Nirvana Fire, Fen Jue Evolves!

"By devouring this flame, you might be able to break through the Yellow Tier's shackles and evolve the Fen Jue into a Mysterious-tier Cultivation Technique."

As Xiao Yan's teacher, and because of all the entanglements surrounding the Fen Jue, Old Yao had always paid close attention to the flames within Xiao Yan's body.

Ever since he had condensed the Heavenly Gang Yang Flame from Yang Yuan Pills, the quality and strength of the Origin Fire Seed had steadily increased as he continuously refined more Yang Yuan Pills, pushing the Fen Jue to the very limit of the Yellow Tier.

However, the quality of Yang Yuan Pills had already reached its limit in nurturing the Fire Seed to this point. Or rather, at this stage, the Heavenly Gang Yang Flame had reached a bottleneck in quality.

To break through those shackles, he could only temper its origin with a higher-quality flame, using it as a stepping stone to open the door toward evolving into a Mysterious-tier Cultivation Technique.

"Fen Jue evolving?"

Hearing this, Xiao Yan felt somewhat expectant as well.

He was already a Dou Master. Although the Origin Fire Seed had reached its limit, consuming Yang Yuan Pills could still transform them into Dou Qi within his body, making his cultivation speed advance by leaps and bounds.

If he also used Old Yao's alchemy methods to refine Pure Yuan Pills in advance, the speed of his cultivation progress could become even faster!

That was only natural. With pills from the Profound Sky Continent condensed from pure energy and carrying no side effects, who would still cultivate by devouring Heaven and Earth Energy?

At this rate, it would not take long for Xiao Yan to cultivate to the Da Dou Shi realm!

A Yellow-tier Cultivation Technique was still far too poor for a Da Dou Shi.

"Forget it. This Old Man is rather looking forward to witnessing the Fen Jue evolve. Little fellows, stay here and do not wander around. This Old Man will go down and bring the flame back."

The moment he finished speaking, Old Yao had already burrowed downward ahead of them.

Whoosh!

Before Xiao Yan could react, after merely two breaths, Old Yao returned to the main hall while grasping a cluster of crimson flame streaked with faint golden light.

Buzz!

The instant he released his suppression of the flame, scorching heat spread through the hall, as though it would roast them alive into dried meat.

Creak, creak—

The floor twisted and showed signs of melting.

"What kind of flame is this? What strange melting power!"

Lin Dong hurriedly stored the small mountain of Pure Yuan Pills in his Universe Bag, his young face filled with gravity.

He could sense that if even a trace of it touched him, he would definitely turn into ashes on the spot.

"Nirvana Fire, condensed from Nirvana Qi. It can temper the body. Through the nine Nirvana Tribulations, every baptism by Nirvana Fire is akin to rebirth for a cultivator. Their physical constitution, Origin Energy, and every other aspect will undergo a qualitative leap."

"Senior, could there be Nirvana Pills below?"

Little Sable asked curiously.

Nirvana Fire would not ignite out of nowhere. It required Nirvana Qi.

"There are no Nirvana Pills, but there is a Sea of Fire Great Formation below. This Old Man extracted and refined the entire Sea of Fire before obtaining this tiny cluster of Nirvana Fire."

Old Yao lightly clenched his Right Hand. All the flames instantly contracted, then compressed into a crimson-gold droplet no larger than a mung bean, floating in midair.

"A fire formation laid down by a Nirvana Realm Expert... It contained a trace of the Nirvana Qi he left behind in life, and by chance produced some thin Nirvana Fire. Its power likely could not even harm someone in the Form Creation Realm, but after Senior's compression and refinement, it has become true Nirvana Fire."

"Senior's control over fire is truly astonishing! In terms of flame manipulation alone, perhaps only the controller of the Flame Ancestral Symbol could compare with you?"

Little Sable came to a realization, and admiration inevitably appeared on his face.

"Hehe, you flatter this Old Man, little friend."

"Little Yanzi, begin refining this Nirvana Fire. Your teacher will guard you."

With a slight smile, Old Yao sent the liquid Nirvana Fire before Xiao Yan.

"Ah, this..."

"Senior, Eldest Brother is only a Dou Master. This is genuine Nirvana Fire. Though there is very little of it, it can still heavily injure those in the Creation Realm and burn Creation Qi Realm cultivators to death."

Lin Dong did not realize the severity of the situation, but Little Sable was vastly experienced. His pupils abruptly shrank as he hurriedly tried to dissuade him.

Using a physique comparable to the Heavenly Origin Realm to refine Nirvana Fire!?

