Once Li Bufan's cultivation had stabilized somewhat, he let out a long breath of turbid air and opened his eyes.
The Five-Colored Ring spun more steadily now, his true qi dense and weighty. He had completely secured his footing at the seventh level of the Qi Sea Realm.
Feeling the surging power within him, he was secretly pleased. But he quickly composed himself and turned his attention to something else.
He still had not had time to refine the Fire Seeds Zhao Mengdong had gathered for him earlier. There were several hundred of them piled within the Storage Bag, ranging from Subordinate First Rank to third rank, each differing in form and color.
They lay there quietly like sleeping sprites, waiting to be awakened.
With a wave of his hand, Crimson Fire Flowing Paste surged from his palm and formed a flickering mass of flame before him.
Following the method of the Blazing Fire Skill, Li Bufan guided Crimson Fire Flowing Paste to devour those first- and second-rank Fire Seeds.
One, two, three... Li Bufan kept feeding in Fire Seeds, and Crimson Fire Flowing Paste kept devouring them. A portion of the Vital Energy of heaven and earth contained within those Fire Seeds dissipated during the refining process and was absorbed by Li Bufan's body, adding a little more to his accumulated true qi.
Though each Fire Seed contributed little Vital Energy, several hundred of them together amounted to no small sum.
Another three days passed. Aside from those few third-rank Fire Seeds, Li Bufan had refined nearly all the rest. After absorbing the essence from those Fire Seeds, Crimson Fire Flowing Paste underwent a clear change in color.
It had originally been a faint gold-red, but after devouring several hundred Fire Seeds of varying attributes, its color grew deeper