After flying a considerable distance away from Heavenly Poison City and confirming that the spatial fluctuations here could not be detected by Dou Zuns of the same rank, Gu He opened a Space Channel and returned to Small Valley with Queen Medusa through it.
After returning to Small Valley, Gu He first went to his room and set down the white Ring. Then he immediately entered the cave, made some arrangements to prevent anyone from probing what was inside, and prepared to enter seclusion.
This time, he intended to use Devouring Flame directly to refine the Netherworld Poison Flame. The refined Heavenly Flame essence would then be absorbed by both him and the Green Lotus Core Flame. By then, the Green Lotus Core Flame would become an entirely new Heavenly Flame containing the essences of three Heavenly Flames. He could try to refine a body for Heavenly Fire Venerable. If he succeeded, then should anything happen to Xiao Yi Xian's body in the future, the Poison Pill method could be completed without relying on the Flame Mantra.
Sitting cross-legged atop a huge rock in the center of the cave, Gu He first recovered the Dou Qi he had expended on the journey. Only after sensing that the Dou Qi within him was full did he take out a jade bottle.
The jade bottle was wrapped in Azure Flame. The soul within had already awakened, but its hopes of escape were completely blocked by that thin layer of Azure Flame. No matter how many times it charged at it, all its efforts were futile.
After retracting the Azure Flame from the bottle's surface, the soul inside sensed that the Azure Flame had vanished and immediately rushed out. It shot toward the faint light filtering into the cave.
With a flick of