"Let's conclude this assessment here! Now that I know your general strength, I'll impart to you the true core of Tai Fire Peak!" Tian Chu Zhenren ended the assessment.

Tian Chu Zhenren was very pleased with Ye Tianfan in this assessment, not only because Ye Tianfan's strength now far exceeded others of the same level, but more importantly, for affirming Ye Tianfan's character.

"Phew!" Ye Tianfan let out a breath of relief. Just using three moves had drained over four-fifths of Ye Tianfan's Spiritual Power, leaving less than one-fifth within him at the moment.

Ye Tianfan sat cross-legged in the Martial Arts Arena, slowly beginning to restore his Spiritual Power, while listening to what Tian Chu Zhenren would say next.

"What do you think fire is?" Tian Chu Zhenren likewise sat cross-legged, then asked Ye Tianfan.

"Fire?" Ye Tianfan was somewhat puzzled why Tian Chu Zhenren would ask such a question. Fire is just fire, isn't it? Nonetheless, he honestly answered: "Fire is a vigorous oxidation process that occurs during the burning of matter, releasing energy in the form of light and heat, additionally producing a large amount of by-products. The visible part of the fire is called the flame, which can take different shapes based on the vibration of particles, and at high enough temperatures can appear as plasma. Depending on the material being burned and its purity, the color and brightness of flames vary."

"Hold on, hold on!" Tian Chu Zhenren's head was spinning with confusion: "What kind of nonsense are you talking about?"

"That's the scientific definition of a fire!" Ye Tianfan said confidently, recalling that this was taught in middle school, fortunate for his good memory.

"Science? What science? I asked what you think fire is, not this jibber-jabber," Tian Chu Zhenren said, frowning. Despite Ye Tianfan saying a great deal, it seemed impressive, but Tian Chu Zhenren understood none of it.

"Forget it, let me explain. Fire is the origin of all creation, with fire comes light, warmth, allowing humans to survive. Fire is also fierce, volatile, enabling survival but capable of causing extinction," Tian Chu Zhenren began to explain.

"I get it!" Ye Tianfan nodded his head, although internally he disagreed, feeling the explanation was vague and unscientific. If he didn't know the definition of fire, he might not have understood at all.

"Well, what I'm going to tell you next is why our Tai Fire Peak is named Tai Fire Peak. That's because the essence of our core is fire!" Tian Chu Zhenren continued.

Ye Tianfan smiled at Tian Chu Zhenren, remaining silent—of course, he knew fire was their core, but could there be something more useful?

"You must have noticed, our Tai Fire Peak revolves around just a few moves, higher level techniques only differ slightly in output, but the core principles are the same," Tian Chu Zhenren went on.

Ye Tianfan thought about it—it indeed seemed that way, like the secret techniques of Tai Fire Peak, one move, two moves, three moves forged from Spiritual Power into flames, fully condensed into the sword edge, generating an annihilating edge that strikes the foe, reducing them to ashes.

These moves differ in how much Spiritual Power is output and the arrangement of flames. One move is randomly arranged, yet higher moves, with flames more layered within the sword edge, seem to be arrayed like a formation—the more formidable the move, the more orderly its arrangement.

But how does this relate to Tai Fire Peak's core?

"You might assume, the higher the level of the move, the greater the power due to our Spiritual Power's purity evident," Tian Chu Zhenren kept explaining.

Ye Tianfan nodded, showing agreement—that was how he'd always seen it.

"But that's not true, not just for our Tai Fire Peak, other peaks too, all have their core. Otherwise, do you think, just relying on these, could lead us as the leader of the righteous path for this long? Other sects' numbers and Spiritual Power quality are no worse than ours, yet why do we remain top?" Tian Chu Zhenren explained with a smile.

Finishing that, not waiting for Ye Tianfan's response, Tian Chu Zhenren directly explained: "Our Tai Fire Peak's true core is fire—whether it's mundane fire, stone fire, Fire of the Sun, Fire of Space, Fire of Time, Fire of Chaos—all are our core."

"Fire of Space? Fire of Time? Fire of Chaos?" Ye Tianfan exclaimed directly. If these fires were truly named after their properties, then Ye Tianfan was genuinely shocked to the point of almost wetting himself.

"Master, are the Fire of Space, Fire of Time, Fire of Chaos really the type capable of burning space, time, chaos?" Ye Tianfan didn't believe it was possible, because it seemed when Tian Chu Zhenren previously defeated the Shadow Tiger, he didn't use any extraordinary flames, just one hotter than his own.

"Ahem!" Tian Chu Zhenren coughed awkwardly hearing Ye Tianfan's inquiry, then continued: "Certainly true, but they're currently long lost. The only ones still around are three types of flames!"

"Lost knowledge?" Ye Tianfan heard this and although found it reasonable, he was still quite disappointed. Ye Tianfan felt that if Space Fire or Chaos Fire existed, it concerned him returning home—since Space Fire could burn space, he could use such cosmic flames on the edge of this universe, burn open a path, and leave this world in search of his own universe.

Chaos Fire was even stronger, as beyond the universe lays chaos; Chaos Fire burns chaos, allowing Ye Tianfan to carve a way through it. Using Space Fire surely couldn't compare to specially designed Chaos Fire in burning quicker.

However, seeing Tian Chu Zhenren's awkward expression, Ye Tianfan decided to play along, asking: "Which three types of flames?"

"Good question!" Tian Chu Zhenren chuckled and replied: "One is Stone Fire, you've seen it, used by your fellow disciples—that's lava; the second is Fire of Heaven, flames that can ignite from nothing, the ones we normally use; the last is Thunder Fire, flames infused with lightning, surrounded by electricity."

Ye Tianfan heard these flames but found none remarkable—Stone Fire, essentially magma, at max reaching one to two thousand degrees; Fire of Heaven's upper limit was higher, approximately four to five thousand degrees, beyond that was Solar Fire, which Tian Chu Zhenren mentioned as lost knowledge, implying no one could master it now. Moreover, is it really lost knowledge, or just imagined by Tai Fire Peak's predecessors?

If it were true, then this planet would have been burned through long ago.

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