"Unfortunately, the others had the same idea, so the four of them began fighting. Lei Hongxuan became their primary target. By then, I had already become the Formation Core and had no idea whether Lei Hongxuan won or lost. I only knew that the wisp of soul thread he left within me had remained all along, though it had fallen into a dormant state.
"I waited like that for a thousand years. Fortunately, the Spiritual Vein sustained me, so I did not have to deplete myself. But around four years ago, the Spiritual Vein that had been sustaining me vanished."
Hearing this, Yunxi guiltily rubbed her nose but offered no comment. The Immortal Spirit Grass beside her was far calmer, as though it had not been the one to swallow an entire Spiritual Vein.
Profound Thunder Purple Flame did not notice its master's guilt and continued its tale:
"Not long after the Spiritual Vein vanished, the wisp of soul thread sleeping within me stirred. But this time, he wanted to devour my consciousness and completely take control of my true body.
"I had already developed intelligence and did not wish to be annihilated, so I became entangled with that wisp of soul thread. During our struggle, I deliberately destroyed the sealing formation and escaped the place that had trapped me for a thousand years.
"Once the sealing formation broke, the Secret Realm naturally could no longer remain sealed. It immediately drew the Great Power cultivators of this realm. I am an Exotic Flame—of course they coveted me and began trying every possible way to capture me.
"When the Spirit Transformation cultivators attacked me, I directly split apart my true body. I chose to flee while hiding in the smaller mass of flame, leaving my former master's soul thread in the