Green Lotus Core Flame

Liu Xi caught Qing Lin after she fainted from the exhaustion of awakening her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils and controlling the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake. Sensing that Qing Lin had merely passed out from overexertion and was otherwise unharmed, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He then raised his head to look at the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake under Qing Lin's control, unable to stop a trace of envy from rising in his heart. "A Fourth-tier Magical Beast that could even fight a Dou Wang in this Magma World was so effortlessly controlled by Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils that had only just awakened. Now this was a real cheat."

At this moment, the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake that Liu Xi had knocked unconscious slowly began to awaken, perhaps because of Qing Lin.

Perhaps the pain in its body made both of its snake heads appear even more ferocious, but when its enormous eyes swept over Liu Xi, they clearly revealed alarm and fear.

Its gaze lowered again. When it saw Qing Lin in Liu Xi's arms, its original ferocity swiftly disappeared of its own accord, replaced by a gentle obedience...

When Liu Xi saw that trace of obedience in the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake's eyes, he knew the Heavenly Flame was as good as his. A smile appeared on his face, and the generous Young Master Liu casually took a bottle of costly Third-grade Healing Pills from his Storage Ring. Pulling out the stopper, he tossed it toward one of the snake's heads.

Watching the jade bottle fly toward it, the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake initially became wary. But when the rich medicinal fragrance wafted out from within, it instantly raised its head in delight and swallowed the entire jade bottle in one gulp.

The effects of Third-grade Pills were already extraordinary, not to mention several pills taken at once. Soon, the snake's fractured bones and tendons began to reconnect, while its flesh and scales started growing back.

Before long, aside from its slightly listless spirit and aura, the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake's external injuries had basically recovered.

Once its injuries had mostly healed, the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake gave Liu Xi another somewhat fearful glance, then turned and plunged beneath the magma once more. It seemed Liu Xi had left quite a shadow in the snake's heart.

About ten minutes after Qing Lin fell unconscious, she finally woke with a soft groan. Looking at Liu Xi, who was holding her, she said softly, "Young Master... Young Master, I succeeded!"

Smiling, Liu Xi said, "Qing Lin, you really helped me tremendously this time!"

Hearing Liu Xi's praise, Qing Lin looked completely satisfied. "It's wonderful that I could help Young Master!"

Liu Xi continued, "Go call that Magical Beast out and ask where it hid the Heavenly Flame!"

"Mm." Hearing this, Qing Lin immediately got up from Liu Xi's arms. She pursed her lips in a smile, jogged to the edge of the magma, cupped her small hands around her mouth, and shouted, "Come out!"

As Qing Lin's shout fell, the enormous Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake suddenly surged out of the calm Magma Lake and slowly swam toward her.

"Mm..." Qing Lin narrowed her eyes and pondered for a moment before slowly opening them. Her gaze swept around before she bashfully pointed at the scorching Magma Lake below and said timidly, "It says... it's down there."

Liu Xi was not surprised. He nodded with a smile and said to Qing Lin, "Tell it to take me there."

"Ah..." Qing Lin let out a startled cry upon hearing this, but she could only close her eyes slightly and issue the command to the Fire Spirit Snake.

Upon receiving Qing Lin's command, clear reluctance flashed through the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake's enormous eyes. However, under the binding connection, it could only hiss at Liu Xi before plunging headfirst into the magma.

Seeing that the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake had entered the magma, Liu Xi immediately walked to the edge and prepared to jump in. Suddenly, he felt someone tugging at his clothes from behind. Turning around, he saw Qing Lin's worried face.

When Liu Xi turned back, Qing Lin pursed her lips and said with a determined expression, "Young Master, you must come back safely. If... if not, Qing Lin will not go on living alone!"

Liu Xi smiled and reached out to rub Qing Lin's hair, thinking strangely, Has her favorability maxed out and turned her into a diehard loyalist?

He then turned and leaped into the magma. Liu Xi only felt the temperature around him growing increasingly scorching. At a certain moment, all the noisy sounds of the outside world were finally completely cut off...

"Splash..."

At the instant before entering the magma, a crimson flame curled around Liu Xi's body, isolating him from the surrounding magma. Looking at the crimson flames around him, Liu Xi could not help thinking, What a pity that the enhanced Blazing White Crimson Flame has already been exhausted. Otherwise, I would consume much less Dou Qi!

Within the fiery-red Magma World, undercurrents surged. Every so often, an extremely violent magma current would erupt from some unknown location. These currents contained immense energy; if one were struck, even a Da Dou Shi would only suffer severe injuries.

Fortunately, the Fire Spirit Snake was exceedingly familiar with this place. Before the currents arrived, it could always find the most suitable routes to slip through. Liu Xi, following closely behind it, also took the opportunity to avoid the magma currents smoothly, sparing himself needless expenditure of Dou Qi.

In this fiery-red world, there seemed to be no other living creatures apart from the Fire Spirit Snake. No wonder—its living conditions were simply too harsh. If the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake had not possessed a powerful body capable of surviving by devouring magma, it could not have lived here either.

As he continued diving toward what seemed like a bottomless sea of magma, even with Liu Xi's cultivation as a Dou Wang, he could vaguely sense that the temperature outside was almost doubling, while the consumption of his Dou Qi grew ever more severe.

