Chapter 350
The Invitation from the Five Elements School, Li Huo Tianzun
Hongmeng Space-Time.
A magnificent palace floated in the void, surrounded by an endless sea of fire.
This was no ordinary flame; it contained terrifying destructive power.
Each wisp of flame could easily incinerate a star; even ordinary immortal gods would likely be scorched by this sea of fire if they got close.
Inside the palace.
A tall man wearing crimson armor, with two red dragon horns on his forehead, sat cross-legged on a huge, crimson rock.
He is named Li Huo Tianzun, an extremely powerful being among the cosmic venerables of the Hongmeng Daoist Temple.
Both are cosmic masters...
Whether it's the ruler of Qianwu Kingdom or Venerable Mingshan, they are simply not on the same level as him.
If Luo Feng were here, he would surely be speechless with surprise.
He had seen the name Venerable Li Huo on the Heavenly Ranking before, where he was ranked nineteenth.
This means that among the more than 10,000 cosmic venerables in the entire Hongmeng Dojo, Li Huo Tianzun's strength ranks among the top 20, and his combat power is even comparable to some alien cosmic lords.
The Celestial Venerable of Fire slowly opened his eyes, and it seemed that there were two eternally burning flames in his eyes.
"I'm quite lucky this time; I actually obtained a high-grade treasure armor in the Myriad Abyss Fire Domain."
"Hmph! The mere Lord of Thunder is nothing more than a universe lord from some weak race in the Second Cycle Era. How dare he try to snatch a supreme treasure from me?"
A hint of disdain flashed in Li Huo Tianzun's eyes.
The Cosmic Sea is a place where crises and opportunities coexist, a place even the Lord of the Universe must tread carefully.
Although Li Huo Tianzun is still a top-tier universe overlord, his strength is no less than that of a third-tier universe lord in the outside world, so he occasionally ventures into the universe sea to explore.
Of course, for someone like him, a high-level treasure is nothing; the main thing is to hone himself in battle after battle.
"teacher."
A respectful voice came from outside the palace.
A figure walked in slowly.
A child, who looked like a child, with delicate features and appeared to be only seven or eight years old, walked in.
His name is Venerable Blazing Fire, and he is a direct disciple of Venerable Li Huo.
"Blazing Fire, you've come."
The voice of the Heavenly Venerable of Li Huo was deep and resonant, like muffled thunder.
He looked at his disciple, a gentle smile in his eyes: "While I was away, did anything significant happen at the temple?"
"Teacher, there is indeed something that has caused quite a stir in the dojo."
After bowing respectfully, Venerable Blazing Fire walked to stand beside Venerable Blazing Fire, his face showing a hint of excitement: "It's about Luo Feng, the first place winner of this year's Hongmeng Grand Competition."
"Luo Feng?"
After a moment's thought, the Heavenly Venerable of Fire remembered.
The senior management of the Hongmeng Dojo pays close attention to each Hongmeng Grand Competition.
When Luo Feng broke through to the ninth level of the Firewood Space in one go during the Hongmeng Grand Competition, the Fire God Venerable had heard of it.
"That little guy at the Stellar level, judging by the timeline, he's only been in the Five Elements Secret Realm for less than a year, right?"
Li Huo Tianzun asked with some doubt.
He did acknowledge that Luo Feng was highly talented.
However, what big news can they possibly make in less than a year?
"Teacher, since you are adventuring in the cosmic ocean and do not often pay attention to the primordial universe, you naturally do not know this."
Venerable Blazing Fire said with great emotion, "Three months ago, Luo Feng broke through five levels in a row, reaching the fourteenth level of the Flame Space in one go! For a time, the entire Hongmeng Dojo was shaken..."
The flames in Li Huo Tianzun's eyes suddenly flared.
"The fourteenth floor?"
"Three months ago... he had only been in the Five Elements Secret Realm for half a year!"
Even with the composure of the Heavenly Venerable of Li Huo, he couldn't help but be shocked at this moment.
A star-level being can break through the fourteenth level after cultivating in the Five Elements Secret Realm for half a year?
"Is the news accurate?"
"The Heavenly Venerable of Li Huo asked in a deep voice."
"It's true."
Venerable Blazing Fire solemnly said, "After all, there will absolutely be no problem with the Flame Space."
Li Huo Tianzun remained silent for a moment.
The Flame Space was created by the Lord of Hongmeng Dao.
Questioning the Fireline Space is questioning the Primordial Dao Master.
"Six months, and I've passed the fourteenth level..."
The Celestial Venerable of Blazing Fire spoke slowly, his voice filled with emotion: "This talent ranks among the top three among the geniuses I have seen throughout my long life. If he can maintain this rate of progress, he has a very high chance of becoming the Lord of the Universe in the future."
Top three...
The top three he mentioned were the Lord of Hongmeng Dao and the True God of Ice and Fire.
"The Lord of the Universe?"
"Isn't it a bit premature to make such a judgment about Luo Feng, who is only at the stellar level?"
"I am somewhat surprised," said Venerable Blazing Fire.
