Snake-People Tribe Moves to Misty Cloud Mountain

Misty Cloud Sect.

The Misty Cloud Sect had been built atop Misty Cloud Mountain, which was only a few dozen li from the Imperial Capital. The two stood very close to each other, like two colossal beasts locked in confrontation.

Jiang Xing and the Great Elder brought several Dou Wang experts to the Misty Cloud Sect.

This place, which countless young cultivators throughout the empire had once dreamed of joining, had now become utterly deserted.

Jiang Xing knew that all those people had fled.

As the Jia Ma Empire's strongest sect, the Misty Cloud Sect had naturally made many enemies.

It was only because the Misty Cloud Sect had been stronger than them that they had not dared to seek revenge.

But now, the Misty Cloud Sect's experts had all died in that great battle. When the wall fell, everyone pushed it over. Those people would never spare the Misty Cloud Sect.

The Misty Cloud Sect's disciples understood this as well. They did not dare remain any longer and scattered from the sect.

Afterward, in order to eliminate the roots of the problem, Jiang Xing and the others went to the Imperial Palace.

Not only had the Snake-People Tribe killed Jia Xingtian and Yao Ye, they had also slaughtered countless soldiers during the battle.

The enmity between the Jia Ma Royal Family and the Snake-People Tribe could be said to be irreconcilable.

Under such circumstances, why leave them alive to celebrate the New Year?

Jiang Xing and the Great Elder killed every member of the Jia Ma Royal Family, then looted the Imperial Palace's treasure vault before leaving.

Yes, leaving. The Great Elder had originally considered ruling this empire, but later abandoned the idea.

Humans would never permit snake-people to rule this empire.

Moreover, Jiang Xing's deal with the Queen had only been to find the Snake-People Tribe a suitable place to live. He had never agreed to help them rule an empire.

After three days of relocation, the Snake-People Tribe had finally all moved to Misty Cloud Mountain.

However, one matter gave Jiang Xing a headache. The Snake-People Tribe had relocated, but the Space Tunnel his grandfather had constructed could not be moved over...

Sigh, forget it. Tagor Desert isn't far from here anyway.

At that moment, Ji Feng returned from Heavenly Serpent Mansion with the cultivation technique and the person who would teach Qing Lin.

The woman Ji Feng had brought back to instruct Qing Lin was named Ye Qing, and she was a two-star Dou Emperor.

Jiang Xing then summoned Qing Lin.

Over the past few days, Qing Lin had already advanced from a two-star Dou Zhe to a three-star Dou Zhe through cultivation. Her talent truly was terrifying.

If Qing Lin's current strength had not limited her to controlling only that Twin-Headed Fire Spirit Snake, Jiang Xing would have had Ji Feng take Qing Lin to control more snake-type magical beasts.

After Qing Lin arrived, Jiang Xing first handed her the cultivation technique for the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils. Only then did he tell her that this female Dou Emperor would be responsible for teaching her cultivation from now on.

Qing Lin naturally nodded in agreement with Jiang Xing's arrangements.

Qing Lin had been bullied ever since she was young, but ever since she met Jiang Xing, no one had bullied her again. Qing Lin was deeply grateful to him.

The reason she cultivated so diligently was that she hoped she would be able to help Jiang Xing in the future.

After reminding Qing Lin to cultivate properly under Ye Qing's guidance, Jiang Xing dismissed her.

Once Qing Lin had left, Jiang Xing summoned Zi Yan. After giving her some medicinal pills, he prepared to enter seclusion.

Jiang Xing feared that he might not be able to fully control the Heavenly Flames he absorbed, so after each absorption, he always waited a while to familiarize himself with controlling them.

Many days had already passed since he had last absorbed a Heavenly Flame. It was time to absorb another.

He still had two Heavenly Flames in his possession: Sea Heart Flame, ranked fifteenth on the Heavenly Flame Ranking, and Bone Chilling Flame, ranked eleventh.

Jiang Xing took out the Sea Heart Flame.

