Yunxi placed the five tokens together. They automatically drew toward one another, forming a fan-shaped semicircle, and the patterns on them connected seamlessly. She rubbed her hands in excitement, feeling that her deduction was likely correct. By her estimate, four more tokens were missing, making nine in total.
"I wonder what surprise I'll get once I gather them all. As long as it isn't a fright."
After muttering to herself, Yunxi placed the five Black Tokens into a jade box and stored them away again. Such things were not suitable for carrying around.
Afterward, Yunxi sat cross-legged and regulated her breathing for an hour. Once she had adjusted herself to peak condition, she prepared to leave the space. At that moment, Ziyan in her Dantian stirred.
Yunxi opened her palm, and purple flames instantly appeared above it. The flame flickered, conveying its intention to its master.
"You want to devour more flames?"
"Yes, Master."
Yunxi recalled the guide to the Secret Realm that Wanqi Rui had given her and said,
"This is the Blazing Fire Secret Realm. Fire-element treasures are the one thing it does not lack. If you want to devour flames, we need to go to Casting Volcano within the Secret Realm. It is an active volcano, and there should be flames that have gained sentience within its magma.
Many disciples who enter the Secret Realm go there to capture a flame that has developed consciousness. Merging it with their natal flame allows them to form a rudimentary Exotic Flame—one uniquely suited to themselves.
Even if you had not brought it up, I had wanted to make a trip there. Since you have mentioned it now, we'll head to Casting Volcano after dealing with the Jin Family disciples."
Ziyan spun once in Yunxi's palm, expressing his delight, then