Chapter 12: Taming the Beastfire

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“I never expected to see beast fire here in the Luoyin Mountain Range!” Qin Xingchen’s face was filled with shock. “The birthplace of beast fire is an area where not a blade of grass grows within a certain radius! No wonder this huge pit is barren and no demonic beast dares to approach—it turns out this place harbors beast fire!”

Beast fire is a kind of flame that emanates from the beast core within demonic beasts.

This flame is the source of power for demonic beasts.

Even after the death of the beast, this flame can persist for decades, centuries, thousands, tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of years without extinguishing.

However, its longevity depends on the strength of the beast’s cultivation.

The higher the cultivation level of the beast, the longer its beast fire can survive after death.

Of course, not all demonic beasts have beast fire within them.

Only those with innate fire attributes can nurture beast fire within their beast cores.

For ordinary martial artists, obtaining beast fire means they can incorporate it as part of their own strength.

For alchemists and artificers, beast fire is an exceptional aid, helping alchemists refine pills and artificers craft items.

But beast fire is not easily acquired.

After all, fire-attribute demonic beasts are exceedingly rare in the world.

Even if encountered, it’s not guaranteed one can successfully obtain their beast fire.

Because to acquire beast fire, one must first subdue the beast fire itself.

To subdue beast fire, special techniques are required.

Otherwise, forcibly trying to dominate it often results in fierce resistance and backlash from the beast fire.

Hence, ordinary people who encounter beast fire but lack the proper means can only retreat.

Only some expert alchemists or artificers possess unique methods to subdue beast fire.

In his previous life as a Sage, Qin Xingchen was not only an alchemist but also an artificer.

Back then, in the Upper Realm, he achieved great mastery in both alchemy and artifact forging.

He was even revered as the Pill Sage and the Artifact Sage.

As the Pill Sage and Artifact Sage, he naturally possessed beast fire.

Therefore, he had some formidable techniques for subduing beast fire.

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“In my previous life, I subdued over a dozen powerful beast fires, each obtained from demonic beasts above the ninth rank. The beast fire before me now comes from only a fifth-rank demonic beast, but for me at this moment, having a cluster of fifth-rank beast fire to refine pills and forge artifacts is just right!” Qin Xingchen said calmly. “However, with my current cultivation, subduing a fifth-rank beast fire is indeed somewhat challenging. But since I’ve finally encountered one, how could I not subdue it? Once I have this beast fire, refining pills and forging artifacts will become much easier.”

He looked at the beast fire before him and closed his eyes, his hands beginning to form seals. “Soul Suppression Technique—Activate!”

The Soul Suppression Technique is a special method for subduing beast fire.

It uses the power of one’s soul to condense a soul imprint, which is then forcibly pressed onto the beast fire. Through the power of the soul, the beast fire is suppressed, binding it into a master-servant contract and ultimately completing the subjugation.

At that moment, Qin Xingchen opened his eyes and with a casual wave struck the soul imprint he had just formed onto the beast fire.

Next, he unleashed his soul force to forcibly suppress the beast fire.

However, as soon as the soul imprint made contact, the beast fire seemed offended. It trembled slightly, and the entire cluster began emitting an increasingly intense heat, attempting to resist Qin Xingchen’s suppression.

Seeing this, Qin Xingchen immediately intensified his soul force within the imprint. “Suppress me!”

Yet, the beast fire’s resistance only grew fiercer, radiating a scorching heat as if trying to burn Qin Xingchen alive.

Gritting his teeth with a grimace of pain, Qin Xingchen said, “This won’t do. If I let it rage on, I’ll be burned before I can even subdue it. But if my soul power isn’t strong enough, I can’t fully subdue it. My soul power from my past life is now barely a fraction of what it once was. To fully subdue it, I’ll have to increase my soul power tenfold!”

With that thought, he changed his hand seals again and shouted, “Soul Enhancement Technique—Tenfold Increase!”

The moment his voice fell, his soul power surged tenfold, all focused on the soul imprint.

Immediately, the soul imprint emitted a closed-eye glow, fiercely suppressing the beast fire.

As time passed,

Half an hour later,

The beast fire finally ceased trembling and fell completely silent.

“Looks like this beast fire has been fully subdued!” Qin Xingchen finally exhaled in relief.

But by now, sweat drenched his forehead.

Then, in a special ritual, he began forging the master-servant contract with the beast fire.

Finally,

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The subjugation was complete!

Qin Xingchen extended his right palm toward the beast fire. “Come here!”

The beast fire, now fully subdued, immediately flew over upon hearing his command, settling in his palm, gently flickering up and down, acting obediently.

A smile spread across Qin Xingchen’s face. “With this cluster of beast fire, refining pills and forging artifacts will be so much easier! Looks like this trip to the Luoyin Mountain Range was not in vain!”

After speaking, he suddenly coughed up a mouthful of fresh blood, his complexion turning pale.

“The soul power boost just now caused a backlash after all! Looks like I need to recover my injuries here for a while.”

“Hmm? What’s this energy aura…”

His gaze suddenly fixed on the corpse of the demonic beast.

“Surprisingly, even after all these years, the remains of this fifth-rank demonic beast still retain a trace of powerful energy. If I can absorb it, my cultivation will surely break through again!”

With that, he sat cross-legged and focused his mind, controlling the Primordial Chaos Divine Cauldron to begin absorbing the residual power from the beast’s corpse.

About a quarter of an hour later,

He had completely absorbed all the remaining power from the corpse.

Boom—

A majestic spiritual power burst forth suddenly from within Qin Xingchen’s body.

“Third level of the Blood Condensation Realm!”

Feeling the overwhelming power within, Qin Xingchen was elated.

He then sat cross-legged to regulate his breath and heal his injuries.

After about an hour,

His wounds had fully recovered.

He was once again at his peak state.

Glancing around the pit, he said calmly, “It’s time to leave this place.”

With that, he climbed out of the pit.

But in the end, he realized… he was completely lost in this unknown place.