Fire Ancestor Demonic Flower

"Young Master Lin Mu, Young Master Lin Dong!"

When Lin Mu and Lin Dong arrived at Ironwood Manor, the guards stationed at the entrance respectfully greeted them. Although Lin Mu was still young, he was the Lin Family's strongest expert.

In this world where strength reigned supreme, as long as one was strong enough, one could earn the respect of others.

Lin Mu nodded in response and continued inward, arriving at the area where Yang Yuan Stones were being mined.

"Young Master Lin Mu, Young Master Lin Dong, why have you come?" The moment Qin Ying, who was in charge of mining the vein, saw them arrive, he immediately ran over.

The three Lin Ken brothers merely took turns standing guard here. They did not need to personally oversee the mining of Yang Yuan Stones. Though Qin Ying was not a member of the Lin Family, his loyalty was dependable.

"Uncle Qin Ying, has the mining been going smoothly?" Lin Mu asked.

"Everything has been going smoothly. It's just that this morning, a worker accidentally dug through into a passage. Scorching hot air poured out and burned him. I've already sent people to seal the entrance to that passage," Qin Ying said.

"Take me there." Lin Mu's heart stirred with delight upon hearing this.

"Alright." Qin Ying nodded.

Qin Ying led the Lin brothers into the mine tunnel. At some point, Little Flame had followed behind them.

After walking through the winding mine tunnel for nearly ten minutes, Qin Ying stopped and pointed at a huge boulder. "It's here."

At Qin Ying's signal, several nearby workers immediately moved the boulder aside. A scorching current of air surged out from within, carrying a peculiar strand of Yang Gang Qi.

"Little Dong and I will go down and take a look. Wait here," Lin Mu said.

"Young Master Lin Mu, wouldn't that be too dangerous?" Qin Ying said. Lin Mu was now the Lin Family's treasure. If anything happened to him, Qin Ying could not bear the responsibility.

"Don't worry. Nothing will happen," Lin Mu said, stepping inside directly. Lin Dong and Little Flame followed after him.

After entering for roughly two or three minutes, Lin Mu arrived at a stretch of crimson shattered rock that looked like flowing magma. The temperature here was far higher than outside.

At the center of the shattered rocks stood a massive, ghostly white beast skeleton dozens of meters tall. A faint pressure emanated from the bones, making it obvious at a glance that it had not belonged to an ordinary Demonic Beast.

"Big Brother, what is that?" Lin Dong asked in shock.

"Just the skeleton of a Sky Fire Flood Dragon." Lin Mu shrugged.

The crimson fur all over Little Flame's body stood on end. Then he transformed into a streak of red light and shot out, his target clearly being the ghostly white beast skeleton.

"Little Flame, come back!" Lin Dong shouted worriedly and was about to chase after him, but Lin Mu stopped him.

"Nothing will happen. This is an opportunity for him."

Little Flame swiftly climbed onto the Sky Fire Flood Dragon's skeleton and finally stopped atop its skull. Without the slightest hesitation, he swung a paw down and shattered the already brittle skull.

As the skull cracked apart, a fiery red bead fell out. Little Flame did not hesitate at all. He leaped down from the skeleton and swallowed the fiery red bead in one gulp.

"Big Brother, what did Little Flame eat? Why did I see a baby's face?" Lin Dong asked.

"That was the Sky Fire Flood Dragon's Demonic Infant," Lin Mu said.

"Roar!"

After swallowing the fiery red bead, blazing flames erupted from Little Flame's body. His body actually began expanding at a speed visible to the naked eye. His deep roar made the enormous cavern tremble and shake.

In the blink of an eye, Little Flame's body had grown as large as a small building. Then it rapidly shrank back to its original size and ran back to Lin Dong's side.

"Little Flame, are you alright?" Lin Dong asked worriedly.

Little Flame rubbed his large head against Lin Dong, indicating that he was fine.

Lin Mu then walked toward the rear of the Sky Fire Flood Dragon's skeleton. There was a patch of rock formed from magma that had surged up from underground and solidified. Atop those rocks bloomed a crimson flower so vivid it seemed almost bewitching, with faint mist curling around it.

"Big Brother, what is this?" Lin Dong asked curiously. He had discovered that no matter what he asked, Lin Mu could provide an answer, as if Lin Mu knew everything.

"The Fire Ancestor Demonic Flower. If you want to rapidly increase your Spiritual Power, you'll have to rely on it," Lin Mu said.

Lin Mu did not dare approach the strange flower either. It could devour life force. The Sky Fire Flood Dragon had wanted to eat the Fire Ancestor Demonic Flower, only to have its life force devoured and die.

With a thought, a stream of Spiritual Power surged out and plucked the Fire Ancestor Demonic Flower.

"Little Dong, hold out your palm," Lin Mu said. The Stone Talisman had already entered Lin Mu's body.

Lin Dong did not doubt Lin Mu's words in the slightest and held out his palm. Lin Mu then controlled the Fire Ancestor Demonic Flower and moved it toward Lin Dong's palm.

A ray of light shot from Lin Dong's palm. Immediately afterward, the Fire Ancestor Demonic Flower transformed into a mass of viscous liquid and was absorbed into Lin Dong's palm.

"Ah!"

The moment the liquid entered Lin Dong's palm, he let out a miserable scream.

"Stay conscious. Use the seal-condensing method I taught you before and begin condensing your talisman seal," Lin Mu said. At this moment, there was nothing he could do to help Lin Dong. Lin Dong could only rely on himself.

Hearing Lin Mu's words, Lin Dong sat down cross-legged. As he began condensing his talisman seal, the violent Spiritual Power gradually came under control.

"Condense!"

Lin Dong let out a low shout, doing his best to control the Spiritual Power and condense a talisman seal.

Lin Mu waited at the side. He knew that Lin Dong was at a critical juncture. To a Symbol Master, a Life Talisman Seal was of utmost importance.

After a long while, Lin Dong finally opened his eyes, and a streak of white light flashed through them.

"Not bad. You became a Two-Seal Symbol Master directly." Lin Mu nodded in satisfaction.

Since Lin Mu had taught Lin Dong the seal-condensing method early on, Lin Dong absorbed somewhat more Spiritual Power than in the original story and became a Two-Seal Symbol Master directly.

"So this is a Symbol Master? So powerful!" Lin Dong said excitedly. In just a short while, he had gone from a weakling who had only just cultivated Spiritual Power to a Two-Seal Symbol Master.

A Two-Seal Symbol Master was comparable to a Lesser Core Formation Realm expert. In other words, aside from Lin Mu, even Lin Zhentian might not be able to defeat him.

"Your Spiritual Power has increased too much at once. You need to temper it properly, or it will have a certain impact on your future cultivation," Lin Mu said.

"Mm." Lin Dong nodded solemnly. He understood the importance of a solid foundation.

"Big Brother, I've found that the Yang Gang Qi here is rather unusual. It contains violent elements that ordinary people cannot absorb, but after I purify it with the Stone Talisman, I can absorb it completely," Lin Dong said.

"You'll enter the Heavenly Yuan Realm before long. When that happens, you can cultivate here." Lin Mu smiled. He had nearly forgotten about that.

Lin Mu was now at the late Earth Yuan Realm. Once he broke through to the Heavenly Yuan Realm, he could absorb Yang Gang Qi. The special Yang Gang Qi here could allow him to condense a Yuan Core of better quality.

"Mm." Lin Dong nodded with a smile.