Pressure surged from the soul-bodied old man as he said, "Don't bully my disciple, girl. What kind of deal do you want to make?"
Xuanling chuckled and said, "I've taken a liking to that flame of yours. If you agree to give it to me, I'll help you come back to life. How about it?"
The old man shook his head and said, "I have confidence in my disciple. He'll help me revive in the future..."
Before he could finish, Xuanling raised her hand and sent out a wave of life force, completely reviving the soul-bodied old man. "There. I restored your physical body. Try it. Your strength should be no weaker than it was back then—in fact, it should be stronger. Now hurry up and give me that strange flame."
The old man gave an awkward smile. "Girl, I never agreed to a deal with you. You restored this body on your own. I never asked you to do it..."
Before he could finish, True Sun Fire surged from Xuanling's body. She huffed angrily, "Old man, do you think this lady is being too nice to you? I revived you, so what's wrong with asking for a lump of fire? If you still refuse, I'll just take it by force. Don't think that just because your strength isn't weak, you can stand against me. If we really fight, this lady can wipe out your entire soul body in three moves."
At that moment, the black-clothed youth beside them picked up a stone and threw it at Xuanling. "You saved my master, so of course we'll repay you. But trying to steal his strange flame is going too far."
Xuanling raised her hand and pulled the youth over with a palm strike. "Tell me, what's your name? You've got some