Though Yao Wan was resting, in truth, she had only taken a brief nap.
She simply did not want to sleep, or perhaps it should be said that she could not sleep.
After Xiao Yan had teased her like that, although the restless stirring that had throbbed endlessly in Yao Wan's heart earlier had gradually calmed a little, that did not mean she could now fall asleep peacefully without any psychological burden.
Still, no matter what, her heart did feel less twisted up. From every angle, that could be counted as a good thing...
After getting up, she sat in the courtyard with nothing to do for the moment, so Yao Wan once again sorted through her thoughts on researching a new cultivation method.
Taking the ability to absorb vast amounts of energy as the core foundation, and, if possible, adding the research she had accumulated over the years against the Spirit Devouring Clan, turning it into a sharp weapon to annihilate the Spirit Devouring Clan—perhaps that would be a decent choice as well.
Only, if she wanted to achieve that, relying solely on the power of Heavenly Flame was far from enough.
To the Spirit Devouring Clan, from a broad perspective, Heavenly Flame was actually the white blood cells of the Dou Qi Continent, an immune system aimed at foreign invaders like the Spirit Devouring Clan. It merely relied on its extreme, berserk power to destroy them utterly.
And in the future, the Spirit Devouring Clan they would have to face would grow stronger and stronger. Perhaps it would no longer be something the power of Heavenly Flame alone could overcome.
Especially since there was likely no lack of truly terrifying existences among the Spirit Devouring Clan.
Yao Wan had not forgotten that back in the Forgotten Ruins, she