The Everlasting Flame wore a puzzled expression.
In the next moment, a pure white icy flame and a golden flame flew out from Shen Mo's body.
The Everlasting Flame's eyes instantly widened.
"Nine Nether Ice Flame!"
"Nine Heavens Divine Thunder Flame!"
"How were both of you tamed by a human?!"
Nine Nether Ice Flame gave a light cough. "This human standing before you has reversed desperate situations, saved countless lives, and is even favored by the Will of Heaven…"
Nine Heavens Divine Thunder Flame interrupted casually, "Quit rambling. You followed Shen Mo just because staying with him means you can feed on demon hearts, right?"
"Just say it outright. Same goes for me!"
Nine Nether Ice Flame coughed awkwardly, unable to respond.
The Everlasting Flame was dumbfounded.
Back during the chaotic times of the Demon Race, he had fought alongside Nine Nether Ice Flame and Nine Heavens Divine Thunder Flame. That's how they had become acquainted.
Now, both old comrades had been tamed by a single human.
He was filled with inexplicable confusion.
"Old friend, let's go. There's no reason to remain here," Nine Nether Ice Flame urged.
"Shen Mo will go to the Great World in the future. Don't you want to return?" Nine Heavens Divine Thunder Flame added, noticing the Everlasting Flame's flicker of interest.
The Everlasting Flame paused, turning to Shen Mo. "You can go back?"
Shen Mo replied firmly, "I will definitely head to the Great World. That is the grander stage."
The Everlasting Flame hesitated for a long while before finally speaking, "Very well. I'm willing to follow you for a while."
Shen Mo nodded with a smile and extended his hand.
The Everlasting Flame turned into a small green snake and slithered along Shen Mo's arm into his body.
Shen Mo focused his inner vision on the Divine Palace.
Within the Divine Palace, there were now five Eternal Flames.
In the order they had been tamed, they were: Red Lotus Flame, Sun Essence Flame, Nine Nether Ice Flame, Nine Heavens Divine Thunder Flame, and the Everlasting Flame.
Originally, Shen Mo had intended to tame the Void Incineration Flame.
Unfortunately, in the great battle with Ji Xuan, the Void Incineration Flame had been struck back into its core flame state.
A Void Incineration Flame in that state would directly enter the void turbulence.
Naturally, it could not be retrieved.
"There are a total of forty-nine Eternal Flames ranked on the Flame Chart."
"Of these, only six exist in Guzhou Heaven and Earth. The remaining flames must be in the Great World."
Shen Mo's eyes shone with longing.
He couldn't help but wonder—what would it be like to tame all the Eternal Flames?
In the following days, Shen Mo began repairing the Void Shuttle.
As for the five Eternal Flames, he didn't let them remain idle.
The Dharma Manifestation requires the burning of external flames to reveal Dao Marks.
Naturally, Eternal Flames were the best external flames for the task.
The Yuan Elephant Dharma Manifestation corresponded to Nine Nether Ice Flame.
The Undying River Dharma Manifestation corresponded to the Everlasting Flame.
The Blazing Heavenly Eye Dharma Manifestation corresponded to the Sun Essence Flame.
As for the White Steed Dharma Manifestation and the Battle Demon King Dharma Manifestation, the two most suitable Eternal Flames to ignite them were the "Divine Shadow Sky Flame" and the "Eight Desolation Breaking Flame."
These two had yet to be found, so the matter was temporarily set aside.
The Nirvana Realm is not like other realms, which have divisions like initial, minor accomplishment, major accomplishment, perfect, and peak.
The only way to measure a Nirvana Realm cultivator's strength is by counting Dao Marks.
The more Dao Marks, the greater the strength!
Among them, thirty, sixty, and ninety marks are considered the three thresholds.
Many cultivators, aware of their approaching limits and lacking time to burn more than thirty Dao Marks, simply charge toward the higher realm with thirty marks.
Thirty Dao Marks is the minimum requirement to impact a higher realm.
For Shen Mo, this was an even greater challenge.
Others possess only one or two Dharma Manifestations.
But he had five.
Even taking just the minimum threshold of thirty Dao Marks each, that amounted to a total of one hundred and fifty!
'The path of growth is long and arduous.'
Shen Mo smiled, then calmed his mind and continued repairing the Void Shuttle.
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