Lord of the Universe!
That is an existence standing at the pinnacle of the primordial universe.
The Hongmeng Daoist Temple has only nineteen Universe Lords on the surface, and the entire human race has only a few dozen Universe Lords.
The birth of each cosmic lord is a major event for the race.
Even though his teacher, Li Huo Tianzun, was an extraordinary figure in the Hongmeng Daoist Temple, he was not the true ruler of the universe.
"hehe!"
"Becoming the master of the universe is not as difficult as you think."
Li Huo Tianzun chuckled and shook his head.
The main reason he hasn't broken through to become a master of the universe is that his cultivation period is still very short, at most nine hundred million years.
Nine hundred million years... that's not even as long as the existence of many immortal gods.
"The teacher is right."
Venerable Blazing Fire nodded, but then changed the subject, frowning as he said, "But strangely, three months have passed since Luo Feng passed through the fourteenth level of the Flame Space, yet no Universe Lord in the Dojo has come forward to offer to take him as a disciple."
"Oh?"
Li Huo Tianzun raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised.
This is indeed illogical.
Such a prodigious genius should be sought after by the rulers of the universe.
After all, being able to train a disciple of a universe master is of great significance to these universe masters.
"Do you know the reason?" asked the Heavenly Venerable Li Huo.
"I have inquired about this in secret."
Venerable Blazing Fire lowered his voice and said, "It is said that Luo Feng came from the Qianwu Secret Realm, and the Qianwu Lord is behind him."
The Lord of Qianwu is the teacher of the Lord of Hongmeng Dao, and his strength is among the top of all the Lords of the Universe. Indeed, not many people are willing to offend the Lord of Qianwu for the sake of a disciple.
"Then why doesn't the Lord of the Qianwu Sect accept Luo Feng as his disciple?"
"The Heavenly Venerable of Li Huo asked."
"This...this disciple does not know."
Venerable Blazing Fire shook his head, feeling somewhat speechless.
I am just a cosmic venerable one, how could I possibly interfere with the affairs of the Lord of the Qianwu?
"teacher."
Venerable Blazing Fire looked thoughtful and asked, "Luo Feng's talent is truly astonishing. Shouldn't we take some action?" Venerable Blazing Fire did not answer immediately.
He was lost in thought.
In terms of status within the Hongmeng Daoist Temple, although Li Huo Tianzun is not the master of the universe, he is still considered one of the high-ranking members.
He ranked nineteenth on the Heavenly Ranking. In fact, there weren't many people in the Hongmeng Dojo stronger than him.
Moreover, Li Huo Tianzun is quite special among the powerful figures, as he possesses three avatars.
The first clone is the "Dark Crystal Dragon Clan" among the human race, which is both the human original and the strongest combat clone;
The second clone is the city lord of Li Huo City, one of the ten heavens of the Five Elements Secret Realm, named "Li Huo Tian", who is in charge of a region.
His third clone is his secret trump card, known to no more than three powerful beings in the universe.
With such strength and foundation, Li Huo Tianzun's status within the Hongmeng Daoist Temple is indeed very high, at least ranking in the top thirty.
“It is indeed inappropriate to directly accept apprentices.”
Li Huo Tianzun spoke slowly, his voice regaining its calmness: "Even the Lords of the Universe are holding back. If I rashly step forward to accept a disciple, I may not only offend the Lord of Qianwu, but also be drawn into an even deeper vortex."
As one of the high-ranking members of the Hongmeng Dojo, he was not foolish.
If Luo Feng were only backed by the Lord of Qianwu, the Lord of Qianwu would probably have already stepped forward to take him as a disciple.
It is likely that there are deeper secrets behind Luo Feng, the "number one genius" who appeared out of nowhere.
"but……"
A glint of light flashed in Li Huo Tianzun's eyes: "You can't take disciples, but you can win them over. Chi Huo, are you familiar with Luo Feng's cultivation secrets?"
"Judging from the battle records in the Flame Space, Luo Feng should mainly cultivate the laws of space and the law of metal."
"Venerable Blazing Fire said hastily."
"In that case, he should join my Five Elements School."
A slight smile appeared on the lips of the Heavenly Venerable Li Huo.
Five Elements School!
An extremely important faction within the Hongmeng Daoist Temple.
It is important to know that the cultivation tradition of the Hongmeng Daoist Temple requires the strong to comprehend all ten fundamental laws of time, space, metal, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, lightning, and light.
Furthermore, understanding these ten principles is merely the foundation.
For ordinary powerful individuals outside the world, comprehending all the laws is, of course, an extremely difficult task.
After all, most powerful beings in the universe cannot even comprehend a lower-level law to become immortal, let alone try to comprehend all the laws; it would be tantamount to cutting off their own future.
However, the Hongmeng Daoist Temple is different.
Firstly, the Hongmeng Dojo possesses the Five Elements Secret Realm, which greatly accelerates the speed of comprehending the laws;
Secondly, the Hongmeng Dojo only recruits prodigies and geniuses.
