Inside the Quiet Room, Xiao Yan took out the Earth Fire Lotus Platform, resized it appropriately, and set it down. Before plopping himself onto it, he examined it carefully.
"Strange. Why does it feel a little different?" After a closer look, Xiao Yan finally discovered that the green Earth Fire Lotus Platform had quietly changed color somewhat.
More precisely, it had gained a few additional colors, though there was so little of them that they blended into the green and were hardly noticeable.
Coincidentally, those added colors matched the Heavenly Flames he possessed.
Xiao Yan immediately had a few guesses and muttered to himself, "Looks like staying by my side all this time has let you absorb plenty of energy leaking from the Heavenly Flames. No wonder you've kept up with me without falling behind. You've been growing diligently too."
Smiling, he patted the lotus platform and sat down on it.
Then he took two jars of ninth-rank magical beast blood essence straight out of his Storage Ring.
Both jars of ninth-rank magical beast blood essence had been sent by the Ancient Clan. Their energy content was comparable to Yao Xiaotian's, but fell short of that of the Nine Netherworld Python Clan's Grand Elder.
For him, however, those differences in energy would not affect his breakthrough.
Without wasting any effort on the matter, Xiao Yan opened a jar and used his soul power to feed its blood essence into his mouth little by little.
In an instant, he felt as though he had returned to the Nine Netherworld Python Clan's bedchamber. Vast energy immediately spread throughout his body, filling him completely.
Unlike when he had absorbed those previous two jars of ninth-rank magical beast blood essence, however, Xiao Yan felt much more at ease this time. The energy inside him