When Qin Di led the two of them to the foot of Zhu Rong Peak, a Foundation Establishment Cultivator in charge of welcoming guests walked over.
"Welcome to our sect, the three of you."
Qin Di cupped his fists and asked, "May I know where I can offer my spirit fire?"
The man smiled. "Walk forward. There's a small palace on the left. Once you enter and offer your spirit fire, you'll receive a white jade badge and use it to ascend the mountain."
Qin Di took a few steps forward and entered the small palace. There were three old men inside who were in charge of checking the grade of the immortal fires. There were also two young attendants who were in charge of moving the spirit fires around and transporting them into the warehouse.
The leading old man was a Void Step cultivator. He glanced at Qin Di and said, "Young man, you can take out your spirit fires now."
Qin Di took out two Heaven-grade superior-grade spirit fires and turned to look at Perfected Cultivator Guo and Shen Yunyi. "These are for them!"
The old man took the spirit fires and could not help but be shocked when he took a closer look!
"Ha, Heaven-grade superior-grade! Young man, you're really generous! Hurry, bring the VIP badge over! "
The other two old men were shocked as well and whispered, "Uncle-Master, it's been three months and we've received countless Mystic-grade and Earth-grade spirit fires. However, there are less than 50 Heaven-grade spirit fires and most of them are middle-low-grade. There are only three Heaven-grade superior-grade and these are the fourth and fifth!"
The old man nodded and praised, "That's rare! Young man, which sect are you from? "
Qin Di replied hurriedly, "We're from Golden Core Sect. This is my master, Perfected Cultivator Guo, and the other is my disciple, Little Shen. It's our first time visiting Immortal Fire Sect and we're only offering two spirit fires. Please take care of us, senior."
Shen Yunyi bowed.
Perfected Cultivator Guo looked at the Heaven-grade superior-grade spirit fire and gritted his teeth, secretly blaming Qin Di for taking out such a high-grade spirit fire.
The old man in the lead smiled and said, "The Golden Elixir Sect can be considered a sect with a good relationship. Little brother, what is your name? Which elder are you under?"
Qin Di replied, "I'm Qin Qiong, temporarily staying on Butterfly Island. I still have a flame here. I will offer it to your esteemed sect as a contribution to the Great Ritual of Heavenly Fire! "
Hearing the name Qin Qiong, the three old men immediately sat up straight.
"Qin Qiong? You're the peerless genius who relied on your own strength to defend Butterfly Island and repel the attack of sixteen Void Step experts? "
"Ha, I didn't expect you to be so young! What a surprise. "
Qin Di quickly bowed and said, "No, no, I was just lucky."
The old man in the lead took the flame and lowered his head to take a look. At first, he thought that it was another high-grade Heaven Rank Spirit Fire, but when he took a closer look, he couldn't help but jump in shock!
"It's a Celestial Fire! Little brother, do you really want to offer this first-grade Celestial Fire? "
Qin Di smiled lightly. "I want to see the elegance of an Earthly Immortal Ancestor. If I don't take out an Celestial Fire, how can I show my sincerity?"
Shen Yunyi who was behind him didn't feel much, but True Monarch Guo's body almost jumped up to snatch the Celestial Fire back!
Celestial Fire, that was an Celestial Fire! As a small sect like Scarlet Fire Island's Golden Elixir Sect, an Celestial Fire could become the sect's treasure! True Monarch Xu had cultivated for so many years, but he still didn't have an Celestial Fire in his possession! The Amethyst Heavenly Fire in his hand was also an Celestial Fire given to him by Qin Di, and then he gradually cultivated it on the basis of that Celestial Fire.
"I didn't expect this kid to be so generous, taking out an Celestial Fire for no reason. I'll have to teach him a lesson later."
But after thinking about it, True Monarch Guo couldn't help but smile bitterly. "This kid has grown up. I can't say anything even if I want to teach him a lesson! Alas, I don't care about him. Let him do whatever he wants. "
The three old men couldn't sit still when they saw the Celestial Fire, and they stared at Qin Di with their eyes wide open. They were stunned for a moment, and in the end, it was the old man in the lead who raised his thumb and praised, "Little brother, well done! You're worthy of being the number one distinguished guest of the Heavenly Fire Rite. You can stand by the side of Zhu Rong's ninth ancestor and watch him preside over the rite with your own eyes. This trip will definitely not be in vain! "
"Someone, bring the Amethyst Command Token over!"