The core experts of the Hongmeng Dojo are either geniuses selected from the Hongmeng Grand Competition or geniuses selected through layers of screening by various branches.
In short, those who can enter the core level are all unparalleled geniuses.
Their speed of comprehending the laws is naturally much faster than that of ordinary strong individuals.
To reiterate, the core layer of the Hongmeng Dojo has only one goal: to cultivate only the Lord of the Universe and even the strongest beings in the universe.
Whether they are immortals or cosmic beings, it doesn't matter how many there are!
However, although the cultivation tradition of the Hongmeng Dojo requires the comprehension of all the fundamental laws, different experts have different circumstances, so they naturally have different focuses.
Over time, all sorts of different schools of thought emerged.
Among these, the Five Elements School and the Time School are the two largest schools.
In addition, there are also niche schools such as "Wind, Fire, Thunder and Lightning", "Wind, Thunder, Earth, Fire", and "Metal, Light, Light and Spacetime".
The core concept of the Five Elements School is based on the five fundamental laws of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, gradually integrating spatial laws to ultimately become a great existence in the universe.
The "True God of Ice and Fire" of the Hongmeng Daoist Temple is one of the founders of the Five Elements School.
Luo Feng cultivates the laws of space and metal, so it's almost a natural progression for him to follow the "Five Elements School" in the future.
"Does the teacher mean... to invite Luo Feng to join the Five Elements School?"
Venerable Blazing Fire's eyes lit up.
"Exactly."
Li Huo Tianzun nodded: "Schools are different from master-disciple inheritance; they are more about mutual learning and exchange. Inviting Luo Feng to join the Five Elements School, even if he studies under a certain expert, doesn't mean he has to become that expert's teacher. In this way, no one can find fault with it."
"only……"
Venerable Blazing Fire hesitated for a moment and said, "Luo Feng is only at the Stellar level yet, isn't it a bit too early for him to start learning about the Fusion Law?"
"It's not early."
“A monster cannot be judged by ordinary standards.”
Li Huo Tianzun said calmly, "With Luo Feng's talent, it's only a matter of time before he comprehends the Ten Fundamental Laws. Joining the Five Elements School will also benefit him. For a genius like him, it's a good thing to come into contact with the laws of fusion sooner rather than later."
"Disciple understands!"
Venerable Blazing Fire nodded and said, "This way we've won over Luo Feng without offending the Lord of the Qianwu. When Luo Feng becomes a super strong expert in the future, he might even have to thank us."
"Here's what we'll do: send an email to Luo Feng in your own name, introducing him to our Five Elements School."
"Given Luo Feng's personality, I guess once he learns about the Five Elements School, he'll naturally join without being invited."
Li Huo Tianzun said with a smile.
He had a very accurate grasp of the psychology of these unparalleled geniuses.
"Disciple understands!"
Venerable Blazing Fire bowed respectfully: "I will send an invitation email to Luo Feng right away. I will say that it was you, Master, who took a liking to his talent and specially ordered me to invite Luo Feng to join the Five Elements School."
Li Huo Tianzun smiled slightly.
This child is teachable!
"Oh, right."
"Tell Luo Feng that if he ever comes to Li Huo Tian to comprehend the laws of fire, he can come and sit in the city lord's mansion."
"That's what the Heavenly Venerable Li Huo said."
"As ordered."
Venerable Blazing Fire bowed respectfully, and his figure slowly disappeared into the palace.
He was deeply moved, realizing that his teacher truly valued Luo Feng.
Even if Luo Feng has exceptional talent, he is only at the Stellar level.
But who exactly is the Heavenly Venerable of Li Huo?
The Lord of Li Huo City, ranked nineteenth on the Heavenly Ranking, possesses extremely formidable strength. He has defeated at least eight or ten alien universe lords.
Such a great being in the universe would value a mere star-sized being so highly; perhaps only the Hongmeng Dao Lord's own son would receive such treatment.
Venerable Blazing Fire shook his head, not wanting to think about it any further.
Since the teacher has given the instructions, he just needs to follow them.
At this moment.
The Celestial Venerable of Fire sat alone on the crimson boulder, his gaze piercing through the palace and looking into the endless sea of fire, flames dancing in his eyes.
"Luo Feng? Interesting."
The Celestial Venerable of Blazing Fire murmured to himself, "If it's not the Lord of the Qianwu, could it be that other being...?"
His gaze turned to the depths of the primordial spacetime, as if he saw the shadow of a lush tree.
“If it’s the Dao Lord, then it’s perfectly normal.”
Li Huo Tianzun smiled.
Then, he took out a blue crystal armor that exuded an astonishing chill, and probed it with a wisp of divine power.
This armor was obtained by him during his adventure in the cosmic sea. It was of little use to him personally, but if he offered it to the Hongmeng Dojo, he could exchange it for a lot of treasure points.
"pity."
"At my level, I am not lacking in treasures, and my will has been tempered to the level of a master of the universe."
"The remaining task is to fuse the laws of fire and space..."
The Celestial Venerable of Blazing Fire thought to himself. (End of Chapter)