[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-red-heart-patrols-the-sky":3,"chapter-red-heart-patrols-the-sky-red-heart-patrols-the-sky-chapter-116":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Red Heart Patrols the Sky",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1047136,1357,"Chapter 116 - 116 111 The Scenery I've Seen_1","red-heart-patrols-the-sky-chapter-116",116,"\u003Cp>116: Chapter 111 The Scenery I’ve Seen_1 116: Chapter 111 The Scenery I’ve Seen_1 The focus of the Flame Flower lies not in the flame, but in the flower itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The essence of the flower is not in its shape, but in its spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, Bai Lian had exhibited a Flame Flower generated from white flames on the shore of Qing River during the great battle with Ji Xuan, inspired by Zuo Guanglie’s Flame Flower Burning City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Wang initially fell into a misconception; he attempted to manipulate the fire element vitality to carve out a flower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to the exquisite control of the Control Element Technique, he succeeded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the flame flower he painstakingly maintained was, after all, just a flame, not a true flower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, it couldn’t “bloom”.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don’t intentionally form a flower; it should form naturally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Wang quietly pinched the Dao Technique, and a trace of fire element vitality formed at his fingertips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the careful nurturing of Path Origin, it gradually expanded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Wang imagined that he was watering and nourishing, and the initial trace of fire element vitality was the seed of the flower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vitality was its nourishment, the spirit of the Daoist, its life force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It grew, became stronger, and sprouted…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, a small Flame Flower bloomed at his fingertips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Between the petals, there were faintly natural Array Patterns connecting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Together, they constructed beauty and also condensed an extremely powerful destructive force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every flower has its unique beauty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Flame Flower was different from Dong Ah’s Flower of Flame, and definitely unlike Zuo Guanglie’s own Flower of Flame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It belonged exclusively to Jiang Wang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he had endowed it with “life”.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a different form of life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although categorized as an upper third-grade Dao Technique, it was distinct from other techniques of the same level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And only such a Flame Flower could evolve into the impressive Flame Flower Burning City Technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Wang had mastered the Flame Flower, but he did not feel pride or arrogance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, he felt only reverence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Flame Flower, merely the foundation of the Dao Technique Flame Flower Burning City, could attract such a powerful expert like Dong Ah to study it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was said that when Zuo Guanglie first created Flame Flower Burning City, he was only nineteen years old, the same age as Ling He now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What a dazzling prodigious figure he was!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What did it count for him to dominate among his peers in Fenglin City’s Dao College?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or as Zhen Wudi said, even if he dominated the Circulation Realm in Taixu Illusion Realm and stood at the top, what did that count for?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True powerhouses never only focus on the landscape before their eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having mastered the Flame Flower with skill, Jiang Wang was confident that in a fight with Zhen Wudi, he could now secure victory in at least three out of ten matches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he now had the means to threaten Zhen Wudi without having to close the distance, greatly enhancing his options in combat, this was not a simple breakthrough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In their battles, if Zhen Wudi did not use his Secret Techniques to their fullest, he could no longer gain the upper hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sparing with Zhen Wudi, there were fewer and fewer areas where he could improve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, upon re-entering the Taixu Illusion Realm, Jiang Wang decisively ignored the fat Zhen and began anew on the Discussion Platform’s battle match-ups.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Helling walked into the ancestral hall, but instead of the three-hall trial he expected, he was met only by his father, Fang Zehou, alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man stood with his back to the Fang Family’s ancestral tablets, hands behind his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Father,” Fang Helling called out quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Zehou turned around and slapped him across the face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slap!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you know what you’re doing?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Helling’s face quickly swelled, but he neither cried out in pain nor dared to dodge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I do,” he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slap!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You know?” Fang Zehou questioned him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slap!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He backhanded him with another slap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you know?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Helling remained silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you know the current situation in Yun Country?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do you know that the person you had the caravan protect is very likely a demon from the Bone Tao, or even possibly Ouyang Lie himself?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you know what the Bone Tao is?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do you know how Xiaolin Town fell?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those people are true devils, slaughtering the living, desecrating souls, capable of anything!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You say you know?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you know what the consequences of getting involved with them are?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You can forget about doing business in Yun Country, not to mention Wei Quchibi will flay you alive, and your actions will implicate the entire Fang Family!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You say you know?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Zehou’s fingers trembled with anger, and he raised his hand to slap Fang Helling again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They’ve drugged me!” shouted Fang Helling, his voice lowering, “If I disobey, I will die.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That time when you went on a mission, and the entire team was wiped out?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes,” Fang Helling recounted the events of that day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s a conspiracy!” Fang Zehou roared after listening: “You’ve been a manipulated and fooled idiot!