There was naturally a reason why Haoxuan, a mid Integration stage cultivator, had spat blood and fled in disarray.
At that moment, Qin Fengming was wrapped in a blue light shield. In his hand, he dragged an illuminated lampstand, upon which a black flame measuring one or two feet in size burned fiercely.
Although the black flame was pitch-black throughout, the light it radiated was multicolored.
This lamp was precisely the ancient treasure, the Heart-Slaying Flame, that Qin Fengming had obtained after killing a cultivator from another continent in the Immortal Mountain Secret Realm.
The terrifying nature of the Heart-Slaying Flame had been described extensively in the classics. Although this Heart-Slaying Flame had been mixed with impurities, when that Great Cultivator had merely brought it out, he had already imprisoned all the Great Cultivators present, Qin Fengming included, on the spot.
At the time, he had been far from that cultivator and had reacted swiftly. Before his opponent activated the demonic flame, he had already learned of its existence. Only by fighting with all his strength had he prevented his soul from immediately sinking into unconsciousness. Otherwise, he would have been killed by that cultivator long ago.
This time, while facing the treacherous and bizarrely agile Haoxuan, Qin Fengming possessed many treasures, yet he had been unable to do anything to his opponent. After his thoughts raced, he finally remembered this lampstand.
Although this impurity-laced Heart-Slaying Flame could seize the soul of a Nascent Soul cultivator in an instant, Qin Fengming had relied on his powerful soul at the time and had not been completely controlled.
Thus, he also knew that this item could only heavily injure an early Integration stage cultivator. Whether it would remain effective against a mid Integration stage cultivator was uncertain.
Now that he had seen