Enhanced Beast Flame!

At this moment, Xiao Yang sat cross-legged, a jade bottle containing a flame floating before him.

The flame inside the jade bottle was dark green.

A trace of crimson lay at the flame's core.

The dark green outer layer somewhat resembled the texture of withered wood.

Although separated by the jade bottle, Xiao Yang could faintly smell a scent mixed with the light fragrance of grass and wood.

The scent was somewhat similar to medicinal herbs.

The flame before him was called Withered Wood Flame, a Beast Flame produced by a fourth-tier magical beast—the Ancient Banyan Beast.

The Ancient Banyan Beast was a rather peculiar magical beast.

When motionless, it resembled a banyan tree.

Ancient Banyan Beasts themselves disliked moving about and preferred staying in one place to bask in the sun.

The Ancient Banyan Beast was a wood-element magical beast.

Most importantly, plants genuinely grew on this magical beast's body, allowing it to obtain a certain amount of energy through photosynthesis!

If not for the flesh and blood within it, the Ancient Banyan Beast might even have been considered a plant.

The Ancient Banyan Beast's roots could also devour weaker magical beasts that approached it to obtain energy.

The Beast Flame born from this magical beast, the Withered Wood Flame, was highly sought after by many alchemists.

This was because the flame also contained wood-element energy.

Thus, the Withered Wood Flame was extremely gentle. Unlike other flames, it was not violent and was very easy to control.

The Withered Wood Flame was also quite rare. Xiao Yang had not expected the Mittel Auction House to actually obtain one for him.

He had originally assumed it would be some other Beast Flame.

However, after hearing Ya Fei's explanation, Xiao Yang understood.

According to Ya Fei, this Withered Wood Flame could also be considered part of the Mite'er Family's compensation.

After all, there had been that incident involving Valor.

The Mite'er Family also knew what Valor and Emil had been planning to do.

But now, they had disappeared, while Xiao Yang remained.

They did not need to find any evidence.

The Mite'er Family did not need to guess to know that this was definitely connected to Xiao Yang.

But since Valor had done such a thing, how could the Mite'er Family possibly do anything for him?

On the contrary, the Mite'er Family valued Xiao Yang even more afterward.

After learning of Xiao Yang's cultivation a few days ago, the Mite'er Family had sent over the Withered Wood Flame they had just acquired nearby overnight.

Xiao Yang's cultivation could not be concealed at all.

Now, all of Wutan City knew about it.

In addition, Xiao Yan's reputation as trash had already vanished.

However, aside from a few specific people, everyone else was more concerned with Xiao Yang's situation.

Naturally, Ya Fei had directly reported Xiao Yang's information.

The more highly Xiao Yang was valued by the Mite'er Family, the higher Ya Fei's status would become.

That was precisely why the Mite'er Family had sent over the Withered Wood Flame so quickly.

If Xiao Yang had not insisted on paying, they had even wanted to give it to him for free!

In the end, they still gave Xiao Yang an absurdly discounted price.

At this moment, Xiao Yang focused his attention on the Withered Wood Flame, and its information appeared before his eyes.

[Withered Wood Flame (Level 3): A fourth-tier Beast Flame produced by the Ancient Banyan Beast.

Refinement method: Use...

Completion: 100%

Owner: Xiao Yang

Can it be enhanced: Yes]

Although the Withered Wood Flame was a fourth-tier Beast Flame, it was only a Level 3 treasure in itself.

The system's rating mainly depended on the treasure's inherent value and grade.

The Withered Wood Flame's grade was not particularly high.

It was like how even the Beast Flame of a ninth-tier magical beast might not compare to the lowest-ranked Heavenly Flame on the Heavenly Flame Ranking.

Xiao Yang did not hesitate and directly chose to enhance it.

The next moment, the system prompt sounded in his mind.

"Do you wish to spend 40 Origin Points to enhance the Withered Wood Flame?"

As Xiao Yang selected "Yes," forty of his Origin Points were deducted.

A ray of golden light shot out from his chest, passed through the jade bottle, and entered the Withered Wood Flame.

