Copying and Refining the Azure Lotus Core Flame!

Copying and Refining the Azure Lotus Core Flame!

Jiang Han stared intently at Yao Lao.

He wanted to know whether, after absorbing the other man's Soul Power Inheritance, he would also gain the art of alchemy.

After hesitating again and again,

Jiang Han ultimately chose to give up.

Mainly because Xiao Yan calling him "big brother" every other sentence felt really good, like being called a handsome guy in the far south in his previous life.

That feeling was simply wonderful!

If Xiao Yan had not yet become trash, he might have chosen to try inheriting Yao Lao's soul power and purifying it.

That way, the genius Xiao Yan would have had a smooth journey, joined Soul Hall, and ultimately become invincible across the continent.

But now, Yao Lao was already an indispensable mentor on Xiao Yan's path of growth.

With a sigh,

Jiang Han could only bury such thoughts deep within his heart.

As Jiang Han shifted his gaze away, Yao Lao immediately relaxed.

"Young friend, did you just harbor hostility toward me?" Yao Lao asked probingly.

He did not know whether it was an illusion, but the sudden feeling of being treated like prey had truly been unpleasant.

"Old sir, we have never even met. Why would I be hostile toward you?"

Jiang Han grinned, revealing a friendly smile.

He actually wanted to expose Yao Lao's background all at once, such as directly revealing that Yao Lao's name was Yao Chen, along with a whole list of labels.

Such as the boastful title of the continent's number one alchemist, a pseudo-Ninth Grade Mysterious Pill alchemy grandmaster, the master of Central Province's Starfall Pavilion, a peak Nine Revolutions Dou Zun expert, known as Medicine Venerable and Medicine Saint, and someone who liked others to call him Yao Lao.

He could also expose the other man's tragic past—betrayed and sold out by the disciple he had raised since childhood, leading to his death. Fortunately, his powerful soul and Bone Chilling Flame had preserved his soul.

But on second thought, would that be too reckless?

What if Yao Lao considered him a villain someday and secretly plotted against him? That would be troublesome.

"Young friend, how did you know I could sense the presence of a Strange Fire?" Yao Lao asked curiously.

Jiang Han smiled and pointed at Xiao Yan. "With this fool's strength, he dared come alone to the Snake-People Tribe. There must be an expert behind him. If even that expert could not sense the Strange Fire, wouldn't coming here be like searching for a needle in the ocean?"

"That makes some sense."

Yao Lao was quite pleased to hear himself described as an expert by Jiang Han.

He then carefully sensed the aura of the Strange Fire.

"The east!"

Yao Lao quickly determined the direction.

"Then let's move."

The three immediately flew eastward.

Along the way, Yao Lao sensed out their route while Jiang Han was responsible for breaking through the Snake-People guards' defenses.

Before long, the three crossed over a temple and arrived before a clear lake.

At the center of the lake was a small island. Ripples glimmered all around it, with no bridge or path leading across.

"There is a strange energy over this lake that restricts flight, and the lake itself is highly poisonous. Be careful," Yao Lao kindly reminded Jiang Han and Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan tried it. Just as Yao Lao had said, the moment he flew above the lake, before he had even gone a meter, the strange force in the air forcibly pressed him down. He nearly fell into the lake.

Jiang Han, meanwhile, also encountered resistance. But with a tremor of his powerful body, the force seemed to scatter and had no effect whatsoever.

"Teacher, you should still wrap me in Strange Fire," Xiao Yan said to Yao Lao.

At the same time, he looked at Jiang Han, who was flying normally, his face filled with envy.

Splash—!

Just as Jiang Han and Xiao Yan were about to reach the island, the previously calm lake suddenly erupted with water spraying into the sky.

Then,

a gigantic snake covered in emerald-green scales, with a triangular head, shot out from the bottom of the lake. It opened its savage maw and viciously bit toward Xiao Yan, its diamond-shaped pupils brimming with wild ferocity.

"Big brother, I'll leave this big guy to you! I can't handle it!" Xiao Yan immediately cried out to Jiang Han for help.

"A man can't say he can't."

Jiang Han smiled at Xiao Yan, then casually glanced at the giant snake in the lake below and threw out a careless punch.

Swoosh!

A fist imprint compressed and condensed from surging Dou Qi blasted forth, instantly piercing through the giant snake's head.

Then came a shrill, agonized scream as the giant snake crashed heavily back into the lake, dead beyond doubt.

After dealing with the giant snake, Jiang Han and Xiao Yan landed on the island. Following the aura of the Strange Fire, they soon discovered a circular open area.

At the center of the open area was a sunken pool filled with crystal-clear liquid.

White mist curled over the pool's surface. Even from a great distance, they could feel the extreme cold contained within.

"There's actually so much Ice Spirit Cold Spring!"

Xiao Yan recognized the liquid in the pool, his eyes filled with shock. He had not expected Medusa to be so extravagant!

"At last, I've found it."

Jiang Han's gaze locked directly onto a lotus platform carved from strange crystal at the center of the pool.

Looking closely, a mass of Azure Flame flickered up and down atop the lotus platform, sometimes forming the shape of a lotus and sometimes condensing into a tiny azure flaming snake.

The corners of Jiang Han's lips rose slightly. The Azure Flame atop the lotus platform was the Azure Lotus Core Flame, ranked seventeenth on the Strange Fire List.

It was born deep beneath the earth, tempered, fused, compressed, and shaped by the fires of the land tens of thousands, even hundreds of millions, of times.

In the end, it gained spirituality after ten years, took shape after a hundred years, became a lotus after a thousand years. Once fully matured, its color leaned toward azure, and a cluster of azure flame grew within its lotus heart. It was called Azure Lotus Flame, also known as the Azure Lotus Core Flame.

Host has continuously stared for 5 seconds

The target's strength is lower than the host's, but the target is a flame naturally generated by the origin of this world. Does the host choose to copy and refine it?

This time, Jiang Han did not hesitate as he had when facing Yao Lao.

Without the slightest delay, he chose to copy and refine it.

Copying and refining Azure Lotus Core Flame

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After the progress was complete, Jiang Han clearly sensed that he had gained an ability to control fire-element energy.

This fire was the Azure Lotus Core Flame, which had already been refined and integrated into his body.

Besides that, a small stream of information came along with it.

This information was made up of several fire-element skills assigned by the System after matching with the Azure Lotus Core Flame, such as Flame Emperor Great Flame World, Mirror Flame Shield, Great Three Thousand Worlds, Fire Fist Rule... and so on.

Jiang Han roughly evaluated them:

In terms of single-target damage, his ultimate move still had to be Godslayer combined with the Extreme Blade Three Styles.

The Strange Fire skills he had obtained now were more suitable for area-of-effect damage, making up for one of his shortcomings.

Splash, splash!

Just as Xiao Yan was about to step forward, ripples spread across the Ice Spirit Cold Spring pool, and a graceful figure leaped out of the water.

This Medusa was no different from the energy body that had appeared on the city wall before. A purple brocade robe wrapped around her exquisite body, while her narrow pale-purple eyes glimmered with natural seduction.

"If I successfully evolve, all of you will die!"

Medusa noticed Jiang Han and Xiao Yan. Her indifferent voice fell as her beautiful eyes turned toward the Azure Flame atop the lotus platform.

After speaking, Medusa swayed her snake tail, her fair slender hands rapidly forming seals.