Searching for the Green Lotus Core Flame

The scorching midday sun shone down on the golden desert as usual, making the air above the ground faintly distort.

Xiao Kun sat cross-legged in the middle of the empty courtyard, basking under the blazing sun as he circulated the Spirit Burning Art again and again.

This hot environment was indeed helpful for cultivating someone like him with a Fire Attribute. Feeling that his cultivation speed was slightly faster than before, a smile appeared on Xiao Kun's face.

Xiao Kun had been at the Mo Iron Mercenary Group for seven days now, and he had basically become familiar with the group and the area around Shimo City.

Two days ago, Xiao Kun recalled that the Green Lotus Core Flame from the original story should have been located east of Shimo City, but he could not remember exactly when Medusa had taken it away.

Thus, relying on his Dou Emperor cultivation, he went to search for it alone.

He had thought he would find it easily, but after searching for two days, he found nothing.

It seemed that merely knowing it was somewhere in the east was far too vague. Of course, the most likely possibility was that the Green Lotus Core Flame had already been taken by Medusa.

That was why, despite his Dou Emperor cultivation and the mutual resonance between Heavenly Flames, he had failed to locate its exact position.

Although failing to find the Green Lotus Core Flame left him somewhat disappointed, upon further thought, it did not matter if Medusa had taken the Heavenly Flame.

He could simply follow Xiao Yan's example from the original story and kill two birds with one stone during Medusa's evolution, obtaining both the Heavenly Flame and the successfully evolved Medusa.

As for using his current strength to go to the Snake People Tribe and seize it by force, he could certainly do so. However, he had no intention of doing that, because he also harbored improper desires toward Medusa.

If he wanted to win over that beautiful snake woman, it would be extraordinarily difficult with his identity as a human.

After all, the Snake-People Race and humanity shared a blood feud. Moreover, while Medusa appeared bewitchingly beautiful, she was extremely cold-blooded within, killing people as easily as slaughtering chickens.

Without a coincidence like in the original story, he truly had no confidence in winning over such a woman.

For now, he could only follow the original story and do his best to nurture the evolved Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python, cultivate feelings between them, and thereby influence Medusa's view of him.

After pondering for a moment, Xiao Kun thought that since Medusa had already come here, Qing Lin should have sensed something as well. He planned to call her over and ask, then take away the remaining lotus pedestal and lotus seeds.

Before he could call for anyone, light footsteps sounded outside the courtyard. A moment later, Qing Lin carefully walked in carrying a bowl of iced tea.

"Young Master, the weather is hot, so I brought you a refreshing iced tea to quench your thirst. Would you like some?" Seeing that Xiao Kun had finished cultivating, Qing Lin asked directly.

"Mm, thank you for the trouble!" Xiao Kun said gratefully, draining the iced tea in one gulp.

He stood up and casually placed the bowl on the stone table in the courtyard. Xiao Kun then asked, "Qing Lin, did you sense anything unusual appearing in the eastern part of Shimo City before?"

"Ah!" Startled by Xiao Kun's sudden question, Qing Lin let out a cry. After thinking for a moment, she finally said softly:

"I don't know whether what I sensed was accurate, but over a month ago, I sensed some disturbances in the southeastern region of Shimo City."

"Oh, really? That's great! Can you tell me what kind of disturbance it was?" Hearing Qing Lin's confirmation, Xiao Kun asked eagerly.

"Over a month ago, I sensed an extremely powerful aura appear outside Shimo City.

That aura was somewhat similar to some of the bloodline within my body. And before that aura, even the two leaders of the mercenary group now were far, far weaker than her," Qing Lin said, still somewhat frightened.

Hearing this, Xiao Kun confirmed that Queen Medusa had likely come over a month ago and taken the Heavenly Flame.

"Mm, the information Qing Lin gave me is very important. Thank you!" Xiao Kun said gratefully.

"It's nothing. I'm already very happy to be able to help Young Master." Qing Lin raised her adorable little face, flushed red with happiness, and spoke softly.

Since he would still need Qing Lin to find the exact place where the Green Lotus Core Flame had once been, Xiao Kun gently said, "Qing Lin, I plan to have you help me find the exact place where she once was. Is that all right?"

"It should be possible. Although it has been over a month, the residual traces she left behind are simply too strong. I... I should be able to find that place by relying on that trace of bloodline within me."

When she mentioned that trace of bloodline, Qing Lin's little face visibly darkened, but she still forced a smile.

"If Young Master wishes to go, Qing Lin will do her utmost to take you there!"

"Mm, then thank you, Qing Lin. Let's go at once!" Xiao Kun said with a smile and a nod.

After informing Xiao Ding and Xiao Li, Xiao Kun and Qing Lin walked to an uninhabited spot outside the city.

Xiao Kun's hands formed seals with lightning speed. Under the secret technique, Flame Shaping, a large mass of golden flames surged from his body. After a burst of distortion,

an Amethyst Winged Lion King nearly identical to the one Xiao Kun had seen in the Magic Beast Mountain Range appeared before them.

Its body was seven or eight meters long, and its appearance was lifelike. Apart from its golden surface, it was practically identical.

Because Xiao Kun had previously fused the Myriad Beast Spirit Flame into his Heavenly Flame, using Flame Shaping to mold his Heavenly Flame into a fire-controlling magical beast like the Amethyst Winged Lion King was now effortless.

And since the Amethyst Winged Lion King was the only fire-controlling Dou Emperor magical beast Xiao Kun had seen so far, he directly molded it into that form.

As soon as the golden Amethyst Winged Lion King took shape, it blinked its lively eyes twice. After discovering there were no enemies,

it quietly considered things for a moment, recognized that the person before it was the master who had created it, and immediately prostrated itself before Xiao Kun.

After watching Xiao Kun's series of actions, Qing Lin saw him produce a huge and terrifying magical beast. When it appeared, it released a dreadful aura that made her body go weak, and she nearly could not stand steadily.

Fear rose in her heart, and she quickly retreated several steps, hiding behind Xiao Kun.

When nothing happened for quite some time, she could only poke out her little head to inspect the situation. Seeing the golden magical beast still lying prone on the ground, Qing Lin finally relaxed somewhat.

Seeing Qing Lin's adorable, startled appearance, Xiao Kun could not help but smile. Rubbing her head, he said with a laugh, "This is a magical beast I created. It is under my control and will not attack you, so don't worry!"

Hearing this, Qing Lin finally stepped out from behind Xiao Kun. When she saw that the magical beast remained lying on the ground without moving, she fully relaxed.

She could not help patting her small chest. With lingering fear and admiration in her voice, she said, "You scared me to death! But Young Master can even create such a powerful magical beast. You're amazing!"

In truth, the strength of the magical beasts Xiao Kun created mainly depended on the power of his flames and the size of the form he molded.

The Amethyst Winged Lion King he had created now had only barely reached the level of a Dou Wang.