True Sun Fire

"Good!"

"This King can agree to your conditions, but you must ensure you help This King achieve perfect evolution, and you must not harm a single one of my Snake People!"

For the sake of her own future and that of her people, Queen Medusa, after deep deliberation, finally made her decision.

"Agreed."

Dan Chen nodded, his words concise.

With the agreement reached.

Dan Chen raised his left hand and lightly pointed a finger at the Seven-Colored Energy Cocoon.

A streak of Seven-Colored Flowing Light shot into the energy cocoon, carrying within it a trace of the Divine Spring's profound rhythm. It directly used a high-level power to soothe the conflict between Queen Medusa's soul and the original soul of the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python, guiding them toward perfect fusion.

At the same time, his right hand beckoned toward the Green Lotus Core Flame.

That violent mass of cyan flame trembled slightly, then split in half. A slightly paler but essentially identical fire seed flew over to Xiao Yan.

The remaining half stayed within the energy cocoon, more than enough to support Medusa in completing the final tempering of her body.

"Xiao Yan, quickly refine this fire seed!"

Dan Chen instructed.

"Yes, Your Master!"

Xiao Yan took a deep breath, sat cross-legged, and activated the Fentian Jue, beginning to absorb and refine this half of the Green Lotus Core Flame's Origin Fire Seed.

Inside the Seven-Colored Energy Cocoon, with Dan Chen's aid, Queen Medusa's aura began to stabilize and rapidly climb, undergoing transformation.

The two conflicting soul fluctuations gradually showed a tendency to merge seamlessly, becoming one...

Several hours later.

Xiao Yan's body blazed with intense cyan firelight, and his aura explosively broke through the barrier, stepping into the long-dreamed-of Dou Emperor realm!

At the same time, the Seven-Colored Energy Cocoon on the Divine Altar exploded with a bang.

Amid endless Rosy Clouds, an enchanting, stunningly cold figure slowly emerged.

She was draped in a Seven-Colored Brocade Robe, outlining her proud curves in a breathtaking manner. Her jet-black hair cascaded like a waterfall, her face beguiling all beings, yet carrying the majesty and coldness of a queen, exuding the formidable aura of a Dou Ancestor.

Medusa's gaze first swept over the unfathomable Dan Chen, then landed on Xiao Yan, who had just broken through. The chill in her eyes seemed to thaw slightly.

At the very least, he was no mediocrity—so young and already a Dou Emperor, his potential truly remarkable.

"Xiao Yan, since This King has given my word, for the next ten years, I shall follow your orders."

"Mm."

Xiao Yan nodded.

Now that his own cultivation had reached the Dou Emperor realm, he had also gained a Dou Ancestor-level follower, and his master had been successfully resurrected and had advanced even further.

And it had been less than a year since the Three-Year Agreement was made.

He was already beginning to look forward to the day when the three-year deadline arrived—how wonderfully shocked Nalan Yanran and the people of Misty Cloud Sect would be when they saw him.

"Your Master, after I refined the Green Lotus Core Flame, the Fentian Jue also evolved to Mysterious Tier Mid-Grade."

Xiao Yan said with great excitement, full of confidence in the future.

Dan Chen looked at the light shining in his disciple's eyes, smiled warmly, and patted him on the shoulder:

"Xiao Yan, on the path of cultivation, both opportunity and effort are indispensable."

"That you were able to meet Senior Qingxu and receive a supreme immortal opportunity is your fortune. But remember, you must not let this opportunity breed arrogance or laziness. Instead, seize this chance, advance with courage and diligence, so as not to betray the senior's kindness, nor the path you seek in your heart."

Xiao Yan nodded solemnly: "Your disciple understands. I will always remember and dare not slack."

Dan Chen pondered for a moment, as if thinking something over, but soon spoke again:

"Senior Qingxu granted you the Immortal Leaf, helping you lay an unmatched foundation, and gave me the Divine Spring, allowing me to return from death and reach a higher level."

"Such grace is akin to being reborn."

With that, he raised his right hand.

"Hum..."

A cluster of bone-white flame silently emerged from his palm.

The flame was not scorching; instead, it radiated an extreme chill. The moment it appeared, the moisture in the surrounding air condensed into fine ice crystals, falling gently, exuding an ancient aura.

This was none other than the flame ranked eleventh on the Heavenly Flame Ranking—the Bone Spirit Cold Fire!

This flame had accompanied Dan Chen for many years, one of the hallmarks of his status as an Alchemy Grandmaster, and his most important reliance during his time as a soul body.

Xiao Yan was startled: "Your Master, this is... the Bone Spirit Cold Fire? You..."

Dan Chen gazed at the bone-white flame dancing in his palm and spoke firmly:

"The senior's kindness to us is as heavy as a mountain. Earlier, you mentioned that the senior has some interest in the extraordinary treasures of this world, but we had nothing worthy to offer him."

"Now, Your Master has decided to offer this Bone Spirit Cold Fire."

"This item may be hard to catch the senior's eye, but at least it is a sincere token of our gratitude. In the future, when you and I are stronger, we will seek out true treasures of this world to present to the senior, to express our thanks."

Xiao Yan stared at the cluster of pale white flame in his teacher's hand, his heart shaken.

He naturally knew what the Bone Spirit Cold Fire meant to his teacher—it was an old friend who had accompanied him through the hardest years, a witness to his glorious past.

Now, without a moment's hesitation, his teacher was offering it up, solely to repay a debt of gratitude. This sentiment weighed heavier than a thousand jun.

"Alright."

Xiao Yan nodded solemnly.

He knew his teacher's temperament; once a decision was made, it was rarely changed.

Moreover, Senior Qingxu had bestowed Supreme Treasures upon him twice, a kindness as heavy as a mountain, and he truly wished to express his gratitude.

Medusa, listening to the exchange between Xiao Yan and Elder Dan from the side, maintained a calm exterior, but a storm raged within her heart.

Through this simple conversation, she had already vaguely guessed that behind Xiao Yan and Elder Dan stood an unimaginably powerful figure.

That Xiao Yan had achieved the rank of Dou Emperor at seventeen, and that Elder Dan had been resurrected from death and broken through to Dou Sheng—both were the work of that person.

"Just how powerful must one be to accomplish all this?"

"Could it be the legendary, supreme Dou Di?"

Medusa's heart trembled violently.

If that were the case, then following by Xiao Yan's side might not be a shackle at all, but a rare, once-in-a-millennium stroke of fortune.

While Medusa was lost in her storm of thoughts, Xiao Yan carefully received the Bone Spirit Cold Fire, then opened the Chat Group interface in his mind and clicked on Sacrifice.

In the Primordial World, Li Qingxu, who was rushing with all his might, suddenly heard the system's voice in his mind:

[System Notification: Group member Xiao Yan has sacrificed the Bone Spirit Cold Fire to you. Million Times Critical Strike triggered, evolving into: Sun God Fire!!]