Li Wan'er shook her head. "I'm not interested in Heavenly Flames. Besides, if I wanted it, this Heavenly Flame would already be mine. You couldn't stop me."
Venerable Tianhuo's breath caught. In the end, he nodded helplessly.
He could not fathom her strength at all, which meant she was powerful—far beyond what he could handle in his current state.
Moreover, she had barely reacted upon hearing his name, showing no surprise that he had once been a Dou Zun.
Clearly, Dou Zun were nothing unusual to her. That also meant her background might be extraordinary.
After some thought, he said, "You have a point, young friend. How about this? I have a scroll containing a Dou Technique called the Five-Ring Flame Expelling Technique. I can offer it as your payment.
"Though called a Dou Technique, it is more a method of controlling fire. It has five stages, distinguished by beast forms: wolf, leopard, lion, tiger, and flood dragon. Each stage has its own Fire Spirit. Once the technique is mastered and all five beasts gather, they can form the Five-Ring Flame Expelling Formation, with the tremendous power to boil seas and burn the heavens.
"If all five beasts are formed from Heavenly Flames, its power rivals a Heavenly Rank Dou Technique. What do you think, young friend? Are you interested?"
Li Wan'er nodded. She did indeed want the Five-Ring Flame Expelling Technique. It could help improve her fire-control skills, and its power was impressive as well.
"Good. Then please give me the scroll first, Senior," Li Wan'er said calmly.
Venerable Tianhuo nodded. With a beckoning gesture, he drew a pale white scroll out of the snow-white Storage Ring beside his remains.
Li Wan'er took the scroll and opened it to check its contents. Once she confirmed that everything was in