Chapter 30 - Immortal Flame

Zhao Li Xin robes tattered because of the massive turbulence from his breakthrough, his face remains placid he rose from his seat and left the room while Mong Ki and Mong Yi followed from behind when he walked across the hall all Hei Shen member kneel on the floor and shout simultaneously "Congratulation Milord!!"

Zhao Li Xin did not care he walked as if he did not hear anything, the Hei Shen member already used with his indifferent behavior but still, they feel proud their Lord become the first sovereign in the country after hundreds of years, with this progress the future of Hei shen Sect is getting brighter and brighter.

Not far from cultivating chamber Mong Ki open the big grey stone door with cloud engraved on the door, the door is so big nearly sixth meter high inside the chamber, everything is cover with white marble even the wall, the temperature dropped to minus degree even someone like Mong Ki and Mong Yi need to circulated they Qi to blocked the cold temperature.

They walking dong the stairs while a row white marble pillar stand majestically on their left and right at the end of the chamber a big pool with white fish sculpture fountain on the corner of the pool, the closer they are with the pool the colder the temperature becomes, Mong Ki and Mong Yi used their Qi to make their body warmer and their blood veins not froze because the overwhelming temperature but Zhao Li Xin face not show any discomfort, he took off his tattered robes with Mong Ki and Mong Yi help then he soaked his body in the pool and just like hot metal touch by water the sound 'hissed…' echo and white fog emerged from the pool, Zhao Li Xin closed his eyes as if he just takes a normal warmed bath but that because how he really felt.

This pool used to help him calmed his Qi after breakthrough and easily make his body adjust with his new power, everyone who just got breakthrough cannot use their power immediately if they forced it the power become unbalance and disturbed the progress of their next cultivating that's why some peoples having bottleneck problem on theirs cultivating even though at first, their progress was fast beforehand, sadly not much people knew about this because the slow effect.

People though the bottleneck problem is because of lack of talent and old aged but if that so why pill and elixir could help their problem is because they're something wrong in their body that they don't realize before.

Maybe a few alchemists and physicians out there knew about this, but why must they tell them about it and lose their source income?

How Zhao Li Xin knew? That because when he found this underground palace he also found old secret cultivating inside it and not just that he found treasure and a bunch of old scroll about alchemy, armament, array even about beast taming, talked about luck no one is more fortunate than him.

"Any news…." he asked with a lazy voice

"Yes Mi Lord" Mong Ki answer right away "There are new rules in this year competition, people who don't have a recommendation from their sect or from some influential family cannot join the competition"

Meaning talented people who are not yielded to noble family or sect cannot join the competition, this rules used not just to control the participant so only noble and sect member could join the competition but also avoid them from shamming themselves if they were lost from ordinary people who are not from powerful background, since that happened a few times and people who are lost especially from influential family or sect had their reputation ruined.

Because of it more powerful family and sect proposed this rules to help them not being shammed again by ordinary people.

Zhao Li Xin smirked he knew how petty and shameless they are, that's why Hei Shen sect never joined this kinda competition no matter how grand the competition is.

"We already prepare the list Milord and from Jiangwei Kingdom Lao Fei Yan would represent Lao Manor and Crown Prince, a woman name Ying Xuan Xie from Ying Clan would represent Zhao Qin Feng the fifth Prince and Ying Family while Third Prince he chose Lao Min Na to represent him"

Zhao Li Xin sneered 'Seems like she found a powerful Man for herself' he though, Lao Min Na is quite flexible when she knew she can use Zhao Li Xin she found the best second option, who knew what kinda deal she made with Zhao Yi Chen but Zhao Li Xin did not bother to know about it.

"And Mi Lord….."Mong Ki hesitantly continues his report "Lao Min Na still looking for Miss Luo Ri Yi she also asked Zhao Yi Chen helped to Located Miss Luo"

Zhao Li Xin silent for a moment then the air around him become more eerie he slowly opens up his eyes, his dark black eyes stared at the ceiling, a sudden anger surged from within "Protect Luo Ri Yi at all cost….." he said with cold voice,his order cannot be more simple and clear meaning Mong Ki and Mong Yi is allowed using all Hei Shen resource to protect Lory and they cannot fail.

"Yes Mi Lord!!" Mong Ki and Mong Yi cupped their fist and answer simultaneously, after a few days they watched their Lord interaction with Luo Ri Yi they already figure it out how special she is for him, this 'Maid' status is only camouflage to protect her from unwanted attention specially his enemy and also not to scared the girl herself overall Mong Ki and Mong Yi never saw their Lord this attentive to other People especially to someone who can't be used like Luo Ri Yi.

"The competition is already at the Elimination stage, The participant already enters the Black Forest. They have three days to find the jade token" said Mong Yi

"How many jade tokens this time," Zhao Li Xin asked calmly

"One hundred Mi Lord" Mong Yi replied

Zhao Li Xin mouth curved slightly, the participant is almost three hundred people and they must compete for only hundreds Jade token to make them passed the elimination segment, even though the rule said cannot kill your opponent when they already surrender but inside the forest who knew what really happened even though they have a few supervisors to oversee the competition but with only five to tent supervisor how could they watched for all hundreds people who is spread inside the forest that would be impossible, so 'accident' is hard to avoid when people joined this competition.

"Oh, about miss Xiang Feng Ran…..she still visit the Manor and tried to get in but she not as hostile as before maybe because the gatekeeper dear to beat her" said Mong Yi who is not hide his joy when he report about the situation.

Zhao Li Xin closed his eyes again he is not bother with Xiang Feng Ran crazy behavior "Don't let her in and give bonus to the gatekeepers"

"Yes Mi Lord!!"

Zhao Li Xin not talked anymore he concentrated to regulated his Qi to all his meridian, the freezing temperature help him to control the fire inside his body. Years ago when he returned to this palace he found 'The Immortal Flame' ancient art this art could make him created fire from his owned Qi and not just normal fire this fire cannot be extinguish by normal people once it's burned his victims the fire would engulf them until their body turn to ashes only Zhao Li Xin who can't stop the fire.

The fire also changed depend on his level cultivation, at first the flame would be normal color like orange and yellow then it changed to red and deep red then changed to blue after that the flame changed to purple then at the end the flame would turn to gold shade and today Zhao Li Xin had perfecting his 'Immortal flame' Art, in this level his flames can turn everything to ashes in a second.

Thanks to Lory healing him, his power grew in incredible speed and terrifying level. Lao Min Na right about one thing no one in this continent could match him and a few years later maybe no one in this world could match him ever again, no wonder she degrading herself to become his woman but sadly she not that fortunate.