The Sea Heart Flame was a deep-blue flame that looked exceptionally mysterious. As it rose, it slowly spread like clear seawater, its faint ripples resembling waves on the water.

The Sea Heart Flame had been born in the depths of the sea. Its flames flowed like seawater and could merge with water, making it exceedingly wondrous.

In the original story, Xiao Yan had not used any medicinal pills when absorbing the Sea Heart Flame.

But to be safe, Jiang Xing had still asked the family's alchemist to refine a Snow Clarity Pill, specifically for taking while absorbing the Sea Heart Flame.

After adjusting himself to peak condition, Jiang Xing first swallowed the Snow Clarity Pill. Then, with practiced ease, he separated the source flame of the Sea Heart Flame from the Sea Heart Flame itself and swallowed it in one gulp.

As he sank his consciousness into his body, that familiar searing pain surged from within once more.

However, perhaps because of the Snow Clarity Pill, or perhaps because Jiang Xing's strength had improved, the burning pain this time was much lighter than when he had absorbed the Fallen Heart Flame.

This Sea Heart Flame had been extracted from Han Feng's body, so it possessed no intelligence. This spared Jiang Xing the trouble of having to erase its consciousness.

Having refined Heavenly Flames for the third time already, Jiang Xing's movements were smooth and effortless, completed in one flowing motion.

He used Dou Qi to push the Sea Heart Flame's source flame into his meridians, then directly circulated the Flame Mantra. After guiding the Sea Heart Flame through his meridians for one cycle, he quickly refined it.

What came next was the process of fusing the Heavenly Flames.

Although fusing Heavenly Flames was somewhat difficult, Jiang Xing had experience by now.

Following the same steps he had used to fuse the Green Lotus Core Flame with the Fallen Heart Flame last time, he encountered no problems.

Jiang Xing controlled the Flame Mantra Dou Qi and fed it into the jade-green and deep-blue flames. At last, the two differently colored flames began to merge.

Time flowed like water, passing away soundlessly.

A month later, Jiang Xing finally succeeded in fusing the Heavenly Flames.

The originally emerald-green flame and deep-blue flame had merged into a single cyan flame.

After the fusion was complete, Jiang Xing's cultivation had barely risen from a one-star Dou Zong to a three-star Dou Zong, while the Flame Mantra advanced from Mysterious Rank High to Earth Rank Middle.

Sea Heart Flame ranked relatively low on the Heavenly Flame Ranking, so gaining two stars in cultivation and two ranks in the Flame Mantra was within Jiang Xing's expectations.

The Bone Chilling Flame in his possession, however, ranked quite highly. In the original story, it had allowed Xiao Yan to rise from a two-star Dou Zun to a four-star Dou Zun—but Jiang Xing did not dare absorb it!

With his current strength as a three-star Dou Zong, absorbing the Bone Chilling Flame was far too risky. One mistake could cost him his life.

To play it safe, Jiang Xing decided to keep the Bone Chilling Flame for now. It would not be too late to absorb it after he broke through to Dou Zun.

Sigh, having a Heavenly Flame in hand but being unable to absorb it is agony!

How can I raise my strength quickly?

He had already absorbed all the Heavenly Flames from the original story that he was capable of absorbing. The rest were either impossible to obtain or impossible for him to absorb.

Jiang Xing continuously searched his memories of the original story for other fortuitous opportunities and treasured lands.

Heavenly Mountain Blood Pool? It would not be of much use to him.

Void Lightning Pool? He had neither lightning affinity nor devouring affinity.

Heavenly Tomb? Forget it. The eight clans would never allow an outsider inside.

What else was there?

Suddenly, Jiang Xing remembered—didn't the Misty Cloud Sect have a Gate of Life and Death?

The Gate of Life and Death had not been described much in the original story. He only knew that it was the place where successive sect masters of the Misty Cloud Sect underwent trials before assuming their positions.

Yun Yun seemed to have used this Gate of Life and Death to rapidly raise her cultivation to Dou Emperor before directly succeeding as the Misty Cloud Sect's sect master.

Perhaps the Gate of Life and Death could also help raise his cultivation!

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