Chapter 73: Amplify Daofire! A Night of Relentless Grind!

This was the third time he had heard of Taiqing Dan during this period.

According to Yan Nanfeng, it was a second-rank cultivation elixir, similar to the first-rank Qi Refining Powder.

Zhuang Weiwang explained:

“Taiqing Dan is among the top-tier second-rank cultivation elixirs; not only are its ingredients scarce, but its refining difficulty is far higher than that of ordinary second-rank elixirs.”

After speaking, she pointed to the several jade vials before her and said:

“Don’t be fooled by just these few Taiqing Dan—they consumed all the materials I gathered over three months from missions and secret realms.”

“Unfortunately, my White Crane Danfire is Grade Yellow and lacks special purification effects, so I can only rely on ordinary Daofire to purify the elixir, and since my Daofire cultivation is insufficient, most of these pills are low-grade Taiqing Dan, with only one barely reaching mid-grade.”

Lin Mo nodded, half-understanding, when Zhuang Weiwang smiled and said: “Lin Shidi, your True Ultimate Flame has already been preliminarily tested—it can directly amplify the purity of Daofire.”

“Huh?”

He had barely understood the previous explanation, but this statement from Zhuang Weiwang left him utterly confused.

Isn’t this just fire? What does “amplifying Daofire” even mean?

But soon, Zhuang Weiwang gave a detailed explanation of what amplifying Daofire meant.

Simply put, Daofire also has levels of purity.

The higher the purity of one’s Fire Spirit Root, the higher the purity of the Daofire, and the more efficient the elixir refining becomes.

These factors are all interconnected.

Lin Mo’s True Ultimate Flame bypasses the talent barrier entirely, directly boosting Daofire purity—in short: Fire Enhances Fire!

Zhuang Weiwang spoke with excitement:

“I tested it last night—just that tiny, unformed flame you left behind was enough to raise my Daofire’s purity by at least five percent. If fully assimilated, the purification effect would surely increase dramatically!”

Lin Mo rubbed his chin, thinking: “So Flame of Chaos and Daofire are two different things?”

Zhuang Weiwang nodded:

“That’s accurate. Flame of Chaos are spiritual entities; even after assimilation, they merely function as a talent ability, distinct from Daofire derived from a Fire Spirit Root.”

“But that doesn’t mean the two cannot complement each other, producing an effect greater than the sum of their parts.”

“Like your True Ultimate Flame—once fully assimilated and after Foundation Establishment generates Daofire, you can place the flame seed within the Daofire. The former continuously purifies the Daofire, while the latter nourishes the former, allowing it to grow endlessly…”

Hearing this, Lin Mo finally understood the difference between the two flames.

He realized: “If I’m purifying Daofire, then I can’t help you refine elixirs, right?”

If he couldn’t refine elixirs, his plan to accelerate the assimilation of the True Ultimate Flame would fall apart…

Zhuang Weiwang’s eyes lit up:

“No, you still can—you can use your True Ultimate Flame to purify my Daofire!”

You can do that?

Lin Mo suddenly understood.

“Then let’s start now!”

Zhuang Weiwang said eagerly, even more impatient than Lin Mo.

She immediately began demonstrating.

Countless rare herbs, glowing with aura, were placed one by one into the elixir furnace.

The temperature of the furnace, which had begun to cool, rose again, and steam once more gathered into a tiny cloud above the courtyard.

“How should I do it?”

Lin Mo, participating in elixir refining for the first time, felt utterly lost.

Zhuang Weiwang released her Daofire and said to him:

“Simple—output your Daofire, and I’ll control the furnace.”

I output Daofire, Zhuang Shijie outputs the furnace… Got it!

Lin Mo silently muttered, then flicked his finger—a tiny flame shot from his fingertip into Zhuang Weiwang’s Daofire.

The Daofire, like fuel added to a fire, flared slightly, then returned to its original size.

“Yes, just like that!”

