“Lin Yun, thank you so much. If it were anyone else, they would probably have cut ties with me long ago. After all, I’m just a Heavenly Fire Chief, while you’re a Heavenly Fire Lieutenant. Helping me brings you no benefits and might even cause trouble. To have a friend like you, Old Black, I feel truly blessed!” Old Black spoke with genuine emotion.
“Enough of that. Let’s keep walking.” Lin Yun showed a smile.
“Alright, alright, alright!”
Old Black nodded eagerly, then led Lin Yun to continue their stroll.
After wandering for about half an hour, the two arrived in front of a massive hall.
On the plaque above the main entrance of the hall were written four characters: ‘Heavenly Fire Treasure Pavilion’.
“Captain Lin Yun, this is the Heavenly Fire Treasure Pavilion, the place in the Heavenly Fire Temple where resources are exchanged. Go in and trade for what you need. I’ll wait for you at the entrance,” Old Black said.
Lin Yun had joined the Death Squad and received three million Bright Moon Crystals and a Death Squad medal.
Naturally, Lin Yun needed to exchange that Death Squad medal for a secret manual, and the place to do so was this Heavenly Fire Treasure Pavilion.
“I wonder what’s inside this Heavenly Fire Treasure Pavilion.” Lin Yun gazed at the grand pavilion before him, his eyes filled with anticipation.
He knew almost nothing about the cultivation resources of this ancestral land, so he was naturally very excited.
With that, Lin Yun strode confidently towards the Heavenly Fire Treasure Pavilion.
Upon entering the pavilion, Lin Yun directly handed his Death Squad medal to a middle-aged man with a small moustache who was guarding the place.
The middle-aged man inspected the medal, then turned and retrieved a book.
“This book lists all the secret manuals you can choose from. Take a look,” the man said, handing the book to Lin Yun.
Lin Yun took the book, filled with anticipation, and quickly flipped it open.
The book recorded a total of three hundred and seventy-five saint-level secret manuals!
Lin Yun was stunned by the sheer number.
As he looked closely, he saw that these three hundred-plus saint-level manuals included techniques for swordsmanship, sabre techniques, spear techniques, staff techniques, as well as body refinement techniques, formation techniques, and more. The variety was vast!
Although there were over three hundred manuals in total, when divided into specific categories, the number per category was not large.
How should he choose?
Many of these three hundred-plus saint-level manuals were useless to Lin Yun.
Should he choose a saint-level sword technique?
But Lin Yun had already created his own ‘Lingyun Sword Technique’.
And since he could only choose one manual, Lin Yun had to be cautious.
In terms of attack, he had the Lingyun Sword Technique and the Annihilation Heavenly Fire. For defence, his powerful physique provided support!
“This *Mind and Will Scripture* seems quite interesting,” Lin Yun said, his gaze fixed on one manual.
The *Mind and Will Scripture* focused on cultivating the mind and willpower, a type of manual Lin Yun had never encountered before!
“I’ll take it!”
After a moment of thought, Lin Yun pointed directly at the *Mind and Will Scripture*.
“You want the *Mind and Will Scripture*?” The middle-aged man guarding the pavilion was astonished.
“That’s right!” Lin Yun nodded with a smile.
“Lieutenant, saint-level manuals are very precious. Because you became a Death Squad member, you can directly obtain one saint-level manual. It won’t be so easy to get another in the future, so you should choose carefully. The *Mind and Will Scripture* is extremely unpopular. Hardly anyone would choose it,” the middle-aged man advised.
The *Mind and Will Scripture* focused on cultivating the mind and willpower. Practising it did not directly enhance one’s strength. Given the rare and precious opportunity to obtain a saint-level manual, most people would choose something more practical, which is why no one picked this one.
“I’ve thought it through. I want it!” Lin Yun’s attitude was firm.
“Alright, it’s your right to choose what you want.”
The middle-aged man spoke as he turned to fetch it.
Moments later, the *Mind and Will Scripture* was placed before Lin Yun.
“Thank you.”
Lin Yun smiled, clasped his fists in gratitude to the middle-aged man, then stored the *Mind and Will Scripture* and turned to leave.
“What a strange fellow.”
The middle-aged man guarding the pavilion watched Lin Yun’s departing figure, shaking his head and sighing.
To think that someone would choose the *Mind and Will Scripture* for a reward earned at the cost of becoming a Death Squad member? He simply couldn’t understand it.
…
After leaving the Heavenly Fire Treasure Pavilion.
“Captain Lin, what manual did you choose?” Old Black asked curiously as Lin Yun emerged.
“Here, it’s this *Mind and Will Scripture*.” Lin Yun held up the manual.
“*Mind and Will Scripture*? What’s that?” Old Black had never heard of it.
“It’s for cultivating the mind and willpower,” Lin Yun replied.
“You… you chose that?”
Old Black was stunned. Such a precious opportunity, and he chose something so obscure?
“I think it’s pretty good. Old Black, keep showing me around,” Lin Yun said with a smile.
Since Lin Yun had already made his choice, Old Black didn’t say much more.
He continued leading Lin Yun around the Heavenly Fire Temple, introducing various places, explaining some rules, and pointing out forbidden areas they couldn’t enter.
“By the way, Captain Lin Yun, there’s a peculiar stone cave in the Heavenly Fire Temple. It contains a miraculous Heavenly Fire, one of the temple’s great treasures,” Old Black said.
He continued, “Every two thousand years, the Heavenly Fire Temple holds a Heavenly Fire Trial. If you rank in the top three in the trial, you can earn the chance to infuse Heavenly Fire into your body. You should participate in the trial in the future!”
“What are the benefits of infusing Heavenly Fire into the body?” Lin Yun asked curiously.
“Heavenly Fire grows stronger when it meets strength. Infusing it into your body can temper your physique. No matter how strong or weak your physique is, the infusion of Heavenly Fire will grant your body a unique enhancement,” Old Black explained.
Lin Yun’s interest was immediately piqued.
“Sounds like this Heavenly Fire is something extraordinary.”
Then Lin Yun’s tone shifted, and he said helplessly, “Since it’s a trial, ranking in the top three must be no easy feat, right? If those in the Supreme Void Realm participate, someone like me in the Dominion Realm wouldn’t stand a chance.”
“Ranking in the top three in the Heavenly Fire Trial is indeed difficult. But from what I know, most of the time, few Supreme Void Realm cultivators participate. Since the trial is held every two thousand years, it’s fairly frequent, and there are three spots each time. Most of the Supreme Void Realm cultivators in the Heavenly Fire Temple have already undergone Heavenly Fire tempering, and it only works once,” Old Black said.
He continued, “From my past experience watching the Heavenly Fire Trial, there are usually only one or two Supreme Void Realm cultivators participating, and sometimes none at all.”
“If that’s the case, excluding the Supreme Void Realm, there are still spots to compete for,” Lin Yun said, his eyes lighting up.
“Exactly. If the next Heavenly Fire Trial has one Supreme Void Realm participant, there are still two spots to compete for,” Old Black said with a smile.
