You're the Green Lotus Core Flame?

No Peak Dou Emperor powerhouse could refuse the temptation of breaking through to Dou Zong.

That was true for the Imperial Family's old monster in the Jia Ma Empire. If he did not break through soon, his lifespan would run out. Once the Imperial Family lost the protection of a Peak Dou Emperor powerhouse, it would decline overnight and become meat on the chopping block for the other factions.

The same was true for Yun Shan of the Misty Cloud Sect. If he failed to break through to Dou Zong within the next two years, it would become his inner demon. The disgusting people from the Soul Hall would also find an opportunity to exploit him. In the end, in order to break through to Dou Zong, he had dragged the entire Misty Cloud Sect into it, while the Soul Hall had turned him into nourishment for the Nihility Devouring Flame.

Medusa was no different. She needed to break through to Dou Zong as soon as possible, then rely on her formidable strength to seek out a more suitable piece of land for the Snake-Person Race and improve their living conditions.

Therefore, when faced with Xiao Jin's offer, she still agreed.

"I don't want this Heavenly Flame anymore. When can you help me complete my evolution?"

"Anytime." Xiao Jin answered readily. "However, before the evolution, I need you to take this."

He tossed over a jade box. After Medusa opened it, she found a medicinal pill inside.

"Your evolution involves the soul. This is a Tier 5 Medicinal Pill, the Soul Breaking Pill. It can restore your soul's condition. The better your soul is during the evolution, the higher your chances of success, and the better the results after you complete the evolution."

Because of their identity, the Snake-Person Race rarely had Alchemists willing to trade with them.

Even though Medusa was a Peak Dou Emperor powerhouse, the number of times she had taken medicinal pills could be counted on one hand.

A Tier 5 Medicinal Pill was not enough to move a human Dou Emperor, but to Medusa, it was already a rare high-grade item.

She fell silent for a moment, carefully put away the medicinal pill, and then took a Token from her waist.

"This is my Token. When you approach the Snake-Person Holy City, inject Dou Qi into it, and I'll sense it. At that time, I'll personally come to receive you and escort you into the Holy City."

Medusa was well aware of the conflict between the Snake-Person Race and humans. If Xiao Jin used this Token to enter and leave the Holy City, those stubborn Snake People might think he had stolen it from somewhere.

If a misunderstanding occurred then, it would not be impossible for the story to drag on for twenty chapters or so.

Fortunately, Medusa was a clever woman who knew how to prevent such a contrived plot from happening.

Only after Xiao Jin solemnly put away the Token did he say, "I'll probably arrive a few days late. Use the Soul Breaking Pill first and adjust your soul's condition."

After subduing the Green Lotus Core Flame, he still had to send the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake back and watch Qing Lin sign a contract with the Magical Beast.

That process was beyond his control, and Xiao Jin was not sure how much time it would take.

Medusa gave Xiao Jin a deep look, nodded almost imperceptibly, and swam away from the Green Lotus Space with a flick of her snake tail.

Only after confirming that she had left did Xiao Jin turn his burning gaze toward the Green Lotus Core Flame.

He first arranged more than a dozen Sealing Stones around the Heavenly Flame, then rapidly formed dozens of complicated hand seals with both hands.

The Sealing Stones seemed to have received a summons, releasing dazzling white light in perfect order.

The blinding radiance suppressed the green flames for a moment. Soon, streaks of light climbed onto the Green Lotus Core Flame like chains, binding it firmly in place.

The Green Lotus Core Flame had resisted during the process, but the Three Thousand Burning Flame slapped it back each time.

After two attempts, the Green Lotus Core Flame became much more docile and could only passively accept its fate.

Although the entire sealing process was not especially dangerous, it still took Xiao Jin six whole hours to complete.

Once the seal was finished, fine beads of sweat had already appeared on Xiao Jin's forehead.

He wiped his forehead, exhaled a breath of stale air, and muttered to himself, "The Heavenly Flames in this world are fundamentally different from the Heavenly Flame in my Storage Ring."

He had also seen the Green Lotus Core Flame in the Storage Ring. The energy contained within it was nowhere near this terrifying.

