Cultivation, Three Thousand Flame Movement!

"Senior Brother Ning."

"Could it be that you've set your sights on this martial skill and wish to cultivate it?"

Zou Yu wore a teasing expression.

"Mhm."

Ning Fan nodded. He had no intention of hiding the fact that he wanted this martial skill, as the cultivation manual wouldn't just disappear anyway.

"Hehe."

"Senior Brother Ning, I advise you to choose a different martial skill. This Three Thousand Flame Movement isn't something just anyone can master."

"Oh? Explain."

Ning Fan raised an eyebrow.

"When executing this martial skill, the user must envelop their entire body in flames. In other words, the basic requirement to cultivate the Three Thousand Flame Movement is to have a fire-attribute cultivation method, or to possess a special fire-attribute physique."

"I have that."

Ning Fan interrupted Zou Yu.

When snatching spots during the disciples' trial, Ning Fan had used the Tianxuan Heart Sutra to simulate the Blazing Netherfire Art. This meant he could execute the Blazing Netherfire Art, perfectly satisfying the basic condition to cultivate the Three Thousand Flame Movement.

"Hehe."

"That is far from enough. When executing the Three Thousand Flame Movement, the flames will scorch the martial artist's body, thus placing almost impossibly strict demands on one's physique."

"Even during cultivation, you must constantly burn your body with flames."

"Across the entire Yin Yang Peak, no one can cultivate this movement skill. This is also why it was placed on the fourth floor of the Martial Skills Pavilion. Normally, it wouldn't be an issue for such a rare movement skill-especially one of Top Grade Profound Rank-to be placed on the fifth floor."

"Senior Brother Ning, I advise you to give up."

Zou Yu crossed his arms over his chest, his voice carrying a hint of mockery.

"..."

Hearing this, a brilliant light flashed in Ning Fan's eyes.

Strict demands on the physique, huh?

Perfect.

Ning Fan wanted to see if his body, tempered by the Spirit Marrow Saint-Piercing Method, could withstand the burden of cultivating the Three Thousand Flame Movement!!

He pressed the personal disciple token against the glass cover. The cover automatically opened, the restriction broke, and the cultivation manual for the Three Thousand Flame Movement was presented right before him.

"..."

Ning Fan reached out, took the cultivation manual in hand, and then, under Zou Yu's watchful gaze, directly sat cross-legged on the spot.

Assuming a cultivation posture.

"This..."

"He actually intends to cultivate it right here?!"

Zou Yu frowned.

The commotion here wasn't small, drawing the attention of several other Yin Yang Peak disciples. Seeing that Ning Fan planned to cultivate the Three Thousand Flame Movement, and in public no less, they couldn't help but temporarily stop what they were doing.

They gathered closer to watch.

"..."

According to his agreement with Zhao Yan'er, he could not take the martial skill away. If he did, there was a great risk of leaking its secrets; after all, Ning Fan was not a disciple of Yin Yang Peak.

Being a little cautious was perfectly reasonable.

Ning Fan circulated his spiritual energy according to the Three Thousand Flame Movement cultivation manual, but nothing happened. A moment later, realization dawned on him.

He first had to use the Tianxuan Heart Sutra to simulate the Blazing Netherfire Art. This way, he would possess fire-attribute spiritual energy.

Following that.

Ning Fan circulated his spiritual energy once more.

"Boom-"

A streak of fire spread across Ning Fan's body. A pillar of flame directly swallowed him whole. Right now, Ning Fan looked just like fuel for a blazing inferno.

"..."

Seeing this, the surrounding Yin Yang Peak disciples couldn't help but take a few steps back, terrified of being caught in the flames surrounding Ning Fan.

"Hiss-"

Feeling the terrifying flames, Ning Fan drew a sharp breath of cold air. During the cultivation of the Three Thousand Flame Movement, the flames truly scorched the flesh. That agonizing, bone-deep pain made him bare his teeth.

But pain was just pain. Ning Fan felt he could endure it.

For no other reason than this:

The flames could not actually damage his body-beneath the fire, Spirit Marks surfaced on his skin.

That's right.

The Spirit Marks activated automatically, condensing into a barrier between Ning Fan's body and the flames. This barrier blocked the fire from harming his physical form.

Ning Fan was overjoyed. As long as there was no damage.

So what if it hurt?!

"..."

Ning Fan gritted his teeth, maintaining his cultivation of the Three Thousand Flame Movement. As time slowly passed, the flames on his body grew larger and larger.

Witnessing this scene, the surrounding Yin Yang Peak disciples felt shock rising in their hearts.

"This..."

"He can still hold on?!"

"It's been almost a quarter of an hour, hasn't it? Even his clothes have burned away, yet he still doesn't plan to give up?"

"Wait, what are those patterns under the flames?!"

"Could it be that he can actually successfully cultivate the Three Thousand Flame Movement?!"

"..."

As time passed, the voices of astonishment grew more frequent. It wasn't until Ning Fan had lasted a full half hour in the flames that everyone fell silent.

Half an hour was a threshold.

As long as a martial artist could last half an hour in the fire, they possessed the qualifications to successfully master the Three Thousand Flame Movement. It would merely require practicing a few more times.

One month, two months, half a year.

As long as they cultivated diligently, they would master the Three Thousand Flame Movement!!!

Yet, Ning Fan was still maintaining his cultivation.

The flames continued to rise...

Time kept flowing.

Three quarters of an hour, four quarters of an hour-that is to say, a full hour;

Five quarters of an hour, six quarters of an hour...

At this point.

The spectating Yin Yang Peak disciples had no intention of leaving. No matter what happened today, they had to see the final result.

A full two hours.

"Whoosh-"

The flames surrounding Ning Fan suddenly surged, as if blown by a massive bellows. The next moment, the surging flames entirely retreated.

They returned into Ning Fan's body.

"Is it over?!"

"Did he give up?!"

"..."

Several voices rang out, voicing the thoughts of the crowd. However, a sharp-eyed disciple noticed the mark of a flaming lotus on the back of Ning Fan's hand.

"No, did he actually cultivate it successfully?!"

"This Senior Brother."

"To actually master the Three Thousand Flame Movement from start to finish on his very first attempt."

"Doesn't this set a new record in Yin Yang Peak's history?!"

"..."

Reminded by this disciple, many people looked toward the back of Ning Fan's hand. Upon seeing the flaming lotus mark, they were rendered speechless from shock.

Successfully cultivated it in a single try?!

Too monstrous.

A question lingered in everyone's minds-

Was Ning Fan not afraid of being burned alive?!

One had to know, the damage from the scorching flames didn't just multiply; it increased exponentially! To endure the flames for a full two hours was dozens, if not hundreds of times harder than lasting just a quarter of an hour!!

Yet even so, Ning Fan had actually withstood it all.

"Gulp."

Zou Yu swallowed hard, a flash of horror appearing in his eyes.

To think he actually had a grudge with such an existence...

"..."

Ning Fan slowly stood up. He ignored the others and checked his own condition. Right now, his body was incredibly weak.

Leaving aside being scorched by flames for two hours, he had also lost the vast majority of the spiritual energy in his body.

That spiritual energy had transformed into flames and fused into his body, becoming the fire lotus mark on the back of his hand. This fire lotus mark was precisely the source of power for the Three Thousand Flame Movement!!!

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