The grudge between Purifying Lotus Demonic Saint and the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame was something Xiao Jin understood better than anyone besides the two involved.
After all, he had read the original novel.
To be honest, when he first saw the Fire Slave refined by Purifying Lotus Demonic Saint, he was utterly shocked.
It was not because the plot had deviated drastically, but because even a peak expert like Purifying Lotus Demonic Saint had ended up as a puppet.
Tou She Ancient God's words had indeed been right: without becoming a Dou Emperor, one was ultimately nothing but an ant.
The strength the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame displayed afterward had also far exceeded his expectations.
The Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, which had only possessed the strength of a late Six-Star Dou Saint in the original novel, had actually erupted with power comparable to a late Eight-Star Dou Sheng.
Within the Demonic Flame Space, even Nihility Devouring Flame at the Nine-Star Dou Sheng level would have been unable to defeat it.
Xiao Jin's original plan had been to use special means to force out the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame's true body after entering the Demonic Flame Space. Then, the remnant soul of Purifying Lotus Demonic Saint sleeping within Xiao Yan would refine the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame back into its initial state.
The Demonic Flame's origin could return to its initial state, but allowing the massive energy it had accumulated over thousands of years to simply dissipate into heaven and earth would have been far too wasteful.
As it happened, the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame within the Reincarnation Nirvana Flame in his body also needed that energy to restore itself.
With that energy, Xiao Jin might even break through directly to the Nine-Star Dou Sheng level.
Then, once he soaked in