Refinement

Endless fear gripped Xiao Yan's throat. The incompatible Heavenly Flames collided in Xiao Yan's heart, and the intense pain almost caused Xiao Yan to faint.

Damn it!

Xiao Yan barely managed to support himself, took out the Ice Spirit Cold Marrow from his Storage Ring, and swallowed it with trembling hands.

A bone-chilling cold suddenly exploded within Xiao Yan 'Xiao Yan body, instantly freezing his bones, muscles, and meridians!

It didn't just form frost, it froze completely!

The power of the Ice Spirit Cold Marrow is enough to freeze Dou Zong to death. Even if it is splashed on someone, a part of their body or even their soul may be frozen. How much more so when Xiao Yan swallows it whole!

The endless chill caused a thick layer of frost to coat Xiao Yan's heart, and the fluctuations of the Heavenly Flames within it were also largely isolated.

Xiao Yan felt that his mind had cleared up considerably and he was able to think normally again.

"This Red Lotus Karmic Fire seems to be able to influence negative emotions. The first time I came into contact with it, it was greed, which made me want to devour it at all costs. Now it is fear, which makes me lose the courage to resist."

"Fortunately, the seal on my chest is intact. Otherwise, if I were to refine both the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame and the Red Lotus Karmic Fire at the same time, I would have rather abandoned my body and run away."

"Attacks targeting the soul are effective against the Red Lotus Karmic Fire, but they only work when the enemy is caught off guard the first time. Now that it is on guard, any further attacks will be blocked by it."

"Should I forcefully use Nightmare Heavenly Mist? With my mid-stage Spirit Realm Soul Realm, I can barely manage to use it within such a small area, but it would be too much of a burden for me. Even if I succeed, I will suffer a significant backlash."

"There's no time to hesitate. I can feel the fear of the Heavenly Flames. If I don't act quickly, the Red Lotus Karmic Fire will successfully devour me, and then I will surely die!"

After checking the seal on his chest again and confirming that the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame was intact, Xiao Yan's soul floated out of his body.

Without the protection of his body, Xiao Yan felt weak and even began to waver again, wanting to abandon his body and run away.

Shaking his head to shake off that unrealistic idea, Xiao Yan floated behind the body, raised his hands, and began to form a series of intricate hand seals.

If he were strong enough, he could simply unleash the Nightmare Heavenly Mist with a thought, but Xiao Yan's strength is currently severely lacking, so he can only use hand seals to assist him and reduce the difficulty of casting the Nightmare Heavenly Mist.

With his hands moving in rapid succession, his Soul Power surged wildly. After hundreds of hand seals, Xiao Yan suddenly brought his hands together and slowly moved them towards his heart from behind.

A faint white mist appeared eerily in Xiao Yan's heart, condensing and refusing to dissipate in this small space. With the appearance of this white mist, Xiao Yan's soul also became much more ethereal.

The Red Lotus Karmic Fire discovered the sudden white mist and emitted waves in an attempt to dispel it, but to no avail. Its intelligence was directly trapped by the strange white mist.

"It worked!"

Xiao Yan's listless soul trembled instantly, and he immediately immersed himself in his Heavenly Flames, skillfully driving Heavenly Flames to invade the Red Lotus Karmic Fire.

At this moment, the Red Lotus Karmic Fire was already immersed in the dream. Faced with Xiao Yan's erosion, it could only instinctively resist, constantly rising up clusters of deep red flames, which transformed into Red Lotus, radiating terrifying heat.

Xiao Yan carefully examined his heart. The two Heavenly Flames had just fought here, and his heart was now riddled with holes and could not withstand such a great ordeal.

Moreover, the area outside the heart is at another extreme; under the erosion of the Ice Spirit Cold Marrow, even vitality begins to dissipate.

"My heart can't withstand the torment of the Heavenly Flames, and my body can't withstand the torment of the Ice Spirit Cold Marrow. This is truly a double whammy of fire and ice..."

Having no other choice, Xiao Yan could only drive the Heavenly Flames, dragging the Red Lotus Karmic Fire, directly into the Flame Mantra's Cultivation Technique Route.

At this moment, the Red Lotus Karmic Fire still possesses its own consciousness. If Xiao Yan were to directly devour and refine it, it would, like the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame, which also possesses consciousness, only think about devouring the other Heavenly Flames within Xiao Yan's body.

However, Xiao Yan has lost his intuition about his body. If left unattended, even if he can erase the consciousness of the Red Lotus Karmic Fire, his meridians will be completely destroyed by the cold air, and he will ultimately be unable to withstand the Red Lotus Karmic Fire, leading to the failure of the refining process.

Therefore, Xiao Yan could only erase the consciousness of the Red Lotus Karmic Fire while simultaneously devouring and refining it.

The intertwined flames stumbled and rolled into the ice-crystal-filled meridians. The rising red lotus and the reflected nine-colored halo instantly sublimated the ice crystals into water vapor, which was then completely dissipated.

Xiao Yan dragged the Red Lotus Karmic Fire, making it crawl through his meridians like a tortoise. However, this was unavoidable—if he rushed too fast, not only would the Nightmare Heavenly Mist be difficult to maintain, but his frozen meridians might also shatter directly.

As the Red Lotus Karmic Fire continued to advance along the Cultivation Technique Route of the Flame Mantra Technique, the influence of the Ice Spirit Cold Marrow on Xiao Yan's body gradually diminished.

Where the Red Lotus Karmic Fire passed, the ice had melted away, leaving only the meridians, slightly weakened after being ravaged by both ice and fire.

With a thought, Xiao Yan noticed that the Heavenly Demon Puppet, whose hands had been destroyed by the Red Lotus Karmic Fire, moved and carried Xiao Yan to the core of the Heaven and Earth Array.

The Heaven and Earth Array activated once again, but this time it was no longer a red pillar of light filled with destructive energy, but rather a relatively gentle crimson energy.

These energies slowly flowed into Xiao Yan's body, gradually repairing the damaged parts and making them stronger.

Xiao Yan, as calm and composed as an old monk, refined the Red Lotus Karmic Fire, continuously controlling and injecting Heavenly Flames into it to erase its consciousness.

After an unknown amount of time, the Red Lotus Karmic Fire finally completed the last route of the Flame Mantra, and the ever-rising Red Lotus lotuses within it cooled down.

Looking at the deep red flame enveloped in a layer of white mist, Xiao Yan knew that the consciousness of the Red Lotus Karmic Fire had still not broken through the Nightmare Heavenly Mist, which was why it was so obedient.

However, after maintaining the Nightmare Heavenly Mist for so long, Xiao Yan's Soul Power is almost exhausted. If it continues, he may fall into a coma.

Therefore, Xiao Yan's only option was to release the consciousness of the Red Lotus Karmic Fire and confront it head-on.

Exhaling a breath of stale air, Xiao Yan took out the Eighth Grade Obstacle Clearing Vein Protecting Pill, swallowed it as his Adam's apple bobbed, and waited for the medicinal power to dissipate and cover every meridian before he stopped maintaining the Xiao Yan Nightmare Heavenly Mist.

Without Xiao Yan's support, the white mist enveloping the Red Lotus Karmic Fire dissipated at a visible speed, and the previously subdued temperature began to emanate again.

However, before the Red Lotus Karmic Fire could make any move, Xiao Yan took the lead in mobilizing his Heavenly Flames, transforming them into layers of nets that tightly enveloped it from the left and right.