Refining Wind Fury Dragon Flame

Jiang Xing's handwriting was neat and fluid, the characters elegant and well-proportioned.

The note read: The items in the Storage Ring are cultivation resources for you. They were meant for you in the first place; even if you hadn't asked, I would've given them to you. Cultivate well. Refining the Heavenly Flame will probably take me several days. Remember to miss me.

She could practically picture Jiang Xing's annoyingly smug expression from the contents of the note.

Medusa haughtily said, "Hmph, this Queen won't miss you!"

Afterward, Medusa sent her Soul Strength into the Storage Ring.

You never knew until you looked; once she did, she was startled.

Several shelves stood inside the Storage Ring, and those shelves were packed with jade bottles of all sizes—more than a hundred at a rough count.

Although she had known that the cultivation resources Jiang Xing gave her would not be few and had mentally prepared herself, Medusa was still thoroughly shocked when she saw just how many resources were inside.

Medusa estimated that the cultivation resources Jiang Xing had given her were enough to support her cultivation all the way to the Dou Venerate realm!

Meanwhile, Jiang Xing had already returned to his cultivation chamber.

Jiang Xing's Flame Mantra was currently only at Earth Rank Middle. Its absorption speed and Dou Qi capacity were still somewhat lacking, so Jiang Xing planned to absorb the Wind Fury Dragon Flame stripped from Xiao Yan.

The Wind Fury Dragon Flame was born within the eye of fiery tornadoes in ancient deserts. Unlike other Heavenly Flames, it had no fixed location. During the hottest few days of every year, it would randomly appear anywhere in the desert.

It ranked eighteenth on the Heavenly Flame Ranking, one place higher than the Green Lotus Core Flame Jiang Xing had absorbed.

"I wonder how much this low-ranked Heavenly Flame can improve me?"

He was already a Three-Star Dou Venerate. Refining the eighteenth-ranked Wind Fury Dragon Flame no longer required medicinal pill assistance.

After adjusting himself to peak condition, Jiang Xing took the Wind Fury Dragon Flame out of its specially made container. Skillfully stripping the origin flame seed from the Heavenly Flame, he then swallowed it in one gulp.

As he sank his mind into his body, he felt that familiar burning sensation spread through him. Yet Jiang Xing did not feel any pain; he even found it somewhat comfortable.

Although he had not taken any medicinal pills, his physical body had been tempered to an exceptional degree within the Gate of Life and Death. This low-ranked Wind Fury Dragon Flame simply could not harm him.

The Wind Fury Dragon Flame's intelligence had long since been erased by Xiao Yan. Thus, after swallowing it, Jiang Xing directly circulated the Flame Mantra and began refining the Wind Fury Dragon Flame.

After thoroughly refining the Wind Fury Dragon Flame, Jiang Xing controlled the Dou Qi of the Flame Mantra and fed it into the azure and earthy-yellow flames. The two differently colored flames slowly began to merge.

Jia Nan Academy.

After waking up, the Gu Clan Dou Zong assigned to protect Xiao Yan immediately went to check on Xiao Yan's condition.

He then discovered that Xiao Yan was gone. This Dou Zong knew how important Xiao Yan was to his young lady.

Not only had he failed to protect Xiao Yan, but he had even allowed Xiao Yan to be captured by the people of the Hall of Souls.

To make up for his failure to protect Xiao Yan, the Gu Clan Dou Zong rushed back to the Gu Clan at top speed. But with the Northwest Continent so far from the Central Continent, how could a mere Dou Zong return in a short time?

Hall of Souls.

A Hall of Souls Protector who had completed a mission was preparing to bring the souls back to the Hall of Souls to report in.

Just as he was about to enter the Hall of Souls, he spotted a corpse not far from the main hall.

The protector had not intended to bother with it, but he noticed a fairly strong energy fluctuation emanating from beside the corpse.

Curious, the protector approached the body.

Once he drew near, the Hall of Souls Protector finally saw the flame emitting those energy fluctuations.

"Golden Emperor Burning Flame?"

"No, the Golden Emperor Burning Flame shouldn't be this weak. It must be the Golden Emperor Burning Flame's Child Flame."

The protector curiously pulled aside Xiao Yan's corpse and saw Xiao Yan's face.

"Xiao Yan?!"

Clearly, this protector recognized Xiao Yan, the most talented member of the Xiao Clan.

Five days later.

After five days of fusion, the Wind Fury Dragon Flame had finally completely merged with the other three Heavenly Flames.

The newly formed flame was still azure, but unlike before, faint traces of yellow could be seen within the azure fire.

Even after the Heavenly Flames had fully merged, Jiang Xing remained a Three-Star Dou Venerate.

That's right—after refining the Wind Fury Dragon Flame, Jiang Xing had not advanced even a single star!

However, the Flame Mantra had risen to Earth Rank High. This was beyond Jiang Xing's expectations. He had thought that a Heavenly Flame ranked so low would not be enough to improve the Flame Mantra.

Jiang Xing guessed that refining the Sea Heart Flame last time had already raised the Flame Mantra to the peak of Earth Rank Middle. That was why absorbing this Wind Fury Dragon Flame had helped the Flame Mantra break through to Earth Rank High.

Feeling the current speed at which he absorbed Dou Qi, Jiang Xing could only say that it was truly satisfying.

At the same time, he could not help feeling some regret. If he had evolved the Flame Mantra to Earth Rank High or even higher before entering the Gate of Life and Death, perhaps...

Sigh. This was why people should not keep looking back. Whenever they did, they would always find something to regret.

Jiang Xing stood up and left the cultivation chamber.

It was already dark outside. Having just refined a Heavenly Flame, Jiang Xing naturally did not want to continue cultivating. He decided to go find Medusa.

"I wonder if Queen has missed me these past few days?"

Arriving at Medusa's residence, he knocked on the door.

"Knock, knock knock!"

The reason Jiang Xing knocked every time he came, rather than directly using the power of space, was because he feared Medusa might be cultivating.

The greatest taboo in cultivation was being disturbed. Jiang Xing did not want to harm Medusa because of a momentary impulse.

"Creak."

At that moment, the door opened, and Medusa emerged wearing an elegant purple brocade robe.

Clearly, Medusa had not planned to sleep tonight and intended to spend the night cultivating.

When Medusa opened the door and saw Jiang Xing standing outside, she was pleasantly surprised as well.

"Jiang Xing, have you finished refining the Heavenly Flame?"

Five days had passed since they last met. Though Medusa was unwilling to admit it, she had indeed missed Jiang Xing a little.

"Yes, I just finished refining it. I missed you, so I came to see you."

Jiang Xing was also very straightforward when expressing his affection.

As he spoke, Jiang Xing entered Medusa's room without the slightest hesitation.

This time, Medusa did not stop him either. After closing the door, she walked inside as well.

"Didn't your cultivation level break through after refining the Heavenly Flame this time?"

"How did you know?"

Jiang Xing was rather puzzled. Medusa was weaker than him, so how had she seen through it?

Medusa said, "I sensed it. Your aura hasn't changed much."

"The Heavenly Flame I refined this time was ranked too low. Its energy wasn't enough for me to break through."

Medusa asked with some concern, "Then what will you do in the future?"

Heavenly Flames were treasures of heaven and earth. Medusa had not expected that even after Jiang Xing absorbed one, it would still be insufficient for him to advance by a single realm.

"You don't need to worry about that. My grandfather is a Six-Star Dou Saint. It definitely won't be difficult for him to snatch a few Heavenly Flames."

Seeing that Medusa was genuinely concerned for him, Jiang Xing felt greatly comforted.

Mm, I didn't spoil her for nothing!

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