As for temporarily hiding Qing Lin somewhere else while he took the chance to refine the Heavenly Flame, that would not work either.
According to the original description, Heavenly Snake Mansion had specialized methods for locating the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils. Doing that would only benefit Heavenly Snake Mansion.
Thinking of this, Xiao Kun had a headache as well. He could only take things one step at a time.
A week later, Xiao Kun had completely stabilized his nine-star Dou Emperor realm and would no longer suffer a drop in cultivation after being severely injured.
This also meant that Xiao Kun had officially entered the peak Dou Emperor realm, only one step away from becoming a Dou Zong—an expert even on the Dou Qi Continent.
At noon that day, Xiao Kun was resting in his room when Xiao Yan suddenly walked in with a broad smile on his face. The aura within him had reached that of a three-star Da Dou Shi.
Seeing this, Xiao Kun congratulated him. "Congratulations, Fourth Brother. Your strength has improved once again!"
"Hehe, it's all thanks to Third Brother!" Xiao Yan replied with a polite smile.
After refining the Heavenly Flame this time, Xiao Yan felt even more admiration and curiosity toward Xiao Kun.
Because on his way back, Yao Lao had suddenly told him that the golden object Xiao Kun had used to envelop the Green Lotus Core Flame last time was also a Heavenly Flame.
Although Yao Lao had never seen this Heavenly Flame before, judging from the temperature and aura he sensed, it was at least a flame ranked among the top ten of the Heavenly Flame Ranking.
Xiao Yan had once seen Xiao Kun use the fourteenth-ranked Fallen Heart Flame in the Magic Beast Mountain Range. Now, Xiao Kun had