Of the three time crystals in his sea of consciousness, the first one Lu Xiaotian had obtained had grown increasingly crystalline and brilliant. The other two, which had originally appeared as extremely abstract vortices, now each had several layers of hazy purple mist swirling around them.
Light shimmered in the void, finally gathering into the shape of a small cauldron. Along with that radiance, it slipped into Lu Xiaotian's body. Burning Cloud Ancient Buddha stood opposite him, watching Lu Xiaotian with a calm yet complicated expression.
"It seems Senior Brother still chose you to inherit the esoteric Buddhist tradition."
"The alchemy furnace is indeed with me, but I have my own path. Perhaps the furnace will find a more suitable successor." Lu Xiaotian shook his head. The inheritance alchemy furnace was indeed inside him now. Burning World Ancient Buddha's cultivation was a rarity even across the ages, but what Lu Xiaotian coveted most was his mastery of the laws of time and the esoteric Buddhist school's alchemy. Burning World Ancient Buddha's cultivation path could greatly advance his own, but it could never become the foundation of his cultivation.
"Perhaps." Burning Cloud Ancient Buddha smiled indifferently and turned his gaze toward the boundless void. Now that the alchemy furnace had entered Lu Xiaotian's body, Burning Cloud Ancient Buddha had not gained everything, but overall, he had still reaped a rich harvest. Even without the furnace, it would have been a slight imperfection, but he had already more or less achieved his goal. It was a pity that Yan Ji had reclaimed the Demonic Bat Black Sun. Still, now that she had regained control of it, she was no longer someone who could be bullied at will.
At that moment, surging demonic flames raged beneath a demonic sun hanging high in the