The Proper Use of Chan Jin?

Under Xiao Wujiu's direction, the matter was quickly put into action.

With pills offered as payment, plenty of people eagerly volunteered to work for him.

During this time, he prepared all the materials needed to refine a Heavenly Flame: the Blood Lotus Pill, Ice Spirit Cold Spring, and Spirit Absorption.

Moreover, because of Qing Lin's identity, and because Xiao Yi Xian pitied her background, Xiao Ding entrusted her to Xiao Wujiu, asking him to take her away from this place when he returned to the clan, far from this place that particularly hated Snake-People.

At the same time, Xiao Wujiu gave the Xiao brothers many items and pills, both to repay the care they had shown him and to ensure that, after he left Shimo City, they could steadily seize control of the other two mercenary groups.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye. With the map's assistance and the location in his memories, the Green Lotus Core Flame from the original story was located east of Shimo City, so someone discovered something unusual within a few days.

The moment Xiao Wujiu heard the news, he immediately set out. While he was away, Xiao Yi Xian could cultivate, and with Qing Lin keeping her company, she would not be too lonely.

Upon arriving east of Shimo City, Xiao Wujiu spread his Battle Qi Wings and flew to a flat stretch of desert. The surrounding terrain was utterly ordinary, yet it confirmed for him that this was the place.

He could sense that the fire-element energy here exceeded the earth-element energy. Though outsiders would find it difficult to notice, his Soul Power was only a step away from the Spirit Realm, so he could naturally detect such subtle changes.

Xiao Wujiu glanced at the mercenaries around him and waved his hand.

"You may leave. Go to Mo Tie to collect your rewards."

Luo Bu, Mo Xing, and the others looked at Xiao Wujiu in midair, their eyes filled with reverence. They obediently agreed, then immediately left with everyone else.

After everyone had departed, Xiao Wujiu looked at the desert, which had once again fallen quiet. Yellow sand still filled the sky, and the wind howled. Only then did he relax.

He descended to the ground and began searching for the place with the densest fire-element energy. According to the timeline, Medusa should not yet have come here to take the Heavenly Flame.

Soon, he found an inconspicuous patch beneath the yellow sand where the fire-element energy was exceptionally dense. Southern Bright Spirit Fire, extracted from the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, appeared in Xiao Wujiu's hand and began burning down into the earth.

A burrow large enough for a person to walk through gradually appeared. The surrounding sand had melted and solidified, stabilizing the shape of the tunnel.

After he entered the burrow, it began to be covered by yellow sand until the entrance was completely buried and the desert returned to normal.

Following his senses, Xiao Wujiu explored downward bit by bit. Before long, he broke through into a Magma Sea!

Looking at the Magma Sea before him, Xiao Wujiu finally smiled.

"Green Lotus Core Flame, I found it!"

As his gaze shifted, he suddenly swung his hand. Countless fiery-red iron chains shot out from behind him, plunging fiercely into the magma pool.

Then, as though they had bound something, the chains suddenly stretched taut. Something was continuously dragging them downward, as if a fish had taken the hook.

"And I found you too."

He raised his right hand, clenched it into a fist, and pulled back hard. Immediately afterward, a snake-shaped magical beast was dragged up!

It was quite large, at least four or five zhang long. Its entire body was crimson, like a smooth piece of fiery jade. Most astonishingly, it had two heads.

Several iron chains bound it tightly. No matter how it struggled, it could not escape its fate of being dragged out bit by bit.

"I won't be going home empty-handed." Xiao Wujiu looked at the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake, an exotic beast with rather impressive bloodline talent. "Can you understand what I'm saying?"

Yet the only response he received was the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake's continued struggle.

Seeing this, he frowned slightly and tightened the chains. Spikes began growing from them, piercing into the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake's body.

The harder it struggled, the worse its wounds became. The chains also tightened further and further, leaving it utterly unable to break free.

Gradually, it stopped moving and became as obedient as if it were dead. Only its two pairs of terrified beast eyes remained fixed fearfully upon Xiao Wujiu.

"Take me to the Heavenly Flame, or die."

The Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake frantically nodded its heads, no longer daring to resist.

Seeing that, he released the restraints and sat down atop the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake.

"Move. Believe me, what runs faster than you is your death."

With the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake leading the way, Xiao Wujiu followed it downward. Before long, he noticed the dark-red magma slowly taking on a greenish hue, and even he began to feel a trace of scorching heat.

At the end of the day, Southern Bright Spirit Fire was only close to a seventh-tier beast flame. Though it might possess considerable growth potential, it was still nowhere near qualified to contend with a Heavenly Flame.

Fortunately, with his strength, he could fully endure until they reached the Heavenly Flame.

Soon, the Two-Headed Fire Spirit Snake gradually stopped swimming. A cyan radiance appeared before Xiao Wujiu, and within it, he could vaguely see a cyan lotus standing serenely.

Xiao Wujiu was incomparably excited. He took a deep breath, ecstasy filling his eyes.

"Green Lotus Core Flame, I found it!"

Two days had passed since Xiao Wujiu went in search of the Heavenly Flame.

Within the Mo Tie Mercenary Group, Xiao Yi Xian had already broken through to become a Dou Master. She was now guiding Qing Lin's cultivation and had discovered, to her surprise, that Qing Lin possessed extremely high cultivation talent.

Combined with the Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid Xiao Wujiu had left behind, Qing Lin's progress could only be called astonishing!

At that moment, Qing Lin suddenly stopped cultivating. As though she had sensed something, she looked in the direction where Xiao Wujiu was.

"Qing Lin, what's wrong?"

Xiao Yi Xian had been reading the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture while supervising Qing Lin. When she noticed that Qing Lin had suddenly stopped cultivating and was staring fixedly in one direction, she asked curiously.

"Sister Xiao Yi Xian, I sense a strange aura over there..."

"A strange aura? How strange? Qing Lin, can you tell me more specifically?" Xiao Yi Xian immediately sensed that something was wrong. She came to Qing Lin's side and pressed her for details.

"I think I sensed an extremely powerful aura appearing outside Shimo City. This aura... seems somewhat similar to some of the bloodline within me. And that aura seems even stronger than Young Master Wujiu..."

"An aura stronger than Xiao Wujiu's..."

Hearing this, Xiao Yi Xian's expression turned solemn.

If it was true, then there was only one possibility: a Dou Emperor!

She clenched her fists tightly and bit her silver teeth, but ultimately did not rashly go over and cause trouble.

The best course now was to let Xiao Wujiu handle it himself. After all, his strength was plain for all to see.

Strength... strength. If I were a Dou Emperor right now—no, even a Dou Wang would do—then I could help him, couldn't I?

"Qing Lin, cultivate on your own for now. Sister needs to do something. Remember, don't let anyone disturb me later, all right?"

"Okay."

Xiao Yi Xian forced a smile, then returned to her room. She took out a bottle of second-tier poison and released it through Chan Jin to absorb it...

She had to become stronger!