Inside the wooden cabin.
Xiao Yuan sat cross-legged in meditation, carefully studying the materials required to advance to the Dou Shi realm.
To advance to Dou Shi, he needed to strengthen the Heart Scarlet Fire Qi Palace. The required materials were nothing more than two second-tier fire-attribute magic cores and two five-hundred-year Zhu Fruits.
But those two items were not absolutely necessary.
His thoughts sank into his lower dantian as he looked toward the Spirit Absorption.
Heavenly Flames were the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures that contained the most concentrated fire elements! With the power of a Heavenly Flame, perhaps he could break through the bottleneck in one fell swoop and advance to Dou Shi.
With an idea in mind, Xiao Yuan opened his eyes, got out of bed, and walked out of the wooden cabin.
Cultivating with the Heavenly Flame inside the cabin posed a major safety hazard.
Better find somewhere safer! Before long, Xiao Yuan arrived at the place where he had previously practiced his Dou Techniques.
As it happened, he had blasted a huge pit into the mountainside here. With a little expansion, it would become a Mountain Cave.
With a wave of Xiao Yuan's hand, a stream of black-and-white flames flew out. As Dou Qi poured into it, the terrifying heat belonging to the Heavenly Flame suddenly emerged.
Under the intense heat, smoke began to rise from within the mountain wall, and the pit gradually deepened and widened.
These rocks simply could not withstand the Heavenly Flame's heat.
A moment later, Xiao Yuan entered the cave. While the Heavenly Flame's residual heat had yet to fade, he sat down cross-legged and began trying to guide the Heavenly Flame along a special circulation route, using its refined and terrifying Fire Attribute Energy to advance.
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