Fire-Patterned Corpse Puppet, Absorbing Fire Poison

He followed the direction of his gaze.

He saw that the Fire Poison accumulated in his body had been released with this Flame Serpent Art.

Moreover, the Fire Poison seemed to add fuel to the fire, making the Flame Serpent Art even more powerful.

The original half-meter-long flame had now grown to over a meter, and even the condensed serpentine flame was much more solid.

"Boom—!"

As the fire serpent left his body, it slammed heavily into the wall of the Waste Elixir Chamber.

"Buzz—!"

The Chamber's restrictive formation suddenly lit up, with cyan-golden runes flowing like living things, rippling through the void.

This secret room was built on a sub-array of the Heavenly Xuan Sect's Mountain Protection Array. If not for the array's suppression, the Core Earth Fire, once out of control, would be enough to turn the entire sect into scorched earth.

Shen Fan stared dumbfounded at the scene, then looked down at his hands.

Was this really a spell I released?

Is it really this powerful?

And most importantly, this Flame Serpent Art could even release the Fire Poison in his body, thereby increasing its power.

Could it be that the Heavenly Xuan Sect's previous disciples didn't know about this?

Otherwise, how could so many people be unwilling to come to the Waste Elixir Chamber?

With this Flame Serpent Art, what was there to fear from Fire Poison?

However, what Shen Fan didn't know was that the Flame Serpent Art was notoriously useless in the cultivation world.

That little flame was only good for burning firewood and cooking.

No one ever bothered to study or cultivate it in detail.

Even the Fire-Spiritual-Root disciples who came here in the past wouldn't cultivate such a low-level spell.

As a result, the Flame Serpent Art's powerful characteristic was only discovered by Shen Fan now.

However, there was one more thing Shen Fan didn't know.

That was, even if others knew, no one would cultivate the Flame Serpent Art.

Because Fire Poison only existed in strange places like the Core Earth Fire.

Outside the Waste Elixir Chamber, the Flame Serpent Art's power was garbage again!

Was he supposed to call enemies to the Waste Elixir Chamber for a one-on-one duel and kill them with the Flame Serpent Art?

Furthermore, although Fire Poison absorption could be expelled, could you guarantee that it wouldn't cause permanent damage?

Shen Fan squatted on the ground, thinking slightly.

Fire Poison could increase the power of the Flame Serpent Art, but Fire Poison couldn't be stored.

If it was stored in the body, it would cause great damage to the body.

Bringing Fire Poison out to fight would be a losing proposition!

If the Fire Poison could be stored and then released during battle to increase the power of the Flame Serpent Art, that would be great!

Shen Fan thought to himself.

At this moment, Shen Fan looked at the spot where the Corpse Puppet had exploded and died.

A flash of inspiration struck his mind, and he thought of a solution.

I don't have to store the Fire Poison myself, but the Corpse Puppet can!

The Corpse Puppet had exploded earlier entirely because its physique and the Demon Core's attributes were incompatible, triggering an explosion when stimulated by Fire Poison.

If he refined another Fire-Attribute Demon Beast Corpse Puppet and had it store Fire Poison, then, when necessary, he could absorb the Fire Poison from its body in the form of cultivation feedback.

Wouldn't that increase the power of the Flame Serpent Art?

Thinking of this, Shen Fan became excited.

But then his expression dimmed again.

You can't carry a Corpse Puppet around and swagger through the Heavenly Xuan Sect!

If that was discovered by an Enforcement Disciple, you wouldn't even know how you died!

If only there was a smaller, portable Corpse Puppet!

Shen Fan mused.

Because besides Corpse Puppets, he couldn't think of anything else that could store Fire Poison.

If there was, he wouldn't need to use Corpse Puppets as a replacement with such trepidation.

"That's right!"

Shen Fan's eyes lit up once more.

At the foot of the Spirit Field, there were some Rank 1 Level 1 Fire Mosquito demon beasts.

If one was bitten by these things, a large, Fire Poison-filled welt would be left on the skin, taking ten days to half a month to dissipate.

If they were used to create Corpse Puppets, wouldn't it be possible to carry them around?

These Fire Mosquitoes were the size of a fist, making them easy to modify and even easier to carry.

Thinking of this.

Taking advantage of the darkening sky, Shen Fan immediately went out and headed towards the foot of the Spirit Field.

Before long, he saw a dense swarm of Fire Mosquitoes appearing in the reeds by the stream at the foot of the mountain.

Like fireflies, the Fire Mosquitoes emitted fiery light in the darkness, gathering in a large patch and producing an ear-piercing buzzing sound.

Although these Fire Mosquitoes were Rank 1 Level 1, equivalent to the first level of the Qi Training stage, they were not to be trifled with.

Disturbing one would affect the whole group, and they would swarm over like bees.

Shen Fan took his homemade fishing net and quietly approached.

Then, he cast the net over a dense area.

Startled, the fist-sized Fire Mosquitoes immediately scattered and fled.

Seeing this, Shen Fan pulled the net and ran away into the distance.

By the time the Fire Mosquitoes caught up, Shen Fan had already disappeared.

After shaking off the swarm of Fire Mosquitoes, Shen Fan picked up a stone and smashed the net full of Fire Mosquitoes.

There were about seven or eight of them in the net, and before long, they were all dizzy and disoriented, some dead and some injured.

After returning, Shen Fan immediately locked them in a cage.

Because they were freshly caught, there was no need for herbs to preserve the corpses.

Seeing this, Shen Fan directly took out one that was half-dead and began refining it.

Within the Nine Nether Corpse Refinement Art, there was a cruel method of directly refining living beings.

If it were a living person, Shen Fan naturally wouldn't be able to do it.

But these were demon beasts, and blood-sucking ones at that, so Shen Fan suddenly became filled with righteousness.

As the Nine Nether Corpse Refinement Art circulated, Shen Fan activated the Fire Mosquito's spiritual veins in the blink of an eye, directly connecting to its Demon Core.

The next moment, the Fire Mosquito miraculously flew up, hovering in front of Shen Fan.

Shen Fan said in surprise, "The structure of these low-level demon beasts is simple, making them so quick to refine!"

Now that he had a complete Corpse Puppet, Shen Fan immediately began cultivating.

But soon, Shen Fan discovered that the spiritual energy absorbed by this Fire Mosquito during cultivation was less than one-fifth of that of the previous monkey.

"This speed is practically negligible!"

Looking at the Fire Mosquito Corpse Puppet, which tasted like wax, Shen Fan lost interest.

"It seems that if I want to rely on Corpse Puppets for cultivation, I still need the corpses of high-level demon beasts!"

Shen Fan thought to himself.

"However..."

Shen Fan narrowed his eyes as he looked at the Fire Mosquito.

Because during the cultivation process just now, the Demon Core within the Fire Mosquito had absorbed Fire Poison and stored it within the Demon Core.

Shen Fan immediately tentatively tried to absorb the Fire Poison from the Fire Mosquito's body through feedback.

He discovered that, as he had guessed, he could absorb it at any time.

"If..."

Shen Fan made another bold guess.

"If the Demon Core is dug out, will the Fire Poison inside disappear?"

After all, although the Fire Mosquito was small, it was still the size of a fist, making it inconvenient to carry around, but if it was replaced with a nail-sized Demon Core, it would be much more convenient.

When facing an enemy, crush the Demon Core, absorb the Fire Poison, and release the Flame Serpent Art.

The whole process would be completed in one go, absolutely catching the enemy off guard.