Xiao Yan: Shock, So the Cultivation Technique I've Been Practicing Is a Dou Di Technique!

"I do not need your help to execute that traitor Han Feng, nor do I need you to resurrect me. I only hope that you can protect my disciple. Of course, you don't need to protect him at every moment; I only ask that you step in to help him when he encounters danger. How does this condition sound?"

Yao Lao told Gu Shenge his conditions. He had placed all his hopes on Xiao Yan, and for the sake of this disciple, he could be said to have exhausted his heart and soul.

Upon hearing that his teacher was willing to give up on revenge and resurrection just to seek a protector for him, Xiao Yan was deeply moved. His eyes turned slightly red, but he shook his head, wanting to refuse Yao Lao's decision.

"Teacher, I can manage on my own. Besides, with you here, I don't need anyone else's protection. I think you should just agree to the first two conditions of Brother Juan."

Yao Lao looked down at Xiao Yan with affection, reaching out to pat his head as he persuaded him:

"Silly child, your teacher's soul strength is limited and I cannot help you forever. If I can find a guardian for you, I can rest easy. As for that traitor Han Feng, I will clear the sect myself, and I have my own plans for the matter of resurrection. There is no need to worry."

Faced with his teacher's consolation, Xiao Yan still wanted to insist, but seeing Yao Lao shake his head, he was told not to act like a fragile woman. Since the words had already been spoken, he would not change them.

"Little friend, are you willing to agree to this condition of mine?"

Gu Shenge smiled and nodded in agreement upon hearing this. Protecting Xiao Yan was nothing difficult, after all.

"That goes without saying. To be honest with Venerable Yao, Han Feng has long been a target of mine. He possesses something I need."

"Oh? What does that traitor have that you want, little friend?"

Yao Lao was quite curious upon hearing this. Having fallen for decades, he did not know the situation outside, and he wondered what good thing his traitorous disciple had obtained to be targeted by Juan Shoutian.

Gu Shenge: "The Sea Heart Flame, ranked fifteenth on the Heavenly Flame Ranking."

Hearing this, Yao Lao was shocked. The other party wanted the Bone Chilling Flame and was also plotting for the Sea Heart Flame—could it be that he was also cultivating that technique?

He tentatively asked: "Could it be that you are also cultivating the Burning Mantra?"

Xiao Yan also looked at Gu Shenge with suspicion. Earlier, he had identified that he was cultivating the Burning Mantra at a single glance; could it be because he was also a practitioner?

Gu Shenge shook his head: "I do not cultivate the Burning Mantra, though my technique shares a similar ingenuity. It can also refine multiple Heavenly Flames, but its grade is fixed and it cannot evolve like the Burning Mantra."

Yao Lao and Xiao Yan suddenly realized the truth, and then Yao Lao continued to question Gu Shenge.

"I see. Judging by your tone, little friend, you seem to be very knowledgeable about the Burning Mantra?"

Gu Shenge sipped his tea and looked at Xiao Yan with a sigh: "It is not so much knowledge as it is knowing some information about the Burning Mantra and its previous practitioner. I must say, little brother Xiao Yan, your luck is very good. Having cultivated the Burning Mantra, one could say that a future Dou Di is within reach."

"A future Dou Di!"

Hearing this evaluation, the expressions of both Xiao Yan and Yao Lao changed. There was shock, astonishment, and even more curiosity—curiosity about the origin of the Burning Mantra and its previous practitioner.

Yao Lao quickly spoke up: "Little friend, please, do tell."

Xiao Yan also pricked up his ears to listen, as this was a major matter concerning his future.

Seeing the master and disciple hanging on his every word, Gu Shenge did not play coy and began to recount the origin of the Burning Mantra.

