Devour!

Though Xiao Yi Xian's tone was somewhat relaxed at the moment, she was actually still a little nervous. After all, devouring a Heavenly Flame was incredibly dangerous. One misstep could lead to eternal damnation.

After saying this, Xiao Yi Xian flicked her Storage Ring and took out a small transparent jade bottle. Inside lay a blood-red pill the size of a longan, resting quietly. Through the reflection on the bottle, faint shadows could be seen within the pill. When it was gently shaken, liquid seemed to slosh about inside.

This round, blood-red pill was one of the necessities for devouring a Heavenly Flame—the Blood Lotus Pill!

After taking out the Blood Lotus Pill, Xiao Yi Xian's finger moved slightly, and a gray stone somewhat smaller than a ping-pong ball floated before her.

The gray stone was smooth as jade all over, without the slightest flaw. Within its core, a faint blue glimmer slowly wriggled, like a tiny living insect.

Gu He had originally seized this from Vulture Protector, and had given it to Xiao Yi Xian before she left the Jia Ma Empire. It was exceedingly precious; even the great clans of Central Plains might not necessarily possess one.

"Little Void, come with your sister to the bottom of the swamp!"

After preparing these two items, Xiao Yi Xian and the Void Beast returned to the bottom of the swamp, arriving at the place where she had previously cultivated.

Devouring a Heavenly Flame consumed an enormous amount of Dou Qi. Xiao Yi Xian had chosen to do it here because the highly toxic water could continuously replenish her depleted Dou Qi.

After sitting down cross-legged, Xiao Yi Xian curled her hand slightly and drew the small jade bottle into her palm. Tilting the bottle, a round pill the size of a longan, faintly gleaming, rolled into her hand.

Holding the Blood Lotus Pill, Xiao Yi Xian brought it beneath her nose and gave it a light sniff. A strange scent lingered at her nostrils, and its icy sensation made even her soul tremble slightly.

Her gaze fixed tightly upon this fifth-tier pill, Xiao Yi Xian suddenly clenched her jade-like hand. Then she closed her eyes and shoved it into her mouth.

The instant the Blood Lotus Pill entered her mouth, it transformed into a slightly frigid stream of energy that swiftly burrowed through the various meridians in Xiao Yi Xian's body. In the end, it slowly seeped into her meridians and bones like layers of blood membranes. As the blood membranes permeated her body, Xiao Yi Xian suddenly shuddered violently. Strands of blood continuously seeped from her pores, and in the blink of an eye, her entire body was coated in a layer of dark-red blood, making for a horrifying sight.

Not long after appearing, the blood rapidly congealed, eventually forming a blood-colored keratin layer. This layer wrapped not only around Xiao Yi Xian's hands and feet, but completely sealed even her eyes within it.

The blood-colored keratin layer seemed to form an airtight suit of crimson armor, protecting Xiao Yi Xian tightly within.

Seeing Xiao Yi Xian in this state, the Void Beast at her side revealed an unusual glimmer in its black eyes.

"Little Void, release that little butterfly!"

As Xiao Yi Xian's voice fell, the Void Beast immediately released its restraint on the source of the Netherworld Poison Fire without hesitation.

The moment it broke free from the Void Beast's control, the little Purple Butterfly once again struggled to escape.

Seeing this, the Void Beast rapidly formed hand seals, and a vast surge of energy instantly sealed off the Netherworld Poison Fire's escape route.

At the same time, Xiao Yi Xian swiftly extended the hand wrapped in the blood-colored keratin layer toward the blocked Purple Butterfly. A powerful suction force suddenly burst forth.

As the suction force appeared, the Purple Butterfly in the black water suddenly let out a piercing cry and began struggling fiercely.

Previously, the Netherworld Poison Fire had been intimidated by Gu He's overwhelming methods and had not truly faced a life-or-death crisis, so this Purple Butterfly had not displayed much of its power.

But now, when the Netherworld Poison Fire realized that Xiao Yi Xian intended to devour it, a mass of Purple Flame suddenly erupted from its surface. Its coverage expanded without end, and an incomparably terrifying scorching heat instantly exploded at the bottom of the swamp.

Under this terrifying heat, the water beneath the swamp began evaporating rapidly, causing scalding poisonous vapor to continuously rise from above the swamp.

Her gaze locked tightly on the ever-growing mass of Purple Flame, Xiao Yi Xian increased the suction force in her palm once more. The suction that could ordinarily easily pull in a huge boulder could only make the Purple Butterfly move through the black water at an extremely slow pace.

Moreover, whenever the invisible suction force came into contact with the Purple Butterfly, it could only last four or five seconds before being burned into nothingness by its frighteningly scorching temperature.

Thus, although the Netherworld Poison Fire had only escaped a few meters away, the amount of Dou Qi Xiao Yi Xian had expended to pull it back was enormous.

Her eyes fixed tightly on the slowly approaching Purple Butterfly, Xiao Yi Xian's breathing became slightly hurried. Her forehead was covered in sweat, which streamed down her cheeks. Reflected by the blood-colored keratin layer, it looked like drops of dark-red blood.

As the Dou Qi within Xiao Yi Xian's body was rapidly depleted, she simply withdrew the Dou Qi barrier around her body, allowing the poisonous, somewhat scorching black water to cover her completely.

In an instant, the Dou Qi in Xiao Yi Xian's body began recovering rapidly. Even sixth-tier recovery pills could not compare to this rate of replenishment.

Supported by this energy, Xiao Yi Xian's blood-membrane-covered hand seized the little butterfly that had been drawn close and caught it in her palm.

The instant she caught the Purple Butterfly in her palm, the blood-colored keratin layer on Xiao Yi Xian's hand began continuously melting beneath the terrifying heat. However, as it melted, the medicinal power of the Blood Lotus Pill within Xiao Yi Xian's body once again released an endless stream of frigid energy. This energy coursed through her meridians before swiftly repairing the melted blood-colored keratin layer on her arm. Eventually, the rates of melting and repair finally reached a balance.

However, after completely capturing the source of the Netherworld Poison Fire, Xiao Yi Xian's movements came to a halt.

Because devouring a Heavenly Flame required directly forcing it into one's body, and this was the most dangerous step of all. No matter how tough the human body might be, its interior was always its weakest part. Inside the body, let alone a Heavenly Flame with destructive power, even some random foreign object could make a powerful expert suffer so badly that they could neither live nor die.

Remembering some of the records she had read before, Xiao Yi Xian's hand gripping the Purple Butterfly could not help trembling slightly. A trace of hesitation appeared in her black eyes.