"Congratulations, Host. You have received a thirty-onefold enhancement and obtained Wood Spirit Flame!"

At this moment, the flame inside the jade bottle underwent a tremendous transformation.

The originally dark green flame became an emerald-green flame.

Moreover, the flame took the shape of a lotus flower.

If no one had told him otherwise, Xiao Yang might even have thought it was the Green Lotus Core Flame!

It looked too similar!

If its color were a little lighter, it would be practically identical!

Withered... no, it should now be called Wood Spirit Flame!

The Wood Spirit Flame looked exactly like a high-imitation Green Lotus Core Flame.

Xiao Yang could faintly sense that the flame before him contained dense wood-element energy.

Although the Wood Spirit Flame was of a higher grade, it was even gentler than the Withered Wood Flame!

[Wood Spirit Flame (Level 5): Contains dense wood-element energy. Extremely suitable for alchemy and can slightly enhance the medicinal properties of low- and mid-tier medicinal ingredients.

Refinement method: Use...

Completion: 100%

Owner: Xiao Yang

Can it be enhanced: No]

Looking at the information before him, Xiao Yang could not help widening his eyes.

It could slightly increase the medicinal properties of low- and mid-tier medicinal ingredients?

What kind of divine flame was this?

How was this some high-imitation Green Lotus Core Flame? This was practically a low-grade version of the Flame of Life!

At this moment, Xiao Yang desperately wanted to absorb the Wood Spirit Flame.

However, he still needed to ask Yao Lao to stand guard for him.

After all, absorbing a flame was still extremely dangerous.

And this was a Level 5 flame!

This flame could rival the Beast Flames of sixth- and seventh-tier magical beasts!

If Xiao Yang did not possess the enhanced Burning Mantra, he would probably have needed to reach the peak of the Dou Zhe realm, or even the Battler realm, before daring to attempt absorbing such a flame.

"Withered Wood Flame? It is indeed very suitable for you to refine at your current stage."

"A fourth-tier Beast Flame is also fairly suitable for you right now."

Yao Lao looked at the Wood Spirit Flame before him and spoke.

In the eyes of others, it was still merely a Withered Wood Flame.

"I wonder whether the Burning Mantra can advance after absorbing a Beast Flame."

"If it cannot, then I can only absorb Heavenly Flames in the future."

Xiao Yang inwardly thought that he was doomed.

Yao Lao thought this was the Withered Wood Flame, but its true nature was the stronger Wood Spirit Flame!

He wondered whether this would affect Yao Lao while he stood guard.

"Teacher, should we refine some pills before attempting to absorb it?"

Xiao Yang asked cautiously.

Yao Lao looked at Xiao Yang teasingly.

"So you know fear after all?"

"You need pill assistance even for such a gentle flame?"

"Still, if you want to, you can take some supplementary pills to be safer."

"Hmm... a second-tier Pulse-Protecting Pill will be enough."

"Anything else? Anything else?"

"It is always better to be well prepared."

Xiao Yang said with a fawning smile.

Though Yao Lao was somewhat speechless upon hearing that, he still said,

"Then add an Ice Heart Pill as well."

"With this setup, forget a fourth-tier Beast Flame—even refining a sixth-tier Beast Flame would be sufficient."

As he spoke, Yao Lao listed the required ingredients for the Pulse-Protecting Pill and the Ice Heart Pill one by one.

Both were second-tier medicinal pills, and their ingredients were not particularly rare.

Xiao Yang directly went down the mountain and had a maid visit the Mittel Auction House, asking Ya Fei to help collect the medicinal ingredients he lacked.

Soon, a week passed, and both the Ice Heart Pill and Pulse-Protecting Pill had been refined.

Inside a cave near the summit of the back mountain, Xiao Yang took out the Wood Spirit Flame and the two pills.

Yao Lao and Xiao Yan prepared to stand guard nearby.

After reviewing the process once more, Xiao Yang no longer hesitated and directly placed the Ice Heart Pill and Pulse-Protecting Pill into his mouth.