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But I had no choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Father.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I listened to you, I worked hard to catch up to Jiang Wang, I wanted to prove to you I could.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I diligently practiced cultivation, I actively sought experience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could take on any mission Jiang Wang could!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But those people were too powerful, the fellow disciples accompanying me were killed in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do I not know it’s a trap?” said Fang Helling, “But I don’t want to die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Father.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, this won’t do,” Fang Zehou shook his head: “I’ll find someone to deal with the thing you’ve swallowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We must report this to the City Lord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When it comes to the Bone Tao, the Fang Family cannot bear it alone!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if your uncle is willing to help, it’s useless, no one in the Fang Family can withstand this!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Fenglin City, the Fang Family actually had one influential figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was a veteran from the army, now the chief general of the Fenglin City Guards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he was born in a side branch and did not receive many clan resources during his upbringing, and thus, he felt little closeness to the Fang Family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This person was fiercely loyal to Wei Quchibi, who had been gracious to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He might deal with minor issues if asked, but he would never condone matters like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If given the choice, Fang Zehou would be willing to bear the burden for his son.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he knew all too well they could not withstand it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if they risked the entire Fang Family, it would still be the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Father, you can’t do this,” Fang Helling stepped to the right, blocking in front of Fang Zehou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Get out of the way!” Fang Zehou slapped him across the face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Fang Helling stood his ground, just turning his slapped face back to look at his father: “If Wei Quchibi learns I am involved with the Bone Tao, your son will truly be ruined!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dong Ah simply won’t be able to protect me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re already ruined!” Fang Zehou shouted, fatigue evident in his voice: “Now I need to save the Fang Family.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Father.” Fang Helling suddenly made a move, grabbing Fang Zehou and pressing him onto a chair by the hall altar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m not ruined, I’ve already reached the Circulation Realm in cultivation, and my progress to the Tongtian Environment is within sight.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His tone carried a hint of madness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fang Helling!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What are you trying to do?” demanded Fang Zehou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Father, you can’t even imagine the extent of power the Bone Tao can mobilize.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless forces are aiding Ouyang Lie’s escape from Yun Country; our caravan is just one of many.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could appear in any company, it doesn’t have to be us specifically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But we, we need the Bone Tao.” Fang Helling pressed down on Fang Zehou’s shoulders, meeting his gaze: “Do you know what they gave me for my work?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Blood Rejuvenation Pill!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I only took one, and I broke through to the Circulation Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do you know what that means?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I was just admitted as an inner disciple this year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I continued standard cultivation, when would I ever catch up to Wang Changxiang, to Zhang Linchuan?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fang Family would always have to look up to others, rely on others’ favor!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s different now, do you understand?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know they look down on me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Pengju, Jiang Wang, Zhao Rucheng, even Zhang Linchuan, Shen Nanqi!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They treat me as a joke!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I know you look down on me too!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But now it’s different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sooner or later, everyone will have to take me seriously!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You asked if I know what I’m doing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I am very clear about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I am just desperately, desperately trying to prove it to you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Zehou himself did not have great innate talent for cultivation; his status was not earned through his cultivation level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, he did not have great power to resist in front of his own son.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been attentively monitoring every bit of Fang Helling’s progress, feeling gratified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he never imagined that the Bone Tao would interfere so directly, putting his son through a cruel test of life and death, shattering his progress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He grieved deeply: “You’re bargaining with a tiger for its skin!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Father!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Helling knelt in front of Fang Zehou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Father, just trust me this once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ever since I was young, I have followed your plans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now let me make my own decision for once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I am clear-headed; I know what I am doing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don’t want to be anyone’s shadow anymore!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bargaining with a tiger for its skin… it’s not necessarily doomed to fail!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps one day, your son will be able to show you a tiger’s skin that he’s stripped off.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But the prerequisite is that you have the power to wrestle with a tiger, my foolish son,” Fang Zehou lamented in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he said nothing more aloud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The doors of the ancestral hall slowly closed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That day, Fang Zehou was confined in the ancestral hall by his own son, and control of the Fang Family changed hands.\u003C\u002Fp>",1709,"2026-06-03T09:48:22.239Z","2026-06-03T09:48:27.649Z",1,"novelbin.me","f84cd48277e3dc78204a4d4f0a35852a7e41af60759a48789826106c5f77df67","red-heart-patrols-the-sky-chapter-369","red-heart-patrols-the-sky-chapter-368",2464,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fred-heart-patrols-the-sky-cover.jpg"]