In a cave on a mountain at the border between the Luoyan Empire and the Jia Ma Empire, on the outskirts of the Tagor Desert.
With a sweep of Lu Bu's sleeve, six yellow formation flags shot out and embedded themselves into the rock walls in every direction. Earth-yellow formation patterns lit up, spreading and connecting. In an instant, dense patterns covered the entire cave.
This was a defensive and breath-concealing formation, meant to hide his aura while protecting him.
After setting up the formation, Lu Bu rubbed his chin and took out two items: a jade box emitting white smoke, and a fluid-like blue stone the size of a fingertip.
Ice Spirit Cold Spring and the Spirit Absorption Stone!
He had robbed these from Gute in Black Stone City. He had originally planned to scam... earn a fortune, but Xiao Yan still had not shown up.
Though he did not know what had happened, it was now certain that the Ice Spirit Cold Spring could not be sold.
"Damn it, I lost a whole hundred million!" Lu Bu clutched his chest in anguish and sighed bitterly, feeling as though countless little coins had flapped their tiny wings and flown away from him.
"Forget it, I won't think about that..." Lu Bu sighed. His expression turned stern as he prepared to devour and refine the Heavenly Flame. He intended to use this opportunity to temper his body with the Heavenly Flame and raise its strength to the level needed to cultivate the Nirvana Golden Body.
He was only one final step away from that level.
With a flick of his finger, he sent the Spirit Absorption Stone into his body with a palm strike to his abdomen. It merged into him and entered his dantian.
"Next is you..." Lu Bu