Li Jun finished drawing the array on the floor before calling Haru over to stand inside it. "Now no matter what happens don't leave this circle." He pointed down to the array on the floor. "Okay I won't, but what should I do now?"
"Be patient. Cultivate or sothing I still have sothing I need to do first." Li Jun told him. Haru sat down and closed his eyes and began to cultivate as Li Jun pulled the bag of herbs from Haru's ring. He searched through them before pulling out the three that he needed. Blue laced grass seeds, Wolfberries, and ginseng roots. He looked back over to Haru he was still cultivating. "Is this a good idea? I'm not even sure it will work." He muttered before he shouted toward Haru. "Okay, We are ready. Watch first."
Li Jun stood with his arms out with all of the herbs in one hand as a purple fire erged from his other. He injected his Qi into the herbs and moved them to float around in the air in front of him. He took the fla in both of his hands and amplified the power. The herbs began to let out the sll of fresh pastries as it floated toward Haru. The Herbs began to change colour before liquefying. Li Jun then took the liquid surrounded by his Qi and forced them together. They rged together inside the flas and took on the form of a small round pill no bigger than the size of a pea.
Haru watched as Li Jun made it look easy. How am I supposed to do that? I don't even know how to make fire let alone control it! He thought to himself as Li Jun's flas slowly flickered before disappearing. "See it's simple no you try it." He used his Qi to throw the three herbs toward Haru. He caught them all in one hand as he was nearly knocked from his feet with the impact of them hitting his hand.
"Uh, How do I do this? I don't even know how to create fire" Haru said hesitantly. "Feel it. Imagine a fire and make it take the form of your imagination. That is all you have to do. So just sit there until you figure it out. If you can't even learn this much by yourself then don't call back out." Li Jun flew back inside the ring.
Great! Just great! What did I do wrong? It seed like he was mad at . Haru thought as he sat back down holding the herbs. He began to gather Qi in his hand and imagined the fla from a candle flickering in his hand. A gentle heat began to erge from his hand before vanishing. He tried again, and again it was all no use. How am I supposed to do this! Why is it so difficult? He questioned himself before trying to relax.
He closed his eyes this ti and began to imagine the soft light of a fla growing hotter and hotter in his hand. When suddenly he heard the screech of an eagle flying overhead. He opened his eyes to see it flying away. "That's right. The phoenix" He said aloud.
Li Jun was inside the dragon emperor ring but was still keeping an eye on Haru. "That's it. You've got it." He cheered from behind the scenes. "You know, After all this ti we have known each other I have never seen you so proud. You didn't even treat your children this well." Lao spoke out and mocked Li Jun.
"Well, I feel connected to him. It isn't just every day you find a student who has stepped into the cycle of reincarnation. And not just once. You should know that first hand Lao." Li Jun said as he watched Haru outside with excitent. "True, You are the most exceptional student I have ever taught. But I am jealous that I couldn't be Haru's master too. He reminds much of yourself when we first t." Lao and Li Jun talked back and forth reminding themselves of the countless years they had spent together. "It's a sha I won't be able to teach him for long. I feel the pull becoming more and more restless. I think I will beco whole again once more. Look after him when I'm gone." Li Jun felt regret.
Haru closed his eyes once again. But this ti instead of imagining a simple fla he began to rember the phoenix. The heat of its fla, The gentle flickering, and the sheer power held within it. He felt his whole body beco warr and warr before his head began to ache. It felt like his eyes were being ripped out of his skull. "Don't force it! You Idiot just wait I'm putting a stop to this." Li Jun called out as he flew from the ring.
Haru stood up with his body dripping in sweat. He opened his eyes as tears of blood stread from them. His eye colour had now changed. They were flickering with the golden light of divinity. "I've got this!" He shouted out through gritted teeth. His whole body beca consud by flas as imasurable power coursed through his body. His will power was the only thing keeping the power from spiraling out of control.
"Quick Haru! Start the pill refining process!" Li Jun shouted out. Haru began to transfer his mana into the herbs making them float in front of him. He then started to move the flas. It was no use the more he tried to manipulate the flas the more the roared out of control. His vision was blurry as his eyes pooled with blood. "That's it! I'm going to do this one way or another!" The flas began to hiss out as he let the fla grow more and more until the herbs were consud by the flas.
He began to sll the scent of burning grass stinging the inside of his nose. I need to calm down the fire is too hot it's burning! He couldn't do anything about it but stand and watch as the herbs were beginning to disintegrate. Calm! Calm! Calm! He told himself over and over again when an idea ca to him. He wasn't sure if it would work but he had to try. He closed his eyes and began to cultivate to regain his control. The fire still roared like an inferno but he paid no attention to it as he entered his soul ocean. He looked around. The sky was blue and the sa water looking floor was beneath him.
He heard a scream co from above him. It was the phoenix. It cried out in pain as it's power was being forcibly consud by Haru's body. "Am I doing this? I'm causing you so much pain I'm so sorry." The young phoenix fell to the floor breathing heavily. Its fla began to flicker. It was about to be extinguished. The phoenix looked at him with pain in its eyes. He placed his hand on its head and sensed the Qi flowing from its body. It was all being directed toward Haru. He looked down with pity. He didn't want to kill a newborn phoenix but how was he supposed to control this power? He had no idea.
The phoenix looked into Haru's eyes dragging his consciousness into its own mind. It was dark. There was nothing around but a golden light. It was calling out toward him. Haru walked closer and closer to the light and then reached out his hand. mories were transferred to Haru's brain. It was painful but nothing compared to the pain he felt during his bloodline awakening. Since the phoenix was only born recently it had no mories the share only it's instincts. It's instinct of danger and most importantly it's instinct on how to control fire.
Nothing had changed for Haru. His power didn't increase the only thing that happened was he gained the ability to understand flas, Feel their emotions and source of power. Haru then forced himself back outside. The flas were roaring but he could feel them. The didn't have any power to them it was just a fla of brute force the only emotion the fire had was anger. It was the embodint of the power to destroy. He began to calm the fla by injecting his Qi and gathering it within his own power. The fire resisted being controlled and continued to destroy the herbs.
Suddenly another screech of pain echoed out as a new fla appeared. Haru looked toward it. It was taking the form of the phoenix trapped within his soul ocean. The phoenix flew in front of the flas sucking them into its mouth. The flas had vanished completely all that remained was the fla in the form of the phoenix. "Phoenix fla It really is" Li Jun said quietly as the lightly toasted herbs were liquefied and ford into the shape of a pill.
The flas died down and a weight was lifted from Haru. He fell to the ground. "Haru!" Li Jun shouted and made his way toward him. Haru laughed like a maniac and held his hand up in the air. "I did it! I actually did it!" He coughed up blood onto the floor.
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