At the exit of the Star Realm, a white-robed old man was waiting there.
When Gu He emerged, the old man stepped forward and said, "I am Qiu Ling, the Pill Tower Grand Elder. How is the Three Thousand Burning Flame?"
"I have already refined it." Gu He flicked his hands, and a mass of green-black flames appeared in his palm as he smiled.
"It does indeed carry the aura of the Three Thousand Burning Flame, yet it is somewhat different. Could this be... a new Heavenly Flame created by merging several Heavenly Flames?" Qiu Ling asked doubtfully as he looked at the green-black flames in Gu He's hand.
"Indeed. This is a brand-new Heavenly Flame formed from the fusion of the Three Thousand Burning Flame and my Green Lotus Core Flame." Gu He nodded in admission. As long as he continued using this new Heavenly Flame, people would certainly notice that its aura was entirely different from other Heavenly Flames. They would eventually discover that it was a fused Heavenly Flame anyway, so he might as well say it himself.
Qiu Ling excitedly approached Gu He and stared at the green-black flames in his palm. "I never thought that in my lifetime, I would get to see fused Heavenly Flames—especially when one of them is such a powerful Heavenly Flame as the Three Thousand Burning Flame."
"I merely happened to have the good fortune of subduing the Three Thousand Burning Flame." Gu He drew the green-black flames back into his body, with no intention of discussing his new Heavenly Flame in depth.
Seeing Gu He put away the Heavenly Flame, Qiu Ling tactfully stepped aside. After Gu He passed through the gates of the Star Realm, Qiu Ling turned and flew deeper into the Star Realm.
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