If he had been sealing the one in his Storage Ring instead, Xiao Jin estimated that he could have completed the Sealing Array in just one hour.

This Sealing Array was not particularly rare. The Pill Tower had once used it to seal the Three Thousand Burning Flame.

Although the Pill Tower's array required several Peak Dou Zun powerhouses to maintain, the power of the Green Lotus Core Flame was also far inferior to that of the Three Thousand Burning Flame.

Moreover, Xiao Jin had an Emperor Realm Soul and the assistance of the Three Thousand Burning Flame. With one side strengthened and the other weakened, it was not strange that he could complete the seal by himself.

He took a deep breath, stored the sealed Green Lotus Core Flame inside his Storage Ring, and only then shifted his gaze to the Lotus Platform.

"Little fellow, your luck is pretty good." The Pill Tower Ancestor's voice suddenly rang out.

Xiao Jin said in delight, "Old man, you're awake?"

"Mm. I was awakened by the Green Lotus Core Flame you tossed in." The Pill Tower Ancestor sounded as though he was complaining, but he was actually overjoyed. "This old man's soul has recovered to Heaven Realm Great Perfection."

At Heaven Realm Great Perfection, one could fight a Two-Star Dou Saint with soul power alone.

Although the Pill Tower Ancestor was still in a soul-body state, the Soul Infant Demon Tree in the Storage Ring continuously produced Soul Infant Fruits. He therefore had almost no need to worry about his soul power becoming depleted. Naturally, he would not be like Yao Chen in the original story, having to calculate every move carefully whenever he acted.

With such a powerhouse at his side, Xiao Jin's safety had greatly increased, especially since he could not frequently unleash his full soul power.

What the hell was the Soul Hall? What the hell was a Heavenly Venerable? If one came, Xiao Jin would kill one.

He planned to start by killing the Soul Clan's Dou Zong powerhouses. Even if the Soul Clan had many Dou Zong and Dou Zun powerhouses, he would not feel much pain killing three or five of them. But what if he killed thirty or fifty? Three hundred or five hundred?

"Congratulations, old man." Xiao Jin was happy for the Pill Tower Ancestor as well. Ever since he had begun cultivating, this powerhouse from the same era as Xiao Xuan had given him help that could not be described in just a few words.

The Pill Tower Ancestor's contributions were indispensable to Xiao Jin's current level of alchemy.

Moreover, the experience of a Late Nine-Star Dou Sheng powerhouse had allowed Xiao Jin to avoid many detours in his cultivation.

"You little brat, don't be so polite with this old man." The Pill Tower Ancestor laughed and cursed him lightly before looking at the Lotus Platform. "If I'm not mistaken, this should be the Associated Lotus Platform of the Green Lotus Core Flame, right?"

"Mm. This green Lotus Platform was formed after the Earth Fire condensed for a thousand years. Sitting on it during cultivation can increase one's cultivation speed by at least three or four times."

Unfortunately, since the Lotus Platform had been formed from the Earth Fire, it was most suitable for fire-attribute cultivators.

For someone like Xiao Yi Xian, who cultivated Poison Dou Qi, using this Lotus Platform would instead result in half the effort for twice the result.

As for the Earth Fire Lotus Seeds inside the Lotus Platform, Xiao Jin did not value them very highly.

He already had several hundred in his Storage Ring, while there were only eleven inside the Lotus Platform before him. He did not think much of them.

Of course, he could not refuse something he had obtained for free. Xiao Jin simply swept everything inside into his Storage Ring.

After finishing all this, Xiao Jin turned his attention entirely to the Pill Tower Ancestor and asked about the gains he had obtained after refining the Soul Origin.

Because of this, he completely failed to notice that the Green Lotus Core Flame, locked inside the Storage Ring, was trembling in fear.

Several figures that could only be described as enormous surrounded it.

Behind those figures were several others that were slightly smaller but had different colors.

From these figures, one could clearly sense an emotion known as "playfulness."

The tallest and most imposing figure at the front slapped the Green Lotus Core Flame.

A sinister voice echoed through the Storage Ring.

"So you're the Green Lotus Core Flame?"