"The previous practitioner of the Burning Mantra was none other than the last Dou Di of the Dou Qi Continent, Tou She Ancient God. Tou She Ancient God was not human; he was a Heavenly Flame that had gained sentience. By a stroke of luck, he obtained this Burning Mantra, thereby beginning his path of evolution through devouring Heavenly Flames. As far as I know, Tou She Ancient God became a Dou Di after devouring all the Heavenly Flames on the Heavenly Flame Ranking."

"Therefore, little brother Xiao Yan, if you can refine all the Heavenly Flames on the ranking just like Tou She Ancient God in the future, perhaps you too can become a Dou Di like him, or have the opportunity to obtain the inheritance of Tou She Ancient God. After all, you are both cultivating the same technique."

"As for the origin of the Burning Mantra, I am not entirely sure. There are rumors that it is a technique born naturally within the Dou Qi Continent, and others say it was passed down to the Dou Qi Continent from the Great Thousand World."

Compared to the latter, Gu Shenge was more inclined to believe the former: that the Burning Mantra was a naturally occurring technique, a divine object of heaven and earth.

After hearing his account, Xiao Yan and Yao Lao were both stunned, their eyes filled with horror.

They never expected the origin of the Burning Mantra to be so immense; it was actually the cultivation technique of Tou She Ancient God.

"Little friend is truly knowledgeable to be aware of such ancient secrets."

Yao Lao regained his composure, his gaze toward Gu Shenge revealing a strange look. To know such ancient secrets, his identity was likely far greater than he had imagined. One must know that even those ancient clans probably did not know that Tou She Ancient God was a transformed Heavenly Flame, let alone what his cultivation technique was.

Gu Shenge smiled slightly and spoke modestly: "Venerable Yao is too kind. This junior just happens to know a few things."

Seeing this, Yao Lao did not ask further; knowing too much sometimes had no benefits. He turned to ask Gu Shenge if he could grant him some time, waiting until Xiao Yan finished his three-year appointment before handing over the Bone Chilling Flame.

"No problem. If I were to take your Bone Chilling Flame without having done anything yet, that would be unreasonable."

Gu Shenge nodded in agreement. He had already decided which nine Heavenly Flames to use to evolve the Burning World Divine Sun.

Green Lotus Core Flame, Sea Heart Flame, Bone Chilling Flame, Fallen Heart Flame, Nine Dragon Lightning Flame, Three Thousand Burning Flame, Life Spirit Flame, Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, and Nihility Devouring Flame.

As for what Heavenly Flames Xiao Yan would use to evolve the Burning Mantra in the future, that was not something he needed to worry about. As the child of destiny of the Dou Qi Continent, there were arrangements made in the dark.

Afterward, Gu Shenge took a bottle containing a ghost-blue flame from his system space and placed it on the table.

"This is the beast fire of a rank 5 magical beast, the Ghost Scale Flame Lion. It is useless to me. Your Burning Mantra requires strange flames to evolve, and this beast fire can barely be considered a strange flame. I will gift it to you."

This rank 5 beast fire was obtained from a Yellow-tier draw. Rather than letting it gather dust in his system space, it was better to give it to Xiao Yan as an early investment.

Xiao Yan looked at the Ghost Scale Beast Fire, the ghost-blue color reflecting in his eyes. He looked at his teacher. Yao Lao nodded, signaling him to accept it; free benefits were not to be refused.

"Many thanks, Brother Juan." Xiao Yan thanked Gu Shenge while carefully putting away the Ghost Scale Beast Fire.

Gu Shenge: "You're welcome."

Subsequently, Yao Lao exchanged some alchemy experience with Gu Shenge. Upon learning that he was also a rank 6 alchemist, he was quite surprised and did not hesitate to share his insights on breaking through from rank 6 to rank 7, which benefited Gu Shenge greatly.

Two hours later, Gu Shenge and Xiao Yan left the restaurant and headed toward the Miteer Auction House.

On the other side, Qing Lin, who could no longer sit still in the Xiao family courtyard, also chose to go out, with the three Xiao family disciples following behind her like bodyguards.

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