Api yang tak terhitung jumlahnya berkobar di dunia api ini dan mulai berkumpul menuju Long Chen saat dia muncul. Pada saat ini, Long Chen mendengar suara dari miliaran api yang terbakar. Bersama-sama, mereka membentuk suara aneh. Suara itu mirip dengan pertukaran emosi, berbagi pikiran. Api-api itu terasa sangat dekat dengan Long Chen, seolah-olah mereka bergantung padanya untuk keberadaan mereka. Api-api itu terbakar, memancarkan suara yang seakan memberi tahu sesuatu, namun Long Chen tidak dapat memahami maknanya. Suara itu hiruk-pikuk. Api-api ini mengandung segala macam manifestasi, termasuk Api Surgawi dari dunia abadi, Api Bumi dari dunia fana, api binatang, bahkan api liar di pegunungan, dan api untuk memasak makanan. Terlalu rumit, terlalu kacau. Semuanya tampak mencoba berkomunikasi dengan Long Chen, tetapi Long Chen tidak dapat memahami apa yang mereka coba katakan. Ada penghalang di antara mereka yang tidak bisa dia tembus. Di dalam api yang tak berujung itu, Long Chen tiba-tiba melihat sepuluh singgasana. Dari sepuluh singgasana ini, tujuh berada di depan, dan tiga di belakang. Tiga singgasana belakang melayang tinggi di udara dan benar-benar kosong. "Ini...!" Melihat singgasana keempat, jantung Long Chen berdegup kencang. Di singgasana-singgasana di sekitarnya, Long Chen melihat Api Pelangi Surgawi, Api Ilahi Jiwa Es, Api Matahari emas, Api Bulan hitam, serta Api Phoenix yang berbentuk burung ilahi yang indah. Lebih jauh lagi, urutan mereka jelas merupakan urutan sepuluh besar Peringkat Api Langit. Api Pelangi Surgawi berada di peringkat sembilan, Api Ilahi Jiwa Es di peringkat delapan, Api Bulan di peringkat tujuh, Api Matahari di peringkat enam, dan Api Phoenix di peringkat lima. Tetapi untuk peringkat empat, api di singgasana itu hitam pekat seperti tinta. "Api Yan Xu?! Bagaimana bisa?! Bukankah Api Yan Xu api terkuat di sembilan langit dan sepuluh tanah?!" Saat melihat peringkat empat, Long Chen hampir tidak percaya pada matanya. Itu jelas Api Yan Xu. Namun, Api Yan Xu ini tidak memancarkan aura jahat, jadi Long Chen hampir tidak bisa menerimanya. Tetapi fluktuasi yang dipancarkannya membuatnya mustahil untuk menyangkal bahwa ini adalah Api Yan Xu. Api Yan Xu yang dikatakan sebagai api terkuat di sembilan langit dan sepuluh tanah ternyata hanya menempati peringkat keempat? Apakah ada kesalahan? Long Chen tercengang. "Tiga posisi teratas kosong. Itu seharusnya Api Langit peringkat satu, dua, dan tiga. Tapi mereka tidak ada di sana?" Peringkat ini menghancurkan pemahaman Long Chen saat ini. Mungkinkah Peringkat Api Langit di dunia abadi salah? "Ini Api Yan Xu, tapi juga berbeda dari Api Yan Xu yang pernah kulihat. Apakah itu asli atau tidak?" "Jika ini Api Yan Xu dan hanya menempati peringkat empat, lalu apa tiga Api Langit teratas itu?" Long Chen menatap tiga singgasana kosong itu dengan ekspresi bingung. Dunia api ini benar-benar mengguncangnya. Api terus berkobar, kekuatan mereka tampaknya tak terbatas dan dilepaskan secara bebas. Pikiran Long Chen kosong saat mendengar deru api. Waktu seakan berhenti, dan perlahan, hatinya mulai kembali tenang. Dia hanya bisa dengan sabar mendengarkan suara-suara api, tidak memikirkan hal lain. Long Chen tidak tahu berapa lama waktu telah berlalu, tapi tiba-tiba dia merasakan percikan pencerahan. Dia kemudian membentuk segel tangan dan mulai melantunkan kitab suci. Saat dia melakukannya, api menjadi aktif, seperti prajurit yang telah menerima perintah. Suara nyanyian kitab sucinya adalah terompet perang. Saat nyanyian itu menguat, api pun naik bersamanya. Seolah-olah seseorang menuangkan minyak ke dalam api, menyebabkan mereka naik dengan liar. Miliaran api melonjak ke atas, melilit Long Chen untuk membentuk rune mistis. "Jadi begitu. Kitab Nirwana yang paling orisinal terdiri dari rune tanpa akhir. Rune-rune ini mati, tapi kitab sucinya hidup. Maka pasti ada hal lain sebagai pembanding. Jika ada Yin, ada Yang; jika ada benar, ada salah; jika ada baik, ada buruk. Antara Yin dan Yang, benar dan salah, baik dan buruk, pasti ada sesuatu yang membagi mereka. Ini adalah salah satu prinsip di balik Dao: satu menghasilkan dua, dua menghasilkan tiga, dan tiga