Chapter 283: Weird energy; Can't create flame
Circulating the Qi in his body again, Chen Tian made sure to pay close attention to his Dantian for any disturbances.
Watching from inside his Soul Sea, Wu Ye didn't dare help him or look inside again after what happened last time.
Chen Tian focused, visualizing the energy flowing smoothly throughout his meridians. As he continued to cultivate his Qi, he positioned his hands to face each other.
Within a few seconds, Chen Tian sensed a warm sensation enveloping his palms.
This warmth steadily intensified until, eventually, a small red ball of flame materialized between his hands.
The flame was still flickering and unsteady and could dissipate at any moment.
'Now, let's see if the problem is actually from my Dantian.' Chen Tian thought to himself as he concentrated on the flame.
He combined his fire law with the flame between his hands, causing the flame to dance and flicker with increased intensity.
Chen Tian could feel that the flame was about to form into a complete flame that would indicate a successful process.
But just when he was about to form his flame, a strange energy came out of his Dantian and merged with his flame.
Once the weird energy was absorbed into the flame, Chen Tian immediately lost control, causing the flame to explode.
'Damn it, so it was really related to my Chaos Dantian.' Chen Tian cursed under his breath.
The strange energy seemed to be resisting his attempts to form the complete flame, causing the flame to become unstable and uncontrollable.
Interestingly, he didn't sense the energy emanating from his Dantian; without careful attention, he wouldn't have noticed.
He tried to focus his mind and channel his energy, but the chaotic energy from his Dantian continued to interfere with his flames.
Worse, he couldn't control that energy surge, even if he saw it.
So, Chen Tian decided to further investigate the energy source. He closed his eyes and, using his spiritual sense, entered his Chaos Dantian.
As he started creating a new flame, the uncontrollable energy from his Dantian surged out once again, but this time Chen Tian was paying close attention to where the source of this energy came from.
Chen Tian dove deeper into the mysterious energy fluctuation within his Dantian, trying to trace it back to its origin.
After a few moments of intense concentration, he finally pinpointed the source—it was coming from his Fire altar.
With this revelation, Chen Tian got closer to the fire altar.
"So this is where the problem lies," he muttered to himself as he examined the altar closely. The fire crystal flickered and danced as if it were alive, fueling the energy within this altar.
But even after all his observations, nothing was out of the ordinary in terms of the altar's appearance or behavior.
It seemed like everything was as it should be, leaving Chen Tian puzzled as to why this sudden energy fluctuation had occurred.
So Chen Tian decided to try the same process and experiment with the fire crystal itself.
When he tried to form his flame again, the energy came out of the Fire crystal and moved toward his flame.
However, this time Chen Tian reacted fast, and since he was close, he wanted to examine this energy closer.
His spiritual sense tried to analyze the energy, but to his horror, the moment his spiritual sense touched the energy it was destroyed in a flash.
"What!" Chen Tian exclaimed in shock.
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"Is something wrong?" Wu Ye asked, noticing Chen Tian's reaction.
"No, I just experienced something strange," Chen Tian replied, trying to process what had just happened.
He knew he had to be more careful when dealing with the energy from the crystal.
Wu Ye looked concerned but nodded.
Failing again, Chen Tian didn't give up and tried different methods to either control or use the strange energy, but everything came to a dead end.
"Fuck! I give up!" Chen Tian exclaimed in frustration, throwing his hands up in defeat.
Wu Ye looked at him sympathetically and offered words of encouragement. "Don't give up just yet."
She really wanted to help him, but she didn't even know the problem.
Chen Tian took a deep breath, calming himself down before explaining everything to Wu Ye.
He hoped that at least she could come up with an idea that could potentially solve his problem.
Of course, Chen Tian didn't fully reveal to her where the energy came from, and just briefly stated that it was from his Dantian.
After several minutes, Wu Ye also frowned, realizing that this problem was more complex than she initially thought.
She began brainstorming different solutions, considering all possibilities.
Finally, after some time, Wu Ye suggested why not try and check every step of the process again.
"Check every step?" Chen Tian repeated, looking intrigued.
Wu Ye nodded, "Yes, maybe the problem isn't in this energy that you talk about, but more about the flame that you're creating. Maybe the problem is from this, rather than the source of energy itself."
Chen Tian nodded, realizing that perhaps she was right.
So this time Chen Tian tried to create his flame, but in a careful manner, closely following each step and checking for any oversights.
The Qi between his hands condensed, and heat began to radiate from his palms. While he focused on the task at hand, he unleashed his fire law into a small red flame that danced in the air before him.
Nothing out of the ordinary happened so far, but the moment the flame was created, the energy from his fire crystal shot and was absorbed by his flame, making him lose control again.
This time, Chen Tian wasn't disheartened and continued to practice.
"I got it!" Chen Tian exclaimed.
An hour has already passed since he began figuring out a way to control the energy.
It was only now that he finally figured out why this energy absolutely destroyed his flame.
Like Wu Ye said, it wasn't the energy fault.
After further investigation, Chen Tian discovered that the flame was not compatible with his spiritual Qi.
The moment this energy made contact with his spiritual energy, the Qi inside the flame began to destabilize and become uncontrollable.
'Now, I know the problem, but what can I do?'
Chen Tian didn't know what to do next. He pondered for a moment, there was no way to create a flame without using his Qi.
Alchemy flames are essentially highly condensed spiritual energy; in the end, without spiritual energy, there would be no flame.
Suddenly, Chen Tian had an idea.
"Yes, maybe that's it!"
He closed his eyes again, but this time he didn't use his spiritual energy.
As Chen Tian closed his eyes and entered a deep state of meditation, Wu Ye watched attentively, still puzzled.