Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame

After thinking for a long time, Xiao Yan finally could not resist the temptation of becoming stronger and said, "Teacher, pass the secret technique to me. I want to personally confirm whether it truly carries no danger."

"Hehe." Yao Lao wore an expression that showed he had seen through everything long ago, then lightly tapped Xiao Yan's forehead with a finger.

Xiao Yan looked over the secret technique that had suddenly appeared in his mind. His expression changed several times before he finally gritted his teeth and said, "I want to give it a try."

"Hehe, then give it a try. Go on, Yan."

Yao Lao secretly chuckled as he watched his scheme succeed.

After smiling bitterly for a while, Xiao Yan rose, put away the Lotus Pedestal, and headed down the mountain.

"Xun'er, what do you think?"

Inside Xiao Xun'er's room, Xiao Yan laid out all of his thoughts before her.

Just as Xiao Xun'er furrowed her lovely brows in thought, ripples gradually spread through a corner of the room, and a figure slowly emerged.

"Miss, this is absolutely impossible. The Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame is the inherited flame of our clan. No one has been able to subdue it for nearly a hundred years. Only after Miss was born did the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame gain a master once more."

"If anything happens to you or the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame, Clan Leader Gu Yuan and the elders will certainly hold us accountable." Ling Ying, a Dou Emperor clad in a black robe who had appeared in the room like a ghost, lowered his head as he spoke.

Unexpectedly, Ling Ying's objections instead helped Xiao Xun'er make up her mind and strengthened her resolve.

"Elder Ling, I have made up my mind. There is no need to persuade me further. This is the first time Brother Xiao Yan has asked something of me, and there is no real risk anyway."

Seeing that Ling Ying was about to speak again, Xiao Xun'er waved her hand to show that she did not wish to hear it.

Knowing his young mistress's temperament well, Ling Ying immediately fell silent.

"Xun'er." Xiao Yan spoke gently.

"Hmph!" Ling Ying could only vent all his anger on Xiao Yan, glaring at him as though he wanted to pierce him through with his sharp gaze.

Xiao Yan gave a bitter smile and turned his head away. He had not expected Elder Ling, who had always thought highly of him, to now resent him so much.

"Brother Xiao Yan." Xiao Xun'er nodded at Xiao Yan, then sat cross-legged on a cushion and stretched out both hands.

"Whoosh!" As Xiao Xun'er summoned the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame, the temperature in the room abruptly rose by quite a bit.

A cluster of golden flames, leaping like sprites, rose from Xiao Xun'er's hands. The flames soaring into the air were dazzling, and as they burned, they gave one the faint feeling that even the Dou Qi within one's body could be burned away by them.

"Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame!"

Xiao Yan looked at the Heavenly Flame that had suddenly appeared in Xiao Xun'er's hand. This was the first time he had seen its complete form. Xiao Yan suppressed the Flame Mantra, which had begun stirring within him again, and carefully sensed the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame's aura fluctuations.

"As expected of the fourth-ranked existence on the Heavenly Flame Ranking. The aura it faintly radiates is far stronger than the eleventh-ranked Bone Chilling Flame in Teacher's hands. Even in its current half-dormant state, a Dou Emperor would die the instant they touched it."

Having such an opportunity for the first time to thoroughly observe one of the highest-ranked Heavenly Flames, Xiao Yan used his soul power to examine it inside and out.

When Xiao Yan's soul power touched the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame, Xiao Xun'er seemed to sense it and flashed him a toothy smile. Then she raised both hands before her chest and formed a set of profound hand seals.

A moment later, Xiao Xun'er suddenly formed a final seal.

"Split!" A clear cry rang out.

The cluster of golden flames in Xiao Xun'er's hands suddenly began to contract into a tiny yet exceptionally dazzling spark. After being compressed to the extreme, the spark abruptly swelled to a foot in size. The center of the glowing sphere began to tremble, and then an extraordinarily weak flame slowly separated from its core.

Rather than calling it a flame, it would be more accurate to say that it was merely a tiny flicker that could go out at any moment. It trembled as it floated through the air, cautiously releasing its heat.

Ling Ying, standing nearby, fixed his gaze on Xiao Xun'er's movements. It seemed that the instant anything went wrong with his young mistress or the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame, he would immediately intervene and stop her.

After seeing the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame successfully separated, Ling Ying finally flashed away and hid himself within the space once more, silently guarding his master.

Xiao Yan, who had also been on edge, let out a long breath of relief at the sight.

"Whoosh!"

After separating a tiny spark from the center of the glowing sphere, the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame seemed to have exhausted all its strength. It turned and burrowed into Xiao Xun'er's body, temporarily entering dormancy to replenish the energy it had just lost.

Xiao Xun'er's pretty little face also seemed to suddenly turn much paler.

"Here, little sister Xun'er, take this pill." Xiao Yan's heart ached at the sight.

He took a dark red pill from his Storage Ring and carefully handed it to Xiao Xun'er.

"Xun'er, this is a peak fourth-grade Foundation Building Pill. It is most suitable for replenishing depleted vital energy."

"It's fine. Xun'er merely used a little too much Dou Qi."

Under Xiao Yan's insistent gaze, Xiao Xun'er finally accepted the Foundation Building Pill and obediently swallowed it.

After taking the pill, a faint flush finally returned to Xiao Xun'er's little face.

Xiao Yan smiled in satisfaction and took out a jade box sealed with a special technique from his Storage Ring. Then, using a gentle force, he slowly guided the tiny golden spark floating in midair. After drawing it above the jade box, Xiao Yan formed a hand seal with his right hand.

"Seal!" Xiao Yan shouted in a low voice.

Energy chains engraved with special techniques suddenly appeared across the jade box's surface. They shot into the air, dragged the tiny spark into the jade box, and formed a curtain of light that sealed it away. At last, the glow on the jade box's surface dimmed again, returning it to silence.

Xiao Yan exhaled and carefully placed the jade box back into his Storage Ring.

"Brother Xiao Yan came quite well prepared." Xiao Xun'er, who was sitting cross-legged on the cushion regulating her breath, looked at Xiao Yan with her bright, large eyes.

Xiao Yan suddenly stepped forward, pulled Xiao Xun'er into his embrace, and planted a light kiss on her smooth forehead.

"Thank you, little sister Xun'er. Rest well and wait for my good news." With that, Xiao Yan rose and walked out.

"Ahhh, damn it! My body is out of control again. What did I just do? We're both still just children!"

Xiao Yan's departing figure seemed strangely hurried.

Xiao Xun'er's exquisite, elegant little face was filled with stunned confusion. After remaining dazed for several seconds, her face suddenly flushed red at a rapid pace.

Xiao Xun'er tentatively raised her small hand, touched the spot on her forehead where he had left his mark, and muttered, "Damn it, Brother Xiao Yan. I'm a girl too."

"..." Ling Ying looked up at the sky from atop the roof beam.

You can't see me. You can't see me. I didn't see anything. I didn't see anything.