Switching to the Flame Mantra, Gu Xun'er Comes to Rescue Xiao Yan

Jiang Xing had nothing else to do at the moment, so he decided to switch his cultivation method first.

He took out the Flame Mantra he had snatched from Xiao Yan, opened it, and began reading it slowly.

Only after a long while did Jiang Xing finish reading the Flame Mantra. Having finished it, he could not help but marvel at how strange this cultivation method was.

"As expected of the cultivation method known as the strangest on the Dou Qi Continent. It really is miraculous."

Under normal circumstances, a person could only devour one Heavenly Flame. Only those with tremendous strength could forcibly devour several Heavenly Flames.

For example, the powerful Xiao Xuan and Yan Jin, the Yan Clan chief who excelled at wielding fire, both possessed several Heavenly Flames.

The Flame Mantra's greatest use lay in fusing Heavenly Flames.

When Xiao Xuan, Yan Jin, and the others devoured multiple Heavenly Flames, they merely relied on their immense strength to maintain the stability of those flames. They had not completely fused them together.

But after cultivating the Flame Mantra, one could devour multiple Heavenly Flames and make them fuse together, while still being able to separate them at any time.

For example, in the original story, after the Green Lotus Core Flame fused with the Fallen Heart Flame, it became the Glass Lotus Heart Flame. After adding the Three Thousand Burning Flame, it became the Three Thousand Lotus Heart Flame. Moreover, these three Heavenly Flames could still be separated and retain their original traits.

Without the Flame Mantra, the fusion of Heavenly Flames was merely a fusion between flames. The Heavenly Flames would devour each other's power, without preserving each other's characteristics.

They would merely become stronger by devouring other Heavenly Flames; they would not form entirely new Heavenly Flames like Xiao Yan's did.

Of course, the most important reason was that one needed to cultivate the Flame Mantra in order to accept the Heavenly Flame inheritance within Tou She Ancient God's Cave Mansion and break through to Dou Emperor.

Since Jiang Xing had already planned to cultivate the Flame Mantra, he did not hesitate. He sat down cross-legged and began switching his cultivation method.

A night passed, and Jiang Xing finally completed the conversion of his cultivation method.

The color of his Dou Qi also changed from the golden color of a Heaven Rank cultivation method to the pale yellow of a Yellow Rank one.

Jiang Xing's strength had also shrunk from a one-star Dou Zong to a six-star Dou Emperor.

That was right—he had dropped five stars.

He had originally cultivated a Heaven Rank method, but now that he had switched to the low-grade Yellow Rank Flame Mantra, his realm naturally plummeted rapidly.

On the Dou Qi Continent, switching cultivation methods generally meant changing from a lower rank to a higher rank. With such a change, one's realm naturally would not fall.

However, when switching from a higher rank to a lower rank, the lower-rank cultivation method could not fully contain the Dou Qi cultivated through the original higher-rank method, so one's realm would decline.

It was like a Heaven Rank cultivation method being a 1.5-liter cup, while a Yellow Rank cultivation method was a 1-liter cup. Switching methods was like pouring the water from the 1.5-liter cup into the 1-liter cup—the excess 0.5 liters would naturally overflow.

Fortunately, Jiang Xing had not wasted all of that "0.5 liters of water." Instead, he used the opportunity to compress his Dou Qi, making it more condensed.

After successfully switching to the Flame Mantra, Jiang Xing impatiently took out the Green Lotus Core Flame, preparing to absorb it.

Suddenly, he sensed a powerful aura approaching.

It was clearly heading straight for him.

Sensing that something was wrong, Jiang Xing wanted to call Ji Feng over.

At that moment, the space beside him twisted, and Ji Feng had already appeared there.

"Young Master, several people are heading this way. One of them is stronger than me. We need to leave now!"

While Jiang Xing had been switching cultivation methods, Ji Feng had been standing guard outside, so he had naturally sensed that aura as well.

Damn it, this isn't how the plot was supposed to go. Since when did the beginner village have a Dou Venerate?

But Jiang Xing had no time to think. The other side was already about to arrive.

Of the thirty-six stratagems, running was the best!

"Alright, let's go!"

The moment the two stepped out of the room, they heard a booming voice.