menghasilkan segala sesuatu." Rune yang diwujudkan oleh api ini adalah karakter abadi Jiuli yang asli, karakter untuk Kitab Nirwana. Saat Long Chen melanjutkan ke volume kedua Kitab Nirwana, api naik sekali lagi dan berputar menjadi jenis rune lain. Lalu dia melanjutkan ke volume ketiga, volume keempat, dan volume kelima. Api terus berputar dan menyatu menjadi rune. Saat rune-rune itu berputar di sekelilingnya, Long Chen akhirnya mencapai ambang batas tertentu. Sekarang, dia tidak hanya memahami apa yang diungkapkan rune-rune itu, tapi dia juga tahu nama sebenarnya. Setiap karakter abadi Jiuli asli dapat menyampaikan banyak makna melalui variasi dalam bentuk, panjang, dan sudut. Selain itu, setiap karakter memiliki beberapa pengucapan, dan ketika digabungkan dengan karakter lain, pengucapannya akan mengalami transformasi lain. Kitab Nirwana Long Chen telah diajarkan oleh seorang wanita misterius. Awalnya, dia hanya bisa melafalkannya tanpa memahami makna di balik setiap karakter. Tetapi sekarang, dia secara bertahap mendapatkan pemahaman menyeluruh tentang seluruh kitab suci itu. Long Chen telah mempelajari hingga volume kelima Kitab Nirwana. Namun, sekarang setelah dia menemukan kunci untuk membuka seluruh Kitab Nirwana, dia bisa memahami seluruh Kitab Nirwana hanya dengan dua karakter pertamanya. Saat Long Chen mulai melantunkan volume keenam, dunia api melonjak sekali lagi. Panas yang dihasilkannya membuat dunia seakan akan meledak. Tetapi tiba-tiba, Kekuatan Spiritual Long Chen mulai memudar dengan cepat, menyebabkan dia melompat ketakutan. Dia buru-buru berhenti melantunkan Kitab Nirwana. Yang mengejutkannya, dia menemukan bahwa Kekuatan Spiritualnya telah turun drastis hingga kurang dari sepuluh persen. Jika dia sedikit lebih lambat, Kekuatan Spiritualnya akan habis dan dia akan pingsan. "Apa yang terjadi? Bahkan sekarang, aku tidak bisa mengendalikan volume keenam Kitab Nirwana? Sepertinya itu tidak benar." Long Chen terkejut menemukan bahwa Kekuatan Spiritualnya telah terkuras begitu cepat. Lagipula, Kekuatan Spiritualnya sangat kuat. Dia belum pernah bertemu seseorang di alam yang sama dengan Kekuatan Spiritual yang lebih kuat. Bahkan Venerate Surgawi bawaan mungkin tidak memiliki cadangan Kekuatan Spiritual sebanyak itu. Dapat dikatakan bahwa Kekuatan Spiritualnya jauh melampaui kekuatan lainnya. Tapi meski begitu, hampir tersedot habis. Ketika Long Chen berhenti melantunkan, dunia yang eksplosif itu perlahan mereda. Pada akhirnya, semuanya kembali ke penampilan aslinya. Long Chen tenggelam dalam pikiran sambil mulai mempelajari Kitab Nirwana lagi lagi. Tiba-tiba, dia tertawa terbahak-bahak. "Aku mengerti! Aku mengerti!"
Chapter 4194: Pemahaman
Chapter 4194 Comprehension
Countless flames raged within this world of fire and began to gather toward Long Chen when he appeared.
At this moment, Long Chen heard the sound of billions of flames burning. Together, they formed a strange sound.
The sound resembled the exchange of emotions, the sharing of thoughts. The flames felt intimately connected to Long Chen, as if they relied on him for their existence.
The flames burned, emitting a sound that seemed to be telling him something, yet Long Chen couldn’t understand its meaning.
The sound was cacophonous. These flames contained all kinds of manifestations, including the immortal world’s Heavenly Flames, the mortal world’s Earth Flames, beast flames, even wildfires in the mountains, and fires for cooking food.
It was too complicated, too chaotic. They all seemed to be trying to communicate with Long Chen, but Long Chen couldn’t comprehend what they were trying to say. There was a barrier between them that he couldn’t break.
Within the endless flames, Long Chen suddenly noticed ten thrones.
Of these ten thrones, seven were ahead, and three were behind. The three rear thrones were high in the air and completely empty.
“This is…!”
Long Chen looked at the fourth throne, and his heart leaped. In the thrones around it, Long Chen saw the Heavenly Rainbow Flame, the Ice Soul Divine Flame, the golden Sun Flame, the black Moon Flame, as well as the Phoenix Flame which was in the shape of a beautiful divine bird.