In next to no time, someone brought over three command tokens. Two of them were golden in color, and one was violet in color.
The old man personally hung the command tokens around their necks and said with a smile, "Alright, you can walk all the way to the top of the mountain with these command tokens. Good luck! "
Qin Di bowed to express his thanks, then led the two out of the gate and up the mountain.
Shen Yunyi looked around, but she didn't find anything strange. She had seen her master conduct the Fire Rites again and again. Even the Celestial Fire in her hand had been obtained through the Fire Rites. Although each Fire Rites consumed a lot of spiritual fire, and it took a long time to collect it, that was for others. For her master, the Fire Rites were getting easier and easier. He just needed to take out an immortal array and he could exchange for many low-level fire seeds, and then he could conduct the Fire Rites.
Guo Zhenjun followed behind them, wanting to say something but hesitating. He wanted to say something but couldn't. Plus, there were cultivators from other sects around them, so it wasn't a good place to talk. So, he shut his mouth, feeling depressed and his eyes burning.
Qin Di walked unhurriedly to the top of the mountain. The young disciples of the Immortal Fire Sect who were in charge of serving them bowed respectfully when they saw the command tokens hanging on the trio's chests.
Qin Di felt that it was worth it just for this feeling of being respected. What's more, there were more benefits to be had.
When they arrived at the top of the mountain, they saw that the space above was not big. Apart from a huge altar, there were even fewer places to stand. There were only about ten seats in the four corners.
Qin Di was arranged to sit at a place very close to the altar. There were three spacious seats there. According to the attendant's introduction, the one at the front was for Earthly Immortal Zhu Rong Jiu. One of the two seats behind was for Zhu Rong Jiu's son, Zhu Rong Can. The last one was for the guest who had contributed the highest level of spiritual fire.
These three seats were not only spacious, but there was also more space above their heads, which could receive more heavenly flowers and auspicious signs.
Shen Yunyi and True Monarch Guo were arranged to sit in a narrow area in the four corners. The space above their heads was also very limited.
As for the other guests, even if they had contributed a mid-grade heaven-level spiritual fire, they were arranged to sit in a space slightly further away from the altar.
The entire Zhu Rong Peak was like a pagoda, or rather, like a terraced field. There were many seats built around it for people to sit in. They could receive the auspicious signs from the Heavenly Dao and also not fall off the mountain.
Under the hints of the attendants, the summit soon became dead silent. No one said a word.
This was because the Fire Sacrifice was a sacred event. Furthermore, such a Great Heavenly Fire Sacrifice had the meaning of worshiping the heavens. The officiant needed to fast for several days, and the onlookers naturally could not make a noise.
Qin Di quietly sat on the wide stone chair. His eyes were focused on his nose, and his nose was focused on his mouth. This was because this was a heavenly act. The more sincere one's heart was, the greater the benefits one would receive.
Unknowingly, a day passed. At dawn the next day, someone brought one Immortal Flame after another and placed it on the altar. After that, a variety of spiritual wood was placed below the altar.
Qin Di focused his gaze on those spiritual fires. In the end, he noticed the Immortal Flame he offered. Because he'd obtained that Immortal Flame through the Fire Sacrifice, he felt a sense of familiarity and longing for it.
At this moment, Qin Di suddenly felt slightly regretful in his heart. He felt that he shouldn't have taken this Immortal Flame out.
This feeling was as if he'd cut a hole in his body and let fresh blood flow out drop by drop. Or perhaps it could be said that he'd chopped off a little finger and offered it as a sacrifice.
He really wanted to stand up and shout. "I quit! Give me back the Immortal Flame!"
But things had already come to this, and he was unable to withdraw even if he wanted to. Even Zhu Rong Nine couldn't get past it. Perhaps this Earthly Immortal Realm expert would be anxious and kill him with a single slap!
Qin Di didn't know why he had such a feeling. Because he'd successively carried out the Fire Sacrifice many times in the past, yet he didn't feel the slightest discomfort, and he felt gratified instead.
It seemed like this Great Heavenly Fire Sacrifice was different from the previous Fire Sacrifices. Perhaps it was because the officiant wasn't him but Zhu Rong Nine, and this caused it to be strange.
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