"Haha, isn't it too late to think about leaving now?"

Then, three people emerged from the space not far away, blocking Jiang Xing and Ji Feng's path.

Jiang Xing examined them. The old man on the left had the strongest aura and was presumably the Dou Venerate Ji Feng had mentioned. The person on the right was a one-star Dou Zong, while the girl standing in the middle was only a Dou Ling.

Looking closely at the girl, she wore a light green dress and possessed a cool, tranquil temperament, like a green lotus blooming in the mortal world. Her willow-like waist was so slender it could barely be grasped in one hand. Her long black hair was casually tied with a strip of pale purple satin, flowing smoothly along her alluring curves to her waist. Two small green bells hung from her fair wrist, making her seem like a beauty out of a painting.

Damn it, Gu Xun'er!

Looking at that iconic attire, how could Jiang Xing fail to recognize her as Gu Xun'er?

And Jiang Xing did not even need to think about Gu Xun'er's reason for coming here. She had undoubtedly come to rescue Xiao Yan.

Jiang Xing's guess was correct. Gu Xun'er had indeed come to rescue Xiao Yan.

After Gu Xun'er entered Jia Nan Academy, she had sent her guard Ling Ying to stay by Xiao Yan's side and protect him, regularly reporting Xiao Yan's situation to her.

When Xiao Yan had been captured by Ji Feng, Ling Ying had happened to return to Jia Nan Academy to deliver news of Xiao Yan's recent circumstances to Gu Xun'er.

Learning that Xiao Yan had left the Monster Mountain Range and had broken through to Dou Master, she had been overjoyed.

However, when Ling Ying prepared to return to Xiao Yan's side, he could no longer find any trace of him.

After hurriedly sending the news back to Gu Xun'er, she learned that her Brother Xiao Yan had gone missing and rushed over in great anxiety.

After investigating, Gu Xun'er concluded that Jiang Xing and Ji Feng, the two people who had suddenly appeared among the Snake-People Tribe, were the most suspicious. Thus, she had brought Ling Ying and Old Yun, an Eight-Star Dou Venerate, with her.

Seeing the three blocking their way, Jiang Xing spoke and asked.

"What is the meaning of this?"

At the same time, Jiang Xing tucked his hands behind his back and quietly crushed the Jade Slip his grandfather had given him.

"Old Yun, capture them!"

Gu Xun'er did not answer Jiang Xing's question and directly ordered the Dou Venerate expert on the left.

"Yes, Miss."

Having received the order, the old man did not hesitate in the slightest. He stretched out his fan-sized hand and reached for Jiang Xing.

Seeing that the Dou Venerate expert intended to harm the young master, Ji Feng hurriedly stepped in front of Jiang Xing.

"Young Master, go first. I'll hold them off."

Although Ji Feng knew he was no match for the old man, he had no choice but to steel himself and engage the Dou Venerate in battle.

Seeing Ji Feng temporarily hold back that Dou Venerate, Jiang Xing wanted to flee.

But how could Gu Xun'er possibly let Jiang Xing escape so easily? She immediately ordered Ling Ying beside her to stop him.

Jiang Xing had not taken Ling Ying seriously at first, but when Ling Ying's attack came and he used a Dou Technique to counter it, he finally realized that he had only just switched to the Flame Mantra. His cultivation had fallen to a Six-Star Dou Emperor, and with the tiny Dou Qi capacity of a low-level Yellow Rank technique, he simply did not dare use high-level Dou Techniques.

The moment he faced the One-Star Dou Zong Ling Ying, Jiang Xing immediately felt the strain.

Damn it! Damn it! When did Ling Ying break through to the Dou Zong realm? If I'd known, I wouldn't have switched cultivation techniques yet.

Entangled by Ling Ying, Jiang Xing cursed endlessly in his heart.

Now that he was pinned down, he had no way to shake Ling Ying off.

As for Ji Feng, his situation was even worse. Facing an Eight-Star Dou Venerate head-on, Ji Feng had already been injured and forced into a disadvantage.

At this rate, they definitely would not be able to hold out until his grandfather arrived.

What do I do? What do I do?

At that moment, Jiang Xing's mind raced furiously, hoping to find a solution.