Furthermore, the order they were in was clearly the order of the top ten of the Heavenly Flame Rankings.
The Heavenly Rainbow Flame was rank nine, the Ice Soul Divine Flame was rank eight, the Moon Flame was rank seven, the Sun Flame was rank six, and the Phoenix Flame was rank five. But as for rank four, the flames on that throne were as black as ink.
“The Yan Xu Flame?! How can that be?! Isn’t the Yan Xu Flame the strongest flame within the nine heavens and ten lands?!”
When he saw the rank four, Long Chen almost couldn’t believe his eyes. That was clearly the Yan Xu Flame. However, this Yan Xu Flame didn’t give off any sinister air, so Long Chen almost couldn’t accept it. But the fluctuations it gave off made it impossible for him to deny that this was the Yan Xu Flame.
The Yan Xu Flame said to be the strongest flame within the nine heavens and ten lands was actually only ranked fourth? Was there some mistake? Long Chen was dumbfounded.
“The top three spots are empty. They should be the rank one, rank two, and rank three Heavenly Flames. But they aren’t there?”
This ranking shattered Long Chen’s current understanding. Could it be that the immortal world’s Heavenly Flame Rankings were wrong?
“This is the Yan Xu Flame, but it is also different from the Yan Xu Flame I’ve seen. Is it real or not?”
“If it is the Yan Xu Flame and it’s merely rank four, then what are the top three Heavenly Flames?”
Long Chen looked at the three empty thrones with a dazed expression. This world of flames had truly shaken him, and he struggled to accept this reality.
The flames continued to burn, their power seemingly limitless and freely unleashed.
Long Chen’s mind went blank as he listened to the roaring flames. Time seemed to come to a standstill, and gradually, his heart began to regain its composure.
He could only patiently listen to the voices of the flames, not thinking of anything else. Long Chen didn’t know how much time had passed, but he suddenly felt a spark of enlightenment.
He then formed hand seals and began to chant a scripture. As he did, the flames grew active, akin to soldiers who had received orders. The sound of his scripture chanting was the bugle horn to war.
As the chanting intensified, the flames rose with it. It was as if someone had poured oil into the flames, causing them to wildly rise.
Billions of flames surged upward, weaving around Long Chen to take the shape of mystical runes.
“So that’s the case. The most original Nirvana Scripture is made of endless runes. These runes are dead, but the scripture is alive. Then there must be another thing as a contrast. If there is Yin, there is Yang; if there is right, there is wrong; if there is good, there is bad. Between Yin and Yang, right and wrong, good and bad, there must be something dividing them. This is one of the principles behind the Dao: one produces two, two produces three, and three produces all things.”
The runes manifested by these flames were the original Jiuli immortal characters, the characters for Nirvana Scripture.
As Long Chen progressed to the second volume of the Nirvana Scripture, the flames rose once more and twisted into another kind of rune.
Then he went on to the third volume, the fourth volume, and the fifth volume. The flames continued to twist and merge into runes.
As those runes swirled around him, Long Chen finally reached a certain threshold. Now, he not only comprehended what the runes were expressing, but he also knew their actual names.
Each original Jiuli immortal character could convey multiple meanings through variations in their form, length, and angle. Moreover, every character had several pronunciations, and when combined with another character, their pronunciation would undergo yet another transformation.
Long Chen’s Nirvana Scripture had been taught to him by a mysterious woman. Initially, he could only recite it without understanding the meaning behind each character. But now, he was gradually gaining a comprehensive understanding of the entire scripture.
Long Chen had learned up to the fifth volume of the Nirvana Scripture. However, now that he had found the key to opening the entire Nirvana Scripture, he could grasp the complete Nirvana Scripture with just its first two characters.
As Long Chen started to chant the sixth volume, the world of flames soared once again. The intense heat it produced made it seem like the world would explode.
But all of a sudden, Long Chen’s Spiritual Strength began to rapidly fade away, causing him to jump in fright. He hastily stopped chanting the Nirvana Scripture. To his astonishment, he discovered that his Spiritual Strength had plummeted to less than ten percent.
If he had been the slightest bit slower, his Spiritual Strength would have run dry and he would have passed out.
“What’s going on? Even now, I can’t control the sixth volume of the Nirvana Scripture? That doesn’t seem right.” Long Chen was shocked to find that his Spiritual Strength had been so rapidly exhausted.
After all, his Spiritual Strength was incredibly powerful. He had never encountered someone in the same realm with a stronger Spiritual Strength. In fact, even innate Heaven Venerates might not have such vast reserves of Spiritual Strength.
It could be said that his Spiritual Strength far surpassed the rest of his power. However, even then, it was almost sucked dry.
When Long Chen stopped chanting, the explosive world gradually calmed down. In the end, it returned to its original appearance.
Long Chen sank into thought as she started studying the Nirvana Scripture again. All of a sudden, he burst into laughter.
“I understand! I understand!”
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