No Need for Formalities Among Family
The Three Thousand Burning Flame possessed a very complete intelligence, and even gave birth to its own soul.
Its Soul Origin, like Xiao Yan's Soul Origin, is fused with the Fallen Heart Flame, making it impossible to erase by conventional means, and separating it is even more difficult.
However, during the process of separating it, Xiao Yan's understanding of flames and souls also increased dramatically, and he became more adept at using the Fallen Heart Flame.
However, the Emperor Flame fused through the Flame Mantra still needs to rely on Dou Qi for fusion and separation. Apart from the Fallen Heart Flame, the other different Heavenly Flames cannot fuse with Xiao Yan's Soul Origin, and there is even a faint sense of rejection.
Xiao Yan knew that the Flame Mantra Dou Qi Technique was ultimately just a method for cultivating Dou Qi. If he wanted to use the Flame Mantra to fuse his Soul Origin with the Emperor Flame, he would probably have to create a separate Soul Cultivation Method based on the Flame Mantra Technique.
After an unknown amount of time, Xiao Yan painstakingly separated the soul of the Three Thousand Burning Flames, and with the infusion of the Burning Technique's fighting spirit, replaced it with his own soul.
At this moment, Xiao Yan suddenly discovered that the soul of the Three Thousand Burning Flame was an Ancient Void Dragon with a Dragon Seal. After the soul was separated, the Origin Fire Seed of the Three Thousand Burning Flame completely changed.
The Fire Dragon that was originally covered in blood red disappeared, replaced by a ball of purple flames as deep as the night sky, which, upon closer inspection, was dotted with countless black stars.
If fully activated, these Black Stars will expand and then burst forth with intense black starlight, turning the entire ball of flame black.
"This is what the Three Thousand Burning Flame should look like in the original form?"
Xiao Yan had a sudden realization, and then sealed the small dragon he had extracted, and began to devour the pure Three Thousand Burning Flame.
Having refined it beforehand and infused it with his Soul Imprint, Xiao Yan easily integrated the Three Thousand Burning Flame into the Emperor Flame, using the Fallen Heart Flame as a bridge.
The Emperor Flame became even deeper, its entire body a deep purple, like an abyss.
His Flame Mantra was still at the Heaven Tier Low-Level; he made a slight movement but failed to break through to the Heaven Class Mid Grade. His Soul Realm was still at the Spirit Realm Great Perfection; he made a slight movement but failed to break through to the Heaven Realm.
His Dou Qi cultivation level increased significantly. After Xiao Yan completely absorbed the Three Thousand Burning Flame, the surrounding purplish-black flames seemed to have found their backbone, frantically pouring into Xiao Yan's body and directly pushing him to the peak of the Four-star Dou Zun Xiao Yan.
If Xiao Yan hadn't carved out the sea of fire himself, all those purplish-black flames would have rushed in, instantly pushing him to the Peak Dou Zun Xiao Yan.
If Xiao Yan really did that, his Dou Qi would definitely be extremely weak, making it very difficult to even perform some precise operations. He would need to use his Soul Power to repeatedly temper the Fallen Heart Flame in order to eliminate any future problems.
Since that's the case, it's better to hold off for now, consolidate our current cultivation level, and continue receiving the initiation after some time.
Cultivation is impossible; only cheating can sustain a living.
Xiao Yan put away the Heavenly Demon Puppet, and in a flash, he disappeared from the Star Domain, directly traversing the void and arriving at the Sacred Pill City.
Having just completed his breakthrough, Xiao Yan hadn't been able to completely conceal his aura. However, after hovering in the sky above Sacred Pill City for only a breath or two, a figure tore through space and appeared before Xiao Yan.
"President Xuan Kong!" Xiao Yan greeted him with a smile.
Xuan Kongzi clicked his tongue in amazement as he looked Xiao Yan up and down, exclaiming, "Four-star Dou Zun? You actually broke through from Seven Star Dou Zong to Four-star Dou Zun in just one year? The benefits of devouring the Three Thousand Burning Flame are truly immense!"
"The main reason is the convenience of the Pills, and the fact that the Three Thousand Burning Flame detonated the energy accumulated over countless years, allowing me to devour and refine it at will," Xiao Yan explained.
Xuan Kongzi smiled and shook his head, "The main reason is that you are you. Even if I had better conditions than you, I wouldn't be able to accomplish the same thing."
Xiao Yan was slightly taken aback. Xuan Kongzi seemed to have a hidden meaning in his words, as if he had experienced something in the past year and had begun to admire him.
Seeing Xiao Yan's puzzled look, Xuan Kongzi laughed and said, "Hehe, in this year, countless Alchemist only have two things to do - to take the test at the Pill Tower to obtain a Seventh Grade High-level Alchemist medal, and then to go to the Ye Family to buy the Prosperous Fire."
"This phenomenon is getting worse and worse. Even though the Pill Tower itself has already included the Nong Yan Jue and the Soul Cultivation Method, it is still the same. After all, compared to the Ye Family, it is much more difficult to obtain rewards from the Pill Tower."
"Furthermore, your teacher emerged from seclusion and made a high-profile announcement that he had advanced to the level of Medicine Saint. In an instant, the Ye Family went from a small family that relied on the Pill Tower for survival to a behemoth in the Central Continent, and its reputation was almost surpassing that of the Pill Tower."
"In the end, even the top brass of the Pill Tower was alarmed, and a series of reforms were implemented in the Pill Tower."
"As a result, within a year, more than a dozen Eighth Grade Alchemist emerged in the Pill Tower. Even those old fogies had to admit that working in isolation was no longer a viable option."
Xuan Kongzi's words were full of emotion, but Xiao Yan knew in his heart that if it weren't for Old Yao as his backer, the Ye Family would have been crushed long ago.
Pill Tower might not mind, and wouldn't be too embarrassed to take action, and might even lend a hand, but there are definitely quite a few powerful individuals and forces that covet the Ye Family.
Leaving aside the wicked Soul Hall, even among Alchemist have already obtained the Soul Cultivation Method, there are some scoundrels who yearn to destroy the Ye Family and prevent others from cultivating their souls.
After a moment's consideration, Xiao Yan felt that Xuan Kongzi could still be trusted, Ye Family also needed to further improve their relationship with the Pill Tower, so he spoke up:
"I have some different views on inheritance than ordinary people."
"If we want the Pill Tower to last, the best option is to lower the threshold, pass on some secrets, harvest the rare and precious materials of the Dou Qi Continent, acquire endless resources, and then use this to attract talented geniuses."
"In this way, those with talent will not be buried, and those without talent can still get a chance to go further by accumulating experience over the years or by some luck."
"We have all cultivated from Dou Qi to where we are today step by step, so we can naturally understand how difficult it is to take another step forward when we encounter a bottleneck. In the long run, the Pill Tower will be spontaneously protected by the entire Dou Qi Continent. Even Dou Zhe will yearn for it, instead of it being high above and unattainable."
"Of course, with more people, there will inevitably be bad apples, especially with forces like the Soul Hall. Therefore, the Pill Tower will definitely have some reservations if it wants to open its doors completely."
"However, the Ye Family, as one of the Pill Tower Five Great Families, can be used as a pilot for change."
After saying that, Xiao Yan added in his mind: We're all family, and if we keep changing it, the Pill Tower will be mine too.
Xuan Kongzi, unaware of Xiao Yan's thoughts, simply nodded and praised, "I didn't expect you to have such considerations."