Starting with the Sword Ancestor System: Xiao Yan, Your Harem is Mine!

284: The source of raging fire, the hidden traces of a spyThe quiet room was small, yet it was even more scorching.

The four walls were engraved with layer upon layer of flame Dao patterns, completely isolating outside sounds and energy fluctuations.

In the center of the floor, a deep red flame phantom hovered and burned, emitting an ancient, majestic, and yet faintly imperceptible aura of mania; it was the manifestation of a strand of the Red Lotus Karma Fire’s Origin.

Yan Jin did not take a seat but stood beside the flame phantom, his crimson battle robe fluttering despite the lack of wind.

His expression was one of rare gravity and candor: ”Hall Master Li, this is the manifestation of a strand of my Red Lotus Karma Fire’s Origin.”

”Outsiders all say that my Yan Clan wields the Karma Fire with boundless power, yet they do not know that this fire is fierce and difficult to tame. Especially in the last hundred years, its signs of restlessness have become increasingly obvious.”

He extended a finger and pointed at the deep red flame in mid-air.

The flame jumped violently, its color instantly turning to dark red.

What it emitted was no longer pure heat, but a chaotic aura mixed with violence, destruction, and even a trace of resentment.

The surrounding air emitted unbearable hissing sounds, as if the Soul itself were about to be ignited.

”As you can see,” Yan Jin withdrew his finger, his brows furrowed tightly.

”The Karma Fire is originally a flame that burns away sins and punishes evil, purifying Karmic Obstruction. It is fierce and domineering, but its core should be of the magnificent Righteous Path.”

”Yet now, such sinister and chaotic auras frequently breed within it.”

”With my Five-Star Dou Sheng cultivation, I can forcefully suppress and channel it to maintain general stability, and the ordinary Elders and disciples in the clan do not feel it deeply.”

”However, if this continues for long, it will not only affect my own cultivation but also threaten to shake the Foundation of the Yan Clan.”

”Yao Dan mentioned in his letter that you might be able to help me, and having seen your profound methods in the Fire Mirror, I am speaking to you directly.”

Li Ao walked a few steps closer, his gaze falling upon the restless deep red flame.

He did not rashly use his Soul Power to investigate deeply, but instead circulated the Power of Gui Xu.

Deep within his eyes, gray whirlpools seemed to rotate as he perceived it from the level of ”existence” and ”rules.”

Under the perspective of Gui Xu, that flame was no longer a simple aggregation of energy, but a complex structure woven from countless red Law threads representing concepts such as ”burning,” ”purification,” ”punishment,” and ”destruction.”

The overall structure was magnificent and stable, but at certain subtle nodes, there were several strands of extremely obscure, darker-colored black ”Impurities” with a viscous, cold feeling wrapped around them.

These black Impurities were not physical energy, but more like a kind of foreign ”polluting rule concept,” clinging like leeches to the Law threads of the Red Lotus Karma Fire, slowly twisting and eroding its original true meaning of ”purification” and ”punishment,” inducing it to deflect toward the directions of ”chaos,” ”destruction,” and ”resentment.”

Not only that, but deep within the core of the flame, there seemed to be hidden a strand of extremely weak ”fuse” that was almost completely integrated with the aura of the Karma Fire itself?

It looked like a pre-set, clearly directed trigger mark, extremely ancient, and the technique was so brilliant it was beyond belief.

If not for Li Ao’s Power of Gui Xu having an extraordinary sensitivity to ”existence” and ”non-existence,” as well as ”nature” and ”artifice,” it would have been almost impossible to detect.

”So that’s how it is...” Li Ao said slowly, a trace of coldness flashing in his eyes.

”Clan Chief Yan Jin, the problem may be more complex than you imagine.”

”Oh?” Yan Jin’s gaze tightened. ”Please speak clearly, Hall Master Li.”

”The restlessness of the Red Lotus Karma Fire has two roots, one manifest and one hidden.” Li Ao organized his words, trying his best to describe it in a way the other party could understand.

”The manifest one is that the Origin of the Karma Fire has been polluted and eroded by some kind of foreign ’rule concept’ full of sinister filth and resentment.”