Noticing this, Liu Xi could not help gritting his teeth, his brows furrowing. "As expected of a forbidden land for living beings that can nurture a Heaven and Earth Divine Object like a Heavenly Flame. The Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake survives here through the strength of its body, while I have to constantly consume Dou Qi in the magma. Damn it, I've come this far. I absolutely can't leave empty-handed."

In this environment where all five senses seemed stripped away, Liu Xi had no clear sense of the passage of time. He only knew that after this mechanical descent, thirty percent of his Dou Qi at the Dou Wang realm had already been consumed.

"We're diving deeper and deeper. The magma outside has already turned green..." Liu Xi said gravely.

As his body moved through magma that had almost completely transformed into green, Liu Xi's expression became increasingly solemn. Looking at the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake still diving endlessly ahead, Liu Xi could only complain inwardly about how lucky Xiao Yan had been. Down here, even he, a Dou Wang, felt immense pressure. If Xiao Yan had not been protected by Yao Chen's Bone Spirit Cold Flame, he would have become ashes long ago with his cultivation as a Dou Master.

Liu Xi stared fixedly at the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake ahead. If he had not known it had already formed a contract with Qing Lin and could not betray her, he would have suspected it was trying to trick him.

Suddenly, Liu Xi saw the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake finally stop. His gaze shifted forward, only to freeze abruptly on an object blazing with intense green light not far away.

Green light enveloped this stretch of magma. Focusing his gaze, Liu Xi could faintly make out a Green Lotus gently swaying within that green radiance.

The Green Lotus Core Flame, ranked nineteenth on the Heavenly Flame Ranking, was born deep within the earth. It underwent countless temperings, fusions, compressions, and refinements by the earth's fire... It gained spirit after ten years, took form after a hundred, and became a lotus after a thousand. At full maturity, its color tended toward green, and a cluster of green fire was born in its lotus heart. It was called the Green Lotus Flame, also known as the Green Lotus Core Flame. Its power was unfathomable; near volcanic regions, it could even trigger volcanic eruptions and form the destructive force of nature itself!

The description of the Green Lotus Core Flame flashed through Liu Xi's mind. Even with his composure, he could not help becoming wildly ecstatic.

"Hiss..." At his side, the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake emitted a sharp sound from its huge mouth. Liu Xi turned to look, only to discover that fear was faintly visible in the beast's enormous eyes as it stared at that mass of green light. Its massive body was even trembling slightly.

Ignoring the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake's abnormal reaction, Liu Xi curled his lips into a smile. He kicked off fiercely, and his body finally shot into the green radiance.

Once Liu Xi entered the green light, the surrounding temperature strangely dropped. Yet he paid it no mind, staring intently only at the Green Lotus before him.

The Green Lotus had eight petals. Its eight green leaves resembled the most perfect green jade, carrying an innate and flawless beauty. At a glance, it was crystal-clear and exquisite, making one reluctant to put it down.

Within the lotus seemed to be a small Lotus Seat around two or three feet wide. From the holes atop the seat, faint fluorescent glimmers shone. They were presumably lotus seeds condensed from the purest Fire Attribute energy.

Beneath the Green Lotus were extremely slender roots, more than ten meters long. Tiny tendrils densely covered those roots. As the tendrils swayed, Liu Xi could clearly sense that they were greedily and frantically absorbing the violent Fire Attribute energy from the surrounding magma.

Looking at the stunningly beautiful Green Lotus before him, Liu Xi could not help revealing a fascinated expression. It took him a full three minutes before he came back to his senses.

"Hehe!" Liu Xi laughed as he took a crystalline jade ruler from his Storage Ring. It was a specialized tool he normally used when collecting High-level Medicinal Material, ensuring that he would not damage their roots.

Gripping the jade ruler, Liu Xi carefully avoided the roots as he swam toward the Green Lotus. He gently sliced the point beneath the Lotus Seat where it connected to the roots. At once, the perfect Green Lotus, like a work of art, detached and fell away.

Liu Xi beckoned with one hand, and the Lotus Seat slowly floated into his palm. Looking at the green flame quietly burning within the central hole of the seat, a foolish grin appeared on his face.

Wiping away the drool that was about to spill from the corner of his mouth, Liu Xi finally calmed himself and lowered his head to look at the remaining roots on the ground. "I'll take everything else and leave these roots here. Leave a little room for others. Perhaps in a thousand years, another Green Lotus Core Flame will appear. A Spiritual Object like this should never perish in my hands."

Liu Xi then took out a separate Storage Ring and placed the Lotus Seat inside. Normally, the eruption of a Heavenly Flame could burn even the space within a Storage Ring to ashes, but within this Lotus Seat, it remained exceptionally quiet. Fortunately, it had not yet developed sufficient spirituality. Otherwise, it would have known to resist.

However, this was not a suitable place to refine a Heavenly Flame. Now that Liu Xi had finally obtained the Green Lotus Core Flame, he did not relax either. Stretching lazily, he smiled with delight and looked around as the green light that had protected the Lotus Seat gradually shrank following its disappearance.

"It's time to go back. Someone is still waiting for me." Thinking of the foolish girl above who wanted to live and die alongside him, Liu Xi could not help revealing a gentle smile.