Zhuang Weiwang’s eyes brightened, and she said to him:

“Not enough—again!”

Lin Mo sank his focus into his dantian and squeezed out another wisp of flame from the assimilated seed, flicking it forth.

“Shhh!” The Daofire expanded again, then contracted.

This time, he saw clearly.

During expansion and contraction, the flame’s hue seemed slightly brighter.

Is this increasing Daofire purity?

As Lin Mo formed this thought, Zhuang Weiwang’s voice continued:

“Lin Shidi, don’t stop—keep going!”

You’re telling me to keep going—do you think I can stop!?

He focused intently and drew out another cluster of flame from the seed.

But as soon as he sent it into the Daofire, Zhuang Weiwang urged again:

“Lin Shidi, too slow—faster!”

Fine, fine—I won’t believe it!

Lin Mo gritted his teeth and kept outputting his tiny flames.

As cluster after cluster of flame entered the Daofire, Zhuang Weiwang’s originally red flame gradually turned orange, then orange-yellow, then bright yellow, and finally began shifting toward white…

About an hour later.

Lin Mo, panting, waved his hand: “Shijie, I—I can’t anymore. Not a single drop left!”

Zhuang Weiwang, flushed with color, stared at the Daofire before her, her collar soaked through with sweat.

The Daofire, once red, had become a translucent white flame, and the courtyard’s temperature had risen again because of it.

She said excitedly:

“Excellent—the purity of the Daofire has increased by at least twenty percent!”

Only twenty percent?

Lin Mo frowned.

Zhuang Weiwang saw his expression and said:

“Increasing by twenty percent is already extraordinary. And if we control the purification rhythm well, this batch of Taiqing Dan might even produce a high-grade elixir!”

Lin Mo’s eyes widened: “Again?”

Zhuang Weiwang smiled:

“Naturally—Taiqing Dan isn’t an ordinary cultivation elixir; it takes at least seven days to complete!”

She turned her fiery gaze to Lin Mo:

“Lin Shidi, you can sit and meditate now. Let’s make the most of our time—the more we purify the Daofire, the better the final elixir will be!”

Lin Mo: “...”

Why did he feel something was off?

…

…

The next morning.

Lin Mo sat slumped on the courtyard’s stone slabs, pale-faced, cheeks sunken, as if drained of all vitality.

In contrast, Zhuang Weiwang’s dark circles had deepened further, yet her complexion had grown noticeably ruddy, losing its usual pallor:

“We can stop now, Lin Shidi!”

Hearing this, Lin Mo exhaled a long, heavy breath, relieved.

In one night, he had squeezed out at least fifty tiny flames from the seed.

Though few in number, each drop felt like his own “essence-blood.”

Every time the seed was drained, he felt as if his true qi had been emptied.

This process repeated at least five times in one night—more grueling than ten all-nighters.

After sending the Daofire into the ancient furnace, Zhuang Weiwang formed a seal, temporarily preserving the refining elixir, then wiped her sweat and turned to him:

“Lin Shidi, check your panel for the assimilation progress now.”

Lin Mo froze, his gaze instinctively falling to his system—his first sight was the updated notification:

【True Ultimate Flame partially assimilated; Fire Spirit Root purity increased: 43.3% → 46%】

Increased that much!?

Lin Mo’s heart leapt—he immediately checked the True Ultimate Flame’s assimilation bar: 12% → 30%

Whoa!

Eighteen percent assimilated in one night!?

He could also clearly feel that though his body was exhausted, the size of the flame at his fingertip had expanded slightly, and its temperature had risen noticeably.

Lin Mo took a deep breath and finally felt his all-night grind had not been in vain.

At that moment, Zhuang Weiwang said:

“Isn’t the assimilation method simple? Just repeatedly drain the flame from the seed, and it continuously catalyzes the assimilation progress.”

She beamed at Lin Mo, now a limp heap on the ground.

"So, Lin Mo, come early tonight—I’ll be waiting for you!"