What difference was there between that and courting death?

Would he not be burned into flying ash in an instant?

"Do not panic. This Old Man has made preparations."

Unhurried, Old Yao took out a Jade Bottle from his Storage Ring. Inside were blood-red pills the size of longans.

After Hai Bodong returned to the Imperial Capital, both the Imperial Family and the Alchemist Guild had to show him some respect. It was much more convenient to obtain medicinal ingredients from those two major factions than from Teng Shan.

He had gathered quite a few ingredients for pills such as the Blood Lotus Pill, Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pill, and Three-Pattern Green Spirit Pill.

What he had taken out now was precisely the Blood Lotus Pill prepared for the Desert Exotic Flame.

He had found time to refine it earlier at Lin Mansion.

With Old Yao's current soul strength, refining a Fifth-Grade Pill did not even require setting out a Pill Furnace. He only needed to summon the Fire Talisman, and it was finished in less than the time it took to drink a cup of tea.

"Pills from the Dou Qi Continent?"

Little Sable was slightly stunned.

"Indeed. This is the Fifth-Grade Pill, the Blood Lotus Pill."

"After being consumed, it forms a strange energy Blood Shackle across the surface of the body. This layer of Blood Shackle can resist extremely scorching heat."

Old Yao stroked his beard, his expression calm and unruffled.

"The art of pill refinement on the Dou Qi Continent is truly profound."

Little Sable praised.

"But..."

Lin Dong's brows were tightly furrowed, his face filled with deep concern.

"Don't Worry, I am confident."

Seeing that Lin Dong was still worried, Xiao Yan waved his hand, poured out the Blood Lotus Pill, and swallowed it in one gulp.

Nirvana Fire could at most threaten Nirvana Realm Experts. In essence, it was not of a higher grade than the Green Lotus Core Flame. Moreover, there was too little of it, so the Blood Lotus Pill would be enough.

Furthermore, although the Heavenly Gang Yang Flame within Xiao Yan's body could not compare to Nirvana Fire, its accumulated quantity meant it was not completely powerless. It was enough to protect the meridians within his body.

Buzz.

The instant the Blood Lotus Pill entered his mouth, it transformed into a slightly chilling energy that rapidly drilled into every meridian in Xiao Yan's body. In the end, like layers of Blood Membrane, it slowly seeped into his meridians and bones.

Before long, it wrapped around Xiao Yan's entire body like a suit of heavy Blood-colored Armor.

Ka Cha, Ka Cha...

Without hesitation, after the blood scabs covered his entire body, Xiao Yan reached out and grabbed the liquid Nirvana Fire, then directly swallowed it and sat cross-legged.

Boom!

In an instant, tyrannical Nirvana Fire raged through the youth's body.

"Hmph!"

With a muffled groan, Xiao Yan formed a hand seal. The Heavenly Gang Yang Flame within his body surged along his meridians before slowly seeping outward, enveloping his entire body and continuously resisting the Nirvana Fire.

"Hiss..."

His face twitched as streams of cold air continuously leaked through Xiao Yan's clenched teeth. His fair skin flushed red from the searing heat, and blisters even quietly emerged in some places, looking rather terrifying.

"Eldest Brother..."

"Boss!"

Lin Dong and Little Sable became anxious.

"It is fine. Do not disturb him. This Old Man is constantly sensing Little Yanzi's condition. Such a small amount of Nirvana Fire cannot burn through the endless supply of Heavenly Gang Yang Flame."

Old Yao spoke indifferently, though his hands could not help clenching tightly.

Clang!

The moment he finished speaking, Xiao Yan took a vat of Yang Yuan Pills from his Storage Ring and jumped right into it.

As the energy of the Yang Yuan Pills continuously seeped in through his pores, the Heavenly Gang Yang Flame was replenished. It instantly matched the Nirvana Fire and fell into a deadlock.

The blisters on Xiao Yan's face also gradually disappeared.

One hour later.

The youth's finger suddenly trembled, and then his tightly shut eyes abruptly flew open!

Ka Cha!

A faint cracking Sounded, and Dou Qi circulated rapidly along the path of the Fen Jue.

Boom! Boom!

It was not over yet. The aura around Xiao Yan's body surged twice in succession, directly breaking through from a One-Star Dou Shi to the Seven-Star Dou Shi realm, crossing six minor levels in a row!

"What a pity. There was too little Nirvana Fire origin. Otherwise, breaking through directly to the Da Dou Shi realm might have been possible."

With a sigh, Xiao Yan shook his head.

"Little Yanzi, did the Fen Jue evolve successfully?"