affinity for flames, Mu Can’s ability to control fire was far superior to his opponent’s.

Faced with the roaring Fire Phoenix, there was only one thing Mu Can did—he gently pinched with his left hand, shattering the floating red lotus in his palm. As the fragments of the lotus interacted with the incoming tiny Fire Phoenixes and attached themselves to Mu Can’s body, they burrowed straight into the Fire Phoenixes. Although both composed of flames, the lotus fragments were of a clearly higher grade of fire than the Fire Phoenixes.

Thus, the seemingly apocalyptic Fire Phoenix was instantly subdued by Mu Can in that moment and turned into his most loyal subordinates. Out of a certain wicked interest, Mu Can didn’t counterattack directly, but instead controlled the flames to tightly wrap around him. Despite its frightening appearance, Mu Can didn’t feel any heat. Under his own fire control, all flames were now dominated by him.

"Is this the suppression by the level of Cultivation Technique?"

Sharing the same fire nature, but merely due to the disparity in Cultivation Technique levels, the Fire Phoenix was suppressed and even subdued by the flaming lotus. Mu Can knew that the lotus he had just formed was entirely condensed from the Spiritual Energy within his body. After realizing the Ice and Fire Glass Lotus, the Spiritual Energy inside him had clearly transformed, a change that Mu Can detected, yet had no idea why it had occurred. If Wang Cai were here, he would certainly be able to discern the reason behind Mu Can’s transformation.

In the last shelves of the Scripture Pavilion, each Ultimate Secret Manual was a hidden space, which in essence was an Array, sustained by the heart of the Array—various kinds of Mystical Items. These protective measures were extremely rare, almost unattainable even within the Three Realms. If someone who cultivated corresponding Element Cultivation Methods got it, they could significantly boost their power. Yet, for the master of Tongshen Mountain, these treasures only served as stepping stones to aid those who entered in the Enlightenment of their own Cultivation Techniques.

Although these Mystical Items merely sculpted an environment for Enlightenment for the entrant, after fulfilling their role, they would merge into the body of the Cultivator, assimilating with the cultivator’s Spiritual Energy, causing a change.

This was the reason Mu Can felt a change in his Spiritual Energy. Unbeknownst to him, his body had absorbed a Mystical Item containing the contrasting Ice and Fire Attributes.

Therefore, facing the Fire Phoenix who had broken through to the Martial Saint Level, Mu Can was able to lightly control the opponent’s fire. This was also why Mu Can almost laughed upon seeing his opponent using Fire Attribute attacks—he had great confidence in the Cultivation Technique he had comprehended.

It was the confidence that befitted a Martial Saint. If one couldn’t feel certain of victory against a regular opponent after obtaining the Ultimate Secret Manual, then Mu Can wouldn’t be worthy of being called a Martial Saint.

"Mu Can." Having seen Mu Can engulfed in flames, Xu Liang cried out loudly and ran forward, hoping to help Mu Can extinguish the fire and rescue him.

"Go on, go on. Whose fire did you catch? Seems like not just one person is foolish—a pair of fools indeed."

Initially, seeing Mu Can burn, they were confident of their victory. Now, witnessing Xu Liang’s reaction, they were even more smug. Did they really think that the Martial Saint Level Cultivation Techniques they selected were that simple?

The Fire Phoenix’s greatest advantage was that, to some extent, this Transformational flame possessed a degree of Spiritual Wisdom, meaning that when confronting an enemy, the Fire Phoenix would make its own choices. For example, had Mu Can tried to defend just now, the Fire Phoenix would have transformed into a sky full of flames to dodge Mu Can’s Martial Skills, then reformed elsewhere.

This implied that to some extent, if the flames couldn’t be completely extinguished, the Fire Phoenix would be virtually immortal, with the ability to continuously increase its numbers. If one were to cultivate this Secret Manual to its extreme, one could even summon a sky full of Fire Phoenixes. Imagine such a scene—during battle, one person suddenly summoning an army of these nearly indestructible Fire Phoenixes. The scene would be such that the opponent might lose the courage to fight and surrender without a battle.

However, such a scenario was merely a possibility. After all, the Spiritual Energy within a Cultivator’s body was not inexhaustible, so there had to be a limit to the number of Fire Phoenixes one could summon. For the current Cultivator, summoning a single Fire Phoenix had already depleted much of his Spiritual Energy. To call forth another required at least the time taken for half an incense stick to burn, but in the time to burn half an incense stick, the battle could have already ended twice over.

"Fool? Who did you call a fool?" Mu Can knew that if he didn’t make a move, Xu Liang might actually rush forward. Unlike Mu Can, to whom these flames were completely cool, a mere touch for Xu Liang would burn deep into the bones.

"What? You can still talk?" Hearing Mu Can’s voice, the expressions of the two opponents froze in excitement, their mouths gaping in astonishment.

"No, this is impossible. No one could emerge unscathed from such an attack," murmured the one who had unleashed the Fire Phoenix, face filled with disbelief.

He had discovered this Secret Manual first and, after finding it, he asked his companion to select a Wind Element Secret Manual that would significantly aid his own technique. If someone could withstand his Fire Phoenix, he might have accepted it, but the thought that someone could bear the full brunt of the Fire Phoenix, especially one assisted by the Wind Element Method, without a scratch was unbelievable—he simply couldn’t accept it.

"Are you all right?" Xu Liang also heard Mu Can’s voice, stopping in his tracks and fighting the urge to rush forward and put out the fire for Mu Can, standing still.

"Of course, I’m fine." Mu Can shook lightly, and the flames slowly drifted up from his body to reveal his figure, completely unharmed and without even a trace of scorching.